as as about something we haven t identified. we know it was an act of terrorism. the question is was it an act of international group, was at it home-grown terrorist, which is one of our worst fears, was it what we call a lone wolf. somebody who just decided for whatever reason to take out their anger against this very soft target in boston. those are questions, shep, that unfortunately we just don t have the answer to, about the fbi and the special agent in charge there i happen to know and he is a very, very capable, bun of the best fbi agents. they re doing a good job of doing what they took get to the bottom of it in a hurry. this is a complicated case. shepard: perfectly clear. senator, i was at the oklahoma city bombings when they happened and it was a while before we realized timothy mcvey and some unknown accomplices were responsible for that and their said motives behinded.
this is one of most photographed places in the country before and after the blast. what occurred yesterday in boston was an act of cowardice. while there will be an opportunity in the future at the conclusion of this investigation to officially define this act, make no mistake, an act of cowardice and of this severity cannot be justified or explained. it can only be answered. part of those answers will be found down the street. they re collapsing the crime scene, trying to shrink it down and have now re-opened part of boylston. shepard: when we began the newscast this was all closed. a lot of debris out there. some people s valuables were there, and as people came to pick up belongings, when you run marathon you leave your bag of stuff there, they put a tag on it and page it up later. many of those people have come back and they re telling incredible stories. wearing their yellow and blue jackets and hats, there were