return for their first home game since the attack. the intense sports rivalry between boston and other cities giving way to a spirit of solidarity. good afternoon. we re coming to you live from boston where president obama and the first lady have been visiting victims of the terrorist attack here. earlier they attended an interfaith service called heal our city at the cathedral of the holy cross one of the city s revered churches. the president offered prayer and condolences to the people who are still so shaken by the terrorist attacks at the boston marathon on monday. in a moving speech the president used the marathon as a metaphor for struggle, endurance, and ultimately, triumph over evil. comfort for a grieving city. like you, michelle and i have walked these streets. like you, we know these neighborhoods. and like you, in this moment of
we re following several, several breaking news stories. it s a remarkable morning of news. we d like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. we have two major stories we re following right now. first, our truly disastrous, almost jaw dropping explosion in texas. the second story, president obama is in boston this morning as we get ready for an interfaith service honoring the victims. investigators may, repeat, may be closing in on those behind the terror attack at the boston marathon on monday. chris cuomo is joining us. he s outside the cathedral of the holy cross. chris? wolf, the bells are ringing here as we await the service to begin. we re waiting on the president to come here. there s still a line of people trying to get in as they get situated. the church holds 2,000 people. 1,000 of those seats will be for the general public, first come, first serve. because of the urgency in the situation in the tiny town of
so we ll see what next week is like in terms of people coming back to work and school. but i do have to say i think the the sort of calm tone that the leadership, we even had menino coming out of the hospital the mayor. yes, excuse me, the mayor coming out of the hospital has probably been very good for bostonians in terms of regrouping and sort of learning from what happened. so we ll see, you know, as the investigation unfolds if there s a capture. i think there ll be a real big sense of relief. there is a killer or killers on the loose right now. that obviously could upset a lot of folks, especially in this area. jake, talk about the president a little bit. you spent a lot of time covering him. we re getting ready to hear his words at the cathedral of the holy cross. this is a moment the whole country will be watching and listening. that s right. we all remember president clinton after the bombing of the federal building in oklahoma city. that was a big moment in his pre
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resilience after terror, healing after heavy losses. and faith after evil shows its face. those were the scenes of today s interfaith service at boston s cathedral of the holy cross. it was called healing our city. that was the official name of the program. music was a balm for wounded souls. president obama honored the victims of the boston bombings with emotional remarks. for millions of us, what happened on monday is personal. it s personal.