now. take a look at that. breaking news. explosions and flames simply too tough to fight. a fire burning on a pair of fuel barges dangerously close to a cruise ship. new information live from the scene just ahead. new clues in the investigation into the boston marathon bombings. we now know what may have been used to trigger the deadly blasts. also, tracking down the russian connection. cnn with a first-hand look at the place where the suspects may have learned to make their bombs. good morning, everyone. welcome to early start. i m john berman live in boston this morning. live coverage with the latest developments in the boston bombing case coming up in just a moment. and i m back here in new york. it is thursday, april 25th. it is 6:00 a.m. in the east. and we begin with breaking news. two fuel barges burning at this hour with three people now
and i m in new york. it s 5:00 a.m. in the east. we begin with breaking news overnight. two fuel barges burning at this hour. they re docked in alabama. the fires are simply too hot and too dangerous for firefighters to battle there. the barges are loaded with gasoline. they exploded. take a look at that. this was last night. officials say there were six explosions. they were heard up to 20 miles away. the shipping channel where the barges are docked are closed right now and leaves three people hospitalized. we do not know what condition they re in. fire officials believe everyone has been accounted for. the barges are burning from where the chip will ed carnival cruise ship is docked. we re going to continue to follow this developing story for you. let s head back to boston. john berman is standing by
how you know for sure. i saw his body. when he is alive, i saw a link on the computer. i saw this was really a mistake, something going on. because i look at the one who was really shown by whoever worked, you know, saying that tamperlan was killed. in a terrorist operation. a shooting, like whatever. and then i saw after that. tamerlan make it putting into the police car. that s nick paton walsh with the mother of the boston terror suspects. other stories making news. two fuel barges explode. lighting up a river in alabama. the latest on the fire and the casualties. for those nights when it s more than a bad dream, be ready.
boston bombing suspects before the marathon attack. plus, the key bomb component that could tell investigators where the suspects learned to build their deadly weapon. welcome back to early start, everyone. i m john berman. live in boston this morning. we ll have more from here with the latest on the marathon bombing investigation just ahead. and i m zoraida sambolin in new york. it is thursday, april 25th. we re following breaking news this morning. in mobile bay, alabama, two fuel barges on fire. they were loaded with gasoline and they exploded last night. look at the flames. firefighters stayed away because the flames were too dangerous for them to fight. and now there s word the flames appear to have died down. however, fire officials will wait until daylight to get a better handle of this situation. we know that at least three people are hospitalized with burns. they are in critical condition. fire officials believe everyone has been accounted for. john? all right, tha
images of the bush library in a tour with former first lady laura bush. it is thursday, april 25th, in this special edition of starting point beginning right now. i m christine romans in flork. we begin with breaking news. two fuel barges on fire this morning after a mass i ve explosion. it all happened in mobile bay, alabama. the explosion and the fire still burning so intense firefighters have set up a one-mile safety radius. firefighters at this hour unable at this point to get near the flames. the first explosion happening just before 11:00 eastern followed by at least five more and heard up to 20 miles away. the barges are reportedly loaded with gasoline. and that s why it s keeping the fire going at this point. firefighters, the fire so fierce, firefighters can t get in there to fight it.