boston police. they were right on the scene. they went straight over to help, as well as race officials. just volunteers. so many people to help. they just corralled us through as runners to try to get us out of there. so just so many helpers. demi, what was the reaction of mazy and willa, your daughters? they re 9 and 7. did they understand? this is one of the event that is will change your life and probably theirs, too. absolutely. my husband is with them right now, and they just want to go to bed. i think they re exhausted emotionally,mentally. my daughters were just in tears. we were all crying. i heard the other account of just reuniting with families and being in tears and that s how we were. and just having this heartbreak for the families of injured people or worse, because those were all supporters of someone behind me that was running. and that could have been us. and it s just heartbreaking.
one daughter under each arm. at that point, i think we all after the second blast went off, we thought i think collectively right there at the finish, what else could be happening? were the bleachers go up next? you know, could it could there be another chain reaction of explosions? so it was immediately get as many people out of that scene as possible. and i can t say enough about the boston police. they were right up on the scene. those guys went straight over to help as well as race officials. just volunteers, so many people to help. and they just really corralled us through as runners to try to get us out of there. so just so many helpers. and, demi, what was the reaction of your daughters? they re 9 and 7. did they understand? i mean this is one of those events that will change your life and the lives of many who were there. probably theirs, too. absolutely. my husband is with them right now. and they just want to go to bed. i think they re exhausted emotionally, mentally.
stir it up. and i can appreciate that. but, he s in connecticut, we re in texas and his values don t fly here. reporter: race officials point out the nra isn t handing out fliers, although a lot of people are posing for photos at its booth. fans mainly focused on the race, not politics. the nra has every right to sponsor a race or sponsor an event in any state that they see fit. you think this race is about sports or politics? how would you describe this race? it s sports. i believe it s all about sports. the speedway may be downplaying the controversy, but with the nra branding a race in this political climate, well, nascar says it s listening and will rethink its sponsorship approval process going forward. alison? susan candiotti, thank you. coming up, kobe bryant questioning whether he could come back from rupturing his achilles tendon. is the lakers super star saying, time to retire? we went out and asked people a simple question:
planned. decision could come days later and in washington state, democrat incumbent patty murray holds a slight lead over g.o.p. challenger rossi. live report from seattle in 30 minutes on that race. nasa managers tweeted the news. no shuttle discovery flight today. a live look at the launch pad here for you in cape canaveral, florida, where thunderstorms are rolling across the area. a new launch is tentatively set for tomorrow afternoon but the managers will meet again tomorrow morning before dawn to decide. this is discovery s third delay. and when it does take off, a supply run to the international space station, it will be the 39th and the final flight of discovery s 26 year career. all right, three weeks ago, edison pena was nearly 1/2 mile underground in a collapsed mine preparing for rescue. on sunday, he ll be here running the new york city marathon. race officials wanted him to ride in a pace car or hold the tape at the finish line, but
racing team wore matching black jerseys before and after today s final leg of the tour to honor the 2800 people worldwide currently living with cancer. race officials forced armstrong and his team to wear their regular jerseys for the race. armstrong finished this year s race in 23rd place. alberto contador from spain was the winner there. a rock war veteran with 11 years in the service, but dan choi is also openly gay, outing himself on national tv more than a year ago. this past week he learned his military career soefr becauseis of it. he was honorably discharged under don t ask, don t tell, and dan choi joins us live along with an openly gay activist. dan, you saw this coming. was it worth speaking out?