new this morning. violence on the streets of seattle. at least eight officers injured and 17 people arrested after protests turned violent. dramatic details coming up in moments. flames forcing people from their homes as a wildfire burns out of control consuming nearly 3,000 acres in california. we are live there with the latest on this effort to put out this blaze. plus, a scary moment on the tarmac when 22 two planes clipped each other. we will tell you what happened coming up. it is thursday, may 2nd. and starting point begins right now. good morning. up first, investigators in the boston marathon bombing zeroing in on the tsarnaev brothers inner circle. sources tell cnn tamerlan tsarnaev s widow spoke to him after the fbi released his photo and public cli identified him as a bombing suspect.
complaint there was a discussion between dzhokhar and two of his friends over lunch, a casual discussion, apparently, according to investigators, a month before the bombing that dzhokhar admitted he knew how to make a bomb but at this point there is no indication that these suspects knew anything before the attack at the boston marathon. pamela, authorities are also investigating a phone conversation between tamerlan and his wife. any idea what they discussed in that conversation? reporter: well, investigators are still looking into the nature of that conversation. as you mentioned, they know now, they say that catherine russell spoke to her husband, tamerlan tsarnaev, after his picture was released on april 18th when authorities were still trying to find his identity. so right now the big question is, what did they talk about, did she know anything, and why didn t she call authorities to alert them because, again, they
suppress the violence brought about by the cartels. reporter: the obama administration is downplaying the shift in security cooperation. our relationship with mexico is broader than that. we have deep economic, cultural and family ties with mexico. reporter: dan loathian, cnn, the white house. it is 18 minutes past the hour. let s get you up to date. three friends of surviving boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev are suspects themselves. they are charged with trying to discard evidence. the third suspect, robel phillipos is charged with making false statements. sources also tell cnn tamerlan tsarnaev s widow spoke to him after the fbi released his photo. the fbi releasing photos of three men who may have information on the deadly attack on ben gady last fall. they re not considered suspects but the fbi wants to find and
young teens. the obama administration is stepping in. thursday, may 2nd. starting point begins right now. starting point, investigators in the boston marathon bombing, ziering in on the tsavraev brother s inner circle. tamerlan tsavraev s widow spoke with him after he was publicly identified as a terror suspect. two were charged with conspireing to dispose of a laptop and backpack with fireworks after a backpack. you can see them here in a year book photo with dzhokhar. we have the latest from pamela brown. reporter: good morning, christine. three 19-year-old suspects are in hot water for what they
morning. and we begin this morning with the scope of the boston bombing investigation widening this morning with new questions about several people in the tsarnaev brothers inner circle. sources tell cnn the wife now widow of tamerlan tsarnaev spoke to him after the fbi released his photo and identified him as a boston terror suspect. plus three friends of surviving suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev now charge with trying to cover up for him. pamela brown is in boston to breakdown all of the latest developments for us. pamela, what do we know about these three new suspects and what exactly do authorities say that they did? reporter: reporter: zoraida it s what the three suspects did after the boston marathon bomb that has them in hot water facing five to eight years in prison. investigators say that two of dzhokhar tsarnaev s friends, azamat tazhayakov and dias kaz yef threw away evidence and a