on at the hospital. mr. tsarnaev is being held at the moment at beth israel. it is possible he will be moved from the hospital because family, friends of the victims who are also being cared for at that hospital, are expressing concern they re in the same place. officials say, as soon as he is better, they will likely move him to another facility. john? thanks so much, miguel. just like miguel, i walked by the site of the first bomb blast, where they re filling in the sidewalks. in addition to workers resurfacing the roadway, there are a collection of flowers there now. officials in moscow now headed into dagestan arriving there to interview the parents of tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev. reporter: the embassy from moscow has confirmed they sent a team there late yesterday. we understand from our team in
welcome back, everyone. i m john berman live in boston this morning. the surviving suspect in the bombings is on the mend. dzhokhar tsarnaev has been upgraded from fair to serious condition, recovering from gunshot wounds to the head, neck, legs, and hand. he could be moved from the beth israel deaconess medical center to another facility. meanwhile, a milestone for bostonians and a good one. boylston street back open for business this morning. all of this happening while a delegation from the u.s. embassy in moscow is in dagestan attempting to interview the parents of tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev. they re doing this with the cooperation today of the russian government. zoraida? happening right now, more rain has made a bad situation in the nation s midsection much worse. swollen rivers are already to
year s nfl draft to see about getting a tryout. good luck to him. early start continues right now. back on boylston street. the city of boston marking a major milestone in its recovery just a short time ago. so were the boston bombing suspects do it yourself terrorists? the latest this morning on how they might have pulled this all off, also why. and a stunning twist in the ricin letters investigation. the man thought to be behind them now out of jail and talking. you ve never heard of ricin or whatever. i thought they said rice. so i said, i don t even eat rice. good morning. welcome to early start. glad you re with us. i m zoraida sambolin in new york. and i m john berman live in boston this morning. it is april 24th, and it is 6:00 a.m. in the east. it is a proud milestone for boston this morning. boylston street is back in business.
what was the motivation? new this morning, investigators in russia speaking to the mother and father of the suspects. and john, we re expecting new developments today in the alleged plot to blow up a train out of new york. a suspect is due in court just hours from now. welcome back to early start. i m zoraida sambolin in new york. and i m john berman live in boston this morning. it is wednesday, april 24th. about half past the hour right now. so great to have you with us. and at this hour, they re trying to meet with the parents of the tsarnaev brothers. they re doing that with the cooperation of the russian government. also a proud mile stone here in boston this morning. it is a live look at boylston street. again, that is the street where the boston marathon finished. that is where the attacks were, about nine days ago. and while you were sleeping, crews worked through the night
satellite of al qaeda, in order to make those bombs, those very powerful bombs they re cleaning up after here today in boston. there are slivers of information coming out of there. it is difficult for investigators or for anybody to believe what he s saying because, obviously, he s facing a possible death sentence or death penalty in this case, and he also has very little reason to tell the truth at the moment. it does seem he is talking. one other bit about the hospital. families whose friends and victims are being cared for at that hospital at beth israel upset that he is there. he may be moved out, state hospital officials, as soon as he is well enough to move. and that may come in the next days or weeks. john? miguel marquez, not far from us right now on boylston street, which, again, is back open for business this morning. thanks so much, miguel. in new developments this morning, we are learning that tamerlan tsarnaev bought fireworks from a new hampshire dealer back in februa