a guy who had a clarinet in a case. he was walking across the street and there were a lot of people just gathering and walking and standing there. they said he opened up that clarinet, he played the star-spangled banner pitch-perfect, and everyone stopped and applauded. that would have devastated me. it was like a moment. and it just talked about how people come together. we have different ways of grieving and grieving is such an essential part of life. you have to grieve or you can t move on. the trouble is that when people choose to continue grieving long after it s healthy to keep doing so. i think we re very much in the grief mode. it s interesting how soon life gets back to normal. we were talking about when we lost our beloved dads, how bizarre it is for you to be immersed in your grief and all of a sudden you look around and people are going about their normal days. we re like, how can you do that? don t you realize what just happened? we re self-absorbed creat
you can see things unfold. reporter: a vigil for martin richard was held in his hometown, in dorchester, massachusetts. i think of my kids. and can t imagine the pain they are going through. a moment of silence was observed at yankee stadium to remember the young boy and two others killed, unnamed chinese graduate student and krystle campbell. everyone that knew her, loved her. struggling to grasp the unthinkable. reporter: investigation are saying someone know who is did this. a broad request of the public, someone looking for ingredients for a bomb, maybe heard someone testing, any know with information, they are asking to come forward, 2000 tips, the president will be here in boston on thursday to speak at a memmorial service, to help this community as it tries to heal. bringing in pete williams into the discussion. i want to start with the images, the first one lester showed u. us, the immediate aftermath, from across the street, looking down. you will see
creepy. here s some trivia. there are three friday the 13ths this year. the last one was in january, the next one is in july. what are you supposed to do to mark your calendar? be very afraid. realize it is a natural part of life. do you know how long it s been since we had three friday the 13ths in one year? well, could i look at what it says on the prop. 1984, hoda? they re exactly 13 weeks apart. now that s a little weird. because last year we only had one. lot of people wonder where the whole thing came from. there were 13 people at the last supper. and so we all know how the last supper ended up on good friday. but then people say it is not unlucky because then look what happened on easter sunday. so that shouldn t be in their thinking at all. 13 is a weird thing. they don t have the 13th floor. they do but they don t name it. how about airlines? do some not have a 13th row? but it is still a 13th row no matter what you name it. it s only a 13th
the black cat is a little creepy. here s some trivia. there are three friday the 13ths this year. the last one was in january, the next one is in july. what are you supposed to do to mark your calendar? be very afraid. realize it is a natural part of life. do you know how long it s been since we had three friday the 13ths in one year? well, could i look at what it says on the prop. 1984, hoda? they re exactly 13 weeks apart. now that s a little weird. because last year we only had one. lot of people wonder where the whole thing came from. there were 13 people at the last supper. and so we all know how the last supper ended up on good friday. but then people say it is not unlucky because then look what happened on easter sunday. so that shouldn t be in their thinking at all. 13 is a weird thing. they don t have the 13th floor. they do but they don t name it. how about airlines? do some not have a 13th row? but it is still a 13th row no matter what you
interview today, friday, april joins us for an exclusive live interview today, friday, april 13th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this friday the 13th, i m ann curry. and i m carl quintanilla in for matt once again. we re following that breaking news this morning. a drug investigation turned deadly in greenland, new hampshire. the police chief who was killed just days from retirement. a live report from the scene straight ahead. all right. and also coming up we ll be talking about this fury sparked by a democratic strategist who took a swipe at mitt romney s wife, saying as a stay at home mom she never worked a day in her life. those words have struck a chord and a nerve with women all across this country and now she s apologizing, but it s definitely not put this debate to rest. we re going to hear from her coming up this morning. that s right. then as parents i think we ve taught our kids to avoid strangers. right?