we cannot take a chance that they might do something while we re watching them. evan, appreciate the reporting. bracing for the holiday season and draws huge numbers of to tourists to the city. new york, of course, long been a top target for terrorists. this is nothing new. james waters, i spoke to him just before we went on air. chief waters, let s talk about the threat. a lot of video teams are rehashed or recycled. is this anything new this threat, is it a real concern? we take this information very seriously, anderson, as you know but this looks like a cut and paste job. there is nothing new in the information and as i have said before, our operating premises is we areare the target and tim
0 blasts at the finish line of the iconic marathon. the attackers taking lives and limbs, but not the will of the city or a nation. make no mistake, we will get to the bottom of this, and we will find out who did this. we ll find out why they did this. bostonians will pull together, take care of each other, and move forward as one proud city, and as they do, the american people will be with them every single step of the way. i m chris cuomo here with john berman. we have breaking news this morning. a face and a name to go with one of the young victims of this terrible tragedy. his name is richard martin. that s a picture of him at his communion. something so many families recognize as a beautiful event. he s holding up a picture of his name. he came here with his mother and sister to celebrate their daddy running the marathon. they went out to give him his hug. he wound up losing his life. his sister lost her leg. the mother still in the hospital. this one family story, on the inve
home, millions of americans getting ready to join the party, home, millions of americans getting ready to join the party, friday, december 31,010. caption not vy often we tap our toes at the beginning of the broadca broadcast. i m lester holt. and i amy row bock. . you ve bee over at times sqre getting ready for the ow. it s amazing the difference between earlier in the week and last night. they got all thenow out of times square. they are ready for the million or so people that will be crowding in toght. a lot of people are starting to wonder at thi point. anyway, unfortunately the weher is little cause for celebration for a big chunk of the naon. the dangerous storm that hit the western u.s. with heavy rain and more thatwo feet of snow in some spots is slowly making its way east. > also ahead, mercy or a makeup. e controversy or a decisn by the governor of mississippi to grantlemency to two sisters o were serving life sentences under very unusualconditions. we re