here again, dr. ziner, likened these types of injuries to ied explosions, which you ve heard before. that means a very specific thing. it s not just the blast of the injury, but it s also the shrapnel, the secondary blast of the injury. that can cause the types of injuries they re seeing here where the skin and muscle are so dramatically affect, wolf. sanjay, i know you re going to have a lot more reporting later tonight on ac 360. we ll stand by and get your report then. thanks so much, sanjay gupta, over at one of the hospitals here in boston, watching what s going on. authorities in the boston area, they are appealing to people to come forward with any photos or videos that may help the investigation. our pentagon correspondent chris lawrence is joining us now. chris, what can investigators learn from the images of these two bombings? yeah, wolf, you ve got to remember that people had been taking pictures and shooting video of that finish line for hours before that explosion.
let s listen to the mother. she was a wonderful person. and everybody that knew her loved her. she loved her dogs. she was always smiling from couldn t ask for a better daughter. i can t believe this is happening. she was such a hard worker in everything she did. just doesn t make any sense. couldn t ask for a better daughter. thank you, guys. thank you for respecting our privacy. very moving words from the mother of krystle campbell the young woman killed yesterday one of three killed here in boston. very, very moving words from patty campbell. let s go to the other news
up so far like john hancock, john carney, larry lekino, and the boston foundation, all there willing to help. that s how boston has come together like never before. we re all here because this tragedy is not going to stop boston. we are boston. we are one community. we will not let terror take us over. thank you very much, mr. mayor. thanks to all of the donors, the inaugural donors if you will for the one fund boston and those who will contribute. in the nature of contributions, the lieutenant governor and i visited a couple hospitals this afternoon as well and one of the things that we had an opportunity to do is thank the extraordinary medical teams who have responded to the needs of people who were hurt. one of the things we learned is that there is a need for blood on a sustained basis.
once again this afternoon. as the investigation continues and more victims have been identified, in true boston fashion, we are receiving many offers of help and assistance. just earlier today, senator warren and i visited several of the victims of the tragedy. your heart goes out to them and their families during this very difficult time for them. i also want to talk about the police, the fire, e.m.s., all of those services. the volunteers who reacted quickly during this time of tragedy, also. because of the outpouring of help, we ve set up an organization, one fund boston, which is to collect money to help people who might need help during this time. the website is one fund boston.org. and if you go to that site and donate any resource you have some of the folks have stepped
news conference right now. the mayor of boston is speaking. following comments and announcements with respect to the recovery and then any of us are available to take questions. let me start with special agent deloria. thank you very much, governor patrick. good afternoon. i m the special agent in charge of the fbi s boston division. let me recap our investigative efforts this afternoon. yesterday at this time our collaborative efforts were focused on saving lives and treating the injured. at the same time resources were directed to ensure the safety of our community. as soon as those important tasks were completed, first responders focused on establishing a criminal investigation. the fbi s boston joint terrorism task force composed of more than 30 federal state and local law enforcement agencies including the boston police, massachusetts state police, atf, hsi, united