that ability, when this happened, as ed davis said, to call the fbi, to call the state police, have everybody working with the public, trusting what we were doing, including the closing of boston friday, that work is going to have to continue, and i think it s one of the reasons that boston was so successful in mitigating the damage here, in coming together as a community, in solving this and bringing these men into apprehension, the one who survived. but that work isn t done. it s going to continue. all right. massachusetts attorney general martha coakley. thank you so much for being with us this morning. i know you ve been going to the memorials and services and you will continue to do so. it s a tough week. this is a grieving week for everybody. i appreciate it. meantime, investigators are examining the activities of tamerlan tsarnaev, including a trip that he took last year to russia. he was on the fbi s radar for a short time in 2011 because of concerns about possible islami
so expected to begin this week but not until later because many of the bodies were kept as part of the investigation and they re still waiting to be rushed to the families. meanwhile that investigation crucial because this isn t the only fertilizer distribution plant in the country. there are actually 6,000 of them. and many of them are located in very small towns like this one, here. the concern is, was this just an accident one time? or could there be some problem in the practices of how fertilizer are being handled, and could these facilities be dangerous and a threat to other communities? and do we need to look at zoning laws to make sure that homes and churches and other buildings aren t built so close to these facilities. thanks so much, martin savidge. next hour we re going to talk with a west, texas, resident who is just allowed to return to his home. john, back to you in boston. all right, thanks so much, christine. ahead on starting point we will continue our live cover
effect the pentagon, president obama will focus on the middle class, cuts to head start, research and thousands of government jobs. his emphasis on the need to continue to create jobs or to continue to have our manufacturing sector expand, that work isn t done. reporter: in the audience tonight, the parents of a slain chicago teenager who just marched in the inaugural parade. i m happy that murder of hadiya will get guns off the street. reporter: the president is expected to address immigration reform, a move that may have more impact outside washington. the goal is to move public opinion because that s what moves congress. reporter: lawmakers and former lawmakers on both sides say his clear focus must be the budget. if we don t get it under control fairly soon and have congress and the president lead us in this area, then we will end up with a nation which is insolvent. reporter: republicans are criticizing what happens after tonight s speech. president obama hits the
up about 500% since august. how much does this matter? yesterday, across europe markets declined amid the uncertainty over how the u.s. election would turn out. part of the reason for all this attention is that so many people in so many countries are looking for a catalyst for change in their own nations through what happens in the u.s. tonight around the world there will be live watch parties. looking at coverage that stations are carrying live from the u.s. and that will happen in the middle of the night here. lynn? michelle kosinski in london for us. thanks so much. of course the presidency isn t the only thing at stake. kelly o donnell looks at close senate races happening around the country. the power struggle for control of the u.s. senate runs right through massachusetts where democrats see a big chance to gain ground with harvard professor and consumer advocate elizabeth warren. what i see is lots of
yet done. as long as there s a family working harder and harder and still falling behind, our work isn t done yet. as long as there s a child anywhere in colorado, anywhere in the united states, whose languishing in poverty, barred from opportunity, our work isn t done. our fight goes on. our fight goes on because this nation cannot succeed without a growing and thriving middle class and strong and sturdy ladders for folks willing to work to get into the middle class. our fight goes on because america always does best when everybody gets a fair shot, and everybody s doing their fair share and everybody plays by the same rules. that s what we believe. that s why you elected me. that s why i m running for a second term. as president of the united states.