ed henry, we ll head back for bracket tails. hundreds of media were on hand for the boston marathon. we were getting some pretty amazing and chilling accounts of what happened from people who have been in tough situations before. this is another eyewitness account from the photographer for television station wbz in boston. it took probably five or ten seconds to realize what had happened, cause it couldn t happen there. so it was just too surreal. then my head was screaming run one way and my feet started walking the other and started recording and within another 15, 20 seconds, another device went off up the street. so that s when you realize it wasn t an accident. it wasn t a generator, it wasn t a furnace. something was going on. at least two people are dead. many others injured. some seriously. could be up to 100 injured. let s talk to former massachusetts senator republican
investigate what happened. the american people will say a prayer for boston tonight and michelle and i send our deepest thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims in the wake of this senseless loss. we don t yet have all the answers. but we do know that multiple people have been wounded. some gravely in explosions at the boston marathon. i ve spoken to f.b.i. director muller and secretary of homeland security napolitano and they re mobilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. i ve updated leaders of congress in both parties and we reaffirmed that on days like this, there are no republicans or democrats, we are americans, united in concern for our fellow citizens. i ve also spoken with governor patrick and the mayor and made it clear they have every single federal resource necessary to care for the victims and counsel the families. and above all, i made clear to them that all americans stand with the people of boston.
it s on the bottom of the screen to find out where the runner last checked in to the race before the explosion. it also lists the names of runners. boston officials announced this afternoon you can call this number on the bottom of your screen. 617-635-4500 if you re still searching for loved ones. that was one of the two bombings at the boston marathon today as runners finished the race, just by the finish line. the blast tore limbs off dozens of people. at least two people were killed.
investigation? i know it s early and they re not really bound to say too much about it. certainly they are i ve heard reports like you have of other devices that have been found. they re dismantling them. they re a you cannily gathering evidence. i have spoken to a couple of state trooper friends who were on the scene, as well as the president of boston city council who was on the scene. so doing my due diligence, but bottom line, it is early and the key right now is make sure the victims are safe and secure and that we secure the evidence, cause it is a crime scene. and make sure we can find out if there are any signature traits for this type of device or devices and obviously go after whoever did it. whdh, local station there, is reporting that an eight-year-old is among the dead in the boston marathon terrorist attack. senator, what do you say to folks who look at today and just don t know really what to think
running for the vacant seat made available by senator john kerry s appointment to the secretary of state. he writes in response to reported explosion at the site of the boston marathon, the ed marky campaign has suspended activities, including canvassing, phone banking, fundraising and television advertising. beyond all of that, things are quite normal on the streets of washington, d.c if they re watching, many of the public watching from probably watching from cameras like this. network, extensive network of cameras throughout washington, d.c. doug, thank you very much. just within the last few seconds, house speaker john boehner issued a statement today saying that he s ordering the flags at half-staff at the u.s. capitol out of respect for the victims at the boston marathon tragedy. the attack, quote, words cannot begin to express our sorrow for the families who are grieving. right now the house of representatives offers its prayers to the victims and the city of boston. we also