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have multiple people down here. okay? i don t know what the cause is. have the bomb squad called in immediately. bomb squad monitor. 911, we have another backpack at boyleton. get people away from it. we re going to get the victims out. we re then going to conduct a sweep to make sure there are no other devices on the street. we will then get people out of the restaurants and bars. steve: total chaos and so many thousands of people had crossed the finish line there. it was at the conclusion of the boston marathon. megyn: it was a joyous moment. steve: absolutely. the biggest party day in the whole year in boston. so you got all these hundreds of runners who are gathered right there at the finish line. they feel helpless. they want to help. ....
We have yet to get all the details. that s why we have live coverage. kelly wright in washington, d.c. live in washington with brand-new details on the f.b.i. s investigation. they have a person of interest. but let s begin with molly line. she s downtown boston blocks from the scene. the sun just coming up here over a fun city. this is the street where it happened, boyleton streets a few blocks down, that s where the two bombings occurred within just moments of each other, within 12 seconds. one ex plodding, then the next, 50 to 100 yards apart from one another. clearly an intentional act. over 140 people injured. many of them severely, critically injured. those injuries described as grave in many cases. a loss of limbs. we re hearing reports of many shrapnel wounds and people remain hospitalized. many in serious condition. there were three deaths, including an eight-year-old boy. his mother and sister also reportedly injured in this race. it was his father that was ....
Julie banderas is here with someone who just crossed the finish line when it exploded. hi, guys. we re here with tom, a race official with the boston athletic association, in charge of the finish line. he was there when these explosions occurred. a beautiful day, people from all the world come to run and you were waiting for your family members. then what happened? what happened was i was on the finish line because i am in charge of the line and i decided to walk down to see my brother who was waiting for his oldest daughter at the corner of exiter and boyleton. as i started down the street, i was probably on a diagonal, 25 yards to my right, and maybe five yards back from the direct interest of the lens crafter when the horrific blast occurred. it moved me to my left. i thought i was going to fall and i didn t. but i looked back to my right, i ....