being the biggest drag on the dow for the second day, more than 130 points on friday, then another 12 points off the dow today. i don t know, maybe things will be better today. even when they say it s not, it s us a about money. muck. melissa: our top story tonight, how to balance our country s economic needs with our national security. the senate judiciary committee holding a hearing today on the hotly-debated immigration bill which is under even more fire after the boston marathon bombing. so do we take the first step to reforming immigration and perhaps boosting our economy if we can t be sure who to let in? with me now are american enterprise scholar maaed din, we also have economist extraordinaire, professor peter morici. thanks for joining us. madeleine, let me start with you. as we said, as we look at this immigration bill, you can immediately feel a reaction coming out of what happened with boston. to slow down on anything that we might be doing including stud
based upon the evidence that was found at that scene, that they were going to attack other individuals. authorities question the boston bombing suspect. dzhokhar tsarnaev is now communicating in writing with them. the battlefield is now in the united states so i believe he is an enemy combatant. the fbi did interview tamerlan tsarnaev. we need to up our game. a moment of silence will be observed today one week after the boston marathon bombing. we re not going to stop the marathon because we re stronger than the terrorists. the latest flooding in the midwest has now taken at least three lives. the mississippi river more than 10 feet above flood level in some areas. if you re traveling, pack your patience too. they demand furlough for air traffic controllers. all that dustin s gone back. at the warning track. he climbs up the wall. yes, what a grab. actress reese witherspoon says she s deeply embarrassed following her arrest for disorderly conduct
we are boston, we are strong, we are boston strong that was the message of an emotional ceremony at fenway park before the boston red sox game this afternoon and the feeling throughout the city after the capture of dzhokar tsarnaev, suspect number two, in the boston marathon bombing. here s the latest. tsarnaev is in serious condition in the hospital, under heavy tard. he is unable to talk to investigators, we are told. no charges have been filed yet. s bombing victims are still in hospitals, six are critical. 12 victims are at beth israel, where tsarnaev is also being treated. we have team coverage tonight, beginning with dean reynolds. reporter: when a watertown neighbor saw someone bleeding in his backyard boat last night, he called the cops. and when a state police helicopter with special heat- sensing technology spotted the contours of a body in that boat, law enforcement moved in. ( gunfire ) reporter: after an hour or more of sporadic gunfire, the suspect, dzhok
i was devastated to learn we lost one of our employees in the explosion. i will never forget his bravery and his sacrifice or that of his colleagues who rushed to trouble. this tragedy will continue to hurt deeply for generations to come, that is donald adair and is he right, it will be felt so much long, after all of us leave here. back to the two of you. martin savidge thank you so much. the adair grain company owns that fertilizer plant and this is a week that was about first responders really, when you look at the two major news stories of the week and how first responders were vital in both of them, sort of a big thank you. here in boston after the arrest of the second suspect people were chanting on the streets bpd! boston police department and big tears for all the first responders. president obama assuring texas residents their recovery also is a top priority.
0 much. thank you all for starting your morning with us. that s right, we have a lot more news, much more ahead on cnn saturday morning which starts right now. good morning, everyone i m john berman live in boston. and i m christine romans. cnn s special coverage of the boston marathon bombing continues now. there s been jubilation and relief over the arrest of the suspect and maybe a little giddiness left over from last night. [ cheers and applause ] look at that, boston erupts in celebration after police capture 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev. is he in the hospital this morning. it shows the bloodied teen in a boat where he d likely been hiding for hours. he was wounded friday morning in a shoot-out with police that killed his brother and he may have been hit in last night s shoot-out. tsarnaev refused to surrender until the last volley of gunfire. we have movement in the boat. he just sat up. he is moving, he s flailing about. the suspect now hospitalized at boston s