on this, the anniversary of the boston marathon bombings, this being the boston children's chorus. we're going to take a break. there is much more to get you caught up on, including some developing events in ukraine. i'm del walters in new york. we'll be right back. ♪ ad it now >>> i'm del walters in new york, this is al jazeera america. we are in boston at this hour watching a moving memorial ceremony taking place, a tribute to those who died one year ago in the boston marathon bombing. this is the boston children's chorus, singing "up to the mountains" ♪ you loved me so ♪ just over the mountains ♪ ♪ the peaceful valley ♪ [ applause ] >>> that is the boston children's choir, singing "up to the mountain." erika pitzi you noticed that the former mayor was in the crowd. >> yes, he is really a legend, more than 20 years as mayor. >> that is him now. >> we come here as we did a year ago, the citizens of boston, and what a proud designation that has become. that day and this year have brought forth caring courage, community and common purpose. those qualities have elevated o

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boston stronger than ever. the city's alive this morning as thousands celebrate the running of the marathon. our norah o'donnell is there. >> and we'll take you inside the security command center as a force of 4,000 strong work to keep the course safe. plus, the family defining resilience. their message to boston and the world this morning. >> and a death defying stow-away. the teen-ager who survived a freezing flight from san jose to hawaii in the wheel well of a jet. >> we begin with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> it's going to be emotional, it's going to be tough. they picked a fight with the wrong group of people. >> boston strong and ready to run. >> it's marathon monday a year after bombs shattered the finish line. >> security is going to be extremely tight with more than 2,000 officers both in uniform and undercover. >> race organizers calling this the safest place on the planet. >> a teen-age stow away surviving a fire-hour flight in the wheel well of a plane. >> a second strike hit

the boston red sox play at 11 a.m. fans the game, all the walked down to kenmore square and walk the final mile or two of the marathon. you have not lived in boston long if you have not in a spectator or volunteer or runner. with 12 of will run my officers. it will be an emotional day as we run the route and crossed the finish line. the boston marathon will be held in less than two weeks and more people want to be part of it. they want to come together and celebrate those who died and were injured last year. they want to remember officer sean collier of the m.i.t. police department who was ambushed and killed before the two brothers got into watertown. seen what occurred at the finish line of the marathon on april 19. commissioner davis has spoke about that, how well an impressive his department responded that day. i am here today to talk about the events that occurred in watertown on april 19. that seemingly quiet overnight shift suddenly turned into a war zone. for the first time in america, police officers were atta

. ♪ >>> this is boston, one year after the boston marathon bombings. that is the boston pops. i'm going to pause for just a moment to let you listen to them and not to me. ♪ >> that is the music composed by the legendary conductor john williams. our john terrett is in boston right now. john what are the thoughts and feelings of the people up there on this day? >> well, that's a very, very timely question, del, and we have met several of the survivors of last year's boston bombing in the course of the last week, and they all say the same thing. they just want to get the day out of the way. way. it's a landmark day for the city and think victims. i think they feel their lives have been on hold, and many have been altered dramatically. but i think most of them just want to get to this ceremony that we are witnessing on, and then to put it behind them and get on with their lives. many of the people are surrounded by their friends and family. so it's a very, very important day in the luf -- life of the city and the victim. we met a victim last week named heather abbott, and she h

fenway park in boston. john, if you would, walk us through today's events. it was really well done by the city. >> reporter: it was very well done. and i think, tony, this is a day that the city of boston has been seeking, as a cathartic moment to try to begin the healing process proper. after the bombings of a year ago. now, of course the healing process will truly begin if they can get away with a clean marathon next monday, which everybody here is working hard to try to achieve. but the process began this morning with a replaying ceremony in the central district of the city and, of course, at around about 2:49, just a bit early than that this afternoon in the pouring, driving rain there was a very moving one-minute of silence to remember those who fell and those that were injured and the city's bells tolled just afterwards as well. but the bulk of the day happened at the nearby heinz convention center where there were speak he can some of the injured, some politicians who came together to send out the me

last year in boston another day to remember, boards boston strong have come to represent the resilience of the city and the determination of the people who now live this tragedy every single day. a few survivors spoke at today's tribute sharing the pain of their struggles and the joy of their triumph. >> boston strong, a simple phrase with a not so simple meaning. it symbolizes our communal determination to spread compassion, generosity, unity, and pride. today i will not focus on the past, but be mindful of our successes and those who have helped us take our first steps. we cleem our first mountains and reclaim our lives. >> later this hour we'll bring you live coverage as city and state leaders lead a moment of silence at the boston marathon finish line, site of last year's bomb attack. at the same time president obama and his senior advisors will also pay silent treb out at the white house. the president released a statement today that reads, in part, "the most vivid images from that day were not of smoke and chaos, but of compassion, kindness, and strength." earlier today veep biden

thank you, boston. thank you for being here there for me and proving that nothing will ever stop us from being who we are. this incredibly moving letter to the boston herald, susan page, all of the coverage, the boston globe won the pull pulitzer for their coverage. it's incredibly moving. >> the individual stories are so touching and they bring tears to your eyes and it must be a difficult decision for some of those who were wounded that day or had family relatives and friends who were killed on whether to come back for the services, to come back to the marathon on the 21st, when there's an act of a statement of defiance and survival or whether it will just will bring black a flood of terrible memories. >> i wanted to bring us all back to the moment four days later, it took four days before the final capture of dzhokhar tsarnaev. let's listen to how brian williams and local team as well were covering it that night. >> whth is breaking a little news that they are hearing from the scene of this. let's li

boston strong was the rallying cry. you talked to somebody who really embodies that message. >> boston strong is the message this city wants to send out going forward. it's desperate to put what happened a year ago behind it. it has to get through today's ceremony before it can do that. they're all hoping here for a really good boston marathon monday. the survivors are an extraordinary bunch. their spirit and zest for life is absolutely remarkable. we're going to introduce you to two stories now seen through the eyes of a man who lost both his legs below the knee in a car accident in 2007. he started a charity for people to help with advice to get prosthetic limbs. he helped most of those who needed pros they goetics. he's calderic holm and this is his story. >> if you didn't know and if he wasn't wearing shorts, you'd never guess eric is a bilateral above the knee amputee who walks on two pros they goetics worth more than $200,000. >> these were built by the military. >> he was hit by another car in 2007 while helping

boston strong became an exclamation. by a community that wants the world to know that it can rally in the face of adversity and, armed with the necessary information, can work with its government partners to achieve a safe and desired outcome to a horrible and senseless act of violence. when he came to our city a few days after the attacks, president obama told the world that boston would run again, and he is right. we run to support the dreams and personal aspirations of everyone who will be lacing up their sneakers to complete the grueling course. we run for the ideals that this kind of event brings our community together to celebrate everything that is great about our city, our state, and our nation. and we run for those who cannot be there this year. krystal, lou, martin, an officer sean collier. all of us run together. thank you. >> the chair now recognizes chief devoe for an opening statement. >> thank you for the privilege of doing this. i am extremely proud to be here today representing the men and women of the w

boston, one year later. one year ago, april 15th, the boston marathon taking place. and then at the end of the race event came to a tragicened. when it was over three dead, 260 wounded. our special coverage continues, we'll take a short break and be right

>> ann thompson starting us off from boston. as for the man accused for carrying out these attacks along with his deceased brother his lawyers and the government are preparing for his trial this fall and the prosecution indicated it will seek the death sentence if convicted. we get more tonight from our justice correspondent, pete williams. >> reporter: the lawyers brought in to defend tsarnaev faced two big decisions. the first a change of venue. moving the trial out of the boston courthouse which is under two miles from last year's marathon finish line would get away from city traumatized by the attack. but one poll showed a majority of boston residents oppose the death penalty so the change of venue might not be to shis advantage. his lawyers must also decide whether to urge him to plead guilty if the government would agree not to seek the death penalty. he's now 20 held without bail at a federal medical prison and in recent court filings his lawyers have signaled they will make his age an issue. at the time of the bombing th

>> jericka duncan in boston. thank you. >>> a 16-year-old boy who was stowed away in a wheel well of a plane. the teenager survived the 5 1/2 hour flight from san jose to maui despite sub freezing temperatures and a lack of oxygen. they say the teen was unconscious for most of the flight. he was wandering the tarmac. he had run away apparently after an argument with his family. >>> a series of air strikes hit what's believed to be targets in yemen over the weekend. a suspected u.s. drone strike in southern yemen yesterday killed some 30 suspected terrorists according to local leaders. an air strike saturday killed at least nine alleged militants and three according to the yemen government. they consider the al-qaeda brab. in yes, ma'am on the be the most dafrmgs in the world. >>> vice president joe biden arrived in ukraine this morning. during his two-day visit biden plans to meet with ukraine leaders and democracy activists. holly williams has our report. >> reporter: there was supposed to be an easter truce in

a book called "boston strong." here is a portion of what you will see. >> they could either go to the marathon or they could go hiking, which is what they did often. they chose the marathon. when they were in this position at forum when the first bomb went off, bill richard knew it was a bomb. a lot of spectators and first responders found it could have been a few things. transformer fire, a cannon that was used as part of the a manhole fire. bill richard knew it was a bomb and he knew we had to get his family away as quickly as possible. will richard john to the barricade and got onto boylston street. he thought his family would be safer on the street. >> they were at the second bombing. they heard the first one and bill grabbed henry, the oldest boy. >> henry was directly in front of bill. tohe is pulling henry safety, he is reaching to his next child, martin, when the bomb went off. dzhokhar tsarnaev, the bombing suspect, had chosen that family, had targeted that family. there is fbi surveillance film that shows

we were boston strong because we were boston ready. the city was ready, and the commissioner had a lot to do with that, the people who are here. it was a lot of cooperation at the local level, and then we needed the bravery of people to respond on that day and they did, and the resilience of people afterwards, but right now we're looking back out at the city of boston, but we're here at logan airport, and this is where mohamed atta and the other nine hijacked the two planes on 9/11. this is where it began. and there were 150 people on those planes from boston, and the lessons of 9/11 were remembered here, and they were implemented and the equipment was put in place and the training was put in place and the coordination was put in place, and we saw that from the police, the fire, from the emergency medical technicians, the medical community, and from individual citizens like joe. >> but do we have some follow-up, to stick with you, we have heard from mike mccaul, house hopeland security chairman, who said this past week we found that se

>> the world champion, boston red sox. they are arriving to meet with the president, of course, at the white house. to the victors go the spoils. every team that wins the championship gets to go there. this team exemplifying boston strong after the marathon bombings. it is so much to boston and to the recovery of the city. >> what makes this day particularly beautiful is exactly that. it is such an honor. the president and all the teams seem to enjoy the visit from the teams. >> can you tell us about the blazer? >> that's jonny gomes, plays right field and right-handed and drives in a lot of key runs. he bought everybody on the team that wore one of those blazers. he is the only one that wore it. there were rumors that he bought the president one of them. they were going to present him with one of those, not that he needs it. >> how about big poppy. >> he just looks good no matter what. >> i can't see how close the president is to walking up to the podium right now. if we have a second. there is joe biden. let me just say,

two boston writers have written a book called "boston strong. "david wedge is the former chief investigative reporter for the boston herald. nice to see you again. i know we chatted a year ago. you really had a fascinating look. thousands of hours of research with first responders and survivors and investigators. let me ask you first, what was missed? what was handled wrong? >> we're still learning that. i think we start with 9/11. we'll be learning about what happened at the boston bombings for a long time. the obama administration report that came out this past week made some indications that the fbi got some information from the russians, asked for more information, but the russians didn't provide it. so they're kind of pointing the finger at the russians, that the russian intelligence community failed. and then tangentially, the boston folks in the joint terrorism task force here, it trickled down to them. the cops that could have gone to the houses of the tsarnaev brothers, didn't have a chance to. >> in terms of the manhunt, my goodness, w

it is right here in the city of boston. forfamilies have been here generations are recently call boston home, we know that we have written another chap or in a rich history of revolutionary people. that wepride in knowing are part of something much larger than ourselves. spirit, we choose this marathon monday to show the world what boston represents through our deeds and dedication. will writef us who and run, we will do so for those who are no longer with us. cancer,mily member with for our great city. and for countless other causes. for those of us who will crowd this as we will embrace emotional catalyst. for our guardian angels let them hear us more. let us show them they live on in our families, friendships and community. that wenfectious spirit will feel on the third monday in april for years to come. proud to be a bostonian. i am so proud to be connect it to all of you. [applause] >> vice president biden, governor patrick, mayor walsh, mayor menino, survivors, first responders, distinguished guests. marks one year fr

boston marathon. it's a day of victory here today for the city. the people coming together. i talked to so many runners. just really embodying boston strong one year after the explosions at the finish line today i am happy to tell you that an american won the marathon. this is the first time an american man has won the boston marathon since 1983. i think i would be smiling like that as well. an incredible moment in boston. we will talk about that. and i will speak to several true boston natives here. we have straight from dor chester, donny wahlberg, he needs no introduction and he will join me live. and also legendary reporter of the boston globe recently picking up a pew litzer for their coverage. we will be talking to and hearing from some of the people who are running the 26.2 miles today. some of whom were injured and some of whom didn't finish but they're back today. but first this. as every minute passes, the situation in the water turns increasingly grim. the bodies now of 87 people have been

>>> a year after the boston marathon bombing, a photographer from "the boston globe" is sharing his recollections of that day. as elaine quijano reports, he stayed in contact with some of the victims of the attack. >> reporter: the day the bombs went off at the boston marathon, veteran boston globe photographer john tlumacki took more than 200 photos. >> i have trouble going back to the finish line of the marathon because i can visualize where everybody was when i photographed them. >> reporter: he was especially haunted by the images he took of 17-year-old sidney corcoran and her 48 mother celeste. shrapnel shattered sidney's arteries. >> by photographing them, i felt like i took advantage of them even though i was doing my job, that i was guilty of maybe depriving them of their dignity. >> reporter: tlumacki felt compelled to meet them. two weeks later when he finally did, he apologized. >> i didn't want to have that image in my head of them lying on the ground. i needed a new picture of them, and i asked them if i could take a picture of them, and they just kind of looked at each

we premiered the film in boston, of course. and in that room in boston, we had survivors. we had the boston police, the watertown police. we had the f.b.i., representatives of the government. everybody in the same room, probably for the first time. i don't think even during the investigation they were all in the same room together. here they were and we showed this two-hour film to them and it really was an endorsement of the quality of the film and the respect we had for the heroic job that they did that we got a standing ovation. >> you totally deserve it, robert. you put your heart and life into this whole thing. so many lives were at stake here, too. >> thank you for sharing it with us. good luck to you. >> thank you. >> "inside the hunt for the boston bomber" premieres tomorrow night, sunday, april 13 at 9:00 p.m. eastern time on the nat geo channel. that does it for us. i'm gregg jarrett. art and i will be back in half an hour. >> it's that time again. they want your money. >> americans who can afford it should pay their fair share. >> but what is fair? these people

mike, let's go to you now, you grew up in the boston area and went to boston university. you're a sports icon. this this is home to the red sox, bruins, many of those teams paid tribute to the victims and been involved in the recovery. does the unique sports culture boston has contribute to its resilience? >> no question. i think you know, see the reactions of the players, the response of the teams, the national anthem that was played at the bru inz game, to me, i've been to many places where the national anthem has been sung and it's been overwhelming, this is the greatest one i've ever seen when everybody start singing and when the red sox brought the world championship trophy and put it on the -- it was just unbelievable to see the response. that makes the city so great. today is a great day and yet a sad day. a great day as we honor the military and state police and responders and yet we pay tribute to the people that lost their lives and people who sacrificed limbs and so much damage that they have had. i think again, like you said to the question was about our city

the news is breaking in connection with the boston terror attack. bill hemmer is live in boston. in just the past 47 minutes since we went to air we have learned several facts including at least confirmation they have identified a suspect. >> boston affiliates are saying they are getting new information through the associated press. what does that mean? does that mean the associated press is reporting what boston globe is reporting? we go with ac fieding fren-- fe frenzy. >> i remember when we saw it there was a sweet saying suspect in custody. >> we started to call each other because the boston police had made an arrest. >> there were people presumably being to be taken. i had to check with the police they had made an arrest. >> there were hundreds of people trying to get a glim ns of t-- glimpse of the marathon bombers. >> we tried to knock down the false report. >> fen there was a bomb threat called into the courthouse. i remember vividly there was a daycare center where they were pushing cribs frantically down the street t. turns out it was a false alarm. no arrest. we were b

john king made a good point this mo morning, it's not boston strong, it's boston stronger, because it was always strong. >> interesting, my best friend is running the marathon this year. she did a training run last week, chris. and i called her in the middle of it and she was in tears. and she said, lisa, what's wrong, and she said, oh, mel, i came through wellesley. she's about eight miles in. there was a water spot. there on the table was the picture of martin richard. the little boy that was killed. when she looked up, martin richard's mom was there and gave lisa this huge hug and so to think about what it's going to be like on the actual race day. they're expecting 1 million people to come out and watch this race. >> rightly. it should be the biggest and best ef. right now, you have to speak about america. right now, we believe they're playing "america the beautiful." let ace l let's listen in. and we missed it because i was busy talking. there's going to be a lot of great music this morning. that is really the official beginning is that song. we're going to have some opening rema

. >>> boston strong. emotions are running high as the nation focuses on the marathon one year after the bombing. >>> here comes joe. the vice president arrives in ukraine just a day after violence erupts killing three. >>> families want answers on the capsized ferry. >>> easter tradition not for the feint of heart. >>> and a major oscar meyer recall. >>> happy monday for you. thank you for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we begin with the 16-year-old boy that the fbi calls lucky to be alive. he survived a flight from hawaii to california. the boy was unconscious for most of the 5 1/2 hour trip during which time the plane can reach altitude of 38,000 feet and temperatures can drop as low as 80 degrees below zero. this photo that nbc news has not independently confirmed allegedly shows the stowe away being loaded into the ambulance at the airport where he was discovered on the tarmac without an i.d. the fbi said the boy hopped a fence at the san jose airport, randomly chose a plane and was trying to run away

ron mott in boston. thanks so much. >>> sports illustrated executive editor b.j.schechter is from boston, and we are lucky that today he is at the head of the table with us. "s.i." gathered thousands of people at the finish line for this week's cover shoot and that latest issue is out tomorrow. thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> as a bostonian, you know, what is this day mean to you? >> i think it's an incredibly emotional day. watching the package, those feelgsz come back. i walk those streets. i went to school there. i grew up there. ever sense i can walk i went to the -- if weather it was at the finish line on boyleston street. to think a year ago that there was this horrific terrorist attack and the three lives were lost, but thousands of lives were affected. just like nobody forgot 9/11, nobody is ever going to forget this, and the marathon will never be the same, but on the same note we hear boston strong, and the city was so resilient, rallied behind the first respond

. >>> boston strong. one year ago terror struck at the boston marathon. today, the victims' incredible recovery. >>> severe weather. freezing temperatures, major damage, flooding and thunderstorms all ahead today. >>> plus, they're calle long range acoustic devices. you may be in for a shock if you're driving too fast near a construction zone. >>> also, oscar pistorius' emotional outburst impacts his murder trial. >>> and why a candy bar could save your marriage. it's tuesday, april 15th. "early today" starts right now. >>> very good tuesday to you. i'm richard lui. in their first phone call in more than two weeks, president obama warned russian president vladimir putin that there will be serious costs for further actions in ukraine. meanwhile, armed prorussian separatists seized more government buildings in eastern ukraine. president obama is urging putin to use his influence to stand down. danielle leigh joins us this morning. how did that phone call go? >> reporter: good morning. the phone call was described as very frank and neither side seems to agre

the boston is strong and boston will rally. >> it's a tremendous story of triumph over tragedy >> still struggling. have ups and downs. i can see i will be stronger from this. >> i don't sweat little things anymore we have choices every day. and then, sometimes, your choices get taken away. >> i think you choose to have a bad day. i can dwell on it and be miserable and probably never leave my apartment again. or i can just think of the positive sides of things and move forward. >> we, as a human race can really overwhelm anything. it changes us. it spars us. but we move forward. >> moving forward, not looking back at what happened. that is the true spirit of what boston strong really means. >> the job done by first responders was magnificent. >> firefighters and police officers and emts that helped us out, all i can do is say thank you. from the bottom of my heart. >> there were those people who were just volunteers or spectators who ran towards those bombs not away from them. >> something like that happens you get to see, you know the depth of humanity. the core of boston strong is tha

dear boston, messages from the marathon. the display of running shoes collected from a makeshift memorial to honour the victims and survivors. the note reeds "i will run the boston marathon for you." >> headlines coming up next with rochelle, after this. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. a ferry carrying 447 people off the coast of south korea has sunk. 1 person is confirmed dead. a rescue operation is under way. hundreds are reported to have been rescued. most of the passengers were students on a school trip. the ship went down 60 miles off the coast, and it's unclear why it went down. ukraine could be on the verge of a civil war. they launched their first official operation. shots were fired. both sides supported injuries much the white house. >> five college students in calgary - five students stabbed to death. the suspect, matthew dugrade has been charged. police have not scuffed a motive. >> a year ago today, we chose to run disorders smoke and danger. >> a year ago today was t

molly is live in boston as well. molly, boston is still strong. >> reporter: absolutely. it is an emotional day and tribute and remembrance and remembering those lives that were lost and altered on the day of the bombing one year ago today. the tributes are under way as i speak. and there is a tremendous and emotional day with hero's speaking and honored and spoken with earlier in the ceremony. the firefighters were asked to stand and medical professionals and those are the people that were acknowledged for saving lives. and reverend liz walker kicking things off and spoking about the people who lost their lives. >> we remember martin richard, tough and competitive, coined and caring. a dorchester kid through and through. also earlier in the day, on the street where the finish line was and the bombings occur families had an emotional and ceremonies. >> molly, we can see the live picture as the ceremony goes forward. and we expect vice-president biden to speak in live. >> looking back at the victims of the senseless tragedy. martin richard was standing near the finish line

we are boston. .e are america. we respond. we endure. we overcome, and we own the finish line. >> reporter: the group took a rainy walk down boylston street. rmoment of silence, then bells rang out, and the flag was raised at the finish line. >> ♪ at the twilight's last gleaming... ♪ we have breaking news for our western update here tonight from boston. two unattended backpacks have been found near the boston marathon finish line a short time ago. boylston street has been closed. some mass transit service temporarily suspended. people are being asked to avoid the area while they send in the bomb squad and send in a robot to check this out. is return now to scott pelley. >> pelley: as the bombing suspects attempted to get out of town that week, they hijacked a driver. at his request, we will refer to "im only as "danny." he told his story to chip reid. reid. >> reporter: three days after the bombs, danny, a 26-year-old chinese entrepreneur, pulled over in his new mercedes to text a friend when a man forced his way into his car at gunp

boston strong. >>> and we're back. boston strong. it is a phrase that sums up the strength and resilience of a city touched by tragedy. one year ago tuesday, two bombs exploded close to the finish line of the boston marathon killing three, injuring hundreds more. to get an understanding of how the city has changed, how its healed, i went to boston for a unique discussion with a special round table and an audience of first responders, some of whom were on the scene of the bombing on that horrible day. we are here in boston with boston harbor and the skyline of the city behind me to understand the impact of the attack on the city from people directly affected. joe andruzzi, a former patriots defensive lineman who was at the finish line, carried some of the injured from the scene. ed markey, democratic senator from the state of massachusetts. our good friend doris kearns goodwin is a long time bostonian, a resident here, and, of course, presidential historian. and ed davis is with us. he was the boston police commissioner at the time of

boston shows strength one year after the bombing. the city remembers the victims and celrates the survivors. >>> president barack obama issues a warning to vladimir putin during an intention phone call to ukraine. >>> master champ bubba watson joining us. why he can't forget his unforgettable second win. >> we begin with you're world in 90 seconds. >> brings back the sadness but also brings back the strength, spirit, we are strong. people are strong. i love that. >> tributes and tears on a solemn anniversary in boston. >> one year since the bombing destroyed the calm of the boston marathon shattering lives, leaving three dead and 260 injured. >> extreme weather tore through the mississippi gulf coast. straight line winds overturned 20 to 30. >> meanwhile freeze warnings posted from texas to illinois. >> president barack obama in a phone call urged vladimir putin to urge separatists to stand down. >> a russian fighter jet made 12 passes over the uss donald in the black sea. >> the cross-examination of oscar pistorius ended in his murd

tonight boston strong. pride and courage one year after the terror attacks at the marathon. >>> hate crime. we see that 73-year-old man wheeled into court charged with killing people at jewish centers and show you the fiery rage still burning. >>> while they were sleeping, an intruder looks through rooms. even looking at the baby in the crib. and tonight, the sheriff in town, what he's asking everyone to do? >>> attention shoppers. prices skyrocketing. we'll show you what foods are cheaper than before. >>> good evening to you. and we are all boston strong on this tuesday night as we honor a great american city one year after a terror attack on the marathon. one year of resilience and rededication. heroes and survivors gathered at the finish line bringing their surprising stories of what has happened in this comeback year. that inspired a whole country. abc's dan harris is there for us tonight as he was one year ago. dan. >> reporter: good evening. all day long the message out of my hometown of boston has be

running of the boston marathon. even moments after the attack they said we'll be back next year and we'll be back in greater numbers. how do you keep 22.6 miles safe? heartbreak after a deadly shooting at jewish center in kansas. 14-year-old reit william and his son were gunned down. the mother arriving moments after the shooting took place. >> when i pulled into the parking lot i saw my dad's truck was there and his doors were open an was lying on the ground. my first thought was he had a heart attack. but quickly i realized it wasn't that and i knew my dad was in heaven. i ran around the truck and i saw my son lying there. they were holding him. i did not get a good look at him. i saw he seemed lifeless. i did not get a good look at him until somebody named mickey grabbed me and pulled me away from the scene. >> reporter: the prosecutors made it clear they will come across from the state and federal level. state charges could come as early as today. the u.s. attorney made it clear they will both route of the grand

first, a look at where the wet weather will be today, thankfully not boston. >> the boston forecast is lovely, a lot of temperatures will be in the 50's, highs in the low 60's, lots of sunshine, so nice to have a cooperative forecast. >> in the midsection of the country, very mild, and that's going to fuel thunderstorms. a lot of this will be regular, scattered thunderstorm activity and you can see some of the showers already this morning, but southern parts of texas or central parts of texas slight risk for strong storms. all this shifts east tomorrow. back to you. >> nicole, thank you. we want to turn back to the boston marathon, set to kick off at the top of the next hour. william evans was appointed boston's police commissioner this year in charge of protecting runners and spectators. he has run the boston marathon 18 times. 18 times himself. he joins us now on aljazeera. commissioner, thank you so much for being with us on what must be a very busy day for you. let me first start by asking about security. i know it's beefed up this year. should visitors expect things to be vastly d

what more do we learn about boston in this? >> i don't know that's it's just restricted to boston, charlie. it's what we learned about ourselves. it's easier to focus on doing well for others, on paying it forward for others than it is on obsessing about the evil that was committed, and i think a lot of that had to do with what occurred in the immediate aftermath of the bombing. everyone was very fortunate, all of theçóçmó maimedlu>÷p'&Ñi of e injured and, ofçóÑiçóçóÑyóç'ilá+ all right there within a mile of four of the finest hospitals in the country. and the immediate response of the paramedics, of all the e.m.t.s and firefighters, there was a particularly poignant element today that involves the firehouse on boylston street, ladder 15, a young firefighter was working that day, 33 years of age, marine corps, combat veteran, michael kennedy ran the length of boylston street toward the finn finishÑiÑli>2zÑiñv explosions where they just shattered people's eardrums and he died fighting the fire two weeks ago.

the spirit of boston strong is everywhere today. before last night's game between the red sox and the orioles, the boston faithful paid tribute to the victims and heroes of last month's marathon. banners from all 50 states representing all 30 major league teams filled with messages of support and encouragement. and the biggest cheer of the night was for the survivors as they took the field. many walking on prosthetics. that is boston strong. ♪ salesperson #1: the real deal is the passat tdi clean diesel gets up to 795 highway miles per tank. salesperson #2: actually, we're throwing in a $1,000 fuel reward card. we've never done that. that's why there's never been a better time to buy a passat tdi clean diesel. husband: so it's like two deals in one? salesperson #2: exactly. avo: during the first ever volkswagen tdi clean diesel event, get a great deal on a passat tdi, that gets up to 795 highway miles per tank. and get a $1,000 fuel reward card. it's like two deals in one. hurry in and get a $1,000 fuel reward card and 0.9% apr fo

the 118th running of the boston marathon, it's underway. we're gonna go back live to boston. we'll show you what's happening with the race and also the unprecedented security. >>> and city workers here in san francisco, they are busy picking up trash here in sharon meadow in golden gate park this morning following yesterday's annual 4/20 marijuana celebration. we'll tell you what city officials are saying this morning about the cost of the cleanup. >>> good morning. we're looking at a commute now that is getting better in some areas. highway 24 still a little bit slow la fayette. we'll tell you more about this commute. >>> and clouds are increasing as a lot of sunshine and warm temperatures on sunday. those are just a memory. cooler weather is on the way. i will tell you how much cooler and if we can get any rain out of he's clouds as well. >>> good morning. these are live pictures, san francisco's golden gate park. there are workers out there cleaning up after yesterday's huge 4/20 celebration of marijuana event. some of the revelers left a big mess out there last year. thre

from louisiana, maryland, some saying be bold boston. we are boston proud. there is a lot of support here. a lot of folks focusing on that now compared to the tribute. now it's about honoring the lives cut short. >> thank you for telling us about the security and what is happening out there. thank you. >>> time is 6:33. hundreds of the run evers taking part in this year's boston marathon are from right here in the bay area. some are just a couple blocks from the finish line when the bombs exploded. some are first time marathon runners looking to honor last year's victims. >> i've always wanted to run boston, but after the events last year, i immediately knew i was going to sign up. >> more than one million people are expected to cheiron the boston marathon runners today. that is the biggest crowd ever at the marathon. this year's race will have 36,000 runners. the second largest field of runners. the boston marathon stops in massachusetts. the rue goes through several -- the women in the elite runners category just took off. >>> just a few hours ago police a

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as a sign for solidarity of brothers and sisters in boston. we're so proud of the city and very proud of the fact that you're back on track. we appreciate it. john, we'll talk to you in a bit. >>> ahead "@this hour," a teenage runaway says he flew from california to hawaii in the wheel well of a jumbo jet. how did he survive? we'll bring you a live report. >>> also, experts will join us here to talk about your questions. give you answers to some of the questions you've been posting for the mystery of flight 370. keep those questions coming. at your ford dealer think? they think about tires. and what they've been through lately. polar vortexes, road construction, and gaping potholes. so with all that behind you, you might want to make sure you're safe and in control. ford technicians are ready to find the right tires for your vehicle. get up to $120 in mail-in rebates on four select tires when you use the ford service credit card at the big tire event. see what the ford experts think about your tires. at your ford dealer. if it doesn't work fas

this is not a boston event. boston suffered. people in boston suffered horrific injuries and death. the fact is it was a scar upon the entire country and when boston fought back the entire american people fought back. >> they come under fire at this white house for limiting so much access to the president. they just want the white house photographer to document everything they don't want the press to go in there and do their job. we can have one pool reporter come in. no we should all come in and document this moment. they said no. jay carney said the news is in boston today. i want to move on because this is the one year anniversary of the boston terror attack, and obviously we know one of the terrorists is dead. one is facing charges and will face the death penalty if convicted and then the wife of the now dec who was an american and converted to islam after she married tamerlan tsarnaev. raising a child she shared with this man. there's a grand jury still investigating this woman. >> right now -- let me say up front the fbi and justice department keep this very secret. i under th

our mike barnacle is joining us from boston. mike, let's talk about the spirit, the resilience of the city today, especially when it comes to patriots. i don't think everybody recognizes what that means for the city of boston, not just for the marathon runners but for everybody around the city. >> well, it's an unusual day in the city of boston, thomas. as you know, it's a holiday. people are not working. there's a baseball game. the red sox play at 11:00 a.m. there's a marathon. the two crowds come together at the end of the ball game. people coming out witnessing the marathon. filling the city, i think, is an air of excitement and anticipation. a lot of emotion as you just referenced. the police coming in. nostalgia, regret about what happened last year. sorrow for the victims and their families but martin richard's family, martin's family, 8-year-old boy who was killed a year ago, there are many people, as you just pointed out, running in his memory. many people running for various causes. the overall blanket is nearly everyo

of the boston they'rathon. it is pouring rain and here is one of the two backpacks. cheryl has the latest on this. . >> i went to the web site there. emergency officials saying one person is in custody. and the bomb squad, you can see is on the scene now removing those backpacks. some sort of makeup on his face. we know the area has been closed and services and trains are not stopping. they just don't know what this is yet. >> the marathon is scheduled next week. we're six and now we have these packages left tonight. eerie, i'm sure everybody is now going to have more thoughts in the back of their mind about what is going on. >> just adding to the mess there, you can see it's pouring rain there. so difficult working situation there again a backpack being investigated. we'll continue to follow this for you on twitter. >> let's check healthy living news. >> new tests for breast cancer may help doctors gauge treatment and may detect whether the disease returned. currently recurrence is detected by tests and exams

. >>> boston strong. emotions run high as the nation focuses on today's marathon, one year after the bombings. >>> here comes joe. the vice president arrives in ukraine a day after violence erupts killing at least three. >>> the death toll now to south korean families want answers on the capsized ferry. >>> an easter tradition not for the feint of heart. >>> and major oscar mayer recall. it is monday, april 21st. "early today" starts right now. >>> good monday morning again. i'm richard lui. we begin with the 16-year-old boy the fbi calling lucky to be alive. the teenager surviving a flight from california to hawaii by clinging to landing gear in the wheel well of a hawaiian 767 jet. the fbi estimates the boy was unconscious for most of the 5 1/2 hour trip. plane can reach altitudes of 38,000 feet in temperatures can drop as low as 80 degrees below zero. this photo that nbc news has not independently confirmed allegedly shows the stowaway being loaded into an ambulance at the airport where he was discover