of the first responders and the citizens who rolled up their sleeves and ran toward the blast to those in need. >> wasn't that fantastic? i said that to mayor menino tonight, it reminded me of my firefighters and police officers and citizens on september 11. as soon as i got out of the building we were trapped in, the first thing i looked for was how were they reacting, how were they acting, and wait they were acting was very brave, very calm, helping each other, firefighters, police officers going in and trying to take people out. when you look at that film footage, you see the firefighters and police officers jumping over the fence, it looks like, and then some of the runners jumping over the fence headed right for the flames. and, boy, that gives you a sense that these people in boston are pretty darn tough, just like the people in new york and just like the people all over america. >> yeah, i talked to a man we just played part of the interview in a hospital who was wounded, and he said the first people who got him were actually runners and the first thing they

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