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Jeff, he said the day the ferry sank was like a nightmare. he only wished he could have helped more people escape. >> jeff: seth doane, thank you very much. malaysia airlines flight 192 to bangalore, india was forced to return to kuala lumpur today after an emergency landing after a tire blew during takeoff. 166 were on board, all are safe tonight. todays incident comes six weeks after the disappearance of malaysia flight 370. tomorrow sees the 118th running of the boston marathon, the first sin...

A crime. now to the 118th running of the boston marathon. 36,000 runners and more than a million spectators are in boston for todays race. nearly 4500 of the athletes who were still on the course last year as the two bombs exploded at the finish line, they will finish their race. lets get to chris polone in boston. chris, how is the event shaping up? >> reporter: betty, it was an act of terror that shook the city to the core. since then, people here have vowed to run again. today they will. th...

The families. barely equivalent to $400. and a new study published this morning show that many doctors still prescribing codeine for children despite concerns. they found just a small bit in codeine prescriptions tour colds, coughs and pain. the studys lead author said the could have effects for children but for many no effect at all. as we all know today, at 26.2-mile stretch of boston and the vicinity might just be the safest place on earth. why? security extremely tight for the 118th runn...

Were live with the late-breaking details. and boston strong and boston secure. this city locked down for a marathon unlike any other, one year after a terror attack. runners take to the road once again. >> welcome back to "early start." im alison kosik. >> im victor blackwell. >> and im john berman. im live in hopkinton, massachusetts, where in just a few hours, some 36,000 people will start the 118th running of the boston marathon. its a 26.2-mile journey that will take them from right here t...

That treated offenses for crack cocaine harshly than for powder cocaine. doj will bring in more lawyers to the pardon office in anticipation of these requests. president obama last december granted commutations to eight men and women who each served 15 years in prison for crack cocaine offenses and the attorney general says it bill restore a degree of fairness and proportionality for people who do not pose a threat to public safety. >> pete williams with the latest, thank you so much. >> coming ...

Know, that visual search by plane and by sea has yielded not a single sign of the missing plane. the last press conference, angus houston, the man responsible for spearheading this international search effort, saying it was looking less and less likely that they would find any piece of the plane from that visual search. he also said that in the coming days, the countries participating in that search would have to reassess. so far, though, those efforts seeming like theyre continuing, at least th...

Intimidated by the police presence. >> reporter: for people who were directly impacted by the bombing, it will be a day freighted with emotion. heather abbott, who lost the lower part of her left leg when the second bomb went off, will run the last half mile alongside a woman, a complete stranger at the time, who found her on the ground and helped save her life. >> do you have a sense of what thats going to feel like for you? >> i can only imagine that its going to feel very invigorating and sor...

We are live from americas news headquarters. preparations under way for the 118th running of the boston morathon. the race taking place after heavy security after a pair of bombings last year killed three and injured others. the governor said rest assured the race will go on safe. some 36,000 runners will take part. meanwhile government documents reveal an instance of a delayed recall by general motors. documents showing gm waited years to recall thousands of saturn ions for power steering probl...

And you know its really, you know, marathon time when you walk all around the city as we have for the last day or two and you see people in their turquoise and yellow jackets, their marathon jackets. its this badge of honor. especially those from last year. 36,000 people will be running this marathon. thats the second biggest in the races history. this is the 118th running of it. and there will be thousands of people who will be, of course, running. those of whom were injured last year and many ...

Martha: then there will be a moment of silence, correct? >> reporter: a moment of silence at 2:49, the moment lives were claimed at the finish line and there will be a flag raising at the finish line. martha: well talk to one of the survivors of the boston bombings. j.p. craven was injured in that explosion. he will talk to us about his experience and how he has now converted that into one of helping other people. a lot of stories like that. bill: a reminder well be live in boston monday as race...