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dont know when it was sent. >> exactly. we dont know where it came from, or when it was mailed, but officials are saying right now, no connection to boston. no connection to boston that is known of. >> thank you, pierre. i know you will continue to work this story throughout the night. now we want to turn back to boston and the incredible stories weve been hearing all day. we are learning that one person who was in the crowd yesterday was a former line backer for the new england patr...

new tonight at 11:00, here is the first image of the device used in the boston bombings. it is a mangled pressure cooker that the fbi says was filled with explosives and nails and hidden in this backpack. tonight investigators continue to search for the person responsible. >> all three of those who died in the attack have now been identified. 29-year-old crystal campbell of medford, massachusetts and eight-year-old martin richard of boston. the third victim was a boston university stud...

however, there have been a lot of developments in the investigation into whoever did this. >> law enforcement soursz tell abc news they now have a clear image of the man theyre working to identify they believe could be the suspect. in a major break in the investigation you coming after the process of going frame by frame through more than 2000 images taken of, and in the crowds near the finish line. bostons abc station reporting that the key video leading to this suspect was captured o...

reports. >> reporter: fbi photos show pressure cookers used as bomb casings in the boston marathon explosives. when used as a bomb, pressure cookers briefly contain the explosion magnifying the power of the device. >> debris from rooftops and embedded in some of the buildings nearby so that gives you kind of a scope of the blast. >> reporter: the pot was filled with bbs and nails to injure as many people as possible. it worked. the shrapnel tore through limbs forcing doctors to perform...

>> you can see things unfold. >> reporter: a vigil for martin richard was held in his hometown, in dorchester, massachusetts. >> i think of my kids. and cant imagine the pain they are going through. >> a moment of silence was observed at yankee stadium to remember the young boy and two others killed, unnamed chinese graduate student and krystle campbell. >> everyone that knew her, loved her. >> struggling to grasp the unthinkable. >> reporter: investigation are saying someone know who ...

facebook.com/abc 7 news and stay with abc7 news for the latest developments on the bombings. our news reporter and anchor will join us live from boston with a slide show with the most touching images and moments of courage on the web site abc7news.com. >> happening now san francisco authorities are on the look out for one escapee from a juvenile facility. officials say there was a break out at 10:00 at the youth guidance center. officers searched throughout the night. they have not rel...

boston bombing is involving from a new round of surgery today. the 11-year-old aaron hern was there to cheer on his mother running in the marathon. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is in martin news. >> the community is rallying behind his family. >> it is amazing the love and support that martinez is showing for the 11-year-old aaron hern who is recovering at this hour in boston. this restaurant, one of three restaurants holding fundraisers for his family, i spoke with a family frie...

broadcast first this shot taken by a viewer near the finish line, note the large sack in front of the metal fence next to the mailbox. and then this shot, the station says was taken just after one of the bombs exploded. the area was blurred because of the graphic nature of the material but the viewer said the large bag had disappeared the fbi says anything that stands out is worth a second look, including these shots made seconds after the blast by ben thorndike from his office overloo...

expenses. 11-year-old aaron hern was waiting to his mom at finish line at the boston marathon and one of the bombs went off. shrapnel from the blast tore into his thigh, he remains hospitalized at childrens hospital. friends and complete strangers have been organizing fundraisers for the family. last night, rocks on main raised $4,000 offering a pasta dinner for the family at $5 a plate. the owners grandchild go to school with aaron hern. >> i go on facebook and talk about my specials ...

has been beefed up. cbs reporter susan mcginnis now with the latest. >> reporter: investigators following thousands of leads say they believe both bombs were hidden in backpacks and inside of those were metal pressure cookers constructed in such a way as to maximize injury and death. reporter: fbi photos show remnants of what they believe is a pressure cooker used as a bomb casing in the boston marathon explosions. when used as a bomb, pressure cookers briefly contain the explosion m...