0 responsible groups will feel the full weight of justice. the president saying we still do not know who did this or why and people shouldn t jump to conclusions before we have all the facts. that remains true at this moment as i speak to you. security has been stepped up around the white house this evening and passenger cities around the country from miami to new york city to los angeles. joining us from boston, katy turr. can you tell me the late nest boston in terms of where people are, what has been closed off and what the state of the city is now hours after the attack? it s very eerie here in boston. we re two blocks from the finish line, two blocks from where those explosions happened and pretty much nobody on the street. the police commissioner of the city asked that everybody stay inside, go back to the hotel rooms for their safety. there is a 15 block radius where you cannot get in with car traffic. so if you are coming in, you have to walk. off, people knew something was
the finish line. authorities did not have any specific intelligence on an attack ahead of time. they have closed down the blast site for 24 hours and boston police are asking people to stay in their homes and hotel rooms and not to gather in large crowds. right now they re not sure where they were placed and treating anything unattended from backpacks to trash cans as suspicion. the boston police are confirming two fatalities and more than 20 injuries. the number of injuries coming from local hospital reporting are much higher with a total of 100 patients reportedly being treated at five area hospitals. nbc news has been told that one of the two known fatal tis was an 8-year-old child. no suspect in custody, many people are being questioned. the u.s. attorneys office is working together with the fbi, atf and other state, local and federal law enforcement officials on the investigation. and nbc news is reporting that 460 national guardsmen are on site as well. a white house of
not only by the hard work by firefighters, but also what the homeowners have done ahead of the fire. said 480 homes continue to be in harm s way and are still being threatened by the flames. hundreds of residents near the spring valley area are waiting anxiously hoping that firefighters will be able to save their home. we went to moose lodge where several people are still waiting for word about their homes and their property. one man we spoke to would see for himself. everything is gone. the generator, the vineyard burn, the fruit tree are gone. and you said aud cabin up there, too. on the south of the hill we do have a cabin burn to the ground. so far no word on when the evacuation order will be lifted but fire officials say it will not be today. ktvu viewers have been sharing their photos of the lake county fire and this one was taken by matthew henderson. look at the center of the screen and you ll see the thank you for visiting sign surrounded by flames. our