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Pennsylvania . Apparently a lot because the list is long. Thats the conclusion from a Senate Report just out this morning and senators from both sides, republicans and democrats, say the findings in this report are infuriating. Thats where we start today. Im bill hemmer, good morning. Dana im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. You picked up a rock and oh gosh. Its not good. Senate Homeland Security Committee releasing its initial report on Security Lapses in butler, pennsylvania. Lawmake...

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>> there are sources that weve had that have told us that there are at least two other bombs that werent detonated as well. so you can look at the brighter side of it, say, it could have been worse without the medical hospitals that we have so clear. without the triaging thats there for the marathon anyway. its small solace to those people that have lost their loved ones and, you know, the people that have been injured. but this could have been worse. >> as a former d.a., though, one of the thin...

Just insane. >> and at that point, no police officers or anybody on scene is able to tell you which way to go. >> all theyre saying is run. you know, that -- i mean, theyre feeling the same things we were at that point. they didnt know what was going on, you know? it was just chaos. >> nobody in peacetime situations in the united states ever has a police officer just tell them, run. >> yeah. exactly. >> its not a good sign. jared, thank you so much for being able to tell us what you did. >> appr...

It is normally closed to cars, to vehicles. but today it was closed to foot traffic done out of an abundance of caution. we should make that very clear. that is something that is sort of par for the course when there has been a breach of security in another state. that is something we would expect. i can tell you, rachel, at this hour, pennsylvania avenue is still closed down to foot traffic outside of the white house. and, again, president obama continues to monitor this situation. we expect hi...

Begin with. theyre bringing in people from the fbi, from new york, and other areas that are specially trained on that. this is an amazing country. and as much as we feel, you know, that were pulled apart tonight, i just think of all those people running shoulder and shoulder. this city is lifeless tonight. >> yeah. >> but there will be tomorrow. and were going to be pulling together as a country. this is a very resilient city. >> yeah. >> as well. and we will pull together and help as much as we...

Respond to the situation as it unfolds. and ive directed the full resources of the federal government to help state and local authorities protect our people, increase security around the united states as necessary, and investigate what happened. ive spoken to fib director muller and secretary of homeland security no paapolitanapolitano. theyre utilizing the appropriate resources to investigate and to respond. ive updated leaders of congress in both parties. we reaffirmed on days like this there ...

We were at the lennox hotel which is right at the corner of boylst boylston and exiter, a half block from where the bombs exploded. we were waiting for my friend who ran the marathon to meet up with us. me and a girl friend were having lunch. at 2:50 this massive explosion occurs. we could feel the ground shake below us and everything on our table shook. ten seconds later a second blast hit and we looked outside and saw a plume of smoke up in the air. we saw the building across from the spectato...

Almost immediately. federal agents joining local law enforcement in trying to fig wrur out what happened and who did this. earlier tonight, not long ago here outside mass general i spoke with congressman bill keating. congressman keating represents the suburb south of boston. hes also a member of the house homeland security committee. hes also a former district attorney in massachusetts which gives him a good perspective on what happened here today. you are a new congressman. you are not new to ...

This appears to be is clearly an act of terror and will be approached as an act of terror. however, we dont yet know who carried out this attack and a thorough investigation will have to determine whether it was planned and carried out by a terrorist group, foreign or domestic." now, i can tell you, rachel, that is really the key question here tonight. was this carried out by a terrorist group homegrown, or a foreign terrorist group? and, rachel, the white house just simply does not know. ive he...