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What tends to happen is as you get close to the magic number of 60 all of a sudden you can potentially get a whole bunch of other senators because the senators who are voting for it realize that, you know what, i might as well get on the side of a winning issue here. to your point that is exactly what did not happen here. you had gabby giffords, mark kelly of course who had been really pushing for new gun laws. they are here actually as we speak. you had newtown families going around and they ju...

Many of us may not know that, but the number of global attacks are way down when you compare it to 30 or 40 years ago. the fox reports jonathan hunt is here with more on that. we hear about the threats all the time. but the facts show that we are more safe than before. explain that. >> yeah. the worst attack weve gone through since 9-11 was actually the fort hood shooting in 2009, 13 people killed there. boston stands out because it is, in fact, among the highest casualties with three dead and 1...

Can show that this individual may have purchased these, ive had a pressure cooker in my family for years and i think we only had one. so if he bought two, thats evidentiary. if he purchased any, thats evidentiary. if he purchased nails and we find nails, thats all evidentiary. but the case will be solved initially by the video, but proven by the forensics of the bomb. >> bill: okay. danny, thank you. really appreciate your time and expertise. >> thank you. >> bill: danny colson, thank you. a lot...

Shared pain not just with the people who were in the run itself or the people who live here in boston but the people -- the people in the run itself. and a shared sense of respect to the people who responded and saved lives. no word now if the president intends to visit with the victims and/or their families, bill. >> bill: mike, thanks. see you tomorrow. mike tobin from the church tonight. we are also hearing tonight from a hero by the name of tyler who helped comfort a young woman suffering sh...

George w. bush started his planning social security reform and of course was drawn off that track onto many others. things happen, katrina happened. we could look back over the past five or six presidencies and see you never winder up when when you think you will. and flexibility is an asset for a president. heather: i want to talk about george w. bush and his legacy left behind following the terrorist attacks that happened hopb 9/11. w on 9/11. we had condoleezzaa rice, the national security ad...

It looks like its roughly that exact spot for that one bomb. the fbi is looking at that particular bag. were back with the panel. this investigation, jason. whats your thought about what they said today and where this is? >> well, everyone is comparing to what the president said today charitable explanation is he didnt want to get out ahead of the fbi. he didnt want to spook the markets and so forth. the less charitable explanation is that he has a certain narrative in mind as do many of the peo...

Today and one of the issues that often comes up and we have been discussing this hour is how we, as society and government, assess risk. your column talks a little bit some of the roads not taken. and out in california and around the country people are seeing images but not as close to the fear. what do you make of all this? >> well, everybody is anxious. even in l.a. because we have one small media village. i guess as ive been thinking about this, one of the amazing things is how few incidents ...

It just kicked up even more. i dont remember -- i remember making that turn. my legs were killing me. you know, my calf was hurting. i dont remember feeling anything, you know, and i dont remember people screaming or crying, you know. people without limbs and there was no sounds, you know, when i got to her we hugged and i remember i just told someone else, you know, with cnn in spanish, somebody interviewed us right when we finished. >> right after it happened. >> i dont remember, to be honest ...

Shahzad and also we have to remember "inspire" magazine for al qaeda in arabian peninsula called for terrorist attacks on sports events iconic events. this is both, boston marathon and patriots day is almost the iconic all american event. mass killing of civilians. again, we dont know for certain but, to me, i think we have to be looking toward either al qaeda or off shoot of al qaeda or a self-starter here in the united states, a homegrown terrorist. >> bill: well, i mean, i think the fbi fairl...

Terrorism, or this being a single lone wolf bomber, perhaps someone with help. right now, they say those are among the many, many questions. >> and its significant also that no one has claimed responsibility. theres almost a thunderous silence, if you will. that speaks volumes to a lot of these investigators. >> if you look past backwards, past terrorist attacks, obviously if its al qaeda, if its al qaeda an the arabian peninsula, even a domestic political group trying to make a point, often the...