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Did you see the people brought in? did you see the kind of injuries people were sustaining? >> i did. to put it bluntly, i would prefer not to describe what i saw. i would say only people in military or emts responding to accident victims or that sort, its not something i would not -- as you might guess, it was bloody injuries, ranging from what i would guess were superficial to much more severe than that. and you can just speculate based on what youve seen the medical reports are. i was in ther...

In many ways this was the worst place to try to do something like this because police had swept that area. there were emergency responders who did yoemens work taking care of people immediately, highly trained folks there. there were dozens if not hundreds of police in those two blocks and race officials. police were drawing their pistols within seconds muof tha explosion. the presence was there. im sure much will be examined and how much theyve spent on security in the past. but its -- you know...

Thunder? it was a beautiful day here in boston so i didnt think that was the case. it was a loud boom. you could sense immediately in the tent that it was more than thunder and certainly a very serious situation. >> and then did you hear the second explosion right afterwards? >> yeah. i think thats what triggered it, you knew then -- i suppose the first thing that came to my mind is there could have been a generator or a water line, something of that sort. you hope and pray that its not some sor...

Super bowl or other events where its exclusive and expensive to get tickets. this is free to everybody. its an amazing community spirit. and not just american. because its a big international event. ethiopian and kenyan runner both won womens and mens division today. thousands of people come from around the world. its an amazing tribute to sort of the human spirit and thats why it strikes everybody here so wrong. >> in fact, one of the most iconic moments, i think, in the horrifying video weve s...

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