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Drop can kill you. well bring you any details as they happen, and were awaiting a press conference. now that briefing carries, i think -- >> it is a tenuous time right now. were worried about safety, worried about your loved up withes. we have a report on the security challenges and nightmares were all facing. >> reporter: when it comes to security at big events, despite the number of people attending,

Marathon. the officials said between k-9 teams, ground patrol, and other officers out there, there were probably more than about 1,000 on the street in the boston marathon, for the boston marathon, overall. that includes state police, boston city police, and other law enforcement agencies. specifically we asked questions about if security will disburse. some of the people in the back of the pack are coming across. he said absolutely not, the security levels remain the same until the close of the...

The secret service. they run security for the first family. they were never in any threat, but it was part of a being on high alert, and let the facts drive who were investigating. in oklahoma city, there was a lot of similar instances. >> do the two investigations affect each other as theyre going on simultaneously? >> one is resources, but now because its different locations, youll have different heads. if they think theyre related, there may be a move to create structure that there is a top p...

Regardless of the event, the security is knowing of the threat before the event occurs. that means intelligence and lots of cameras, electronic surveillance, and more law enforcement. >> i think the public, since 9/11, said well deal with that. why finding out who carried out the boston bombing will help security officials everywhere. >> that was miguel marquez. were learning more about this let goring to the white house. and now this letter, as we learned, is very, very similar to a ricin-lac...

Brianna, just give us an update of what the patrick swayze is doing and what added precautions are being taken right now. >> right now he is at the white house. i dont think there are any added precautions, certainly not at this point that we know of. he is very much security at te.s he was briefed this morning for the latest on the boston bombings, and by the director of the fbi. so he has been staying up to date. on tuesday, the day after the boston bombings, yesterday, a letter addresses eed ...

And if you dont admire police officers and bomb squad members, you should right now, they had no ideas what was in that truck. theyre checking it out. they dont appear to be overly concerned. the city office buildings are evacuated as a precaution. security has been heightened in all venues where a lot of people are involved. lets go to boston, because there has been a major break in the investigation. good morning. >> good morning, carol, thank you. im jon berman with brook here in boston. were...