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Jeff, he said the day the ferry sank was like a nightmare. he only wished he could have helped more people escape. >> jeff: seth doane, thank you very much. malaysia airlines flight 192 to bangalore, india was forced to return to kuala lumpur today after an emergency landing after a tire blew during takeoff. 166 were on board, all are safe tonight. today's incident comes six weeks after the disappearance of malaysia flight 370. tomorrow sees the 118th running of the boston marathon, the first since the attacks last year. this evening security preparations are front and center along with the ru...

A crime. now to the 118th running of the boston marathon. 36,000 runners and more than a million spectators are in boston for today's race. nearly 4500 of the athletes who were still on the course last year as the two bombs exploded at the finish line, they will finish their race. let's get to chris polone in boston. chris, how is the event shaping up? >> reporter: betty, it was an act of terror that shook the city to the core. since then, people here have vowed to run again. today they will. this is the end, the finish of 26.2 grueling miles but today this line marks the beginning, the next...

The families. barely equivalent to $400. and a new study published this morning show that many doctors still prescribing codeine for children despite concerns. they found just a small bit in codeine prescriptions tour colds, coughs and pain. the study's lead author said the could have effects for children but for many no effect at all. as we all know today, at 26.2-mile stretch of boston and the vicinity might just be the safest place on earth. why? security extremely tight for the 118th running of the boston marathon. the first, of course, since last year's bombings. our john berman live ...

We're live with the late-breaking details. and boston strong and boston secure. this city locked down for a marathon unlike any other, one year after a terror attack. runners take to the road once again. >> welcome back to "early start." i'm alison kosik. >> i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm john berman. i'm live in hopkinton, massachusetts, where in just a few hours, some 36,000 people will start the 118th running of the boston marathon. it's a 26.2-mile journey that will take them from right here to the heart of the city and the finish line where a terror attack struck last year. organizers...

That treated offenses for crack cocaine harshly than for powder cocaine. doj will bring in more lawyers to the pardon office in anticipation of these requests. president obama last december granted commutations to eight men and women who each served 15 years in prison for crack cocaine offenses and the attorney general says it bill restore a degree of fairness and proportionality for people who do not pose a threat to public safety. >> pete williams with the latest, thank you so much. >> coming up, much more of our special coverage of the 118th running of the boston marathon including the grou...