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Her, but it did change my perspective. >> and when you think about, i think people are always surprised to realize that condoleezza rice was there in birmingham, thinking, how could she make those choices? but i think it also speaks to what the breadth of the african-american community was like during that time period, and whites just believe, if we just bomb enough, if we just beat you up enough, if we just shoot at you enough, you will quit wanting to be equal. and that's not the case. >> and the other thing people do forget, the roots of that notion of an individual right to bear arms are i...

Dan. >> reporter: it really will be wolf. it is a difficult time for those in the boston area dealing with the aftermath of the bombings. the vice president taking part in the memorial service. the vice president will be delivering remarks during the noon service that will be praying tribute to someone who did what he could to help other people. there was a private funeral for officer collier yesterday, but this is again a more public affair. 10,000 people not only those in the m.i.t. community, but law enforcement officials from all other the country. he was involved in much more than law enf...

Prosecutors are expected to file charges this week against dzhokhar tsarnaev for the murder of 26-year-old m.i.t. police officer shawn collier. shawn collier's funeral was held today at st. patrick's church in stoneham, massachusetts. tomorrow m.i.t. will have a memorial service for officer collier. it will be open to the m.i.t. community but closed to the public. vice president joe biden is expected to attend. no family suffered more in the boston bombing than the richard family of dorchester. 7-year-old jane richard lost a leg. her mother denise suffered a head injury, and her eight-year-o...

Used? >> no. >> they were suspicious that maybe he could be a threat to him them and. >> we have no idea at this point in time. we're hopeful to get some answers. >> another police officer was injured in the course of that exchange as well. another transit authority? >> that was later in watertown when they were able to corner the suspects and the mbta officer received his wounds there. >> tell us about sean collier the 26-year-old m.i.t. police officer. >> he has been on the force 14 to 15 months plaqui. he was very much involved with the m.i.t. community and the homeless shelter in cambridge...