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State police that are scattered in the area. at the same time we have confirmation from the scaner traffic earlier in the day. the individuals in the car were hurling the explosives out of the car. so absolutely a chaotic and dramatic scene getting these individuals from the mit campus where it all started out here to where it is very tense and a very fluid situation and people are advised to stay in their homes for their own safety, bill. >> mike, thank you, mike tobin is there live in watertown. mike levine, the department of justice telling law enforce -- saying rather law enforcement belie...

They are up, cars buzzing in and out, police officers talking to each other. that's the latest of what's happening exactly right now. >> so, just one suspect apprehended at this point. that probably explains why it is still a very chaotic scene there. jake, let's -- i do want to go back over what we know with you, if you don't mind f we can just walk our audience -- if people throughout the world have just joined us at this point, there's some progress made. we don't know, we're not making any links with the boston marathon bombing on monday, but as you mention, boston is a town on edge and we...

More military choppers cross over head. that was the first time today we saw that. they are headed in the direction of where the -- jon: the one that's on our screen now, which you may not be able to see appears to be a blackhawk. that would probably be a national guard chopper at some point -- of some kind. >> a couple of blackhawks went overhead. that was the first time today that we saw that. also throughout the day we've seen what we think is a state police chopper, or applies helicopter one of the small white-blue painted helicopters. jon: let me take folks back to the middle of the night...

We understand they have been in the u.s., a resident of cambridge, massachusetts, for more than a year. >> residents of cambridge. that's where they have been? is that right, jennifer? >> that is what mike levine is hearing. that would make sense because both m.i.t. and harvard are obviously located in cambridge. these two young men being 19 years of age appeared very comfortable in a student environment in boston, and they have been here for over a year. >> jennifer, thank you. m.i.t. and harvard, they share a similar town and they share the same river. they are on opposite sides of the river...

Now, of course, 2:17 a.m. here eastern time. drew griffin reporting from watertown. i'll leave you for a moment to gather some more information from us. i want to go back to our jake tapper. jake, what additional info have you been able to gather? >> reporter: we just received word the boston police department is asking residents of watertown to stay indoorsz. obviously, there's a lot of activity going on in watertown right now. we know of one suspect who has been arrested and apprehended. in addition, the m.i.t. campus put out a statement saying -- it's about the police officer and more sayin...