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pittsburgh. >> it has been quite a week for these communities, and yes it is quite something to be covering them. and i can tell you that along the way, we do meet so many inspiring people like brett, who i interviewed last week and the families here as well. it's remarkable how given what they are going through, that they are able to stand up with such grace and elconsequence and honor the lives of the loved ones they've lost. they want the focus on loved ones, not on the suspects. because to some extent they feel like that let's the suspects, let's the bads guys if you will win. it's been a remarkable couple of weeks and here talking to the families of the grandfather and the grandson who were killed, it's been very moving. the process goes forward. there will be more services this week, very emotional gatherings but as you said, in the case of school system there, school is back open. they were going to open on monday but they delayed it a bit
given those more familiar with the new york marathon know how special and competitive boston is -- >> does new york have a marathon? >> let me tell you as someone who once ran it and finally finished, yes, your marathon is special and super competitive. what about those who could not finish last year? >> we're making a way for those who had run the marathon and weren't able to finish on account of it having been interrupted and stopped after the bombing to do so. there will be a number of folks running on behalf of some of the people who perished in the bombing. there will be those who were injured who will run the race this time and that's obviously a very, very special thing. we're trying to work outwei way for the nonelite runners, their family and friends can join them to round the turn and cross the finish line. >> we've all watched with such
however, we do wish that all of you at some point in your lives feel as loved as we've felt over this last year. it has been the most humbling experience of our lives. we hope you feel all of the emotion we feel when we say thank you. >> to our fellow survivor community, what would we do without each other? we should have never met this way but we are so grateful for each other. we have shared our despair, sense of loss, and challenges as well as our hope, and gratitude and triumphs. we have been there for each other and we will continue to be there to pick each other up and celebrate milestones for years to come. most of all, we'll cherish the friendships our families have forged with bonds of mute you're admiration. and to those who continue to
came on scene, they weren't just tending to citizens, they were tending to the neighbors. most of the firefighters on engine seven had a direct relationship with the richard family, shawn o'brien, his daughter was in the same class as martin and martin was kind to his daughter ava. kevin meehan, his daughter babysat for the richards. it's just all of those little connections, i would defy somebody to come into this town and find somebody that didn't have some kind of connection with somebody who is directly impacted by those bombings. so again, i think you'll see -- i'm assuming it's coming through. this is a very resilient city and a year later we're in a better place. >> well, kevin, you're one of the chroniclers of it. thank you for sharing with us today. and a tribute to the victims and survivors and first responders is under way as we've been showing you there in boston.
reporter you want to be on the big stories, but i do recall that week -- i was struck by how this city pulled together. we've had tragedies all over the country, andrea, obviously in cities that pull together. i can tell you having lived in a number of places around the country, what happened here the week of that boston marathon was truly extraordinary and it's an honor to call it home. it's a great city and we're looking forward to four or five great days, a safe marathon come monday and chance for people to finish what they started last year with the marathon and did not get a chance to finish. hope to do that with this running. >> indeed. ron mott, thank you so much. massachusetts governor deval patrick is one of the leading speaks at the commemoration about to take place. he sat down with me to talk about what this day means to boston and to the nation. >> this is such a solemn anniversary and there's reason for joy in the way the boston community responded. let's go back a year.
using armored vehicles and some special operations soldiers, against groups of armed militants and specifically those who have occupied a military air field, one of the dozen or so towns controlled by the rebels. focusing again on that air field, eyewitnesses say a ukrainian fighter jet had earlier today tried to land at the air field and forced to abort when it was fired upon by presumably a pro-russian militants and we understand now from the ukrainian president that his troops have retain that air field, though there's no confirmation of that. in the meantime, you've got these armed militia who have set up checkpoints now and this is becoming more and more of an issue. they are blocking off the main roads in this region as a way to control the area and we've seen
some interesting video of a ukrainian tank that was cut off by these checkpoints from its unit and being harassed by pro-russian militia men. the tactic does seem in this particular case to be working against keep in mind the ukrainian military that has never before had to deal with insurgents, it's not trained to deal with insurgents, it's trained to fight conventional war. back to you. >> jim maceda. it seems as though there's a well organized russian insurgency there. thank you so much. in boston, the tribute to those affected by the boston bombing one year ago today is now under way. vice president biden will speak at 1:00 and we'll bring that to you live. later this afternoon, a moment of silence followed by the tolling of bells to have all have a chance to reflect on the incredible stories of survival and recovery and those who are
much more into violent jihad. you can see them sketch out that theory. >> this presented enormous challenges for law enforcement and journalists. pete was singled out for the careful way that he dismissed things that were inaccurate. but this was one of those cases where a lot of inaccurate information got out and people unfortunately because of pictures were released, the fbi and we have an interview coming up with a special agent, they felt they had to put them out but it did lead too some to some people putting inaccurate pictures. >> and people wrongful accused and a reminder for all of us to be careful just because you have -- wait a minute and make sure you have it right as pete did. >> and "usa today" as well. >> as you continue to stand by in boston, this city has pulled together and american cities are resilient and amazing. we saw what happened in new york
give the fbi as much help as it could have or should have that the follow-up questions that the fbi asked after initially interviewing tsarnaev, tamerlan tsarnaev were not answered. how does that make you feel? >> it's not new information for me, it's something i had been informed within days of the investigation being under way. it's obviously very concerning. i will say that based on all i know about the investigation and about the backgrounding and the nature of the intelligence, i'm not -- one would rather have had the follow-up from the russian intelligence authorities sooner but i'm not sure that it would have necessarily prevented what happened from happening. i think what's important, andrea, is that to the great credit of the community i work with and for, everybody pulled together. the medical teams pulled
>> we have heroes within our families, a devoted brother who drove for hours with a caring friend to be by his brother's side and serve as chief of staff. a loving sister who moved across the country to care for her family. parents stricken with fear and overwhelming sadness who found a way to spend day after day in hospitals with hopes of willing their children back to health. extended family giving all they could to support those they love and couples both wed and unwed and stayed by each other's sides through the emotional agony of watching someone you love suffer and beauty of knowing you'll get through this together. in sickness and in health. never has that vow felt so tangible. we would never wish the devastation and pain we have experienced on any of you.