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just look at the damage caused — cars and lorries were left submerged and stranded in countries lacking the infrastructure for these weather conditions. across the gulf states, more than 20 people have died. the rain may now have stopped but trying to get people out of dubai and neighbouring countries will take days and the cleanup here much longer. louisa pilbeam, bbc news. we have had an update from emirates airlines, one of the big operators added to by, who have set it has returned to a normal flight schedule from dubai international airport, that came injust from dubai international airport, that came in just as we have been speaking about it from emirates airlines. tens of thousands of runners will take their marks tomorrow for what could be the largest london marathon ever held. the elite race will be hotly contested — but the costumes on display in the mass participation event promise to be just as eye—catching. of course, behind each of those costumes is a story, as jayne mccubbin has
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>> tens of thousands of runners and perhaps millions of spectators will face some of the tightest security ever. for this year's new york city marathon, kicking off tomorrow. tuesday, deadly terror attack, along a manhattan bike path, forcing the n.y.p.d. to rethink the security plan just in the past couple of days. bryan llenas live from new york as some of the preparations continue even now. hi, bryan. >> good afternoon, leland, well, look, some of those enhanced security measures taking place around the city are these concrete barriers that are placed along the bike path here on the west side of manhattan. and the concrete barriers raise to this size to 20-foot highway barriers. we're at the intersection where
of isis's favorite tactics. and parts of the city which have already been recaptured, people are just trying to get their lives back to normal but with the fierce fighting going on in the east end with almost no axis between the two sides of the river, life is becoming increasingly hard. meanwhile, just a few miles away, east of the putin do it next mosul, christians gathered just elaborate easter in churches recently won back from isis. as one of the oldest christian settlements in the road going back nearly 2,000 years, but the numbers of christians there have been dropping steadily peered isis had ample time to prepare for the battle, they've held the city for over two years, they have stockpiled food for the fighters and weapons, and the fear now is that they get pushed into the corner of the old city, they might lash out with whatever they've got, chemicals today, we don't know what else is ahead. >> jon: benjamin hall life in london, thank you. >> jenna: back here at home, four years of a terror attack at the finish line killed three people and injured so many more, tens of thousands of runners taking part in today's 121st
hi molly. >> we're waiting for the tens of thousands of runners to cross the finish line. we're here a couple of blocks past. we've been watching volunteers work like crazy to get this done. the rain has held off for now which is good for the runners. two years past the boston marathon bombing and there's still incredible stories of resiliency. so many people said last year they reclaimed that finish line for the city of boston and the runners and this year we have amazing stories to tell including one from been he can a -- rebecca gregory. in november she chose to have surgery to remove one of her legs below the knee. she got a new leg, prosthesis in january and they'll be running several miles today coming across the finish line. it will be a new experience for her. last year at this point in time back in boston, she was in a wheelchair. she came in march to testify against tsarnaev and she'll be out there doing a bit of a run,
traffic happening to the patient's room. not people coming to stay two hours, but coming to stay for two minutes. >> reporter: some of the visitors didn't even know the woman's last name. in addition to the drugs, police seized cash and drug paraphernalia from her room and they say she also put heroin in her iv drip. law enforcement officials in boston reported no security threats other than some unattended bags during the marathon. a million people enjoyed the sunshine while they cheered on the tens of thousands of runners. on the course were many who suffered injuries in the blast. one is heather abbott who ran the last half mile with the woman who saved her life. >> we're not going to let anything stop us. boston has its marathon back. >> meb keflezighi was the top male finisher. the first american to win since 1983 and rita jeptoo won for the second straight year. she's from kenya.
motive after making an arrest in random shootings on a kansas city highway. he is being held on $1 million bail. police say he randomly opened fire on their cars. tens of thousands of runners, as the first running of the boston marathon since that deadly bombing takes place on monday. a somber moment as family and friends gathered to remember slain officer sean collier, killed while trying to track down the alleged bombers. thousands of worshipers witness ted the holy fire ceremy in jerusalem. the event takes place every year and is believed by orthodox christians to be a miracle. a drone strike in southern yemen earlier today killed nine suspected al qaeda militants and three civilians. this comes just days after a new al qaeda video surfaced showing a large gathering of militants. this video is believed to have been shot in yemen in late february or early march and amob those seen in the video, the new al qaeda number two, who says they must keep trying to bring down america. joining me here in studio, nbc
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survivors riding in the parade on boston's iconic duck boats. just a moment that people in the city really won't forget, fred. >> a really great time. thank you so much, alexandra field, for bringing that to us. tomorrow in another big city, tens of thousands of runners will be pounding the pavement in the annual new york city marathon. we'll have that a bit later on. all right. we're headed back to l.a. coming up next, you're going to hear from people who were in that terminal when the shooting started. >> i heard a couple of popping noises, and i just turned to look. it just sounded like somebody banging on something. but there was a stampede of people coming my way. and i realized that something was very wrong. [ male announcer ] crabfest ends soon, so hurry in and try three succulent entrées. like our new snow crab and crab butter shrimp, just $14.99. only at red lobster where we sea food differently. [ male announcer ] now try 7 lunch choices at $7.99.
on the marathon's finish line right there, then draped it in a team jersey that said "boston strong." tomorrow, tens of thousands of runners will pound the pavement in new york city at that marathon. alexandra steel has a look at the forecast. >> reporter: hi, fred. well, 45,000 people running in the new york marathon, and it will be a cold start tomorrow morning. 34 degree, kind of wake-up time. and then marathon, we're going to see 46 degrees by about 9:40, 10:40 in that period. we're going to see temperatures stay in the 40s and some very strong winds as well. so cold and breezy. we're going to see highs only at 49 for the afternoon. so a chilly marathon. fred? >> all right. alexandra steele, thanks so much. all the best to those who are going to be running. all right. back to boston next. our rachel nichols talks to one player about what does victory, the world series victory, mean to the people of boston and to the players?