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Our -- boston police have just tweeted suspect in custody. let me repeat that. around 8:45 p.m., boston police department has just tweeted that the suspect is in fact in custody. this seems to verify what elizabeth cohen witnessed, neighbors yelling at police did you get him, police officers saying yes as the vehicle drove off. safe to assume that the suspect is in that vehicle. what happens now? >> well, now we're in the sort of usual criminal legal process. this is a big debate in counterterrorism, whether our courts can handle terrorism cases. they can. this is going to be a long legal proc...

It's applicable. why would you use it in a situation like this? well, it began in 1984 with the quarrels decision where a police officer asked a question trying to locate a gun. and ultimately the court said, look, there could be risk to officers to the public, immediate risks and we don't want to inhibit people from asking who could save lives out of concerns of the miranda issue. so public safety is a wael-ingrand exception. when you think about terrorism cases where everything about the crime is creating public danger, it's easy to see that the questions about them have plenty of implicatio...

Preserve the use of jury trials and the basic constitutional protections even for terrorism cases. >> thank you for helping us understand that crucial context. >> thanks for having me. >> it is interesting. you look at the way civilian terrorism prosecutions have gone down and you look at the underwear bomber, the time square bomber and there may have been controversy over when they were administers their miranda rights. there's never been any indication that either of them shut up. they both kept singing long after that law and order script was read to them. this weeks events were another

But it's also going to be seen as a message that we can use the civilian courts. we don't need to ship everybody down to guantanamo or hold them off in a navy brig near charleston. this kind of approach can certainly get some criticism from liberals, from constitutional scholars that the administration is taking -- the administration may see it as something essential to preserve the use of civilian jury trials and the basic constitutional protections even for terrorism cases. >> kendall kofi, thank you for helping us understand that crucial context. >> caller: appreciate you having me. >> it i...

Would see there's a bit of that green common circuit board all over the place, and some of the pictures we've seen of the actual components recovered, there was a power source and some wiring associated it. >> you worked your expertise. by the way, anyone who works in the bomb squad is nuts, but thankfully you guys do that job. it is a thankless and important job. >> i'm not a bomb technician, but i work terrorism cases. >> the bbs, the pellets, the ball bearings, the a nails town flick maximum damage, so easy to make. >> there are resource like a cookbook and a lot of reporting about "inspire...