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[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ] TUESDAY $1.00 THENATION’SNEWS GOLD’SWORSTPLUMMET IN30YEARS 1B BOSTONNEWSSLAMS JITTERYWALLSTREET 1B 04.16.13 NFLDRAFTPREVIEW 5-7C TERRORRETURNS BostonblastsrattleAmericansasnationgoesonalert WBZ-TVVIAAP Federalinvestigatorsjoin police;authoritiesporeover video,seekwitnesses, 4A DAVIDL.RYAN,AP Photos,videosandnews ofBostonhorrorsspread quicklyonsocialmedia, 7A JIMROGASH,GETTYIMAGES Blastinjuriescanbediicult totreat;manyaresimilarto warwounds, 4A NEWSPHOTOS QRREADER ScanwithaQRreader; AT&Tcodescanner availableatscan.mobi. Getcodesforyour businessatatt.com/mcode. BOSTONGLOBEVIAGETTYIMAGES BillIfrig,78,ofLakeStevens,Wash.,whowasknockeddownbyablast,saidhegotascrapeonhiskneeandwasabletowalkacrossthefinish line.Othersweren’taslucky:Somelostlimbs,othershadsevereinjuries.“Idon’tknowifI’llcomeback(toBoston),”onerunnersays, 6A Thatpost-9/11 quiet?It’sover. AsBostonnewssweeps America,nation’sworst fearsarereawakened Massivesearchto answerwho,why Bombinginvestigation won’tbe“simple,easy,” Mass.governorsays styleattack,acoupleofwell-placed bombscreatedenormousfearwhile hurtingonlyasmanypeople,asone analystputit,as“averybadbus accident.” Theexplosionshurledshrapnel andjaggedglassacrossthestreet, fellingrunnersandspectatorsatthe venerableBostonMarathon.Partici- pantsandonlookersalikelaydazed inthestreetandonthesidewalks, manybleedingprofusely,somemiss- inglimbs.Inavideothatcaptured themomentoftheblast,cheers turnedtoterrifiedscreamsaspanic sweptoverthecrowd. “We’vebeenacalmislandinasea oftrouble,”saidThomasWhalen,a politicalhistorianatBostonUniver- sity.“Wethinkofthisassomething thathappenssomewhereelse.And nowit’shappenedhere.” Andifitcouldhappenthere,it couldhappenanywhere.Eventslike responsiblefortheblasts,whichcre- atedahorrificsceneofblood,limbs andcarnage. BostonPoliceCommissionerEd DavissaidMondaynightthatthree peopleweredeadandthatthetotal injuredwasnotyetknown.Hecalled it“ahorrendouslossoflife.”Hesaid authoritiesdidnothaveasuspect andpolicewereinterviewingsurvi- vorsoftheblast.HesaidtheFBIhad takenchargeoftheinvestigation. “Thisisstillvery,veryearlyinthe investigation,”Davissaid. MassachusettsGov.DevalPatrick warnedthatBostonwouldbeona highsecurityalerttodayandthatrid- ersonpublictransportationcould expecttoencounteroicersandhave bagssearched. “It’snotgoingtobesimple,easyor regular,”Patricksaid. Investigatorssearchedawide, heavilypopulatedareaofdowntown CHARLESDHARAPAK,AP We’ll‘gettothe bottomofthis’ RickHampsonandChuckRaasch USATODAY WilliamM.Welch @williammwelch USATODAY T heblastsonBoylstonStreet werefeltacrossthenation, shakingandsometimes shatteringafragilehope— formedslowlyintheyears since2001—thatmaybeitwon’t happenhere.Notagain. Thenitdid:intheAthensofAmer- ica;onaholidaythatmarksthebe- ginningofU.S.independence;atthe sportingeventtowhichallBoston looksforward;onthedaywhenwin- terinNewEnglandunoiciallybe- comesspring. Andithappenedinawaythat manyexpertshadpredicted.Instead ofanothermassive,intricate9/11- InD.C.,flagslowered, amomentofsilence,a vowforjustice 3A Federalandlocalinvestigatorsare wagingamassivesearchforwhoever isresponsibleforapairofexplosions thattorethroughthefinalstretchof theBostonMarathononMonday, killingatleastthreepeople,injuring morethan130andinflictingoneof themostsevereandpublicattackson thenationsincetheterrorismof Sept.11,2001. Thistime,thesourcewasstillun- known,andcitiesacrossthenation wentonalertagainstthepossibility ofanotherbombing. PresidentObamavowedtobring “thefullweightofjustice”onthose HOMEDELIVERY 1-800-872-0001 USATODAYSERVICE.COM QIJFAF-02005y(b)g ©COPYRIGHT2013USATODAY,adivisionofGannettCo.,Inc. v STORYCONTINUESON 6A v STORYCONTINUESON 3A STATE-BY-STATE8AMARKETPLACETODAY4DPUZZLES4DUSAMARKETS3BWEATHER12AWHATTOWATCH5DYOURSAY11A USATODAY TUESDAY,APRIL16,2013 NEWS 2A NATION/WASHINGTON Report:Firedofficialis suspectinTexasDAkillings edorchargedwiththeMcLellandor Hasseshootings,”Lewissaid.“There havebeennoarrestsinconnection withtheshootingsatall.” Williams,46,whowasconvicted bybothMcLellandandHassein2012 fortheftofpublicpropertyandbur- glaryinvolvingcomputers,wasques- tionedaftertheMcLellands’killings. Helosthisjobasjusticeofthepeace andhadhislawlicensesuspendedaf- terhisfelonyconvictions. ThoughWilliams,inthe2012con- viction,wascaughtonsurveillance videowiththecomputermonitors, hearguedheneededthemtowork onacountyproject.Hisattorneys portrayedhimasanoccasionally bumblingfigurewithgoodinten- tions.“Lookatthemanonthevideo,” Sergisaid,accordingtoatrialtran- script.“Lookathiseyes.He’snothid- inganything.Hedoesn’tknowwhy he’shere.He’sbefuddled.” HasseandMcLellandspoke harshlyofhischaracteranddis- missedhisexplanation. “He’sanelectedpublicservant whoisjustaflat-outthiefandbur- glarandneedstoberemovedfrom oiceandconvictedofbeingathief andaburglar,(because)that’sexactly whatheis,withqualityevidenceof himdoingitonvideo,”Hassesaid. USANow Whatwe’re following Astatelawenforcementoicial spenttwo-and-halfhoursvisiting withthestoragefacility’smanager Monday.Theoicialwentintothe manager’soicewithasmallblack dufelbagandleftwiththebagas wellaswhatappearedtobeseveral documents.Themanager,LarryMa- this,declinedtocommentafterthe meeting. ThestoragelockerisinSeagoville, about15mileswestofWilliams’ home,wheretwosignsonthefront doorsMondayinstructedmedia seekingcommenttocontactDavid Sergi,Williams’attorneyinthetheft case.Awomanwhoansweredthe phoneatSergi’soicesaidhewould nothaveanycommentonthecase Monday. Lt.JustinLewis,aspokesmanwith theKaufmanCountySherif’sOice, saidWilliamswasarrestedandisbe- ingheldonchargesofinsuicient bondforhispreviouscriminalcon- victionsandthenewchargeofmak- ingaterroristthreat. “Mr.Williamshasnotbeenarrest- Alookaheadtonews, features,photosand videoswe’llbepostingtodayat usatoday.com andonourfree appsforallmobiledevices. RickJervis USATODAY EricWilliams,aformerjusticeof thepeaceconvictedoftheftbytwo Texasprosecutorswhowerelater shottodeath,hasbeenarrestedon chargesofmakinga“terroristic threat”andisaprimesuspectinthe killings,accordingtomediareports. AuthoritiesallegeWilliamse- mailedananonymousthreattolaw oicersfromhispersonalcomputer onedayafterKaufmanCountyDis- trictAttorneyMikeMcLellandand hiswife,Cynthia,werefounddeadin theirhomeMarch30.Thee-mailim- pliedthatifauthoritiesdidn’tre- spondtovariousdemands,there wouldbeanotherattack,according toaprobablecauseaidavit. Williams’arrestcameafterfederal andlocalagentsinvestigatingthe deathsofthecoupleandAssistant DistrictAttorneyMarkHasse searchedhishomeandastoragefa- cility.Investigatorsarefocusedon u NEWS Astheinvestigation intothe bombings atthe BostonMarathon continues, turnto usatoday.com/news forthelatestdevelopments throughouttheday. KAUFMANCOUNTYSHERIFF’SOFFICEVIAAP EricWilliamsischargedwithmakinga “terroristicthreat.” tryingtobuildacaseagainsthim,ac- cordingtoalawenforcementoicial whospoketotheAssociatedPresson conditionofanonymitybecauseof thesensitivityoftheinvestigation. Theoicialsaidatleast20weap- onsfoundinWilliams’storagelocker arebeingtestedbyballisticsexperts. AFordCrownVictoriasimilartoone seenandrecordedonvideointhe McLellands’neighborhoodonthe daytheydiedalsowasfoundatthe locker,theoicialsaid. CHUCKBURTON,AP u MONEY There’salotof economicnewstoday.The LaborDepartmentreleases the ConsumerPriceIndex for Marchat8:30a.m.ET.The CommerceDepartmentan- nounces housingstarts for March,alsoat8:30a.m.And theFederalReservereports industrialproduction for Marchat9:15a.m.Findthem at usatoday.com/money . Contributing:AssociatedPress BILLSEEKS $7BFOR BORDER SECURITY ‘GangofEight’ senatorstorelease immigrationplan JUSTINSULLIVAN,GETTYIMAGES u MONEY First-quarter earn- ingsreports forsomemajor companiescomeouttoday, sowatchhowthey’redoing andhowthemarketsreact: Coca-Cola , Intel , Goldman Sachs , CSX , Yahoo and Johnson&Johnson .Youcan checkoutyourportfolioat usatoday.com/money . AlanGomez USATODAY WASHINGTON Thefederalgovern- mentwouldpumpanadditional $7billionintosecuringtheborder withMexico,thenation’s11million unauthorizedimmigrantscouldbe- comeU.S.citizensin13yearsorless, andthecountry’slegalimmigration systemwouldbefundamentallyal- teredunderabillbyabipartisan groupofsenatorsbeingfiledtoday. Thegroupofsenatorsknownas theGangofEighthavebeenworking onthebillformorethantwomonths andwillannouncetheirfinalmea- sureonWednesday. Theyhad plannedtoreleaseittodaybutde- layeditoutofrespectforthevictims oftheBostonbombings. Detailsofthebillweredescribed toUSATODAYbySenateaideswho requestedanonymitybecausethe measurehadnotyetbeenfiled. Sen.MarcoRubio,R-Fla.,wenton seventalkshowsSundaytoexplain partsofthebillandimmediately facedcriticismfromSen.JefSes- sions,R-Ala.,andothersaboutgrant- inglegalstatustounauthorized immigrantsbeforefullysecuringthe border.Accordingtothebill,thetwo processeswouldmovehandinhand. First,theDepartmentofHome- landSecuritywouldneedtodevelop astrategytoaddBorderPatrol agents,unmannedaerialvehicles, surveillancetechnologyandmore fencingalongthenation’ssouthwest JOHNMOORE,GETTYIMAGES BorderPatrolagentsdetainundocumentedimmigrantsThursdaynearMission,Texas.TheBorderPatrol saystheRioGrandeValleysectorofhasseenamorethan50%riseinillegalbordercrossingsinayear. isteredProvisionalImmigrants”—if theyenteredtheU.S.beforeDec.31, 2011,passacriminalbackground checkandpay$500andanyout- standingtaxes.Thattemporarysta- tuscouldberenewedsixyearslater withanadditional$500paid. Meanwhile,allbusinessowners wouldhavetobegincheckingtheim- migrationstatusofnewhires,and thegovernmentmustimplementa programtotrackeverytimeaperson entersandexitsthecountry. HomelandSecuritywouldhave fiveyearstocertifythattheagencyis monitoring100%oftheborderand intercepting90%ofpeopletryingto illegallycross. Iftheagencydoesn’treachthose goals,acommissionmadeupofbor- der-stategovernorsandotherex- pertswillbecreatedtooverseethe job. Usinganadditional$2billion,the commissionwouldhavetocreatea newplantosecuretheborderand implementit.Butthecommission wouldnotneedtoreachanystatisti- calbenchmarksofbordersecurity forRegisteredProvisionalImmi- grantstoproceedtoapplyingfor greencards.After10years,andafter payinganadditional$1,000fine,Reg- isteredProvisionalImmigrantscould applyforagreencardandthenapply forU.S.citizenshipthreeyearslater. Thebillwouldalsodramatically changethewayU.S.grantsvisasand greencardsinthefuture. Currently,mostgreencardsareis- suedbasedonfamilytiestoU.S.citi- zens—onlyabout16%ofimmigrants aregrantedgreencardsbasedon theirskillsortheirpossiblecontribu- tionstotheeconomy.Thebillwould createa“merit-based”system.A Senateaidesaidcloseto50%offu- tureimmigrantscouldbegrantedac- cessbasedontheirskills. Unauthorizedimmigrantsbrought tothecountryaschildrenandthose whohaveworkedinthenation’sagri- culturalindustrieswouldhaveafast- ertracktoagreencard.Whileall othersmustwait10years,theycan applyforagreencardafterfiveyears. ALEXBRANDON,AP u NEWS The SupremeCourt todayhearsachallengeto thelongstandingfederallaw onthe adoptionofNative Americanchildren .Atissueis agirladoptedbyacouple butwasreturnedtoherbio- logicaldadseveralyears laterthroughthe Indian ChildWelfareAct .Learn whatthejusticessayat usatoday.com/news . SUSANWALSH,AP Sen.MarcoRubioisfacingcriti- cismfromfellowRepublicans. What’spopularonline: u Stocks:Dowhurtlesdown 1.8%asgoldplunges,too u Kmart’sadcausesshock wavesandsmiles u GM,Fordjoinfor10-speed transmissions border.Oncethatplan,whichwillbe fundedbyaninfusionof$4.5billion, isdevelopedandsubmittedtoCon- gress,thenation’sunauthorizedim- migrantscouldapplyfortemporary legalstatus. Immigrantswouldbeableto achievethatstatus—knownas“Reg- Corrections&Clarifications Compromisewouldbolstersomegunrights USATODAYiscommitted toaccuracy.Toreachus, contactStandardsEditor BrentJonesat800-872- 7073ore-mailaccu- racy@usatoday.com. Pleaseindicatewhether you’rerespondingto contentonlineorinthe newspaper. Activistsonbothsidesofthegunde- bateseethingstolikeinthemeasure. TheamendmentbySen.JoeMan- chin,D-W.Va.andPatToomey,R-Pa., allowsforinterstatefirearmsales, precludesstatesfromenforcinglocal gunlawswhengunownersaretrans- portinggunsacrossstatelinesand imposesa15-yearprisontermfor anygovernmentoicialwhokeeps gunownershiprecords. GunrightsactivistAlanGottlieb saidthatthegunlobbyis“givingup aninchtogetamile.” “Thebillgivesusalotofthings we’vebeenfightingforinCongress thatIhaven’tbeenabletoachievein years,”saidGottlieb,chairmanofthe CitizensCommitteefortheRightto KeepandBearArms. Theamendmentalsoallowsstate concealedcarrypermitstobeusedin placeofafederalbackgroundcheck, allowsactive-dutymilitarytobuy gunsintheirhomestatesandspeeds upsalesbyreducingtheturnaround timeforbackgroundchecks. TheManchin-Toomeydealhelped tobreakathreatenedfilibusterofthe gunbilllastweek,allowingtheSen- atetotakeitupbeginningTuesday andpossiblycontinuingforweeks. Itclosesthe“loopholes”forgun showsandInternetsalesbutstops shortoftheuniversalbackground checkscontainedintheoriginalbill andproposedbyPresidentObama. GregoryKorte @gregorykorte USATODAY WASHINGTON TheSenatewillbegin debatingtodayacompromiseon backgroundchecksforgunbuyers thatclosesthegunshow“loophole” butalsoexpandssomegunrights. SUBSCRIPTIONS 1-800-USA-0001 Monday–Friday 8a.m.–7p.m.ET USASNAPSHOTS © Arephonebooks obsolete? 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OurPledgetosubscribers: www.ourpledge.usatoday.com POSTMASTER: SendaddresschangestoUSATODAY,POBOX 650301,DALLASTX75265-9820. Work RICKBOWMER,AP RetiredpolicemanKenHaltermanholdsanAK-47witha75-roundclipduringthe RockyMountainGunShowlastmonthinSandy,Utah. Home 6% 29% 29% “Ourassessmentisattheendof thedayisthatthissomethingthat willdomoregoodthanbad,andit willsavelives,”saidLaddEverittof theCoalitiontoStopGunViolence, whichincludesreligiousgroups,doc- torsandpublichealthorganizations. “Thisisnotauniversalbackground checkbill,andthat’sunfortunate.” Forexample,thebillwouldex- emptgunsales,suchasfleamarkets, withfewerthan75guns. ThebillwouldalsobeefuptheNa- tionalInstantCriminalBackground CheckSystemtoincludemental healthrecordsandotherconvictions missingfromthecurrentdatabase. Theplanwouldspend$400million overfouryearstoupgradethesystem butwithholdfederalfundsfrom statesthatdon’timprovetheirdata. Otheramendmentswouldbanas- saultweapons,limitthecapacityof ammunitionmagazinesandbarpeo- plefrombuyinggunsiftheyhave committedcrimesabroad. Home and Home Home and 23% 23% work work 1% Don’t know what itis 41% 41% Don’tuse Source RingCentralsurveyof1,856workers ANNER.CAREYANDKARLGELLES,USATODAY K NEWS 3A USATODAY TUESDAY,APRIL16,2013 BOMBINGSINBOSTON KENMCGAGH,METROWESTDAILYNEWS,VIAAP InjuredpeoplelieamiddebrisonthesidewalkneartheBostonMarathonfinishlinefollowinganexplosioninBoston. Noarrests,butpolicetalktomany tionbarredlow-flyingaircraftfrom theareawithin3.5milesofthesite andtemporarilyshutdownBoston’s Loganairport.Inotherbigcities, fromNewYorktoLosAngeles,police respondedwithtightersecurityat publicplaces,includingairportsand otherpotentialtargets. EdDavis,theBostonpolicecom- missioner,initiallysaidpolicewere treatinganincidentfireattheJohn F.KennedyLibraryasrelated,but laterapolicespokeswomansaidit wasanunrelatedmechanicalfire. Investigatorscordonedofthe chaoticcrimescene,whichwaslit- teredwithdebrisandabandoned backpacks.Davissaidthepackswere beingexaminedforotherpossible explosivedevices. “Anythingthatisunattendedisbe- ingtreatedasapotentialproblem,” Davissaid.Hesaidsomeweredeto- natedincontrolledblasts. Thebombblastspromptedwide- spreadsafetyprecautions.TheNHL hockeygamebetweentheBoston BruinsandOttawaSenatorsMonday nightinBostonwaspostponed,as wasTuesday’sNBAgamebetween theCelticsandIndianaPacers.Secu- ritywasinevidenceatMajorLeague Baseballgamesandothersporting eventsaroundthecountryMonday evening. CharlotteHartwigofSalem,Ore., wasabout200yardsfromthefinish linewhenthefirstexplosion occurred. “Iheardsuchaloudnoise,and thenIsawthesmokeandthereac- tionofothers,”shesaid.“Itdoesn’t registerrightaway.Ithought‘That couldn’thavehappened,couldit?’ Thenanotheronewentofbehind me.” ThiswasthesixthBostonMara- thonforHartwig. “Idon’tknowifI’llcomeback again,”shesaid.“Thiswillkindof changethewayIlookattheBoston.” v CONTINUEDFROM 1A ATAGLANCE Bostonformorebombs.Afederal lawenforcementoicialsaidinvesti- gatorswereexaminingaboutthree otherpossibledevices.Davissaid thatnoadditionalbombshadbeen foundbutthatoicerswerelooking intoseveralreportsofsuspicious packages. Thetwodevicesthatexploded weredescribedbytheoicialasrela- tivelysmallandmayhavecontained ballbearingsorBBgunpelletsas shrapnel tomaximizehuman injuries. “Thiswasaverypowerfulblast withserious,seriousinjuries,”Davis said. Itwasimmediatelyunclearwheth- erthedeviceswereremotelydeto- natedorincludedtimers,theoicial said,orwhetheragrouporsinglein- dividualwasresponsible. Thefederaloicial,whowas briefedonthematterbutwasnotau- thorizedtocommentpublicly,said authoritieswerequestioningone personwhowasseenfleeingfromthe sceneandsoughttreatmentatahos- pital.Butitwasnotknownwhether thepersonrepresentedmorethana witnesstotheincident. Nomotivewasknownandno groupimmediatelyclaimedresponsi- bility.TheblastscameonPatriot’s Day,aMassachusettsstateholiday coincidingwiththeApril15datethat Americans’annualfederalincome taxesaredue. BostonPoliceCommissionerEd Davissaidnoarrestshavebeenmade butadded,“Wearetalkingtolotsof people.” Obamaaddressedthenationbrief- lyonTV. “Westilldonotknowwhodidthis orwhy.Andpeopleshouldn’tjumpto conclusionsbeforewehaveallthe facts,”thepresidentsaid.“Butmake nomistake—wewillgettothebot- tomofthis....Anyresponsibleindi- viduals,anyresponsiblegroupswill feelthefullweightofjustice.” Obamadidnotusetheword“ter- 0 1,000 uMarathonofficialsreportedthat theracehad23,326startersand 17,584finishersbeforetherace wascalled. uTherace,whichbeganin1897,is heldonPatriots’Day.It’saschool holidayinBostonandcommem- oratestheopeningbattleofthe AmericanRevolutionaryWar. uLelisaDesisaofEthiopiawonthe men’sracein2hours,10minutes, 22seconds,inhissecondraceat the26.2-miledistance.Kenya’s RitaJeptoo,whowonBostonin 2006,wonthewomen’stitlein 2:26:25.Itwasherfirstvictoryina majorracesincetakingtwo yearsofftohaveababy.Thetop AmericanswereShalaneFlana- ganandJasonHartmann.Both werefourth. uMonday’sracebeganwith26 secondsofsilenceinhonorof victimsoftheSandyHookEle- mentarySchoolshooting. Boston Feet 1stexplosion 2ndexplosion Mass. 1 Atlantic Ocean 93 Somerville 3 Cambridge Boston Mass. Bombings Source USATODAYreporting completedtheracebutasslower runnerswerestillonthecourseand pressingtofinish. Witnessesreportedasceneof blood,debrisandbodypartsblown throughtheairandlitteringthearea. Medicalandemergencyworkers werealreadyonthesceneforrun- nerswhomightneedattention,and theirtreatmentareawasquickly overwhelmedbypeoplewithsevere blastinjuries,somemissinglimbs. “Theyjuststartedbringingpeople inwithnolimbs,”saidrunnerTim Davey,ofRichmond,Va. “Theyjustkeptfillingupwith moreandmorecasualties,”saidLisa Davey,hiswife.“Mosteverybodywas conscious.Theywereverydazed.” Some27,000runnerscompetedin therace,oneofBoston’sbiggestan- nualevents,whichdrawsmarathon- ersfromaroundtheworld.Itisheld onPatriotsDay,whichcommemo- ratesthefirstbattlesoftheAmerican Revolution,atConcordandLexing- tonin1775. TheFederalAviationAdministra- Source ESRI 0 2 93 KARLGELLESANDJULIESNIDER,USATODAY Mass. N Miles rorism,”butothersdid. “Ithasallthehallmarksofanact ofterrorism,”HouseHomelandSe- curityChairmanMikeMcCaul,R- Texas,saidinWashington.“The WhiteHousedoesn’twanttojumpto conclusions....Wejustdon’tknowif it’sforeignordomestic.” ThoughObamacautionedagainst jumpingtoconclusionsaboutthe motive,asenioradministrationoi- cialsaiditwas“clearlyanactofter- rorandwillbeapproachedasanact ofterror.” “Wedon’tyetknowwhocarried outthisattack,andathoroughinves- tigationwillhavetodetermine whetheritwasplannedandcarried outbyaterroristgroup,foreignor domestic,”saidasenioradministra- tionoicial.Theoicial,notautho- rizedtospeakpublicly,spokeonthe conditionofanonymity. ObamawasbriefedbyFBIDirec- torRobertMuellerandDepartment ofHomelandSecuritySecretaryJa- netNapolitanoontheinvestigation andresponse.HespokewithHouse andSenateleaders,Boston’smayor, ThomasMenino,andPatrick.Atthe Capitol,theU.S.flagwasloweredto halfstaf. Twoexplosionsjustsecondsapart werecaughtonvideobyseveralwit- nessesintheareaalongBoston’s BoylstonStreet,wherethecelebrat- edraceends.Peoplecouldbeseen staggeringandfallingfromtheblasts, andwhitesmokeandorangeflame couldbeseenemergingfromtheline ofstorefrontsbehindagrandstand. Theexplosionscameatthe4- hours-and-9-minutesmarkinthe race,accordingtoadigitaltiming clockinplaceatthefinishline.That waswellafterthefastestrunnershad Contributing:KevinJohnson,Michael Winter,DonnaLeinwandandGregory Korte Obamavowstolevy‘fullweightofjustice’ Warnsnottorush toconclusions outbyaterroristgroup,foreignor domestic,”saidtheoicial,whowas notauthorizedtospeakpubliclyand spokeonconditionofanonymity. Obamawasnotifiedaboutthe blastsatabout3p.m.,andadmini- strationoicialshavebeencoordi- natingwithMassachusettsand Bostonauthoritiessince.Obama spokewithBostonMayorTomMeni- noandMassachusettsGov.Deval Patrickandtoldthemthathewas readytooferBostonanysupport neededtorespondtotheincident. ObamawasbriefedbyFBIDirec- torRobertMuellerandDepartment ofHomelandSecuritySecretaryJa- netNapolitanoontheinvestigation andresponsetotheincident.The presidentalsospoketoHouseSpeak- erJohnBoehnerandSenateMinor- ityLeaderMitchMcConnell. BoehnerorderedtheAmerican flagstobeloweredoutsidetheU.S. Capitoltohalf-stafMondayevening. “Wordscannotbegintoexpressour sorrowforthefamilieswhoaregriev- ingsosuddenlyrightnow,”Boehner said.“TheHouseofRepresentatives ofersitsprayerstothevictimsand thecityofBoston.Wealsogive thanksfortheprofessionalsand GoodSamaritanswhopreventedfur- therlossoflife.Thisisaterribleday forallAmericans,butwewillcarry onintheAmericanspiritandcome saidcommuterswouldseeastepped- uppolicepresenceMondaynight. PoliticiansfromNewEnglandand acrossthecountryrespondedwitha mixtureofheartbreakandoutrage: u“Ourthoughtsandprayersare withthevictims,andourheartfelt thanksgoouttothosefirstrespond- ers,medicalpersonnel,volunteers andcitizenswhowereonthescene tohelpthoseinneed,”saidSen.Jack Reed,D-R.I.“Ihavefaiththatlawen- forcementwillgettothebottomof thisandholdwhoeverisresponsible accountabletothefullestextent.” u“Ourheartsareheavywiththe newsout of Boston today. #PrayforBoston,”tweetedthe2012 GOPpresidentialnomineeandfor- merMassachusettsgovernorMitt Romney. u“HeartbreakingdayforBoston. Prayingforeveryonebackhomeas thisterribletragedyunfolds,”tweet- edRep.JoeKennedy,D-Mass. uInanothertweet,Rep.Eric Swalwell,D-Calif.,saidhewaspray- ing“forthosemurdered.” Meanwhile,thefivecandidates runninginthespecialSenateelec- tioninMassachusettsannounced theyweresuspendingcampaignac- tivitiesoutofrespectforthevictims. AamerMadhaniandPaulSinger USATODAY PresidentObamavowedMonday nighttogettothebottomofwhois behindapairofdeadlyexplosions nearthefinishlineoftheBoston Marathon,buthewarnedAmericans nottojumptoanyconclusions. “Westilldonotknowwhodidthis, orwhy,andpeopleshouldn’tjumpto conclusionsbeforewehaveallthe facts,”Obamasaidinastatementaf- tertheblasts.“Butmakenomistake, wewillgettothebottomofthis.” Headded:“Wewillfindoutwho didthis.We’llfindoutwhytheydid this.Anyresponsibleindividuals,any responsiblegroupswillfeelthefull weightofjustice.” Obamacautionedagainstjumping toconclusionsaboutthemotivefor theexplosions,butasenioradmini- strationoicialsaidtheincidentwas “clearlyanactofterrorandwillbe approachedasanactofterror.” “Wedon’tyetknowwhocarried outthisattack,andathoroughinves- tigationwillhavetodetermine whetheritwasplannedandcarried MARKWILSON,GETTYIMAGES ThepresidentspeaksattheWhiteHouseabouttheblast.Earlieron Monday,heoferedMassachusettsoicialsanysupporttheyneeded. togetherwithgraceandstrength.” OntheSenatefloor,Majority LeaderHarryReidheldamomentof silenceshortlyafter5:30p.m. VicePresidentBidenappearedto havelearnedoftheexplosionsfrom television.Duringacallwithgun- controlactivistsMondayafternoon unrelatedtotheincident,Bidensaid, “AsIamspeakinghere,theyjust turnedonthetelevisioninmyoice andapparentlytherehasbeena bombing—Idon’tknowanyofthe detailsofwhatcausedit,whodidit... Ourprayersarewiththepeoplein Bostonwhohavesuferedinjury.” AuthoritiesinWashingtonclosed ofanareaneartheWhiteHouseto pedestriantraic.“Outofanabun- danceofcaution,wehaveexpanded oursecurityperimeterattheWhite Housecomplex,”U.S.SecretService spokesmanEdwinDonovansaid. WashingtonMayorVincentGray Contributing:AlanGomez,DavidJackson andCatalinaCamia 4A NEWS USATODAY TUESDAY,APRIL16,2013 BOMBINGSINBOSTON AUTHORITIESSEEKWITNESSES, POREOVERSECURITYFOOTAGE BostonMarathon tragedytimeline 9a.m. The117thBoston Marathonbegins withthemobility impairedathletes. Dozensoffederal investigatorsjoin policeoncase 2:50p.m. Thefirstoftwo bombs,50-100 yardsapart, explodesinthe finishlinearea.The secondexplodes 10-15secondslater. KevinJohnson USATODAY Lawenforcementauthoritiesin- vestigating simultaneous,deadly bombings that ripped through crowdsattheBostonMarathonon Mondaywerepursuingpotentialwit- nessesacrosstheregionandreview- ingstreamsofvideogatheredfrom nearbysecuritycameras,asdozensof additionalfederalinvestigatorswere dispatchedtoBostontoassistina broadterrorinquiry. BostonPoliceCommissionerEd Davissaidnosuspectswereincusto- dy,contrarytovariousnewsreports indicatingthatatleastoneperson hadbeendetained.“Wearequestion- ingmanypeople,butthereisnosus- pectincustody,”Davissaid. Afederallawenforcementoicial saidinvestigatorswereexamining threepossibleexplosivedevicesin additiontothetwothatweredeto- natedonthemarathonroute,includ- ingonerecoveredintheNewton area.Theoicial,whohadbeen briefedonthematterbutwasnotau- thorizedtocommentpublicly,said investigatorswereattemptingtode- terminewhetherthematerialrepre- sentedathreat. Thetwodevicesdetonatedonthe marathonrouteweredescribedby theoicialasrelativelysmalland possiblycontainingsmallballbear- ingsorBBgunpelletsdesignedto serveasshrapnel. Itwasunclearwhetherthedevices wereremotelydetonatedorincluded timers,theoicialsaid,addingthat noconclusionshadbeendrawnon whetheranorganizedgrouporlone wolfhadbeenresponsibleforthe attack. Theoicialsaidauthoritieswere questioningonepersonwhowas seenfleeingfromthesceneand soughttreatmentatahospital.Itwas notknownwhetherthepersonrep- resentedmorethanawitnesstothe incident. LateMonday,theFBIannounced itwastakingoverthecaseandthat theJusticeDepartmentwassending contingentsofadditionalFBIand BureauofAlcoholTobaccoFirearms andExplosivesagentstothecity. RichardDesLauriers,theFBI’stop 2:57p.m. Lastrecorded finishercrossesthe line. 3:30p.m. TheMassachusetts BayTransportation Authorityshuts downpartsofthe subway.Service resumesat approximately 5:45p.m. MICHAELIVINS,USATODAYSPORTS PolicespeakwithamanafterbombblastsnearthefinishlineoftheBostonMarathon.“Wearequestion- ingmanypeople,”PoliceCommissionerEdDavissaid,“butthereisnosuspectincustody.” About 4p.m. Apoliceoicer inspectsasus- piciousitemon StuartStreet aftertheexplo- sionsatthe BostonMara- thononMon- day.Authori- tiesdetonated someback- packsatthe sceneasapre- caution. suggestaforeignlink,hesaid. Henotedthatmanysimilar plannedattackshavebeenthwarted inrecentyears—theTimesSquare plotandtheunderwearbomber. “Unfortunately this onewas successful.” CommissionerDavissaidpolice hadbeendispatchedtohospitals,ho- telsandelsewheretoidentifypossi- blewitnessestothedualblaststhat exploded50to100yardsapart,near theiconicrace’sfinishline. Thecommissionerinitiallysaid policeweretreatingathirdincident attheJohnF.KennedyLibraryasre- lated,butlaterapolicespokeswoman saidthe library incidentwas fire-related. Investigatorscordonedofthe chaoticmarathoncrimescene,which waslitteredwithdebrisandaban- donedbackpacks.Davissaidthe packswerebeingexaminedforother possibleexplosivedevices.“Anything thatisunattendedisbeingtreatedas apotentialproblem,”Davissaid.He saidsomeweredetonatedincon- trolledblastsasaprecaution. TheFederal AviationAdminis- trationissuesa warningtopilots thatithascreated ano-flyzoneover thesiteofthe explosions.The statementsaysa no-flyzonewill remainineffect untilfurthernotice. 4:30p.m. Anexplosionis reportedattheJFK Library.Officials sayitmayhave beenonlyafire unrelatedtothe marathonattack. BOSTONGLOBEVIAGETTYIMAGES agentinBoston,saidthefederalgov- ernmentwasbringing“substantial resources”toassistintheinquiry. BostonPoliceCommissionerDa- visreportedthatthreepeoplewere killedintheblasts.“Thiscowardly actwillnotbetakeninstride,”he said. HouseHomelandSecurityChair- manMichaelMcCaul,R-Texas,spoke toreportersoutsidetheHouse chamberlateMonday. “Ithasallthehallmarksofanact ofterrorism,”hesaid.“TheWhite Houseisnotcallingitanactofter- rorismyet.Iam.Wejustdon’tknow ifit’sforeignordomestic. “OnepieceofevidenceI’mpartic- ularlyinterestediniswhetherthese devicescontainedballbearings,be- causethat’sthesignatureofanIED,” McCaulsaid.IEDs,orimprovisedex- plosivedevices,arefrequentlyused byal-Qaeda-linkedgroupsandwould 4:45p.m. BostonPolice Commissioner EdwardDavis holdsapress conference. Contributing:GregoryKorte,DonnaLein- wandLeger 6p.m. Citiesnationwide ratchetupsecurity atkeylocations NHL USATODAYreports theNHL’sBoston Bruins7p.m.home gameispostponed. 6:10p.m. PresidentObama speaksfromthe WhiteHouse abouttheattack. LauraPetreccaandKevinMcCoy USATODAY NEWYORK Citiesnationwidehave heightenedsecurityinthewakeof thedevastatingBostonMarathon explosions. MajorcitiesincludingNewYork, Chicago,LosAngeles,Seattleand Washingtonhaveincreasedtheirpo- licepresenceinbusyareasandtaken otherprecautions. TheNewYorkPoliceDepartment bolsteredsecurityathotelsandother prominentlocations,suchasitssub- waysystem. “Wehave1,000membersofthe NYPDassignedtocounterterrorism duties,andthey—alongwiththeen- tireNYPDandtheinvestmentswe havemadeincounter-terrorismin- frastructure—arebeingfullymobili- zedtoprotectourcity,”Mayor MichaelBloombergsaidinawritten statement. HotelsintheTimesSquarearea wereseeing“seriouslystepped-up” policepresence,saidRobertSnyder, aseniorexecutivewithTishman, whichownstheInterContinental andWestinhotelsinthattourist- heavyarea.Thetwohotelswere 6:30p.m. Congressobserves amomentof silenceforthe victims. ROBERTDEUTSCH,USATODAY NewYorkpoliceareonhighalertatNewYork’sTimesSquareafter theBostonMarathonbombing. KEVORKDJANSEZIANGETTYIMAGES AvanissearchedMondayata checkpointattheentranceofLos AngelesInternationalAirport. 8:57p.m. geles,”LosAngelesMayorAntonio VillaraigosasaidonhisFacebook page. ChicagoMayorRahmEmanuel tweetedthatwhiletherewasno knownthreatinChicago,“weare closelymonitoringeventsastheyun- foldinBoston.” Seattlepoliceincreasedpatrols. InWashington,D.C.,cityandtran- sitpolicesaidtheywereaugmenting security.Thepedestrianplazaon PennsylvaniaAvenueinfrontofthe WhiteHousewasclosed. Otherstateandcityoicialstook tosocialmediatogetouttheirmes- sagesaboutsafetyandsecurity.They alsousedTwitterandFacebookasa communicationstooltoofersup- portandsympathiesforthosein Boston. “Ourthoughtsandprayersare withtheCityofBoston,andtherun- nersandspectatorswhowerein- jured,”Emanuel said. Others, includingBloomberg,sentsimilar messages. InLondon,securityfortheSunday MarathononApril21wasbeing scrutinized. “Oursecurityplanisdeveloped jointlywiththeMetropolitanPolice andwewereincontactwiththemas soonasweheardthenews,”London MarathonCEONickBitelsaid. USATODAYreports therearemore than141people injured,17incritical condition.There areatleastthree dead,includingan 8-year-oldchild. checkingpeople’skeycardsbefore theywereallowedtoenterthebuild- ing.Theywere“admittingonlyregis- teredguests,”Snydersaid. InLosAngeles,policeaddedextra securityfortheMondayafternoon Dodgersbaseballgame.TheLosAn- gelesCountyMetropolitanTrans- portationAuthoritysaidtherewould beextrapatrolsonthebusandrail system,includingthepossibilityof bomb-sniingdogsattheLosAnge- lesUnionStationandotherMetro facilities. “TheLAPDandotherpublicsafety agencieswillremainvigilantatall publicandsportingeventsinLosAn- Source USATODAYresearch VERONICABRAVO,USATODAY Contributing:BarbaraDeLollisandEliza- bethWeise Injuriescausedbyexplosionsarehardtotreat Center. “Blastinjuryisoneofthemost challengingconstellationofinjuries,” saysJohnChovanes,traumasurgeon atCooperUniversityHospitalin Camden,N.J.,andanArmyreservist whohasdonethreecombattoursin IraqandAfghanistan. Inoneexplosiveevent,Chovanes says,avictimcansufertheblunt traumaofahigh-speedautoaccident fromthehigh-pressureblastwave, thepenetratingdestructionofmulti- plebulletwoundsfromtheshrapnel andpotentiallyaswathofdisfiguring burns. Bostonhospitalsreportedthat manypatientshadinjuriestotheir lowerlegs.That’sconsistentwitha bombplacedatgroundlevel,suchas inabackpack,Moroccosays. Currentandformermilitarydoc- torssaythelessonslearnedfromthe carnageofroadsidebombexplosions inIraqandAfghanistanthatleft morethan1,700Americantroops missinglimbsaftermorethanadec- adeofwar,arebeingcommunicated totraumasystemsnationwideand hopefullyplayedaroleinsavinglives inBoston. “Everybodywho’sbeendeployedis reallychilledbywhatwesaw,”says JohnHolcomb,aretiredArmycolo- nel.Advancesintheuseoftourni- quets,blood-clottingbattlegauze, bloodtransfusionandsurgeryhave ledtoabouta95%survivalratefor thewoundedofthewarsinIraqand Afghanistan,thegreatestnumberof themblastinjuries,doctorssay.Add- ingtothataredramaticimprove- mentsinrehabilitationtechniques andcomputerizedprostheticsthat providesignificantimprovementsin long-term,qualityoflife. Psychologically,Americansonce againwillbehitwiththefeelingthat “itcouldhappenanywhere,closeto us,”saidLaurieRicheroftheUniver- sityofCalifornia-SanFrancisco. LizSzabo,GreggZoroya andElizabethWeise USATODAY Blastinjuries,causedbythesortof explosionsthatoccurredinBoston onMonday,canbesomeofthemost diicultandcomplexinjuriesto treat. The“blastwave”fromtheexplo- sionactslike“aninvisiblewallofen- ergy,”whichcaninflictmassive internalinjuries,rupturingtheintes- tinesandknockingthebrainaround insidetheskull,saysMarkMorocco ofRonaldReaganUCLAMedical NEWS 5A USATODAY TUESDAY,APRIL16,2013 4MillionMeals DonatedEveryWeek. AYear-RoundCommitmenttoHungerRelief Workingside-by-sidewithlocalfoodbanks, weseeirsthandtheneedinthecommunities weserve.Asaleadingdonorintheightto endhunger,the KrogerCo.FamilyofStores donatesmillionsofdollarsandmillionsof mealsannuallytohelpourneighborsinneed. In2012alone, morethan200million wholesomemeals weredonatedto 80localFeedingAmerica foodbanks. 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