This transcript is automatically generated  I want to bring in somebody else now who.  -- about Boston a very very deeply Marianne marsh is a former advisor to Senator John Kerry but as I say much more importantly today.  She is a Bostonians Marianne -- this just a short distance from the site of yesterday's bombings Marianne.  First of all I'm sure you are very very proud of the way your city is coping -- today.  -- no doubt about it and I think -- and others have said it quite well for the most part everybody's going about their day and you're starting to see the fact that people are.  Really angry about what happened and not happy about it at all and looking forward to -- -- When the person who did this is -- captured and brought to justice and so there's a real sense of defiance I think you would hear.  And the voices of everybody in addition to the gratitude of so many people who were spared.  And just heartbreak for all those who work.  I'm -- and -- -- do you would you would -- the Boston Marathon many times I'm showing you know the aerial well at the -- personally.  Do you take something like this.  Well in that -- a big town it's not immediate the city yes is the capital of Massachusetts it's really the economic engine for knowing when.  But it's a big town and it's like one degree of separation from every button so there isn't anyone who doesn't know someone who wasn't there yesterday who was running yesterday.  Who hadn't participated in this before.  Even one of the guys is right outside the studio here -- running the board -- Lord & Taylor when this happened.  Yesterday and I'm grateful he was spared so it in there isn't anyone who doesn't know someone.  -- wasn't affected by this and I I think that's a big part of the story the other is.  If you live in Boston you love to -- politics and sports.  And on patriots day it's both because many people think politics is sport you know we have the reenactment of the the battle Lexington and Concord.  At the crack of dawn then you have a Red Sox game.  The marathon now -- just before it.  The Red Sox game finishes just as the elite are runners have finished -- coming out.  And a lot of people are now pouring out when a lot of the folks who were finishing yesterday when this -- comes across.  Two colleagues of mine were running for the liver foundation one of the first things I did yesterday morning when I got up with the send them both an email wishing them the block.  And they were just rounding the corner to Hereford street when this happened so I think you know -- we're big town and the word tough town and resilient as the president said.  That's a fact and I think I would say I tweeted this last night.  To everybody who sent their good wishes the Boston thank you so much I can't tell you how many people I heard from around the country.  And especially from everybody at box which was -- so appreciate it.  But to those of you who wish us -- You'll regret it and that's a promise them.  I'm married and one of -- a lot of our viewers writing in here expressing their best wishes for you enough.  Everybody in Boston -- -- also says in Texas you see the very best in people when some people.  Showing us the worst tell me.  The days immediately you want you -- right at that location yesterday all of the bombings that.  Tell -- -- as you heard about them and as the news began to came in what -- immediately went through your head.  My office is right in between.  The race itself the end of that end on a block and a half for Mass.  So our office is right in the middle right behind the Statehouse a lot of government buildings across from City Hall.  The JFK federal buildings so we're in the midst of all of -- And when we heard and I heard first.  I -- immediately spoke to the colleagues who were in my office at the holiday here yesterday it's a lot of people were network half our building -- state offices they were closed.  And we immediately started to try to contact everybody.  In our office who was at the race two of them -- running.  Four of them went to see them to cheer them on one of them was in the VIP's -- so we immediately started to tried to find them which was very difficult took several hours.  And one of them had his young family there to greet him at the end of the race.  But knew immediately heard sirens helicopters until they -- they airspace above us.  It went on for hours and it felt like a war zone.  And I live two blocks from the the end of the race and it went on all night so.  That there was no relief yesterday today it's another beautiful day here as it was yesterday.  There aren't as many people around because this is -- Vacation we care but what you do see are allowed a marathon runners and when you live here on marathon day you get accustomed to all of the inconveniences with security and everything.  But the one thing everybody does it -- you see somebody picking up and number you wish them good luck.  When they have their mylar blankets around them you always congratulate them and the day after they all walk around -- sweatshirt and today everybody is congratulating them.  Taxi -- drivers are beeping horns so there's -- real there's always a sense of community on this day but maybe no more than today there than there ever has -- The up will -- delighted that you are okay I'm Marianne and -- -- living your friends who work.  -- running him more in the area are okay and now we offer our sympathies tool.  The victims who on not.  -- did a -- and -- former advisor to Senator John Kerry that is a same far more importantly.  On this day Bostonians thank you so much Mary and the very best to -- -- and -- all right.
Mary Anne Marsh gives a personal account of how this tragedy has impacted her city and her neighborhood