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From YouTube: Boston Marathon Safety Press Conference 2018
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Mayor Walsh and Police Commissioner William Evans discuss safety preparations for the upcoming Boston Marathon in a press conference at City Hall.
A
A
All
right,
I
want
to
thank
thank
you
all
for
coming
today.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
people
behind
me:
Commissioner
Evans,
Commission
F
in
chief
fully
chief
fielding
and
everyone
else.
That's
here
with
us
today.
I
want
to
thank
the
city.
Leadership.
I
want
to
thank
all
the
public
safety
personnel.
I
want
to
thank
Tom
grill
from
the
Boston
Athletic
Association.
A
We
have
four
days
away
from
the
start
of
the
one
hundred
and
twenty
second
Boston
Marathon
we've
been
busy
getting
ready
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
the
folks
in
the
city
and
with
this
with
the
state,
with
the
BAA,
with
John
Hancock,
who
puts
this
incredible
race
together.
It
really
takes
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
coordination,
and
it's
amazing.
It's
amazing
weekend
here
in
the
city
of
Boston,
so
I
want
to
thank
all
the
people
involved
before
I
get
into
the
plans
of
this
year's
events.
A
I
want
to
just
take
a
ticket
to
say
a
few
words
about
a
member
of
our
public
safety
committee
who
we
lost
this
year,
Captain
Robert
Halley
he
was
named.
He
is
known
as
Sarge
on
the
on
the
street.
As
many
of
you
called
him.
He
served
Boston
EMS
for
35
years.
He
developed
a
special
operations
unit
which
responds
to
Boston's
biggest
events,
including
the
marathon
in
2013.
His
leadership
saved
a
lot
of
lives
out
there.
I
was
wrong
with
a
lot
of
other
people.
A
We
just
want
to
be
will
always
be
grateful
to
his
service.
I
want
to
thank
his
family,
as
always
we'll
be
implementing
an
extensive
security
measures
that
he
helped
design
and
I
want
to
just
give
a
shout
out.
He
was
always
done.
He
was
in
and
I'm
not
a
golf
cart.
I
feel
you
call
it,
but
he
was
always
to
the
finish
line.
He
was
always
there.
A
He
was
always
in
the
in
the
medical
tent
and
she
fully
knew
him
well
and
I
just
want
to
thank
Sarge
for
his
great
work
and
things
I
just
family
for
having
him
to
be
part
of
our
team
and
our
family.
This
year
we
have
a
comprehensive
safety
plan
in
place
for
the
marathon
and
all
weekend
and
all
the
big
events
leading
up
to
the
big
race.
A
That
includes
running
Expo
at
the
Seaport
trades
World
Trade
Center,
the
boss,
PA
a
5k
tons
of
different
family
events
out
there
we
weren't
working
closely
with
the
BAA
and
our
neighboring
cities
and
towns,
and
state
and
federal
partners
to
ensure
the
the
for
Public
Safety
for
all
the
people
participating
both
all
the
runners
in
in
the
end,
the
people
in
spectators
will
be
watching.
This
great
event
will
be
activating
our
Emergency
Operations
Center
to
coordinate
all
city
agencies.
The
Boston
Police
Department
has
always
loved
a
very
large
presence
of
the
Commission.
A
We'll
talk
about
it.
A
little
bit
we'll
have
observation
teams
on
our
roofs,
SWAT
and
hazmat
teams
along
the
course
will
have
security.
Checkpoints
will
will
be
checking
bags
starting
at
Audubon.
Circle
I
really
encourage
people
if
you
don't
need
to
bring
a
bag,
don't
bring
a
bag
if
you
bring
a
bag,
if
you
bring
a
clear
bag,
that
would
be
helpful
to
the
police
department
and
all
the
perps
personality
to
make
sure
that
nothing
looks
out
of
the
ordinary
and
it
would
help
us
with
security
measures.
A
It
would
also
help
all
those
spectators
not
be
concerned
about
now
when
they
see
somebody
walking
with
a
bag
or
backpack
worried
about
that.
So
we're
asking
I'd,
ask
you
a
little
extra
there
as
always
we're
gonna
maintain
normally
normal
staffing
levels
in
our
neighborhoods
as
well.
So
when
we
have
an
event
like
the
marathon,
we
are
extra
presence
in
in
downtown
Boston
and
the
wrong
along
the
marathon
route,
but
that
does
not
mean
that
we
take
any
resources
from
our
community.
A
We
just
graduated
a
class
of
97
police
officers,
so
we'll
have
actually
a
few
more
officers
available
to
be
able
to
help
us
in
our
communities
and
our
neighborhoods
during
the
marathon
throughout
the
weekend,
there'll
be
some
road
closures
and
parking
restrictions
on
Monday
sections
of
both
Huntington
Avenue
and
Newbury
Street
will
be
pedestrian
walkways.
Only
traffic
leading
into
the
marathon
route
east
of
Mass
Ave
will
be
closed.
At
8
a.m.
traffic
west
of
Mass
Ave
will
be
closed.
At
9
a.m.
we
participate
that
these
closures
will
remain
in
effect
until
about
5:30
p.m.
A
A
Please
go
to
Boston
gov
and,
as
we
might
finish,
my
remarks
and
the
Commissioner
Jean
offend
a
car,
our
transportation
commissioners
here
so
can
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
we're
asking
for
everyone's
help
to
make
sure
that
this
is
a
great,
safe
family,
fun
event,
if
possible,
we're
asking
every
one
as
much
as
possible.
Please
plate
up
take
public
transportation
or
ride
hub
way.
A
If
you
can,
we
request
the
spectators:
do
not
bring
banks
and
large
containers,
as
I
said
earlier,
we're
going
to
be
going
through
security
checkpoints
which
what
will
happen,
it'll
slow
down
the
process
of
getting
in
to
watch
the
race.
So
we're
asking
you
if
you
can't
just
leave
your
bags
at
home,
don't
fight
drones.
The
FAA
is
declared
the
marathon
mood
and
no-fly
zone,
so
we're
not
gonna
be
allowing
drones
to
be
flown
over
the
marathon
Road,
and
this
is
anybody
in
a
home.
A
If
you
think
you
want
to
be,
you
know
funny
doing
it
we're
asking
not
to
do
it
because
it
becomes
a
public
safety
risk
and
a
public
safety
issue.
In
the
case
of
overcrowding,
we
will
close
down
certain
areas
and
reroute
pedestrians,
so
we'll
be
monitoring
the
course,
as
the
day
goes
on,
to
make
sure
that
we
can
do
that.
A
We're
asking
everyone
to
please
cooperate
and
allow
this
race
to
go
smoothly
and
around
allow
or
allow
this
experience
to
go
smoothly
if
you're
in
a
checkpoint
and
you're
frustrated,
because
there's
a
long
line
just
be
patient,
the
checkpoint
is
there
for
your
safety.
The
checkpoint
is
there
for
public
safety
to
make
sure
that
everyone
has
a
good
day
right
now.
The
forecast
caught
is
calling
for
some
rain.
Hopefully
that
will
change
so
we're
asking
people
to
address
accordingly,
most
of
all
look
out
for
each
other.
A
This
event
attracts
tens
of
thousands
of
people
who
may
be
unfamiliar
with
the
city,
so
we're
asking
you
to
kind
of
you
know
if
anyone's
looking
for
help,
it
looks
a
little
lost.
Please
try
and
guide
them
along
also.
This
year
we
there's
gonna,
be
16,000
people
running
the
Boston
Marathon
for
the
very
first
time,
and
with
with
a
number
like
that
and
generally
trauma,
grille
told
me
early
it's
about
the
same
number.
A
It
brings
in
a
lot
of
new
people
that
have
never
experienced
a
marathon
before
so
they're
gonna
come
in
and
follow
their
their
loved
one
that
they
are
following
and
supporting
so
we're
asking
we're
excited
about
them
and
welcomed
them.
We're
encouraging
everyone
to
use
Boston,
gov
and
the
be
a
website
for
tips
around
how
to
get
around
the
city
and
for
different
events
that
are
happening
before
I
hand
it
off
to
Commissioner,
Evans
who's.
Gonna,
say
a
few
words.
I
just
want
to
talk
about
one
Boston
day,
which
is
on
Saturday.
A
The
marathon
is
always
an
important
time
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
in
the
last
five
years
has
taken
on
a
different
significance,
and
it's
become
a
movement
and
I've
said
that
on
one
Boston
day
is
a
citywide
call
to
service
every
April
15th,
it's
a
way
to
honor
those
we
lost
and
support
those
who
are
still
in
the
road
to
recovery.
There
are
acts
of
kindness
all
over
the
city
of
Boston.
A
Support
has
poured
in
from
all
over
the
country
and
all
over
the
world
when
it
comes
for
one
Boston
day,
we're
asking
everyone
who
loves
the
city
to
join
the
one
Boston
day
moment.
It's
a
couple
of
things
you
can
do.
You
can
go
online
in
one
Boston
day,
org
and
sign
up
for
service
projects
in
your
neighborhood
or
across
the
city
of
Boston,
or
maybe,
even
if
you
want
to
plan
one
on
your
own.
It's
also
it's
a
powerful
way
to
show
what
Boston
means
to
be
Boston
strong
after
the
marathon
incident
in
2013.
A
If
you
noticed
five
or
six
days
after
marathon,
nobody
was
beeping
horns,
no
one
John
the
people,
it
was
really.
It
was
a
different
type
of
feel
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
we're
asking
people
to
bring
that
feel
back
to
Boston.
Let's
be
patient,
let's
work
with
each
other,
it
might
mean
buy
a
cup
of
coffee
for
somebody
it
might
hold
the
door
for
somebody.
A
A
Once
again,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
public
safety
personnel
for
working
to
keep
our
city
safe
on
Marathon
Monday
and
every
single
day
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
all
the
athletes
racing
on
Monday
I
want
to
say
good
luck
to
you,
we're
rooting
for
all
of
you
for
all
the
first-time
runners.
Congratulations
on
incredible,
incredible
experience
and
incredible
just
feet
of
doing
this
marathon.
So
thank
you
for
that
and
we'll
take
questions
at
the
end
turn
over
to
Commissioner
Bill
Evans.
B
Thanks
mr.
mayor,
you
know,
first
thing
I
want
to
stress
is
I
want
to
thank
all
our
team
here.
You
know,
since
last
year's
marathon,
the
planning
has
begun
since
that
time
we've
had
a
lot
of
meetings
leading
up
to
here
whether
it's
contingency
planning
should
something
happened
and
tabletop
exercises.
So
you
know
we
don't
want
to
get
complacent
after
what
happened
five
years
ago
and
that's
something
we
continually
stress.
You
know
as
of
right
now,
I
spoke
to
FBI
Special
Agent
in
Charge,
Hank,
Shaw,
Boston
region,
intelligence
and
all
our
partners.
B
There
is
no
threat
to
our
Marathon
on
Monday,
so
we
anticipate
other
than
the
weather.
We
anticipate
a
great
day.
Hopefully
the
weather
will
clear
up
to
sort
of
go
over
some
of
the
things
that
the
mayor
already
stressed.
You
know
at
about
5:30.
In
the
morning
the
buses
are
going
to
load
up
on
Charles
Street,
taking
the
buses
up
to
Huntington
I
mean
up
to
Hopkinton,
so
that
area
will
be
shut
down.
The
Copley
Square
area
will
be
started
to
be
shut
down.
Around
6:00
a.m.
east
of
Mass
Ave,
again,
8
a.m.
B
and
West
at
9:00
a.m.
I
mean
so
that
that's
the
plan.
As
the
mayor
said,
Newbury
Street
is
going
to
be
a
pedestrian
walkway.
So
we
asked
families
who
are
coming
in
to
use
the
walkway
and
Huntington
have
westbound
from
Belvedere.
All
the
way
from
Dartmouth
will
be
clear
for
pedestrians
and
as
as
we've
said,
this
is
a
multi-layered
approach
that
the
city
will
use
as
people
come
to
the
marathon
they're
gonna
see
a
heavy
presence
of
uniformed
officers.
B
We're
gonna
have
a
lot
of
undercover
officers
and
we're
asking
like
the
mayor
stress
if
you're
coming
to
the
race,
please,
if
you
don't
have
to
bring
anything
large
carrying
bags,
you
know
coolers
suitcases
backpacks,
please
leave
them
at
home.
It
just
allows
you
to
get
quick
entry
anyway
to
watch
the
marathon
from
velvet
from
actually
Audubon
circle
down.
B
There'll
be
checkpoints
approximately
35
checkpoints,
where
people
will
have
to
walk
in
to
view
the
marathon
there'll,
be
observation
teams
up
up
on
the
roofs,
there's
WOD
assets,
there'll
be
bomb
sniffing
dogs
as
well
as
hazmat
Boston
police
officers
working
closely
with
the
fire
department.
So
a
lot
of
training
went
into
this
event,
but
I
want
to
stress:
there
is
no
threat
to
this.
Race
will
be
as
low-key
as
we
possibly
can
out
there,
but
we'll
be
ready.
If
something
should
happen,
I
want
to
encourage
people
who
are
coming
into
the
city.
B
Please
use
public
transportation.
It
will
make
it
easier
and
if
you
come
into
the
Red
Sox
game,
which
is
going
on
at
11:00
a.m.
we
encourage
you
also
to
take
with
transportation
and
if
you're
going
to
come
to
the
game,
access
it
by
pop
drive
and
Brookline
Ave
come
in
that
way,
because
Kenmore
Square
is
going
to
be
impacted.
Obviously,
but
you
know
we
anticipated
a
great
day.
There's
30,000
runners,
16,000
brand-new
runners,
which
it
obviously
would
be
an
exciting
day
for
them,
but
as
of
now
again
we're
gonna
have
a
great
day.
B
The
mayor
touched
on
viewing
along
Boylston
Street.
If
people
coming
into
the
checkpoint
in
that
area
gets
so
congested
that
we
can't
have
a
bond
different
jobs,
dogs
as
well
as
our
personnel
to
move
now
those
pockets
along
Boylston
Street
will
be
closed
and
you'll
be
asked
to
go
to
another
area,
so
the
overcrowding
issue
always
happens
with
the
businesses
and
whatnot
along
there,
and
we
might
ask
you
to
go
to
a
different
pot.
So
that's
what
the
main
meant
by
that
overall
again
we're
just
asking
people
to
behave.
B
You
know
we
do
I
sent
a
letter
out
this
week
to
all
the
schools
asking
them
don't
engage
in
you,
crazy
behavior,
don't
be
on
rooftops
on
on
awnings
trying
to
catch
a
view.
We
don't
want
anyone
hurt
and
obviously
we
don't
want
any
public
drinking
on
the
day.
So
again
we
expect
a
super
day
greatest
race
in
the
world
and
all
of
us
were
ready
to
invite
all
the
people
for
coming
around
the
world
to
watch
it.
So
thank
you
all
and.
C
Mr.
mayor,
thank
you.
The
people
standing
here
and
those
whom
they
represent
have
set
a
standard
for
strength
and
resilience
that
has
resonated
around
the
world,
and
those
of
us
who
are
here
and
have
had
the
opportunity
to
watch
and
work
with
them
know
why
that
is.
Commissioner
Evans
spoke
of
the
ways
that
they
prepare.
C
They
prepare
for
everything
and
anything
and
reach
a
level
of
preparedness
to
which
others
can
only
aspire
and
as
a
result,
if
something
happens,
they're
prepared
to
act
quickly,
decisively
and
courageously
to
save
lives
and
prevent
trouble
on
behalf
of
30,000
runners,
9,500
volunteers
and
hundreds
of
thousands
of
spectators
and
those
who
worked
those
of
us
who
work
to
organize
the
race,
we
all
say
to
everyone
here.
Thank
you
very
much.
B
Guess
I'm
hoping
to
run
alright,
we'll
leave
it
at
that,
but
I,
say
I
want
to
stress
again:
I
got
a
great
team.
We
got
a
great
yeah.
Well,
you
know.
So
if
we
choose
to
run
I,
have
all
the
confidence
in
all
of
us
to
do
a
great
job
and
I
need
one
thing:
I
wanted
to
stress
that
so
always
say
if
someone
sees
something
out
of
the
ordinary.
If
that
doesn't
look
right,
please
let
us
know
that
hole,
see
something
say
something
we
need
people's
eyes
and
ears
out
there.
B
B
Iii,
don't
think
you
know
the
year
after
and
you
know
we
were
using
the
same
plan
and
you
know
over
the
last
couple
weeks
and
over
the
last
six
months,
the
getting
we
continually
stresses,
don't
get
complacent
here,
don't
let
down
our
guard,
and
so
you
know
you
always
worried
about
it.
We
worried
about
it.
The
first
year
we
worried
about
it
the
second
year
I
think
in
today's
world
any
large-scale
event,
whether
it
was
the
anti-gun
march
or
free
speech
marches
or
you
know,
when
we
put
on
anything.
E
B
B
For
the
first
time
we
had
our
tactical
units
on
rooftops,
and
you
know,
unfortunately,
as
terrorism
in
their
tactics
of
all,
we
have
to
evolve
and
you'll
see
all
along
the
Boston
in
some
of
the
major
points
will
have
large
dump
trucks,
so
no
one
actually
would
drive
in
you'll
see
our
offices
instead
of
inside
the
barriers
they'll
be
embedded
in
the
crowd,
both
the
uniformed
and
undercover,
watching
the
crowd.
So
we've
we've
continually
adapted
our
plan
based
on
what
we're
seeing
around
the
world
and
so
yeah.
F
A
This
blood
drives
in
the
city
in
Dorchester,
the
Richard
family
is
doing
some
incredible
things
of
cleaning
up
the
streets
and
in
parks,
and
things
like
that.
We,
you
know
I'm
going
to
visit,
I,
think
I'm
visiting
a
firehouse
and
police
station
I'm.
Just
going
on
saying
thank
you
to
our
public
safety
officials.
There's
a
whole
list
of
different
things.
I
mean
I.
A
If
they
want
to
do
something,
there
will
be
something
on
your
neighborhood
and
if
you
don't
there's
nothing
you
if
you
want
to
do
something
or
in
West,
Roxbury
or
anywhere
in
the
city
of
Boston,
it's
incredible
and
it's
really
gone
beyond
Boston's
limits
to
your
other
other
acts
of
kindness
happening
in
other
parts
of
Massachusetts
and
that
people
are
doing
the
same
thing
in
their
town.
So
I
honestly
just
encourage
to
go
to
the
website,
see
what's
available,
you
know
talk
to
organizations
in
your
community.
A
E
F
The
reserve
fleets
inspected
just
like
the
frontline
apparatus
so
that
the
maintenance
and
all
that
is
well
maintained.
So
we
just
waiting
out
with
reviewing
all
the
training
records
of
mechanical
records
enough
done
their
equipment,
so
I
got
until
right
now.
I
have
no
idea
exactly
what
took
place.
It'd
be
too
premature
for
me
to
even
speculate
on
what
took
place
we'll
bring
in
an
independent
investigator
in
to
take
a
look
at
the
truck
decide.
What
was
going
on
what
happened?
F
F
Don't
right
now,
but
we
were
compiling
all
the
records
and
I
get
out
of
the
utmost
race.
Then
I
fleet
maintenance
division.
We
do
have
excellent
fleet
Magnus
division
and
talk
of
all
of
our
equipment,
and
this
was
again
an
older
truck.
It's
13
years
old.
It
was
a
reserve
truck
for
us.
The
original
towel
out
of
ten
is
being
repaired
from
an
accident
that
had
during
the
bad
weather.
So
this
is
a
reserve
truck
for
us,
but
the
fleet
isn't
really
been.
F
F
Are
standards
every
year,
two
years
different
dip
for
different
components
of
the
trucks?
Okay,
there's
you
know
four
strain
tests
on
on
the
latter
component.
It's
tested
a
certain
amount
of
time
and
all
the
trucks
go
through
preventive
maintenance
and
it
and
we
I
reserve
Lee,
is
treated
just
like
a
front
light
really,
so
we
got
to
make
sure
that
because
they
can
be
pushed
in
the
service
at
any
time.
You
know
something
happens
with
a
piece
of
equipment
and
we
need
to
push
one
of
those
reserve
trucks
into
service.
A
Yeah
I'm
just
great
I'm
grateful
it
no
longer
hurt.
You
know.
I
said
the
Commissioner
called
me
last
night
right
after
it
happened,
and
we
spoke
about
it
this
morning,
and
you
know
it
was
grateful.
No
longer
heard
and
part
of
part
of
our
plan
here
is
to
rebuild
a
whole
new
fleet
of
trucks,
both
both
the
engines
and
a
lot
of
trucks,
making
sure
that
we
have
the
best
technology
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
the
best
equipment
in
the
city
of
Boston,
and
that's
something
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
push
here.
A
You
know
when
you
look
at
some
some,
unfortunately
in
the
city,
if
you
look
at
our
buildings,
they're
old
and
they
haven't
been
maintained
in
decades,
some
of
our
our
equipment
and
our
Police
Department
we're
doing
new
radios,
the
police
department.
We
had
a
situation
where
our
radio
system,
you
could
no
longer
buy
new
parts.
For
so
we
had
to
bring
a
whole
new
radio
system
in.
We
did
a
I
think
a
five-year
capital
plan,
fifty
two
million
dollars
to
replace
all
our
radios.
A
So
a
lot
of
what
we're
doing
now
and
you
reflexing
out
by
just
over
the
last
four
years
is
maintenance,
and
you
know
I
would
love
to
see
the
older
trucks
that
are
in
the
in
the
in
the
yard,
be
somewhat
newer
and
not
not
thirteen
years.
I
think
we
think
we're
on
a
place
now,
where
these
trucks
will
be
in
service
for
so
many
years,
and
then
they
go
into
the
backups,
where
they're
still
in
decent
shape
and
I.
A
A
We
were
talking
about
the
fight
of
time
last
night,
but
if
you
see
some
of
our
public
works
trucks
out
there,
you
know
that
some
of
them
are
old
and
you
know
it
might
not
it's
not
a
fire
engine
or
a
lot
of
truck,
but
it
still
carries
precious
cargo
human
beings
in
it.
So
we
have
to
make
sure
that
that
the
people
that
work
for
us
are
safe,
I
just
want
to
thank
all
of
all
of
them
all
the
media
outlets
who
have
been
covering
one
Boston
day.