12th. he has a little brother a year youngerimagine, their only view of this horrific day is through the stories mom and dad tell and the internet. all i tell them when i can, is that horrible people, did horrible things and stopped by brave people who did extraordinary things . telling them the best in our country survived that day. big time. good day. >> new york and washington on high alert on the eve of september 11th. the fear is that al-qaida could strike again 10 years later, armed with few clues and counter terrorism officials are on the hunt for two men sent by al-qaida. their mission to possibly blow up a car or truck bomb in the

two cities in the heart of the september 11th attacks. hello, i amuma in washington. we have fox coverage. molly is standing by in washington. despite the terrorist threats, events to commemorate terrorist attacks are going on. the ceremony that honors new jersey who lost their lives is going on. we'll go to julie band daras. >>reporter: behind me are the footprints where the world trade center towers just stood and across the hudson river in liberty state park 746 new jerseyians who lost their lives on september 11th they are remembered right now in a ceremon tow honor them. and there are 208 foot long wall to resemble the twin towers and lies on their sides and unveiled to the family and creating a space for

reflection. it is dedicated to the new jerseyians lost in the new york terrorist attacks. the memorial will officially open to the public. we are awaiting word from governor chris christy who is expected to speak at the event. security is at an all-time high. plans at ground zero. credible and unconfirmed. that's the language to describe the terror plot focused on new york and washington d.c.. three individuals including a u.s. citizen. one is to entail a vehicle bomb but we will not rule any other means. the mayor here. additional police are deployed, but there is no reason for the rest of the us to change our daily routines. governor cuomo urged residents

to be cautious but no reason to panic. cuomo ordered national guard anditate police in and around ground zero. and spoke to king. who said very specific details were made known about the attack. back to you. >> we'll go to governor christy who is speaking in a ceremony to honor new jerseyians who lost their lives. >> thank you very much and thank you chairman sampson and governor mcgreevey and governor defran siso. who was the leader of our state in 2001 and governor corzine. thank you for being here. lieutenant governor giordano. thank you for being here and senator lauten and men endez thank you for being part of

the remembrance and leadership of our state. thank you for showing us once again the gifts that god bestows on all of us and putting them on full display to inspire us again. lori, thank you. reverend jackson, thank you, sir, for being here and your eloquent and inspiring innoication. we thank you for being someone who supports all of those in need in our state and especially those today in need of support and remembrance. despite the fact that today, you've hearted remarks from chairman sampson and senator lautenburg and senator meneppeds and me as governor of new jersey, today is not about any of us. we stand here today honored

and privileged to be leaders, of this community. but we know that all of us are here, not for the peaches, but for the families. because in the end, while september 11th was a tragedy for our nation as a whole, it was most importantly a tragedy for each and everyone of those families who lost loved ones and family members and friend and colleagues. that day. and so i hope that today and tomorrow, and in the days and weeks and years to come. that we never, ever lose our focus on what today is all about. when i had the opportunity 10

months ago to meet with rick cahill, and the representatives fromitate government who were working on completing this memorial, it was clear to me that this was manage that needed to be done by today as of an honor to them . a place for them to come and to remember starkly and clearly their loved ones. now, there are many places that i know they go to do that already. but this can be a place, one place, where they can come for a sense of community with us. unfortunately for them, much of their suffering has been private. horribly private. with us, today, we can share in their grief and serve

through our presence and our words to help to ease their pain and lift their spirits. because as chairman sampson said the aack of the world trade center center was the attack of the home of the port authority. it was an attack on all of our homes . and an attack on our homes demands a response from us, not only of retribution against those who brought the attacks, but much more importantly a response of compassion and love and faith and understanding for those most directly affected by what happened 10 years ago tomorrow. for mary and i our lives we have seen it clearly as i am sure many of you in this

audience has as well. most if not all know someone who lost someone on that day. and what strikes us so much, is that while moments like today and tomorrow are moments of great reflection, and great thought for all of us about who we are as a people and where we are heading as a count rye, i think we all have to take the time to put those issues aside and think about how those individuals who survive put one foot in front of the other each day. and what we can do to continue to help them live through this process. you see, for most of us, the events of september 11th have

changed our lives, but changed our lives in ways that are impersonal to some extent. the different ways we travel through airports. the different reaction to we have to planes flying low overheaddifferent reaction to something that we see is unusual or suspicious. it is difficult for many of us to remember how we used to react 10 years ago today compared to the way we've reacted 10 years ago from yesterday. but for the individual families, their reaction and the change to their lives has been much different and i respectfully suggest much more significant. when you think that now, there

have been 10 little league seasons. where young children didn't have the father there to coach them on that field or cheer them from the stands. when you think that there are young women today who do not have their father there with them to hand them that bouquet of flowers or that special world before they graduate from high school, or college or to walk them down the aisle on the day of their wedding. when you think about the husband or wife who is now spent 10 years feeling that sense of loneliness that can only come from the loss of your life's best friend.

when you think about the brother or sister who no longer has that person who they can pick up the phone and call and speak in that short hand, that only comes after spending a lifetime together. when you think about that measure of loss, all of the changes and inconveniences in our lives, pale in comparison. we are going to observe in a few moments, a moment of silence to honor the victims of september 11th. it is a long-standing tradition to observe a moment

of silence to respect the life of a lost soul. and i think that all of us in the aftermath of september 11th felt like there was something we wanted to do, something more to do to reach out. and giving a moment of silence for each one of those lost souls, nearly 3000, on september 11th would seem to be the least we can do in our own lives to honor them. but to understand the enormity of the loss we suffered as a country and as a people, please remember this, if we decided to do that right now, if we made a solemn commitment to each other today, that we would together, as new jerseyians observe a moment of silence together for each lost soul, on september 11th, we

would be sitting here together in silence until monday afternoon at 2:00, if we gave just one minute to each lost soul. that is the enormity of our loss as a people. but the loss for these families is not just between today and 2:00 on monday. the silence from a loved one they have lost, has lasted 10 years, 10 years, minute by minute of the absence of their husband or wife, absence of their mother or father. absence of the brother or sister of the unthinkable absence for a parent who had

to bury a son or daughter in the most unnatural act that any human being could have to endure. when we come and walk through the memorial and we see those names, engraved on that wall i hope you understand and will reflect upon what those names mean, not just to us as americans or as new jerseyians, but what they mean to those family members for whom, that wall, and that name, will be a sacred and honored place. and acknowledgment from all of us that their lives mattered and still matter to us today.

that's why we built this memorial. because each time they come here, it is a silent acknowledgment from each and every one of us in new jersey, that we feel some small part of their pain and loss, that we want to reach out to hold them and to comfort them and we want them to know. that for as long as new jerseyians with good will and pride and toughness who were alive on september 11th still walk this state, that we will never leave them and we will never, ever forget. thank you. [applause]

>> that is gov -- governor chris christie speaking to the victims of new jersey and first responders who died on 9/11. it will be remembered for days and month to come. we'll to molly for more on the search of suspects and possibly bomb plot. >>reporter: federal officials are scouring travel databases and phone logs trying to find someone who may be ain the country trying to launch a terror attack over the weekend. an informant over seas said terrorist who are men traveling with american documents may be here to carry out the plot. the f.b.i. has people working

24-7 on this tip. >> we don't have a smoking gun yet. it will take a little bit to completely flush this out. we certainly hour by hour, we are learning more. >>reporter: a federal law enforcement force said there are strong indicators that the plot is linked to al-zawahri, the egyptian doctor who was osama bin laden's right hand man and current leader of al-qaida. there are questions of how credible the tip is about the plot. the f.b.i. is not really focused on that right now. >> it doesn't undermine the investigation. i will bring everything to the table for both. it is irrelevant on how we respond. >>reporter: the informant said the would-be attackers are of arabic decent and speak arabic and english. >> we are close to the

memorial. vice-president biden and former president bush and bill clinton will be attending the event. mr. biden will speak at 2:00 p.m. . we'll bring you his remarks live on fox news. before leaving for shanksville. former president bush and mrs. bush laid a wreath outside of corridor four the spot where flight hit the building and killing 184 people. the the current president are in a service in dc. they wrapped up a visit to arlington national cemetery. mr. obama will visit all three sites. starting with ground zero and then on to pentagon and shanksville. and concert for hope held in the kennedy center held here in washington d.c.. we are going to take a quick

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>> welcome back. you are seeing shots of new jersey governor christie welcoming some of the people there and family member was those lost on 9/11 and new jersey residents and first responders who died and are honored in a special ceremony in liberty park and we just heard from the governor making remarks and he continued on with laying flowers in the commemorative location there and welcoming family members of victims that were lost on that fateful day. we'll monitor those events. >> former deputy assistant to george bush was the only white house staffer to lose a family member on 9/11. he is joining us now on his unique reflections of that heart breaking day.

>> guest: thank you. >> it is hard to believe it is a deck cade. but those who lost loved ones, there are many mixed emotions. your nephew was a first responder who refused to leave the world trade center. ghest guest tommy was a first responder in manhattan. he was a combat trained army medic. and he heard there was trouble. and responded to the trade center. and they were lost. and he was told in his radio to leave and it was too dangerous and his response back was i can't leave. people might need my help. he saved people and two coal leagues perished being heros and saving people like so many did that day in the pentagon in shanksville, and heroes of the people of the flight 93 and those people here in new york city in the trade center.

>> sounds like an amazing person. >> you were working in the white house and take us back to that day. what was it like to help with the emergency and learn that your nephew was missing. and normally, i kept my television on all of the time as the president in charge of the president sea schedule. and second plane hit and immediately i knew something was terribly wrong. and my brother who was a commissioner. and asking. and my sister called me later on in the day her son was missing and i was trying to get information as i could.

there came a time when we in the west wing was evacuate we were told that the plane was coming to us. i went to another site with 150 co-workers and we went to work preparing a briefing for the president as to what other presidents did in the time of crisis . give the president a perspective. and when they addressed the nation and when did they address congress and go to the scene. four of us return to the white house at 4:30 and the president returned after 6:00 p.m. and it is just horrific. and me in particular because i was at the white house and i lost my nephew and the emotions, it was like a roller coaster and i left the white house on mod night on september 11th as i returned home, i passed the pentagon ablaze and still smoking and i

returned to my office the next day on 9-12 at 6:00 in the morning and i was never more proud not only to work for george w. bush and everybody in the white house who came together. there was not a moment of reflection woe is me and look what happened. i can't go on. it is what can we do? how can we be helpful and do for our president and country. it was an amazing time in america and where everybody came together as well. >> brad thank you so much for your reflections on the special weekend and our heart goes out to you and your family. >> thank you. >> cleck on fox news.com. you will find many moving 9/11 reflections there as well president obama said his american jobs act will put $1500 back in the pockets of middle class citizens if the congress and president can get back on the same page.

>> the people of this country work hard to meet their responsibilities. the question tonight, is whether we'll meet ours? the question is whether in the face was ongoing national crisis we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the later t down with ben stein to hear the president's take. and new details emerges by the hour on suspected terror plots on new york and washington d.c.ment we'll bring you the latest in the story. stay with us.

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shanksville with more on the story. >>reporter: hi, uma, it is a somber and proud weekend for honoring the flight and crew of flight 93. the weather has been challenging for everyone getting the ceremony underway. we have a lot of rain and mud and people stuck in the mud. people have made their way behind me and the shot that is we have showed you today. u.s. navy brass band that is starting off the ceremony as we await the dig natarries to arrive. this is the first phase of the memorial. it should be starting any minute now. today's event will include remarks from former presidents clinton and bush. and followed by the unveiling of the wall of names . we want to show you that long white wall behind me. you can see the wall covered up with tarp and those are 40

80 foot slaps was markle each engraved with the passengers and crew members that fought back against the hijackerce to stop the plane from hitting the intended target in washington d.c.. vice-president biden will do the honors of the unveil countdown. tomorrow president obama and first lady will be here for the public annual memorial service that starts in morning. sarah mcglafhlin is singing today as the ceremony gets urnway and we'll bring you all of the action. >> and special ceremony. we'll continue to monitor all of the even in shanksville throughout the day . we'll update you as more information becomes available and events continue . turning to other news. the president unveiled the american jobs act. will it be effective in

putting them back to work? here to talk about this is economist and author of bullet-proof investing ben stein. >> nice to be here. thank you for having me. >> the president is promising the new deficit spending will be paid for in the future, but hasn't said what will be cut or revenues are used. didn't we do it with stimulus one? >> it is all imaginary. money spent is real, the savings are imaginary. they are never going to happen. this is what presidents do. it is just a fantasy on the part of mr. obama to think that he's going to save money to pay for the program. it is not going to happen. i doubt if the program is going to happen at all except for the tax cut provisions that stay in affect. the program is a fantasy and god bless him for having so much optimism.

maul business owners will be able to hire again. and once the detail service in 10 days and can americans count on new jobs opening up soon? >> if you talk to a friend of yours, he or she will hire when demand picks up. they hire when customers start coming to the door and spending more money. that is from the smallest businessman or woman. that's what warren buffet said is true. business men hire when demand is stronger and this proposal will not make it stronger it is all smoke and mirrors and not going to happen. we have patiently wait for the economy to pick up americans have to be flexible and take the jobs that are offered in order to work back up to prerecession levels. >> cut in social security and pay roll taxes. they are generating support from the gop. yes, they will. and that is something heel

look forward to. and efforts to extend the unemployment benefits for another year. how can we pay for this? i don't think we can or some except in cases of extreme hard ship. it subsidizes unemployment. you get more of it. and there are many states in this country and my own beloved california. if you pay people unemployment, you are may be more than most of them earn before they are unemployed. and you keep them unemployed and taking jobs they should take. go to any mcdonalds or fast food place and you will see immigrants that work there behind the counter. americans are not taking those yobs and immigrants are f. we stop paying people to be unemployed. maybe they would take jobs. and thank you for your reflections on a sobering outlook.

>> it is a sobering day altogether. >> absolute thank you for joining us. >> and many first responders who dug through the rubble, are dealing with injury and illnesses and one man is making sure they get the help they need. we'll share his story next approximate . ♪ ♪

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>> and taking a tour and they paid respect to service members who were killed in iraq and afghanistan and they wanted to stop by today to offer respects on this weekend of remembrance and the september 11th anniversary. you can see the president is with people who are there to visit the grave in a special area of the cemetery in arlington. service members were killed

for their service and contributions in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. a somber weekend indeed and people will reflect on the critics of so many people who gave their lives to this country. and 10 years after the september 11th attack. the conner powell is standing by live in kabul. conner. >> uma, this is a very different war for american troop in afghanistan. they land 10 years ago. violence is steadily increasing since 2004 and it was not until 2009 that the united states put a strategy in place here in afghanistan. there are 100,000 u.s. troops and 150,000 international troops and biggest part of the new strategy is 300,000 afghan police and soldiers that have been added to the fighting

force here in afghanistan and that is a big change here. the taliban resurged here in afghanistan and the international community put a lot of effort in training up the afghans and getting them ready to take on the fight here. u.s. commanders believe they are making progress and confident that you will see real gains on the battlefield. >> we made a commitment two years ago to put the right kind of strategy in place with the right kind of people and make this and turn it around and insure that it actually works . >> now, it is not 100% clear whether or not that progress is made here in afghanistan. commanders like to point to the progress and the areas they have clear. violence is at a record high. just last month deadliest month for americans in the 10 year war here. there is questions about whether or not progress is being made. they say there is progress

made and afghans will have security responsibility and they will handle all fighting going forward. >> thank you for that update. >> we learned that first responders wasted no time in the recover in ground zero. the man had his foot amputated. he's worked as a activist pushing lawmakers to grant medical funding for 9/11 responders that need help. john joins us live. welcome and great to have you here today. >> thank you for having me. >> what do you remember in the first moments in ground zero? >> guest: it was surreal. i was in awe and never saw

devastation like that in my life. i deal with it and running my fownation is my therapy. >> it is not easy to get insurance companies to help with the long-term affects was illnesss and injuries that responders received. why did you decide to wage a public battle to make sure they were not forgotten? >> guest: these men and women who were the best of the best uniform nonuniformed are the best of the best and sick and dying from heroric actions and we lost so many innocent lives on 9/11. we lost over 1,000 people from illness. and when i fought for myself. i didn't have a foundation to help me and i am a reaction to their lack of action and humble to help so many heroes. >> you know, it is a long fight and even though you manage to get a 9/11 health care bill. just in july first responders

who developed cancer would not receive federal funding to help them. how are you deal that? >> we knew cancer was not add in the bill. i get too much credit for that bill passed. it is like on 9/11 we all came together. we were one and when the bill got passed we were one again. we knew cancer was not added but confident that it will be add by the end of year. >> you are not discouraged that it took this long to get lawmaker to wake up and know that these people deserve to get the help that is so desperately needed. >> guest: i am disappointed because human life is taking a back seat to economics. i understand there are serious injuries right now. but we are at 10 years. what is dc become if we can't remember the heroes who came

to the aid of this great nation. and this 435 congressional district ofingy, of them represent in ground zero. they came from all over the united states to meet evil head on and they are paying for their lives. >> you are doing tremendous work and we salute you and your service and thanks for being a true champion to those in need. >> guest: god bless you and and god bless remember. and take time to remember those who we lostthat's what it is all about. >> absolutely. thank you. >> we want to take you to shanksville, pennsylvania where the ceremonies are about to begin to honor the and remember the victims who died on september 11th on flight 93. we'll remember this in a special way. it was a heroic event. passengers doing what they can

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idea is a marginally good one and i agree with ben stein. it will not change the decisions that people make because they are afraid of obama care. and dod frank. and they will not grow and expand their business if they are concerned about the hitting of taxes and regulations and the concerns are a valid one. lifting those regulations and with dramatic tax changes as well. >> what regulations need to be lifted immediately to get small businesses back on track? >> guest: the romney plan, day one. waiver to all 50 states of of obama care and doddra frank needs to go and we need a balanced budge and can't impose regulations that kill jobs . we have to stop . governor romney's plan to stop

restricting the reduction of energy in the country. this next recovery can be energy led if we get the resources that we have. oil, and natural gas and coil like other countries are doing. >> thank you, jim. we have had a lot of breaking news, we will check back with you to see how things are going. >> guest: it is a day it remember. thank you for having me. >> when we come back, this weekend brings back memories for the families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attack including the children that lost their parents. >> we used to dance in the kitchen and dance on his feet . when i got out of the bath he put my hair in a mohawk.

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>> welcome back everybody, as america remembers 9/11, we cannot foerg the children of the heroes who rushed in to save lives. back then many were too young to understand the impact and a decade later they're wiser and older. >> i remember my dad as a happy guy. >> he would take me downstairs on the couch and he would put me