dana: hello, i'm dana perino along with judge pirro along with juan williams. we are live at citi field in queens new york where the mets and yankees play tonight to honor the heroes of 9/11. they helped the country heal at

a time when the country needed it most. today marks the 20th anniversary of the deadly september 11 terror attack that changed the lives of so many americans. much of our country has been redefined by what happened on that day. with each passing year we are reminded of the brave police officers, firefighters and first responders and everyday americans who made the ultimate sacrifice trying to save the lives of as many people as they could. we have a lot of these shows together, and here we are on the 0th anniversary. your thoughts today? greg: everybody wants a hot take or original take on something like this.

especially on social media. i want my thoughts to be as mundane as possible. because when i think about this, i think about how time has flown. i can remember every moment of that day and how surreal it was. to be in the middle of something so evil. i can remember that. and i can remember thinking about what will it be like 10 years from now or 0 years from now. -- or 20 years from now. this is the most mundane thought, you have got to count your blessings. it's something i forget to do every day. today i was ordering food and i ordered pancakes. they are a blessing but there was no butter or syrup. i called the restaurant to complain. i am sitting there talking to this guy and thinking it's the

20th anniversary of 9/11 and i'm calling a cafe to complain that i didn't get any syrup on my pancake. and i was at a deli on 9/11 because i wasn't aware a plane hit the building. i was hung over because i had been out all night. i said where are the people? where are the people? there was a number of workers dplieght corner. i was next to a fire department where no one returned. i woke up to the sound of every fire engine. i walked to 36 avenue and i never turned right. so i never saw the smoke. i saw people crying, i saw people weeping. i saw lines for the phones.

it didn't occur to me that the planes hit. i got into an he will have i tore and a guy said the second plane hit and i said what about the first one? i had no idea. i was an idiot. judge jeanine this is a hate time. i was at my security detail and they said get her in the car and back to west chester. and i realized my daughter was at the pentagon, and all the phones were down. the head master of her school came to the office. because you can only communicate with police phones. it was 8 hours later, thanks to bernie kerik, he found out all

those kids at the pentagon who were 15 years old were fine. but it's a huge scar that keeps getting picked. dana: harold ford, jr., we haven't heard from you yet. we are celebrating our freedom here tonight partly because so many people in america were willing to go and fight for it. harold: without question. it's such a unique new york setting. the yankees getting ready to play the mets. subway cars pulling in. you have the u.s. women's open final' going on. new york keeps going not only today. i was in congress the morning of 9/11. i was in the congressional dining room having breakfast.

my dad phoned me and he said it looked like a private plane of some kind crashed into one of the towers. then i heard an explanation on his side of the fox news channel and i said what happened? he said a second plane just crashed into the towers. much like the judge's comments and greg's comments, we were so united. i will never forget a press reporter calling saying why do you think so many black americans were in favor of the president bush. all i could think is black people don't want to be blown up either. we are the united states of america. we want to be strong and firm. here we are 20 years later and it doesn't feel like we are as united as we were 20 years ago.

but the rhythm of the nation goes on and i hope it's moments like this that helps us to recall the strength as we have challenges going forward. dana: president bush's speech today said a random group of americans is an exceptional group of people. he's talking about flight 93 who gathered, prayed, and took the plane. jesse: "let's roll" was the line. i walked into a starbucks this morning with my daughter. as we were waiting for the coffee, the barista said everybody listen up. it's 8:46. this is when the first plane hit the tower. let's have a moment of silence here.

everybody at starbucks stopped what they were doing and froze and bowed their heads and reflected. even in this moment of silence a guy came in and saw what we were doing and thought maybe time stood still. but time really did stand still, black people, white people, 20 years ago you didn't have the racial division and the political division we have now. 20 years ago you used to go up to an nypd officer and shake their hands. people were rocking the nypd caps as stylish. flags were controversial. when the an them came on people stood up and salute and chills went up your spine. nobody thought of the kneeling. people looked at new yorkers and saw grit and compassion. maybe they don't see that about

new yorkers anymore. but if the same thing happened today that happened 20 years ago new yorkers still would have poured into that building rescuing people. poured into that rubble looking for survivors. so as much as things have changed, we are still the same people here in this country. sadly it takes a tragedy like that to bring that out in all of us see we realize we are one nation under god. dana: that courage and bravery inspired people even today. they have an award for people who do something at a particular time to keep going. we'll reflect on how sports helped heal the country after one of america's darkest days.

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[♪♪♪] harold: as the nation continues to honor the lives lost on 9/11, we look at some of the ways people came together. some significant moments in recovering happened right here in this baseball statement. reporter: some players didn't know if it was too soon to step back on the field after 9/11.

their hope was that it would create a setting too help heal the grieving public. sports have always been a cornerstone of the american culture, especially our national pastime, baseball. but they are more than just games that helped the nation move forward in its darkest hours. this was never more apparent than in the wake of a terror attack on september 11. the world came to a standstill on that horrifying day. shea stadium the home of the mets became a staging area for first responders and volunteers. the team becoming an ambassador for the battered city. >> it leaves you speechless. >> something like this happens and they did what they did, you put them on an even higher

pedestal. reporter: then days after the attack baseball returns to new york where baseball faced the atlanta braves. >> we return to our national pastime in part to show that america can and will go on. >> it was a temporary escape from the painful reality. >> each day that goes by it's a healing process for the city and the country. reporter: the mets honored the nation's heroes with a moment of silence. and a 21-gun salute. members from the fdny, nypd and port authority threw out the first pitch. many emotional in the crowd. in a sign of solidarity, the

long-time rivals hugged each other when they took the field. the mets were down when catcher catcher -- when mike piazza stepped up to the plate. >> this one has a chance. the mets lead 3-2. reporter: he belted a home run over the fence. it was the comeback the team and the nation needed. >> it won't be easy. we want to stay positive. this is what america is all about, coming together. reporter: another iconic moment, fame 3 of the 2001 world series. the yankees are down 2-0. president george w. bush originally invited to throw out

the first pitch in arizona. instead insisted he do it in new york. after being warned by derek jeter to throw from the mound, the president took the field and made history. wearing an fdny jacket he through a perfect strike to home plate. reporter: the yankees and the mets will have the american flag embroidered on their jerseys just like the players did in 2001. 1,400 service members died on 9/11 trying to save others. players today will be wearing hats to pay tribute to those who ran toward not away from the danger. harold: joining us now are two mets legend from that team.

mike piazza looks like he could hit a homer or two. and manager bobby valentine. what did you say to the guys before you came on the field that evening? >> we were in pittsburgh a couple of days before. we did a lot of talking then. there was no need to talk on this day. once we decided we were going to play because our commander-in-chief said it was important to play baseball and play it in new york. we together with franco's leadership took the field. jesse: did you understand there was something significant before you hit that 2-run home run reflecting on everything that happened in the city in the past week? did you know that? >> i felt the pressure and

excitement. i have been pleased in my life to have this ability to focus. it's amazing when you feel the love from the fans and from god. i just prayed before the game. i wanted to get through the game emotionally. the good lord lifted me up and put me in that moment. just blessed. a great feeling of happiness to give people something to cheer about. judge jeanine: can i ask you, bobby, you talked about the fact that you knew the bad guys were watching and you had to put on a face. the same for you, mike. you talked about asking god to give you the ability to play. you didn't know if you could get through the game. but it had to be incredibly emotional when the bagpipes started. >> the bagpipes were amazing.

"the national anthem" brought the house down. lizza minelliing sang new york new york. we had first responders trying to do a chorus line hit. they were singing and watching them kick. there was even a little let's go mets as alfonso walked right before mike came to the plate. it came together as though it was scripted. it wasn't by us. but as mike said it might have been scripted by someone from above. it was a spectacular event. greg: you are sitting next to dana perino. if president bush hadn't fired you. dana: do you think the braves

wanted the mets to win? >> they were heroic. for them to leave a safe place and come to a in harm's way place. we didn't know. harold: you touched on a good point. the coming to the ballpark and the feeling of fare and trepidation. we heard rumors all week. there could be more tacks, secondary attacks. to get together in a big setting like this. it's still a target. i remember thinking should we be here? when we got out on the field, we knew it was the right time the minute the bagpipes came out. we had the feeling this is where we belong and this is what we need to do. it was so satisfying we were able to follow through.

>> just understating. there were a lot of tears. before the game there were tears of sadnessen and melancholy. d sadness and melancholy. and ite people change to such an extreme emotion. >> bobby i'm glad you didn't [inaudible] >> bobby, thank you for your blessing and all that you have done for the city and the country. greg is up next with a monologue on how we can teach a new generation of americans to never forget 9/11.

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gregg: this monologue is for those born after 9/11 or born a few years before. have you ever asked you're parents what it was like on that day. i was born 23 years after pearl harbor. but every anniversary after that attack resulted in the same discussion. there was a rush to enlist after that attack. including my dad. the say thing happened after 9/11, enlistments. today probably isn't time to give advice, but what the hell. we have it so good we forget we have it good. keep your nose clean you can be president unless you use the

wrong pronoun. it seems hard to care about the past when the present is full of so many distractions. we need to break out of that. please ask anyone what that day was like and let them talk. you will see that person leave that day of momentary distraction and find themselves contemplating evil. you need to comprehend the incomprehensible, evil. dwelling on it reward the evil-doer. after the attacks we got back to work. we still take off our shoes when flying, but everything else returned to the familiar groove of life even though in the back of our heads we knew it could happen again. we look to the skies whenever a jet sounded too low.

so far we have been pretty lucky. that's life. life is luck. every now and 10 evil plays a visit. freedom involves risk. freedom is what makes america different. remember that today and remember that tomorrow and hopefully one day we'll be able to leave our shoes on. judge, you dealt with kids as a judge who had to face a lot of difficult things in their lives and they don't like to talk about those things. how do you talk about something like this? judge jeanine: when i was reading through some of the papers we have here. it appears theyed said if you have a -- they said if you have a child between the age of 4 and 7 you don't have to talk to them about this thing. i had children as young as 4 or 5 talk about things they saw

like murder. and they understand the difference between right and wrong. i don't think there is any age that you have to say don't tell them. if they are under 7 don't tell them. kids are uniquely strong and they have the ability to bounce back. when parents are afraid of telling kids because of their age, they lose the ability of having their children be aware of so much that is evil in this world. you just have to focus on it in a way that we don't focus just on the evil. greg: an equivocation of things. everything is just like karen. >> when you water it down, then it loses its meaning. this morning on reflecting on the day, and watching it again and listening to it.

fox news put together today about a 21-minute package showing what it was like. just to focus the mind and listen. one thing about younger people today, we hear about the snowflakes that drive us crazy. but there are so many of them making different choices and to serve their country. you think about the 13 who lost their lives outside the kabul airport. they signed up after 9/11. they knew they wanted to fight for their country. we are so much better off for it and we are grateful for those young people. greg: jesse, you have young kids. do they ever ask you? no kid ever asked me what i was doing on 9/11. i asked my mom what was it like when hitler was alive. do they ever ask you about your day? jesse: the only thing they ask

me for are cookies. i have to tell them about 9/11. this morning i told my 9-year-old girls about 9/11. i said there were guys who hijacked a plane. bad guys hijacked another plane and flew it in the pentagon where we do our planning to keep our country safe. before the bad guys crashed the plane into somewhere else, a bunch of heroes rushed through the cockpit and brought the plane down before it could kill many more people. i said niece guys are evil. they hate america and they want to kill us. i didn't get into the muslim thing or gitmo or the iraq war debate. i will wait until they are teenagers and i will have a fair and balanced discussion. harold: that was about as fair

and balanced i have heard jesse. jesse: i should talk on the tv like i do to children. greg: have we got better? harold: the recovery and resilience of our nation, we have contributed more to peace and prosperity and goodness. we have been tested and will continue to be tested. maybe when the teenagers get to talk about what jesse is going to talk about, we'll get some fair and balanced discussion. greg: coming up, an incredible journey to honor the lives lost on 9/11. tunnel to tours founder joins us next. rement plan with voya, keeps us moving forward.

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[♪♪♪] jesse: tunnel to tours founder frank siller has walked over 500 miles in 42 days. he started at the pentagon, stopping in shanksville, pennsylvania, and took the same path through the brooklyn battery tunnel as his brother steve took. >> it was the day i lost my youngest brother. steve was the youngest of 7 kids. he just finished his night tour and was on his way to play golf with me and my brother russ and george. we were looking forward to that

day. and life changed like that. he drove back, got his gear and went to the mouth of the brooklyn battery tunnel and came out the other side and gave his life. to replace his footsteps on the 20th anniversary meant everything to me and was very emotional. jesse: the work you and the foundation do is incredible. the corporation is donating $1 million. the fox donation honors your brother and the tunnel to towers foundation to make sure we never forget 9/11 and the sacrifices made by our first responders. tunnel to towers pays off the

mortgages of the families of first responders who leave behind young children. and those in the military who made the ultimate sacrifice in the military providing a mortgage-free home to their wives and children. >> tonight -- this morning was so emotional, i can't tell you how many times i cried. when i was going through the tunnel. i was thinking about the day he was born. awas 14 years younger -- he was 14 years younger than me. when he was 8 my died.

and then two years later my dad. i'm thinking of his smile and everything about him. tonight to be here, he loved the mets. and he would be very happy we are celebrating life. he wouldn't want anybody to loses somebody like we did to stay in a bad place. the siller family made a conscious decision 0 years ago to do that. dana: what kind of help can be done with the money you raised? how many people do you think you will be able to reach? >> every gold star family home that we build or pay off the mortgages averages $250,000. let me tell you something. we are taking care lance corporal mccollum who died and his wife is giving birth next

week. one of the 13. we are building her a home. how about this money goes to her house and we make sure we do that. the same with the mortgage payoffs. a million dollars pays off approximately four mortgages. but we'll take care of at least three grieving heroes' families. judge jeanine: you are talking about a village a place where people who -- who have injuries can come together. i think you call it your do good village. >> the land was donated to us outside of tampa, florida. it has been approved and we'll break ground later this year for families to come together. they will be comfortable with

each other because who better than them to know what they are going through. i have an idea their children will even up meeting some of the children they will grow up and get married. it will be a love story. jesse: i'm sure steven is watching down right now, thankful and cheering for the mets. in partnership with tunnel to tours, and fox 5 along with 7 other fox-owned stations in dallas and seattle will be airing the tunnel to tours never forget concert that took place at jones beach. the special will be airing on wwor september 12 from 6 to 7:00 p.m. wnyw fox 5 is partnering with

the tunnel to tours foundation for the 5k walk september 267. the entire good day new york team will be there at the race. bianca peters will highlight the human interest stories. this special will air on wnyw fox 5 friday as well as on our sister station wwor saturday october 2. sunday october 3 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. >> that was impressive. that was a lot of numbers. jesse: remembering the americans who fought back on united flight 93.

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the day after 9/11. but just over an hour after the first plane hit the north tower. president bush remembering the 40 americans lost their lives on united flight 93. >> 0 years ago terrorists chose a random group of americans to be collateral damage in a spectacular act of terror. the passengers and crew could he have been any group of citizens selected by fate. they stood in for us all. they comforted their loved ones by phone. raced into action and defeated the designs of evil. whenever we need hope and inspiration look to the skies and remember. judge jeanine: dana traveled to shanksville for the 15th anniversary of 9/11 and had this

emotional interview with the brother of one of the passengers. dana: thanks for talking to me. your brother was on the flight. >> we call him joey. this is where i believe the spirit of the 40 heroes of flight 93 are. it amazes me that 40 different individuals from all walks of life had an opportunity -- they were put in a situation no one is trained for. people coming together getting the information and putting it together. the most democratic thing we have in our country, the right to vote. they vote on a plan. then they kick it off. they execute the plan. and they prevent that plane from striking the intended target. i don't think when they started

the assault they thought they would lose. i think they had all the drive to go home and have dinner with their families. judge jeanine: these were the first americans to fight back against americans, greg. would the same thing happen today? greg: i definitely think so. this is the greatest act of heroism probably i have seen in my lifetime. it tells you something about life in general. you don't have to live a long life. you have to live a meaningful life. everybody on that plane lived quite possibly the most meaningful life one could leave. they gave their life for something so incredible, it was unimaginable what they went through. when they die, they live on because of the sheer meaning of their existence what they did.

judge jeanine: you talk about the people who recognized immediately what was going on. there was screaming in the cockpit, then there was silence. they got back together in the back of the plane. they decided, let's roll. they called their loved ones. that kind of leadership can arise in any of us. >> think about what would have happened had they not done that and the plane crashed where the terrorists wanted to crash it. we don't want to think about it, but how the world would be different. it shows how special and exemplary of a nation we are. there are people who serve in the military who were born in the year of 9/11. the greatness of this nation, even on our worst days and days we think should be better, we

are far better than thought only our enemies, but many of our allies around the world. these kids who served in the military today, who volunteered to serve. god bless them. jesse: frank who just left said flight 93 was the first battle america won on the war in terror. george w. bush deputized all americans to stand guard against. if we saw plots. average americans if they saw something, say something. even dana was the last line of defense. if she had a fishy feeling she would flag it. and that mindset stayed together for about a decade and a half. then political correctness took hold. there were a few times people

were going to call but they didn't call because of islamophobia. we can't have that. we have to go with our gut. if we see something call it out. dana: please go and visit the flight 93 memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania. it's a little bit of a drive. it's so meaningful.judge jeanins next. iberty mutual! nothing rhymes with liberty mutual. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. whoo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, now introducing ensure complete! with 30 grams of protein. kiara: st jude is your security blanket. ensure complete!

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macaroni and cheese. greg: they don't buy me cake, they buy me meat. >> we will have cake for you as well. that's it, thank you for being on this special day. we will see you monday. [cheers and applause] >> it was a horrifying day that changed the world, 20 years after the september 11th terror attacks we honor 3,000 lives lost that day and reflect on america's rekill yens in the face of unspeakable tragedy, good evening i'm john scott and this is the fox report. ♪ ♪ ♪ [bells