worked hard, she has sacrificed for the good of her people. >> her unwavering commitment to serve the british people and even act as a role model for other nations is an inspiration for future leaders. when we look back at her life, she gifted the world with her incredible legacy and her lo of country. her love of country. ♪ eric: it is a somber day across america marking 21 years since the worst terrorist attack ever on u.s. soil. americans are reflecting today on september 11th, 2001, when the world trade center towers and the pentagon were attacked by radical islamic terrorists. but, you know, that day is also marked by incredible courage and sacrifice. the first responders who rushed into lower manhattan that terrible day, running into the

one -- burning buildings trying to save as many as they could. and if then there were the brave passengers of united flight 93 who took on those hijackers crashing into a field in pennsylvania instead of the nation's capitol. america fought back as we continue to stand firm today for democracy and human values. hello, everyone. welcome to "fox news live." i'm eric shawn reporting to you from ground zero in lower manhattan. hi, arthel. arthel: hello, eric. hello, everyone, i'm arthel neville. ceremonies and commemorations taking place at each of the three attack sites today remembering the nearly 3,000 lives lost. [background sounds] [silence] arthel: at today's world trade center ceremony, a bell toll

thing at the exact times the planes struck the towers and crashed in pennsylvania, also when the twin the towers collapsed. eric: president biden spoke at the end pentagon at a wreath-laying ceremony there this morning while the first lady remembered the heroes of flight 93, attending a ceremony in shanksville, pennsylvania. coming up, former new york governor george pataki will join us shortly. he will give us his reflections on this day and how we are safer now. ♪ arthel: it is also a somber day in the u.k. as mourners pay their respects to queen elizabeth. her coffin began a nine-day journey through scotland and england that will end with her funeral in london a week from tomorrow. the queen's coffin left balmoral castle in scotland this morning, arriving at the royal palace in edinburgh. amy kellogg is live in london

with the very latest. amy. >> reporter: hi, arthel. well, as i said to you, an english friend told me today she thinks things are only going to get sadder for people who loved this queen over the next few days. because when you see that coffin making its solemn procession, it all just feels that much more real, the reality of her passing sets in. it's expected that so many people, arthel, are going to try to come out and pay their final respects to the queen when she lies in state rater this week. later this week. now, the plans for operations unicorn -- unicorn being the national animal of scotland -- were activated today. that had been the code name for what would happen if the monarch died in scotland, and she did die there on thursday at her castling in the scottish highlands, a place she'd gone to every single summer with prince philip, with her family, a place that meant so very much to her. so much so she used to even

invite prime ministers up there in the summer, and they've been recounting how they would trek deep into the countryside for cookouts with prince philip grilling the meat and the queen actually setting and clearing the picnic table. the queen was said to have felt close to the people of scotland, and as her cortege traveled town to edinburgh today, there were pockets of people lining the the road. even some tractor drivers pulled up to watch the queen's coffin pass. a wreath of her favorite flowers gathered from the gardens, dahlia, white heather and sweet peas. her daughter, princess anne, traveled with her mother. there were emotional scenes in the capital of scotland. rows of people 10-15 deep wanting to say good-bye, tossing the occasional flower at the convoy of cars. many of these people were very deeply moved. >> very historic.

the queen spoke to us, actually. she was a lovely lady. great mother. >> grandmother, she did well. very proud of her. >> reporter: and then finally, the coffin arrived at the queen's official residence in palace of holyrood house. tomorrow, arthel, the can coffin will be taken to st. giles cathedral, and there the public will be able to go in and pay their last respects before the coffin then moved to london where it will be on display in westminster for several days before the funeral. back to you, arthel. arthel: and, amy, as much as everyone is mourning the passing of queen, we have to remember she was also mama and granny to the now-king and the prince of wales. >> reporter: yes. sad for -- sad on very many

levels, personal and for the greater public who loved this queen so much, as we can see. arthel: and, of course, the duke of sussex. amy kellogg live in london, thank you very much. eric? eric: arthel, and for those grandsons, princes william and harry, well, they put aside their differences yesterday after their grandmother's death at least publicly for now. as we saw the brothers were unjoined by their wives, kate and meghan, and they surprised the world with their first public appearance together in more than two years, delighting hundreds of mourners who were outside windsor castle yesterday. christina coleman live now with moreen how that happened. christina? >> reporter: hi, eric. king charles ordered his sons to put aside their difference cans ahead of his mother's funeral, so prince william asked prince harry to join him on a walk outside of windsor castle to do the tribute honoring their grandmother, according to the daily mail. the prince of wales quantitied

to show unity for the -- wanted to show unity for the queen during this time. journalists weighing in. >> i think really the meghan and harry show has been somewhat eclipsed by what's going on in the royal family. those who are interested in royal stories are really at this historical moment, this once in a lifetime opportunity to see the passing of power from queen elizabeth could be -- down to her son, king charles. >> reporter: the times is reporting that a prince of friend harry and meghan claimed on twitter that the invitation was made at the 11th hour. still though, it presented a united front for princes william andly and their wives. -- harry and their arrive -- their wives. and, of course, powerful for those who witnessed it in person. >> yeah, actually it was so, so nice. he asked us if we'd come far and thank you for coming, it was just terrific. it was just so nice to see all four together and just, yeah, it was brilliant.

>> reporter: this walk lasted about 40 minutes. princes william and harry have had a strained relationship for several years now over the drama with meghan markle. she and prince harry moved here to california and have continued to make headlines by giving interviews blaming the firm for some of their problems. >> this is not the time for meghan markle to be throwing bombs or insults, this is a time for remembering queen elizabeth ii and her extraordinary service to the nation over 70 years, the longest ever. >> reporter: now, this was the first time the two couples were seen together in public since commonwealth day back in march of 2020, and perhaps this walk yesterday signals a positive change in their relationship going forward. eric? eric: and certainly we'll see them again together this week. christinaing thank you. arthel? arthel: all right. joining us now for more on the passing of queen elizabeth and preparations for her massive

state funeral, the former royal chef, darren mcgrady. he not only served her majesty, but also diana, princess of wales, and princes william and harry for 15 years. first, if i may, i'd like to have you offer your personal feelings and thoughts on this day. >> well, you know, she was the nation's grandmother. she was -- to the commonwealth -- so important to the commonwealth and all around the world. and it's like losing a loved one. i got to cook for the queen on a daily basis for 1 # 1 years, breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner and travel around the world with her cooking for five u.s. prime ministers -- reagan -- u.s. presidents, but i also got to see behind the scenes too. what an incredible lady she really was, especially with the family. arthel: and as the palace prepares for the queen's state funeral, how intense and detailed are those preparations? and were all the specifications

laid out by the queen herself? >> well, i think, you know, operation london bridge has been in effect now for a long time. it was inevitable this was going to happen at some stage given her age. and just like a state banquet at buckingham palace, everything to military precision. i mean just using the analogy of a state banquet, when we had a banquet, as soon as the queen put down her knife and fork from the first course, the course was over. the queen's page pressed a button, the traffic lights changed from red to green, started clearing the plates. that's how military precision the next few weeks will be. arthel: and how will the guest list reflect on her majesty? >> obviously, there's going to be kings, queens, presidents from all over the world coming, and it's just going to be a momentous occasion, and people lining the streets, something that we've never seen since the

passion of princess diana -- passing of princess diana. for me, it just brings back those memories once again of having the food for princess diana, waiting for her to return the next day, and now we lose the queen. so sad. arthel: it is very sad and, again, in addition to princess diana, plus princes william and harry, you were the queen's chef for 15 years. and with affection and respect, i want to ask you were there, you know, what were the queen's favorite dishes or question -- cuisine? >> you know, the queen wasn't a real foodie. she ate to live rather than live to eat. so she liked indigenous food that came from her estate. if she could sit at the table and say this, this venison came from balmoral, this salmon was caught by the prince of wales, king charles now, and we're serving it at my table today, she loved to sort of boast a

little bit about that. you know, just seeing the queen and princess margaret picking berries in the gardens at windsor castle, coming into the kitchen and saying can you make some jam with these, please. but that was more her private life. people didn't get to see -- you know, we see the queen at state banquets, but i remember packing up sandwiches and fruit for her in plastic tupperware containers so that she could just go for a pick picnic -- picnic up in the scottish high lans. arthel: that's wonderful, because i was going to ask you about some of the moments that you remember, and that's absolutely wonderful for you to share that. we don't expect the queen to have, like the rest of us, pop something in a tupperware and take it to go. is there one more of your most memorable moments or times as chef to queen elizabeth? >> i think the very first time i met her or nearly met her. that was at balmoral. i'd gone for a walk after doing

lunch alongside the river, saw the queen coming towards me in a head scarf. i thought, that's the queen with. and she got 12 corgis with her, and i thought, i'm going to meet the queen, i'm so excited. as i got closer, her 12 corgis saw me, started barking and all started chasing me, and all i could hear above the barking was the queen laughing. she just thought it was so funny, seeing this chef run away at lightning speed. arthel: oh, what a wonderful story. thank you, chef darren, for sharing that with us. thank you so much, and we're very sorry for your loss. thanks for joining us. eric? eric: just a wonderful reminiscence. bank here at home right -- back here at home to shanksville, pennsylvania, the pentagon and across the nation we are today

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remembrance as we mark 2 21 years since 9/11, the worst terror attack ever on soil. the annual tribute ceremony was held this morning at the site where the world trade towers once stood. alexis mcadams is there now. >> reporter: hi, arthel. what an emotional day here in lower manhattan and all across the country as the united states of america still grieves 21 years later. and although all of that time has passed, the families who spoke today reading off those names one by one of those who lost their lives say it doesn't get any easier. >> reading names today feels so much deeper than it's felt before after experiencing what we felt in these past two years. we miss you and love you so much. we remember you, we need you. please continue to watch over us. >> reporter: 21 years, arthel, after the dead cannilyiest attack on u.s. soil, america

remembering those who lost their lives that day. family and loved ones of those killed reading the names aallowed, even of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed and the 1993 world trade center bombing. six moments of silence to commemorate when the planes hit the towers and when they collapsed, also pausing at the moment the pentagon was struck and when flight 93 crashed into that pennsylvania field. in the crowd, governor kathy hochul, former mayor rudy giuliani and attorney general merrick garland. the politicians speaking directly -- the families speaking directly to the politicians in the crowd. >> it should not take another tragedy to unite our nation, because if i have to stand at this podium again or another podium or another event because of lives lost because of dereliction of duty -- [applause] it's gonna hurt. just like it hurts me. i want to thank everyone for being here, and i am going to continue doing this until the day that i die, and i am joined

with my family up there. [applause] >> reporter: and tonight that tribute light will shine here in lower manhattan, arthel. you'll be able to see those two large beams light up the night sky across new york city. and although that will fade out in the early morning hours of tomorrow, the memories of the people who lost their lives on 9/11 will not, arthel. arthel: yeah. and what powerful remarks we just heard. and seeing those blue lights is always so remarkable every year. you bo to the rooftop -- go to the rooftop and you just step outside and you see it, and you never forget. alexis mcadams, thank you. eric? eric: yeah. they are really amazing to see at night. well, president biden in arlington, virginia, this morning honoring the 1 is 84 people who were -- is 8 -- is 184 people killed at the pentagon. if lucas tomlinson was there. >> reporter: the in his remarks president biden spoke about the cia drone strike he

authorized over the summer to kill the leader of al-qaeda. >> the american story, the american story itself changed that day. but what we did change, what we will not change, what we cannot change, never will is the character of this nation that the terrorists thought they could wound. >> reporter: as has become tradition, a giant american flag was unfurled this morning at sunrise on the side of the pentagon that was struck. bagpipes played "amazing grace" to honor the 184 people killed here at the pentagon. 64 people, including young children, were aboard american airlines flight 77. the boeing was hijacked by five al-qaeda terrorists about 30 minutes from dulles airport bound for los angeles. the airliner slammed into the west side of the pentagon at 9:37 a.m.. >> sharon a. carver.

[background sounds] >> reporter: just like at ground zero, the same tradition continues here at the pentagon, the reading of victims' names. the youngest killed, 3-year-old deign -- dana if -- falkenburg. she would be 24 years old today. also onboard a group of students from south d.c.'s anacostia neighborhood including 11-year-old rodney and bernard brown. the children had been chosen to participate in a program sponsored by national geographic to fly to california to study the ocean and their beaches. it was their first plane ride. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley, spoke before the president. >> terror will never destroy us. it will never destroy the idea that is america. the idea that we are all americans regardless of where we came from, what our last name

is, regardless of the color of our skin or the religion we follow. doesn't matter if we're male or female. none of that matters. we are all americans. it was an attack on all of us, attacked because we were born free and equal with. >> reporter: the side of the pentagon that was struck is undergoing renovations. normally there's about 20,000 people that work on the pentagon each day. the side that was struck was filled with people. there could have been thousands more killed. lucas tomlinson, fox news. arthel: thank you, lucas. first lady jill biden spoke in shanksville, pennsylvania, honoring the brave passengers who took on their hijackers on united flight 93. charles watson has that story. charles? >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, arthel. certainly, an emotional and solemn ceremony this morning honoring the men and women who put their lives on the line and ultimately died in shanksville, pennsylvania, where their

hijacked plane, united flight 93, crashed some 21 years ago today. >> thomas e. burnett jr.. [background sounds] >> reporter: first lady jill biden was in attendance joined by friends and family of the victims whose names were read and honored with the ringing of the bells of remembrance. that followed by the laying of wreaths at the wall of names to commemorate the brave souls aboard united flight 93 who not only decided to fight back, arthel, but ultimately sacrificed their lives to save other americans. those 40 brave men and women stormed the cockpit and forced al-qaeda hijackers to crash flight 93 in an open field well short of its target. we heard from the father of todd beemer who was famously heard saying, "let's roll," before helping to storm the cockpit. beemer's father says he'll never

forget the horror of that day but adds it's the bravery that was on display that sticks out most to him. >> it was a day that we all remember, a horrific day, but we also remember that what some people had the opportunity to do that day was to fight back. todd and the 43 people on flight 93 did just that. they didn't anticipate a call to duty and that kind of action that day, but they took it, heard it and did it. >> reporter: yeah. and the first lady says it's that bravery and the grief that followed that holds us up as a nation and continues to help us move forward today. >> 9/11 touched us all. it changed us all. but it reminds us that with courage and kindness, we can be a light in that darkness. >> reporter: and, arthel, today was really special. it was the first time since 2019 that the public was allowed

inside, allowed through the gates of the flight 93 national memorial there in shanksville so they could hear these stories of bravery and heroism that will certainly live on through american history. arthel? arthel: absolutely. remarkable bravery. charles watson, thank you. eric? eric: for more, now joining us to reflect on 21 years since that horrible day, then-new york governor george pataki. governor pataki steered this state and city through its dark days to the resurgence of a recovery that we see behind me here today. governor, always good to see you. certainly, deeply meaningful on this day. has, in your view -- >> thank you -- eric: -- the passage of time -- of course. has the passage of time, the 21 year, lesseninged the tragedy for you? >> you know, eric, i don't think whether it's 21 years or 51 years the sense of loss and tragedy will go away. particularly on this day. when you're there and you see

the site and you see the families and for all the pain we feel, you see the mothers that lost their children, the children who lost their parents, and it just breaks your heart. as much as we suffered this day, you can only appreciate somewhat the tremendous sense of loss they feel. so this will always be a day of tragedy, a day of remembrance, a day when we can never forget not just the loss, but the heroism, those who responded that day showed. if. eric: that was so inspiring, and it's just incredible when you see the video and you know that the firefighters and police officers rushed into the building, and the fdny command post was in the lobby. what was your sense that day? where were you, when did you find out about this, and what actions did you take in that chaos? >> you know, eric, i happened to be in the city that morning. my daughter called me and said, turn on the tv, a plane hit the tower. i was watching with her, and i

thought it was an accident. and then i saw the second plane hit and, bam, right away you knew we were under attack. i ignored my security that said they're going to take me to the emergency command center in albany, i said i have to stay in the city. i talked with mayor giuliani, told him we were calling up the national guard and mutual aid for the fire department, and we would provide anything they needed. then i talked to president bush in florida and asked him to shut down the air space over new york, and he shut down the air space over america. you know, shaun, for all the horror, you really didn't have time to reflect on that. you had to look at what you could do to try to save lives and prevent further loss of life. so it was just a horrible day. i think back with tremendous sadness and a sense of loss, but i also -- you look at those videos of the people rushing to those towers, the tremendous heroes and the courage they showed, and you can't help but feel pride in how new yorkers

and americans responded that day and in the weeks thereafter. eric: such selflessness, professionalism, i mean, i just cannot imagine what they went through. do we have -- we were united after that. do you have a sense that the divisions that have been caused in this country, that we can get past that, that we can be united once again as a nation? >> you know, eric, that, to me, is the saddest thing about 21 years later. after those attacks we were as united as we've ever been in my lifetime. we weren't democrats, republicans, black, white, young, old, we were americans. we had been attacked. we were going to stand together, or and we did. today we're as divided as anytime in my lifetime, and it's just tragic for the country. we cannot have leaders who look to demonize and divide certain parts of the country for short-term political gain. we need to have a leader who's going to inspire us and bring with us together with a vision

for the future. i'm an optimist, eric. we're going through a tough time. we went through tough times on that day, september 11th, and the days thereafter. we rose from that tragedy to greater heights. we come together as americans, there's nothing we can't do, and we can rise to greater heights again. eric: governor george pataki, stirring words, certainly, for our nation. and thank you as a new yorker and as someone who's covered you for decades. i want to thank you so much for what you've done for the state and for your service on that horrible day. it's always a pleasure to see you, sir. thank you. >> eric, thank you. and i remember walking the ground zero with you and appreciate your ongoing interest in this important story. eric: yeahful thank you, sir, very much. arthel? >> thank you. arthel: thank you, governor. thank you, eric. and those who rushed to the world trade center and helped in the recovery are still suffering from the physical and mental toll. i'll speak with a new york city firefighter about the scars from

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♪ ♪ arthel: as we honor the brave first responders who lost their lives during the 9/11 terror attacks, many first responders or are still dealing with illnesses they got that day. according to the u.s. fire administration, 20% of first responders have some sort of 9/11-linked cancer, and 24% have some form of mental health condition. andrew is a member of the fdny firefighters association, and and he joins us now. thank you so much for being here. thank you for your bravery. and i want to ask you, what are your most, your strongest or most vivid thoughts on this day as you were there in lower manhattan? >> well, thank you for having me. 21 years is a long time, and i

have to say for, you know, the memories come and go. they are very strong. this time of year i think more about that day, but being union president for the last two years i'm reminded almost weekly that we're still losing people to 9/11 illnesses. since my ten you as president in the last -- tenure as president mt. last two years, we've lost almost 80 firefighters, almost one a week. the numbers don't seem to be flying down. the fdny has lost 2,000, and -- 200. we lost 343 that day. arthel: again, such horrible loss. many fellow firefighters, again, not only bear emotional scars, but many continue to struggle with physical injuries. can you give us an idea of those struggles and how you're helping those injured firefighters and their families? >> well, as you've stated,

thousands of firefighters have cancers, many more thousands have just run of the mill, lung-related issues. i myself have asthma and copd. i've had a couple of bouts of skin cancer. my father was a police chief on 9/11. he also survived the collapse, and he's currently dealing with lung cancer. so it's -- we have a lot to deal with. unfortunately for us, it's constant. it's not something we deal with one day a year, we deal with it every day, and we're always here to hook after each other -- look after each other and our families. arthel: and the world trade center health program is running out of funds and will be about $3 billion short sometime before 2025, even though when the program was established, funding was authorized through 2090. so what is your message to lawmakers about need to continue funding this program? >> absolutely. my message to lawmakers is that, you know, when we had to fight

to get this bill authorized, we had a hard time convincing some people that it was necessary. now we all understand it's more than necessary, and the thousands we thought we'd be dealing with is now tens of thousands. anyone that was living in lower manhattan, you know, could have been affected, and the numbers of people, they just keep coming out. and i would say to politicians that, you know, may not see the need for funding the health care plan fully, if you're on twitter, on instagram today talking about, you know, never forget, well, unfortunately, never forget also comes with funding the health care program, making sure that we can take care of people that have been influenced by this. because there are thousands, tens of thousands. we expect hose numbers to grow, and it's -- those numbers to grow and america owes them a debt of gratitude, but also it's our responsibility to take care of their health care. arthel: indeed. 21 years removed, have we forgotten our way as a country? have we forgotten that our

enemy's -- nation's enemy is foreign and we should not dismantle the country from within? >> well, i'm hoping we've not forgotten. i hope it'll bring some hope if and when this refund the effort gets in. i expect it to pass. i know politicians that i've spoken to are going to be pushing hard for this. i know chuck schumer, nicole malliotakis and, as always, carolyn maloney, they will continue to fight this. and i'd like to think our best days are ahead, and we need to fulfill the promise we made to 9/11 first responders but also the civilians in the area. we've got to get this bill funded. we've got to see to it that everyone's taken care of. >> andrew, thank you very much. i wish you and your fellow firefighters the best and your father, who is battling cancer, as you told me earlier: take care. thank you for joining us, sir. >> thank you for having me. arthel: eric? eric: arthel, following is the september 11th attacks, the u.s.

launched the longest war in our history. but one year after the chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan, the taliban, well, they are back in power, al-qaeda-protected. the future for that nation looks grim. alexandria hoff has more. >> reporter: when president bush addressed the nation on september 12th of 2001, he declared that the u.s. would be responding to the takes as an act of war, saying we will rally the world, we will be patient. now, shy of -- just shy of 20 years later, that patience had expire firedded. president biden announced he would be withdrawing all american forces. by the time august came around, the effort went awry. kabul swiftly fell to taliban rule as desperate afghans attempted to flee, 13 service members were killed by a suicide bomber at the kabul airport. marine lance corporal jared. >> mutts was among those. >> he was a tremendous brother

to his sisters and older brothers. just amazing. i couldn't be more proud to call him my son. >> reporter: allies were left behind as was the goal of dismantling the taliban government. it was their harboring of al-qaeda that brought the united states into the country 21 years ago. now the taliban regime is in full control. under it the government has collapsed. one million children under 5 are acutely malnourished, and the rights of women and girls have been stripped. while afghanistan is now isolated, defense secretary lloyd austin says global counterterrorism efforts continue. >> earlier this summer the united states delivered justice to ayman al-zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda. so make no mistake, america's determination to keep our country safe will never we're. >> reporter: in -- never waiver. >> reporter: america lost more than 2400 troops. in 21 years, no enemy has been

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there have been more than 1,800 illegal crossings. take a look at video our team shot, broad daylight illegal crossings here in the middle of the day, people just walking across the river very blatantly, some of them using sticks and poles, some of them using those sticks to guide each other across the river and its strong current. they simply walk through some barbed wire, then they turn themselves in to border patrol and the texas national guard with the full expectation that they will eventually be released from federal custody into the united states, which is what happens predominantly out here in the del rio sector. then look at this video, texas dps pulling over a motor home in del rio. they talk with the driver and ask if they can take a look inside. take a look at what they find, 14 illegal immigrants who are being smuggled inside. the driver and his passenger both arrestedded and charged with human smuggling, but texas dps deals with this day in and day out every single day and week down here at the southern

border. then take a look at this video out of el paso. this is a democrat-run city, and what you're seeing here is the federal government, border patrol, doing mass dropoffs of migrants in the city of el paso. mass releases, street releases just in the middle of the public. why is this happening? because border patrol is overwhelmed and so are the local ngos. they are overcapacity, so border patrol is forced to start releasing these migrants into the streets of el paso. well, the city cannot handle this influx, so what are they doing in they are now doing their own busing operation. they are busing migrants to new york city as well. here's what one city leader of el paso had to say about that. take a listen. >> a month ago we were seeing about 2, 3, 400 a day, now we're seeing anywhere from 1,000-1,400 a day. >> reporter: and those are huge numbers for the el pass a sew sector if the city of el paso. the city, obviously, cannot handle that. as you can see, they're now starting their own busing operation, and that highlights a

point that texas governor greg abbott has been trying to make as he says, look, these texas cities cannot handle what the federal government is releasing into their jurisdiction. that is why we are busing to other states. and as you can see, it's not just these little cities like eagle pass, el paso's much bigger, and they're dealing with the same problem as well. send it back to you. arthel: all right, bill melugin, i'll take it back here. thank you. eric? eric: arthel, the midterms, they're now less than two months away with, and one of the hottest races remains that senate contest in the swing state of pennsylvania where john fetterman is facing dr. mehmet oz. we will hit the keystone state next for an update on their race. okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete balanced nutrition

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♪ ♪ eric: well, we're now in the home stretch to the midterms with just under two months left before election day. you know, all eyes are on the fiery race for senate in pennsylvania between democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman and republican dr. mehmet oz. bryan llenas is live in blue bell, pennsylvania, north of philadelphia, with the latest on that race. hey, bryan. >> reporter: democratic lieutenant governor john fetterman held a spirited rallied today on the issue of abortion rights. there were some 2750 people

inside the auditorium, 300 people making their way in. democratic representative madeleine dean as well as planned parenthood action fund president alexis mcgill johnson gave speeches about how they believe fetterman, if elected, would protect women and abortion rights. now, fetterman, who suffered a stroke in may, spoke for just 10 minutes. he acknowledged, look, he sometimes blends his words together. he spoke in a deliberate cadence and lagged at times as he promised to make abortion rights law if he is senator. pleasure. >> but you know what i would do if i was that 51st vote? first, run a filibuster. yeah. [cheers and applause] right next, codify roe! abortion is on the ballot in november.

>> reporter: fetterman acknowledged that dr. oz continues to make fun of his health and attacks him for saying abortion is murder. last night in buck county, dr. oz spoke in front of some 1250 supporters where he says fetterman owes it to pennsylvania to agree to a debate as soon as possible as people in this commonwealth are getting ready to receive absentee ballots this month. >> translator: and the reason we were supposed to have -- >> and the reason we were supposed to have a debate is you're getting your absentee ballots in two weeks. we don't want folks voting before they've actually heard john ferretman defend his far-left, radical ideas. >> fetterman said he will do a debate in middle to end of october, and the campaign has acknowledgedded it's perhaps looking at closed captioning for that debate as he continues to struggle with his auditory progress, according to his campaign. eric? eric: we wish him the best. bryan llenas, thank you. in bluebell, great name,

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st. giles cathedral, on tuesday arriving in london. her funeral is set for next month -- monday, september 19th. eric. eric: remarkable few days. and here from the former ground zero, a remarkable day here to honor and remember, arthel. arthel: never forget 9/11 or the queen. thanks for joining us. ♪ ♪ >> tonight we remember the september 11th attacks 21 years since terrorists targeted our homeland and killed nearly 3,000 people. from ground zero where tonight lights will beam up to the sky, to the pentagon, a a flag unfurling at sunrise in honor of the 184 people who died in 2001. hello, everyone. i'm alicia acuna along