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here at ground zero there was music, readings and, of course, the names of the nearly 3,000 killed. all are now listed in bronze around those enormous pools. >> christopher joseph blackwell. >> and the footprints of where the twin towers once stood and part of the new 9/11 memorial. >> the lord of hosts is with us, the god of jacob is our refuge. >> for the first time victims' families laid their eyes on the memorial. the pools, each an acre in size, with 30-foot waterfalls on all sides. the 9/11 museum will open a year from now. the new skyscrapers will be complete in 2015. >> children who lost their parents have grown into young adults. grandchildren have been born, and good works and public service have taken root to honor those we loved and lost.

>> president obama and former president george w. bush together shared poignant moments with those who lost loved ones. there were also services held at the pentagon, struck by a third jet, and shanksville, pennsylvania, where flight 93 crashed after passengers heroically struggled with are the hijackers. >> in addition to ground zero, philadelphia phillies will also visit the pentagon and advantagesville, pennsylvania. he will speak tonight at be a interfaith prayer service in washington. reporting live, abc news. back to you. >> thank you, t.j. thousands are people have been drawn to ground zero on this 9/11 anniversary. there are others who cannot bair to stay, as wayne freedman reports from new york city.

even after ten years there are still a lot of open wounds. >> the 9/11 stories continue. >> for the sake of 3,000 reasons and millions of interpretations, ground zero in new york city has become a magnet this week. ten years ago people ran from here. ten years later curiosity iures people or calls them back. on the anniversary of 9/11, john retires from the fire department. that's fitting. ten years ago he spent days on the roofs of nearby buildings recovering the remains of aircraft passengers. >> the hand with the wedding ring is a lot more than what many were going to get. >> others pull away. >> i don't want to be in new york city on 911. >> because? >> because it's too much. >> we have been following anita for ten years since the day she moved out of an apartment overlooking ground zero that she could not bring herself to look at.

>> i looked out the window, and the thoughts, and the trail of the airplane hitting and saw fire. >> now anita lives in brooklyn. >> i feel safer-ish. >> like many, anita is reconciling the bits and pieces of that fateful day, in her case through the preprogrammed outlet of being an artist and sculptor. >> i kept thinking there was something larger than our own sense of victimization in new york city. >> so the public art she installed a few blocks from ground zero comparing new york city with the first-ever bombings in spain, an event forever memorialized in this paint big pablo picasso. >> when people are remembering that day, i feel it's important to recognize it in a larger context, and that is that people experience this throughout the world. >> as we look back at september 11th from ten years later, each of us packages the experience in our own way.

>> i just deal with it as it was a part of history, something i had experience on. it is what it is. somebody had to do it. >> for anita, somebody had to say it. when art imitates life, it cannot always be pretty. >> the art work in progress. >> that's good. we all are. right? >> from new york city, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> san francisco native betty ong was a flight attendant aboard the first plane to hit the world trade center. in a way she was one of the first responders who risked her life by alerting the airline that a hijacking was underway. here's her story. >> the cemetery in coma. this is her final resting place. her sister and brother say this september 11th will be no different than any of the others since she died. >> this is the tenth anniversary, but that's just a

numerical number. really every year we go through september 11th and we honor betty, go through the memories. >> my mom lights a candle every day for her since september 11th. we are proud of betty. very proud of her. we just miss her. >> the 45-year-old flight attendant was on american airlines flight 11, the first of two planes that crashed into the twin towers. during the hijacking, ong hid in the back alley, picked up a crew phone and bravely called the airline reservations desk. >> the cockpit is not answering their phone. there is somebody staff in business class and we can't

breathe in business class. somebody has mace or something. >> the call lasted 23 minutes. she spoke calmly, giving important details of the chaotic last moments. the 9/11 commission declared ong a hero. >> i think she would kind of blush. and she says, no, that's not me. that was her job. her first duty flying an airplane is to protect her plane and to protect her passengers. >> harry ong is not surprised what his sister did. betty grew up in china town. she once worked at the family store when it was being robbed. >> betty simply said we are being robbed, dad, i'm not going to give any money from these people and they actually held a gun to her head. >> her family said she was not only strong, but selfless. they remember one of the last things she said on the phone before the plane hit the tower. >> betty asked for prayers not only for herself, she said please pray for us all. >> nine family members will fly to new york for the ceremonies. >> i just feel that being in new york will be being close to her.

>> close to her, yes. but closer is not part of the family's vocabulary. >> closer is a word that is so thrown about so randomly and happen hazardly. it's never to be obtained. first, we never really had a chance to say good-bye to betty. >> a loving and caring person. >> and an american hero. vic lee, abc7 news. >> every year 43 san francisco fire stations hold a memorial for those who die on 9/11. [bell ringing] >> this morning firefighters rang a bell three times with three chimes each time, signifying the last alarm. they observed a minute of silence and then read the names of the 343 new york city firefighters who died as they responded to the 9/11 attacks.

they say fire department flags throughout san francisco will remain at half staff for the rest of the day. the aftermath of 9/11 saw the largest deployment of search dogs in u.s. history and a few made an appearance this weekend in san rafael. they were part of the pet fair and adoptathon at the marin county fairgrounds. the california rescue task force three was called to ground zero in october, 2001. the dogs helped recover remains of several of the 9/11 victims. their handlers say that recovery allowed many of the victims' families to have some kind of closer. while the wreckage of the september 11th attacks was still smoldering, a bay area team of structural engineers, search and rescue crews and medical experts got a call from washington to go to ground zero. ten years later one key is remembering how that changed

them. here is abc7s eric thomas. >> this is the view of 9/11 seered into our memories. the horrific pictures of america under attack, 3,000 miles from the bay area. and this is as close as most of us would ever get. >> put it right here. >> but a 60 member task force of firefighters, engineers, medical professionals and search teams from the bay area got this close to the still smoldering, collapsed twin towers. this video was provided by the menlo park fire department. >> i made two passes and couldn't get my head around the side of it. >> he said he thinks about the sights and sounds of ground zero all the time, and the smells, the smells of smoke and dust, and the smith of death. >> the smell of the site, those things, they never leave you. there are things you come across once in a while that recreate that and make you think about it.

>> but when they got to the scene just days after the attack, there was no room for emotion. crews snapped into action searching for hotspots and looking for survivors and then recovering bodies. >> you learn to not be -- become emotionally attached, but you are certainly attached to what you are doing. >> shirley hammond searched for bodies at ground zero with her specially-trained dogs. her husband is an engineer that tries to determine what is safe and what is not for the teams. later, during down time, the hammonds thought about what surrounded them, the planes slamming into the buildings, the thousands of lives lost and they were glad they were not a part. >> my answer to that is we have each other so eats a shared experience. >> the experience shared everyone, both firefighters and civilian search teams made new friends in new york. they also learned how resilient people can be in the wake of disaster. but some also brought home breathing problems.

chief rione and this person both take medication for it. regardless, they say they would do it all again. >> i will always be proud that i was one of the responders to 9/11. i know all of our people would tell you the same thing. >> abc7 news, eric thomas. >> one of the unrecognized groups that performed heroically in the aftermath of 9/11 was the volunteers. they put their lives on hold to respond to the disaster. and while the focus of news coverage ten years ago was largely victims and cleanup, volunteers were virtually forgotten. a registered nurse from san jose said she and others set up relief stations just one building away from what was called the pile. >> a lot of the people that were working on the pile, firefighters, police officers, fbi, secret service, they would come in and they would say, why are you here? this isn't your city. and they didn't seem to understand that we are all u.s. citizens. we are all victims, even though it didn't happen in our city.

>> she said it was the greatest honor of her life to serve helping those in need after 9/11. during the next couple of hours we will bring you more local angles as america remembers the attacks of 9/11. but up next some of today's other stories. including the shocking discovery made by firefighters in oakland this morning, after they put out an apartment fire. fires continue to burn around the state since lightning storms hit on friday. we will update the efforts to put them out. lisa says there's a chance of lisa says there's a chance of more thunderstorms today.

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>> an early morning fire in oakland travis triggered a homicide investigation. firefighters discovered two bodies burning in an apartment above an acupuncture business on coolidge, avenue. one victim is believed to be a woman. the other is so badly burned it will take a while to identify. the fire was extinguished in about 15 minutes. while it hasn't been determined to be arson, investigators say a witness reported seeing several suspects running away from the building after that blaze began. seven people in san francisco are looking for places to stay after their apartment building burned in noe valley. the fire began in the back of a three story building on 24th street shortly before 4:00 yesterday afternoon. firefighters quickly doused the flames. no one was hurt, but the building is now uninhabitable. arson investigators are looking into the cause of that fire.

lightning strikes have ignited at least six wildfires in northern california since friday, including one that burned 33 acres of parkland near mount diablo. another fire burned about 1000 acres near stockton. crews have those blazes contained this morning. but they are still battling dozens of wildfires near bakersfield, sparked by lightning storms yesterday. more than 50 wildfires were reported in kern county. officials say three major fires continue to threaten hundreds of homes. some residents have been evacuated as a precaution. another fire has closed down about 15 miles highway 178 through the sequoia national forest. forecasters expect the storms to continue throughout the day near bakersfield. >> our meteorologist, lisa, is here with our accuweather forecast. >> we are beginning to see a little bit of sunshine in the east bay.

but the weather feet that you are brought the thunderstorms south and east of us, drifting a little bit further north. here in san jose, maybe the risk of a thunderstorm today. i'll explain coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, tropical storm nate is approaching mexico this ú ú ú ú

>> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >> welcome back, everyone. it's 9:20. you see president obama there. he is in savesville, pennsylvania." this is a live shot in savesville. he has been shaking hands, taking pictures with a number ever the families there as part of the ceremony.

40 marble slabs in inscribed with the names of the victims. that monument dedicated yesterday. a fallen ceremony held today. many of the victims of flight 93 were from the bay area. we have been profiling several of them throughout this newscast. turning our attention now to tropical storm nate. it has weakened as it heads toward mexico. it has maximum winds now down to 40 miles an hour. it's a slow-moving storm. many fishermen say they have lost five days of work watching and waiting for that storm. lisa, you say it's weakening there. earlier this morning the winds were about 60 miles an hour. >> definitely weakening and spreading heavy rains. here we have a little area of low pressure that continues to drift to the north. so our skies are cloud by in parts of the south and east.

we are looking at a little bit of sunshine here from our sutro camera looking out over the avenues. a few minutes of sun and temperatures are cooler everywhere. san francisco, you are a little bit warmer, 62. 64 redwood city. we have a pretty good wind howling through the delta this morning. that's bringing a cooler day everywhere. with some clouds around, we will call it partly cloudy today and run the risk of a thunderstorm. right now we are looking at some breezy winds out toward fairfield. but elsewhere things are calm. in novato, 2-mile visibility. the low clouds and fog as usual. but we are talking about a chance of thunderstorms around monterey county mainly, but they could sneak up further to the south in santa clara. and also the elevation of the east bay. cooling has started our week and our work week will also follow suit with temperatures a little bit below normal. as the fog begins to peel back, we are looking at sunshine in

livermore right now. hayward, brightening up a little bit. there will be enough in the way of clouds to hold down our temperatures and a little bit breezy out there to boot. here's a look at live doppler 7 hd. you notice a lot of moisture. not all of this is reaching the ground. you will notice that this will stay with us here this morning. then with some heating of the can we will see the thunderstorms once again around the southern sierra. also the northern sierra and some could drift up a little closer to home. we will watch that for you. with the cloud cover a little cooler in fresno today at 90. notice yosemite in the low 80s. thunderstorms there. and los angeles today 76 degrees. so this area of low pressure is going to stay with us throughout the day today. finally move out of the picture tomorrow. so throughout the afternoon today you will notice a few more clouds. the risk of a thunderstorm, 75 in santa clara. campbell 78. san francisco looking at the 60s while south of the city will be in the upper 60s.

74 in redwood city. with the sunset coming in, 60 degrees also this area of low pressure mixing up the low clouds and fog. so it's also at times bringing us some brighter conditions this morning. 74 in napa. near east bay look for 67 today. so a cooler afternoon in berkeley. 73 in union city. the diablo range, higher elevation, cumulus buildup to lead to a thunderstorm in low 60s. that should do it for danville. morgan hill, still some unstable air there toward the central coast. you will notice as you look around and feel the air out there, a little cool, chance after thunderstorm mainly south and then we will try to warm it up by midweek but still numbers running a little coolinger than average. >> well, we have to take it. thank you, lisa. let's check out sports this morning. the giants see their shot at making the playoffs vanish. here's mike shumann with the morning sports. >> good morning. well, the sixth-ranked stanford cardinals continue to steam roll

the competition led by quarterback andruw luck, winning big on the road against duke, and duke calling stanford out their backup school. stanford showing its office of intelligence in the first, breaking out the flea-flicker. he gets the ball back and to chris, 42-yard play on the gain. andruw passes it off with the touchdown pass. 7-0, cardinal. then duke shows its defense i have intelligence. actually the butler did it. the pass tipped and picked off by lee butler. known in front of him, and he rumbles 76 yards to the house. but stanford led 17-7 at the half. stanford responds to the big play in the third. luck, clean air again. andruw loves the tight end. 60 yards, the longest td catch of his key. luck, 20 of 28, 299 yards and ties a career high. four td passes. and cardinals win is 44-14. andruw is still not satisfied. >> it's good to perform and put points on the barred but we are

still struggling at times. indicative of the first half. but it's good to put points on the board. we know we aren't going to be satisfied by putting points on the board. we want to do it the right way. >> well, the most exciting finish in college football yesterday was an overtime affair between cal and colorado and boulder. the buffalo roam at folsom field. watch this catch. 16-6 at the half. but cal had no answer for colorado's offense. tyler hanson, school record. 474 passing yards. 78 on this td pass to paul richardson who is a school record, 284 receiving yards on 11 catches. colorado led 27-23 in the north. we go to overtime tied at 30. buffalo kicked a field goal. cal gets it back and maynard wins it. the five yard td pass. and cal silences the buffalos in boulder, 36-33, improving to 2-0. san jose state hit the road again to face ucla.

down 17-10 in the third quarter until brandon ruttily finds a seem up the gut and he is gone. 65 yards, his first td run of the season. ties the game at 17. but ucla goes on to win it, 27-17, your final. can it get any worse for the giants in yes. the dodgers have taken two straight from the g-men. that's a new low. so low that brian wilson had to escape to the broadcast booth. 1-0, dodgers in the fourth. juan rough singles. matt kemp scores, 2-0, dodgers it. only five hits, a chance to tie it. bottom ever nine, down 3-0, two men on. but they get pat burrell swinging at a ball in the dirt. giants lose again. with arizona's win they are 9 1/2 back in the national league west. a's and texas. that's texas owner and hall of famer nolan ryan, for you youngsters out there. pinch hitter, scott sizemore, with a back full of traffic, crushes it.

grand slam. a's win it, 8-7, ending a nine-game losing streak to the rangers. all right, for the second straight year novak djokovic got a victory. he spotted rodger two sets. but the joker goes on a tear after that. winning the third set and then the fourth. watch him race down the backhand winner. federer finds the net. joe takes the fourth. match point in the fifth. federer hits the return. djokovic comes all the way back to reach the finals. that ends an eight-year run of federer winning a major title. and the other men's, the first set of tournament lost to andy murray. he has too machine gain, able to rebound. third match in three days due to rain. he will get djokovic in a rematch of last year's final to be played on monday. what should be the women's final, serena williams and top-seed wozniacki was played

out in the semis yesterday. three time open champ said no problem with the top-seed. winning straight sets. she will face samantha in today's final. and harvick the nascar winner in richmond. that's the way the ball bounces. 49ers hosting seattle in their season opener. have a great day. >> coming up at 9:30. we take you back to advantagesville, pennsylvania. this is a live picture of president obama there. there is a new memorial as bay area families remember lost loved ones who died aboard united flight 93. i've got nothing against these do-it-yourself steam-cleaning enthusiasts. it's good for the cuomzeroq get to know their own carpet. and spending the day moving furniture and lugging around a hot water extraction unit can be a rush! i know. that's why i'm carpet for life. but look, if things get out of hand, and the place starts smelling like wet gym sock, there's no shame in calling a professional.

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he's ordered flags flown at half staff and he's urging others to follow the same observe answer at their homes and plays of business to commemorate the lives lost and the bravery of those who responded. for many bay area residents the memorial for their loved ones who were lost on 9/11 was actually dedicated yesterday, but there have been services today as well. more than 4,000 people are gathering in pennsylvania where flight 93 crashed into a field ten years ago. abc7's lilian kim is reporting from shanksville. [bell ringing] >> thomas e burnett junior. [bell ringing] >> the reading of names has become tradition at 9/11 come memorial rations. now the names of the 40 passengers and crew of flight 93 have a permanent place near the spot where their plane crashed to the ground. it's part of the flight 93 national memorial near shanksville, past. unveiled to the public one day before the tenth anniversary.

>> i think of my mom and she would are horrified her name was public. >> she was supposed to pick up her mother the morning of 9 9/11. she was flying out to live with her. now her name and others stand as a beacon for future generations >> i still get sad about it but i'm also happy they are going to be remembered and honored and that will be there forever. ♪ i will remember you >> vice president joe biden and former presidents george w. bush and bill clinton reminded people that the people of flight 93 went down fighting. passengers tried to regain control of the plane and by doing so changed the course of history. the eye jackies were on course for washington d.c., most likely on their way to the the u.s.

capitol. >> many passengers called their loved ones to say good-bye, then hung up to perform their final act. one said they are getting ready to break into the cockpit. i have to go. i love you. another said, its up to us. i think we can do it. >> they saved the capital from attack, they saved god knows how many lives. they saved the terrorists from claiming the symbolic victory of smashing the center of american government. >> it's hard to see his name etched in stone like this. >> her son, mark, was one of the heros of flight 93. she said ten years haven't changed much. >> the wound is still raw for me. grief is something that you don't really ever get over. i don't want closer. it's an empty concept for me. i want my son back and i'm never going to get him. >> there will be a second ceremony later today followed by a visit by president obama. he will fly in and lay a wreath after taking part in ceremonies in new york. in shanksville, pennsylvania, lilian kim, abc7 news.

>> and we are watching live at president obama is there in shanksville, pennsylvania. he is paying tribute and honoring those who died. he has spent a lot of time this morning shaking hands and taking pictures with the families. the family of the captain of flight 93 is there in shanksville this morning marking the tenth anniversary. his son is making his first trip there. abc7's corina rusk has that story. >> this is a haunting new image of what happened when flight 93 crashed into a pennsylvania field on september 11th. the man you hear on tape has since died and his family has released the recording wishing to stay anonymous. >> saw the smoke come up and the explosion shook the house clear over here. >> when i heard it, it seemed -- it was like you were back there again. you are getting a fresh report. kind of brought it all back, too.

>> carroll has plenty of memories from that tragic day. her brother was united airlines pilot captain jason dahl. flight 93, bound for san francisco, was the only plane hijacked by terrorists that did not reach its intended target. 40 good people and 4 terrorists died when passengers heroically stormed the cockpit. >> a great lesson from losing jason is that you live every day and sometimes it might turn bad, but you live every day and embrace life. >> jason's son, matt, was just 15 when his father was killed. now for the first time since september 11th he plans to attend the annual anniversary in shanksville. >> matt is now 25, a college graduate, and married. at the memorial he will be surrounded by family. >> being together is going to be the strength. knowing that matt has not been there before, we all want to be there for him, as he experiences it for the first time.

>> it took ten years for this new video of flight 93 to surface. and for some, reaching milestones in the healing process can take just as long. in hollister, corina rusk, abc7 news. >> we are inviting you to share your memories of september 1th on our facebook wall. where were you on september 11th, 2001. share with us on abc7 news. it's hard to believe it's been a decade and all these memorial services bringing it all back this morning. >> yeah. very sad. we have some changes in our weather forecast. not the typical same old, same old because we are looking at not only some sunshine and cloud cover, but added cloud cover for the afternoon. the risk of a thunderstorm. i'll explain. i'll talk about the week coming up straight ahead. >> thank you, lisa. bay area muslims remember the

tragedy of 9/11 and how that i shall their lives changed that a

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>> both sidewalks on the golden gate bridge are open but you better enjoy them while you can. the western sidewalk had been clockwised for seismic work since may. now it's open. the east sidewalk, which is the most heavily traveled side, will close on tuesday for repairs, which should be finished in january. get out there and enjoy the weather. hey, by the way, it's sunday streets today in the fillmore western addition neighborhood. >> yeah. already looking at some sunshine in the city. that will be mixed with some clouds, not only in san francisco but all throughout the bay area. we have a weak weather system to the south of us. it will be providing more clouds. here is a look outside from our roof camera and the bay bridge this morning. everyone is cooler. we have a stronger onshore push bringing the cooler marine air into the inland valleys. we will be looking at partly

cloudy skies today. but we also run the risk of a thunderstorm mainly south of the bay area and even santa clara county, though, parts of southern santa clara county could see that. the winds this morning are pretty calm but that southwesterly component allowing for the breeze to make it to the east bay valleys. this morning with the low fog and clouds close to the coast and the blowout from the thunderstorms, that cloud cover in the central valley, we are looking at a little bit of extra cloud cover today. a cooler start to the week and the work week starting out a little cool. so we will call it partly cloudy. there's the fog peeling back. 60s and 70s for the most part. we will see a few 80s. with those 80s you will see a few clouds build up around the bay today. this area of low pressure has been drift to go the north. with it we are seeing the moisture. look near watsonville and salinsa. not all of it is rain but representing moisture in the air. some will turn into thunderstorms with the heating

of the afternoon. as they rotate around, could be getting close to some of the southern parts ever the district or the diablo range, the higher elevations. more shower and storms for the southern sierra. not as favorable for the northern sierra. but we are looking at the heat in the valley here and along the coast. the fog really not going anywhere. so once again, we will see some cooler numbers in the south bay. 75 santa clara, 78 in campbell. with the fog at the coast, a cool and breezy afternoon. 58 pacifica, 74 redwood city. san francisco a little bit cooler today at 64 with that onshore push. in the north bay, low 70s should do it for petaluma with 72 va vallejo. near east bay, 60s. the inland east bay we will see some low 80s today. a break from the heat for sure but we could see the possibilities of other few raindrops in the higher elevations. down by the monterey bay we are

talking 78 in hollister. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. there's still unstable air around us. cloud cover. a cooler day today and that will also take us through tomorrow. we will try to bump back into the low 90s, but certainly no fog-free offshore flow that we expect in september. >> still below normal. >> a little bit. >> thank you, lisa. on this historic anniversary, the country is focusing, as we should, on the victims and heros of 9/11. what is often forgotten is that life for the average muslim american has changed forever. abc7s corina rusk reports. >> these people are all muslim americans living in the bay area and in the aftermath of september 11th. >> it was like immediately, instead of allowing ourselves to go through the natural grief of what happened to our country and what happened to our fellow citizens, immediately we are put under the spotlight. >> many followers of islam have

used that spot light to educate people about the truth of their religion. mohamed has engaged his community by serves as a civil services commissioner, and next year will make his second bid for a city council seat in santa clara. >> i see giving a point of view that we are part of the american fabric, a part of society and we are here to stay. we want to contribute and make a significant difference. >> even a decade after the terrorists attack. many face a lingering backlash. >> a recent in-depth poll by the pugh research center said 43% of mum lem americans surveyed said they have personally experience the harassment in the last year. >> this woman said she was fired from her job last year for not removing her muslim head scarf. abercrombie and pitch where she worked faces other similar lawsuits. >> for another person to take offense to it, it bothered me a lot because it's not harming

them. it's not doing anything. it's just a symbol of modesty, it's a symbol of who i am. >> and she's encouraged that numerous groups promoting peace are now speaking with one voice. >> we do have our differences but the differences really enrich our society and we learn from each other. >> many muslim americans say they are living today with faith and patience. corina rusk, abc7 news. still ahead, the new al-qaeda, now the terror organization is still a very real threat, even after the death of osama bin laden.

>> even though osama bin laden is dead and al-qaeda central organization is believed to be

unraveling, it's clear what's left remains a threat. abc7's cheryl jennings looks at what counterterrorism officials are calling al-qaeda 2.0. >> just days after the deadliest terror attack on american soil we have a new public enemy none one, osama bin laden and his al-qaeda organization. >> i want justice. there's an old poster out west that i recall that said, wanted, dead or alive. >> it took almost a decade but the pursuit paid off. in may navy seals killed bin laden when they stormed his compound in pakistan. al-qaeda was dealt a serious blow. >> it's probably been a bigger blow than we thought it would be because he was more engaged in the running of the organization than we had thought he might be. >> a trove of information

recovered from the compound revealed an organization already on the ropes and in disarray. cia drone strikes in pakistan has killed more than a thousand militants in recent years. including just last month the terror group's second in command. bin laden successor, egyptian is in hiding. many believe it's a less effective, less cohesive organization. >> we've eliminated or captured scores of senior leaders. we've driven them more and more to be worried about their own safety than to attack us. >> in fact, military and intelligence leaders feel so confident about the fight against al-qaeda, defense

secretary said recently that with the killing or capture of ten to twenty key leaders, the a attack of al-qaeda could be within reach. >> if we can go after them i think we can strategically defeat al-qaeda. >> others warn even if al-qaeda central is dismantled, there's a growing threat from al-qaeda 2.0. dangerous groups based in yemen and somalia. >> it has really become like a hydra with a lot of different heads. my theory is as the younger generation comes up, we may find they are more dangerous because they are no longer locked into the strategies we have grown accustomed to facing but they will have new strategies. >> strategies involving recruiting more westerners for jihad. and attacks with chemical or biological weapons that still yield massive results. >> their goals have not changed. attacks will be smaller but they will still create a great psychological damage to the populations of this country and of other countries. >> so ten years into the fight against al-qaeda, do intelligence officials believe the west is winning the war? >> we haven't gotten everything right, but we've gotten a lot of

things right and we certainly have al-qaeda on the back foot. >> there are still plenty of terrorists out there, and we continue to have plenty to do in that regard. i think we've made important progress, but the story is not over. >> and likely won't be over anytime soon. cheryl jennings, abc7 news. >> still ahead, the san francisco opera has just opened a new performance profiling a man who saved thousands of lives on 9/11 but gave his own life that day.é"é"ñ

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bingham was one of the heroes onboard flight 39. he will be remembered in a ceremony at 1:00 this afternoon at harvey mill plaza in san francisco. his mother, alice showing land, honors all the victims of the attack by encouraging people to spread good will. she's a board member ever the nonprofit group "my good deed." to be part of the "my good deeds" 9/11 tribute movement you can log on to abc7news.com and click on see it on tv. right now they are holding a 9/11 tribute and service at san francisco's war memorial veterans building. let's get a final check of our accuweather forecast now with lisa argen. temperatures below normal here in the bay area this morning? >> yeah, the seventh consecutive month, carolyn, we are talking temperatures below normal. cloud cover due to a system to our south. that will provide partly cloudy skies. we also have the low clouds and

fog. possibility of a thunderstorm, santa clara valley, the diablo range and temperatures held down. mainly in the 60s and 70s around the bay. we are talking just a few low 80s, danville and livermore. 50s romaine along the coast. this is around the san joaquin valley. we have a little bit of moisture and with the heating of the sun and this area of low pressure i've been talking about, could see some thunderstorms drift up toward southern monterey, santa clara out there. so be mindful of that. then it should be a nice afternoon. partly cloudy for the most part. >> we want to get to that story we were telling you about, what is a hero for the san francisco opera. it's a man who saved thousands of lives in the world trade center but he did not survive. but his story lives on. abc7s arts and entertainment reporter, don sanchez, takes us to the world premiere of this opera heart of a soldier.

>> his story is heart of a soldier. >> from the top. stand by, everybody. >> could you maybe follow instructions? >> that's baritone thomas hanson as rick. to create this work, composer spent hours with rick's friends and his widow. >> i think they will say just like i have, he's one of the most incredible men in the whole world really. >> she lives in new york. she wants to share him with us on the opera house stage. >> his whole life was to kind of grow in an arc along that sense of honor and dignity and idealism. ♪ more, more, more ♪ gentlemen, our mission is simple ♪ >> rick was simple. he watched soldiers go off to d day. he became an american citizen, a soldier and a decorated war hero in vietnam. ♪ this is the heart of a soldier♪ ♪ the heart of a soldier

>> he sang to his men in vietnam so they wouldn't be frightened. >> he survived prostate cancer and became security chief at the world trade center. for years he warned the building to be a terrorist attack target. on september is 111th susan was at home walking their doing. melody moore as susan. after the first plane struck he called her. he said stop calling. i have to get everyone out. he said if something happens to me, i want you to know you made my life. >> he led 2700 people to safety singing as they went back downstairs. he went back inside to look for more people. the building collapsed and his body has never been found. for the opera creators it had to be a personal story. >> approached it with as much hugh millfity and reality as we could. >> he was a complex manhero.

like he might not have liked this kind of attention, he was modest. of. his life was an extraordinary story and now an opera. >> i'm no longer mourning or grieving for my husband. he is flying with the eagles. i'm grieving for america. >> she'll be in the opera house for the world premiere. ♪ make us proud >> sorry we had to get out of that early. that will to it for us. any last thoughts on weather? >> the thunderstorms will be drifting further north. santa clara valley and maybe the east bay. >> all right. good morning, everyone.