captioned by closed captioning services, inc. [ bagpipes ] >> a solemn ceremony at new york's ground zero relatives of victims read the tapes of their loved ones killed 11 years ago today. this year only the victims' families were invited to speak. people gathered at the two memorial pools. >> while the flag was unfurled

in new york at the same time other events took place across the country. . >> -- president obama and the first lady laid a wreath at the gone. closer to home shining show of honor from san francisco firefighters. one of many ceremonies in the bay area to mark this anniversary. good morning i'm kristen sze. and i'm cheryl jennings. observances took place in union city to remember passengers on flight 93 on its way to san francisco from new jersey. a large crowd gathered in shanksville, pennsylvania near a wall which holds the name of the passengers and crew who died. passengers took hold of terrorists before it crashed in what used to be a field. katie, you talked to a woman who lost her mother? >> reporter: i did her name is carol o'hare and her mother 79-year-old moving from new jersey to danville, to

live with her. carol says 11 years later the anniversary is like reliving that day. from song to silence memorial service in union city honors passengers and crew of san francisco bound flight 93. >> christian adams, todd beamer. >> reporter: carol o'hare of danville lost her mother 11 years ago today. >> i woke up to a happy day my mother was moving from california to new jersey. >> reporter: that chapter of their life to the would never come to be. >> the day devolved from there not knowing where she was, not finding anything out until i was on the phone with my sister in new jersey. we saw it on the crawl line on cnn that flight 93 had crashed in rural pennsylvania. i think everything went to

hell from there for everybody, especially my mom. >> reporter: michael emerson created this place of reflection. a marine, determined to not let the victims be forgotten. >> when i told family members i was coming out with flowers, i said -- they said i would like to come, then the mayor and friends and citizens are here. every year i'm out here to remember them, honor them not just the heroes of flight 93 also knows in the pentagon, new york and all fallen heroes of our military. >> reporter: so many heroes were made and lost on that day. the people onboard flight 93 taking a fatal vow over shanksville, pennsylvania. >> that american spirit rose up and they weren't going to let any lives be taken. they should ought be remembered for that >> reporter: this -- this memorial features each of the 40 names at the far end is the

circle of remembrance which has three, 10 foot high stones that feature the story of flight 93, all donated, all so people in the bay area would have a special place on this day. katie marzullo, abc7 news. san francisco firefighters held their own 9/11 salute. all 43 stations in san francisco paused to remember the 343 firefighters and paramedics who died trying to save people in the burning towers in new york city. they read the names of each one of those first responders. fire chief white, police chief and mayor lee all attended the ceremony at station 7. the firefighters do this every year and the chief says that won't be changing any time soon. >> there's a special bond, brotherhood, sisterhood in the fire service, in law enforcement as well and so, we

just want to keep that spirit alive and the memory alive some said did you want to stop at 10 years? i think it is appropriate to have this type of ceremony every year. >> 53 new firefighter cadets were also on hand. the mayor and chief said it is important for them to see the responsibility they will have as firefighters and to show them how much the public appreciates the job. >> firefighters in san jose marked their fallen colleagues at station 1 on north market a moment of silence followed by memorial bell-ringing. chief mcdonald addressed his crews over the pa system. >> several other tributes took place across the country in morning. >> president obama took part in several, including a special ceremony at the pentagon. [ taps ]

>> president obama and the first lady joined others and stood in silence as taps was played. there's a section struck by hijacked american airlines jet. >> the president: as painful as this day is and always will be, it leaves us with a lesson, that no single event can ever destroy who we are. no act of terrorism can ever change what we stand for. >> the president and first lady also paid tribute at arlington national cemetery they visited a section where many americans who died in afghanistan and iraq are buried. >> ♪ god bless america ♪ >> members of both houses of congress remembered 9/11 by singing god bless america on the steps of the u.s. capitol leaders from each house and both sides of the aisle

praised americans for coming to the to help the victims of the attacks and their families. mitt romney greeted firefighters at o'hare international airport. he also took part in a moment of silence to commemorate 9/11. he released a statement saying americans united one nation god in their determination to stand tall for peace and freedom. alarming reminder that threats continue within our borders. new report from congressional investigators indicates deadly radioactive material may not be properly secured in u.s. hospitals. an estimated 1200 hospitals across the country are deemed high risk for storing radioactive material which could be used to make dirty bombs. hospitals use the material in cancer treatments. the reports calls on the nuclear regulatory commission to regulate upgrades to hospital security issues >> country home to the terrorist who attacked america is slowly rebuilding.

bay area non-profit is major part of the effort to restore afghanistan's ability to feed its families. this video shows a founder visiting one of the farmers in afghanistan who is benefit going the charity's agricultural expertise. they just received new multi-million dollar contract from an agency for international development to work with millions of farmers and families throughout afghanistan. >> we introduced the grapevine, prune the vine, double the yield. >> we are happy with this partnership and we think it is going to deliver success on the ground for the afghan and american people. >> they are helping farmers export crops to international markets including india, saudi arabia and canada. you can find out more about roots of peace in san rafael on our website. abc7news.com.

vigil will take place today for a young bay area college student found dead in the sacramento river. urgent search for a bone marrow match to save the life of a 2-year-old boy. what is happening now to help. later, early morning apartment fire in san jose sends people running and

a candlelight vigil will be held tonight for a college

student found over the weekend in the sacramento river. a fisherman discovered brett olson's body sunday. the sheriff believes he died, an autopsy will be done today. family and friends plan to honor him with a vigil. olson graduated from acalanes and two younger siblings attend the school. desperate national search underway for a bone marrow match for a san francisco boy because of his racial background he faces difficult odds. terry mcsweeney is live at san jose state university where something is happening now that could save his life. >> reporter: relatives of 2-year-old jeremy kong as well as members of the asian-american donor table, a lot of people coming in, a lot of people signing up encouraged trying to find a match for jeremy not like the

usual trying to fan a needle in a haystack this is like trying to fan a need until a particular haystack. >> he play, laughs, dances like a 2-year-old, normal, everyday except his hair is gone. >> reporter: 2-year-old jeremy has a rare form of leukemia and no one on the current registry is a match. pressure little time to conduct the search. jeremy needs a transplant at the end of his third round of chemotherapy in november the match is most likely to come from an asian donor. asians less than 1% on the recently city. -- registry. his says it may be because of a superstition. >> we told somebody in chinatown and the mom went, i don't want to hear it. it is like a negative connotation that someone has leukemia or a form of cancer. >> reporter: part of the reason today's drive is on a

college campus, younger people, less superstition and the knowledge on how to get the word out that jeremy needs you. >> i think social media, especially in my generation makes it easier twitter, all these things that come together. >> reporter: the students of asian descent were highly receptive to being a donor. >> i don't think there's any tabu or scary stuff with it, i think we should help out the little boy. >> a kid needed asian kid needed some blood or bone marrow, i registered but i want a match. >> until it touches somebody close to you, you are not going to do anything. i was one of those people that did nothing until it touched somebody close to me now i'm knee deep in it. >> reporter: emmy is at this table until 2:30 today she

will be back tomorrow. events going on all week. treasure island, sunnyvale, san francisco to find out more go to abc7news.com. chick on see it on tv, find out how you can help out, because as they say, jeremy needs you. terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >> process to register is so easy. looking beyond the sadness we hope people can help. >> mike good weather? absolutely great weather if you like the sunshine and a little more cloud cover at the coast that is going away soon warming trend coming that will touch the coast. i'll show you who will get the 90s over the next several days. plus, actress and u.n. ambassador angelina jolie visits with refugees displaced by fighting in syria.

prince william and his wife start asia trip with emotional stop

in san jose investigators looking into what caused early morning apartment fire that injured two people and left a dozen without a home. the fire broke out before 3:00 this morning. a viewer shot this video showing the upstairs unit fully engulfed flames shooting out of windows and attic three units were badly damaged, one sent to the hospital with second degree burns another injured after jumping from the second floor. the red cross is helping the displaced residents. winds weren't much winds. >> hopefully no more fire danger. >> just the heat missing the other two, winds and dryness out there that comes with the fire danger. we are getting close to that time of the year so it is a good reminder. calm conditions this morning, calm conditions for the better part of next couple of days

you saw haze around vollmer peak and sun over san jose. live doppler 7 hd picking up some of the clouds along the coast difference between yesterday and today cloudiness at the coast. surge pushing up the shoreline. pockets of sun not as much as you got yesterday. nor as much as you are going to get the next couple of days. 55 half moon bay, san rafael 59, around monterey bay and inland still socked in with clouds 50s gilroy sunshine leading the charge at 64. i think we'll see sunshine everywhere at the coast mostly cloudy. next couple of days when it is really hot, we'll still fall back into cool and comfortable conditions at night mainly in the 50s. today not much of a change away from the coast compared to yesterday everybody within one degree of where we were yesterday. 90 antioch and live more, east

bay valleys, going to stay around for the next several days. 80s in the south bay, up in the north bay, mid to upper 70s most of the bay shore low to mid 60s coast, 68 san francisco. monterey bay more sunshine santa cruz 72, still stuck with clouds monterey and 63 inland 80s morgan hill, gilroy and hollister. around the state later today, watch out for thunderstorms upon in the sierra more likely down south, two days in a row record rains in southern california mainly clear through the central valley, 90s. tonight cooler , temperatures in the 50s, cloud cover, more so around the bay than this morning, definitely out to the coast fog north bay valleys santa cruz 48° cooler nights are getting loner 40s becoming more dominant north bay valleys. high pressure to our west small branch will break off this tonight today clouds

clinging to the coast during the afternoon evening hours and overnight when the high develops starts to dip down a little closer to us by noon tomorrow clouds start erasing from the coast then gone for the most part during the afternoon that land breeze going to scare away includes that's why we'll be warmest tomorrow, thursday and friday at the coast middle 60s to around 70° warmest thursday, friday bay, low 80s, warmest thursday through saturday inland mid 90s. >> late summer we often get is back, very nice. actress angelina jolie witnessed the plight of thousands of syrian refugees when she visited them today at a camp in jordan. 27,000 people live at the refugee camp. approximately 185,000 syrians

escaped into jordan since a bloody civil war broke out in that country 18 months ago. >> i'm grateful to jordan and all the border countries for keeping their borders open for saving these people's lies, they are dying in syria -- people's lives. they are dying in syria if they were unable to escape many of the people i met today would be dead. >> jordan's foreign minister joined joe lee in pleading for more international money to improve the living conditions at the camp. prince william and his wife made an emotional stop today on the first stop of their southeast asia and south pacific tour. they visited singapore's botanic gardens shown an orchard named in honor of william's mother. she died weeks before she was to visit the garden. the royal couple was presented with a plant named for them. orchard-name something singapore's way of

don't forget to watch katie. i've got one show under my belt, it felt great i hope you enjoyed it as much as i did i hope you tune in today we'll introduce to you a remarkable young woman whose story is so inspiring. her name is amy copeland, 24-year-old grad student who survived a near fatal attack from flesh-eating bacteria that forced amputation of hand, leg and foot. her strength, spirit and the recovery she has made are miraculous not an overstatement one of the most people i've met. tune in today for an hour i

don't think you will want to miss. see you later on "katie." >> also katie will go for a spin with danica patrick 3:00, right here on abc7. at 4:00, protecting personal data. what you need to do to your computers and smartphones before you get rid of them. then, new research on the importance of high school sports. much more than keeping kids physically fit. those stories and more later today at 4:00 and 5:00. that's it for now, thanks for joining us. >> who wants to be a millionaire is next.