and hopes never to again. and that's all for now. i'm ann curry. and for all of us here at nbc i'm ann curry. and for all of us here at nbc news, thanks for joining us. this morning on "early today," we remember. ten years later, americans honor the victims of the worst terror attacks in our nation's history. help wanted, president obama prepares to send his $447 jobs bill to congress. and giving away, a horrific balcony collapse during a and giving away, a horrific balcony collapse during a religious celebration in india. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> this is early today for monday, september 12, 2011. >> hello and good morning. today we begin with an emotional

milestone. it has now been a decade since our lives were forever changed by the tragic and heart wrenching events of 9/11. yesterday was a day for americans to remember the many lives taken from us, people who will never be forgotten. here is nbc's lester holt. >> reporter: a permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11 where water falls spill into the footprints, remembering the tears that flowed on this anniversary. >> and my dad. >> former first lady laura bush wept as wives, husbands, parents and children, some too young to remember their moms or dads told us who their lost. >> and my father, who i never met because i was many my mom's belly. >> others told us what they lost. >> i wish my dad had been there

to teach me how to drive, ask a girl on a kadate and see me graduate. >> god is our refuge and strength. >> later the president read a biblical passage. former president bush quoted another wartime president, abraham lincoln, in offering his own consolation. >> i pray that our heavenly father may assuage the ang waj of your bereavement and leave you only the cherished memories of your loved and lost. >> reporter: singer james taylor performed. as did paul simon. to the refrains of sounds of silence, families saw for the first time the names of their

loved ones permanently etched in bronze. ♪ ♪ the image in my brain ♪ still heaving with the sounds of silence ♪ >> reporter: these grounds are the final resting place for many of those who died on 9/11. >> i never got the remains of my michael. this is the place that i want to honor him. >> i am really sad by the fact that he is among one of the deceased, obviously. but at the same time i am so grateful that his name will be forever preserved in bronze. >> reporter: as they have ever year, bells tolled at the moments of impact.

9:37 was the moment flight 77 struck the pentagon. ♪ amazing grace >> good morning. >> vice president biden paid tribute to the pentagon victims and those who answered the country's calls. >> many of them were just kids on that bright september morning. like their grandparents, on december 7, 1941, they courageously bore the burden that history placed on their shoulders. >> the bells tolled again at 10:03, the moment that flight 93 crashed in a pennsylvania countryside. >> my lovely mother. >> my beautiful sister. >> there were 40 names to read, 40 names now etched into a wall. ♪ oh beautiful

♪ for spacious skies >> when we are weary and in need of strength, we remember them. >> the president laid a wreath here and another at the pentagon and spent time with family members. back in new york, the one world trade center tower raises aboveground. time has healed this landscape but it does not heal all the wounds. >> now we will get a check of national and regional weather. bill has your weather channel forecast. good morning to you. yesterday was an emotional day. lester really captured what the day felt like. >> all around the country, it was a different feel. let's move on and let you know what you can deal with.

yesterday we saw a very warm day in the west. we had some record high temperatures in seattle. summer has not ended for the pacific northwest. a little cooler for the coast. 73 in san francisco. it was not bad and the cloud cover kept you down not in the 100s in phoenix. saw some showers out there. just enough moisture coming off the pacific in the bay of california that we are watching the showers in the north country of arizona, but that's about it. if you are in arizona or new mexico, have that umbrella with you. we are still warm in the rest of the west but there is cooler air that will sink to the south. it will stay dry in the forecast but we will be watching temperatures a little bit lower. these are just beautiful days for you. gorgeous end to summer. we are still warm in vegas and

phoenix and a slight chance of a case. 87 degrees in oregon. one more day in the 90s for you. >> as i mentioned it will cool off a little bit. details coming up. >> also coming up, euro jitters hit asia. a big business big weight loses her job. and big things on the auction block. plus a movie about a deadly virus brings up some big bucks at the box office. >> coming up, an emotional start to the nfl season and serena williams has a major melt down in the open finals. you are watching early today.

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i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. president obama will begin a new campaign like push. the president will speak before public workers in the rose garden today before heading out on the road to rally support. and niger's government says that another of gadhafi's son has been captured. hids departure comes as rebels claim to have taken all but total control of one of the final strongholds. and anti-american cleric is urging followers to stop attacking u.s. troops in iraq so that their withdrawal from the country is close. it is aimed at putting pressure on leaders who are asking some

forces to stay. >> seven workers including two americans missing in the gulf of mexico since thursday have but rescued. the group escaped to a capsule after a tropical storm disabled their rig. and in india, one person was killed after an overcrowded balcony collapsed. it came during a festival celebrating a hindu god. new research shows levels of pesticides commonly encountersed across the country in food as well as around the home are significantly increasing children's risk of developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. experts say diet is the predominant source in people who switch to an organic diet typically decrease pesticide by-product levels in their system by 85% to 90%. for more information on this and other health stories, check out

the health page at msnbc.com. >> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,992 after sinking 303 points on friday. the s&p tumbled 31 and the nasdaq fell a whooping 61 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei stumbled 201 points while in hong kong the hang seng plummeted 836. the same worries about europe that sparked a broad sell-off on wall street friday caught up with asian markets today. despite strong data out of china this weekend, investors sold off stocks and sent the euro to a six-month low this morning. global markets were rattled friday after a top german board member resigned from the european bank reportedly over its controversial bond buying

program. elsewhere, yahoo!'s ousted chief resigned from the company board after saying she would stay on in that role. probably didn't help that after being fired, barts told fortune magazine that yahoo!'s board were "dufasses". cargill is recalling more ground turkey after an arkansas plant tested positive for salmonella. gas is up to $3.67 a gallon. and photographs of amelia airhardt fetched a high price at auction pulling in more than 3 $1,000. one of the greatest games

ever by an nfl rookie and serena williams let's her temper get the best of her. >> our record highs in seattle are over with at least for now. you are watching "early today."

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if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, an opening day in the nfl dedicated to remembering 9/11 ended with the new york jets in a much tougher fight with the dallas cowboys than anyone expected. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. good morning. it was an opening sunday to the nfl season like none other. fans and teams united around the nation with one common bond, to remember 9/11. we start in new jersey 12 miles from ground zero. an emotional pregame ceremony before the jets/cowboys game. this came down to the final minutes when the jets special teams came up big. the punt. dupont picked it up and was in for the touchdown. new york completed the come back with 3 -- 32 seconds left. 50 yards out and the jets rally from 14 town to beat the cowboy webs 27-24. the tributes continued in our nation's capital. new york's eli manning led the league in interceptions and he was back at it yesterday.

the red skins won it 28-14. eagles were one of the favorites to win the super bowl. if they continue to play like this, hand them the trophy. eagles beat the rams, 31-13. the rams look like they had a super bowl hangover. baltimore won in a whooper 5-7. the panthers cam newton had a record breaking day for the cardinals. cam newton became the first player in nfl history to throw for over 400 yards in his debut, but that's not enough. how is life without peyton manning going for the colts? not very well. career day filling in for arian foster. texas won it big, 34-7. finally, if you thought the football players were fired up, you obviously missed the women's final of the u.s. open. it's serena williams taking on samantha stosur. stosur reached for the return and serena shouted, come on. the umpire awarded the point to stosur. williams called the umpire i

hate her, said she was ugly inside and a few other things we can't say on tv. serena was off her game and lost at the u.s. open. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. is a new romantic duo brewing in the showbiz world? your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. plus, on the tenth anniversary of 9/11, the world's focus was trained on new york, washington and pennsylvania. but around the country and the world, there were other observances, as well. you're watching "early today."

welcome back on this monday morning. hope you had an enjoyable weekend. i know it hasn't rained in many locations. 80 is still very warm for this time of year. cooler air is coming for tomorrow. enjoy the last touch of summer while it lasts. tomorrow, only 74 in seattle so more back to average temperatures. if you are watching in las angeles, see the 18th century engravings by english pioneers at out of the shadows at the

huntington. now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. nothing could stop "contagion" from infecting audiences with a box office win this weekend. they took the top spot with just over $23 million reaching expectations despite dismal overall box office figures for this weekend compared to last year. "warrior" debuted with just over $5.5 million, still good enough for third place. it may be the year of the r-rated comedy, but bucky larson "born to be a star" bombed with just $1.5 million for the weekend. finally, could a new showbiz power be evolving? jennifer lopez and bradley cooper went out for what was

described as a romantic dinner in new york city. any guess at where they went? >> no. tell me. >> per se. have you ever heard of it? >> no. >> it is a family fancy place where i don't think they host us. they could have been meeting about a movie or something like that, but -- >> didn't she just get divorced? >> i think it's been, what, ten days? yeah. moving on. and finally, this comes to us from around the world where others also marked the tenth anniversary of september 11th paying tribute to the thousands who perished. somber ceremonies varied in style. italy lit up rome's coliseum to honor the victims. thousands showed up at st. paul's cathedral to pay respects. in afghanistan, u.s. service men and women participated, reading the names of the fallen as flags flew at half staff in their honor. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station.

> for a cole of pand in china, meals come extra large. the pair nibbled on some moon cakes made especially for them. the stuffing was made of eight special ingredients including bamboo chutes. the two can plow through about two pounds of apples a day so the cakes were oversized, just like their appetites. giraffes heading to australia made quite the entrance with a help of a specially made shipping crate on the back of a truck, the giraffe was moved from new zealand to its new home at an australian zoo. the container was designed to let the tall animal sit comfortably and allow its head

to peek out. finally, in marriage, it's important to pull your weight. some couples take that literally. case in point, the wife carrying championship in latvia. this is a favorite, the annual event where husbands sprint with their better half wrapped around their shoulders. the fastest time was 21 seconds, but no word on whether this makes their marriage stronger. >> my wife and i were very upset we could not partake this year due to her pregnancy. >> that happens when you're nine months pregnant. the weight issue may slow you down. >> i'd be the one with the back problem. >> she would give you a hard time about it, too. time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the national september 11th memorial at ground zero will open for the public for the first time. so far, 400,000 people have registered to visit the size. >> the miss universe pageant takes place in brazil where last year's winner will crown her

successor. and in 1959, "bonanza" premiered on nbc as one of the first regularly scheduled programs presented in color. all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. president obama sits down with brian williams for an exclusive interview. and ann curry is live from iran with a rare view of a day in the life of one of the world's moved talked about leaders, mahmoud ahmadinejad. now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com