the despair or you can conclude that the people who answer poll ster's questions are just being sarcastic. please let that be the truth. please tell me you are kidding. now it's time for "the last th. please ohio and north carolina let that be the case. first look is up next. 11 years later, americans pause to remember the worst ever terrorist attack on u.s. soil. insult to injury. a california woman getting carjacked, then slammed by her own vehicle. old meets new. jetman makes a speck tack legislature stunt. good morning, those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc.

we begin this morning with a day to reflect. 11 years ago today, terrorists attacked this country in an unprecedented asult killing nearly 3,000 people. today, ceremonies will be held in three locations. including the world trade center. daniele joins us from ground zero. good morning. >> good morning. the pools behind me will feature six moments of silence. they will have a ring of the names of the victims. it will be smaller than in years past. one year after their debut, these reflecting pools sitting in place of the fallen world towers will once again be front and center. while is country isn't forgetting the people lost in the september 11th terrorist attacks. this year much is changed. last year, politicians were asked not to speak.

only relatives will read the names of the victims on this 11th anniversary. president obama will stay in washington and participate in ceremonies at the white house and pentagon. monday, families already gathered near pennsylvania will gather with leon panetta. they died fighting to keep the plane from reaching the capital. >> they gave their lives for all they loved. they gave their lives for the families they loved and for the country they loved. and there is no greater sacrifice. >> back in lower manhattan construction is sitting there. the port authority that owns the sight battled over the financing for the foundation. >> on the eve of 9/11, we are able to announce an agreement that will ensure the completion of the 9/11 museum. >> without a museum, this

memorial doesn't teach you anything. it doesn't tell them anything about what happened on that day. >> a positive step forward that will make this tribute complete. relief for residents and first responders who suffered from cancer, the world trade center health care program will now cover treatment for many of them. back to you. >> thanks danielle. after a long summer break, congress is back in session in washington. on the agenda, they will try to pass a spending bill to finance the day-to-day operations. no action is expected before the election on on mouse spending cuts commonly referred to as the so-called fiscal cliff. steve handelsman reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: lawmakers in the house and senate are back after a month long break with a pile of urgent business.

they are focused first on the election. >> both parties are looking at public opinion polls to see which part of the agendas are popular and unpopular and dramatize them. >> reporter: democrats want a new vote on the paul ryan budget to drive hope he would change medicare. republicans want to phase out solar and wind power subsidies. president barack obama lost money on solyndra. hiking taxes on the rich could raise everyone's rates january 1st and trigger huge defense and social service cuts. the fiscal cliff is getting put off until after election day. the farm bill would help with the drought is partially postponed because republicans are pushing for a cut in food

stamps. >> they are asking to balance the budget. >> for people outside and not at work, they are astonished by the fact this congress won't do anything and seems content to kick the can down the road. >> reporter: what might get passed before the election? nearly a short term spending bill to keep government going past september 30th. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. here is the first look at the other news around the country. in nebraska, four masked men armed with an ak .47 took over a minimarket. they dragged a clerk across the floor and forced her to hand over money. they are in and out of the store in 90 seconds. in california, video shows a 70-year-old woman getting carjacked in a parking lot, then run down by her own suv with her attacker behind the wheel. the woman recovered from the

injuries. in north carolina, it's hard to believe but authorities say that's a u.s. marine on the left viciously attacking a taxi driver. he's accused of beating and attacking the driver. he's expected to be arrested. on a far, far less serious note in georgia, a legal battle brewing over a pink dollhouse. the homeowners association is suing because it irritates neighbors. the grandmother will fight to keep the pink. todd santos is here with weather. those people need more to do. >> i think i'd say maybe i'm this kind of person, but i would paint the house. >> it sends a statement. >> i love you neighborhood. if more of us, waking up to cool temperatures in new york and vermont. we'll talk about the

temperatures coming up. i wanted to mention the latest with leslie. the tropical storm should make land fall in new finland. the system is racing forward and 40 miles per hour. a lot of the business side is to the north. really starting to see the better impacts there now. going forward, we are going to see the system break off to the north. it should weaken for the afternoon and into this evening. quick look to the south and west of the system, very quiet across the 95 corridor. southern portions of florida, better chances for showers. quiet through many of the eastern major cities. quiet toward chicago. you can see the action in the four corners. we'll see that spilling out to the north and east. denver, may see a chance for a thunderstorm late this afternoon. better chances tomorrow. behind this, we'll see chings in temperatures for billings.

yesterday you were in the 90s. they are going to drop back. rainfall in fact next 48 hours. for today, coming in quiet across the area. here is a look at florida. this morning, coming in quiet with the front in place. likely, the daytime heating gets things going. we'll talk about the temperatures which are going to be the coolest we'll see so far this week. >> sounds good. text, tumble, go daddy goes down. could a new iphone help boost the economy? your look at business headlines is straight ahead. coming up, a marathon in cincinnati and the longest u.s. open final ever. you are watching "first look" on msnbc. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need

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welcome back too "first look." here are the top stories making news this morning. al qaeda's number two in yemen has been killed by a u.s. drone

missile. he and six others died when their car was hit yesterday. the strike by teachers in chicago enters a second day. 350,000 students will get a second day off school. talks will continue today on key issues like teacher evaluations. letting children cry for short periods during sleep training does not cause psychological problems. scientists say winter vibes could produce enough electricity to power the world. they looked at wind power, but not the finances. making that much wind power technology could cost way too much technology. jetman staged flying with an iconic world war ii plane.

he flew in the skies over switzerland. here is this mornings dish of scrambled politics. we have more interesting data from the conventions with somebody showing joe biden was the winner of the i mean my contest. he made 135 references to himself. most choose president obama to invite to dinner over mitt romney. 52% of voters favor the president at their dinner table. 51% say he's more likable. when romney said he would not get rid of all health care reform he said those with pre-existing conditions would get coverage. it guarantees that only if they have maintained coverage without a major gab. husler magazine owner is offering a reward for $1 million

for information on romney's income tax returns. he'll pate for romney's offshore assets and business accounts. wendy rosen has quit the race for a house seat in maryland. "the washington post" reports her own party said she committed fraud voting in maryland and florida in recent elections. nicki minaj says she did not endorse romney. she sent a tweet saying she supported president obama and thanked him for understanding my sarcasm. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. last time on the rachel maddow show, the professor of political law and science in california talked about republican efforts to stop voter fraud. he doubts their sincerity and feels if they are concerned about fraud, they should focus on absentee ballots.

>> if you look at the measures taken to prevent fraud, if that was the concern, we wouldn't see a push for voter id. the only kind of fraud it prevents is impersonation. i looked in my boom to find a single election that was affects and couldn't find one. we see absentee ballot fraud every year. there's not a proposal to cut back on that. i don't think there should be. if you were serious about fraud, it would be at the top of the list, yet it's not on the agenda. the rachel maddow show at 9:00 eastern only on msnbc, the place for politics. here is a look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,254. s&p dropped eight. look alt overseas trading, the

nikkei lost 62 points. stocks fell monday as investors locked in gains on the rally. traders held off on big bets. news americans cut back their credit card use in july underscored the economy. several firms slashed price target. aig fell 2% after the u.s. sold $18 billion worth of its stock. bp is selling oil fields for just over $5.5 billion. leapfrog tumbled 9% after toys "r" us announced planss to launch their own educational tablet next month. hp will play off more people bringing the total to 29,000.

kodak announced another 1,000 layoffs. millions of websites were down for several hours. the hacker group anonymous was behind the outage. speculation about apples iphone expected to be unveiled tomorrow. this may take the cake. the new phone could at between at no time 25% to.5% percentage points. the ravens make themselves a home in the end zone in a monday night football blowout. the first look at sports is straight ahead. you are watching "first look" on msnbc. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university, you'll have

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sxz welcome back to "first look." in sports, the nfl season of monday night football started off with a twin bill. here is fred roggin. good morning, no better way to end week one of nfl than with a doubleheader. art brought the ravens to baltimore in 1996. led from start to finish, dismantled defense, 34 yard run. the first of two touchdowns. reid sealed the deal in the third. rumbled down the sidelines, soared into the end zone. they won, 44-13. raiders head to the most

passionate fans. oakland special teams were anything but. the mistakes headed up. raiders played out of the game. chargers won, 22-16. white sox increased their lead in the a.l. central with a victory over the tigers. back-to-back homers. they lead by three games. pirates and reds play into the wee hours of the night. ripped it right at short. bottled the throw. in came the running run. reds a 4-3 win. the best for the last. the men's final, murray and joke vich -- took the next two, didn't have enough left.

down. murray rose to the occasion. no advocate's return was long. murray followed with a long. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. now, for another look at the weather, here is todd santos with the weather channel forecast. >> thanks. one problem area where we could see heavy rainshower activity, flash flood for utah and nevada. the one flash flood warning should drop in 20 minutes or so. keep in mind the potential for rain. cool spots, 57 in billings. 57 across the northeast. we'll start seeing temperatures going in the upward direction. 76 in new york. 79 to d.c. 80s tomorrow there. denver may get an isolated thunderstorm late this afternoon. best chances wednesday. push the moisture up toward

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a man in california is accusing miley cyrus of punching him in a face at a nightclub over the weekend. of course police had a lot of questions like why would you want the world to know you got

beat up by miley cyrus? ahmadinejad is going to address the united nations on i don't mean kim poor. >> don't, he welcomes woody harrelson. that's late night with jimmy fallon weeknights at 12:35 on your local nbc station. it's time for your entertainment news. we have the details on blake lively and ryan reynolds. it was planned by a martha stewart wedding expert. she wore a gown, he wore a suit. the cake, driven in from virginia cost $3,000 and music by florence welch. ryan lochte named lively his

dream girl is very, very sad. jessica simpson helped katie couric on her new show saying she lost 40 pounds since giving birth. sheryl crow said she thinks cell phone use may be to blame for her brain tumor. christian bale is a hero. can we go back a second to the ryan reynolds wedding? i didn't know they were dating. where have i been? >> i didn't, either. it's impressive they got florence welch to play at their wedding. >> and to marry in secret. congratulations on that. maybe we missed the ball. >> he does all right. it was hard to keep track of him. we were talking about this yesterday on the show. it was hard to keep track of him.

i thought he was still married. >> rumors about sandra bullock. i'm mara. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, way too early with willie geist starts right now. today is tuesday, september 11th, 2012. the 11th anniversary of the september 11th terror attacks. a day that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 people and led to wars in iraq and afghanistan. you are looking at live pictures at 5:29 a.m. at ground zero. it's a sight on another tuesday of unimaginable horror and now a sight to the memorial of the victims. for the first time, the ceremony will not include a public