to the united kingdom back to scotland. they're also talking to making buckingham palace more of an official place a business rather than a residents. the royal family does not particularly love living there by accounts that we have heard. queen elizabeth, when she became queen or when it was known that she would eventually when they become queen when her father took the throne side according to a governor's at the time, what we have to lift their forever? i don't really want to look at buckingham palace. summit because of a place of official business, and open up more to the public so that they can take tours of. it is not just a slimming down of who is visible and who is leaving this family. but the monuments and the physical structures and been part of this family for so long now. >> ball morrow -- could hold on a second, the president at the pentagon right. now he is just arriving for a

lane of the wreath at the pentagon memorial. the plane flight 77 days a hit to the pentagon at 9:37 am, and after that probably around 9:15 am eastern, the present is going to make remarks. but here hala lay the wreath. let's watch and listen.

there is an ex-miniseries of events that we have been watching through the course of the morning. the president laying a wreath at the pentagon memorial which was of course flight 77 that hit the passer got at 9:37 am, 21 years ago. it is just after 9:00 on the september 11th 2022, 21 days to the days as a group of harris hijack and subsequent crashed planes into the trade center here in new york city. into the pentagon in washington d.c.. and into a field in a, pennsylvania. both terrace exceeding and killing nearly 3000 americans. and fomenting fear and changing the course of history. but they failed spectacularly to kill americans democracy. across the country does of somber remembrance including speeches, moments of silence, and the ratings of the names of those who were killed. it's a day to truly think about what it is to be american and

it is a day of somber remembrances we have been discussing across the atlantic. for the late queen elizabeth ii. 96-year-old queen bore witness to so much history and global change during her more than 70 years on the throne. john the rebuilding of the world order following world war ii through the cold war in the fall of the berlin wall in communist russia. into the new millennium and the 9/11 attacks in the subsequent war in afghanistan, and to the fight against backsliding democracy. here in the united states and elsewhere in the last, just to name a few. let's get back to the 0.21 years ago today. americans were worried about non state actors, groups like al-qaeda threatening freedom both here in the united states and across the world. now in 2020 to continue to fear for our freedom and democracy here and across the world. for entirely different reasons. we don't worry as much about religious extremists hiding's and mountains in afghanistan and pakistan and elsewhere. today the threat comes from

within. from political radicals to extremists here at home, and courage and inflamed by americas old anti-democratic foe, russia. 9/11 was 21 years ago in the russian invasion of ukraine was 201 days ago. when much of the world viewed russia as a superpower when that would easily overrun a much smaller ukraine. further spreading its anti democratic agenda. but that he was drastically changing. and, so by the, way is the course of the war in ukraine. as i speak to you, ukraine is in the midst of conducting its biggest and most successful counteroffensive sense forcing a russian retreat forensic even the early months of the war. in just the past few, days take a look at this map and at the right side of the map. this is the light blue, the sharply that we are looking at right now. a counteroffensive appears to have changed the course of the war and resulted in dozens of towns and more than 1000 square miles of reclaimed territory in eastern ukraine, including ukrainian territory in the

hands. which is one of the two provinces in the donbas region. russia stated objective was to take the donbas. it's no longer fully under russian control. think that for a moment. ukrainian military is pushing the russian military back. and i should note that this is a fast and fluid situation with that upper area on the right side of ukraine. that blue area at the top. reportedly continuously and quickly changing. by this time next week there is a very good chance that this map will be updated. drastically defended it doesn't now. to make matters worse for the kremlin, its forces are apparently so deeply that russians will be forced to buy ammunition from, wait, for north korea. according to u.s. intelligence. on the other hand, the u.s. just announced another multi billion dollar aid package for ukraine. and his new reporting in this one's new york times reveal, it's not just financial age that they are sending to ukraine, but increasingly intelligent sharing as well. we just played a vital role in the ongoing counteroffensive. one thing is becoming increasingly clear in ukraine,

it's something that is quickly becoming clear or became clear here in america after 9/11. democracy will. when liberty will prevail there is a date here. 21 years ago an external attack abroad at the best of the american spirit, the fight for freedom. that spirit is now seen in ukraine. spirits can be taken away and vanish in a flash just like we have in the past few years. some even here in america. and the spirit to defend them is something we must remember in the face of the internal threat that is now threatening our democracy here at home. joining me now is an, bremer founder and president of the -- group the world's leading risk consulting firm. ian is also the author of the power of crisis, how three threats and responses will change the world. and several other books. ian, i thought of you went out of this thesis about what today is. the commemoration of the queens passing, a new case. the marriott troubles around the world. and the threats to democracy. around to the war on ukraine.

it all comes to better into this view about had the quest for freedom and democracy worldwide does not end. >> ali, it's great to see you on this morning. and of course we, still as the united states and our allies around the world, support and hope for robust democracy, not just in our own countries but for everyone. and the eye gia that this is the model the ruinous fires to is one that is increasingly challenging. today if you ask who is fighting hardest for democracy, you'll probably focus on the troops on the frontline in ukraine, raising territory as we speak. it's hard to say that the americans are fighting for democracy globally when we having such a hard time fighting for it within our own country. i will say that of course the russian invasion of ukraine has done more to unify the west, unify the democracies of the world, the wealthy democracies

of the world, to support territorial integrity in the self determination of 44 million ukrainians. perhaps today, on the anniversary of 9/11, it is indeed a fight thousands of miles from the american homeland that gives us most hope when we think of the the future of american democracy. but nonetheless, of course, which is the struggle that goes on inside the united states that we are going to have to spend the most time, most efforts and resource, and hopefully not the most blood focusing on it. >> when we think about the american revolution or pearl harbor or 9/11 or the russianization of ukraine, with the similarities ours that the people in those countries who are afraid for their own democracy and aspiring to greater democracy and freedom, took up arms in urgent way and fought back. we are even helping ukraine. the fact that ukraine is making the strides that they are as a large part because of american intelligence and american expertise and weaponry.

and yet, we do not see that urgent threat to our democracy in the same way, today. i am not arguing the people should be taking up arms. i hope that does not happen in america. but how do we get americans to understand that the threat that you've written about in america to our democracy might actually be existential? >> i do think that americans increasingly feel that the democracy itself, its institutions, our values are a threat. the problem is that most americans who feel that way think that the problem is the other side inside america. the enemies are in but they don't agree about who the enemy, is of course. that level of tribalism is an immense problem. remember, i would agree with you of course there are similarities and how ukrainians responds to the russian invasion. how americans responded to 9/11. and al-qaeda. but there is a very big difference in that after it 9/11, united states came together. a mansion that there were an

attack like that in the american homeland, god forbid, today. it's impossible to see in the united states politically unifying. how would biden give a speech about maga republicans today, and coming together with the rest of the country after the speech he delivered in front of independence hall just two weeks ago? how would former president trump given everything that is going on with and around him, unify a country and come together with those he claims are in office illegitimately? it is impossible to see. and, that of course is a very big part of how and why this challenge is so hard to address. y >> you, by the way, i know a lot about the world and you posted in russia. you know a lot about that part of the world. this shifting sands this week ukraine claiming that they are taking 1000 square miles of

territory. back a, major major offensive underway. how meaningful might that be? because they are moving into the donbas. and while russia had all sorts of names in ukraine they alternately scaled a lot of those back. and i ukrainians are actually into those territories and are on the russian border, ostensibly populated by russian -speaking people who are supposed to support the russian invasion of eastern ukraine. >> these are great headlines and inspiring headlines and the russian government was planning on having a annexation referendum in the city of kherson in september. which they have now at least temporarily or forever shelves, because of the ukrainian counter offensive. the russians have never taken all of the donbas, but they had taken basically all of the hanska new are moving towards taking all of donetsk. now we have seen in the last 24 hours over 1000 square miles of territory retaken as you just

showed on the map of ukraine by the ukrainian military, which was supported very strongly by the united states. all that is very good news and is completely clear that you can't get unacceptable agreement for the ukrainian government until an absolute minimum but all the territory the russians have taken since 2024 is retaken. we occupied rightfully by the ukrainians. it is territory it is. that is the good news. the bad news is that president putin, who continues to preside over his country with an iron fist, you can still get 15 years in prison for even staying it's a war with ukraine right now. his country is doing incredible it badly. not just the 5% economic contraction because of the sanctions regime, not just the immense cost of a failing war. but also an expanded nato of

much worse military and security on his part, and on and on and on. the question is, how does putin react to the humiliation that he is facing at the hands of nato, at the hands of his enemies the americans, at the hands of the ukrainians who he has invaded. he has weapons of mass destruction he has vast cyber espionage and other capabilities. he is not launch those against nato since this fight began. disinformation and the rest. what is going to happen? where in a cold war with elements of hot war right now ali. and there is absolutely no guarantee that the level of deterrence but the reality is played out against the kremlin over the last six months will persist as putin does worse. >> good to see my. fred thanks for analysis as always. ian gripper the founder of the eurasia group. and. president want to turn back to katie who joins us in london.

katie, what is the situation? >> situation is the same as it was there. still so many people have come out to pay their respects, so many bouquets of flowers that you have to imagine the flower shops in and around this area of london have to be completely sold out. i have been taken aback by the sheer number of people that have shown up every single day. the crowds only seem to be growing. and they're gonna grow even still as much of the ceremony moves from scotland around the coffin of the queen. and here to london. you can see the coffin is still making its way from balmoral to edinburgh. when we say coffin i know americans say casket. but they say kaufman here that is how the royal household is describing what we are seeing. and the hearse that she isn't it is a custom horse. a specialty hearse with an open glass topped back. so that people along the road can't say their goodbyes. this is going to be a six-hour

journey. it normally would be about a two and a half hour journey. but they've calculated that there will be so many people that they will slow down so much that it will take much longer than normal. right now they're on the highway so they're making pretty good to time. but once they get into the smaller towns nato elf it will slow down, as people say goodbye again. there are predesignate areas for him to do so. yesterday we saw the ascension in the proclamation of king charles the third, here in london. and in the city of london we saw today this morning in scotland and we saw it in wales as well. with we will see it again tomorrow in ireland. if i have my schedule correct. it is a lot of pageantry here. the lord mayor came out and declared him king. hip hip hurray for king charles. god save the king. and just that phrase alone, ali, is a bit surprising when you hear it. even on day three of this.

because it for so long for 70 years, it was god save the queen. when i first heard prime minister liz truss say to parliament a couple of days ago, the breath stopped in my throat. because for so long in his only ben god save the queen. it was just striking. i notice i want to point this out because so much of the suspense aber. there has been so much morning. but as i was watching the initial remembrances, the initial dedication of tributes in parliament by current labor leaders and current prime ministers to the former prime minister's, i was struck about how many people had a funny story to tell about her. teresa may told a story that made the entire chamber laugh. almost hysterically. about how she was at balmoral for a garden party. she had a piece of cheese on her plate. she dropped it on the ground. she said she had to make a split second decision about what to do. she took the cheese from the ground and put it back on her

plate only to find that queen elizabeth was watching her the whole time and she froze. and she said the queen elizabeth just smiled at her. and it was those personal stories, stuff you don't ever hear about, that i found touching. it is a good reminder that this is a celebration of a monarch, obviously ahead a state, somebody that this country has relied on. but it is also the celebration of the life of a person, a human, who dedicate herself to the service of this country. but who also had very human moments, in a lot of humility. i think it is -- there. >> the five second row observed by the queen when you drop food, that is a piece of information i did not know and is definitely am happy to have occupy some space in my head. stay with us. after the break were never conversation with dr. ellinwood, i've royal city story about what is up next for the british monarchy. thanks, dad. that's right, robert. and it's never too early to learn you could save with america's number one motorcycle insurer.

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coffin of going elizabeth approaching the tentative dundee and scotland. a population of about 250,000. going on to these images right now. this is where things start to slow down, as people gather around to witness her last drive-through scotland. from balmoral to edinburgh. you can see her casket in that glass topped hers, it is covered by the royal standard. also by a wreath made of flowers, taken from balmoral. many of them her favorite flowers. she will lie in state there in scotland for a day. then on tuesday her coffin will travel by plane. it was originally thought it would be by train, but by plane, to london. where the formal ceremonies in this part of the country will

take place. meanwhile, locations across the commonwealth continue to make their own official proclamations, announcing leah session of king charles the third. and for more on this i would like to turn to dr. hollywood acre, a queen should been royal studies a from university of winchester, and the editor and chief of the royal studies journal. thank you so much for being here. seven years of queen, this is our first moment with a new case. what does it mean? what is the difference? besides the obvious? what will the difference between having a queen on the throne of having a king on the throne? >> obviously there are the practical considerations, as you were talking. about saying god save the king and things like the stamps will change. the irregular insignia will change. this small things will be keenly felt. but in terms of the general feel of switching the gender of the sovereign, i think there will be an appreciable change. one thing that is a big change,

when the queen herself came to the throne she was a glamorous young woman. a bit of a fashion plate. widely admired for her beauty, her glamour. she was a young woman. and then a young mother. and then initiate she took on this motherly role and became this grandmother to the country. and that really made her very approachable, very familiar in so many ways. using this idea of being the nation's grandmother. now we have a king on the throne and transition from a young glamorous woman to an older man. perhaps no eye grandfather to the nation. but that shift in change and gender will be felt, again and again. as well as the age of the monarch, in terms of the queens accession in charles the thirds. >> i wonder if it might change the loyalty that the monarch has commended, and enjoy,

throughout this country. as we can, see these wide shots of done beginning a population of onto hundred and 60,000 with quite a few people coming to lie on the streets to say goodbye. as this coffin makes its way, and queen elizabeth makes her, way to edinburgh. but is the changing of the gender and the having of a 70 plus-year-old man take the throne in a time of economic crisis here in a time when the commonwealth countries arm rumbling and there is talk about more and more of them breaking away, casting off the monarch as its head of state, might there be something to do with the gender reversal here? gender change? >> absolutely. again, this feeling that the queen was a very much -- people took it to her. hearts her along wright has meant that people have built up a long-standing personal affinity with her. people have felt quite affectionate about her

personally. even protective of her. and i think that has had something to do with her gender as well as a very long rain. that chance to build a very strong relationship. and it has often been said that a lot of people, perhaps even were not a fan of monarchy is an institution, felt great personal affection for her. felt great personal respect for her. so the monarchy is going to have to make this transition. anytime that there is retinol change, it is a time of flux for the monarchy and wish it needs to stamp itself a new on the country, if you, like and rebuild that relationship. and for that relationship to be not just with the world here in the uk but also with the commonwealth nations and the other nations which share the head of state. so it will be a time in which other nations may be reassessing their relationship with the monarchy. and again that relationship they have with queen elizabeth the second may be something that they want to reconsider now that there is a new

sovereign on the throne. so, yes there is a real imports, if you, like to this shift and change. and again that relationship that was built up with the queen, that affection for the queen, some of which had to do with this idea of her being this personable woman. this mother and grandmother. who people had this really close relationship with, or felt that they did. >> doctor elliott with, big thank you very much for joining us. coming up next, ali has an important interview with a family member of palestinian american journalist shireen abu akleh, who was shot and killed by an israeli soldier back in may. we'll be right back. we'll be right back.

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journalist killed by russian forces in ukraine. when it came to the, death the u.s. quickly and angrily denounced russia. national security advisor -- called it -- while blasting russia for destroying -- and places of worship and journalists. it was similar to the 2018 killing of journalist jamal khashoggi by saudi forces. in response, the biden administration posted visa bans on 76 saudi nationals who played a role in the death. but the american commitment to fighting for a slain american journalists reaches a -- when it comes to shireen abu akleh. and, anime about loughlin and algerian journalist was covering an israeli raid on the palestinian refugee camp in the west bank. shots rang out and she was struck in the. had. eyewitnesses and fellow journalist say she was shot in the head.

it is the first time the tree was quote highly probable that shireen abu akleh was killed by an israeli soldiers telescoped gone. israeli military is called the killing an accident and said that they will not be prosecuting the soldier involved. a senior idf official went on to say that shireen's back had probably been turned. preventing the soldiers from adequately seeing her. however, footage of the shooting clearly sows assuring wearing a protective vest on both the front and the back. u.s. state department deputy spokesman issued a tepid statement on tuesday following the israeli admission, saying quote, we are gonna continue to press our israeli partners to closely review our policies and practices on rules of engagement, and to consider additional facts to mitigate the risk of civilian harm, to protect journalists and prevent similar tragedies in the future. and. quote on tuesday the democratic senator chris and hauling called for americans to investigate quote, the crux of the defense in this idf report. which is the shoulder was

returning fire for militants. when investigations found no such firing at the time. this underscores the need for an independent u.s. inquiry in to this american journalists death and. quote chauvin's killing has raised questions about why in this particular case the united states has not been more vocal in pleading charades case. but for israel, there is a larger pattern at play here when it comes to palestinian victims of israeli aggression. and it is the idea that american governments, or the american government, does not want to even give the appearance of calling it israel on the world stage. i want to introduce now, lena abu akleh. she is the -- palestinian journalist shireen abu akleh. and she is asking for more answers than the family has been getting. lina, good morning to you. thank you for joining us. >> -- >> can you respond is your support saying that the killing was accidental? and that they see no need to do anything further with actual

soldier involved? >> thank you for having me, ali. we are today marks four months since they killed shireen. four months where we still have no accountability. and at this point, more than ever, we cannot rely on israel's words. the narrative has continued to shift in change from one, you changed around seven times. they continue to secure the troops all in order to avoid the possibility and accountability for the violence against my aunt, and to many other palestinians. but we know the truth. we know that shireen was in -- she was reporting and she was wearing a press vast. she had signs on the front in the back of her best. so anything other than.

-- anything other than saying it is really a soldier shot her is a lie and -- >> what you want american government to do about this? >> we want the american government to investigate and carry out an investigation into the killing of a -- citizen. every stream of the put out is empty words. no options followed. and now more than ever we feel that they want to get swept under the rug. so imagine the situation is so infuriating that they have not given any action to israel, for the killing of the -- citizen. i know from day one that would've been justice, from day one that would've been accountability. much i have to shoulder this ability when this is the road that the u.s. should have played the moment my aunt was killed.

they want the u.s. to hold the israeli soldiers accountable. to hold the army accountable. and to get us justice. that is a least they can do. >> you have said that your aunt was killed twice. once in -- where she was shot and once in jerusalem. what do you mean by that? >> yes. shireen was killed. twice once in -- the second time in jerusalem during her funeral. when the israeli -- attacked the mourners, attacked my family. with the batons. they were armed. they stormed -- and they brutally attacked us with the calm. i remember having to be dragged inside the hospital, crying in shock, or what is happening outside. only to see that israeli police are also writing the hospital,

and throwing grenades inside the hospital. you know they did not let us mourn in peace. they attacked us. and the images from the funeral is something that we will never forget, the way they attack the paul bears and her casket on the verge of falling. that's just how -- they felt for something that is our, right all right to put her to rest peacefully. but they killed her once, and they continue to kill her. and they continue to try to silence her. on the day of her funeral she continues louder than ever. continues to uncover the brutal violence that we continue to face. on a daily basis. >> lisa, beside senator van hollen of maryland, have you been working with other american officials to obtain the justice that you are seeking for your aunt? >> yes we continue to call on all members of congress to

pressure the administration to launch an investigation. we -- require u.s. state department to provide a report and to open it, so in future cases when this -- and the u.s. is automatically obliged to open an investigation, we are very thankful for all the efforts from -- that this now more than ever we need there to be -- all the spaces all these words to be -- actions that we can have accountability. and justice. but also to know that there is no other family or no other journalist who has suffered like ours has. on this journey. we are hopeful that we will continue to fight for our justice, we will not relent. >> lina thank you for joining me today.

lina abu akleh is the niece of shireen abu akleh. next, we'll head to edinburgh as the queens cop and makes its way through the countryside. tryside.

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that flight 77 hit the pentagon. the president is expected to speak, probably sometime within the next ten minutes or so at the pentagon, at 9:59 am, there will be another moment of silence, and that is to commemorate the moment in which the south tower of the world trade center fell. i want to go back to london, where katie turner is covering the ongoing morning of queen elizabeth the second, and, what we are calling, it the proclamation of king charles the third? there are many steps in king charles fully get into his coronation, will be next year, but today was the proclamations across the united kingdom? >> yes, he became keen immediately after his mother, the queen died. but the formal process started yesterday, the proclamation here in london, the proclamation in scotland this morning, and in wales. there will be another in ireland. we are now watching queen elizabeth the second in her coffin, making the journey from

balmoral to edinburg, scotland. the first leg of her journey to the final resting place in london. the vehicle carrying her coffin through scotland has been driving for nearly five hours right now, going through highland villages, farmland, allowing the scottish to pay their respects as it passes. we see some of us now joins us from edinburgh or the public's rating. tom, what is it like there? >> yes, we are just outside the holyroodhouse, the queen's official residence. you can see the police on horseback, guards at the gate, everybody watching, waiting for the queens arrival, the arrival of that hearse. just above my eyeliner, there are sharpshooters. there are layers and layers of security as that her skits closer and closer to the capital of scotland. i want to talk about some of the images we are seeing here, katie. the hersey mention is a mercedes-benz with a glass roof. inside is the queen's coffin.

on top of it of course is the standard scottish flag that has been there. then there is a wreath, a wreath made of flowers and plants from her beloved estate at balmoral. we are talking about dahlias, pine for as well as the queen's favorite flower, sweet peas. we thought this would happen and wrap up in about five hours. usually it should take a little under three, but we get word from our partners at sky, it's been a little bit delayed so she could maybe 20 to 30 minutes delayed. the procession is coming here through edinburgh. we were just up on the royal mile, where she will come through before she gets here to the hall -- holyroodhouse, and katie, is packed people. he can't even get a cell phone signal out. the restaurants are selling out of food. people have been waiting for hours to get a glimpse. you have to understand how special this moment is. you can see people lining the highways. this is the first time the public has seen the queen's coffin. and we have already seen clips aussie passed through some of these scottish towns. you can hear a pin drop. it is so quiet, because people

are mourning. they want to respect this moment. once she arrived in edinburgh, she will be here for 24 hours inside the palace over here. we are expecting the king to be here, other members of the royal family will have a vigil, they will then park tomorrow, go down the royal mile to st. john's cathedral, but with the first time the public can get up close to the queen's coffin and pay their respects to the monarch, this is so close to them. canadian who worked in this region for a long time and you understand the connection that the queen has few of scotland, a place to escape, a place to be yourself in the normal, to ride horses and drive around the car and go to stores. the people i spoke to hear almost talk about her like a neighbor. like they should -- they respected her, but they love that they had access to her in a way, i spoke to a woman, who came to holyroodhouse to put flowers down with the daughter. she said listen, i absolutely love the queen, it's a very emotional moment, i used to come to all the events she would have in this area. so she felt very connected to

her. it is a special time. i think scotland in general feel very honored that this procession, this long goodbye is starting right here in this country. >> and you are talking about how she felt at home in scotland. there is speculation that she might have gone to scotland, knowing that she was on her last legs, to die in scotland because she loved it so much. just to underscore, this is the last time the queen will travel through scotland. you can see it there, the hearse with that open back showing the casket, covered in the royal standard and the wreaths with some of her favorite flowers. as tom was mentioning a moment ago, tom yarmulke thank you very much. i wasn't it back to you, ali, as we expect president biden will speak at the pentagon. >> you know, we are learning all sorts of little details, including that moment about where mother teresa dropped her cheese and picked it up in front of the queen. the other discussion you and i keep having, katie, i always go back to katie for a second, i'll come back to this in a moment. the other discussion we're having's discussion about

caskets versus coffins. the royal house is calling it a coffin, i'm getting a lot of social media activity about one of them is and flat top, one is a round top. one is american, and i don't know the answer but i've never had this much discussion about coffins versus caskets as i'm having today. >> listen the royal household, all the announcements have given us, all the scheduling has said coffin so i will err on the side of caution, as that's what they are calling it. all >> right, katie, thank. you we will be back in a moment. as you just saw, lloyd austin is speaking, the secretary of defense is speaking at the pentagon. this is the memorial for flight 77 which hit the pentagon at 9:37 am, 21 years ago. so it passed that by 12 minutes. what will happen next is the president of the united states will speak to the assembly group. there is a standing by, as soon

as lloyd austin wraps up. i think we are looking at joe biden, trying to shake the water from his umbrella or get it close -- there we go, so that he can stand up and began his remarks. again, this is a commemoration of the 9/11 attacks and flight 77, hitting the pentagon at nine through 7 am, 21 years ago. ag>> to all of the families and loved ones who still feel the ache, that missing piece of your soul, i am honored to be here with you once more to share this solemn right of remembrance, and reflect on all that was lost in the fire and ash on that terrible september morning, and all that we found on ourselves to respond. 21 years ago, 21 years and we

still kept our promise, never forget. we will keep the memory of all of those precious lives stolen from us. 2000, 977, ground zero in new york, shanksville, where my wife is speaking now in pennsylvania. 184 of them here at the pentagon. i know for all of those of you who lost someone, at 21 years is both a lifetime, and no time at all. it is good to remember, these memories help us heal, but they can also open up the hurt, and take us back to that moment when the grief was so raw. you think of everything, everything they could have done, if they lived and had just a little more time. the experience that you missed together. the dreams they never got to fulfill or realize.

i remember a message sent to the american people from queen elizabeth. it was on september 11th. her ambassador read a prayer of service at st. thomas church in new york, where she poignantly reminded us, quote, grief is a price that we pay for love. grief is the price that we pay for love. many of us have experienced that grief, you all have experienced it. and this day, when the price feels so great, jill and i are holding all of you so close to our hearts. terror struck us on that brilliant, blue morning. the air was filled with smoke, and then came the sirens and these stories. stories of those we lost. stories of incredible heroism from that terrible day. the american story.

the american story itself changed that day. but what we will not change, what we cannot change, never will, is the character of this nation, that the terrorists thought they could wound. and what is that character? the character of sacrifice and love, of generosity, grace, strength and resilience. the crucible of 9/11, the days and months that followed. we saw what stuff americans are made of. think of all of your loved ones, particularly those on that flight. ordinary citizens who said, we will not let this stand. they risked, lost their lives so even more people would not

die. we saw it in the police officers, the firefighters who stood on the pile of ground zero for months, amid the twisted steel and broken concrete slabs, breathing in the toxins, that would damage their health. they refused, refusing to stop the search through the destruction. they never stopped, would not. we learned about the escorted airy courage and resolve, of the passengers on board flight 93, who understood that they were there, in the middle of the opening shot of a new war, and they chose to fight back. not professional, is this a fight back, sacrificing themselves, refusing to let their plane be used as a weapon against even more innocents.

and here at the pentagon, which is both the scene of a horrific terrorist attack, and the command center for our response to defend and protect the american people, so many heroes were made here, so many of your loved ones were those heroes. >> they began almost immediately, civilians, service members, leaping to action as the walls collapsed, and the roof began to crumble. they raced into the breach between the fourth and fifth corridors. the impact created by the fire raged, twice the height of this building, i remember. i was just senator, walking up to my office and i could see the smoke and flames. they were heroes. they went back into those soaring flames to try to save their teammates.

firefighters, battled the blaze and the jet fuel along into the night, pushing past the bounds of exhaustion. pentagon staff showed up to work on september 12th, more determined than ever to keep their country secure. i said when i was up on 9/11, we will follow them to the gates of hell to be sure that they are not able to continue. and millions of young men and women from across the nation responded to 9/11 attacks with courage and resolve, signing up to defend our constitution and join the greatest fighting forest in the history of the world. and in the years since 9/11, hundreds of thousands of american troops have served in afghanistan, iraq and so many other places around the world, to deny terrorists a safe haven, to protect the american people.

and to all of our service members and families, our veterans, our gold star families, all of the survivors of caregivers and loved ones who sacrificed so much for our nation, we owe you. we owe you an incredible, incredible debt. a debt that can never be repaid, but will never fail to meet the sacred obligation to you, to properly prepare and equip those we send into harm's way, and to care for the families when they come home, and to never, ever, ever forget, through all that has changed, over the last 21 years, endure and resolve of the american people to defend ourselves against those who seek us harm, and deliver justice to those responsible for the attacks against our people has never once faltered. it took ten years to hunt down and kill osama bin laden, but we did.

and this summer i authorized a strike on al-zawahiri, the man, who was bin laden's deputy on 9/11, and the leader of al-qaeda. because we will not rest, i will never forget, we will never give up and now al-zawahiri can ever again threaten the american people. in 20 years after afghanistan is over, but our commitment to preventing another attack in the united states is without and. our intelligence, defense, counterterrorism and professionals, in the building behind me and across to the government, they continue the against terrorist threats, that has evolved and spread to new regions of the world. we will continue to monitor and disrupt those terrorist activities wherever we find them, whatever they exist and we will never hesitate to do what is necessary to defend the american people. what was destroyed we have

prepared. what was threatened, we fortified. what was attacked, the indomitable spirit has never, ever wavered. we raise monuments and memorials to the citizens whose blood, sacrifice on these grounds, and shanksville, at ground zero, to keep touch of the memory, to keep it bright for all of the decades that come. when future generations come here to sit in the shade of the maple trees, that shelter a memorial, grown stall -- growing tall and strong with passengers, they will find the names of patriots. they will feel the connection that will come to pass on september 11th, 2021, and how our country was forever changed. and i hope that they will think about all of those heroes, in

the hours, days and years that followed. ordinary americans, responding in extraordinary and unexpected ways. i hope that we will remember that amidst these dark days, we dug deep, cared for each other and came together. >> you know, we regain the light by reaching out to one another, and finding something all too rare, a true sense of national unity. to me, that's the greatest lesson of september 11th. not that we will never again face a setback, but that in a moment of great unity, we also had to face down the worst impulses. fear, violence, incrimination directed against muslim americans as well liked against americans against middle eastern and south