they flew two of them into the twin towers of the world tried center in new yorkity. another plane crashed into the defense department in washington. a fourth plane went down in a field in pennsylvania. in total, almost 3,000 people were killed in the attacks. people observed the minute of silence at 8:46 local time, the exact moment when the first plane hit one of the towers. victims then read out the names of lost loved ones. the victims' names are inscribed around the monument. u.s. president obama and vice president joe biden marked a moment of silence at the white house, obama then attended a ceremony at the pentagon. >>> and president obama has addressed the country about his plans for syria. he laid out the rationale for a strike against the regime of president bashar al assad and he asked congress to delay a vote on whether to approve military action. >> i determined that it is in the national security interest of the united states to respond to the assad regime's use of chemical weapons to a targeted military strike. the purpose of this strike would be to det

rudy giuliani pushed it in new yorkity. mayors looked for ways to get people off welfare and welfare dependency. now we talk about it again like it's somethg new. scary thought. >> every time the president opens his mouth,e isalking about great society program passed 15 years ago. >> neil: you know, how did this get so big, though? adam, whatever your views on the subject. left or right. strong views. how do you get to the point where 48 million americans -- isn't that the figure or something like that -- getting food stamps or food coverage? that is a lot of americans. how did it get that over the top? >> i think you are asking the right question. >> neil: that is what i do >> why is it? [ laughter ] why is it that so many americans don't have enough food to eat that so many of them need food stamps? >> neil: you don't think there is any abuse in that system? i don't think -- there are genuinely poor people. you can't tell me there are 48 million that fit that bill. >> i don't know what the number is. there is always abuse