what better way than to walk from the pentagon to shanksville to ground zero.rning i will lay reef with other family members from flight three, todd, he said let's roll, took the plane down along with the other americans who saved lives on the ground. what better way to go to places that lost so much life 20 years ago. charles, we can never forget and what we do with the foundation we want to make sure we take care of our first responders who died in the line of duty and men and women in uniform, 7000 died since the war we've got to take care of the families left behind and that's what we do, we give them mortgage free homes. charles: shanksville tomorrow and 27, 28 eastern morristown september 5 and then follow the route your brother took through the brooklyn tunnel that takes you to the freedom tower i want to know what you are going to think, the light is going to hit you and you will seek this amazing magnificent building and think about all the sacrifice. what you think you are going to be fuming? >> i'll be thinking of my brothers but also the other 343 f

join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and shanksville, pennsylvania, starting at 7:00. eastern saturday, september 11, on c-span. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the seas and radio app. >> united nations security council adopted a resolution on afghanistan requiring the taliban to allow all people who want to leave the country to do so safely. there were 13 votes in favor and two

manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground of a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. it sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states, planned from afghanistan. our objective was clear. our cause was just. our nato allies and partners rallied beside us. i supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later, 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war. i flew to afghanistan, to the kuhn our valley. a rugged mountainous region on the border with pakistan. what i saw on that trip reinforced my conviction, that only the afghans have the right and responsibility to lead the country, and that more an endless military force from america could not create a sustained in durable afghan government. i believed that our presence in up stand s

join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon, and shanksville, pennsylvania, starting at 7:00.m. eastern saturday, september 11, on c-span. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the seas and radio app. >> united nations security council adopted a resolution on afghanistan requiring the taliban to allow all people who want to leave the country to do so safely. there were 13 votes in favor and two abstentions. from new york city, this is about 30 minutes. >> members of the council have before them a document. the text of the draft resolution submitted by france, united kingdom, and the united states of america. the council is ready to proceed with a vote on the draft resolution area i supported. will those in favor please raise your hands. those against? abstentions? the result of the voting is as follows. team votes in favor, zero votes against, two abstentions. the draft resolution has been adopted. i now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to make statements after the vote. i give the floor to the representative of the u.s. >> thank you, mr. president. t

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rachel: on the same day the never forget walk made a stop in shanksville, pennsylvania, with a ceremonyago. this morning he joins us about halfway through the journey. frank, it's great to see you. you're looking healthy. rachel: i think he looks like he's lost a little weight. [laughter] pete: i think so. we've been covering it, and i know you've been following the events in afghanistan. what are you thinking about as you get closer and closer to ground zero? >> well, i'm thinking about, of course, that we lost 2,977 lives 20 years ago, one of which was my hero brother that gave his life wile saving others, new york city fire fighter, but i'm also, of course, thinking about the 7,059 women that gave their lives for our country since nerve if, went and -- since 9/11, went and protected us here ott on our homeland. this past week i've been walking and talking to many gold star widows. last night at the concert we had many gold star families and widows, and they are distraught on everything that is going on as i am and as many americans are seeing what's going on over there. so that's why

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yesterday and go to shanksville, pennsylvania and end here in new york city. steven who died 9/11. he goal through the same tunnel his brother did on september 11th and make his way to end at the world trade center for the 20th anniversary. frank, best of luck. and i hope you have some comfortable shoes. we will follow that one for sure. richard? >> richard: i was busy this weekend so, busy, but i got us an exclusive olympic footage only here for "the five" men and women 06-meter final. future olympians speeding through 196-foot track and field and tyrone, georgia. these group of toddlers are participating in the diaper dandy hosted by u.s. track and field. this footage was uploaded by rusty fields, you see beautiful loved ones running down the track. >> greg: i could take them. >> richard: sportsmanship, greg. >> greg: i could take them. i'm in shape. i'm slightly taller. >> richard: i'm pretty sure she would beat you. >> dana: watch the olympics tonight there is diving. >> richard: simone biles is back tonight on the balance beam and the floor exercise. >> d

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pentagon, and shanksville, pennsylvania beginning at 7:00 a.m. eastern, online at c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> up next, a discussion on the impact of covid on childhood education. experts explore the benefits of universal pre-k, and the need to increase pay to attract qualified workforce. they also talk about how the education system will be impacted by the american rescue plan and the american jobs act. >> good afternoon, and good to those joining us from of west. i'm john valant, a senior fellow at the brookings institution and the director of the brown center on education policy at brookings. it is my privilege to welcome you on today's discussion on the future of early childhood education. as many of you are aware, kids ' experiences in early childhood are critically important in shaping their educational and life trajectories. it's a pivotal time for brain development and for building social emotional skills. we've known for a long time that providing children with high quality care can have extraordinarily positive

join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania starting at 7:00stern saturday, september 11th on c-span. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> and now on lectures in history, university of connecticut history professor manisha sinha teaches a class about the reconstruction era offer the civil war and outlanes different ways historians have interpreted this period, either a success for african-americans granted under the new constitutional amendments or as a failure since it did not achieve equality for african-americans. >> so today we are going to be talking about reconstruction, right, so what is

remember that 19 terrorists with box cutters killed more americans in one day in new york city shanksvillepennsylvania and arlington, virginia than 353 japanese fighter planes did during pearl harbor, that more americans died in one day on 9/11 than died in afghanistan in the last 20 years. and part of this was making sure there was not a region that a group can train and equip and attack our homeland. folks that disagree with me will say yes, ali qaeda has ma ma fat to sized to, they don't want to see al qaeda affiliates grow powerful the way the taliban let them happen 20 years ago when they were in the country. and also, this is about a broader issue between america and china and we got to make sure that we have our allies with us because the threats ahead of us will be more complicated than this and the fact you're not talking to your nato allies, these are things that are unacceptable. >> congressman, thank you very much. appreciate your time. >> always. >> all right. >>> next, texas governor greg abbott, he's been on a tear taking on local officials and their mask mandates threatenin

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i'm more walking from the pentagon to shanksville to grounds zero commemorating the 20 years where i building with his fire gear on saving people's lives. and this year we are reading over 7,000 names on veterans day the ones who gave their life on the war on terror. i don't believe it's ever been done. we are going to read it at the lincoln center on veterans day. we can't forget we have lost over 7,000 men and women. >> will: frank, you are on that 500-mile walk. it's an awesome thing you are doing. you have been doing awesome things for the last i don't know how many years, frank, but you are on this 500-mile walk. we are approaching the 20th anniversary of 9/11. what does it say to you, what does it mean to you on this 9/11 anniversary and i will put this to both of if you can answer very quickly the taliban will be reinstituted as the leaders of afghanistan? we will be right back where we started from, frank. >> well, it's very upsetting for sure. i think that we have more intelligence now than we ever had. and i don't believe that our country will let that happen again. at leas

starting at the pentagon, to shanksville, pennsylvania where flight 73 went down, we remember todd beamerf course ending up at ground zero in new york city, following my brother's final heroics footsteps he ran through the brooklyn battery tunnel. i will walk through there as the sunrises on the 20th anniversary of this year, to make sure americans never forget what happened. rachel: i love what you're doing. again never forget. i have always been surprised, frank, young kids aren't learning the story, sometimes in school. i've been shocked about it. i think everything you're doing is, is so important for us to just keep going back and remembering, there are so many lessons, not just about terrorism, but really about the heroism and who we are as americans. >> i agree. i couldn't agree with you more. that is one of the reasons i'm walking. i hope kids say what is this guy doing? their parents or grandparents tell them what happened 20 years ago. a lot of stories told but a lot of stories untold. captain billy burke in the final department in his farewell let his men get out of the buildin

join us for live coverage from new york, the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania starting at 7:00 a.m. eastern saturday, september 11th on c-span. watch online at c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> and now on lectures in history, university of connecticut history professor manisha sinha teaches a class about the reconstruction era offer the civil war and outlanes different ways historians have interpreted this period, either a success for african-americans granted under the new constitutional amendments or as a failure since it did not achieve equality for african-americans. >> so today we are going to be talking about reconstruction, right, so what is reconstruction? it's really the period immediately after the civil war. it is the period of reconstruction. why is it called reconstruction? because we are talking about the reconstruction of the union, right? of the seceded states that had formed the confederacy. they are now defeated, and the question then becomes is how do they re-enter the union? how do we reconstruct the union, and that is why this period is known

i started to the pentagon, shanksville will have a ceremony right there i'll put a wreath and say a prayering to be headed back towards new york so on september 11th i'll be-- (inaudible) >> we're just losing your shot there, just a little bit, frank. we'll see if it's working out. frank, obviously walking the 500 miles. his brother, steven siller, gave his life on 9/11 rescuing others. it is a good cause and a good reason in the wake of this 20th anniversary to remember those heroes. you can see the website here, the letter t, number 2, t2t.org/donate. and frank saying there are about 70 firemen cooking for him. and we've got you back. quickly, why are you doing this? oh, the modern technology sometimes freezes. we'll get him back and talk to him. it's very important what he's doing. that's t2t.org and check it out and support the important effort he's making. meanwhile, we're going to talk to reverend franklin graham the top of the next hour. he's sending relief and supplies to haiti after a devastating earthquake. he was there 11 years ago and he's coming up next. when you have an irreg

the expectations being considered, that he would be in new york, he would visit the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. it's not clear he'll change those plans but certainly the day will have at least a slightly different meaning. this is, you know, for a lot of americans, extremely painful that day anyway, the anniversary always is, even with the passage of time, and certainly with the magnifying glass put on it for an anniversary like the 20th, it's hard to believe that's been 20 years, you know, this was already going to be a bigger deal than perhaps the last few years. it's always a huge deal for the families involved of course, people who live in the cities but the nation as a whole, in particular the idea of especially as just said, so many veterans given interviews into recent days and taken to social media and question the sacrifices they've made in afghanistan. why did i go over there for multiple tours, suffer injuries, lose a league or lost colleagues in combat. what were the sacrifices for if at the end of the 20 years, the taliban is simply back in charge and obviously that'

then disappeared from his screen, a pilot in a nearby plane, then confirming smoke was rising near shanksvilleslammed united 93 into the ground killing everyone on board is your job as an air traffic controller to keep. >> plane safe. and you know, you just watch one disappear from the radar scope. you know what that means. bill says the gravity of the day set in as the faa close the nation's airspace. obviously you knew at that point you are in a historic life changing event on a workday bill will >> hey, guys. if you haven't heard it is prime sea turtle hatching season. look at these little cuties. these particular youngsters hatched on hatteras island in north carolina. there were 64 see siblings and their nest every season. state wildlife officials make it a priority to remind beachgoers of the importance of keeping all these little baby turtle hatchling safe as they make their big journey out to the ocean on their own. keep a little guys or was there. >> well, it might go down as the club's the u.s. bicycle theft ever home surveillance video caught a bumbling bike thief trying to write of

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manhattan into a disaster area, destroyed parts of the pentagon and made hallowed ground of a field in shanksvillepennsylvania. it sparked an american promise that we would never forget. we went to afghanistan in 2001 to root out al qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the united states, planned from afghanistan. our objective was clear. our cause was just. our nato allies and partners rallied beside us. i supported that military action along with overwhelming majority of the members of congress. more than seven years later, 2008, weeks before we swore the oath of office, president obama and i were about to swear, president obama asked me to travel to afghanistan and report back on the state of the war. i flew to afghanistan, to the kuhn our valley. a rugged mountainous region on the border with pakistan. what i saw on that trip reinforced my conviction, that only the afghans have the right and responsibility to lead the country, and that more an endless military force from america could not create a sustained in durable afghan government. i believed that our presence in up stand sho

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