flight attendant amy sweeney put the lives of others before herself as did george heath earlier this year. the families of both euros to pay tribute to their heroes -- loved ones. >> reporter: two women brought together by the heroic actions of those they loved. anne sweeney was five years old when her mother was killed learned i home wasn't coming home. >> reporter: amy sweeney was a flight attendant on flight -- on the first flight attacked. >> she could have called her family for one last goodbye but instead she chose to report vital information to logan airport which would change the world. >> reporter: the madeline amy sweeney award recognizes somebody who heroically acted with no regard for themselves. >> he intervened and was described george heath, into early may he and his wife were at the taunton mall when a man with a knife was on the attack. heath gave his life to save a pregnant woman. his wife rosemary accepted those -- the award. >> i wish my husband were sitting next to me. i want everybody to think about helping other people, do the right thing. be like amy recipient

. >> reporter: amy sweeney was flight attendant. information to logan airport which changed the world. >> reporter: in her member rit madeleine amy sweeney award for civilian bravery recognizes someone who acted with no regard for themselves. >> he intervened and was injured fatally. >> reporter: lieutenant governor described recipient george heathin early may he and his wife sat in bertucci when man with a knife was on the attack. he gave his life to save a pregnant woman. his wife accepted >> i just want to thank you for this award. and i wish my husband was standing next to me to receive it himself i want everybody to think about helping other people. do the right thing. be like amy and the past recipients. >> reporter: message that resonated with anna sweeney who was one story that she remembers the most about her mom. the one about her actions on 9/11. >> it is one that is so symbolic of inner strength and to call myself her daughter. >> that award is given out every year since 2002. >>> the new movie about edward snowden will

. >> i will never forget when i learned my mother was not coming home. >> reporter: amy sweeney was a flute attendant on flight 11 the first play hijacked. >> and her last moments she could have panicked or called our family for one last good- bye but instead she chose to report vital information to logan airport which would change the world. >> reporter: the madeleine amy someone who heroicly acted with no regard for himself. >> he intervened and was injured fatally. >> reporter: lieutenant governor described george heath an early may he he and his wife sat in bertucci's when a man with a knife was on the attack and he gave his life to save a pregnant woman. his wife rosemary accepted the award. >> i want to thank you for this award and i wish my husband were next to me to ree helping other people. do the right thing. be like amy and past recipients. >> reporter: a message that resonated with anna sweeney who remembers the most about her story the one about her actions on 9/11. >> it's symbolic of inner strength and courage and makes me proud to call myself her daughter. >> this awar

the madeline amy sweeney award was presented to george heath who was killed in a compton mall back to the airport. his wife accepted the award from sweeney's daughter. >> i want to thank you for this award. i wish he was here to receive it himself. i want everybody to think about helping other people, do the right thing, be like amy and the past recipients. >> the award has been given out every year since 2002. and stay with us for continuing coverage of the 15th we will have more at 11:00 and online at cbs boston.com. >>> let's take a switch of gears. we had a rush of a storm and cleared out. >> there was a potent cold front moved through earlier today. you can see it swept right through. we had a couple storms through it. it was damaging wind, but once it got out of here, it was long gone and we have some refreshing air here. there is that line and it broke massachusetts. system of our weather watchers reported right around a quarter inch of rainfall. according to john in nashua. and some totals, once again. some areas farther to the east we missed, less than a tenth of an inch. but

the events concluded with the civilian bravery award in the name of flight attendant madeleine amy sweeney who called from the first flight with critical information about the five hijackers. her the honor to the wife. >> i wish my husband were sitting next to me i want everybody to think about helping other people. >> reporter: it's a symbol that when evildoers try to destroy humanity instead the very best of mankind emerges. >> governor baker tells us he has been a fending 9/11 years -- attending 9/11 memorials for the past 15 years. he says the support has only grown for these memorials. christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. >>> storms are gone humidity dropping. i'm going to show you the change in temperatures on the way. >>> plus, it's the day runners in boston look forward to every september. the information you need to know ahead of opening registration for next year's boston marathon. >> first pushing back against privatization. mbta employees taking to the >> people will have a final chance this week to sound off in the state's plan to extend rail service to the southern coast. the pub

the amy sweeney award will be presented for civilian bravery. sweeney was a flight attendant the plane was hijacked. she reported it to a friend on the ground along with a description of the terrorists. and the tributes are just several of the many planned here in massachusetts today, to find a tribute in your community head to fox 25 boston.com. stay with us all morning long and we will continue to honor the victims of the attacks and will go back to the beacon hill statehouse in an hour. >> a son remembers some final words his father >> from the 105th floor he was looking down at what occurred and he said, well, back to work. >> the feat he is getting ready to try to keep his father's memory alive. >> strong damaging wind gust, concord new hampshire by 9:30, manchester before 10:00 this welcome back to special coverage, sa years after september 1th, you are looking live at the pentagon outside washington, dc in northernva where the president is set to speak in just a few minute, about 9:30, president obama will take the podium. american airline

. >> the award is in memory of madeline amy sweeney, a massachusetts flight attendant tower. >> right now, police are looking for a robber on the run in bedford. investigators say this man and a u.s. army sweatshirt approach ad teller at a bank and demanded cash. he left with an unknown mount. >> and right now, police are investigating after a deadly drug overdose in the south bend one person died three other people were rushed to the hospital yesterday afternoon. it happened at an apartment near the northeastern university campus. right now no word on people. >> jury selection begins in the retrial ahigh-profile case in new york, a judge expected to screen about 400 prospective jurors for the retrial of pedro hernandez, accused of kidnapping from his bus stop back in 1979 before killing him. hernandez was arrested in 2012, but the jury in its first trial was deadlocked. at notre dame as she is expected to discuss a wide range of issues. >> an interim truce set to take effect today in syria after a weekend of warfare. dozen oz of people were killed in several parts of the country. the

swearson >> brian david sweeney >> madeline amy sweeney kenneth j. swenson >> thomas f.wift >> derek ogilvie sword >> kevin thomas szocik >> gina sztejnberg >> norbert p. szurkowski >> harry taback >> joann c. tabeek >> norma c. taddei >> michael taddonio >> keiichiro takahashi >> keiji takahashi >> phyllis gail talbot >> robert r. talhami >> john talignani >> sean patrick tallon >> paul talty >> maurita tam >> rachel tamares >> hector rogan tamayo >> michael andrew tamuccio >> kenichiro tanaka >> rhondelle cherie tankard >> michael anthony tanner >> dennis gerard taormina, jr. >> kenneth joseph tarantino >> allan tarasiewicz >> michael c. tarrou >> ronald tartaro >> deborah tavolarella >> darryl anthony taylor >> donnie brooks taylor >> hilda e. taylor >> kip p. taylor >> leonard e. taylor >> lorisa ceylon taylor >> michael morgan taylor >> sandra c. taylor >> sandra dawn teague >> karl w. teepe >> paul a. tegtmeier >> yeshavant moreshwar tembe >> anthony tempesta >> dorothy pearl temple >> stanley l. temple >> david gustaf peter tengelin >> brian john terrenzi >> lisa

concluded with the civilian bravery award in the name of flight attendant mad run -- madeleine amy sweeney who called with critical information. her daughter presented the honor to the wife of george who died protected a waitress during a taunton stabbing rampage in may. >> i wish my husband was standing next to me so he helping other people. >> reporter: it's a symbol that when evildoers try to destroy humanity instead the very best of mankind emerges. ? i'll be your friend ? >> governor maker tells us he has been attending 9/11 memorials for the past 15 years and you would expect the number of attendees to decline but he says the support has only grown. at the state house in boston, christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. >>> coverage continues. still ahead the security changes at logan airport after the attacks still in place today. plus, fenway hosted a massive blood drive as a way to give back this anniversary. later at 11:00, how a local group is using personal connections to teach high school students too young to remember this day. how web team has a page dedicated to the 9/11 anniversary

. >> the award in memory of madeline amy sweeney a massachusetts flight attendant who was on the plane flown into the world trade center's north still ahead on "today in new england" a frightening fall in connecticut with several people recovering after three decks come crashing down. >> but first we're waiting to hear what a new hampshire powerball winner is planning to do with hundreds of millions of v.o.: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump. ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that, defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. ayotte: well i certainly think that roe should be overturned... trump: there has to be some form of punishment. matthews: for the woman? trump: yeah, there has to be some form. v.o.: ayotte and trump, wrong for new hampshire women. planned parenthood votes is responsible for the >> happenoning today one lucky person will cash in their ticket. attorneys for the winner will come forward to claim the 487 million dollar prize this morning. they will also announce the pe

a civilian bravery award was named after flight attendant madeline amy sweeney that called from the first flight with critical information about the hijackers. sweeney he is daughter was at the statehouse to give the award to rosemary. her husband, george, died trying to protect the waitress touring the taunton stabbing rampage. >> i wish my husband was standing next to me. i want everybody to think about helping other people. >> sara: governor baker and hundreds of other people attended the ceremony as well. >>> good morning, everyone, , it is 6:17. and we check traffic and weather together every ten minutes. i am seeing little bit of volume building up in what i call the elbow of 95 approaching 128 through canton and heading toward 128. i am guessing there may be a stalled car down there because a little early for things to north of the pike, route 1 and 93 south still moving along fine. you can see tobin bridge, a lot of space in between those cars. the neck half an hour, 45 minutes, this will just been a parking lot. live drive times. 30 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass

madeline amy sweeney was a flight attendant. the nashua high school graduate was able to call a ground supervisor by air phone to tell them about the hijackers before the crash. in california. 48-year-old charles jones an air force veteran and manager of space programs at bae systems. david covalsin was also on the plane, he lived in hudson with his wife and their 15-month-old and four-year-old daughters. he worked at raytheon. douglas stone, from dover, was on the flight for business, and to help his son settle in for freshman year at ucla. carol flyzik lived with her partner of 12 years and flew out on business. charles max hammond moved to derry, he had a doctorate in physics. robert leblanc was also on flight 175, a geography professor at unh and loved to travel the world. >> louis neil mariani was on the went on in his honor. thelma and michael shearer were married 39 years and built their dream home in dover. >> and kathy bantis graduated from central high school in manchester in 1975. amy: and our thanks to jennifer vaugh

and after that, madeline amy sweeney award for civilian bravery will be presented. sweeney it was a flight attendant from acton where american flight 11 was hijacked. she reported it to a friend on the ground along with descriptions of the terrorists. remember the lives lost 15 years ago. >> catherine: the 15 year mark comes as the nfl starts its new season and the league is planning to honor the day in a special day. fans will see messages from president obama and bush. each team will have special guests on the field for the national anthem. the goal to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and share inspirational messages of hope. >> jason: when the patriots take the field tomorrow night they'll be witut he did not make the trip out west against the season opener against the cardinals. gronk has been nursing a hamstring injury for several weeks. he's not the only one sitting out tomorrow's opener. we'll tell you who else is sidelined coming up in the morning sports report. >> catherine: we're now learning new details about what happened during the deadly attack

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> reporter: two women brought together by the heroic actions of those they loved anna sweeney was 5 when her mom amy was killed. >> i will never forget when i learned my mother was not coming home to me. >> reporter: she was a flight airlines flight -- on american airlines flight fleefn she could have panicked or called family -- flight. >> she could have and iced -- panicked or called the family. >> reporter: in her memory the award recognizes someone who acted with no regard for themselves. >> he intervened and was injured fatally. >> reporter: lieutenant heath. an -- in early may he and his wife sat in bertucci when a man was on the attack he gave his life to save a pregnant woman. his wie rosemary accepted the award -- reward. >> i want to thank you for this reward and i wish my husband were standing next to me to receive it i want everybody to think about helping other people. do the right thing. be like amy and the past recipients. >> reporter: a message that has one story she remembers the most about her mom. >> it's one of the symbolic of inner strength and one thatmakes me proud to call my

an award for named after flight attendant madeline amy seen whoa called from the first flight with critical information about the hijackers. sweeney's daughter was at the statehouse yesterday to give the award to rosemary heath. >> i wish my husband was standing next to me. i want everybody to think abo >> stabbed and killed a woman and seriously hurt daughter in home and then tried to attack a pregnant waitress before she was shot and killed by police. >> julie: another big scandal for television network tlc. charge of willis family facing charges accused of child rape. toby willis accused of having a sexual encounter with underage girl a decade ago. extradition. he stars in show about the family's band. >> daniel: new miss america has been crowned. >> new miss america is miss arkansas. >> daniel: she will return university of arkansas. missouri is first openly gay contestant. >> julie: still laughing after unusual injury while tripping through park. hit in face by catfish that fell from the sky. 5-pound fish was dropped by bird over a park near the philadelphia museum of hart -- art last week and woman hit could not believe what s

the civilian bravery award for madeline amy screen thank you called from the first flight with critical condition about the hijackers. sweeney's daughter was at the statethousand give the award to rosemary heath. her husband george died trying to protect a waitress during the taunton stabbing rampage. >> i wish my husband was standing next to me. i want everybody to about to help other people. governor waker and hundreds of other people attended the ceremony as well. >>> good morning, everyone, we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. right now on the expressway, things nice and light. bright green, what we like seeing at this early hour as we head from the canton area through dedham, needham over to the pike. north of the pike, route 1, 93 south clear and no issues on that section of 128. very manageable. only a handful of headlights into boston. 24 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass avenue. 9 minutes on the expressway. 22 minutes on 128 southbound from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now and you are saying hello sunshine, but first. dress for those 50s

teacher given sweeney award george heath was killed as he tried to save a pregnant waitress, during an attack inside the bertucci's restaurant in taunton in may. his wife accepted the madeline amy sweeny award on his behalf. heath's daughter says her father's actions that day are no surprise. >> expected, exactly what he would have d different from him. that's how he is. reid: the award is named american airlines flight attendant madeline sweeny. she was killed on flight 11 but was able to give ground crews key information about the hijacking before the crash. rhondella: new tonight, this plymouth man is charged with stealing police support flags on the cape. barnstable police say witnesses saw 60-year-old david hickman on the route 149 overpass tonight. hickman is accused of taking the flags off the overpass and is connected to two other cases of similar vandalism. reid: two teens are under arrest for stabbing a driver in chelsea. the 15 and 17-year-olds are accused of attacking a him inside his van on congress ave tonight. chelsea police believe the victim was giving the suspects a ride. he's at mgh with serious injuries. rhondella: investigators in concord are looking into a