barack h. obama, growing up in hawaii, and now dedicating the memorial at 9/11, president barack h. obama. >> the motion that i felt watching this. on 9/11, i was half a mile from where the second one collapsed. and it affected my life and emotions. but watching this, it was hard not to get feary eyed and be moved by, and i didn't even lose anyone in this. i can only imagine for the families, to keep their memories alive. >> as a muslim american, did you feel that they managed to capture the feeling of conclusiveness? and that night, we watched saying what happened here is a terrible wrong that must never happen again. >> it was beautifully done, and the focus was clearly on the families, the celebration of humanity, the firemen who were trapped themselves and got out and we want in to help others. i'm glad we didn't get into the issues -- >> it's not a day for controversy. >> it's a day for healing for the families and other americans. it's still raw for many of us, and i was surprised by how raw it was for me. watching the video, and other people, the same reaction in the home. the