. >> i was david brinkley's assistant.ty, brinkley went to the elevator operators, and remember general sanroff was the bill paly of nbc and he said, you know, pat is a good friend of the sarnoffs. for the rest of my life there, i had the first elevator. >> thanks for coming. two minutes past the hour. this is the eighth year, eight years since 9/11. we'll be marking that date as well throughout the day. mike barnicle with us, along with willie geist and joe scarborough. oh, pat buchanan still with us from washington as well. talking about bumper stickers. >> first, a quick look at some of the nation's top stories, the nation will pause this morning to honor the thousands of lives lost eight years ago when the nation came under terrorist attack. moments of silence will be held throughout the country. we'll have live coverage throughout the day here on msnbc. >>> although south carolina congressman joe wilson is apologizing for causing president obama a liar on wednesday, he's not backing down on the issues that triggered t