we have vice president biden and dr. jill biden his wife. let's watch the ceremony. >> today, we also recognize those who made this memorial to the passengers and crew of flight 93 a reality. people from this community, from this state, and from across the nation who share an unwavering commitment to make this field in shanksville, pennsylvania an eternal tribute to those whose unselfish actions spared lives of so many. thousands of people have made the journey to be here in this solemn place and millions more are watching or listening to this ceremony. please welcome you all. let me also welcome several of our distinguished guests. speaker of the house john boehner. [ applause ] members of the congressional delegation are here with us, as well. [ applause ] there are many state elected officials here as well, representing the state of pennsylvania. [ applause ] and there are many local officials who have been so instrumental in protect thing site over the years. [ applause ] ten years ago, flight 93 took off from newark, new jersey bound fo

vice-president, dr. biden, president clinton, mr.is memorial. the national park service and the national park foundation, all of those who supported this memorial, but most importantly, the families of flight 93. laura and i are honored to join you in dedicating this memorial to the heroes of flight 93. when the sun rose in the pennsylvania sky ten years ago tomorrow, it was a peaceful september morning. by the time it set nearly 3000 people were gone. the most lives lost on american soil in a single day since the battle of entitam. the distance of a decade. 9/11 can feel like a part of a different era, but for the families of the men and women stolen, some of whom join us today, that day will never feel like history. the memory of that morning is fresh and so is the pain. america shares your grief. we pray for your comfort and we honor your loved ones. september 11th, 2001, innocent men and women went to work at the world trade center, who reported for duty at the pentagon, they boarded american flights 11 and 77, united flights 93

dr. biden and his wife dr. ell and the bidens today for the service that is open in commemorating that national flight 93 national memorial in shanksville, p pennsylvania, commemorating the heroes that saved countless lives here in washington. maybe many the white house, maybe in the capital. perhaps in the capital according to the 9/11 commission report earlier today president obama in his weekly address spoke about the upcoming commemoration. >> a decade after 9/11 it's clear for all the world to see the terrorists who attacked us that september morning are no match for the character of our people, the resilience of our nation or the endurance of our values. they wanted to terrorize us, but as americans we refuse to live in fear. >> a full slate of activities for your leaders here in washington and around the country weekend. >> indeed. we're going to bring you the dedication ceremony of the flight 3 national memorial near shanksville, pennsylvania. chris matthews will be anchoring our coverage of the events b

that was an area where the first lady and dr. bidenreally saw a need and they were talking to the spouses, the military members. the way i like to think of it is a tripod. implement, education and wellness. like any tripod, if one of those legs is broke in, does not going to stand. so joining forces is a program and you can go to edit joining forces.gov to learn a little bit more about that. this is a program that has been started by the first lady and dr. biden to really go out and get those areas where key pieces of government cannot always work well within. for example, within the community, faith-based and then more importantly in the private industry. to be able to bring resources to bear on an issue that all americans should be aware of, so the first lady has been doing that through her program, joining forces and kt i think that is it. [applause] >> thank you very much. now we have heard of the national level and the state level and at the local level the programs that are being offered and a lot of the challenges that our milit

it was started by the first lady and dr. bidento really go out and hit those areas, in the community and faith-based and more importantly in the private industry to be able to bring resources to bear on an issue that all americans should be aware of. so the first lady has been doing that through her program, joining forces, and i think that's it. we'll open it up to some more questions. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> now, we've heard at the national level, at the state level, and at the local level the programs that are being offered and a lot of the challenges that our military and their families face but there's one family that i really think that we should spend some time listening to and that's the markam, tom markam and his wife april who is sitting in the middle. april is going to speak for the family and i spoke to her -- i've spoken to her several times and i was particularly moved by first of all what an amazingly courageous lady she is. and by her husband who i think is not atypical of the military men and women w

vice-president, dr. biden, president clinton, mr. congress, my friends tommy frank and tom ridge, thank you for helping to raise the money for this memorial. members of the national parks service and the national park foundation and all of you who supported this memorial, but most importantly, the families of the flight 93. laura and i are honored to join you in dedicating this memorial to the heroes of flight 93. when the sun rose and the pennsylvania sky 10 years ago tomorrow, it was a peaceful september morning. by the time it said, nearly 3000 people were gone. the most lives lost on american soil in a single day since the battle of antietam. with the distance of a decade, 9/11 can feel like part of a different era, but for the families of the men and women stolen, some of whom joined us today, that they will never feel like history. the memory of that morning is fresh, and so is the pain. america shares your grief, we pray for your comfort, and we honor your loved ones. september 11, 2001, innocent men and women went to work at

i think i see dr. bidenion, i think i can see vice president joe biden right now coming along. we're going to watch them come in right now and begin basically our quiet coverage of today's events. we're going to take a break and when we come back, we'll see the former president of the united states, bill clinton, president bush, vice president biden, all to join in this ceremony. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] unlike some car companies, nissan is running at 100%, which means the most innovative cars are also the most available cars. nissan. innovation for today. innovation for all. ♪ maybe not. v8 v-fusion juice gives them a full serving of vegetables plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. [ male announcer ] get five dollars in money-saving coupons at v8juice.com. whose non-stop day starts with back pain... and a choice. take advil now and maybe up to four in a day. or choose aleve and two pills for a day free of pain. way to go, coach. ♪ once i get these little white pi

and those are issues that dr. biden had heard.d that's where, you know, the employment piece really came in. not only for spouses but, obviously, for veterans transitioning out of the military as well. so it's been nice to watch this come together with agencies really focused on a specific task. education. there are issues that can be there when military families pcs. you know, using my example i don't have high school children but imagine if you will five different locations in seven years, the transportability of records, the transportability of just having a consistent education base. my parents, when i grow up my dad had a job and he was really proud to have his 35 years in working for the state of oklahoma. i lived in one house. i had the same friends. i had the same teachers. i knew the school that i was going to before i went to them. so it's a different environment. so education in terms of military families, that's an important piece that we are working towards trying to improvement with great agencies like the national m

people we protect, president, you know, the first lady, their family, the vice president, you know, dr. biden in this case and their family. former presidents and their spouses. foreign heads of state and other dignitaries. i think that's about it by statute that are receiving our protection. you know, right now. one of the things i try not to do is name people by names because potentially there could be people that are receive a protection, people may be under the assumption they are receiving protection. but by statute, that's pretty much who is receiving protecti protection. >> and how long after, is it lifetime for all of these? >> up until i believe it was 2001, it was for lifetime president and first lady. there was a law passed i believe in the mid 1990s now that just, that has outlined that protection now for a former president will be for 10 years after they leave office. >> thank you. i yield. >> i noted that as i was reviewing the documents, that was a very good question. it was one that i was one as well and i saw i think at least from the previous, the most recent president on th

have no stronger advocates for their well-being than he and the first lady, the vice president, and dr. bidenthey have devoted time and personal energy to make sure our men and women have the support they need. both in the fight and here at home, i consider myself privileged to have served them all, and i appreciate their confidence in may. speaking of the fights we are challenge would be afghanistan, and seeing the transition through completion, making sure the security gains are not squandered by corruption or the lack of good governance that still plagues the country. our strategy is the right one, we just must keep executing it. i urged him to remember the importance of pakistan, to try to do a better job with that relationship. i continue to believe there is no solution in the region without pakistan, and no stable future in the region without a partnership. not surprisingly, high tolls and the looming budget bottles would dominate -- i told him that a building budget battles would dominate his days, and he could not have a better partner then mr. secretary leon panetta. our time togethe

dr. jill biden in the red dress applauding her over there. giving each other a little kiss.uests that they invited tonight. go ahead, finish your thought, david. >> the republicans will rally to some of the tax cuts. but at $450 billion if that's the number, that's rapidly going to be called stimulus two. you know, stimulus one when the white house proposed it was $830 billion and this is half as big as that there and there are a lot of republicans, especially republicans, who didn't think it worked. and they'll come right at them. a package that big will please democrats but it will give republicans something to come back on. >> all right. let's listen to this introduction.

dr. sachs is right. i think the argument is and i think joe biden said it first, don't compare us to the almighty, comparelternative. and that's where they're going to run. compare us, our plan for job creation. his bill would provide 1.9 million jobs compared to the republicans' plan which has been tax cuts and attacking the president. and i think that's what they're going to the public with. i think somewhere along the line, mika and joe, the president went from trying to make this bipartisan agreement, feeling no matter what he has proposes the other side's not going to agree to, fine, you want us in election mode? i'm in election mode now. i'm not going to try to deal with the mid ground because you won't meet me there. >> if the president, though, was trying to deal on the mid ground, he was trying to do it -- it was a very short spring. because for the first two years, the president didn't even talk to republican leadership. the "new york times" article saying he didn't talk to mitch mcdonnell for the two years one-on-one in the white house. the president's getting charged, they come up with what th

biden from the pentagon. and c-span 3, and not to cut 30, either in those who lost their lives. -- 9:30, honoring those who lost their lives. >> "washington journal" continues. host: drancis collins joins us. tell us about the work you do. guest: the national institute of health is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. research that aims to try to improve its human health, reduce disabilities, improve longevity, and save lives. we are pretty to ed. we support the investigators that are making breakthroughs did cancer, autism, lung disease, every day. yet, when you hear about those break is, you might the realizes the national institutes of health that is behind that support. and rightly so. these are phenomenal people. the best and the brightest of the current generation of scientists, working hard in a competitive atmosphere, but was getting funding is tighter and tighter and. -- because getting funniest tighter and tighter credit when the new discovery, they are understand -- because getting funding is tighter and tighter. host: are there concerns about funding you have for the nih project? guest: i think evidence that it is a good investment is q