starting to see -- i believe that is mayor ed lee and i believe i also see the fire chief, joanne hayes-whiteng as well. they're just getting under way and we'll come back to you in a couple of minutes when the ceremony continues and let you know what's going on. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> this day of remembrance is having an impact on the campaign trail with both presidential candidates pulling negative ads off the air. they are also suspending campaigning. president obama, as we reported, is attending a memorial service at the white house first and right now at the pentagon. his republican challenger, mitt romney, will address the national guard's annual conference. a new political poll shows voters care more about the economy and jobs than security and terrorism this election year. 54% say the economy is the top priority compared to 37% who say security is the priority. that is much different than eight years ago, when two-thirds of voters said protecting the country was more important than creating jobs. we will have continuing coverage of this

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. >> reporter: his mother, joanne hayes-white is fire chief of san francisco. >> he was struggling with his breathing. >> reporter: at first, doctors say it was nothing. but she persisted and got the news she wasn't ready to hear. >> he was hours away from heart failure. whatever we need to do, we need to do. >> reporter: doctors diagnosed sean with a rare heart disease, that makes it difficult for blood to circulate in and out of the left side of his heart. the pediatric heart center sees only a few cases a year. >> it started backing up in his lungs. so, he would have -- he's breathing hard and has very poor pulse in his body. >> reporter: as a newborn, sean underwent one surgery, before the doctor informed the family he would have to undergo two more. this time, open-heart operations. one at 7 months and then again at age 2. >> the mom part of me was very worried. the worst thing in the world to have an injured or sick child. >> reporter: after his last surgery, sean was expected to stay in the hospital and recover for at least a week. but he bounced back and was up and kicking in ju

mayor ed lee and fire chief joanne hayes-white are here. they will be raising the flag to half-staff and then observe the moment of silence. you can see the screws here. all 4 houses in san francisco are holding ceremonies right now to remember the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. it's obviously a very quiet and somber moment. at two moments after 7:00, they will read out loud the names of those firefighters. if would you like to observe the ceremony and honor the fallen of the world trade center, new york city, the pentagon and flight 9 3, the public we're told is welcome at all stations. tara moriarty, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. thank you, tara? happening now, president obama has been speaking at the pentagon this morning. and in one hour, congress will gather hob the steps of the capitol in washington, d.c. to observe the 9/11 anniversary and pay a special tribute to the victims. we'll have more on that at 7:15 when we go live to washington, d.c. we'll also hear about several new reports out that raise security ques