a nation gathers to mourn, marci gonzales with the details. >> michael gregory. >> reporter: through tradition -- and tearful memories. >> i'm sorry i never got to say good-bye, bro. >> reporter: paying tribute to the live it is lost in the 9/11 attacks 15 years ago t >> 15 years was 15 seconds. >> to the pentagon. >> as americans we don't give in to fear. >> reporter: ceremonies highlighting the utter loss and error of that day but the final hour. >> reporter: honoring the legacies and the hearts too young to remember. >> i only knew you for three months. i feel like i have known you forever. >> reporter: this day never gets easier. it is so important to be here caring on that vow made 15 ago to never forget. marci gonzales, abc news new york. >>> people gathered in downtown cleveland to remember a 9/11 ceremony at the soldiers and sailors monument. the story of one woman with a connection to new york city. >> reporter: september 11, 2001. a day that changed her life. here in cleveland this weekend when -- >> i stumbled monoa ceremony. >> reporter: she accounted that horrify day for

marcie gonzales, abc news new york. >> and coming up at 5:30, we will introduce you to one local family who is passionate about getting rid of zika fo hsor go in the zika fight. >>> gearing off for a face-off between the main and donald trump will appear at back to back forums focused on national secuty and veterans. it comes about three weeks before the first official presidential debate. >>> after months of frustration because of long security lines at the airport, most travelers should see relief soon. the tsa hopes that hour-long lines like these are no more. about 98% of flyers waited 30 minutes or less during the busy travel season and the 7 busiest american airports clocked wait times of less than 10 minutes. signing up precheck and money from congress helped lower the wait times. >>> several details to share out a panhandle era cued of stabbing another man at a mcdonalds drive-through. we have learned from police that he has been asked to leave the restaurant multiple times for harassing customers. he got into a fight with the man monday morning. the victim jumped out of the car

marci gonzales is at hofstra universi first time, hillary clinton and donald trump taking on the issues and each other in the first presidential debate. >> we have to switch positions. he needs to be less visceral am more ahead sr just like she needs more hard unless that in the course of the debate for the showdown will be broken down into 50 megabit segments with clinton going first, each getting two minutes to apply in with the latest polling showing a close race, 10 i could be a undecided. >> the debate can absolutely have an impact on the outcome of the election. -?with such a small undecided vote but it is also hardly any difference between the candidates in the polling. so that a 1%, 2% change coold make all the difference. >> reporter: both candidates take difference strategies n preparing clinton holding mock debates, studying video of trump and his past 11 debates and meeting with ttump's ghost writer f trump downplaying the amount of work is putting into getting ready for saying he wants to make sure he is himself. three out of the four american say they plan to watch tonight

marci gonzales, abc news, new york. amy: people across the granite state are coming together today sullivan plaza building at 9 a.m. n concord, the community is holding a ceremony at the new hampshire fire academy at 9:50 a.m. and on the seacoast, portsmouth police are holding memorial service this morning. in jackson, a freedom walk at 5 p.m. to honor the victims of 9/11. for a complete list of all the events today please head to our website wmur.com. meanwhile, presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump are expected to make an appearance at a 9/11 memorial campaigning today on the anniversary of the terror attacks, this comes a few days after hillary smashed an uproar when describing donald trump supporters at a fundraiser. >> she could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching right smack in the middle of the heart and she wouldn't be prosecuted. supporters into what i call the basket of deploreables. >> racist, sexist, xenophobic. >> and they said that they're not a

live in new york, marcy gonzales abc7 news. thank you and we will never forget. >>> hillary clinton apparently became overheated during her visit to ground zero this morning. she left the ceremony about 90 minutes after it began and went to an apartment. in a statement her campaign said she's feeling much better. there was video of clinton leaving the apartment just a few minutes ago waving at the crowd and seeming to be in good spirits. back in 2012 the former first lady suffered a concussion after fainting and falling. during this campaign her opponent, donald trump is trying to make her health an issue. he also attended this morning's 9/11 ceremony. >>> at the pentagon this morning an american flag was unfollowed to remember the 1830 people who died there. president obama spoke at the national 9/11 memorial honoring the victims while holding a moment ever silence with a wreath laying ceremony. president spoke about those who spoke in america's combat mission in afghanistan saying we draw strength from the troops. >> we come

we want to get to marcy gonzales, who is live on the beach. what is happening right now?rci: we are not far from where the worst is expected. since the outer edge of where they are predicting a good. things are really calm. you can see the waves kicking up just a bit but still hours away from this storm making landfall. it is already causing some damage. the drenching outer bands of hurricane hermine already flooding parts of florida. >> still about four and a half inches of water in the house. >> is is really does. hermine in sarasota, voluntary evacuations. >> strip the a voluntary evacuation. marci: as the storm heads for a direct hit on the coast. >> the thing we are to put in our minds is this is life-threatening. marci: hermine would be the first hurricane to make landfall in florida and more than a decade, making the category one the first in his lifetime. >> kind of happy, kind of nervous. you conserve. -- can surf. i'm kind of scared. marci: concern into action, boarding up windows and putting out sandbags, saying this is a drill they know well but don't take lig

there is high surf, strong wind come and all day we have been checking in with marcy gonzales.he is live from mexico beach in florida. how is it looking since we last checked with you five hours ago. what is the difference now, how does it feel? reporter: really there has not been much change in the last five hours. the community was bracing for somewhat of the worst of the storm. the wind has picked up, it has been raining off and on, strong wind, but nothing as scary as what they are seeing east of where they are already experiencing several feet of storm surge. storm surge is one of the major concerns with this hurricane, feet of storm surge as the storm hits. leon: what are people doing to prepare for this? marci: there are some mandatory evacuations underway, from the barrier islands, the coastal communities that are prone to flooding. shelters are open overnight. the governor expects hundreds or thousands of people to evacuate because of this. people spent the day putting up sandbags, things over the windows to protect their homes. a lot of people in this area say they wi

marci gonzales, abc news, new york. thema: right now, we are remembering the victims of the temperate -- the terror attacks 15 years ago today. we listen into the remembrance ceremony in new york city and the names of some the nearly 3000 victims are read. inspire our world's spiritual and political leaders towards peace, and asks that you guide america's next commander-in-chief and help make america safe once again. we ask this in the name of jesus the christ, amen. [applause] names] thema: we were listening in new york city as some of the names of the nearly 3000 victims from the september 11 attacks were read aloud. 35 minutes after the hour, and we turn our attention now to the weather in check in with meteorologist jeremy nelson in the weather center. jeremy: we are tracking the next round of rain showers when it enters the work we forecast, coming up. thema: thank you, jeremy. still ahead -- a new spin on a wisn 12 political program. the updates starting today on "matter of fact," and the mission the new host has.

>> thank you katie, from coast- mourn and heal from the worst terror attack in us history, marcy gonzales has detaill. >>reporter: from the raw emotional images seared into the collective memory to the faces and stories of the 2996 lives lost, this morning a somber reflection on the heartbreak in horror 15 years ago today. >>reporter: the impact of the september 11 attacks is piercing to the hunting recollections. >> we squeezed her tiny openings and came to the understanding that we were going to die in the pile. >>reporter: the lingering effects and 127 that stayed at ground zero in the days and weeks that followed, searching heroically to the smoldering toxic debris have since died of . >> problems that were chronic became acute and the number of those lost to the terror attack of september 11 began to grow. >>reporter: 17 new names were added to the memorial wall this year and the other names were etched into history and they are read aloud. >> paul vincent barr barro, james william barbarella. >>reporter: a reflection of the new one world the pentagon and the field in shanksville, pe

we start our coverage with marcy gonzales with more on today's ceremony. >>ed to raw, emotional images of the memories, for the faces and stories of the 2,996 lives lost. this morning a somber reflex of the heartbreak and horror of 15 years ago today. the impact of the september is 1th terror attack still piercing through the haunting recollections. >> the called in and squeezed into tiny openings and smoke filled environment, we came to the understanding that we were willing to die in that pile. >> and the lingering effects. 127 new york city firefighters who stayed at ground zero in the days and weeks to follow the attacks, searching heroically through the smoldering, toxic debris, this since died of respiratory and other ailments. >> aging problems worsened, chronic became acute, and the number of those lost to the terrorist attack of september 1911. increased. >> from here, below the resilient reflex of the new one world trade center, to the pentagon and the field in shanksville, pennsylvania. and the family and friends honoring the vow made 15 years a

. >> we had start our coverage with abc reporter marcy gonzales with more on today's remembrances. ♪> today raw, emotional images seared into collective memories, and for the faces and stories of the 2996 lives lost. this morning a somber reflection of the heartbreak and horror of 15 years ago today. the impact of the september 1th terror attack still piercing through the haunting recollections. >> they crawled in and squeezed into tiny openings and a smoke-filled environment. we came to the understanding that we were willing to die in that pile. >> and the lingering effects. 127 new york city firefighters who stayed at ground zero in the days and weeks to follow the attacks, searching heroically through the smoldering, toxic debris, this since died of respiratory and other ailments. >> problems worsened, chronic became acute, and the number of those lost to the terrorist attack of september, 1911 began to grow. >> 17 new names added to the wall this year. and the other names etched into history. >> from here, below the resilient reflex of the new one world trade center, to the penta

marcy gonzales, abc news, new york. rhondella: chilling to see that. moving on now, checking your help. with the start of flu season almost upon us, it's time to think about protection. the american academy of pediatrics has just issued its new flu vaccine recommendations and there's a big change. with the information parents need to hear. heather: no mom looks forward to their child getting a shot, but when it comes to preventing influenza every child over the , age of 6 months needs a flu shot. gone from this year's recommendations is the nasal spray vaccine. >> flu mist is no longer recommended for protection against influea just didn't work. >> i don't want her to get the flu by any means. i just hate shots. heather: but candyss knows the pain of this quick shot is far better than little gem getting influenza. and the time to get the shot, is now. dr. claire mccarthy, with the american academy of pediatrics, says it's not just about protecting your family, but to me, we're not worried about the flu my kids are healthy, they will do fine. that may b

marci gonzales, abc news, new york. thema: at the pentagon this morning, president obama will speak to people whose loved ones died on september 11. the president, secretary of defense, and chairman of the joint chiefs will all be at the pentagon to honor the people who were killed. there is a public ceremony afterwards with department of defense looking ahead -- a new face is joining wisn 12's lineup. later today, soledad o'brien begins hosting the political magazine show "matter of fact." wisn 12 news' melinda davenport talked with her about the new show's mission. melinda: right out of the gate -- soledad o'brien says her new show will tackle issues that affect everyone, including the lingering aftermath of 9/11. soledad: very interesting ed in talking to women who are rescue workers on ground zero who really feel they were when you look back -- i actually didn't believe them, when they first came to me and said, we don't exist. we don't exist in the artwork, we don't exist in interviews, the stories of us as police