as you said his name, mark bingham. that perception is all different now, that the world knows mark bingham as one of the heroes on flight 93. >> he was one of those guys who i was very happy to help people when they were in need many. >> that need became larger than leave on september 11, 2001, when a group of terrorists took over the plane. passengers fought the four hijackers and attempted to break into the cockpit to prevent a crash landing. instead, the plane crashed in a rural field near shanksville, pennsylvania, bingham, a gay man, was one of the passengers leading the charge to try and stop the terrorists. >> it was nice to, you know, are everybody finally see a gay man isn't a weak person or somebody not capable of doing great things. >> before that fateful day, bingham was doing great things on the rugby field in high school in los gatos and uc berkley. he met him playing for the san francisco fog, a gay-friendly football club that mark helped form. >> he's draymond green on the rugby pitch. >> his greatest c

a very aggressive player named mark bingham. >> he loved the sport, and he loved life. >> reporter: mark was captain of the rugby team. at cal, he was a two-time championship star flanker. the sport suited his personalty. mark was a vicious competitor, but off the field, friends say a teddy bear. >> the thing about rugby is you'll kick the not out of each other on the pitch, and then you'll go have a beer together afterwards. >> reporter: codsarner was one of mark's best friends. they grew up together and played on the same high school rugby team. mark was todd's best man. >> it would be hard to summarize what mark was like. mark was bigger than life. he had a lot of energy. he always had a lot of energy. >> reporter: when mark graduated from cal, he came out as guy to his family and friends. he founded his own tech public relations firm, and he joined the fog. >> he was just a really good guy. >> reporter: twenty years ago in late august, todd dropped mark off at sfo to catch a flight to new york. a week or so later, mark called. >> he said he was coming home. >> reporter: on september

. >> reporter: a big guy, and aggressive player named mark bingham. >> he love the sport, he loved life reporter: mark was captain of the rugby team. at cal, he was a two-time championship star flanker. the sport suited his personality. mark was a vicious competitor, but off the field friends say a teddy bear. >> thing about rugby is you'll kick this not out of each other on the pitch, and then have a beer together afterward. >> reporter: todd was one of mark's best friends. they group together and played on the same high school rugby team. mark was todd's best man. >> it would be hard to summarize what mark was like. he was bigger than life, he had a lot of energy, >> reporter: when mark graduated from cal, he came out as to his family and friends. he founded his own tech public relations firm and he joined the fog. >> he was a really good guy. >> reporter: 20 years ago, in late august, todd dropped mark off at sfo to catch a flight to new york. a week or so later, mark called. >> he said he was coming home. >> reporter: september 11th, mark was late, the last person to board flight 93

>> tomorrow night, the story of mark bingham, a 9/11 local hero. the incredible legacy that he left both on and off the field. the original report airs at 7:00 right here on kpix 5. >>> baseball up top, and the giants, how great is this? first team this season to 90 wins. sixth time they've done it in franchise history. speaking of history, we'll hear a bit of gabe kapler's in a moment. his giants had to come from at . brandon crawford time. he smashed his 20th home run th. lee, that's a career high for crawford. rockies got the lead back, but the giants loaded them up in the ninth for -- drove in a couple of runs for the lead. part of a four-run ninth. won the game 7-4 and are on pace to exceed the 103-win season of 1993. 1993 came up with kapler after the game. >> what were you doing in 1993? >> graduating from high school, barely. >>> meantime, hey, mitch white on the mound for the dodgers. rough first inning at the cardinals. molina guessed right on this pitch a two-run homer enroute to a cardinals 45-4 win. so the giants extended its west lead

one of the passengers was mark bingham, a graduate of uc berkeley. bingham among those who fought back against the hijackers who believed intended to crash that flight in washington, dc. everyone on board including those four hijackers died. bingham has since been recognized by the bay area, by the nation, and by the lgbtq community for his bravery. his friends are ensuring his legacy isn't forgotten. >> that one little act that him and the passengers of flight 93 saved the whole lot of lives afterwards. so let's celebrate that. let's not cry. >> i hope the gay hero part of it goes away, although it's important, we fight to get to a point where it's like, okay, he's a hero. that's the end of the story. >> happening today, the veterans support will host a ceremony at the flame of liberty memorial. los gatos civic center. the victims will be honored including mark bingham who we just mentioned and todd beamer. another graduate, famous for telling phone operators and his fellow passengers, quote, let's roll, before storming the hijackers in the cockpit.

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. >> reporter: a big guy, a very aggressive player named mark bingham. >> he loved the sport and he loved of the rugby team. at cal, he was a two-time championship star flanker, the sport suited his personality. mark was a vicious competitor, but off the field, friends say a teddy bear. >> the thing about rugby is you'll kick the snot out of each other on the pitch and then have a beer together afterwards. >> reporter: todd was one of mark's best friends. they grew up together and played on the same high school rugby team. mark was todd's best man. >> it would be hard to summarize what mark was like. mark was bigger than life. he had a lot of energy. he always had a lot of energy. >> reporter: when mark graduated from cal, he came out as gay to his family and friends. he founded his own tech public relations firm and he joined the fog. >> he was just a really good guy. >> reporter: 20 years ago in late august, todd dropped mark off at sfo to catch a flight to new york. a week or so later, mark called. >> he said he was coming home. >> reporter: on september 11th, mark was late. the last p

mark bingham. a traveler and adventurer. a rugby champion. for the last 20 years, american hero. last to board flight 93. he overslept. bingham leapt into action and led the revolt against the hijackers and forced the plane into an empty field. a few hundred yards from where i stand. instead of the capitol where it was headed. the year after his death, the first bingham cup was honored in his name. the tournament has grown to welcome dozens of gay and inclusive rugby teams and thousands of players from all over the world. a global celebration of equality, inclusivity, sportsmanship. mark bingham. 9/11 hero. we'll be right back. (vo) this is more than glass and steel... and stone. it's awe. beauty. the measure of progress. it's where people meet people. where cultures and bonds are made between us. where we create things together. open each other's minds. raise each other's ambitions. and do together, what we can't do apart. this is space for dreams. loopnet. the most popular place to find a space. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ just two pills for all day pain relief. aleve it, and see what's possible.

. >> tonight the story of mark bingham, a local hero, the incredible legacy he led both on and off the field. the original report ears here at 7:00. right here. >>> still ahead, breaking news on that new texas abortion law. the new legal challenge. >>> plus we see more and more electric cars on the roads. but something even greener may be around the corner. a look at some cars i may not be as pretty. i'm not a cable tv personality or an entertainer like larry. i'm the businessman, the only cpa running for gov ernor. california is a mismanaged mess. taxes, cost of living, water, wildfires, homelessness. these aren't political issues; they're readily fixable management issues. career politicians? celebrities? i've solved problems all my life. let's fix this great state! >>> we are following breaking news. within the past few minutes the justice department filed a lawsuit against texas arguing it's new abortion law was enacted in open defiance of the constitution. the new law is the most restrictive in the country. it bans abortions once a fetal heart beat can be detected. which can be as

members from flight 93, two heros that got a group together and stormed the cockpit, todd beamer and mark bingham, los gatos high school graduates. >> the flame of liberty memorial was dedicated in 2019. >>> as we've all known 9/11 has impacted so many people in a myriad of ways and as "today in the bay's" sergio quintana shows us it compels people to act. >> reporter: a fallen ceremony at the 9/11 memorial garden in napa includes leaders of christian, jewish and muslim faiths. this is by design. >> guide us on the right path. >> we welcome you all here, whatever your faith is, whatever -- whether you have faith or no faith at all. >> it's hard. >> reporter: this memorial has special significance, crafted out of steel beams that were pulled out of the collapsed world trade center towers. one of only a handful of tributes in the bay area that actually include those beams. some people brought items to add to the memorial, the recurring theme, unity. >> always become uni. let's do things or say things or let our actions prove that we want to be all united. >> reporter: as this group of faith leaders

on board, mark bingham, traveling from his new york office to his san francisco office, he was among the passengers who fought back against those hijackers. who had intended to divert the plane to washington, d.c. but because of his bravery and that of many others, that plane went down in a field outside shanksville, pennsylvania everyone on board were killed. bingham has been recognized by the lgbt community for his behavery. for the first time. >> some of the children are available to talk about the lessons. >> what do you think we should hang onto in. >> unity and trying to live our lives in their legacy. >> the other message is resilience. resilience is a muscle. so much of what happened on that day over the years weave he a been able to reflect on as being an immense tragedy. but on the 20th anniversary, maybe it's sitting on the couch with you all that makes me feel different. >> you can join us for the special edition of "dateline," remembering the heroes of flight 93. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> tomorrow, nbc bay area news will have special coverage of all the multiple

that includes mark bingham from los gatos. and for the first time, some of the children of the passengers are reuniting, speaking with lester about the lessons of flight 93. can you watch "dateline," heroes of the stories of flight 93, beginning at 10:00. >>> the head of san francisco's building inspection department today requested millennium tower officials hit the brakes on the troubled fix to the luxury high rise and its sinking and tilting problem. the city wants to get to the bottom of why the fix was doing more harm than good. jaxon van derbeken first broke the story and has today's new developments. >> reporter: millennium tower officials just recently promised residents of the high rise that work would resume soon. the work stopped last month after the building sank another inch since the fix program began in may. it's now tilting 22 inches at the top, an indication the fix was making things worse. but new data has shown that the sinking has subsided and the contractor has a way to fix the project without causing anym

members from flight 93, two heroes who got a group together and stormed the cockpit, todd beamer and mark bingham. >> reporter: there was a plaque here to honor the veterans and show respect. there was aid tribute to alice hoagland, bingham's mother who passed away last year. >> she was not like any ordinary citizen. challenges in alice's life propelled her to act. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. [ bell ringing ] >>> the ceremonial last call for fallen firefighters tolled in concord today and in cities across the country. contra costa county first responders and elected leaders paying tribute this morning. firefighters also lined up in formation in downtown san jose. dozens of first responders marched to fire station 1. san jose mayor sam liccardo and other leaders taking part in that ceremony. in san francisco, city leaders stood shoulder to shoulder to pay tribute to those who lost their lives 20 years ago. nbc's thom jensen continues our coverage. >> reporter: from the mission district station 7 to headquarters, they lined up. ♪ but now i'm found ♪ >> reporter: two decades of s

um, todd beemer and mark bingham. >> the flame of liberty memorial was dedicated in 2019. san francisco first responders, also, stopping to remember the nearly-3,000 civilians who were killed. san francisco native betty ong, a flight attendant on american airlines flight 11, was among them. she is considered a national hero because she was the first to alert authorities about the hijackings. ong's brother spoke at today's ceremony in san francisco. i will never forget what happened on that day until the end of my life. >> he reminded everyone not to forget the families of victims who will forever be affected by the tragedy. as we have seen, 9/111 has impacted so many people in so many ways. to a gathering at a unique local memorial, the tragedy still compels so many to act. nbc bay area's sergio quintana continues our coverage. >> reporter: a fallen ceremony at the 9/11 memorial garden in napa includes leaders of christian, jewish, and muslim faith. this is by design. >> we welcome all of you here, whatever your faith is. whatever -- whether you have faith or no faith at a

among those who died in pennsylvania was mark bingham who was aboard the flight trying to wrestle the plane away from the hijackers. ama: luz peaa spoke to his family about his legacy two decades later. luz: for the first time, alice is not here to speak about her son, mark and his bravery. she passed away last year. now her brother is making sure his nephew was never forgotten. >> he was an integral part in not only our family history but the history of the nation. ofluz: on september 11, mark was the last passenger to board flight 93. the plane was hijacked and market called his mom to say goodbye and that they had a plan. >> said he was probably not going to be able to see her again. luz: he remembers the fear on alice's face and the 25 minutes after that call when flight 93 purposely crashed into a pennsylvania field. the next time they heard mark's voice was in washington when they got to listen to the agonizing minutes recorded on flight 93's black box. mark and three passengers reached the cockpit. >> he was there upfront saying pull it up and trying to do something. luz: every

among those who died in pennsylvania was mark bingham who was aboard the flight trying to wrestle the plane away from the hijackers. ama: luz peaa spoke to his family about his legacy two decades later. luz: for the first time, alice is not here to speak about her son, mark and his bravery. she passed away last year. now her brother is making sure his nephew was never forgotten. >> he was an integral part in not only our family history but the history of the nation. ofluz: on september 11, mark was the last passenger to board flight 93. the plane was hijacked and market called his mom to say goodbye and that they had a plan. >> said he was probably not going to be able to see her again. luz: he remembers the fear on alice's face and the 25 minutes after that call when flight 93 purposely crashed into a pennsylvania field. the next time they heard mark's voice was in washington when they got to listen to the agonizing minutes recorded on flight 93's black box. mark and three passengers reached the cockpit. >> he was there upfront saying pull it up and trying to do something. luz: every

. >> tonight the story of mark bingham, a 9/11 local hero the incredible legacy he left on and off the field. the i may not be as pretty. i'm not a cable tv personality or an entertainer like larry. i'm the businessman, the only cpa running for gov ernor. california is a mismanaged mess. taxes, cost of living, water, wildfires, homelessness. these aren't political issues; they're readily fixable management issues. career politicians? celebrities? i've solved problems all my life. let's fix this great state! >>> avenue some announcing more money from the homeless, $2.75 billion will go to the states home key initiative. that program buys and rehabs buildings, turning them into long-term housing units for the homeless. state leaders say they have provided children to thousands of californians during the pandemic, just within the programs first year. >> inner project home report this evening, a renegade movement underway to build emergency housing in san jose. >> we met up with activists who are building homes on public property, and it's all on authorized. >> reporter: you are looking at

. >> mark bingham did something. >> reporter: 49-11 he was part of the bay area rugby club. and before that he was a star player in the loss got those rugby team and a two-time champion while playing at cal. the bay area also remembering the heroic act of san francisco attended betty. she was the first person to alert authorities of the pending attack that morning. >> what is your name. >> my name is betty, flight attendant. >> she was working on american airlines flight 11, the first plane to be taken over by the hijackers on september 11. for 25 minutes she related vital information to an american airlines crew that led to the faa closing airspace for the first time in history. >> of course she had the presence of mind to make that phone call. she does care for a lot of people and other passengers. >> since her death, eddie family has honored her memory creating a foundation to fund a senior and youth programs at a recreation center named in her memory. >>> take a live look towards oakland, where a serious car crash has left several children in critical condition. at least

mark bingham francis bosley [bells ringing] sandy bradshaw [bells ringing] marion britton [bells ringing burnett [bells ringing] william cashman [bells ringing] georgie rose corrigan [bells ringing] patricia cushing [bells ringing] captain jason matthew doll [bells ringing] our dad, joseph deluca [bells ringing] patrick joseph driscoll [bells ringing] my husband, edward. [bells ringing] jane c. folger [bells ringing] colleen l. fraser [bells ringing] andrew sonny garcia [bells ringing] our beautiful loved one, jeremy logan glenn. [bells ringing] kristin white gold [bells ringing] lauren, and our unborn child. [bells ringing] wanda anita green [bells ringing] my dad, donald freeman greene [bells ringing] my sister, linda gronlund [bells ringing] my beloved brother and son, richard j. guadagno [bells ringing] my brother-in-law, first officer leroy w. homer, jr. [bells ringing] toshio huger. [bells ringing] my mother and flight attendant cici ross lutz. [bells ringing] my grandmother, hilda marcin [bells ringing] waleska martinez [bells ringing] my sister, nicole carol miller [bells ringing

pacific time. [ bell tolling ] ♪ ♪ >> mark bingham. [ bell tolling ] >> reflections on lives lost inennsylvania and washington, d.c. on this day 20 years ago when hijackers turned passenger planes into weapons in a terror attack that killed 2,977 people, flight crews, firefighters, first responders and civilians. families in new york city gathering once again to never forget. >> we miss you with every passing day. >> celeste was a model. shelves our light. what a vivacious and dynamic personality. >> she had a habit of saying "get over it." cathie, we have never gotten over it but we have gotten on with it. we have tried to live life fully each day, and your love and companionship as a sister continues to inspire us. >> at the pentagon an american flag unfurled at sunrise on the west side of the building where a plane struck and 184 people were killed. [ bell tolling ] >> and her husband, rear admiral wilson f. flagg, united states navy reserve. retired. >> remembrance ceremonies also took place at boston logan, the departure airport for two planes that struck the world trade center

one of those passengers los gatos high graduate mark bingham traveling from his new york office to the san francisco office on the day of the attacks, one of the passengers who fought back against the high jackers who intended to divert the plane back to washington, d.c. because of his bravery and many others on flight 93 the plane went down in a field in pennsylvania. everyone on board including the four high jackers died. bingham has been recognized by the lbgtq community for his bravery, the united airlines flight 93 passengers hh jackers on board, sacrificing their lives so others might live. some of the children of the passengers are coming together, speaking with lester holt about the lessons 20 years later. >> what do you think we should be holding on to as we move forward? >> unity and just trying to live our lives in their legacy. >> the other message is one of resilience. knowing that resilience is a muscle. so much of what happened on that day i think over the years we've been able to reflect on being immense tragedy, but on the 20th anniversary there's something and maybe i

one of the people on board that flight, mark bingham, he was among the passengers who fought back againstshanksville, pennsylvania. coming up on our special edition of "today in the bay" at 8:00 a.m., we will tell you about the message his friends want you to hear of his actions on this day 20 years later. >>> in other news, the last day to vote in the special recall election is just three days away. a new poll those governor gavin newsom likely will keep his job, but the final campaign push is on. newsom cast his own ballot yesterday. president joe biden will campaign with the governor on monday. leading challenger republican larry elder is out shaking hands on his campaign trail. this is the first special election where 22 million registered voters got a mike inouye ballot. election offices are preparing mike inouye ballots for counting after the polls close tuesday. if you plan to put yours in the mail the return envelope must be postmarked on or before election day, that's tuesday, september 14th. >>> meteorologist vianey arana was a quick look at your microclimate forecast. >> we're

. >> everyone with mark and that was without any shadow of a doubt, mark did something. >> bingham was a member of the bay area rugby club and before that he was a star player in a two time champion while playing. >> well the bay area also remembering the heroic acts of flight attendant. she was the first person to alert authorities of the impending that morning. >> was working on american airlines the first plane to be taken over by hijackers on september 11th. for 25 minutes she replayed vital information that led to the faa closing air space for the first time in history. >> and of course she had the presence of mind to make that phone call. she just cared for a lot of people and all the passengers. >> since her death betty's family has honored her family creating a foundation to fund senior and youth programs at a recreation center named in her memory. >> and taking a look at the memorial tower lit up in honor of those who left their lives. today said the heart break still remains. amied of the strength that got us through the nation's darkest hours. >> on the ground where the twin

. >> mark bingham. >> carl vincent bini. >> and my uncle, joseph patrick henry, letter company 21.bors was had the chance to meet you. >> that my husband, thomas michael kelly. we love you can read missy. -- we love you and we miss you. >> gary eugene bird. >> joshua david birnbaum. >> george john bishop. >> kris romeo bishundat. >> jeffrey donald bittner. >> albert balewa blackman, jr. >> christopher joseph blackwell. >> carrie rosetta blagburn. >> susan leigh blair. >> harry blanding, jr. >> janice lee blaney. >> craig michael blass. >> rita blau. >> richard middleton blood, jr. >> michael andrew boccardi. >> john paul bocchi. >> michael l. bocchino. >> susan m. bochino. >> deora frances bodley. >> bruce douglas boehm. >> nicholas andrew bogdan. >> darren christopher bohan. >> lawrence francis boisseau. >> vincent m. boland, jr. >> touri hamzavi bolourchi. >> alan bondarenko. >> andre bonheur, jr. >> colin arthur bonnett. >> frank j. bonomo. >> yvonne lucia bonomo. >> sean booker, sr. >> kelly ann booms. >> canfield d. boone. >> mary jane booth. >> sherry ann bordeaux. >> krystin

[bell tolls] mark being an -- bingham. [bell tolls] >> sandy bradshaw.ls] >> thomas burnett. [bell tolls] >> william joseph cashman. [bell tolls] >> georgene rose corrigan. [tell tolls -- [bell tolls] >> patricia cushing. [bell tolls] >> captain jason dahl. [bell tolls] >> our dad, joseph day linke -- joseph deluca. [bell tolls] >> patrick joseph driscoll. [bell tolls] >> my husband, edward porter felt. [bell tolls] >> jane c. folger. [bells toll] >> colleen fraser. [bells toll] >> andrew sonny garcia. [bells toll] >> are beautiful loved one, jeremy logan glick. [bells toll] >> kristin osterholm white gould. [bells toll] >> lauren catuzzi grandcolas and our unborn child. [bells toll] >> wanda anita green. [bells toll] my dad, donald freeman greene. [bells toll] >> my sister, linda gronlund. [bells toll] >> my beloved brother and son, richard j. guadagno. [bells toll] my brother-in-law, first officer leroy homer, jr. [bells toll] >> toshiya kuge. [bells toll] >> my mother and flight attendant, ceecee lyles. [bells toll] >> my grandmother, hilda marcin. [b

a san francisco woman told ku tv, her son mark bingham called her from united flight 893 that crashedania, saying they were taken over and three men have a bomb. that was her son calling, quoting from a flight. >> this is what happened mid-morning today after the towers had been hit by the plane. they simply began to collapse, first tower number two, which took the most severe hit. that's the one that had the huge fireball. the architect who designed these buildings told george lewis the heat was so intense that the structural steel in a building like that would melt within three or four hours. the heat was so intense, it melted in a shorter time than that. the second one went down. these are 110 stories high. many people were working in the building at the time. some of them were trapped above what you see there. others were below, still trying to get out. and, of course, it's very hard to imagine that there could have been very many survivors in that kind of collapse of steeling concrete, electrical circuitry, and glass. it created a kind of tornado effect in the canyons of manhatta

mark. i am proud to know you. j.r.: the next binghamournament will take place in 2022 and is expected to be one of the largest in the world. a memorial service was held at the flight 93 crash site in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> thomas burnett. [bell rings] dion: a total of of of of of off including the hijackers, were on this flight frofro nem san francisco. a woman's husband credited trying to stop the hijackers. tom called dina as the chaos was unfolding. >> i am on united airlines flight 93, newark to san francisco, and the airplane has been hijacked. he said that the hijackers were trying to get into the car it and they had already -- into the cockpit, and they had already knifed the guy. who do i call for a hijacking? i didn't know what i was looking for. i finally just stopped what i was doing and called 911. dion: it is believed the plane's target was the u.s. capitol building. meantime, vice president kamala harris was among those who visited the flight 93 memorial today. she walked past the wall of names that lists all of the

mark. i'm proud to know you. >> next bingham cup rugby tournament will take place in 2022 and is expected to the largest rugby tournaments in the world. other bay area heroes are among those who responded to new york after the attacks. one local first responder who worked at ground zero says he is still suffering from health impacts. in san jose, he shared a story with tim johns. tim: for harold, it has been 20 years, but the memories are still vivid. >> the smells, decomposition. burning flesh. smoke. destroyed building. tim: back in 2001, he was part of the california search-and-rescue team sent to new york city after the 9/11 attacks the experience he says is almost indescribable. >> the gates of hell is probably a good way to describe it, or more of the world. tim: -- war of the worlds. tim: something he was never able to forget. >> it was surreal, like the end of the world had, and i'm in the middle of all this devastation. tim: beyond the mental toll for him and his teammates, there was a physical price to pay. of the 68 people on his team, 47 of them have suffered health issues in the