in the south tower -- this is the north tower. so these staircases were just devastated immediately by the entrance. but in the south tower, the staircase a, because the plane caught over that way, missed that stairway and that became a very important escape route for 18 people. now one other significant thing you want to know about is that when the trade center was built in 19 -- starting in 1968, new york city had just revised its building code and it was very significant for the port authority which was developing the trade center because it reduced certain requirements for staircases and stairways. and staircases are not rentable space. they are essentially a dead load in the building and the fewer staircases that are in place, the more space you can rent. here's the empire state building built around 1931, this has six staircases, including one that's a re-enforced fire tower in the center of the building. those six staircases run from the ground all the way up to the top of the building in the empire state building. in additi

left before minutes the north tower collapses. you theng to read perceptions and what the people inside the towers understood was happening after that message was relayed to the police helicopters to the emergency services commanders. no matter how many times the police dispatcher repeated that message, none of the firefighters in the north tower had radios that could hear those reports. many of them could not hear reports from their own commanders. they did spread the word to leave at once. that message was very sporadic. as smith went down, he kept coming across firefighters. still carrying their heavy coils of hose and still forcing open doors. it was as if nothing had changed. another cycle of firefighters would search the floors. they had no idea the order had been given to get out. when smith told them everyone was leaving, he felt they did not believe them. he said forget about that. just get out. these firefighters did not have any sense of urgency. about complying with the second have -- secondhand order. he noticed them s

the ability for people to survive in the south tower, remember, the plane hit much higher in the north tower. is -- up in this area, so so the three staircases were immediately destroyed. tower, these staircases were just devastated immediately to the entrance, but , staircase atower because the plane cut over that way missed that stairway and that became a very important escape route for 18 people. thing yousignificant want to know about is that when the trade center was built in -- starting in 1968, new york city had just revised its building code and it was very significant for the port authority which was developing the trade center because it reduced requirements for staircases and stairways. staircases are not rentable space, they are essentially a dead load in the building. the fewer staircases that are in a place, the more space you can rent. here is the empire state building which was built around 1930, 1931, and it has six staircases including one that is a reinforced fire tower in the center of the building. those six staircases run from the ground all the way up to the top of the

thirty minutes later flight 11 hit the north tower in 15 minutes after that flight 135 hit the south and flight 77 and 9:37 hits the pentagon. at 9:59 a few moments later the south tower collapses, four minutes later flight 93, let's roll, shanksville, pennsylvania and half hour after that the north tower collapse. two and a half hours that changed our nation forever, changed all your lives. i will start simple. where were you? what was your reaction? graham, i'll start with you. >> for me, first of all, i'm still trying to figure out why i am here after hearing everyone's stories of what you have done and been surround by you amazing individuals. i think i am the youngest one here too. i was a freshman in high school growing up in rural mississippi. i was in mississippi studies class, as you can imagine what a great educational class that was. i will never forget it. we had our principal mr. putnam would always call us young people, that's how he always addressed us. we were sitting there in class and he comes over the intercom and says young people, i hate to interrupt your learnin

:46 eastern is the first moment of silence as we observe united airlines flight 11 striking the north tower 19 years ago. tom: there are all sorts of remembrances, but no one on this team but lisa abramowicz understands this.

the first plane struck the world trade center's north tower at 8:46 a.m. eastern. the white house memorialized people by walking down the capitol steps for a moment of silent -- moment of silence at that precise time. >> [indiscernible] >> on september limit terrorists hijacked four civilian aircraft's and crash them into the world trade center in new york city, the pentagon outside washington, d.c., and in a field in pennsylvania. 11,:46 a.m. on september 2020, join us as we observe the national day of service and remembrance with a moment of silence. >> this concludes our moment of silence. >> ladies and gentlemen, please join us and join -- and singing one course of god bless america. america, land that i her and guideside her through the night with the light from above. , to the mountains prairies, to the oceans white with foam. , my home sweetca home. ♪ >> the scene outside the u.s. capitol this morning, down pennsylvania avenue at this same time, the white house held a brief ceremony to mark the moment american airlines flight 11 struck the world trade center

, after the planes flew into the towers, you were in the vista hotel between the south and the north towersou are considered a survivor. you were one of the few who made it out alive. 343 lost that day from the fire department. yes, i was with 58 engine from harlem. assigned to the going to the tower. lobby of the vista hotel. we made it into the lobby about 10 minutes before the south tower came down and landed. my lt. was trapped with crew chiefs from the 12 battalion and half the guys made it outside. i was one of the guys that made it outside. and other guys had managed to find lieutenant and spend the next 45 minutes trying to dig lieutenant chief out. when the north tower came down, the guys started of working on digging them out made a run for it and miraculously survived. the crew chiefs and my lieutenant bobby nagel were never recovered. steve: terrible. dr. porcher, back then you were a sergeant and after the second plane hit, it was clear it was not an accident. where did they send you? >> >> well, i actually went down to the area of the world trade center because i was working i

most of them, by the way, from the north tower. hit first. smoking while the south tower was then struck and went down first. okay? most of the jumpers were from the north tower. and as i say, nobody knows exactly. estimates 2 to 300, but that represents roughly 10% of the people killed in the world trade center who chose to jump rather than suffocate, but burned to death, whatever. perhaps some accidentally fell or somehow fell, you know, they were somehow nudged. they didn't intend to jump. but most of the people it seems who were seen by onlookers, people were there in the streets below saw a lot of these people. it seemed that they jumped. that they made a deliberate and in some cases we know that people jumped together holding hands. these are not people being pushed. they decided to jump. and lord knows one can understand why. the death by suffocation or by fire noticeably by fires, terrible cause of death. now, today, you were to have read the article by tom juneau, published in "esquire" 2003 about this particular photograph which is a

other hijacked planes struck the north tower of the world trade center and then the south tower and then the pentagon. he terrorists on flight 93 had a fourth target in mind, it was called our nation's capitol. they were just 20 minutes away from reaching their sinister objective. the only thing that stood between the enemy and a deadly strike at the heart of american democracy was the courage and resolve of 40 men and women, the amazing passengers, and crew of flight 93. donald and jean peterson were grandparents traveling to acation in california. deora was a student headed back to college. richard guardagno was returning from celebrating his randmother's 100th birthday, loren was three months pregnant with her first child. every passenger and crew member on the plane had a life filled with love and joy, friends and family, radiant hopes and limitless dreams. when the plane was hijacked, they called their families and learned that america was also under attack. then they faced the most fateful moment of their lives. through the heartache and the tears, they prayed to god. they placed t

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the final moment of silence as the north tower fell in new york city. we do want to check in with other news making headlines right now. first the "first word" news. >> thanks, alix. president johnson is playing hardball with the chinese parent of tick tock -- tictok. he's refusing to sell off tictok's u.s. operations. the president said it does so by tuesday the u.s. will shut down it down for security reasons. the sale is unlikely because new chinese regulations complicated talks with bidders microsoft and/oricle. chinese and iranian hacksters have stepped up to disrupt the u.s. election. that's according to a report from 3450eu crow soft. the company stays hackers have targeted both the trump and biden campaigns. it warned targets political party advocacy groups and academics. china denies the allegations. at least 10 people have died in that massive wildfire in northern california. and 16 others are missing. more than 2,000 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. roughly 14,000 firefighters are trying to put out more than two dozen bush fires

other hijacked planes struck the north tower of the world trade center and then the south tower and then the pentagon. the terrorists on flight 93 had a 4th target in mind. it was called our nation's capitol they were just 20 minutes away from reaching their sinister objective the only thing that stood between the enemy and a deadly strike at the heart of american democracy was the courage and resolve of 40 men and women. the amazing passengers u.s. president donald trump flanked by the 1st lady a blanket from taking us through. all 911 in new york at the pentagon and also there on the creek in pennsylvania will keep you cross all the knowledge. memories and the memorial service is going on across the united states is the coming out. of. the polls just closed in the 2nd round of iran's parliamentary elections voters in 10 constituencies were taking part after a delay because of the coronavirus pandemic another 1st round in february the lowest voter turnout ever in the islamic republic resulted in the most conservative parliament in its 40 year history. followed joins us live now from teh

and the north tower, the cell tower for all southern manhattan. the cell service was gone, the land lines were overmatched because everybody in the world's calling into new york or out of new york to try to make got through, seven hours after, quite an emotional. >> when you finally got home to illinois at church, was that the biggest hug ever? >> very non-demonstrative. jumps over the back of the pews. runs to the back of the church. she gives me this big giant hug and a kiss. that was the moment, i knew i was truly home. >> joe, i know you live in delaware. wpdi. action news. i don't know if you ever watch. >> of course. >> jim is the best. great colleagues there and here. i'm fortunate to myself. but i want to ask you, it's not that far away, delaware and new york city. but do you go back? do you return? do you take part in commemoration events? >> go back for the obvious reasons. continue to go there as needed for business. back for commemorations. i've been to the museum several times. greatest thing you could ever do is to go to that museum

this timestamp represents the first plane striking the north tower in new york city this morning at 8:46. the second timestamp as you look down the flight path just a little bit further represents the second plane hitting the south tower. we have some geese flying overhead here. the third time stamp's going to represent american airlines flight 77, and if you continue beyond the visitors center down to our memorial plaza where the names of the passengers and crew are listed, continuing to walk the flight path, just beyond the wooden gate that prevens the average visitors from going on to the crash site, the last possible piece of granite that has been laid here before you step over on to the crash site is the time stamp for united airlines 93. in 2002 congress passes legislation and the president signs into law the flight 93 national memorial act designating flight 93 national memorial as a unit of the national park system and the national park service. from that point forward, a federal advisory commission was appointed to oversee a design, management plan for the site as well as the

other hijacked planes struck the north tower of the world trade center and then the south tower, andfourth target in mind. it was called air nation's capitol. they were just 20 minutes away from reaching their sinister objective. the only thing that stood between the enemy and a deadly strike at the heart of american democracy was the courage and resolve of 40 men and women. the amazing passengers and crew of flight 93. donald and jean peterson were grandparents traveling to vacation in california. there was a student heading back to college. richard gardago was returning from celebrating his grandmother's 100th birthday. lauren was three months pregnant with her first child. every passenger and crew member on the plane had a life filled with love and joy, friends and family, radiant hopes and limitless dreams. when the plane was hijacked, they called their families and learned that america was also under attack. then they faced the most fateful moment of their lives. through the heartache and the tears, they prayed to god, they placed their last calls home, they whispered the immort

this is four minutes before americans airlines flight 11 will hit the north tower. flight 93 gets airborne. it will begin its trip to san francisco. this gray on the map represents the routine flight across the state of pennsylvania. they are barely over ohio when the four terrorists are going to take control of flight 93. they will incapacitate the first officer and the captain. they are going to begin to turn flight 93 around for heading toward washington, d. c. at 9:28 a. m., the approximate time the terrorists take over flight 93, the four hijackers seated in first class will get up from their positions and they are going to rush the cockpit. there are some details about this that we just do not know exactly how they took over the plane. we do know from what was recovered that they were carrying knives or box cutters. they did threaten the passengers and crew with a bomb, which is later learned to be a faux bomb. after they seized the control of the cockpit, there is a little bit of a dip in the altitude which gives us the indication when the plane is taken over

at 5:46ic airlines struck the world trade center's north tower.s is a live look in new york city where a ceremony is getting under way right now. it will start with a moment of silence in just a moment. the ceremonies have been scaled back slightly this year due to the pandemic. let's take a moment of silence. >>> marie rose abaaoud. >> vincent paul. >> lawrence christopher abel. >> alona abraham. >> william abraham son. >> heinrich ackerman. cristhian adames. >> donald adams. >> patrick adams. >> steph g names as they do every year, normal things like the reading those names. you notice there are no stages at the solemn event trying to strike the balance of being in a pandemic and continuing this memorial. those are actually prerecorded victims names. they're going to continue to stream this on friday morning as well as the memorial continues. victims' families are gathering there in person at the memorial, but they were cautioning all others to stay away just due to the pandemic. it's with heavy hearts, 19 years since, boy, they will certainly a

:46 eastern is the first moment of silence as we observe united airlines flight 11 striking the north tower 19 years ago. tom: there are all sorts of remembrances, but no one on this team but lisa abramowicz understands this. to go back 19 years, really and ask ordinary moment for those of you native to this island. lisa: you nailed it when you year is residents this notable and poignant in out-of-the-way -- in another way. after 9/11, 2001, was the silence. airplanes were in flying overhead -- weren't flying overhead. the nose of the city -- the noise of the city. was gone. now we are having that again. tom: definitely looking towards 8:44 and the first remembrance. just an interesting day to say the least. what do you observe in the markets today? to me it is a market in search of news. jonathan: i have to say come out of all the asset classes that have made a move this week, not just equities, not tech stocks i wanted talk about foreign-exchange. we have seen a real break down in sterling and real resilience in the euro, even as the chief economist of the european central bank made an ef

about 15 minutes ago, officials in new york city held a momgt of silence for the moment the north tower was hit. and in about 45 minutes, the san francisco fire department will hold a ceremony remembering the lives lost, the moment that the first tower fell. >>> at the live desk, a fire that is contributing to the poor air quality in our area is actually now the deadliest fire in california this year. the 244,000 acre north complex fire burning in butte county has now claimed the lives of ten people. the butte county sheriff's office said remains of seven additional victims were discovered yesterday and 16 others are still missing. within woman is frantically searching for her parents. she fears the worst after remains were found. >> waiting for the remains to be identified that they found and in the same location. and i pray to god that it is not my parents. >> in fresno county, fire crews at the creek fire say yesterday was a huge turning point for them. for the first time since the wildfire erupted last week, firefighters were on the offensive instead of the defensive. containment sl

>>spoke with kron on about what it was like being in the north tower when that plane hit and how she able to make it out alive. >>at my desk preparing for meeting and all of a sudden a fielding swayze about 10 feet forward. comes back. >>i saw debris coming from the top of the building. it was almost as if someone was cleaning out their deaths. all kind of papers everywhere and so as we were gone down the farm and we're going up with their air tanks. >>it got to about the 6th floor. and i could feel that the south tower had collapsed the sheer magnitude and it caused the north tower to twist and so it blocked. my ability. could get out of the stairwell at a group i was with we held onto each other's fell through. we finally got to where i thought we were out of the building. but it wasn't it what turned out to be the lobbying. on me west side highway. it was if if there was fresh. snow the whole room was white, including know the roof and the room. and the people i was with we we got lost and so. people started to scream in my group pressure don't scream because there's debris coming

the ceremony began just before eight 40 6 am eastern when the the north tower of the world trade center. the reading of the victims names was prerecorded this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. >>

and i could feel that the south tower had collapsed the sheer magnitude and it caused the north tower to twist and so it blocked. my ability. could get out of the stairwell at a group i was with we held onto each other's fell through. we finally got to where i thought we were out of the building. but it wasn't it what turned out to be the lobbying. on me west side highway. it was if if there was fresh. snow the whole room was white, including know the roof and the room. and the people i was with we we got lost and so. people started to scream in my group pressure don't scream because there's debris coming down. so i said let's look for footprints we look for footprints there were none that said ok. now it's time to screen. so we got out it was somebody who with a bull horn said. if you can hear my voice and then they put a light follow this light. so we follow the light it took us to the side of the building wheelock walked along the overhang we got to the visa street stairs which are now known as the survivors staircase and then we hit hit the ground. walking in my pumps in my skirt.

hijackers took over the plane and crashed it into the north tower of the world trade center. >> translatori kept calling his cell phone. later, all i got was his voicemail. >> reporter: her father was 48 years old and worked for a buddhist organization. he doted on emily. she remembers how much he loved to make other people laugh. she was tormented by the anguish of losing her father so suddenly she says she managed to sooth h heherself by watching family vacation videos over and over again. now, 19 years later, chen has a family of her own. the experience of being a mother to her two daughters sparked an interest in teaching. she earned a master's degree in education and is now pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher. she hopes to promote cross- cultural understanding in schools. >> translator: each individual has his or her good points. each culture or race has its strengths. i want children to understand this. today, we're facing trouble with the pandemic and racial injustice, and i want people to focus on one person, the person right in front of them. and think about how much you can

killed when the north tower collapsed.enny pettit was a 30-year-old york city police officer before carrying a television camera for and newss audio unit 12 on long island. poynter.org is the website. nice in south carolina. caller: yes, good morning. i did live in new jersey across from the tower at the time. name know judah, who, her be called later. she was a customer of mine is a hairdresser. she was very excited when she came into the shop one day and said she had gotten a job with port authority. she was so excited. .he was single, left her job i just wanted to mention her name before it even comes up. we miss her. she was a sweet girl. you know, just anybody that is old enough to remember, we will never forget. thank you very much. host: do you still keep in touch with her family? caller: say again? host: do you still keep in touch with her family? caller: no i don't. we were acquainted because i was a hairdresser. it was her sister that told us that two of her friends were carrying her down the stairs and a firefig

ground this is where ceremonies will start later this morning marking the time flight 11 hit the north tower of the world trade center. defense secretary mark espy and joint chiefs chair general mark millie will attend the memorial at the pentagon. and this year president trump will be at the flight 93 remembrance in pennsylvania. ceremonies will be slightly different than in the past years due to the pandemic. >>> today marks six months since the world health organization declared covid-19 became a pandemic. here in california we have had more than 751,000 confirmed cases and more than 14,000 people have died from covid-19. if you get tested for the coronavirus, the results may be coming back in very rapid rates. last month it could take up to weeks to get your testing back. now health leaders say about two-thirds of people getting tested get results back within a day. nearly 90% can get results within two days. health leaders say with the rapid turnaround the state can soon start surveillance testing which will tweak testing to target the right people to better track the virus. >>> califor

special report to observe a moment of silence marking the moment the first plane crashed into the north tower. we'll bring that to you live at 5:45. >>> back here at home, here is a look at just how dramatic the air quality has changed in san francisco. so the picture that you see on the left, that is from the end of august. the middle is wednesday and the one from the right is what it looked like yesterday afternoon. and it is not just unhealthy air. these wildfires are making it rain ash around the bay. in the east bay, drivers were racing to get their cars cleaned up in oakland. >> you put your windshield wipers on, it was just brown yucky stuff, gunk. >> according to driving.com, ash mixed with fog, rain, can create substances that are really harsh on your vehicle's paint and trim. >>> the bay area has been dealing with some of the worst air quality we've seen in years. so you can track it, use our air quality tracker at abts oig. >>> the north complex is now the tenth largest fire ever in california and the deadliest fire in our state so far this year. seven more people have been found d

director at cantor fitzgerald last spoke to his family in a phone call from the 105th floor of the north tower. >> he showed and exhibited a lot of bravery and courage that day. and i try to live my life that way now. you know, i remember him for that, for the good things, not, you know, what possibly happened to him. did he suffer, things like that. >> reporter: matthew says he always admired the way the nation came together after september 11th. something he's afraid is not happening during the coronavirus pandemic. do you see any correlation between 9/11 and what's happening now? >> absolutely. but the problem is the same unity and good that came from ing is theniversal fngs he same instead, there's divisiveness. >> i feel like there's so much hate in the world. ♪ >> reporter: out of an abundance of caution due to the virus, many in-person memorial services have been canceled including the ceremonial name reading of the fallen at ground zero. a recording of a past name reading will be played instead. matthew is out with a new book called "sway," which chronicles his struggles with his fathe

director at canter fitzgerald last spoke tooths family in a phone call from the 105th floor of the north tower. >> he showed and exhibited a lot of bravery and courage that day and i have tried to live my life that way now, you know? i remember him for that. for the good things, not, you know, what possibly happened to him. did he suffer, things like that. >> reporter: matthew also admired the way the nation came together after september 11th. something he's afraid is not happening during the coronavirus pandemic. do you see any correlation between 9/11 and what's happening now? >> absolutely. but the problem is, the same unity and good that came from post 9/11 has not been the same now in the sense. >> reporter: he believes what's missing is the universal feeling of patriotism. instead, there's divisiveness. >> i feel like there's so much hate in the world. ♪ >> reporter: out of an abundance of caution due to the virus, many in-person memorial services have been canceled. including the ceremonial name reading of the fallen at ground zero. a recording of a past name reading will be played inst

46f the flights atrican airlines flight 11, 9:0 three united airlines flight 175, first was the north tower, second the south tower, 9:37 the , american airlines flight 77 entered the pentagon. 10:03 united airlines classes into a -- crashes into a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. that crash is memorialized off withotunda of the capital the testimonial that the courage of those people was so remarkable and that most likely the destination of that flight was the u.s. capitol. we will have a moment in the next few days, the flowers and attributes are out there. will be onrning we the steps of the capitol at 8:46. never forget. the tragedy it was to the nation and what it meant to each and every family to lose a loved one, they are in our prayers forever and in our hearts as well. be on tomorrow we will the steps of the capital. it's asame time, terrible moment for us in california. over 2 million acres are burning aressibly 3 million homes evacuated. thousands of homes destroyed and millions more in the path of the blaze. wildfire ash is blanketing all the areas beyond where the fire is in

8 46 am local time that's when the 1st hijacked airliner crashed into the world trade center's north tower on september the 11th 2001. 17 minutes later another moment of silence marking the time when the south tower was his ceremonies in new york being held somewhat differently this year with precautions being observed due to the coronavirus pandemic president donald trump all of the victims of flight $93.00 crash passengers and crew for back against 4 hijackers as the aircraft was flying over pennsylvania it crashed into a field all those on board died there dame zinda stories are forever inscribed on the eternal roll call of american heroes today we pay tribute to their sacrifice and we mourn deeply for the nearly $3000.00 precious and beautiful so those who were taken from us once ember 11th 2001. kristen slimmy was at the commemoration in new york which was a small event this year due to coronavirus restrictions there is no stage set out you know for the reading of the names of the victims more than 2700 of them here who lost their lives on that fateful 'd day 19 years ago now and the

8 46 am local time that's when the 1st hijacked airliner crashed into the world trade center's north tower on september the 11th 2001. 17 minutes later another moment of silence marking the time when the south tower was hit ceremonies in new york are being held a little differently this year with precautions being made because of the coronavirus pandemic president trump is on of the victims of the size of the flight 93 crashed passengers and crew for back against 4 hijackers as it was flying over pennsylvania the plane crashed into a field all those on board were killed. their names and their stories are forever inscribed on the eternal roll call of american eras. today we pay tribute to their sacrifice and we mourn deeply for the nearly $3000.00 precious and beautiful so those who were taken from us on september 11th 2119 years on the 5 men accused of planning the attacks are still waiting for that trial to start out as heroes rosslyn jordan reports now on why the case still hasn't gone before a jury. and ron and. every year relatives of the nearly 3000 people killed on september 11th 200

i saw the plane hit the north tower, my thoughts with my younger brother, i called him come our finalsation, he told me the tragic drama that unfolded before his eyes of men and women on windows making a terrible decision whether to jump or die. told him to go home. i won't believe what i am seeing. i found out that he evacuated his office on the 80 fourth floor tower and got out, remained to help the injured, firefighters and police were there. tower 2 was the second to be hit, first to collapse. todd: looking at pictures of him, it is clear he loves life, a great smile. were you surprised to hear about his heroism, that he stayed, where you surprised to hear that? >> i wasn't. i would much rather he had gotten home but knowing the type of guy he is he opted to stay behind. when you look at what life is about it is about helping others. there is no better way to go. jillian: usurping our great nation are a hero as well. thank you so much for your service and your brother's sacrifice. >> thank you for helping me remember him. todd: our honor, our pleasure. todd: i get chills during th

it was just six minutes after a jet crashed into the world trade center's north tower. >> peter said,, the plane has been hijacked. and i don't know what they're going to do, where we're going to go. >> the young family was on united airlines flight 175. at 9:00 a.m. peter made one last dual his father. >> he said "dad, it'soi quick,on't n thee "oh, my god, oh, guy god." three minutes later their plane slammed into the world trade center's south tower. >> we saw it on television at the same time. that was the horror of it. >> reporter: was your husband ever the same after the phone call? >> no, he was never the same. >> reporter: christine hanson was the youngest of eight children. here peter rabbit and other keepsakes are in the 9/11 museum. >> she would be 21 today. >> you lost a lot on that day on 9/11? >> i lost most of my family. i had lost my husband at that date, too. >> christine lee hanson. >> 19 years later, eunice hanson is one of many still waiting for the five suspects, including the self-described architect of the attack to be prosecuted at the guantanamo bay cuba milita

he arrived in time for that first moment of silence when the first plane hit the north tower of the twin towers. also now, of course, marking that second moment. biden not a stranger to these commemorations. as vice president for eight years he came to new york for three of those anniversaries. he'll also be traveling later today to where peter was in shanksville, pennsylvania. as vice president he partic parted in the ground-breaking, the dedication of that memorial there. it's worth noting in an election year that typically this has been a day that's brought candidates together. in 2008, john mccain and barack obama actually arrived at ground zero together, participated in the memorial service together that day. in 2016, we know hillary clinton and donald trump were both at the ground zero commemorations, not interacting. today this morning, we saw actually joe biden interact briefly with vice president mike pence who is here for the commemorations as well, and, steph, of course, we have to acknowledge how the coronavirus has impacted these services themselves. instead of the live read

of course, 8:46 when american airlines flight 11 struck the north tower. there's another moment of silence in about half an hour to mark the time that airlines flight 77 struck the pentagon. 19 years later, still those wounds so raw. we will bring you the moments as they come. thanks to athena jones in new york for us. >>> we turn now to the coronavirus pandemic. another national tragedy. a new forecast predicts 20,000 americans will die in the next three weeks. just alarming to hear. dr. anthony fauci told americans to hunker down for fall and winter warning it won't be easy. we know that. still, the president held a rally, a big one, public one despite worries from health experts. >> well, we'll have more on that in a moment because also this morning, we have brand-new reporting this hour about how common it is for a vaccine trial to be put on hold. our senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is with us now. is it common? >> poppy, it's actually not common. when astrazeneca announced the pause earlier this week, there were various voices trying to g

other hijacked planes truck the north tower of the world trade center and then the south tower and thenhe terrorists on flight 93 had a fourth target in mind. it was called our nation's capitol. they were just 20 minutes away from reaching their sinister objective. the only thing that stood between the enemy and a deadly strike at the heart of american democracy was the courage and resolve of 40 men and women. the amazing passengers and crew of flight 93. donald and jean peterson were grandparents traveling to vacation in california. theora bodily was a student headed back to college. richard wardadou was returning from celebrating his mother's 100th birthday. bryn collace was three months pregnant with her first child. every passenger on the plane had a life filled with life and joy, family, radiant hopes and limitless dreams. when the plane was hijacked they called their families and learned that america was also under attack. then they faced the most fateful moment of their lives. through the heartache and the tears, they prayed to god. they placed their last calls home. they whisper

the first at the world trade center here in new york when the flight hit the north tower at 8:46 a.m.lso at the pentagon where at 9:33 a.m., american airlines fly 77 struck the pentagon. taps will be played there today. and of course at 10:03, shanksville, pennsylvania when flight 93 went down after the passengers stormed the cockpit to take the lives of the hijackers who took down the plane. both vice president pence and former vice president biden are at ground zero this morning. a bit of a controversy there as well. two sbreparate ceremony, one whe they will be reading the names at the unofficial ceremony, they will not be read at the official ceremony because of covid concerns. but we will mark the moment of silence. let's go to ground zero. ♪ ♪ [ bell ] [ names being read ] >> names now being read here in new york, america remembers the 9/11 attacks, the victims of those attacks. a moment of silence also at the pentagon later this morning and also shanksville. we'll return now to our regular programming. >>> such a sobering moment 189 ye 19 years ago when all of us were watching

i knew that my dad being on that 105th floor of the north tower, there was a really good chance thatple that jumped to their deaths, there was no way out of the building. eventually this quest of mind was starting to raise eyebrows of family members nearby and continue to have those conversations that i was asking, and basically telling me that this was a horrible thing that i was doing and i was bringing myself down a dark path and one in which i wouldn't be able to come back from. eventually, an uncle through marriage expose that and he exploited my vulnerability telling me my father jumped from the tower that day which was not true and that in turn led to him sexually abusing me for a period of time and all these feelings i was dealing with instead of me wanting to speak out and telling everyone what i was going through and all the things i was feeling and suffering, i was so focused and fixated on trying to solve my father's death and really just trying to see if i could find him in one of those pictures and being told that he was a jumper gave me new life in the sense that i tho

the exact time the first plane struck the north tower of trade center aircraft let's listen and then into the towers of the world trade center in new york city. >>outside washington d c in the field in southwestern pennsylvania. the 08:46am on 9/11/2020. >>please join us as we observe the national day of service and remembrance. in a campus wide moment of silence. this concludes our moment of silence. >>ladies and gentlemen. is he the conclusion of the moment of silence ceremony there at the white house. and we will have ceremonies throughout the country as well in pennsylvania at the pentagon. and let's not forget here locally as well as united flight 93 was also bound for san francisco when it crashed in shanksville pennsylvania. we know kron four's will tran is standing by at a firehouse in the city where they'll honor many of the first responders who rushed in to those collapsing towers to help save as many people as they could and we'll bring you that live shot. once it gets underway again little bit later on this morning. >>19 years ago. and i always remember exactly how many y

that was the home the that american airlines flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the world trade center 19 years ago and at pentagon the defense secretary mark esper laying a crete this morning at the 9/11 pentagon memorial. 184 killed there when american airlines flight 77 slammed into america's military headquarters. this, of course, the fifth time we mark nevin in the countdown to a presidential election. like everything else, the ceremonies are different this year because of 2020s coronavirus pandemic. already with no end in sight, the american death toll from the coronavirus is 60 times, 60 times that of those we lost on 9/11. in recent days we've heard the president in his own voice make clear he understood the threat early on and deliberately played it down and deliberately told you the things the opposite of what he shared with author bob woodward about the gravity of his early briefings and not just misleading words. public health experts say thousands of lives perhaps would have been saved with earlier surges of testing capacity or mask use. the united states scored mis