rehema ellis is near ground zero for us. rehema, that moment of silence about to begin. >> reporter: it is. following that as the ceremony is underway, there will be a solum tradition of the reading of the names of those nearly 3,000 people who died on this dark day, 15 years ago. silence will commemorate when the planes struck at ground zero, the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania. willie. >> thank you very much. let's pause now for the moment of silence. >>> good morning. my dad vincent worked in the north tower. day 15 years ago that changed my life, i was 10 years old. my brothers was 8, 7 and 5. today i'm proud to be here to m mennize my father. this gaves me the chance to think about beautiful memories like christmas eve when dad took my brothers and i to work to give mom a break. on 9/11 the nation came together. people really tried to help us. members on 9/11. the counselors helped us to laugh and have fun, to let us know we were not alone. this summer i had the privilege of working with kids that had their own h

>> rehema, no doubt.een down there throughout the years reporting on these commemoration anniversaries, you have conversations with those who are related to victims, related to survivors and survivors themselves. what conversation today stood out to you that reminds you of this resilience that you just described? >> i spoke with a gentleman here who lost his son on 9/11. and i must tell you, while i could see tears well up in his eyes and for a moment they welled up in mine too, this man was able to smile because he said he remembered his son lovingly, and also as a result of his son's vibrant spirit, he's now taking on the task of helping other people to make certain they never forget what happened here. he says it is a calling for him, and he feels good about it. he knows it is exactly what his son would want him to do. he is living and he's a stunning, stunning tribute to his son's memory and that he says i am living a full life for him. i think that symbolizes what so many other people are trying to d

let's bring in nbc's rehema ellis. she has been on the plaza there by the 9/11 memorial and the commemorations all day. let's, first of all, talk about the mood there on this milestone anniversary, rehema. what's it been like? >> reporter: it is a day of remembrance, and i sigh because i think people still feel very heavy about that day 15 years ago, and why wouldn't they? this is a day where so many of those who lost loved ones, friends and family members, mothers and fathers and daughters and sons, they come together as a group, and they pay their respects to people that they love, and dignitaries come out and join them in that ceremony. so there is some heaviness. there is some sadness that's revisited, and we think about those children who were young at that time and who are coming of age now and what this is like for them to grow up without their father or their mother. so sadness, yes, but there's also a time where people are saying, forgive the fact there's a motorcycle brigade that is going past right now and i

ra h rehema, thank you very much. >> tom costello going to look at the investigation side. obviously first they take care of the injured, then figure out what happened. engineer survived the impact, would be to talk to that person. >> that's absolutely right. what was he or she doing? were they paying attention? what did they see? was the equipment operating normally? i got to tell you, i've ridden this train many times. i used to live in new jersey and took that train into manhattan. to come in that fast into hoboken station i find to be rather strange because normally you crawl into hoboken station. it's a very slow snail's pace. so fast that it literally rammed right into the station and caused such terrible structural damage and of course so many people injured and potentially killed. we do also know that this line on new jersey transit does not have that automatic braking system called positive train control. that's been a big issue, as you know, for the last dozen years or so following major train crashes, really, from california to new york. but on the new jersey tra

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rehema ellis, buffalo, new york. >> treat indeed. >>> that's going to do it for us on this friday night, i'm thomas roberts in for lester, for all of us at nbc news, have a great and safe holiday weekend, thank you for watching and good >>> right now on news 3 live at 6:00 -- lines on the road and on the ramp. what you can expect if you will be hitting the highway or lake this holiday weekend. >>> murder suspect escapes. the hunt for a man who broke loose from his handcuffs and stole a truck as he was being questioned in connection with a murder. >>> changes on the way for nevada's legal brothels. they may have to pay more to stay in the business of selling sex. we'll hear from a guy who owns moment of them who says it's unfair. >>> well, gas prices are low. the kids are off from school. it's time for one more road trip. dads? i'm reed cowan. >> i'm jim snyder. glad you are with us as we head into this busy weekend. already the holiday crowds are pouring in. it's our top story at 6:00. your weather authority, kevin janison, will have the oh, so important weekend forecast. will wind get

i will be there. >> kula's hope now that women hearing her story will find out if rehema ellis, nbc news, rochester, minnesota. >> we're back with a highly controversial >>> tesla has it, google and others are experimenting with it and now uber has become the latest company to test a fleet of self-driving cars while driverless cars may be the future, here in the present there remain questions about their safety. uber rolled out the cars on the streets of pittsburgh and we got to take a test drive. >> self-driving ubers hitting the road in the city of bridges, picking up their first customers in a new pilot program. >> we're going to go for our first ride in a driverless uber. it has seven cameras, 20 lasers. >> uber has outfitted a fleet of ford fusions with 360-degree radar. customers won't be riding alone. an uber engineer hovers over the wheel real-time data on a laptop. >> now it's our turn to take it for a spin. but it's a driverless car, we won't be doing much driving. >> with the push of a button, the car morphs into self-driving mode. there are 600 people inside uber's new resear

nbc's rehema ellis has the latest. >> reporter: during tonight's crowded rush hour, just blocks from new york city's penn station. >> you can see a lot of police activity going on down here. >> reporter: officials say two police officers were attacked by what's being attacked as a cleaver. one of them struck in the face. the officers fired at bustling commuter hub, wounding him. the two officers and the suspect were transported to a hospital, one in serious to critical condition. and the other two with injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening. according to one law enforcement official, the fbi is sending agents from the joint terrorism task force to the scene as a precaution. this incident eerily 2014 attack on an nypd officer in queens. zale thompson attacked four officers with a hatchet, striking one in the head. thompson was shot dead by police and all of the officers survived. still, this most recent incident once again triggers fears about lone-wolf attackers. >> the primary concern of the government is going to be the was he inspired, was he motivated, was he working

the day etched into the soul of a nation as rehema ellis reports, it's a day we will never forget. >> reporter: at ground zero, a solemn tribute. >> we carry your hearts in our hearts, joe. >> dad, the whole family misses you. >> reporter: among those lost, hundreds of first responders. >> you will never be forgotten. >> on 9/11, the nation came together. >> he was only ten when his father died in the north tower. today he works with children of other tragedies. >> sometimes the bad things that happen in our lives put us on a path to where we are going, to help others as others have helped me. p.s., i love you, dad. >> reporter: at the pentagon, president obama remembered the fallen. >> we remember and we will never forget the nearly 3,000 beautiful lives taken from us so cruelly, including 184 men, women, and children here. >> reporter: and in shanksville, pennsylvania, hundreds more came together. >> we gather today to honor the heros of flight 93. when the skies over this field gave their lives in order to thwart an attack on the united states capitol. >> reporter: along with remem

nbc's rehema ellis is there. what can you tell us? >> what i can tell you is that emergency vehicles are still rushing to the scene. most of the streets in the area have been blocked off. i've been diverted around the exact entrance to the train, so i'm walking as we speak to try and get a better view of the damage. new jersey passenger train on its way into the hoboken station. eyewitnesses have said what happened is that the train simply did not stop. it kept going and ran into the end of the platform and right into the reception area. we do not know at this point exactly how fast was this train going. we don't know how many passengers were on board the train or how many passengers were standing in the waiting area. but as you can imagine, this was jersey. so there had to be a lot of people. the question now becomes, one, the extent of the injuries, beyond the damage. authorities are calling this a mass casualty incident, but we do not know yet whether everyone has been taken off of that train and whether all of the passengers who w

rehema ellis, buffalo, new york. >> treat indeed. >>> that's going to do thomas roberts in for lester, for all of us at nbc news, have a great and safe holiday weekend, thank you for watching and good night. weekend. thank you for watching and good night. condition - after being shot today. we're expecting an update from the sheriff at 6:15. earlier this afternoon - the sheriff asked for prayers as the deputy was in surgery. the deputy was shot by a man who had been threatening to kill himself. that suspect was shot and killed at the end of a chase - near sierra elementary and parker adventist hospital. that's near parker and 470. no one else was injured. suspect that shot him was shot and killed on 470. no one else injured. we are expecting an update from douglas county sheriff tony spurlock at 6:15 and we will bring it to you. >>> governor john hickenlooper doesn't think think donald trump is serious about deporting all of the illegal immigrants. >> it is hard to imagine. in many cases that we wouldn't have a voice. >> would you consider a lawsuit or something like that or would you

i will be there. >> kula's hope now that women hearing her story will find out rehema ellis, nbc news, rochester, minnesota. >> we're back with a highly controversial move announced by one of america's big three automakers. it was an idea. an inspiration. a wild "what-if." so scientists went to work. they examined 87 different protein structures. had 12 years of setbacks and breakthroughs, 4,423 sleepless nights, and countless trips back to the drawing board. at first they were told no, and finally: yes. then it was 36 clinical trials, 8,500 patient volunteers, and the hope of millions. and so after it became a medicine, someone who couldn't be cured, could be. me. (burke) at farmers, we've seen almost everything, so we know how to cover almost anything. even mer-mutts. (1940s aqua music) talk to farmers. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. >>> tesla has it, google and others are experimenting with it and now uber has become the latest company to test a fleet of self-driving cars while driverless cars may be the future, here in the present there remain questions

rehema ellis, buffalo, new york. >> treat indeed. >>> that's going to do it for us on this friday nightm thomas roberts in for lester, for all of us at nbc news, have a great and safe holiday weekend, thank you for watching and good night. ==janelle/take vo== tonight at 6: asking for action. the santa clara pice oicer's association is now makindemands >>> to fight as at 6:00, asking for actions. the santa clara police officer association is making demand of the san francisco 49ers. news at 6:00 starts right now? thank for joining us. i'm janelle wang in for raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre. taking a stand over kaepernick's stand on the national anthem. the santa clara police officer association warning officers may stop working 49ers' football games because of kaepernick's protest. >> nbc bay area's ian cohl obtained this letter exclusively. what does it say? >> reporter: a source provided this letter hours ago and since then we learned that the police officer's association in santa clara, which provides about 70 office ofs for every 49ers home games, hand delivered the letter to them

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>> rehema, thank you. >>> now to a major development in the samsung phones that the company says they can spontaneously catch fire. the consumer product safety commission says the fire risk is so great, it is ordering an official recall of one million samsung galaxy note 7 smartphones. this turns up the company previously issued a recall of its own. nbc's tom costello has late details. >> reporter: now under official recall, the phone blamed for dozens of fires, destroying a garage in south carolina, gutting a jeep in florida. >> they present a pretty serious risk of fire and especially if that phone ends up near something combustible, you can have death or serious injury. >> reporter: in the nation's skies -- >> it has been known to cause fires and we're trying to avoid any possibility of that happening on the aircraft. will likely ban the use of the phones on board planes. it was two weeks ago samsung issued its own recall. which critics blame for causing consumer confusion. >> samsung did something that no company that is selling products in america should ever do. they did a produ

all right rehema ellis. i know it's a significant day for you as you were down there 15 years ago covering the events of 9/11. thanks, rehema. let's go to jim miklaszewski. he's at the white house where the president led the nation's memorial service. it's a significant day for you. you were at the pentagon when that plane struck and we were able to hear in the living history, the 9/11 as it happened, we heard a lot of your coverage from that day 15 years ago, but first let's go to the president before i ask you to recall some of your memories. what did the president have to say today? >> reporter: well, the flags at the white house are still at half-staff in honor of those killed on 9/11 15 years ago and at 8:46 when first plane, american airlines flight 11 slammed into the world trade center, at exactly that moment the president according to white house officials was in the oval office and observed a moment of silence, then on to the pentagon where he delivered the keynote address where 189 americans were

rehema ellis is at hoboken medical university. one thing that's been striking over the last few hours to hear these stories of commuters turned rescue workers, people who saw random -- random strangers in trouble and decided to risk, in some cases life, in other cases limb, to get them off that train. a number of those folks have been taken to area hospitals. you are at one of those hospitals. what is the scene like there? >> reporter: there are it 22 patients brought here, victims of that train crash. they're listed in stable condition, we're told. just a short while ago we were told some have been treated and released. we saw one woman, a 24-year-old woman, she was on her way to work in the wall street area. she is five months pregnant with her second child. i wanted us to play this video of what happened to her. her story of how people were helping people. she was one of those folks who was helped. listen to this, craig. >> what were you thinking at the time this was going on? >> i thought we were going to die. we weren't going

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as rehema ellis discovered, while it begins with a cool treat, it's really about kindness and appreciation. >> reporter: on a hot day, this is the sound of a cool treat. >> this one. thank you. >> reporter: james karagiannis is an ice cream man, pedalling around buffalo, charging just a dollar for anything you want. and for kids in neighborhoods where there's not much pocket change to spare, james gives the ice cream away for free. >> what's up guys? i really remember not having a dollar sometimes, it's not a good feeling. >> can i get the watermelon bomb pop? >> yes. >> reporter: but it's not exactly a good business plan. you needed some help? >> we had a problem and we had to find a working out of his garage, james went online to raise donations. in just one month, he collected more than $34,000. >> we have had >>> good evening. our big story on 12 news at 6, student and parents in gilbert protesting the resignation of a popular principal, and no one seems to know why she's leaving. >> a walkout at williamsville high school ahead of a board meeting. >> reporter: the meeting is actually a

rehema, thank you very much. >> tom costello going to look at the investigation side. obviously first they take care of the injured, then figure out i guess the priority, if the engineer survived the impact, would be to talk to that person. >> that's absolutely right. what was he or she doing? were they paying attention? what did they see? was the equipment operating normally? i got to tell you, i've ridden this train many times. i used to live in new jersey and took that train into manhattan. to come in that fast into hoboken station i find to be rather strange because normally you crawl into hoboken station. it's a very slow snail's pace. so why was this train traveling so fast that it literally rammed right into the station and caused such terrible structural damage and of course so many people injured and potentially killed. we do also know that this line on new jersey transit does not have that automatic braking system called positive train control. that's been a big issue, as you know, for the last dozen years or so following major train crashes, really, from cal

>> reporter: both will be attending that ceremony that rehema was just talking about. both are new yorkers and both only like so many americans have searing memories of 9/11. >> thanks so much. >>> nicolle wallace was communications director for george w. bush. she was in the white house on september 11, 2001, around s she -- and she later served for the john mccain mccain. >> it's nice to be here. i'm usually watching wearing my pajamas. >> you can come in in your pajamas the next time. let's start with the campaign. the basket of deplorables. now goes into romney's 47% category in 2012 and in 2008, president obama talked about people clinging to their guns and religion. >> message to the press corps, fight to get those cameras inside the fund-raisers because that's when you hear what the candidates really think of each other. she said it before. this wasn't a slip of the tongue. she doesn't really have a lot of those. she correctly diagnosed the problem with her statement which was that she painted with too broad of a brush. but this is how she feels about some eleme