it continues with the music, as you know, sarah mclaughlin, a very moving day.for days, and they were talking yesterday of having to cancel this ceremony because they were expecting more bad weather. look at this day. a beautiful sun-drenched moment at this remarkably hallow place. the wall of names unveiled. it was president clinton during his administration that the world trade center was first attacked. and vice president biden representing president obama will come here tomorrow on 9/11 as the ceremonies and the remembrances continue. very emotional remarks. look at this simple memorial, but it is so poignant. 40 panels, the names etched in, in this remote spot, coal country, a former farm field. it is so simple and yet so solemn and elegant in its own way, fred, as you watch it. 40 heroes, and we knew they were heroes. the flight 93 has always been a bit of the heroic legacy of that horrific day of 9/11. to be reminded, these 40 people charged a cockpit, they took back a plane that was aiming toward washington. was it the white house? was it the capitol? th

. ♪ in the arms of the angel ♪ fly away from here >> well, i'm partial to sarah mclaughlin and her songslost it at that point. >> reporter: over the past ten years, o'hare from danville has been to many, many memorial services. this one, she says, was different. two former presidents and a sitting vice president made it so. >> what happened above 24 pennsylvania field ranks among the most courageous acts in american history. >> i never fail to be astonished, literally astonished by the courage they demonstrated. >> reporter: time and time again throughout saturday's demonstratidem dication ceremony, they made a point to talk to the flight 93 families. the memorial is meant to be shared with the rest of the country. but these are the people who paid the biggest price for it. >> it makes me so proud they were focused on saving the united states capitol they lost sight of the fact that their lives were slipping away. >> they did it as citizens, still maintain liberty and welcome people from all over the world. because ordinary people given no time at all to decide did the right thing. and 2

singer/songwrighter sarah mclaughlin performed at the ceremony and we honor the brave souls now as weto some offer this performance from today. >> ♪ i will remember you ♪ will you remember me ♪ don't let your life pass you by ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ memory ♪ ♪ ♪ly remember you ♪ will you remember me ♪ don't let your life pass you by ♪ ♪ we know the memory ♪ ♪ just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with the strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. listen to this. three out of four americans don't get enough vegetables. so here's five bucks to help you buy v8 juice. five bucks. that's a lot of green. go to v8juice.com for coupons. you can count on us. ♪ ♪ >> rick: bottom of the hour. top headlines saturday night. firefighters getting a handle on the single most destructive fire in the history of the state of texas, but the danger not over. hot and dry weather is threatening to spark more flames. >> arthel: in northeast pennsylvania,

your life pass you by weep not for the memories ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you, ed thank you sarah mclaughlinay and for the perfect piece. this memorial would not have been possible without a strong and unwavering support of individuals, governments groups, and foundations from across the country that have made personal and financial commitments to see it through. we welcome representatives of several of those groups. the first is chris sullivan, chairman of the flight 93 capital campaign and vice- chairman of the national park foundation. [applause] >> thank you john barrett and thank you for all you have done for flight 93 national memorial. your leadership is remarkable. thank you very much, john. as a fund raising partner of the national park service, the national parks foundation is a privilege to work with a dedicated group of partners. the corporations businesses, foundations, and other organizations the law form -- law firm of porter right that did pro bono work and the land is committed to protecting is hobbled ground. yet none of this -- nobody has given more than the relatives and

ever seen, mika, those videos where sarah mclaughlin goes for the aspca? very good. >> we're not making fun of her, are we? >> no. i'm dead serious about this. we need that as set-up for jon stewart. he adopted a millionaire and was stroking his bald head. >> oh. >> hi. i'm jon stewart. will you be an angel? for a helpless, multi-millionaire? every day, james meriwether phillips, mr. james, to his domestic staff, and thousands more like him live in fear that the top marginal tax rate will be raised from its current 35% to 39.6%. but you can help. for just most of what you earn in a year, you can help james make up that difference. call now because he wants the money now. >> oh, my gosh. >> the kiss on the head. >> oh, that was -- that guy -- >> pretty good. >> good one. >> dick durbin and our friend katty kay. keep it on "morning joe." ♪ [ mrs. davis ] i want to find a way to break through. to make science as exciting as a video game. i need to reach peter, who's falling behind. and push janet who's 6 chapters ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] with interactive l