so, very interesting scene from shanksville.ll be here reporting from the scene here all throughout the day and as this week continues. reporting live for you from shanksville, justin michaels for abc2 news. >> all right justin we look forward to those reports. thanks so much for checking in with us and, of course, later in the day, we will hear from you as well as people in shanksville. >>> police departments in new york city as well as los angeles say the death of osama bin laden will make us all more vigilant. the state department has told americans abroad especially in areas prone to antiu.s. violence to avoid crowd as well as travel. embassies are put on high alert and the department said there was anence -- an enhanced potential given counter terrorism activity in pakistan. the death of osama bin laden is het getting huge reaction all over the place. one hot spot is outside of penn station. linda so joins us this morning with what commuters are saying especially as they go on their connections and think about the time of 9

now, crowds also flocked to the site in shanksville where flight 93 crashed but they couldn't get in because the gates were locked. >> i was willing to come out here and honor these people. you know, even though i get a couple of hours of sleep before my doctor's appointment, i don't care. we're disappointed that the gates are locked. everybody is celebrating in washington, new york. everywhere around and we're at flight 93 and the gates are locked. >> now, today officials with the national park service opened the flight 93 memorial near shanksville to allow family and friends to pay their respects. >>> well, the news about osama bin laden brought celebration for some. but it's also like a reminder of loss for others. how the local families are handling this development. >> reporter: joey mackey was on flight 93 when it crashed into the pennsylvania countryside. so the news about bin laden feels especially personal for his family. ken mackey is a baltimore county police officer. he says he found out about all of this hours before the rest of us, getting a phone call during a family d

and as flight 93 crashed into this field in shanksville, pennsylvania, brave passengers struggled with terrorists onboard. and also at the pentagon tonight many people who lost loved ones in that tragedy gained some satisfaction. the mastermind of it all has been brought to justice. u.s. leaders got a tip from a guantanamo bay detainee. last august officials discovered $1 million compound in pakistan. last week the president says he determined leaders had enough evidence to take action. one of the gutsy exist moves since the bay of pigs. navy seals dropped down on the roof on ropes, secured the building and got into a firefight. bin laden was ordered to give it up but he refused so he was shot and killed. so we went into pakistan, shot him twice, took a blood sample, wrapped him in a sheet, had a muslim burial, plopped him into the sea. >> reporter: well, jamie, certainly there is plenty of celebration, but you won't find it here. the death of osama bin laden has brought back a lot of painful memories of not only the 9/11 terrorist attack here, but also for those who lost their lives.

wreckage of 95 in shanksville, pennsylvania where the action of. >> the president says the attack was a u.s. led attack authorized last week. man official say he was killed in mansion close to the pakistani capital. hundreds and millions react here and around the world. >>> 4:33. a lot federal workers are gearing up for the commute down to dc. linda so is out live at penn station this morning where people will take the train this morning. linda. >> reporter: yeah. i have a feeling that today is not going to be your typical slow monday morning. i actually spoke with a woman this morning who got off her 13- hour shift and she was hearing for the first time thatobin -- so amia bin laden were -- osama bin laden wasdead and she asked me how and when it happened and i told her the details and all she could say was good he he was the devil. a lot of people likened to him an illusive devil. they knew he he was out there and he didn't-- they knew he was out there but didn't know if he would be caught. a lot of people say it's about time. many commuters were working in washington when 9/11 happ

this and shanksville, pennsylvania, and the pentagon. says, "it's official: bin laden dead. got him." the daily news says "rot in hell." when i got here early this morning, the middle of the night, it was mostly young people. at some point looked like there might have been 2,000 people here. the police then put barricades up, started pushing people back. sort of cordoned them to a smaller area. then as the sun started to rise, the workers got in here. and i have to tell you, carol and michael, ground zero is different today than it had been for the last 9 1/2 years. just over to my left, just a few feet away, we have rows and rows of reporters. then we've got a chain link fence, yellow fence. that's the boundary. that's the northeast boundary of ground zero. that's where the construction is taking place right now. on that fence -- hard to see with this camera, i don't think you can see it -- there are flowers pinned to the fence. there are american flags. it really is a remarkable, spontaneous outpouring of emotion. one young gentleman t

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the flight went down near shanksville, pennsylvania. mark bingham went down. his mother shared her feelings about the killing of bin laden last night. >> president george w. bush made a promise to us and president barack obama is following through on that. tonight, we get to see the behind the scenes work that has been done. it's culminated in a wonderful and important victory for us. >> reporter: that was alice, the mother of mark bingham. she was a flight attendant at the time flight 93 went down. she's been advocating for passenger safety ever since. we remember the numbers, 9/11 as the fateful day. maybe now we will remember 5-1-11 as a day justice was served. bob redell is live with the family of another victim. bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, damian. we spoke with jack before he returned inside his home here in san rafael with the morning newspaper to digest more information on the news that osama bin laden, the man responsible for his wife's death is now dead. lauren was three months pregnant. she was on hijacked flight 93 enroute to fso when it

flight 93 went down in flames near shanksville, pennsylvania. there were no survivors.is mother spoke last night with diane dwyer. >> i am so proud of those who worked so hard. many lives have been lost. this is a time for us to celebrate. the united states has reason to celebrate its goodness and strength. >> reporter: it's been ten years since she lost her son and the death of the man who called for the massacre of 9/11. we can tell that some folks showed up here at this memorial overnight. there are some candles and flowers that have been placed at the stone commemorating everybody on that flight. we'll show the images at 6:00, back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> u.s. troops spent the last ten years chasing down osama bin laden at a heavy cost. christie smith is live in la fayette where there's a visual symbol of the servicemen and women who lost their lives to protect ours. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. hard to believe the first crosses went up about five years ago, 300 of them. this morning, the number stands atmore than 6,000. this is

. >>> you're looking at the simplicity of the memorial at shanksville, pennsylvania. where united flight 93 was taken down by passengers who did not want their plane to become yet another missile injuring so many others. president obama said today that the world is a safer place. but as we know, with every bold action, there are unforeseeable consequences. we want to go to the fbi. because our own pierre thomas, justice department correspondent, has been covering what has been happening nonstop for the last 24 hours, and pierre, tell us what they are saying now tonight at the fbi. >> reporter: diane, tonight, u.s. law enforcement is bracing for the very real prospect of more attacks here at home in retaliation for bin laden's death. today, major cities across the country, including washington, d.c. and new york, police were out at transportation hubs, including subways and air force, in a show of force to deter any retaliatory attacks. >> we certainly are not taking any chances. our assumption is bin laden's disciples would like nothing better than to avenge his death

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. >> good evening, four months before the 10 year anniversary of the terror attack in shanksville, pennsylvania and here in new york city and washington d.c., the most wanted man in the world osama bin laden is dead. president obama said ben bin was killed after a u.s. firefighter in pakistan. >> it was the news that americans and allice waited for 10 years. >> tone, i can report to the american people and world that the united states conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al qaeda and a terrorist responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children. >> and osama bin laden and the al qaeda network became household names after the september 11th attacks. bin ben's face was synonymous to the growing awareness of terrorism here at home. >> there was a posted out west that said wanted dead or alive. >> bin laden was enjoying himself. raising those carrying out attacks and saying they were overjoyed when they hit the build i said to them be patient. >> bin laden's death has been a long time coming. special forces raided hide outs in the mountains and

it was the san francisco bound airline jet that crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania. passengers stopped the hijacking by storming the cockpit. union city memorial is in sugarlanding park . bears the names and home towns of each of the crew members and passengers on board of that jet. >> there is a frantic search for a missing college student. >> she vanished without a trace. michelle lee was last seen in kaiser hospital in hayward. vick lee has the latest on the search. >> police are tight-lipped about the investigation and so are friends and family members who tell us that police asked them not to talk to reporters. >> the university where michelle lee was enrolled spoke to us about their concerns. >> the disappearance affected all of us. class mates and teachers. >> michelle lee is expected to graduate with a nursing degree from a small private school based in oakland. the 26 year old student is enrolled in the campus. >> michelle is beautiful and bright and intelligent young lady and in an accelerated nursing program and enjoying studying to become a nurse. >> lee'

the plane went down in shanksville pennsylvania.il of 2006 that the public finally heard the cockpit voice recordings from that flight. >> reporter: may day, may day, get out of here. get out of here, jurors in the trial heard those words today from the pilot of flight 93. then a recording picked up by air traffic controllers believed to be the voice of a hijacker claiming to be the pilot. sounds of chaos, struggle and heroism filled the courtroom. most of what was heard was not released for broadcast only the transcript. it comes from the pilot before four men hijacked it apparently hoping to crash it into the capital. the hijackers tell passengers to shut up and don't move. then the pleas from this, please, don't hurt me. down, no more. then don't hurt me. down down, shut up. then the words thought to be of a flight attendant. i don't want to die. i don't want to die. then a word in arabic saying, everything is fine. i finished. passengers fight back and approach the cockpit. a hijacker says, they want to get in here. hold from th

. >>> coming up on "good morning maryland" at six, we will go live to shanksville, pennsylvania where one of the mains crashed on september 11th. >>> as the crowds gathered to celebrate the death of osama bin ladin, the -- bin laden, the president will make his way to the airwaves. >>> huge crowds gathered in times square as they listened to the mess ac from the president -- message from the president. but first, as we go to break, a live picture this morning at the white house. huge crowd were there, too. we will be right back. >>> 5:39. during a late night statement president obama announces to the world that osama bin laden has been killed. he says a small team of americans carried out an attack and took custody of the al- qaeda leader's body. crowd gathered outside times square in new york city early this morning as word spread of bin laden's death after a global manhunt that lasted nearly a decade. >> i don't know it's going to make our, you know, our country safer, but, at least we have the satisfaction of knowing he is not alive anymore. >> bin laden has been the focus of globa

. >> reporter: this is shanksville, pennsylvania. law enforcement is on extra alert. >> this is a key moment, because al qaeda has to avenge. >> reporter: and osama bin laden's organization is not dead. so how did the world's most wanted man hide in plain sight, not in a cave or mountains but in the mansion? senior lawmakers and aides at the white house say the pakistani military has got some explaining to do. i'm steve handelsman in washington. now let's go to new york. michelle franzen's reporting. michelle? >> reporter: thanks, steve. certainly a lot of people here in the new york area have been streaming down here at ground zero. it's been a steady stream throughout the day. it's sort of quieting down now, but the mixture of tourists, of residents here and those commuting in and out of new york city certainly a different twist today. a new purpose, some coming to celebrate, others coming here to reflect and remember and reclaim some of what was lost. word spread quickly osama bin laden had not only been found, but killed. and jus

in pittsburgh which is close to shanksville, u.s. kills bin laden. back here in carroll county at the top of their newspaper simply put, osama bin laden dead. >> we have got plenty more information on the story ot our website at abc2 news.com including whether pakistani leaders knew where osama bin laden was lied hiding. and also how his death will effect the economy. that's all on abc2news.com. >>> kelly, through the day today the weather held up pretty nicely. increasing clouds at times but things stayed dry. visable satellite view. increasing cloud cover, especially out toward derrick. now back through central maryland partly cloudy sky. we are all clear. one renegade shower up toward carlisle, pa. and the army war college as it happens. high temperatures today in the low and mid 70s. in fact, some low 80s down towards bethesda. think those will be similar to the temperatures we will see around baltimore tomorrow. we will fall to the 60s thissing evening. mostly sunny and mild breezy weather. more active weather due in byby this time tomorrow nigh

. >> reporter: emotions were especially raw today at what are now hallowed grounds, shanksville, pennsylvania. >> gives you a special feeling just to pay homage to the people we lost that day. >> the pentagon. >> just a good day to be a united states marine and an american scitizen. >> and ground zero. >> look alt the tower. >> they came to honor jack's brother abe who was killed in the world trade center. >> finally, the purveyor of evil was brost to justice. >> off duty flight taents who lost colleagues tried to find closure here, too. >> when we heard of the tragedy, it was a question of who we knew because that was a flight that was always staffed by boston flight crews. >> and you happen to be on a layover here new york today. >> today. >> was there any question that you had to come down here? >> as soon as we heard the news, we said we're going to ground zero. >> even as a gleaming new tower rises, filling in the once scarred hole of ground zero, the outpouring and celebrations over the death of osama bin laden remind us the wound to the american psyche is not so easily healed. at a lot

. >> reporter: ground zero shanksville pennsylvania and the pentagon.e where so many went to grieve, now where many are flocking to rejoice and reflect. >> it's good to see an evil person receive justice, but it's very bitter to realize that so many good people met a brutal and needless death. >> reporter: this is amateur video of the pakistani compound where osama bin laden was killed. nearly re-- newly released image of the white house situation room shows the president and top officials waiting to hear a single word geronimo. code that the world's most notorious and most wanted terrorist was either captured or dead. >> the minutes passed like days and the president was very concerned about the security of our personnel. >> reporter: the military team took out not only bin laden but took computer equipment in the raid. u.s. intelligence personnel are now analyzing the materials to learn more about bin laden's network. monday night president obama received a standing ovation and dinner attended by the congressional rei leadership. >> we are reminded ag

bin laden wrap sheet. 2001, the 9/11 attacks, nearly 3,000 people were killed at the pentagon, shanksville, pennsylvania and the world trade center. 2000, the bombing of the uss cole in yemen. 17 americans were killed. 1998, the bombings of the of of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. 12 americans killed. 1996, the bombing of the u.s. military housing khobar towers. 19 americans killed. what do you think of this? >> well, look, osama bin laden was certainly the most prominent islamic jihadi leader with the most success in terms every killing americans and westerners. he was able to organize this group called al-qaeda, which means the base, in order to carry out in a systemic way these kinds of terrorists acts against the united states and the west. i think it's also important to note that -- i think the president is mistaken and short side fundamental he limits the enemy simply to al-qaeda. yes, of course al-qaeda is a very violent threat, boeing to us and to our allies in europe and elsewhere. but we also need to keep in minds that this jihadee enemy is much bigger than al-qaeda in. co

on that day it will move between shanksville, pennsylvania, the pentagon, and new york. >> this willte the bond that exists in this country and this flag has really, really proved to everyone the strength of this country. >> reporter: a flag that honors the fallen and thanks their survivors for their loved ones sacrifice just like this man does every summer's day. jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> smith: that's the "cbs evening news." i'm harry smith in new york. thank you for watching. we'll see you again tomorrow night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org ed by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org . >>> you're watching cbs 5 eyewitness news in high definition. >>> it's the kind of story we report all too often. but tonight video that shows us exactly what it's like when violence erupts on the streets of oakland. the gunfire, the chaos, the fire and the consequences. >>> a bay area nursing student missing for three days now. the one clue that is now drawing the focus of family and the police. >> the the disease

the plane instead crashed in a field in shanksville, pennsylvania.ather said his son was killed inÑi the line of duty-- doing the right thing.Ñi he was as elated by the news that the 40 navy seals had survived as he was by the fact that osama bin laden had died. >> osama bin laden has met his american jusz. and in addition he's met divine justice. i'm a christian; todd was a christian. we believe there's a heaven and a hell. i don't know what's's believed, but now he knows.ñtr >> i understand that it is a good day, you know, for americai and for the families that lost loved ones that day. >> couric: anthoula katsimatides's loved one was for her 31-year-oldÑi brother john. she says she wasn't prepared for the emotion this day would bring. >> in the beginning i was crying and didn't understand why because you think that after ten years the tears will stop coming but they don't. they don't.Ñi i miss him like i missed him on september 12. >> couric: and that's a our special ♪ [ female announcer ] if you want to just push messes around, dishcloths are jus

collapsing to the ground, black smoke billowing up from the pentagon, the wreckage of flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved more heartache and destruction. yet we know the worst images are those unseen to the world. the empty seat at the dinner table, children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father, parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. on september 11, 2001 n our time of grief, the american people came together. we offered our neighbors a hand and we offered the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to each other. and our love of community and country. on that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one american family. we were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. we quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al qaeda, an organization headed by osama bin lade

. ♪ god bless america my home sweet home ♪ >> reporter: ground zero shanksville pennsylvania and thetagon. once where so many went to grieve. now where many are flocking to rejoice and reflect. >> it's good to see an evil person receive justice, but it's very bitter to realize that so many good people met a brutal and needless death. >> reporter: this is amateur video of the compound where osama bin laden was killed. nearly re-- newly released image of the white house situation situation room show the president and top officials waiting to hear a single word geronimo. code that the world's most notorious and most wanted terrorist was either captured or dead. >> the minutes passed like days and the president was very concerned about the security of our personnel. >> reporter: the military team took out not only bin laden but took computer equipment in the raid. u.s. intelligence personnel are analyzing the materials to learn more about bin laden's network. monday night, president obama received a standing ovation and at a dinner attended by the congressional leadership. >> we are remi

flight 93, which was bound for san francisco, crashed in a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. united blamed the error on a computer glitch and promised it would never happen again. >>> this story is getting a lot of buzz online. a bay area preacher is telling the world that the rapture will take place on saturday. tonight, a very different message is going out. >> reporter: this isn't the first time we reported on this story. since then, we've been getting a lot of phone calls and e-mails about this billboard. now, there's a group out there trying to calm people down. pastor jacob dennys of calvary bible church in milpitas says people have been calling him from around the world, worried that the end of the world is coming may 21st. >> what we're trying to do is be here for those people that are listening to harold camping and have bought into his message. >> reporter: the camping doomsday message is on his radio talk show. >> it's a time when billions of people will be dies. >> reporter: and the judgment day countdown have been seen on billboards. we spoke with camping earlier

. >> the tractor attacks hit baltimore hard, we're right in the middle of the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania, and new york city. pieces of the world trade center have been taken across the country and setup as memorials to those who lost loved ones on september 11th. as we see there's one here in baltimore county. >> there you go. that's it. that's the 10th, 10-foot piece. >> a broken and twisted section of steel that once towered gracefully over the new york skyline, it was brought down in the tractor attacks on september 11th and now rest here at the providence fire company in towson. gary czar was among those who made the journey to bring the quarter-ton piece of steel to baltimore county. >> i hope it lasts for -- stays for years and lasts for years and that it reminds people when they enter the station exactly what we do day in and day out and what dangers we face. it's our intention to put it in this area right here. >> reporter: right here is their walk of memory, a patio and garden to honor fallen heroes. >> when we have a class for firefighting or rescue or whatever th

collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the pentagon; the wreckage of flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction. and yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. the empty seat at the dinner table. children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. on september 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the american people came together. we offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. on that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one american family. we were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. >> james: a live look good ground zero, the a comic image of those a timbre towers

i remember how michelle obama and laura bush stood side by side at shanksville at the memorial theren the ninth anniversary and praised the heroism of that little group of guys on board flight 93. and today is a wonderful day to remember the heroism of all the people who died in 9/11. >> absolutely. >> allison, we don't want to cut you off. we're out of time. thank you so much for being so up-front and so honest with us on this special night. >> thank you very much for >>> good evening, and welcome to "sports sunday." i'm laurence scott. we are jam-packed with sharks hockey tonight. what a great game at the tank today. a great day outside here in the bay area, especially inside the tank in san jose. families coming together in the sharks locker room after some huge shots from some unlikely heroes. and here is what we've got for you tonight. sharks broadcasters jamie baker and dan on deck. plus the big pavelski. the sharks talk just part of it tonight. the nfl lockout continues. but the 49ers and raiders at least letting us meet the new draft pick. that's good, right? we go deep insid

bin laden wrap sheet. 2001, the 9/11 attacks, nearly 3,000 people were killed at the pentagon, shanksville, pennsylvania and the world trade center. 2000, the bombing of the uss cole in yemen. 17 americans were killed. 1998, the bombings of the of of u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. 12 americans killed. 1996, the bombing of the u.s. military housing khobar towers. 19 americans killed. what do you think of this? >> well, look, osama bin laden was certainly the most prominent islamic jihadi leader with the most success in terms every killing americans and westerners. he was able to organize this group called al-qaeda, which means the base, in order to carry out in a systemic way these kinds of terrorists acts against the united states and the west. i think it's also important to note that -- i think the president is mistaken and short side fundamental he limits the enemy simply to al-qaeda. yes, of course al-qaeda is a very violent threat, boeing to us and to our allies in europe and elsewhere. but we also need to keep in minds that this jihadee enemy is much bigger than al-qaeda in. co

each anniversary they're remembered here in lower manhattan, at the pentagon and inñ%i shanksville, pennsylvaniat their families live with the loss every day of the year. >> i try not to focus on that. >> couric: many family members called the news of bin laden's death bittersweet and they're still trying to process it. >> my situation has not changed. you know, my kids still don't have their father. i would hope now that a lot of the killing and this war could be ended.Ñi bring the troops home now. >> couric: sonya houston lost her husband, a port authority police officer. her son hasani, only four at the felt vengeful. >> i knew that he was responsible. i knew that he was a bad person. but i never thought that he was... that he had to die, he had to get him. >> couric: and just as it was when we interviewed him five years ago, he still has his father's jacket and says one day perhaps he'll be a police officer, too. do you still miss him? >> i miss him a lot. i was four. but i still remember the moments we had. >> couric: ginny bauer became a victims' advocate after her husband david was killed

attacked, since the buildings were brought down in lower manhattan and, of course, the plane in shanksville, pennsylvania. our chief correspondent richard engle following this news, as will the rest of the world when the president makes the announcement official. again, the white house just made a series of notifications, journalists among them that a big story was coming tonight. some were told the news explicitly and in the white house parlance were told to keep it as a close hold. this story started to leak out in the public domain largely when some congressional staffers started making some phone calls on their own. the u.s. undoubtedly will be worried about threat levels and readiness levels at all u.s. installations and bases overseas. tell us the various ways this coverage will cut throughout the world. >> we were one of those people who got this information about an hour ago. and i think threat levels will around the world in the short term be very high. al qaeda will certainly try to say it is still relevant, it is still in the game. but over the long term, this is an incredibly si

attacks of september 11, 2001, killed nearly 3,000 and injured twice that many at the pentagon, in shanksvillensylvania, and here at ground zero. it was shortly after 9/11 that u.s. forces invaded afghanistan to hunt down bin laden and oust the taliban and began working closely with pakistan in the war on terror. now the death of bin laden raises new questions about the u.s. role in the region in the months and years ahead. mark phillips is in kabul. >> reporter: the head may have been cut off the snake, but somewhere in these afghan hills u.s. intelligence estimates as few as 100 fighters now make up the remaining body of the al qaeda snake still active in afghanistan. and with about 130,000 troops, including 90,000 american, chasing them and their taliban allies, the killing of osama bin laden in pakistan has reopened the debate on whether the strategy in this war is the right one. afghan president hamid karzai has had an "i told you so" moment, saying the killing proves what he's always said, that the fight is not here in afghanistan itself but in al qaeda's safe havens across the border. >

shanksville, pennsylvania. >> gives you a special feeling to pay homage to the people we st that day. >> the pentagon. >> just a good day to be a u.s. marine and united states citizen. >> and ground zero. >> look at the freedom tower. >> jackson and his wife evelyn came to honor his brother abe who was killed in the world trade center. >> finally, the purveyor of evil was brought to justice. >> off duty flight attends who lost colleagues, tried to find closure, too. >> when we heard of the tragedy, it was just a question of who we knew. >> you happened to be on a layover in new york today. >> we just arrived. >> was there any question you had to come down here? >> no. >> even as a gleaming new tower fills in one part of ground zero, the outpouring remind us the time of the american psyche is not so easily healed. a lot of these gatherings had a fair amount of bravado but also whispered under the breath that fear that what may be a major blow against terror could open up a major chapter. >> so is this, the fbi and department of homeland security are warning people that the death of bin

smoke billowing up from the pentagon, the wreckage of flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heart break and destruction. we know that the worst images of all are unseen to the world. the empty seat at the dinner table, children that were forced to grow up without their mother or father, parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us. leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. on september 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the american people came together. we offered our neighbors a hand, and offered the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to each other. and our love of community, and country. on that day, no matter where we came from, what god we pray to, what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one american family. we were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. >> president obama in the east room of the white house earlier tonight. you are looking at all the people gathering in lafayette park. w

the wreckage of flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania where the actions of heroic citizens saved evenore heartbreak and destruction. we know the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. the empty seat at the dinner table, children were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us. leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. on september 11th, 2001, in our time of grief, the american people came together. we offered our neighbors a hand and we offered the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to each other and our love community and country. on that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one american family. >> announcer: this is 9news now. >>> good morning and welcome to 9news now. today is monday, may 2nd. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. thanks for joining us this day and of course, yesterday, may

things were more muted in shanksville, pennsylvania, that's where flight 93 crashed on 9/11. but there were outpourings of emotion and also patriotism as visitors left american flags and messages. a memorial for the passengers who revolted against the hijackers of flight 93 is now under construction. >>> are there also many emotional moments at ground zero here in new york. first responders and family members who lost loved ones gathered at that sacred ground to mark bin laden's death. chris cuomo has their story. >> reporter: as the twin towers burned and people ran for their lives, first responders ran into the danger. images of them in a life-and-death struggle are now searred into the minds of our nation. symbols of america's resolve to fight for one another no matter the challenge. 343 firefighters did not make it out of ground zero that day. families were broken. children left without fathers. men still carry scars in their lungs and their hearts. wounds reopened every year. on word of bin laden being no more, they came back to ground zero and remembered the fallen. >>

. >> another flight 93 memorial is under construction in the field in shanksville, pennsylvania and formally on september 11th. a third of the project will be completed at that time. >> because of what he accomplished here, he was tapped to help with the donations. >> he not only had the idea. he pushed for it and saw it throughh to the fruition. 40 passengers and crew members died on flight 93. each one's name and age and home town are memoralized. hope and remembrance and honor and duty . what these people did. they were the first combatants on the war on terrorism . i think they did really well. >> flight 93 memorial in unicity. >>> and joplin, missouri. fema is working on homes for the survivors. some people maying placed an hour away. another option is bring in trailers. 139 people are confirmed dead and the number unaccounted for is down to 29. >> among those begin a helping hand is a elephant and piccadilly circ cus. the crew decided to help clear out debris. the elephants pull a car. some criticized it as a publicity stunt. >> san jose police can use help to find a person who shot an

say this one is for everybody at the world trade center, everybody at the pentagon, everybody in shanksvilleand every fighting overseas. we have exclusive video coming in. they can see it as proof. look at the video. it's our abc news team on the ground. there was blood on the floor in one room. broken computers. shattered glass everywhere. striking images of the place where a terrorist was finally taken down and somebody said, sometimes an entire decade is in a day. and we're looking at that decade in that day. >> and bin laden has already been burr rid. u.s. embassies on high alert for retaliation. but there are celebrations. they began at the white house and at ground zero late last night. robin roberts is there. >> reporter: george and diane, looking at new yorkers making their way out of the subway, a little extra bounce in their step. the death of osama bin laden is resonating with them. the celebrations were spontaneous here at ground zero. hundreds, thousands coming out, chandi inin ining chanting usa. saying the pledge of allegiance. that photograph we want to show you. 34 the firef

collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the pentagon; the wreckage of flight 93 in shanksvillepennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction. and yet we know that the worst images are those that were unseen to the world. the empty seat at the dinner table. children who were forced to grow up without their mother or their father. parents who would never know the feeling of their child's embrace. nearly 3,000 citizens taken from us, leaving a gaping hole in our hearts. on september 11, 2001, in our time of grief, the american people came together. we offered our neighbors a hand, and we offered the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to each other, and our love of community and country. on that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one american family. we were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. we quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al qaeda -- an organizat

the non-profit is working to finish the memorial to the victims in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> theyeir lives in the process, but they saved countless lives. we don't know how many. it's crucial that we help people remember that and we give them a place where they can go to remember that. >> to find out how you can learn more about the flight 93 memorial and make a donation, you can log onto our website, wbaltv.com. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> people gathered at the pentagon ought to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. david collins spoke with many who felt called to return to bring a sense of closure. >> i think the memorial -- high- school students from idaho laid a wreath at the pentagon memorial park. this house of ground was claimed. america's symbol of military might. the inscription at the moral entrance says the park is in honor of the 184 people whose lives were lost and to all who sacrificed that we may live in freedom. this person took a victory lap. he says there are days what he needs to wave the flag. >> the symbolic head of all this has not r