thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. on a tuesday morning, 20 years ago today, the unimaginable unfolded. 19 terrorists, later identified as members of al qaeda, hijacked four commercial flights. they flew two anes into new york city's world trade center twin towers,rashed a third into the pentagon, and then-- thwarted by passengers-- the fourth hijacked plane crashed into a field near shanksville, pennsylvania. 2,977 people lost their lives in the attack, as the world watched on live television. the phrase "never forget" quickly became conneed to 9/11 and today, we are remembering it with the stories of some of ose we lost, and from survivors and eyewitnesses. we begin with the 20th anniversary ceremonies. ♪ ♪ ♪ ( anthem ) >> sreenivasan: 20 years on, under a bright blue sky that looked just as it did on september 11th, 2001, mourners gathered on the hallowed ground that is now a memorial to those who died in the nation's worst terrorist attack. president joe biden and first lady jill biden stood side by side with forme

it's going to increase resistance. >> sreenivasan: the u.s.geon general said the mandate is an“ appropriate legal measure” and called for unity ding the pandemic. >> but what we cannot allow, george, is for this pandemic to turn us on each other. our enemy is the virus. it is not one another. >> sreenivasan: the political dividever vaccinations comes after former president george w. bush recalled the nation's unity after 9/11 yesterday-- and then warned of the dangers of domestic extremism-- in an aprent reference to the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. >> there is little cultural overlap between violent extremists abroad and violent extremists at home, but in their disdain for pluralism, in their disregard for human life, in their determination to defile national symbols, they are children of the same foul spirit. and it is our continuing duty to confront them. >> sreenivasan: there are protests planned next weekend in washington, d.c., and several other cities as part of what organizers are calling “justice for j-6,” meaning for those a

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thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. the search for the missing and recovery from hurricane ida continues across the country today, as the death toll rose again. the storm brought intense rain and flooding to the northeastern states of new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, and connecticut, killing at least 49 people. in new jersey on wednesday night, flash flooding overwhelmed roads and basements, killing at least 25 people. many of the people who died were in their vehicles when they were swept up in the water. governor phil murphy said yesterday that six people were still missing. in new york city, at least ten of 13 flood victims were trapped in what city officials said were illegally converted basement apartments. president joe biden is expected to visit new jersey and new york on tsday. in louisiana, six days after hurricane ida made landfall, the utility company entergy is still working to rtore power to at least 700,000 customers, including in the city of new orleans. last night, the city'sayor said entergy expects

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, september 25: haiti faces a new challenge, as the u.s. sends thousands of migrants back home. >> michigan's maps were a poster child for political gerrymandering and partisanship. >> sreenivasan: and, how one state is trying to take the politics out of political redistricting, using new 2020 census data. next, on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and plip milstein family. the anderson family fund. the estate of worthington mayo-smith. leonard and norma klorfine. the rosalind p. walter foundation. koo and tricia yuen, committed to bridging cultural differences in our communities. barbara hope zuckerberg. we try to live in the moment, to not miss what's right in front of us. at mual of america, we believe taking care of tomorrow can help you make the most of today. mutual of america financial group, retirement services and investments. >> for 25 years, consumer cellular's goal has bee

thk you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us.estigators are on the scene of the deadly amtrak train derailment in montana today. at least three people are confirmed dead, and seven people remain hospitalized after an amtrak train travelling west from chicago to seattle derailed. the accident happened around 4:00 p.m. local time yesterday near the tn of joplin, montana. the empire buier train had approximately 141 passengers and 16 crew members on board. eight of the train's ten cars derailed, some falling completely on their side. the national traffic safety board is investigating the cause of the derailment, in conjunction with amtrak and b.n.s.f., which owns and operates the rail line. b.n.s.f. is a newshour funder. while derailments of passenger trains are rare, there have been at least seven deadly accidents since 2013. new york governor kathy hochul says she may call in the national guard to help if tomorrow's covid vaccination deadline for workers at the state's hospitals and healthre facilities causes staffing shortages. n

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i'm michael hill, in for hari sreenivasan. the united states began flying haitian migrants who have converged on the u.s./mexico border back to haiti today, and blocked a river-crossing point-- inhat officials say is an effort to deter more migrants from entering the u.s. the associated press reports three flights bound for port-au-prince departed san antonio, texas this morning. close to 15,000 migrants-- many from haiti-- have crossed the rio grande river in the past week and settled in a makeshift camp under a bridge near the texas town of del rio in what is quickly becoming a new border crisis. >> hill: texas public radio reporter joey palacios is covering the story from del rio. and he joined us earlier today. joey, thanyou for joining us. tell us, where are you and what's behind you there? >> what we're looking at behind me is the border wall. and, see that small entryway? that's where border personnel, texas d.p. personnel, are able to get back and forth to this migrant site. now, the migrant encampment, which has upwar

i'm michael hill, in for hari sreenivasan. a rally in front of the u.s.itol in washington, d.c., drew only a few hundred protesters today. the event was called justice for j6, a reference to the hdreds of people arrested in the january 6 attack on congress. police in riot gear lined the area and a temporary fence was re-installed to prevent access to the capitol. the rally organizer-- who worked as a staff member on former president donald trump's failed re-election campaign-- tri to separate his group from those charged with violent assaults during the deadly rioting. >> this is about the many people who were there that day who have not been charged with violence, not being accused of assaulting a police officer, destroying property and disparate treatment they've received. this is about equal treatment under the law. >> hill: the event lasted less than an hour and a half an there were no major incidents reported. newshour corresponnt lisa desjardins was in the capitol on january 6 and she is there today covering the rally, law enforcement and security.

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, september 12: the divide over vaine requirements continues. a look at afghanistan's taliban government. and a survivor's fight for healthcare in the wake of 9/11. next on “pbs newshour weekend.” >> pbs newshour weekend is ma possible by: sue and edgar wachenheim iii. bernard and denise schwartz. the cheryl and philip milstein family. the anderson family fund. the estate of worthington mayo- smith.