it was the pentagon's finest hour. in the days and weeks that followed, the search and recovery efforts continue. i witnessed firsthand when i came here to these grounds on september 12 2000 and one. -- september 12, 2001. i saw the enormous black gash in the side of this edifice of our national defense. i saw the rescue and recovery personnel working diligently through the debris. i will never forget what i saw that day. i saw heroism. i saw strength. there were firefighters, nurses, numbers of our armed forces, all working together. in the hopes they might be more to rescue. in the work to recover and to rebuild not just this building, but to rebuild and re-strengthen our nation. as they worked just as it does today, our flag was still there. the stars & stripes were hung spontaneously from this west wall. as a sign of america's strength and our commitment to freedom. we honor the fallen by remembering them. as secretary mattis said, we honor them by ensuring that we do everything in our power as a nation to prevent t

it was the pentagon's finest hour. he days and weeks that followed, the search and recovery efforts continued. i witnessed firsthand when i came here to these grounds on september 12th, 2001. i saw the enormous black gash in the side of this edifice of our national defense. i saw the rescue and recovery personnel working diligently through the debris. i'll never forget what i saw that day. i saw heroism. i saw strength. they were members of our law enforcement, nurses, volunteers, pentagon personnel all working together. in the hopes that there might be more to rescue in the work to recover and to begin to rebuild not just this building, but to rebuild and restrengthen our nation. and as they worked, just as it does today, our flag was still there. the stars and stripes were hung spontaneously from this west wall as a sign of america's strength and our commitment to freedom. we honor the fallen by remembering them. but as secretary mattis said, we also honor them by ensuring we do everything in our power as a nation to

we're now just minutes away from the flag ceremony taking place at the pentagon. behind me you can see that area is already lit up. this is a tradition that now dates back to the day after tr septem11th attacks. when the large fg wasrought in to drape over the dage here. vice president mike pence will join the ceremony at the9/11 memorial here and on this day 17 years ago, 184 people were killed. they wer aboard america airlines flight when it crashed into the western wall. the dead includingassengers on that plane and flight crew as well as pentagonem oyees. all the celebrations taking place across the country and of course in our area h e aswell. i do want to give you right now a live look from the pentagon showing the preparation for that ceremony as well as that obse e ceremony that willteake place in the morning that will feature dignitaries. family and loveds o of those that perisd athe pentagon 17 years ago today. they'll gather and reflect on y at day and all of what t lost. >> you can stay with nbc 4 for a report this morning. a moment of silence will he .

and 9:37, hijackers crashed flight 77 into the west side of the pentagon building and 59 people on the plane were killed. 125 people inside the pentagon lost their lives. vice president mike pence is expected to speak at this event later this hour and we will bring that to you live, here on mornings on 2. >>> hurricane florence is roaring toward the eastern seaboard and is intensifying as it inches closer and the potential impact from this category 4 storm is just a few days away. mass evacuation orders are under way for millions. >> it could still turn or break down and i'm waiting to see what happens. >> better safe than sorry. getting everything ready and bringing it inside. >> we have team coverage this morning as florence looks to be going to the east coast. meteorologist steve paulson is tracking the storm's movement. we start with doug luzader, live in virginia. talk about the preparations as it gets closer to landfall. >> reporter: at last check, the storm actually weakened a little bit, according to the national hurricane center. it could strengthen before it makes sure and so

in deep altered states an important at the moment and of course the pentagon has. i looked into these issues over the summer and they've calculated that it would be vastly more expensive to relocate to stu's from germany or from the us than would poland is currently offering so i don't really see how calling it forts trump is changing just a t.g. equation here well david i mean we were just talking about costs and now president trump has said ok we can open that base but you will have to foot the bill one gets a bit the impression that the us military is becoming an institution for rent. well look the first off these terms are ambiguous and they mean different things i think when the president says it than when others use it the fact of the matter is the united states military is just not structured in a way where it makes sense for us to put you know like an armored brigade forward in poland it's better for us to have those forces in germany what the poles want is what we have in germany to move to poland they want schools they want families they want this huge inf

to honor the people murdered that day at the pentagon. each name will be read there as well. a wreath again will be laid at the memorial as it is every year there. there will also will a moment of silence marking impact of american airlines flight 77. ahead of that, let's go to the pentagon. ryan brown joins us this morning. what will we see today? earlier this morning at sunrise, the military draped an american flag over the spot where flight 77 struck the western side of the pentagon that morning. now, that's in reference to when the firefighters and first responders did something similar in the immediate aftermath of the attack. you see the flag draped there. we'll be hearing from secretary mattis and the vice chairman, the joint chief and vice president mike pence. they will be talking about some of the after effects of that attack. you know, the united states military, 125 military and civilian personnel were killed in that attack, in addition to the 59 men, women and children, passengers aboard flight 77. the u.s. military being call

years, or the pentagon said you should just pull out completely. ay to have a much lower cost structural support for the afghan forces. the president was close to making a decision, but the race riot in charlottesville and all the rest that happened a year ago in august, caused a real concern for him politically and he went with what the pentagon wanted. he basically committed more troops — 3000 more men and he said "there's no timetable, this is open—ended, it will take as long as it takes." and now we've gone another year and the pentagon has not delivered on the results they promised. my question is quite simple — what makes you think any minds have now been changed inside the white house or the pentagon, becausejim mattis the other day was asked directly about your plan and he said he had no interest in it. of course, the pentagon does what the pentagon does. they like conventional approaches. remember, after 9/11... can you just answer me? give me one reason to believe that, apart from being a pretty extraordinary story of a guy who saw his rep

quest the pentagon hasn't agreed to changes so they were better off not knowing but the military is better off in this in this proves they're preyed upon every step to their lives as war by recruiters during high school their promised health care they don't get their own after thought when they become homeless vets and their victims. of corporate greed since small veiny got tens of thousands of dollars from the payday lending industry as a member of congress saying ok given that a third of the military uses stuff like payday loans i can see why movie and what capitalize but bad people can learn lessons like if that wasn't true then i'd still be making the ads like this to get by oh say can you see this cold hard cash are you in the military you don't record number of kills but you can't pay the bills to get the cash advance point. to get us our new location of the panda cam the taco bell combo. yeah. yeah we would have had a lot more business of people to find the place now oh yeah. yeah yeah ok you know veterans we wouldn't have nearly so many if we didn't lose wars going on and we would

working in the pentagon is remarkably stable. u take a look at all the things going on in the world. all the things we're trying to do whether it's reform or modernization, recovering readiness. he always reminds us, eyes in the boat. in terms of working for him, you know -- from a personal standpoint. it's like getting a ph.d. in world affairs. most people think of him as being a supreme military leader and motivator where i've appreciated his real strength, he understands how to govern, he understands how government should work. he understands policy. the law, he understands the value of relationships, for me, working for him is a privilege. i try to outrun him and work more hours. but this is what it's like to work with secretary mattis. he comes in and says, i had breakfast in new delhi, lunch in kabul, dinner in dubai, got off the airplane and had at 4:00 in the morning was in the pentagon, and that was on his birthday. what are you going to do. >> he's a great guy to work for. >> we have a lithograph of the air force memoria

nbc's hans nichols joins us from the pentagon with that part of the story. unusual to have this sort of military array right in the path of such a powerful storm. >> yeah, to what you're seeing at least from the navy side, they're trying to move ships out to sea. they sent out the orders. over 30 ships have been moved out. they've been sortied, in the official term, and want to move those to be a place where they'll be in position to help if recovery and rescue operations are needed. so they'll get out of the storm's way. you're seeing something similar happening with naval air assets over 100 air assets leaving the region. all throughout the government, you're seeing at least on the dod side, an effort to really be prepared. secretary mattis came down, talked to us on 9/11, a small group of reporters. here's what he had to say,ing. he said "even on a day as sacred as this, the pentagon continues to function. the biggest immediate threat to our people, four storms at one time." two storms out of the pacific, and of course the two in the atlantic that look li

there is also the commemoration event at the pentagon. you can watch that beginning around 9:00 on c-span3. we plan to end this program around 9:30, a commemoration event taking place at the crash site of united airlines flight 93 in shanksville, pennsylvania. the president is expected to speak at that event. we will take you there live when that event starts. until then, our phone lines are yours. 9/11 hasking how changed america. here are headlines from some of this morning. from "the washington times," "september 11: the date not forgotten." photo is of firefighters raising the american flag back in 2001 at the world trade center site. from "the washington times," the "and to charles lane -- u.s. -- to usa today. we will talk more about this later this morning. from "the washington times," "all these years: how safe are we?" phone lines are split regionally. if you're in the eastern or central time zones, 202-700 48-8000. carol is up first from ohio. how has 9/11 changed america? caller: well, it has changed a lot for me. i will never f

at 8:35 we will bring you the national service from the pentagon. then president trump who spoke at the flight 93 memorial. , tom kean and lee hamilton. some30, the 9/11 memorial -- ceremony from new york city. reporter bob post woodward is our washington journal just talking about his new book. tuesday at 8:30 a.m., ken starr joins us to talk about his book. join us next week on c-span's washington journal. >>

in deep altered states an important at the moment and of course the pentagon has. i looked into these issues over to someone and they've calculated that it would be vastly more expensive to relocate the students from germany over in the us than what poland is currently offering so i don't really see how calling it forts trump is changing just a t.g. equation here well david i mean we're just talking about cost scieno president trump has said ok we can open that base but you won't have to foot the bill one gets a bit the impression that the u.s. military is becoming an institution for rents well look the first off these terms are ambiguous and they mean different things i think when the president says it than when others use it the fact of the matter is the united states military is just not structured in a way where it makes sense for us to put you know like an armored brigade forward in poland it's better for us to have those forces in germany what the poles want is what we have in germany to move to poland they want schools they want families they want this huge i

the vice-president was at the pentagon. amy cho looked at the ceremonies 17 years later. >> reporter: people from all over the world here at pentagon memorial today. every person we talked to said they are determined to never forget. ♪ a quietong t honor thousands of lives lost too soon. ♪ay mary she comes to the memorial every year around september 1th. >> to show my respect and to extend my love to the family member. if i c help one person and lift them up, that was my purpose. >> reporter: a purpose shared by all here today. these army veterans were in the pentagon during attack. they share a hug as they remember their friends who died that day.he >>were just good people. doing service to their country. which they loved. as we do. >> reporter: as the country marks 17 years since that act of evil, some people lay flowers, others simply sit and reflect and many say they will never understand why it had to happen. on>> you can't put a reasot. you can't make sense of it. but younow that you have to go on. we will go home. but

you are seeing new york city on the right and here in washington, the ceremony at the pentagon. vice president pence was there laying wreath with james mattis. that is just wrapping up. it may have been nearly two decades ago, but there are first responders and many in washington at the fbi, dealing with health problems, cancer, for example that developed after 9/11. three fbi members, according to pete williams have died in the last six months. >> yes. they are waiting to hear, you know, they are waiting to hear what the president has to say and the message from the federal government. they are still receiving benefits and dealing with the aftermath. i read something so interesting this morning, people that responded to 9/11 are going to help in the hurricane, all these many years later today. it's how they must be feeling today to go and help out. yes, they are waiting to see what the federal government, the new federal government is going to say, what president trump will stay. he stuck very much to message last year, did not veer off as he tends to do. >> he led the national

we understand there is an explosion in the pentagon. rse than this let's hope. >> got to believe it has happened again. another large airliner perhaps hijacked, perhaps part of some widespread plan, apparently slamming into at least the area around the pentagon. >> they have not struck at america. they have struck some individual places in america. this country will go on. >> washington managing editor britt hume has the outlook from the nation's capital. this raises all kinds of questions about america's response. i guess that response is not going to be immediate. >> whether it is immediate or not one thing we are seeing is a series of evacuations from various civilians around washington. it is important to say we don't know or have no reason to believe the white house for example was facing any immediate or imminent threat, the same is true on capitol hill where they will be evacuating the building up here soon. nothing has happened at either of those places. this is one of those days we can say things will not again be the same in th

lucas tomlinson has the top story from the pentagon. >> the second time in two months a u.s. service member apparently killed by the very same afghan forces he was there to train. six u.s. troops have been killed in afghanistan this year. in a statement announcing the latest casualty, the new head of u.s. forces in afghanistan said "the sacrifice of our service member who volunteered for a mission to afghanistan to protect his country is a tragic loss. our duty now is to honor him, care for his family, and

and 125 people inside the pentagon were killed. nce just supposed along with secretary james matt tis. you see the flag why that plane hit the building. we'll take you to where president trump is. she's in shanksville, pennsylvania. >> so many people remember and honor this day. >> they will never forget. >> never forget. thank you for joining us, this tuesday, september, 11th. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> and i'm dave clark. steve paulson has the details of your weather. >> it looks like -- why don't we bring in sal on traffic. we have a microphone issue. >>> good morning. we have slow traffic still in oakland. because of an earlier crash on southbound 880. let's go to. we'll show you the crash gone and traffic improve in the area here. it was right here. we're seeing a little bit of improvement, and plenty of slow traffic, especially in the northbound direction. and more people have been on 580 as well. it is slow in hayward, heading to union city and sam te'o bridge bridge is slow, so is 680 to the south. highway 80 westbound. and we

on c-span, the memorial service from the pentagon. that's at 8:35 p.m. then president trump's remarks from shanksville, pennsylvania, at 9:35. over on c-span2, we're live at 7:00 p.m. with a program honoring the co-chairs of the 9/11 commission. then the reading of the names of those killed on 9/11 from new york city. next, some of the coverage from earlier today. on september 11, 17 years ago, the passengers and crew of flight 93 thwarted an attack by crashing the plane into a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. president trump was in shanksville today to remember what happened. ♪ >> good morning and welcome to flight 93 national memorial. my name is stephen clark, superintendent of flight 93 national memorial, one of over 400 sites within the national park service. the national park service is honored and deeply humbled to serve as the stewart of this moving memorial and tell the inspiring story of 40 amazing heroes. on this day, 17 years ago, the passengers and crew members of flight 93 bonded together and prevented their hijacked airplane from reachin

. >> 9:37 a.m., september 11th 2001, a boeing 757 crashes into the pentagon as part of the worst terror u.s. history. among them, donnell holbrooke. each treatment for non-hodgkin's lymphoma. >> i will deal with it the rest of my life. a lost a lot of friends. >> the doctor said the cause was toxic dust and toxic chemicals at the pentagon. >> weer the brinks of seeing more cancers in 9/11 related exposures. >> the fbi agent raced to the pentagon and plunged into the hunt for evidence. he died 6.5 years later after cancer attacked his bones. his widow said he was not thinking about the danger. >> everywhere hurried there and wanted to get to work. >> cancers linked to 9/11 crash sites killed 15 from the fbi. that includes 3 n just the last six months. in all, over 75009-11 responders developed some form of cancer. scott was in a helicopter for weeks. >> they will fly through the dust clouds i learned to be dust clouds, but they thought it was just smoke. >> after surgery and chemotherapy, they believe he licked his cancer. they urge all responders to get checked. >> don't be rough and to

then to the us, where commemorative events are being held at the world trade center and the pentagon mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks in which 2,996 people were killed. finally, in barcelona, a wave of pro—independence demonstrations are expected during the national day of catalonia, the diada, amid the region's continuing tensions with spain. tensions there are a pretty high steel. —— are pretty high steel. —— are pretty high still. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, coming up in your tuesday sport

the sun came up. >>> an american flag unfu ting ov pentagon. news4's amy cho shows how people in our are are marking the y. trag >> reporter: there have been people from all over the world here at the pentagon today and every person we talked to say they are determined on never forget. >> reporter: a quiet song to honor those lost too masoon. from silver springs said she comes to the memorial every year around september 11th. >> to show m respect and to extend my lovmi to the . if i can help one person and lift them up, that's my >>purpo. eporter: a purpose shared by all here today. these army veterans were inside the pentagon during theat cks. they share a hug as they remember those who died that >> they were just people doing service for their country which do. loved as we >> reporter: and as the country marked 17 yea since thact of evil, some people lay flowers. others simply reflect. they will never understand why it had to happen. >> you can't put a reason on it. you can't make sense of it. but you know that you have to go on. we'll go on b

you see that in the scene you detail at the pentagon, in the so-called tank at the pentagon where they try toimxplain to the traditional alliances of u.s. foreign policy. he's pretty dismissive about it all. bob: he's insulting to people. here you have mattis, the secretary of defense, saying to him -- puts up on the wall these maps of kind of the pillars of the old order -- trade agreements security agreements like nato and then the very sensitive secret, top-secret, special access program intelligence partnerships. and trump doesn't b into any of this. and they're allisuraged on the economic side. mnuchin tells mr. president, about china being a currency manipulator, look, mr. president, they used to but they don't now, and the law is very clear, yan take action unless they're doing it now and trump is just, it!clare as if you can rule beyond the law.be : that style, in terms of foreign policy, has a real cost. you write about how the u.s. came to the brink of a real dramatic situation with north derea. the pre was pulled back on tweeting about removing dependence from south korea. b

well to view the pentagon spokesman lieutenant colonel kone faulkner said the pentagon quote continues to press pakistan to indiscriminately target all terrorist groups unquote but he mentioned two groups in particular that is the kani network which operates out of safe havens in pakistan according to the us government and the kani network targets both the u.s. and coalition soldiers in afghanistan as well as civilians in that country and also and also he mentioned lashkar e tayyiba which is a group an armed group operating in the disputed of province of kashmir which is controlled by india and. is opposed to indian control of mir now the trump administration has early and often made its displeasure with islamabad clear president donald trump earlier this year said that years and years of support from washington to islam about had been repaid only with lies and deceit his words and earlier this year the u.s. congress voted to cut more money from the the military aid program for for pakistan so now the total cut given this new number which was announced today by the pentagon amounts to

the president speaking in shanksville, pennsylvania, and the vice president at the pentagon. ave the details as america remembers 9/11. we'll see you here next. so no matter what you trade, or where you trade, you'll only pay $4.95. fidelity. open an account today. ♪ >> charles francis xavier heron. >> john f. heavier nan. >> michelle m. heide. [berger. >> sheila heinz. trish: names of those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks being read this morning in the long tribute in the world trade center. in shanksville, pennsylvania, the president and first lady remembering those killed 17 years ago, there at the site where the fourth airliner crashed after 40 passengers and crewmembers stormed the cockpit. >> we honor their sacrifice by pledging to never flinch in the face of evil and to do whatever it takes to keep america safe. [applause] trish: vice president mike pence representing the administration in a ceremony at the pentagon. blake burman at the white house with more on all of today's events. >> trish, somber day at white us as well as across the country. you were seeing some

ronald hamilton is an army staff rgeant who served at the pentagon. he is wearing his dressrm uni in court charged with capital murder and attempted murder. prosecutors say this man who presents himself you two the uniform of a otector, he was anything but.ut prosecors say these were intentional. knowing and premeditated murders. but hamilton's defse lawyers say he did not intend to kill anyone. they explain that he and crystal had argued. eir marriage was in trouble. they were each having extra-maritalffairs when crystal threatened to call police, staff sergeant hamton realized he would lose his family and his military career. the dyeense l saying, ronnie cracked and he lost it. his world wasin cra down on him. he was in a state of panic, fea and shock at what he had done. they say his actions show he did not have malicious intent. the defense lawyer says, ronnie rows his gundown. he turns himself in. he admits what did he.nt the defenonald hamilton cried in court today when a statement was read fromis son tyree who is now 13 and living with an aunt i

also the ceremonies have gotten underway at the pentagon this morning. we are showing that live on c-span3. here on c-span, we will take you to shanksville, pennsylvania for president trump's friend marks in the ceremony that is set to take place there starting around 9:30. with mr.n, your calls jenkins from the rand corporation. pete in phoenix, arizona, republican line. -- if you don't believe me, there were two articles that everybody must read currently on antiwar.com. trump going neocon in syria, pat buchanan on protecting al qaeda and the other is why is the u.s. siding with al qaeda, rand paul on proxy wars in iran. everybody must realize there has been a fundamental change in u.s. policy. we are going to attack syria if they go in and try to take over a province dominated by many al qaeda forces. everybody needs to read these articles and call your representative and demand a vote to stop this war. host: mr. jenkins? guest: there is concern about -- thetle of it live battle of -- i don't think anyone is particularly interested in protecting al qae

september 11th, 2001, a boeing 757 crashes into the pentagon, part of the worst terror attack in u.s. history. fbi agents are in on the massive response. among them donelle holbrooke reminded that each treatment for non-hodgkins lymphoma, a form of cancer. >> and i am deal with it the rest my life knowing that there's -- i've lost a lot of friends. >> the biopsy that was done -- >> reporter: her doctor says the cause was toxic dust and hazardous chemicals at the pentagon. >> we're sort of on the brink of seeing more cancers in 9/11-related exposures. >> reporter: fbi agent robert roth raced to the pentagon and plunged into the hunt for evidence. he died six and a half years later after cancer attacked his bones. his widow theresa says he wasn't thinking about the danger. >> everyone-houri hurried there. they wanted to get to work. >> reporter: cancers related to 9/11 crash sites have killed 15 from the fbi. that includes three in just the last six months. ♪ in all, over 7,500 9/11 responders have developed some form of cancer. scott mcdonagh was in an fbi helicopter that hovered over

we know in a few hours mike pence will be on hand here for a ceremony here at the pentagon, but we have seen tributes emerging across our well.s as perhaps you have seen the large flags draped over towers along route 110. 17 years ago today more than80 people were killed when american airlines flight 77 crashed into the western wall of the pentagon and we do know that very soon, about 6:47 this morning, a sunrise ceremony will take place. it will present t large flag draping it over that hole that was there 17 years ago once that flight crashed into the western wall of the pentagon. it's happened every year since to commemorate the actions taken and a show of service, a show of unity,oration, of strength and resolve on what happened on 11 and we remember every year since. back in to you. >> justin finch, live for us in arlingto thank you. >> breaking news now, the delta fire ripping through northern california. angie is at the live desk with the latest on all of this. >> we have been going through new video of the human caused delta fire. it's burned 49,000 acres o land. residents in sh

two weeks ago the united states air force led by secretary heather wilson, dignity, to the pentagon a proposal detailing the structure of the space force military department which is to be included in the administration fiscal year 2020 budget. to establish this new combat command, the proposal noted, will require an estimated $13 billion over five years in added defense funding. it will also add another 13,000 employees to the federal payroll , including a new service secretary. just last week, secretary wilson asserted in his speech that we can no longer view space as a function. it is a war fighting mission. she also called a mission which requires a separate department that, ", but they were fighters focus on space operations." as he begins defending what already is considered by some to be politically contentious, secretary wilson brings decades of experience in the military politics and public affairs. hoping to become a five -- i like her father and grandfather, she graduated the u.s. air force academy in 1982 as part of the school's third graduating class to include women. she

the president won't be at the pentagon today. the president and the first lady will be at the shanksville, pennsylvania memorial. the vice president, meanwhile, will actually be over at the pentagon. of course, we'll have coverage. then later this afternoon, the president will meet with dhs and fema officials as we continue to track florence. and speaking of the white house, here at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, the people's house, as you can imagine, the flag is flying at half staff, a day to remember the fallen and never forget why we do. they have mad made a weather cao the president won't take marine one to joint base andrews, instead they'll travel by ground. we'll have coverage throughout the day. for now, back to you. maria: thank you so much. kevin cork at the white house. joining us to talk about all of that, chris stirewalt, author of the new book, "every man a king." good to see you. thanks for joining us. >> good morning to you. maria: congratulations on the book. >> they didn't think i could write a book. they didn't thin

vice president mike pence is at the pentagon this year. that's where president trump was last year. w that trump has visited shanksville, he becomes the third president. now every president who has held office since 9/11 has come to visit the flight 93 memorial. the memorial was actually just completed on sunday, when the tower of voices was dedicated. this memorial has been years in the making, and we look forward to hearing what the president has to say. >> there is such a tribute that is being built. it's almost done there as part of the memorial, right? that's something called the tower of voices. right? with all of these wind chimes. what can you tell us about it? >> well, the tower of voices is something that is several years in the making. eventually, this tower, which stands 93 feet in the air to symbolize the united 93, the flight number. and it will have 40 wind chimes, one for each of the victims of the crash. it's meant to symbolize the voices of the victims ringing out across this field. right now, there are eight wind chimes that have been put in place. another 32 will

flight 93 learned that other planes had been used to strike the world trade center buildings, then the pentagoney voted to take action. refusing to let their airplane be used to inflict more damage upon this nation. . in the process, they sacrificed their own lives to save many. visitors who come to this memorial not only learn of the brave actions of those on board, but are inspired by them. although they are missed by so many, they will never be forgotten. at this time, i would like to introduce pennsylvania governor tom wolfe. he was sworn in as the 42nd -- governor of the great 47th commonwealth of pennsylvania on january 20, 2015. following in the footsteps of pennsylvania's governors during and after the events of september 11, he has been a staunch supporter of this memorial. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome governor tom wolfe. -- tom wolf. [applause] [laughter] -- [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you, all of you for being here today as we remember those we lost 17 years ago today. i want to thank the governor, who i have the honor to introduce today, who provided much-needed

ceremonies atre the world trade center memorial here in new york and at the pentagon. e international, courts says it will -- criminal courts says it will continue to do its work undeterred despite john bolton' is condemnation. he said the court threatens american sovereignty -- john bolton's condemnation. he said the court threatens american sovereignty. small business optimism in the u.s. is at a record high according to the national federation of independent business. companies are planning the most capital spending since 2007 and hiring plans have never been higher. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on tictoc on twitter, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: we have record optimism among small businesses in the united states. yesterday, kevin hassett took to the briefing room to rave about the state of the u.s. economy. >> so far, in the first half of their, capital spending is up 10%. you don't have to reach far for a theory what happened. president trump deregulated the economy

in remembrance of the victims that died at the pentagon that day. let's go to george stephanopoulos with abc news. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ o say does that star spangledd banner yet wave ♪ ♪ o'er the free ♪ ♪ and the home of the brave ♪ >> now there will be a moment of silence to mark that moment when american flight 11 hit the north tower. [ bell toll ] ♪ >> nearly 3,000 died that day. families across the country are remembering them. there will also be ceremonies at the pentagon and, of course, shanksville, flight 93 national memorial there. up this morning, president trump and the first lady will be there. they'll speak in moments for all the victims today. we remember that loss, we remember that day 17 years ago. we'll be back all day long to mark their memory. i'm george stephanopoulos in new york. ♪ >> is that moment of silence just hadmy in new york for that first flight that hit the world trade center 17 years ago. >> and you just heard george stephanopoulos mention shanksville, pennsylvania, where flight 93 crashed. that's where w

lucas tomlinson has the top story from the pentagon. >> the second time in two months a u.s. service member apparently killed by the very same afghan forces he was there to train. six u.s. troops have been killed in afghanistan this year. in a statement announcing the latest casualty, the new head of u.s. forces in afghanistan said "the sacrifice of our service member who volunteered for a mission to afghanistan to protect his country is a tragic loss. our duty now is to honor him, care for his family, and continue our mission." admission that is stretched for nearly two decades. general scott miller becomes the ninth u.s. general in 17 years to lead all u.s. and allied forces in afghanistan. miller is the former head of joint special operations command responsible for leading elite commando unit such as delta force, seal team six, and the 75th ranger regiment. today's apparent insider attack comes one day after miller took command. >> the world recognize this afghanistan cannot be a safe haven for terrorists. i know this has been a long fight. i understand the reason we are

the pentagon has criticised the country for failing to deal with militant groups. prison corruption — the number of prison staff caught smuggling drugs, weapons and mobile phones into jails is rising steeply. and coming up in half an hour, the click team look at new technology in home security. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has re—stated her opposition to a second eu referendum and says she won't accept anything in a deal with brussels that's against the national interest. writing in a sunday newspaper, ahead of mps returning to parliament this week, mrs may said she would not betray those who voted to leave in the referendum two years ago. here's our political correspondent susanna mendonca. she's shown us her moves can be unpredictable, but when it comes to the prospect of a second referendum, theresa may is standing firm and sticking to her tune. the prime minister told the sunday telegraph that two years ago, millions came out to have their say and to ask the question all over again would be a

i would note the president didn't use that phrase last year in his speech at the pentagon. 's worth noting that he had a very different national security adviser. it was h.r. mcmaster. he now has john bolton. >> the president sparked controversy. he was seen greeting supporters with a double fist pump gesture as he arrived in pennsylvania for the ceremony. this photo has gone viral on social media. critics blasting the president's conduct en route to a memorial. has the white house raeeacted t this? >> reporter: no, they haven't and doug mills captures a moment in time. he's one of the best. this is trump country. clearly the president was responding to people who were happy to see him. he got a lot of applause lines here today. what's also true about the president is that he's not yet really displayed a capacity for the pastoral elements of the presidency. he's not really taken to being a consoler in chief. it's not in his dna. in this instance there was a moment in time the president was happy to see people who were happy to see him. again, you can see on social media wher