do you miss the twin towers?i do miss the twin towers a lot. >> reporter: amid all this missing, film buffs can't help telling him the clips he missed in his montage. they missed the simpson one, the one in which homer goes all the way to the top of the one tower desperate for a bathroom and when he finds it out of order he goes all the way to the top of the other tower. didn't see god spell either. a cast sang atop the world trade center as it was nearing completion in 1973. >> you must never be dispressed. [ singing ] >> reporter: there's plenty of sad irony in old film trips like this one from trading places. >> in this building it's either kill or be killed. >> reporter: after 9/11 the towers were removed from "the sopranos" open. so was the "spiderman" t showing bank robbers in a chopperren snared by "spiderman"'s web spun from tower to tower. buts, instead of staying stuck in images of destruction, dan mats celebrates the absence of a building which celebrates a huge presence ♪ it's up to you, new york, new

the twin towers and the victims who died in them will not be forgotten. will see, the rebuilt complex will include a memorial plaza and museum. the whole site, buildings and all, will take up 16 acres of prime lower manhattan real estate. as the world trade center rises, larry silverstein remained the man at the top. since 2006 this 80-year-old has been overseeing the new construction from the 38th floor of the new building 7. that makes sense. remember, he built the original building number 7 almost 25 years ago. silverstein said he wants to ensure that each structure is special. he wants the complex to have the same cultural and economic impact that rockfeller center had on midtown manhattan when it opened. >> at one site you will have six architectural gems. we will get it done and done with a quality to a level new yorkers look at and say they have done a hell of a good job. >> as folks watch the skyscrapers of the new world trade center rise, they naturally look to the top. but the most important thing is a solid foundation. that's next after the bre

doctors have carried out four long operations to separate the twins joined at the head.now say they're optimistic for the girl's future. the two were separated last month after being flown to the u.k. from saddam. our medical correspondent is the only television journalist and as been allowed to meet them. >> this is now togetherness for these two, sharing the same cot, but the twins had undergone an extraordinary journey to be physically separated. wborn joined at the head, doctors said it would probably have died less they underwent surgery. their parents, both doctors from sue don, can now he told one daughter in their arms. to them, it is a merkel. what was it like when the twins were able to look at each other in the eye for the first time? >> it was a very great moment in our life. i will never forget it. i hope they will get a normal life and are treated as normal human beings. and to forget all of the suffering times. >> looking at the twins now, it is remarkable to think that just a month ago, there were joined at the head. it is still is too early to be sure, b

diana spent 15 years painting the twin towers before the terrorists struck. -- in brooklyn. from there she watched the attacks. >> i started crying immediately. >> almost 10 years later, she is committing to canvass the resurrection of the site. >> i want to capture some of what is going on there. some of the change. everyday i come up, it is different. >> ground zero is changing so quickly, that it is hard for diana to keep her paintings up-to-date. >> this is a painting i've been working on for a month or so. >> painter todd stone saw the attacks unfold from his tribeca studio, blocks from the world trade center. >> i painted the world trade center for 15, 20 years. i was in my studio that day, during the attack. the jet came over my head. i hit the floor, because i thought it was a guided missile. i witnessed the second attack in the lens finder of my camera. >> he snapped this picture from his window. >> it was like being in a horror film. i was painting and drawing the entire day. >> he felt the need to paint, even through the pain. >> i knew what i had

the right thing to do. >> and there cojoined twins from sudan, about to embark on a new life apart. r >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and america and around the globe. dealing with debt, it's the fault line shaking the economy, and the epicenter is athens, financial markets pushed down today as greece financial minister held talks with international creditors to assure them that steps are being taken. >> everyone in greece knows new painful measures are on the way. protests on recent tax rises have begun. today the greek government is in long negotiations with ui and other officials, where many people are hurting from previous rounds of cuts. >> the athens bike fair was a draw for many middle class families, and one of them is jo ana, who has seen her salary cut 25%, she's scared. >> we are careful of what we buy when we go to the supermarket. we go a list, and it's becoming a shorter and shorter list. >> when school started this autumn, this family found a shortage of books in the classroom. just a week ago the government announced a property tax, the aim to raise 2 billion euros.

. >> the twins were born joined at the head.erations totaling nearly 40 hours they were finally separated. the bbc's fergus walsh reports. >> reporter: this is now togetherness for ritag and rital, sharing the same cot. but these twins have undergone an extraordinary journey to be physically separated. born joined at the head, doctors say they would probably have died unless they underwent surgery. their parents, both doctors from sudan, can now each hold one daughter in their arms. for them it's a miracle. what was it like when the twins were able to look each other in the eye for the first time? >> it was very -- it was a really great moment in our life i will never forget. i hope that they will get a normal life and treated as normal human beings, and to forget all of the suffering times. >> reporter: looking at the twins now, it's remarkable to think that just a month ago they were joined at the head. it's still too early to be sure, but there are no signs at this stage that either has suffered any neurological damage as a r

. >>> and tonight, the survivors from the twin towers and the pentagon. ten years later, what we never knew. what they really saw through those windows. the flash of blue that kept a group of firefighters going. >>> and as a nation looks forward tonight, so do we, taking you straight up to the top of one world trade center. what will now be the largest skyscraper in the western hemisphere. from new york to washington to shanksville, "world news" starts now. >>> and good evening on this september 11th. ten years later, we are a nation looking forward after a day, after a decade of looking back. on this anniversary, we all watched as a corner was turned, ground zero, reimagined, now openededas families were invited in for the first time to see the names of their lovov ones etched into the side of those giant reflecting pools they have now replaced the craters left by the twin towers. the children, right there with their small camera. the boy determined to take home the name of his loved one. the names, by the e y, etched in bronze. family members will be ab

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minutes out of nevada >> for 50 is the time it has been attended years since this destruction of the twin towers and a the iconic power of the towers over the years >> after a decade of images of the twin tires come and gushing smoke cohos. nl a film maker has made a montage of clips of the twin towers linked annual miss scene through the car's rear window it took him seven months to compile the montage even using disaster movie mostly showing of the twin towers as a compass in the background >> see the towers burning in falling for 10 years now and you don't think about the 30 years since they were standing there. >> d you miss the twin towers? >> 5 is a lot cuts oil it celebrates the life of building even in its absence is had a huge presence. much more on the kron 4 morning news and ha they all scored on street corners and los looking for a handout as stanley roberts shows us people behaving badly some ban lawyers will not say no for an answer >> this man sitting at a thin market has a sign reads man please have some pot to get me stone things and sure enough to and someone walks over

the children who were with president bush on the day he was told planes had flown into the twin towers. what they remember. >>> and, the brave one. a young boy honors his father, the fallen hero he never knew. a special edition of "nightline" starts right now. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," september 9th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden, reporting from ground zero. it was here, ten years ago, that planes struck the twin towers, reducing the buildings to rubble and shaking our country to its core. in a chilling twist, authorities again believe terrorists have entered the u.s. and are planning an attack. i'm joined now by my colleague brian ross with the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: good evening, cynthia. with tight security trying up traffic in new york and washington, the intense manhunt continues for the three men suspected of having been sent here to pull off a vehicle bomb plot in one of those two cities. tonight, abc news has learned that officials

fountains occupy the space where the twin towers once stood. cnn's poppy harlow has been there. i want to know what the reaction is now that the memorial is open. is there some degree of comfort? >> reporter: i think there is, don, from all the people that i talk to today, those that lost their children, those that lost fathers, brothers, mothers, aunts and uncles. for a lot of them this was cathartic in a sense and this was closure and also rebirth for some of them. it was the first time this morning they were able to walk into the gates, the memorial with each and every one of the names of those who lost their life at 9/11 at the twin towers etched in stone. 2000 of them went up and would rub their hand over the name of their loved one. it was a touching moment. something else as it got dark here in lower manhattan. i want to show you a shot that means a lot to new yorkers. this is a shot i have watched over the past ten years. you see the blue lights reflecting of the twin towers reminding us where they stood, what they meant. it's a shot we see once a year and now on this 10t

so i came, you know, actually i got some wrong for that reason here in the twin cities' area. he personnel manager had given me the test, and she said, don't worry, there's no right or wrong answers, just whatever you think. [laughter] then she goes off to grade it, mind you, on a computer. and comes back and says that i got some things wrong. and one of them was, this proposition was all rules must be followed to the letter at all times. and i did not agree totally, i only agreed strongly, you know, again, not wanting to look like too much of a cyclops. well, she said, the answer is totally. [laughter] you can never with too much of a suckup to walmart. [laughter] [applause] now, there's more. you have to pass a drug test. that's an interesting little ritual of humiliation, you know? can you pee for us, please. anyway, i passed that one with flying colors, and i got the job, $7 an hour in ladies' wear which i thought was going to be very genteel. i thought i was going to be giving fashion tips to ladies. [laughter] it turned out to be total drudgery. the challenge was to learn

imagine if the twin towers still dominated the skyline and the pentagon was still intact. imagine the number is 9 and 11 that anything -- meant nothing more than an emergency phone call. it is clear the world has changed. how much and how radically? good morning. thank you for floating back -- phoning back. caller: my concern is about ground zero. it is a magnificent sight. concerned what the firefighters weren't involved or invited to the ceremony. if it had not been for the incident of the world trade center, they never would have been on the scene. i think it is kind of bad that they were not invited to the ceremony. i also want to say that it appears that -- i know they haven't been confirmed yet, but is a tax a person was to be coming in, -- these attacks that are supposed to be coming in -- does something have to hit us again before we take it seriously? any announcement of some type of terrorist involvement should be taken very seriously, not "wait until something happens." host: you do not think the dhs, the fbi, cia are taking things seriously? they have been warn

they are each one square acre, marking the footprints where the twin towers today. cascade 30 feet. the designer calls it reflecting absence. >> i wanted to create a specific and public place that would come together and allow it to stand at the site of where the two towers were, as a community. >> reporter: in the middle of one of the biggest construction projects of the world, the memorial will finally give still grieving families a formal place to mourn and hope on hallowed ground. the 9/11 memorial museum beneath ground zero site will open next year. >>> this morning on "the early show" the latest on the new terror threat, ten years after 9/11. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." 9/11. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." . it's real milk full of calcium and vitamin d. and tastes simply delicious. for those of us with lactose intolerance... lactaid® milk. the original 100% lactose-free milk. >>> the images of 9/11 are burned into the memories of every american old enough to remember that terrible day. but we are just now hearing some o

but he stopped me from entering the twin towers. not safe. that is when the towers collapsed. i never got his name and i don't know who he is but i can say in all candor that i owe that man my life. >> thank you so much and thank you for sharing that with us. >> ten years ago as the world trade center burned, first responders across new york city ran to the twin towers. some, of course, lost their lives saving others. and some heros lived to talk about what they saw and what they felt. those stories, when we come back. plus, one woman's amazing store i of resilience. lauren mannings in entire body was engulfed in a massive fireball on 9/11. she was in the lobby of one of the trait towers as it was hit. the one thought that kept her going despite the unimaginable pain. >> there was this tremendous quaking feeling, the whole building seemed to move and it was followed by this loud piercing whistle. a moment later a fireball or wall of fire blew out of the elevator shafts, enveloped me and i was whipped around to see the two women who h

the jobs are often in the periphery of the twin cities. i would see these people who would have been our commute each day. i can't imagine how i would've done that if. let's see, you mentioned some of the advantages you have been seeking and maintaining. did you notice the difference is that workers of color? i can't say i was in a position to survey that. i would say what i think i did notice was done as a nationally applying at the big discount hotels for hotel housekeeping jobs, for some reason i thought that was going to be easier than waitressing. i would always be steered towards feature scene and i think that was because i was white and english-speaking. and you know, actually it had been a better season when i was working, it would've been more lucrative to be in waitressing. but that was the extent to which i was able to note that sort of bias. let's see, now, i don't know any mexican-american men in the building trade. not yet, but would like to meet them. the question, to what extent of financial literacy contribute to the dilemm

mostly showing the twin towers as a compass in the background. >> you've seen the twin towers burningn years now. we don't get to think of it as 30 years have been standing there. it's a celebration of that. >> reporter: celebrated with a cast ranging from superman to king kong. do you miss the twin towers? >> i do miss the twin towers a lot. >> reporter: film buffs can't resist telling dan meth about the clips he missed in his montage. for instance, they miss "the systemtons" episode which homer goes all what it to the top of one tower desperate for a bathroom. when he finds it out of order, he goes all the way to the top of the other tower. didn't see "godspell" in there either, noted someone. the cast sang atop the world trade center as it was nearing completion in 1973. ♪ yes it's all for the best >> reporter: there's plenty of sad s irony in old film clips like this one from "trading places." >> this building it's kill or be killed. >> reporter: after 9/11, the towers were removed from "sopranos" open. so was a "spiderman" tease showing bank robbers ensnared in a web spun from to

to the other and the twins receiving most of the blood, her heart was being overloaded. >> reporter: that's when the family flu from sudan to london to get help. a team of doctors here at great or man street children's hospital performed four surgeries on the twins at no cost. doctors say the operations were complex, since blood vessels crossed over from one baby to the other. surgeons say their toughest decision was deciding which twin got what arteries and veins to ensure they both had the best chance of survival. now, just a few weeks later, retal and retaj are happy together and happy to be apart. >> they like to be close together most of the time. they will learn to love each other more and more. >> reporter: doctors said the twins showed no signs of brain damage and should go on to lead healthy lives. tina krause, cbs news, london. >> a miracle, huh. >> uh-huh. >>> a dangerous problem plaguing bay area streets. >> it knows no boundaries. these gang recruitments. >> what mayors say could change the cultur

. >> and as we come back, now you are looking at the tribute of light. there are no twin towers over the skyline. it is just a massive column of multiple spotlights beaming thousands of feet in the air to a spot far above. it is just a stunning sight. you can't miss it when you look at the skyline. as for christa, she had one other observation we thought was interesting. she watched her father go through this ptsd. she said as a result she wants to study to be a social worker. wayne freedman, abc news. >> thanks, wayne. >>> in shanksville, pennsylvania bells tolled in the names of the victims and the heroes of flight 93 were read. lilian kim was there and she joins us live tonight from shanksville. lilian? >> alan, flight 93 was the flight of heroes and today thousands came to the crash site to honor them. >> it is a simple memorial. it is a crash site that remains untouched and a marble wall that represents the plane's flight path. it also bears the 40 names of each passenger and crew member. >> her name is notched on her favorite color. >> debbie lost her daughter on th

the attack on the twin towers that killed nearly 3000 people. less well-known is the impact of all the dust, much of it highly toxic. coughinger's from fits. he was a police officer that worked on grounds 0 and is suffering serious respiratory problems. >> the attacks have not stopped, because they left as a weapon at this dust, the contaminants, all the injuries that go on and on. >> a police helicopter from the moment of the onslaught. it took a while for the scale of the atrocity to sink in. only later did the dust emerge as a threat. >> the police pilots witnessed the collapse of the twin towers and a great cloud of dust rising into the air to about this height or even slightly higher. much of that dust blew away. a lot of it descended over lower manhattan. a toxic legacy from a nightmare day. >> just over 60,000 people are registered as at risk for the dust. 18,000 received medical treatment in the last five months. >> early on, i was not convinced by this. in a very short time, weeks after 9/11, i was convinced. >> some war respirators. man

. >>> two beams of light illuminate the skyline filling the void with the twin tours stood a decade ago. it capped off a day of remembrance at the transformed ground zero site. their families are now able to touch the names of their loved ones. >> our court -- court rage us son. >> rely lives -- relatives read all of the names, including those who died at the pentagon and pennsylvania. >> and my father, whom i never met, because i was in my mom's bell he auto -- belly. >> president obama and -- the collapse of each tower. >> god bless every soul that we lost. >> reporter: the public will be able to visit the memorial starting monday but the 10th anniversary opening was reserved for families of the victims. >> we missed you terribly and -- >> : mary lost her son, john. this particular anniversary has particularized the 10 years we've been mourning him. >> reporter: some wore ribbons marking each of the pass anniversaries. others left souvenirs. in men toes for those who were lost -- month -- the new me park has particular significance saying there was a hole in the ground 10 years before

the attack on the twin towers that killed nearly 3000 people. less well-known is the impact of all the dust, much of it highly toxic. he suffers from coughing fits. he was a police officer who worked at ground zero. like many, he is suffering from serious respiratory problems. >> of the attacks of 9/11 have not stopped. they left, as a weapon, this dust, the contaminant, all the injuries that go on and on and on. >> the whole tower. >> a police helicopter filmed at the moment. it took a while for the scale of the atrocity to sing again. only later did the dust emerge as a threat. the police pilots flying at. that date witnessed the collapse of the twin towers and a great cloud of dust rising into the air to about this height or even slightly higher. much of the dust blew away. a lot of it descended over lower manhattan. the american government now believes that it triggered what it called chronic illnesses in thousands of people. if toxic legacy from a nightmare day. according to the latest official figures, just over 60,000 people are registered

. >>> and a decade after they fell, the twin towers live on in the movies.rld trade center has played a pivotal role in film. [ whispering ] ok, here's your room key, the crib is already there. great. thank you so much. [ male announcer ] we provide great service, so you can stay you. holiday inn express. stay you. [ tv announcer ] today's trivia question -- what's the hardest play in baseball? the unassisted triple play. the unassisted triple play. [ male announcer ] stay smart and book smart. book early and save up to 20% at any holiday inn express. stay you. [♪...] >> male announcer: now, for a limited time, your companion flies free, plus save up to 65%. call 1-800-sandals. conditions apply. >> one week from tomorrow our nation will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the world trade center may be gone from the new york skyline, but they appear again and again on film and tv. here is cnn's jeanne moos. >> reporter: after a decade of images of the twin towers gushing smoke, maybe it is time to see them in the rosie glow of the movies. i

but mostly showing the twin towers as a compass in the background. >> you've seen the twin towers burningbut we don't get to think of it as, like, them 30 years of standing there, so this is a celebration of that. >> reporter: celebrated with a cast ranging from superman to king kong. do you miss the twin towers? >> i do miss the twin towers a lot. >> reporter: and amid all the missing film buffs can't resist telling dan about the clips he missed in his montage. for instance, they missed "the simpsons" episode in which homer goes all the way to the top in one tower. desperate for a bathroom and when he finds it out of order, he goes all the way to the top of the other tower. didn't see "god spell" in there either noted someone. the cast singing atop the world trade center as it was nearing completion in 1973. >> you must never be distressed. ♪ >> reporter: there's plenty of sad irony in old film clips like this from "trading places." >> and it's kill or be killed. >> reporter: after 9/11 the towers were removed from "the sopranos'" open. so was a

while san francisco is more than 3,000 miles away from the attacks on twin towers and the pentagon, we felt the devastation and loss keenly in our city, and we will continue to remember and honor those who passed. it is important to me into the people of san francisco that remember and honor the fallen, including hometown american heroes like betty young and mark bingham. betty's call for a flight 11 was the first indication that america was under attack, and she relayed vital information to the ground crew. mark russell for control of united airlines flight 93, rather than allow hi-jackers to fulfill their mission. 10 years ago, we also learned about the final moments of san francisco resident melissa hughes who was the victim of terrorism in the twin towers. to read about her final phone calls to her loved ones is just as heartbreaking today as it was 10 years ago. to all the families across the nation who suffered and still suffer today, we offer our profound sympathy saiies. while we remember these and other victims and first responders, we should take time to reflect on what 9/11

attacks and major cities, the family members of the dead and others gathered at ground zero, where the twin towers of the world trade center once stood. in new york, the names of the 2-thousand-7- hundred-49 people who died were read out loud, and there were moments of silence to remember the moments the two planes slammed into each of the twin towers. us president barack obama, attending the ceremony in new york... delivered a short speech, reciting a section from the bible. english "be still and know that i am god. i will be exalted among the nations. i will be exalted in the earths. the lord of hosts with us. the god of jacob is our refuge." and george w. bush also gave a short speech, quoting a letter abraham lincoln wrote to a mother of a soldier who died fighting for his country. english "i pray that our heavenly father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement and leave only the cherished memory the loved and lost and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom." a memorial service was also held at the pentagon and another in the

recordings of the moments before the twin towers were struck. the organization for economic cooperation and development has warned of a gloomy outlook for the world's leading economies and a possible return to recession. our correspondent stephanie looks into the story for us. >> the closer you examine the world economy, the worse it's starting to look. today, the oecd added to the gloom with a report that talked of the recovery coming to a halt of world trade and a risk that enemployment will become entrenched. time for a plan b? you might think so. the oecd said countries with credible budget policies can and should respond to the slowdown, but apparently that doesn't mean the u.k. the chancellor today met with vice premier wang. he says it's not due to budget cuts. >> countries that pursue completely different policies to ours over the last year, the united states had a huge fiscal stimulus. they have not seen markedly more growth than we've seen in the u.k. >> george osbourne's decisions a year ago choked off our recovery in britain even befo

an american father and a japanese mother, she was inspired by the fact that a lot of the steel in the twin towers came from japan. a u.s. government report says almost half the steel was produced by major japanese producers at the time. >> some of it is from japan, it's even more meaningful to myself, as a japanese and american heritage. >> reporter: this steel from ground zero was coated by rust. but after sanding and polishing it, miya made the material reflect like a mirror. miya had seen to it that no one could miss the gleaming surface. >> good morning. >> hi. >> reporter: what does steel from ground zero mean to whose who lost their loved ones? on this day mia met lee ielpi, a griever. he lost his son, jonathan, a firefighter. three months after the attacks, jonathan's body was found amid the steel rubble. >> just piles of steel and in between is where all of the people, the remains are, so they'll come and they'll hold it. we can make tomorrow better. and pieces like your piece and the memorials all around the world, they will do better, your piece. >> reporter: miya spent almost ha

the memorial consists of two water falls and reflecting pools built in the footprint of the twin towers the surrounding wall bears the names of victims of two separate attacks, those killed in 9/11 and parking garage bombing that killed six people in 1993. families got a look at it during the ceremonies. >> i hope that i can make my father proud. >> last night the world trade center site was lit up with a beam of light tribute. a pair of light beams projected into the sky representing the two towers that collapsed on 9/11 killing nearly 3,000 people. >>> bay area families have flight 93 heroes will hold a private ceremony in shanksville, pennsylvania to bury the remains of their loved ones. ceremony will take place what is called the sacred ground site where the plane went into the ground while passengers fought terrorists for the control of that plane. at yesterday's public ceremony, family members say the newly dedicated memorial heals some of the pain but it won't bring closure. >> they will not be forgotten. >> it's overwhelming? >> it brings up sadness with their names. >> her brot

there are inscribed thereon the rims of the twin poles. each is nearly 1 a. size and they cover the exact footprints of the north and south tower. they're fed by the largest man-made waterfall in north america. the names of the victims include those that died in new york on such a rare 11th and those that died at the pentagon and in transylvania. with them, the names of the six people that died in the 1992 bombing of the world trade center. the names are not alphabetical but they are arranged in affinity groups based on information from the victims' families. hq r bar code allows visitors to find names with their smart phones. surrounding the pool, for on the white oak trees with an area known as the blade for ceremonies. still under construction the visitor center that will serve as access to an underground museum showcasing the individual stories of the victims. it will display some of the larger artifacts like the last column to be demolished, and visitors can descend to the bed rock foundation of the twin towers the museum is expected to open its septembe

they were babies or not yet born when the twin towers fell. s date, 9/11 is their history lesson. >> the single most important event that changed american lives in your lifetime. >> reporter: a struggle to make sense of the senseless. >> they got jealous. we had everything like freedom and they didn't. >> they didn't think it was fair we were a free democracy. >> reporter: the 9/11 lesson is not easier to teach ten years later, and now she has a son in the navy and visited ground zero over the summer which makes the lesson even more real. >> the terrorists thought if we take down these towers, we're going to scare people. >> reporter: her challenge is to teach students about terrorism without scaring them. >> they have to be aware that things can happen, that we don't live in this little egg shell, that we're protected any more, and yet we can't live in fear. >> reporter: at times the lessons are emotional for student and teacher. >> i know it's hard. it was hard for you to do it, this was not an easy task. >> reporter: many students who were i

thousand people who died were rather loud ten years ago terrorists crashed hijacked planes into the twin towers of the world trade center in new york and pentagon building in washington d.c. one more plane came down in the state of pennsylvania commemorations and its concerts in new york and laser show imitating the collapse of the twin towers. the u.s. responded to the attacks with invasions in iraq and afghanistan for which it was hugely criticized author and a journalist as she returns he says washington's response to the attack was inadequate and will eventually backfire. i think institutional structures even in a country as advanced as the sole superpower on earth were at fault for many people with the institutional and bureaucratic procedures in allow them to shoot down those planes before they hit the world trade center and so forth but perhaps a bigger malays here is that all systems seem to have failed and the media the courts the police forces the intelligence agencies government it's as if this happens when employers start to fold the response from the united states to nine el

the united states is marking a decade since nine eleven terrorists crashed hijacked planes into the twin towers of the world trade center in new york and the pentagon in washington a fourth plane came down in the state of pennsylvania remember families are being held at ground zero in new york and all across america and it was there was strike on u.s. soil in history and united a nation and its determination to hate by against those responsible but the american led invasion of afghanistan that followed has claimed thousands more lies and what's now the longest conflict in u.s. history and as the day that you can report the killing haven't stopped that. it started as a war on terror spawned by the deadliest here is the tactic in history either whether she were the enemy that's that's clear but the circle of america's enemies grew quickly and included nations that had nothing to do with nine eleven they were defined by george bush as the axis of evil some of these regimes have been pretty quiet since september the eleventh but we know their true nature north korea is a regime arming with m

the memorial was designed by a new york artist, and made from some of the steel salvaged from the twin towers. london's mayor says the city wanted to honor the memory of the 67 british citizens who died 10 years ago. >> when a bunch of sick and deluded highjackers, and let's remember that that is what they were, flew civilian aircraft at the world trade center and other targets, they were launching an attack not just on america, but i believe on this country, as well. >> more britains died that day than in any previous terrorist attack in that country's history. >>> the victims were also honored and remembered today here in california. hundreds gathered at the richard nixon presidential library. 9/11 artifacts, including a damaged fdny fire truck and 20 tons of charred steel from the world trade center are on display for the next week. >>> 23-year-old christopher san toro was the youngest firefighter killed at ground zero. he had joined the new york fire department only a few months earlier. randall has more on how christopher's family is keeping his memory alive. >> reporter: megan sa

. >> they were re bore the twin towers, were here before the stock exchange was here, and they deserve the right to be rebuilt. the people need a place to worship. >> st. nicholas greek orthodox church was the only house of worship destroyed on 9/11. when the towers fell, the tiny church never stood a chance. >> the debris from the south tower literally pancaked our church. you know, it was an unbelievable amount of debris on it. >> only a few remnants were dug out of the rubble, two torn icons, a charred bible, and some liturgical items, including a twisted candelabra. but all rebuilding at ground zero is being overseen by the port authority of new york and new jersey. greek orthodox officials and the port authority had a preliminary agreement to rebuild the church at a different location nearby, but negotiations broke down. the church accused the port authority of reneging, and the port authority accused the church of making too many demands. the greek orthodox archdiocese filed a federal lawsuit earlier this year, and because of it neither church officials nor the port authority are

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these are the footprints of the twin towers. this is where they stood at one point. but now you have the reflecting pools there. as mentioned, president bush will be in new york for the ceremony. president obama will be there as well. today, though, he had a message for the world as we come up on the 9/11 anniversary. listen. >>> a decade after 9/11, it's clear for all the world to see the terrorists who attacked us that september morning are no match for the character of our people, the resilience of our nation or the endurance of our values. they want to terrorize us, but as americans we refuse to live in fear. >> in a reminder to you, we will have special coverage of the tenth anniversary of the september 11th attacks, it begins tomorrow 6:00 a.m. eastern time. cnn sunday morning will be live from new york at ground zero. that will be followed by live coverage of the remembrance of events, 8:00 eastern. you can join us for 9/11 ten years later. that's right here on cnn. >>> at 12 minutes past the hour, we'll turn to something we were watching this morning. it's not

the attack on the twin towers killed almost 1,000 people. the president, mrs. obama along with the former president and mrs. bush stood strong as the nation mark ed a milestone. >> that's what it came down 10 years later. see the rebuilding and process. >> reporter: in shanksville pennsylvania another remembrance for united airlines flight 93 went down and the deaths of 40 people forever bound together by heroism. >> others are alive together because a bold group of americans rose from their seats. >> reporter: at the pentagon, a memory to remember the 144 people who parished there. >> the true message of 9/11, the winds that unite us are thicker and the re resolve is stronger than the millions of tons of concrete and marble that make that ephasis behind me. >>> as for the world trade center memorial being built. officials say they are on track to complete the project by 2015. the seven world trade building is already complete while buildings two, three and four are all under construction. officials say they are now working to install columns in the world trade

. >>> and there are reflecting pools and fountains on the exact spot where the twin tourist stood as well. >>> on to pennsylvania, the newly dedicated flight 93 memorial will be closed until this afternoon as victim friends and family gather for a private burial. three caskets will be buried at the site at shanksville. they contain remains from the crash impossible to identify. night 93 bound for the bay area. it is believed the passengers thwarted the man to crash into the u.s. capital. >> the flight 93 victims were remembered in a special ceremony in the bay area. hundreds of people gathered in union city to honor the heroes on that night at the sacrifice they made. >>> commuters prepare to be disrupted once again this evening. anonymous threatening another protest. we have how the feds are cracking down. unser, good morning. >> reporter: it's monday. those of you who ride bart, you know what that means. the group anonymous planning another day of action during tonight's commute. they haven't said where they'll be yet; but according to what they've done in the past, civic centers wh

the footprints of the twin towers transformed into deep fountains. one by one the names were read aloud of the people who died. a wreath laying at pentagon for the 184 people killed when american airlines flight 77 flew into the side of the building. and in shanksville, pennsylvania, a ceremony at the site where united states airlines flight 93 went down in a field. the passengers had fought back against their hijackers. cnn's poppy harlow is in new york for us tonight. poppy, ten years to prepare for this day, but now actually seeing those fountains where the twin towers once stood, the enormity it is simply overwhelming. what's it been like today? >> reporter: it is. don, for me, i moved here to new york, september 2001. this has come full circle for me seeing this here, and i've been watching it all unfold since 8:00 a.m. when the president was here. also joined by president bush making remarks. what stood out to me this morning, a beautiful, crisp september day just like september 11th ten years ago. the sky was blue. no clouds. it was astonishing

a site where the twin towers once stood will be formally dedicated as a memorial. ne because intelligence out of pakistan suggests a terror threat could be in the works. >>> in pennsylvania today, take a listen. all of the 40 names read including an unborn baby, a dedication ceremony in shanksville on the eve of the tenth anniversary of 9/11. former presidents george w. bush, bill clinton as well as vice president joe biden were there to honor the heroic actions of passengers and crew members aboard united airline flight 93. the marble wall is inscribed with the names of the 40 passengers and crew members who fought back, fought the hijackers and prevented the plane from reaching its target. >>> president obama and the first lady visited arlington national cemetery to pay their condolences families mourning loved ones who served in the military and visited a section of the cemetery where soldiers who served in iraq and afghanistan are buried. the president has proclaimed this weekend as the national days of prayer and remembrance. obama is expected to attend memoria

commemorating the victims of the nine eleven terror attacks there now terrorists hijacked planes into the twin towers of the world trade center in new york as well as the pentagon in washington d.c. a fourth plane came down in the state of pennsylvania remembrance ceremonies are being held at ground zero in new york and all across america what it was the worst strike on u.s. soil in history and united a nation and its determination to seek out the perpetrators and prevent more death but the american led invasion of afghanistan that followed nine eleven thousand more lives in what's now the longest conflict in u.s. history and as artists get an education reports the killing didn't stop there. it started as a war on terror spawned by the deadliest terrorist attack in history you know whether she would be enemy that's clear but the circle of america's enemies grew quickly and included nations that had nothing to do with nine eleven they were defined by george bush as the axis of evil some of these regimes have been pretty quiet and september eleventh. but we know their true nature. north korea ha