heather talked about the true heroes on united flight 93. she has been called a hero by some people who have written and she has, as you heard by her declaration, she discounts being called a hero. on that day. she did not use the terminology, but she has been for said that she was an accidental witness to history on 9/11, along with marc sasseville and so many other people who were involved in the rescue operations. and she said that the true heroes in that chapter of what happened on 9/11, regarding flight 93, where those passengers who prevented the terrorists from turning united flight 93 into a weapon of terror, and we should all never forget that. they were a small group of heroes who did that. a very, very small group along with all the heroes and responded and did what they did, the pentagon, in the air over washington, d.c., who responded at the twin trade towers, doing what they could to save as many lives as they could. so, again, thank you very much for listening to my drivel, and i guess we will start some question and answer he

in shanksville to mark the lives of 40 passenger and crew on board united airlines flight 93. the heroes on board believed to have brought down that plane and that field in pennsylvania saving countless other lives that moment. those lives remembered, as well this morning. john. >> you know, poppy, i'm always struck by the fact that the kids who lost their parents 16 years ago today, they're now in college, they've now moved on. they're now getting married. living legacies to those people who were lost and on this day, simply we have to say we will never forget. they're always in our hearts. poppy, our thanks to you. i'm in the situation with hurricane irma which is tropical storm irma. more than 5 million without power in the state of florida, had an impact over the entire state of florida. the street where i'm standing brickell ave, yesterday was brickell river. now it's brickell dirt road covered by mud and debris as people are coming back to figure out how much damage was done. it was covered in six feet of water now. there was a hurricane that really struck the west coast

. >>> terminal for united flights as evacuated for suspicious package. bomb squad investigated an unintended bag. called in after 6:30, hour later determined to be safe and terminal reopened. there were a few delays as flights were moved to other gates in the time. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi says she understands and respected the young immigrants who disrupted her event today. >> documented, unafraid, undocumented, unafraid. >> several dozen protesters shouted down pelosi as she tried to start a dialogue with them. there to urge passage of the d.r.e.a.m. act, demonstrators calling for comprehensive immigration reform. >> is it possible to pass a bill without some border security, we'll have to see. we didn't agree to anything in that regard except to listen. >> pelosi also discussed the d.r.e.a.m. act in sacramento tonight, no interruptions there. >>> new at 11:00, a community group rallied to get to is dopt a proposal for daca. katie marzullo with the story ♪ you may say i'm a dreamer >> reporter: prayer for lawmakers, two dozen people outsi

in pennsylvania tribute was paid to the passengers of the united flight 93. a visit -- mike pence and indiana congressman recalled standing at the u.s. capitol. >> i will always believe that i am many others in our nation's capital were able to go home that day. to hug her families because of the courage and self this is of the heroes of flight 93. for me it is personal. in new york personal for so many. >> today is important for everybody to remember but also a reminder for us that we have to continue to be vigilant. >> reporter: tonight the tribute will light up the night sky. eric shawn, fox news. >>> still to come tonight a hotdog vendor cited and the video has gone viral. fallout for uc berkeley police and why some are demanding and investigation. -- and -- an investigation. >>> a fire alarm is focusing attention on a possible safety problem. exit doors and terminal b lockdown and that left some confused about how to evacuate. >> the fire alarm went off at the airport and as people began to evacuate, a student began to record video. >> there was not much

. >>> terminal for united flights as evacuated for suspicious package. bomb squad investigated an unintended bag. called in after 6:30, hour later determined to be safe and terminal reopened. there were a few delays as flights were moved to other gates in the time. >>> house minority leader nancy pelosi says she understands and respected the young immigrants who disrupted her event today. >> documented, unafraid, undocumented, unafraid. >> several dozen protesters shouted down pelosi as she tried to start a dialogue with them. there to urge passage of the d.r.e.a.m. act, demonstrators calling for comprehensive immigration reform. >> is it possible to pass a bill without some border security, we'll have to see. we didn't agree to anything in that regard except to listen. >> pelosi also discussed the d.r.e.a.m. act in sacramento tonight, no interruptions there. >>> new at 11:00, a community group rallied to get to is dopt a proposal for daca. katie marzullo with the story ♪ you may say i'm a dreamer >> reporter: prayer for lawmakers, two dozen people outsi

that's what happened to passengers on a united flight.ready boarded their plane when the quake hit. it was frightening but they were safer on that plane than they would have been on the streets. it landed safely here at sfo last night. most of the flights scheduled to leave to mexico city are listed as being on time. reporting live, matt keller, abc 7 news. >>> and new this morning first lady melania trump calling on world leaders to step up and improve the lives of children and she will say as much during a luncheon today at the u.s. mission to the united nations in new york and who will be at that luncheon, many of the spouses of the world leaders attending those meetings happening now. trump is expected to say when it comes to drug, addiction, trafficking and hunger. >>> a police officer was terminated after his gun was stolen. supervisors are pretty fed up with this epidemic of car break-ins. yesterday supervisors hillary ronan and norman ye introduced legislation that would require all district police stations to have a special prope

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. >> among the planes that crashed united flight 93 which was headed to san francisco but crashed in a field in shanksville pa. >> the attorney general is taking on the trump administration over the daca program. all brought the d.r.e.a.m.ers brought to the u.s. as undocumented minors. >>> a new spaceship headquarters and phone, and a new steve jobs theatre. it's dedicated to the apple cofounder and where the event is going to take place tomorrow morning. construction crews touched up around apple's new home and there will be an anniversary home with a facial recognition software to make sure nobody else is pretending to be you. >> they won't be able to unlock it or use the elements. >> it's expected to unveil a new investigation of its wash. we'll be there live starting at 5:00 a.m. jeff is excited about the phone. >> i'm excited about -- >> the space ship. >> i want to go to the steve jobs theatre. it's underground. >> you don't get to go. >> no. scott gets to go. >> i'm excited about the phone because you can see our nbc bay area apps better. >>> if you got pummelled by the thunde

passengers on united flight from orlando told us about long lines and confusion at the airport as people scrambled to get out of town. >> the traffic is crazy. it's hard to find a rental car. the gas station had huge lines. coming from the airport was a nightmare.>> reporter: airports will suspend all flights and shutdown tomorrow ahead of the storm. >>> former president bill clinton was in san francisco along with governor brown to local a local civil rights and religious leader. paul chambers tells us famous brown celebrated 40 years as a pastor of third baptist church. >> a man who has made a difference in san francisco for 40 years. reverend amos brown.>> you want to know why i am here. amos brown and james brown were for me when only my mother thought i could when.>> reporter: bill clinton showered him with compliments. in front of a packed house. >> you never let people forget that we are all heading to the same place.>> reporter: we caught up with reverend brown who was honored so many people would give up their time to honor him. >> they would be about pulling people together in

jonathan: in shanksville, vice president mike pence laying a wreath to the memorial of united flight 93. visitor center now preserves the story of those who gave their lives to stop hijacked plane from reaching washington. michelle: in arlington, a chilling moment as a flag was unfurled on the pentagon marking the slot where united airlines 77 hit the military headquarters. jonathan: today, president trump and mrs. trump were among those paying respects there. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg talked to those who rushed to the scene that day. jeff: for the first responders in arlington who rushed to the pentagon on 9/11 memory of that moment -- >> crystal clear. jeff: dash has not faded with time. arlington fire chief james got on scene and began providing aid for the injured. 16 years later he is moved by the effort of the firefighters and police officers with so many others. >> it was pentagon, civilian, military, everybody coming together for a common cause to help one another. >> i remember it very, very well. >> senator tim kaine, then a candidate for the morning of 9

will deliver remarks in shanksville, pennsylvania at a memorial service for those who died on united flight3. at 10:30 a.m. the moment the flight -- that flight 93 crash the names of the passengers and crew members will be read and bells of remembrance will be rung in their memory. officials will also break ground on the flight 93 national memorial as well as a sound breaking on the tower of voices ceremony. >> remembrance ceremonies happening today across the country. they will honor the almost 3,000 people who died in new york city washington, d.c. and shanksville, pennsylvania. in our region 184 people who died when a third plane crashed into theing. president trump and first lady melania trump will observe the anniversary at the pentagon. >> ♪ >> time is 4:34. happening today arizona senator john mccain will have an mri as he continues to battle brain cancer. mccain returned to d.c. last week end says his cancer prognosis is "pretty good." mccain says the situation has been tough on his family but says he is optimistic. >> let's switch gears and talk football. tough start to the regular

. >> reporter: passengers on board united flight 718 were bounced barnd the earthquake before the plane left the ground. >> we were still boarding and -- you know, and -- just suddenly the plane start shaking. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: one passenger started recording thinking there was a collision on the runway. >> a lot of things were falling. people were crying. >> reporter: the passengers got off the plane and had to wait in the airport for two hours. >> everything was closed. no food, to nothing. >> reporter: a homecoming for these passengers and an uncertain pilgrimage for others trying to get a flight back home. >> i've been working with so many co-workers, everybody, at least for me, everybody is safe which is good. >> reporter: as you can see, the counter is now closed. there was a flight scheduled to take off from here around 11:00 tonight. that flight has been scheduled to take off at 2:00 a.m. reporti reporting live at sfo, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> a soccer match at azteca stadium was cancelled tonight. the raiders are scheduled to play in mexico city two months.

. >> reporter: passengers on united flight 718 from mexico city to sfo had already boarded their plane when the 7.1 earthquake hit. >> i opened um the window and all the planes on the runway, you know, were just bouncing. like oh, my gosh. >> reporter: it was scary, but they were safer on the plane than they would have been on the street. denor cleveland shared this cell phone video from us. it's from a friend in mexico city. she was on her way there from sacramento but missed her flight. >> i cannot believe i missed that plane. >> reporter: her brother lives in mexico city. he called her when the earth started moving thinking she had arrived at the mexico city airport. >> i never hear my brother crying. let me tell you, that was very intense for me to hear him crying. because he says i've got to go, i've got to go. earthquake, earthquake. >> reporter: minutes later he sent her this picture of a collapsed building three doors down from his apartment. for dinnera it's a terrible deja vu. she was in fourth grade taking the subway to school in mexico city when the 8.0 quake hit on this da

ever since that notorious incident when a doctor was dragged off an overbooked united flight last apriles have altered their policy. atlanta sports reporter zack klein was also on board tracy's flight and covered the bidding live on social media like a football game with these rabid fire tweets. delta offering $2200, they bumped offer to $2800, now 3,000. now 4,000. >> were you holding your breath as that number climbed? >> i honestly did not think they would get to that number. i laughed. i was like there is no way they're going to get to 4,000 without anybody taking that. >> so how does tracy plan use the $4000 ticket voucher she received from delta? >> we're going to hawaii for sure. >> and by the way, tracy did make it to the game, and as a graduate of the university of georgia, i would be remiss in not informing you the dawgs beat the irish. >>> the commuting is a challenge on the best of days, but sometimes your fellow travelers make it down right awful. lisa guerrero confronts some passengers who were kind of rude. >> how would you like to be sitting on a train next to this passe

. >>> and in shanksville, pennsylvania vice president pence placed a wreath at the united flight 93 memorial. >>> the search is active but the desperation is growing tonight for the family of that missing months pregnant. laura wallen's family received a troubling text from her about a week ago today but couldn't get a hold of her. officers refused to say what was in that text. her students posted notes on her apartment and hung missing person posters for wallen who teaches. her boyfriend and family pleaded today for new information. >> if somebody has her, please understand that you've taken away a huge person in so many people's lives. >> authorities found wallen's ford escape at an apartment complex here in howard county last week. the suv wasn't far from wild lake high school where she teaches. wallen's family now offering a $25,000 reward for information that leads to her whereabouts. >>> it took just seconds for a family and a daycare owner's lives to change forever today. when a 2-year-old drowned in charles nt three children this morning at small wonders daycare in waldorf. she was c

there were six flights on the board from houston to sfo today, united flight. two are cancelled. the other four did come in. what we can tell you is folks were desperately trying to get out of the flood water themselves. they were, the folks we talked to dreaded what they would see when they got back the houston. some passengers were planning to come to the bay area any way. others booked the first thing taking offer. they spoke of interstates that looked lie sea water, impassable down streets and hearing from frepd friends who had been chased up to their attics. >> water kept rising and dipping. i had to have been this my car. i found it and it still works. there's a lot of people whose cars and homes are totally devastated. >> how house, it just seeped in, which is nothing. there were people houses it was rushing in. >> major thoroughfares into downtown were submerged into what looked like a lake. >> reporter: rising like a river, looking like a lake. all of that spells bad news for folks who own businesses and homes in low lying areas of houston. the folks we talked to here at

. >> reporter: passengers on united flight 718 from mexico city to sfo had already boarded their planee 7.1 earthquake hit. >> i opened um the window and all the planes on the runway, you know, were just bouncing. like oh, my gosh. thveeporter: it was scary, but een eyon the wstreet. denor cleveland shared this cell phone video from us. it's from a friend in mexico city. she was on her way there from sacramento but missed her flight. >> i cannot believe i missed that plane. >> reporter: her brother lives in mexico city. he called her when the earth started moving thinking she had arrived at the mexico city airport. >> i never hear my brother crying. let me tell you, that was very intense for me to hear him crying. because he says i've got to go, i've got to go. earthquake, earthquake. >> reporter: minutes later he sent her this picture of a collapsed building three doors down from apartment. for dinnera it's a terrible deja vu. she was in fourth gradeo sakcho city when the 8.0 quake hit on this day in 1985. >> the movement of the earth was brutal. you know, we thought this is it. the w

he'll speak at the national memorial to the victims of united flight 93. the plane crashed after passengers and crew members fought for al-qaeda hijackers preventing the plane from reach, the target in washington. 33 passengers and seven crew members died. >>> philadelphia police rushed to shooting victim to the hospital but the investment later died from his injuries. investigators say the man was shot along the 2100 block of germantown avenue in the germantown seconds last night. the investment was shot several times in the head and torso. so far no arrests have been made. . >>> the trial is expected to begin today for a man accused of serial child rape in bucks county. 58-year-old william thomas is charged with dozens of crimes involving six children over the course of four decades. investigators say they found more than 1,000 sexually explicit photos of children inside his trailer. >>> central bucks high school west is taking precautions after a threat was found in a boy's bathroom resting 911. police will be at the school and that was sent to parents

among the heroes united flight 93 was -- of san rafael. she was 38. three months pregnant and she called her husband during the flight to tell him how much she loved him. knowing she would never see him again. we caught up with her husband jack tonight.>> reporter: the city dedicated this garden to lauren. right here on fourth street downtown. one of her favorite stops. san rafael was her adopted home. she grew up in houston. her parents are still there. that these flowers. -- they send these flowers. >> it has been a journey.>> reporter: married 10 years jack misses this memorial to his wife laura. touched to see others remembering her to pick >> it grips me to hear of anyone moving someone to terrorism. it is the same good punch they will feel for the next 16 years or longer.>> reporter: he sold the house they shared and hoped to raise their baby. that loss in some ways the most enduring. >> it wasn't someone i already knew. it was somebody that was going to be. when i do see kids around the ages of 15 i cannot help but think.>> 11 years ago he found

they agreed to ram into united flight 93. heather would aim for the tail. >> so if i gave my life, that it would be the purpose of my life. >> reporter: the passengers of flight 93 took down the plane first. heather says they are the real heroes. she just wants to be a harbinger of hope. >> i think it's something that deep down inside of us is really just about being americans and being humans that transcends any profession, that transcends any oath, but to help out our fellows. >> reporter: heather spent mont protecting the skies over washington. her dad spoke alongside her at the air and space museum. john penny is a fighter pilot herself. heather has two girls and said they're just now understanding the meaning of this day. pete muntean, wusa9. >> we're glad she's able to still be here with them and with us. >>> think about it. there are children in your neighborhood who went to bed hungry. tonight wusa9 is doing something about it and you can help. >> a bus driver in prince george's county gets caught driving while reading

abc news is reporting american delta and united flights out of miami respect already -- are already sold out. >> this one is just too big its bigger than all four of us with harvey everyone was extra prepared which is good to see. >> reporter: many fear if they do not make it out they will be stranded those who made it safely say the fear is not over. friends and loved ones are still left behind. >> stop the worry. friends down there are more like family and they're saying the power will be out for a couple days, so we probably won't be able to get ahold of them. >> reporter: many families grateful to be reunited. all they can do is sit back and wait for what irma will do and what life will be like when they return to florida. >> just devastation 'cause we're beach side s i don't know because i am really from this area so i've only been there for 10 years and besides last year we've really been very lucky. >> reporter: all right, so back out live as you can imagine many folks have left everything behind. they're hoping the storm is not as bad as it appears and this reminder for you, if y

diplomat jim nice to have you on board united flight amir put down he seems to be are merging as a possible problem solver here there are reports that he may end up meeting with some north korean representatives that of course would be something no one else on the globe has done from a superpower perspective what's evolving here what do you make of it well i think look if he could pull a rabbit out of his hat on this and talk to both careers and put something together . as opposed to the impasse we have now it would be really something i think that's going to be a very tall order because frankly i don't think the south koreans are really independent actors here and that to a very great extent their options are determined from washington and i don't see them pulling apart from us there was a split between the president of south korea and president putin and that was on sanctions the south koreans that's what the saying it's how big a deal is that i don't think is that big a deal because the chinese and the russians won't go along with the sanctions the what the president moon of south korea

that from united flight 93. moment of silence that happens at ground zero for when the north tower fell. they've been reading names all morning there. family members and friends read and show their remembrances of those who were lost all those years ago. as we await the vice president's remarks in pennsylvania. [bell ringing] >> jon: that was the astounding and disheartening moment of that day as i recall it. the firefighters were heading up the stairways trying to climb up dozens and dozens of floors because they wanted to put that fire out and everyone expected they would put the fire out in those buildings. i assumed it was going to take days. but we all thought that they would put the fire out. i had done some background research on the twin towers prior to that day and i knew that they had been built to withstand the impact of a boeing 707. at the time they were designed was the biggest plane flying. it never occurred to me, i don't think it ever occurred to many people, those towers could collapse, the nor

.>> reporter: united flight from orlando got in just over an hour ago.describing long lines lots of stress and uncertainty. as they left.>> people are scrambling to find somewhere to go.>> reporter: this traveler and others welcomed the calm of ff -- sfo compared to the chaos they left behind. >> the traffic is crazy. there were huge lines of the gas station.>> reporter: in orlando for a mortgage convention son j shot video of rain and wind hitting as he rolled to the airport. >> the hotel i stayed in. it was empty. when i was checking out it was getting full with families and pets.>> once the winds become unsafe. we send everyone home.>> reporter: a spokesperson for the fort lauderdale airport details what aviation is up against. parking garage is full. facilities at risk of damage. employees need to get to safety. people who will be stuck at the airport. >> we have buses that will shuttle them to a nearby shelter. we have shelters in the area that can accommodate people. they had 900 spaces available. >> the river on one side and the ocean on the other

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that's where united flight 93 crashed killing 40 people.assengers and crew members tried to regain control of that plane from terrorists, forcing it to crash. >>> flight 93 was headed to san francisco and the attackers planned for it to crash into the capitol building. most of the people on board lived here in the bay area, even the pilots. >> and a memorial for the heroes of that flight now sits in union city. that's where nbc bay area's sharon katsuda is live. this must be an emotional time for anyone participating today. >> reporter: it sure is, marcus and kris. and the ceremony ended a few minutes ago. take a look, there are people here lingering near the memorial. firefighters, flight attendants and police officers, they were all here to pay their respects to those who died to protect our country. >> gerald mark bingham. >> they're remembered as heroes. flight 93 was heading to san francisco international airport on september 11th. but when several passengers heard what happened earlier to the twin towers, they took matters into their

in fact, "politico" notes a united flight took off from dulles for philadelphia five minutes before price'sshows the flight typically costs about $724 round trip. that's just a little under the $8,000 for 11 people that reported the size of price's group. his private jet, that cost $25,000. that is more than the cost of three round-trip flights for all 11 people. train and car travel would be cheaper. the $25,000 is the cost of two out of the five trips tom price made that week. there are at least 20 more flights coming to light. this is all on the heels of the scrutiny over treasury secretary, the guy who runs the money, scrutiny over his travel. allegedly requesting a government jet for his honeymoon and accused of scheduling government travel to coincide with last month's solar eclipse. even epa administrator scott pruitt is under fire for travel. $12,000 in taxpayer funded travel from d.c. to oklahoma. spending 43 of his first 92 days in the post in his home state. the price tag so far on the hhs secretary's travel, ready, $400,000. his counterparts in the obama administration, they fle

president mike pence, moved to tears earlier today in pennsylvania he was remembering the heros of united flightis life. >> well the vice president recalling how he was just across the street from the u.s. capitol when he was told the plane was about to strike. he waited for a hit that never came. he found out from one of the air traffic controllers how long it would take for the plane to arrive there. they thought it was going to hit the capitol and it never did because of what these brave people did. >> amazing. i can't believe it has been 16 years we are still all moved to tears, and we won't forget. >> well 3000 people, we focus on the 3000 but like the vice president, there were so many of us whose lives were changed forever. we weren't necessarily hurt by it, but we were scarred by it. >> yeah. >> that does it for us risk & rewards starts right now. >> liz: irma plowing into georgia and beyond after devastating florida the parting shots from this monster hurricane, dangerous flooding in northern florida also tornadoes spotted in the state. naples and jacksonville now see ing record flash f

there were a lot of heroes that night or that day and it was because they were united on united flightwasn't just one single person that went and took the plane down. it was people that united from all races and creeds and colors to take the plane down because the terrorists don't care if you are black or white or whatever. you are an american. and they don't discriminate. so the terrorists only see us versus them and i think we need to rise up and say you know what? we'll unite and do this. we're so divided right now because politicians and the press prey on these divisions in order to exploit hatred for money or ratings. you have the antifa versus the nazis, men versus women, black lives matter versus police and we've lost a lot of unity in this country. i think after 9/11 it kind of subsided but now you have the hurricanes coming back around the same time as this anniversary and it gives us an opportunity to say you know, we're all americans. let's find that solidarity again and try to preserve it. there will be more storms and more wars that we'll face together. >> greg: all right.

. >>> and in pennsylvania, a somber ritual to remember the brave victims of united flight 93.e president mike pence talked about the 33 passengers and seven crew members who revolted against the hijackers who ended up crashing that plane in shanksville. that plane may have been headed toward the u.s. capitol. >> the men and women who looked evil squarely in the eye and without regard to their personal safety they rushed forward to save lives. they were mothers and fathers, your brothers and sisters, sons and daughters from every walk of life, of every background. >> yesterday ground was broken on the last portion of the pennsylvania memorial. a 93-foot tower of voices with completed for next year's ceremony. if you go to the nbc washington app we are live streaming the memorial where they are reading the victims' names and look for photos from memorials around the country. >>> family, friends and colleagues are saying good-bye to a former leader. isaac former junior served as d.c.'s police chief from 1989 to 1992. he passed away last week. members of the metropolitan police de

in shanksville, pennsylvania, a tribute was paid to the passengers of united flight 93 who fought back against the hijackers and crashed in a field. invisibly emotional vice president mike pence, indiana congressman at the time, recalled standing at the u.s. capitol. >> i and others were able to go home that day to hug our families because of the courage and selflessness of the heroes of flight 93. for me, it's personal. >> in new york, personal too for so many. >> it's important for everybody to remember. it's also a reminder for us that we have to continue to be vigilant. >> tonight the lights will illuminate the night sky. two twin spotlight beams that evoke the twin towers, a reminder of what was lost and the threat that remains. >> bret: eric, thank you. i sat down with cia director mike pompeo for an exclusive interview this afternoon. i started by asking him if al qaeda is stronger or weaker today 16 years after the 9/11 attacks. >> it is weaker than it was. the u.s. government and our allies have done really good work to take out their senior leaders. but the threat from radica

experienced pure, unmitigated evil, the attacks on the world trade center, the pentagon, the downing of united flightat killed nearly 3,000 of our fellow citizens. these are images that will forever be burned into all of our memories. and horrors we will never forget, nor should we ever forget. what we are about to show you is graphica. i know some networks won't show it. it's important we never forget especially in light of the recent deal. why would we give money to north korea and iran? it's insanity. we've got to know who our enemies are. al qaeda terrorists hijacked two commercial jets, flew them into the world trade center towers turning symbols of american strength into infernos, death traps, flames so hot people chose to jump to their deaths rather than be incinerated then 56 minutes after the south tower was hit it came crashing down, raining down tons of steel debris, gray ash and dust all over the streets of new york city and 30 minutes after the south tower fell the north tower came crumbling down leaving behind nothing but misery, death, destruction, despair on a scale this country had n

on september 11, 2001 victor seracini age 51 was the captain of united flight 175, the airplane thatto the south tower of the world trade center. inside that building on the 84th floor, patrick mcgwire, age 40, was working at euro brokers incorporated. his plan could be evacuate had been interrupted by the announcement that the situation was under control. each man left behind a wife and children. the seracinis seen here had two. the mcgwires had four. last weekend in austin, texas, victor seracini's daughter brie yelle married patrick mcgwire's son sean. the meeting was hardly a coincidence. each was only 10 years old when they lost their fathers. they met two years later at camp better days. that's a camp established to provide support for the children who lost a parent on 9/11. it was founded by amy callahan who lost her fiance that day. they were just kids hanging out together, playing pool and basketball, as brieelle said in their vows, they grew up together, shaping each other, learning from each other and grounding one another. sean is now a cpa, brieelle works for the yankees

talks about her experiences that day, and the possibility that she might have to bring down united airlines flight 93, which terrorists had hijacked. the smithsonian national air and space museum hosted this event, which is about one hour and 20 minutes. mr. browne: good evening. i am chris browne, the director of the national aviation air and space museum. it is my pleasure to welcome to tonight's aviation lecture. since 1982, this lecture series has spotlighted for the 140 of the biggest names in modern aviation history.

>> pennsylvania is where united airlines flight 93 crash on 9/11. passengers are believed try to oveake hijacks. a commemoration ceremony underway now for the 40 passengers and crew that died that day. vice president mike pence one of the speakers ang with interior seety on your screen. >> public lands and national pas and man meants and national memorials such as this e. please wcome the united stes secretary of the interior ryan sinki sinki. >> thanks mike. at a butiful day as it was that fateful morning. we all remember 9/11 somewhat differently. for , i was a seal instructor in coronado. and on that fateful morning i knew that our country would be forer changed. now as i was with the cabinet members on saturday looking at hurricane irma, and planing the recovery o harvey and looking at t forest fires in we, the vice president and i had a conversation aboutis experience as he was standin on the steps of our nation's capil and so the heroism encourageand courage of the 40 passengers and crew is special because it was their actions that protected o

news of these things reached the passengers on united flight 93. flight had been westbound and hijacked, but the people on board fought back, and that many went straight down into the ground in shanksville, pennsylvania. i'm joined by a man who you know from my show but he knows that story all too well. ali sufan is a former fbi special agent with a focus on counterterrorism and he's the ceo of the sufan group. what we don't tell you is his fbi boss and friend, the man who recruited him, john o'neil, this man died in the attacks. o'neil had just left the fbi. he had started a job as the head of security at the world trade center just weeks before the attacks. and he perished in those attacks. he's the man who found you, recruited you, got you in. got you onto the terrorism beat. and at 9/11, you were chasing terrorists. it wasn't even really a well-known and popular thing. the "uss cole" had been bombed. the embassies in tanzania and kenya had been bombed. you were on that beat and you lost a friend. >> i was in yemen and every year the anniversary

from united flight 175, he called his wife and left a voice mail on her phone. >> this is brian.ane that has been hijacked. i want you to know, i love you. i want you to tell my parents and everybody that i love you and i'll see you when you get there. bye, babe. i love you. >> and you hold out this hope for someone like brian who -- this is a silly way to put it but he was the a warrior. you didn't believe that something like this could take away. you hope it's validated somehow. all i needed was that message. i think he's very selflessly left it. i don't think he left it until he knew he wasn't coming home. when i got it, it was so brian. it was his final request of me and his final way to let me know that he was going to be okay and that he believed that he would see me again. these all he needed to know. it was -- it was -- i'm thankful for it. so thankful for that message. because at least i know without a shadow of a doubt what he was thinking. the calmness in his voice soothes me. so i do have that. and because it's on a message, i can share it with anybody that wants to h

he went there to remember the 40 heroic victims of united flight >> 93. >> nearly 3,000 innocent people died on 9/11, and almost all of them died at the world trade a center. a bell tolled at the moment each plane hit, and victims' relatives read the names of the more than 2700 people killed when the towers fell. some families still don't have closure 16 years later because their loved one's remains have never been identified. >> only on news to be a psychic, but police say she cheated people out of how thousands. how officers tracked her down and where she was headed. >> a live look at chopper 4 as we track the local impact of doug irma. doug is back with what we can expect and when. >> and we're working for with tips to protect your money if a natural disaster mess us up your travel plans. >> and we're working for you during the break fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to f