18 years ago this week the epicenter of ground 0 makes todays program especially meaningful. I know many of you toured the museum last night, some for the first time. The events we chronicle here, the lives we remember and the aspirations we embrace for a world free from the scourge of terrorism are inextricably linked to the work of this committee and the topics you will discuss today. Here at the 9 11 memorial and museum we testify to the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on american soil and the single greatest loss of rescue personnel in a single event in american history. Our exhibitions and programs recount the collective experience of profound shock, unprecedented vulnerability and overwhelming grief caused by the attacks. Yet visitors take away more than a cautionary tale to remain vigilant to continued threats by sharing the manifold expressions of courage, compassion and service in response to 9 11. This museum also affirms the best of who we can be. As hum
Final . Final. All right, congratulations. [cheers and applause] miss america bringing 20,000 to Childrens Miracle Network hospitals. Thats fantastic. Thank you. If you had taken a guess, what would it have been . I would have said a. A . A. It was actually c, lesieg. Oh, thank god. Thank god. So there you go. Okay, thankthank you. And youre leaving with 20,000. Thank you, chris. So good to have you here. Thank you for having me. Really honored to have you. Thank you. And congratulations Childrens Miracle Network hospitals raising 20,000. Thank you. That is fantastic. Thank you for joining us today. For everyone whos been a part of this one, im chris harrison. Well see you next time. Closed captioning sponsored by brian im brian. I was in the military for 18 years. But i smoked. And i got heart disease. My tip is, its hard to serve your country when youre too weak to put on your uniform. announcer you can quit. For free help, call 1800quitnow. tiffany ask yourself what your children or
Announcer from abc news, this is world news now. Good tuesday morning. Im kendis gibson. Im diane macedo. Lets get right to our top story. At least two people are dead after tornadoes tore through parts of oklahoma. In one rural county alone a dozen homes were destroyed and many livestock killed and at this airport that you see there shortly, winds topping 80 miles an hour, tossing planes like toys. Strong winds and large hail also hit the central plains, but no deaths or serious injuries are reported outside of oklahoma. And as the weather radar shows, the strongest storm cells have moved on, but of course, not without leaving their mark. Abcs Lauren Lyster joins us now with more. Good morning. They left their mark. 18 tornadoes reported in all on monday. And parts of oklahoma are really going to have to start cleaning hit. Overnight, check this out in arkansas. 60 to 80mileperhour winds that kendis was talking about, they wreaked havoc at this airport. Look at those planes. And this
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