that plane to go down, obviously the focus is on the tail of that aircraft, almost immediately after the crash, photographic evidence emerged that a piece of that tail came off during mid-flight and that s something that ntsb confirmed during their news conferences and when crews went to take a look at the debris field, they actually found a chunk of the airplane and ntsb officials talked about that yesterday. take a look. it just happened so fast, a split-second event. you think, is this it? am i going to die? reporter: obviously, that was not the right sound but we want to talk to you a little bit about the victims. we got an update of the 69 people who were taken to the hospital, and treated for injuries, 31 patients remain in local hospitals and nine patients in critical condition. and, of course, we know that nine people died as well. i know that you have more information on that, fred. that is incredible. that s right. we know that number is at nine right now, but
try to pinpoint the cause of that deadly plane crash at an air race. t.j. has been telling you about it all morning long. the terrifying moment was witnessed by thousands of spectators. horrifying moment, it happened in an instant. at least three people and dozens more hurt when the plane slammed into the crowd. cnn s dan simmon in reno. dan, what more have we learned about how this happened? reporter: not much at this point, fred. i should point out that we ve already seen several videos like the one you just showed. we just learned there were actually 300 professionally credentialed photographers on site. so chances are we may be seeing a lot more video, a lot more pictures in terms of what happened right before the plane went down. what we know, according to the i witnesses. the plane pitched up and rolled and went down to the ground in a matter of seconds. we know that the pilot, said to be very experienced, 74 years old. been coming to the air show since 1975. so exper
versus looking at what you could earn on that money. you learn something there with clyde this morning. yes. it s not all the same for everybody. maybe you should pay off and be safe. whatever you feel comfortable with. fredricka, it s all yours. keep that credit score up, too. yes. good to see you. you as well. we ll see you in new york tomorrow for the 9/11 marking of ten years. yes. security is stepped up across america this weekend after what officials call a credible but unconfirmed report that terrorists may be planning an attack on u.s. soil. tomorrow will mark the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. afghanistan s taliban movement issued a statement accusing the west of using 9/11 as a pretext for a war on muslims. it threatened to send america to, quote, the dust bin of history, unquote. according to a senior u.s. official, intercepted communications suggest the possibility of a terrorist attack on new york or washington. allen chernoff and athe
good morning everybody from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia. this is your cnn saturday morning. i m t.j. holmes. right now we ve got new york and washington on high alert as the u.s. uncovers an al qaeda threat tied to the tenth anniversary of september 11th. we have new details on this threat and the responses on the streets. republican presidential candidates gearing up for cnn s first ever tea party debate. we ll tell you who is heading into the showdown with the upper hand. also the big question people often have, what do i do? do i save my money or pay off debt first? we ll explain to you which you should do first. security is stepped up all across the country after what officials call a credible but unconfirmed report that terrorists may be planning an attack on u.s. soil. tomorrow will mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. the taliban movement issued a statement accusing the west of using 9/11 as a pre text for a war on muslims. they threatened to send america to,
well, hey, there, everybody. from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is your cnn saturday morning for this september 3rd. hope you re getting off to a good holiday weekend. i m t.j. holmes. and this has been a slow, but strong tropical storm that is making a mess for people on this holiday weekend. now, six years after hurricane katrina, new orleans directly in the path of this storm. we re live with you. and the title of a new book making a lot of controversy. it s called is marriage for white people? and it suggests that interracial dating may be the answer for black women. you ll be hearing from the author. also if there s something anti-mexican about what i said, then i apologize for the anti-mexicanness of it. comedian katt williams goes on what some are calling a racial rant. but he says he won t apologize for defending his country, even though someone put out a statement on his behalf saying he apologized. we ll work through all of that this morning.