firefighters from engine 54. 15 men assigned to that engine were called to ground zero on september 11th. but those men never returned. i want to sum up here to thank you, for this is a symbolic site of this extraordinary sacrifice made on that chilling day almost 10 years ago. mr. obama also stopped at the police station that covers the world trade center. those officers were first on the scene after the attacks, almost 3,000 people were killed in the attacks on new york, washington, d.c., and the plane that went down in pennsylvania. today pakistan s army ordered cuts to the number of u.s. forces allowed inside the country. it is seen as a statement of anger at the union lateral way they killed osama bin laden at his come bound. anti-american senn meant runs deep in pakistan and citizens criticize their army for failing to protect them. the army is threatening to cut off cooperation with the u.s., if the obama administration stages anymore similar raids in the futur
and welcome to today on this thursday morning. i m meredith vieira. and i m matt lauer. you re taking a live look at ground zero in new york city. a little later today president obama will honor the nearly 3,000 victims who died there on 9/11/2001. he ll meet with victims families as one way of marking the death of osama bin laden. the president can also expect to face some questions about the choice not to release photos of bin laden s body. straight ahead we ll hear from the president on the reasoning and also on some who think it was the wrong decision. we re going to begin with new developments in pakistan. ann curry is there. ann, good morning to you. reporter: good morning to you, meredith. pakistan is on the defensive. the front page headlines of o all four english-speaking newspapers quoting the whole world is to plame for not finding osama bin laden sooner. amid the images emerging from inside osama bin laden s hideout, a yemeni passport apparently belon
welcome to bbc news, broadcasting in the u.k. and across the world. live at buckingham palace with just nine hours to go to the start of the royal wedding. the prince and his people on the eve of the royal wedding. william wows the crowd with a walk about. his wife to be, kate, is at a london hotel spending her last night as a single woman. the queen gets the party started, joining other royals for a prewedding celebration. the invitation to the syrian ambassador is withdrawn. thousands of well wishers storm the capital streets. hello and a warm welcome to you from buckingham palace, where the eyes of the world are focusing on the royal wedding between prince william and kate middleton. in less than nine hours the husband will come here as husband and wife after a glittering wedding ceremony at westminster abbey. you can see many behind me at buckingham palace. they are braving the cold because it is getting chilly overnight. then it is about how moved they are by the p
good morning, welcome to a special edition of today at the royal wedding. it is all about the dress. we re talking about ann curry s dress here on a friday morning. wow. oh, come on. really. what you re not getting are the wellies because i thought it would rain so i wore these today, but it didn t. it didn t which is great news. you had such a vanle taj point from the abbey. phenomenal. when she got out of the rolls royce in that beautiful dress? the crowd were all nodding and gushing in a sense. they loved it. how far were you from where the car stopped? i would say probably 30 feet. i still it shall. you have a habit of spilling coffee on people. exactly. it was amazing to be that close and to see the carriage, the queen come up. you re right. i heard you saying when we were watching that it was hard not to be really excited. anyway, ann curry along with meredith vieira. i m matt lauer. al roker will join us shortly. if you weren t able to wake up ear
walters. and good morning to america. we are so excited to join you. and reportedly, by some accounts, one-third of this planet, watching all the majesty, pageantry and history. not to mention, the simple possibility, when a young woman and a young man decide to walk down the aisle. they are awake and preparing right now. she, of course, is catherine elizabeth middleton. and the other one has a great name. william arthur philip louis mountbatten-windsor. and, barbara, it is so great to spend this morning with you. i m glad we re doing it together. this is the third royal wedding that i ve covered. but everything about it is such a good sign. not just this young couple. but the pageantry. i want you to wake up the kids because this is the kind of thing they re not going to see for another 20 or 30 years. bands and music and a divine ceremony. and queens and dukes, the whole works. i guess we should tell people where you and i are. that s right. we are very fortunate be