We were walking from one side of the footbridge, and we were using it as protection from everything. Debris that was falling, the people that were falling, and we kind ofjust walked to the other side, and we, kind of, looked at each other, and we were underneath the bridge, and we talked and we said, ok. We re going to get to the corner and we re going to. You know, we re going to reconsider what we re doing here. We don t want to my brother said to me, we don t want getjammed up in this thing together. And i looked at him, and i said, nah. I kind of said, no, that s come on, that s crazy. Which is crazy, because the other tower was already gone. We took one step out, and as we took one step out into the clear and this is the thing that, you know, kind of sticks with me we took one step out and you heard. It sounded like a shot gun. Itjust sounded like, tch tch, like that. Tch tch. And then all you heard was, boom, boom, boom, boom. More rapidly: boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, b
Good day, everyone. This is andrea mitchell reports in washington, with our special coverage of a day that transformed our nation. The first time in two centuries the continental united states had come under attack from a foreign enemy. Just like today, it s a clear, sunlit day, the skies were bright blue until the first plane hit the north tower destroying the lives of thousands and their surviving families. My brother kevin came into the lobby and he reported in to me, and he didn t say a word. We looked at each other wondering if each of us was going to be okay, and then i told him to go up to evacuate and to rescue people, and when he turned around and grabbed his unit, engine 33, that was the last time i saw my brother and engine 33. Have you ever, i don t know, tried to talk to him and tell him i m proud of you, you know? i know what you did? there s always when you stop and think, are you there? dad, are you there? you know? stick with us. What does it mean to you to have people
Many miss. Vice president kamala harris is on a dip matic offensive in southeast asia in an effort to deepen ties with allies and counter china s influence. Good to have you with us. Amid scenes of cay chose at kabul s airport, joe biden said the deadline to pull all u. S. Troops from afghanistan may be postponed and it depends on progress evaluating americans and afghans who helped the war effort. The airport remains the epicenter of a desperate attempt by thousands to flee the taliban. On sunday, mr. Biden said a number of changes have been made to ease evacuations. There s little sign that the number of people waiting to get out is decreasing. Increase the ability to get them out. We have changed the gate operations and the whole range of things. That s why we ve been able to significantly increase the number of people we re getting out. Has the taliban agreed to we ve discussed a lot with the taliban. They ve been cooperative in extending some of the perimeter. It remains to be see
The death toll now up to four and expected to rise, with 159 people, still, unaccounted for. The cause of this horrific disaster, still, unknown. We are also getting new reaction to derek chauvin s punishment for the murder of george floyd. The formerminneapolis police officer sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. Let s begin, though, with the condo collapsing as randi kaye is on the scene for us in surfside, florida. Randi, the search for survivors has been hampered throughout the day by rain, fire, and smoke. So, where does the operation stand right now? wolf, it is still, very much, an active searchandrescue scene. They are on the scene of a rubble pile behind me, still, working very, very hard to try and find survivors. We are just getting word, though. A confirmation from the medical examiner that stacey faang, 54 years old, did die in this condobuilding collapse. She is the mother of jonah handler, that was that 15yearold boy who we have seen the video of. Who was pulled successfu