a cookout to watch the dallas cowboys game. a home explosion in indiana today left a residence completely destroyed. neighbors reported feeling the blast this morning in the town of new albany a half mile away. authorities believe a propane leak caused the explosion. there were no injuries. and across this country tonight, only this 9/11, a nation pauses to remember. on this 16th anniversary of 9/11, a moment of silence. new york city firefighters with engine ten and ladder ten saluted. they lost so many that day. at the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, a bell tolled. and at the september 11th memorial in new york city, the names. my grandmother, ruth sheila lapin. grammy ruth, i wish more than anything that i could have met you. i know that you were a wonderful person and i love hearing stories about you from my parents. the president and first lady at the pentagon. nearly 3,000 loved ones remembered.
children dying every day that the conflict goes on no matter what deal might be made on chemical weapons. so many refugees flee to other countries. meantime today americans all across the country remember the 9-11 terror attacks. in about 3 hours all of the tributes will begin at the site of the three disasters to commemorate 12 years since the attacks. family members lit up the flight 93 national memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania honoring the 40 crash victims of united flight 93. and this morning president obama will speak at a private observance of the loved ones of the 184 people who died there. it is one year since the terror attack in benghazi that killed four americans including the american ambassador chris stevens. let s talk with steve doocy. he is covering the search for answers in benghazi the questions we still have.
just yesterday workers broke ground on a permanent flight 93 national memorial in shanksville. just the latest sign americans will never forget the terror attacks that forever changed our nation more than a decade ago. rick leventhal is live at the world trade center site. lots of new yorkers will tell you how frustrated they are this is still a construction site but developers point out it s one of the most complex projects imaginable and the heart of a major city with heavy traffic on all sides adjacent to the hudson river with 13 subways and a commuter train running underneath or around the site. they ve navigated obstacles and concerns of family and politicians and the problems can be seen in a time lapse video showing the nine year odyssey from securing the pit and
he fought that fight to have that recognition since the original september 11th. good for tim brown and thanks for him being here today. this is as we all know, a solemn day of remembrance. it is 11 years since the terrorist attacks of september 11th. we are now waiting for vice president joe biden. he will speak at the memorial in shanksville, pennsylvania, and when he does, we will bring that to you live. we ll be back with more on september 11th, 2012 in america s newsroom. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more?
it always will be. bill: well-stated, governor. stand by at ground zero. we re moving to shanksville, pennsylvania. amen. [moment of silence] christian adams.