Remembrances were held in the three sites where many died. Joseph ross marxbank jr. Its a heartbreaking tradition repeated every september 11th in lower manhattan. Amy elizabeth toyen. They read the names of the lost with a constant theme, never forget. And myself, glenn davis early. I know youre watching. Youd be very proud that your beautiful wife, joan, has raised two wonderful boys. At the white house, the morning began with a somber remembrance and moment of silence at 8 46 a. M. When the first plane hit the first tower. Later, president obama spoke at a ceremony at the pentagon, where 125 people were killed in the building 12 years ago today. Our hearts still ache for the futures snatched away. The lives that might have been. Lives lost, but never forgotten like the passengers and crew members who died in shanksville, pennsylvania. Their names announced at the memorial with 200 in attendance. For most new yorkers, 9 11 is forever seared in their souls. With a cost of almost 3,000
Which you saw expressed in some of the things rubio said and paul ryan has said in the last couple of days, if they are going to stick their necks outs, they want to feel they have a partner with the white house. Joining me right now is democratic congressman eric shifz zer. Lets dive in to bring everybody up to speed on where we stand with nine days out on the quester. Interesting with the piece out by john boehner, carney has tweeted out, Speaker Boehner is rewriting history in the oped for getting he said i got 98 of what i wanted when he and 173 house rs voted for the sequester. Are you surprised by the game of chicken being played in washington, d. C. , especially when it comes to the amount of cuts that are coming on march 1st . I wish i could say im surprised but weve seen enough over the last year and a half not to be surprised by yet another impasse. And i think this is really a lot about damaging members of his congress. They want cuts and embracing the sequester, many of the
The suspects name has yet to be released. Foleys parents released a letter from their son which was memorized and transcribed by a fellow hostage who was litter released. He was with 17 other hostages. They used scraps from their cell to play games. They talked about movies, they talked about sports. Overnight joint chiefs chairman Martin Dempsey said he would support direct action if they become a direct threat to the u. S. Or europe, but the nations top general said he does not believe either is the target of a current plot. Several republicans, however, say the rise of isis needs to reevaluate its strategy. One of the problems is its gone unabated for nearly two years and that draws people from brittain to across europe, even the United States to go and join the fight. They see that as a winning ideology, a Winning Strategy and they want to be a part of it. Thats what makes it so dangerous. They are one plane ticket away from u. S. Shores. Theyre not the j. V. Team anymore. Theyre t
It shows that for all of the progress thats been made against isis in this region the kurdish fighters from around here have really rolled back thousands, 5,000 square miles they estimate territory that isis once held. Isis still holds key pieces of real estate here. The town behind me and of course the major city of mosul. Phil black filing that report from northern iraq. Lets talk more about this with cnn chief National Correspondent jim sciutto. Im also joined by cnn military analyst Lieutenant General mark herdling. Welcome to both of you. All week you are talking about isis and movements in syria and iraq. It doesnt come as a surprise to you. Its significant. A lot of talk about isis momentum being stopped and in many areas in the country thats true but isis showing they can carry on offensive takes. They have taken the town of albaghdadi. Iraqi forces killed the eight suicide bombers that phil black referred to with the help of u. S. Surveillance and aircraft likely drones and at