Priests to marry. That is today on wednesday, september 11th. Good morning. Welcome to today. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast. Im matt lauer. Im Savannah Guthrie. This is a solemn day in our history. The nation is remembering 9 11. There have been moments of silence that have been commemorating 9 11. There is a memorial in shanksville. We are all asking where our lives are. And we will continue with that coverage in a moment. We will begin with new developments on the crisis in syria. President obama telling the nation he is willing to hold off on air strikes for now. Nbcs Peter Alexander has the story from the white house this morning. Peter, good morning to you. Savannah, good morning. Today, you said congress will not vote on anything in terms of authorizing strikes in syria. The president asked them to delay that after a primetime speech that offered more of a reset. It could be weeks or months before possible strikes as the president explores the diplomatic option first. It was one o