Shoulder your pain and to carry your great, great sorrow. your tears are not shed alone, for they are shared grief with an entire nation. we grieve together for every mother and father, sister and brother, son and daughter, who was stolen from us at the twin towers, the pentagon, and here in this pennsylvania field. we honor their sacrifice by pledging to never flinch in the face of evil and to do whatever it takes to keep america safe. 17 years ago, your loved ones were among the 40 of flight 93, the 40 passengers and crew
Monitor trump adviser carter page. meadows seizing on this information, suggested this is all part of this coordinating effort and asked for further investigation. trump seized on that this morning, put out that tweet saying that there s something wrong. but peter strzok, the attorney pushed back this morning, with his own statement saying just moments ago, the term media leak strategy in mr. strzok s text refers to a department wide initiative to detect and stop leaks to the media. they say there s a completely different interpretation that meadows had in that letter last night. right. and now you have the president calling on the department of justice, fbi to do something. big question, how are republicans on the hill going to respond? we ll keep a close eye on it. thanks. in moments, the president will speak in shanksville, pennsylvania. he will honor the victims of 9/11. 17 years ago today. when this country was attacked. we will bring you the president live next. this is a sto
President. he s in shanksville, pennsylvania. he ll speak there on that hallowed ground where united flight 93 was downed by those heroes who overtook the hijackers. of course, that plane believed to have been headed for the capitol. let s go straight to my colleague and our white house reporter sarah westwood, who joins us there. we heard from the vice president last year in shanksville, mike pence, with beautiful remarks last year there. what will we hear this morning from the president? well, poppy, i m going to keep my voice low because the ceremony is continuing togoon behind me, but president trump is expected to mark his second 9/11 anniversary in office in shanksville, pennsylvania, by focusing on the 40 passengers and crew members who were onboard that hijacked plane who rushed the cockpit in order to stop what would have been a devastating terrorist attack, like you mentioned, in the capitol. whatever else might be on the president s mind, today is a day about american uni
Capitol from a devastating strike. in the days after the attack, tens of thousands of firefighters, police officers, and recovery workers traveled to new york and arlington to crawl through the rubble in search for survivors. there were prayer vigils, memorials, and charity drives all across our nation. here in shanksville, many of you raised up the first memorial. a wooden cross, a chain link fence. mementos and tributes pouring in, and dozens and dozens of american flags. a piece of america s heart is buried on these grounds. but in its place has grown a new resolve to live our lives with
Those words echo across this field. and those words tell the story of 40 men and women who gave all their love for their families, their country, and our freedom. to dorothy and to every family here today, america will never forget what your loved ones did for all of us. earlier this week, you dedicated the final part of this memorial, the tower of voices. standing at 93 feet tall, the tower of voices is now the first structure visitors see when they