michael. for me, this is the place i want to honor him. reporter: john a.catamatties. i m sad by the fact he s among one of the deceased obviously. at the same time, i m so grateful that his name will be forever preserved, you know, in bronze. reporter: as they have every year, bells tolled at the moment of impact. 9:37 was the moment american flight 77 struck the pentagon killing 184 people. amazing grace good morning. reporter: vice president biden paid tribute to the pentagon victims but also to those who answered the call to arms after 9/11. many of them were just kids on that bright september morning, but like their grandparents on december 7,
i want you to see. one of them, a nascar superstar who will be racing next week in honor of the 9/11 pentagon victims. ryan newman will join me live from the atlanta motor speedway. also this morning, an exclusive. another comedian saying something he now has to policies for. katt williams is who we re talking about, joining us live here on cnn, just minutes away, asking him about his controversial remark made about mexicans during a stand-up performance in phoenix. those comments have him apologizing. from the cnn center in atlanta, georgia, this is your cnn saturday morning. i m t.j. holmes. glad you could spend part of your holiday weekend here with us. labor day often means politics. specifically this morning, though, sarah palin and the tea party. she is the main attraction at a rally in iowa today, even though she s not an official candidate, at least not yet. cnn political reporter peter hamby is in iowa for us. peter, help people understand this. it s iowa, it s labor