there s been a declaration of war by terrorists on the united states. when the second tower went down, and tom brokaw said, this is a declaration of war against our country, i don t know that i had viewed it in that way up till that instant. i thought we have an act of terrorism. but, you know, when you hear tom brokaw, you know, the voice of a generation of news watchers say the words this is a declaration of war, it sinks in. i think the role of a journalist is to tell everyone that there is a new reality here. i knew we were changed, that that moment we were a different country. you can all watch the msnbc special 9/11 in our own words. it airs tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern, right here on msnbc. the terror attacks of september 11th inspired many
importantly, these soldiers are doing our duty. how do you hope this day will be remembered today, doris? what do you hope will come of it nine years later? in a funny way, perhaps the face of hatred we sain pastor jones will remind us we have to change away from that and be more tolerant to muslims and every other religion in our country. doris kearnes goodwin and michael smerconish, thank you. coverage from nbc s today show, the day of the attacks as it unfolded minute by minute. here now, the msnbc special 9/11 as it happened. just mentioned, we hav a breaking news story to tell you about. apparently, a plane has just