mornings too, but a little cloud, leapt the light slowly sleep in, cup of coffee, quiet house rachel: that sounds liken fantasy. [laughter] pete: my if wife is, like, turn the lights on. i like to keep them off. let the natural light come in, let the morning soothe in will: it s not an operating room. i don t need harsh overhead light. i hate badminton. [laughter] rachel: that looked so fun. will: i was so humbled just now. i mean, i broke mine in tennis, i i now play racquetball with friends. rachel: how is it different than racquetball? will: i don t know. first of all, i can t hit that thing. rachel: i was surprise how out of breath i was. it s this little plastic, you know, lightweight pete: it drops so quick. trajectory is different. in racquetball or tennis ball,s moving. this thing goes north/south. will: the size of the head. also that a long the distance between handle and is head is way different than any other racking debt that i ve racquet. it s closer t
despite china s threats. and a pivotal week for president biden s agenda as democrats aim for senate passage of climate and health care legislation, mindful that the midterms are now just 99 days away. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. let s get straight to the flood disasters in eastern kentucky right now. the death toll as of now, 35. with hundreds, hundreds of people still missing. evan santoro is on the scene for us. the governor who will join us live in just a few moments, said this is the deadliest and most devastating flood disaster he s seen in his life. reporter: i ll tell you, wolf, we took a tour of some of these damaged areas with the governor over the weekend. and the emotion was so obvious on his face. it is clear when anyone sees the devastation, it is just it is it overcomes you. people in this area of kentucky, there is a mountainous region and people are used to
America has been from the beginning, ask your neighbor. [laughter] great information, kevin. i ve never lived in a hurricane zone, i have no idea what kind of wind speeds my home would be able to sustain. new floridians, that s great information. kevin guthrie, thank you so much for the latest. thank you, guys. i appreciate you having us. will: by the way, download the fox weather app for continuing coverage of that storm. pete: and a quick check back in on the tunnel to towers 5k that just started moments ago live on our program, thousands of runners retracing the route taken by stephen stiller on steven siller on the morning of september 11th. you see firefighters preparing to make that very same run are. we continue to watch the race, and we will keep you updated. will: still ahead, it s back to school and parents are are getting wise to woke curriculum. we re going off the wall to expose the truth. rachel: and it s national
Many of us remember 20 years ago not being able to stop watching the coverage. maybe, you felt that way today. for some of us who lost friends, family, and neighbors, they never really looked away. everyone s got their own story from 9/11 and some of you shared your stories with us on twitter. mary beth wrote, thinking about getting back to normal. how it did, how it never did, and innocence shattered in an instant then and now. mary beth makes a good point. check out these two new york times covers. one from the morning of september 11th. the other, from the morning of september 12th. no wonder 9/11 feels like the day that everything changed. and since then, traumatic news has just seemed to accelerate, at least it does to me. the wars in afghanistan and iraq, hurricane katrina, the aftermath of the arab spring, an economic recession, pandemic, an insurrection. what have we learned about grief, as a nation? and how far have we really come over the past 20 years?
The central lesson learned that day. we learned that unity is the one thing that must never break. unity is what makes us who we are. america at its best. to me, that s the central lesson of september 11th is that at our most vulnerable, in the push and pull of all that makes us human, and the battle for the soul of america, unity is our greatest strength. the president will visit all three sites of the attacks tomorrow including ground zero where the tribute and light shines tonight to honor the victims. 360 s gary tuchman spent september 11th, 2001 and many days and weeks after reporting from ground zero but one story he hasn t told until now, a story he hasn t told until now, a story that is very personal to him and his good friend. on the morning of september 11th, 2001, louis and diane were excitedly getting ready to