before it turns out the plane crashed here, at the pentagon. and i was going into the building, and they quickly evacuated us, because on the west front of the capitol, you could see the smoke billowing from this building, so we evacuated, we started to send back live pictures from outside the capitol, to watch the evacuation, and then not long after, the capitol police told us to run for our lives, because there was a plane missing, and they didn t know where it was, and when it was coming down. it turned out, that was flight 93, and according to the 9/11 report, it was heading for the u.s. capitol. it was a day that all of us will remember, especially being at what turned out to be one of the targets that didn t happen, because of the heroism of the people on board flight 93. yes, really amazing people,
0n anniversaries, america can feel a kinder, less harsh place to be, but though the united states may still be united in grief and sorrow by the events of 9/11, it s not united by much else. jon sopel, bbc news, new york. the us vice president, kamala harris, paid tribute to the passengers and crew of united airlines flight 93 who fought off hijackers in pennsylvania. speaking in shanksville, where the fourth plane came down, she called for unity. we will face new challenges, challenges that we could not have seen 20 years ago. we will seize opportunities that were at one time unimaginable. and we know that what lies ahead is not certain, it is
you have loved so long and so well. for those too young to recall that clear september day, it is hard to describe the mix of feelings we experienced. there was horror at the scale of destruction and awe at the bravery and kindness that rose to meet it. there was shock at the audacity of evil, and gratitude for the heroism and decency that opposed it. in the sacrifice of the first responders and the mutual aid of strangers and the solidarity of grief and grace, the actions of an enemy revealed the spirit of a people. and we were proud of our wounded nation. in these memories, the passengers and crew of flight 93 must always have an honoured place.
stops today. reporter: jake, good morning to you, this memorial site behind me is closed to the general public but certainly open to the families, the victims families of 9/11 who have gathered here in person today, last year, of course, because of covid, they weren t able to come in person, but this year, already, i ve seen them here, paying their respects, down by the reflection pool, leaving tributes, leaving tokens, flowers, sometimes, and there will be music here today, over the course of several hours. we ve already heard the bagpipes here playing just a short time ago, as people started to begin to file in here but there will also be silence. six definitive moments in time, the times when those planes crashed into the two twin towers. the times when the towers of course fell. and of course also the attack at the pentagon and the crash of flight 93 in pennsylvania. as for who is here today, president biden will be in attendance, along with former
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