The inflight announcements. But is that going far enough to keep passengers safe . And remembering 9 11. 15 years now since the unthinkable. Put your mask on. Put your mask on. The attacks on american soil that changed so much. Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack. A nation united in grief but not defeated. And the question we as a country are asking this morning, are we any safer today . Good morning, america. And many of us may be waking up with the same thought this morning. Its so hard to believe its been 15 years since 9 11. So many of us remember exactly where we were the moment that we heard the news 15 years ago. And today as we look now at the 9 11 memorial in Lower Manhattan, the thousands of victims and First Responders will be honored. Yeah, were going to have much more on the anniversary throughout the show. But as we all know, it comes in the middle of an extraordinarily heated president ial campaign. And there are new developments in that race this morning. There certainly are. Hillary clinton is now walking back her controversial comment that half of trumps supporters can be put in a, quote, basket of deplorables. Republicans, including trump himself are pouncing on this. And this controversy comes at a tricky time for clinton. A brandnew abc News Washington post poll shows the race is really tightening. Here are the numbers. Shes up 4641 but that is within the margin of error. Its been ups and downs all this political season. Well talk more about the poll with abcs George Stephanopoulos, but we do kick off our coverage with devin dwyer in washington for us this morning. Good morning, devin. Reporter good morning, paula. It wasnt the first time that clinton referred to some of trumps supporters as deplorables, but when she declared half of them are deplorable under intense criticism, she quick ly issued a statement that she was wrong. Hillary clinton expressing rare regret this morning but offering no apology for her comments. You could put half of trumps supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. Reporter in a Statement Released saturday to contain the firestorm, she says, i regret saying half. That was wrong adding i wont stop calling out bigotry and racist rhetoric. Donald trump and republicans are on fire with outrage for what she told her donors. Theyre racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, islamaphobic, you name it. Reporter in a statement trump calls the comment a grotesque attack on American Voters that makes her unfit and incapable of representing all the people. At a summit of evangelical voters on sunday, running mate mike pence put it this way. Hillary, they are not a basket of anything. They are americans, and they deserve your respect. Reporter the Clinton Campaign says she was only talking about those Trump Supporters who have openly advocated hateful views. That other basket of people are people who feel the government has let them down, and theyre just desperate for change. Reporter republicans see echoes of fundraiser gaffes of the past like mitt romneys private rebuke of the 47 backing obama. Who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims. Reporter and obamas 2008 remark that his opponents were bitter. They cling to their guns or religion. Reporter while trump has avoided attack on clinton supporters, he hasnt always been kind. And her supporters have very little enthusiasm. Reporter now, despite clintons regrets for some of her words, her Campaign Manager this morning is digging in on her broader message, saying trumps, quote, offensive views and extremist allies are deplorable. Dan and paula. All right, devin, thank you and for more lets bring in abc news chief anchor George Stephanopoulos who will be hosting this week a little bit later this morning. Good morning, guys. Good morning to you, george. First and foremost, trump is pounces on this. He has tweeted that hillary just had her 47 moment. What do you think . You know, she had to say she regretted using that word half but it was very much a sorry, not sorry statement from Hillary Clinton. I mean, i think one of the things it was a gaffe. I think she would have preferred not to have made it. But you saw in her statement, when she doubled down on all the things she finds deplorable. She believes that in the end, what shes going to have to do, even if this firms up donald trump support, shell use to it energize her supporters as well. And, you know, theres a number in our poll that shows why this is necessary. It shows that 46 of Trump Supporters are very enthusiastic right now. Only 33 of Hillary Clinton supporters are very enthusiastic. I think shes hoping that bringing up things like this are going to fire them up. Well, lets continue talking about this new poll as we said. Shes up by five points now, but thats within the margin of error and the numbers have really tightened in recent weeks. Should this be making team clinton nervous . I think its a relatively tedly lead. It was eight points about a month ago. Thats within the margin of error, as well. But she definitely has an enthusiasm problem right now making sure that her supporters dont drift away to those third and fourth party candidates, gary johnson and jill stein, as donald trump firms up his hold on his supporters. One of the things we have seen in this poll is that donald trump has firmed himself up among republicans right now. I think that is something that Hillary Clinton has to be concerned about that, but if you look at the fact that she has an even larger lead over registered voters, a tenpoint lead, she has to do something to get the people inclined to vote for her but not there yet mobilized. All right, george, thank you very much. Thank you. And i want to remind everybody george has a big show this morning on the anniversary of 9 11. Hes going to be speaking with the Homeland Security secretary, as well as former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. Thats coming up on this week later this morning right here on abc. Thanks again, george. Thanks, dan. We want to move to todays somber anniversary. Its been 15 years since the september 11th attacks, and those attacks changed our way of living as americans. The victims are being remembered today. And abcs david wright is in Lower Manhattan for us this morning. David, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, paula. Hard to believe its been 15 years since that bright september morning when terrorism tragically changed the skyline here in Lower Manhattan and utterly transformed the world in which we live. Like pearl harbor was for our parents and grandparents, 9 11 is a date that will live in infamy. Today for the 15th time a moment of silence and a seemingly endless list of names. Andrew anthony abate. Vincent paul abate. Reporter lives cut short. Families robbed on one of the worst days in american history. We just got a report in that theres been some sort of an explosion at the World Trade Center in new york city. Reporter 91 of American Adults remember exactly where they were or what they were doing the moment they heard the news. There is chaos in new york at the moment. Theres been not one but two incidents as charlie and diane have so ably reported, the second one coming at 9 03 when television was on live. You could see what was clearly a jet aircraft flying into the second trade tower. Reporter the terrorists also attacked the pentagon that day and a fourth jet that might have been aimed at the white house or capitol crashed in a field in shankvville, pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people died on 9 11. More than 6,000 injured. That day sent a generation to war. And also brought lasting changes on the home front. The president is paying tribute to those. We remember and we will never forget the nearly 3,000 beautiful lives taken from us so cruelly. Reporter Hillary Clinton lays a wreath at the memorial. She was a freshman senator from new york the day of the attacks. Donald trump came to pay his respects too. The debate over how best to keep us all safe is still at the heart of their president ial race. The statistics show that your chance of being killed in a terrorist attack now are about 1 in 4 million. Statistically, youre much more likely to die in a car crash or in a random street shooting. But the shadow of 9 11 looms as large as that building, the tallest in manhattan, the replacement of those twin towers, and preventing another 9 11 remains job number one for any u. S. President. Dan, paula. Absolutely, david wright, thank you, and abc news has teamed up with american heroes channel for a special documentary airing tonight, 9 11 as we watched, a look back at the events of september 11th as they unfolded. Were going to move on now to the man who tried to assassinate Ronald Reagan back in 1981. This morning, hes a free man. John hinckley jr. Released from a Psychiatric Hospital for good this time now living with his mom in williamsburg, virginia and abc news senior Legal Correspondent sunny hostin is here with more on the story. Sunny, good morning to you. Reporter good morning. At the time of the shooting, hinckley was 25 years old and had an obsession with actress jodie foster. Medical experts saying hes now stable, that he no lodger poses a danger to himself or others. This morning John Hinckley is a free man released from a Psychiatric Hospital in washington, d. C. , 35 years after his failed assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan. [ gunfire ] reporter the 61yearold will now live with his mother in this gated community in suburban williamsburg, virginia. I would feel very differently about this if i had to live on the same street as he did. Reporter hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity after firing his revolver six times at reagan, injuring the president and press secretary james brady. But in july, a federal judge ruled that the wouldbe assassin is no longer a danger to himself or the public. His attorney telling abc news hinckley continues to regret the suffering he caused others. Because mr. Hinckley has shown the court that he can obey by the rules and regulations set out by the judge, its time to try and see how he does on his own without coming back to st. Elizabeth. Reporter hinckley may have a number of privileges in his new life including a drivers license and freedom to travel alone within 30 miles of his home, but his release is also bound by several conditions. He has a gps on his phone so they know where hes at all the time. Any movements he makes, any website he wants to go on, hes got to get permission to do so. Reporter hinckley must report to a Psychiatric Team in virginia and continue to undergo treatment or could be sent back to the hospital. All right, sunny, thank you and, again, he will be living with his mother. 61 years old, but hell be living with her. Thats right. And his mother is 90 years old. All right. Thank you very much, sunny. Great to have you in studio again. And the fight against zika is getting a stark and shocking assessment from the head of the centers for disease control, the cdc. Dr. Thomas friedman, hes telling congress that if they do not act now on zika funding, the consequences will be financially felt for decades. And abcs eva pilgrim is here with the story. Eva, good morning. Reporter good morning, paula. The fight against zika is running up against a major wall. This morning, the director of the cdc making a public plea for help predicting dire consequences if nothing is done. The battle to eradicate zika wages in south florida. Taking to the sky this morning, amidst concerns the money needed to fund more missions like this is drying up. By the end of this month, well be out of money to respond effectively. Reporter at the same Time Congress looks to end the gridlock over a zika funding bill that may get another vote this week. This is obviously an issue were going to have to resolve this month. Reporter right now there are 56 locally transmitted cases of zika in south florida. 84 pregnant women have been infected. And despite all the spraying, the city announcing a fourth mosquito pool tested positive for infected mosquitos in miami beach. In the coming weeks and months we will see, unfortunately, and tragically many more babies born in puerto rico and in the continental u. S. With microcephaly and other birth defects. Reporter for those who live in miami beach, concern this morning. Those numbers could grow if the fight has to be scaled back due to a lack of funding. I have to spray my son two or three times. He looks like a glazed doughnut by the time he gets on the bus in the morning because i have to spray him constantly. If we dont eradicate it now, when is it going to stop . How many more unborn children are going to be affected . Reporter Health Officials telling us it can cost over 10 million to take care of a child born with microcephaly over their lifetime. Theyre still trying to figure out what happens to babies who are exposed to zika in the womb, but no question, these are decisions that have the potential to impact us for decades to come. And so many families, as well. Eva, thank you. Appreciate it. Time to check the other news this morning, and for that we kick it over to ron. Good morning, sir. Hey, good morning to you, dan and paula. Good morning, everyone. We begin in wartorn syria where the news of an impending ceasefire was followed by a day of intensive air strikes by Government Forces that killed and injured dozens in the Northern City of aleppo. At least 37 people in the rebel held city of idlib died in that attack according to a british human rights group. The ceasefire between government and rebel forces that was negotiated by the u. S. And russia, that is due to start on monday. And back here in the u. S. , multiple decks collapsed and pancaked at an offcampus house party Near Trinity College in connecticut. 31 people, most of them students, were taken to nearby hospitals, but no one was reported seriously injured. Authorities say it appears the third floor deck fell onto the second deck, which then crashed down. Investigators say the wooden decks appeared to be old and deteriorated. And a florida teenager who got in trouble earlier this year for allegedly posing as a doctor, hes under arrest again, this time in virginia charged with various counts of fraud. 19yearold malachi loverobinson was arrested at a car dealership after allegedly trying to buy a luxury vehicle. Police say he lied about his income and tried to get an elderly woman to cosign on his loan without her permission. And this woman in this famous 1945 photograph, that photograph known as the kiss, she has died. Greta zimmer freedman was 21 years when a sailor she had never met grabbed and kissed her in new yorks times square during celebrations marking the end of world war ii. Friedman died in a virginia hospital this past week. She was 92 years of age. And in womens tennis, theres a new number one player in the world. Not paula. Its Angelique Kerber of germany who captured the u. S. Open on saturday. And with that win, dislodging Serena Williams as the top womens player, at least ranked womans player in the world. She defeated Karolina Pliskova of the czech republic, two sets to one. Kerber is now a twotime grand slam champion. And finally this is a good one, from the world of college football, Central Michigan upsetting Oklahoma State on the final play of the game. A play that should not have even happened. Because of a penalty called on Oklahoma State with no time left, Central Michigan was allowed to run one final play with no time on the clock. See it there. A hail mary pass and then a lateral that leads to yep, he could go all the way. Central michigan winning, 3027. And when he gets in there, but after the game, Officials Say they made a mistake. Central michigan should not have been awarded that extra play. It doesnt matter. The result stands. Why . Its complicated. But it has to do with when theres a penalty at the end of the game which allows for a loss of down, the game ends. So they had a penalty for you know, that should not have allowed the game to continue. Cant end on a defensive let me say i dont understand but i disagree. I disagree. Its weird they cant overturn the result because the referees were wrong. Especially when they admit after the game they were wrong. They admitted they were wrong. They were wrong. Central michigan wins. To make for more excitement on the second weekend of college football. By the way, you survived and great coverage from game day yesterday. Wow. He was having a good time. It was the battle of bristol in more ways than one. It started at 7 00 a. M. Eastern time. My goodness. What a game last night as well. Tennessee and virginia tech. Want to take you to cincinnati, ohio, where they had a little rough weather last night and yesterday afternoon. With some storms that brought down some trees and power lines. This still morning there are some folks that are without power, ail in advance of this storm system or cold front pushing across the northeast. Take a look at these numbers right now. These are actual temperatures. At 7 00 a. M. Eastern time, 77 degrees in new york city. 55 in chicago. So here comes the cooler, drier air coming in across the east. And there will be some showers and storms with this. I think mostly north of new york city. But theres a chance until it comes through at noontime and widespread sunshine with low levels of humidity although