Mandated covid vaccines for all adults. We ll show you how it s working for them. Plus, how an unranked teenaged qualifier walked into tennis biggest stage and won the tournament without dropping a set. We have that story. Live from cnn center, this cnn newsroom with robyn curnow. It was a somber day across america as the nation stopped to remember the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives on 9/11, exactly 20 years ago. [ bagpipes playing ] for the families of the victims, the tragedy remains a vivid memory, undimmed by time. The nation s collective loss was captured by a young girl as she spoke directly to the uncle she never met and imagined how he might be today. My uncle firefighter michael christopher. Even though i never met you in person, i still miss you a lot. Mom always tells me the crazy, fun things you did. And i m sure if you were here, i d probably be doing them with you. This is a look at the 9/11 memorial at ground zero in new york. Deep fountains bathed in yellow l
None of their sting all these years later. [ bell ringing ] 20 years feels like an eternity, yet it still feels like yesterday. Until we meet again, my love, rest in peace. [ bell ringing ] gather round the river bend, for death is not the end cause i ll see you in my dreams the most moving and most terrifying, perhaps most meaningful accounts of what happened on 9/11 are of course told by the people who were there, the people who survived. One of those survivors, joe ditmarr, is with me now. Joe, thanks so much for being with us. You were on the 105th floor of the south tower world trade center 20 years ago today. Unfortunately very few people on floors as high as you were on are with us today. Take us back to that moment that the tower was struck. It was the tower beside you that was struck. What did it sound like, what did it feel like? did you realize what had happened? what was going through your mind? that s the incredible part for us, jim. We were in an enclosed conference room
Concentrate, we cannot hallow this ground, the brave men and women living and dead who struggled here have concentrated it far above our power to add or detract. And so it is today, because at the pentagon, and willie is at ground zero. A location every bit as sacred to americans as gettysburg or the edmund pettis bridge or the waters surrounding the u. S. S. Arizona and, of course, the patch of land in shanksville, pennsylvania where the heroes inspire us still. Let s go to willie. Joe, good morning. On this september 10th, you think about this day 20 years ago and as you put it well, this is the last day before everything changed, september 10, 2001. We know at 8:46 when the first plane hit the north tower behind me, our world changed, america changed, but the globe changed as well. We re now at the end of a 20 year war that was launched because of the attacks at that day. Here, at the pentagon where mika is and shanksville, pennsylvania. I have to say coming here it s never any less
commemoration, today mark, the 25th anniversary of the explosion outside the alfred p. murrah federal building that killed 168 people including those children inside a daycare facility. the washington journal and our partners at american history tv on c-span 3 spending this next hour looking back at the events from 25 years ago. joining us in oklahoma city at the national memorial and museum is the executive director carrie watkins on this 25th anniversary but first from late afternoon of april 19th, 1995, these words by president bill clinton his first comments about the bombing. the bombing in oklahoma city was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. it was an act of cowardice and it was evil. the united states will not tolerate it. and i will not allow the people of this country to be intimidated by evil cowards. i have met with our team, which we assembled to deal with this bombing. and i have determined to take the following steps to assure the stronge
that they will defend the criminals and prosecute the time.als at the same marking the 25th anniversary of the explosion side the ever be tomorrow murrahuilding building. the next hour will look back at the event from 25 years ago. joining us as the executive director. of 1995,, from april these words by president bill clinton. his first comments about the bombing. [video clip] citye bombing in oklahoma was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. andas an act of cowardice it was evil. states will not tolerate it. i will not allow the people of this country to be intimidated by evil cowards. with our team, which we assembled to deal with this bombing, and i have determined to take the following steps to ensure the strongest response to this situation. first, i have deployed a crisis management team under the leadership of the fbi working with the department of justice, the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms, military and local authorities. we are send