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today is marking a difficult milestone that changed our country and the world. tributes will be under way at all three sites where nearly 3,000 americans lost their lives. of course, president biden will visit them right here in new york city where the first two planes crashed into the twin towers of the world trade center.we a commemoration ceremony is set to begin around 8:40 a.m. eastern. the obamas and the clintons, they will also be attendance. former president trump says he will visit ground zero, too. though it is unclear if he will be at the actual ceremony. of course, later this morning, a ceremony at the pittsburgh. the site of the second terrorist attacks a big american flag, just moments from now, unfurling over the side of the building as the sun rises in our nation s capitol. we will take you there live as it happens. we ll take you to shanksville, pennsylvania, where the fourth plane, united flight 93 crashed before reaching washington, d.c., than ....
recognized because of their covert status. it s those stars on the wall and those individuals who i knew very well personally and worked with who gave their lives, and i think that s something we always have to remember. we didn t do everything perfectly over the last 20 years, but i must say the fact that we prevented another horrific attack from al qaeda in the homeland here really is testament to the tremendous patriotism, skill and courage of so many men and women over so many years. thank you so much. stephanie and ali in new york, back to you. thank you to both of you. of course we ll be spending the next couple of hours together. it is just past the top of the hour, 12:00 noon as we continue special coverage of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th attack. all morning we ve been watching the poignant and moving images from the memorials that are taking place to mark this day. we saw president biden and first lady jill biden at ground zero this morning, ....
can she go all the way? also tonight. the head of mi5 warns that the taliban s takeover of afghanistan may well embolden so called lone wolf terrorists. it comes on the eve of the 20th anninversary of 9/11, as america prepares to remember almost 3000 people who died that day. whether it is 911, whether it is january 13th, whether it isjuly seventh, i miss my dad and that will never change. scotland sees its highest level of covid infections since estimates began the first minister says the nhs is under more pressure than ever before in scotland. and disappointment and frustration for the sell out crowd at old trafford as the fifth and final test is cancelled at the last minute because of covid. and coming up on the bbc news channel: yorkshire cricket apologise to their former player azeem rafiq and say he was the victim of racial harassment and bullying. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. tomorrow night, britain s emma raducanu will step on court for h ....
i ve been taking care of each day, and three i ve been taking care of each day, and three weeks later, i m in the final and three weeks later, i m in the final and and three weeks later, i m in the final and i and three weeks later, i m in the final and i can t actually believe it. and coming up, foreign correspondents based in london will be discussing social care and afghanistan. that s in half an hour in dateline. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start with a warning from the head of m15, who says there is no doubt that recent events in afghanistan, and the rise of the taliban, are likely to have emboldened so called lone wolf terrorists. ken mccallum told bbc news that 31 late stage attack plots have been foiled in the uk in the last four years. the taliban has promised that afghanistan would never again be a base for terrorists after taking over the country last month. the m15 warning comes on the eve of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. w ....
disaster. our guest this week. the guardian columnist polly toynbee, mina al oraibi, the national newspaper reporter and still in the distance here with me in the bbc is the bbc s business editor simon jack. welcome to all. so to begin with, borisjohnson s government has announced the largest tax increases in the uk for decades to try to fix the nhs and the social care sector. some say that the £36 billion it will raise over three years won t solve the crisis. other critics say that the tax rises are unfairly distributed. let s begin this conversation with polly. to what extent, polly toynbee, do you believe what the government is proposing will solve the problem with social care, which we have been discussing in this country for years? discussing in this country for ears? , ,., ., years? yes, government after government years? yes, government after government has years? yes, government after government has failed - years? yes, government after government has faile ....