manhattan with wolf blitzer at the pentagon, paula reed in shanksville, pennsylvania where flight 93 went down. at the memorial, two reflecting pools represent the footprints of the twin towers, north and south towers, surrounded by names of the victims of the 9/11 attacks. and also the 1993 world trade center bomb. families of the heroes lost, elected leaders from across the country, including four u.s. presidents past and present attending ceremonies in new york, washington and pennsylvania today. president biden and first lady jill biden arrive in shanksville any moment, will lay a wreath at the flight 93 memorial, there they are moments ago getting off in johnstown, pennsylvania. we heard from george w. bush who was president on 9/11. vice president kamala harris spoke as well. u.s. military leaders led the ceremony early this morning at the pentagon which was also struck, honoring the lives lost, sacrifice of so many families not only that day but in the 20 years that fo
knowing they spoke with their loved ones in those last moments or heard a message from their loved one in the last moment and what it must have felt like for him. unspeakable. rehema ellis, thank you as always. great to see you this afternoon. we are approaching the top of the hour. you are watching msnbc reports with yasmin vossoughian. welcome, everybody. i m yasmin vossoughian. if you are still with us, thanks for sticking with us. if you are just joining us, welcome. as our coverage of the 20th anniversary of the september 11th terrorist attacks continues, we are beginning this hour with a special look at the personal experiences of muslim-americans from 9/11 to now. i want to play for you more of the discussion that i had this week with a diverse group of muslim-americans. they spoke to me about how they have seen islamophobia in their own lives and how they hope to see awareness shift, an inflection point now and in the future. let s listen. my heart just dropped an
farm workers, activism. that s what we all witnessed in 2020, activism. people rising up to declare black lives matter day after day. that s saying a lot. 2020 was the longest year in civil civilization. oregon. descended on the city in 2020. it turned into the battle for a soul of our nation. democracy fundamental civil rights as americans. portland, oregon. we have been here before. remember? gentrification. when you were a kid, they weren t telling kumbucha on tap? that seems very portland. embarrassingly portland, yeah. whacky bike riding. simpler times. the question is how did a city that s 70% white become the epicenter of 2020 black lives matter activism. honestly, where else but portland? portland is a bright blue dot in a state surrounded by red. activists have been fighting here for years. since way before it was cool. add to that the killing of george floyd and a president set on making an example of liberal cities. we could take care of portland in 45
that s what we all witnessed in 2020, activism. people rising up to declare black lives matter day after day. that s saying a lot since 2020 was the longest year in the history of civilization. but in portland, oregon, the fight for racial justice morphed into something bigger when donald trump s army of militarized federal nincompoops descended on the city in the summer of 2020. a demand for local police reform turned into a battle for the soul of our nation. so i guess i m going back to portland. portland, oregon. we ve been here before. remember? gentrification. you re trying to tell me when you were a kid, they weren t selling kombucha on tap. jokes about hipsters. that seems very portland. with the beard and the hat. producers making me do some wacky bike riding. simpler times. the question is how did a city that s 70% white become the epicenter of 2020 s black lives matter activism? honestly, where else but portland? portland is a bright blue dot in a state
we are expecting the plan to be really ambitious. we are keeping our eye on the covid news. the biden administration announced as of today we crossed an important threshold. a majority of u.s. seniors have been vaccinated. we hit 50% of americans 55 and up. cdc director asking to slow down or stop reopening plans in the states for the next few weeks because the vaccination roll out only needs a few more weeks. we are also still watching and waiting for whether osha and the biden administration may issue a rule that requires masks in workplaces nationwide, regardless of what states have what rules. osha rule like that for mask use in workplaces, an enforceable rule. that would certainly help with what the cdc director is asking for from the states but this is turning into a mystery. osha was told the first week of the biden administration they needed to study this better and report back by march 15th. we are two weeks past the deadline. we think it would be a very big deal as