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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 foun
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 i
nonemergency travel and suspending and severely limiting subway service. this video of a rushing water surge into an apartment on 22nd street in manhattan, more than three inches of rain recorded in central park within an hour, shattering a record set last week. at the same time, ida s remnants unleerk rare tornadoes in the atlantic and northeast, like this one in annapolis, snapping trees, ripping off roofs, toppling power lines. similar scene playing out in new jersey. look at this. tornado caught on camera, causing serious damage. and this video of a school bus that got stuck in high water in frederick county, maryland. fortunately, all students and the driver were rescued safely and are home this morning. we have the best team of reporters. i want to start with stephanie gosk. what s the latest? zblt good morning. the sun is out in queens but the damage is done. remarkable looking at the gas station that no one was injured. rachb came down so hard, so fast, the roof krash
announcement this afternoon which came suddenly and sooner than expected with the last c-17 transport lifting off just one minute before the president s self-imposed august 31st deadline arrived in kabul. he ll be addressing the nation tomorrow. the secretary of state spoke just a short time ago and addressed the issue of americans remaining in afghanistan. we believe there are still a small number of americans, under 200, and likely closer to 100, who remain in afghanistan and want to leave. we re trying to determine exactly how many. we re going through manifests and calling and texting through our lists. and we ll have more details to share as soon as possible. our commitment to them and to all americans in afghanistan and everywhere in the world continues. the protection and welfare of americans abroad remains the state department s most vital and enduring mission. he said the state department would help americans leave no matter when they decide that they wish to dep