Recognized because of their covert status. Its those Stars On The Wall and those individuals who i knew very well personally and worked with who gave their lives, and i think Thats Something we always have to remember. We didnt 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 well 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 Weve 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, along with the obamas and
Were about a block from the reflecting pool where the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center once stood. President Joe Biden arriving at this moment in Lower Manhattan. He and Jill Biden will visit all Three Memorial Sites today. Starting here at the museum on this site. Vice president Kamala Harris will speak In Shanksville, pennsylvania later this morning, thats where United Flight 93 was forced down. She and second gentleman, doug emhoff, will then join the president and the First Lady at the pentagon. Nicolle wallace, as i always say, for millions of americans especially anyone in the tristate area, this is the saddest place on earth. Theres no way to walk by this spot if youre on Jury Duty a few blocks away, on an errand or going somewhere else that you dont feel gutted by what was lost here. Our Day Job is to cover politics, what you have in this place and what you have in this remembrance is heroes. Heroes who ran into towers. I think 20 years later that means more today than any
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Saigon in 1975. How do you explain getting this so wrong . First, savannah, to be fair, the helicopter has been the mode of transport from our embassy to the airport for the last 20 years. But you know its not the helicopter. Its not the mechanism. No, no, its the Lastminute Scramble. You know that. Its the Lastminute Scramble when the assurances from the president himself were this is not what we were going to see. It is certainly the case that the speed with which cities fell was much greater than anyone anticipated, including the afghans, including many of the analysts who looked hard at this problem. And part of the reason for that, is because at the end of the day, despite the fact that we spent 20 years and tens of billions of dollars to give the best equipment, the best training and the best capacity to the afghan National Security forces, we could not give them the will. The scenes at the Citys Airport Today are staggering. Thousands of afghans desperate to flee as thousands of