[reading names of victims of 9/11] and may only child, my beloved daughter. brother, donald w. robinson junior. we love you. until we meet again, may god hold you in the palm of his hand. god bless america. president obama, the first lady and vice president biden led a moment of silence thursday morning on the white house south lawn to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. [bell tolling] [silence] from there, president obama attended a ceremony at the pentagon to honor those who died in the september 11 attacks. also delivering remarks were defense secretary chuck hagel and joint chiefs of staff chair general dempsey. this is just over 30 minutes. ladies and gentlemen, please direct your attention on the flag on the pentagon building. the flag hangs from sunrise to sunset in honor of patriot day and in honor of the 184 lives lost at the pentagon. the national anthem of the united states performed by the united states navy brass quintet. [
brian gregg bennett. eric bennett. marching let benson. dominic berardi. bill: it s september 11 and we remember 9/11 for the 12th time. we also look at the events in our own country. there is little question this day changed all of us. i m bill hemmer, welcome to our special coverage. martha: on this the 12h recognition of the day that truly changed america. the moment of silence when united airlines flight struck the twin towers. bill: along with america we remember throughout the morning with more bells tolling and the moments of silence. the names being read and the names of the loss. it s so staggering the sheer volumes we are talking about. the president, the first lady soon arriving at the pentagon. honoring the service members and civilians. that will also happen this hour. later in shanksville, pennsylvania, 60 minutes from now we ll recognize the ceremonies where flight 93 crashed and we pause to remember the twin towers as well. bill: 9:03 eastern time, mom
closer to war with isis, this morning shall the nation pauses. the nation pauses to what led to the prolonged war with al qaeda. this is a live look at the world trade center memorial site, where terrorists used planes as missiles 13 years ago. as they have done ever year since the attack, family members are reading allowed the names of nearly 3,000 victims, they and we will pause in just a minute to mark the second plane hitting the south power. we will bring that moment to you live. the solemn ceremony comes 12 hours after president barack obama announces a major shift in policy to defeat isis. air strikes in syria, arming syrian rebels, sending more military advisers to iraq. obama goes as far as calling isis a cancer that will take some time to eradicate. moreover, i ve made it clear that we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country, wherever they are. that means i will not hesitate to take action against isil in syria as well as iraq. this is a core principle
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