Of tomorrows 20th Anniversary of the 9 11 Terror Attacks. The nation getting ready to mark this difficult milestone with tributes at the three sites where nearly 3,000 americans lost their lives. Terrorists using planes as missiles, crashing into the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center in New York and here at the pentagon. Their mission thwarted by passengers in a fourth plane who fought back, crashing down into a remote field in shanksville, pennsylvania, instead of the intended target, the capitol hill. In Shanksville Lanterns will be lit and placeed alongside The Wall of names commemorating the 40 passengers and crew members. President bide listen visit all Three Memorial Sites tomorrow. Were also expecting to hear from him in a few moments where hes expected to talk about how his administration is keeping students safe in the classroom during the pandemic. Were going to bring that to you live. This hour will be a busy one for us here. Well look ahead at the lessons learned and lo
Yeah. An important moment for you and important moment for people to see. Im glad we were able to see your photo. Thank you for being here to share your story. We are grateful for your service and time today. I appreciate it. Well think about you tomorrow. Thank you. Thank you for watching. Our special coverage live from the pentagon here. We will have more from the same spot tomorrow. Ill anchor here with Andrea Mitchell. Ill have more on msnbc reports. We continue with Craig Melvin live from shanksville, pennsylvania right now. This field is the site where the passengers and crew of United Flight 93 wrestled control of the hijacked planes on September 11th, 2001 and crashed it into the ground. Craig melvin picking up Friday Coverage from Sacred Ground In Shanksville, pennsylvania. The site where we lost 40 american heroes and sacrificing their own lives and likely saved thousands more. That plane was bound for the u. S. Capitol. Where im standing, literally, the exact place where Fam
Paves the way to an actual bill . Lets dig deeper on all of this. I want to bring in nbcs national reporter sahil kippur, and moderator for Washington Week on pbs, its friday so you better tune in. Sahil, lets talk about Voting Rights. Talk to us about Joe Manchins compromise and whether it actually changes the prospects of something getting done here. Reporter thats right, steph crucial offer, because if they can get that, they can say theyre united and force a conversation about whether more is an option. They need 60 votes to move forward. They dont have any hope of getting meaningful republican support to advance this bill. The senate is likely to vote on tuesday. There are multiple things that manchin said that offered democratic support, including making Election Day a national Holiday Guaranteeing 15 days of national voting. Even a push for some i. D. Rules was pushed by warnock if it is designed in a way to not be restrictive or oppressive. A significant move, but democrats are
Majority, the case was dismissed on the procedural basis of lack of standing. The court held that a texasled coalition of gopcontrolled states and two individual plaintiffs had not suffered any injury and therefore had no right to bring suit. Trump appointees Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett voted in the majority on a ruling that leaves in place the entirety of the affordable Care Act. Justices samuel Alito And Neil gorsuch dissented. So, willie, Big News, Big News from the Supreme Court this morning. Especially when you Look at that vote by Amy Coney Barrett. We heard from a lot of progressives and a lot of democratic senators that she was on a mission to destroy the affordable Care Act. Not the case yesterday. And not the first time that courtappointed justices have sided with the courts liberals. In 2014, Neil Gorsuch was the Swing Vote. In 2019, Brett Kavanaugh surprised many when he sided with the courts liberals, ruling that Iphone Users could produce antitrust lawsuits agai
Griff, i wish i was there with you. I understand you got a little rain, but nonetheless. Griff its great to be with you. It was pouring a few hours ago at Arlington National Cemetery. We were there with ryans sister. And its special to be here on a weekend that brings us together as a country and thats our great appreciation for those who fought and died for our freedom. So important to remember that thats what this Holiday Weekend is all about. Cant wait for some of those interviews that youve been working on, griff. Really Looking forward to it. But in the meantime we are going to move on to some other news here. President biden unveiling his 6 Trillion Budget Proposals for fiscal year 2022 which would bring the national deficit to record levels. Mark meredith is live in wilmington, delaware where the president is spending the Holiday Weekend. Hi, mark. Alicia, good afternoon. President biden says his Budget Proposal is a statement of values. But republicans say its a nonstarting for