eyes. it s the story of rapid action with ongoing consequences. the desperation in afghanistan today, the withdrawal of american troops, the return to power of the taliban, it all began with a decision immediately after the 9/11 attacks to respond with war. we ll show you through the lens of the nbc news archives how america went from a quiet week in september 2001 to a military footing that would last for 20 years. along the way, we ll hear from a veteran of afghanistan and iraq, now congressman jason crow and we ll ask him the question that used to be almost taboo. was the decision to invade afghanistan made in too much haste? did we rush into war? our story begins on september 10, 2001. when president george w. bush used his fighting words for an altogether peaceful cause against a very different enemy. there are too many of our kids in america who can t read today. maybe not in this school, but around the nation there is just too many. and now it s time to wage war on i
[bagpipes playing amazing grace] [bagpipes playing amazing grace] will: good morning and welcome to fox & friends as we look live at shots from lower manhattan ground zero just below the freedom tower, the site of the two world trade center towers 20 years to the day september 11th, 2021 after the he most notorious terrorist attack an our nation s soil. a solemn bay but also a day as we mark for the heros to stood up that day who saved so many. who showed us our national character. i m will cain along with pete hegseth and rachel campos-duffy. rachel: good morning. pete: good morning. will: you were listening to the band play amazing grace. pete: looking down at the nypd right over our shoulder mouse terg this morning providing security for the entire set of events that are happening today all of which will cover you see right there on your screen but many of them lost brothers that day as well from the fdy or nypd. amazing grace is a fitting way to open up the school.
labor day weekend. two senior fda officials have resigned over biden s vaccine booster plan. there no evidence that the vaccinated immunity is waning and that s why two expected officials left. nebraska football team has a reminder to never forget as america marks 20 years since the 9/11 attack. i will stand up. i will not fall. steve: good morning, everybody. welcome to fox & friends. it is thursday. it is september 2nd, 2021. and we re back in the boxes because the remnants of ida moved through the new york city area. i m sure you have seen the pictures. if you haven t yet, a lot of flooding, they set a new record, brian and ainsley, for central park. they received 3 inches of rain in one hour last night and the city was pretty much closed until 6:00 a.m. eastern time, which was a minute and 34 seconds ago. ainsley: listen, we re not used to this up here in the northeast. we are not used to seeing hurricane winds and flooding. it s been a long time since we have
tuesday s withdrawal deadline. plus a dangerous hurricane bearing down on the gulf coast expected to slam into louisiana with devastating force. forecasters warning ida could make landfall as a stronger storm than katrina on its 16th anniversary tomorrow. hurricane ida represents a dramatic threat to the people of the city of new orleans. time is not on our side. and tens of thousands of people are expected to march in washington, d.c. and across the country today to denounce voter suppression. and demand that elected officials protect democracy, as many republicans continue to push restrictive voting laws with yet another controversial bill set to become law in texas. good morning, everybody. it s saturday, august 28th. i m lindsey ricer live from washington, d.c. where we cover every angle of the rallies. i m aaron gill chris in for candice gibson pat 30 rock. we have a team of reporters and analysts following the latest for you. we want to begin overseas. the u.s
beheaded until blood ran down like decapitated heads bobbed in the water like melons along the banks of a canal, oh, no, wait, that was the fall of constantinople in 1453, and this was way worse. as emilio reminded us, the media was in the front line and bore the brunt of the assault from vice magazine, the reporters who survived the insurrection. that would be as opposed to the reporters who did not survive the insurrection? into the statuary hall of death the 600 correspondence, but only nine would return from the gates of, what would really traumatize me if these reporters are truly traumatized is having to go to writing class at columbia for four years and then apply the word insurrection into something that is no such thing. how politicized and corrupt is the city of washington? so politicized and corrupt at the smithsonian institution called up andy kim and asked if he would then make his suit so that generations of children unborn could marvel at his taste in suits.