Too many, never even found. To never forget who did it. Who could forget . I am haunted still every time i look at the sky downtown. I still see the collapse. I feel what went through my body as the towers came crashing down. Being covered in pulverized powder. What filled my eyes, ears, overwhelmed all my senses. It was a day that you could never forget. In fact, to kind of remember it i keep some of it. Actually forgot it tonight but i keep some of it right next to my desk. My senior Producer Tyrese just handed it to me. I keep it because not just simply to remember but because of what is in here, of what it meant. What it meant about us, about the people i would never find, the people i would never see again, the people i would never forget. I remember it all. So many of us do. But never forget the call was for more than what was lost. We would have never forgotten what was found. And this reminder is so important right now that it is worth discussing because ill tell you the kid yo
This is just a horrific scene and a horrific moment. The large plane crashed this Morning North of the somerset county airport, which is in western pennsylvania, not too terribly fall from pittsburgh. The most tragic thing that has happened to america by far. The last time i spoke to my father was Tuesday Morning before he went to work. I told him have a good day at work and i havent heard from him since. There are so many pictures. There are so many people who are still missing. Thousands of lives were suddenly, in these evil despicable acts of terror, none of us will ever forget this day. God bless the soul of those who have lost their lives this morning in New York, in washington, and near pittsburgh, in pennsylvania. Good morning, and welcome to cnns special coverage of the 20th Anniversary of the September 11th attacks. 20 years ago today, nearly 3,000 people were killed in the worst Terrorist Attack to ever strike the united states. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, firefighte
Manhattan with Wolf Blitzer at the pentagon, Paula Reed In Shanksville, pennsylvania where Flight 93 went down. At the memorial, two reflecting pools represent the footprints of the Twin Towers, North And South towers, surrounded by names of the victims of the 9 11 attacks. And also the 1993 World Trade Center bomb. Families of the heroes lost, elected leaders from across the country, including four u. S. President s past and present attending ceremonies in New York, washington and pennsylvania today. President biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive In Shanksville any moment, will lay a wreath at the Flight 93 memorial, there they are moments ago getting off in johnstown, pennsylvania. We heard from george w. Bush who was president on 9 11. Vice president Kamala Harris spoke as well. U. S. Military leaders led the ceremony early this morning at the pentagon which was also struck, honoring the lives lost, sacrifice of so many families not only that day but in the 20 years that followed
Everyone. Thank you so much for joining me. Im fredericka whitfield. Today marking 20 years since September 11th, 2001. 2,977 people died on that day in the deadliest Terror Attack in history. In ceremonies at all three Attack Sites this morning, victims names were read aloud. In New York, people came together to mark this solemn day. Children placing flowers for Loved Ones. They never got to meet. Men and women in tight embrace, mourning those they lost. And three President S and First Ladies were on hand for the memorial in Lower Manhattan. Tolling bells followed by moments of silence marked to the minute when the planes hit the Two Towers and when each of them fell. At the pentagon, an American Flag was draped down the side of the building before the names were read there. Jay joseph ferguson. Amelia v. Fields. And in shanksville, pennsylvania, the president and First Lady Laying A Wreath in the memory of the everyday heroes who took down Flight 93 and stopped it from reaching its i
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 ill 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 . Thats the incredible part for us, jim. We were in an enclosed Conference Room