know a number of people in the pentagon returned to work the very next day. yeah. the terrorists in this case hit a place that doesn t scare easily. it remained true to form. thank you. thank you. great to see you. thank you. former secretary of homeland security. let s continue to check back in with these three venues, these three scenes as we watch them unfold. doesn t get any easier. these are pictures from new york just down behind where we are. we also have the ceremony now broken up at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. the two leading dignitaries there are the former president of the united states george w. bush and the current vice president of the united states kamala harris. it is now u.s. park service,
decorated veterans both recipients of the combat action badge because of the wars launched in the attacks we mark today. we dipped in briefly to a moment of silence here in new york at 9:59. that marked the collapse of the south tower of the world trade center and that staggering waste of humanity. we are coming up on 10:03 a.m., the next occasion we mark. no less tragic. the crash of flight 93 shanksville, pennsylvania. in about 50 seconds from now. the vice president has taken her place there. former president george w. bush. they are reading the names in shanksville so let s listen in before they go silent. [ bell tolling ]
last night a tower of light lit up the sky from lower manhattan where nearly 3,000 people lost their lives and there s a similar tribute over at the pentagon where more than 180 people died. two decades have passed since terrorists hijacked planes crashing two into the twin towers at the world trade center and one into the pentagon. passengers on a fourth flight fought back forcing hijackers to crash the plane into a field in shanksville, pennsylvania. who could ever forget the story of the two words. for the first time as commander in chief, president biden will pay his respects at the three sites. he recognized the people who died and the people they loved that are left behind. it s so hard, whether it s the first year, the 20th. so many have grown up without
saying anything on these visits. he had a pre-recorded remarks last night, but i believe he s leaving it at that, peter? yes, neil. right now the president is aboard air force one from new york heading to commemoration in shanksville, pennsylvania. that s going to be the next place that we see him. he moves on to the pentagon afterwards and he is not expected to deliver any formal remarks at any point today. this is the first time he has attended three events of any kind in three different states on the same day since he became the president, and he is someone who often talks at solemn events about his own personal loss as a way to try to connect with people who are hurting, who are feeling grief, but today we re not going to hear that. he did put out that six-plus video last night where he spoke about september 11th and he called for national unity, but the white house wants to leave
is an area reserved for family, friends and invited guests. last night family and members lit candles for each of the 40 loved ones and the mother of bradshaw, flight attendant, visiting this memorial brings her comfort knowing this was the last place that her daughter was and captain david clerk, arthel of the uss summerset spoke today. named after the county where flight 93 crashed and not only did he speak today but he said the 435 sailors on his ship were either too young or not even born yet when the crash of flight 93 happened to he brought 40 sailors today so they can understand the story behind the name sake of their ship and to understand the ideals that they fight for every single day, service and sacrifice. arthel. arthel: service and sacrifice, bryan llenas in shanksville, pennsylvania.