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Someone killed your father. hundreds of miles south in florida, andy card was also at an elementary school. the chief of staff to president bush knew he had to interrupt him. thats when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whispered to him, "a second plane hit the second tower. america is under attack." ann van hine was in her car when she heard the news, and she knew as people were trying to escape the twin towers, her firefighter husband, bruce, would be heading in. my kids wen...

At an elementary school. the chief of staff to president bush knew he had to interrupt him. thats when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whispered to him, "a second plane hit the second tower. america is under attack." ann van hine was in her car when she heard the news, and she knew as people were trying to escape the twin towers, her firefighter husband, bruce, would be heading in. my kids went to bed. emily and megan were 17 and 1a at the time. i stayed dressed, i laid down...

Thats when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whispered to him, "a second plane hit the second tower. america is under attack. " ann was in her car when she heard the news, and she knew as people were trying to escape the twin towers, her firefighter husband, bruce, would be heading in. my kids went to bed. emily and megan were 17 and 14 at the time. - i stayed dressed, i laid down with them but i didnt go - to sleep because i figured - someone was coming to the house and i wou...

Werent gaining altitude, that was a nanosecond. then captain louder came up and said, oh my god, another plane. i said i have to tell the president. i assume there was a full microphone that can pick up everything. i knew he was in front of second graders and the press pool. so i chose my words carefully, passed on two facts and made one editorial comment. the two facts were a second plane hit the second tower. the editorial comment was america is under attack. i knew it wasnt an accident and i ...

Particular targets might have been chosen? >> well, these particular targets -- for small, the world trade center for its very high profile. and the obvious trap that the terrorists set. after the first attack, they knew very well that all television cameras and one of the most media intensive centers of the world would be focused on those twin towers, so that when that second plane came in, with that horrific video of it striking the second tower. that would achieve a monumental victory for the...

Explosion. we can see a billowing smoke rising, and i cant -- ill tell you that i cant see that second tower, but there was a cascade of sparks and fire, and now it looks almost like a mushroom cloud explosion. >> as america was glued to the horrific images playing out in new york in a lonely field near shanksville, pennsylvania, united airlines flight 93 crashed, killing all onboard. the passengers and crew had fought back against their hijackers, having learned what was happening outside. and ...

I was just very impressed he was not the least bit selfish that day, he was completely engaged and trying to do the right thing. >> mr. secretary, every year i vow not to reimmerse myself into the readings and documentaries about what happened here and every year i fall into the same pattern. and every year i remind myself of the time line. this is the incredible part to me. regarding your role in this, and i want to hear about the infrastructure behind the scenes. as youve been talking, we saw ...

There with tears in her eyes. and she told me what had happened, and we had a moment in the hallway. i think i was just very confused at first. like, you know, youre an innocent ten—year—old thinking, "the world is great." and then, you find out that someone killed your father. hundreds of miles south, in florida, andy card was also at an elementary school. the chief of staff to president bush knew he had to interrupt him. thats when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whisp...

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On that day, always with a lot of sadness and, you know, really i dont talk about it very much, but the one thing that always strikes me is that i remember most vividly the courage i saw on that day. i mean, there was such a sense of helplessness, when i found out that the plane that hit the second tower was an airliner, because someone id met on the street told me, it was just -- it took my breath away, and i was confused and overwhelmed, but i think back about the firemen who rushed in the bui...