these tourists. >> this particular incident happened in porta villarta. a number of passengers from the cruise ship came on shore, they were told they were taken into a jungle area, there would being water falls, wildlife, dense canopy, a typical jungle experience. but then what happened is when they get to get back on their bus, another form of wildlife unfortunately, which is prevalent in mexico at the moment, gunman got on to the bus and robbed them. there were 22 u.s. tourists. i think mostly from california. and they were robbed of their jewelry, their money, their passports, their cameras, and then the government -- they fled off the bus and fled towards hills in the distance. this is what actually happened. obviously a horrendous experience. even more so because this, every
these tourists. >> this particular incident happened in porta villarta. a number of passengers from the cruise ship came on shore, they were told they were taken into a jungle area, there would being water falls, wildlife, dense canopy, a typical jungle experience. but then what happened is when they get to get back on their bus, another form of wildlife unfortunately, which is prevalent in mexico at the moment, gunman got on to the bus and robbed them. there were 22 u.s. tourists. i think mostly from california. and they were robbed of their jewelry, their money, their passports, their cameras, and then the government -- they fled off the bus and fled towards hills in the distance. this is what actually happened. obviously a horrendous experience. even more so because this, every
shep? >> shepard: shannon bream live in the newsroom. the memorial plaza opened to the public today a day after the first openings for families to the victims. thousands of visitors walked through the grove of oak trees where the twin towers once stood and their fingers over the names of died and september 11th of 2001. the names of those victims etched on bronze plaques surrounding the two giant water falls. the largest man made water falls in the nation. >> i have a stone in my stomach. it's very impressive. i like it very much. i think it's a good place for the people that have relatives and feel here. >> it's a beautiful tribute that they have here for the firemen and the flights that went down. wonderful tribute to them. >> shepard: 400,000 people have signed up to visit the memorial in the coming months. officials predict that some 5 million will visit the site
of the lost souls and listen to the water falls. it was one of several places including the pentagon and shanksville, pennsylvania where americans stood in solemn tribute on sunday. at the same time security across the country was enhanced. fear of a possible terror threat thankfully never materialized, but patrols were on high alert with vehicle inspections on the roads and in the skies where this terror attack began, there was no room for horse play. indeed norad dispatched f 16 fighter jets to escort flies on which persons were behaving suspiciously and questionable conduct in bathrooms that caused concern. on an american airlines flight from los angeles to new york, three men were questioned and later released after making repeated and prolonged trips to the lavatory, perhaps having drunk too much. never advisable on the long distance flight. on a frontier aircraft from
took as it crashed to land right this in shanksville, pennsylvania, ten years ago. so let's go from shanksville pennsylvania to what is known as ground zero down here in lower manhattan. what is happening here right now? well, rick leventhal did a good job start to go tell us a little about it. right over my shoulder, gretchen and brian, you can see the 9/11 memorial and of course, the two biggest components are those water falls and even though we are he' in lower manhattan and there are thousands of people around here, outside here, just above ground zero, you can hear the water falling and it is -- it sends a chill up your spine to hear that. >> and you know, you think about it, steve, too, you've got the memorial, you have the memorial as well as the museum that are opening up and for those families to come down and see those -- to see their names of their loved ones for the first time it's almost going to be like going to the grave the first time after someone passes away and start
beautiful memorial that's been put in place here with this country's largest water falls and every name of every victim etched into this memorial. >> that's right, and not only are the names of the 2001 attacks, but also the 1993 attacks on the world trade center as well. brian, to point about all the people who gathered around the memorial site. right down there, barely outside of my frame, but there's actually one of the local firehouses and that's a firehouse i believe lost five members on september 11th. and last night, there were all sorts of firemen, he retired fires, their families, it was a time of celebration, as they look towards the future as they remember those we all lost. 343 firemen alone in those two buildings on september 11th, exactly ten years ago. >> and steve, 2,977 if you look at shakesville site, the pentagon and where we're sitting right now of.
simple, seemingly simming setting. i want you to be able to concentrate on the water falls and the names. then i want you to use the whole thing as a park this is a park for the people who live around here this is the most dense neighborhood, certainly in america, maybe except for hong kong on the wore. these people have to have a place to -- in the word. these people have to have a place to go. that's what the mayor asked us for, without compromising either to accomplish both. >> i can share with our viewers taking about a 9/11 and hearing the waterfalls is soothing, as we hear the names of those lost. we thank you forgiving us that inside track and thank you for the memorial. >> thank you for having me. we are going to be talking live to the associated press photographer who captured one of the most iconic images of
shannon. >> shannon: thank you very much. new information on the memorial service planned at ground zero for the 10th anniversary of 9/11. the new york mayor michael bloomberg says the ceremony will be solemn and stately with no speeches. president obama will attend along with former president george w. bush and former mayor rudy giuliani. only family member letts be allowed inside the memorial that day to look for the names of their loved ones etched on to the railings of two water falls. even though they are reportedly inching closer to a debt deal. many bond ferraro they can make it t. to the house and senate on time. up next, a fair and balanced debate on both sides of the aisle. [ slap! ] [ pneumatic wrench buzzing ] [ slap! slap! slap! ]
9/11. the new york mayor michael bloomberg says the ceremony will be solemn and stately with no speeches. president obama will attend along with former president george w. bush and former mayor rudy giuliani. only family member letts be allowed inside the memorial that day to look for the names of their loved ones etched on to the railings of two water falls. even though they are reportedly inching closer to a debt deal. many bond ferraro they can make it t. to the house and senate on time. up next, a fair and balanced debate on both sides of the aisle. [ slap! ] [ pneumatic wrench buzzing ] [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fhting you? fight back fast with tums. ccium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums
weekend, a moon bow, like rainbow, but it's the moon. it appears when light through the full moon shines through mist released by the park's many water falls. here is your first look at wall street. the dow opens at 12,437 after falling 54 points yesterday. the s&p dropped eight points, the nasdaq sank 34. taking a look overseas this morning, in tokyo the nikkei rose 38 points, but in hong kong the hang seng lost 64. stocks fell thursday as fed chief ben bernanke backed off hintsz that more stimulus from the feds could be on the way, clarifying statements that drove markets higher wednesday. bernanke stressed the central bank would inject more money into the economy only if things got much worse. now is not the time. that immediately sent stocks falling, led by techs and financials. wall street's so-called fear index rose, thanks also to no