the firefighters who rescued to the scene, the passengers who stormed the cockpit, these patriots define the very nature of courage. >> performances by alan jackson, patti labelle and the marine chamber orchestra celebrated what one woman called our country's strength, resilience and diversity. after yesterday's busy day marking 9/11, white house officials say today president obama will begin a push to build support for his new $447 billion american jobs act. turning up the heat on congress to act quickly. nbc tracie potts joins us from washington with more on the president's plans. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. good morning, everyone. expect to see the president back on the road again this week pushing his plan first in ohio. then north carolina on wednesday. $447 billion to create jobs in this country.