In our hour of need. And today, isaac continues to do exactly that. Isaac still works at the pentagon, now as a sergeant. Hes on duty right now, and hes joined us here today for the ceremony. And this morning, all of us and all of america thank isaac for his service. Where is isaac . [ applause ] thank you. Thank you, isaac. Thank you. To isaac and to every First Responder and survivor of the attack, you carry on the legacy of the friends you lost, you keep alive the memory of those who perished, and you make america proud, very, very proud. To the family members with us today, i know that its with a pained and heavy heart that you come back to this place, but by doing so, by choosing to persevere through the grief, the sorrow, you honor your heroes, you renew our courage, and you strengthen all of us. You really do. You strengthen all of us. Here on the west side of the pentagon, terrorists tried to break our resolve. Its not going to happen. But where they left a mark with fire and r
As his Surgeon General out today urging every american to put one on. The most important thing i would say to people, if you do go out to a gathering or in public, please, wear a face covering. Lets start with nbcs dasha burns in jacksonville, florida. Shell be with us throughout the entire show this morning. Florida leading the way in new cases again, breaking the daily record, but that beach behind you is actually staying open this weekend, i believe. Reporter yeah, ayman. It takes a couple of seconds out here to see the beaches definitely open. Take a look around. Still early in the day, but people are already setting up for a big beach day here. We got some people swimming, we even have some fishermen over here, we saw a bunch of lifeguards drive by wearing their masks and i was here since 6 00 in the morning, ayman. Even at that hour there were groups of people doing yoga. Some people taking advantage of this Holiday Weekend and the open beaches. Very different story here than in
Restrictions and open up business here in the United States this week. Ainsley that would be great in many ways. Today state parks in texas will reopen. Some Retail Stores will open back up on friday. In South Carolina the governor is expected to announce today that they will be reopening their beaches. Good morning every one of you at home. We hope you had a great weekend. We are one day closer, hopefully, to end of all of this. There are still people on ventilators. There are people still in the hospitals there are still deaths unfortunately. We have to remember them on this day. We also need to get back many people want to get back to work or i guess Everyone Wants to get back to work. I talked to a gentleman over the weekend who says he has a company and he hasnt gotten the money because the money has run out and he cant pay his employees. Its very scary and a lot of people are trying to weigh the risk here. Brian 22 million unemployed. 14 are working class. 10 are middle class. 5
More rain but irma will start to send some winds from the west. We have a baby dolphin here that has washed ashore. There we go. Come on, guy. We think you can make it. Come on. Hang on. A little more water. Here we go. Okay. Swim. And steve bannon speaking out for the first time confirming that he views the comey firing as the biggest mistake in political history. That would probably be too bombastic even for me but maybe modern political history. And the nation remembers. 16 years after 9 11 the Trump Administration now marking the solemn anniversary for the very first time. We americans are not made of cotton candy, we are not seaweed drifting in the current. We are not intimidated by our enemies. Today as we stand on this hallowed ground, we are reminded of the timeless truth that when america is united, no force on earth can break us apart. And good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell in new york. Continuing our coverage of irma still causing major concerns. Right now, Hurricane For
And in other parts of the state as you just saw people are starting to assess the damage. We are expecting an update from governor rick scott any minute. And later this hour well get a White House Briefing from Sarah Huckabee sanders. Most of the airports in florida will remain closed today. 6. 5 million customers in the state are now without power. Officials warn it could take days or even weeks for it to be restored. And irma isnt done yet. Now a Tropical Storm, she has her sights set on georgia. Atlanta is under a Tropical Storm warning for the first time ever. Weve got an Incredible Team of reporters whove been covering every angle of this storm all weekend and into the day. Lets go first to nbcs Morgan Radford whos in jacksonville, florida. Morgan, the flooding there, it doesnt look good. Tell me what youre seeing. Its not good, katy. The flooding not only has the water been rising since we got here, but there are entire apartment complexes to our right where the water is worrying