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.