Already near, residents close to the barclay friends nursing home sprung into action. I asked if i could help and there was just so much going on, that instead of waiting i just went in. Reporter some ran in the burning building to help those helpless inside. We wrapped this gentlemen in the blanket and made a stretcher out of it and carried him away from the fire as far as we could. Reporter others ran from their homes with blankets to comfort, and to keep warm, elderly and disabled now out in the cold. Everybody reacted so quickly. I was extremely proud of my neighborhood. Reporter fear now is that all of this effort may not have been enough, 18 hours after the fire, authorities are still trying to figure out if everyone made it out. That is number one priority is to make sure that we can account for everybody and the scene and how it happened, will follow on. Reporter at lee 25 investigators with the atf will be figuring out what caused this fire and try to figure out if everyone ma
the president asked americans to honor the fallen by keeping alive americas shared virtues and values. from the pentagon, this is 35 minutes. the national anthem of the united states. nd playing star-spangled banner ] ladies and gentlemen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests, most of all families and friends of those we lost on 9/11, inside the pentagon, near the chapel, lies a quilt on display. it was stitched together by dozens of americans who simply wanted those of us who survived the attack on his building to note that day, our fellow citizens, would always remember those who did not. on that quilt are written these words by a little girl, in our hearts, we weep for you. in our minds, we honor you. today, her words still comfort us, because today, we still weak for those we lost here and in new york weep for those we lost here, in new york, and in somerset county. we honor them wi
taking off is when the command came to land erything. what was your mindset? how did you come to the point to thatthat historic call had never been done, and were you thinking that your first day on your job might be a last? [laughter] after 175 struck the south tower, i call the supervisor and told him to think about issuing a national ground a stop order. they said they would get back to me, but they did not. [laughter] that was about 9:10 a.m. at 9:25 a.m. i gave the order not to do any more takeoffs. there was not mh to do what the point except to land everyone. to do at that point except to land everyone. i had considered giving the order earlier. by the way, i have told my colleagues, but i am surrounded in a facility like this with about 40 type a personalities to are chewing off their armto get something done. there was a lot of urgency by the individuals, anthese people were no different, to do something, to do something positive. we kept reacting to news that we
looking at some critical tax cuts calling it a poor stimulus. i want to get your thought this is morning about the role of tax cuts in the economy especially being maybe a poor stimulus. here is your chance toway in. host: you can join us off email at journal c-span.org. on twitter, go to c-span wj. we are taking your thought this is morning from the new york times business section. it says inside, the current is so appealing that many embrace them as an economic cure all. suggesting that tax cuts have limited ability to bolster a flagging economy. the non-partisan budget office analyze the affect of the policy and found that extending the tax cuts would reduce that employment. host: we d like to hear from you tax cuts may be poor stimulus. a lot of discussions around tax cuts center around the cuts placed under george w. bush s administration that are set to expire in 2011. there s a large section at least giving advice on how to prepare. how is how tax rates would change.