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a decade after the twin towers attacks. new buildings finished in two years' time. the iconic skyline in manhattan remains uncomplete to this day. on that fateful morning 3,000 people died in new york at the pentagon in washington and in shanksville, pennsylvania. after exhaustive studies by congress and the 9/11 commission, there are questions we are still asking today. who really helped the 19 men? who helped them to move around our country largely undetected? and was this man american born cleric anwar al-awlaki at the center of the plot of 9/11? is he the new bin laden? we begin ...

months. the unemployment rate stalled at 9.1%. the flat performance is sharply down from 85,000 jobs added in july and well below forecasts of 60,000 new jobs in august. and while the white house is playing it somewhat low-key, and cautioning not to read too much into the numbers, there is no doubt that the flatline alarm is sounding and raising pressure on president obama to perform economic cpr with the jobs speech next week, but with the partisan gridlock reigning in congress, there is skepticism that any bold plan can pass congress. we bring in mike viqueira and capitol hill corr...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. just a week after hurricane irene came ashore on the atlantic coast, another massive storm is brewing this time in the gulf of mexico. tropical storm lee is not packing high winds or pushing a dangerous storm surge. what it is bringing is rain. lots of rain. and days of rain. enough rain that new orleans r z residents are wondering if all the money put into flood protection after katrina will keep them safe. >> reporter: another rain squall blowing through the french quarter. what we're looking at tonight, it's the 12th st...

less likely, but the white house is looking to two former presidents who won despite terrible economic times for inspiration. can fdr and ronald reagan offer a blueprint for victory next year? and ten years after 9/11, are we really safer from terrorist attacks? a lot of experts say, no. also, they're in, they're out. they can't decide. what was behind yesterday's other scheduling circus? this one involving sarah palin and christine o'donnell. and, finally, let me finish before i don't believe either what either the white house or the speaker's office said during yesterday's childish...

leading off tonight, political football. let's agree there were no winners in yesterday's foolish you're a jerk, no, you're a jerk debate over the timing of the president's jobs speech, but in washington, when no one win, the president often loses. republicans have to be thrilled they stuck another thumb in the president's eye and mr. obama supporters are holding their heads in their hands over what tears to be another cave-in by the white house. the speech will air before the opening of the nfl season but the larger lesson seems to be if the president and john boehner can't agree on...