9-11-2001 as it happened [Vers. 02] (10-29)

On September 11, 2001, multiple planes crashed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in what is believed to be a terrorist attack. There was speculation about whether it was intentional or accidental. The New York Stock Exchange and airports were evacuated. The towers collapsed, causing extensive damage and loss of life. The President addressed the nation, vowing to find and bring the perpetrators to justice. Hey Beth, well what is that, something, somebody hit world's rates, I don't know what it is. I don't know what it is. Thank you. Thank you. I just heard a loud boom. You did? Was it a plane? That's what I was thinking, it was a terrorist attack. Immediately there's speculation or cause for concern. This is the World Trade Center that was the center of a terrorist bombing some years ago. So the questions have to be asked, was this purely an accident or could this have been an intentional act? But either way, extensive damage. Oh my God. Oh my God. Six, seven floors were taken out. And there's more explosions right now. Hold on just a moment, we've got an explosion inside. There's an explosion right now, you've got people running up the street. I don't know what's going on. Oh my God, another plane has just hit another building, flew right into the middle of it. Explosion. Oh my God, it's right in the middle of the building. Open your book up to less than 60 on page 153. On page 153. On the count of three, everyone should be on page 153. Oh, another plane just crashed into other World Trade Center. I don't believe it. A jet, a jumbo jet. I'm so scared, I'm leaving. No, don't leave, I can't. I love you. Oh my God. Megan. Oh my God. I'm getting up. Wait for me. We do have some videotape of the second plane, and you can see it there. Where? I didn't see it. Oh, whoa. This is crazy. We have a plane going into a building. And from our vantage point, yeah, clearly difficult to tell. We're under attack. I don't know what type of plane that is, but it's a horrific scene. All right, we have been told also, Michael, sorry, the New York Stock Exchange is being evacuated, as is, I'm sure, much of Wall Street, if not all of it, as much as possible. But the New York Stock Exchange has suspended trading for the moment. It's war. Today we've had a national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country. David, I'm sorry to interrupt you, but we're looking at live pictures of the Pentagon where there is billowing smoke. Jim Michaloshefsky just reported that he heard an explosion. And right now we're looking at an aerial view of the Pentagon. There were reports that the Pentagon has been evacuated. The White House has been evacuated. And even here, however, I'd be very, very cautious. All of the airports across the country have been shut down. All flights have been canceled for another seven hours, which is about 5 o'clock Eastern time. And then we'll reignite there. We'll take a look what's going on after that. The probability of extension, as they call that, is high. Five, four, three, two, one. This is as close as we can get to the base of the World Trade Center. You can see the firemen assembled here, the police officers, FBI agents. And you can see the two towers. A huge explosion now raining debris on all of us. We've got to get out of the way. Get out of the way. Get out of the way. Get out of the way. Get out of the way. Get out of the way. Get out of the way. Get out of the way. It's a fucking quake. You all right? I hope I live. I hope I live. It's coming down on me. Here it comes. I'm getting behind a car. That's it. That's it. Anthony, you OK? Yeah. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I'm down. I'm down. Help. Help me. Jesus. Help. Help. Oh, my God. I'll tell you that I can't see that second tower, but there was a cascade of sparks and fire, and now it looks almost like a mushroom cloud explosion, this huge billowing smoke in the second tower. This was the second of the two towers hit. Now, this is a... This is what it looked like moments ago. My God. The remains of an airplane crash over on Lamersville Road and probably had a terrorist bomb on board that blew up. I don't know anything more than that. That's what I heard on the scanner. I just saw the smoke come up, and the explosion shook the house clear over here, and we are, what, 15 miles from Lamersville. In Washington, there is a large fire at the Pentagon. The Pentagon has been evacuated, and there, as you can see, perhaps the second tower, the front tower, the top portion of which is collapsing. Good Lord. There are no words. We have a report that a 747 is down in Pennsylvania, and that remains unconfirmed at this point, and so we will check on that. The Pentagon Good evening. Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror. These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into chaos and retreat, but they have failed. Our country is strong. A great people has been moved to defend a great nation. The search is underway for those who are behind these evil acts. I've directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice. We will make no distinction between the terrorists who committed these acts and those who harbor them. I can hear you. I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people... And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.