it's supposed to be lower manhattan in flames. it's a german u boat and they managed to send planes over here to bomb and destroy and new york. here's the head and the crown of the statute of the liberty down here it. the reminds me of the end of the "planet of the apes." it wasn't far fetched they realized it was a long shot that anything would happen. the germans did send u boat it is took out of a cargo ships. one of them got so close to new york after long island that the guy -- one of the crewmen later wroted i look at night and saw the lights of manhattan just over the horizon. that was tanned losing. and ironically enough. you have a german in 1942 saying the same thing when the nay nazi u-boats came back. there was a scare in 1918 the rumor started in the newspaper maybe the germans can put, they fig dwrurred out a putting planes on board the u-boats off new york or other american americans they can bomb us. they have been bombing london, paris, and other allied capitals during world war i. and there were actually siren al

>> i am in lower manhattan. i was working -- i work at the federal building behind city hall, and we were just sitting at our desks about 9 a.m. and heard a big explosion and then about five minutes or ten minutes later we saw the other plane hit the building, the second tower, and then we just evacuated. as we started to walk away, we turned around about maybe 15 minutes after we left the building, and the second tower just disappeared from sight. i tell you, i have never seen anything more horrible in my life. >> did you see any people, any casualties, mr. levy? >> we bumped into a guy from tower one who said that he had a chance to get out of the building after the plane hit the first one and had a chance to get out of the second one and he said that people were jumping out of the windows to get away from the fire. >> where are you now, benjamin? >> i am in a hair salon in lower manhattan talking to you guys. >> obviously that was -- >> and was the whole federal building evacuated, mr. levee? >> we started ru

but this is manhattan in flames. this is a german u-boat and they've managed to somehow send flames to bomb and destroy new york. here's the statue of liberty reminds me of charlton heston at the end of planet of the apes. but anyhow, this was as far-fetched as this was the never one realize that this is a longshot at anything like this would happen, the germans did send you goes to the coast in 1918, which took out a lot of cargo ships. one of the u-boat is so close to new york off of the narrows, off of long island to one of the crew member later wrote, i look at night and saw the lights of manhattan on the class of the, just over the horizon. and i was sort of tantalizing. ironically enough to have a german in 1842 seen exactly the same thing when the nazis u-boats came back in the war. it was actually a scare in 1918. the rumors started that maybe the germans figured out a way of putting planes on board these u-boats.

so manhattan is in a lockdown. we are hearing right now of another explosion that has taken place at the pentagon. we have the heart of the financial district of america being attacked. now we understand that there is an explosion, there has been an explosion in the pentagon. the heart of the military command center of the united states of america, john. it can't get much worse than this -- let's hope. >> you gotta believe it has happened again. another large airliner, perhaps hijacked, perhaps part of some... widespread plan... apparently slamming into at least the area around the pentagon. [sirens] >> they have not struck at america. they have struck at some individual places in america. but... this country will go on. >> want to go to our washington managing editor brit hume from the nation's capitol. this raises all kinds of questions about america's response and that response is not going to be immediately, is it. >> whether it is immediate, we are seeing a series of evacuations from various buildings around w

we are going to the streets of lower manhattan. allison is there. she writes for "the nation in" magazine. what do you see? >> there are hundreds of people marching in the streets. i have seen two arrests myself. i have seen reports of about 10 more. i just witnessed a photographer be arrested. the white shirt supervisor officers are acting very aggressively. there are officers on mopeds acting aggressively, telling people they will be arrested if they are walking in the streets. the protesters are not deterred yet. there are several factions walking all over wall street just trying to put up with the police presence. i am walking along south street. there are probably around 200 people. >> we are showing a live stream of what is happening in downtown manhattan. what are people saying right now and what is the state of zucotti park itself? >> i have seen reports of about 200 people at zucotti as well. more arrests are happening in that area. i was marching with the protesters and they were chanting anti-capitalism all day all week, occupy wall stree

. >> yeah, one of the first paved street in manhattan. in the '80s and 90s it was the most unsafe unsanitary street in manhattan and the city downtown alliance worked with the city in redoing stone street the way it was in the late 1600s. the street was completed prior to september 11th. then when 9/11 happened, everything went on pause and rewound a little bit. >> i wasn't here i was in my home in brooklyn and called me and said, what do you like us to do? i says, i didn't know how bad it was so i says prepare the restaurant and have the food ready and we'll see what's going to happen. people came but nobody wanted to eat. we had seven girls in the office. they came down and became nurses. they started cleaning their faces because people couldn't see, they couldn't even see walking in here. >> peter what about from your standpoint in terms of the aftermath of 9/11. >> it was difficult for a good year and year and a half and then you saw things were going to get better and turn around. that when we decided in 2003 to start to do our devel

so manhattan is in a lockdown. we are hearing right now of another explosion that has taken place at the pentagon. we have the heart of the financial district of america being attacked. now we understand that there is an explosion, there has been an explosion in the pentagon. the heart ofcommand center of td states of america, john. it can't get much worse than this -- let's hope. >> you gotta believe it has happened again. another large airliner, perhaps hijacked, perhaps part of some... widespread plan... apparently slamming into at least the area around the pentagon. [sirens] >> they have not struck at america. they have struck at some individual places in america. but... this country will go on. >> want to go to our washington managing editor brit hume from the nation's capitol. this raises all kinds of questions about america's response and that response is not going to be immediately, is it. >> whether it is immediate, we are seeing a series of evacuations from various buildings around washington. i think it

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. >> steve: good morning, folks, live from studio e in midtown manhattan. if you are getting ready for work wear a coat. >> gretchen: i am boycotting the fall. i am believing it is warm

it rained down and the winds were ripping through the core doris in lower manhattan. g i got in to a carer that was with open and it was night time for several minutes. >> was in the first tower. >> this is the south tower. as it was coming down -- what that looks like is mild compared to be at the center. it is pitch black for block sfwls was it smoke as well as dust. >> smoke, dust, part of the building coming down pieces of a disintegrating building coming down as well. >> after that several minutes of pitch darkness, what did you see in the streets then? >> a deep gray smoke. it looked like a nuclear winter the type of thing you see in the movies with ash all over the ground, on top of cars, on police cars on windows. i made my way to the building because it is the one light i could see and stayed there until a few people were able to get in the vehicle. we picked up a few people. >> what were their injuries. >> one officer had a gash and he was all right and a young lady had shrapnel in her arm. i don't know if it is part of the build org glass from another build

clashes between the new york city police departments and activists that were walking through lower manhattan chanting we are the ninety nine percent and pioneering a message that. months ago a message that started in new york city and then nationwide and ultimately global but the most important thing to note on monday when these activists gathered together for the one year anniversary is that they are still very much committed to their fight against income inequality against corporate influence on u.s. politics but will also remain what the heavy handed tactics used by the n.y.p.d. against optimus some participating in civil disobedience on many occasions we saw the n.y.p.d. pushing up to this to the ground a lot of us feel disillusioned and kind of put down like we can't there's nowhere to go and there's no recourse that isn't violent you know they're the violent ones they're putting us in the position of violence and they're acting violently. against us which. is much disruption as we could you know to show people that we still run and that the measures just in the same way you know they a

a live look at lower manhattan in the pre-dawn hours. the world trade center illuminated in red, white and blue. thousands of family members will be there to honor the victims today. >>> flooded highways in the southwest, from southern california to new mexico. going to be a slick commute in the southern half of florida, around miami, west palm beach and ft. lauderdale. >>> if you're flying, airport delays are possible in las vegas, salt lake city and phoenix. >>> back to the news this tuesday morning. police in wisconsin have released chilling dash cam video of a deadly shooting at a sikh temple last month. >> now, the first video shows lieutenant bryan murphy, arriving on the scene and exchanging gunfire with the shooter. murphy dives for cover behind a parked car. the other video shows that when officer stan lemda arrives, he exchanged fire with the shooter. six people inside the temple were killed before page turned the gun on himself. >>> we're learning about a frightening crime involving chris powell. he's the star of "extreme make

are not has more the day began with hundreds of optimus and their supporters storming through lower manhattan some attempting to block the entrance of the new york stock exchange sell out the day progressed we saw many clashes between the new york city police departments and optimus that were walking through lower manhattan chanting we are the ninety nine percent and pioneering a message that began twelve months ago a message that started in new york city and then to you but nationwide and ultimately global but the most important thing to note on monday when these optimists gather together for the one year anniversary is that they are still very much committed to their fight against income inequality and against corporate influence on us politics but what also for me was the heavy handed tactics used by the n.y.p.d. against optimus some participating in civil disobedience on many occasions we saw that might be pushing optimus to the ground a lot of us feel disillusioned and got to put down like we can't there's nowhere to go. there's no recourse that isn't violent you know they are the violen

the day began with hundreds of optimus and their supporters storming through lower manhattan some attempting to block the entrance of the new york stock exchange how hot the day progressed we saw many clashes between the new york city police departments and activists that were walking through lower manhattan chanting we are the ninety nine percent and pioneering a message that began twelve months ago a message that started in new york city and then to you but nationwide and ultimately global but the most important thing to note on monday when these optimists gather together for the one year anniversary is that they are still very much committed to their fight against income inequality against corporate influence on us politics but what also remains was the heavy handed tactics used by the n.y.p.d. against optimus some participating in civil disobedience on many occasions we saw them i.p.t. pushing optimus to the ground a lot of us feel disillusioned and kind of put down like we can't there's nowhere to go and there's no recourse that isn't violent you know they're the violent ones they're pu

in lower manhattan, the scene was more intimate than in years past. let's bring in nbc bay area's daniele from the world trade center, at least near that area where it once stood. danielle? >> reporter: good evening. we can't show you this right now with our cameras because of where i'm standing, but right in front of me are two tributes of light. they're symbolizing the world trade centers that fell during the attacks, and the final memorial this evening for the victims on this 11th anniversary. >> jack dennis yagoda. >> reporter: tears and raw emotion filled september 11th ceremonies around manhattan. >> this is the last place he was. very missed. >> reporter: the terror attack sent planes crashing into the world trade center remains fresh 11 years later. >> linda jones. >> reporter: at ground zero, families acknowledge each victim one by one. >> and my father, james amato. >> reporter: about a thousand people listened in silence, filling the area between the national memorial now marking where the world trade towers once stood. >> was taken away fr

clashes between the new york city police departments and activists that were walking through lower manhattan chanting we are the ninety nine percent pioneering a message that began twelve months ago a message that started in new york city and then nationwide and ultimately global but the most important thing to note monday when these optimists gather together for the one year anniversary is that they are still very much committed to their fight against income inequality against corporate influence on us politics but what also for me was the heavy handed tactics used by the n.y.p.d. against optimus some participating in civil disobedience on many occasions we saw them by pushing. optimus to the ground a lot of us feel disillusioned and kind of put down like we can't there's nowhere to go and there's no recourse that isn't violent you know they're the violent ones they're putting us in a position of violence and they're acting violently against us which i don't like. much disruption as we could you know to show people that we're still iran and that the measures just in the same way you know th

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exchange has more the day began with hundreds of optimus and their supporters storming through lower manhattan some attempting to block the entrance of the new york stock exchange so the day progressed we saw many clashes between the new york city police department and activists that were walking through lower manhattan chanting we are the ninety nine percent and pioneering a message that began twelve months ago a message that started in new york city and then you went nationwide and ultimately global but the most important thing to note on monday when these optimists gather together for the one year anniversary is that they are still very much committed to their fight against income inequality against corporate influence on us politics but what also for me was the heavy handed tactics used by the n.y.p.d. against optimus some participating in civil disobedience on many occasions we saw that by p.t. pushing optimus to the ground a lot of us feel disillusioned and got to put down like we can't there's nowhere to go and there's no recourse that isn't violent you know they're the violent ones the

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some people look at the manhattan and think of each other in different places. they would domoon and think of each other in different places. they would do that. that was discussed -- possibly was invisible between the lines. and send them to peggy shippen. no indication that that happened but it was discussed in papers released in the 1920s which gives us another indication that shippen at -- peggy shippen was aware of the otherwise why developing means of communication in which you have to go to her friend and then hurt? >> peggy's father was good at exultation of evidence. when news of this reached home suddenly every document in the shippen family involving peggy disappears and we never had a chance for a court of law to impose sanctions. but many people who think this, there was a big -- after the letter was found which proved peggy had been communicating with andre during the war through enemy lines all of peggy's friends and family we think burned every letter she had ever written. the reason we think it is none of them exist and also because she was such

the day began with hundreds of optimus and their supporters storming through lower manhattan some attempting to block the entrance of the new york stock exchange so after the day progressed we saw many clashes between the new york city police department and activists that were walking through lower manhattan chanting we are the ninety nine percent and pioneering a message that began twelve months ago a message that started in new york city and then to you but nationwide and ultimately global but the most important thing to note on monday when these optimists gather together for the one year anniversary is that they are still very much committed to their fight against income inequality against corporate influence on us politics but what also remains was the heavy handed tactics used by the n.y.p.d. against optimus some participating in civil disobedience on many occasions we saw that might be pushing optimus to the ground a lot of us feel disillusioned and kind of put down like we can't there's nowhere to go and there's no recourse that isn't violent you know they're the violent ones they're

pasha's between the new york city police department and up to visit that were walking through lower manhattan chanting we are the ninety nine percent and pioneering a message that began twelve months ago a message that started in new york city and then to you what nationwide and ultimately global but the most important thing to note on monday when these optimists gather together for the one year anniversary is that they are still very much committed to their fight against income inequality against corporate influence on us politics but what also for me was the heavy handed tactics used by the n.y.p.d. against optimus some participating in civil disobedience on many occasions we saw them i.p.t. pushing optimus to the ground a lot of us feel disillusioned and they've got to put down like we can't there's nowhere to go and there's no recourse that isn't violent you know they are the violent ones they're putting us in the position of violence and they're acting violently against us. but you know like. as much disruption as we could you know to show people that we're still iran and that the measur

will bill most of the arrest came when the occupy activists that stumbled here in lower manhattan in the early morning on monday what stormed the streets it's whenever the activists most for the most part tried to get onto the streets and participate in civil disobedience did the and why peavy not even hesitate to to gather up any of those on the streets and arrest them as you said pointing to the national lawyers guild more than one hundred occupy activists have been arrested so far in this is it just five six hours into the day long of that that have been planned to mark the one year anniversary of this grassroots movement that began here in lower manhattan and then blazed all over the nation and throughout the world now while the the movement itself has died down ever since the activists were removed from their encampments just two months into the the movement the frustrations are still the same they still remain there the hundreds of activists that we've seen out on the streets are still speaking out against the economic inequality in the u.s. speaking out on behalf of the ninety

we pride ourselves not being in manhattan. we're die hard. everyone knows brooklyn goes hard. >> stephen: some people have called baroque lynn's decision to become part of new york city the great mistake of 1898. >> yes. >> stephen: if you could get into a time machine and go back to 1898, what would you say to those brooklynites. >> now am i going back not knowing what i know now. >> stephen: knowing what you know now. >> what i know now. >> stephen: go back in time. it's you going back in time. that's an interesting idea, going back in time and you arrive there and you don't know who you are. you've not amnesia. >> not amnesia but you basically go back in time. >> stephen: right. >> without knowledge of what has happened in the time that you were. >> stephen: i never seen that movie. but you know everything. you know everything, you're going back there. >> okay. i would say to them, set me free. [laughter] >> stephen: from. i hear there was slavery in brooklyn in 1898. that was a horrible part of the united states. slavery going until 1898.

this morning in lower manhattan 200 families will read the names of those killed. we will look at men morial there, for the first time elected officials will not speak at the event. coming up, we will take you back to ground zero for a look at their observances. >> and also president barack obama and michelle obama will honor flight 77 and the 25 people -- 125 who were inside the pentagon and who died 11 years ago today. that event will include a wreathe laying and a moment of silence. >>> 40 lanterns were placed to represent the 40 passengers in sanctionville. vice-president joseph biden will speak at the ceremony and it includes a reading of the flight members passengers and crew. >>> and also tara moriarty is in san francisco this morning with more on what the fire department is doing to remember those who died. >> reporter: well, one minute befor 7:00 0 -- we are told the bell on the corner of full son will -- folsom will signify the last ban. they will observe as well a moment of silence. right now the tower is lit up in red white and blue and in about two hou

beautiful skyline of manhattan. mary: it's been a very long tennis season. it almost makes sense that it ends here on a difficult night on which to play. these guys have both played so much tennis. and still have so much to play. john: murray trying to wait for that moment where he could unload. he had his shot. the ball got away from him there. bill: we've reached the three-hour mark. fourth straight year that the men's championship has gone to men's championship has gone to three-plus hours. still break point. bill: just firing. john: he's got to put a little extra on it when you're hitting through the wind. he's put everything he's got into it. and the crowd is -- they want to see this keep going. that's going to fuel his energy that's going to fuel his energy level. his desire to win this again. bill: three straight points. game point for 4-2. >> fault. john: big effort from djokovic, saving those break points. here's last year. this is the third major in four events in 2011. mary: of course, he was down a couple of match points in the semis to roger fed

reporting live in lower manhattan, i'm danielle lynn. >>> thank you. after a long summer break congress is back in session in washington. on the agenda, they'll try to pass a spending bill to fund the day-to-day efforts. nbc's steve handelsman reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: lawmakers in the house and the senate are back after a month long break with a pile of urgent business. but they're focused first on the election. >> both parties are looking at public opinion polls, looking at which parts of their agenda are popular and which part of the other sides are unpopular and drama advertise those with floor votes that don't result in bills. >> reporter: so democrats want a new vote on the paul ryan budget to drive home to voters that he would change medicare. republicans want the vote to phase out solar and wind power subsidies to drive home to voters that president obama lost a half billion on solyndra. a far bigger issue, the impasse over hiking taxes on the rich that have not settled could raise everyone's rates january 1st and trigger huge def

probably about, you know, 80 miles or so from manhattan. that's when they told me the second aircraft just hit the world trade center. obviously, some confusion in my cockpit. i thought i was chasing american flight 11. they told me a second aircraft, which i didn't even know about. i looked up right away and could see the smoke coming out of both towers. as i saw the towers burn with two airliners in them, we're obviously under attack. >> reporter: in the new york air traffic control center, mike mccormick, too, realizes the united states is under assault from the air. >> we have to do something to remove their weapons. the weapons, of course, are aircraft. so i couldn't allow any aircraft around new york because i didn't know what else could happen. so we made the decision to clear the skies. we brought all the supervisors from all the areas up here and provided a briefing to them, this is what happened, this is what we're doing. >> reporter: eventually, the order would spread from nationwide. every airplane in the sky, literally thousand

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as you can see this is a clear blue sky day in manhattan. if this was an accident, it would be a needle in a haystack kind of accident. >> i was actually in new york in my office like everyone else. like most other people i thought how could this possibly happen but never seeing the aptitude. >> secretary of state called in to say a plane had hit the trade center. i turned on the television and sat there wondering how can an airplane hit the world trade center it was a clear sky no weather problems? how can it happen. >> i was standing at my desk getting ready for my staff meeting down stairs with my senior people my second assistant came in and said a plane hit the world trade center. immediately my mind went to a twin engine plane at that time. i thought that's a terrible accident. >> i got a page the world trade center was hit by a plane. karl rove got to the president first and cold the president the plane has hit the world trade center. the president went directly into a holding room. >> i called the president and said mr. president a p

we are here at one of my favorite streets -- on one of my favorite street in all of manhattan. it has a curve to it. most of the streets have agreed formation. turning down the street like this -- have a grid formation. turning down the street, curved like this, makes it a special place. this is one of my favorite things i have stumbled across in new york. i was walking on the street one day. i turned on to this block. there is this massive mentioned that looks like it could be something out of long island hospital coast. it has huge gates. this mysterious mention -- long island's gold coast. it has huge gates. this mysterious mentioned. it is the last thing you'd expect to find here. people always ask me what is your favorite place in new york tyi my stock answer -- it is true -- it is the place i have not been. >> nick carr on scouting out the best locations in new york city. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont,

he was surprised to find a great white shark when he reeled in his line at the pier at manhattan beach. it was seven or eight feet long. the shark swam right under and unaware swimmer this is the second time a great white shark has been caught in manhattan beach. yikes. >>> coming up on our 5:00 hour local kids going vegetarian once a week. the reason why one school district is taking meat off the menu. >>> plus more on a developing story in vallejo. two people killed inside their own home. wait until you hear about who all else was also inside that home. >>> vallejo police trying to piece together a double murder inside a house. a man and woman found shot to death. who relatives of the victim say was also inside the house. >>> this morning the search is on for two young children believed to be abducted by their father. why they may be on a yacht and when they were last seen. >>> remembering a fallen chp officer that was gunned down on a local highway. how the community is coming together to take care of his family. >>> president obama's message to the nation the new goals he laid out

we are here at one of my favorite streets -- on one of my favorite street in all of manhattan. it has a curve to it. most of the streets have agreed formation. turning down the street like this -- have a grid formation. turning down the street, curved like this, makes it a special place. this is one of my favorite things i have stumbled across in new york. i was walking on the street one day. i turned on to this block. there is this massive mentioned that looks like it could be something out of long island hospital coast. it has huge gates. this mysterious mention -- long island's gold coast. it has huge gates. this mysterious mentioned. it is the last thing you'd expect to find here. people always ask me what is your favorite place in new york city. my stock answer -- it is true -- it is the place i have not been. >> nick carr on scouting out the best locations in new york city. i'm laura trevelyan. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding for this presentation was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermon

this is ground zero in lower manhattan where the flag is draped ready for the ceremony. there will be a moment of silence at 5:46, our time that will be the first event this morning. president obama will be attending a ceremony at the pentagon. vice president biden is expected to speak at the flight 93 national memorial near shanksville, pennsylvania. into flight was en route to san francisco, when it crashed. in new york city, this time this is different, only relatives will be speaking at today's ceremonies monies. no politicians will be addressing the gathering, -- >>> it is difficult to find peace and quiet time to celebrate my son. >> i think everybody wants to remember 9/11. we need of our privacy too. >> four and a half million people have visited the 9/11 memorial since it opened last year. here in san francisco coit tower lit up in red, white and blue in honor of the fallen. >> the san francisco fire department is inviting the public to its remembrance ceremony. every year all 43 san francisco fire stations holder is monies for those who died on 9/11, special re

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people are already lining up outside the 5th avenue apple store in manhattan in homes of getting their hands on an iphone whether they go on sale on friday. >>> what does the iphone 5 sales say about us as a nation? after all, new studies suggest that some people are now spending more on their cell phone plans than they are on groceries. joining us now, ihs chief economist, a economist, and julia, i want to begin with you. you have 46 million on food stamps. angered big banks but hockey and nba lockouts the last year or so as millionaires fight it out with billionaires. what the heck is going on really with the american economy? >> i think when it comes to the iphone, we have to be very careful about interpreting this. this recovery all along has been one where consumers have chosen to spend less on big ticket items like homes and cars, and that frees up a little bit of cash to spend on things like smartphones. all along during the last three years we've seen very strong smartphones and electronic sales even as we see the housing market languish and auto sales remain near record lows.

>> ron allen starting us off in lower manhattan tonight. ron, thanks. >>> halfway around the world in cairo today, an explosion of violence aimed at the united states. muslim protesters stormed the u.s. embassy. they're angry over a film they consider insulting to the prophet mohammed. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in the region with us tonight from istanbul. what was this about? and was the embassy ever in any real danger? >> reporter: it was never in any real danger, but this could escalate, and the situation remains tense. it all began this afternoon, when several hundred demonstrators gathered in front of the u.s. embassy. then a few dozen of the demonstrators managed to scale the perimeter walls, get inside the embassy, pull down the u.s. flag, replace it with a black islamic flag. then egyptian security forces moved in to secure the perimeter. under the former president, hosni mubarak, this would have been very difficult. protesters wouldn't have been allowed anywhere near the u.s. embassy. today they were able to s