Washington Week Ahead 091122 WEB
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- Washington Week Ahead 091122 WEB
- September 11, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Washington Week Ahead HEADLINE: US Observes 21st Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks TEASER: PUBLISHED AT: 09/11/2022 at 3:13 pm BYLINE: Marcus Harton CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: VIDEOGRAPHER: VIDEO EDITOR: Marcus Harton SCRIPT EDITORS: caw sv VIDEO SOURCE (S): ABC, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:54 VID APPROVED BY: mia TYPE: EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[On the 21st anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States, Americans gathered to mark the date and mourn those lost. Marcus Harton has the story.]] ((Sequence of Biden at Pentagon from APTN Dropline)) ((NARRATOR)) President Joe Biden laid a wreath Sunday at the Pentagon, just outside Washington, where 184 people were killed when a hijacked jet hit the building. He acknowledged the grief experienced by families of those lost and pledged to keep the United States vigilant against future attacks. ((President Joe Biden )) “No terrorist could touch the wellspring of American power. And it falls to us to keep it safe on behalf of all those we lost 21 years ago. On behalf of all those who’ve given their whole souls to the cause of this nation every day since. That’s a job for all of us.” ((NATSOT NYC Observance / ABC, APTN Dropline)) ((NARRATOR)) In New York City, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, attended a ceremony at a memorial plaza where the World Trade Center twin towers once stood. ((NATSOT NYC Observance / ABC, APTN Dropline)) Families read aloud names of the victims, pausing for moments of silence at the time of day when airliners struck the two towers, claiming nearly 3,000 lives. ((MASSAROLI INTERVIEW FROM REUTERS)) Diane Massaroli’s husband, Michael, worked on the 101st floor of the North Tower. ((Diane Massaroli, 9-11 Widow)) "Oh, he was the best person ever, best father, best husband, hardworking, loved to bowl, just an awesome (person). That's why I go every year and I hold up his picture. Even with people that never knew him just to know him and remember his face because he was a life that was worth something." ((NARRATOR)) At the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, first lady Jill Biden spoke, reflecting on the airline passengers who brought their hijacked plane down, thwarting an intended attack on Washington. ((Jill Biden, US First Lady)) “So as we stand on this sacred and scarred earth, a record of our collective grief, and a monument to the memories that live on in us each day. This is the legacy we must carry forward. Hope that defies hate. Love that defies loss. And the ties that hold us together through it all.” ((NARRATOR)) Other communities around the country conducted observances including candlelight vigils, interfaith services and other commemorations. ((Marcus Harton, VOA News))
- Transcript/Script ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Washington Week Ahead HEADLINE: US Observes 21st Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks TEASER: PUBLISHED AT: 09/11/2022 at 3:13 pm BYLINE: Marcus Harton CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: VIDEOGRAPHER: VIDEO EDITOR: Marcus Harton SCRIPT EDITORS: caw sv VIDEO SOURCE (S): ABC, AP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV _X_ RADIO __ TRT: 2:54 VID APPROVED BY: mia TYPE: EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[On the 21st anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States, Americans gathered to mark the date and mourn those lost. Marcus Harton has the story.]] ((Sequence of Biden at Pentagon from APTN Dropline)) ((NARRATOR)) President Joe Biden laid a wreath Sunday at the Pentagon, just outside Washington, where 184 people were killed when a hijacked jet hit the building. He acknowledged the grief experienced by families of those lost and pledged to keep the United States vigilant against future attacks. ((President Joe Biden )) “No terrorist could touch the wellspring of American power. And it falls to us to keep it safe on behalf of all those we lost 21 years ago. On behalf of all those who’ve given their whole souls to the cause of this nation every day since. That’s a job for all of us.” ((NATSOT NYC Observance / ABC, APTN Dropline)) ((NARRATOR)) In New York City, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, attended a ceremony at a memorial plaza where the World Trade Center twin towers once stood. ((NATSOT NYC Observance / ABC, APTN Dropline)) Families read aloud names of the victims, pausing for moments of silence at the time of day when airliners struck the two towers, claiming nearly 3,000 lives. ((MASSAROLI INTERVIEW FROM REUTERS)) Diane Massaroli’s husband, Michael, worked on the 101st floor of the North Tower. ((Diane Massaroli, 9-11 Widow)) "Oh, he was the best person ever, best father, best husband, hardworking, loved to bowl, just an awesome (person). That's why I go every year and I hold up his picture. Even with people that never knew him just to know him and remember his face because he was a life that was worth something." ((NARRATOR)) At the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, first lady Jill Biden spoke, reflecting on the airline passengers who brought their hijacked plane down, thwarting an intended attack on Washington. ((Jill Biden, US First Lady)) “So as we stand on this sacred and scarred earth, a record of our collective grief, and a monument to the memories that live on in us each day. This is the legacy we must carry forward. Hope that defies hate. Love that defies loss. And the ties that hold us together through it all.” ((NARRATOR)) Other communities around the country conducted observances including candlelight vigils, interfaith services and other commemorations. ((Marcus Harton, VOA News))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date September 11, 2022 15:29 EDT
- Byline Marcus Harton
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America