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[NBC Soledad O'Brien] There are few rescues and so nothing to do. Instead just grim
discoveries; body parts instead of bodies.
[ABC Peter Jennings] cousin which is terrorism
uh... designed to cause terror designed to have an impact on the psychology of
Americans designed to show that the United States is vulnerable.
What, what better expresses American vulnerability than to watch these two
symbols of American commerce and government and pride at the lower end of
Manhattan
collapsing in upon themselves after having been attacked by two hijacked
aircraft
[USA Today Jack Kelly] Apparently, what appears to have happened was at the same time two planes
hit the building that their
that the FBI most likely thinks there was a car or truck packed with
explosives underneath the buildings which also exploded at the same time.
[Evan Fairbanks] Immediately just turned and
started running north
[ABC Connie Chung] A second hijacked jetliner hits the second World Trade Center confirming the
nation's suspicion that this was no accident
[Evan Fairbanks] Immediately just turned and
started running north
[ABC Connie Chung] Fairbanks has been a Cameraman
for 16 years
[Evan Fairbanks] Immediately just turned and started running north
[ABC Connie Chung] But today
he wasn't operating
[Evan Fairbank] Immediately just turned and
started running north
[ABC Connie Chung] And that's what drew him back
[President George W. Bush] Brownie
you're doing a heck of a job, FEMA director's working 24/7
[CBS Dan Rather] Most vicious attack that has ever taken place in the world
another quote from him; "It takes the logistics operation
from the terrorist groups involved that is second to none"
unquote now
Mr Yates speaks of terrorist groups
there are those in diplomatic and intelligence circles who would believe that this
kind of attack perhaps could not be coordinated and carried out on this scale
without the help of some state government's actual... state governments
[BBC Jane Berresford] and just heard a huge explosion about 8:30 behind me
[BBC Nisha Pillai] All we know at this moment is that uh
there has been a plane crash in the uh...
in the morning time in New York
the plane smashed into one of the twin towers at the New York World Trade
Center
about half an hour ago
it happened shortly before nine AM local time
this accident took place about half an hour ago at 9 AM local time in New York
[President George W Bush] Let us never tolerate outrageous conspiracy theories
concerning the attacks of September the eleventh
vicious lies that attempt to shift the blame away from the terrorists
themselves
away from the guilty
anyway, uh
I uh was sitting there and my chief of staff uh, well first of all, when we walked in the classroom
I had seen this plane fly into the first building, there was a TV set on and uh
Brownie, You're doing a heck of job. FEMA director's working 24/7
Bangs, bangs, bangs
[Explosion sounds]
Bangs, bangs, bangs
[Governor Jesse Ventura] This was a direct attack on the United States of America and if you think back for a moment.