Monica Iken was married just 11 months when her husband, Michael, died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Steve Hartman talks with Iken about the course of her life 20 years after that fateful day, becoming a vocal proponent for a memorial on the site of Ground Zero. Source
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Miami-Dade superintendent says Florida mask mandate ban violates rights of kids with disabilities
Alberto Carvalho, the superintendent of Miami-Dade Public Schools, says the ban on mask mandates in Florida “certainly” violates the rights of students with disabilities. Source
How to watch the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2021 VMAs will be hosted by Doja Cat. Source
9/12: Kinzinger, Morell, Versalovic
This Week on “Face the Nation,” as America remembers the September 11 attacks, 20 years later, presidents past and present urge a divided America to unite. President Biden is trying to force the hesitant to get their vaccine. Will it persuade or just be another political flashpoint? Source
Full transcript of “Face the Nation” on September 12, 2021
On this “Face the Nation” broadcast, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Governor Phil Murphy join Margaret Brennan. Source
Saudi Arabia says it’s fighting against terrorism
At Al Ha’ir prison, Saudi Arabia claims it’s reforming convicted terrorists with music, sports and even a coffee shop the prisoners run themselves. Source
FBI releases newly declassified record on 9/11 attacks
The document details contacts two hijackers had with Saudi associates in the U.S. but does not provide proof that senior Saudi officials were complicit. Source
Reporter’s Notebook: 20 years after 9/11, the U.S. struggles to find unity
Chief foreign affairs correspondent and “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan reflects on how the September 11 terror attacks illustrated the country’s ability to unite and how 20 years later, the U.S. is struggling to come together. Source
Morell says Taliban’s victory “absolutely inspired jihadists all over the world”
Michael Morell, the former acting director of the CIA, says he thinks jihadists will flock to Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal. Source
Top pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital seeing “record numbers” of kids with COVID-19
Dr. James Versalovic, the interim pediatrician-in-chief at the Texas Children’s Hospital, says, “The reality is, we have seen a record number of children hospitalized during this Delta surge.” Source