NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – New York City and the nation mark the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on Saturday.
Hundreds of family members are gathering at the 9/11 Memorial, where they'll read the names of their loved ones and observe six moments of silence. Among the officials in attendance will be President Joe Biden, who will travel to all three attack sites.
On a sunny Tuesday 20 years ago, terrorists hijacked four planes. Two planes were flown into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon. The fourth crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, as passengers fought back against the hijackers.
The attacks killed 2,977 people that day and injured thousands. Many more were sickened or killed by 9/11-related illnesses in the years that followed.
Here are the latest updates as the nation remembers that day:
7:30 a.m. -- Gov. Kathy Hochul tweets: "Twenty years ago today, nearly three thousand people lost their lives in the horrific and unprecedented acts of terror against our state and our nation. We will #NeverForget"
7:15 a.m. -- Former President Barack Obama lauded the heroes of 9/11 — and of the years since — in a message to mark the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks: "One thing that became clear on 9/11 — and has been clear ever since — is that America has always been home to heroes who run towards danger in order to do what is right."
7 a.m. -- Family members are arriving at the 9/11 Memorial for the commemoration ceremony.
Attendees listen to the U.S. National Anthem at the National 9/11 Memorial as they take part in a ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2021 in New York City.Ed Jones-Pool/Getty Images
