Attack on America
I turned on the television this morning only to see on ABC News that terrorists had hijacked four 757s and crashed them into various locations. Two hit the World Trade Center, which is now in pieces. Video footage was captured of the plane striking the second tower, which happened at about 9:03 AM ET. It is estimated that 50,000 employees can be in the two towers combined at peak hours.
Also, according to ABC News, an estimated 70,000 people visit the tours daily. They are unsure of the number of casualties, but they are high. At the time I wrote this article, I was watching a young freelance cameraman on ABC that captured footage of the wreckage. Only the lobby of the South tower remains.
The Pentagon was hit by one plane which damaged about a 300 x 200 foot area of the building. However, fire continued to blaze and burned even more of the building. The NSC and FBI were mostly out of the building and mostly military and navy men were hit in the crash. The president is in Louisiana, wait, Nebraska… Nobody knows where he really is. However he isn’t in the White House.
A fourth plane landed in a field outside Pittsburgh. It was said that its destination was Camp David.
Seeing the footage is simply amazing. If you haven’t heard anything about this story, be sure to check Google. I was amazed that San Francisco closed as many buildings as they did. Every public school in San Francisco was shut down and all government offices were closed as well.
Here in Marin nothing was really shut down, including the schools.
Sadly, it is my cousin’s 17th birthday today, now a day that will live in infamy.
The press is already calling this attack the worst America has seen since Pearl Harbor. Osama Bin Laden is the man thought to be behind the attack also Iraqi and Iranian government could be responsible as well. Minutes after the attack Israeli military aid was sent to the U.S.
All airports have been closed nationally and the entire New York area is pretty much shut down.
Today is unbelievable. Most of my local churches are holding prayer services for the victims.
Also, the Red Cross has set up a national hotline for blood donation. Visit Yahoo! for more info.