More on New York

From Joe Siegler.. "As today starts, I find myself still not being able to come to grips with the events of yesterday, as I'm sure most decent people can't. The video that CNN started showing last night of plane #2 was pretty intense (It's currently available here on CNN's site). Still seems like some sort of video game. Anyway, here's the latest updates from CNN as I get into the office this morning."

� The White House and Air Force One may have been targets of the terrorists responsible for the Pentagon attack, according to White House officials. That is why President Bush was flown from Florida to several military bases until his security in Washington could be guaranteed. Officials say the jet that slammed into the Pentagon may have been originally destined for the White House. (Full story)

� Maine's Department of Public Safety says officials seized a rental car at the Portland jetport, believing two of the hijackers may have used the car to travel between Portland and Boston.

� The Federal Aviation Administration has given clearance for flights diverted after Tuesday's terrorist attacks to continue on to their final destination Wednesday, but ordered all other commercial air traffic to remain grounded. (Full story)

� 80 bodies have been removed from the Pentagon. "Scores" of bodies have been located but not removed.

� Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld admonished U.S. government officials for revealing classified data because it could "reduce the chances that the U.S. has to track down and deal with the people...who have killed so many Americans."

� A car is seized in Daytona Beach, Florida, with information relating to Osama bin Laden.

� The owners of a flight school in Venice, Florida, say that the FBI is investigating whether two former students were involved in the attacks.

� New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani says that "the best estimate" for the number of dead could approach "a few thousand people ... in each building." As many as 300 firefighters and police officers are missing and feared dead. (Full story)

� Brokerage firm Morgan Stanley reports the "vast majority" of its 3,500 employees at the World Trade Center got out safely.

� The Taliban, who control 90 percent of Afghanistan, appeal to the United States to refrain from attacking their country.

� President Bush asks Congress for emergency funding to aid rescue and relief efforts and calls attacks "acts of war." (Full story)

� NATO is meeting to discuss invoking Article Five of its charter which would give a green light to the United States to retaliate once it determines who is responsible for Tuesday's attack and expediate assistance from other NATO members. (Full story)

� Intelligence sources tell CNN that at least two phone calls were intercepted between members of an organization connected with suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden. Phone calls mentioned that two targets had been hit. (Full story)

� Secretary of State Colin Powell says the coalition being formed will not stop at getting the people responsible for the attack, but will go after terrorists wherever they are found.

� The aircraft carrier USS George Washington has moved into New York Harbor

� New York rescuers are searching for two other people who have been in contact with authorities; six firefighters and three policemen were rescued early Wednesday, two other police officers were rescued Tuesday night. (Full story)

� New York Fire Chief Pete Ganci and First Deputy Commissioner of the Fire Department William Feehan have perished.

� Boston's Logan International Airport announces tightening of security. Among them: the airport will discontinue curbside baggage check-in and remove vehicles standing within 300 feet of front entrance. Car found at the airport, where two of the hijacked planes originated, contained a flight manual written in Arabic. Police and FBI investigators are examing the car. (Full story)

� Pentagon announces: Military jets will be seen in skies over New York and Washington for the next several days.

� Reports of three suspicious aircraft over Canada were checked out by Canadian authorities and found to be untrue, according to U.S. officials. Concern about the matter was prompted by a Canadian pilot who reported -- erroneously as it turned out -- that he was being followed by three other aircraft.

� New York City is closed to the public south of 14th Street.

� President Bush asks Congress for emergency funding to aid rescue and relief efforts and calls attacks "acts of war."

� NATO is meeting to discuss invoking Article Five of its charter which would give a green light to the United States to retaliate once it determines who is responsible for Tuesday's attack and expedite assistance from other NATO members.

� Intelligence sources tell CNN that at least two phone calls were intercepted between members of an organization connected with suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden. Phone calls mentioned that two targets had been hit.

� Law enforcement officials in South Florida say they tried to carry out search warrants based on information found in flight manifests, but the searches have yielded no evidence.

� New York rescuers are searching for two other people who have been in contact with authorities; two other police officers were rescued Tuesday night.

� Fire still smolders at the Pentagon, although the fire was under control by Wednesday morning. As many as 800 people there are still unaccounted for, but half of the building was to open on Wednesday.

� As many as 300 firefighters and police officers are missing and feared dead.

� New York Fire Chief Pete Ganci and First Deputy Commissioner of the Fire Department William Feehan have perished.

� Boston Herald reports that authorities seized a car at Logan Airport in Boston containing "suspicious materials," including Arabic language flight manuals. FBI spokeswoman would not confirm or deny that report.

� Although airlines were making tentative plans to begin resuming curtailed schedules, the unprecedented grounding of all flights in the United States remained in effect until at least noon Wednesday.

� Pentagon announces: Military jets will be seen in skies over New York and Washington for the next several days.

Posted by Joe Siegler on September 12, 2001 at 3:30 PM | Permalink
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