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Next on a Special Edition of New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Terrorists strike at the heart and minds of america. We'll look at what happened today and how we can begin to prepare for tomorrow. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. September 11, 2001, just after 9am eastern time, America was hit by the worst terrorist attack in memory. |
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Four hijacked planes, hundreds, possibly thousands of people killed. Thousands more injured. New York's World Trade Center is no more. A section of the pentagon is destroyed. The heart of America's power has been shaken to the core. What happened? How can we begin to process the horror of today's terrorist attacks? These are some of the questions we'll try to answer in the next hour. But first, CNN reporter Ben Weidman shows us just what happened. |
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Late today, CNN reported that explosions and missile fire were reported in Kabul, Afghanistan. They showed pictures of the attack using videophone technology. A U-S official says the United States is not attacking the Afghanistan capital, but that it was the result of rebel unrest. |
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President Bush was taken to an undisclosed location after leaving a military base in Louisiana. He's schedule to be back at the White House and address the nation at 9 o'clock eastern tonight. You can see that address here on New Hampshire Public Television. Earlier he said the terrorist attacks are a test of America's resolve. He assured Americans that government is functioning, and that the terrorists will be found and punished. |
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For the first time in American history, all US airports were ordered closed by the FAA. Soon after the attacks all airplanes in the air were ordered to land. The airports will remain closed until at least twelve noon tomorrow. Amtrak service to New York and Boston has also been suspended. The stock markets were closed. Tens of thousands of people were evacuated from state and federal buildings in New York, Washington and Boston. The terrorists struck at the heart of the US economic and military centers. |
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In Massachusetts today, where the two flights that hit the World trade center originated - Boston's Logan Airport - Governor Jane Swift denounced the terrorists. The Governor delivered this message to citizens of the state. |
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One of the pilots of American Airlines Flight Eleven - which crashed into the World Trade Center - was from New Hampshire. Officials at the Bethany Church in Greenland say congregation member Tom McGuinness of Portsmouth was a pilot aboard that plane. A spokesperson with the church said pastors were with McGinness' wife Cheryl and the family. The church has scheduled a prayer service this evening for McGuinness and the nation. |
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Church services and other vigils are being held all over the state tonight. Neighbors are coming together to mourn for the nation. A makeshift banner was hung by the statehouse this evening. It read: "Live Free or Die Against Terrorism. God Bless America." Dozens gathered there for a silent vigil. They reflected upon the day's events and offered each other solace and support. |
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In a phone teleconference this afternoon, New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen said she is confident the people responsible for the attacks will be found and held accountable. The governor was attending an education conference in Washington and said security was heightened around the state today following the attacks. The Governor added that New Hampshire has not been asked to provide medical or other help, but the state is preparing in case it is. |
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The overall coordinating agency for major disaster response in New Hampshire, including terrorism is the New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management. Its Public Affairs Manager, James Van Dongen tells us they are on a level 2 out of possible 4 level of activation within the agency. This includes a 24 hour operations in a watch and wait mode. |
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Pease Air National Guard in Newington is also in a watch and wait mode. Meanwhile, a spokesman for Governor Shaheen says two tankers of the New Hampshire Air National Guard have been put on standby as a routine response to the crisis. If there is any kind of military response to the terrorists involved, Pease could become a staging area for the task force with planes and equipment flying in from around the country. But in the meantime a spokesman told us that security is very tight. |
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The Seabrook nuclear power plant was placed under heightened security. While a spokesman said the plant has not been threatened and operations are normal, the science center was closed and the public was evacuated as a precautionary measure. There were also barricades placed on the entrance road and armed guards were stopping and turning around all nonessential vehicles. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard was also under heightened alert today as a Coast Guard vessel patrolled the waters in front of the ship yard. And guards searched vehicles entering the ship yard through its main gate. |
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Today's attacks struck at the core of America's sense of safety and security. Until now, our lives have been relatively untouched by terrorism. Earlier this evening on CNN, former Nato Commander General Wesley Clark told Judy Woodriff about the nation's command and control systems and what may have been behind the attack. |
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Intelligence and terrorism expert, Professor Thomas Trout says today's attack is on par with the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor nearly sixty years ago and cautioned against anyone reacting in anger. |
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What more can we learn about the terrorist attack against the U.S.? Joining me by phone tonight, Ron Peimer of the U.S. Secret Service.Ron you were there at the world trade center bombing in 93. |
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As the days events unfolded, people all over the granite state were trying to make sense of the day's catostrophic evets. Dr. Ellen Cohn with UNH's psychology deaprtment joined us to talk about what was on the mind of university students attending her classes. |
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It can be difficult understanding and dealing with a tragedy of this magnitude. It can be especially frightening and confusing for children. For advice on how to discuss the issue with school-age family members, we turned to Dr. Michael Kalinowski, Associate Professor of Family Studies at the University of New Hampshire. |
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In the aftermath of such horrific events sometimes it takes months or years for the affect of living through such a traumatic event to take hold. Here to talk about the importance of early intervention for survivors of such events Doctor Roger Pittman of the Harvard Medical School and George Samuels of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. |
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If people are already under a lot of stress or are depressed, today's tragedy could be even more detrimental to their mental health. Health Psychologist Kathleen Kendall-Tackett joined me earlier in the studio to share some of her thoughts on coping with stress. |
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The Red Cross Greater Manchester Center has activated their disaster team to assist the relief effort in New York. They've dispatched an emergency response vehicle to New York City. That vehicle is staffed by volunteers from the Greater White Mountain chapter. Phone lines at Red Cross chapters around the country have been flooded with calls from people wanting to give blood in the aftermath of this tragedy. The Red Cross is prepared to send 80,000 units of blood to New York City, however, they need donors to help replenish that supply. If you would like to donate, you can find out more about blood drives in your area by calling 1-800-GIVE-LIFE. That's 1-800-448-5433. Several New Hampshire Chapters also have schedules on the world wide web. You can find those sites through www.redcross.org. Or, you can call your local Red Cross chapter. They'll take your name and number, and contact you as more drives are organized over the next few days. |
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The airlines whose planes were involved in today's attacks have set up several phone numbers for people concerned about family members they believe may have been on the hijacked planes. Concerned family members can inquire about American Airlines flights at 245-0999. You can call with questions about passengers on United airlines flights at 700-5538. Two of the hijacked flights took off from Logan Airport. The family assistance number for Massport is 568-3100. |
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Around the State, sporting events and other recreational plans were cancelled today. The University of New Hampshire placed its flag at half staff. The University community was invited to gather at the center of campus. President Leitzel told the students she wanted to bring them together for a sense of community and support. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - It will be a time for healing. As the investigation continues into the terrorist attacks on the world trade center buildings and the pentagon we'll look at how a nation begins to heal itself. Then, from 8 to 9 o'clock we'll have a special LIVE edition, where counselors and others will take your phone calls. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for continuing coverage of the terrorist attacks on America on the Newshour with Jim Lehre and the president's live address at 9pm r here on New Hampshire Public Television. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. A time for healing. Then at 8 o'clock, experts take your calls in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on America. It all starts at 7:30 on New hampshire Public Television. |
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Tonight on a Special Edition of New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Terrorists strike at the heart and minds of america. We'll look at what happened today and how we can begin to prepare for tomorrow. Here at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Here is what we know. Four U.S. planes were hijacked this morning. Two slammed into the World Trade Center's Twin Towers. One was American Airlines Flight 11 which left from Boston's Logan airport this morning and was headed for Los Angeles with 92 passengers on board. The other is believed to be United Flight 175 a Boeing 767 - which also left from Boston's Logan Airport bound for Los Angeles with 65 people on board. Law enforcement officials say the plane that crashed into the Pentagon later this morning was an American Airlines jetliner that was en route from Dulles International Airport to Los Angeles. The fourth hijacked plane - United Airlines Flight 93 left from Newark Airport and was bound for San Francisco. That plane never made it to its hijackers' intended target. According to one lawmaker that target was Camp David, the presidential retreat in the Maryland mountains. The 757 crashed about 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. There were 45 people aboard. |
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This is the timeline of the day's events. At 8:45 this morning, the first plane crashed into one tower of the World Trade Center. Just minutes later, a second plane plowed into the other Tower at 9:03. At 9:45 in Washington D.C. a third hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon. And at ten this morning, in New York City, a landmark so many have seen - the South World Trade Center Tower - collapsed. At 10:10 a fourth hijacked plane crashed in Somerset Pennsylvania. At the same time a portion of the Pentagon collapsed. Just before 10-30 this morning the second tower of the world trade center collapsed. At 10:39 another explosion went off at the World Trade Center. Late this afternoon, another world trade center building also collapsed. It had been burning since this morning's crashes. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We'll try to make sense of today's catastrophic attacks on the US. Join us tonight at 7:00 on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC:As the days events unfolded, people all over the granite state were trying to make sense of the day's catostrophic evets. Dr. Ellen Cohn with UNH's psychology deaprtment joined us to talk about what was on the mind of university students attending her classes. SEGMENT LENGTH:7:56 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ellen S. Cohn, Ph.D.\Dept. of Psychology/University of New Hampshire |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC: Four hijacked planes, hundreds, possibly thousands of people killed. Thousands more injured. New York's World Trade Center is no more. A section of the pentagon is destroyed. The heart of America's power has been shaken to the core. What happened? How can we begin to process the horror of today's terrorist attacks? These are some of the questions we'll try to answer in the next hour. But first, CNN reporter Ben Weidman shows us just what happened. SEGMENT LENGTH: 2:08 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jim Weidman\Reporting |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC: In Massachusetts today, where the two flights that hit the World trade center originated - Boston's Logan Airport - Governor Jane Swift denounced the terrorists. The Governor delivered this message to citizens of the state. SEGMENT LENGTH:1:01 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Massachusetts Governor Jane Swift |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC: Intelligence and terrorism expert, Professor Thomas Trout says today's attack is on par with the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor nearly sixty years ago and cautioned against anyone reacting in anger. SEGMENT LENGTH:2:39 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Prof. Thomas Trout\UNH, Political Science Dept./ Intelligence Expert |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC: The overall coordinating agency for major disaster response in New Hampshire, including terrorism is the New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management. Its Public Affairs Manager, James Van Dongen tells us they are on a level 2 out of possible 4 level of activation within the agency. This includes a 24 hour operations in a watch and wait mode. SEGMENT LENGTH:3:23 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jim Van Dongen\NH Office of Emergency Management |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC: It can be difficult understanding and dealing with a tragedy of this magnitude. It can be especially frightening and confusing for children. For advice on how to discuss the issue with school-age family members, we turned to Dr. Michael Kalinowski, Associate Professor of Family Studies at the University of New Hampshire. SEGMENT LENGTH:5:58 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Michael Kalinowski\Family Studies, U.N.H. |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC:Today's attacks struck at the core of America's sense of safety and security. Until now, our lives have been relatively untouched by terrorism. Earlier this evening on CNN, former Nato Commander General Wesley Clark told Judy Woodriff about the nation's command and control systems and what may have been behind the attack. SEGMENT LENGTH:4:32 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: former Nato Commander General Wesley Clark |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC: In the aftermath of such horrific events sometimes it takes months or years for the affect of living through such a traumatic event to take hold. Here to talk about the importance of early intervention for survivors of such events Doctor Roger Pittman of the Harvard Medical School and George Samuels of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. SEGMENT LENGTH: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Roger Pittman\Harvard Medical School\PTSD Expert George Samuels\Director, Of Family Counciling for Child & Family Services |
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DATE:9/11/01 TOPIC:If people are already under a lot of stress or are depressed, today's tragedy could be even more detrimental to their mental health. Health Psychologist Kathleen Kendall-Tackett joined me earlier in the studio to share some of her thoughts on coping with stress. SEGMENT LENGTH:2:47 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Health Psychologist Kathleen Kendall-Tackett |
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Students in classrooms all over the state were learning about and reacting to today's news in different ways. We spoke with the principal at Beech Street Elementary School in Manchester to hear how they are beginning to deal with the situation. |