Live Updates: 25 years after Sept. 11 attacks, America reflects and remembers, tell me about this news in (https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/september-11-terrorist-attacks-25-years-memorial-2026-09-11/)
11-09-2026
The CBS News live coverage reports on the nationwide commemorations marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.Key details from the report include:
- Memorial Sites and Ceremonies: Commemorative events take place across the three attack sites: Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- Seven Moments of Silence: At Ground Zero, the annual reading of victims’ names includes an added seventh moment of silence this year to honor thousands of first responders, recovery workers, and residents who died years later from 9/11-related illnesses, alongside the six moments marking the plane impacts and tower collapses.
- Political Leaders in Attendance:
- At the World Trade Center site in New York, attendees include Vice President JD Vance, former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, alongside New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
- At the Pentagon, President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump lead a wreath-laying ceremony accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine.
- Security Measures: The New York City Police Department deployed extensive visible and covert security measures across Lower Manhattan, including counterterrorism, heavy weapons, and counter-drone units, with significant street closures around the memorial area.
- Tributes and Retrospectives: New York’s skyline was illuminated by the annual “Tribute in Light” twin beams. Additionally, CBS News cited polling showing that 68% of Americans view the attacks a quarter-century later as an event that fundamentally and permanently changed the nation.