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Mitch McCann: US Correspondent on the September 11th memorials in the United States · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: Mitch mcannis stateside for US this morning, mtched a nine
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  Speaker 1: to eleven memorial in New York City.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right, Good morning, Ryan. Today marks twenty three
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  Speaker 2: years since the nine eleven attacks killed almost three thousand
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  Speaker 2: people across the United States at the number of sites,
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  Speaker 2: and is the case every year, people gather to remember
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  Speaker 2: those killed and hold moments of silence at those various
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  Speaker 2: sites where the attacks happened, including at the site of
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  Speaker 2: the World Trade Center here in New York this morning.
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  Speaker 2: There was one point of insto this morning's commemorations here
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  Speaker 2: where one of the family members speaking seemed displeased at
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  Speaker 2: President Joe Biden, who, when speaking with reporters yesterday was
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  Speaker 2: outlining his schedule for the week. He said tomorrow, I'm
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  Speaker 2: doing nine to eleven, referring to his attendants at Ground zero. Now,
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  Speaker 2: the wife of one of the victims while on the
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  Speaker 2: podium described it as a flippant remark. He said he
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  Speaker 2: was doing nine to eleven and said, please remember that
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  Speaker 2: September eleven. Families lived this every day and a number
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  Speaker 2: of politicians were in attendance this morning, including Kamala Harris
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  Speaker 2: and Donald Trump, who had another chance to shake hands.
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  Speaker 1: Well, that's nice, isn't it. The suspect in a California
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  Speaker 1: wildfire has been arrested.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. Three major wildfires are raging across southern
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  Speaker 2: California at the moment and are threatening up to sixty
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  Speaker 2: five thousand homes, according to the California Department of Forestry
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  Speaker 2: and Fire Prevention. Right now, Ryan, there are two thousand firefighters,
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  Speaker 2: two hundred fire engines as well as firefighting aircraft working
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  Speaker 2: on displays, and I've sent in the National Guard to
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  Speaker 2: help fight the fire as well. A thirty four year
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  Speaker 2: old man has now been arrested and suspected of arson.
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  Speaker 2: Important to not as well, officials say this morning, twelve
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  Speaker 2: fighters have been injured so far.
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  Speaker 1: All right, thanks so much for that. That is Mitch
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  Speaker 1: mccannaur US correspondent with us from New York City this morning.
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