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September 11: Despite 9/11 Anniversary, Most Eyes Still On Irma

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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

What to Watch

What Everyone Is Watching

Irma. The hurricane battered the Florida Keys on Sunday morning before crashing into Marco Island on Sunday afternoon. By the evening, winds of 100 mph were hitting Sarasota and Tampa. The cyclone has spawned tornadoes, with parts of Georgia also under tornado watch. Hurricane Irma has already broken several records, including: strongest Atlantic basin hurricane; longest-lasting Category 5 hurricane; longest sustained winds of 185 mph or above; largest evacuation in the history of the Bahamas, and potentially the largest in the U.S.

What’s Worth Watching

September 11th memorials. President Donald Trump, and First Lady Melania will oversee commemoration ceremonies for the 16th anniversary of the September 11th attacks. In the morning, around the time the first plane struck the Twin Towers, there will be a remembrance in the White House. Later,. at 9:37 a.m. - the exact time American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon - the President will lead a moment of silence at a Pentagon ceremony. A livestream of a ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum can be found here, beginning at 8:46 a.m..

The President: The White House and The Pentagon.

  • The President and First Lady will participate in a number of September 11th memorials. (see above)

  • 8:45 A.M. - Donald and Melania Trump lead a moment of silence in remembrance of those lost on September 11, 2001

  • 9:35 A.M. - The President and First Lady participate in a 9/11 observance at the Pentagon

  • 11:00 A.M. - The President receives an update on Hurricane Irma

The House of Representatives: OUT

The House returns Tuesday, with Monday’s votes cancelled because of Hurricane Irma.

The Senate: IN SESSION

Voting to start debate on a bill setting defense spending levels for fiscal year 2018.

Have a meaningful day, CountaPatriots.

"If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time for hate." —Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl, in Shanksville, PA., in 2002

—Josh Herman & Asha Sanaker