"War on America" opens with the dramatic 1993 World Trade Center bombing and tracks terrorist activities aimed at U.S. targets throughout the 1990s leading up to the horrific morning of September 11, 2001. With each successful attack, terrorist networks become more emboldened. The organization and the legend of Osama bin Laden grow. Meet Osama bin Laden as a young Saudi businessman who arrives in Afghanistan to raise funds to help those hurt by the war. Follow this wealthy and privileged son of a self-made billionaire as he rises through the ranks of Islamic terrorist society and remakes himself into a mujahedeen warrior. Hear how bin Laden is schooled in the teachings of radical Palestinian leader Dr. Abdullah Yusuf Azzam as Azzam calls for violent jihad, or holy war, against all enemies of the Islamic state, including the United States, most Western nations and Israel. The extreme hatred for those outside the Islamic faith becomes the cornerstone of al Qaeda's ideology from the mid 1990s until today and is the basis of bin Laden's power. As terrorist activities and organizations continue to increase in power and strength, "War on America" charts the response of the U.S. intelligence community and details the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the National Security Council, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and at least two U.S. presidents. Featured in the program are interviews with terrorism experts from the intelligence community, including former CIA and FBI agents who witnessed the growing threat. Listen as U.S. government whistleblower Bodgan Dzakovic recounts how he—as part of the FAA'S "Red Team"—was able to breach airport security almost 90% of the time with very little problem in the months prior to 9/11. Feel the frustration mount as bin Laden, time and time again, keeps a step ahead of U.S. intelligence efforts to capture him. With each new attack—the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the U.S.S. Cole—the numbers of dead and wounded grow. It becomes obvious that al Qaeda's goal is to stay under the radar, attack with small numbers and kill on a large scale. Follow the trail and review the evidence that led former CIA Director George Tenet to remark in hindsight, "The system was blinking red… [the danger] could not get any worse."«
It is a beautiful morning. Nathan Goldwasser is starting his usual day at work in the North Tower of the World Trade Center, as are Ed Nichols and Stanley Praimnath in the South Tower. Sheila Moody arrives at her office at the Pentagon. Meanwhile, the 19 terrorists are boarding planes in Boston, Newark and Dulles, Virginia. They monitor the flight crews, waiting for the right moment to execute their evil plan. At 8:14 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 is hijacked. Relive the last precious moments as flight attendants call their supervisors on the ground to report the murders of fellow crew members. Listen as they describe the scene on board. Then go back to the North Tower as Nathan Goldwasser hears an enormous explosion when American Airlines Flight 11 crashes just a few floors above him. The building sways. Listen as Ed Nichols watches the tragedy unfold at the North Tower from sky lobby on the 78th floor of the South Tower. Firefighters are dispatched to the scene. But this is not a case of fighting fire; this is a mission to save as many lives as possible. Evacuations begin in the North Tower, but, in the confusion, people in the South Tower don't know whether to leave the building or return to their desks. Stanley Praimnath makes it down to the ground lobby of the South Tower, only to be told by security that it is safe and he can return to his office. Then in what seems to be the blink of an eye, United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower. Praimnath sees the plane as it heads toward his office. There's no longer any doubt-this is an attack on America. "Zero Hour" then takes viewers to the Pentagon as Sheila Moody hears the roar of a plane rapidly descending. American Airlines Flight 77 hits the Pentagon and bursts into a ball of fire. A fourth hijacking is taking place on United Airlines Flight 93. Likely targets include the White House or the Capitol building. Listen as Lyz Glick retells how her husband Jeremy and three other men planned to overtake the hijackers. "Zero Hour" captures the horror and the heroism witnessed on September 11, 2001, and takes viewers into the last moments of those who died that day and the thousands of others who survived the tragedy.
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This is a summary video from many of the channels recorded by the Television Archive. It's ordered by time with clips from the following channels. NBC (USA) - 0:00:00-0:02:48 The Today Show pre-events CBS (USA) - 0:02:49-0:04:24 As they break into news of the impact into the North Tower CNN (USA) - 0:04:25-0:06:24 As they cut into a commercial to go live from NYC to cover the North Tower TV Azteca (Mexico) - 0:06:25-0:07:44 Coverage of the North Tower on the morning show "Hechos" ABC (USA) - 0:07:45-0:09:14 The impact into the South Tower live ABC (USA) - 0:09:15-0:10:31 Presidential statement from Florida WUSA (CBS affiliate in Washington DC) - 0:10:32-0:12:37 Breaks into CBS network coverage to report on the Pentagon impact WTTG (Fox affiliate in Washington DC) - 0:13:38-0:14:33 Coverage of the collapse of the South Tower NBC (USA) - 0:14:34-0:15:31 Live coverage of the South Tower collapse NTVi (Russia) - 0:15:32-0:17:14 A news bulletin relating to the collapse of the South Tower CCTV4 (China) - 0:17:15-0:18:18 A news bulletin with both Tower collapses. Video is from CNN CBC Newsworld (Canada) - 0:18:18-0:20:16 Live coverage of the collapse of the North Tower CNN (USA) - 0:20:17-0:21:42 First video from the Pennsylvania crash Iraqi Satellite Channel (Iraq) - 0:21:43-0:23:12 New program with information about the attacks in America. This was the second news item in their program - the first was news of an Iraqi shoot-down of an unmanned US aircraft. BBC World (UK) - 0:23:13-0:25:23 Summary of the day's events NHK World (Japan) - 0:25:24-0:26:08 NYC coverage with very close South Tower shots VOA Worldnet (USA) - 0:26:09-0:27:04
