September 8, 2026 • 37 mins
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Let's see, what have you missed so far? Went to
Ohio to try to golf in normal temperatures and it
(00:42):
was still over 100 degrees, feels like. Then spent half
my vacation sick as a dog. Of course. And then
Labor Day when you're supposed to not work. No, Jerry Lewis,
I worked six hours. Go figure. Just nothing went as planned,
did it? Eight minutes after the hour. Good morning. Welcome
(01:02):
back to Tuesday, September the 8th. You have outlawed 2026.
Gas prices remain high after the long holiday weekend. It's
a primary day in New Hampshire. Billions of dollars in
American goods are now subject to Canadian tariffs of up
to 50%. And national correspondent Rory O'Neill is here with
the very latest on the investigation into that Amazon cargo
plane crash over the weekend. I know we got the
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black box. I know we got the audio recorders. Do
we have any idea what actually happened yet? Yeah, not exactly.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Although some pictures are coming together. By the way, adding
to things that made your vacation worse, you're older too.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
You can add that to the mix. Don't forget that.
I really appreciate that gift you sent too, by the way.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
That meant a lot. And that note with it. Yeah,
you said you liked it so much last year.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
I thought I'd do it again. Yeah, no, but sadly-
Deep down, you love me and you know it. All right,
let's go back to the crash.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, but now this was, it was operated for Amazon,
but it was not operated by Amazon. A company called
21 Air, a cargo company out of North Carolina, actually
responsible for operating that 767. So a lot of focus
will be on them, the training that their crews got
as well. Because it seems that this plane was just
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coming in too fast and landed too late on the runway.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
In order for it to stop on time. Five people,
as you said, were killed.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
It seems that they were all in a cargo van
or a passenger van. They may have been a cleaning crew,
either for an airline or for the airport. That's still
a bit unclear, but those appear to be the fatalities.
The crew of the plane survived, and so they hopefully
should be able to provide a lot more insight.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
As to what happened. Yeah, I mean, everybody on a
surface level that were following this story, you're either coming
in too fast, you landed too late, or you were
having some kind of problem with reverse thrust or with
your braking system. And the fatalities, I think for a
lot of people, the presumption was people on board the plane.
It was not anybody in the crew. It was a
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ground crew in a van. that actually were the fatalities
involved in this. And I know you're gonna have more
on that coming up as you get the information. And
really just to kind of not wait until the third hour,
what appears to be, now again, this is the Trump administration,
where they are now threatening to rename New Mexico. Somebody
stop this man. But we get these green lights that
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aren't really green at all. But all indications are there
may have been some diplomatic breakthroughs in the Ukraine-Russian war.
I know I welcome it if it's true.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Well, and we certainly saw the more airstrikes by Russia
overnight into Ukraine targeting civilian areas as well. So there
was a bit of a brief stoppage of the hostilities
on both sides while these negotiations were happening in Moscow
and in Kyiv.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
But it looks like Russia is back to its old
tricks again. Yeah, we're going to talk with Colonel Bucci
about that next hour as well, Rory. And I'll let
you know what he says when we talk later in
the third hour. But, you know, sooner or later, you
would think Vladimir Putin would take an off ramp in this.
It's just simply not going anywhere in the direction that
is possibly pointing towards a victory. Sooner than later, they
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have to end this. I pray for sooner. we'll be
back in the third hour with more on that and
the investigation of the amazon cargo plane all right can't
have your morning show without your voice got so many
by the way um somebody told me we're on like
toledo ohio okay i didn't know that did you know
that we're always the last to know all right and
then we got two calls from indiana i'm not aware
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we're on anywhere in indiana are we.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Think a lot of the indiana calls are coming from
uh louisville kentucky or lexington Because they're just.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Well, Lexington's nowhere near Indiana. Louisville is. Well, yeah, but
they're closer to Ohio. But yeah, they kind of bleed
over across the river. All right. Well, anyway, we got
two in a row from Indiana. Indiana wants me. Lord,
I can't- You know what I remember about that song?
What's that? One, it was a hit while I was
living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Okay. Two, the record itself
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was red. Okay. There weren't a lot of those. Indiana
wants me, Don, to be exact. Good morning, Michael.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
I can tell you who isn't going to attack the
United States again is going to be Iran. And if
a little history lesson here, the Japanese toward the end
of World War II.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Wait, what happened? Ran out of time. That wasn't 30 seconds. Yeah,
he just kind of cut off there at the end.
He ran out of time. Part two of Don coming
later in the show. Tom's also in Indiana. Good morning, Michael.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
I caught this crud from the grandbaby this weekend.
Speaker 6 (05:50):
I think she did some gain-of-function research on it while
it was in her little body.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
I'm dying today, but I'm glad you're back, and I
can't wait to see what we're going to talk about
this week.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
Have a good day.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Yeah, I think a lot of what we're going to
talk about is preparation for the 25th anniversary of 9-11.
This is.
If you lived it, it was a completely different experience
than if you learned about it. And some of that
speaks to the wild, wild west of the internet and
its influence. Some of it speaks to indoctrination versus education,
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wokeness and political correctness that would forbid you to understand properly,
which is a shame because we do have some people
running around thinking that all Muslims are radical Islamist jihadists,
and they're not. But the radical Islamist shihadists are all Muslim.
That makes it very difficult. That's why I try to
explain to people the three examples, contradictory examples of Muhammad.
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That's what makes it different. Now, in Christianity, we have
different denominations. These are minor points of differential. But the
life and the teachings of Christ are consistent. So one
can be a Christian and they should be loving the
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Lord thy God with all their heart, soul, and mind
and loving others as their self and being a part
of loving and solving things, not waiting for the government
to do it. And they may or may not speak
in tongues. But with Islam, it's not that simple. Now,
Sharia law should be something every American, if you embrace
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our constitutional republic, should not validate and stand against. It's
antithetical to everything we believe. But the question of 25
years later, do we understand 9-11 any better? I'm not
certain what the answer is. Are we any safer? I
think we got to be, but not completely. Especially if
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you've not kept your eye on identifying the enemy properly.
But there's so much about 9-11 you can't understand if
you didn't live it. One, you look at it as
a complete thing. It wasn't lived as a complete thing.
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In the moment it happened, innocence was lost. You can't
learn that. In the moments it was happening, you didn't
know what was coming next. In fact, I was live
on the air and it seemed like everything was happening
on the half hour. Now you now know it ends
with two planes at the World Trade Center. One plane
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at the Pentagon. One plane in a field in Shanksville.
But at the time, we didn't know what else was coming.
That day, later that day, the next day, or later
that week. That's a terrorism ignored. And the biggest terrorism
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ignored is how much we've reacted and changed. Beyond what
even happened to us. Which may be. Bin Laden's greatest accomplishment.
That no one dare. Admit. Out loud. And while we all.
Were focused on an enemy. And getting justice. It didn't
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take long for that enemy to turn. To within.
Speaker 7 (09:27):
Every.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Betty loved W at ground zero. With that megaphone in
his hand. And a firefighter in his arms. But it
didn't take long before he was the enemy. And as
for the war on terror, 20 years later, negotiating the
end in Afghanistan with the cause, the Taliban. Well, that
was a disappointing ending. People hanging off planes. You know,
(10:03):
a week's not going to be enough time to put
into perspective 9-11 25 years later. But that's your answer
as to what we're going to be talking about this week, Tom. St.
Louis and KTLK. Michael, you're probably thinking of Great Pyrenees.
I used to race. I was. Yeah, Great Pyrenees. Another
big dog. Nico, my friend Pete, has a great Pyrenees.
(10:26):
This dog was bigger than that. I'm telling you, I
think he was a walrus doodle. Joey in PA. Good morning, Mikey.
Speaker 5 (10:33):
Glad to have you back. Sorry to hear you're sick.
I hope you had. A good birthday week vacation. Heard
that you had some ups and downs, but it'll get better.
Hope you're wearing your N95 mask so you don't get
the rest of us sick here at the kitchen table.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Have a great show. You like some eggs? Oh, nice.
Some sausage legs? You can't catch this. No, my best
friend died. I went up north to golf. It was
even hotter. And then I got deathly ill. And I
didn't have an emotional support animal the size of Noah Zark.
(11:09):
Big John and... Oh, this is going to be football related, right?
Big John's in Poughkeepsie.
Speaker 6 (11:13):
Hi, Mike.
Speaker 8 (11:14):
Welcome back. Hope you're feeling better. Let me tell you,
Boise State is a really good team. Oregon got by
a really good team. And I'm picking Oregon to win
it all.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
Is she a bookie? With a backdoor cover. I will
say this. I don't think anybody... watched any of the
games this weekend before considering the top 10 uh i
don't know how you still have oregon at number two
there's big john's explanation uh texas looked impressive but against
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texas state what can we learn from that oh you
looked impressive but come on it was lsu dominating clemson
after a two-hour weather delay 51 to 10 and i'm
saying they're outside the top 10 um And then whatever
that was in Michigan, right? But OU's coming to town
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this week. Finally, from St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
where all three of my children were born, comes this call.
Speaker 5 (12:16):
Laid up here in St. J, Tulsa. Gonna have my
gallbladder sucked out in about an hour.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
And a half.
Speaker 5 (12:23):
And glad you're back, brother.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
What are you doing? You're gonna get your gallbladder sucked out.
And you're listening to radio? Come on, time to put
your game face on. Dear Heavenly Father, you are the
great physician. You are in control of this surgery. Get
that gallbladder sucked out. Get my brother back up on
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morning show with Michael Del Chono. The NTSB has recovered
(14:31):
the flight data and auto recorders from that deadly plane
crash at Miami International Airport. More from Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 7 (14:37):
Speaking Monday from Miami, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said her
agency is determined to get to the bottom of what happened.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
We are deeply, deeply committed to our agency.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Duty our responsibilities to determine how this accident occurred why
it happened.
Speaker 7 (14:56):
Five people were killed and five others injured when an
amazon cargo plane went off the runaway while landing sunday
afternoon the boeing 767 was coming in from puerto rico
omendi said it struck a van with several people inside
then struck a toyota corolla while sliding 1500 feet past
the paved surface Homendy gave condolences to the families who
lost their.
Speaker 1 (15:15):
Loved ones in the incident. I'm Mark Mayfield. It's primary
day in New Hampshire today. Scott Carr has the preview.
Speaker 6 (15:21):
Voters head to the polls in the Granite State to
decide who will move forward in races for the Senate, House,
and Governor.
Speaker 1 (15:27):
The race for the U.S.
Speaker 6 (15:28):
Senate seat held by Janine Chenin is getting most attention
with Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas emerging as the Democratic frontrunner,
while on the Republican side, John E. Sununu has the
benefit of strong statewide name recognition. Shaheen's not seeking reelection,
leaving the seat open. I'm Scott Carr.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
A New York City firefighter has died of World Trade
Center related illnesses just days before the 25th anniversary of
the 9-11 attacks. Tammy Trujillo has the story.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
Retired FDNY Lieutenant Gerald Riley of Ladder 22 died last Thursday.
The Uniformed Firefighters Association says Riley was a devoted husband, father,
and grandfather and showed unwavering dedication during rescue and recovery
operations at Ground Zero. He died at the age of 75.
The Never Forget Project says that 343 firefighters were killed
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on 9-11. Over 100 have died of World Trade Center-related
injuries or illness, and thousands more are now sick. I'm
Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
A crew of official military tailors in Massachusetts is giving
some Navy uniforms a makeover.
Speaker 9 (16:29):
The Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility is making adjustments
to female uniforms. They started a five-year plan to update
size and fit about two years ago, as the women
had been wearing male uniforms. Some adjustments have already been made.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
More are coming.
Speaker 9 (16:44):
In August, a team of designers collaborated with 80 female
service members to help them develop future uniforms with better
fitting options, including the iconic jumper top.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
I'm Bree Tennant.
Speaker 1 (16:55):
And just like that, we're calling it Tops. SMU 27-24
over Florida State last night. The college football rankings have
Ohio State number one, Oregon two, Georgia three, Notre Dame four,
Texas five, Indiana, Miami, Texas A & M, Ole Miss,
and Oklahoma round out the top ten. NFL regular season
kicks off Wednesday night, 7-20 on NBC. Patriots and Seahawks,
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then Friday night, 49ers and Rams from Germany, 7-35 on Netflix. Hey,
this is Bart Millard from Mercy Me, and my morning
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Sure hope you can join us live and make us
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the podcast. Good morning and Thanks for giving us the
honor of driving to work with you, or whether you're
listening at home or even later in the podcast. We
appreciate this time of conversation together. Gas prices remain high
as the long holiday weekend winds down. It's primary day
in New Hampshire today, and billions of dollars in American
goods are now subject to Canadian tariffs up to 50%.
(18:22):
And the president is now threatening to rename New Mexico.
Are they about to be New America? Gulf of America?
Lake of America? New America? Someone stop him. Or is
he playing six-dimensional chess that we don't understand? 1-800-4-RELIEF-FACTOR. All right.
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36 minutes after the hour. Just got this from my
third baseman in high school, Tap Bence, who believes now
that LSU should start All of its games at 10 p.m.
Two more hours to drink before kickoff. Well, that certainly
paid off against Clemson. That was a shellacking. Enjoying your
(19:13):
shows that you took over for Simon Conway and Good
Morning Orlando on 540 WFLA. Appreciate your stirring rendition of
Red Red Wine. Yes, originally Neil Diamond. Jimmy and the
boys at UB40 did a reggae version of that, went
straight to number one. They're on their 40th anniversary tour.
We're going to visit with him tomorrow. And obviously, Paul
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is looking forward to that interview. And then later in
the week, we're going to visit with Jacqueline Smith. By
the way, I'll never forget, I got to Nashville. And
as was being discussed, I would eventually take over for
Neil Bortz when he would run for president. So I
only thought I'd be in Nashville a few months, quite frankly.
And then on to Atlanta. So much were my earthly
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plans versus God's plans. I ended up, I'm now in
Nashville 20 years. Never did make it to Atlanta. In Orlando,
I would just simply say, don't get too attached to
Your permanent morning show is still coming later this month,
and we will miss you. But you have more permanent
plans in the future, so don't get attached. I'll never
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forget my first day on the Air National. I said,
don't get attached. I'm just here to meet Faith Hill,
and I'll be on my way. Then I disastrously met
Faith Hill, who wouldn't come in my studio because we
were conservative.
Speaker 6 (20:29):
Really?
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Yeah, they said, Faith will meet you outside. I said, well,
she can come in. No, she won't come in your
studio because you're a conservative talk show host. Now, who
felt like going outside to meet her after that? Absolutely.
But I did. You got to take a chance to
meet Faith if you get it. You got to take
it when you got it. Polls are plenty today, and
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they are 9-11 focused. 25 years after 9-11, 64% of
US adults believe that Americans have permanently changed the way
they live as a result of the terrorist attacks. If
that's true, The next obvious question is, did bin Laden
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ultimately succeed? Remember my first clue that there was something
up with COVID? When the mantra was, stay home, stay safe,
this is the new normal. First of all, that suggested
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that the only way to be safe was to stay home.
And new normal, since when? You never defeat a virus,
you absorb it. The new normal is you get it
and die, or you get it and you're immune, and
we live with it. Now, there's some precautions you can take,
especially for those with certain comorbidities, including a vaccine. I mean,
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everybody had to weigh their risk. Now, they should have
had the ability to say, I'm 12 years old, I
have no pre-existing conditions, I'm not taking the vaccines. Or
I'm 36 years old and I have no comorbidities. I'm
not taking the vaccine. But that wasn't the choice, was it?
So that was a dead giveaway. Well, if 9-11 becomes
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a new normal, that's victory for the terrorists. And yet 64%
of Americans believe we have permanently changed. And they're probably right.
This ties with the high in the Gallup trending first
recorded five years ago. You'll notice higher numbers around big anniversaries,
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and there's nothing bigger than 25, and the next biggest
would have been 20. Before that, fewer Americans held this view,
including 58% on the 10th anniversary. The more time passes,
the more we admit how much we've changed and changed forever.
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What was the lesson of Pearl Harbor? You're not protected
by oceans. What was the lesson of 9-11? Well, it
wasn't even the first time the World Trade Center was
attacked by radical Islamists. The second time it was targeted.
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And when the 9-11 commission concluded it was a failure
of imagination, I was like the first one with my
hand up going, am I the only one that saw
the movie executive decision with Kurt Russell? Were they used
an aircraft full of gasoline and passengers to strike fear
into the heart of the infidel? Or even Al Qaeda?
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Wasn't a failure of imagination. Now, it shouldn't be as
easy to use box cutters and take over planes today.
I get that, but change forever? I mean, the Taliban's
back in control in Afghanistan. They were back in control
before we even packed up and left, thanks to Joe Biden.
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Is Afghanistan any safer? Is Iraq any safer? Do we
understand this enemy any better? But first things first, if 64%
of U.S. adults believe America has permanently changed its way
of life as a result of the terrorist attacks 25
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years ago on 9-11-2001, then Bin Laden succeeded, didn't he,
to some degree? Millennials and Gen Xers are more likely
than other generations to report permanent changes to their lives,
according to the combined data from 2021 and 2026. Those
generations of U.S. adults believe Would have been between the
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ages of 5 and 36 when 9-11 occurred, ranging from
children just beginning school to young adults. There are significant
differences in responses to the question by race and ethnicity. 51%
of Hispanic adults, more than any other subgroup, saying they've
changed the way they live. That compares with 35% of
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black adults and 22% of white adults. Additionally, 40% of
religious Americans say Those who attend service every week say
they have altered their way of life compared to 22%
of those who seldom or never attend. Here's another one.
It's been 25 years since the terror attacks of 9-11.
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Many Americans remember the day with clarity. 83% of adults
who were born before 2001, including 93% of those who
were 10 or older at the time, say they recall
exactly where they were And what they were doing when
they heard the news. This speaks to that which we
talked about in the Platinum Hour. I think it needs
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to be the focus of this 25th anniversary. I would
think two things. And I've experienced now this will be
the 25th anniversary of 9-11 I've experienced. America not being
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able to distinguish between remembering and honoring. That's a big problem.
That's the big consistent problem from anniversary one to now 25.
We don't know the difference between remembering and honoring. Remembering is, oh,
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I know where I was. I remember what I saw,
what it felt like. I can do that. I was
on the air. I was getting ready to do a
silly mock news conference conceding the Cubs season. Another crummy
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year for the Cubs. I was going to have fun
with that and laugh. And as I was leaving to
go to the bathroom real quick, I saw the second
plane hit. And that's when I knew it wasn't an accident.
What changed in me? And the moment my eyes saw that,
going to the bathroom, coming back, and never leaving the
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air for 15 hours. I mean a crash course. And
all I knew was the governor's brother, Martin Keaton. Just
being someone that always talked about radical Islam. I knew
nothing about it and never took the time to learn it.
And I began to learn terms like jihad and fatwa.
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And we just started piecing it together. And that was
trying to keep up with the moment. One plane, a
second plane, a third plane at the Pentagon, a fourth
rumored headed for the Capitol, the first tower, the second tower.
Where's the president? And what's lost, if you learn about
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it versus lived it, is you now know the beginning,
the middle, and the end. We didn't when it was happening.
I remember everything seemed to be exactly a half hour apart,
like it was timed. And after that second tower came
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the Shanksville Downing. But it didn't end there for us.
We wondered what was next. In 30 minutes, in 30 hours,
in the weeks ahead. I remarkably watched America unite and
then divide quickly. And that's before the internet. And then
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the internet turned it into, I don't know, there's probably
a good portion that believe it was an inside job
or a hoax. This notion of us getting to a point,
and I don't think we're there yet, but we're getting
closer to the difference between those who lived it and
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remember it and those who have forgotten. it, let alone
stopped honoring it, let alone really understanding it, pure of
narrative and rewriting is getting closer and closer. That notion
of it slipping from memory into history and how history
will accurately remember it is a scary notion. And here's
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some numbers to that. Now, if you were 30 years old, roughly,
you at 83%, including 93% of those who were 10
or older, know exactly where you were, exactly what it
felt like. Which is to say the most accurate, real recall.
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But as the attacks grow more distant, the share of
American adults who did not experience that day continues to rise. 10%
of adults today were born after 9-11. And only know
about the attacks through what they've learned from others. Now
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we're dependent on how honest or accurate this documentary was
or that movie was. or that website was, or that
talk show host is. A majority of these young adults,
people 18 to 24 today, say they first learned about
the attacks in class through schoolwork, 60%. Now, I know
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it seems like a partisan position, but the test scores,
the graduation rates, the preparation for higher education, the numbers
speak for themselves. This is not what we're best at.
And that's before you enter the internet and Hollywood. Smaller
shares say they first heard about that from family members
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and friends through reading or watching something on their own.
Another 14% aren't sure how they first learned about the attacks.
25 years after 9-11, a portrait of Muslim Americans. The
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terror attacks of 9-11, 2001 have had a lasting impact
on Muslims in America. Muslim Americans shared in the nation's
grief and fear that day. Most did, not all. And
in the months and years that followed, they carried the
additional burden of being singled out for suspicion. Hey, that's tricky,
(32:29):
and I acknowledge it. I spent far more of the
last 25 years studying the life of Muhammad, the teachings,
the inconsistent teachings and examples of Muhammad, and Sharia laws
much as Western jurisprudence or more. And it's a tough one.
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Because Muhammad was three different examples and you have three
different people following. Some follow the early tolerant examples and
they're peaceful Muslims that mean you no harm. Others are
political Islamists who populate, infiltrate, agitate, and eventually wage war
and take over. And the third will kill you immediately,
(33:18):
they're jihadists. The problem is you don't know which of
the three they are authentically until they speak and act.
So what am I saying out loud? Pit bulls are
a great example, aren't they? We're told that pit bulls
should be banned as a breed. That they can turn
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at any minute and attack and kill. And some do.
And some never do. My first cousin had a pit bull.
This was the most gentle, loving, amazing animal you would
ever be around. When he died, the entire family tree grieved.
(34:02):
I have a friend with two pit bulls, one who
just died. A pit bull that was abused at the
beginning of his life. My daughter, this week, was watching
a pit bull. That is the love of this woman's life.
So if you're suspicious of pit bulls, is that wise? Maybe.
(34:30):
If you assume all pit bulls are going to turn
on you and kill you, that's not accurate. The problem
is you just don't know until it's too late and
they act. This has always been a problem for America
at home. And there's no cheat sheet or CliffsNotes for this.
You got to dig deep. You got to understand the
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three contradictory lives of Muhammad and the three types of
Muslims today. There are things that must be tolerated, and
there are some things that must never be validated. I
don't think America's got a grasp of that 25 years later,
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Later this week, Jacqueline Smith, one of Charlie's angels out
with a new book. I once knew a guy named Charlie.
She'll soon know a guy named Michael. We'll visit with
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her on Thursday. And then tomorrow, Jimmy Brown will be
joining us from UB40. It's the 40th anniversary of Red
Red Wine. And they're out with a new tour. We'll
have more on that. I'm still kicking around what Brie
Tennis was saying. So he never said, Scotty, beam me up.
That was never uttered. It gets you thinking about all
these phrases that were actually never said. I think one
(36:38):
of the greatest was Casablanca. He never said, play it again, Sam.
He said, Sam, that song, play it. Red was telling
me that Hannibal Lecter never said, hello, Clarice. Hello, Clarice.
He said, did he say good evening, Clarice? Good evening, Clarice.
I like hello, Clarice better. And Darth Vader never said, Luke,
(37:02):
I'm your father. Maybe your talkbacks haven't worked. Stephen Bucci
on 9-11, 25 years later, next. We're all in this together.
This is your morning show with Michael DelGiorno.
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Let's see, what have you missed so far? Went to
Ohio to try to golf in normal temperatures and it
(00:42):
was still over 100 degrees, feels like. Then spent half
my vacation sick as a dog. Of course. And then
Labor Day when you're supposed to not work. No, Jerry Lewis,
I worked six hours. Go figure. Just nothing went as planned,
did it? Eight minutes after the hour. Good morning. Welcome
(01:02):
back to Tuesday, September the 8th. You have outlawed 2026.
Gas prices remain high after the long holiday weekend. It's
a primary day in New Hampshire. Billions of dollars in
American goods are now subject to Canadian tariffs of up
to 50%. And national correspondent Rory O'Neill is here with
the very latest on the investigation into that Amazon cargo
plane crash over the weekend. I know we got the
(01:23):
black box. I know we got the audio recorders. Do
we have any idea what actually happened yet? Yeah, not exactly.
Speaker 2 (01:29):
Although some pictures are coming together. By the way, adding
to things that made your vacation worse, you're older too.
Speaker 1 (01:35):
You can add that to the mix. Don't forget that.
I really appreciate that gift you sent too, by the way.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
That meant a lot. And that note with it. Yeah,
you said you liked it so much last year.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
I thought I'd do it again. Yeah, no, but sadly-
Deep down, you love me and you know it. All right,
let's go back to the crash.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Yeah, but now this was, it was operated for Amazon,
but it was not operated by Amazon. A company called
21 Air, a cargo company out of North Carolina, actually
responsible for operating that 767. So a lot of focus
will be on them, the training that their crews got
as well. Because it seems that this plane was just
(02:14):
coming in too fast and landed too late on the runway.
Speaker 1 (02:17):
In order for it to stop on time. Five people,
as you said, were killed.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
It seems that they were all in a cargo van
or a passenger van. They may have been a cleaning crew,
either for an airline or for the airport. That's still
a bit unclear, but those appear to be the fatalities.
The crew of the plane survived, and so they hopefully
should be able to provide a lot more insight.
Speaker 1 (02:40):
As to what happened. Yeah, I mean, everybody on a
surface level that were following this story, you're either coming
in too fast, you landed too late, or you were
having some kind of problem with reverse thrust or with
your braking system. And the fatalities, I think for a
lot of people, the presumption was people on board the plane.
It was not anybody in the crew. It was a
(03:02):
ground crew in a van. that actually were the fatalities
involved in this. And I know you're gonna have more
on that coming up as you get the information. And
really just to kind of not wait until the third hour,
what appears to be, now again, this is the Trump administration,
where they are now threatening to rename New Mexico. Somebody
stop this man. But we get these green lights that
(03:26):
aren't really green at all. But all indications are there
may have been some diplomatic breakthroughs in the Ukraine-Russian war.
I know I welcome it if it's true.
Speaker 2 (03:39):
Well, and we certainly saw the more airstrikes by Russia
overnight into Ukraine targeting civilian areas as well. So there
was a bit of a brief stoppage of the hostilities
on both sides while these negotiations were happening in Moscow
and in Kyiv.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
But it looks like Russia is back to its old
tricks again. Yeah, we're going to talk with Colonel Bucci
about that next hour as well, Rory. And I'll let
you know what he says when we talk later in
the third hour. But, you know, sooner or later, you
would think Vladimir Putin would take an off ramp in this.
It's just simply not going anywhere in the direction that
is possibly pointing towards a victory. Sooner than later, they
(04:17):
have to end this. I pray for sooner. we'll be
back in the third hour with more on that and
the investigation of the amazon cargo plane all right can't
have your morning show without your voice got so many
by the way um somebody told me we're on like
toledo ohio okay i didn't know that did you know
that we're always the last to know all right and
then we got two calls from indiana i'm not aware
(04:40):
we're on anywhere in indiana are we.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
Think a lot of the indiana calls are coming from
uh louisville kentucky or lexington Because they're just.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
Well, Lexington's nowhere near Indiana. Louisville is. Well, yeah, but
they're closer to Ohio. But yeah, they kind of bleed
over across the river. All right. Well, anyway, we got
two in a row from Indiana. Indiana wants me. Lord,
I can't- You know what I remember about that song?
What's that? One, it was a hit while I was
living in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Okay. Two, the record itself
(05:09):
was red. Okay. There weren't a lot of those. Indiana
wants me, Don, to be exact. Good morning, Michael.
Speaker 4 (05:16):
I can tell you who isn't going to attack the
United States again is going to be Iran. And if
a little history lesson here, the Japanese toward the end
of World War II.
Speaker 1 (05:33):
Wait, what happened? Ran out of time. That wasn't 30 seconds. Yeah,
he just kind of cut off there at the end.
He ran out of time. Part two of Don coming
later in the show. Tom's also in Indiana. Good morning, Michael.
Speaker 5 (05:48):
I caught this crud from the grandbaby this weekend.
Speaker 6 (05:50):
I think she did some gain-of-function research on it while
it was in her little body.
Speaker 1 (05:54):
I'm dying today, but I'm glad you're back, and I
can't wait to see what we're going to talk about
this week.
Speaker 5 (06:00):
Have a good day.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
Yeah, I think a lot of what we're going to
talk about is preparation for the 25th anniversary of 9-11.
This is.
If you lived it, it was a completely different experience
than if you learned about it. And some of that
speaks to the wild, wild west of the internet and
its influence. Some of it speaks to indoctrination versus education,
(06:21):
wokeness and political correctness that would forbid you to understand properly,
which is a shame because we do have some people
running around thinking that all Muslims are radical Islamist jihadists,
and they're not. But the radical Islamist shihadists are all Muslim.
That makes it very difficult. That's why I try to
explain to people the three examples, contradictory examples of Muhammad.
(06:45):
That's what makes it different. Now, in Christianity, we have
different denominations. These are minor points of differential. But the
life and the teachings of Christ are consistent. So one
can be a Christian and they should be loving the
(07:06):
Lord thy God with all their heart, soul, and mind
and loving others as their self and being a part
of loving and solving things, not waiting for the government
to do it. And they may or may not speak
in tongues. But with Islam, it's not that simple. Now,
Sharia law should be something every American, if you embrace
(07:31):
our constitutional republic, should not validate and stand against. It's
antithetical to everything we believe. But the question of 25
years later, do we understand 9-11 any better? I'm not
certain what the answer is. Are we any safer? I
think we got to be, but not completely. Especially if
(07:52):
you've not kept your eye on identifying the enemy properly.
But there's so much about 9-11 you can't understand if
you didn't live it. One, you look at it as
a complete thing. It wasn't lived as a complete thing.
(08:13):
In the moment it happened, innocence was lost. You can't
learn that. In the moments it was happening, you didn't
know what was coming next. In fact, I was live
on the air and it seemed like everything was happening
on the half hour. Now you now know it ends
with two planes at the World Trade Center. One plane
(08:34):
at the Pentagon. One plane in a field in Shanksville.
But at the time, we didn't know what else was coming.
That day, later that day, the next day, or later
that week. That's a terrorism ignored. And the biggest terrorism
(08:58):
ignored is how much we've reacted and changed. Beyond what
even happened to us. Which may be. Bin Laden's greatest accomplishment.
That no one dare. Admit. Out loud. And while we all.
Were focused on an enemy. And getting justice. It didn't
(09:21):
take long for that enemy to turn. To within.
Speaker 7 (09:27):
Every.
Speaker 1 (09:27):
Betty loved W at ground zero. With that megaphone in
his hand. And a firefighter in his arms. But it
didn't take long before he was the enemy. And as
for the war on terror, 20 years later, negotiating the
end in Afghanistan with the cause, the Taliban. Well, that
was a disappointing ending. People hanging off planes. You know,
(10:03):
a week's not going to be enough time to put
into perspective 9-11 25 years later. But that's your answer
as to what we're going to be talking about this week, Tom. St.
Louis and KTLK. Michael, you're probably thinking of Great Pyrenees.
I used to race. I was. Yeah, Great Pyrenees. Another
big dog. Nico, my friend Pete, has a great Pyrenees.
(10:26):
This dog was bigger than that. I'm telling you, I
think he was a walrus doodle. Joey in PA. Good morning, Mikey.
Speaker 5 (10:33):
Glad to have you back. Sorry to hear you're sick.
I hope you had. A good birthday week vacation. Heard
that you had some ups and downs, but it'll get better.
Hope you're wearing your N95 mask so you don't get
the rest of us sick here at the kitchen table.
Speaker 1 (10:48):
Have a great show. You like some eggs? Oh, nice.
Some sausage legs? You can't catch this. No, my best
friend died. I went up north to golf. It was
even hotter. And then I got deathly ill. And I
didn't have an emotional support animal the size of Noah Zark.
(11:09):
Big John and... Oh, this is going to be football related, right?
Big John's in Poughkeepsie.
Speaker 6 (11:13):
Hi, Mike.
Speaker 8 (11:14):
Welcome back. Hope you're feeling better. Let me tell you,
Boise State is a really good team. Oregon got by
a really good team. And I'm picking Oregon to win
it all.
Speaker 1 (11:24):
Is she a bookie? With a backdoor cover. I will
say this. I don't think anybody... watched any of the
games this weekend before considering the top 10 uh i
don't know how you still have oregon at number two
there's big john's explanation uh texas looked impressive but against
(11:46):
texas state what can we learn from that oh you
looked impressive but come on it was lsu dominating clemson
after a two-hour weather delay 51 to 10 and i'm
saying they're outside the top 10 um And then whatever
that was in Michigan, right? But OU's coming to town
(12:07):
this week. Finally, from St. John's Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
where all three of my children were born, comes this call.
Speaker 5 (12:16):
Laid up here in St. J, Tulsa. Gonna have my
gallbladder sucked out in about an hour.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
And a half.
Speaker 5 (12:23):
And glad you're back, brother.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
What are you doing? You're gonna get your gallbladder sucked out.
And you're listening to radio? Come on, time to put
your game face on. Dear Heavenly Father, you are the
great physician. You are in control of this surgery. Get
that gallbladder sucked out. Get my brother back up on
his feet in no time. And I'm glad he was
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morning show with Michael Del Chono. The NTSB has recovered
(14:31):
the flight data and auto recorders from that deadly plane
crash at Miami International Airport. More from Mark Mayfield.
Speaker 7 (14:37):
Speaking Monday from Miami, NTSB Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy said her
agency is determined to get to the bottom of what happened.
Speaker 1 (14:44):
We are deeply, deeply committed to our agency.
Speaker 3 (14:49):
Duty our responsibilities to determine how this accident occurred why
it happened.
Speaker 7 (14:56):
Five people were killed and five others injured when an
amazon cargo plane went off the runaway while landing sunday
afternoon the boeing 767 was coming in from puerto rico
omendi said it struck a van with several people inside
then struck a toyota corolla while sliding 1500 feet past
the paved surface Homendy gave condolences to the families who
lost their.
Speaker 1 (15:15):
Loved ones in the incident. I'm Mark Mayfield. It's primary
day in New Hampshire today. Scott Carr has the preview.
Speaker 6 (15:21):
Voters head to the polls in the Granite State to
decide who will move forward in races for the Senate, House,
and Governor.
Speaker 1 (15:27):
The race for the U.S.
Speaker 6 (15:28):
Senate seat held by Janine Chenin is getting most attention
with Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas emerging as the Democratic frontrunner,
while on the Republican side, John E. Sununu has the
benefit of strong statewide name recognition. Shaheen's not seeking reelection,
leaving the seat open. I'm Scott Carr.
Speaker 1 (15:45):
A New York City firefighter has died of World Trade
Center related illnesses just days before the 25th anniversary of
the 9-11 attacks. Tammy Trujillo has the story.
Speaker 3 (15:54):
Retired FDNY Lieutenant Gerald Riley of Ladder 22 died last Thursday.
The Uniformed Firefighters Association says Riley was a devoted husband, father,
and grandfather and showed unwavering dedication during rescue and recovery
operations at Ground Zero. He died at the age of 75.
The Never Forget Project says that 343 firefighters were killed
(16:15):
on 9-11. Over 100 have died of World Trade Center-related
injuries or illness, and thousands more are now sick. I'm
Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 1 (16:23):
A crew of official military tailors in Massachusetts is giving
some Navy uniforms a makeover.
Speaker 9 (16:29):
The Navy Clothing and Textile Research Facility is making adjustments
to female uniforms. They started a five-year plan to update
size and fit about two years ago, as the women
had been wearing male uniforms. Some adjustments have already been made.
Speaker 1 (16:43):
More are coming.
Speaker 9 (16:44):
In August, a team of designers collaborated with 80 female
service members to help them develop future uniforms with better
fitting options, including the iconic jumper top.
Speaker 3 (16:54):
I'm Bree Tennant.
Speaker 1 (16:55):
And just like that, we're calling it Tops. SMU 27-24
over Florida State last night. The college football rankings have
Ohio State number one, Oregon two, Georgia three, Notre Dame four,
Texas five, Indiana, Miami, Texas A & M, Ole Miss,
and Oklahoma round out the top ten. NFL regular season
kicks off Wednesday night, 7-20 on NBC. Patriots and Seahawks,
(17:19):
then Friday night, 49ers and Rams from Germany, 7-35 on Netflix. Hey,
this is Bart Millard from Mercy Me, and my morning
show is your morning show with Michael DiGiorno. Hey, it's me, Michael.
You can listen to your morning show live on the
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Sure hope you can join us live and make us
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(18:02):
the podcast. Good morning and Thanks for giving us the
honor of driving to work with you, or whether you're
listening at home or even later in the podcast. We
appreciate this time of conversation together. Gas prices remain high
as the long holiday weekend winds down. It's primary day
in New Hampshire today, and billions of dollars in American
goods are now subject to Canadian tariffs up to 50%.
(18:22):
And the president is now threatening to rename New Mexico.
Are they about to be New America? Gulf of America?
Lake of America? New America? Someone stop him. Or is
he playing six-dimensional chess that we don't understand? 1-800-4-RELIEF-FACTOR. All right.
(18:50):
36 minutes after the hour. Just got this from my
third baseman in high school, Tap Bence, who believes now
that LSU should start All of its games at 10 p.m.
Two more hours to drink before kickoff. Well, that certainly
paid off against Clemson. That was a shellacking. Enjoying your
(19:13):
shows that you took over for Simon Conway and Good
Morning Orlando on 540 WFLA. Appreciate your stirring rendition of
Red Red Wine. Yes, originally Neil Diamond. Jimmy and the
boys at UB40 did a reggae version of that, went
straight to number one. They're on their 40th anniversary tour.
We're going to visit with him tomorrow. And obviously, Paul
(19:35):
is looking forward to that interview. And then later in
the week, we're going to visit with Jacqueline Smith. By
the way, I'll never forget, I got to Nashville. And
as was being discussed, I would eventually take over for
Neil Bortz when he would run for president. So I
only thought I'd be in Nashville a few months, quite frankly.
And then on to Atlanta. So much were my earthly
(19:57):
plans versus God's plans. I ended up, I'm now in
Nashville 20 years. Never did make it to Atlanta. In Orlando,
I would just simply say, don't get too attached to
Your permanent morning show is still coming later this month,
and we will miss you. But you have more permanent
plans in the future, so don't get attached. I'll never
(20:19):
forget my first day on the Air National. I said,
don't get attached. I'm just here to meet Faith Hill,
and I'll be on my way. Then I disastrously met
Faith Hill, who wouldn't come in my studio because we
were conservative.
Speaker 6 (20:29):
Really?
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Yeah, they said, Faith will meet you outside. I said, well,
she can come in. No, she won't come in your
studio because you're a conservative talk show host. Now, who
felt like going outside to meet her after that? Absolutely.
But I did. You got to take a chance to
meet Faith if you get it. You got to take
it when you got it. Polls are plenty today, and
(20:51):
they are 9-11 focused. 25 years after 9-11, 64% of
US adults believe that Americans have permanently changed the way
they live as a result of the terrorist attacks. If
that's true, The next obvious question is, did bin Laden
(21:12):
ultimately succeed? Remember my first clue that there was something
up with COVID? When the mantra was, stay home, stay safe,
this is the new normal. First of all, that suggested
(21:32):
that the only way to be safe was to stay home.
And new normal, since when? You never defeat a virus,
you absorb it. The new normal is you get it
and die, or you get it and you're immune, and
we live with it. Now, there's some precautions you can take,
especially for those with certain comorbidities, including a vaccine. I mean,
(21:57):
everybody had to weigh their risk. Now, they should have
had the ability to say, I'm 12 years old, I
have no pre-existing conditions, I'm not taking the vaccines. Or
I'm 36 years old and I have no comorbidities. I'm
not taking the vaccine. But that wasn't the choice, was it?
So that was a dead giveaway. Well, if 9-11 becomes
(22:20):
a new normal, that's victory for the terrorists. And yet 64%
of Americans believe we have permanently changed. And they're probably right.
This ties with the high in the Gallup trending first
recorded five years ago. You'll notice higher numbers around big anniversaries,
(22:42):
and there's nothing bigger than 25, and the next biggest
would have been 20. Before that, fewer Americans held this view,
including 58% on the 10th anniversary. The more time passes,
the more we admit how much we've changed and changed forever.
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What was the lesson of Pearl Harbor? You're not protected
by oceans. What was the lesson of 9-11? Well, it
wasn't even the first time the World Trade Center was
attacked by radical Islamists. The second time it was targeted.
(23:24):
And when the 9-11 commission concluded it was a failure
of imagination, I was like the first one with my
hand up going, am I the only one that saw
the movie executive decision with Kurt Russell? Were they used
an aircraft full of gasoline and passengers to strike fear
into the heart of the infidel? Or even Al Qaeda?
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Wasn't a failure of imagination. Now, it shouldn't be as
easy to use box cutters and take over planes today.
I get that, but change forever? I mean, the Taliban's
back in control in Afghanistan. They were back in control
before we even packed up and left, thanks to Joe Biden.
(24:22):
Is Afghanistan any safer? Is Iraq any safer? Do we
understand this enemy any better? But first things first, if 64%
of U.S. adults believe America has permanently changed its way
of life as a result of the terrorist attacks 25
(24:44):
years ago on 9-11-2001, then Bin Laden succeeded, didn't he,
to some degree? Millennials and Gen Xers are more likely
than other generations to report permanent changes to their lives,
according to the combined data from 2021 and 2026. Those
generations of U.S. adults believe Would have been between the
(25:05):
ages of 5 and 36 when 9-11 occurred, ranging from
children just beginning school to young adults. There are significant
differences in responses to the question by race and ethnicity. 51%
of Hispanic adults, more than any other subgroup, saying they've
changed the way they live. That compares with 35% of
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black adults and 22% of white adults. Additionally, 40% of
religious Americans say Those who attend service every week say
they have altered their way of life compared to 22%
of those who seldom or never attend. Here's another one.
It's been 25 years since the terror attacks of 9-11.
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Many Americans remember the day with clarity. 83% of adults
who were born before 2001, including 93% of those who
were 10 or older at the time, say they recall
exactly where they were And what they were doing when
they heard the news. This speaks to that which we
talked about in the Platinum Hour. I think it needs
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to be the focus of this 25th anniversary. I would
think two things. And I've experienced now this will be
the 25th anniversary of 9-11 I've experienced. America not being
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able to distinguish between remembering and honoring. That's a big problem.
That's the big consistent problem from anniversary one to now 25.
We don't know the difference between remembering and honoring. Remembering is, oh,
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I know where I was. I remember what I saw,
what it felt like. I can do that. I was
on the air. I was getting ready to do a
silly mock news conference conceding the Cubs season. Another crummy
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year for the Cubs. I was going to have fun
with that and laugh. And as I was leaving to
go to the bathroom real quick, I saw the second
plane hit. And that's when I knew it wasn't an accident.
What changed in me? And the moment my eyes saw that,
going to the bathroom, coming back, and never leaving the
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air for 15 hours. I mean a crash course. And
all I knew was the governor's brother, Martin Keaton. Just
being someone that always talked about radical Islam. I knew
nothing about it and never took the time to learn it.
And I began to learn terms like jihad and fatwa.
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And we just started piecing it together. And that was
trying to keep up with the moment. One plane, a
second plane, a third plane at the Pentagon, a fourth
rumored headed for the Capitol, the first tower, the second tower.
Where's the president? And what's lost, if you learn about
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it versus lived it, is you now know the beginning,
the middle, and the end. We didn't when it was happening.
I remember everything seemed to be exactly a half hour apart,
like it was timed. And after that second tower came
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the Shanksville Downing. But it didn't end there for us.
We wondered what was next. In 30 minutes, in 30 hours,
in the weeks ahead. I remarkably watched America unite and
then divide quickly. And that's before the internet. And then
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the internet turned it into, I don't know, there's probably
a good portion that believe it was an inside job
or a hoax. This notion of us getting to a point,
and I don't think we're there yet, but we're getting
closer to the difference between those who lived it and
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remember it and those who have forgotten. it, let alone
stopped honoring it, let alone really understanding it, pure of
narrative and rewriting is getting closer and closer. That notion
of it slipping from memory into history and how history
will accurately remember it is a scary notion. And here's
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some numbers to that. Now, if you were 30 years old, roughly,
you at 83%, including 93% of those who were 10
or older, know exactly where you were, exactly what it
felt like. Which is to say the most accurate, real recall.
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But as the attacks grow more distant, the share of
American adults who did not experience that day continues to rise. 10%
of adults today were born after 9-11. And only know
about the attacks through what they've learned from others. Now
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we're dependent on how honest or accurate this documentary was
or that movie was. or that website was, or that
talk show host is. A majority of these young adults,
people 18 to 24 today, say they first learned about
the attacks in class through schoolwork, 60%. Now, I know
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it seems like a partisan position, but the test scores,
the graduation rates, the preparation for higher education, the numbers
speak for themselves. This is not what we're best at.
And that's before you enter the internet and Hollywood. Smaller
shares say they first heard about that from family members
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and friends through reading or watching something on their own.
Another 14% aren't sure how they first learned about the attacks.
25 years after 9-11, a portrait of Muslim Americans. The
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terror attacks of 9-11, 2001 have had a lasting impact
on Muslims in America. Muslim Americans shared in the nation's
grief and fear that day. Most did, not all. And
in the months and years that followed, they carried the
additional burden of being singled out for suspicion. Hey, that's tricky,
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and I acknowledge it. I spent far more of the
last 25 years studying the life of Muhammad, the teachings,
the inconsistent teachings and examples of Muhammad, and Sharia laws
much as Western jurisprudence or more. And it's a tough one.
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Because Muhammad was three different examples and you have three
different people following. Some follow the early tolerant examples and
they're peaceful Muslims that mean you no harm. Others are
political Islamists who populate, infiltrate, agitate, and eventually wage war
and take over. And the third will kill you immediately,
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they're jihadists. The problem is you don't know which of
the three they are authentically until they speak and act.
So what am I saying out loud? Pit bulls are
a great example, aren't they? We're told that pit bulls
should be banned as a breed. That they can turn
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at any minute and attack and kill. And some do.
And some never do. My first cousin had a pit bull.
This was the most gentle, loving, amazing animal you would
ever be around. When he died, the entire family tree grieved.
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I have a friend with two pit bulls, one who
just died. A pit bull that was abused at the
beginning of his life. My daughter, this week, was watching
a pit bull. That is the love of this woman's life.
So if you're suspicious of pit bulls, is that wise? Maybe.
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If you assume all pit bulls are going to turn
on you and kill you, that's not accurate. The problem
is you just don't know until it's too late and
they act. This has always been a problem for America
at home. And there's no cheat sheet or CliffsNotes for this.
You got to dig deep. You got to understand the
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three contradictory lives of Muhammad and the three types of
Muslims today. There are things that must be tolerated, and
there are some things that must never be validated. I
don't think America's got a grasp of that 25 years later,
any better than 25 years ago. Gold and silver recently
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In fact, they're expecting even higher prices ahead. And why?
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our savings. I mean, even with corrections along the way,
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That's YMS to 43343. It's your morning show with Michael DelGiorno.
Later this week, Jacqueline Smith, one of Charlie's angels out
with a new book. I once knew a guy named Charlie.
She'll soon know a guy named Michael. We'll visit with
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her on Thursday. And then tomorrow, Jimmy Brown will be
joining us from UB40. It's the 40th anniversary of Red
Red Wine. And they're out with a new tour. We'll
have more on that. I'm still kicking around what Brie
Tennis was saying. So he never said, Scotty, beam me up.
That was never uttered. It gets you thinking about all
these phrases that were actually never said. I think one
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of the greatest was Casablanca. He never said, play it again, Sam.
He said, Sam, that song, play it. Red was telling
me that Hannibal Lecter never said, hello, Clarice. Hello, Clarice.
He said, did he say good evening, Clarice? Good evening, Clarice.
I like hello, Clarice better. And Darth Vader never said, Luke,
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I'm your father. Maybe your talkbacks haven't worked. Stephen Bucci
on 9-11, 25 years later, next. We're all in this together.
This is your morning show with Michael DelGiorno.
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