NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas Full Episode - Sept. 11
NBC Nightly News marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11th attacks with a special broadcast from Ground Zero. The broadcast included a segment on newly declassified CIA briefings from 1998 and August 2001, which warned Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush about potential Al Qaeda attacks, including the use of airplanes, though specific details of the 9/11 plot were not known.
The newly declassified intelligence briefings offer more details about the warning signs that intelligence officials had prior to 9/11, highlighting the challenges in piecing together fragmented information to prevent complex attacks and raising questions about intelligence interpretation and response.
The episode also covers personal stories of 9/11 survivors Stanley Praimnath and Brian Clark who escaped the South Tower, a look at the firefighters from an iconic 9/11 photo, and a segment reflecting on the lessons learned from the attacks.
SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS CIA INTELLIGENCE AL QAEDA WARNINGS GEORGE W. BUSH BILL CLINTON