This-is-What

ThisisWhat’sTrendingToday.[00:03.45]SundayisSeptember11.Itisthe15thanniversaryofthedaythousandsofpeoplewerekilledinaterroristattackintheUnitedStates.[00:19.08]Earlythatmorning,twoairplanescrashedintothetowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity.[00:29.24]Allthepeopleontheplaneswerekilled,alongwiththousandsofpeopleinthebuildings.[00:37.11]AnotherairplanecrashedintothePentagonbuildinginArlington,Virginia,outsideofWashington,D.C.[00:47.55]ThePentagonistheofficeoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.[00:53.47]AfourthairplanecrashedinaruralpartofPennsylvania,whenpassengersfoughtbackagainstterroristswhowereplanningtocrashitintoaWashington,D.C.landmark.[01:09.83]Onsocialmedia,peoplearepostingmessagesabouttheirmemoriesofthatday,usingthehashtags#NeverForgetand#September11.[01:24.30]BenSturnerlivesinNewYorkCity.[01:28.08]OnThursday,hepostedaphototoTwittershowingthereflectionoflightoffoneofthenewtowersattheoldsiteoftheWorldTradeCenter.[01:42.34]Itwassharedandlikedthousandsoftimes.[01:48.71]StatesandcitiesaroundtheU.S.arerememberingpeoplewhodied.[01:55.23]StatenIslandisasmallpartofNewYorkCity.[02:00.33]ItisanislandinNewYorkharbor,closetotheStatueofLibertyandthelocationoftheWorldTradeCenter.[02:11.26]Manypeopleinthatsmallcommunitydied.[02:15.32]Thelocalnewspaperisrememberingtheirlivesbytweetingtheirphotosoneatatime.[02:23.30]OnFridaymorning,manyU.S.lawmakersgatheredoutsidetheCapitolBuildinginWashington,D.C.torememberthosewhowerekilled.[02:36.64]Theyparticipatedinamomentofsilenceandalsosang“GodBlessAmerica.”[02:45.43]Somepeoplewillrunalmost400kilometersfromthePentagontoNewYorkCitytohonorthefirefighters,policemenandrescueworkerswhosavedmanylivesthatday.TheystartedonFridayinVirginiaandwillfinishonSundayinNewYorkCity.ButtheanniversaryofSeptember11,2001,wouldnotbecompletewithoutsomebusinessespromotingsales.IntheU.S.,thatisabigmistake.ManypeopleusedTwitterandFacebooktocomplainaboutasmallmattressstoreinTexasthatmadeacommercialrelatedtoSeptember11.Thevideofeaturedawomanstandinginfrontoftwostacksoftwin-sizedmattresses.TheWorldTradeCenterbuildingswerealsocalledtheTwinTowers.Andthat’sWhat’sTrendingToday.I’mDanFriedell.