The orders are given shutting down all airports nationwide and banning takeoffs of all civilian aircraft by the FAA.
After Flight 93 was hijacked, and the pilot and crew were moved out of the cockpit and into the passenger area of the plane, Tom Burnett called his wife to report the situation. After she informed him of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, he replied that the hijackers were "talking about crashing this plane ... Oh my God. It's a suicide mission." He ended his call by saying, "Don't worry, we're going to do something."
This phone call is followed by several others culminating in the phone call where Todd Beamer's famous, 'Let's Roll' comment was overheard by Lisa Jefferson at 9:55 AM.
President George W. Bush makes a statement from Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida calling the crashes an "apparent terrorist attack.
American Airlines Flight 77 crashes into the west side of the Pentagon at 9:38 AM EST, killing all 64 aboard and 125 on the ground.
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