New VIDEOS of the September 11, 2001 attack on the WTC

Timeline of events in the 9/11 attack. - 8:46 am - American Airlines Flight 11 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) strikes the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. - 9:03 am - United Airlines Flight 175 (traveling from Boston to Los Angeles) strikes the south tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. - 9:37 am - American Airlines Flight 77 (traveling from Dulles, Virginia, to Los Angeles) strikes the Pentagon building in Washington. - 9:59 am - The south tower of the WTC collapses in approximately 10 seconds. - 10:03 am - United Airlines Flight 93 (traveling from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco) crashes in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. - 10:28 am - The north tower of the WTC collapses. The time between the first attack and the collapse of both World Trade Center towers is 102 minutes. Economic Impact US$ 500,000 - This is the estimated amount of money believed to have cost to plan and execute the 9/11 attacks. US $ 123 billion - This is the estimated economic loss during the first 2-4 weeks after the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, as well as the decrease in air travel for years to come. US $60 billion - The estimated cost of damage to the WTC site, including damage to surrounding buildings, infrastructure and subway facilities. US $ 40 billion - The value of the emergency anti-terrorism package passed by the U.S. Congress on September 14, 2001. US $ 15 billion - This was the economic aid package approved by Congress to bail out the airlines. US $ 9.3 billion - The amount of insurance claims arising from the September 11 attacks. Homeland Security The Department of Homeland Security was created in response to 9/11. It merged 22 government agencies into one, including the Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Through the Container Security Initiative, more than 80% of imported containerized ocean cargo is pre-screened before entering the United States. March 12, 2002 - The Homeland Security Advisory System is introduced. April 26, 2011 - The National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) replaces the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS).

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