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THE ROAD TO RESILIENCE: BOATLIFT, A 9/11 Tale Of Resilience (Video)

Source: The Road to Resilience Tom Hanks narrates the epic story of the 9/11 boatlift that evacuation half a million people from the stricken piers and seawalls of Lower Manhattan. Produced and directed by Eddie Rosenstein. BOATLIFT was commissioned by Dr. Stephen Flynn, President, Center for National Policy, for the 9/11 Tenth Anniversary Summit: Remembrance/Renewal/Resilience in Washington (www.road2resilience.org). Flynn & Sean Burke served as executive producers. The film was made possible by a generous grant by philanthropist Adrienne Arsht, Chairman [...]

Two Dead, 22 Wounded In Palmetto, FL Nightclub Shooting

Source: Herald-Tribune.com Palmetto, FL – Two people were shot dead and 22 others wounded when a pair of assailants opened fire on a large crowd outside a Palmetto nightclub early today, police say. Palmetto Police officials are "aggressively pursuing leads" into the mass shooting, which happened about 12:30 a.m. outside Club Elite at 704 10th St. W. in Palmetto. According to a police press release, a Palmetto man and a Bradenton woman were shot dead when at least two men [...]

Check out @FtLiveWin on Twitter: F!L!W! Best-Body Move: Push-Up

Source: Roy Johnson / Fit! Live! Win! I love trying new exercise moves. No matter how exited I am about my workouts moves get old. Even adding more weight or reps doesn't always keep a move from getting stale. But there's one old-school move that'll never get old: the push up. It's genius in its simplicity–both in name and execution. It may also be the most effective old-school move in the gym. It builds your chest, arms and shoulders, obviously. But [...]

Can Pols. Create jobs? Is Status Quo Better Than Change? @RolandSMartin & @DianeSwonk Discuss w @ChristineRomans (VIDEO)

Diane Swonk argues that old economic models don't work anymore and Roland Martin says the economy won't improve without a rise in consumer spending. Christine Romans moderates. WATCH:

Hacked NBC Twitter Feed Falsely Reports NYC Attack

Source: Jordana Ossad  / CNN New York – Hackers accessed the Twitter account for NBC News on Friday and posted false messages about a fresh attack on New York's ground zero. A group calling itself The Script Kiddies claimed responsibility for the hacking, which included three messages about a hijacked plane hitting the World Trade Center site just before 6 p.m. NBC issued a statement Friday confirming the hacking and said it is "working with Twitter to correct the situation [...]

Jacqueline Kennedy Audio Reflects Candid Thoughts (VIDEO)

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Jacqueline Kennedy's recorded comments are now in a new book and companion audio CD with a foreword by her only surviving child Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg. NBC's Brian Williams reports.

ROLAND S. MARTIN: GOP Race Not Down to Romney and Perry

There are times when even I want to round up as many members of the media as possible, put them all in a Noah's Ark-type boat and set them off to sail in the hopes of never seeing them again. Watching, listening to and reading all of the media reports about the GOP nomination essentially being a two-man race between former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry has set my blood to boiling. Here we sit, four [...]

Boehner, Biden Caught On Open Mic Before POTUS Address, What Could They Be Talking About? (VIDEO)

A hot mic caught a conversation between House Speaker John Boehner and Vice President Joe Biden before President Obama's jobs speech Thursday night. Topic of conversation? Golf.

A First Look At The 9/11 Memorial (VIDEO)

Source: Scott Pelley / CBS News This week, CBS Evening News has visited all three sites of the 9/11 attacks. On Friday, it reported from what has been known as Ground Zero. But after a commemoration Sunday, it may be known by its new name — the National September 11th Memorial. Anchor Scott Pelley went down for an early look at the magnificent centerpiece. Two granite pools with waterfalls spread out across the World Trade Center plaza — one for [...]

Herman Cain Sings God Bless America In 9-11 Tribute (VIDEO)

Republican presidential Herman Cain pays tribute to the fallen of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 as he sings, "God Bless America."