This broadcast took a look at both the current situation in Florida as Hurricane Irma weakens, as well as news items related to this 16^th anniversary of 9-11. Stories included:

 

 

 

--Florida Governor Rick Scott asked the nation for prayers as Hurricane Irma

 

devastated his state.

 

--The governor indicated he'd been speaking with President Trump every day.

 

--Pray for Crosstalk affiliates in the Turks and Caicos islands and in the

 

Englewood and Pensacola areas of Florida as well.

 

--Irma was downgraded to a tropical storm this morning. The damage is much

 

greater than that from Hurricane Charlie in 2004.

 

--Florida Power and Light says there were nearly 1 million customers without power

 

in the Miami-Dade County area alone.

 

--Officials have set aside nearly 1 million gallons of water, filled 67 trailers

 

with meals and amassed 24,000 tarps.

 

--More than 4.2 million residents have lost power.

 

--It could be days before officials can provide food and water to those struggling

 

in the aftermath.

 

--About 11,000 utility workers from across the nation are heading to Florida to

 

provide assistance in the recovery efforts.

 

--Winds from Irma sucked out the water from Tampa Bay.

 

--Thousands of 9-11 victims, relatives, survivors, rescuers and others gathered

 

today at the World Trade Center to remember the deadliest terror attack on U.S.

 

soil.

 

--Ground was broken yesterday for a 93 foot tall tower of voices to honor the 33

 

passengers and 7 crew members who died.

 

--President Donald Trump observed the 16^th anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks

 

by speaking at the Pentagon and paying tribute to those who perished.

 

--Vice President Mike Pence told relatives and friends of the victims of United

 

flight 93 that the passengers might have saved his own life.

 

--Thousands also gathered in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to mark the

 

anniversary.

 

--In Israel, an estimated 500 people gathered to commemorate the attacks.

 

--The Muslim Students Association is having a celebration and bake sale today at

 

Hunter College.

 

--German authorities believe that Islamic state terrorists have stolen over 11,000

 

blank Syrian passports.

 

--Fresh evidence submitted in a major 9-11 lawsuit moving forward against the

 

Saudi Arabian government reveals its embassy in Washington may have funded a

 

'dry run' for the hijackings carried out by 2 Saudi employees.

 

--97 terror plots have been foiled since 9-11.

 

 

 

As Jim prepared to take comments from listeners, he asked them to answer the following question: Do you believe our nation has grown spiritually hot or have we gone spiritually cold since 9-11?