Transcript: Profile: Thousands expected to gather at the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

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Profile: Thousands expected to gather at the Flight 93 crash site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania

Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 5:00-6:00 AM

BOB EDWARDS, host:

Thirty to 50,000 people are expected to gather today in an open field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed last year on this day. The 40 passengers and crew on Flight 93 fought back after four hijackers took control of the plane and began steering it towards Washington, DC. During the struggle, the plane plunged to Earth in a reclaimed strip mine. All aboard were killed. NPR's John Ydstie reports from Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

JOHN YDSTIE reporting:

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