# Three presidents, one morning at ground zero > Obama, Biden and Bush stood together in lower Manhattan as New York marked 25 years since the attacks. - Title: Three presidents, one morning at ground zero · ABC News - Summary: Obama, Biden and Bush stood together in lower Manhattan as New York marked 25 years since the attacks. A quarter century on, the 9/11 ceremony is still where… - Keywords: 9/11, new york, anniversary, presidents, memorial, news, Three, one, morning, ground, zero, ABC News - Source: ABC News — https://abcnews.com/video/136363906 - Author: ABC News - Read time: 2 min - Topics: 9/11, new york, anniversary, presidents, memorial, news ## Three presidents show up Barack Obama, Joe Biden and George W. Bush attended Friday morning's 9/11 ceremony in New York City, each with their wife beside them. > Former presidents attend NYC ceremony for 9/11 anniversary ## Twenty-five years on The date was September 11, 2026, the quarter-century mark. The ceremony ran at the same morning hour the first plane hit. ## The reflecting pools Cameras held a long live shot of the memorial pools where the towers stood, water falling into the footprints all morning. > View of the reflecting pool in NYC on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks ## Trump went to the Pentagon The sitting president marked the day at the other attack site in Virginia, splitting the official commemoration across two cities. > President Trump heads to the Pentagon for 9/11 25th anniversary ## Families press for answers Some relatives of victims used the New York ceremony to call on Trump to hold the Saudi government accountable, a fight they have carried for years. > Some 9/11 families call on Trump to hold Saudis accountable during NYC ceremony ## The names, again Families gathered at ground zero, on the Pentagon lawn and in Shanksville for the readings that anchor every anniversary, including Flight 77 and Flight 93. > Families to gather for ceremonies marking 25th anniversary of 9/11 ## A skyline made of drones A tribute lit the Manhattan skyline with drones tracing the shape of the Twin Towers, a newer echo of the twin light beams. > David Muir shares 9|11 tribute of drones illuminating NYC skyline with Twin Towers ## Survivors still telling it The last survivor pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center spoke publicly, and a son described carrying on the work of a father who got people out of the South Tower. > Last survivor rescued from rubble of WTC speaks out ## The damage that kept going Coverage returned to the health toll on responders and survivors, plus the security posture that now surrounds ground zero on every anniversary. > Health impacts and security measures at Ground Zero ## A day kids have to be taught Most students now alive were born after 2001, so parents and teachers are explaining the attacks rather than remembering them together. > Explaining 9/11 to kids, their parents and teachers ## Key takeaway A quarter century on, the 9/11 ceremony is still where former rivals share a row of chairs and the country checks in on its own grief.