Evening Wire: The Nation Mourns & The UN Warns of Iran Escalation | 9.11.26

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Georgia Howe (1:35)

9-Eleven memorials are underway across the country today. The UN sounds the alarm over a potential escalation in the Iran War. And the Lindsay Clancy trial sees a racially charged twist. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Friday, September 11th. And this is Evening Wire.

Americans gathered across the country today to mark 25 years since the September 11th attacks, with the largest ceremony taking place at Ground Zero in New York City. Family members of the 2,977 victims read each name aloud beginning at 8:30 AM, observing moments of silence at the exact times the attacks unfolded, including 8:46 AM when American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower. Vice President JD. Vance joined former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden at the ceremony, bringing the nation's top political leaders together to honor those killed in the attacks. President Donald Trump held a separate ceremony at the Pentagon, while communities around the country also held tributes to the victims and the first responders who died in the attacks or have since succumbed to 9-11 related illnesses. But the solemn ceremony was also marred by controversy after New York City Mayor Zoran Mamdani and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were captured laughing during the reading of victims' names, even as grieving family members openly mourned their loved ones. The footage quickly drew backlash from critics, including Senator Ted Cruz and New York City Councilwoman Inna Vernikov, who condemned the pair's behavior as disrespectful to the victims and their families.

John Bickley (3:14)

The UN is sounding the alarm about a potential escalation in the Red Sea. This comes as hundreds of Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers are on the ground with the Houthis in Yemen. The Houthi rebels have seized the Red Sea port city of Moqa, and their hope is to close the nearby Bab al-Mandeb Strait. US officials believe hundreds of Iranian officers are currently inside Yemen, working alongside the Houthis to carry out that plan. Meanwhile, officials say around 100 US military advisors are on the ground in Saudi Arabia to help them work to counter Iran's operations.

Georgia Howe (3:48)

In a racially charged twist in the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, the lone holdout on the not-guilty decision turns out to have been the only black person on the jury. Paula Devlin, one of the more outspoken of the jurors, told CBS host Gail King that the ages of the jurors ranged from 22 to 70 years old, with, quote, one person of color. When she revealed that the holdout was a black man, King appeared visibly shaken.

SPEAKER_5 (4:13)

One person of color was a person of color, a woman or a man?

Georgia Howe (4:16)

A man.

SPEAKER_6 (4:17)

A man. Is a holdout juror a person of...

a black man?

Georgia Howe (4:22)

Yes.

SPEAKER_6 (4:22)

A black man is a holdout juror?

Georgia Howe (4:24)

Yes.

SPEAKER_5 (4:26)

Well, I have to sit with that for just a second.