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It achieved notoriety for being read by US President George W. Bush with a class of second-graders on the morning of September 11, 2001. After being discreetly informed of the September 11 attacks midway through the reading, Bush waited quietly for the reading to finish before dealing with the unfolding crisis.
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Ron Burgundy: Ladies and gentlemen, can I please have your attention. I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying news story. I need all of you, to stop what you're doing and listen.
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During the September 11 attacks of 2001, 2,977 people died, and 19 hijackers committed murder/suicide, and more than 6,000 others were injured. The immediate deaths included 265 on the four planes (including the terrorists), 2,606 in the World Trade Center and in the surrounding area, and 125 at the Pentagon.
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IPAWS allows for three basic types of alerts: Presidential Alerts: These alerts are (by law) only used to alert the public of national emergencies—think terrorist attacks or widespread natural disasters. The alerts are issued at the direction of the President (or an appointee) and are activated by FEMA representatives.
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Of the 2,977 victims killed in the September 11 attacks, 412 were emergency workers in New York City who responded to the World Trade Center. This included: 343 firefighters (including a chaplain and two paramedics) of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY);
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Donald Trump is not legally allowed to send Americans personal messages using the federal alert system. Americans will receive a text message this week as part of a Wireless Emergency Alert System test, after pushback and Hurricane Florence delayed the initial distribution of the national message.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be issuing a "Presidential Alert" to cellphones at 2:18 Eastern time, or 11:18 Pacific. "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System," a pop-up message should read. ... All major phone carriers are participating.
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“THIS IS A TEST of the National Emergency Alert System. This system was developed by broadcast and cable operators in voluntary cooperation with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Federal Communications Commission, and local authorities to keep you informed in the event of an emergency.
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US phone users get national message Exit player. Media captionUS phone users get national message. More than 200 million US mobile phones have received a test "Presidential Alert" notification. The trial is designed to check that a previously unused emergency communications system works properly.
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Today at 2:18PM ET, FEMA will send out a “Presidential Alert” to nearly every single cellphone in the country to test its Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS). In other words, President Trump will text you (and every other US resident) this afternoon — but there's no need to be alarmed.
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Soon after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the United States military's attention turned to Afghanistan, where Al Qaeda's leaders were based. Many knew an invasion was sure to come.
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['January 20: Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States.', 'The aftermath of the World Trade Center bombing.', 'PLO leader Yasir Arafat and Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, with US President, Bill Clinton.', 'Zayn Malik.', 'Max Whitlock.']
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Today at 2:18 pm ET/11:18 am PT, your phone should emit a loud tone, start buzzing, and a message will appear on its screen reading "Presidential Alert. THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."
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The systems are designed to be used in the event of a national disaster, terrorist attack or threats to public safety. The alerts can be sent at the discretion of the president, and can be used by federal, state, local and tribal officials during local emergencies.
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So don't worry! If you send an SOS, like misdialing and getting 911, emergency services will be notified. If you cancel your call, you will receive a visit from a law enforcement office to check to see if you are okay anyway.
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The presidential alert is designed to let the White House inform the entire country almost instantly of grave public emergencies, such as a terrorist attack or an invasion, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.