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I'm Allison McNair.

Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook.

Tomorrow has been designated a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance.

President Bush made that declaration today.

Services and candlelight vigils are scheduled all around the country.

Tonight, airline service has slowly gotten underway, though Logan Airport remains closed.

The slow, painstaking cleanup continues at the World Trade Center, and thousands have gathered in New York looking to search for lost friends and family.

They're holding pictures and holding on to hope that their loved ones still may be alive.

Nearly 5000 people are confirmed dead.

Secretary of State Colin Powell says Osama bin Laden is the prime suspect in the terrorist attacks, and U.S.

officials say they're pressuring Pakistan to close its borders and allow flyovers to in case they will strike against terrorists.

Although it's quiet tonight at Pease International Airport, the roar of airplane engines should become the norm again tomorrow.

Pan American Airways plans to begin flights out of Pease tomorrow, and the airline says it will resume its schedule for airport arrivals and departures.

As Manchester Airport begins to come to life again, airport managers are telling passengers to arrive one and a half to two hours before their departure time, and well wishers will no more be allowed into the gate area.

Chip Neal has a story from Manchester Airport.

Flights in and out of Manchester Airport officially resumed this morning at 11 a.m., but it's going to be a long time before operations are even close to normal.

Well, today the airport is considered operational.

Last night we advised the FAA that we felt we had achieved all of their required levels of security.

They came to the facility, saw what the airport had put online, and agreed that we could consider ourselves operational.

I'm hopeful that within the next few days, we will start to resume a certain level of departures.

I think it's still going to be a number of days before you see the system back to normal.

I think what people need to understand is this is a multi decision system.

The fact that Manchester Airport has gotten the okay to consider itself operational does not mean that other airports are operational.

So naturally, if a particular airline, for example, wanted to fly to Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh would have had to have gotten that certification as well.

That's what the airlines are looking at now across the country, which airports have gotten that certification so they can determine what route structures they can put in place.

When regular flights do resume, passengers can expect a number of security changes.

Well, the obvious changes that people will see here at Manchester Airport is a restriction on parking.

We have closed certain parking spaces that are in close proximity to the terminal building.

Curbside check-in has been eliminated.

People will need to make arrangements to get their bags right to the ticket counter, and people certainly will see an increased level of security check going on at the airport here.

There's a lot of other security measures that have been put in place, but for obvious security reasons, we will not be disclosing exactly how those are being carried out.

Folks should realize, though, that the face of aviation security, from my perspective, is now forever changed, and they need to realize that there are going to be some changes at the airport.

There are going to be some time considerations.

It's going to take a little bit longer for people to be processed, and I think people need to be very patient and very understanding of some of the things they are going to be asked to do.

There's no doubt as people show up here, things like scissors, for example, will be confiscated at screening points.

People attempt to bring scissors through into security areas.

People need to realize things like that are now going to go on at airports.

According to the Associated Press, three US Airways flights are now scheduled to leave Manchester Airport this evening, bound for Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Baltimore.

The first flight was scheduled to depart at 7:05.

The flights are the first to leave the airport since the FAA's ban on air travel.

Calling the situation extremely fluid, Airport spokesman Brian O'Neill said additional flights might arrive this evening as well.

If you'd like information about airports and flights around the country, the FAA has set up a website at www.fly.faa.com.

Even before the debris had settled, Americans began searching for a way that they could help.

Many of them found it with the American Red Cross.

Within six hours, 700,000 people called the Red Cross offering to give blood.

And joining me now to talk more about that and the Red Cross’ disaster relief efforts, we have Marianne Leone here.

Thanks for coming in.

Marianne, I know it's been busy.

Yes.

Were you surprised at that response?

Yes, yes.

In some ways it's amazing how people do call to help under these circumstances.

The last time I saw anything like this was the Gulf War, and it was similar to that.

This is much more though.

The calls have been unbelievable In our small chapter, which is in Concord, we, we’re receiving about 1000 calls a day.

How do you handle all those phone calls?

We have a lot of volunteers who have called to come in to help.

I bet now what is the need like, because we're hearing that officials may be saying, you might want to stagger this or wait 1 to 4 weeks instead of rushing right in.

Right.

And that is exactly what we want.

You know, blood has a shelf life.

Whole blood is is a shelf life of 45 days, so that any blood that's being used now needs to be replenished.

But we have limited resources in that staffing, equipment space for numbers of blood donors.

People are just coming out of the woodworks to donate blood, which is wonderful.

The lines are long.

People are going to have to wait a long time, and so we encourage them, if they can't wait that long, please come back because it's going to be needed next month.

It's going to be needed in six months.

We are running now some phone numbers for people to get in touch with their local Red Cross.

What else is the Red Cross doing in New York at this hour after this disaster?

What, what, how is it functioning down there?

Well, nationwide we have 30, about 35 shelters and reception centers open in New York, Washington, Pennsylvania in Somerset area, even on the West Coast for victims, for their families.

In California, for example, it's family members whose, who whose their family members were on the plane and they were waiting in California.

So we have reception centers open.

Also sheltering families and also emergency relief workers.

So in other words, if somebody’s come from out of state to maybe help do some of the cleanup in New York, you would be the folks where they might come to stay.

As far as families that we've seen, people converging on the city now, you know, desperately looking for people, would the Red Cross be somewhere that they could go, either for some assistance, for information, or maybe to stay while they’re hoping?

Exactly, some support.

Also to locate family members.

We also help locate family members and have done that even from families that have been that are here in New Hampshire or other states wondering about their family members.

And so we we have a network set up to help find and locate people in the hospitals, which is great because I know that one of the stories that's come out is there are some websites and there's only one official one, and people have been given information that was incorrect.

So knowing the name of the Red Cross I think would would be one they could be confident with.

And anybody can call their local chapter and we can then use our network to help locate their family member.

We have some people, don't we, from the chapters up here that that have gone to New York?

Right.

We have five people in New Hampshire who have gone to New York.

Two are disaster mental health workers.

That's one of the great needs right now, providing counseling to family members and to emergency relief workers.

I guess, you know, some of the scenes of what these people are seeing when they go in, it's just something we can't even begin.

Exactly.

And they need counseling as much as anybody else, and and relief.

So our disaster mental health workers are trained specifically for that.

They are professional counselors and psychologists who have volunteered to the Red Cross in situations like this.

We hear about disaster relief workers.

The Red Cross does provide them.

Now you've gotten calls from people that say, send me down, I want to do this, but it involves some training, doesn't it?

It does, and and it's a good time for people who are interested in going to call their local chapter and find out what training opportunities there are, because the Red Cross-trained disaster workers are the ones who are going first.

And it would be great if more people were available to go in the future and if they were ready.

So it's something that people have to plan ahead for.

And if people found themselves calling now and having an interest in going to help, they are going to find themselves in that situation again, unfortunately, and it would be great if they were ready.

How long is that training, do you know?

Well, it's not it's not very long.

We have different types of courses for different functions.

For example, I believe the disaster mental health course is 1 or 2 days.

That's it?

Yeah, yeah.

We have damage assessment where volunteers assess the damage of homes that have been affected by disasters.

That's an eight hour course.

Family assistance, which is our casework course, is a two day course.

So it's not an extensive time commitment.

And once somebody is trained, then they are ready.

And we need a large number of people because very often when we call somebody they can't go.

It's not a convenient time for them because of work or family commitments.

So we call the next person on the list.

So we really need more people than than people think.

How long do you think you're going to be lending assistance to these areas?

I have no idea.

I think I don't know any more than anybody else about how long this is going to take to recover from.

You've also sent a vehicle down.

What is it?

We call the vehicle an ERV, and it's an emergency response vehicle, and they are stationed throughout the country.

We have one stationed in Manchester and one in Laconia, and the one in Manchester has gone down to New York.

And it is it's a large truck that we fill with supplies and once down there can be reloaded with supplies.

So two disaster volunteers from, I believe it’s Berlin took the truck down.

Super.

What's the final thought you want to leave with people tonight?

I think continue to try to help.

To call or to help anybody.

I mean, I think it's a it's a good time to give to others.

It makes us feel good.

It makes us feel better about this whole experience.

Marianne, I want to thank you.

I know you have been very busy, but thanks for coming in to talk to us.

Thanks.

You’re welcome, thank you.

There are nine Red Cross chapter If you'd like more information on giving blood, you can contact the office nearest you.

Music Granite Staters are being asked to be given another opportunity to help the Red Cross and help the victims of this week's terrorist attacks.

WMUR TV is holding a telethon today to raise money for the relief agency.

The number at the bottom of your screen is the number you can call 668-3001.

That is the Help From New Hampshire Hotline.

This is supported by Fleet and Citizens Bank.

So if you cannot make a donation or get through to our phone lines to our operators, you can also make donations at any Fleet or Citizens Bank branch in New Hampshire or in the region.

And this money will go directly to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, helping out efforts in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, and also in Pennsylvania.

As of 6:30 tonight, that telethon raised nearly half a million dollars.

Phone lines remain open through midnight tonight.

Earlier, we told you about the president's declaration tomorrow of a National Day of Prayer.

Well, in accordance with that, Governor Jeanne Shaheen is scheduled an interfaith service in Concord at noon tomorrow.

The governor has asked that bells around the state ring for one minute.

After the bells are silent, the governor is asking that the people of New Hampshire pause for a moment of reflection.

Tomorrow's interfaith service will be held at Saint Paul's Church in Concord.

Efforts to call the nation together and taking a stand against terrorism are being circulated via the internet.

There's an email asking people to go outdoors tomorrow night at seven in the evening and light a candle.

It suggested that that will show the world that Americans are strong and will not tolerate terrorism.

Calls to encourage everyone to wear red, white and blue tomorrow.

Congress also passed a resolution asking everyone to display the American flag for the next 30 days.

People already have gotten the idea.

A Missouri flag maker says orders for 3 million flags have flooded his company since Tuesday's terrorist attacks.

Stores around the nation are trying to keep up with the demand.

In light of this week's events, there's been concern that people who feel anger and frustration may direct it at anyone who appears to be Middle Eastern.

Joining us by phone a bit earlier tonight to talk about that was Laconia Police Chief Bill Baker, who's involved with that city's Human Relations Committee.

He's also an expert at teaching tolerance.

Well, one of the assumptions that seems to be being made in other parts of the country is that anybody who has dark skin there is perhaps of Arab descent, is somehow associated with the atrocities that have been committed against the United States.

And that, to me is a huge mistake and makes what is a horrible tragedy already worse.

If we start striking out at people that we think are somehow associated with this tragedy by virtue of the color of their skin, or their national origin or their religious affiliation.

Well, I would think then that that education is key.

I know you have the Human Relations Committee up there in Laconia.

What types of things are you doing there that would translate over to maybe help people understand?

Well, this is very much our focus, of course, before this tragedy occurred, and that is to try and get people not to judge and treat other people differently because of their color of skin or national origin.

And I guess this has taken on new significance now in light of this tragedy, and many experts and government officials are guessing who is responsible for this.

And the direction seems to be leaning towards Mr.

bin Laden and Islamic fundamentalists.

But to stretch that, to assume that other people who are who are Muslims, for example, or of Arab descent, and to somehow tie them to the atrocities is an outrageous mistake.

And we're all hopeful that that's not going to happen.

What kinds of things are you doing in Laconia to reassure people and maybe to bring together the community?

Well, one of our biggest concerns is the children and even my own experience with two daughters in college, it was clear that this the events of the last couple of days have affected their mood and psyche.

So the Laconia police have offered our services to parents and the schools to try and provide reassurance and some sense of security to the children in our community, who I think are really being affected by this.

And secondarily, the community tonight is having a multi denominational service at 7:00 to try and bring the community together and provide people with some comfort and reassurance in the wake of this tragedy also.

Chief, I want to ask you if somebody's got a person that they know that is very angry, that ends up saying something that is either racist or really riddled with prejudice, in light of these events, what would you have them say to that person?

Well, I would I would urge them to try and engage that person in conversation and get them to try and confront some of the prejudices that are being articulated and help them understand, for example, there may be as many as 7 million Muslims in the United States.

I mean, it's incredible to think that somebody could think that everybody associated with, with the Islamic faith is somehow responsible for the atrocities that have been committed.

And I think if we help people by trying to confront those myths and those unrealistic beliefs that hopefully we can talk some people out of that kind of anger and rage and redirect them into some positive response to this tragedy, like volunteering or giving blood, or somehow helping our country recover from what's happened.

What did you do after you witnessed this event, either watching on TV or hearing it on the radio, Chief?

Well, coincidentally, I was at Logan Airport when this all occurred, getting ready to travel to Russia, and it was right in the middle of my preparation for this trip that the whole incident unfolded, and I was as shocked as everybody else to think that this kind of terrorist activity had come to the shores of the United States.

It's a it's a kind of depressing phenomenon.

Well, I want to thank you for joining us on the phone tonight.

Chief, any final thoughts from you before we let you go?

No, I just I hope that people will recover their sense of optimism.

Because as terrible as this was, it is rare on the soil of the United States.

Not to say that it can't happen again, but there are a lot of wonderful things about this country.

It is clearly the safest place to be in the world, in spite of what's happened, and I hope people will recover their sense of optimism and pride in the great country that we live in.

Chief Bill Baker, as always, great to speak with you here on Outlook, and we want to thank you for your time tonight.

Thank you, Allie.

Many Americans are finding they’re overcome with feelings of grief as well as anger.

One group of councilors in New Hampshire is hoping to help by providing free grief counseling.

Chestnut Hill Counseling Associates of Dover will open its office from noon to 6 p.m.

this Saturday to provide support services.

If you would like to find out more, you can call the number on your screen, 749-4462.

Music The weather has seemed somewhat less important in the shadow of this week's events, but the weekend is almost here and events are planned, so we checked in a few minutes ago with meteorologist Nicole Plette at the Mount Washington Observatory to get details and find out how the weather was on top of the mountain today.

The summit had a high today of 47 degrees and is currently in the fog.

Visibility is zero and the winds are out of the west at 24mph.

For overnight tonight and tomorrow, Nicole, how's it looking?

Well, up north tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the 40s.

Winds will be out of the north at 5 to 10mph.

Down south, tonight will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers late.

Lows will be around 50 degrees, with winds out of the north at 5 to 10mph.

Up north tomorrow we can expect mostly cloudy skies with highs in the 50s.

Winds will be out of the north at 5 to 10mph.

Down south tomorrow we can expect mostly cloudy skies with a 30% chance of showers in the morning, clearing to partly sunny skies in the afternoon.

Highs will be around 60 degrees, with winds out of the north at 5 to 15mph.

This is meteorologist Nicole Plette reporting from the Mount Washington Observatory.

People planning to attend Sunday's Winston Cup race should know that the New Hampshire 300 at the International Speedway has been canceled.

On the other hand, organizers of this weekend's Highland Games at Loon Mountain say the games will go on.

Games directors say they're respectful of the emotional time, but taking their leadership from the president and governor, they have decided to proceed.

Mental health experts telling us that the community building activities, they're really some of the best ways people can begin to heal from this week's tragic attack.

This weekend, nearly 175,000 people in over 73 countries are planning to volunteer for the international coastal cleanup.

Over 1000 Granite Staters are expected to take part.

Ben French shows us how you can get involved.

Mary Powers helped coordinate the New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup since it started 14 years ago.

She says this year, there doesn't seem to be as much trash as years past.

People are more aware, and if a lot of people come down to clean the beaches, they're going to be less likely to trash the beach.

They're going to be less likely to leave their cans and bottles behind.

So I do, maybe I am overly optimistic, or maybe I am unrealistic, but I do think there's less trash.

That's good news for the over 1000 volunteers expected to show up for this weekend's cleanup.

Cleanup sites dot the entire New Hampshire coast, and with the help of volunteer divers and donated boats, the effort reaches out and under the water.

Now, Mary, I found this boot this morning out here on our coast, and I imagine, I can't imagine that items like this are very common, that people find.

What are the most common items that people will be finding this weekend on the Coastal Cleanup?

This weekend they're going to find things like rope, fishing gear.

They're going to find a lot of cigarette butts, which is unfortunate because - Last year, the international cleanup collected 13.5 million pounds of trash.

In New Hampshire alone, over 1000 people picked up 12,000 pounds of trash.

Volunteers will write down what they pick up and where they find it.

That information can then be used to target problem spots.

I think that our Coastal Cleanups have really added and helped to persuade our legislators to enact these laws and rules to keep less trash from being dumped into the ocean.

Federal statutes like the Clean Water Act have helped to reduce pollution in our oceans.

But trash on our beaches still exists.

And that's where program like the New Hampshire Coastal Cleanup can really make a difference.

I love the ocean.

I love the marine environment, and to keep it healthy and clean is one of my main goals.

As well as being a boat captain with her own charter business.

Susan Reynolds teaches science at the Northampton School in Northampton.

She has her entire seventh grade class participate in the cleanup, and Reynolds, along with several other teachers, have made the event part of their curriculum.

The students have used the beach all summer, and they've gotten the use of it, and this is their chance to give back or to take some responsibility for that use.

There will be a lot of debris there, and at that point they can see what, you know, one person's litter and one person's litter and one person's litter, what it amounts to.

And they can see it in small space.

And that's really important, I think.

Being both a teacher and seacoast businesswoman, Reynolds’ interest in keeping the beaches clean is twofold.

From a teaching point of view, I can see kids growing as they take on responsibility.

And if I look at it from my business point of view, the cleaner it is around here and the nicer our beaches are, the more tourists will want to come.

The Coastal Cleanup is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday.

If you'd like more information, you can call the New Hampshire Coastal Office at (603) 431-9366.

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And if you've got a story idea or comment on our program, you can call us 1-800-639-2721.

Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook, journalists from around the state join us to talk about this week's attack on America.

We'll talk about the markets, media coverage, and look at what you can do to help with the recovery.

That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook.

For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, we want to thank you for joining us.

Stay tuned for Africa.

Then tonight at midnight, a special frontline presentation Hunting bin Laden, who today was named as the prime suspect in the terrorist attacks.

We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30.

Good night.

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