9/11/01 Live Regis and Kelly (Entire 58 minutes of the show)

I recorded the syndicated Live with Regis and Kelly show every morning on my VCR. I was able to receive the live feed that was being transmitted by satellite to affiliate TV stations across the country at 9am EDT. I received the signal from my C-band satellite system in Iowa at 8am CDT and could watch the show live. I had never shared the VHS video with anyone until I posted a 5 minute segment of the shows opening in a private Facebook group after Regis Philbin had died in July of 2020. I hadn't planned to share the entire video until I was told recently that the 5 minute segment had been posted on KZbin by Jake Allonar. He came across the video clip of a Facebook link.
Since there have been over 3 million views of the 5 minute clip and many of the comments wondered what followed after the commercial break on the show, I am sharing the entire show. Present day technology uses encrypted digital transmission of syndicated shows instead of unencrypted satellite transmission as was available in 2001.
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[@goosejail1886]

Who watching this in 2024 and being absolutely transported back to that day?

[@blankexpression34]

I was about 9 years old. I remember being scared, thinking we were going to be attacked on the west coast too (I'm from California). I was in that state of fear for about 2 weeks

[@rprimeauableful]

Can we get a round of an applause for the two of them just vamping for a hour while not having a good idea of what was going on??

[@tonyarc9455]

@@rprimeauableful Vamping? WTH does that even mean?

[@tarahayden7553]

Yup, it still hurts 😢

[@rmcar549]

Wondering the same thing lol. Don't think he's using the right word. ​@@tonyarc9455

[@kenbrb6261]

it's crazy how you can be this many years away from the tragedy and see something like this clip on a random wednesday night in 2023 and it brings you to tears - it's just so hard to believe this happened

[@DeetsDoesADHD]

it makes me need to remember to breathe. devastating.

[@lisakatz7887]

Yep. Gasping and crying... just like we all did so long ago. The anger and horror - just as fresh. 🙏🤬😭😭

[@winterqueenkel]

I'm bored on overnight shift at work and this just popped up, I'm crying like a baby

[@LiftedMoonLight]

A day I will never forget. I was 9 years old when it happened. I cry every single time I watch a 911 video.... I still can't believe it.

[@kristineberryessa3457]

A friend of ours lost her daughter who was there on business FOR THE DAY! She was on the 82nd floor of the North Tower. She was a beautiful newlywed. So tragic for ALL the families involved. 💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@Johnny-ci8mw]

You can tell Regis is trying to make Kelly and everybody feel better and keep their minds out of darkness :( He’s a legend - Rest In Peace.

[@carter3369]

He was very unprofessional just randomly blurting things out, he had no compassion.

[@AnahataMaryjane]

SO THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM! THUNDER! LIGHTNING! talk about symbolism.

[@lotuseater7247]

@@carter3369 it was live, he had to keep things ticking. I'm not sure what else he could have done, bar everyone just close up and end the show altogether. Don't be so judgemental.

[@EdWeibe]

he had class.

[@billschwenke790]

Even if you weren't a huge fan, he left a big entertainer hole, like Casey Kasim

[@rma3_3_3]

I’m watching this on April 21st, 2024, and I remain feeling sick seeing this again! It’s just too much! I remember this day & beyond because I’m a New Yorker; I remember distinctly how the air had a burning smell for weeks & weeks!! Sometimes til this very day I can still smell it in my heart.

[@donnachilders9003]

Same

[@tinashipman]

Oh I'm so sorry💔 I remember sitting on my sofa...coffee spilled on the carpet; cup still dangling in hand. Tears streaming as the towers fell

[@Linda-hs1lk]

Must have been such a difficult thing to remember. I'm from The Netherlands and back then I worked at an animal shelter when we heard the first news. A friend of mine called and said she saw it on her computer and one of the collegues wondered why she was playing a computer game (weird game but ok). But it was very real. And scary. Even for us.

[@thatblackcatholicchick]

This. THAT smell. I always and keep talking about this. That smell is something I can't ever forget.

[@MsClaudiaDuran]

That's terrible. I'm so sorry.

[@jeanhyclak6060]

I have to give Kelly credit here. She seemed to immediately understand the gravity of the situation and she was devastated. She couldn’t hide her emotions but she held it together for the show.

[@JosieJoplin99]

I find weirder that regice was so nonchalant. I know he's supposed to remain calm, but that's not a Segway moment.

[@mpc817]

Regis is the consummate professional. Trying to keep people calm.

[@crowtservo]

She looked sad when she sat down at the start. She was pretty devastated right away.

[@derekrollins3914]

I was at work, in a classroom about to show a movie, back when you needled a VCR.

[@cesarjom]

Kelly looked completely traumatized. Shame on the network producers for not cutting away from Regis and Kelly and putting professional reporters on air to report on this highly sensitive event in a manner that could actually benefit TV viewers.

[@velvetfaerie]

The people in the studio.... their audible gasps...... that's raw.

[@SocialAssasin]

my gasp came from regis saying "the fuselage jumped over to the other building" Jesus, what a dope.

[@audreyperrin320]

​@@SocialAssasinat that time they did not know what had happened I thought the captin took a stroke or he took sick

[@rossnr100]

Looking at the Israel Hamas thing reminds me so much of this day.

[@SocialAssasin]

Obviously. No one knew what happened. However, what he said is not possible. This wasn't a cartoon. @@audreyperrin320

[@marty3888]

Also Kelly's reaction when they find out it was a 2nd plane

[@BrianLockett]

My childhood effectively ended on 9/11. I was 14, staying at home from school that day, and I watched the news in complete shock. It woke me up out of childish naivety into a cold sobering reality that there's a world around me and much of it isn't pretty. I still get the same cold chill seeing footage of that awful day. Just a life-changing day.

[@Jeri-AnneSmith]

Me too. I was 20. I really feel like Innocense was lost that day, Sure, we had Columbine right before that. National Tragedy and the Challenger explotion is the 80s, but this is right up there with the attack at Pearl Harbor.

[@Keepingitwitchy]

Same. I was 13. And same dude. Same. That’s when I realized that there was actual real evil and not just pretend cartoon villains.

[@kayleekelly9557]

Me too but I was only 10

[@user-ww3kl1dg1y]

Hugs. We all lost something, or someone that day.

[@ThompsonArt2022]

I was 16 and all I thought about safety, security in America was wiped and it was an age that young men had to think about heavier things. Everything was uncertain at the time.

[@deftrascal1626]

James Gartenberg who was on the phone died in the collapse, imagine being in that situation and in your final moments you take the time to try and comfort the families of those inside and tell people not to worry about you. What an absolute trooper he was

[@ilovenoodles7483]

RIP. 🙏🏼 🕊️

[@WillHendersonTX]

yeah, poor Kevin Cosgrove was on the phone when the tower collasped on him and his final words were "Oh God, OH (i assume when it cut off, he was gonna scream SHIT or FUCK)" in fact, there's audio recording of his final words online, it's pretty sad to hear.

[@jerseypete6674]

Why would you write something like that? Nobody needs your sensational remarks which have no idea are true. It's disrespectful to someone who perished. @@WillHendersonTX

[@kobykenny7716]

@@jerseypete6674nothing he said was sensationalized although assuming what his next word would be is a little silly. What he said is true, that recording is real and haunting.

[@smiling_chaos]

@@jerseypete6674Why would you write something like that? Nobody needs you to police the comment section. It would have taken you less time to simply type Kevin Cosgrove into the search bar to verify Will’s story than it took you to reply to him.

[@chadkeener1005]

RIP Jim Gartenberg, the caller at 32:00 . He remained so calm and did his best to not only urge emergency responders to his location but to reassure the families listening that they were safe.

[@BellaVicki330]

I was shocked at how he was calm he was considering the situation. I immediately went to a list of 9/11 victims and there was his name. 💔 RIP Sir. This never gets easier to imagine happening in my lifetime. I will never forget this day. 😢

[@Cjl99]

This is such an excellent call out. He interrupted the newscasters where I would think would be so easy to just be led along with their questioning and in the moment realized he had access to this massive communication device (live television) to get specific critical info out and to try to comfort family on behalf of everyone trapped.

[@andyfish8835]

I fell bad for the men who lost their ladies in the destruction. One dude, his wife vanished pretty lady Indian. Man I want to save the women

[@adrianscarecrowhernandez7702]

As this was happening live that day; I was saying "so what, big deal, who cares." It meant nothing to me at the time. But decades later I do see what a tragedy it truly was and what a significant part of history it is. Rest in peace to all those who died that day.

[@stitcher64]

It was at this time when Jim was talking I had to stop watching the video and read the comments. My heart just couldn't take anymore.

[@juliedee3498]

The calming voice of Peter Jennings is what I'll never forget. No one like him today, not even close.

[@jeanhyclak6060]

I so agree. I miss watching him every night back then.

[@SocialAssasin]

He was better certainly than that other idiot who brought up "navigational equipment" but he constantly called Don Dahler "Dan" even though he was corrected multiple times and he was constantly bringing up "where is the President" when we don't need to be broadcasting the President's location while the country is under siege.

[@micheletorok3838]

Agree. I cried when he passed. An era ended.

[@kellyrn6014]

David Muir though. ❤

[@lancel71]

100%

[@susanpark3451]

You can see how affected Kelly was during this. Regis really held it together well. Not many could do that.

[@didimunoz24]

He was a consummate professional.

[@AdamStabelli]

Regis was a true broadcaster. He knew how to handle an event like this.

[@liz326522]

She was so shook.🥹

[@disconnexionsdotcom]

Regis had been around a long time. He was on the air broadcasting when Lincoln was shot.

[@wonderquartz]

Regis was an absolute class act. The way he kept calm to help Kelly was nothing short of absolute professionalism.

[@scotey]

You could see how deeply affected Kelly was from the outset. Then, as things got worse, she made no attempt to conceal how upset she was. I bet she went to call her husband or nanny at the first commercial break. Also, how crushing is it to hear her say in the first minute, "This is the worst thing I've ever seen." She had no idea that it was about to become unimaginably more tragic.

[@pandabears7530]

It was her older child's first day of school. She had a newborn there at work as well. There is an interview with her experience a few years ago here on KZbin

[@WinkDaMan07]

You can even see a box of tissues on the table after the break, so you can tell she walked off set, broke down and started crying. It also looked like she was about to puke too

[@hamilcross]

there's a video on yt where she recounts her experience that day. iirc it was her eldest kid's first day of school and she was a few months post partum as well. the shock on her face here is so raw.

[@marshamariner7897]

​@@WinkDaMan07I think the first break ....she walked off and probably puked in a garbage can....br b 2 far🤢🤮🤬🤬🤬

[@Master.Debater]

She was upset that regis made her look like a fool when she suggested it was an accident, hence her storming off as they cut to first commercial break.

[@katherinevanderveen1669]

It's 22 years later and I'm still crying watching this.

[@marycirimele9172]

Same. 😢

[@jessicathompson3511]

Same....the feel of emotions when the second plane hit still gets me

[@adambrunswick5420]

Wuss

[@markc76]

​@@adambrunswick5420you wouldn't be saying that if you were above the floors where the planes hit with no way out

[@michele_torres_sososilver]

Horror. The average age of those murdered? 37. So young.

[@CaptainConnieCreativ]

This moment is imprinted in the psyche of everyone alive on that day. I’ve never gotten over it.

[@helpmefixthis9117]

I'm forever affected. I lost a child that day thirty minutes after the towers fell my wife Miss carried

[@user-kj9oz7lb8s]

It collectively traumatized all of us. The world hasn't been the same since.

[@BrenMurphy1]

Always remember Islam did this

[@LeFouGallois]

@@BrenMurphy1 religious extremists did this. Sadly there are people of every creed and colour who are extremists who have no care for human life !

[@Rustylad85]

I was 16 and I'm still affected by this. Now and again a vid will land in my recommends and I'm right back there. My blood runs cold. Luv from the UK.

[@AyeCarumba221]

Never saw this particular footage until today Jan 5, 2024. Watching Kelly’s very human reaction is deeply touching. We all lost some serious innocence that day…

[@Docthewrench]

Everyone says " We" one speaks for all. I had no feeling. I don't feel shock and awe. I have no startle . Speak for yourself not all

[@_dmfd]

​@Docthewrench you sound broken

[@amandaknicely4340]

It legit was hard to watch her. You could tell she was all of us: just want to go get home get my family!

[@Jeri-AnneSmith]

must be a lonely life @@Docthewrench

[@superhetoric]

​@@Docthewrenchsad for you then

[@MM-yh2mi]

My brother worked for an airline on 9/11. We woke up to the news then watched the second plane hit on live TV. Then he grabbed his gear and went to the airport. He knew it was going to be a day of chaos. As a volunteer firefighter and brave soul, he went into the chaos without hesitation. Much like so many of the brave souls who lost their lives that day. Never forget.

[@Jeri-AnneSmith]

did your brother make it out?

[@MM-yh2mi]

@@Jeri-AnneSmith yes

[@TomManning-cs4el]

​@@MM-yh2miI can't believe trump And his son in law Are talking money from people who did this

[@angelakensy8268]

​@@TomManning-cs4elHe would take money from a homeless person on the street.

[@TomManning-cs4el]

@@angelakensy8268 he already did that

[@tracycolvin7789]

I am a retired American Airlines flight attendant. I was devastated!😭💔 Finding out that it was an AA jet that flew into the bldg, and then learning that the FIRST 2 people killed that day were AA flight attendants. My fellow flight attendants.😭Nobody ever talks about the plane victims...❤️

[@stephaniehowe0973]

I am so sorry I can not fathom your terror

[@garethwilkinson3456]

You did a good job. God Bless

[@RoadCone411]

I work in the industry, I think of this all the time. The pilots of AA 11 were likely the first victims of that horrible morning, with everybody else on the plane to die when the plane crashed. What an unimaginable situation, I have no doubt that the flight attendants did everything they could based on what little understanding they had of what was happening. Keeping passengers calm was probably their main focus. Truly terrible.

[@DoNotTredOnMe]

I'll never forget that Betty Ong was the first hero to communicate the situation and intentions to the authorities via the reservations center that she called from an airphone. ❤

[@tracycolvin7789]

@@DoNotTredOnMe exactly right! An AA flight attendant that alerted the country of the impending doom!😢💔

[@colinsullivan95]

I can appreciate Regis trying to keep everything normal despite what was transpiring. Many watched 9/11 on live TV but not many were on live TV watching 9/11. Edit: It’s also worthy to commend the producers for recommending the commercial break to control and collect everyone’s emotions, and then joining the live news. It wasn’t about their talk show anymore once they realized the second plane had hit.

[@denelson83]

Well, there were all the local and network news anchors who were on live TV at the time.

[@nategeo91]

Well put 👏

[@nategeo91]

​@denelson83 yeah but they weren't running a morning show, they were just covering what they were supposed to cover, Regis and Kelly kind of were forced into covering it

[@Retro.Studio]

Continue talking about the thunderstorms last night

[@KoolKeithProductions]

​@@nategeo91what's even more impressive is that Kelly said Regis knew immediately that America was under attack after the 1st plane hit. She said when they were backstage about to come out, he said "can you believe with those animals did to us?" So he then had to come out there and pretend everything was just fine, and that it was likely an accident, when in his heart he knew the truth 😢

[@paulbier2182]

The end of the peaceful era of American life. This day, and every day after was different.

[@timsimmons9995]

In my 20s, I watched this unfold on TV. It was traumatizing and the war debates went on for months, then years. This occupied my 20s and 30s into my 40s because I joined the Army and went to war several times in GWOT. So it definitely impacted me and I still watch these old 9/11 videos with great sadness of how America and so much changed that day.

[@paulbier2182]

@timsimmons9995 I joined the Navy a year before this happened right out of high-school. We're about the same age. I remember how eager we all were to serve and get at those who attacked us. I served in Afghanistan and Iraq with the Seabees. Years later, I wonder what we even served for.. Coming back to this video, it's nostalgic to see the world just as it took a major turning point before the end of the era of prosperity. Young people today have been robbed of the country we both knew..

[@aliwatters8111]

Now, look what Obama/Biden have continued to do to destroy our country. Just sickening that people who hate us are placed in positions of power to destroy from within.

[@stangerinsincity]

​@@paulbier2182I joined the Navy in October of 2000. My ship went out to the Arabian Sea shortly after. I was just assuming my watch, on ship, when this happened. I'll never forget this day.

[@summerskull9379]

Crazy to think about how different the world would be if it never happened. But I guess that goes for every major tragedy. Just feels more personal since it was in our lifetime.

[@StarryNight-kn6dg]

It feels like it's my first time hearing this. The gasp of the audience, the look on Kelly's face. It's 23 years later but it feels so raw.

[@willmack5909]

Amen

[@Dronkey64]

The audience were dead silent too. 😢 And heartbreaking when Kelly talked to Jim her voice breaked.

[@dallasbittinger8184]

It's amazing that this even exists. Because clearly several of the networks that carried LIVE were in special report coverage so hats off to the person who was able to get this. I really appreciate the history.

[@Tityretupatulae]

Can you elaborate for non Americans? What does this mean? Was this broadcast or it’s a behind the scenes?

[@t.r.3332]

@@Tityretupatulae​​⁠​​⁠​​⁠​⁠​⁠they mean the channel(s) in the US that would typically broadcast this show switched to showing special live news coverage, so the recording of this show would be difficult to get. From the video description, it looks like this episode was broadcast through satellite TV.

[@DCol]

@@Tityretupatulae This is a little bit behind-the-scenes. This is not footage from a television channel. Instead, this is footage that was intercepted from a satellite feed. The studio sends the television signal to space for a satellite, and the satellite would return signal back to ABC's broadcasting station to distribute the show to the television channels. The only people who could see this were people who worked at the studio, the broadcast station, or whoever owned a satellite dish to intercept the signal. Getting into broadcast feeds was more common 20 years ago.

[@ianbui5356]

It's a syndicated show, so any local station could buy and broadcast it (i.e. in one city it might be on the ABC affiliate, another city it might be on the FOX affiliate, another city it might be on an independent station, etc). This was probably recorded from a local station that doesn't have its own news room or an affiliation with one of the national networks (ABC, NBC, FOX, etc), so they just kept showing this as their normal programming since they have nothing to switch to.

[@87alsjth]

@@TityretupatulaeIt was live show. So when they came out to greet the audience, the first tower was hit and that’s why they were talking about it first hand. Then a few minute later, they saw an explosion via live footage of the towers. Now the camera was zoomed to the first tower and they saw part of a fireball. At that time Kelly was like “something exploded.” A few minutes after that one of the production crew as we saw said that was a second plane hitting the other tower. This was 2001 and as crazy as it sounds lol instant Internet and news was not a thing. Smartphones wasn’t in the market yet. Social media? What’s that? A phone notification, huh? So the people in the audience had no clue until Regis and Kelly spoke about it first thing. Now, I could be wrong. Before the show aired the audience could’ve been informed via the crew due to a lot of them living in NY probably and the first plane hit during the 8am hour. Makes sense that they would be informed but the second plane hitting was in real time. At that point, almost everyone was caught up. Scary stuff 😢

[@MrThobias711]

In tears as Regis a true professional brings Kelly back to focus. Incredible

[@1Cheytown]

Kelly had only been regularly co-hosting the show for 7 months at this point, so I'm sure she was not prepared for something like this (how can you be?). Between that and her young children, I'm sure she was a wreck inside.

[@kelanicampbell320]

To hear Jim Gartenburg talking and to know he didn't get out is so heartbreaking.

[@mrbeefhead]

i have seen hundreds if not thousands of different clips of 9/11 but having live tv studio audience reactions in the mix is truly unique. this is a great post. good job!

[@aphreyst4551]

This video is one of the best at showing the initial confusion and creeping sense of dread as people slowly got more information that morning. Everyone was so confused and unknowing, but as things progressed the truth finally clicked as we watched the TV in horror.

[@3UZFE]

Totally agree, really brings it home more than other clips.

[@rickdehart5382]

​@aphreyst4551 agree the way everything was happening real time and getting worse as it progressed was unreal and confusing to what we were witnessing.

[@randommanwill802]

It's haunting that this footage not only encapsulates the attacks but also shows America changing forever in real time.

[@droctorcee-7036]

I think Regis took it seriously, but as a veteran in TV broadcasting, was trying to follow “the show must go on” mantra until the details of the situation were confirmed. His tone changed significantly once the 2nd plane hit. When that happened, you could also tell that Kelly was almost physically ill on air.

[@nathansachs5302]

Oh my gosh, when they talked to that man, Jim, who was stuck on the 86th floor. 😢 He was trying to calm people. He believed the situation was under control, no idea of what was ahead. I can't believe the amount of emotion I felt watching through this today. I was stunned all day when it all happened and this is hitting me just as hard all over again.

[@ellengrace4609]

I shudder to think what happened to Jim. 😢

[@ellengrace4609]

I think I know what happened to Jim. After this video randomly showed up in my feed, I watched a few more 9/11 videos. The story of Gander and Come From Away, and now Phone Calls From People Trapped in the Towers. This video is following several people’s stories, and one is Jim Gartenberg who was stuck on the 86th floor who couldn’t get out because the exit was blocked by debris. He left behind a little girl and pregnant wife. 😢 The stories in this video and listening to the last messages is so profound, but watch only if you want your heart ripped out.

[@TopSecretVid]

@@ellengrace4609I worked on that show Come From Away…

[@raquelguerra3149]

​@@ellengrace4609I was wondering too what happened to the man Jim on the phone. So sad!!😢

[@lindadeptula5928]

This horrific event will never be forgotten. The raw shock is still palpable 22 years later. Never forget. A true Act of War

[@ChaseJames-mn7lf]

7:08 Man Regis immediately sensed what was going on, the same as everyone else did when news broke of a second plane. RIP Regis Philbin (1931-2020).

[@clarestubbs9303]

In the UK here and felt the shock of the hosts and the audience in the pit of my stomach when the second plane hit. RIP All the people who died that day. We are right behind you, America! 🇬🇧🇺🇲 ♥️

[@latenitetubing]

🇨🇦 🇺🇸 ♥️

[@KyuuDesperation]

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[@tangojuli209]

❤

[@ripple-effect-mlp]

7:42 is such an eerie moment. Usually when they go to a commercial on a talk show, the audience will clap and cheer and look forward to what they're going to see next. But on this day, in this moment, (and, obviously, for very good reasons) complete silence except for the minor screeching of Kelly's chair as she gets up.

[@528sasseycassey]

You could tell she wanted to call her family and get her kids asap.

[@johndalton3180]

They were too in shock to remember the applause button.

[@1Cheytown]

As a young mother I'm sure Kelly was terrified for her kids.

[@user-ww3kl1dg1y]

Regis keeping everything together because he's a talented, practiced professional. His generation lived through some terrible stuff. Kelly was lucky to have him as a partner, especially on that day.

[@joep3279]

32:52 Guy on the 86th floor: "The situation is under control...please all family members take it easy." That was super eerie to hear him say that, obviously, in hindsight. RIP Jim.

[@barnowl2832]

Was 86th above or below the impact for WTC1? Edit: I think about 5-10 floors below, it's a pity they couldn't tell him that

[@itzJuztThomas]

@@barnowl2832 He was blocked in, the floors above had collapsed and trapped them.

[@penguinpie5056]

he was in floor 86 tower 1. plane hit floor 94-97. Poor guy was just there to move his stuff to a new office that very day. In retrospect if there were only him and another person there then there might have been another way out through another exit. Maybe not. I guess it's a lesson in a way that while generally the safest thing to do in a similar situation is to sit tight in a safe location and wait for help, in this case, you needed to self rescue and as fast as you could. I mean at this point he was about 45 minutes after the first hit. about 25 minutes before the tower collapsed. I ran UP the CN tower once for a charity thing and I'm a smoker and I did that in 22 minutes. In my opinion it was probably foolish to call in to a talk show rather than figuring out how to improve your situation in an emergency like that. I recall another video where a man on the street exclaims to camera that the 76th floor fire door was locked also. Somehow he got out to tell that to someone on the street....

[@this_name_is_not_available6923]

They anticipated that the building wont collapse and the fire will consume itself but they were wrong. Many engineers also assumed that until the building collapsed, they investigated and knew why. It was the truss system and insufficient anti fire coating. But surely people from those floors where the plane hit directly are already dead. RIP to them.

[@piratesswoop725]

@@penguinpie5056At that point, the North Tower still has about 55 minutes left.

[@EddiXP]

Rest in peace Regis. Rest in peace to all the 911 victims

[@amcclay415]

Not sure why but Kelly Ripa’s body language, the palpable terror, and nervous confusion combined with her desperate tone when she said “I wonder if maybe the people were able to evacuate? … those people in the other building … before …?” broke my heart more than any reaction I’ve seen. She was looking for any glimmer of hope on a day that would get much, much worse. Also, Regis finally coming to terms that “it’s kind of difficult to continue the kind of the show we do every morning under these circumstances …l Also the box of tissues when they came back from the commercial indicates she was (understandably) crying while at commercial before having to keep it together again.

[@patrickw9706]

Bla bla bla

[@charlesknowlton7198]

@@patrickw9706 Another internet tough guy patrick.

[@patrickw9706]

@@charlesknowlton7198 Keyboard warrior for life! 💪🏻

[@charlesknowlton7198]

@@patrickw9706 Kind of pathetic don't you think? You look old enough to be a father. Try setting an example for your children if that's at all possible. I doubt it though.

[@giggidygiggidy3924]

​@@patrickw9706more like scumbag for life

[@heymannyg]

Also, Regis handled this really well. He struck the right tone in his voice and was the steady hand for the brief time they were on.

[@LOL-ee1zp]

you could tell he so badly wanted to go off the air, and let the right people handle it at 10:23

[@haplopeart]

Regis was a total professional. He always was. rare breed.@@LOL-ee1zp

[@blueduck5589]

Philbin would rather watch a replay of the night before lightning strikes.@@LOL-ee1zp

[@marianne-8979]

Actually I prefer Regis commentary to keep me calm

[@AprilArick]

Yes, I miss Regis ❤️

[@DremaLJ]

Watching in March 2024, but am immediately back on the day it happened and watching it live. I’m in tears now, just like I was then. My heart is broken knowing what is happening, and what is coming. 😢😢😢

[@YauriSKellyDalencour]

I had a ballet class at 9a in midtown and I had been on the train when this happened as I had been traveling from Brooklyn. First stop into Brooklyn. After my Ballet class, I walked from 61st street to the Manhattan Bridge where I was driven over back to where I lived in Brooklyn the time. I can’t express all the people I met along the way and all the stories I have retained including my own. I never watched this episode. I lived in NYC another 12-13 years. Only last year, 2023 and the year before that in 2022 did I cry. All theses years I could not cry. My oldest daughter studying 9/11 in school showed me a video they watched in class and when I looked, the angle was from the exist angle and image I saw at one moment when I looked up. I believe I had made it around 7th and 12th. I’ve never been able to cry until over 20 years later.

[@robinw7412]

Nice to hear Peter Jennings’ voice again. Very calming at such a terrible time.

[@Reclining_Spuds]

He started smoking cigarettes again that day. 😟

[@cards0486]

@@Reclining_SpudsI was just thinking that. When he told us about his cancer he said 9/11 made him start smoking again. So heartbreaking.

[@Reclining_Spuds]

@@cards0486 indeed. 😒

[@carlaaxelson6338]

Peter J has started smoking again because of this day

[@nf4922]

​@carlaaxelson6338 no shit... they said thst 10 times..dont need ur 11th u doughnut

[@lindaestep3880]

The look on Kelly's face after the second plane hit... it's same look we all had. Still heartbroken.

[@WinkDaMan07]

It almost looked like she was about to puke when Regis sent them to a commercial break to regroup and get the story right

[@DarcySteele]

She didn’t even know how to sit! She looked so uncomfortable 😣

[@mouse122809]

Yeah, then the fear feeling and the wonder what was going to get hit next Other well-known sites?. Las Vegas, LA schools hospitals 😢 I wanted to stay glued to the TV. Didn't know what was going to get hit next,for how long, and still had to go back to work that night not knowing if there were more attacks coming.very scary times.

[@aaroncampbell2180]

My father's face was frozen. He was in combat mode, that was the first time I saw that and I was 5.

[@1Cheytown]

I'm sure her main thought was her kids since NO ONE knew what was going on

[@MT-yx5cu]

I was in the Army as a young soldier when this happened. We were put on high alert and to had to report to the battalion with all of our gear. My anxiety just shot up watching this video. I didn't think watching it would affect me after all these years. There was so much fear and sorrow on that day.

[@latenitetubing]

That sounds so scary. I remember my parents gathering us telling us there might be a war starting. Our extended family was calling and we were all getting ready for a big war event. Nobody was sure when the attacks would stop, or where the next one would be. Sickening.

[@user-ww3kl1dg1y]

Hugs. You did what you could, followed orders, and I and others appreciate you.

[@MT-yx5cu]

@@user-ww3kl1dg1y Thank you

[@militarymom6690]

Thank you for your service and lending your comment to this tragic event

[@yuroichi6418]

My mum was pregnant with me at the time, just about 2 months away from me being born. She told me a couple of years ago that she was anxious about what kind of world she'd bring me in to. "I was worried a lot about what kind of world I would put you in. Everyone thought a big war was about to happen. I didn't want that to happen. Nobody did." - her.

[@VerchielxKanda]

"This is war, no question about it. These are deliberate attacks." "Well, let's certainly not go there-" Little did they know. It's just so tragic.

[@blairjr2570]

I can’t believe we experienced this in real life.

[@afridgetoofar1818]

The farther we get away from 9/11 the more unreal it seems.

[@JohnJohnson-fr5cx]

There’s no way it went down the way they say it went down, God bless those poor people

[@MikhelBL]

@@afridgetoofar1818though it still hurts as bad, even though I had no family nor connection whatsoever, as an exterior witness on tv... it hurts so much.

[@JusticeFortheSilenced]

​@@JohnJohnson-fr5cxIsrael did 9/11 if you don't believe me Google Lavon Affair.

[@blairjr2570]

@@afridgetoofar1818 I am in college for the first time with 18 year olds I had to tell them about what it was like that morning this past anniversary.

[@RoadCone411]

I actually gained a lot of respect for Regis Philbin (RIP) and Kelly Ripa after watching this. The shock, despair, horror we all felt that day they had to deal with on live tv and somehow keep it professional. Their show was filmed just a few miles away. This was meant to be light hearted morning tv and they were not equipped for this.

[@vladeputinovic6128]

😂😂 kelly was walking weird those days...her ass took a lot pounding

[@e_amom]

@@vladeputinovic6128how disrespectful. Typical Trump supporter!

[@AnErrorOccurred]

Exactly. They had to go in with his match belief that they could carry on with a normal show as much as they could, still not knowing the full scale of everything, but quickly found out early on it would not go that way and dealt with it best they could.

[@wannabetrucker7475]

​@@vladeputinovic6128just like yours will 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💪🏼

[@katin6238]

​​@@wannabetrucker7475 Ew. 10, 000 fucking kids are dead, 20, 000 innocent civillians dead, countless more wounded and displaced, but sure, use Israel as pathetic bragging rights in an attempt to one up some idiot's crass comment about a tv presenter. Grow the fuck up.

[@markwrenn5965]

The world has not been the same since this day. I'm taken right back to the feelings i had watching this stuff live at school. My stomach dropped through the floor when we watched that second plane fly into the building. That feeling of certainty that our country was under attack. I was in 8th grade.

[@boufontleflamingoetta8433]

My family came from out of state to visit. Everyone was at my house. We went to bed late. I woke up the next morning and walked in to the living room and this was playing. I said “What are you watching?”. Nobody spoke. Then I realized it was real and not a movie. We all just died inside. It really was the most unimaginable and horrific thing. My family had no words. Neither did the rest of the nation. 😢

[@user-rw4xi8sm8h]

For those who may not have been alive or were too young to remember. This was everyone's morning in America and around the world. I was in 7th grade, and there were no classes at that point. The TV's were on, and no one could believe what they were seeing or understand it.

[@StarofNite06]

We r in Delaware.. they turned them on. The silence in that school was never that loud. 8th grade for me. They sent us home instantly almost. I believe i was home as the 2nd tower hit. The traffic seemed slower..less. watching this as an adult now is completely and utterly painful. The gravity of ya kno? Hearing a mans last words lnowing what u know..😟

[@jacob_boi91]

I was in 4th grade and we still had school all day here in Texas they never canceled class or turned on the tv but teachers were talking about it a little for what I can remember but hearing stories that others canceled school or watched it then canceled school is mind blowing to me that we still had school acting like nothing happened it makes me sad and breaks my heart for everyone that died that day. It could’ve been worse they could’ve came after America even more than they did. So so sad.

[@ashleyganton6558]

I was the same age i think. I remember watching the second one hit live but didn't understand what I was seeing. We weren't allowed at watch TV and had school that day. I also went to the first baseball game after it happened it was supposed to be on 9/11 but got cancelled it was a beautiful tribute they had at the game

[@Regulator81]

I was in 10th grade and eating a bowl of cereal about to walk to school when the second plane hit. We still had school but in every class they had this on the entire day.

[@Michele0m]

I was in the 3rd grade we also stopped normal class and turned on tv to watched the news 😢 this was most sad day in USA since I’ve been alive, for real!

[@blissfullycat02]

It's so heart wrenching hearing Jim, the man stuck on the 86th floor, knowing what would soon be happening and that he never would have made it out. He seemed so calm and just hopeful that they'd be found and saved.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Which is probably for the best. They of course have sprinklers, and if you don't see them come on right away, obviously you're screwed. And nobody needs to know that if it can't be helped.

[@sarawilliams1451]

Sadly, the real account of Jim's story was that he was terrified. He spoke to a number of people that day, including his wife, best friends, parents, and an HR person for his company. He was juggling calls simultaneously between his cell phone and work phone. When his HR person told him that he had done well on TV explaining the situation and staying calm, he told her that he had lied about how bad things were because he didn't want to scare the families who had loved ones in the building, but he assured her that it was as bad as it could get and getting worse by the moment and that he and his secretary were terrified. He cried with his friends and wife on the phone and told them he didn't think they'd make it out. Honestly, his courage and presence of mind to calm the public, despite the reality they were experiencing, is truly inspiring. It's even more tragic that he was only in the office that morning because he came in early to clean out his office, as it was to be his final day with his company and he was moving to a different office Uptown. I hope his soul has found peace. ❤

[@lori....4816]

It's heartbreaking

[@Texaslawhorn]

​@@sarawilliams1451It's such a tragic story. 😢

[@wordylou]

Oh my gosh. His last day? How awful and how brave he was to be so calm for all the other families.

[@sallynicholson7582]

I live in England U.K. & my husband & daugther had just been away. I remember watching on sky news crying & still to March 2024 nothing has changed still crying!😪😪😪 I feel for all the families every year, that are still mourning their loved ones that were lost. They couldn't continue their show but were amazing. It was so shocking, sad, & travisty in our lifetime. Love & light to all Sally Jane Nicholson UK🇺🇸❤🇬🇧

[@carly_j8011]

As a US citizen this was shocking. The second and third day of coverage was heartbreaking. The families and friends of missing people came out in droves with signs with “have you seen or know of ….”. And of course they all were lost forever. Still to this day they are sifting through rubble using DNA technology to bring some kind of closure to those still around. 😢

[@SUNSHINE-bf3bw]

We love you too ❤

[@commercialzone4141]

My first lunchbox was a brown paper bag. God bless Regis for trying to comfort Kelly and the audience.

[@alluringally]

I always see comments talking about how Regis kept it professional & held down the show, which is great. But I want to appreciate Kelly for trying her best even though you can very well see it affecting her emotionally. She’s human and everyone was emotional that day as this was life altering for the families of lives lost and the US as a whole. I think Kelly kept it together better than I could have if I was literally in the same city this was all taking place. She’s incredible ❤

[@tmalone2530]

I love your comment. It’s so true. Kelly was literally speechless in every sense of the word. I was 12 when it happened and actually went to school in lower Manhattan; but it was a good 30 min walk away from the WTC so although I knew what happened, the teachers and faculty scrambled to call our parents and keep our minds on other things. It’d been 2 decades and seeing this footage will FOREVER be chilling. I can only imagine the shockwave of emotion of seeing it live. Like you said, Kelly held it together better than most. Imagine doing a show you do every day live in front of a studio audience of 200-300 people and then having to see an image like this and STILL managing to keep composure on camera. Kudos to her for real

[@alluringally]

@@tmalone2530 Wow, even for you though too! You were very young when this all took place & to be in the same city! That must’ve made you feel sick to your stomach.. What resilience you must have and everyone else who’s had to witness that firsthand 😔 the ride home from school must’ve been hell with all the debris.. anytime I see footage like this it never fails to astonish me that it even happened in the first place 🙏🏽 I feel for everyone involved & lives lost that day 💔 so so unfortunate..

[@MsNG82]

Yes she did. Considering her child was in school and not with her since it was his first day of school, she must have been frantic trying to reach her husband.

[@stevenhanson6057]

How about all the flag flying afterwards. Then the Saudi’s were let off the hook.

[@kelseycarpenter8671]

They complemented each other so well. Beautiful reporting duo. Kelly was relatable and validated our feelings during such a confusing time. You just don't get to see that kind of raw emotion in news reporting, but God did we need it. Regis knew he had to be the rock in that moment, while millions looked on, and he handled it with grace. A strong man and true professional.

[@phillyphan1225]

Something as simple as the honesty of Regis saying “someone planned that” and “it sounds deliberate” is something that wouldn’t even be said today!

[@TheGreyFortress]

Honest reporting still exists.

[@marciayoung8735]

​@@TheGreyFortresswhere ???

[@saloumehsallyvaghei4185]

😟

[@DuvAngel1]

It was an inside job and everybody knows GWB knew it too… There’s so much evil that people are so unaware of. Guess who killed Kennedy JFK~ ask George W. Bush…. and then ask God why didn’t He do anything about it, where is justice.?

[@hanyou23]

@@marciayoung8735 Turn off Fox News for a start.

[@joybranch-londesborough6617]

I see this and am moved even more regarding the state of our country now. There was so much American pride and closeness of our fellow countrymen. We MUST come together again and keep our beautiful America free and just.

[@SUNSHINE-bf3bw]

Amen, evil forces at work!

[@linzymarie7]

This is iconic. Even after all this time, it brings tears. God bless these two, this must have been incredibly hard to do on air XO

[@DanielOwen-ms4jg]

Hey Lindsey 🌹🌹 How are you doing..??

[@CoastersBolts]

Regis was ready to fight someone, you can tell. Credit to him for being so restrained on live TV.

[@JustSomeDude2161]

Kelly told the story many times that, before they even went on the air, Regis looked at her and said “Can you believe what those bastards just did to us?” He was certain that it was deliberate immediately.

[@judythompson4971]

I’m watching this on October 21, 2023. It is still so unbelievable!

[@nf4922]

No one cares

[@veenatamara4543]

@@nf4922clearly everyone cares, don’t be disrespectful

[@Don-rl1sm]

steve bartlestein is an idiot. said it was an accident

[@reverande180]

@@nf4922 what a sad, miserable life you must have

[@jenbvb]

​@@nf4922- must really suck to be you - sad and miserable

[@matt-irby]

At 4:45, I admire Regis trying to change the subject and get Kelly to think of something else. She was obviously very distraught and Regis wanted to take her mind off the tragedy. It's obviously a very difficult position to be in, and he was doing his best to cheer her up.

[@LiL.Pixxie]

I cant watch this still, all these years later without getting chills and tears in my eyes...the same as in 2001 when i was a senior in highschool.

[@angelina93772]

I was a Senior in highschool as well, I'm still traumatized by this event.

[@MrMedication]

I was also a senior in high school taking my constitution test and I didn't study and 1st period and this stopped the constitution test for me, but I can't shake this image.

[@Dogloverplus2]

I was a senior too and watched it on TV in my Economics class. I’ll never forget it 💔

[@monet1974]

Here it is November 7th 2023, and I'm sitting here in shock like it just happened. We will always remember that day forever.

[@SeekingGreetings]

Be safe, fam. 😢🙏🏽🥀

[@vincentng6864]

What’s next

[@shawnwalkernorth33]

just think about what chaos america brought to countries overseas daily!! all the innocent women and children

[@SeekingGreetings]

@@shawnwalkernorth33 Indeed.😢🥀🙏🏽

[@bethanyanderson1745]

@shawnwalkernorth33 huh? Please clarify.

[@Flaxxxen]

Wow, Regis thought it might be a suicide bomber very early on. So did my mom, but most of us believed it was a horrible accident, until the second plane hit. Regis seemed like a lovely man, I had the privilege of meeting him a few times not long after this. Kelly, too. They seemed like gracious people. Thanks for uploading. This is wild to watch all these years later.

[@_mnejing]

I remember that morning, something made me wake up early (I usually slept in). This was after the first plane but before the second. I got a notification on my computer to turn on the news. I immediately thought something was wrong, it was too clear, that building is too tall to NOT see. I get that planes are not exactly the most maneuverable, but for a plane to hit that directly was hard to think of as an accident. That was what I was thinking as an 18 year old watching this. Terrorism was a thing that happened elsewhere, you know, the Middle East, or more recently Eastern Europe (the Balkans, Sarajevo, that was still pretty fresh on my mind then). But I certainly thought something was wrong about a plane hitting the first tower, it just seemed so improbable. Pilots are trained to do as much as they can to reduce casualties if something is going to happen (think Sully in the river a few years later). Hitting a building in a plane that was still flyable was just not an accident. I wanted it to be an accident, everyone did, but it didn't make sense. Then a few minutes later the second plane hit, and it was obvious what was happening. As unrealistic as an accident was, it was the optimistic answer (alas, air traffic and the military already knew this was an attack).

[@NoPunches]

When you listen closely, his nose sounds slightly plugged as if he had just been crying. And the fact that he had been thinking about what could have and what likely could not have caused this, he was ready to report, but not just report, but to keep the show going … however, he was an entertainer who really loved his audience. That was his charm for sure. I don’t envy his position. A lot of what he probably wanted to say he couldn’t say, just being a professional on the job in front of the camera. Listen carefully to what he says as he says it. His mind was very quick, and he is very controlled. You can see he has emotions over this, but that he is keeping them very collected. That is a gorgeous quality in a man, and then to focus on the person talking to him. You can see the look in his lower face tell his true emotions every now and then, while his eyes tell you what is happening in his mind that is focusing actively on his job and the people involved there.

[@brandicox1857]

My school principal told us it was probably a terrorist attack after the first plane hit. I went to small private school so there weren't that many of us in grades 6-12. They didn't tell the younger grades. We got to go sit in the cafeteria and watch the news for the rest of the day. I saw the second plane hit and both towers fall. I was 13.

[@brandicox1857]

​@@_mnejing I knew I guy, met him as an adult, who told me that when the first tower was hit, they were called to get ready to go out to sea ASAP. They also were told they were going to most likely go to war. Idk how true this is bc he was a bit crazy, but I do know the bases were locked down right after the first plane hit. My stepdad was a civilian worker on NAS Jax

[@Eagles.Fan.Since.Super.Bowl.52]

It wasn't likely an accident as that whole airspace is a no fly zone. I can't say that Regis knew that of course.

[@elizanunnally378]

coming from someone who was born not long after 9/11 this really puts things into a true perspective for me. I am completely brought to tears. this is so saddening but important to watch.

[@hera7884]

Just seeing Kelly’s face you knew something was wrong. That woman never frowns and when she does, you pay attention. It’s like seeing your favorite teacher sad for just that one day, and you remember it forever.

[@sllybunnygrl]

I didn’t sleep well because of the storms so I stayed home from work that day. I watched this all unfold with my family at home in the Bronx. We called everyone we could think of. Unfortunately, my oldest friend was working in the impact zone. We tried calling all day and night to find her. Never will I forget. 💜

[@Quaker-tc8ue]

I don’t know anyone who was murdered that day, but every year on the anniversary, i keep an eye on the time. When it’s the time of the attacks, collapses, i stop what I’m doing, close my eyes, and pray for healing for those affected. My deepest condolences to you.

[@RoadCone411]

A high school friend of mine was working on the south tower that day. He was one of only a handful of twins to die that day. A big loss for all that knew him. Cheers Sean…

[@velvetfaerie]

From one bunny to another *hug* I was 22 when this happened and I didn't see the news until 20hrs afterwards. I'm in Western Australia. I still can't comprehend the callousness of humans nor the scar left on NYC, it's residents and the people who lost loved ones. On the flip side, the compassion shown to fellow humans during and after that event, ❤

[@PassionJo777]

@@velvetfaerie same mate. In Melbourne and THIS just affects me like NO other HORROR in history! It was early hours on wed morn 12th sep when this came on EVERY station! I was exhausted from working all night and turned tv off not realizing what a big deal this was! Woke up 8 hours later to find chaos EVERYWHERE on t.v.! Devastating wen I FINALLY found out what happened!!! Many mates watched all night and morning!

[@velvetfaerie]

😞

[@_Miss_K_]

2024 and still in shock, feeling as if it just happened!😮😮😢

[@imsleepingbeauty]

It still hurts to watch this after all these years 😢💔

[@sethmyers5666]

The fact you can see Kelly noticeably restless(after hearing a second plane hit), almost doesn't know how to react. Her body and mind want to react, and her professionalism tells her to stay calm on camera. Kinda gives a good feeling of how that day was for a lot of people.

[@vladeputinovic6128]

they all loved it... she got wet too

[@dally8399]

How far was the studio from the world trade center

[@schplengie1]

​@@dally8399 I don't know but I don't think she was worried about herself. After the second plane hit many of us were worried about our family and friends and the possibility of war.

[@ab6ixblindforloveismyultja641]

Would not be surprised if she knew people who worked in those towers. She’s probably thinking of them too.

[@skiyogagirl]

It was the eeriest feeling that day…I heard about it on a radio station while taking my kids to our local carousel. It was like time jus stood still…it was incomprehensible…your mind couldn’t wrap around it…

[@kellyballard8399]

9/11/2001 I was literally watching this exact episode of Regis and Kelly. This gives me chills to see the exact coverage I was watching that morning. So chilling and heartbreaking💔

[@SeekingGreetings]

😢🙏🏽🥀

[@ukmary1968]

My local station went to GMA. WCPO in Cincinnati

[@kiannaspeas6598]

I was in 3rd grade 😢I thought dad was lying because I didn’t think bad people existed at that age. He didn’t want me to watch it, so he turned on the radio.

[@annablee1027]

I still cry when I think of this tragedy cuz my boss died from it & I begged him to take me w/him that fateful day to go to a breakfast meet’g at Windows of the World. He saved my life & didn’t even know it. Was (really) the best boss ever. Sad that Regis gone now too.

[@daniellekrammel4211]

Oh my word! May I ask, why didn't he let you come in the end? Amazing story

[@annablee1027]

@@daniellekrammel4211 - hi I did reply to u - I hope u saw it, but I didn’t do it through the app. I did it from my email? Pls let me know if u got it & also it’s from a gmail address

[@danwinters2157]

In tears right now. That morning I had woken up early here in Texas because I was recovering from surgery just days earlier,and I was watching GMA when the first plane hit. Couldn't believe it then, and the pain is no less Raw now. My brother was also an undergrad in D.C. at the time. May we never forget not just the tragedy but the heroism of that day and in the weeks and months that followed. I was never more proud to be an American then in the days and months following that fateful day, because we were so much more than Democrats or Republicans, Christians or Atheists. We were all neighbors. It didn't matter what side of the aisle you sat on, we were all affected. And we Rose to the challenge of helping those affected like never before in the history of this country.

[@patriciabagby90]

Excellent comment.

[@lukeartrip846]

It's December 2023. I'm 29 years old. This is a piece of history. It's hard but impossible not to watch. Eyes full with tears.

[@Sunnybrook69]

I was 31 yrs old and a volunteer fire fighter at the time. I remember this day and the days afterward so clearly. You were 7 yrs old when it happened. Do you remember anything from that day?

[@StellaJean1000]

I was there, at Rockefeller Plaza just got to work when it happened.

[@traviswayne2577]

i’m 35 years old. In virginia. once Pentagon was hit a lot of us kids went home before lunch. i remember watching coverage all afternoon. it was on every channel. even Disney and Nickelodeon. a day i will never forget.

[@ErinAbou]

I was 32 on that morning, we lived NE of Reno, NV at the time. Our toddler was still sleeping, I was just listening for him to wake up, when my mom called from Seattle-this was quite unusual. She was shaken, she said have you seen what’s happening? I said no, as it was still about 7:30 AM Pacific, I hadn’t turned on the tv or radio yet. She said, oh honey, turn on the tv! She was crying, telling me that terrorists had flown jets into the World Trade Center towers. I turned on the tv, and every station even on cable was either blacked out or the news was on, the coverage was constant for many days after that. The silence over the high desert was eerie. I never realized just how oddly comforting the sound of the routine overhead passage of commercial jets from the airport was, usually we think of it as an annoyance, but I don’t want to hear that complete silence in the skies again unless I am in a secluded natural place. I think the entire country felt the emotional distress of the experience even those of us who lived 1000 miles from Ground Zero. I had the opportunity to visit Ground Zero and the 9/11 Museum in NYC a few years ago. It all came back to me, I couldn’t help but cry seeing the artifacts, listening to the last phone calls of people on board the jets. Seeing the footage again of people in the WTC towers who jumped to their deaths because they were trapped and couldn’t bear to die in the inferno inside. I couldn’t blame them, I am sure I would have done the same in their situation. RIP, to all who died that day, and even years later, the heroes 🚒 👨🏻‍🚒👩🏼‍🚒👮🏾‍♂️👮🏻‍♀️🚓🚑 who have lost their battles with cancer or related diseases caused by their exposure to toxins at the site, and those survivors and heroes who have struggled with survivor’s guilt, grief and PTSD since this event in our history. ❤️💙🇺🇸

[@jsc9000]

I was 30 yrs old at my desk I worked for a large bank. We watched on our computers. We then overloaded the network and it was impacting the banking systems. After a few hours we were told we could go home. I couldn’t face going home so I went to my parents & remained on the sofa watching tv and waiting for ww3 to break out. Terrifying💔

[@Notnownev]

This must be preserved. This is an important moment in history

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

As the Hindenberg and The Station fire.

[@darrenmart3783]

This is unbelievable, thank you for posting it. I've never really had an opinion on Kelly but her reactions/expressions are so relatable here. We were all in shock, and the first few minutes of this video perfectly capture how this country transitioned from blissful ignorance to abject horror.

[@TheH3dgie]

It wasn't just America mate. The whole free world was with you. My house mate woke me up just after the first plane hit the tower, it was about 1am in Australia. The next day. No one was in public. I was working in retail at that time with probably 100 customers a day. Only 2 came in.

[@LarrySwishamane]

transitions? omg......transitions! the hairs on my arm & deafening pounding my heartrate elevated triggered by the imagery of 7:49 transition.... this is physiological building blocks (no pun/topical) of every groundbreaking panic/anxiety associative dis-"order"

[@J_L_V]

The comments are cringe.

[@jesseann4700]

​@@J_L_Vno kidding. I was 13 when this happened and i was home home with my brother all night watching this and our parents weren't home

[@Vondedk]

@jesseann4700 That must had been one hell of an experience. I'm from Denmark, I was 15 at the time, and I remember walking past the multimedia room at the school around 2-3 PM our time. A teacher and some students was looking at the big screen, and I asked what movie they watched. They didn't answer, and in a couple of seconds, I knew what was going on. Primarily from the horror on their faces.

[@illumynarty]

The way the broadcast just cuts out mere moments before the first collapse of the tower is almost haunting

[@KyuubiNemesis94]

Where does it show that ?

[@candice4339]

I remember my science teacher turning on the TV at that moment. She just turned it back off and started crying while trying to teach

[@brandimccarty2588]

This STILL makes my heart beat fast, start breathing heavily, feel like I’m going to throw up, and make me cry, and still sit in disbelief. 😮

[@suemitricka9031]

I was just thinking I am feeling like I need to throw up. I'm sad to know I'm not the only one.

[@brandimccarty2588]

Yeah, and it will be that way forever, no matter how long or how many times we see it. 🥺

[@jessicasantiago3091]

Same. Hand covering my mouth in disbelief 😢

[@amandarivera5053]

​​i feel the exact same way, watching this took me right back to that morning...heartbreaking

[@ivelissejohnson4796]

Me too 🫂

[@lisakatz7887]

And remember... no cell phones to check news feeds/twitter/social media- These audience members getting this life-changing, information, in drips and drabs, Live with Regis and Kelly. How absolutely, horrifically, surreal. 🙏🙏🙏

[@thegreenhouse2421]

We had no cell service or way to get updates on what was happening. It was so confusing. Remember our cell service towers were on top of those buildings. I was standing underneath.

[@sassylrhg]

There were cell phones in 1991. I sure had one since 1987.

[@kitskivich]

@@sassylrhg I suspect her point is that we only had block and flip phones in 2001, so we did not have the mobile access to internet news and social media that smartphones later provided. I had a Nokia block phone at the time and was not able to make or receive calls because all service was overwhelmed - even in Chicago where I lived. Landlines too. It was nearly impossible to make or receive calls. The only way I was able to communicate with friends and family for a chunk of that day was via email. As far as news was concerned, people had to rely on slow dial-up modems for Internet access, and paint could dry faster than you could gather viable information online. That left TV and radio news, which was chaotic and, understandably, rife with misinformation all day. We all felt quite isolated, and that all really fed into the terror of the day.

[@J-en9ku]

​@@sassylrhgwe didn't have the same communication platforms or smart phones. I vividly remember cell service being down, I lucked out being able to contact my cousin while she navigated her way back to Long Island.

[@didimunoz24]

I don't know how old you are, but dude, we had cell phones. And Internet. And AOL as social media. And instant sms texting. Everyone was on their phones that day so much that multiple towers went down and NYC was basically out of contact for about 3 days. And even if you didn't check your phone from your car, you could still drive home or to work or school or whatever and use the Internet there. That's actually where most of the news was that day because of the cell phone issues. Internet and TV news coverage which was EVERYWHERE for like 4 days straight.

[@ErieHuff-db3ug]

I am retired airline employee, and on duty on this day. It was truly a major undertaking getting all flights on the ground so quickly. Kudos! We were pulling flight manifests immediately. Al Qaeda had several reservations throughout the system with all US airlines. Most booked in first class paying full first class fare. In hindsight, that should have been a clue. I’ll never forget that day and then all that happened within the airline industry afterwards because of this day. By Thanksgiving, most employees, received a 40% pay cut or layoffs.

[@Aryalanae]

It affected businesses too. My dad owned Tarpy Tailors just outside of LAX and the business never actually recovered fully.

[@iranoutofusernameideas7438]

Al-qaeda is the CIA

[@nancyserwatka5569]

Still have the exact same feelings 23yrs later.

[@jonawesolowski-thecommunit9968]

Im watching this on oct 20th, 2023. My sister, my husband snd i just went to flight 93 crash site and memorial. It was very moving. 22 years later there are wild flowers everywhere, deer grazing, monarch butterflies all over. It just felt somewhat hopeful to me, even though the site is so tragic

[@honeybadger5933]

My sister in law was supposed to be on U93. She changed it the night before but she has her ticket in a frame on the wall.

[@daniels7862]

There’s something so admirable how Regis handled this. He took control and distracted Kelly and the audience from what was happening. You can see his worry and horror behind his jokes.

[@DaveFrank]

What a document! Regis is a consummate pro, unbelievable how he handled this once in a lifetime situation. Kelly, so radiantly beautiful and humanly vulnerable.

[@sp6726]

This is a helpful video to truly recollect the feeling of that morning. The confusion. The questions. The disbelief. Regis handled the events that were unfolding with such class, wanting to talk about their experiences the night before, but knowing it didn't matter. Plus, his gravely voice somehow sounded comforting. Poor Kelly. Knowing her husband & son were in the city. Such a joyful day turning so horrific. Seeing the WH staff & reporters having their bags searched before getting on AF1 was something new to see. Other documentaries show how quickly AF1 took off out of Sarasota. The pilot said they didn't hesitate once lined up for take-off, and that they climbed at a fast rate. Never forget.

[@Placerite]

I must share. My husband of 32 years had passed away 4 months earlier. I was still numb. After the Pentagon attack I just kept thinking he would know what to do. I drove to my neighbors in my bathrobe and watched TV’s live reporting with her, as she had just lost her husband also. Sickening memories for the United States and world.

[@vladeputinovic6128]

World? We all knew US attacked itself.

[@mcleodmichael1]

and for you. I'm so sorry.

[@roach9300]

Heavy heart

[@vicky1rn52]

Wow, glad you both had each other that day

[@triciac1019]

I'm so glad you had each other.

[@kimdaniells4514]

I was working in a hospital on Long Island, when this tragedy happened. We made our cafeteria into a triage assuming they’d be so many injured. Unfortunately, we didn’t need it. Too many deaths compared to the injured. It’s heart wrenching to this day, to know that so many people have suffered because of this cruel act of evil.

[@krissundberg1719]

I worked at Chelsea Piers and they were going to use the ice rink for a temporary morgue but it wasn’t needed. God bless all of those people and lost souls!

[@shieraseastar5788]

@@krissundberg1719 also heart wrenching just to know that it was basically no hope to find injured or their remains 😢 there was just nothing like it. I feel like it traumatized the world. Atleast the whole of USA.

[@NikiBoBicki]

Definitely the world.

[@user-em5cp5px9v]

Went to give blood, was told it wasn't needed, few survivors

[@jpillon1]

23 years later and this still brings tears to my eyes. Absolutely heartbreaking day in America.

[@cgimovieman]

I think no matter who you were or where you lived, if you were alive during this day and old enough to understand, it will always trigger poignant emotions for you. I was 21 at the time and had been working my first professional job out of college for just 9 months. I can remember the entire day almost hour by hour. At the time, it was just surreal and I was in shock, but it really in no way sunk in for me until it was years later. Once you heard all of the details, slowly felt the ripple effects of it, and heard so many of the first-hand stories, it just ripped you apart. When I visited the memorial and museum in 2017, I went into one of their recording booths to record my memories of the day. But, I was so overcome with emotion that I couldn’t do it. I hope to go back someday and do that.

[@RavinManiac]

No social media back then, so the audience who was sitting there for 15 mins had no clue at all what was happening.

[@QAlba1074]

The good 'ol days.

[@thetruthisthelight0910]

There was social media, it just wasn't as pervasive, as instant, as accessible and affordable, &, as sophisticated, as it is now.

[@GaryRinaldi]

@@thetruthisthelight0910In 2001? I think it was just MySpace at the time unless I forgot.

[@hidinginyourcloset]

I mean there were forums and online chatrooms. I actually wonder if people have logs of those... would be interesting to see peoples live chatting of the event.

[@Michelle-rv9ks]

No social media on cell phones

[@taraclarissa]

This happened when I was in HS. I was in History class, and I was choking back tears thinking, "How ironic that I'm in History class and horrific History is being made." 😭

[@Mayaisawesome91]

🫂🫂

[@LarryLadale]

Me too. Economics, teacher also taught history. When I walked into class the second plane hit. I asked somebody "Is that a replay?" He grimly shook his head 'No'. "That just happened man." We didn't do ish the rest of the day, but watch the news.

[@juliaolson3660]

Me too. 9th grade- Freshman in High School. We were just finishing up first block when we got the news. They dismissed us and we went out into the halls and locker bays and all the TVs were on with the news. We all went to home room straight away to keep watching, and watched live as the 2nd plane hit. We didn't have class at all that day. I mean, we went to all the rest of our classes after homeroom, but we just watched the news all day in every class. Watched it all live as they fell. The Pentagon, the field in PA. Everyone was just in shock. We didn't actually have class, just watched the news for the rest of the week. Watching this brings back a flood of memories and emotions. I live in WI and we had a few classmates that lost family members in the towers. Over 20 years later and it's still shocking to watch.

[@taraclarissa]

@@juliaolson3660 😔

[@justalmary02]

I was a senior in HS. First period class was criminal justice. I'd never seen my teacher look so angry before. He had the TVs on and he passed around the wanted photo of Bin Laden and told us that was the man responsible. Before they had even announced anything. Donated blood for the first time. Quite a few of my classmates joined the military after graduation.

[@johnsjohnson448]

Mr. Philbin gave a Master's Class on how to be a pro on LIVE Broadcast Television.

[@tml184]

But he said some weird things. 3rd plane?

[@RobinHood89566]

Regis was completely disconnected from the reality of the situation. That isn't professionalism, it's sociopathy/narcissism.

[@johnsjohnson448]

This is how a Pro does it.@@RobinHood89566

[@Penultimate1785]

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[@Penultimate1785]

​@@RobinHood89566 super sus 😅 go back to the central core

[@dianeshover1465]

22 plus years ago & this STILL makes me sick to my stomach & shaky watching the replay of that horrific day over again.

[@terilove2228]

I sit here watching this film. My mouth hangs open now as it did that day. Knowing the rest of the story doesn't change my emotions, heart pounding in my throat, and tears in my eyes. Rest in peace.

[@jjmah7]

It’s important for us to come back and watch this footage every so often in life just to remember that even in the United States, we aren’t safe from violent retaliations. It’s extremely emotional seeing this again - it’s almost surreal seeing this footage after a couple decades

[@QAlba1074]

Why did the video get cut off just before the first collapse?

[@HelloHello-xm1ek]

I think US is very dangerous to live in. I was born and raised in Europe/Germany. Lived for a while in the US. But Europe is changing as well now- we have lots of (illegal) refugees here and there is no border control whatsoever...everyone and I mean EVERYONE can enter Germany by only saying 'Asylm' and we have to keep these ppl and can't send them back. It's horrible, totally irresponsible from our Politicans. People say that lots of men (most likely from north African countries want to invate Germany/Europe. I'm scared as heck. Let's pray we won't experience terror attacks here in Germany or any other European country, cuz that would cause a 3rd world war. Lots of ppl are so ignorant and don't see the reality. 😢😮

[@Sinc3r3ly]

@@HelloHello-xm1ekyeah the US is pretty dangerous. Don’t get me wrong, there are worse places but there are also better places. Hell we can’t even go a week without a mass shooting. It’s gotten to the point I rarely leave my home for fear of being shot

[@tommyodonnell9]

​@@QAlba1074Because the tape is of the hour the show aired. Tower 2 came down just at the end of the hour.

[@kristaw2686]

​@@HelloHello-xm1ekand if you voice concern about illegal immigration, people label you as racist or hateful.

[@justalilsparkle7873]

I was 22 that day, at my first job out of college. My boss came running into the office panicking and said turn on the tv, a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. We thought it was a horrible accident and then gasped as we saw the second plane crash into the second tower. Then someone received a call from a relative saying the Pentagon was hit, before it was even on the news. I will never forget that day. It still shakes me to my core.

[@smooshiebear80]

We watched the coverage at lunchtime (when I got to work) at my first real office job, and after lunch my boss expected us all to get back to work. My ear was glued to NPR on my desk radio, all the while thinking “How in the world do you actually expect us to get any work done today?”

[@greatPretender79]

My birthday is September 10, 1979. I turned 22 the day before. Kinda ruins a man's birthday, but of course nothing like the many lives that were taken and their family members and friends, whose entire lives were ruined.

[@thomarch81]

Its 28 April 2024, I'm watching this again & takes me back living & working in Chicago. Im about to leave for work any watching news, NBC, ABC covering this horror in 2001, looking at my T V & out my Condos East windows & 10 blocks away the Series Tower in Loop. Everything shut down. no one went to work & this video has me vack there!! Prayers for all lost thatvday and those years later from being on site that have lives shortenwd due to the air quality, etc effecting their lives! RIP all who sufferedso much!!!

[@JL-zn7me]

It’s 2024… I have the same feelings watching this, as I had on this horrific day. I know we all remember where we were, what we were feeling, even what we were wearing. Every 9/11 is extremely hard to get through. I remember everyone came together as one, people were respectful and supportive of one another. Perfect strangers would hug. WE WILL NEVER FORGET… but people have forgotten how important it is to BE ONE. 🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@webbiedebby7842]

22 years later & the horror and disbelief is still as strong.

[@CCBrady]

It’s so sad that people in the buildings were told to go back or stay in their offices.

[@JenifAR87]

Sigh.

[@kerrynight3271]

I heard that all the people who experienced the bombing in 1993 started right down and refused to go back.

[@robgreenawayy]

Like Maui where they blocked the exit roads

[@PurpleRain500]

@@kerrynight3271Smart people.

[@brettpritchard265]

What I find even crazier is that they listened and went back. That would not happen today people would be like 'yeah f*ck you' and leave. Different times.

[@melissalosh1019]

I am right back to this tragic day as if it was yesterday. I was on an actual plane that was grounded and we all hung on to the words of gracious folks like these keeping it together.

[@LeFouGallois]

I remember seeing this on the news back in Britain, as it happened, dumbstruck with shock and horror. Watching this brings it all right back as though it was yesterday. Hearing the caller, Jim Gartenberg on this report.... then seeing the comments that he did not survive... he stayed so calm, trying to reassure his loved ones, and the families of others trapped in the building with him. Truly heartbreaking for all the victims and their loved ones. R.I.P. x

[@karenharper2266]

I have a friend whose husband was an airline pilot. He lost many friends who were the pilots in those planes. He was devastated. He left the profession,attended seminary, and became a pastor. I think it affected us all.

[@almontgomery6427]

Regis was a true professional.

[@blueduck5589]

Philbin was a narcissistic slug.

[@AMDbAmber-Mad-Database]

I heard he did not want Kelly saying a word during commercial break. Not even the word "well". Fortunately, that still has nothing to do with this awful disaster.

[@patrickvecchio8138]

He was a moron.

[@arianamaria_]

He was one of the last great TV hosts imo. Can’t think of anyone popular these days with personality and professionalism worth a fraction of Regis

[@maxmonikac1980]

It has just started randomly playing in the background from my archive list. Instantly I’m back. 23 years later it still takes your breath away. Kelly and Regis don’t know what is still to come…

[@julesmisty]

Kelly's face was what all us moms felt. Scared for our children. The world had gone mad. 50,000 people worked in those 2 buildings. The loss was a fraction of that, thank goodness. Not that it matters to all that lost loved ones that day. 1 hour that can make me so to this day. Love to the late Regis Phil in. He was so much like my late dad. May they both RIP. ❤. Thanks for posting this❤

[@nathueil1]

Kelly Ripa don’t speak for my momma.

[@halicarnassus8235]

​@@nathueil1So your Momma didnt love you or something?

[@stogiedad1]

@@halicarnassus8235 would it shock you to know not all women who bear children are mothers who love their children? Seriously?

[@halicarnassus8235]

@@stogiedad1 Revealing... and no I'm not shocked, I'm just shocked that you responded to me like that unlike the person who tried to diss Kelly Ripa for a True Mother's instinct response. I'm just sorry that maybe your mother and many more undeserving may not have loved their crotch fruit. Gladly it is rare. And if your mother did not love you unfortuately, What a despical Mammal. Women like that don't deserve to be called Mothers.

[@ajjackson1526]

I love Regis, man. He did the best he could to try to keep everyone chill

[@StepUpMedia039]

He did. Kelly was a nervous wreck, rightfully so. She probably just wanted to leave and go get her son. This was just so horrible. If I was in Manhattan that day I would've done all I could.