9/11 Stories: Inside Edition's Deborah Norville

On September 11, 2001, “Inside Edition” longtime host Deborah Norville lived in New York City with her husband and three children. But that morning, she was in Washington, D.C. as a last minute keynote speaker fill-in for Lance Armstrong at a “Newsweek”-sponsored health conference. After she finished her speech, “Newsweek” editor Rick Smith came up to the podium to thank her, saying he knew Norville had to return to New York to cover breaking news. Norville thought Smith was just paving the way for her quick exit, but then he told the crowd that a plane had just hit one of the towers at The World Trade Center”.
With the airspace closed, Norville had to anchor “Inside Edition” from D.C., broadcasting from the roof of the Chamber of Commerce. The White House was two blocks away. To her left, viewers could see smoke from The Pentagon, also hit by terrorists. F-16 fighter jets were flying low, overhead. Norville was shaken but carried on with her broadcast.
Deborah Norville lost 4 members of her church on September 11th. It could have been five but September 11th was primary day. This one church member planned to go to work late at The World Trade Center, using the morning to campaign for a local candidate. Even now, Congressman Tom Suozzi (who in 2001 successfully ran for Nassau County Executive on Long Island) may not be aware that he saved a life that day.
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