Eyewitness to 9/11: Behind the Lens | Original News Coverage

The images of September 11, 2001, are seared into our memory, the moments broadcast live to the world.
Hear from the WABC-TV Eyewitness News journalists who were there, in the streets, in the air, and in the newsroom, reporting on the events as the tragedy unfolded, capturing the unforgettable video of that day, and risking their lives to tell the world what was happening.
What began as a local news breaker on a clear blue-sky morning in lower Manhattan soon became one of the darkest days in American history, and an hour-long streaming special that premiered in 2021, "Eyewitness to 9/11: Behind the Lens," documents the heart-pounding, moment-by-moment response of the Eyewitness News team at WABC-TV, with never-before-seen footage from that day and dozens of powerful interviews that resonate with raw emotion.
"Doing my job and documenting it pays tribute to the people who actually never survived," WABC-TV photojournalist Glenn Mayrose said.
The special takes viewers "behind the lens" of 9/11 to tell untold stories of those who were on the frontlines of newsgathering -- from field crews and newsroom staff to Eyewitness News anchors and reporters, past and present, including Bill Ritter, NJ Burkett, Sandra Bookman, Joe Torres, Nina Pineda, Lauren Glassberg, Anthony Johnson, Jim Dolan, Michelle Charlesworth, Diana Williams, Lucy Yang, Stacey Sager, Marcus Solis, John Del Giorno, Jim Hoffer, Tim Fleischer, and Jeff Rossen.
"As for us, we were covering it," reporter Nina Pineda said. "These families that never were the same again have a much, much bigger burden than we do."
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[@tsgibson28]

How wise is that reporter dude at 14:06: "We're not going any further because we are here to document the story, not to be the story."

[@user-wq4ig9xx2u]

I noticed that, stuck in my mind now

[@jaguar5455]

Gave me chills.

[@Matt-pt6rl]

Did this wise sage ever document the story of three demolitions that killed thousands?

[@Flyyn_Gaming_9]

​@@Matt-pt6rl"demolitions" It's called physics They fell because the heat caused the metal to expand and caused the trusses to collapse slowly floor by floor and eventually collapse Wtc 7 fell because the top of wtc 1 fell on it and started fires that were left to burn for several hours which basically caved the inside in until the rest of it couldnt hold up

[@Matt-pt6rl]

@@Flyyn_Gaming_9 Riiighhtt Fitz , an inferno was it?

[@JulideBelen]

I know when tragedy strikes, people get mad at others for taking pictures or video but they need to. It is history and evidence. Thank you to all the brave journalists, photographers, videographers who go into danger zones everyday risking their lives.

[@sarahj2551]

Depends on the tragedy surely... For example, a teenager who wrecked a car and died. Strangers who are gawking at a family's worst moment don't need to be documenting "history" or "evidence" it's just poor taste to say the least.

[@danvo1571]

@@sarahj2551yeah, but the reporters where not showing the jumpers bodies hitting the ground in 9/11

[@kevinmorris3200]

In the footage where the Joe Pfeifer and the other fire chiefs enter 1 WTC, Camraman Jules Naudet saw burning corpses to his right and chose not to film it because of how horrifically graphic it was.

[@VMM34]

I'm glad they took extensive footage, it shows who was missing on that day. The US military

[@syav4467]

@@VMM34 Are you serious? What are you like 10?

[@nikkis7375]

Just because “others have it worse” doesn’t mean your trauma isn’t real. That day was clearly devastatingly traumatic for everyone there and having to run for their lives. And they feel like they don’t have a right to be traumatized because of the victims and their families. Your pain and hurt matters too. Sending love to everyone and may they never be forgotten.

[@kahutchisaurus]

Jews did 9/11. Mossad. Larry Silverstein.

[@batmanrobin2011]

Well said, the people on the ground seen the aftermath and bodies and just devastation. In One Day In America documentary and man that worked in Windows On The Workd said when he made it down he seen body parts everywhere I know those people running seen the same things too

[@deathbycheese850]

I use the saying, "just because someone is drowning in two metres of water, doesn't mean you can't drown in twenty centimetres. You're both still drowning." I have bipolar, and before I was diagnosed, and in a depression, I would be told that I just needed to put things into perspective, and that I had nothing to be depressed about. I have used this to put idiots in their place.

[@aaronb4407]

Survivors Guilt

[@janetgough6585]

At least there was no napalm.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

The broadcast tower engineer who stayed to maintain the signal until the end broke my heart. He likely knew he couldn’t have gotten down so he remained to ensure his colleagues could continue to report the event.

[@Ollytodd]

Rip

[@adriannemartin9966]

❤

[@ScottishPixi87]

❤

[@barbherzog3819]

God bless all who lost their lives on 9/11 and their families for their horrific loss!! ❤ NEVER FORGET!

[@Tinkerbellstune]

I was a human being before I was a cameraman. That’s humanity in it finest form ❤️

[@user-qs4pw9jg9p]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 ghoul

[@geowoo8884]

Perhaps it is truth in its raw form.

[@geowoo8884]

..and truth is a rare thing.

[@geowoo8884]

Keep hold of your humanity..it seems that most others have let go.

[@janetgough6585]

They're so excited about it. I find this appalling.

[@Littlescienceguy]

People never talk about the communications personnel that worked at the top of the tower for the various news stations. I believe they were literally on the 110th floor. I’m glad their guy was mentioned. R.I.P. to him and everyone!

[@MinifigNewsguy]

I cringe with people refer to flagship/O&O stations as "news stations". These stations only aired one newscasts per daypart. Also WABC-TV was and still is the principal production house for a little 9am ET show called "Live" that has aired nationally for 35 years. Yes a so-called "local news station"...

[@KaleunMaender77]

​@@MinifigNewsguy​ that's not a very relevant statement, nor is it very fair. For one, we're not talking about people like Peter Jennings and Diane Sawyer, who('ve) worked on national news programs. This is about the people who present the local news that only interests those who live there, that is only relevant to those who live there, that only those who live there need to know. Secondly, so what if half or most of the ABC programming comes from NYC? So what if "Live" is a national program? Does that mean that someone who lives in Wichita, Kansas, or Cincinnati, Ohio, needs to know about some story that only truly affects the local community in NYC or LA? I appreciate the local news teams because they are there presenting the news that are of interest mainly to the people who live there, and not to those who do not - unless it's a big enough story that it might warrant telling people in other parts of the country, in which case, so what? Local news teams are the ones who live and work in the local areas, and who have the nous and the know-how to report on and deliver the most relevant news to the people who themselves live and work in the areas they serve. Thirdly, this was also a news event that happened in their city, so I am inclined to give the local news teams from the various networks and independent stations who broadcast in the area, the benefit of suggesting that they have the better knowledge of how to report on this event and what is of utmost relevance to those who live in the Tri-State area when it comes to the developments that emerged from the first report that came to light. Those who live and work in NYC, and potentially mostly those who live and work in the centre of the city, will have watched these local news bulletins, because someone like Bill Ritter or NJ Burkett is more likely to give more details that might make more sense to New Yorkers than they do to someone out in the Midwest or South who has no clue about those particular details, and might make the information more accurate and relevant to them. That's why local news teams are so damn important, and the more of them, the better.

[@MinifigNewsguy]

@@KaleunMaender77 I didn’t need a long winded remark. Local TV stations can do more than just News. I didn’t appreciate being lectured as if I was media literate.

[@KaleunMaender77]

@@MinifigNewsguy maybe you meant "media illiterate"? And maybe don't make comments that give that impression?

[@MinifigNewsguy]

@@KaleunMaender77 sorry typo. I am only human. But I also respect WABC-TV to be a New York TV station that does more local-interest content than any other TV station or chain in the country by calling them a "local news station" is a slur to the industry.

[@nakorurux7]

Seeing the clip of Jim Gartenberg (the man who spoke who was stuck on the 60+ floor) and I remember hearing his story on a different documentary, it was heartbreaking. He tried to offer comfort in his last moments of life to people watching who had family there too, even though he himself was panicking beyond comprehension, it breaks your heart all over again. This was very well produced and raw, honestly you have to have a thick skin to cover news since you never know what sort of things, events, tragedies you will have to report on some day, but this was such a horrible day it’s amazing that they worked so hard to document it even through the shock of it all. I mean, they’re human after all. I still can’t believe this was all real. A dark and tragic day those of us who were alive then to witness, even when not in NYC but just by the TV alone, will never forget.

[@jennyfurr]

One thing I’ll never forget about Jim Gartenberg is that he was only there that day to pack up his office. He had gotten a better paying job elsewhere. That was supposed to be his last day. Little did he know…

[@goatmealcookies7421]

I recall watching the people running from the explosion, a pause, and when the smoke clears, people running back towards the building to help others. These heroes, these everyday people, these stories make me remember to be proud to be American. Thank you.

[@therealhousewifeofballtown]

I’ll never forget seeing the people who jumped because of the fire . It was live tv so it wasn’t censored. After the first few I found myself howling this primal scream , the horror of seeing those poor people jumping will stay with me forever . That’s what sticks in my mind the most . Knowing it had to be so bad for them to jump knowing they were going to die .

[@pointerlover3492]

Me too 💔😭

[@rachmunshine9474]

Ditto I think it was so shocking that even the news people in the moment didn’t edit that the way they did afterwards. They said a lot of things that could be looked at as big understatements some of because we know what came after like calling it something relatively devastating going on in WTC North I always forget which is one and two, but I have north and south down pretty well now. I’ve seen a few home videos where you can see them waving a little bit, but until I came across some of that, I started to think that I imagined seeing it just from hearing about it occasionally. But yeah, I knew I didn’t. That was exactly what I was thinking like how bad is it for them to think that’s a better option. Plus, I think they purposely probably try not to do such close ups after that because it’s like 100 people did that we saw maybe five. I’ll never forget the two holding hands. 😢

[@mintybadger6905]

I’m glad it wasn’t censored - horrifying as those images were - we needed to see them. For me, the jumpers were the heart of the tragedy of that day.

[@iandavid7730]

I cannot imagine how terrified you have to be of the alternative that you will knowingly do something that will kill you to get away from it. It's absolutely fucking horrifying to think of people being in that position. If anything summed that hopeless, frightening, unreal nightmare of a day, people jumping from the towers is it.

[@iandavid7730]

@@mintybadger6905 The world needed to see those images. It was necessary for people to understand how unimaginable that atrocity was, to be shocked and horrified and sickened.

[@jdghgh]

Nothing can match the heroism of the first responders, but the fact is that many news reporters and journalists put their lives on the line that day to do a job that they were passionate about and that is integral to society. Thank you for your service. Fantastic documentary.

[@Decgyrrl]

Nice documentary, from the reporters point of view. What it really comes down to, that day, even tho they were doing their jobs, this documentary & their tribute to their colleague, showed their humanity. Thank u.

[@Bsmith806]

The only people who can match the first responders are the passengers of flight 93

[@amittimorgan1830]

Bro someone said what’s happening

[@mamamiafreedom]

​@@Bsmith806but they didn't survive. This is showing the humanity and raw emotion of people who's sole job was to record and report, regardless of the risk to their lives. Of course we never want to diminish the horror of what the people on the planes experienced, but of course we don't get to hear their experience because they didn't survive. This documentary puts a different perspective on things

[@RKB74]

I was going to write something very similar...I'll just say, amen.

[@aileenmccarthy8660]

N.J. Burkett stuck with me from that day, I remember watching him live hug that woman who started crying when talking about the jumpers. I was seriously moved, I had never seen a news reporter comfort someone live without it being a formal sit down interview.

[@HirnExe]

Yeah, I remember that scene too. How this soulless piece of something tried to act like a human being that cares for anyone. Disgusting.

[@wheelerhill]

I was his cameraman, it was real. That's who Newt is.

[@BillyBong]

Marty? I'm glad you were a part of this doc, keep your head up. You're a hero too! ​@wheelerhill

[@wheelerhill]

Billy, Thank you, Marty@@BillyBong

[@teivunisa694]

@@wheelerhill hats off to you guys !

[@maryvertrees5905]

The reporter standing so close to the building collapsing is still one of the creepiest things I've ever seen in my life. Those poor people who experienced it first hand has to have some form of PTSD. The only thing that legitimately scares me is Kevin Cosgrove's 9-11 phone conversation as the second building collapsed It's quite literally the most f*cked up I have ever listened to in my life.

[@zaeltrus]

I was 10 years old, thousands of kilometers away in Budapest, Hungary. I was writing my homework at a nice lady’s house who used to look after me and help me study after school each day until my mom was done at work. She came to pick me up and she was completely in shock, she told us what she heard on the radio, so we switched on the TV. We saw the second plane hit live. As a 10 year old, even so far away, I was so scared that the world as I know it is over and I am not safe… it was a terrible feeling.

[@laurieberry4814]

This documentary makes me feel angry at that madman from Afghanistan. I don’t know how to spell that jerk’s name. He came from a loving family too.

[@zaeltrus]

Why did he pretend he doesn’t speak english by the way when he was doing the interview? He studied in england afaik.

[@NLS_7]

If you really think that some guy in the cave with Ak47 planned how to pass the strongest security in the world by air army ect you really need help guys.

[@eFrog27]

⁠​⁠@@NLS_7the reason there is so much security now is in response to the attack of this day. The planes were hijacked with knives and to little resistance except for the airliner that was taken to the ground after the passengers fought back. Besides, if you look into history for a second, you’d know Bin Laden was a billionaire and many of the terror groups of the Middle East were funded by CIA when they were only resistance groups against the Russians. He wasn’t some bum, they had already led many battles against the Soviets

[@EmmaTooti-uf1yc]

MY DAD WAS BORN N LIVED IN BUDAPEST TILL HE AN THE REST OF HIS FAMILY FLED DURING TH REVOLUTION. HE WAS BORN FEB 1947? I THINK '47. HE STILL REMEMBERS THE CHANT IN FULL HUNGARIAN AND I LOVE HEARING HIM SAY IT. HE SAYS IT WITH SUCH PASSION JUST LIKE THEY USE TO. MY GRANDPA WHO I NEVER MET WAS A SPY N HIS FRIENDS WERE ALL HUNG. I DESPERATELY DESPERATELY WANT TO VISIT HUNGRY AND PARTICULARLY BUDAPEST. I LOVE MY HUNGARIAN ROOTS N SO BADLY WISH I COULD CONNECT TO IT. NEVER GOT TO MEET MY EITHER OF MY GRANDPARENTS. I WANNA LEARN HUNGARIAN. MUCH LOVE FROM PITTSBURGH PA. (MY DAD N FAMILY FLED TO DAYTON OHIO, NO ONE KNOWING A WORD OF ENGLISH).

[@marthavarner3961]

My grandmother knew exactly what it was after the first plane. She came and woke me (I was homeschooled at the time) and said "We're under attack." I go up and watched the coverage while she made breakfast and watched the second plane hit live. I was never into news before then... I was about 17. I grew up that day. I started paying attention.

[@user-bn5es4gy7w]

We all need to start paying attention!

[@douglastiffany9910]

@@user-bn5es4gy7w, pay close attention… read the NIST REPORT. Try to understand why all investigation laws were ignored. This is beyond scary , especially scary when combined with what has been taking place since the last election. Pay close attention !

[@wednesdaytheblackcat7385]

I knew right away, as well. I’d been reading the news. I was convinced the term: “Allahu Akbar!” was probably used at some point. It was very frightening.

[@bottle3124]

@@wednesdaytheblackcat7385fun fact: people who eat bacon are less likely to blow themselves up on purpose

[@madmax2005_ali]

@@wednesdaytheblackcat7385these pl wasn’t Muslim thou they give Muslim ppl a bad name just remember that these ppl who ever did this was evil pure evil I believe there’s more to it 😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏

[@sunshinefogleman127]

It still hurts all these years later. My husband and I were watching the terror unfold all the way in Arizona, so I am grateful for the members of the media for their dedication to ensuring the world saw what was happening. They helped bring our nation together as we all watched the heartbreaking loss and devastation. We all moured together.

[@KingofKings11312]

Sad inside job.

[@karljacobson8521]

So sad. My brother’s ex wife died on that day. She was in the first plane that hit the north tower with her boyfriend heading to LA for a vacation. Our families still feel the pain when 911 is discussed. We had a memorial service for her later during the week. Here it is 2023 and I still can not bring myself to the memorial nor can my brother. Her name is Janis Lasdin and we knew her so well for many years. She is greatly missed. So sad 😢

[@felixlee4304]

I was there working as a desk assistant at Eyewitness News, it brought us all together and it was an experience I will never forget. I will never forget taking people to the bathroom and helping them get cleaned off so they could come on air and talk about what they saw. I will never forget the 19 hour shifts we did those few days after.

[@simonfea2]

Wow, I got the chills! I couldn't imagine the shock of seeing people covered in ash like they are from another world!

[@1Vapersianprincess]

That day is my generations Pearl harbor. That is something nobody will ever forget. The terror, the pain, sorrow, and so many victims that day and after. I was inside getting a ultrasound, when. I came out the second was hit. I found out about the Pentagon in the car. I speed to my mom cause I knew she would be freaking out about the Pentagon and she was babysitting my son. Thank God her lil sister called out that day and was in the doctors office. I had my daughter a month later. Now shes gonna be a dentist and my son is in the Army

[@ohgawd]

​@@1Vapersianprincessit seems like every 30 years or so the US government has to attack its own people in order to con the people into getting behind their war efforts. I'm thinking of Pearl Harbor in the 40's, Gulf on tonquin in the '60's, Twin Towers in '01, and now a full blown insurrection on the part of an entire political party!

[@crmay72]

Time really flies, doesn't it? I know you must be so proud of your children! Says a lot about you as a mom! :)@@1Vapersianprincess

[@VMM34]

What about the hundreds of military soldiers who streamed into the twin towers to help. Shielding people, using their skills to help them down the stairs, telling the firefighters that they will take over, helping the office workers. Watching those hundreds of soldiers at the scene using their training, I'll never forget it

[@TheOne-xu5oy]

The scale of 9/11 was so horrific not even the media could exaggerate it nor could they believe it. Sometimes I still can’t wrap my head around this day.

[@crazykins9361]

No, it was like a Hollywood movie. To be honest I don’t understand how people can still watch that type of movie after seeing it in real life/time. How can you be entertained by something like that?

[@rachmunshine9474]

@@crazykins9361 the first half of that day was honestly faster moving than any crazy movie. And I agree with your points.

[@crazykins9361]

If you listen to the air traffic control recordings of the hijacked flights it seems so long before/between the events that happened but it’s true, when you watch the actual event it seems to happen so fast! We’re you in New York that day?

[@DianasBestFren13]

All those empty beds and hospital staff on stand by, waiting for survivors who would never come. That is heartbreaking.

[@markceaser8073]

The feeling of helplessness of waiting for those in need yet they never came. A good friend of mine was the former chief of the Allamuchy (NJ) fire department, and his unit was called up to cover for those sent into the city to assist. He told me how all they heard on the radios was "any update?" or "found anyone?" those first few days.

[@brandonpennington1983]

I thank all of yall for recording what happened because this was a time before cell phones with cameras, and it wasnt the norm to film things. Those of yall there that had cameras did your jobs, and i thank yall.

[@mrdouglasfromthedepartment8440]

Mobile phone camera video is very poor quality, thank God they weren't around in 2001

[@MichelaSings]

I've definitely found myself wondering what the coverage would look like in today's world. There definitely were many with home video cameras that got more angles and perspectives, which I think is also something to be glad for. We got to see more of the civilian reaction in that sense.

[@douglasbubbletrousers7343]

Cell phones existed during 9/11 you can see people on them in videos. However, i don't think they had cameras on them yet. I can't remember.

[@mrdouglasfromthedepartment8440]

@@douglasbubbletrousers7343 That's right. Either no camera phones, or they were very rare in 2001

[@carolynm9638]

That’s true - It’s actually amazing that there is so much footage that documented this tragedy.

[@titaniumhud1536]

Remember the State of NY still refuses to care for first responders of 9/11. Some died from giving it all to their city, some are still suffering and are on their own.

[@CarolineODonnell-lz7cg]

I was 35 at the time. My husband and i were at disneyworld. The whole situation was surreal. We had friends in las vegas at time too. The feeling we felt internally still stay with you to this day and will do for life. The workd changed forever. Our families were watching reports on uk news channels. Without these brave newscrews reporting, we would have never truly known the full stories. All the families at disney swan just hired cars and headed home. We were able to come home a week later and were on the first gatwick flight to uk. Was emotional landing and that feeling of getting home words cant describe 😢

[@LuigiCotocea]

Nostalgia hits hard watching this documentary. As a kid in Europe, I vividly remember Kevin McCallister on top of the Twin Towers in Home Alone 2. Dreaming of visiting them one day, only to realize years later they were gone. The innocence of those childhood aspirations, now overshadowed by the tragic events of 9/11, leaves a profound sadness.

[@lauracontino269]

Seeing the towers in movies was the only way id gotten to see them, and im still haunted when i see them in movies that i forgot they were in.

[@baileyluna8245]

Journalists get so little appreciation for the work they do to get information to the public as quickly accurately and efficiently as possible. The people who did that job on that day were heroes too!!

[@francopasta3704]

What they were then and what they are now are two different things…sad reality

[@srs3572]

They didn't abd it us a very dangerous job. Especially for females in places where there is a lot of oppression.

[@jdm1039]

​@francopasta3704 True journalists are still the same today as then. The problem is there has been a wide proliferation of imitation journalists and all sorts of non credible sources, all over the internet, passing themselves off as legitimate news when they are anything but. They function without any journalistic standards of fact checking and verifying information. Some have intent to spread misinformation. Such as the entertainment side of Fox News. Add into that equation the former president, with serious consequences, engages in an ochastrated effort to disparage actual journalism with the intent of causing people to not believe the truth about him and his conduct. To convince the gullible not to believe their lying eyes and ears when in fact he and his cronies are the liars.

[@tigading2177]

LOL there are no journalism in U$, only corp propagandists. 9II was orchestrated from within.

[@uluomu]

@@francopasta3704there have always been good and bad ones

[@BreakifyTV]

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Eyewitness for presenting this remarkable documentary. We want to express our appreciation to all the photographers, journalists, anchors, and everyone who diligently carried out their responsibilities on that fateful day, putting their lives at risk and preserving history for us, the people. We can only imagine the immense pain and fear that must have been experienced, both on that day and perhaps even to this day. From the depths of our hearts, we thank you.

[@jen_mcdonald]

very well said! ❤️🤍💙

[@pjmom4050]

Well said

[@andreabeckner2975]

Beautifully said

[@frederickhenderson1518]

Uubutututbutuuubututbut

[@adreana8296]

So much appreciate the dedication to _our horrible day of pain and agon.may god give you All peace.thank you

[@michaelpung4121]

22 years later and the tears were flowing within the first few minutes of the video. I hope I never live through an event this horrendous again.

[@kristiankristensen9448]

I remember this day as if it was yesterday. Back then i was a kid in school, and it was afternoon here in denmark when it happened. The class was shut down, and all students was called to the big hall, and we were told the terrible news. The two emotions i remember the most, was absolutly helplessnes.. and then we felt sorty for all those poor people. When i came home, my dad told me, that from now on the world will not be the same, and he was absolutly right. God bless those poor people and may they rest in peace. ❤

[@atamagashock]

This is a documentary that todays children should be shown in school. This perfectly captures the horror that day, and how it changed all of us. Explains why we all stop every year on 9/11. Cause if you weren’t alive or old enough to remember it, you just can’t possibly understand how our lives changed that day.

[@ohgawd]

Hopefully, it woke you up to the fact your government doesn't care how many of its own citizens get obliterated in the name of their war efforts to control oil.

[@abundantlove2425]

​​@@ohgawdTruth 1000% 😭💔

[@abundantlove2425]

Michael Jackson's song They don't care about us.

[@davidhill4141]

All because of Bush !

[@keithpendleton5235]

​@@abundantlove2425Michael Jackson had a meeting in one of the towers that morning. He missed it due to staying up late on the phone with his mother. Seth McFarland had one too but he woke up late due to a hangover. Mark Wahlberg had one too. This list goes on.

[@joechalmers8428]

In a way these reporters turned into war correspondents in a blink of an eye. They have the camaraderie of those who have been in combat together. Thank you for a job well done.

[@bugalaman]

Each and every American that can remember that day might have PTSD from it. I watched it from 3000 miles away as a 15 year old high school sophomore. I couldn't imagine seeing it in person. The news reporters are just as big of heroes as anyone else that day. They ran into the danger area while everyone else was fleeing.

[@lindagrabowski8911]

Thanks for making this documentary. I've watched so many pieces on 9/11, and I never gave thought to those who were covering it. I'll never forget them now. Thank you for your service.

[@annethompson2173]

I read recently that the Dust Lady passed away from cancer caused by the clouds of smoke and dust. Bravo to all responders.

[@dstre17]

This was an exact encapsulation of that day. The chaos we all felt, being scared, uncertain and crying. I had just turned 21. None of us whom were alive will never forget that day. This brought me back to those moments.

[@skywonderly1768]

I was 21 for like a month! Crazy how long ago but still feels like last year or yesterday!! I had a boyfriend in the Air Force and I knew we where going to war. I will be 43 in about a month how crazy how time flys and how sad for these family’s and first responders.

[@christina12311979]

Same. I was turning 21 that December and remember that day like a movie; went to school but never made it to class; Eyes glued to the tv in dining hall. I don’t remember other things like I remember that day. I just had this feeling of dread because I knew things changed forever.

[@Lisabowers799]

I'd turn 21 in May, I thought it was an action movie, I just couldn't believe what I was watching was happening for real in New York.😢😢

[@Isinforblood]

Welp I’m the youngest one, I wasn’t even around when 9/11 happened and I’m 19 years old rn but R.I.P to those who have died :((

[@Trancymind]

I turned 21 years old in march, 2001 and I just barely started working for only 45 mins in when the 1st tower got hit. Crazy that in Feb 2000 I was being recruited to join the US Marines. I did pass the written test but failed the physical test due to having flat feet even though I was the most fit of the 40 guys there. The guys were shocked when they found out I failed the physical test. My best friend from jr high and high school did join the US army in 2003 as a medic. He passed away in Iraq in 2006 leaving behind a wife and 2 kids. I sometimes wondered what would have happened to me in Iraq. When my best friend passed away in August 27th, he was 27 years old and he was born on February 27th. Very very strange. 27 years and 6 months old precisely.

[@rogertravis1838]

You guys did a damn great job on tell 9-11 i was a 18 year old Firefighter from N.C and just got my EMT on that day I loss 343 Brothers and my falling Brother left wife’s and there kids behind plus just Amazing people that work in that building loss there life’s as well as the people in the plane we can’t never forget 9-11 falling family members and there family it was a sad day for our USA 😢God Bless you all for covering this!

[@Tttxxxj]

I grew up close enough to Boston for the planes coming from Logan to instantly cause panic amongst many family and friends. My dad was often flying to LA at this time. If it were any other day, it might’ve been him. It’s just incredibly sad to think of everything that went down that day, and how the smallest of things could’ve saved someone’s life.

[@Dust_andAshes]

Even 22 years later, this day haunts me. God bless those who covered this moment.

[@jimrobinett2254]

SADLY, PEOPLE'S BELIEFS ARE SO CRAZY IT,S REALLY SCARY HOW THEY MUSLIMS BELIEVE THE belief FOR KILLING PEOPLE IS IN God's KINGDOM WITH HIS PROPHETS THATS WHAT THE MAN WHO ORGANIZED THE PLANES GOING INTO THE BUILDINGS I DONT KNOW WHAT GOD THEY SERVE BUT MY BIBLE SAYS THEY SHALL NOT KILL MY GOD IS LOVING AND CARING GOD ALL MY AMERICA BROTHERS AND SISTER DIED THAT ITS STILL HAS A HOLE IN MY HEART ALMOST 3000 THAT DAY

[@andygee8716]

Cameraman going through that "survivor's remorse..." I have no words😢

[@jimlthor]

Yea, I wonder if the poor guy has ever seeked any help before this. Or if he just tries not to ever think about it, or gets overwhelmed

[@andygee8716]

@@jimlthor It'd be interesting to find out how many of the emergency services and news people on the scene that fateful day sought therapy for the horrific images they saw. Big love n respect to F.D.N.Y. We are sorry for your tremendous loss of life on that day. May all that perished rest in peace and their families and loved ones find solace in the fact that they were all heros and died doing what they did best, all 343 of them. Amen🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️

[@ElizabethWarrenYeahYeah]

When this happened, it seemed so far away from us on the other side of the world. After having visited New York this year, and visiting the memorial site, I am recognising the streets around and some of the buildings. I now, more than ever, appreciate the horrific events of that day and the aftermath. The memorial itself is beautiful. It's such a calm place of reflection, with the fountains of water falling into footprints of each of the two towers. I was surprised at how small the actual footprint of both buildings is, but appreciate the care that is being taken to preserve those two footprints as a lasting memorial to the lives lost that day. I cried many times while visiting, when I read the names of the fallen, and saw that someone had brought flowers for their lost loved one. There were many flowers, roses and other beautiful blooms, left by friends and family. They made me cry.

[@wobby1268]

What a lovely comment. ❤

[@steffaniedenney2061]

My sister was visiting Manhattan that day. She couldn’t call me until the next day. It was terrifying! My heart goes out to the families that never got that phone call 💜

[@sspdirect02]

My dad just retired as an Eyewitness News cameraman. He was in the city on 9/11. Luckily, he was blocks away when the buildings came down.

[@wheelerhill]

Tell him Marty said hello.

[@MakeupMobster]

Over 20 years later and I still just cannot believe this day happened and it was real. This was seriously the scariest day I ever lived through. Life before this day was so different. Boy did we take it for granted.

[@xandor007]

Let's be honest, your nacion did it yourself. To get your hands on black gold. I feel sorry for inocent people who died that day, for nothing.

[@Oakleaf700]

@@xandor007 The innocent citizens had no choice- I'm not American, don't live there, have never been there- but it was inexcusable what happened to innocent people.

[@dannyrichards-nb9sh]

I was next to it

[@johnishikawa2200]

@xandor007 : Bin Ladin and that other guy , Ayaman Al zawahairy ass-hole dude , or something like that , they thought that they were safe , beyond our reach . But America caught up to those two . Our seal team six greased Bin Ladin , and then stuffed him into a 50 gallon drum , put rocks and dirt and chains in there with him , put the lid on , and then heaved him off of the back of a boat . The second terrorist we caught up with twenty years later , on President Joe Biden's watch . That second guy was taken while watching a sunset from the balcony of the villa that was so graciously provided him by his terrorist friend , the big boss of Afghanistan now . Neither one of those two terrorists , Bin Ladin or his mentor , Al Zawahiri , were too keen on roughing it in the mountains of Afghanistan or Pakistan . Well , they're not alive now to gloat about the suffering that they caused , or to plot anymore terrorist acts in the world . I just thought that it was appropriate to remind u of that , okay troll ?

[@earnold1896]

@@dannyrichards-nb9sh... where exactly. I'm in another country and my son and I watched on his tv. He was 19 then. He's 41 now (22 years later now in 2023) with his own family. We were gobsmacked.

[@srs3572]

There is a group of people in the world, self included called the almosts, the near missers. We are those persons who were in Manhattan or visited the WTC close to 9/11. I walked into the WTC less than two weeks before it was rubble. We are the ones who cannot call ourselves brave survivors. We missed being on those four flights, we called in sick to work, we got stuck in traffic. We didn't escape the towers but in memory, we were so close to the places where so many people died. We are an obscure, unique group that has suffered in silence for 23 years because we narrowly missed being caught up in a tragedy like no other 😢

[@HirnExe]

The tragedy is that you aholes took 9/11 as excuse to attack several countries that didn´t do anything to you and to kill millions of people. 9/11 was peanuts compared to what you aholes did to others.

[@serpentines6356]

I think you have an important prose piece there. You wrote it out quite well. Delve into the psychological, emotional journey of that. It's an important, haunting kind of aspect to the day. It would make an interesting contribution.

[@amyvelush9256]

I was in high school at the time and the railroad tracks are a block from my house in New Haven county in CT. For months after this we would see trains with trailers of debri from the Towers coming through, slowly, and soo many. It was eerily sad. I will never forget.

[@orlysanjose4059]

Salute to these people who fought fear and showed commitment in delivering the news. I'm glad they're all safe. Rip to those who died that day. We'll never forget you.❤️

[@Jeffrey-od9uk]

good riddance to those americunts

[@valeriacorona4456]

Yes 😢

[@zdenovan4002]

very clearly, this was inside job - controlled demolitions, only to have pretex to make wars and make money from them and to suppress human rights in the same time; in USA, there is no demokracy, USA is ruled by oligarchy; so sad...

[@milanputnik7984]

@orlysanjose4059 Ни ми у Србији нећемо заборавити како сте нас ЗВЕРСКИ БОМБАРДОВАЛИ 1999!

[@user-qs4pw9jg9p]

Delivering news is more important than...what? Delivering brainwashing from a desk safe from danger is ..honorable? Say what? jive baby jive

[@joeydrummer7929]

Wow . “I’ve learned to view that door as…. the door to the rest of my life”. Wow. That’s extremely powerful. That footage is famous. The one I always think of when I think of the moments the first tower collapsed

[@justisolated5621]

23:29

[@potatopotata-lw1gf]

This was a big day for my family. My parents were both in New York watching the towers, my aunt was in the Pentagon, and my friend's dad was supposed to be in one of those planes but missed his flight. There was frantic scrambling and panic all day. My aunt was quickly confirmed, but my friend's dad didn’t know what happened, and no one could get in contact with him until the end of the day. Everyone had thought he was dead.

[@shirleyleichliter4487]

The news was on all day I live in Ohio and your right it still hurts RIP all who lost their lives I will never forget 😢

[@t206kid]

The news reporters were victims too, to be there and having to live with what they saw and trying to report what was going on couldnt have been easy. They are humans too and many of them I would bet had family and friends either killed or hurt. These were local reporters

[@Oldwise101]

14:49 To comfort the loved ones of those who were stuck with him, in that horrific moment, is unbelievable heroic! I salute you sir! You are an inspiration for me. 🙌

[@ravenrey7225]

unfortunately mr. gartenberg didn't survive, yet even in such a dire situation he never once thought of himself first,he wanted to reach out to the outside and make his voice heard, he was trying to be a comfort to the loved ones of the people stuck there, mantainin an enviable calm despite the fear,just to be of help to as many as possible, like him and to bring and hurry as many rescues as rescue could to their location. His memory shall live on.

[@Oldwise101]

@@ravenrey7225 My heart goes out to those unsung heroes of 9/11. I am sure there were many stories of the best of humanity, courage and selflessness from one of the darkest days of humanity. I was young and thousands of miles away in India however, I vividly remember that day, as an 8 year old. I cannot even begin to imagine the pain of those who lost their loved ones that day, but I pray. It was an attack on every peace loving human and I cannot forgive them for changing our world for the worse. I'll never forget!

[@mcfcguvnors]

I take comfort that the people on the other 2 planes had a go , fought back , for all we know there could have been battles on all 4 planes some heroes well never know about

[@veronicaleon8075]

I'm 51 and I learned so much! Thank you. Jesus comes when we call out to Him!

[@pnut3844able]

Tf does a fictitious deity have to do with anything? Smh

[@carolinehirst4921]

The reporter showing the collapse - unbelieveable.

[@janethammer9501]

Thanks to everyone that participated in this video. I wasn’t there in New York that day, but I watched as the 2 nd plane flew into the south tower and all the coverage afterwards. Thanks for reuniting after 20 yrs to give your perspective on that horrific day and what it’s been like for all of you since then.

[@evajonsson3551]

I saw the sec plane too . From tv in Sweden.

[@TinaHenderson-cl9mb]

I was thousands of miles away. I had not, nor have ever had, any connection or met anybody that was impacted or suffered that day. Just a young housewife in my kitchen in North Yorkshire England. A fine late summer afternoon with a pie in the oven and Waiting to go and collect my youngest son from his first week in school. For some reason the TV was on in the kitchen as I cleared flour from the worktop when I looked up and saw the second plane crash into the building. I will never forget the horror and shock I felt and every year I say a prayer for all the people whose lives were lost and ruined and changed forever on that day and it is something I can never forget or fail to commemorate for as long as I live.

[@danettecarder6670]

You all have made an important contribution to this our greatest tragedy. I can’t imagine how much that day changed everyone that suffered a loss. I am just thankful for your ability to document everything going on during in the city that day. It’s harder to explain the devastation without proper documentation. Thank you for doing your best. It is still so hard to watch but it’s important that we never forget.

[@adrianaarcomone]

as a recent graduate with my degree in journalism, this video is so important. thank you so much for making this and putting it together, stellar work.

[@74drummergirl]

I was 26 and living in Colorado at the time. I know just where I was and what it felt like to get the news trickling in about what happened, the theories of the small plane before we knew, and watching that 2nd plane hit the building on live T.V.. Such a horrific day that I will never forget. I find myself wanting to know who all the people were that were lost. I hope they will do some documentaries on the individual people maybe in the future as an honor. I know many have been mentioned but we don’t know a lot about who most of them were. I remember the full churches in the days following. People looking for answers. Those were precious days.

[@Sailor1010]

This is really well done. It doesn't understate the heroism of the first responders or disregard the lives lost. It simply tells the psychological effect it had on the first hand witnesses of those who were there to document history for posterity.

[@annie9952]

I completely agree

[@Spellman62]

NJ and Marty recorded a piece of history firsthand. So glad that they both made it and share a unique bond. A horrible unforgiving tragedy filmed and documented with utmost professionalism. Glad you’re both still with us gentlemen. P.S Well done to eyewitness news for being so thorough and documenting so much for future generations.

[@Kittenwhisperer24]

NH Burkett is a world class journalist and face to camera journalist. Him along with Marty stared death in its face but said not this day. This day we will survive the most horrific terrorist attack in history. NJ was filmed later interviewing a lady who was crying and he put his mic down and hugged her which was a moment I cried. Sending my love and prayers to all the victims, the victims families. Those brilliant NYFD & NYPD folks that ran in as everyone else that could run in the opposite direction We had it on 7/7 and you guys had this but there is no stronger ally than the US & UK. 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@gillianlorimer5513]

I still feel deeply drawn to watch any new documentaries about that terrible day. It's still really heartbreaking, i am sending love and Jesus's blessings to all who live in New York and America. It is my wish to be able to go there one day again and visit and spend time with the people who live there. I pray that this never happens again. ❤

[@shelleyb9848]

Oh yes Janice, Americans will always remember the horror of the Twin Towers on 9/11, now 22 years later. We still think about what the people who died that day and the survivors, like you, went through, and what you're still going through. I hope and pray you and the other survivors have reached some semblance of peace all these years later. God Bless everyone in the Towers that day, the Firefighters, the Policemen, and all New Yorkers! 😪😪😪😪🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@bottle3124]

How do you know I’m a survivor and I’m not a mega cool chad super hot ghost?

[@sallydaniel1023]

I was a travel agent working for Amex whose headquarters is across the street from the WTC. They lost about a dozen employees that day. I arrived at the office just a few minutes after the first plane hit. In just a few minutes it took me to get to work the world changed that fast

[@lilythebassetpuppy]

It still feels like it was like a year ago, most days. It was so intense for the entire country and even WORLD and when we cried about the twin towers collapsing, it wasn't the towers we were crying for. It was all the souls inside and around them that lost their lives, and the tears were for the families and friends of those that lost their lives, and the tears were for the first responders and the planes passengers. We all felt that across the world and on our own US soil. But we don't mourn the towers, they were not what our tears were for. And we promised to never ever forget all of those affected that day and the years that followed. But the buildings? They were just steel and rock. It was the people that we grieved that day. ❤ And the PEOPLE that we should never ever forget.

[@merrileemartinez2578]

I remember my deceased husband, coming in our bedroom telling me to watch what was happening on our news channel, when the first plane hit! I cried!

[@laurieberry4814]

Bim Laden.

[@bottle3124]

You didn’t have to tell us he’s deceased

[@bottle3124]

But sorry for ur loss

[@djmastergroove946]

I will never forget this day. Every September, I always have this feeling of sadness. I know first responders, and people who were there that day, live through it every day. I was 19 when this happened. I was working as a landscape builder, a woman shouted from her window that a plane had flew into one of the towers. So me and my work buddy went over and watched the whole event. The second plane, and the collapse of both towers. We was absolutely horrified by all those poor souls that perished that day. I will always remember it was such a sunny and clear beautiful day. We will never forget! To our American brothers and sisters. Love, light and blessings from UK 🇬🇧

[@valkirie19]

He was right, our stories were just beginning. By July 2003 I was on my first deployment to Iraq, and would have more in the future. Rest in Peace everyone effected by September 11, 2001. ✌🏾❤️

[@mykingdomforak9]

Thank you for your service❣️❤️🇺🇲

[@phish66]

Amazing journalism from this station! A lot of iconic images and sounds came from this team that day.

[@kayaeguma1817]

i always shed tears no matter how many times i have watched the relevant program about 911 ….LOVE from Japan

[@kittymaya4615]

Watch this. I’ve seen many Sept 11 documentaries. I even saw it happen live on TV. This is one that made me feel those awful feelings the world was trying to cope with on the worst day in our country’s history

[@everretchancellor2243]

It was a serene morning , as I got up for the day and I was a young guy watching the news here in Mississippi, and I'll never forget the way it happened when the first plane crashed into the building, and you wondered if it was a mistake. And then the second plane came the other building you knew it was intentional. It was at that moment that things changed for me and to hear those bodies jumping from the building. I will never forget the horror of that day. 9/11 will be forever remembered as a day in history to this United / sometimes divided States of America 🇺🇸

[@ScoopyDoopieDoo]

RIP to everyone who lost their lives in this horrible event. You are not forgotten and never will be. The courage, strength and resilience shown by each and every person that day makes me proud to be an American. ❤

[@J-Bird88]

Those 2 news reporters that were w FDNY when the towers came down are bonded for life. You can see it. And they balance each other. I save every 9/11 video in a playlist and rewatch it every year. I was a teenager when this happened in mr. Abrams 3rd hour math class. Our school went into lockdown and we watched in on tv. I watched the screen and then my teachers reaction, and went back and forth. He showed in his demeanor what this meant. I didnt talk much the rest of the day. I remember that.

[@firestream93]

It's actually a documentary. A film crew followed a probationary firefighter on his journey to become a career firefighter. And the firefighter happened to be on that smell of gas call. So, the camera crew was with him.

[@MultiMediaEmperor]

@@firestream93The OP is about this story from about 26:07

[@firestream93]

@@MultiMediaEmperor Ok. My bad

[@gabriellafox7948]

🇨🇦Even though it looks like this was produced in 2021, here I am in 2023 watching, while the same fear inside grips your heart… the thoughts are that this just can’t be happening. I was seven months pregnant with my first child and received a call from my dear friend Francine in Toronto, she was asking me if I was watching the news? I had no idea what happened because at the time only a few of us had flip phones, it was not standard like now, where everybody pretty much has a handheld computer/iPhone. Thank you for producing this documentary. While deeply painful, it’s good to be reminded about the loss of so many lives. This only covers the towers, there were still many others that were killed in the other two airplanes that crashed. I consider the US to be our cousins to the south. Your pain is our pain as we are all human beings. May father God watch over all of us and especially those families/peoples who lost loved ones that day. May He shine His face upon all of us and give us His precious peace, amen. 🕊♥️🇨🇦🙏🏻♥️🕊

[@wjmoore17]

Thank you for documenting this and preserving these stories.

[@a_DiGiTaL_Slave_Labs]

"All those children without mothers and fathers tonight" I was doing deliveries that day up here in Canada listening to it unfold on the radio. When I heard the building collapse that was my exact thought. I had to pull over for a few minutes and cry until I could pull myself together and continue on with my work... Never Forget

[@Michaeltoddzz]

Wow, powerful, emotional so sorry all this happened! Innocent New Yorkers, my heart breaks for you, so very tragic!!

[@susanyoung6632]

One ofnthe best documentaries Ive seen. Thankyou for showing us the reporter and cameramen side of the equation. How brave they all were.

[@reallyrho1101]

Imagine being so dedicated to your job you give your life. Angels among us, ❤

[@PersianDiamond]

The amount of dedication and bravery that these journalists have are incredible. It is so important that this tragic unbelievable destruction and loss was captured on tape. so the future never ever forget the history of that day and the harrowing days after, and to always remember the victims. I remember looking at my young kids crying as their generation experienced and something mine never had. In a way, it was the end of an Era. While there had been attacks before there was nothing like this. To my grandkids and their kids after, light a candle on the anniversary for the victims every year.

[@666AbbeyRoad]

This inspired me to get a degree in Photojournalism. Thanks Marty!

[@billythekidder7182]

Good luck! Hope to see your work someday soon!

[@olgatrilogymartin3143]

Bless you

[@OfJournalandJourney]

Awesome! Best of luck and much success on your journey!

[@wheelerhill]

Thank you! Good luck!

[@stacyk123]

33:41 that clip will never fail to fill me with horror. Like, the whole day was horrific but that dust cloud and all the people running chills me to my core every time I see it.

[@giggles7179]

Of the hundreds of pieces of footage recorded that day, that news broadcast at 00:39 will always be one of the most horrific shots. How anybody managed to survive that close to the collapse is stunning.

[@Johnnyred51]

Thank you for posting this in depth documentary about 911. I watched this whole event on TV on the west coast as it unfolded. The second plane made a direct hit on my father's company on the 73rd floor. Fortunately he was in London on business at the time. All the employees were on the street when it happened. They were instructed by the company president not to return to their offices when the okay was given to return after the initial evacuation. He knew it wasn't safe and his decision spared all their lives. It was an event we must never forget.

[@joshinaround9551]

I'm not American, Australian in fact but it still feels like a personal attack 20+ years later. 9/11 was really a seismic shift in the world and l am forever fascinated by the events of that day. This was truly a great documentary. Very informative from the very channel who brought us some of the most widely known and used footage from that horrible day. I hope to one day get to the WTC site to pay my respects to the fallen. My sincere congratulations to this NY news channel for their professional coverage of such a horrible event.

[@robertrepenning4752]

True unsung heroes, in more ways than one. Marty and NJ did superhuman work that day telling a story that otherwise could easily have been buried beneath the weight of that terrible day - the plight of the everyman. May their professionalism and courage, as journalists, never be forgotten!!!

[@wheelerhill]

Thanks Bro!

[@RvnFeathers]

Never Forgotten. This is a very heartbreaking coverage to watch. There is no denying that the tragedy of human loss is tough to look at. To see many first responders and average people rushing towards danger, risking their lives to save one person or many people brings hope to the hopeless in such a tragic event. To have photographers capture images of survivors gives hope and relief to many. There is a bitter sweet in their captures of horrifying moments in life. As you watch the firefighters, police, reporters, and strangers helping each other despite their shock, fears, and uncertainty, bravery was demonstrated to the best of their abilities. Thank you to the brave people who gave their lives and put their life in harms way to help another in any way necessary. Thank you to the survivors who shared their story with the world. Life is ugly and beautiful , we all decide how we want to contribute to it.

[@athens_1psvr31]

Props to Billy Lind for using his head and instincts for survival and not a story or business decision.

[@bobapbob5812]

I will always remember that day, I was watching the hits on the towers in the conference room in our building located where the Nats Stadium is today. Someone pointed out the window to black smoke coming up. I said 'that's the Pentagon". My daughter had just changed jobs and was no longer working at the Towers in a book store. That night the deacon of our sister church in Russia called to see if all our congregants were ok. Russia built a monument in NJ opposite the site of the towers. We forget that there are a lot of good people in Russia. They are not all Putins, Medvedovs, Prigozhins and members of the FSB.

[@bobapbob5812]

I should add that I am a native New Yorker.

[@RooneyMac]

Yes, the people themselves are good and we can and should get along. Its those in power that have given us so many problems all these decades. BTW you might have a healthy chortle at timetraveler1973's comment just a little further down

[@bobapbob5812]

@@RooneyMac thanks.

[@natalygovor4928]

Нормальные русские не хотят войны, они любят Америку и восхищаются вашей страной. Они заложники террориста путина и фсб.

[@jenniekilbourne9156]

Thank you for caring and showing compassion ❤️

[@gusscoutinho]

It has always amazed me NJ Burkett stand-ups and how Marty Glembotzky kept filming the South Tower collapsing towards them. Watching their recollection, they seem to be good guys.

[@rolo8950]

I think the part that gets to me the most is the fact that hundreds of people lined up to give blood to the hospitals like right after the first plane hit....like the 2nd plane hadnt even hit the south tower yet and people were ready to give blood and to me thats like a moment right there.

[@loriadams7724]

None of us who lived that day, will ever forget it, or be the same because of it. I was across the country, in the Silicon Valley. It was a spectacularly beautiful day, where I was too. God bless all those that we lost that day, and their families. Blessings also, to those that have since died, because of that day.

[@faith777t]

This brings back all the emotions of that day. I cannot fathom being in New York that Day. My heart hurt so bad for our country. This is something every American needs to Remember. If they were not born at the time teacher them, so this never happens again.

[@jessygarci]

On a Beautiful clear day. It was The most horrific day in NYC. May they rest in peace 🙏🏼🙏🏼🌺

[@redheadedone7421]

Our hearts will always be with EVERY person affected by this absolute horrific day and ALL their loved ones. We will NEVER forget 😢💔

[@athens_1psvr31]

So many people without common sense. I was 22 years old and when I seen the hole in Tower 1 I knew it wasn’t a small plane. I immediately questioned an attack. While telling a friend I watched the 2nd Tower get hit. “See! That’s on purpose.” I also knew they would fall due to no plan to get water that high to a fire.

[@debramoss2267]

I'm in the UK and flatshared with firefighters and had friends through work as a Nurse in a city centre Emergency Department. After the towers went down I heard a sound I couldn't place straight away, only heard it once by accident and was a single sound, this was like a chorus, then went sick when I realised it was all their alarms. It still haunts me and I can't imagine how those who were there go through. That and the sheer horror of what man is prepared to do to innocents for their own benefit, really hit hard. Liverpool, my home and New York have always had an unequalled bond, I had only heard our city in the same horrified silence after Hillsborough and Heysel Still and always have you in our hearts, minds and prayers 🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@danielyoung6630]

THAT DAY STILL MAKES ME CRY. I MISS THOSE PEOPLE AND TOWERS.

[@Adamillionaire123]

it makes me laugh because our government is behind it

[@marymorenomariposa]

i miss those towers too .. and i hate that anyone had to die this way

[@deadonarrivalparanormal981]

I remember getting woken up when the first plane had hit the first tower and seeing the second plane hit the second tower live. I will never forget that morning how i felt what i witnessed and where I stood!

[@hurricanejaney]

my mom described the days that followed as unusually quiet, like there was a synchronization born from the chaos. i was too young to know exactly what was going on. i just remember how terrified she was. this is a fantastic documentary. it really puts into perspective the confusion and fear, and why that day lives in infamy so many years later.