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So this is kind of a therapy for me, as much as it is, you know, telling my story. with all the debris falling, one of the guys at my desk grabbed me, hes like, "lets go, lets get out of here." but then, it dawned on me, that my friend, lindsay, one of my best friends from school was in the second tower on the 89th floor. shes got to be okay. obviously shes got to be okay because nothing bad could ever happen to anyone i know. >> look at the second building. >> but stupidly i left my cell phone ...

>> reporter: families coming here is a sacred tradition, starting when ground zero was a massive hole, then when it was a construction site, and finally now as a powerful monument. >> i dont know where else i would be. >> reporter: julie sweeneys husband brian was on board united airlines flight 175. he left a message on their answering machine moments before the plane crashed into the south tower. >> listen, im on an airplane thats been hijacked if things dont want to go, and its not looking go...

Much as it is, you know, telling my story. with all the debris falling, one of the guys at my desk grabbed me, and hes like lets go, lets get out of here, but then it dawned on me that my friend lindsay moor house, one of my best friends from school was in the second tower on the 89th floor. shes got to be okay, obviously she has to be okay because theres no way anything bad could ever happen to anybody i know. >> look at the second building. >> stupidly, i left my cell phone on my desk, and so ...

Telling my story. with all -- all the debris falling, one of the guys at my desk grabbed me and said lets go, lets get out of here. but then it dawned on me that my friend lindsey moorhouse, one of my best friends from school was in the second tower on the 89th floor. shes got to be okay. obviously she has to be okay because there is no way anything bad could ever happen to anybody i know. >> into the second building! >> stupidly, i left my cell phone on my desk. and so i didnt know how to get i...

Happens. it is like every year, but it is what they want. they want a time to remember, a time to reflect, and they come here -- one woman told me she cant imagine where else she would be on this day. in fact, theres something about that woman and another family whom i want to share sound bites with you from them, they share something in common, in addition to the fact that they lost loved ones. julie sweeney lost her husband and brian was on united airlines flight 175 that took off from boston ...

Curious to hear about your day that day, two decades ago now. because of your unique perspective on what folded as communications director for president george w. bush. i want to bring in someone we both know and that is mary fetchet. 2,977 people died in the attacks here in new york city alone just behind us. 2,753 people were killed. brad fetche it was all of 24 years old. a proud graduate of bucknell university. working as an equities trader on the 89th floor of the south tower. brad was able...

Me, as much as it is, you know, telling my story. with all the debris falling, one of the guys at my desk grabbed me, hes like, "lets go, lets get out of here." but then it dawned on me, one of my best friends from school was in the second tower on the 89th floor. shes got to be okay. obviously shes got to be okay because nothing bad could ever happen to anyone i know. but stupidly i left my cell phone on my desk, and so i didnt know how to get in touch with her. >> oh, no!

And asked them to speak again. >> my friend lisa, one of my best friends from school, was in the second tower. on the 89th floor. >> reporter: now a mother of four. >> i wonder if it will help them one day, theyll be able to remember, its okay to be sad. its okay to grieve, because you can live your life and love your life and you can be happy too. >> reporter: while you knew it was being recorded, did it in some way just feel private enough to kind of let some stuff out that you werent talking ...

School was in the second hour, on the 89th floor. >> now lisa rig, mother of four. >> i wonder if it will help them one day, when they lose someone they love, they wont be able to remember. its okay to be sad and its okay to grieve, because you can also live your life and you can love your life. and you can be happy to. >> you knew it was being recorded. did it, in some way, just feel private enough to kind of let some stuff out that you werent talking about otherwise? >> yes. it felt very priva...

Watching a horror movie in the bedroom. all were laying in the same bed when a split second before the floor gave way, she heard what she thought was thunder. >> i screamed "run" and we made it a couple of steps out of the bedroom, and the floor started to cave. >> reporter: the condo was on the 9th floor, and devin fell with the buildings five stories and her mother on debris slightly above. he leg was crushed and her femur was snapped, but she yelled for help. >> is anybody hurt down there? >>...