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Cooking in all of us, and i fear for what ten years are going to bring us. >> and last year our beloved chief larry burns died from a 9/11 related cancer. the third from the dewayne street fire house. there are now 127 names inscribed at the fdny headquarters, firefighters who died from 9/11 related diseases. among them, john sullivan who died of pancreatic cancer. his son mike is a legacy kid. the fdnys term for the new generation related to firefighters who died in the line of duty 9/11. >> it...

Larry burns the whole time, the proby and the retired chief. they were right there when tower one came down. >> i checked all the rigs. there were rigs crushed. paramedic trucks covered with rubble, flipped, fires burning everywhere, huge fires. that whole day, i just searched through rubble, lifting things up, checking underneath. >> this is hard for him. just very hard. hes only been a firefighter for, you know, a couple of months. but he proved himself that day to all the guys. >> there was s...

The attacks. the chief, his aide eddie fahey and jules walked outside underneath the foot bridge they just crossed and into a scene that none of them could even comprehend. >> and theres debris every everywhere. theres dust covering the entire place. and we look, and the tower is here. okay. probably just something else. the tower is nice. its standing. other one, we cant see it. its probably on the other side and no one tells us. we have no proof. so we walk north just trying to

>> i knew there was nothing i could really do. i mean, i was not a fireman. but as a cameraman, yes, there was something i could do. it was to document what was happening. >> strange enough, the only thing that was my preoccupation was to clean my lens. >> jules was with chief pfeiffer who was plotting his next move. >> the firefighters from my house had reached the lobby and scattered. >> we were walking at this point. we knew we were out of the building. felt we were safe. >> people were jumpi...

Into tower one after the plane hit. what they did that day, what everyone there did was remarkable. >> chief! >> and almost as remarkable, it was captured on videotape inside the tower. beginning to end. and tonight youll see all of it. the tape was shot by two brothers, jules and gideon noday.

They were hitting the ground around you. debris hitting the ground. >> lets move. come on. >> basically, everybody was standing right in the shadow of tower 1. it was 10:28 in the morning. >> and this huge roar. and i dont even have time to think at that point. i just run. then i feel someone jumping on top of me, and then the dust.

Recalled. by order of the city wide tour commander. >> president bush is about to speak. hes in florida at what was supposed to be a joyous event at an elementary school. lets listen in. >> ladies and gentlemen, this is a difficult moment for america. i, unfortunately, will be going back to washington after my remarks. secretary of rod paige and lieutenant governor will take the podium and discuss education. i do want to thank the folks here at booker elementary school for their hospitality. tod...

Finally, tonight, 9/11 is a day about remembrance. its about deep emotion. pain. sadness. but also, resolve. the numbers even 15 years later are still staggering. 2,753. the number of people who died at the world trade center. 184. those killed at the pentagon including 59 on the plane and 125 on the ground. 40, the number of people who died in pennsylvania. stopping those hijackers. the first act of counter terrorism that day. 1,609, number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks....

Finally, tonight, 9/11 is a day about remembrance. its about deep emotion. pain. sadness. but also, resolve. the numbers even 15 years later are still staggering. 2,753. the number of people who died at the world trade center. 184. those killed at the pentagon including 59 on the plane and 125 on the ground. 40, the number of people who died in pennsylvania. stopping those hijackers. the first act of counter terrorism that day. 1,609, number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks....

We need the army in manhattan. >> i was trying to do the last man to make sure no one else was left behind. >> had to have a lot of fear and concern going into that building. thats what makes it such a heroic act. >> i got to about the 6th floor. all of a sudden just tremendous noise started. went black. the building was shaking. it was rocking and rolling. we were getting tossed around. i knew that the building was collapsing and thought it was seconds before were dead. >> weve got numerous peo...