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Definitely panic. the first time i seen the father judge, the chaplain, as hes called. >> he was in the lobby with us. and i could tell that he was praying. you know, father judge, he would at least make eye contact with you and kind of give you a reassuring look. that wasnt occurring. almost like he knew that this was not good. >> back at the firehouse

You dont find a telephone, a computer. the biggest piece of a telephone i found was half of the keypad, and it was about this big. the building collapsed to dust. how are we supposed to find anybody in this? theres nothing left of the building. >> bucket! >> we found a body. it was a girl. she was dead. she was definitely dead. all her clothes had been burned off her. she looked to be pregnant. some people thought maybe she was just bloated, but i dont think so. she was encased in rubble. we had...

>> also now open, the marble transportation hub with its startling sculpture oculus. its the most expensive train station ever built. cost -- $4 billion. safety for the rebuilt area, as well as all of new york city, rests on the shoulders of fdny commissioner daniel nigro. >> since 9/11, buildings have become stronger, and the record of high-rise buildings is that they are safe. as the city continues to grow vertically, and thats happening at such a rapid pace, we hope we have the ability to kee...

Ground zero after the twin towers fell. the actual flag disappeared a short time later. erw 15 years later, its apparently been recovered. here again tony dokoupil. >> reporter: it was late in the afternoon of september 11th, 2001. the towers were down, the death toll was rising. and that is when it happened. three firefighters on a smoldering pile of rubble hoisted a pristine american flag taken from a yacht nearby. tom was new yorks citys fire commissioner at the time. >> the guys were going t...

Attacks, terrorism experts quickly identified bin laden as the perpetrator. >> i knew immediately it was bin laden when the first plane hit. who else had the motive and who else had the ability? >> by september 11th, 2001, osama bin ladens al qaeda terrorists had been attacking american interests for almost ten years. first, they were suspected of hitting the world trade center in 1993. >> we heard the explosion. the building rattled. the whole thing shook. >> it was shocking when the world trad...

Live pictures from the world trade center site here in new york where donald trump and hillary clinton are attending a ceremony. it will begin to mark the 15 years since 9/11 terror attacks very shortly. in that period of time the terror threat evolved. u.s. air strikes are now targeting a group that didnt even exist 15 years ago. 14 people were killed in a work place shooting inspired by radical islam. 49 people were killed by a lone wolf attacker in an orlando night club. these attacks put the...

>> two airplanes -- >> come with us, come with us. lets talk a little later, okay? >> the port authority was the agency responsible for the world trade center, but as the proportions of the disaster became clear, new yorks police and fire departments also rushed to the scene. >> my son, jonathan, who is a new york city firefighter, called that morning to say turn the tv on, and then he said, dad, were going to the world trade center. i said, okay, be careful. he said, okay. >> those men that res...

Both presidential candidates will pay their respects at ground zero this morning to honor the nearly 3,000 men, women and children who were killed in the attacks at the world trade center, the pentagon and aboard crashed flight 93.

The tragedy left many families broken. so many victims without graves now immortalized as names on that permanent memorial in new york. joining me now is rachel crane and susan malveaux at the white house. rachel, i want to start with you. let me start with the candidates and how theyre planning on paying tribute throughout the day. >> well, victor, both hillary clinton and donald trump are expected to attend todays memorial but not in a formal campaign capacity. both have agreed to suspend camp...

The other point about how you relate to individual americans is of course supremely important in an election year. its all about how you win the election and get into the white house. once youre there, whats more important, how she comes across in terms of style or the decisions that she makes as president? two very interesting sides of her that people need to think about carefully as they decide who they want to vote for for president. >> thank you so much. we appreciate it. also this morning...