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I personally told him were not lobbyist. were firemen. were police officers. were construction workers. were correction officers, and this isnt our job to come down here and fight. you know, we did our job. on 9/11, in one of the darkest days of this country, we went down there and we fought like so many did to build this country back up. its just sad to say that although we did have a nice meeting and seems like we came out happy in the grand scheme of things, what are you happy about? at the e...

Meetings youve had hundreds of 9/11 first responders, you know, personally walking the halls of congress. as somebody who is a lifelong new yorker, it doesnt make any sense to me that this is an issue that it just shouldnt be an issue. i mean, it should be done. >> yeah and that came up actually during our meeting. its mind boggling to think that we have to fight. here we are 18 years later and we put a it wilittle bit of reae scenario into the meeting. i personally told him were not lobbyist. w...

Room? why arent there more people who are there to actually show that they support this? now of course this did pass through the house judiciary committee and its expected to pass through the full house. and i spoke to an aide who works with leader mcconnell who said, look, we have addressed this in the past, well do so in the future. basically underscoring what you heard there from leader mcconnell. but again the frustration on the part of jon stewart and so many of those first responders is th...

Compensation for 9/11 first responders. it comes a week after stewart testified on capitol hill for the ailing firemen and police victims, 18 years after they answered the call of duty. the republican leader questioned why stewart was so upset. >> weve never failed to address this issue. well address it again. i dont know why hes all bent out of shape. >> im not bent out of shape. im fine. im bent out of shape for them. these are the first heroes and veterans and victims. if youre busy, i get it...

Humili humility. 18 years later. do yours! >> joining me now is new york representative max rose. congress member, thank you for joining me. that is hard to watch. >> yes. >> i know you were there. emotional. how did you react to that? >> you know, ive had the opportunity to meet so many of the first responders and cops and firemen. my district has more vcf recipients than any district in the country. to a "t" what they say, knowing what they say, how sick, losing brothers and sisters, i would m...

Mark zuckerberg recently wrote in the "washington post" saying in part by updating the rules for the internet we can preserve whats best about it, the firemen people express themselves and for entrepreneurs to build new things while also protecting society from broader harms. from what ive learned i believe we need new regulation in four areas harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability. and other execs also are speaking out. >> i think its important to make sure that we ar...

Firefighters martin and david were among the first to arrive at the borderline bar & grill in thousand oaks. >> we stopped, i could hear the gunshots. >> reporter: once the shooting stops, chaos. some people running away, others driving up, parents looking for their children. one father is already there. in uniform. >> my girls do go there, so i had to text my wife and just are the girls home? she texted me back, yeah, whats going on? i go, okay, i didnt have time for anything else. >> reporter:...

Ambulance. >> reporter: sergeant ron hellis was shot six times. not until after day break do the firemen learn that the sergeant had died, killed along with 11 other people in the shooting. some 12 hours after the men leave borderline, a new danger just a mile away. >> the hill fire was just cresting the 101 freeway and they were shutting it down. >> and then the woolsey fire begins to range. a fire chief summons them to protect a neighborhood. >> within probably half an hour, theyre like fires ...

>> reporter: aubrey, who attended college nearby, often spent weekends with the drehers. >> sam was the best ever. he really took me in as family right away. >> he was just like a regular a dad. he really just cared. focus on school. dont let those boys ruin your life. you know, theyre no good. dont let those boys get around you. hes like and youre never allowed to date a fireman. >> whats wrong with firemen? >> oh, he just worked with them. he knew how they were. >> did danielle also take you i...

Every gold star family left behind with young children our first responders. so tunnel 2 towers.org $11 a month we could change and take care of these families. pete: what does it mean to you to know there are so many people in this country that are grateful. grateful for what your husband does? >> just a quick story, when we were doing the three state dignified transfer. pass was covered. but what got us was the random citizen that was standing by the side of the road at attention. those were t...