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>> that was george w. bush about an hour ago speaking from long boat key, florida. he is en route to washington, d.c. were looking at some pictures on the ground or we were are apparently some of the victims. lets go to pat dawson if he can hear us. he is on the ground. >> reporter: quite extraordinary. these are the emergency workers who are coming back. it was just about ten minutes ago that we described to you the possibility of that north tower collapsing. about five minutes after we went of...

A lot of firemen over there. the flag. its gone. so its gone the first day. its gone within the first six hours. >> they always assumed that this happened after the picture was published. the picture was first published on the 12th in new jersey. and on the 13th in "the new york post." >> correct. >> so then the question is who took it and why. >> i cant see anybody climbing up there and grabbing it without somebody hey, what are you doing? even though people are busy doing other things. but it ...

September 11th. for as much as it showcased the coward december and animalistic behavior of the terrorists it also showcased many wonderful americans firemen, police officers first responders and volunteers who gave their lives. if you wonder why terrorism can hurt us but never kill us, september 11th is going to be remembered as one of americas worst days, but yet in the rubble of the twin towers and the pentagon and shanksville pennsylvania we also saw americans at their best laying down their...

In other controversy were phony scandals but the attack in benghazi that left four americans dead was not phony. our insistence that as surely as we promised to find bin laden, we would get to the bottom of what happened that night in libya must continue. i hope we never forget 9/11 for as much as it shows the anim animalistic behavior of the terrorists, volunteers and firemen who gave their lives. if you wonder why terrorism can hurt us but never kill us, well, its that september 11th is going ...

Pushes so forcefully, it sucks davids legs into the drain. >> i jumped into the water to try and help remove him from the drain. his legs were wedged into the pipe. >> firemen, the roadworkers, they all just dived in and just trying to pull him up. >> fighting the incredible force of water, the workers are able to get his head up. hes gasping for air, and then suddenly, he goes under again. >> give me the line. give me the line. >> he was wedged into the drain up to his hips and his head was abo...

Just very pretty and anything you needed was in the building, and you could go to lunch. you could go to dinner and walk home afterwards, and it was very simple. its sad every time i think about how nice life was then. >> in new york this flag has found a new home. it was hoisted by firemen over the world trade center rubble september 11th just hours after the twin towers were destroyed by terrorists. today a few blocks away it was raised over city hall. in between the flag has flown over seven ...

Store and bought a flag. >> we were taking a break down at the yacht club, and one of the guys said to me, hey, lou, is it all right if i go get that flag? and i said yeah, sure, go ahead. get the flag. no idea what he was going to do with it. but he went, got the flag. >> i guess i saw the firefighter starting to walk you know. they were going around and i was going in. so the time that i got in, they were coming. and i found a window and i positioned myself at the window. and i only had like 1...

Recovered, what should happen to it? or does it matter? >> it would matter. it would matter. it would matter to me. i think it would matter to the families who lost their loved ones because its a relic of the day. what happened to these firemen, and where are they? >> well, you know, they dont -- they never wanted this attention in the first place. you know, they never anticipated that this would become this -- >> then everybodys first reaction who is a hero is to say im not. >> my name is bill ...

People were killed in three cities, a lot of misses come up afterwards about what really happened, but, in fact, we have a record of what happened. never before had so many people had so many cameras in one place to document one event. there were thousands and thousands of pictures taken that day of death, of destruction, but one picture that day emerged that gave us the sort of sense of hope, and it was a picture of three firemen raising a flag taken at 5:00 that afternoon. >> americans saw thi...

♪ all through the night ♪ our flag was still there >> i also did the event for pray for america. i insisted that admiral -- he was my partner from ten minutes in to the end. i insisted that he be in the program. >> admiral robert nader. >> these images of our history are now joined for eternity with the actions of three new york city firemen determined to erect a flagstaff and hoist our colors over the rubble that was the world trade center. >> michael brady, bob nader, how are you doing? do...