Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijackers crashed planes into the World Trade Center and the pentagon, as old as 85, as young as just 2 years old. Lights illuminated the sky, though, Late Last Night in tribute here. Theyre going to be turned on again this afternoon in honor of the people who died. For a lot of people involved the wounds have not healed even 15 years after. Its the sight of the twin towers collapsing is too painful for many to watch. Victims without graves, now memorialized as names on that permanent memorial that i know so many people have seen there in new york. Most people when they lose someone, they have a grave to go to and that brings them closer to that person. But for us, this is our parents grave. So it brings us closer and makes us feel connected to that parent. A lot of our parents bodies werent found after 9 11. So that literally could be where our fathers bodies lay to this day. It is a memorial, but its our grave. We can go there and communicate with the people we lost. Thats our safe spot with them. A group of First Responders are commemorating the day outside a memorial in jerusalem. It is the only such memorial outside the u. S. That lists the name of every victim. Both president ial kanlcandid are going to pay their respects at ground zero this morning. A british newspaper and new york Radio Station are claiming the clinton of today is vastly different than the clinton we got to know during the 9 11 tragedy or that new yorkers got to know. I want to show you a photo from the day of the disaster, the then new york Junior Senator seen listening to firefighters as they toured ground zero. And now audio has been released showing Hillary Clintons reaction to those attacks. Edward, thank you so much for being with us. I understand you listened to these recordings of Hillary Clinton. What truck ystruck you most abo at that time . We kind of immersed ourselves in what Hillary Clinton said at the time. It was very revealing. Two things came out of it. One very familiar thing about hillary and one much less familiar thing. The familiar thing was that she immersed herself in the detail. She got really into it. She learned all about the medical conditions that arose for the First Responders, is s respiratory problems. They called her a sponge for information. I think thats a side of hillary that we all will know well, a politician who likes to be incredibly wellbriefed on any subject before she talks about it. The less familiar thing was that she also came across as incredibly impassioned, angry, very very much, sort of a visceral person whos really in contact with the people shes dealing with. And even you spoke to who were with her at the time, particularly firefighters and Police Officers said she had a one to one connection with her that was very powerful and that they have never forgotten. Thats a side of Hillary Clinton thats much less familiar to us here today in 2016. Thats what i wanted to ask you about, edward, because i was reading the article and i know that you talked about i wanted to ask you about firefighter richard als. Somebody that youve talked to. He had been at ground zero 20 minutes after the second tower collapsed. He was there for two days, two nights. He called Hillary Clinton and his reaction with her he said she was compassionate. He called her a fighter. You had the former Firefighters Union president Peter Goreman saying the same thing about her, that she was effective, that she was an empathetic leader. He also said she may not be the most natural politician. Do they see her differently today than they saw her back then . Yeah. A little bit of context is help fu helpful here. Bear in mind that the firefighters of new york are not natural Hillary Clinton supporters. They tend to have a conservative bent. Many of them nowadays would be donald Trump Supporters. This is not a natural political alliance. Yet they talked about very strongly post9 11 this personal connection they had with Hillary Clinton. And they were genuinely puzzled but how much shes struggling to get her message across on the Wider National platform and that they regretted the fact that americans across the country didnt seem to get her, to understand her like they had managed to do having this very close relationship to her. That chimes a bell with whats happening in this political cycle. The polls suggest that shes still struggling with her favorability rate, which is pretty low. In trump, she has an extraordinary riflval. Whether you love him or hate him, there is no lack of connection. Everybody in america, whether fans or foes of his, seem to have their electric fan stuck in the wall with them. She on the other hand is finding that difficult. She has said, i know i can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional, but i had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions and thats a hard path to work. I think there are a lot of women who do understand that, woman who are in business and even those who are not, we learn to keep our emotions to ourselves and therefore become walled off. You say her work at 9 11 gives us a glimpse of what we can expect if she wins the white house. Shes clearly evolved like weve all evolved over 15 years. I think in a way that point about her need to have detail, to grasp detail, i think thats what comes across for me still 15 years later. She remains a politician who likes to be on top of her brief, who likes to understand a subject before reaching decisions on it. In a way i think thats perhaps the more important point, that faced with whatever dilemma you get in the oval office, she would learn about it, study and make decisions about it. 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 new York Police Commissioner bill bratton will join us to talk about the heightened security in new york and to answer the most important question. Are we safer now than we were then. Also how the surviving officers on the force are handling that tragedy today. Plus cnn photographers, producers, reporters are going who recount where they were 15 on that day 15 years ago. Turns out that my dad was at the pentagon that day. I immediately called my family and he was missing. 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Heat led clinton too walk back those comments just a bit. She said i was grossly generalistic and thats never a good idea. I regret saying half. That was wrong. Its deplorable donald trump has built his campaign largely on prejudice and paranoia and given a National Platform to hateful views and voices. Gentlem gentlemen, good morning. Scott, let me start with you. We heard there or read there that statement expressing regret. Her running mate tim kaine says there really is no reason for her to apologize. I wonder why you think she expressed regret and do you think she should have or needed to . I think she did it because it was the right thing to do. Painting these groups of supporters by half with a number, even with the qualification of being grossly generalistic really wasnt the right thing to do. I think to keep the political upper hand, but also the ethical and moral upper hand. That being said, this whole paranoia, this whole prejudicial effect of what hes peddling is an important wedge issue for the democrats. Hillary clinton was really talking to the other group of Trump Supporters who believe theyve been left behind economically, who are uncomfortable with his racist, sexist comments. Let me read for you congressman what trump tweeted. While hillary said horrible thing s about my supporters, still respect them all. Right after that clinton replied, except for africanamericans, muslims, latinos, womens, veterans and any socalled losers or dummies. Trump has made comments that have offended many of these groups. At least we see here that Hillary Clinton expressed regret for her comments and the offense that some have taken. Donald trump has not done that for those specific groups. I think hillary has lost all of her quasi moral ground when she can say that trump does race baiting or whatever it is. Its obvious not just what her comments were but what bill clintons comments were. He said if youre white and southern, you know that make America Great is a code word. When the economy is looking so bad and when your Foreign Policy is in the tank, then tough resort to name calling. For me to be called a racist, a sexist, islamophobe. Were in the green room watching the 9 11 observation. Real people dont talk like this. We have healthy respect for each other because of her different philosophical views and the role of government. Thats what we should be talking about. The post says it has a memo sent out by the Clinton Campaign to its supporters. It says if pushed, focus on the media saying its Well Pastime The Press stops grading grown up on a curve. Are they going to hold hillary to a different standard again . The Trump Supporters will say that Hillary Clinton is the one who is getting the lighter treatment here. You know on this show we hold both candidates to account. But theyre going to turn now and blame it on the media . No, i dont think that. I think that most of us who are democrats believe there is a double standard. If you look at the Commander In Chief forum, it manifested itself very well there. I think you hold both of these candidates accountable. At the same time, donald trump, because he has been so racially divisive, so offensive to so many of these groups, we have almost become kind of numb to it. We report on it. Hes still in the 40s. He cant get to the 50s. With Hillary Clinton, if she makes one mistake versus his 20 mistakes it seems like the world comes down on her shoulders. We almost tolerate and have come to know that donald is going to make these outrageous statements as part of this president ial campaign that makes it unique. We would absolutely Trade Press Treatment immediately if you think that there is a bias. We would absolutely trade the Press Treatment with you. But the reality is heres someone who claims she wants to unite america, and she calls millions and millions of people racist, sexist, homophobes. Be sure to watch State Of The Union this morning for an exclusive interview with Hillary Clinton. I know youd remember this. It was an iconic photo that came to symbolize american resilience after 9 11, three firefighters raising an American Flag at ground zero. And then something happened to that flag. Somewhere between 9 11 and the Yankee Stadium ceremony, the flag went missing. What if a company that didnt make cars made plastics that make them lighter . The lubricants that improved fuel economy. Even technology to make engines more efficient. What company does all this . Exxonmobil, thats who. Were working on all these things to make cars better and use less fuel. Helping you save money and reduce emissions. And you thought we just made the gas. Energy lives here. Im terhe is. At golf. 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This picture became how we said patriotism post 9 11. Reporter the flag taken by firefighters from a yacht near ground zero was taken. Its fate remained a mystery until now. In everett, washington, a stranger identifying himself as a former marine named brian turned over the flag to local firefighters. Brian was purporting the flag to be the missing 9 11 flag. Reporter and so began a twoyear process to confirm the flag was authentic and get it back home to the original owner. There was a level of secrecy as to what you potentially had. Why . I was concerned that there was the potential that a lone terrorist if they believed there was an American Icon in a city of 110,000 people, they may want to either try to steal it or destroy it. Reporter lead detectives the created a sketch of brian, hoping to ask him more questions. All they knew is that he was allegedly given the flag on veterans day in 2007 by a man who had received it from a 9 11 firefighters widow. Did you ever generate any leads . No, we did not. Reporter the break came from a scientist who analyzed photos, fibers and thousands of particles, comparing them to original ground zero dust. The key things would be the composition of the Building Materials themselves. Reporter critical and ultimately conclusive. As detectives prepared it for the injury journey home, he had retired nypd officer to hold it. He said thats the smell that i remember from that day. Reporter the flag back with it began 15 years ago. He can still smell there in the fabric. You wouldnt forget it. For a lot of Muslim Americans, life after 9 11 is very different than life before 9 11. So well examine what its like to be a muslim in america 15 years later. Also, an architect known Around The World makes his mark on ground zero with an emotional and architectural tribute to the people who died 15 years ago today. announcer vo who says your desk phone always has to be at your desk . 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