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The federal government invested a lot. we've been able in someway shape or form with the federal government to prevent these attacks. we're much stronger. there is no guarantees. there is always a possibility of something happening here. >> commissioner, good to see you >> thank you, piers. good to see you. i want to turn to howard who dropped his son off before heading to the world trade center. they lost 658 employees that day, including his brother and the if i were reopened two days later. this is what howard said at the time. >> it's going to be a different kind of drive than i've ever ...

September the 11th? >> oh, undoubtedly, no question about it. we invested a lot. the federal government invested a lot. we've been able in someway shape or form with the federal government to prevent these attacks. we're much stronger. there is no guarantees. there is always a possibility of something happening here. >> commissioner, good to see you sgh thank you, piers. good to see you. i want to turn to howard who dropped his son off before heading to the world trade center. they lost 658 employees that day, including his brother and the if i were reopened two days later. this is what howa...

>> great to see you. >> when i see that clip, the raw emotion you must have gone through and the families involved, so many lives wrecked that day and you said before you weren't sure you could ever rebuild it. i was at your offices. you had a charity day where the trading profits around the world go to charity. how much have you raised? >> we raised $12 million today for 100 charities around the world and remember, i was here last time and said we would go to oklahoma with the money. so september 23rd we're going and take care of those families. >> amazing thing, dr. ruth, king, julianne moor...

You have this extraordinary charity day where all the trading profits around the world will go to charity. how much do you raise? >> we raised $12 million today for 100 charities around the world and remember, i was here last time and said we would go to oklahoma with the money. so september 23rd we're going and take care of those families. >> amazing thing, dr. ruth, billy jean king, prince harry. an amazing group of people, an amazing coming together, but the reaction to fitzgerald since you took charge and said i need to rebuild this company. i need to pay the families of those who died and...

Business crisis that was unheard of but more than that they had a crisis of 658 people lost. at the beginning they weren't even sure -- a lot of energy was put into whether people were alive or lost. the term then was missing. it was very inconclusive. >> danielle, i think it's worth noting if we talk about the story of cantor fitzgerald updating people where the firm is now. it's doubled in size. there are 5,000 employees. the profits have doubled since the wake of 9/11 and the ceo is employing many of the children whose parents were killed in the attacks. i think that's a fairly stunning tur...