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. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has agreed to meet with 9/11 first responders tomorrow. this comes after jon stewart's emotional plea on capitol hill two weeks ago, where he accused leader mcconnell of dragging his feet on an extension of the 9/11 victims' compensation fund. sunlen serfaty is on capitol hill for us and has the very latest. and so the question, will these first responders get the funding they deserve? tell me about this meeting. >> that certainly is the question, brooke. and i just talked to a 9/11 first responder, john feel, where he confirmed this meeting is on the...

Completely. and your answer to that charge is, yeah, duh. >> jon stewart is quite the communicator. and he has been publicly advocating for 9/11 first responders since the beginning standing with them and advocating for them. over the years, he's forged a relationship with a responder named john feel, a demolition specialist at ground zero, part of his left foot amputated after an 8,000 pound steel beam fell on him at the site. he's had nearly 40 surgeries and worked with stewart for all these years and by his side on capitol hill during this hearing last week and tonight, right now, he's here...

Men, there's no entourage, and he just cares. >> yeah. >> every time he comes back to d.c., he knows everybody's name. everybody who has a nickname, jon wanted a nickname. jon wanted to get embedded with the teams pep wanted to learn the issue. and just he just wows me. i'm awed by his compassion. >> you're talking about service and talking about leadership and it's a reminder to all of us what we could learn from the people who have been there. mr. john feel, i appreciate you coming. >> thank you for having me. >> we will be right back. thank >> we will be right back you should be mad at tech...

It's an embarrassment to the country and it is a stain on this institution. there is not a person here, not an empty chair on stage that didn't tweet out "never forget the heroes of 9/11, never forget their bravery, never forget what they did, what they gave to this country." well, here they are. your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity -- time. it's the one thing they are running out of. they did their jobs with courage, grace, tenacity, humility. 18 years later, do yours. >> wow. joining us now, john feel and

Introduced by kirsten gillibrand which will give more to the first responders fund. anyone with a new claim is facing a 70% reduction in payouts. this is money that goes to first responders, their family and survivors who got sick from all the toxins at ground zero. it is a fight that stewart has been backing for years, and he's joining us now along with john feel, who is a 9/11 first responder. john feel, to you first, tell us what this fund does. tell us what it's done for you, what it does for other 9/11 responders and their families and just how bad health concerns are for this group. >> w...