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unbreakable spirit. kathy hochul signed some pieces of legislation. they're supposed to make it easier for those families to apply for some benefits. it also makes it easier to submit their applications on line. there were so many that assisted in cleanup efforts at the location you see behind me following the attack. >> polo sandoval, thank you so much. i want to bring in a civilian first responder who spent most of the last 20 years fighting tirelessly for an often forgotten group, people who are dead and dying from working in the toxic aftermath of ground zero. john feryl is part of the feel good foundation. john, we know you and others are extending the 9/11 compensation fund to help with medical crises and the cost of those exposed. the funding is supposed to be
bills passed the next day at the state level for 9/11 responders. so it's good to see the government doing the right thing. >> and, john, i know this is such an important subject, because i was just with you earlier this week, and we were at a health fair where you saw all of these workers in lower manhattan who weren't first responders, they were working in various companies and law firms and whatnot and just got caught up in this. and now they need this help, and you were telling me at the time that so many folks don't even understand that they could qualify for this kind of assistance. can you get the word out on that? >> yeah, with the help of cnn, i pray that anybody who is watching this, if you lived or worked or went to school in lower manhattan, if you lived south of houston street to the water or brooklyn bridge, you are eligible for the world trade center program. and if you have a certified condition, you will be compensated for it. so many people think they're not eligible, they think it's just for the first responders, and
lift someone's spirits. >> john, you lift our spirits and helped heal our hearts when you do everything that you do. thank you for heallping to heal the 9/11 community, not just today but every day. thank you, john. >> thank you, jim. i appreciate it. >> you take care. coming up, from military flyovers to field-sized flags to the singing of "god bless america," how sports helped the country heal after 9/11. we'll talk to sports anchor bob c costas, next. rethinking how we communicate to be more inclusive than ever. with app, cloud and anywhere workspace solutions,
it's just not the case, jim. it's just not the case. you know, if i could do anything good today other than cry and make myself look silly on tv, i pray that these people get in the program. >> you don't look slilly at all john. let's talk about what this day means to you and what you went through in the aftermath of september 11 just so folks at home, and you and i talked about this the other day, there are young americans who were babies at the time, maybe weren't even born yet, they don't understand how you were injured in the demolition at ground zero, lost part of your foot. there are so many other people down there at the pile who went through the same experience. share your thoughts. >> listen, everybody thinks 9/11, they think of the innocent lives lost of senseless violence. my heart bleeds and my soul is crushed today.