September 11, 2026 • 9 mins
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the show reflects on the importance of helping others, Danielle shares Steve Buscemi’s little-known story of volunteering with firefighters, and the room discusses keeping the history of that day alive for future generations.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
It's time to go around the room with Elvis Duran
and the Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
All right, let's go around the room. We'll come to
you last. So I have something else ready to go.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Nice?
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Does it have to be nice?
Speaker 4 (00:13):
No, whatever. We'll start with Gandhi. I've used up my niceness. Okay, Gandhi,
what's up with you today?
Speaker 5 (00:18):
Well, on this day, we've all been talking about all
the things that happened 25 years ago, and I think
it's important to remember something we talk about in this
room all the time, which is You can't help the
things that happen to you, but you can very much
help the way that you react to them. And on
this day, we saw the worst of humanity. And then
a lot of people saw the best of humanity. So
be the best. Be the helper that you say Mr.
Rogers is always looking for. It's important. And if you
(00:41):
can go out and do something nice today, do it.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Very good. Very well put. I love that.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Thanks.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Hey, Danielle, what's up with you?
Speaker 6 (00:49):
Well, mine is about Steve Buscemi because.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Did.
Speaker 6 (00:53):
You guys know that he actually trained to be a
firefighter and he was working with Engine 55 in New
York City before he became an actor? And so on 9-11,
the day after, he went back and he volunteered his
time once again with that fire department and he did
12-hour shifts for several days. Nobody knew about it at
(01:14):
the time. There were no cameras, no interviews. He didn't
want any recognition. And then after that, he even started
a nonprofit.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
I think it's called Friends of Firefighters.
Speaker 6 (01:24):
And they donate lots of money to firefighters and their
families that need it. So celebrities doing things and not
getting credit for it. I thought that was like such
a sweet thing. I'm sure there's so many more stories
like this. Out there, but that one I thought wouldn't
be nice to highlight.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
Well, thank you for bringing that in today. Yeah, you're welcome. Hey, Froggy,
around the room to you.
Speaker 7 (01:41):
So I don't know if Lisa even wants me to
tell this story, but I'm going to.
Speaker 8 (01:43):
Oh, boy.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
No, it's actually a good thing.
Speaker 7 (01:45):
So today is, you know, the 25th anniversary of those
awful attacks on our country. It feels good to do
nice things for other people. And the other day, Lisa
called me, and she was crying. And she said, I
just had the most amazing experience. And a woman walked
into her business. She works at a boutique. And she
wanted to buy something. And Lisa could tell that the
(02:05):
woman did not have money. She could not afford to
buy anything. And so Lisa started having a conversation with
her and found out she just got out of jail.
She was doing what she could have tried to put
her life back together. And she started crying. Lisa said,
hold on a second. The night before, we were supposed
to go donate some clothes from Lisa's closet, and we didn't.
We got sidetracked and didn't go. Lisa walked her out
to her car and gave her everything in her car, clothing-wise.
(02:27):
And the woman just started crying profusely and hugged her
and said, God bless you.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Thank you.
Speaker 7 (02:32):
I'm trying everything I can to get back on my feet.
And Lisa's like, it was the most amazing feeling to
do something for someone because of just somebody.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Who needed help. And Lisa helped her out.
Speaker 7 (02:43):
And to see how much it changed and what it
did for her was great. But at the same time,
today's a day to do something for other people. So
whether it is something as small as holding a door
or buying a coffee or doing whatever you can, use
today to feel how we felt that day and help
people around you. Hear, hear.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Good going, Lisa. Around the room to Scary. Scary, what's
on your mind today? So, obviously, 25 years later, all
of us remember it.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
And the thing that's crazy is I have met people
along the way where kids, they don't know. And it's
nice to know that Danielle's kids are learning about it
in school. And we heard from some teachers earlier who
are teaching it on this day. But from what I understand,
it's not something that's mandatory in the school system anymore.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
Or even being put in, you know, to be taught.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
So I just want to make sure that everyone out
there who doesn't, you know, if you have a chance
and a voice in your community to make sure it
should become part of the curriculum. I think it needs
to be permanent because it's important that we never forget. So,
because again, some kids I know have no clue and
they've somehow missed that lesson that day.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
I agree.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
You know, and we are so fortunate to have, you know,
a A lot of teachers listening to our show.
Speaker 4 (03:56):
This is where the teachers go.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
You have the power.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
And so we've been talking to teachers all day today
about what they're going to do. And they have to
make some decisions because it's not in the textbooks a
lot of times. And what's in the textbooks isn't really
the way it happened. As we all know, textbooks are
not accurate ever. And they're going in there and making
the decision today to tell the story.
Speaker 4 (04:16):
Thank you for doing that. Absolutely. We love you, our teachers.
Thank God for our teachers. Come on straight, Nate. Get
over here. What's on your mind today? It's a huge
around the room.
Speaker 8 (04:24):
So- not living in New York city 25 years ago
when this happened, I was in state college, Pennsylvania, and
it was a very weird moment.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
Perhaps I think I spoke about this last year.
Speaker 8 (04:33):
One of the last times that it will be like
that because we didn't know what was going on because
we didn't have phones. We didn't have everybody just, you know,
sending you information every second of the day, texts and
news alerts. It was people gathered around TVs. And I
still remember walking into my class and it was a
nine o'clock class and And, uh, it was an art
(04:56):
history class. And I remember learning about Etruscan art and
the teacher at the very beginning goes, all right, well,
you know, I know some weird stuff's going on. Um,
you know, thanks for showing up today. And then leaving
the class an hour and 15 minutes later, because nobody
had a phone, nobody knew what was going on. Campus
was silent. There was nobody out and we walk out,
(05:17):
what's going on. And then we discovered, so I guess
it's kind of, um, loss of innocence in a way
that it'll never be like that again, you know?
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Never.
Speaker 8 (05:27):
We'll always be wired to these things and always know
what's going on, which is kind of.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
Making us as anxious as we are these days.
Speaker 8 (05:34):
But, yeah, let's never forget that.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Thank you for sharing.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Now, here in Miami at Y100. 7, of course, our host
and our producer, Claudia, who's now carrying my child.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Yeah. Claudia, thanks for having us in, and thanks for
taking such good care of us. Of course. We appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (05:55):
I love it when you guys are here.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
And we love it when you're around the room. Yes.
Speaker 9 (05:58):
So we've been talking about it throughout the morning, and
I've been seeing everybody's perspective, but I was probably in
fourth grade, and I had just moved here. I moved
here in August of 2001, and I had no English
recollection of anything.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
So it's like figuring out how to tell your kids.
Speaker 9 (06:19):
and translate that, it was so difficult for my parents.
So now, just knowing that I'm pregnant and having to
teach kids, I'm like, Danielle, how are we.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Going to teach kids this situation?
Speaker 9 (06:29):
Because it is going to be hard. If it was
hard for me to understand, I was eight years old,
and I didn't even know the language. How do we
do that with kids? And that's going to be my challenge,
but bring it on.
Speaker 4 (06:39):
Well, aren't you writing a book?
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Tell everyone about the book you're writing, because it really
is in the same... Yeah, in the same.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
Realm, yes.
Speaker 9 (06:48):
So it's a book for kids until probably around six
or seven. And it's about grief and losing your loved
one and teaching them that they're up with God in
heaven and that they're safe. And you can talk to
them from your heart and they're going to listen to you.
And hopefully soon I'll have it. And then I'll be
(07:09):
able to share it with you guys.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
All sparked by the loss of your father. All sparked
by my dad. So just.
Speaker 9 (07:15):
Having and taking those moments to like go back and
take care of kids and seeing from their perspective. Because
as adults, I feel like it's easier for us to communicate.
But just how do you bring that down to a
kid's level? It's the part where, you know, we probably
have to work on a little bit more.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I think you're going to master it.
Speaker 8 (07:31):
Absolutely. Yes.
Speaker 4 (07:32):
And thank you, Claudia.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Now, Lee Schrager is here and he's going to give
his around the room moment.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
That was not like a big buildup to me being here.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
You don't need a buildup. Did you play the sound effect?
Where's the sound effect? I don't have it. You don't
need a big buildup. It's your turn. Let's naturally flow
into what you have to say.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Danielle, were your kids born during?
Speaker 8 (07:57):
No.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Spencer was born four years later. I know that.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Well, I'm wondering because you were talking to your kids
about sex the other day. And you were like, oh,
my God, I'm never having that conversation. I think you
said something. I didn't know, but okay. I'm not imagining it, Gandhi.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
I don't remember that.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
No.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Weren't you talking about sex education and having that conversation?
Speaker 3 (08:17):
I couldn't.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Sorry, that was another network.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
I'm sorry. Sorry, that was another show.
Speaker 4 (08:21):
That was on.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
The case on toast, my buddy. So, you know, you
were talking, I know this was correct. We were talking
about everyone coming together during 9-11 and how the restaurant
industry came together.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
And I think, you know, the best of times, the
worst of times. Watching what the restaurant industry did during
9-11 and feeding people and being out there and delivering food,
it just reminds me of how great that industry is.
They're always the first people to step up. Chefs and
people in the hospitality industry always seem to be the
(08:56):
people right there stepping up because nothing says love or
nothing makes you feel better Than food. Yeah. Just like
an El Bagel this morning. Thank you, El Bagel.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
Thank you, El Bagel.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
So that's my Around the Room for today. And I
understand that I'm not going on a cruise today.
Speaker 8 (09:14):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
But I will be happy to fly over and meet
you on the private island. Am I allowed to talk
about the private island?
Speaker 9 (09:19):
No.
Speaker 4 (09:19):
Oh, forget it. We're going to talk about that soon, though. Okay.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Well, I don't want to blow the big surprise here.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
What's his name? Oh, Nate just walked in. All right. Well,
thank you.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Nate, your cake is looking good.
Speaker 4 (09:33):
Yeah, your cake's looking fine.
It's time to go around the room with Elvis Duran
and the Morning Show.
Speaker 2 (00:05):
All right, let's go around the room. We'll come to
you last. So I have something else ready to go.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Nice?
Speaker 1 (00:11):
Does it have to be nice?
Speaker 4 (00:13):
No, whatever. We'll start with Gandhi. I've used up my niceness. Okay, Gandhi,
what's up with you today?
Speaker 5 (00:18):
Well, on this day, we've all been talking about all
the things that happened 25 years ago, and I think
it's important to remember something we talk about in this
room all the time, which is You can't help the
things that happen to you, but you can very much
help the way that you react to them. And on
this day, we saw the worst of humanity. And then
a lot of people saw the best of humanity. So
be the best. Be the helper that you say Mr.
Rogers is always looking for. It's important. And if you
(00:41):
can go out and do something nice today, do it.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Very good. Very well put. I love that.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
Thanks.
Speaker 4 (00:48):
Hey, Danielle, what's up with you?
Speaker 6 (00:49):
Well, mine is about Steve Buscemi because.
Speaker 4 (00:52):
Did.
Speaker 6 (00:53):
You guys know that he actually trained to be a
firefighter and he was working with Engine 55 in New
York City before he became an actor? And so on 9-11,
the day after, he went back and he volunteered his
time once again with that fire department and he did
12-hour shifts for several days. Nobody knew about it at
(01:14):
the time. There were no cameras, no interviews. He didn't
want any recognition. And then after that, he even started
a nonprofit.
Speaker 4 (01:22):
I think it's called Friends of Firefighters.
Speaker 6 (01:24):
And they donate lots of money to firefighters and their
families that need it. So celebrities doing things and not
getting credit for it. I thought that was like such
a sweet thing. I'm sure there's so many more stories
like this. Out there, but that one I thought wouldn't
be nice to highlight.
Speaker 4 (01:38):
Well, thank you for bringing that in today. Yeah, you're welcome. Hey, Froggy,
around the room to you.
Speaker 7 (01:41):
So I don't know if Lisa even wants me to
tell this story, but I'm going to.
Speaker 8 (01:43):
Oh, boy.
Speaker 4 (01:44):
No, it's actually a good thing.
Speaker 7 (01:45):
So today is, you know, the 25th anniversary of those
awful attacks on our country. It feels good to do
nice things for other people. And the other day, Lisa
called me, and she was crying. And she said, I
just had the most amazing experience. And a woman walked
into her business. She works at a boutique. And she
wanted to buy something. And Lisa could tell that the
(02:05):
woman did not have money. She could not afford to
buy anything. And so Lisa started having a conversation with
her and found out she just got out of jail.
She was doing what she could have tried to put
her life back together. And she started crying. Lisa said,
hold on a second. The night before, we were supposed
to go donate some clothes from Lisa's closet, and we didn't.
We got sidetracked and didn't go. Lisa walked her out
to her car and gave her everything in her car, clothing-wise.
(02:27):
And the woman just started crying profusely and hugged her
and said, God bless you.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Thank you.
Speaker 7 (02:32):
I'm trying everything I can to get back on my feet.
And Lisa's like, it was the most amazing feeling to
do something for someone because of just somebody.
Speaker 4 (02:41):
Who needed help. And Lisa helped her out.
Speaker 7 (02:43):
And to see how much it changed and what it
did for her was great. But at the same time,
today's a day to do something for other people. So
whether it is something as small as holding a door
or buying a coffee or doing whatever you can, use
today to feel how we felt that day and help
people around you. Hear, hear.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
Good going, Lisa. Around the room to Scary. Scary, what's
on your mind today? So, obviously, 25 years later, all
of us remember it.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
And the thing that's crazy is I have met people
along the way where kids, they don't know. And it's
nice to know that Danielle's kids are learning about it
in school. And we heard from some teachers earlier who
are teaching it on this day. But from what I understand,
it's not something that's mandatory in the school system anymore.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
Or even being put in, you know, to be taught.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
So I just want to make sure that everyone out
there who doesn't, you know, if you have a chance
and a voice in your community to make sure it
should become part of the curriculum. I think it needs
to be permanent because it's important that we never forget. So,
because again, some kids I know have no clue and
they've somehow missed that lesson that day.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
I agree.
Speaker 2 (03:52):
You know, and we are so fortunate to have, you know,
a A lot of teachers listening to our show.
Speaker 4 (03:56):
This is where the teachers go.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
You have the power.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
And so we've been talking to teachers all day today
about what they're going to do. And they have to
make some decisions because it's not in the textbooks a
lot of times. And what's in the textbooks isn't really
the way it happened. As we all know, textbooks are
not accurate ever. And they're going in there and making
the decision today to tell the story.
Speaker 4 (04:16):
Thank you for doing that. Absolutely. We love you, our teachers.
Thank God for our teachers. Come on straight, Nate. Get
over here. What's on your mind today? It's a huge
around the room.
Speaker 8 (04:24):
So- not living in New York city 25 years ago
when this happened, I was in state college, Pennsylvania, and
it was a very weird moment.
Speaker 4 (04:32):
Perhaps I think I spoke about this last year.
Speaker 8 (04:33):
One of the last times that it will be like
that because we didn't know what was going on because
we didn't have phones. We didn't have everybody just, you know,
sending you information every second of the day, texts and
news alerts. It was people gathered around TVs. And I
still remember walking into my class and it was a
nine o'clock class and And, uh, it was an art
(04:56):
history class. And I remember learning about Etruscan art and
the teacher at the very beginning goes, all right, well,
you know, I know some weird stuff's going on. Um,
you know, thanks for showing up today. And then leaving
the class an hour and 15 minutes later, because nobody
had a phone, nobody knew what was going on. Campus
was silent. There was nobody out and we walk out,
(05:17):
what's going on. And then we discovered, so I guess
it's kind of, um, loss of innocence in a way
that it'll never be like that again, you know?
Speaker 3 (05:27):
Never.
Speaker 8 (05:27):
We'll always be wired to these things and always know
what's going on, which is kind of.
Speaker 4 (05:32):
Making us as anxious as we are these days.
Speaker 8 (05:34):
But, yeah, let's never forget that.
Speaker 4 (05:39):
Thank you for sharing.
Speaker 2 (05:41):
Now, here in Miami at Y100. 7, of course, our host
and our producer, Claudia, who's now carrying my child.
Speaker 4 (05:49):
Yeah. Claudia, thanks for having us in, and thanks for
taking such good care of us. Of course. We appreciate it.
Speaker 9 (05:55):
I love it when you guys are here.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
And we love it when you're around the room. Yes.
Speaker 9 (05:58):
So we've been talking about it throughout the morning, and
I've been seeing everybody's perspective, but I was probably in
fourth grade, and I had just moved here. I moved
here in August of 2001, and I had no English
recollection of anything.
Speaker 4 (06:15):
So it's like figuring out how to tell your kids.
Speaker 9 (06:19):
and translate that, it was so difficult for my parents.
So now, just knowing that I'm pregnant and having to
teach kids, I'm like, Danielle, how are we.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Going to teach kids this situation?
Speaker 9 (06:29):
Because it is going to be hard. If it was
hard for me to understand, I was eight years old,
and I didn't even know the language. How do we
do that with kids? And that's going to be my challenge,
but bring it on.
Speaker 4 (06:39):
Well, aren't you writing a book?
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Yes.
Speaker 2 (06:42):
Tell everyone about the book you're writing, because it really
is in the same... Yeah, in the same.
Speaker 4 (06:48):
Realm, yes.
Speaker 9 (06:48):
So it's a book for kids until probably around six
or seven. And it's about grief and losing your loved
one and teaching them that they're up with God in
heaven and that they're safe. And you can talk to
them from your heart and they're going to listen to you.
And hopefully soon I'll have it. And then I'll be
(07:09):
able to share it with you guys.
Speaker 4 (07:09):
All sparked by the loss of your father. All sparked
by my dad. So just.
Speaker 9 (07:15):
Having and taking those moments to like go back and
take care of kids and seeing from their perspective. Because
as adults, I feel like it's easier for us to communicate.
But just how do you bring that down to a
kid's level? It's the part where, you know, we probably
have to work on a little bit more.
Speaker 4 (07:29):
I think you're going to master it.
Speaker 8 (07:31):
Absolutely. Yes.
Speaker 4 (07:32):
And thank you, Claudia.
Speaker 2 (07:33):
Now, Lee Schrager is here and he's going to give
his around the room moment.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
That was not like a big buildup to me being here.
Speaker 4 (07:43):
You don't need a buildup. Did you play the sound effect?
Where's the sound effect? I don't have it. You don't
need a big buildup. It's your turn. Let's naturally flow
into what you have to say.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Danielle, were your kids born during?
Speaker 8 (07:57):
No.
Speaker 4 (07:58):
Spencer was born four years later. I know that.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Well, I'm wondering because you were talking to your kids
about sex the other day. And you were like, oh,
my God, I'm never having that conversation. I think you
said something. I didn't know, but okay. I'm not imagining it, Gandhi.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
I don't remember that.
Speaker 3 (08:13):
No.
Speaker 1 (08:13):
Weren't you talking about sex education and having that conversation?
Speaker 3 (08:17):
I couldn't.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Sorry, that was another network.
Speaker 1 (08:18):
I'm sorry. Sorry, that was another show.
Speaker 4 (08:21):
That was on.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
The case on toast, my buddy. So, you know, you
were talking, I know this was correct. We were talking
about everyone coming together during 9-11 and how the restaurant
industry came together.
Speaker 3 (08:32):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (08:33):
And I think, you know, the best of times, the
worst of times. Watching what the restaurant industry did during
9-11 and feeding people and being out there and delivering food,
it just reminds me of how great that industry is.
They're always the first people to step up. Chefs and
people in the hospitality industry always seem to be the
(08:56):
people right there stepping up because nothing says love or
nothing makes you feel better Than food. Yeah. Just like
an El Bagel this morning. Thank you, El Bagel.
Speaker 4 (09:05):
Thank you, El Bagel.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
So that's my Around the Room for today. And I
understand that I'm not going on a cruise today.
Speaker 8 (09:14):
Yes.
Speaker 1 (09:15):
But I will be happy to fly over and meet
you on the private island. Am I allowed to talk
about the private island?
Speaker 9 (09:19):
No.
Speaker 4 (09:19):
Oh, forget it. We're going to talk about that soon, though. Okay.
Speaker 1 (09:24):
Well, I don't want to blow the big surprise here.
Speaker 4 (09:27):
What's his name? Oh, Nate just walked in. All right. Well,
thank you.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
Nate, your cake is looking good.
Speaker 4 (09:33):
Yeah, your cake's looking fine.
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