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Speaker 5 (00:40):
Oh my God, Ed, another plane just hit the World
Trade Center.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
Another plane. It was a medium-sized plane. Unbelievable.
Speaker 5 (00:47):
It would look like, oh my God, this is a
deliberate act, Ed. This plane flew directly into the second
World Trade Center. A huge flame and conflagration just broke out.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
I was there from shortly after it happened and saw
people jumping out of the World Trade Center.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
It's a horrible, horrible situation.
Speaker 6 (01:10):
Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very
freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and
deadly terrorist acts.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
25 years ago, the deadliest attack on US soil since
Pearl Harbor was carried out. Today, President Trump will be
at the 9-11 observance ceremony, marking 25 years since the attack.
He'll be at the Pentagon. Throughout the morning, we're gonna
have a lot of coverage. Natalie Migliore will be joining
us from Ground Zero. She'll have a complete preview of
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all of the ceremonies and commemorative plans for today, both
in New York and in Washington, D.C., and in Pennsylvania,
as well as the security preview for today's events. Rory
O'Neill will be joining us. So much to talk to
Rory about, not the least of which is for those
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who lived through the the vivid memories of 9-11. There
are a third of the American population now that do
not have any recollection of the attacks. Tim Skell does.
He's a veteran New York City reporter. He's going to
join us. We're going to cover a little bit about
what he went through rushing to the scene on a
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bicycle on September 11th, 2001. And over the past 25 years,
he's covered the aftermath of the attacks, recently wrote a book,
my front row seat. He's going to recap the events
of 9-11 and talk about the aftermath, including the investigation
into the attack and health problems that many have entered.
I will visit with David Zanotti. I think this is
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not about anything other than an observation. On this, the
25th anniversary, a lot of controversy about an Islamist socialist
mayor and whether or not he should be a part
of these things. We're going to take a look at
how Mamdani rose to mayor. How did he get there?
How the New York City narrative is dominating and where
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the resistance all began with Todd Beamer. We'll do that
with David Zanotti.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Dr.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Joe Galati is going to join us after 25 years.
We're just beginning to scratch the surface of what has
caused so much cancer and so much illness, especially for
those that were in and around Ground Zero. or a
part of rescue operations. A lot has come to light. Dr.
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Joe's going to break that down for you. And then
as I do every year, and I will do on
the 25th year, my address to you, our audience, on remembering,
though that will fade, and the difference between remembering and honoring.
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And so we will... We will make that distinction because
this is, it's not like we're studying Hitler and he's gone.
This is still a threat, not just to America, but
the world. 25 years later, we'll have that address coming
up for you as well. By the way, last night,
President Trump delivered the close to the Republican convention, but
(04:27):
there were a lot of speakers throughout the night. Ted
Cruz had nothing but praise for President Trump.
Speaker 7 (04:33):
Who could have predicted- that the extraordinary Donald Trump would
be president. That he would have secured the border, brought
trillions of dollars of investment back to America, and transformed
the Republican Party into a blue collar party of America.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
Knowing that mere hours later, we would under the 25th
anniversary of 9-11, he also emphasized the dangers of communism
and Islamism. Sharia law.
Speaker 7 (05:01):
Is fundamentally inconsistent with the Constitution, and we need to
stand together and stop it now.
Speaker 4 (05:11):
House Speaker Mike Johnson says this year's midterm election is
the most important there ever has been. Johnson told the
crowd it's up to them to preserve the country they love.
Speaker 8 (05:20):
The alternative is to turn the reins over right now
to the radical Marxists who are planning to dramatically grow government,
raise your taxes, drive costs through the roof, and rob
you of your freedom.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Johnson said the country's being attacked and attacked from within.
Speaker 8 (05:37):
But it's the Democrats in the swing seats who say
one thing. And then join forces and vote with the
socialists that they're afraid of.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
That is the dangerous part. J.D. Vance outlined maybe his
vision for his presidential run, but to start with the
vision for America's future. Speaking at the National Convention in
Dallas last night, he reflected on the recent birth of
his son.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
I want them to keep what they've earned when they
work hard. And that is the birthright that I'm talking about.
That is the country that Donald J. Trump is fighting
every single day to defend and to build upon.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
President Trump wrapping up the GOP midterm convention with similar
remarks from night one. I'm not on the ticket.
Speaker 9 (06:18):
You got to do me a big, the biggest favor
you've ever done me. You've got to do this for me.
You've got to pretend I'm on the ticket.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
I'm on the ticket. I'm on the ticket. He's on
the ticket. I have to tell you that there are
times the president doesn't quite land it. And then there
are times he's just what I call in the zone. Uh,
last night, um, I think the president was honest with
the crowd. He really didn't feel like talking about politics.
He certainly didn't want to do last night's speech over
again because he talked so long. Uh, and he just
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went into a very relaxed, almost like a standup comedian
and just really his whole thing, making them hold their
hand up and take the pledge to vote was absolutely
a scream. And, um, And that's the context in which
he ended on the humorous note that not voting has consequences.
Speaker 9 (07:06):
You know what happens if you don't vote? You go
to hell, you know that, okay? You go to hell.
And I don't want that to happen to you, so
please go and vote.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
Yeah, they're playing that around the country, and you don't
have that in context. That was after he had them
all repeating after him and holding up their hand. It
was really kind of a fun moment. I really thought-
the entire midterm convention in terms of messaging and messengers
kind of found its footing last night. And it was
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a very consistent message. Now, again, I'm not a big
fan of having formal midterm conventions where you've got the
signs from each state, like there's convention business going on.
But I understand the strategy and they're trying to energize
their base. That's essential. And you have to have a
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message of get out to vote because often lower voter
turnout can lead to demise. So I don't know and
I can't answer this. If they're energizing a MAGA base
that's already energized or if, I'm trying to think in particular,
(08:23):
who was it? One individual spoke specifically It may have
been J.D. Vance. Yeah, it was. It was J.D. Vance,
the vice president, speaking specifically to those who are maybe
not even Republicans or maybe you're more moderate Republicans and
you don't always agree and how it's okay not to agree.
(08:44):
Even leaned in to the legacy of Charlie Kirk and
explaining it. But I thought that was very wise to say, look,
you may differ with me on this or this. I
love my president. But I don't like the way he
says things sometimes, or I don't appreciate the missed opportunity
(09:05):
to have a teachable moment. Or maybe I disagree with
the order in which he addresses things. I mean, they're
little things compared to my love for him and support
for his direction. Like night one, I didn't like it all.
And he did it again in night two.
Speaker 9 (09:23):
If we win the midterms, we will, on the other hand,
provide a let's call it Trump.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
Dividend, $ 5, 000.
Speaker 9 (09:32):
For every adult citizen in our country.
Speaker 4 (09:36):
But the point that Vice President Vance was making, all right,
Michael DelGiorno, talk show host, you don't like the president
giving us $ 5, 000 when we're $ 40 trillion in debt of
money that doesn't belong to him in exchange for votes.
You wouldn't like that if the other side was doing that.
But that doesn't mean I disagree with everything the president's doing.
(09:57):
That doesn't mean I even begin to one to give
back everything that's been accomplished. I certainly don't want to
return to open borders. I certainly don't want to defund police.
I certainly don't want to let bad guys roam the
country waiting to harm my family. And so I just thought,
and it'd be interesting, I don't know if we're going
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to have much time because we're going to focus mostly
on 9-11, but Be interested to see if David Sinati
felt the same way. I really felt like they found
their message in footing last night. A much better night
two in Dallas than night one. That's my opinion. You
can feel free to use the talkbacks for that as well.
(10:38):
If we get into long narratives about where we were
on 9-11, well, they'll be too long for the talkbacks.
They'll be too long for me to read in emails.
But if you have a short perspective... of what it
was like to live 9-11 and why it's so important
to remember and honor. Love to have your talk back.
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You'll see the microphone on your iHeartRadio app. Press it.
Gives you 30 seconds after counting you down. 3, 2, 1.
You say it. You send it. We all get to
hear it. As today, we honor those who lost their
lives on 9-11 and since 9-11. And we honor them
with how we live. Because it was them and it
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could have been us. And the importance of ensuring it
never happens again. We got a lot of very smart
people to walk us through this 25th anniversary and understand
it together. We're gonna get things started with your top
five stories of the day. Coming up next, if you're
just waking up, they're pretty obvious. It's 25 years since 9-11.
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The president will observe at the Pentagon. Natalie Migliore is
going to join us next half hour with everything that
is scheduled in and around Ground Zero in Manhattan. And
in other news, the Supreme Court halted the use of
the Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the November midterm election.
So that's another blow to the Republicans' plans for maintaining
(12:06):
control of the House and Senate. And it was all
49ers down under, all Brock Purdy. They got not one
but two great running backs, not two but three great receivers,
and they got a young quarterback that's found his footing.
All 49ers, 27-7 last night over the Los Angeles Rams.
We'll get you your top five stories coming up next.
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Speaker 3 (13:42):
This is your morning show with Michael Del Giorno. This
is a special presentation of your morning show with Michael
Del Giorno.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
Good morning from Philadelphia.
Speaker 10 (13:55):
I'd like to offer a prayer today. God, watch over
our country and bring peace among us.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Help us treat one another with kindness and respect.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
Teach us that.
Speaker 11 (14:07):
Unity is stronger than division.
Speaker 4 (14:09):
Blessed are the peacemakers. Wow. Prayer from the heart laced
in truth. Thank you, Donna. And I would just add
to that, let's pray for our first responders and police.
On this 25th anniversary of 9-11, terrorists love anniversaries. and
we don't know what even today holds in store for us.
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So we thank God for everyone who protected us and
responded 25 years ago, and everyone who stands ready to
respond today. Beautiful prayer. Thank you, Donna, for that. Keep
those talkbacks coming. Normally we say, say it, send it.
We hear it. That's a pray it, send it, and
we agree with amen. All right, if you're just waking up,
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it is the 25th anniversary of 9-11. President Trump plans
to be at the Pentagon later today.
Speaker 12 (15:00):
He'll be joined by Secretary of War Pete Hengsteth in
honor of the 184 people killed when hijacked American Airlines
Flight 77 crashed into the building. Vice President J.D. Vance,
former Presidents Biden, Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton
will attend the 9-11 commemoration at Ground Zero in New
York City.
Speaker 4 (15:17):
The event honors the over 2,600 people who died.
Speaker 12 (15:20):
When hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight
175 crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will be at the 9-11 Memorial
in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. That honors the 44 people who died
while fighting the hijackers of United Flight 93, forcing them
to crash it into a field, stopping an attack on Washington, D.C.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
I'm Mark Mayfield. 25 years later, 9-11 first responders still
facing lasting health effects. Tammy Trujillo reports.
Speaker 13 (15:48):
American Lung Association spokesperson Dr. Panagy Galeasantos treated several ground
zero responders and has seen plenty of lung issues when
he views their x-rays and CT scans.
Speaker 14 (15:58):
Abnormally thickened airways, mucus present in those lungs, some level
of lung scarring as well.
Speaker 13 (16:05):
About 95,000 first responders are enrolled in the World Trade
Center Health Program. They're battling issues that range from constant
coughs to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to cancer. It all
comes from thousands of hours spent around the toxic dust
and debris from the World Trade Center.
Speaker 4 (16:20):
Dr.
Speaker 13 (16:20):
Galea Santos says he's seen patients with everything from asthma
to emphysema to pulmonary disorders that don't even fit traditional diagnoses.
I'm Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
Now in the past, there's always been six moments of
silence during the 9-11 commemorative ceremonies. Today, they're going to
be adding a second. 9-11 Memorial and Museum President Beth
Hillman says that added second is to honor the service
and sacrifice of all those who have passed away since
9-11 from related health effects.
Speaker 15 (16:49):
All those people who, by virtue of their proximity to
the attacks or their service in response to the attacks,
And their willingness to help in a myriad of different ways,
how they suffered and how their families suffered.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Feeling helpless after 9-11 attacks, Americans did what they had
to do. They stepped up.
Speaker 16 (17:06):
Walmart says in the two days following the attacks, they
sold more than 450,000 American flags, which caused a nationwide shortage.
Children hosted lemonade stands coast to coast and donated the
money to 9-11 causes. And the American Red Cross says
in the 49 days following the attack, we donated 1.2
million pints of blood. Most of that shipped directly to
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Ground Zero. It was a way of helping and the
start of healing.
Speaker 4 (17:32):
I'm Bree Tennis. All 49ers down under last night, winning
27-7 over the Rams. All Hurricanes in Miami, 77-7 over
Florida A & M. We got college football tonight, Louisville
and Villanova, Missouri and Kansas. and UVA and Norfolk State.
Norfolk State, excuse me. Rapper Ludacris, 49. Singer Harry Connick Jr., 59.
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Maybe the next White House press secretary, Maria Bordaromo, 59.
And if it's your birthday, happy birthday. We're so glad
you're born. Natalie Migliore is reporting live from ground zero
with a preview of security and ceremonies. Hi, I'm Dennis
from Tupelo, Mississippi, and my morning show is your morning
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show with Michael DelGiorno.
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Speaker 9 (18:49):
Enjoy.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
It's your morning show with Michael DelGiorno.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
I remember on 9-11, I was working at a preschool.
Speaker 17 (18:58):
I was teaching three-year-olds, and.
Speaker 4 (19:00):
We were having a chapel service that day. And I
just remember looking around, all the adults crying. The kids
didn't understand why.
Speaker 13 (19:07):
And I'm just wondering, what has this event done to
the future.
Speaker 4 (19:11):
Of all these children? And we can see now that
it has completely changed their lives.
Speaker 11 (19:16):
When I got into my office, I took one last
look out the window and then went to my desk.
And all of a sudden, this bang happened. The bang
and being thrown out of my chair and having the
door partially open, it like all happened at the same time.
Speaker 18 (19:34):
I think people in New York, the best way they
can deal with this right now is not only to
deal with their own grief, which we all feel and have,
but to show that we're not going to be in
any way affected by this, that we're not going to
be cowered by it, that we're not afraid, that we're
going to go about our business and lead normal lives.
and not let these cowards affect us America and.
Speaker 6 (19:53):
Our friends and allies join with all those who want
peace and security in the world. And we stand together
to win the war against terrorism. Tonight, I ask for
your prayers for.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
All those who grieve. None of us will ever forget
this day.
Speaker 6 (20:05):
Yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that
is good and just in our world.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
And here we are, 25 years later, still remembering, prayerfully
still honoring. It's 9-11, 25 years later. This is your day.
This is your morning show. I'm Michael DelGiorno, honored to
serve you. I love these sounds. Because I don't think
you can learn about 9-11 and have the same feelings
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as having lived it. And these take you to the moment,
the spontaneity, the uncertainty, the horror, the chaos. And then
a nation reeling to try to figure out and understand
and move forward. Natalie Migliori, is joining us from Manhattan.
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I know there's so many memories for those of us
that lived it. And we do this year after year,
but this one, 25th, special. Let's preview first security precautions
that have been put in place for today's remembrance ceremonies.
Speaker 13 (21:09):
Yeah, good morning, Michael.
Speaker 19 (21:10):
Well, I am right in front of the Oculus in
Lower Manhattan, which is actually diagonal from the newly built
Freedom Tower. So there's really a heavy presence of security.
I covered this event. I've covered it every year since
I've started. And I have to say that I've never
seen security this heavy around here in terms of there's
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typically a pedestrian plaza where you can walk around in.
And typically, I've actually watched in previous years nuns do
prayer services here on this day. They won't be able
to do that because there's no access to that today.
People are starting to stream in. It's a heavy presence.
It's really road closures are now in effect in this area.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
And so it's.
Speaker 19 (21:57):
Gonna be a heavily secured and shut down area.
Speaker 4 (22:04):
Yeah, I think the president, of course, is not present
in New York today. As some people speculating, security might
be the reason. He's gonna be at the Pentagon for
their ceremonies. But this radical Islam movement Islamist movement began
in New York city at the Al Farouk mosque. And
with the funding of bin Laden eventually morphed into Al Qaeda,
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they carried out the attacks and nine 11 wasn't the
first time even the world trade center was attacked. So
I'll be honest with you, Natalie. I don't even say
amen anymore. I'm just in a constant, even as I'm
talking to you, my heart is still praying because I
know how much they, they like to target Islam. Specific
sites over and over again and certain anniversaries over and
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over again. I suspect that presence is necessary. And I
pray for the security of all of our first responders
today as I did those that were serving 25 years ago.
All right. We did do the story. They're going to
add a second. I think it would be a seventh.
moment of silence. Normally there's six for all the first
responders and those near ground zero that lost their lives
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later due to medical effects. Anything else planned special for
this 25th anniversary?
Speaker 19 (23:16):
Well, if you go further up town here in New
York City, New York City has an array of.
Speaker 4 (23:20):
Things going on.
Speaker 19 (23:21):
A couple of days ago, they had drones illuminated in
the shape of the Twin Towers, more than 2,700 for
all of the victims that were killed in the 9-11
attacks in those Twin Towers. Each drone represented one victim.
And then if you go further up town, we're going
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to be, uh, by Bryant park where, um, there's going
to be more than 2,700 chairs laid out, Michael, uh, empty.
And you'll see the amount of space that that takes
up on the great lawn of Bryant park. I'm sure, uh, images, uh,
will surface later today. Once that's all set up and
open to the public, uh, in a New York City
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is really feeling it today. You can see it in
the people I've talked to so far this morning, Michael.
And I'm sure this day is always a lot of hugs.
I hug a lot of people on this day after
I interview them. It's an emotional day.
Speaker 4 (24:17):
Yeah, you brought up the chairs and I could feel
the back of my eyes releasing. The visual is... How
much time do you and I have? I don't know in...
Do we have a couple minutes? Not that much time.
I want to finish with this because it was an
attack on America. But this is very much a personal,
it happened in three places and the worst in New
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York City. And I think you just captured that. This
is something completely different for those that experienced it at
Ground Zero. Absolutely.
Speaker 19 (24:50):
And even the people who didn't necessarily experience it, but
experienced it through loss, that pain was just talking to
a guy who lost his brother this morning. That pain
just never gets easier. And you could see it in
their eyes. You could just see it.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
Natalie Migliore reporting live from Ground Zero. Appreciate you very much.
Good to hear your voice on this 9-11 anniversary. The president,
as I mentioned, will be at the Pentagon today. The
ceremony's at Ground Zero and then also planned for Shanksville, Pennsylvania,
where the flight was forced down by the passengers to
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avoid anybody on the ground. I think, you know, a
lot of this is hard to imagine being anywhere in
proximity to. One of my bosses, one I love very much,
was on a plane during 9-11. I'm going to be
on a plane today on the anniversary of 9-11, and
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it's in my mind. But what we lose in remembrance
versus having lived it in real time is the uncertainty.
And I'm thinking of my boss. He's on a plane. Everybody,
including those that were on the planes that were used
as weapons, especially in the case of plane two and three,
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they knew what was coming. Imagine being on a plane
that took off from New York City on 9-11 after
the second plane had hit the World Trade Center and
wondering where you're headed. Now, fortunately for my boss, he
obviously landed. He obviously hired me. And I thank God
for that. Others were not as fortunate. But that day,
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that not knowing what's next, out of everything when we
seek to remember, is what's lost. Because we see it
as a complete event now. You see it as plane one,
plane two, plane three, tower one, tower two, Shanksville plane down,
not shot down, taken down by the passengers to save
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those on the ground. the resolve of the president, George W. Bush,
the actions that followed, some that would go on to
divide us, the unity we felt afterwards. Probably the most
scarring thing I ever heard was George W. Bush trying
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to describe how he could feel the prayers of America.
I went through a walk And I don't know how
many people, it's thousands of people that had gone through
such a retreat. And they're praying for you nonstop. And
I know how I could feel the presence of God
on those four special days. It was like nothing I've
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experienced before or since. I can't imagine an entire nation
specifically praying for one president, what it would feel like
for that president. And he tried to describe it. He said,
Laura and I and the cabinet, we could literally feel
your prayers and feel the presence of God. And then
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he said, and I felt when it stopped. I have
a lot of, you know, like top five 9-11 things
that haunt me. That's one of them. That and the
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moment his father at the memorial service reached over and
touched his son's hand after he spoke. I guess there's
only a father and a son who were both president
could relate to such a moment. That's another one. But
don't lose track 25 years later that when it was happening,
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very few of us knew anything about radical Islam or
Al Qaeda. And we were getting crash courses and learning
what all this stuff was. There was an innocence lost,
a feeling that we didn't think this would ever happen here.
And then it did on such a scale. Now later,
as you study and you go back, you see some
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major mistakes. I mean, we talked about this yesterday with
David Bonson. Treating this primarily as a law enforcement New
York City issue, when it should have been dealt with
as a national security issue from day one. And when
I say day one, This goes back to Sadat being
assassinated in Egypt. There's another thing that haunts me too.
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And that is that you can get so caught up
in the moment that you almost become like a professional victim.
A victim mentality can set in and it must never.
That's why out of all the clips we're going to
play today in these rejoins, I'm doing it. So I
take you back to the moment. But I loved Rudy
(29:52):
Giuliani's the most. I miss his long before his hair
melted live on television. This was Rudy Giuliani, America's mayor,
at his best.
Speaker 18 (30:02):
I think people in New York, the best way they
can deal with this right now is not only to
deal with their own grief, which we all feel and have,
but to show that we're not gonna be in any
way affected by this, that we're not gonna be cowered
by it, that we're not afraid, that we're gonna go
about our business and lead normal lives and not let
these cowards affect us.
Speaker 4 (30:20):
And that was in the moment. That was in the
midst of the uncertainty, in the midst of the chaos,
in the midst of the horror, that kind of resolve. Now,
had you tapped me on the shoulder 25 years ago
when I first heard him say that and said, hey,
and at the 25th anniversary, there's going to be an
(30:41):
Islamist mayor that nobody wants to be at the ceremony.
I say, well, something must have really unfolded. I got
to hear about that. We'll have more on that with
David Sinati.
Speaker 3 (30:53):
Dr.
Speaker 4 (30:54):
Joe Gulati is going to join us. 25 years after 9-11,
cancer and other health concerns are accelerating for those who
are in and around Manhattan. Dr. Joe will go through
why these environmental issues are just now coming to light.
I'll have my state of the 9-11 25th anniversary address
coming up in the third hour. We'll talk to a
reporter who got to the scene by bicycle. He has
(31:17):
since written a book. He has since processed everything he
saw and everything he's seen since. That's coming up as
we remember 9-11, 25 years later on this, your day
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Speaker 3 (32:55):
It's your morning show with Michael DelGiorno. This is a
special presentation of your morning show with Michael Del Giorno.
Speaker 17 (33:07):
Very little people have heard the sound of plane engines
when they're at full strength flying up in the sky.
It's one sound that hunt me on occasions. And then
the hit. I was not panicked whatsoever. There was no alarm,
no call to evacuate the building. And suddenly I felt
the urge to go.
Speaker 6 (33:23):
And I've ordered that the full resources of the federal government.
Speaker 3 (33:27):
Go to help the victims and their families.
Speaker 6 (33:31):
And to conduct a full-scale investigation.
Speaker 17 (33:35):
To hunt down and to find those folks who committed
this act.
Speaker 4 (33:41):
Good morning, Michael.
Speaker 10 (33:43):
Grief is love that has no place to go. And
I find that healing comes from service and support, especially
of those whose very job it is to put someone
else's life in front of their own.
Speaker 4 (33:55):
Firemen, doctors, nurses.
Speaker 10 (33:58):
EMTs, police officers, and our wonderful, amazing servicemen and women.
So try to be supportive and that will help your
heart heal.
Speaker 4 (34:09):
You see why I named it Your Morning Show? You
see why I love my listeners so much? Donna's prayer
from the heart from Philadelphia, Mary with the wise words
of grief is love with nowhere to go and where
to send it. Man, I love you guys. 54 minutes
after the hour on this, the 25th anniversary of 9-11.
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We remember and honor together.
Speaker 3 (34:32):
Dr.
Speaker 4 (34:32):
Joe Gulati will join us next hour. We'll talk a
little bit about the environmental issues that are coming to
light that have caused so many medical issues for those
in and around Ground Zero, especially our first responders. We've
kind of talked a lot this Platinum Hour about having
lived it in the moment. The uncertainty, the horror, the chaos.
(34:56):
That's really what 9-11 was like to live. We now
have 30% of America that has no memory of the events.
How is that shaping our understanding? And I keep putting
this out. I don't mean this to sound negative. But
unlike when I was five years old watching old footage
of Adolf Hitler, he was dead and the war was won.
(35:19):
This war continues. And it's still a clear and present danger.
So we remember And we honor because we're still in
this together. Well, 25 years ago this morning, the deadliest
attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor was carried out.
Mark Mayfield has our top story.
Speaker 12 (35:38):
September 11th, 2001 saw two hijacked commercial jetliners strike the
World Trade Center, reducing the Twin Towers to over a
million and a half tons of rubble. Another plane at
the Pentagon and the fourth United Flight 93 was brought
down in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania by passengers and
crew who'd heard about the earlier incidents. Reflecting on the
anniversary of the attacks, former President George W. Bush said
(36:00):
this week there was a brief horrible moment where it
was believed that Flight 93.
Speaker 4 (36:04):
Had been shot down by the U.S. military. I'm Mark Mayfield.
25 years later, 9-11 first responders still face lasting health effects.
Speaker 13 (36:12):
American Lung Association spokesperson Dr. Panagy Galeasantos treated several ground
zero responders and has seen plenty of lung issues when
he views their x-rays and CT scans.
Speaker 14 (36:22):
Abnormally thickened airways, mucus present in those lungs, some level
of lung scarring as well.
Speaker 13 (36:29):
About 95,000 first responders are enrolled in the World Trade
Center Health Program. They're battling issues that range from constant
coughs to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to cancer. It all
comes from thousands of hours spent around the toxic dust
and debris from the World Trade Center.
Speaker 4 (36:44):
Dr.
Speaker 13 (36:44):
Galea Santos says he's seen patients with everything from asthma
to emphysema to pulmonary disorders that don't even fit traditional diagnoses.
I'm Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 4 (36:53):
I remember watching movies on HBO in the 80s, and
there was a cheesy one with Jeff Bridges. And I
think it was called Spaceman or something like that. He
was like an alien that came to Earth. Yeah, I
remember that. And he makes an observation. It's a powerful
line in the movie. He goes, funny thing about you humans.
You're at your best when things are worst. That was
(37:14):
certainly the case on 9-11.
Speaker 16 (37:15):
Walmart says in the two days following the attacks, they
sold more than 450,000 American flags, which caused a nationwide shortage.
Children hosted lemonade stands coast to coast and donated the
money to 9-11 causes. And the American Red Cross says
in the 49 days following the attack, we donated 1.2
million pints of blood. Most of that shipped directly to
(37:37):
Ground Zero. It was a way of helping and the
start of healing.
Speaker 4 (37:41):
I'm Bree Tennis.
Speaker 3 (37:42):
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Speaker 5 (00:40):
Oh my God, Ed, another plane just hit the World
Trade Center.
Speaker 4 (00:43):
Another plane. It was a medium-sized plane. Unbelievable.
Speaker 5 (00:47):
It would look like, oh my God, this is a
deliberate act, Ed. This plane flew directly into the second
World Trade Center. A huge flame and conflagration just broke out.
Speaker 4 (01:02):
I was there from shortly after it happened and saw
people jumping out of the World Trade Center.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
It's a horrible, horrible situation.
Speaker 6 (01:10):
Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very
freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and
deadly terrorist acts.
Speaker 4 (01:21):
25 years ago, the deadliest attack on US soil since
Pearl Harbor was carried out. Today, President Trump will be
at the 9-11 observance ceremony, marking 25 years since the attack.
He'll be at the Pentagon. Throughout the morning, we're gonna
have a lot of coverage. Natalie Migliore will be joining
us from Ground Zero. She'll have a complete preview of
(01:42):
all of the ceremonies and commemorative plans for today, both
in New York and in Washington, D.C., and in Pennsylvania,
as well as the security preview for today's events. Rory
O'Neill will be joining us. So much to talk to
Rory about, not the least of which is for those
(02:04):
who lived through the the vivid memories of 9-11. There
are a third of the American population now that do
not have any recollection of the attacks. Tim Skell does.
He's a veteran New York City reporter. He's going to
join us. We're going to cover a little bit about
what he went through rushing to the scene on a
(02:27):
bicycle on September 11th, 2001. And over the past 25 years,
he's covered the aftermath of the attacks, recently wrote a book,
my front row seat. He's going to recap the events
of 9-11 and talk about the aftermath, including the investigation
into the attack and health problems that many have entered.
I will visit with David Zanotti. I think this is
(02:51):
not about anything other than an observation. On this, the
25th anniversary, a lot of controversy about an Islamist socialist
mayor and whether or not he should be a part
of these things. We're going to take a look at
how Mamdani rose to mayor. How did he get there?
How the New York City narrative is dominating and where
(03:17):
the resistance all began with Todd Beamer. We'll do that
with David Zanotti.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Dr.
Speaker 4 (03:22):
Joe Galati is going to join us after 25 years.
We're just beginning to scratch the surface of what has
caused so much cancer and so much illness, especially for
those that were in and around Ground Zero. or a
part of rescue operations. A lot has come to light. Dr.
(03:42):
Joe's going to break that down for you. And then
as I do every year, and I will do on
the 25th year, my address to you, our audience, on remembering,
though that will fade, and the difference between remembering and honoring.
(04:02):
And so we will... We will make that distinction because
this is, it's not like we're studying Hitler and he's gone.
This is still a threat, not just to America, but
the world. 25 years later, we'll have that address coming
up for you as well. By the way, last night,
President Trump delivered the close to the Republican convention, but
(04:27):
there were a lot of speakers throughout the night. Ted
Cruz had nothing but praise for President Trump.
Speaker 7 (04:33):
Who could have predicted- that the extraordinary Donald Trump would
be president. That he would have secured the border, brought
trillions of dollars of investment back to America, and transformed
the Republican Party into a blue collar party of America.
Speaker 4 (04:52):
Knowing that mere hours later, we would under the 25th
anniversary of 9-11, he also emphasized the dangers of communism
and Islamism. Sharia law.
Speaker 7 (05:01):
Is fundamentally inconsistent with the Constitution, and we need to
stand together and stop it now.
Speaker 4 (05:11):
House Speaker Mike Johnson says this year's midterm election is
the most important there ever has been. Johnson told the
crowd it's up to them to preserve the country they love.
Speaker 8 (05:20):
The alternative is to turn the reins over right now
to the radical Marxists who are planning to dramatically grow government,
raise your taxes, drive costs through the roof, and rob
you of your freedom.
Speaker 4 (05:34):
Johnson said the country's being attacked and attacked from within.
Speaker 8 (05:37):
But it's the Democrats in the swing seats who say
one thing. And then join forces and vote with the
socialists that they're afraid of.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
That is the dangerous part. J.D. Vance outlined maybe his
vision for his presidential run, but to start with the
vision for America's future. Speaking at the National Convention in
Dallas last night, he reflected on the recent birth of
his son.
Speaker 2 (05:59):
I want them to keep what they've earned when they
work hard. And that is the birthright that I'm talking about.
That is the country that Donald J. Trump is fighting
every single day to defend and to build upon.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
President Trump wrapping up the GOP midterm convention with similar
remarks from night one. I'm not on the ticket.
Speaker 9 (06:18):
You got to do me a big, the biggest favor
you've ever done me. You've got to do this for me.
You've got to pretend I'm on the ticket.
Speaker 4 (06:25):
I'm on the ticket. I'm on the ticket. He's on
the ticket. I have to tell you that there are
times the president doesn't quite land it. And then there
are times he's just what I call in the zone. Uh,
last night, um, I think the president was honest with
the crowd. He really didn't feel like talking about politics.
He certainly didn't want to do last night's speech over
again because he talked so long. Uh, and he just
(06:47):
went into a very relaxed, almost like a standup comedian
and just really his whole thing, making them hold their
hand up and take the pledge to vote was absolutely
a scream. And, um, And that's the context in which
he ended on the humorous note that not voting has consequences.
Speaker 9 (07:06):
You know what happens if you don't vote? You go
to hell, you know that, okay? You go to hell.
And I don't want that to happen to you, so
please go and vote.
Speaker 4 (07:19):
Yeah, they're playing that around the country, and you don't
have that in context. That was after he had them
all repeating after him and holding up their hand. It
was really kind of a fun moment. I really thought-
the entire midterm convention in terms of messaging and messengers
kind of found its footing last night. And it was
(07:41):
a very consistent message. Now, again, I'm not a big
fan of having formal midterm conventions where you've got the
signs from each state, like there's convention business going on.
But I understand the strategy and they're trying to energize
their base. That's essential. And you have to have a
(08:03):
message of get out to vote because often lower voter
turnout can lead to demise. So I don't know and
I can't answer this. If they're energizing a MAGA base
that's already energized or if, I'm trying to think in particular,
(08:23):
who was it? One individual spoke specifically It may have
been J.D. Vance. Yeah, it was. It was J.D. Vance,
the vice president, speaking specifically to those who are maybe
not even Republicans or maybe you're more moderate Republicans and
you don't always agree and how it's okay not to agree.
(08:44):
Even leaned in to the legacy of Charlie Kirk and
explaining it. But I thought that was very wise to say, look,
you may differ with me on this or this. I
love my president. But I don't like the way he
says things sometimes, or I don't appreciate the missed opportunity
(09:05):
to have a teachable moment. Or maybe I disagree with
the order in which he addresses things. I mean, they're
little things compared to my love for him and support
for his direction. Like night one, I didn't like it all.
And he did it again in night two.
Speaker 9 (09:23):
If we win the midterms, we will, on the other hand,
provide a let's call it Trump.
Speaker 4 (09:31):
Dividend, $ 5, 000.
Speaker 9 (09:32):
For every adult citizen in our country.
Speaker 4 (09:36):
But the point that Vice President Vance was making, all right,
Michael DelGiorno, talk show host, you don't like the president
giving us $ 5, 000 when we're $ 40 trillion in debt of
money that doesn't belong to him in exchange for votes.
You wouldn't like that if the other side was doing that.
But that doesn't mean I disagree with everything the president's doing.
(09:57):
That doesn't mean I even begin to one to give
back everything that's been accomplished. I certainly don't want to
return to open borders. I certainly don't want to defund police.
I certainly don't want to let bad guys roam the
country waiting to harm my family. And so I just thought,
and it'd be interesting, I don't know if we're going
(10:18):
to have much time because we're going to focus mostly
on 9-11, but Be interested to see if David Sinati
felt the same way. I really felt like they found
their message in footing last night. A much better night
two in Dallas than night one. That's my opinion. You
can feel free to use the talkbacks for that as well.
(10:38):
If we get into long narratives about where we were
on 9-11, well, they'll be too long for the talkbacks.
They'll be too long for me to read in emails.
But if you have a short perspective... of what it
was like to live 9-11 and why it's so important
to remember and honor. Love to have your talk back.
(10:59):
You'll see the microphone on your iHeartRadio app. Press it.
Gives you 30 seconds after counting you down. 3, 2, 1.
You say it. You send it. We all get to
hear it. As today, we honor those who lost their
lives on 9-11 and since 9-11. And we honor them
with how we live. Because it was them and it
(11:21):
could have been us. And the importance of ensuring it
never happens again. We got a lot of very smart
people to walk us through this 25th anniversary and understand
it together. We're gonna get things started with your top
five stories of the day. Coming up next, if you're
just waking up, they're pretty obvious. It's 25 years since 9-11.
(11:44):
The president will observe at the Pentagon. Natalie Migliore is
going to join us next half hour with everything that
is scheduled in and around Ground Zero in Manhattan. And
in other news, the Supreme Court halted the use of
the Trump-backed Missouri congressional map for the November midterm election.
So that's another blow to the Republicans' plans for maintaining
(12:06):
control of the House and Senate. And it was all
49ers down under, all Brock Purdy. They got not one
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and they got a young quarterback that's found his footing.
All 49ers, 27-7 last night over the Los Angeles Rams.
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Speaker 3 (13:42):
This is your morning show with Michael Del Giorno. This
is a special presentation of your morning show with Michael
Del Giorno.
Speaker 4 (13:53):
Good morning from Philadelphia.
Speaker 10 (13:55):
I'd like to offer a prayer today. God, watch over
our country and bring peace among us.
Speaker 1 (14:02):
Help us treat one another with kindness and respect.
Speaker 3 (14:06):
Teach us that.
Speaker 11 (14:07):
Unity is stronger than division.
Speaker 4 (14:09):
Blessed are the peacemakers. Wow. Prayer from the heart laced
in truth. Thank you, Donna. And I would just add
to that, let's pray for our first responders and police.
On this 25th anniversary of 9-11, terrorists love anniversaries. and
we don't know what even today holds in store for us.
(14:32):
So we thank God for everyone who protected us and
responded 25 years ago, and everyone who stands ready to
respond today. Beautiful prayer. Thank you, Donna, for that. Keep
those talkbacks coming. Normally we say, say it, send it.
We hear it. That's a pray it, send it, and
we agree with amen. All right, if you're just waking up,
(14:54):
it is the 25th anniversary of 9-11. President Trump plans
to be at the Pentagon later today.
Speaker 12 (15:00):
He'll be joined by Secretary of War Pete Hengsteth in
honor of the 184 people killed when hijacked American Airlines
Flight 77 crashed into the building. Vice President J.D. Vance,
former Presidents Biden, Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton
will attend the 9-11 commemoration at Ground Zero in New
York City.
Speaker 4 (15:17):
The event honors the over 2,600 people who died.
Speaker 12 (15:20):
When hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight
175 crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will be at the 9-11 Memorial
in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. That honors the 44 people who died
while fighting the hijackers of United Flight 93, forcing them
to crash it into a field, stopping an attack on Washington, D.C.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
I'm Mark Mayfield. 25 years later, 9-11 first responders still
facing lasting health effects. Tammy Trujillo reports.
Speaker 13 (15:48):
American Lung Association spokesperson Dr. Panagy Galeasantos treated several ground
zero responders and has seen plenty of lung issues when
he views their x-rays and CT scans.
Speaker 14 (15:58):
Abnormally thickened airways, mucus present in those lungs, some level
of lung scarring as well.
Speaker 13 (16:05):
About 95,000 first responders are enrolled in the World Trade
Center Health Program. They're battling issues that range from constant
coughs to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to cancer. It all
comes from thousands of hours spent around the toxic dust
and debris from the World Trade Center.
Speaker 4 (16:20):
Dr.
Speaker 13 (16:20):
Galea Santos says he's seen patients with everything from asthma
to emphysema to pulmonary disorders that don't even fit traditional diagnoses.
I'm Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 4 (16:29):
Now in the past, there's always been six moments of
silence during the 9-11 commemorative ceremonies. Today, they're going to
be adding a second. 9-11 Memorial and Museum President Beth
Hillman says that added second is to honor the service
and sacrifice of all those who have passed away since
9-11 from related health effects.
Speaker 15 (16:49):
All those people who, by virtue of their proximity to
the attacks or their service in response to the attacks,
And their willingness to help in a myriad of different ways,
how they suffered and how their families suffered.
Speaker 4 (17:01):
Feeling helpless after 9-11 attacks, Americans did what they had
to do. They stepped up.
Speaker 16 (17:06):
Walmart says in the two days following the attacks, they
sold more than 450,000 American flags, which caused a nationwide shortage.
Children hosted lemonade stands coast to coast and donated the
money to 9-11 causes. And the American Red Cross says
in the 49 days following the attack, we donated 1.2
million pints of blood. Most of that shipped directly to
(17:28):
Ground Zero. It was a way of helping and the
start of healing.
Speaker 4 (17:32):
I'm Bree Tennis. All 49ers down under last night, winning
27-7 over the Rams. All Hurricanes in Miami, 77-7 over
Florida A & M. We got college football tonight, Louisville
and Villanova, Missouri and Kansas. and UVA and Norfolk State.
Norfolk State, excuse me. Rapper Ludacris, 49. Singer Harry Connick Jr., 59.
(17:55):
Maybe the next White House press secretary, Maria Bordaromo, 59.
And if it's your birthday, happy birthday. We're so glad
you're born. Natalie Migliore is reporting live from ground zero
with a preview of security and ceremonies. Hi, I'm Dennis
from Tupelo, Mississippi, and my morning show is your morning
(18:16):
show with Michael DelGiorno.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
Hey, gang, it's me, Michael. You can listen to your
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Speaker 9 (18:49):
Enjoy.
Speaker 3 (18:50):
It's your morning show with Michael DelGiorno.
Speaker 4 (18:55):
I remember on 9-11, I was working at a preschool.
Speaker 17 (18:58):
I was teaching three-year-olds, and.
Speaker 4 (19:00):
We were having a chapel service that day. And I
just remember looking around, all the adults crying. The kids
didn't understand why.
Speaker 13 (19:07):
And I'm just wondering, what has this event done to
the future.
Speaker 4 (19:11):
Of all these children? And we can see now that
it has completely changed their lives.
Speaker 11 (19:16):
When I got into my office, I took one last
look out the window and then went to my desk.
And all of a sudden, this bang happened. The bang
and being thrown out of my chair and having the
door partially open, it like all happened at the same time.
Speaker 18 (19:34):
I think people in New York, the best way they
can deal with this right now is not only to
deal with their own grief, which we all feel and have,
but to show that we're not going to be in
any way affected by this, that we're not going to
be cowered by it, that we're not afraid, that we're
going to go about our business and lead normal lives.
and not let these cowards affect us America and.
Speaker 6 (19:53):
Our friends and allies join with all those who want
peace and security in the world. And we stand together
to win the war against terrorism. Tonight, I ask for
your prayers for.
Speaker 4 (20:02):
All those who grieve. None of us will ever forget
this day.
Speaker 6 (20:05):
Yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that
is good and just in our world.
Speaker 4 (20:09):
And here we are, 25 years later, still remembering, prayerfully
still honoring. It's 9-11, 25 years later. This is your day.
This is your morning show. I'm Michael DelGiorno, honored to
serve you. I love these sounds. Because I don't think
you can learn about 9-11 and have the same feelings
(20:30):
as having lived it. And these take you to the moment,
the spontaneity, the uncertainty, the horror, the chaos. And then
a nation reeling to try to figure out and understand
and move forward. Natalie Migliori, is joining us from Manhattan.
(20:53):
I know there's so many memories for those of us
that lived it. And we do this year after year,
but this one, 25th, special. Let's preview first security precautions
that have been put in place for today's remembrance ceremonies.
Speaker 13 (21:09):
Yeah, good morning, Michael.
Speaker 19 (21:10):
Well, I am right in front of the Oculus in
Lower Manhattan, which is actually diagonal from the newly built
Freedom Tower. So there's really a heavy presence of security.
I covered this event. I've covered it every year since
I've started. And I have to say that I've never
seen security this heavy around here in terms of there's
(21:34):
typically a pedestrian plaza where you can walk around in.
And typically, I've actually watched in previous years nuns do
prayer services here on this day. They won't be able
to do that because there's no access to that today.
People are starting to stream in. It's a heavy presence.
It's really road closures are now in effect in this area.
Speaker 4 (21:56):
And so it's.
Speaker 19 (21:57):
Gonna be a heavily secured and shut down area.
Speaker 4 (22:04):
Yeah, I think the president, of course, is not present
in New York today. As some people speculating, security might
be the reason. He's gonna be at the Pentagon for
their ceremonies. But this radical Islam movement Islamist movement began
in New York city at the Al Farouk mosque. And
with the funding of bin Laden eventually morphed into Al Qaeda,
(22:26):
they carried out the attacks and nine 11 wasn't the
first time even the world trade center was attacked. So
I'll be honest with you, Natalie. I don't even say
amen anymore. I'm just in a constant, even as I'm
talking to you, my heart is still praying because I
know how much they, they like to target Islam. Specific
sites over and over again and certain anniversaries over and
(22:48):
over again. I suspect that presence is necessary. And I
pray for the security of all of our first responders
today as I did those that were serving 25 years ago.
All right. We did do the story. They're going to
add a second. I think it would be a seventh.
moment of silence. Normally there's six for all the first
responders and those near ground zero that lost their lives
(23:10):
later due to medical effects. Anything else planned special for
this 25th anniversary?
Speaker 19 (23:16):
Well, if you go further up town here in New
York City, New York City has an array of.
Speaker 4 (23:20):
Things going on.
Speaker 19 (23:21):
A couple of days ago, they had drones illuminated in
the shape of the Twin Towers, more than 2,700 for
all of the victims that were killed in the 9-11
attacks in those Twin Towers. Each drone represented one victim.
And then if you go further up town, we're going
(23:42):
to be, uh, by Bryant park where, um, there's going
to be more than 2,700 chairs laid out, Michael, uh, empty.
And you'll see the amount of space that that takes
up on the great lawn of Bryant park. I'm sure, uh, images, uh,
will surface later today. Once that's all set up and
open to the public, uh, in a New York City
(24:05):
is really feeling it today. You can see it in
the people I've talked to so far this morning, Michael.
And I'm sure this day is always a lot of hugs.
I hug a lot of people on this day after
I interview them. It's an emotional day.
Speaker 4 (24:17):
Yeah, you brought up the chairs and I could feel
the back of my eyes releasing. The visual is... How
much time do you and I have? I don't know in...
Do we have a couple minutes? Not that much time.
I want to finish with this because it was an
attack on America. But this is very much a personal,
it happened in three places and the worst in New
(24:41):
York City. And I think you just captured that. This
is something completely different for those that experienced it at
Ground Zero. Absolutely.
Speaker 19 (24:50):
And even the people who didn't necessarily experience it, but
experienced it through loss, that pain was just talking to
a guy who lost his brother this morning. That pain
just never gets easier. And you could see it in
their eyes. You could just see it.
Speaker 4 (25:04):
Natalie Migliore reporting live from Ground Zero. Appreciate you very much.
Good to hear your voice on this 9-11 anniversary. The president,
as I mentioned, will be at the Pentagon today. The
ceremony's at Ground Zero and then also planned for Shanksville, Pennsylvania,
where the flight was forced down by the passengers to
(25:26):
avoid anybody on the ground. I think, you know, a
lot of this is hard to imagine being anywhere in
proximity to. One of my bosses, one I love very much,
was on a plane during 9-11. I'm going to be
on a plane today on the anniversary of 9-11, and
(25:46):
it's in my mind. But what we lose in remembrance
versus having lived it in real time is the uncertainty.
And I'm thinking of my boss. He's on a plane. Everybody,
including those that were on the planes that were used
as weapons, especially in the case of plane two and three,
(26:09):
they knew what was coming. Imagine being on a plane
that took off from New York City on 9-11 after
the second plane had hit the World Trade Center and
wondering where you're headed. Now, fortunately for my boss, he
obviously landed. He obviously hired me. And I thank God
for that. Others were not as fortunate. But that day,
(26:31):
that not knowing what's next, out of everything when we
seek to remember, is what's lost. Because we see it
as a complete event now. You see it as plane one,
plane two, plane three, tower one, tower two, Shanksville plane down,
not shot down, taken down by the passengers to save
(26:54):
those on the ground. the resolve of the president, George W. Bush,
the actions that followed, some that would go on to
divide us, the unity we felt afterwards. Probably the most
scarring thing I ever heard was George W. Bush trying
(27:17):
to describe how he could feel the prayers of America.
I went through a walk And I don't know how
many people, it's thousands of people that had gone through
such a retreat. And they're praying for you nonstop. And
I know how I could feel the presence of God
on those four special days. It was like nothing I've
(27:39):
experienced before or since. I can't imagine an entire nation
specifically praying for one president, what it would feel like
for that president. And he tried to describe it. He said,
Laura and I and the cabinet, we could literally feel
your prayers and feel the presence of God. And then
(28:04):
he said, and I felt when it stopped. I have
a lot of, you know, like top five 9-11 things
that haunt me. That's one of them. That and the
(28:24):
moment his father at the memorial service reached over and
touched his son's hand after he spoke. I guess there's
only a father and a son who were both president
could relate to such a moment. That's another one. But
don't lose track 25 years later that when it was happening,
(28:46):
very few of us knew anything about radical Islam or
Al Qaeda. And we were getting crash courses and learning
what all this stuff was. There was an innocence lost,
a feeling that we didn't think this would ever happen here.
And then it did on such a scale. Now later,
as you study and you go back, you see some
(29:07):
major mistakes. I mean, we talked about this yesterday with
David Bonson. Treating this primarily as a law enforcement New
York City issue, when it should have been dealt with
as a national security issue from day one. And when
I say day one, This goes back to Sadat being
assassinated in Egypt. There's another thing that haunts me too.
(29:31):
And that is that you can get so caught up
in the moment that you almost become like a professional victim.
A victim mentality can set in and it must never.
That's why out of all the clips we're going to
play today in these rejoins, I'm doing it. So I
take you back to the moment. But I loved Rudy
(29:52):
Giuliani's the most. I miss his long before his hair
melted live on television. This was Rudy Giuliani, America's mayor,
at his best.
Speaker 18 (30:02):
I think people in New York, the best way they
can deal with this right now is not only to
deal with their own grief, which we all feel and have,
but to show that we're not gonna be in any
way affected by this, that we're not gonna be cowered
by it, that we're not afraid, that we're gonna go
about our business and lead normal lives and not let
these cowards affect us.
Speaker 4 (30:20):
And that was in the moment. That was in the
midst of the uncertainty, in the midst of the chaos,
in the midst of the horror, that kind of resolve. Now,
had you tapped me on the shoulder 25 years ago
when I first heard him say that and said, hey,
and at the 25th anniversary, there's going to be an
(30:41):
Islamist mayor that nobody wants to be at the ceremony.
I say, well, something must have really unfolded. I got
to hear about that. We'll have more on that with
David Sinati.
Speaker 3 (30:53):
Dr.
Speaker 4 (30:54):
Joe Gulati is going to join us. 25 years after 9-11,
cancer and other health concerns are accelerating for those who
are in and around Manhattan. Dr. Joe will go through
why these environmental issues are just now coming to light.
I'll have my state of the 9-11 25th anniversary address
coming up in the third hour. We'll talk to a
reporter who got to the scene by bicycle. He has
(31:17):
since written a book. He has since processed everything he
saw and everything he's seen since. That's coming up as
we remember 9-11, 25 years later on this, your day
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Speaker 3 (32:55):
It's your morning show with Michael DelGiorno. This is a
special presentation of your morning show with Michael Del Giorno.
Speaker 17 (33:07):
Very little people have heard the sound of plane engines
when they're at full strength flying up in the sky.
It's one sound that hunt me on occasions. And then
the hit. I was not panicked whatsoever. There was no alarm,
no call to evacuate the building. And suddenly I felt
the urge to go.
Speaker 6 (33:23):
And I've ordered that the full resources of the federal government.
Speaker 3 (33:27):
Go to help the victims and their families.
Speaker 6 (33:31):
And to conduct a full-scale investigation.
Speaker 17 (33:35):
To hunt down and to find those folks who committed
this act.
Speaker 4 (33:41):
Good morning, Michael.
Speaker 10 (33:43):
Grief is love that has no place to go. And
I find that healing comes from service and support, especially
of those whose very job it is to put someone
else's life in front of their own.
Speaker 4 (33:55):
Firemen, doctors, nurses.
Speaker 10 (33:58):
EMTs, police officers, and our wonderful, amazing servicemen and women.
So try to be supportive and that will help your
heart heal.
Speaker 4 (34:09):
You see why I named it Your Morning Show? You
see why I love my listeners so much? Donna's prayer
from the heart from Philadelphia, Mary with the wise words
of grief is love with nowhere to go and where
to send it. Man, I love you guys. 54 minutes
after the hour on this, the 25th anniversary of 9-11.
(34:31):
We remember and honor together.
Speaker 3 (34:32):
Dr.
Speaker 4 (34:32):
Joe Gulati will join us next hour. We'll talk a
little bit about the environmental issues that are coming to
light that have caused so many medical issues for those
in and around Ground Zero, especially our first responders. We've
kind of talked a lot this Platinum Hour about having
lived it in the moment. The uncertainty, the horror, the chaos.
(34:56):
That's really what 9-11 was like to live. We now
have 30% of America that has no memory of the events.
How is that shaping our understanding? And I keep putting
this out. I don't mean this to sound negative. But
unlike when I was five years old watching old footage
of Adolf Hitler, he was dead and the war was won.
(35:19):
This war continues. And it's still a clear and present danger.
So we remember And we honor because we're still in
this together. Well, 25 years ago this morning, the deadliest
attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor was carried out.
Mark Mayfield has our top story.
Speaker 12 (35:38):
September 11th, 2001 saw two hijacked commercial jetliners strike the
World Trade Center, reducing the Twin Towers to over a
million and a half tons of rubble. Another plane at
the Pentagon and the fourth United Flight 93 was brought
down in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania by passengers and
crew who'd heard about the earlier incidents. Reflecting on the
anniversary of the attacks, former President George W. Bush said
(36:00):
this week there was a brief horrible moment where it
was believed that Flight 93.
Speaker 4 (36:04):
Had been shot down by the U.S. military. I'm Mark Mayfield.
25 years later, 9-11 first responders still face lasting health effects.
Speaker 13 (36:12):
American Lung Association spokesperson Dr. Panagy Galeasantos treated several ground
zero responders and has seen plenty of lung issues when
he views their x-rays and CT scans.
Speaker 14 (36:22):
Abnormally thickened airways, mucus present in those lungs, some level
of lung scarring as well.
Speaker 13 (36:29):
About 95,000 first responders are enrolled in the World Trade
Center Health Program. They're battling issues that range from constant
coughs to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to cancer. It all
comes from thousands of hours spent around the toxic dust
and debris from the World Trade Center.
Speaker 4 (36:44):
Dr.
Speaker 13 (36:44):
Galea Santos says he's seen patients with everything from asthma
to emphysema to pulmonary disorders that don't even fit traditional diagnoses.
I'm Tammy Trujillo.
Speaker 4 (36:53):
I remember watching movies on HBO in the 80s, and
there was a cheesy one with Jeff Bridges. And I
think it was called Spaceman or something like that. He
was like an alien that came to Earth. Yeah, I
remember that. And he makes an observation. It's a powerful
line in the movie. He goes, funny thing about you humans.
You're at your best when things are worst. That was
(37:14):
certainly the case on 9-11.
Speaker 16 (37:15):
Walmart says in the two days following the attacks, they
sold more than 450,000 American flags, which caused a nationwide shortage.
Children hosted lemonade stands coast to coast and donated the
money to 9-11 causes. And the American Red Cross says
in the 49 days following the attack, we donated 1.2
million pints of blood. Most of that shipped directly to
(37:37):
Ground Zero. It was a way of helping and the
start of healing.
Speaker 4 (37:41):
I'm Bree Tennis.
Speaker 3 (37:42):
We're all in this together. This is your morning show
with Michael DelGiorno.
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