9/11

20 years later, Mohawk ironworkers reflect on unique connection to 9/11

"I want them to know that it's personal for so many of us."

Now, we’re in a partisan era in which, for example, some lawmakers argued against public health measures during a pandemic.

More of Michael Haub's remains were identified last week, and family and friends gathered in New York City to honor him at a memorial service on Tuesday.

Brindisi wants to pressure his colleagues in Washington D.C. to pass a bill that benefits 9/11 first responders.

The measure is expected to pass the full House. The fund established to compensate sick and dying Sept. 11 first responders in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. is nearing depletion with about 19,000 unpaid claims to address.

Stewart, a longtime advocate for victims and first responders of the 2001 attacks, said it was "shameful" more lawmakers didn't attend the hearing.

Mitchell Zuckoff spent years researching the stories of individuals whose lives were forever altered, if not ended, on Sept. 11, 2001.

The fund is reducing awards as it faces a surge in claims before the fund's 2020 expiration date.

Joe Dittmar was in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. In a StoryCorps interview last year, he vividly recounts what he saw that morning — and how he got home to his family.