9/11 illnesses have killed same number of NYC firefighters as day of attacks
Two more FDNY members have died from diseases caused by working in rescue and recovery at the World Trade Center after 9/11, fire officials said.
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Two more FDNY members have died from diseases caused by working in rescue and recovery at the World Trade Center after 9/11, fire officials said.
McCarthy faces pressure on spending as deadline nears; Biden commemorates Sept. 11th attacks in Alaska
President Biden is marking 22 years since 9/11 with a speech before troops in Alaska, becoming the first U.S. president to not spend September 11th at one of the attack sites or the White House. The president is returning from Vietnam where he met with government and business leaders. CBS News reporter Bo Erickson has more.
Retired New York City firefighter Rob Serra's first day on the job was September 11th, 2001. Now he is the vice president of the Ray Pfeifer Foundation, which is dedicated to assisting September 11th first responders with medical needs not covered by insurance. Serra joined CBS News to talk about the health care needs still facing those who rushed to help 22 years ago.
Actor Gary Sinise started a foundation in 2011 to support veterans who served after the 9/11 attacks, and says there is still a “tremendous need.” “People are struggling and suffering," Sinise told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge. "We want them to know that regardless of what happened, their service mattered.”
President Biden spoke with service members and first responders at an Air Force base in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday to commemorate the 9/11 attacks. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson has more on the president's remarks.
About a quarter of a million Americans answered the call to serve after the 9/11 attacks, and many of them are still paying a price. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge is spotlighting a new fund launched to help veterans coping with traumatic brain injuries.
Two fighter pilots who were scrambled on 9/11 to take down flight 93 were prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice before that plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell shares their story.
President Biden commemorated the 9/11 attacks at a military base in Alaska. He was returning from the G20 summit and a visit to Vietnam. Nancy Cordes reports.
Actor Gary Sinise says supporting veterans through a foundation he started in 2011 is his "full-time mission."
Thousands of family members of 9/11 victims have signed a letter to President Biden in protest of a potential plea deal with the men accused of orchestrating the attack. Last week, Mr. Biden rejected some proposed conditions for a potential plea deal. Politico White House reporter Lauren Egan joined CBS News to discuss.
A volunteer firefighter who survived the 9/11 attacks is on a mission to break the stigma surrounding mental health and PTSD. CBS News' Haley Ott has the story.
An annual ceremony to remember those who died on September 11, 2001, was held in lower Manhattan on Monday.
Monday marks 22 years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks – and the FDNY is still counting deaths from illnesses resulting from the recovery efforts after the attacks
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New York City's medical examiner has now been able to link remains to 1,649 World Trade Center victims, a painstaking process that relies on leading-edge DNA sequencing techniques.
On September 11, 2001, 343 members of the Fire Department of New York perished while trying to rescue people trapped in the World Trade Center. Scott Pelley speaks with firefighters who were there that day and the loved ones of those who never made it home.
Family members of those killed on Sept. 11, 2001, are outraged after receiving a letter from the Pentagon advising that prosecutors are considering plea agreements with the suspected mastermind of the 9/11 attack and four other defendants. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports from Washington.
CBS News has confirmed the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four other defendants are discussing plea bargains with Pentagon lawyers. Any agreement would take the death penalty off the table, and relatives of people killed in the terror attacks are very angry. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Under the proposed deal, five men suspected of plotting the 9/11 attacks could avoid the death penalty.
The proposed plan to merge the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf sent shockwaves across the golf world earlier this month.
The controversial merger between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV Golf is causing outrage, including among families of 9/11 victims. Kristen Breitweiser, whose husband was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, joined CBS News to talk about the merger.
In 2003, a retired U.S. State Department analyst alleged to 60 Minutes the Bush administration used "faith-based intelligence" when it came to Iraq and weapons of mass destruction.
Paul Veneto is a former flight attendant who wanted to do something to honor the people who lost their lives on 9/11 – some of them friends. So, in 2021, he pushed an airline beverage cart from Boston to New York to mark the 20th anniversary. He calls it "Paulie's Push," and this year, he embarked on another trek, and wants to keep the tradition going.
Holly Williams reports from the U.K. with details on Queen Elizabeth’s funeral; Scott Pelley speaks with firefighters who were at the World Trade Center on 9/11.