I agree. A lot of cameraman are OG's. Particularly the people who work reporting from warzones; they are some staunch fuckers. War correspondants and their crew are among the people I most respect in this world.
@@benjistylez4923 you have to understand that when those towers collapsed, most of what was in there was pulverized to dust, and that dust just flew everywhere like some sort of blizzard. It contained concrete, wood, plastic, asbestos, human remains, electrical wiring, components, jet fuel, basically everything that was in those towers all grinded into one big mixed dust cloud. It's even more horrible than most people realize, and that's what these people were running away from. It's caused over 150 different forms of cancer in thousands of people.
The man who said “you don’t know what we’re breathing in” is so important. Not a lot of people think about those details during a desperate time like this, and so many survivors ended up succumbing to illnesses from what they inhaled. His mindfulness in that moment probably saved the people around him big time.
Yup, the lady called the Dust Lady passed away a few years ago due to stomach cancer which possibly was a result of her inhaling the toxic stuff from that day
At 3:13... Seeing those fire engines march into the cloud everybody is desperately running away from... Not knowing what waits ahead and still pushing through... Goosebumps. Make sure to always remember the first responders
5:13 The fact that the camera man stopped at this moment to capture the collapse while his coworker/news reporter ran is so crazy to me. Just imagine him thinking he must record this moment in history while everyone is running past him.
Camera operators are known to get into dangerous situations just to get the shot. I know this, because I've done my own share of putting myself in danger to document things. Now, of course NOWHERE near this dangerous, thank goodness. I must add, what I've done is a joke in comparison to this. But I have filmed the surroundings during a wildfire that sent a lot of ash into the atmosphere, which is very unhealthy to breathe, but I went outside to film it anyway and ended up coughing it up for several days. I've filmed strong winds, which was dangerous as things were flying past. So yeah, camera operators sometimes forget about self-preservation, because they are focused on one thing, getting the shot to document history. I totally agree with him.
"You can see the two towers. Huge explosion..... now raining debris on all of us.... WE BETTER GET OUT OF THE WAY" The fear in that man'a voice scares me
@@bojackson3073 The sound of a building coming down is loud and the view from the street looking up would be hard to see what exactly is happening. It's easy to know what happened with hindsight but to be there in the moment is a completely different story. People don't have perfect clarity of mind during catastrophic events.
That cloud of asbestos was deadlier than the actual attacks. There are around 24,000 cancer cases, and over 1,500 deaths so far related to that dust. Pretty much the toll of a third tower.
At 4:06 he said “it’s not worth it guys, we don’t know what we’re breathing in” .. He was correct, multiple people died years later from breathing all of that in.
@@luciferannex Geez. Ur acting like he said something bad about the people that died. All he said was that he was a prism. Nobody can take a joke 2021🤦🏾♂️
@@xlucidd this isn’t something to make a joke comment on, I’m not even watching 9/11 videos at this very current moment because I’m in the bathroom and don’t want to disrespect those innocent people who were massacred.
I'm not American, but every time I watch videos like this, tears rolled down in my eyes. I feel guilty that I could not give my shoulder to the families of those who died.
As a non American I say, arrest Bush because this is his doing. No steel tower collapses and implodes that way. Steel doesnt melt that fast and that easily.
@@thelilpeanutdotgovthat reminds me of a saying. There are 2 ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn’t true, and the other is to refuse to believe what is.
They say "Cameraman never dies" as a joke all the time, but it's impressive how in this scenario, the cameraman still survives on the news to still report 9/11 to us.
This camera man did an incredible job. #1 rule of filming any significant event is never turn the camera off as everything is unpredictable. Documentation is important, props to this guy.
I can't even imagine the collective despair everyone their was feeling, and all the chaos happening externally and internally. I would've forgotten about the camera completely, and I have such tremendous respect for him for recording it.
And for the conspiracy theorists, it is proof the planes were the reason the building collapsed. This was clearly international terrorism, not a false flag or inside job.
I can’t imagine the absolute terror felt by the people running away from the buildings - I was only a year old when this happened but watching videos like this from the day make me want to cry 😭😭😭😭
One of the most harrowing and haunting 911 calls ever made came from this. There was a man named Kevin Cosgrove who, with a few of his friends and workmates, was trapped above the impact zone in the South Tower. His call to the 911 op captured the his last moments as the building started to collapse. "We're overlooking the financial center, three of us, two broken windows..." His last words on tape as the building crumbled from underneath him were " *OH GOD! OH-* ".
My high school had us listen to the actual recording of the call from when he first called to when the tower collapsed. We got a true feel how people were feeling that day
There was a lady that was painting on the 95th floor to catch the Sunrise...and she made it out...But the people in the second tower some stayed because security told them to.....I would have left...Its just timing...If you left or started down the stairs right away I think people above impact would have made it....course we won't ever know what was going through their minds...RIP
@@TruthBeToldTPEverything on the ground around the North tower was very dangerous due to all the falling debris and people. There were multiple deaths from firefighters and civilians below the tower due to this. Imagine evacuating thousands through that. Hindsight is 20/20 because we now know there was a second plane.
Yeah but when the towers fell, everybody including them was forced to flee! But went back towards the danger afterwards to find more survivors and civilians in the area!
This is why i back the red (Paramedics, and healthcare) The yellow (firefighters and first responders), And the Blue (police and national guard) These men and woman had shown more honor and valor than anyone else i have ever met.
@@marcoskhamp2750 I 100% knew there was going to be the obligatory “women!?” comment here. Was there really not even two female firefighters, EMT’s, police officers etc working in NYC that day? Possibly, but I’d highly doubt it.
7:48 “I was in this before I know what it’s like.” Made my jaw drop. That man was probably in that 1993 attack too. Hopefully that man is alive and healthy.
Wofo Woof i was looking specifically for jon stewart’s post-9/11 monologue on the daily show, and I could swear I’ve seen it before in full. suddenly this year, I can’t find it anywhere on youtube.
This is still one of the most shocking day in my life. We traveled to New York with my dad on July that year and it’s literally the best memory I had with my dad. It really touched then as it touch now. I really can’t believe it was 22 years ago. Rest in peace all the victims.
That's wild. I lived in FL for the majority of my life and never thought to see New York. Went with my sister when I was 13 on Jul 24th 2001. Fist and last time I will probably ever travel there and just 2 months prior.
@@theaceofspades485I can truly understand. I'm from Alabama, and I had just flown for the second time, and visited a friend on Long Island. All I wanted was to visit Manhattan and see the buildings I'd only seen on tv, and would never get to see again. I left NY July 11. 2 months to the day, before 911.
@@princessoffire1107 Small world, we made a picture album of our time there. Still got the ticket stub from the Empire State bld. With them in the background.
Is there some sort of policy that of something is too risky to be able to save ppl these other service ppl shouldn’t go towards the danger bc at the end they end up dying too and that’s more ppl dead for fathers mothers sister etc no matter how much they are service ppl on duty how can u go in to save when it is this risky that’s crazy man they’re ppl too
It’s almost 22 years ago and I’m still so in shock about what happened… This video really shows what it felt like to stand there while the towers collapsed and I can’t imagine how horrible it must’ve been to be in the towers or planes. Rest in Peace to all the brave souls that died in this horror🤍🕊️
I was born in 2006. I never witnessed this event, but that shot of the second tower collapsing gives me goosebumps. All the work and labor that was put into building that in the 20th century, all coming crashing down on the people it was made to serve. An icon of America and prosperity, completely decimated, and reduced to rubble in just a few seconds. Its saddening even without looking at the thousands of deaths that occurred, simply what those towers falling symbolized is enough to make you cry, then bring in the people who were affected in oh so many different ways by it. Lives were lost, families were lost, futures were lost, its all just so deeply saddening that I hope nothing like this will ever happen again
My dad, Roshan Singh, and my aunt, Khamladai Singh, both worked in the world trade center and passed away this day. I don't remember much about my dad because I was only 3 years old when this happened, but my mom tells me that he was a kind and honest man. Growing up she used to talk about him a lot and would break down crying because she missed him so much. She never remarried because she said that he was the only man that she was meant to be with. Rest easy pops.
The reporter telling the camera man he can do it and telling him to keep going is so good and him not deciding to not leave him is so great, rip to everyone who died
We have to stick together during times like this. Honestly amazing, if not a little morbid to see everyone coming together to help one another. Glory to the firefighters, and everyone who was involved.
I'm European, born after 9/11, and I never fully grasped how horrifying it was. Now seeing these videos of the towers collapsing, people desperately running away... gosh how scarring it must've been, seeing the towers get hit and collapse...
@@braiden7560 are you stupid or what? The hijackers would be of course controlling the plane, oh, are they gonna give it back to the pilots and sit back lik enothing happend, you imbecile.
Soy venezolano y vivo en baja California y estaba en ny cuando paso esto tenia 20 años y jamás se me olvidara lo que vi y escuché ese dia fue horrible que digo horrible es algo que no se supera nunca ♥️🇻🇪
It horribly sad, it scares me whenever I go on any type of plane, and it’s just scary how people can be so inconsiderate of others lives and risk millions. I hope those hijackers are happy! Ugh I pay my respects to those who went out of there way to help and failed, they did good work and are a blessing to this world 🙏 ❤️
I was 8 years old when this happened. I remember walking into the kitchen and my parents were watching the news. I looked at the tv and I was shocked when I saw the buildings on fire. My parents told me to leave. But I still remember seeing that like it was yesterday. RIP to those who lost their lives that horrible day. 😭💔😢🌹🕊
I think he was still calm for a second because he thought it was just an explosion which for the most part is still isolated. Then he realized the building was collapsing and start to panic. Rightfully so.
It was touching to see that even in a total panic, he still cared enough about his cameraman to make sure he wasn't left behind and to motivate him to keep going.
@@johmidtimbang8710 I think it's more likely that he didn't want his cameraman dead because he doesn't want to see another person die because of this disaster.
@@benfisher4598 A lot of people don't really think of it but the person behind the camera is probably not just co-workers but friends with the reporter.
The camera guy looked like they were carrying a lot of heavy equipment, some of the stuff they put down at one point. Would be nice if the guy maybe helped out a bit
The reporter demanding everyone to the room for their safety was beautiful. That day everyone came together whether they were family or even strangers. Never forget.
wewey duck honey, the bad people hijacked the plane when the people on board were going somewhere they didn’t know what was happening till the 1st plane actually crashed❤️
DW DW I completely agree with you if you actually do a lot of research on this it gets crazy and how would the explosion be so neat if just was a plane there must have been other things going inside cause that whole explosion was very straight and straight
@@adrianchristian5351 Let me explain. The terrorists sneaked their way into the planes and killed the pilots and took control, everybody had no choice but to let it happen basically. And the terrorist flew into the buildings killing people in that area, them, and the people on the plane.
I do not remember this, as I was in my mom's stomach (I was born in January of 2002). However, my mom has a friend who survived the attacks. She escaped the building after it was hit. I don't know which building she was in. Also, I have a friend who was born the day before this attack.
People say never forget, but I wish I could. I keep reliving this over and over again and it's still fresh in my mind. Now I know why our men and women in the armed forces develop PTSD from their experiences. I swear I have it from this day in NYC.
When you tally everything up it’s actually a much, much larger scale! the US had been doing that to the Middle East for decades, and has continued for decades since. Millions of people dead. Doesn’t excuse what these terrorists had done, but this is basically the cost of imperialism.
@@LittleLo still better than some of the ways these extremists brutally murder people... but i imagine that caused some PTSD... especially if it was someone you knew...
This just makes me sob…anytime I look back at footage from this day. I was 4 when it happened, I barely remember. I just remember my mom holding me looking at our church bulletin board and seeing a photo of two buildings burning, asking her what it was, and her just crying. So many people- their lives gone in an instant, and then even more, firefighters policemen and first responders running straight into the horrors
I was not alive for this, but it has always filled me with so much anger and fear for those affected by this. I haven't really been able to bring myself to watch footage until now, and my god, it looks like something out of a movie it is so horrible. Rest in Peace to all of those who passed from this nightmare of an attack.
The sad thing is, you didn’t even have to be in the planes or buildings to lose your life, many who inhaled the dust cloud that happened when the buildings collapsed ended up getting cancer and dying, not only that but many people also committed suicide due to the trauma of that day..Very sad..
You could get cancer but many didn't you mean and some people did comment suicide because of losing their loved ones yes the dust they inhaled was more likely to turn into astma
One thing you can't see in this video are all of the people that jumped to their death to avoid being burned alive on the upper floors. I remember being in 7th grade when this happened. Our teachers all turned on the news and everyone was crying. They sent everyone home early. This still makes me cry to this day.
if anybody's ever been to the memorial pools that were constructed since, it's a very solemn experience. no one talks. you can almost feel it in the air how many people died there.
@@josephstalin2643 It’s called an idiom. I was describing a visual scenario and how I was unable to form words in reaction to said scenario. I guess I should have said “I don’t have any words to adequately describe the impression this has left upon me”
For some born in the years following 9/11, I don't think I've ever seen a video that so perfectly captures the sense of fear the attacks instilled on the people of New York. You couldn't make horror movies scarier than the footage here
i am so happy i didn’t have to go through this. yet i am so terribly sorry for the people who experienced this horrible event. the people to lost their loved ones. and the people left traumatized.
Wait I’m wrong, this is a reporter named NJ Burkett. But my uncle was reporting for the same channel as this guy. My uncle was a close as the cops would let him when the first tower collapsed
@@anon4041 Yes, but he takes his job seriously. It's a cameraman's job to record events so the world could see the effects and strugles of various events, and I think he did his job well. Without this video, my eyes might not have been open how 9/11 really was devastating, coming from a person outside of America.
Completely.. Here in France we are still in shock too, and I'm sure they will show commemorations on TV for the 20th anniversary this year.. This changed the whole world :/
The first and only time I've ever seen a breaking news bar on Cartoon Network. Came home from school in the UK and it was there. Turned over just in time to see the 2nd plane hit. It was so surreal sat at home on my own watching it unfold on the news at 15, it felt like if nobody was there watching it with me they'd never believe me when I told them.
For anyone who lost someone in this terrible situation I’m here for you I feel so sad for everyone who was in those towers or people who lost their lives ❤
the sound of those towers coming down is singularly one of the most terrifying things i have ever heard. i cant even begin to imagine how loud it was in real time. absolutely devastating.
Imagine that you are thinking that the sound is the scariest part... its actually knowing how many people were in that building and realising what you just watched that makes it terrifying.. watching thousand people die in a matter of seconds.
Kids in Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan hear it on the daily basis. They also hear their families die. No, they don’t hear it, they see it happening in front of their eyes. Welcome to their world.
@@sofialyons but the twin towers attack was because of al qaeda.. isn't it the people from those countries fault?? They need to get their stuff together.. I thoughts al qaeda was from 1 of those countries..
the sound is clipping as hell at that point, meaning the volume was too loud for the mic's to record the frequencies equally and correctly distributed. indeed. must've been extremely loud.
I was born in 2005, and I can never imagine what most people had witnessed. For anyone who had other plans and didn't go to the Twin Towers, I'm glad you're okay. For any people who had friends, family members, or loved ones, my condolences. May their souls rest in peace.🙏
I was born too late to see it when it happened. But the terror, fear and chaos is palpable through these recordings. Every time I see either the plane crashes or the towers fall, I almost feel a sinking feeling. I can't fully imagine what people who actually saw this felt. I can't even _begin_ to imagine what the people IN the tower experienced.
@@DianaLGonsalves Its not only understanding what is going on I dont wanna sound like those parents but at a young age they shouldnt learn about this stuff. And I dont like to see it as a world changer. Dont get me wrong it was really sad at which point I even cried but it isnt world changer. It affected USA tho. But I am still very sad about it.
@@Nikki-qk2me Well deserved promotion for sure. I can’t imagine what it would be like being there when that happened, especially how close he was when he tower came down.
So much credit to the brave journalists, camera people and photographers, who were able to keep their wits amongst the chaos to capture all the big and small moments that make these stories still so visceral all these years later.
It's nice to see that instead of helping himself, the reporter looked out for others, so did the camera man. I thank them both and everyone else who helped each other out on that day.
That what people were like back then gee. Today it seem like we will be selfish but in reality everyone will still help eachother in serious scenarios.
@@bananaskindevelopment2236 No you are right there would be a difference seeing how 80% of our generation wouldnt even handle watching a shoe fall from the wtc during then. I guess we were built different but I agree with you. That day was terrifying for all parties involved.
@@dennismichealsm3786 you were right saying “people.” Not everyone in america is an american. The country became divided then. The folks who did this were Muslim “extremists.” Not every Muslim is an extremist. Many Muslims who love everyone were attacked because others made presumptions. The country known as the United States is divided because some choose to allow others to think for them, whether it’s the truth or not.
Cannot get my head around the emergency services running towards something as terrifying as that whilst most people are fleeing for their lives. Bravery that I cannot fathom. RIP to all who didn’t make it back.
Based on my experiences in healthcare I'm guessing a lot of their emotions are temporarily shut off. For a little while your only reason for existing is your assigned task. Then sometime after your shift it hits all at once.
I try to understand and find the spot where they are at the beginning of the video and I can't find it. Where is it? Does it still even exist? Because I find no street facing straight at the north tower like this.
@@carmelaharnandez6726 World Trade Center 7 was NOT hit by a plane, I'n talking about the building that was reported to have collapsed 20 minutes before it even did.
Ironically, that terror act humanized NY & the US that day. There was no cocky every man for himself attitude. Everyone I seen in these videos were helping each other.
Something about the second tower collapsing is so surreal whether it be the roar it makes or watching something that massive just cave in and turn to rubble in seconds is impressive for lack of a better word
I'd like to think most of the people in the north tower already died of smoke by that point. Anything would be better than spending the next thirty minutes waiting for the inevitable...
