new york city.
david lee miller is down at
ground zero right now.
it's a big day down there, isn't
it?
>> yes, it is, steve, a very
big day and we expect the
building to actually become
taller than the empire state
building in just the next few
hours.
take a look behind me.
we're going to actually pan up
one world trade center and you
can see the work in progress.
the building now standing at
just under 1250 feet, 1250 feet
is the height of the empire
state building.
later today, it is going to
surpass that.
it is expected to surpass it by
approximately 21 feet.
we should know more later and in
a moment, i'll have a little
scorecard for you.
let's take a look now at some
time lapse photography that
shows you the construction of
the building.
you can see it constructed here
in what appears to be just a
matter of seconds but in
actuality, what took place was
years of blood, sweat and tears.
let's not lose sight of the fact
that nearly 3,000 people lost
their lives at this site,...