. >> lieutenant joseph brosi, engine 88, february 3rd, 2023. [ bell ] >> reporter: brosi's name, onewall last week, which commemorates firefighters, paramedics and civilian support staff who died from post 9/11 illnesses. it's the second largest group added to the memorial since it was created in 2011, when 55 names were added. the number of lives lost from post-9/11 illnesses on the wall now stands at 341, almost equally the 343 fdyn firefighters killed that day. >> that number has grown each year. and my fear is it will continue to grow. >> reporter: brosi says his father was at ground zero on 9/11 and remained working there day in and day out. so, too, was new york city firefighter daniel foley. foley pledged to stay at the site until his older brother thomas, also a city firefighter was found. foley ended up finding his brother's body, 11 days later. he continued to help with the recovery efforts for months. he died from pancreatic cancer in 2020. he was 46. >> he was diagnosed with 9/11 cancer. and we talk about the fact that 9/11 not only killed uncle tommy but 20 years later k

. >> reporter: jim brosi's father joseph was one of them.died from lung cancer this year >> lieutenant joseph brosi. engine 88. >> reporter: and his name was added to a memorial wall at fdny headquarters >> i walk through those hallways looking at names of people i worked with, people i knew and the one thing you never want to see is one of your own family ♪ >> reporter: pain for lost family members both fresh and lingering. >> i just hope you're proud of who i've grown up to be thank you for loving us, dad, and thank you for being my dad >> reporter: tonight a nation honoring a promise to never forget rehema ellis, nbc news, new york >> we thank rehema for that and we will never forget in just 60 seconds, two major sports stories we're following tonight. the nba star arrested for assault, and the coach of a college football team suspended over allegations of sexual harassment stay with us >>> we are back now with breaking news out of the sports world. nba star kevin porter jr. has been taken into police custody, and he will be charged with