first responders at the end of last year republicans finally dropped their filibuster against the james zadroga act which gave medical care to nine eleven first responders who are now dying from the toxic debris they inhaled while working for months at ground zero recovering bodies and cleaning up the site just last month the responders discovered a catch in the bill that disqualifies them from receiving any medical care assistance for cancer since according to world trade center health program there is no scientific link between ground zero debris and cancer tell that to the countless firefighters and policemen who work at ground zero and now have throat or one cancer so why are we turning our backs on the first responders some of the bravest men and women in the nation for more on this i'm joined by two of those first responders and sacrificed so much john devlin and ken george john and ken welcome to the program i mean. it's been a while since we've talked john in particular i'm curious how you're doing. i'm doing all right you know what's happening now with the government now with my own ci