michael hingson was in the first tower when it was hit. he had to make it down 78 floors inside a crowded stairwell. and he did it with his guidedog! julia sims has his story. when the first plane hit the tower, michael hingson and hundreds of others crowded into stairwells trying to reach safety. 15:11:21 we were not told as we were going down the stairs what was going on 15:11:51 we smelled jet fumes on the stairs hingson, who has been blind since birth- couldn't see a thing. his guidedog roselle though could. 15:02:25 we worked as a team to get out. she would stop at the top of every flight of stairs and i could tell her to go forward a new guidedog is by his side now. roselle died in 2011,but hingson still travels around the country story. 15:14:34 sometimes being a hero is just doing your job which is what the dogs do as hingson and roselle descended 1463 stairs, he never once thought he wouldn't make it. 15:17:47-53 i immediately got this inner sense of conviction and peace that my guidedog and i would be ok so now, with his dog afri

michael hingson spoke today at west regional library. hingson is blind.. he and his guide dog were in tower one when the plane hit that morning 15 years ago. he and his dog were able to make it down 78 flights hingson turned his experience into a best selling book... called thunder dog. the state department is warning citizens the 9-11 anniversary. this as intelligence officials say terrorist groups continue to plan attacks. they remain interested in "soft targets" like high profile public events, hotels and public transit systems. u-s government facilities around the world are on a heightened state of alert tonight. the race for the white house turning intoa war of words... with less than two months till elelction day the candidates getting some heat for some extreme statements. donald trump telling a crowd in florida hillary clinton could shoot someone in be prosecuted... also last night, clinton said this at a funaiser in new york. the clinton campaign tried to clarify. saying she was talking about only some trump clarify. saying she was talking aut onl

michael hingson is a "new york story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust at ground zero. in his speech today, he discussed his life journey and how he came to be in the twin towers on that fateful day and what it felt like when the plane hit. >> when suddenly we heard a muffled explosion, the building kind of shuttered. if you imagine my hand that i'm holding straight up in the air as the building, suddenly it began to tip. the building began tipping and tipping and tipping and i'm anyone who can't see it. the building just kept tipping. we know today that's because the building was constructed to be flexible. >> brian: well they had no idea that a plane had just hit the other side of the building 18 floors above them. he went on to tell the students what it was like to be a witness and be a part of such an historical day. he spoke as part of u.s.' annual spencer lecture series. the lecture is named in honor of known university school alumnus to die in the terrorist attacks. >> tia: well the birther question is back in the campaign conversation but donald trump made