i got out of the taxi and walking down the west side highway where i bumped into the second choo colleagues explode above our heads. >> ainsley: you walked across the streets in the financial building. >> yes. in the world financial center. >> ainsley: you ran up the highway. >> white guys in suits carrying briefcases running up the west side highway. it was incredible day. and then minutes later i'm in a taxicab going up north and i heard the taxy driver saying oh god, turned around and looked through the back window and there was the south tower collapsing. >> ainsley: after you retired you told your wife i want to do something for our veterans. >> i have been very, very lucky. i have been an investment banker at the right time. my wife was on wall street at the rate time. i wanted to do something service related. i wasn't going to run for public office. it's just not for me. at the time the country was at war in iraq. we were undergoing the surge and i realized what are we going to do for all these men and women when the surge is over? and i realized that the biggest challenge they were

thing we noticed right away is that, as the units came in, they were starting to block up the west side highway. and bill said, "we gotta get some of these trucks to the side so we can get the ambulances in and out." - bill and fitz went across the street to hook up with chief ganci. - [lynn] bill was meeting with the senior chief to see how they were deploying people, where they were deploying them, what they were doing. and tom von essen came up to me and said, "why don't you get bill and tommy fitzpatrick, and go across the street, check out what's going on. we need a new command center over there, we're gonna be here a long time," and all that kind of stuff. and i said, "okay." and tom told me later, that the entire purpose of asking me to do that was to get bill out of the building. - i remember my thought was, "get him the hell out of here," 'cause i didn't want him in that building, because i didn't... you know, i was worried about what was gonna happen in that building. he would never try to take charge, but they would know that he was there to counsel, and and give them any advice on s

. >> you can see emergency vehicles carrying the west side highway heading toward the scene, tons of le in the street, papers and can't see evidence what crashed. [sirens] >> tons of glass broken and falling out of the building. several people on west street here. >> number one, numerous people trapped, floor 106. >> division one, be advised battalion two, jumpers from world trade center. >> oh, my god. >> the plane obviously went in on one side and came out the other. there is debris all over the ground. >> broke through one part. >> exactly. >> steve: it affects perhaps 10 floors of the world trade center building. it is over 100 stories tall. >> brian: this time of morning is when people pour into that building, usually next to -- >> steve: this is near the financial district on the tip of manhattan, there are so many people at this hour who are in that neighborhood, all the police and fire department and emergency technician headed to that area. this is horrible. all we can do is stair aghast at pictures. this is north building of the twin tower of the world trade center. debris r

on the west side highway, there's a flashing sign that says it's u.n.e supposed to risk our lives on the subway so that they can get back and forth to their little buying sprees. i say no. make those a-holes take the subway. we live here. i'm tired of this every year. let's have the damn u.n. thing in another country for god's sake. it's driving me crazy. >> jesse: tiffany's is going to have a good quarter. >> greg: tonight what a good show lou perez, emily compagno, kat timpf and rob lowe. >> no one invites me to dinner. >> greg: no one invites me to dinner. >> when clay pigeon shooting yesterday and it was fun. look at me. just look at me. >> greg: you are a jerk. >> judge jeanine: we're looking. >> jesse: tonight on "jesse watters primetime" we have ruffle brand sexual assault allegations. 8:00 eastern. again, football is not on. dana p.? >> dana: percy is kicking off his birthday week. we celebrate the week. he will be 2 on friday that picture peter took over the weekend. and unlike most other workers who were in traffic he was at the park this morn

hard to convey what happened and it's so unbelievable to be in it and i was racing down the west side highway be on your show and i was reminded as we go by those towers that were so iconic a big part of lower manhattan it is taking decades to rebuild all of that it's amazing what we can go through and come back from in the human spirit can surpass and survive virtually anything that's what of the hardest things we've ever seen in history, no question about it. >> you are a living example of that, peter tuchman very good seeing you thank you for taking the time this important day. >> is a pleasure and honor to be here and part of everything that you are showing today. neil: thank you. i would go to my buddy charlie can you, i think you realize george pataki and iconic figure and amick in politics, to return republican governor the bluest of blue states, he was there on that day, the governor, welcome to both of you, governor the magnitude of this was sinking across the city and the world. what did you think after there could've been tens of thousand victims at the world trade center certainly

you know, used to -- when i lived up in connecticut, i drove up the west side highway and as i left you would see seven, eight fwlgs a row, huge buildings, trump, trump, trump, trump, trump, trump. and there would be people that would pay a lot of money to slap his name on the side of the building. coming into the city '17 and '18 one at a time they were taken down, up and down the highway. now they're talking about actually taking trump tower and other towers away from him. by the way, some idiot, idiot, said this is -- this happens in stalinist nations. this happens in nations where there's rule of law and stalinist nations you say this is a stalinist nation and they take you out back and shoot you. here, we have a rule of law. and everybody, let's just -- for people that aren't from manhattan that haven't lived in manhattan, everybody for years, have known that donald trump has lied about his net worth, has lied about his buildings, has lied on his loans. this is -- this is no shock to anybody. if this is a stalinist nation, then stalin has been deaf, dumb and blind for like 40 years

>> i did, right down the west side highway. it was gridlocked, so there was no way to get there.opped. every radio was on. people were clustered around cars, trying to find out what the heck was going on. and as jonathan mentioned, the skies were such vivid blue. it was a crisp, beautiful september day. sort of, i remember my feelings around that day. we all do, because it was a hopeful day. so many kids were starting school that week. i was a mother of two little girls, and my daughter was in kindergarten. it was just such a hopeful, promising time. like jonathan, i covered the empty hospitals, the wreckage, the air, the people working in the pit, the faces of the dead, the thousands of faces of the dead, of people walking around with pictures of their loved one, just speaking to the air, speaking to anyone who would listen, saying, "have you seen my wife? have you seen my daughter?" the shock and inability, really, to accept that so many people were simply gone. >> and you were, several times, shocked yourself. one time, when you were looking up and shocked to see -- and you ju

west side of san francisco, but have not found one yet. in the newsroom, luis pena, abc seven news. >> in the south bay highway 87 will be closed this weekendhbound lanes will be shut down between interstate 280 and highway 85. in san jose, caltrans crews will be repairing the pavement there and they're going to be working on one direction at a time. the repair work begins friday, september 22nd at 9 p.m. it'll wrap up monday, september 25th. by 5 a.m. now, caltrans is telling anybody traveling on highways 101 to 80, 85 or 17 to expect some major backups. so be prepared. >> governor gavin newsom called out the oil industry while delivering remarks at the united nations climate ambition summit this morning. governments across the globe gathered at the united nations headquarters in new york to discuss the ongoing climate crisis. governor newsom spoke about california's big plans to move to 100% zero emissions by 2035. he also criticized big oil companies and urged the secretary general to hold them accountable. >> well, it's not complicated. it's the burning of oil. it's the burning of gas. it's the burning of coal. and we need to call that

highways. travelers driving west toward new mexico from austin, for example, would likely take highway 29 or 71. both of which pass throughlando. last week, the llano city councilmembers heard from both sidesance was tabled though it could be considered again as soon as early september. quote, abortion rights advocates say it is merely a ploy to scare people out of seeking out the procedure. to date, no one has been sued under the existing abortion trafficking laws. quote, the purpose of these laws is not to meaningfully enforce them, says the director of the lilith fund. it is the fear that is the point, the confusion that is the point. joining us, congresswoman crockett of texas. the doctor and white house health director for the obama administration. and mary is here, law professor from the university of davis and the author of roe, the history of a national obsession. congresswoman crockett, i start with you. i don't always know where to start with you. why is jonathan mitchell so obsessed? >> why arefully of these crazy people who decide to initiate this in the first place, why are any of them obsessed? the majority of these pushing extreme policies, the majority don't even have uteru

the puc has also installed the west side transport box underneath both sides of the great highway between sloat and lincoln way. this carries wastewater over to the oceanside treatment facility for processing the puc has committed to do what's necessary to protect this asset. the us epa is currently suing the psc regarding wastewater discharge issues next to ocean beach. managed retreat is being used as a rationale to close the great highway to vehicular traffic between sloat and skyline in order to manage erosion while the ocean bleach beach climate adaptation project seems to ignore other options, such as changes to sand mining activities, a managed retreat is a direct benefit for bicycles. and what is similar rationale be used as a possible phase two two and also closing the great highway between sloat and lincoln. way to directly benefit bicycles, other issues are the snowy plover habitat and the waters off ocean beach could be part of the greater farallones national marine sanctuary as part of its management plan review. thank you. hello, my name is josh. i live in the sunset neighbo

highway. a bay area cyclist says she was injured by some construction zone fence while riding across the golden gate bridge last month. now michelle mahoney says she appreciates the path on the west side allowed. no pedestrians. but she also says one day last month, the wind came up and blew a piece of fencing that was not tied down right into her and pushed her down out of nowhere. this gate came and it was like two clutching arms that came into me and catapult me to this side so that my lower back hit the guardrail. i saw this cuts. i saw the big hole in my pants. and i felt an intense pain on my lower back. the golden gate bridge district says the construction fencing is maintained by the contractor that is building the suicide deterrent system. when we checked the bridge yesterday, there were still some gaps in the fencing and some zip ties holding back pieces of the fence . but officials say they will monitor the area more regularly to make sure it's safe. our time is 436 residents of pleasanton say they have mixed feelings about the city's plan to install security cameras around pleasanton. the police and the city council say the cameras would only be installed in areas like the