How the September 11, 2001 attacks unfolded

Eyewitness News reporter N.J. Burkett and photographer Marty Glembotzky rushed down to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. While shooting a standup right below the burning towers, the first tower began to collapse. | ABC7NY

On September 11, 2001, Michael Hingson was on the 78th floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center when American Airlines Flight 11 struck 18 floors above him. Michael is blind. With smoke filling the stairwells and chaos erupting all around, his guide dog, Roselle, calmly led him and dozens of others to safety. Step by step, floor by floor, they descended 1,463 stairs through fear, jet fuel fumes, and panic. This is one of the most remarkable true survival stories of 9/11 — not just abou

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