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CNNCNN Sept. 11, 2001 8:48 am - 9:29 am (September 11, 2001)

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Date: 2001-09-11 12:48:09 UTC
Air Time: 2001-09-11 08:48:09 EDT
Length: 0:41:41


This movie is part of the collection: September 11 Television Archive

Producer: CNN
Production Company: CNN
Audio/Visual: sound, color
Language: eng
Keywords: Television News; September 11 Terrorist Attacks; 911 Terrorist Attacks

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Reviewer: wennykelly1 - - August 7, 2008
Subject: my opinion
i don't think the news media knew anything before hand. maybe "they" took over the broadcasts, then the media were told not to say anyting via those little headphones.
what i see is just like when a sportscaster is calling a game from a tv studio and not from the live event itself. the media were watching the tv just like you and me, however they could be under the gun. where now are all the witnesses that were on the ground? no one ever looks for them?

Reviewer: pigeonshouse - - July 27, 2008
Subject: CNN Not using own cameras based at the NYSE
At the beginning of the clip, you see a short report about Nokia, then a live shot of the presenter Wall Street, this all happenes around 8.40 to 8.45. Then there's an ad break which is cut short.

I've never worked out why CNN didn't decide it could use any cameras based in NYSE and take them outside to record things first hand. Wall St is less than half a mile away from the corner of Church and Vesey St's.

Only conclusion I can come to is perhaps they didn't have anything portable enough, but it would have provided yet a different live view other than the other live ones that all seemed to be based over a mile away whilst the events unfold.

Reviewer: izzysykopth - - July 22, 2008
Subject: Hoax
I urge all to re-unite with your common sense when you review this vid. A)Did you hear a plane or the "on hand" eyewitness say anything about a plane? I didnt either. B)Do you see the outline of the buildings in the foreground and how the cnn banner is concealing the base of the foreground overlay and the fact that there is no 3D perspective? I did too. C) Do you really think that the media could pull off such a scam w/out the knowledge or direction of the federal govt? I dont either. D) Do you think that they are done yet? Neither do I E) Why is everyone so enchanted with the idea that terrorists could even dream of pulling off something like this? Research all the news archives and then see September Clues. You will be in for a shock if you think 19 Arabs with boxcutters are the sole pepreTRAITORS behind 911!!These clips are not even good fakes and Im no video expert. Wake up America or you ARE the next victims!!!Hoaxters Ha!!Look late into the broadcast and see how the background is moving across the screen!!!If you still beleive this bull%$#@ you deserve what FEMA is preparing for you!!!As usual there are those that accuse disbeleivers of needing a life,"twoofer",back it up with evidence etc to them I say open your %$#@ing eyes!! The evidence is so painfully obvious in these clips anyone advocating the official version of events should be tried as an accessory after the fact!!I challenge anyone to debate the 911 attacks with me. I have debated hundreds and not lost yet!Find me on YT same username.

Reviewer: bkj4444 - - July 20, 2008
Subject: Not a CNN anchor
Re "the commentator speculating about a navigation system error"

The "commentator" was not a CNN anchor. He was a WABC anchor named Steve Bartelstein. At that point, CNN had switched to local New York live coverage by WABC (which is not an unusual thing for networks to do sometimes during the first hour of coverage). So it was Bartelstein of WABC making that particular comment and not a CNN anchor.

Reviewer: M1A1TankLT - - July 14, 2008
Subject: Hoaxters
Good stuff here. You hoaxters yap on about fake video footage. You forget that the there are thousands of people who were on the GROUND that day watched it happen. Just because YOU can't find any eye witnesses doesn't make it a hoax. The sheer number of people who would have to be in on a hoax would have to be in the hundreds. And when has the news media ever in the history of the world, been able to keep a secret? TIme to quit living in your mother's basement and get on with life.

Reviewer: markymark222 - - July 3, 2008
Subject: MAKING HISTORY
i think CNN did the best job covering the events of 9/11. everone at CNN knew it was a global event. they had reporters all over the world incase someting happend in there location. i think cable speking CNN had the best anchor Aaron Brown. he reported that day very neatly the events. at the world trade center,the pentagon and at the flight 93 crash site. as one CNN reporter said about three months after 9/11. we where not JUST covering a story. WE WERE MAKING HISTORY.

Reviewer: magiclava - - May 8, 2008
Subject: Sheesh!
I know its not their fault and hindsight is 20/20, but CNN's eyewitnesses where pretty useless! Explosion from within the tower is forgivable, but "2nd plane was a prop" was completely wrong. Plus why the hell was the commentator speculating about a navigation system error when everyone else in the world immediately though terrorists!?

Reviewer: Nichon - - May 7, 2008
Subject: Historical footage
I watched this unfold on TV at my high school during my 2nd period history class. Instead of learning about 16th century history my teacher turned on the TV so we could watch history in the making.
To the commenters above.
There is overwhelming documentary, eyewitness, and first hand evidence to this day at the time of this writing that this attack was not pulled off by some shadow government. Further to claim that the attack didnt happen is on par with holocaust denial and the denial of the moon landings.

I highly suggest a trip to New York City (2008) the site is still under construction. Or if you are skeptical of the 911 report you can consult one of the living and many civil engineers that studied the report.
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology will be more than happy to provide you in depth documentation of the collapse of the towers.
Lastly to the nature of these comments, the internet provides a wonderful opportunity to see the past like you were there. But it also provides a sounding board for every racist nutjob on the planet to spew information that is incredibly false.
If you want to propose your own theory of what happened that day, back it up with evidence.

Reviewer: seekeroftruth911 - - March 23, 2008
Subject: completely fake
the whole 911 is a scam, the tehnology of video today, and cnn on this day looks more like monchrome than color, obviously a blue screen used for the background, the smoke coming from the towers is choppy looks like a slow motion capture. only 1 live on the scene interview, doubt that is real, and then a funny thing they mention in the studio that the plane struck about the 80th floor and the witness right away says the plane struck from about the 80th, boy she has a good sense of distance from way down there. and then thereafter only phone interviews, the discrepancies go on and on, obvious a inside job, media included.. see september lies, octopus, and loose change for the true story

Reviewer: Zhagarim - - February 24, 2008
Subject: unprecedented
I find it odd that with all the stationary cameras these news affiliates have that they could not have captured both strikes.There is a lot of technology involved in these news broadcasts and it's impossible to believe that this is the best that they have to offer.

Reviewer: NAU99 - - January 6, 2008
Subject: Excellent TV Coverage
Within three minutes of the initial crash into WTC 1, CNN was on the air. Within 2-3 more minutes, CNN was interviewing reliable witnesses to the events in lower Manhattan on the air.

The only disagreement I have with CNN in their initial coverage is when they briefly switched over to local affiliate coverage a few moments before the second plane hit. Obviously CNN didn't know the second plane was coming, however once it did hit CNN should have switched back to their own crews for reporting. Instead, several minutes lapsed before CNN brought its coverage back from the affiliate.

I enjoy the individuals that continue to manufacture various conspiracy theories. While I think each may have serious mental defects, I respect their ability to use their 1st Amendment right with respect to Freedom of Speech. While their concepts may be paranoid delusions, horrible attempts at humor, or any other variety of nonsense, they are still protected under the 1st Amendment. In the meantime those of us interested in the actual events of that fateful day will keep comments of a rational nature.

Reviewer: v4vendetta7 - - October 26, 2007
Subject: incredible tv fakery!
This was clearly a tv fake! Even the eyewitness said some people thought they saw a missile hit those towers..
No planes hit those towers to be sure.
The satanic cult in government that did this have installed psy-ops in the media as they are complicit in this cover-up!

Reviewer: eliiiiiiiii - - August 5, 2007
Subject: question:
how do i download this video? i need it for my class..

Reviewer: weirdal - - January 16, 2007
Subject: great!
this is the best quality footage of CNN's coverage I've found online. Highly recommend this as it is completely uncut and included the first reports.