20 years after: The transformation of Ground Zero

On Sept. 11, 2001, 16 acres in Lower Manhattan were turned into hallowed ground. How that area has been transformed since 9/11 has been a delicate balance of both looking back and looking forward.

• Sep 12, 2021

Saudi Arabia moves away from Islamic extremism

Although Saudi Arabia has vehemently denied their role in the 9/11 attacks, 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi citizens. Since then, the conservative kingdom has worked to reform its image — but not without struggle. Holly Williams has more.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 2:17

Witnesses recall 9/11 attack on Pentagon

Three people who worked at the Pentagon recall witnessing the attack on September 11, 2001. David Martin has more on their stories of faith and resilience.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 2:50

Family remembers mother lost in 9/11

Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks, the Edwards family is still mourning and coping with the loss of their mother, Barbara Edwards. Brad Edwards has more on the family’s continual search for peace.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 4:03

U.S. honors 9/11 victims, heroes

Thousands gathered at the World Trade Center Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Similar events were held across the country. Michael George has more.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 3:37

Taliban rules Afghanistan 20 years after 9/11

The War in Afghanistan began as a result of the 9/11 attacks 20 years ago, with the U.S. hoping to bring change to the region. But with the war coming to an unceremonious end this August, the country is once again under Taliban rule. Charlie D’Agata reports.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 1:56

Five accused of planning 9/11 attacks attend hearing

The case against the five men accused of aiding the 9/11 hijackers inched forward with pre-trial hearings, where a handful of 9/11 victims’ family members were in attendance. Catherine Herridge reports from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 1:34

Windsor Castle plays U.S. national anthem

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Welsh Guard at Windsor Castle played The Star Spangled Banner during the changing of the guard on Saturday. Queen Elizabeth II also sent a message of solidarity to President Biden.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 0:19

9/11 first responders still experience trauma

First responders who helped save people at the World Trade Center on 9/11 are still dealing with serious mental and physical health complications 20 years later. CBS News correspondent Mola Lenghi joined CBSN to discuss what those in uniform told him about that day and what's happened since.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 9:51

Former CIA officer reflects on 9/11

Two decades after the deadliest attack on U.S. soil, CBS News spoke with some of the nation's top national security experts, CIA officers and intelligence insiders at that time in the CBS News Special "Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11." Tracy Walder, a former CIA officer and FBI special agent, joined CBSN to discuss her work with both agencies before and after September 11, 2001.

• Sep 11, 2021
• 6:59

Rare video from ground zero on 9/11

Only 29 minutes passed between the two World Trade Center towers falling. CBS News photojournalist Mark LaGanga captured the eerie scene up close

• Sep 11, 2021

Rice says U.S. has become safer since 9/11

Condoleezza Rice said the U.S. is safer today than it was on 9/11, but it's not completely safe now that the Taliban are back in control in Afghanistan. Watch Norah O’Donnell’s interview with former President George W. Bush’s national security adviser.

• Sep 10, 2021
• 3:02

9/11 first responders still living with PTSD

First responders who helped on 9/11 still suffer trauma to this day. The anniversary of the attacks is triggering mental health issues among many of them. Dr. Jon LaPook has more.

• Sep 10, 2021
• 2:18

Pennsylvania town honors heroes of United Flight 93

A woman whose godmother died when United Flight 93 crashed into a Pennsylvania field on 9/11 honored her by naming her daughter after her. Nikole Killion shares more.

• Sep 10, 2021
• 1:35

How 60 Minutes reported on the September 11th terrorist attacks

The children left behind, the World Trade Center site frozen in time, the band accompanying endless funerals: A look back at the memorable 9/11 stories told on 60 Minutes.

• Sep 10, 2021

Labor movement rises from ashes of WTC's sky-top restaurant

Activists who helped NYC restaurant employees who lost jobs and colleagues in 9/11 are now fighting for tipped workers nationwide.

• Sep 10, 2021

Exclusive: Fighter pilots recall mission to take down Flight 93

Air National Guard pilots, Lieutenant General Marc Sasseville and Heather Penney, rushed into their F-16s on September 11, 2001, knowing that it might be their last mission. Norah O'Donnell has more in this CBS News exclusive report.

• Sep 9, 2021
• 3:19

9/11 first responders' legacy

Many first responders and survivors of the September 11th attacks are still battling serious health issues linked to toxins at Ground Zero. Phil Alvarez, whose brother, former NYPD detective Luis Alvarez, died from complications of cancer linked to his work at the site, joined CBSN to discuss his legacy and the Victim Compensation Fund.

• Sep 9, 2021
• 13:25

She lost her father on 9/11. Now she helps other children overcome grief.

Katie Pereira was only 7 years old when she lost her father in the September 11 terrorist attack. She's now helping others cope with loss.

• Sep 9, 2021

Reopening of church destroyed on 9/11

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was steps away from the World Trade Center and was the only house of worship destroyed in the 9/11 attacks. Father Alexander Karloutsos joins CBSN to talk about rebuilding the church and why they rebuilt in the same location.

• Sep 9, 2021
• 5:18

20 years later, 60 Minutes looks back at 9/11

"It's always a sad place to be for me," FDNY Commissioner Dan Nigro told Scott Pelley. "And I think this year will be particularly difficult." This Sunday, 60 Minutes remembers 9/11 through the stories of firefighters at the World Trade Center that day.

• Sep 8, 2021
• 0:50

20 years later, 60 Minutes recounts FDNY stories of heroism on 9/11

"It's always a sad place to be for me," FDNY Commissioner Dan Nigro tells Scott Pelley. "And I think this year will be particularly difficult." This Sunday, 60 Minutes remembers 9/11 through the stories of firefighters at the World Trade Center that day.

• Sep 8, 2021

A 500-mile walk honors 9/11 first responders

Frank Siller is marking the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by walking 500 miles from the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., to Ground Zero in New York City. Siller's brother Stephen was a firefighter who ran through the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel to the World Trade Center with 60 pounds of gear strapped to his back. He later died trying to rescue people from the towers. Frank Siller, CEO of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss why this walk is about more than remembering his brother.

• Sep 7, 2021
• 6:08

Retired flight attendant honors crews killed on 9/11

A retired flight attendant is on a mission to honor the flight crews killed in the 9/11 attacks. Paul Veneto is walking from Boston, where one of the flights took off the morning of the attacks, to One World Trade Center while pushing a beverage cart on his 200-mile journey.

• Sep 7, 2021
• 0:33

Trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind resumes at Guantanamo Bay

Pretrial hearings for five suspects accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks resumed at Guantanamo Bay. Catherine Herridge has the details.

• Sep 7, 2021
• 1:47

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