Sean is introduced as a vice-president of finance for CNN, who witnessed the plane crash from his office on the 21st floor of 5 Penn Plaza, which is the ugly mid-rise building on Seventh Avenue, between 34th and 32nd Streets, attached at the back to Madison Square Garden. Aaron Brown did his roof-top telecasting from here later in the day. In a nasty bit of karma, this was the site of McKim, Mead and White's destroyed Beaux-Arts masterpiece, the former Pennsylvania Station.
Sean is a fraud. When he's asked, "Sean are you in a position to hear--were there any sirens going, any ambulances, any sort of response to this yet?"
He replies, [8:53:35] "Ah, not from my vantage point. I'm probably a mile and a half, two miles from the World Trade Center," as if street noise is commonly heard in august corporate chambers on the 21st floor. What he should have said if he were honest and had my grammar was, "my office is directly below the vantage point from whence this image is arising."
When the announcer cuts in, saying, "And once again, we're looking at these pictures..." Sean hurriedly interrupts, saying, "I see them in my office, I have them on all my TV's," which is a funny thing to say from the man who was just an eyewitness out of the very same office windows, although, I must say Simon, this city view is looking very CGI to me now.
According to the Wikipedia Timeline for the day of the September 11 attacks, it was CNN's corporate offspring, which was the first on the scene:
8:48:08: The first television report of an incident at the World Trade Center is broadcast locally in New York by WNYW less than two minutes after the plane crashed into the North Tower. Dick Oliver is heard from the scene: "Jim (referring to WNYW's Jim Ryan, who was not in the studio at the time), just a few moments ago, something believed to be a plane..."Then Sean does his duty to his corporate Gods:
Sean, what kind of plane? Was it a small plane, a jet?
Yeah. It was a jet, ah, it looked like a two-engine jet, um, maybe a 737?
You're talking about a large passenger commercial jet?
A large passenger commercial jet.
And where were you when you saw this?
I'm on the 21st floor of 5 Penn Plaza
CNN 9/11 8:49 - 8:59
From: http://www.pagetutor.com/misc/cnn.html
On the morning of September 11, 2001 the United States suffered a brutal terrorist attack. Documented here are the flurry of CNN Breaking News bulletins that followed.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001
08:52am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- World trade center damaged; unconfirmed reports say a plane has crashed into tower. Details to come.
09:21am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Second plane crashes into World Trade Center.
09:23am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- FBI investigating reports of foul play in World Trade Center plane crashes, according to the Associated Press. Details to come.
09:32am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Sources tell CNN one of two planes that crashed into World Trade Center was an American Airlines 767.
09:42am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001-- President Bush calls plane crashes at World Trade Center a terrorist act.
09:45am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Significant fire at the Pentagon. Details to come.
09:46am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- White House evacuated. Details to come.
09:47am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Fire reported on National Mall in Washington
09:55am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- CNN confirms a plane hit the Pentagon.
10:03am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- One of World Trade Center towers collapses; fire forces evacuation of State Department
10:13am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- United Nations evacuated.
10:26am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- FAA diverting all U.S.-bound international flights to Canada.
10:30am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Second World Trade Center tower collapses in Manhattan
10:38am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001-- Car bombing at the State Department, The Associated Press reports.
10:39am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001-- Part of Pentagon collapses
10:44am Subject: CNN Breaking News From:BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Pentagon monitoring second suspected hijacked plane.
10:50am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001-- Fighter scrambled amid reports of second plane headed for Pentagon.
11:18am Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 - NTSB confirms plane crashes near Pittsburgh
12:32pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- FAA confirms there are 50 aircraft in the air; none has a problem and all are within 50 miles of their destination.
12:37pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001-- Government sources tell CNN President Bush is not returning to Washington.
01:27pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Terrorists struck the United States Tuesday morning in harrowing, widespread attacks that included at least three commercial jet crashes into significant buildings. In the first attack, a plane hit the north tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan shortly before 9 a.m., followed by another plane into the second tower about 20 minutes later. Both towers later collapsed. About an hour later, a plane crashed into the Pentagon, part of which later collapsed. American Airlines told CNN that it lost two planes in "tragic accidents:" Flight 11 from Boston with 81 passengers and 11 crew aboard and Flight 77 from Washington Dulles airport with 58 passengers and six crew aboard. Both planes were en route to Los Angeles. United Airlines Flight 93 airliner headed from Newark, New Jersey, to San Francisco, crashed near Somerset, Pennsylvania -- police said initial reports indicated no survivors. United also confirmed the crash of Flight 175 from Boston to Los Angeles. The Pentagon, the White House, the State Department, the Justice Department, the Capitol, the CIA and all other government buildings in Washington evacuated. President Bush cancelled an appearance in Florida to return to Washington, calling the crashes "apparent terrorist attacks" and "a national tragedy." In the first ever national ground stop of aircraft, all flights nationwide have been stopped at their departure airports. All international flights were diverted to Canada. Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, the Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, said in reaction to the news of the terror attacks that "we want to tell the American children that Afghanistan feels your pain and we hope that the courts find justice." In New York, more than 10,000 rescue personnel rushed to the scene. The entire downtown area of Manhattan was evacuated as far north as Rockefeller Center, according to an official at an emergency command post.
02:23pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 NEW YORK (CNN) -- In what appeared to be coordinated acts of terrorism, two jets crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center, collapsing them Tuesday while another aircraft crashed into the Pentagon. Hundreds were injured or killed, if not more. A fourth aircraft crashed in Pennsylvania with 45 people on board. President Bush said the United States would "hunt down and punish" the terrorists responsible. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell cut short a trip to Peru to return to the United States. He also vowed, "The U.S. government will find out who is responsible." The U.S. military went on full alert. Two aircraft carriers left the Naval base in Norfolk, Va., in response to the attacks. At the Pentagon, witnesses said a plane crashed into what is known as the "Army Corridor," the building collapsed and there wase an undetermined number of casualties. Bush, who wound up an tour in Florida that was to focus on education, did not return to Washington out of concerns for his safety but flew to an Air Force base in Louisiana. Later, Air Force One took from Barksdale Air Force Base, its destination unknown. Officials in Washington said a "Continuation of Government" plan had been activated. The activation involves a fortified facility at Mount Weather, Va. There was no word whether any of the U.S. leadership or ranking military officers had been taken to the facility, but Congressional leaders were said to be assembling outside Washington. The city of Washington declared a state of emergency.
02:36pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- FAA says no commercial air traffic in U.S. until at least noon EDT tomorrow.
03:28pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM NEW YORK (CNN) -- Public transportation in all five of New York City's boroughs has been restored, Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday. Operation had been halted after the apparent terrorist attacks on the city's World Trade Center buildings.
03:59pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Navy is sending ships to sea to protect the U.S. East Coast from further attack and to reduce the number of ships in port. Two aircraft carriers -- the USS George Washington and the USS John F. Kennedy -- are headed for the coast off New York. Five other ships -- guided missile destroyers and frigates --are also headed to sea.
04:38pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 NEW YORK (CNN) -- The New York Stock Exchange will be closed Wednesday, officials said. The American Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange will all be closed. Trading never began Tuesday after a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.
04:59pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 NEW YORK (CNN) -- The National Guard is mobilizing all troops in the New York City area. Maj. Jose Obregon of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry told CNN that soldiers are being called to their home bases, where they are to stand by until they receive further orders.
05:32pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Third World Trade Center tower, 47-story building 7, collapses. Details soon.
05:51pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Barbara Olson, a conservative commentator and lawyer, alerted her husband, Solicitor General Ted Olson, that the plane she was on was being hijacked Tuesday morning, Ted Olson told CNN. A short time later the plane crashed into the Pentagon. Barbara Olson is presumed to have died in the crash.
06:02pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Explosions rock Kabul, Afghanistan, CNN's Nic Robertson reports. Details soon.
06:07pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The first-ever grounding of all flights in the United States will remain in effect until at least noon EDT Wednesday due to security concerns following Tuesday's hijackings of airliners that were then crashed into buildings, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
06:36pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- White House spokesman says President Bush did not order strike on Afghanistan. Details soon.
07:07pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001-- Afghanistan opposition claims responsibility for Kabul explosions. Details soon.
07:45pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. General Service Administration will reopen its federal buildings in Washington and all other regions -- except those in the New York City area -- on Wednesday, said Hap Connors, an agency spokesman.
07:50pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- New York City reports at least 78 police officers missing, 200 firefighters presumed dead.
08:23pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The nation's first-ever groundstop will remain in effect until at least noon EDT Wednesday due to security concerns following Tuesday's hijackings of airliners that were then crashed into buildings, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
08:36pm Subject: CNN Breaking News From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 -- Bush: "Search is under way" for attackers.
08:55pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The identities of some of the victims of the worst terrorist attack on American soil began to emerge Tuesday evening, including the top executives of a California optical networks company, a Boston-based technology company, a top NBC executive producer and the wife of the United States' solicitor general.As the day drew to a close, it was still horribly unclear exactly how many people had died, but the number was clearly in the thousands.
09:53pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, returning to Washington from his aborted trip to Peru and Colombia Tuesday, said there were "no specific warnings" to herald the multiple terrorist attacks earlier in the day against the financial and military nerve centers of the United States, but he promised those responsible would be caught."You can be sure the U.S. government will do everything it can to find the perpetrators of this cowardly attack against innocent people and bring them to justice," he told reporters.
10:53pm Subject: AMERICA UNDER ATTACK From: BreakingNews@CNN.COM Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Several Arab and Muslim groups in California received threatening phon calls Tuesday in response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Maha Elgenaidi, executive director of the Islamic Networks Group in San Jose, said "a lotof Islamic Centers have shut Web sites down because of the amount of hate mail they were getting." Her organization received two "hate" calls after the attacks. Elgenaidi said the first caller told her to "get the hell out of this country. You people have done nothing but ruin this country. You don't belong here. Your religion is vile and evil."
CNN BREAKING NEWS Terrorist Attack on United States, Aired September 11, 2001 - 08:48 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS Planes Crash Into World Trade Center And Pentagon Also On Fire, Aired September 11, 2001 - 09:31 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS Terrorism Strikes In The United States in a Massive Attack, Aired September 11, 2001 - 09:42 ET CHRIS PLANT
CNN BREAKING NEWS The White House Has Been Evacuated, Aired September 11, 2001 - 09:52 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS Timed Terrorist Attacks Against the United States, Aired September 11, 2001 - 09:56 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS Timed Terrorist Attacks Against the United States, Aired September 11, 2001 - 09:56 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: Terrorists Attacks in Both Washington D.C. and New York, Aired September 11, 2001 - 10:00 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack, Aired September 11, 2001 - 10:30 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack, Aired September 11, 2001 - 10:45 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack, Aired September 11, 2001 - 11:00 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: Gen. Wesley Clark Discusses Ongoing Terrorist Situation, Aired September 11, 2001 - 11:28 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: FBI and State Police Cordon Off Debris Area Six to Eight Miles from Crater Where Plane Went Down, Aired September 13, 2001 - 11:43 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS White House Personnel and Officials Are Safe, Aired September 11, 2001 - 12:00 ETCNN BREAKING NEWS New York State in State of Emergency, Aired September 11, 2001 - 12:03 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS Mayor Talks Of Damage in New York City, Aired September 11, 2001 - 12:26 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: Terrorist Launch Successful Attacks Against Targets In New York And Washington, Aired September 11, 2001 - 14:10 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: Bush Holds Press Briefing, Aired September 11, 2001 - 14:20 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: Terrorists Crash Hijacked Airliners Into World Trade Center, Pentagon, Aired September 11, 2001 - 18:32 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: Cardinal Mahoney Speaks on Today's Terrorist Attack, Aired September 11, 2001 - 20:40 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS America Under Attack: FBI and State Police Cordon Off Debris Area Six to Eight Miles from Crater Where Plane Went Down, Aired September 13, 2001 - 11:43 ET
CNN BREAKING NEWS Attorney General Announces First Indictment Directly Tied to 09/11 Terror Attacks, Aired December 11, 2001 - 12:53 ET
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