CBS 60 Minutes A National Disgrace (part1)

This was the year that Ground Zero was supposed to be transformed into a soaring statement of American spirit. The site of the 9/11 attack on New York was to be a world landmark, bigger than the World Trade Center before it.

Plans were announced for America's tallest tower, its most beautiful rail station and among its most solemn monuments.

So we wondered: why is Ground Zero still a hole in the ground? "60 Minutes" and correspondent Scott Pelley returned to lower Manhattan recently and found that, eight and a half years later, much of Ground Zero is still marking time.

Each year, on September 11, the emotions return. The sorrow, for the 2,752 people murdered there. The sense of 300 million Americans united in one place, and the desire to fight back by filling the void in the heart of New York.

But today, much of Ground Zero is still a pit where there are supposed to be five skyscrapers, a memorial, a museum, a theater and transit hub.

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[expatleanie]

here's an idea -simple turn it into a park -no buildings lots of trees. people need parks and some greenery not more buildings.

[hawkermustang]

The only thing our government is really good at is wasting billions of tax dollars. They suck at pretty much everything else.

[HurburBurbur]

It will be ready just in time for America to realize that their government was involved in the massacre. It will be a hell of an inauguration.

[TheKonrad1984]

At 5;15 hahahahaha you can see the reaction on that man who said TODAY WE BUILD THE FREEDOM TOWER and you can hear how low applauding from the people is,,why?because people wonna see 2 TOWERS and me to,,but reality is that we never gonna see that :(

[stanleycoleman]

funny, considering how China is practically s***ing out new skyscrapers every 5 minutes.

[Romerjon17]

This is bullshit...

One World Trade Center is shocking! (FREEDOM TOWER )

*No Windows of the World Restaurant!

*No Subway!

*No Mall!

*No special Observation Deck!

*Its not high enough!

*Its shocking!

[JoanBeatrington]

Larry silverstein is a murdering Jewish lying scumbag and he will burn for eternity. Until then he can enjoy his precious blood money. The walls are closing in on you Larry SLITHERSTEIN and Americans are demanding Justice

[shayaan2354]

well at least now you can see One World Trade Center above ground. 

[SidewalkFrequencies]

5:14 "But the freedom tower wouldn't be built, instead it became a symbol of bureaucratic bungling" hmmm?