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Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero

8.0(3)
First Aired:August 25, 2011
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:6
Status:Ended

A massive effort is currently under way to reshape ground zero into an expansive 16-acre complex the likes of which has never been seen before. To document this historic effort, we are on the ground alongside the men and women who are making this vision a reality until the nationally televised unveiling of the new ground zero with President Barack Obama on Sept. 11, 2011.

Cast

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Narrator

Seasons

E1Reclaiming the Skyline (1)

60m

Aug 25, 2011

From Steven Spielberg comes the story of Americans rebuilding a 16 acre plot in lower Manhattan, and healing a nation in the process. The new World Trade Center, which will rise 1,776 ft, will embody America's physical response to the 9/11 attacks.

Reclaiming the Skyline (2)

E2Reclaiming the Skyline (2)

60m

Aug 25, 2011

Producer Steven Spielberg presents the new World Trade Center. About to reach the 1000 ft mark, it is effectively reclaiming the New York City skyline. However it is more than just an engineering marvel, it demonstrates that America is rising.

E3Stories from the Pile

60m

Aug 25, 2011

Steven Spielberg presents the National 9/11 museum, which will use physical remnants of the tragedy, including first response vehicles & the original steel footings of the towers 80 ft underground, to tell the story of America's darkest day.

E4A New City

60m

Sep 1, 2011

Steven Spielberg's commemoration of 9/11 focuses on the survivors; those who did not flee in the wake of disaster. Instead, they remained after the attacks to rebuild and repair - not just destroyed property, but also their community and life's work.

E5A Gateway to New York

60m

Sep 1, 2011

Producer Steven Spielberg presents the story behind what will eclipse Grand Central as New York's iconic transportation hub. The train station that once lay beneath the hallowed ground of theTwin Towers is being rebuilt on a massive, cathedral-like scale.

E6A Place to Mourn

60m

Sep 1, 2011

In Steven Spielberg's tribute to the victims of 9/11, a new memorial commemorating the names of the thousands we lost and will never forget will be unveiled, and, after ten long years, their families will finally have a proper place to mourn.

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A massive effort is currently under way to reshape ground zero into an expansive 16-acre complex the likes of which has never been seen before. To document this historic effort, we are on the ground alongside the men and women who are making this vision a reality until the nationally televised unveiling of the new ground zero with President Barack Obama on Sept. 11, 2011.

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