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Rise of Freedom: The Broker and The Boy

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    10 years later Anthony DeBlase reunites with boy he found in the stairwell of Tower 2

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Now the rise of freedom.

Our cameras have been following the construction downtown here at the new World Trade Center site and the national 9/11 memorial museum more than a year now.

We recently met a man who says his name might be engraved on that memorial.

Where it not for a little boy.

Who happen to go to work with his mom on 9/11.

-- -- to blaze was working on the 84 floor of the south tower on September the eleventh 2001.

My brother and Iowa speaker on the phone He worked in north tower went between his floor he's like holy.

Playing OK got to go -- to my -- -- downstairs.

Margarita -- -- you approve of was at work with her nine year old son on the sixty ninth floor of the south tower.

When the second plane hit it.

I had a doctor's appointment.

Obviously I didn't -- it cooling you know.

They've added that we'll take place on that day we ran -- that elevator.

We went down to the 44 -- which was south main floor.

And then the second plane hit.

Everyone -- on the floor from the impact.

-- ran for the stairs and started to make Carolina that's where Anthony's out of step -- Going down the stairs.

I met this little boy that went to work -- his mom that -- it is and always ahead of him and she kept look combat and -- home and just keep going I got them -- -- company like talking about sports.

-- -- ask them questions like do you play baseball those coaching Little League -- time.

To get his mind off script but actually I was getting my mind off midfield looks I was I was terrified we started -- down the stairs and we see.

Pearls of pocket -- issue a slur.

I lost much to my mother lost -- Paris.

He actually owns -- this and I still gonna die when they're not today I.

And -- -- Confided in me that He had -- -- in the next -- And we're hoping that.

I'm.

-- why we met her again on the second floor and this is your mom's approval meant.

Take care friend He went one way and I went -- and escalator and those who try to firemen brother.

After we got out of that in.

-- -- What if more flights us there is.

And we had sort of watch him I wondered who He was the tenth.

The memory to start the case.

Go through almost every day.

Since 9/11.

When I got a phone call that it was looking our eyes.

It was thought I would like them.

-- -- mother and son agree to meet it to me at ground zero it's only the second time Michael's been back since nine elevenths.

-- remember.

Hi guys.

You -- you have a veteran right.

We'll Sanaa I'm not a -- with a lot of positive.

I was always hoping that they would survive -- she would not go by accident.

First soured to -- his sibling that you talked about.

Yes and it was its side.

I'm so sorry -- Others I wish you would have been on -- different circumstance does that -- that d'antoni and his family yet.

Became friends but.

You can't change what happen I kind of behind back to -- it.

It's kind of -- -- worry about it.

I'm going to therapy now and seen him.

It's closure on.

But for Michael closure will come when one World Trade Center is complete.

Felt myself and I -- When that buildings goggle work there I wanna work there exit at the new World Trade Center.

In the meantime he's working for Anthony.

Michael's nineteen now studying graphic design college.

If -- He hired him right after the reunion.

We've.