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Former NYSE CEO Dick Grasso on the rebuilding of the World Trade Center and what it means for America.
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-- sort of morning mr.
Grasso good morning mr.
Imus and happy -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- That is a -- given to me via Warner -- Rudy Giuliani's security detail.
Just after 9/11 it.
Honors to fallen heroes and recognizes.
The fabulous job of our first responders.
Solar don't just -- -- on national.
Where are referred to mr.
Grasso polish.
-- As a Winston Churchill oval Walter -- it was.
Do nothing about a -- -- court issued that's someone who is bald fat and short.
I don't.
Affront it's always a pleasure to do that tail that built this -- room there to listener chart to show some.
It's -- told the -- Partially -- -- -- at some point.
Well I think it's a very important expression of how America can rise from its darkest -- one of its darkest moments.
And send AM very important message to the world you know if you're.
Our ally will always be with you and if you're an enemy we will never stopped pursuing -- It's a sign of strength peace.
But it's also a sign that.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- You know our well I think it's it's it's smaller in terms of footage on the the old World Trade Center had to attend main square feet of office.
And I think this new combined.
Complex will -- about eight million square feet but it's a very important rebuild and of course we've got a wonderful.
Memorial and and a tribute to those who lost their lives stand there.
I institute -- -- -- I had them.
On topple both world is both.
And I had even -- In a window washer cage.
-- to -- known.
On this slide of one of the.
-- weird days on the white powder.
No I don't think troubles on -- -- vodka.
Now what I wasn't -- kind of taken children by so when 9/11 happen.
And -- Internet and went to Washington to register assault and you know chair.
And his -- is juggernaut of -- -- I don't want to.
But -- most people were -- -- While -- animals as horrifying as the laws but I am and then there.
Hutchinson says some material.
Number and is controlled.
-- for Jen just -- -- couched in one's memory and you'll never forget.
Not only the people who tragically had a leap from the north tower.
But the the incredible bravery of our first responders those firemen who going up to stairs.
As people were coming down and certainly after the -- second answer the first collapse which is to world trade.
A lot of the news -- to cans and really had been really at risk and they just wouldn't stop because that was their job.
Another good -- -- -- all over America.
About it too long -- law alters option arm you have to because.
If you take today is an example now the Occupy Wall Street movement really -- table -- going well line that actually down there as I was passing -- and aren't trying to be down about -- -- or there.
You you're you're really I can tell from me from that limo that you pull -- -- in hand to.
You know that that placing Connecticut to that place on the upper west side and you've just lately to the 99% -- I didn't say I wanted to be one of them.
I said I was.
-- -- -- to -- plan sympathetic from afar.
-- I think if you look at what's gonna happen today the police are really gonna be tested.
And they're going to perform in a magnificent fashion.
Despite what the occupied people do to them they won't lose their cool they will allow occupy to do what.
Traditionally is an American trait and that is demonstrate.
As long as they do it peacefully as long as they do it respectfully of everyone else.
-- -- -- Thus earlier here really fortunate to cheer and Komansky.
Lying prone.
Or not all approaching here in Florida right.
Well I have to say this starting with Dave Komansky perhaps one of the greatest leaders in the history of finance as chairman of Merrill Lynch now and it sure ordinary restaurant tour.
In Westport Connecticut -- -- restaurant.
Is packed every night tough to get a reservation but if -- Cole Don Imus I'm sure you can get one.
-- don't created or helped to create The Home Depot 350.
Without losing jobs in America.
And thousands.
Of kids who started.
In the parking lot sweeping.
The parking lot who became millionaires because of the success.
Of The Home Depot he defines all -- is good about America the freedom.
To create to innovate.
And to do good things look at what -- has done.
Here in this city to -- on medical center at NYU.
Where he's he wouldn't want me to say this but I will anyway.
He's given 200 million dollars and his own money to advance health care in this city.
And his Harlem promise academy.
Where kids who otherwise would not have a chance of a phenomenal educational experience that's what this country's about.
People like -- and David who give back and done.
I don't wanna patronize you because.
And it doesn't matter if I ever come back -- but I would like to be back in a weaker sell.
SM promoting immunity from caught my promoting a new book OK it was going to be hitting the stands soon it's -- -- From the -- room to the board room now to the courtroom there.
-- -- But you've done some extraordinary work with with the ranch helping the yen helping kids who really restore their faith bought themselves.
-- relying on them to -- it.
Stand corrected.
Under the old versions because -- well I don't give you may be right I -- -- don't know.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- But I just want -- not a particularly but he uses Asian demand has certainly house.
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