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9/11 25th anniversary live updates: Families to gather for ceremonies at World Trade Center, Pentagon, Shanksville

Ceremonies will be held in New York City, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

ByEmily Shapiro
Last Updated: September 10, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Friday will mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, which claimed the lives of 2,977 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Another 9,000 people have died from 9/11-related illnesses over the last 25 years.

Victims' families, first responders and politicians will gather on Friday for annual remembrance ceremonies at the memorials in downtown Manhattan, the Pentagon in Virginia, and Shanksville, as Americans across the country pause to remember and reflect.

"9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan," a one-hour ABC News multiplatform live special, premieres on Friday, Sept. 11, at 8:00 p.m. EDT across ABC, Disney+, Hulu, National Geographic, ABC Owned Television Stations livestreams and ABC News Live.

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9:45 AM EDT

ABC News' '9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan' to premiere Friday night

A one-hour ABC News special called "9/11 Tribute in Light: Live from Lower Manhattan" will premiere at 8 p.m. on Friday, led by "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir, "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts and anchor Diane Sawyer.

PHOTO: The Tribute in Light is illuminated above the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center behind the Statue of Liberty ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, September 10, 2025.
The Tribute in Light is illuminated above the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center behind the Statue of Liberty ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, September 10, 2025.
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The special, produced in collaboration with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, honors the victims, victims’ families, survivors and first responders.

You can watch the special on ABC, Disney+, Hulu, National Geographic, ABC Owned Television Stations livestreams and ABC News Live.

9:44 AM EDT

NYC Mayor Mamdani releases thousands of air quality documents

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday released tens of thousands of long-guarded city documents related to the air quality that showed how first responders who rushed to the World Trade Center were likely exposed to dangerous toxins.

PHOTO: 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City
An American flag stands on the 9/11 Memorial for the North Tower in front of One World Trade Center ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, September 7, 2026, in New York City.
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"People got sick because the leaders they trusted lied and told them they were safe to breathe in toxic air," Mamdani said.

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