Rising Ground Zero

Season 1
After years of design, debate, and delays, America's greatest skyscraper and symbol of rebirth is finally rising skyward with speed. Take an inside look at the rebuilding of the new World Trade center and the 9/11 Memorial in this season of Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero. Can it be completed before the ten year anniversary of this monumental tragedy and will the memorial answer the emotional needs of the victim's families and the greater public?
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Reclaiming the Skyline Part 1
    August 24, 2011
    56min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  2. S1 E2 - Reclaiming the Skyline Part 2
    August 24, 2011
    56min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  3. S1 E3 - Stories from the Pile
    August 24, 2011
    56min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  4. S1 E4 - A New City
    August 31, 2011
    56min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  5. S1 E5 - A Gateway to New York
    August 31, 2011
    56min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  6. S1 E6 - A Place to Mourn
    August 31, 2011
    56min
    TV-PG
    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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