Reporter Joe Torres and photographer Glenn Mayrose credit divine intervention for survival on 9/11

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Fateful encounter saved them on 9/11

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Eyewitness News reporter Joe Torres and photographer Glenn Mayrose rushed to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

While trying to get closer to the burning towers, a friendly face stopped them in the crowd.

Now, they credit this woman with saving their lives.

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On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we hear from the Eyewitness News journalists who were there, in the streets, in the air, and in the newsroom, reporting on the events as the tragedy unfolded, capturing the unforgettable video of that day, and risking their lives to tell the world what was happening.

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