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CNN Live At Daybreak

America's New War: New York Refugees

Aired September 24, 2001 - 07:49   ET

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PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Well, the waiting game is over for many people here in New York City. More people will begin moving back into their apartments today in the Battery Park area here in New York City. They are people who've been barred from their homes since the September 11 attacks. They've been refugees.

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UNIDENTIFIED OFFICIAL: Excuse me. This area is clear, closed. This is just for residents.

UNIDENTIFIED RESIDENT: It felt good to get off at my old stop, you know? And I was walking and I was smiling going yes, I'm finally going home. But then I looked back there and it's not so happy anymore.

UNIDENTIFIED RESIDENT: I think just the memory of the event that to be there when it happened and I'm still a little bit shaky. I'm still afraid of something will happen. We may move out for a little while, but we both love New York and we want to come back here. We just don't know with a baby about the air quality and all that.

UNIDENTIFIED RESIDENT: You know, I always thought when I was in the service, we had an expression, it was illegitimus non corobundum (ph). That's don't let the bastards grind you down. So I don't think I sense anybody in here quitting.

UNIDENTIFIED RESIDENT: Give me a high five. That a girl. Everyone was cool with the dog. In fact, even today the police said, you know, you're supposed to take your dog in a kennel on the subway. We're going home.

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