Less than four miles behind me is where the Twin Towers stood this morning. But not tonight. GROUND ZERO, as it’s being described, in today’s terrorist attacks that have sent aftershocks rippling across the country.
— Jim Axelrod/CBS News
September 11, 2001 7:47pm
The term “Ground Zero” was first used by News Journalist Jim Axelrod to describe the devastating remains of the World Trade Center.