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Trump previously described the Iran war as a "military conflict" and "small potatoes." (POOL)

Nesconset, NY (InvestigateTV) — Tom Wilson, a former NYPD sergeant, was investigating a burglary in Brooklyn on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. “I remember the radio all of a sudden a lot of chatter on it. And uh, I said to the elderly couple, ‘I’ll come back later. I’m gonna go shut down the Williamsburg bridge,’” Wilson said. He raced to the bridge. The images of that day are still vivid.

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - A life in the military teaches plenty of lessons. But one veteran learned maybe the most important one of all, who he is. And that lesson helped him make it to the national stage. The Good Side’s Ryan Piers introduces us to Benjamin HighTower.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Toasty temps and gusty winds are showing up out there today as we get ready for a fairly busy setup. Rounds of showers and storms rumble in starting late today and carry us into the start of the upcoming weekend. Heavy rains are a good bet during this time. South winds are cranking today and may reach 25-30mph at times. Temps in the west reach 90-95 with mid 80s to around 90 across central and eastern Kentucky.

(Gray News) — Dolly Parton’s cancer battle was kept secret because she did not want her fans to be sad or worried, Parton’s sister revealed in a new interview. In an interview with Gayle King on “CBS Mornings,” Stella Parton revealed details about why Dolly Parton chose to keep her illness private. “Well, Dolly did not want anybody to tell that, because Dolly could not bear negative things. And she would not have wanted her fans worried about it. She didn’t want a lot of the family worried about it.

WINFIELD, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) — A Missouri foster parent who pleaded guilty to trading a child for an exotic animal may avoid prison time. Brenda Deutsch, of Winfield, was charged in April 2025 with felony counts stemming from allegations of a missing child who was later found in Texas. A grand jury later indicted Deutsch on two counts of abuse or neglect of a child and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.

NEW YORK (Gray DC) - Twenty-five years ago, Debra Alfarone watched the first plane hit the World Trade Center from a street corner in Greenwich Village. Witnessing the first strike Alfarone said she was standing on the street corner when she noticed people walking by with a look she had trouble describing. “It’s hard to believe that I was standing here 25 years ago when I saw people walking by, and the look on their face made me turn around,” Alfarone said.

KENTUCKY (WKYT) - Bruce Lunsford, a former Democratic gubernatorial and Senate candidate, has passed away. Bruce Lunsford, 78 Lunsford died at 78-years-old on Sept. 5 surrounded by his family, according to his obituary. He served as Kentucky’s Secretary of Commerce from 1980 to 1983. He ran in the 2007 Democratic governor primary, and was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2008.

September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and in the U.S. the number of new cases continues to increase with the steepest rise in advanced stages of the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. But early diagnosis significantly improves odds of survival. In today’s Health Minute, Mandy Gaither explains why screening is not “one size fits all” and what experts say every man should do when it comes to this cancer.