Victims advocacy organizations and legal firms managing the cases of those affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks say they have no record of Congressman- elect George Santos’ mother, Fatima Devolder, entering a victims’ compensation claim or participating in any lawsuits related to the attacks.
Santos has repeatedly claimed that his mother, who died of cancer in 2016, was a 9/11 survivor who was “in her office in the South Tower on September 11, 2001,” and “passed away a few years later when she lost her battle to cancer.” At one point he claimed...
Santos has repeatedly claimed that his mother, who died of cancer in 2016, was a 9/11 survivor who was “in her office in the South Tower on September 11, 2001,” and “passed away a few years later when she lost her battle to cancer.” At one point he claimed...
- 12/30/2022
- by Brenna Ehrlich, Nikki McCann Ramirez and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
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Dan Rather and Jon Stewart will be among the honorees at the 65th annual New York Emmy Awards Gala, set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
Rather, the former anchor of CBS Evening News and a recent Peabody Award honoree, will receive the Governors’ Award in recognition of his 70-year career in broadcast journalism. Throughout his career, Rather has earned three news and documentary Emmys, including two competitive awards for Dan Rather Reports and a 2003 lifetime achievement award along with other correspondents from CBS’ long-running series 60 Minutes.
Stewart, who currently hosts The Problem With Jon Stewart on Apple TV+, will receive the President’s Award, shared with activist Jon Feal for their efforts on behalf of 9/11 first responders. In July 2019, Congress passed a bill that would continue the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund for decades,...
Dan Rather and Jon Stewart will be among the honorees at the 65th annual New York Emmy Awards Gala, set to take place on Saturday, Oct. 8 at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
Rather, the former anchor of CBS Evening News and a recent Peabody Award honoree, will receive the Governors’ Award in recognition of his 70-year career in broadcast journalism. Throughout his career, Rather has earned three news and documentary Emmys, including two competitive awards for Dan Rather Reports and a 2003 lifetime achievement award along with other correspondents from CBS’ long-running series 60 Minutes.
Stewart, who currently hosts The Problem With Jon Stewart on Apple TV+, will receive the President’s Award, shared with activist Jon Feal for their efforts on behalf of 9/11 first responders. In July 2019, Congress passed a bill that would continue the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund for decades,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Their government said they would never forget... but they did. They fought back." Discovery has released an official trailer for a documentary film called No Responders Left Behind. Every time I hear this story, I think how the hell could the government stop caring about these people - These People. The ones who volunteered and went down to the destruction of 9/11 and worked so hard to try & save lives and clean up. No Responders Left Behind follows 9/11 social activists Jon Stewart and John Feal as they take on the U.S. government to ensure Health & Compensation for thousands of ailing First Responders who are dying from toxins released at Ground Zero. You've most likely heard about this story in the media already, but they made a doc about the 18-year fight for justice. Featuring first responder and 9/11 social activist, John Feal; Fdny hero, Ray Pfeifer; and 22-time Emmy award-winner & former host of The Daily Show,...
- 8/6/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Jon Stewart is featured in the trailer for No Responders Left Behind, a new documentary on the fight for first responders of the September 11th attacks to receive healthcare benefits.
The documentary is largely focused on the work of activist John Feal and his FealGood Foundation, which has worked to reclaim healthcare rights for the thousands of first responders who are suffering from life-threatening and debilitating illnesses due to the toxins released at Ground Zero on 9/11.
“I see these guys, married with kids, who are losing their houses, their health,...
The documentary is largely focused on the work of activist John Feal and his FealGood Foundation, which has worked to reclaim healthcare rights for the thousands of first responders who are suffering from life-threatening and debilitating illnesses due to the toxins released at Ground Zero on 9/11.
“I see these guys, married with kids, who are losing their houses, their health,...
- 8/5/2021
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
Discovery+ nabbed the distribution rights to “No Responders Left Behind,” a feature documentary chronicling Jon Stewart and two other activists as they fight to get health benefits and compensation for 9/11 first responders. Stewart’s work on this issue has been well known for some time, and now his collaborators will get the spotlight too. The film also highlights the work of first responder and 9/11 social activist John Feal and Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer as they work with the former “Daily Show” host to secure benefits for all.
Announced on the morning of Discovery’s upfront presentation to advertisers, this is one of the first projects the streamer revealed since news of its merger with WarnerMedia hit yesterday. While the decision has many in the media world scratching their heads with its mix of news and high- and low-culture hits, “No Responders Left Behind” is the kind of high-profile project that...
Announced on the morning of Discovery’s upfront presentation to advertisers, this is one of the first projects the streamer revealed since news of its merger with WarnerMedia hit yesterday. While the decision has many in the media world scratching their heads with its mix of news and high- and low-culture hits, “No Responders Left Behind” is the kind of high-profile project that...
- 5/18/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Discovery Plus will premiere “No Responders Left Behind,” a documentary about the fight waged by former “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart, social activist John Feal and Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer to get health benefits and compensation for 9/11 first responders. The film will stream on Discovery Plus globally this September.
“’No Responders Left Behind’ is a profile of the grit and perseverance of a few determined individuals who fought to ensure the rights of the men and women who put their health on the line and showed up to help in the days and weeks that followed that fateful day 20 years go,” said Lisa Holme, SVP of Content and Commercial Strategy, Discovery, Inc. “This compelling film does what we set out to do with discovery+ documentaries: tell the most important stories of our time and help give a voice to the voiceless.”
Shot over five years, the documentary reveals the battle led by Stewart,...
“’No Responders Left Behind’ is a profile of the grit and perseverance of a few determined individuals who fought to ensure the rights of the men and women who put their health on the line and showed up to help in the days and weeks that followed that fateful day 20 years go,” said Lisa Holme, SVP of Content and Commercial Strategy, Discovery, Inc. “This compelling film does what we set out to do with discovery+ documentaries: tell the most important stories of our time and help give a voice to the voiceless.”
Shot over five years, the documentary reveals the battle led by Stewart,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
After “The Daily Show” host Jon Stewart on Tuesday helped announce legislation to aid military veterans who were poisoned by dangerous toxic fires called “burn pits,” a new documentary is in the works about the effects of those exposed to the fumes.
The feature documentary “The Burn Pits” will be directed by Zara Hayes and comes from “40 Years a Prisoner” producer Confluential Films.
Burn pits were regularly used by the U.S. military during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to dispose of human waste, chemicals, munitions and Styrofoam. An estimated 3.5 million veterans could have been exposed to the fumes, which have been linked to cancers and respiratory diseases. Thus far, the Va has denied many veterans’ benefits, even as vets suffer from diseases linked to burn pits exposure.
The military no longer uses burn pits, but as of March 2019, a report from the Department of Defense noted that there were...
The feature documentary “The Burn Pits” will be directed by Zara Hayes and comes from “40 Years a Prisoner” producer Confluential Films.
Burn pits were regularly used by the U.S. military during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to dispose of human waste, chemicals, munitions and Styrofoam. An estimated 3.5 million veterans could have been exposed to the fumes, which have been linked to cancers and respiratory diseases. Thus far, the Va has denied many veterans’ benefits, even as vets suffer from diseases linked to burn pits exposure.
The military no longer uses burn pits, but as of March 2019, a report from the Department of Defense noted that there were...
- 4/14/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Former “Daily Show” host Jon Stewart has found his latest project in “No Responders Left Behind,” a documentary chronicling the fight to get health benefits for 9/11 first responders.
Blue Ant International has acquired exclusive rights to the 90-minute documentary, which follows 9/11 social activist John Feal and Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer as they take on the U.S. government to ensure health and compensation for thousands of ailing first responders who are dying from toxins released at Ground Zero.
Produced by Paradox Pictures Inc. and produced by Kelly Zemnickis, and directed by Rob Lindsay, the documentary was shot over five years. Feal and Pfeifer’s journey takes an emotional turn when the latter is diagnosed with brain cancer from his exposure to Ground Zero toxins.
“John Feal and all the first responders have done so much for me, for the community, for the city, for the country. To be able to repay...
Blue Ant International has acquired exclusive rights to the 90-minute documentary, which follows 9/11 social activist John Feal and Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer as they take on the U.S. government to ensure health and compensation for thousands of ailing first responders who are dying from toxins released at Ground Zero.
Produced by Paradox Pictures Inc. and produced by Kelly Zemnickis, and directed by Rob Lindsay, the documentary was shot over five years. Feal and Pfeifer’s journey takes an emotional turn when the latter is diagnosed with brain cancer from his exposure to Ground Zero toxins.
“John Feal and all the first responders have done so much for me, for the community, for the city, for the country. To be able to repay...
- 9/9/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The courageous march, led by activist John Feal and helped by Jon Stewart, to ensure 9/11 first responders were able to pay for healthcare, is being explored in a new documentary that has just scored a significant international sales deal.
Paradox Pictures is producing the 90-minute doc No Responders Left Behind, which will explore the long and arduous process of getting the U.S. government to ensure health and compensation for thousands of ailing first responders who are dying from toxins released at Ground Zero.
The story is led by John Feal, who had part of his foot amputated from a falling steel beam at Ground Zero following the September 11 attacks, working closely with former The Daily Show host Stewart. It also features the story of Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer, who died in 2017 of 9/11-related cancer.
Blue Ant International has now taken the global rights to the film.
It comes a year...
Paradox Pictures is producing the 90-minute doc No Responders Left Behind, which will explore the long and arduous process of getting the U.S. government to ensure health and compensation for thousands of ailing first responders who are dying from toxins released at Ground Zero.
The story is led by John Feal, who had part of his foot amputated from a falling steel beam at Ground Zero following the September 11 attacks, working closely with former The Daily Show host Stewart. It also features the story of Fdny hero Ray Pfeifer, who died in 2017 of 9/11-related cancer.
Blue Ant International has now taken the global rights to the film.
It comes a year...
- 9/9/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Former talk show host Jon Stewart said Sen. Rand Paul was engaging in “fiscal responsibility virtue signaling” by holding up approval on the refunding of the 9/11 victims compensation fund.
Paul today was a key vote in blocking Senate approval of the legislation, which would extend funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund until fiscal 2090. The bill was passed last week by the House 402-12.
Sounding familiar notes on his pet theme, Paul cited the country’s growing debt and said new spending should be offset by cuts elsewhere.
“It has long been my feeling that we need to address our massive debt in this country. Any new program that’s going to have the longevity of 70, 80 years should be offset by cutting spending that’s less valuable,” Paul said. He was joined by Sen. Mike Lee in placing a hold on the legislation.
The funding is still expected to...
Paul today was a key vote in blocking Senate approval of the legislation, which would extend funding for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund until fiscal 2090. The bill was passed last week by the House 402-12.
Sounding familiar notes on his pet theme, Paul cited the country’s growing debt and said new spending should be offset by cuts elsewhere.
“It has long been my feeling that we need to address our massive debt in this country. Any new program that’s going to have the longevity of 70, 80 years should be offset by cutting spending that’s less valuable,” Paul said. He was joined by Sen. Mike Lee in placing a hold on the legislation.
The funding is still expected to...
- 7/18/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
The September 11th Victims Compensation Fund championed by Jon Stewart has cleared the House, but the former Daily Show host described today’s expected victory as merely “the semi-finals.”
And the former Daily Show host vowed that he and his fellow advocates won’t let up the pressure until Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell keeps his promise to vote on the legislation before the Congress’ August 2 recess.
McConnell, who last month on Fox & Friends questioned why Stewart was all “bent out of shape” over the issue, released a statement today after the House passed the bill on a 402-12 vote: “The first responders who rushed into danger on September 11th, 2001 are the very definition of American heroes and patriots. The Senate has never forgotten the Victim Compensation Fund and we aren’t about to start now. Nothing about our shared goal to provide for these heroes is remotely partisan. We...
And the former Daily Show host vowed that he and his fellow advocates won’t let up the pressure until Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell keeps his promise to vote on the legislation before the Congress’ August 2 recess.
McConnell, who last month on Fox & Friends questioned why Stewart was all “bent out of shape” over the issue, released a statement today after the House passed the bill on a 402-12 vote: “The first responders who rushed into danger on September 11th, 2001 are the very definition of American heroes and patriots. The Senate has never forgotten the Victim Compensation Fund and we aren’t about to start now. Nothing about our shared goal to provide for these heroes is remotely partisan. We...
- 7/12/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to meet with a group of 9/11 first responders tomorrow, just more than a week after wondering on Fox & Friends why Jon Stewart was all “bent out of shape” over the issue.
Tomorrow’s meeting was confirmed to the press – the New York Post broke the story – by John Feal, the 9/11 recovery worker whose FealGood Foundation is a leading advocate for the workers. Feal told CBS News that McConnell will meet with a group of responders at 4 pm Tuesday.
At issue is the reauthorization of legislation to continue funding health care for the responders and recovery workers who have been beset with cancers, lung disease and other illnesses in the 18 years since the attack. The fund is set to expire next year.
Stewart, the former Daily Show host who has been a tireless supporter of the responders for years, made headlines earlier this month...
Tomorrow’s meeting was confirmed to the press – the New York Post broke the story – by John Feal, the 9/11 recovery worker whose FealGood Foundation is a leading advocate for the workers. Feal told CBS News that McConnell will meet with a group of responders at 4 pm Tuesday.
At issue is the reauthorization of legislation to continue funding health care for the responders and recovery workers who have been beset with cancers, lung disease and other illnesses in the 18 years since the attack. The fund is set to expire next year.
Stewart, the former Daily Show host who has been a tireless supporter of the responders for years, made headlines earlier this month...
- 6/24/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Stewart appeared on Fox News Channel’s America’s Newsroom to support 9/11 terrorist attacks first responders and survivors.
“I see there is a tremendous amount of news happening,” Stewart told Sandra Smith the morning after the Oscars, with President Donald Trump heading to Vietnam to meet again with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, and Washington battling over Robert Mueller’s report on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, etc.
“We don’t want to the 9/11 community, the first responders, to have their issue be swept under the rug or be ignored,” Stewart said, joined by 9/11 demolition supervisor John Feal. They’re in Washington to advocate for quick bipartisan passage of the “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.”
“These are men and women who have suffered great illnesses because of their heroic work down on ground zero n during 9/11 and the months that passed.
“I see there is a tremendous amount of news happening,” Stewart told Sandra Smith the morning after the Oscars, with President Donald Trump heading to Vietnam to meet again with North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, and Washington battling over Robert Mueller’s report on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, etc.
“We don’t want to the 9/11 community, the first responders, to have their issue be swept under the rug or be ignored,” Stewart said, joined by 9/11 demolition supervisor John Feal. They’re in Washington to advocate for quick bipartisan passage of the “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.”
“These are men and women who have suffered great illnesses because of their heroic work down on ground zero n during 9/11 and the months that passed.
- 2/25/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Channel anchor Chris Wallace will interview Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten GIllibrand on Special Report on Monday, February 25.
Earlier in the afternoon, Gillibrand will be joined by Jon Stewart at a Capitol Hill press conference where which she will introduce bipartisan bill, “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.”
She will discuss the bill, and her campaign, with Wallace, who is subbing for Bret Baier on the program that day.
The legislation is intended to ensure that all 9/11 first responders and survivors injured by the toxins at Ground Zero and have certified 9/11 illnesses would receive full compensation through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund now and going forward, as more become ill with 9/11 cancers.
Monday morning, Stewart also will appear on Fox News Channel; he will be interviewed on America’s Newsroom to support 9/11 first responders and survivors.
Stewart and 9/11 demolition...
Earlier in the afternoon, Gillibrand will be joined by Jon Stewart at a Capitol Hill press conference where which she will introduce bipartisan bill, “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.”
She will discuss the bill, and her campaign, with Wallace, who is subbing for Bret Baier on the program that day.
The legislation is intended to ensure that all 9/11 first responders and survivors injured by the toxins at Ground Zero and have certified 9/11 illnesses would receive full compensation through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund now and going forward, as more become ill with 9/11 cancers.
Monday morning, Stewart also will appear on Fox News Channel; he will be interviewed on America’s Newsroom to support 9/11 first responders and survivors.
Stewart and 9/11 demolition...
- 2/21/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, CBS All Access has released the official trailer for the rebooted “Twilight Zone” and Sophia Bush will guest star on “Jane the Virgin.”
Casting
“One Tree Hill” actress and Time’s Up activist Sophia Bush has been cast as a guest star on the fifth and final season of “Jane the Virgin.” She will play a character named Julie who will appear in the 12th episode of the American telenovela on The CW. Justin Baldoni, one of the show’s stars, said on Instagram, “I can’t tell you who she is playing except that some of you may not be happy about it.”
Bruce Dern will guest star on the third season of “Mr. Mercedes,” the crime drama airing on At&T Audience Network. Dern will play John Rothstein, a famous writer living as a recluse in Bridgton, Ohio. The series is based...
Casting
“One Tree Hill” actress and Time’s Up activist Sophia Bush has been cast as a guest star on the fifth and final season of “Jane the Virgin.” She will play a character named Julie who will appear in the 12th episode of the American telenovela on The CW. Justin Baldoni, one of the show’s stars, said on Instagram, “I can’t tell you who she is playing except that some of you may not be happy about it.”
Bruce Dern will guest star on the third season of “Mr. Mercedes,” the crime drama airing on At&T Audience Network. Dern will play John Rothstein, a famous writer living as a recluse in Bridgton, Ohio. The series is based...
- 2/21/2019
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Jon Stewart will sit down with Fox News Channel co-anchor Sandra Smith on Monday to support 9/11 first responders and survivors.
Stewart will appear with 9/11 demolition supervisor John Feal for the interview at the Fox News bureau in Washington, D.C., in the 10 Am Et hour of Fnc’s America’s Newsroom. They will preview the bipartisan effort called “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.”
At 3 Pm Et, Stewart and Feal are scheduled to join Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-ny) for a presser, at which she’ll introduce the bill and call for its swift passage.
The legislation is intended to ensure that all 9/11 first responders and survivors injured by the toxins at Ground Zero and have certified 9/11 illnesses would receive full compensation through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund now and going forward, as more become ill with 9/11 cancers.
Stewart will appear with 9/11 demolition supervisor John Feal for the interview at the Fox News bureau in Washington, D.C., in the 10 Am Et hour of Fnc’s America’s Newsroom. They will preview the bipartisan effort called “Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act.”
At 3 Pm Et, Stewart and Feal are scheduled to join Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-ny) for a presser, at which she’ll introduce the bill and call for its swift passage.
The legislation is intended to ensure that all 9/11 first responders and survivors injured by the toxins at Ground Zero and have certified 9/11 illnesses would receive full compensation through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund now and going forward, as more become ill with 9/11 cancers.
- 2/21/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Channel’s Shepard Smith vowed – before America and Jon Stewart – to monitor Congress for any opposition to the 2020 renewal of the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund.
Smith asked Stewart who could possibly be against such funding, then, looking into the camera, addressed viewers, “If it’s one of your representatives in Congress or the Senate, we’ll be writing them down and telling you, I promise you that.”
Smith’s pledge came during a segment in which Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, appeared on Shepard Smith Today along with fellow advocates John Feal of the FealGood Foundation and retired deputy chief of the Fdny Richard Alles.
With the 17th anniversary of 9/11 coming up on Tuesday, the trio are reminding responders there’s still time to sign up for the compensation fund, and to get an early start on lobbying Congress to renew the fund in 2020.
Stewart called the still-lingering...
Smith asked Stewart who could possibly be against such funding, then, looking into the camera, addressed viewers, “If it’s one of your representatives in Congress or the Senate, we’ll be writing them down and telling you, I promise you that.”
Smith’s pledge came during a segment in which Stewart, a longtime advocate for 9/11 responders, appeared on Shepard Smith Today along with fellow advocates John Feal of the FealGood Foundation and retired deputy chief of the Fdny Richard Alles.
With the 17th anniversary of 9/11 coming up on Tuesday, the trio are reminding responders there’s still time to sign up for the compensation fund, and to get an early start on lobbying Congress to renew the fund in 2020.
Stewart called the still-lingering...
- 9/7/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Stewart today will make his first appearance on Fox News Channel since appearing on Bill O’Reilly’s primetime program back in 2014.
Stewart will appear at 3 PM ET, on Shep Smith’s program; in the pre-taped interview, the former The Daily Show host continues to champion the World Trade Center Health Program, which provides medical monitoring and treatment for responders at the Wtc and related sites, along with survivors who were at the disaster area in the weeks and months after 9/11. He is joined in the interview by John Feal of the FealGood Foundation and retired deputy chief of the Fdny Richard Alles
Additionally, the interview will air in its entirety on Fox News Update on Facebook Watch at 4 PM ET.
The interview marks Stewart’s first appearance on the network since appearing on The O’Reilly Factor in ’14. Stewart and O’Reilly had an unlikely friendship, with Stewart...
Stewart will appear at 3 PM ET, on Shep Smith’s program; in the pre-taped interview, the former The Daily Show host continues to champion the World Trade Center Health Program, which provides medical monitoring and treatment for responders at the Wtc and related sites, along with survivors who were at the disaster area in the weeks and months after 9/11. He is joined in the interview by John Feal of the FealGood Foundation and retired deputy chief of the Fdny Richard Alles
Additionally, the interview will air in its entirety on Fox News Update on Facebook Watch at 4 PM ET.
The interview marks Stewart’s first appearance on the network since appearing on The O’Reilly Factor in ’14. Stewart and O’Reilly had an unlikely friendship, with Stewart...
- 9/7/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
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