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CBS to Broadcast “Daughters of 9/11” in 2026

8/21/2026

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Summary

Story summary

CBS will broadcast “Daughters of 9/11” on September 11, 2026 at 9-11 p.m. ET.
The documentary follows Elizabeth Miller and Jessica Trant, whose fathers died in the World Trade Center attacks.
FBI Special Agent Frank Pellegrino, who interrogated Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantánamo, appears in the film.
The film includes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s Guantánamo confession stating he was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z.

History

Historical Context

The February 26 1993 van bomb by Ramzi Yousef killed six and injured 1,042, prompting the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force to expand to 1,000 agents by 1995 with a $6 billion budget. Decades later, CBS’s 2026 documentary “Daughters of 9/11” features Elizabeth Miller, Jessica Trant and Agent Frank Pellegrino recalling Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s Guantánamo confession, underscoring how the early attack reshaped U.S. counterterrorism policy.

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Story summary

CBS will broadcast “Daughters of 9/11” on September 11, 2026 at 9-11 p.m. ET.
The documentary follows Elizabeth Miller and Jessica Trant, whose fathers died in the World Trade Center attacks.
FBI Special Agent Frank Pellegrino, who interrogated Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at Guantánamo, appears in the film.
The film includes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s Guantánamo confession stating he was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z.

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