The South Tower from this view aired LIVE and played much more often that day (on NBC4 Washington, at least). The camera was on top of the 70-story GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center, which became an observation deck/tourist attraction – “Top of the Rock” – in 2005. The building is home to most of NBC’s New York studios.
Notice the skewed, leaning view. Hear anchor Matt Lauer be prompted to say the towers WERE leaning. At 9:07 am! (NYPD reported the North Tower was leaning at 10:20 am. See above, ABC7 Reporter N.J. Burkett.)
NIST Cumulus file: WNBC Dub4A 24 (low quality)
NBC View 2: GE Building
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