Hey, I'm Drew Rubin and before we get to it today, just a quick reminder to subscribe

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And now more importantly, joining me today is the former anchor of ABC's World News

Now and CNN's News Night, as well as a former professor at the Walter Cronkite School

of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University.

Aaron Brown, welcome to the Rubin Report.

Thank you. Thanks for having me.

I am really glad to have you.

Obviously, this week is the anniversary of 9-11.

And when I got to know you, and I think when millions of other people got to know you,

was on September 11th, 2001, you were anchoring CNN's morning coverage that morning, but you

probably thought was just going to be like any other morning.

And then very quickly, it was not.

There was a rumor out there that you've already started correcting me before we started

here, but that was actually your first day at CNN.

But you're telling me that's not the case.

No, it's such a good story.

And I don't know how many times I've been interviewed.

I don't know how many times this has come up.

I don't know how many times I've said, honestly, I love this story too.

I wish it was true, but it's not.

And it's such a good story that they would write it anyway.

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