Teacher Who Lost Father on 9/11 Shares Inspiring Story of Hope

Olivia Perez-Johntry was just 10 years old when she lost her father on 9/11.

Now 25 years later, she has turned that loss into lessons of resiliency as a high school science teacher on Long Island, New York.

She sits down with TODAY’s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to open up about how she dealt with the unimaginable loss and is using her own experience to help others.