WATCH: 9/11 hero's father narrates powerful ad against Abdul El-Sayed

The useful part

A political ad against Democrat candidate Abdul El-Sayed is being called one of the most powerful ads of this election period. Senate in Michigan, refusing to disavow the disturbing views of socialist streamer Hasan Piker, who has said that America "deserved" the 9/11 terror attacks. 'I'm not here to disavow people's views.' "Some of you have heard about my son.

How it works

• His name was Todd Beamer," says David Beamer as photos flash of happier times with his son.
• Todd Beamer was on the infamous United Flight 93 when Islamic terrorists hijacked the plane with intentions of crashing it into a prominent building, perhaps the U.S.
• He was famously overheard on the phone call with a phone operator before passengers decided to confront the hijackers.
• "They took a vote and decided, 'We need to fight back,'" his father says in the video.

What to take from it

Todd Beamer's actions and those of the passengers and crew likely saved many American lives. The plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field instead of hitting its intended target.

Details worth keeping

"He had little boys age 3 and a half and 1 and a half. "Then they responded to him, and he said, 'OK. Let's roll,'" phone operator Lisa Jefferson recounts.