chief pfeiffer says, okay, let's go now. we get up. the dust starts to clear because the wind is blowing in the opposite direction. after that, it was just trying to literally walk around the block and walk back to the scene and see what we could do. [ sirens ] >> this is the most surreal scene i have ever seen. i cannot describe what took place. >> it is a scene just not to be believed. the smoke still billowing. what we do have is a lockdown. you can't get in. you can't get out. you can't go up. you can't go down. >> i see that i'm still in the middle of the street, and i see there's a little deli seems to be open on the corner.