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Briarwood elementary was with several children when the ceiling collapsed, pinning them to the ground. metal beams and cinder blocks crushed her. she survived and said her thoughts were on the children and keeping them calm. at a nearby day care center the staff hustled 15 children to two bathrooms, draping them with a protective covering and singing songs with them to keep them calm as the wind ripped the roof off of one of the bathrooms and debris rained down on the children, they remained cal...

Cinder blocks were falling on us. pieces of debris. it was horrifying. they were very frightened. >> at what point did you realize it was over? well, for one thing when i turned around and looked up, you could see the whole entire sky. there was nothing left of the roof. and just the fact that a lot of debris flying around, the cinder blocks, everything had just kind of settled down and it got really, really quiet as far as the weather went. the children were still very, very upset. it just got ...

Systems. then they moved us to the boys and girls bathroom. and then some kids were not following directions of staying away from under the sinks and stuff. >> uh-huh. they got under there and cinder blocks and everything collapsed on them. they were under. so that kind of saved them a little bit. but they were trapped in there. teachers had to hurry up and get them outside. a gas leak happened over on 149th. >> a brave little boy there. talk about following instructions. they have done it time ...

Down. thats when she sort of got over my son and the other children and just sort of was trying to shield anyone she could. >> your sons in kindergarten. did you know that she was with your wife when the tornado hit? >> i had a pretty good idea. phone reception was difficult because the signals were strained. she did text me that she had requested for him to be brought to her room and have a teachers aid or someone bring him there. so i got that text message. i felt pretty certain. typically the...

People digging and crawling through rubble. >> started heading in. we were pulling walls off of people. there were people crawling out from everywhere and anywhere. basically just a war zone. >> reporter: buildings crushed by the destructive tornado that wreaked havoc for almost an hour. >> and, sadly, they found a man and then a woman and a small baby. >> reporter: and here, school buses still lined up outside this school, but the gym, torn apart. >> it just tore through it like a truck run rig...

Youre not going to be able to get in because they have shut off the traffic. lets go back to lance west. >> reporter: im outside the yellow tape. i can tell you that they brought a dog in, getting ready to do some search and rescue operations. it does look like they have taken some back boards up to the mountain of metal and cinder blocks and it looks, from my perspective, like they may be communicating with someone. if there is a victim undhear rubble, they havent been able to reach them yet bu...

Other violent crime in their background. i know hes been -- he had trouble with domestic violence about 2005 or so. these cases began around 2004. youre looking for a precipitating stressor or event that finally pushes the guy out the door. he finally goes out the door and starts looking for potential victims. hes got the preplanning. you know theyre going to use insanity as one of the potential defenses, but hes got the preplanning involved in this. hes not going to just abduct someone off the ...

About 2005 or so. these cases began around 2004. youre looking for a precipitating stressor or event that finally pushes the guy out the door. he finally goes out the door and starts looking for potential victims. hes got the preplanning. you know theyre going to use insanity as one of the potential defenses, but hes got the preplanning involved in this. hes not going to just abduct someone off the street without everything set to go home. he has the shackles. he has the means of boarding up the...

Murdered the school bus driver. police are frantically working to rescue a 5-year-old boy from his armed suspected captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes. >> negotiators continue to communicate with the suspect. and there is no reason to believe that the child has been harmed. >> reporter: police say the two are in a 6 x 8 bunker four feet under ground. the suspect may have food and supplies to remain underground for weeks. dykes has been speaking with police through a pvc pipe from the bunker to t...

A 5-year-old is being held hostage by a man who police say murdered the school bus driver. police are frantically working to rescue a 5-year-old boy from his armed suspected captor, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes. >> negotiators continue to communicate with the suspect. and there is no reason to believe that the child has been harmed. >> reporter: police say the two are in a 6 x 8 bunker four feet under ground. the suspect may have food and supplies to remain underground for weeks. dykes has been s...