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Buildings because i thought there would be further explosions. >> have you seen any injuries on the ground? >> a man was hit by a piece of debro and said someone had been badly hurt in a car ahead of me. im not certain if it was the car next to me. i cant verify that, but a lot of debris hit. everyone assumed a bomb hit and that had people think that further bombs may explode. >> did you see the second plane, that jet fly into the other twin tower. >> there was a first explosion that was louder ...

I was driving. we were about two miles to three miles away from the tornado at that point. it was just off to our west. moore is our hometown. thats where we grew up. so, i mean, we -- im 22 years old, so we -- i mean, it was just a loss for words for what we knew was about to happen. and the area that was being hit was just, i mean, it was -- i mean, we were in shock. and debris falling -- when you are three miles away from a tornado, we are talking pieces of wood, insulation, i mean, just abou...

Of debris falling, and i remember telling adam, oh my gosh, im alive. he said, im okay. im okay. are you okay? oh my gosh, are you okay? >> i said i think were okay. i couldnt believe that we survived and we werent hurt at all and i didnt feel any pain. i had no idea what was -- what had happened. and then, i sat up and i tried to -- he said, we have to get out of here or something like that. i tried to move and i said, oh my gosh, my foot. we just lost it. adam was -- had a lot of blood all ove...

You went through. so -- >> it is okay. i relive it every day. how close were you to the explosion? >> i was right in front of it. right in front of the business where it was. i felt the direct impact and it immediately blew off my left foot. >> how far was the bomb, do you know? >> my guess it would have been five feet. >> five feet. >> yeah. were lucky to be alive. >> did you lose consciousness? >> i dont think we did. i remember everything. so if we did it was for a matter of seconds. >> you r...

>> yeah. >> what happened then? >> i landed and closed my eyes and was underneath adam and covering my head and my face. it was very gray and quiet, gray smoke and ashes and a lot of debris falling. and i remember telling adam im alive and he said im okay. im okay. are you okay. and i said i think we are okay and i couldnt believe we surviveled and we werent hurt at all. i didnt feel any pain. i had no idea what had happened. and then i sat up and i tried -- he said we have to get out of here. i...

>> did you lose consciousness? >> i dont think we did. i remember everything so if we did, it was for a matter of seconds. >> you remember being blown through the air? >> yeah. i remember the air hitting me and the impact of the air hitting my chest and stomach and flying through the air, and then landing. i have a giant bruise on my left side and sore shoulder from landing. >> what happened then? >> i landed and sort of closed my eyes and was underneath adam and kind of covering my head and my ...

>> my guess, it would have been about five feet. >> five feet? >> yeah. were lucky to be alive. >> did you lose consciousness? >> i dont think we did. >> no. >> i remember everything so if we did, it was for a matter of seconds. >> you remember being blown through the air? >> yeah. >> what happened next? >> i landed and -- and sort of closed my eyes and was underneath adam and kind of covering my head and my face. it was very gray and quiet. great smoke and ashes and a lot of debris falling. and...

To another cnn exclusive. were hearing for the first time in a dance instructor who lost a foot, and part of her leg here in the attacks at the boston marathon. 32-year-old adrianne haslet-davis was watching the marathon with her husband adam davis, air force captain, when they were hit by the second explosion. despite her injuries, haslet-davis is vowing to dance again, and to run in the boston marathon. heres what she had to say to cnns anderson cooper. >> i landed, and sort of closed my eyes ...

There would be further explosions. >> and have you seen anyone injured on the ground, george? >> a man next to me was actually hit by a piece of debris in the arm. and they said that someone had been badly hurt in a car ahead of me. im not certain if it was the car next to me. i cant verify that. all i can say is a lot of debris was falling and very confusing because everybody, iy assumed a exploded and thats had people thinking that further bombs may explode. there was a rush away. >> did you s...

Collapsed. while talking to an officer, questioning me about my press credentials, we heard a very loud blast and explosion. we looked up and the building literally began to collapse before us. there was debris falling, id say, three-quarters the height of the building. people and the entire perimeter began literally, including myself, running out of breath to run for our lives. this is, we believe, debris from one of the planes that hit one of the towers in the world trade center. the fbi is he...