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Saying, he was telling maria bartoroma that, as an agency, let's do better. >> i met with a group of sheriffs yesterday. they all believe we need to do a better job receiving these signs and acting on them and following up on them better. that is probably the most valuable thing we can do to stop these kinds of cases. >> dana: sessions saying today the agency will be making this a top priority. >> boom boom boom boom gun shot. i thought it was fire crackers. i was like, oh, no, i'm out. i ran back to my classroom. told my teacher i thought it was a shooting. >> i went outside. the police clear...

>> i heard screaming. i heard about five, circumstance gunshots. we thought they were fire crackers. >> faculty learning an active shooting situation was under way. students running for their lives, others hiding under their desk, sending frantic text messages. >> she said tell them someone is hurt on the third floor of the 1200 building. we can hear him crying and praying. >> reporter: one teacher hiding with 19 students inside a closet for nearly an hour. >> i literally was praying, pray, praying. it was the scariest situation of my life. >> reporter: police desperately attempting to locate ...

As we previously had a fire drill the same day. a few hours earlier. and we knew this wasn't normal and there was something sinister going on. >> you didn't believe it. you thought it was fire works or something. no one believed it. >> maybe fire crackers. pulling a prank. >> so how did people react? did you learn anything from the fire drill from the drills that you had that helped you in the particular situation? or nothing you can do in a situation like this that can prepare you. >> yeah, we learned, you know, that we need to be silent. phones need to be on. we need to be on the same side a...

>> he knows that i can't maintain these children without him. >> i love those little kids. >> i love my grandparents. they're the best grandparents ever. >> do you think they sacrificed a lot to do this? >> yeah, by grandpa loves his harley. >> people do what they have to do. what's in their heart to do. >> together, they gave erica a secure home. day by day, she was gaining strength, but things were not normal. >> erica was so afraid of balloons, the popping, and she was afraid of fire crackers. >> loud noises and everything. she's like this. >> she was scared when it rained, when it thundere...

Everywhere and that had to stop. >> he knows that i couldn't maintain these children without him. >> i love those little kids. >> i love my grandparents. they the best parents ever. >> do you think they sacrificed a lot to do this. >> yes, my grandpa loves his harley. >> but people do what they have to do. what's in their heart to do. >> together they gave erica a secure home. day by day she was gaining strength. things were not normal. >> erica was so afraid of balloons. >> balloons. >> popping. >> she was afraid of fire crackers. >> loud noises and everything, she's like this. >> she was sca...