Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20100408:04:05:00
>> i'm coping. >> larry: where were you when the blast occurred? >> i was approximately 300 feet inside the portal, sitting in the man trip. we were about to leave to head to our section, and the air hit us. started out as a small breeze, it felt like. then it got hard, very hard. so i got out of the man trip quickly. i knew something was wrong. and i knew i needed to get outside. the wind intensified to what i felt like was gale force, hurricane-like wind. my eyes were filling with dirt. i had to put my head down. i couldn't see. i felt panic setting in, although i knew i didn't have far to g...