CNN EarlyStart May 24, 2013 09:43:00
Earthquake and i knew we were getting hit directly. >> reporter: did you think at that moment that you and braden could survive this? >> i didn't know if we would. i was just praying that we would. >> reporter: the walls were ripped off the operating room. sheila's husband and nurses shared these pictures from where they were hunkered down, a gaping hole to the outside. the tornado still raging. >> i opened my eyes. i could see i-35 and i could see the movie theater. >> with sheila still in labor, nurses cindy pokejoy, barbara brand, bonnie stevens and alice son heke draped blankets over her. ...