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To me, he looked over and all he could see was the back of my legs. and he could hear me screaming. it's crushing me. it's crushing me. >> it was like i got to get the wall off my wife. i just remember grabbing it. i just lifted as hard as i could. i thought she is going to die if i don't get that off her. >> my daughter was under me. my youngest. she was just screaming, mom, mom, mom, wake up. wake up. and i could see her. she seemed kind of translucent to me. i kind of thought i was dead. >> where is she? >> can you imagine afterward outside how parents and teachers and the students were abl...

Donna and two of their daughters in shock right after the funnel cloud hit. ladonna was just starting to realize the extent of her injuries. >> i broke my cheekbone. so this side of my face is still numb. i had a gash in the back of my head to my skull. i had 16 staples. >> that probably scared the kids. >> my middle daughter was screaming. somebody help my mom. my mom is going to die. and i just kept telling her, i said i'm hurt but i'm okay. i'm alive. i'm here. >> amazingly, nobody died at briarwood elementary. but just one mile away at plaza towers elementary, seven children did die. >> i ...

Outside how parents and teachers and the students were able to pick their way out of the rubble we were traumatized. >> she's out. >> okay. >> a local photographer took this picture of steve and la donna and two of hir daughters in shock right after the funnel cloud hit. ladonna was just starting to realize the extent of her injuries. >> i broke my cheekbone. so this side of my face is still numb. i had a gash in the back of my head to my skull. i had 16 staples. >> that probably scared the kids. >> my middle daughter was screaming. somebody help my mom. my mom is going to die. and i just kept...

Facility for the school year, but i was nervous about it. i was hoping that it would go well and i think it was a little hard at first, but i think you know, just getting back to school, getting back to a normal routine is going to help and everything's going to do a lot better. >> so, ladonna, now, you are in that temporary school that your husband was just mentioning, but do you know much about the newly rebuilt schools and how they will be equipped? whether you and other survivors of that tornado will kind of be consulted on what's needed the next go round if there is another go round. >> i...

It was a little bit crazy and a little bit stressful, but we made it through. >> and jordan, what was the day like for you? going back to school. >> i was scared because there was going to be thunderstorms because we get scared a lot. i get scared a lot and it was exciting to just see all my friends. >> i'm sure that was really comforting and you know, steve, i wonder, did you kind of have butterflies for both ladonna and jordan heading back to school? >> yeah, i was worried. i didn't know how they were going to handle it. and i actually showed up to pick them up from school. just so i could b...