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Explosion of some kind here at the pentagon. we're on the e-ring of the pentagon, we have a window that faces out toward the potomac, toward the kennedy center. we haven't been able to see or hear anything after the initial blast. i just stepped out in the hallway. security guards were herding people out of the building and i saw just a moment ago as i looked outside, a number of construction workers who have been working here have taken flight. they are running as far away from the building as they can right now. i hear no sirens going off in the building, i see no smoke. but the building sho...

And he said obviously this is clearly an act of terrorism. and then he got very close to me and almost silent for a few seconds, and he leaned in and he said this attack was so well coordinated that if i were you, i would stay off the e ring where our nbc office was. the outer ring of the pentagon the rest of the day, because we're next. and it sent a chill down my spine. >> all right, david gregory is now on the phone from longboat key actually. david? >> yes, katie, the president is about to begin an education event, which is obviously being canceled.

And i bumped into a u.s. military intelligence official. and i said, look, what have you got? and he said, obviously this is clearly an act of terrorism. then he got very close to me and almost silent for a few seconds. he leaned in and he said this attack was so well coordinated, that if i were you i would stay off of the e-ring where our nbc office was. the outer ring of the pentagon, the rest of the day, because, we're next. and it sent a chill down my spine. >> david gregory is now on the phone from long boat key, actually. david? >> yes, katie, the president is about to begin an education...

It's just adjacent to the e ring. the offices nearest the heliport area are u.s. army reserve officers and the army reserve officers are located there. as you can see it appears to be a pretty significant blast. we are almost on the opposite side of the building the world's largest office building. as i reported to you, we could feel the building shake and the windows rattle. as i was in the hall way a few moments ago, i could smell the kind of smoke, almost when you smell when a floresent light goes bad. authorities are clearing the building. i don't know if you can hear the sirens, but it ap...

Pretty -- i mean, fairly typical in terms of an event happening without any foreshadowing? >> no, katie, this unfortunately is typical. it's only in the movies that you get the advanced warnings. you know, you look at every major terrorist incident against the united states, whether you're talking pan am 103, the world trade center, the "uss cole" bombing, the bombing the saudi arabia. rarely do you get an advanced notice. >> jim miklaszewski has more information. >> i don't want to alarm anybody light now but apparently it felt a few moments ago like there was an explosion of some kind here a...