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Someone killed your father. hundreds of miles south in florida, andy card was also at an elementary school. the chief of staff to president bush knew he had to interrupt him. that's when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whispered to him, "a second plane hit the second tower. america is under attack." ann van hine was in her car when she heard the news, and she knew as people were trying to escape the twin towers, her firefighter husband, bruce, would be heading in. my kids went to bed. emily and megan were 17 and 1a at the time. i stayed dressed, i laid down with them, but ...

At an elementary school. the chief of staff to president bush knew he had to interrupt him. that's when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whispered to him, "a second plane hit the second tower. america is under attack." ann van hine was in her car when she heard the news, and she knew as people were trying to escape the twin towers, her firefighter husband, bruce, would be heading in. my kids went to bed. emily and megan were 17 and 1a at the time. i stayed dressed, i laid down with them, but i didn't go to sleep because i figured someone was coming to the house and i didn't...

That's when i walked up to the president and i leaned down and i whispered to him, "a second plane hit the second tower. america is under attack. " ann was in her car when she heard the news, and she knew as people were trying to escape the twin towers, her firefighter husband, bruce, would be heading in. my kids went to bed. emily and megan were 17 and 14 at the time. - i stayed dressed, i laid down with them but i didn't go - to sleep because i figured - someone was coming to the house and i would be in my pyjamas. it's weird, the things you worry about. - at about midnight, somebody came to...

Weren't gaining altitude, that was a nanosecond. then captain louder came up and said, oh my god, another plane. i said i have to tell the president. i assume there was a full microphone that can pick up everything. i knew he was in front of second graders and the press pool. so i chose my words carefully, passed on two facts and made one editorial comment. the two facts were a second plane hit the second tower. the editorial comment was america is under attack. i knew it wasn't an accident and i knew it wasn't a coincidence. so that was what i told him. i was impressed with how he reacted. he...

Particular targets might have been chosen? >> well, these particular targets -- for small, the world trade center for its very high profile. and the obvious trap that the terrorists set. after the first attack, they knew very well that all television cameras and one of the most media intensive centers of the world would be focused on those twin towers, so that when that second plane came in, with that horrific video of it striking the second tower. that would achieve a monumental victory for them. the target here, all these. the most powerful center military will in the world. tom? >> all righ...