Sharing Phones News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

>> good morning, maria. good to be with you. maria: so i was just thinking about the day the morning of september 11th when i ran out of my office at the new york stock exchange, up to the corner of wall street and broadway, and we were all watching a small group had developed on the corner, we were watching just a couple blocks away the building on fire, this was the first plane that went into the north tower and it occurred to me, dick, that at that point there was so much camaraderie. i was giving my black berry to people, they were giving me theirs, sharing phones to call home, tell people...

Minutes. and while we were there, we all contacted our loved ones. we went ahead and let them know what was going on. we started sharing phones can each other for those that didn't have their phone. and later on, those that couldn't contact their siblings, most were able to contact their siblings and loved ones. >> what was the sequence of the gunshots that you heard? i assume you heard an initial burst of gunfire, but then at some point, the police enter the scene after some period of time. and then do you hear gunshots again that would include the police gun fire? >> well, actually, the firs...

This other student had ear buds in listening to something on her phone she wouldn't hear it? >> the sounds were very muffled. i doubt anyone would associate these pops with a gun. they could have been mistaken for anything, firecrackers, b.b. gun. like i said, an engine fires back. it didn't sound like anything like a gun. >> and christian ten, how long did you stay in the science center? and what happened in there? >> well, it felt like it was about an hour. we probably had stayed there for probably about 30, maybe 45 minutes. and while we were there, we all contacted our loved ones. we went ...