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We told you a bit about some of these special people yesterday. and since then we've learned more of their names. fourth grader jose flores, loved to play baseball. loved going to school. his grandfather tells "the new york times," he called him my little jose seto and kept a photograph of jose in his wallet. 10-year-old eliahana cruz torres. elly garcia loved the colors pink and purple. wanted to be a cheerleader. june 4th would have been her birthday. savannah guthrie spoke with her parents about their little girl. >> sweetest, sweetest girl you ever had the chance to meet. the younger ones,...

I asked the little girl the name, and she -- and said amerie. >> that's how you learned? >> she was so sweet. she was the sweetest little girl who did nothing wrong. she listened to her mom and dad. she always brushed her teeth. she was creative. she made things for us. she never got in trouble at school. i just want to know what she did to be a victim. >> she loved being a big sister.

Heaven. this is the pain of their loss, 19 children and two teachers . angel garza who raised ama amarejo garza wants them to know she tried to call 911 to save her classmates and teachers. >> she was the sweetest little girl who did nothing wrong, listened to her mom and dad, always brushed her teeth, she was creative, made things for us, never got in trouble at school. >> lexie rubia loved sports and just at ten years old, dreamed of traveling the world. >> she wanted to go to australia. >> she wanted to go to law school, at st. marys. >> annabelle rodriguez loved to dance, in the same class...

Another classroom nearby. >> i was just worried. >> reporter: you were? >> i was just worried thinking about him. >> reporter: cynthia herrera and her husband frantically searched for their children. they found andrea safe at one of the meeting points but later found out jose was brought to the hospital, where he died. what have these days been like for your family? >> just like numb. i have no feelings, honestly. i just try to keep my mind occupied with the kids, you know, and i just feel guilty even saying, "i'm glad my daughter made it" because i know my stepson didn't. >> reporter: hoe as ...

Johnny ratcliffe. tell us about your mom. >> she sees the best in everyone, even you. the successive had is a big result of my mom, kathleen mary cummings ratcliffe. she is one of the kindest, sweetest and more thoughtful giving people, she is one of the smartest people i know. she and my dad were teachers. and she taught us kids and the grandkids lessons in life and to be happy. i was years old when my mom said johnny, you think like a lawyer. that was all the encouragement i needed to take that path. when i thought about running for congress my mom was the first person to write a check too m...