there i was, sitting under a desk texting my parents, telling them i loved them, and i just -- i just don't know what i want right now. right? but i'm going to need more than a couple days of news coverage and some thoughts and prayers, because it's -- our whole lives have been shattered. and so thanks for your prayers, but i couldn't give a fuck about them if there's nothing else. >> selene and phil, again, i'm sorry it's under these circumstances, but i appreciate the strength of you both talking. thank you. >> thank you. >> we'll have more on what happened ahead. we'll be right back. it all started when donald trump tore thousands of immigrant children away from their parents. we the people challenged him in court and in the streets. then trump was forced to admit that his policy was wrong. and he caved. the court just ruled that trump must reunite every family he broke apart. (clock ticking rapidly) time is ticking. these children must see their parents again, and they're counting...

we were trying to call 9-1-1, but -- you know, i'm sure you know the rest of the story. >> yeah. >> and i know as phil said, celine, time is difficult to tell in a situation like this. was anybody saying anything? was the gunman saying anything? were people being quiet? do you remember the sounds? >> i just remember the shots. i just remember -- i don't remember if it was before or after the shot john said what the fuck, and those are the only words i can remember. i don't know. i didn't hear anybody yelling. we just -- from the sounds we knew what was happening, but i didn't hear anything else besides the shots. >> yeah. i would say that's accurate. i think as soon as everyone found out, everyone got dead silent and tried to hide under their desks, but it was clear that he went after some people that were. >> and phil, i mean, i know you're a crime reporter. i mean, you covered this kind of stuff professionally. obviously it's a completely different thing when it's you underneath the...