gabriella figueroa. our producer working with us at nbc and msnbc. brandon, you've probably heard our coverage for quite a while now, fill in any blanks we have left out, please. >> reporter: brian, i can just tell you that we're in the midst of gathering with parents being reunited with their children, in many cases they have been texting and exchanging phone calls, but they're reuniting, particularly across the street at the middle school. it's just a day that no one expected. people are coming out with roses and flowers, this is valentine's day, it's just a really somber mood. many of the parents that are reuniting with their children are incredibly relieved to get back with them. >> there were kids running out who were clearly carrying valentine's stuff, they were carrying gifts or cards with harts on them while running to safety. >> reporter: absolutely, and this is still happening live while i'm talking to you, you've got parents coming through police barricades, through neighborhoods, trying however they can to get to their children. this, as