he had seen michelle knight locked in other room. though they had never spoken.ew thee she was a prisoner too. >> it was scary. we wondered if one day we would be murdered. if he wanted more girls in the p house. what was he go going to do to us. >> as time passed by. her mother held on to hope. her bedroom unchanged. christmas presents still unopened. four hours away. in the freezing cold of her room. she fills the hours writing in a diary, on notebooks, napkin, even fast food bags. >> you get a bag like this, bring something home, what would do you with it? >> just go all of the way around -- >> voila. >> there's your paper. >> how many days did you get into this? >> oh, that would last a good week, if you needed it to. >> amanda has been a prisoner for almost a year when castro goes on the prowl again, hunting. just five blocks away from the street where he kidnapped amanda. >> on this day, the young girl who catches his eye is 14. her name, gina dejesus and she's one of his daughter's closest friends. >> he pulls over to me, and then i got in the car, and the

she's seen michelle knight locked into another room.he knows michelle is a prisoner too. >> it was scary because i didn't know if one day we were going to be murdered. >> amanda has been a prisoner for almost a year when castro goes on the prowl again. her name gina dejesus and she's one of her daughter's closest friends. >> he asked me if you've seen my daughter. i said she's right around the corner. he said can you help me find her. i said sure. >> he leads gina down into the basement then grabs her and begins to chain her. help was only 2 miles away at gina's parents only knew where to start. during the first few days, gina watches stories about her own kidnapping and begins to suspect she's nottro's first victim. >> i kept watching news. i was like did you take amanda. he was like, no why would you think that. i was like because you took me. >> one month later, he admits the truth. allowing the girls to meet. so what was your initial feeling that oh, my goodness, there's two others i'm not the only one in here he's got three of us?

." >> reporter: amanda is not alone. 22-year-old michelle knight is also being held captive by castro in the house turned into a bunker. >> there were doors that were put on the windows. completely covering the windows so no light could come in. >> reporter: a year later a third kidnapping, 14-year-old gina dejesus. from day one she's a fighter. >> i tried to run, but he sat on my back. and then i just start kicking him. i kicked him and i bruised him really bad. >> reporter: through the years of their captivity, the girls bond. nothing brings them closer together than when amanda gives birth to a baby girl she names jocelyn. >> it was amazing 'cause she was so quiet. and she was just the most beautiful thing. >> reporter: amanda does all she can to create a normal life for her daughter. when jocelyn turns 5, amanda makes an imaginary schoolhouse inside the prison of their tiny room. >> we would pretend -- leave our house -- all of this in the same room, of course. >> reporter: so you're doing all this in the same room. >> yeah. i would tell her, "okay, we're at a street now, so you h

. >> reporter: amanda berry, gina dejesus and michelle knight were found that day.through the darkest chapter of their lives. now for the first time we are hearing about their ten-year captivity. >> now we want the world to know. >> we survived. we love life. >> we were stronger than ariel castro. >> reporter: amanda takes us back to the spot where she was kidnapped. >> one ride can change your whole life. >> reporter: on april 21st, 2003 she is abducted on her way home from her job at this burger king. just a day before her 17th birthday by a man named ariel castro. a seemingly mild-mannered elementary school bus driver. castro takes amanda to this two-story white house on seymour avenue. what happened when you went into the house? >> he started showing me around the house and i never got back out. >> reporter: in the house amanda watches her mother, her sister, her own story slowly unfold in the bitter graze of a tiny black and white tv. >> what went through your mind? >> that kept me going and i said you know, i'm going to make it home to you. as long as you figh

it really is a survivor story, it's about michelle knight and really her heroic effort to survive. >>all right, thank you very much. thank you so much for being with us and we look forward to seeing you in that role. >> thank you very much. >>> up next a group of native american actors walked off the set of an adam sandler movie. it's our "news nation" gut check. >>> be sure to like "news nation" on facebook, facebook.com/newsnation. stay with us. i love making sunday dinners. but when my back hurt, cooking all day... forget about it. tylenol was ok, but it was 6 pills a day. but aleve is just 2 pills all day. and now, i'm back! aleve. ♪ building aircraft, the likes of which the world has never seen. this is what we do. ♪ that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. when the moment's spontaneous, why pause to take a pill? or stop to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use is approved to treat both erectile dysfunction and the urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently, day or night. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medicines, and ask if your heart

. >> amanda is not alone. 22-year-old michele knight is also being held captive by castro in the houseurned into a bunker. >> there are doors that were put on the windows. completely covering the windows so no light could come in. >> a year later a third kidnapping, 14-year-old gina dejesus, from day one she's a fighter. >> i tried to run but he sat on my back. then i just start kicking him. i bruised him really bad. >> through the years of captivity, the girls bond, nothing brings them closer together than when amanda gives birth to a baby girl she names joslyn. >> it was amazing because she was so quiet. and she was just the most beautiful thing. >> amanda does all she can to create a normal life for her daughter. when joslyn turns 5, she makes an imaginary schoolhouse inside the prison of their tiny room. >> we would pretend, leave our house. all of us in the same room, or course. >> so you've been doing all of this in the same room. >> yeah, i would tell her okay we're at a street now. you've got to stop and look both ways for cars and then we can go across the street. okay. we're

now michelle knight's story comes to the screen. >> dr.couldn't be around this right? >> yeah. i got knots in my stomach. >> announcer: the exclusive interview with the cast. >> dr. phil: there are scenes where taryn is re-enacting michelle being abused. >> my mom said i'm worried about you playing that role. >> dr. phil: there's clips that michelle didn't think she was ready to watch. how do you feel as you watch that? >> i feel like i went back to where i first started. >> announcer: plus, what is her relationship now with the other abducted girls? >> dr. phil: are you still in contact with gina or amanda? >> dr. phil: let's do it! >> have a good show, everybody. >> dr. phil: this is a safe place to talk about hard things.