us now. reporter: anderson, one thing she wanted to clear up, people have been speculating about those 13 text messages she swapped with jim dimaggio. she wanted to clear it up and here is what she had to say. the phone calls weren t phone calls, they were texts because he was picking me up from cheer camp and he didn t know address or what like where i was. so i had to tell him address and tell him i was going to be in the gym and not in front of the school, just so he knew where to come get me. reporter: she also got choked up remembering her mother and her brother and having to prepare herself for the memorial that will happen here on saturday. and one other thing i want to mention to you, anderson, is i just spoke with the aunt of jim dimaggio. he says that she believes her niece, the family member asking for the dna test to be done to find out if jim dimaggio is actually the father of hanna and ethan, she thinks that niece is after the money because she s mad she s not get
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16-year-old hannah anderson spoke out and tried to silence skeptics that her explanation about her communication with the alleged kidnaper leading up to the ordeal may have led to more questions than answers. her mom always taught her to be strong through everything and that s what she s doing for her. reporter: hannah anderson s family reacting to her first tv interview which she answered her skeptics. they don t know the story so they have their own opinion what they hear. reporter: has h hanna s grandfather said she had this to say about the emotional account. she s a 16-year-old child heys to to relate. reporter: her statements designed to set the record straight about her communication with her alleged kidnaper james dimaggio 13 times the day she was taken. the phone calls weren t phone calls. they were texts because he was picking me up from cheer camp and he didn t know the address or where i was. reporter: and she explained those letters she wrote to
the phone calls weren t phone calls, they were texts, because he was picking me up from cheer camp and he didn t know the address or where i was. so i had to tell him the address and tell him that i was going to be in the gym, not in front of the school. just so he knew where to come get me. reporter: she got choked up remembering her mother and her brother and having to prepare herself for the memorial that s going to happen here on saturday. and one other thing i want to mention, anderson, i just spoke with the aunt of jim dimaggio. she says that she believes her niece, the family member that s asking for the dna test to be done to find out if jim dimaggio is actually the father of hannah and ethan, she thinks that niece is just after the money because she s not getting the insurance policy. so another interesting twist here in this bizarre case. we wish hannah and her family the best. we ll be right back. ( bell rings ) they remind me so much of my grandkids.