a senior outside briarwood elementary school, trying children, desperate teachers, frantic parents, heartbreaking to watch. she s really hurt. where is she? she s out? she s out? okay. i know. one of the most unforgettable images to come out of that tragic scene is this one, steve and la donna cob rescuing their daughter jordan. joining me to tell the story are the cob family, mom, la-donna, dad, steve and daughter, sydney. i m so glad to see you all looking well tonight. it was one of those pictures where the moment you saw it, it summed everything up and everyone was wondering, who are you, and how are you. so la-donna, let me start with you. how are you all doing as a family? we are doing wonderful. we re lucky to be alive.
but i mean, for that size of a tornado not to take lives like it did, i mean, i know there was other places that it did. but for everyone in our school to make it out alive, and to go through that, to be in a building that s basically being blown apart by a tornado and having all that debris on top of you, and, you know, watching all that chaos afterwards is, you know it was it was crazy. it was amazing. it was surreal. it was i m just glad we made it out alive and very thankful that we did so. because yeah. could very well have went the other way. really a miraculous escape. and la donna, so much teachers in the last few days i ve been talking to who have been really heroic and you re another one to stay there look after not just children but others, a true act of great courage and to you and steve, i pass on everyone s grateful thanks.
injuries. but i mean, for that size of a tornado not to take lives like it did, i mean, i know there was other places that it did. but for everyone in our school to make it out alive, and to go through that, to be in a building that s basically being blown apart by a tornado and having all that debris on top of you, and, you know, watching all that chaos afterwards is, you know it was it was crazy. it was amazing. it was surreal. it was i m just glad we made it out alive and very thankful that we did so. because yeah. could very well have went the other way. really a miraculous escape. and la donna, so much teachers in the last few days i ve been talking to who have been really heroic and you re another one to stay there look after not just children but others, a true act of great courage and to you and steve, i pass on everyone s
schoolteacher ladonna leaving the school clearly injured while her husband steve carries their daughter jordan in his arms. the family is joining me right now. i m thrilled that all of you are here. steve, ladonna, jordan, sydney. guys, how are you? we re here. i have a little injury. but i m here. that s the most important thing. steve, you re doing all right? yeah. we both had some lacerations on our head. she had fractured bone in her cheek. outside of that, scrapes and bruises. very sore. but all in all, i mean, we re lucky to get out the way that we did. the girls, you re all doing fine, too? yeah. walk us through, steve, the picture. because this picture has now been seen around the world. tell our viewers what we re seeing, what was going on? well, this is right after we dug ourselves out of the classroom that we were in, with my youngest daughter, who s in
haley support trust. a senior outside briarwood elementary school, trying children, desperate teachers, frantic parents, heartbreaking to watch. she s really hurt. where is she? she s out? she s out? okay. i know. one of the most unforgettable images to come out of that tragic scene is this one, steve and la donna cob rescuing their daughter jordan. joining me to tell the story are the cob family, mom, la-donna, dad, steve and daughter, sydney. i m so glad to see you all looking well tonight. it was one of those pictures where the moment you saw it, it summed everything up and everyone was wondering, who are you, and how are you. so la-donna, let me start with you. how are you all doing as a family? we are doing wonderful.