When portia got up and ran, did you have a moment where you thought, oh, my god . Heres kate snow with hostage. Its the modern day town square. A Gathering Place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating, socializing, a trip to the mall is an escape on weekends. And not just in america, in nairobi, kenya, the modern West Gate Mall was the place to unwind at the end of the workweek. It was the last place you would expect Something Like this. Gunshots, explosions, armed men taking over every floor, methodically shooting anyone in their way. That was the unbelievably brutal scene that played out in front of a shocked world on september 21st. Just after the smoke cleared, dateline traveled to nairobi. Tonight well take you inside the mall attack with never before seen pictures of how it unfolded and new details from those who lived through it. Youll hear from two mothers caught in the cross fire. It was pretty terrifying. It really was. It was very, very scary. Two mothers caught on camera. Whats going to happen . Im going to die. The kids are going to die. In a matter of seconds, these moms, an american and a kenyan, would go from strolling through the mall to being forced to make life and death decisions to save themselves and their children. For Katherine Walton it began like any other saturday, with her husband philip away on business she took their five kids to the Westgate Mall. It was a place where all of them could be entertained, the teens and the toddlers. Her kids liked the chicken place, the candy store. Just an opportunity to walk around, kill a couple of hours. I knew we would go home and have naps and everybody would be happy. The waltons chose to move to kenya two years ago from texas. For katherine and philip, it was like going home. They were both children of mish missionaries and grew up in countries in west africa. They met in boarding school in africa, married in the states, and started raising their family. Blez was born 14 years ago and then ian, 10 porsche 4 gigi 2. Petra, the baby, 13 months old, was born in kenya. Their morning at the mall unfolded just as any familys might, they had lunch together in the third floor food court. After lunch the boys decided to race down to the first floor to a Big Department store, sort of like a super walmart, called nakumot. Mom and the three young girls were still finishing up lunch, so they lagged behind. As they were walking through the mall to catch up with the boy, with the baby in a sling and two toddlers holding moms hands, it happened, an explosion. The first thing that tells you something is wrong is a huge bang. Coming from where . It was the main entrance, so it was off to my right and behind me. I remember turning around and looking at it and just seeing people screaming and running. In those first seconds katherine was unsure what was happening. She thought it sounded like broken glass or something falling. But she immediately grasped that she and her girls were in danger. The chaos confused another mother not far from katherine on the main floor. Faith was in the mall with her two children, 9yearold daughter sy and 21monthold son ty. The agricultural researcher was shopping for an anniversary present for her husband. She was in a flower shop when she first heard the noise. It was so loud that i actually thought it must have been an earthquake and the building was collapsing. Thats the point when i just told my kids to lie down. Of course, im scanning the area wondering where were going to go. Reporter scenes captured on Security Cameras in the mall show how quickly the attacks again. You can see machine gun bullets flashing down the main concourse as shoppers frantically scramble and dive to the floor. And then i saw trace around starting to hit the shots that were straight ahead. Reporter katherines first thought, protect her kids. It was, you know, just instinct, to grab the girls and run. But we must not have gone very far and a kenyan woman came, scooped up porsche and we both ran right behind this display table, display cabinet. Reporter catherine, her girls, and the kenyan woman took cover the only place they could. Here they are crouching under a flimsy temporary display table. Petra was crying because i was laying on her and it was loud. It was very loud, very chaotic. Reporter what was happening around you . What were you hearing . You know, everybody was scrambling. The shooting was, like, coming from all directions. Reporter katherine knew her boys had been headed toward the Department Store amid all the noise and commotion, she managed to call them and yell out a quick warning. I said, dont come out of there. Theyre shooting. Go, run, hide. Do not come out. Reporter katherine knew the situation was dangerous, extremely dangerous, but at least she had some cover. Faith and her kids were also trapped on the ground floor but cowering out in the open, exposed to the gunmen stalking new victims. Im telling the kids lie down, this continues, loud sounds. Thats when i knew they were shooting. Then i thought, oh, no, wrong choice of hiding place. I remember my daughter at one point asking me, mama, was this the best place to hide . Reporter the assault continues. Youre not hearing one gun . No. It sounded all like it was all over. Of course, in the building, it was just echoing and reverberating. You could look up and see other floors . Where i was laying i could see across and up the different levels. It was just chaos. Whats the smell like . The whole mall was cloudy and just smoke everywhere. Gunpowder burning smell. Did any of them come anywhere near you . I saw two of them that walked from the main entrance in front of the line of stores that were directly in front of us. Hold on. What did you see . I mean, you saw their feet go by . No, i saw them. I saw two whole men. You know, they were 50 yards, 30 yards away. I dont know. What did they look like . They had tan and gray clothing, and they were carrying very, very large weapons. Very large guns. Reporter hearing the gunfire and screams echoing through the mall, both catherine and faith could tell the gunmen were spreading out, killing people as they went along. Two mothers trapped with Young Children worried they would be next. And a growing fear seized katherine. Her boys were no longer answering their phone. Where were they . When we come back the terrifying uncertainty for those inside the mall and loved ones outside. I got woken up by a phone call. Your wife and sons are in there, and theyre separated. Soon, a friend of katherines whos been texting with her would go from worried, to frantic. When she sent that, my heart just sunk. To keep hair strong against hot styling tools, you need more than a conditioner,. You need a miracle. 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I told her we would see them later. Reporter katherine could only hope that was true. Half a world away a phone rang he in a hotel in North Carolina. Catherines husband phillip, a tech entrepreneur, had gone back to the u. S. On business meetings leaving her wife alone in nairobi with her five kids. I got woke up from a phone call from paul weaver, a dear family friend so i knew it was not good. Do you remember what he said . Yeah, theres an attack going on at westgate and your wife and sons are in there and theyre separated. Thats a call you dont want to have to make. No. Reporter paul weaver, the Walton Family friend, had been at home recovering from surgery when he got an urgent text from katherine. What time did the first message come . The first one came in at 12 52. What did she say . Pray. Shooting in westgate. Hiding. Thats a message. It just blew me away. I actually wrote her back, really . She said, yes. I dont know where the boys are. She said, find blaise. Paul texted the oldest son blez but he didnt answer. I started looking at the internet. They put something out on the internet dont call anybody because people are getting shot when their phone rings. Paul didnt call but stayed in touch with katherine through text messages. Her life line to the outside world. I sent a text, get me out of here. Like i really thought he could but i was just desperate. And that one, when she sent that, my heart just sunk. Reporter katherine didnt text her husband philip because she knew he was too far away to do anything and knew she would only panic him. Back in North Carolina all philip could do is wait. It was 6 00 a. M. And news of the attack hadnt hit the u. S. Yet. Im trying to imagine the feeling of getting that phone call and being so far away. I think helplessness is a pretty accurate word. You know theres nothing that you can do. I was so worried the girls would just be screaming and like uncontrollably panicking. And drawing attention. Reporter exactly what katherine was trying to prevent the girls from doing. I just kept telling them to stay little, to stay very quiet, and that the kenyan lady that was with portia just kept patting her and soothing her. And gigi was just curled in a little ball. Her breathing was so quiet and so shallow. I just kept rubbing her back and touching her because i was, like, maybe shes hurt and i dont realize it. Reporter cramped in her hiding spot she was desperate to reach her boys. After trying and trying, she finally got through again. I was able to send a text and just said, are you okay . And he told me that they were okay. And that they were safe. You thought your boys had gotten out. I did. When he told me they were safe, i thought they had gotten out. Reporter but they hadnt. The walton boys were hiding in the back of the store. The cellphone video captured the battlefield the store became. The aisles were a bullet riddled maze. Shoppers were stunned. Some drawing fire. And now there were gunmen headed toward katherines sons. Faith wambua was the other mother trapped in this nightmare. She had her two Young Children with her and was worried about controlling her toddler son. They heard gunfire all around them. I feel bad right now because i was lying on him trying to shield him at one point and i said, oh, my goodness, lying on this floor and then impressing down on his back, he must be so uncomfortable. At that point that is when i put my finger in his mouth, you know, hoping to give him something to suck on. Reporter they remained like that frozen in place, first for minutes, then for an hour. She was terrified her son would start crying and give them away. I can see his face creasing into a cry and, my goodness, hes going to cry. This is it. Coming up faith makes a fateful choice. We thought, now our cover has been blown. While our other mom, katherine, becomes terrified that she and her girls are moments away from being discovered. 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Katherine walton was still in her makeshift hiding spot on the main floor of the mall, an hour into the attack she was still trying to keep her three restless daughters contained under that flimsy table. Their only protection from the roaming gunmen. It was a job that got harder as the mall got quieter. There was a lull. And petra picked up the phone and was playing with it and gigi was trying to take it away from her. Then the shooting started again. One of them threw the phone and it just got underneath our bodies and i couldnt reach it. You couldnt text anybody. I couldnt text anybody. Couldnt get ahold of anybody. For a couple of hours there i was texting her and no more texting from then. Other people were calling me saying this was really bad. Were seeing pictures of people being killed. And shes not responding to you now . No. Just down the corridor another mother struggled to keep her children quiet. Youre thinking about our survival, also thinking will this stop and run to an area where its safe. There was nowhere else for faith and her children to go. She told them being quiet wasnt enough. She made an incredible decision, they would all play dead. Her 9yearold daughter could understand how important it was to stay still. Amazingly her 2yearold son seemed to sense it, as well. He didnt move, except for an occasional blink. Men with machine guns scoured every inch of the mall. We were right next to a corridor where we could see them passing from time to time but there was no way i could change my position. Reporter as the minutes dragged into hours knowing her son might stir at any moment faith was relieved when he dozed off for a bit. He was lying down on the ground, you know, snoring away. I didnt know whether he was alive because one eye was shut, one eye was open. Hot, cramped, with numb limbs, faith urged her kids to fight the need to move. My daughter, whenever i felt like she was twitching or changing her position because my hand was on her arm, i would just squeeze a little bit, and she understood that to mean, stay still. Reporter but then 2yearold ty woke up, faith wondered how much longer he could hold on. She took a chance and played game. She pretended glass and cement were insects to keep them distracted. Theres an insect coming. He would watch it. He really likes insects. Reporter the gunmen continued to brazenly troll the mall floors looking for victims. Katherine was worried they would finally see her and the girls. After all, she was seeing the gunmen. When they walked by you were they shooting . No, they were walking very slow. They almost had a demeanor like they owned the place, like they knew they were in control. Did they see you . They looked my direction. I knew that as those men came out of that store and came around behind us, that they could see us. Reporter those men had already killed dozens of shoppers. In this video captured by a Security Camera, a wounded person is prodded by a terrorist. Other parts, too graphic to broadcast, show the gunmen callously shooting people in the mall. Even the injured. As the siege dragged on, the outside world was beginning to get some idea of how terrible it was. Good evening. Loud explosions were heard tonight in the kenyan capital of nairobi. Reporter those still trapped inside the mall couldnt know they were part of a terrorist attack. Faith and her two kids remained absolutely still. It was their only chance for survival, but her mind raced. Thinking about my husband, where is he . How will he get to know about this incident . Im wondering will any of my children get shot . Will i get shot and my children have no mother after this . Reporter faith was determined to protect her children at any cost. I remember covering the children. My sons head and i said, any bullet would have to pass through me first before it gets to these children. Reporter faith and her children had been flat on the floor for a full 3 1 2 hours when suddenly she heard something. We had heard voices from above us from higher floor asking us to get up. Mother, mother with the children, you mother, down there with the children. I knew they were now addressing me. Immediately we got up on to our knees and trying to get up and go, the shooting started again. Reporter she thought by moving she had drawn attention to herself. We were scared. First because we thought our cover has been blown. Now they know that we are really not dead. Reporter faith didnt trust anyone now so when a man approached, she was sure it wasnt good. Thats when i felt somebody touching me, you know, they had come for us because now they know we are alive. So we just laid down there and i remember telling the children, shush, quiet. 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