home and have naps and everybody would be happy. the walton chose to move to kenya two years ago from texas. four katherine and phillip it, was like going home. they were both children of 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. at the time of the attack, blaise was 14 years old, ian ten, portia, four and gigi, too. and petra, the baby, 13 months old, was born in kenya. their morning at the mall unfolded just as any families might. they had lunch together on 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. 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 boys, with the baby in a sling,
the walton boys had made it out of the west gate mall which was still a scene of terror. but their mother, katherine, and her three girls, were still trapped inside, and then, a man holding a gun approached them. the next moments would be critical. here is kate snow with the conclusion of our story. for more than four hours, katherine walton, her girls, and the canyon woman helping them, huddled in a hiding space barely bigger than a bathtub closed off from the outside world. katherine didn t know she was part of a terrorist attack. all she knew was that gunman were convincing the mall, shooting it everyone. and now, a man with a gun was creeping toward her. you run to that table for hours. at some point, you hear something, you see something? i think there was a bit of commotion, and the kenyan woman said the cops are here.
what did they look like? they had tan angry clothing. and they were carrying very, very large weapons. very large guns. hearing the gunfire and screens echoing through them all, both katherine and faith could tell the gunmen were spreading out, killing people as they went along. two mothers trapped with young children, worried they d be next. and a growing fear seized catherine. her boys were no longer and three in their phone. where were they? coming up the terrifying uncertainty for those inside the mall and loved ones outside. i was a will come by the phone call. your wife and sons are in there and they are separated. sun, a friend of katherine s who s been texting with her, would go from worry to frantic. when she said that, my heart just sunk. when dateline continues. with dupixent adults saw long-lasting, clearer skin
present. he had no way of knowing whether his family was alive or not. no way of knowing that soon, some of his prayers would be answered. coming up, philip and katherine s son is trapped in the most violent part of the mall, and a 14 year old realizes it s up to him to protect his younger brother. i just thought even first, save him, me second. when dateline continues. line continues
he was hiding in the bathroom. abdul worked his way down to the main floor, and as he did, his brother managed to escape. i reached out to my phone to try and call him, and i see this message on my screen saying, i m out, i m safe. please come out. but abdul haji didn t come out. despite the gruesome scene, the blood, the bodies, the smell of smoke and constant gunfire, he decided to stay and help. a dual searched through the mall, looking for victims. then he made a discovery that shocked him. i looked down, and i see somebody hiding behind a table. it was a lady. she looked very scared. and i m thinking, she was right in the middle of the cross fire. katherine spotted abdul as well, but sensed he wasn t a threat. how did you know they weren t terrorists? they weren t carrying the large guns we had seen, that the terrorist had. with just a few words