lots of screaming. lots of gunfire. they had a demeanor like they owned the place. panicked moms protecting their kids. i just kepting telling them to be quiet, like a mouse. kids forced to protect one another. you grabbed your brother. yeah, and just run. from out of the blue a hero. she starts running. could he rescue the very smallest of victims? when portia got up and ran, did you have a moment where you thought, oh, my god? hello and welcome to dateline. new ton, orlando, las vegas. it seems like mass shootings have become all too frequent in the u.s. and overseas at a mall in nairobi, kenya, masked assailants carried out an even deadlier attack. it was an otherwise normal saturday afternoon of shopping, but gunman turned it into a scene of bedlam and bloodshed. but what also emerged were remarkable stories of courage and survival. here s kate snow. it s the modern day town square, a gathering place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating
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 c
Her two boys on their own, some where else in the mall. She said she wanted her brothers. And i told her that we would see them later. But just when things seemed hopeless, two heroes would appear. I told the lady now and a little girl would show us all the meaning of courage. When porsche got up and ran, did you have a moment where you thought, oh, my god . Im lester holt and this is date line. Here is kate snow with nowhere to hide. Reporter 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 upscale, modern Westgate Mall was the place to unwind at the end of the workweek. It was the last place you would expect Something Like this. [ gunfire ] gunshots, explosions, armed men taking over every floor methodically shooting any one in their way. That was the unbelievably brutal scene that played out in front of a shocked world on septembe
Verge of requiring these terrible weapons be destroyed. Last night a tearful fairwell at Yankee Stadium as an amazing era in baseball came to an end. Good day, im Andrea Mitchell in new york. Following the action on the senate floor right now. Lawmakers with a series of votes to kick a vote to avoid a shutdown back to john boehner but what the speaker does with it is a mystery. Joining us from the fix and nbcs David Gregory, moderator of meet the press. Chris, we just had the votes for cloture, they will move to the next series of votes, then it goes back to the house. Right. As weve seen, not good news to project from the house side. Well, you know, andrea, this is in many ways formulaic. We have known since the house passed their version of the continuing resolution with defunding obama Care Provision it would go to the senate and the senate would do whats in the midst procedurally and will do in the next couple of hours send it back that takes out defund obama care then back where w
Secrets in the mist. But first, two other moms face the unthinkable. It was just chaos. Lots of screaming. Lots of gun fire. Any bullet to pass through me first before it gets to these children. I just laid on them and prayed and just prayed and prayed and prayed. Inside the mall attack that stunned the world. Through the eyes of two moms and their kids. I just kept telling them to be quiet like a mouse. Asked him not to cry. This is it. For one of the moms, even more terror. Her two boys on their own somewhere else in the mall. She said she wanted her brothers and i told her we would see them later. When things seemed hopeless, two heroes would appear. I told the lady, now. A little girl would show us all the meaning of courage. When porsche got up and ran, did you have a moment you thought, oh my god . Im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres kate snow with nowhere to hide. Its the modernday town square. A Gathering Place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating, socializing.