but he knew he was in the bathroom and he was able to get out of the building, again, because these exit doors were working well. i can t tell you how thankful i am just to do that one task homeland security told us to do. because in the past you couldn t push through the exit doors? they weren t easily opened. they had safeties on them so they couldn t open either way. but now he was able to get out. i mean, he could be alive because of this. where were you when you found out this had occurred? i was heading up to the service. i m there every i was there last night for service. i go up there around 10:00 and in the morning and one of the vice presidents that i work with on facilities now that i stepped down, he called. he worked for city emergency management. and he said he just got word there s an active shooter at
tree of life. go up there and see if this is true. i tried to get up. i only live a block away from the synagogue. i tried to get up shady avenue and was
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Global outpouring of support for jewish communities as families buried their loved ones. a new campaign, show up for shabbat is asking all americans to show up to synagogues this weekend, fight anti-semitism. we see this growing memorial behind you. what more are you seeing there, jean casarez? reporter: it was a week ago today now when this was all happening. and as you know, the tree of life synagogue is a crime scene, an active investigation crime scene, so they re having a shabbat service right behind me here. this is where everyone from the community was welcomed. it is rabbi chuck diamond speaking now. i listened in a little bit. he was talking about at this moment is when it happened a week ago, and he said on the sabboth we as rabbis do not carry cell phones, but rab ee