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
of a shocked world september 21st, 2013. just after the smoke cleared, dateline traveled to nairobi. we ll take you inside the mall attack with harrowing scenes of how it unfolded and details from those who lived through it. you will hear from two mothers caught in the cross fire. it was pretty terrifying. it really was. it was very, very, very terrifying. reporter: two mothers caught on camera. what s going to happen? i m going to die. the kids are going to die. reporter: in a matter of 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 catherine walton it began like any other saturday with her
a gathering place that the filter every need shopping eating socializing and not just in america of the work week. it was the last place you would expect something like this. [noise] gunshots, explosions, armed men over every floor, methodically shooting anyone in their way. that was the unbelievably brutal scene that played out in front of a shock to world september 21st, 2013. just after the smoke cleared, dateline traveled to nairobi. we ll take you inside the mall attack. with harrowing scenes of how it
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 and modern west gate mall was the place to unwind at the end of the work week. it was the last place you would expect something like this. [noise] gunshots, explosions, armed men over every floor, methodically shooting anyone in their way. that was the unbelievably brutal scene that played out in front of a shock to world september 21st, 2013. just after the smoke cleared, dateline traveled to nairobi. we ll take you inside the mall attack. with harrowing scenes of how it
it s 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 and modern westgate mall was the place to unwind at the end of the work week. 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, september 21st, 2013. just after the smoke cleared, dateline travelled to nairobi. we ll take you inside the mall attack with harrowing scenes of how it unfolded and details from