he escaped from the suv on friday after the shootout in watertown he smashed those two phones before going into hiding. otherwise, it s minor details here about basically the substance of the events we already knew. all right. well, thank you, pete williams for the report on that case. we re going to return to the president s overseas case. president obama is meeting with u.s. embassy staff in senegal. it s his first leg of his trip to africa. the president and the first lady will be honored with a state dinner. earlier today the first family made an emotional island to africa s largest slave trading post for nearly 400 years. nbc news political director and daily rundown host chuck todd is traveling with the president. reporter: been a busy first full day for the president in senegal. began with a press conference