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
And shut down streets around the strip for several hours. Abc News Reporter alex perez. Reporter a towering inferno. Parts of the Cosmopolitan Hotel up in flames. One of the trendiest and Luxury Hotels in the country. Smoke billowing across the desert sky as firefighters battle the blaze. We have spread across. All the palm trees in the area are on fire. Reporter one person was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation. Hotel employees suspect the fire may have been started by a cigarette. It started on a pool deck at 12 15 p. M. And quickly consumed the cabanas and artificial trees. Witnesses in shock. Some capturing the whole scene on their cell phone. It is so bad. There is something serious going on. It is like igniting. 100 people just running from the hotel. Reporter the hotel a magnet for celebrities. The cause is still under investigation. Firefighters were working to contain a fire that broke out in nevada county. So far at least 50
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
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More terror. Her two boys on their own somewhere 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 when you thought, oh, my god . Im lester holt, and this is dateline. Heres kate snow with nowhere to hide. 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 t