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debora patta reports from nairobi. >> reporter: here at the chiromo mortuary, grief is loud and unrelenting. these women try to offer support. instead, they almost collapse under the weight of their sorrow. among the dead, american jason spindler. his body was brought here before being transferred to a private funeral home. spindler was grabbing a quick bite to eat when gunmen burst into the luxury nairobi complex. behind me are the burned-out cars where the al-shabaab militants stormed into this complex with firearms, grenades, blew it up, and then rushed in, going from office to office. spindler's staff were among those safely rescued. he was heading up a development agency in nairobi. he had already had one brush with death, having survived 9/11. his father, joseph spindler, said he just happened to be late for work that day. >> he was coming out of the subway when the-- when the buildings were coming down. then he was covered with all the dust. >> reporter: not long after that, he gave up a high-powered wall street career to work in developing countries, a decision that ultimately led h

debora patta has the story. >> reporter: the attack began early in the afternoon when armed gunmen stormedel and office complex in the capital city. kenyan police say an explosion ripped through the security barrier, setting three cars alight, and then a suicide bomber blew himself up in the hotel lobby. as gunfire rocked the upmarket complex in nairobi, terrified office workers fled for their lives. this cctv footage captured the armed gunmen moving through the complex with military precision, looking for victims. they then went from office to office, shooting randomly. in panic, people took cover wherever they could, behind cars, in offices, inside bathrooms. eyewitness robert murire said it was chaos. >> when those guys came in, they were just shooting. they were not normal people. just they were three people. they had green trousers, green tops. they had something here and bullets, black bullets. >> reporter: security forces raced to the scene to help those trapped inside the building. they were met by a scene from hell, blood, glass, and bodies slumped over chairs. the al qaeda-linked

debora patta has the story. >>> once we heard from the embassy, there was no question we were going toome here and bring him home. excuse me. we also wanted to meet with all his friends and thank them. >> reporter: when news broke that armed gunmen had stormed a complex in nairobi, jason spindler's parents, joseph and sarah, say it felt like 9/11 all over again. >> he would have rushed in and tried to help people. it's just the type of individual he was -- >> reporter: maybe that's what he was doing in all that time -- >> i did. i -- who imagines that their child is killed in a terrorist attack? >> reporter: the unimaginable had happened. you were able to visit him today and pay tribute to him. >> we did. we went to see him. and as you can expect for any parent, it was -- >> so cold. >> devastating. >> reporter: after 9/11, spindler gave up his high-powered wall street job to invest in developing countries, believing it was the best way to reduce terrorism. his close friend and colleague, ben schmerler told us they would have business meetings while walking in nairobi's forest. >> i wi

>> debora patta reporting, thank you. >>> we're learning more about the suspect in the kidnapping of jayme closs and the killing of her parents. jake patterson was moved yesterday from wisconsin's baron republican county jail to the jail in polk county. the man is being held on $5 million bail. jayme u kes is at a church in baron county, wisconsin where a prayer service will be held this morning. good morning to you as new information comes in, we've noticed the mood in this community shift from joy to shock over the horrific details of jayme closs's kidnapping and the murder of both parents. we're learning more about the suspect's last job before his alleged crimes. jake patterson only worked at the cheese factory for two days but according to a criminal complaint, it was on his drive to work on one of those days that he spotted jayme closs getting on a school bus and decided he was going to kidnap thcompany td cbs news they tersont when her.he failed s up his t work. according to complaint, patterson was plotting jayme's abduction while still at the job. he bought a face mask at wa