this is built underneath the greenbrier resort in west virginia.ee this, especially on live tv. the "today" show given unique access to take you here. this was, indeed, one of the best-kept secrets in the world because this is where members of congress would have come if there was ever a mushroom cloud over washington. still today, it's hard to see beneath this nondescript neighborhood. behind walls five feet thick and just past the perfect cover, the greenbrier resort. >> welcome to the greenbrier. >> reporter: this opulent symbol of old-world luxury, hidden in the hills, about four hours from washington, about as far as you would find from the fear of cold war resorts. when kids like me were told to -- ♪ duck and cover >> reporter: our leaders adopted more of a bunker mentality. >> the very own luxury bomb shelter. >> reporter: sealed out of sight, a whole underground city. so secretive, even today, tour groups -- >> two cell phones, ladies. >> reporter: -- have to turn over their cell phones. but our cameras were allowed in. with congress closed

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since the shooting, you guys were on that train to the greenbrier, the retreat, the republican retreatand immediately people thought it was terrorism aimed at the republicans again. >> well, that's exactly right. and when you hit a truck in the middle of the road with a train going 70 miles per hour. that's another thing that makes you wonder if you are in the right place at the right time. steve: the day after he was shot, congressman, he went back to work. >> yes. steve: he's a special kid. >> this is a special young man. i told the story in that dugout, as i told you earlier, we had 24-year-old zac. we had 12-year-old jack barton. we had 68-year-old roger williams. even those generations we have that bond now together that will never leave that we were under fire. we stayed together. god was with us and he took care of us. steve: it's a pleasure. good luck tonight, congressman, zac. >> thank you. steve: now get back to work. ainsley, brian, todd, back to you. ainsley: our hearts are with all of them. those stories. so glad everything is okay now. brian: steve scalise still walking w