the image of four-year-old portia running to abdul was one no bun would soon forget.ne wasn't far behind and they weren't alone. these images show the terror of others being rescued by the police in those same moments, their desperation to be free. phillip got a phone call from his business partner. >> i got confirmation from eric that he was standing there with them and that they were all safe. >> your whole family. >> yeah. then i broke down and cried. yeah. then it -- then it -- you know, then you can let go. you know, then you can just kind of -- you can collapse. >> later, a picture followed. his wife and children trapped in that mall for hours in terror were now in the safety of a friend's house, together. >> simply the most precious thing i could even imagine to see all of them, you know, sitting there in safety and knowing that they had -- they had come through it. >> phillip grabbed the first flight back to kenya. >> must have felt really good when he got off the plane. >> it was very good because you know, as a mom, when dad is not around you feel like you h