the world watched in horror as the terrorist attack on nairobi's westgate mall unfolded.were stuck inside with little communication to the outside. philip walton was in the u.s., far from his home in kenya, when he learned his wife and children were inside the building. all he could do is wait and pray. here is kate snow. >>> three hours had passed since phillip was awakened by a call telling him his family was trapped inside the westgate mall, pinned down by gunfire. he had been on his computer all morning checking for updates. suddenly he received a facebook message from a friend with a freeze frame of video and there, in the bottom right corner, was an unmistakable sight, his two sons alive and outside the mall. >> it was my two sons standing with my business partner, who is a big and noticeable man. >> paul weaver raced down to the mall area and confirmed the picture was real. the boys were out. >> and just seeing them, i mean, i don't think there was any bigger hug in the world. but it was joy. but at the same time seeing the anguish in their face. blaise, we just sa

before earlier that started unfolding at 2:34 this afternoon and thisi is the of building at 888 westgate road just behind the mall is a blding that h doctors fices. but it's "the capital gazette". nbc source a tell us white man may have had a shotgun, we cannot confirm that, is opened fire through the glass of the office as you looked into the newsroom and started shooting people. reloaded and continnued shoot before he was engaged by anne arundel county police. >> the police would not confirm where the shooting happened. they're not prepared to do that yet. it's part of what they'll be piecing out to us as they get uc ready to con what they say is going to be a long investigation. >> because they have to build a case. reporter phil davis who witnessed the shooting and was under his desk at the "gazette" offices has been tweeting out. he's being interviewed by police. this is the source of that information. and because he says he was under his des and witnessing it, we are going with it. >> scott, what have you observed from your angle?t >> whs noticeable from that press conference, havi

. >> active shooter. 888ad westgate >> in an offic >> all right. so we hear that in that first report. here's what the people at the scene were telling 911. an active shoot werer with a shotgun. white male. >> they also said first floor. they had clearedr floors. it was an expansive office n building, that tall, but they had to go door-to-door, office by office. they had a lot of businesses they had tr clout. these are liveicres right now. we saw everybody calmly walking out as is the drill. they said in the press conference just a week ago in thw to deal situations like this. you've got to wonder if the businesses in ther have had similar types of drills, what to do in an emergency. as we've been seeing, this is the state of things to aay. >> here's something else you have to thi of when you think of doctors offices. there might be in this place some surgical centers. i know one of my -- one of my doctors is in this buildi. you don't know if there is a surgical center or if someone id ng like a colonoscopy and you have a patient unanesthesia and y

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the facility called 49ers fit opens this fall at the westgate center outlet mall in san jose.ture programs developed by the 49ers strength and conditioning team with state of the art equipment and recovery treatments. this follows a collaboration between the 49ers and founder of 24 hour fitness. membership fees start at $49 a month. >>> we are less than 24 hours away from the warriors championship parade and the final preparations are in full swing. the city of oakland put up barricades along the parade route this morning and check out this mural getting a lot of attention along the route today saying dub dynasty and some of the trophies. the artist said he started working on it as soon as the warriors won. >> just in time for the parade i'll finish, tonight hopefully, and be ready for tomorrow morning. no better place to do but the very start of it. >> sky drone 5 soaring high above the route in oakland. unlike the previous years there will nobody victory rally at lake merritt after the parade is over. here's a better look at the route. it starts at 11 a.m., 11th to broadway

they're also telling people if they need to find loved ones to meet them at the lord & taylor in the westgate mall to my right. a staging area for people to connect with loved ones and colleagues, jake. >> brian, we are told that there's going to be a briefing in the next minute or two. we have been told by the spokesperson for the city of annapolis that the mayor, the governor of maryland and law enforcement will brief at that meeting. we hear helicopters behind you. are those news helicopters? law enforcement helicopters? >> seem to be both. there are officials walking toward the staging area now. i don't recognize the governor. we can see officials walking toward a staging area here. and conferring with law enforcement. they may be giving us a two-minute warning or something coming up. here's the police spokesperson for the anne arundel police, ryan frashure. he may be just getting ready to give us some information. >> there's the gopher nor hogan in the blue blazer. there's the lieutenant ryan frashure, the spokesperson. let's listen in. >> good afternoon. i'm lieutenant ryan frashure. we

what i can tell you, what i can confirm is around 2:40 we were called, 888 westgate road. active shooter inside the building. once we arrived the officers quickly secured the building. we continue to get people outside the building. we're in evacuation mode right now. we're trying to secure the building the best we can. once the building is secure, once we're 100% the building is secured, that's when we'll be able to provide more information with the extent of injuries and information on the suspect. >> the suspect. at this point i can confirm we do have injuries. we did have an active shooter at that building, 888 best gate road in annapolis. we did have injuries, i can't give the extent of injuries at this point. we don't expect this, even though it's very early on to be a very -- have major casualties or several hundred casualties. but we do have injuries. i can confirm that. i'll get you as much information as possible. i just don't want to give you guys inaccurate at this point. that's the only reason i can't provide more. once the building is secure, we'll give more

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it will be at the westgate outlet mall. the gym will have group classes and a kids club.o offering an area with artificial turf to train just like the players. >>> toddlers in the u.s. are eating too much sugar. they are setting up for bad eating habits. they surveyed hundreds of parents and found all children under two years old are consuming too much added sugar in their diets. in some cases more than the recommended amount for adults. added sugars are found in things like yogurt, fruit juice, and packaged snacks. parents should limit the sugar intake navies and toddlers to natural sources like fruit and read the labels carefully. >>> history is about to be made in singapore. what to expect from the summit. >>> we are learning more about a deadly crash at emeryville. >>> join us after this break. >>> welcome back to, mornings on 2. we have a quick peek at what to expect today. >> reporter: how about some heat. it's on as we get inland. temperatures into the 90s today. we will be braving some of that for areas of the inner east bay. here's a look at blue skies overhead.