COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and first lady Marty Kemp honored Good Samaritans and Cobb County officers who helped rescue two children who officials say were trapped in a hot car in the Cumberland Mall's parking lot.

The officers' body cameras caught the moment officers were able to get the children out of the vehicle.

The backstory:

Authorities say the incident started around 1 p.m. on June 4, when a shopper called 911 to report what she saw.

"I am standing outside of the Dick's at Cumberland Mall and there are two children in a car by themselves - small kids crying," the caller told 911 operators. "The windows are cracked, but I don't think that's right. We just came out of Dick's and I heard kids crying."

The responding officers quickly broke the car's front window

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