Thanks for being with us. The death toll is rising while the tense standoff continues in kenya. The red cross says at least 68 are dead and 175 others injured, including five americans, after gunmen stormed the Westgate Mall in the capital city of nairobi. Members of alshabab are inside the mall holding an unknown number of people hostage. President obama called president uhuru kenyetta of kenya to express his condolences and offered u. S. Support to bring those responsible to justice. Within the last few hours there has been increased activity at the Shopping Center, including reports of sporadic gun fire, helicopters and one explosion. This is an ongoing situation. We have the latest from nairobi. Military reinforcements sent in. They say their priority is to rescue the civilians inside the mall. The attackers have several hostages. President uhuru kenyetta and his political opponents, raila odinga and others called for calm. They asked the International Community not to issue travel
Was a shock. Yes you pay your citys taxes , you are not getting services. Especially in an emergency. It is crazy. I felt very helpless. I was cared for my son i thought he was going to die. We were really scared. We didnt no what was gong. If you have seen me, would you have said he was very upset. Scared me to desks death. Denies jones was so shaken by entire experience she stayed home from work today to be with her son. This not first time patient has been taken to a hospital in district on truck. There have been other recent high profile incidents well. Judgements called by the firefighter on board. We asked dc fire and ems why there were no ambulances available to take the toddler to the hospital, and spokesman released this statement. Closet transport unit and i am reading this verbatim transport Units Available at that time of the dispatch were identified because the others were already on emergency calls. Department commend the quick actions taken by member of truck 1 who recog
Could not. So we remained in the stairwell for 1 1 2 hours. They eventually escaped through a mall supermarket but the terrifying stories and broadcast images have kenyans in our metro frantically looking for news from back home. Is everybody okay at home . All lace is the proprietor of an african restaurant and shows frustrated by the actions of alqaeda terrorists which is taking revenge. They should be able to say what they want. Usually sometimes they say what they want. If they are people negotiate then somebody should go in and next negotiate to save peoples lives. She has a friend who has a friend in kenya who lost a relative in the hostage shootings and that relative was a nephew to the countrys president. As for sarah head who escaped from the mall alive she is in kenya on business. I c. F. International wont say what shes doing the company is a consult manying Firm Consulting firm. All right. Karen, thank you for the update tonight. A second person hurt in last weeks Navy Yard
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