connection with that mall attack. let me put this in so i can hear martin here. a hot recruiting ground for al shabaab. two of the three attackers in the mall rampage were americans. martin savidge is live in minneapolis with more. reporter: many americans are accustomed to the idea from terror coming from the middle east. but from the middle west? here in the somalian community, an emergency meeting of civic and religious leader that is condemned the violence that s been taking place. they also know their community has been grounds for al shabaab. they re worried. at the mosque at midday prayer in this minneapolis neighborhood, home to the nation s largest somalia-american population,
she s considering a run for the white house. and the latest in the mall attack in kenya. still not resolved at this hour. what we re learning about the group behind the carnage and their possible motive. we have mark halperin, nicolle walla wallace. chuck todd, among many. morning joe, a few minutes away. still ahead, your best and most creative captions for oktoberfest. and morning joe, just moments away. as a working mom of two young boys life could be hectic. angie s list saves me a lot of time. after reading all the reviews i know i m making the right choice. online or on the phone, we help you hire right the first time. with honest reviews on over 720 local services. keeping up with these two is more than a full time job, and i don t have time for unreliable companies. angie s list definitely saves me time and money. for over 18 years we ve helped people take care of the things that matter most.
nairobi mall, the kenyan government says, we are in charge of the situation. that s not to say that the situation is over by any means. take a look at your screen. we ve been hearing gunfire, explosions all throughout the morning, and we ve just received word that approximately four people and that s their words, four people have been arrested at the nairobi airport. they are suspected of having some involvement in the mall attack even if they were not among the actual attackers. for much of the day, black smoke has been billowing from the westgate nairobi mall since 62 people have lost their lives on saturday. that number has been revised downward to 62 but more than 175 people are said to be wounded after this attack. of the 10 to 15 suspected attackers, at least four are dead, two killed in a fresh assault by kenyan forces just this morning. all of this coming to us from officials on the scene.
same. there are viable outlets that everyone can hear and i don t know that the gop would be punished in the same way. we ll see, will cain and ana navarro, thank you for your insight. i appreciate it. thank you. kenyan authorities have arrested around four people, that s their words, around four people on suspicion of involvement in the mall attack in nairobi. those people are being questioned right now. they were arrested actually at the airport. we ll try to figure out what this all means when we come back. [ male announcer ] when you have sinus pressure and pain, you feel.squeezed. congested. beat down. crushed. as if the weight of the world is resting on your face. but sudafed gives you maximum strength sinus pressure and pain relief.
john berman reports that whole question is plaguing u.s. law enforcement as well. the shocking mall attack in kenya carried out by a somali terror group linked to al qaeda and hostile to the united states has many u.s. citizens concerned. could a similar attack happen here? gunmen have terrorized american shopping malls in the past, but those attacks have been carried out by lone assailants with no apparent cause to promote. in 2007, the 19-year-old man killed eight people and himself in omaha, nebraska. that same year an 18-year-old man killed five people in salt lake city before he was killed by police. and last year, weeks before christmas, a 22-year-old gunman killed two people and himself at a mall near portland, oregon. it is preventing scenes like this one that keeps fbi officials up at night and law enforcement says they have been successful at stopping planned attacks before they happen.