portions of somalia and continues to recruit its fighters from outside that country. some al shabaab fighters were radicalized right here at home in the u.s., including a number of young men from the somali community in minneapolis. among counterterrorism officials, perhaps the best known american to join al shabaab is omar hammami, originally from alabama. the young radicalized recruit was an occasional rapper on youtube and was on twitter and was reportedly killed in fighting between factions recently. the international community vows to make sure the group does not attack again. we shall hunt down the perpetrators wherever they run to. we shall get them. and we shall punish them for this heinous crime. joining me is republican congressman michael mccall of texas, chairman of the homeland security committee. congressman, thanks so much for joining us. i want to start off the bat
of total strangers on the internet, then by god, what can you trust? a lot of those reviews on sites like yelp are totally bogus but now the authorities are actually doing something about it. good afternoon. i m jake faper. welcome to the lead. we begin of course with the world lead. now long past sundown in nairobi, kenya. we are not likely to hear an all-clear from security forces at the westgate mall before the sun rises again. a senior official tells cnn that several gunmen are believed to still be in there and the sweep will continue tomorrow. the building is a viper s nest of sorts with all kinds of hiding spots for the snakes inside. almost at the very moment kenyan police said they were in control of all the floors, more gunfire rang out. members of the al qaeda linked terror group al shabaab overtook the mall on saturday. it s not hard to put yourself in the victims shoes inside the mall. imagine you re at a mall, grabbing lunch, suddenly all sense of normalcy i
0 [ taps playing ] all these years later, finally, here s the words meant for a daughter from her dad. thanks for being with me. let s go to washington. the lead starts now. the world is watching. how will the kenya mall terrorists exit? in custody or in body bags? i m jake tapper. this is the lead. the world lead. no escape. the exits are sealed off. some of the terrorists who seized the nairobi shopping mall are still believed to be inside, and there could be americans involved. the politics lead. it isn t just bored pundits talking about hillary clinton running for president. she s now on the cover of a magazine openly discussing it. her message, she has learned the mistakes from her last failed campaign, but has she? and the money lead. if you can t trust the opinions of total strangers on the internet, then by god, what can you trust? a lot of those reviews on sites like yelp are totally bogus but now the authorities are actually doing something about it. good afte
he has made significant contributions to terrorist activities. reporter: he grew up in daphne, alabama. the son of a baptist schoolteacher and syrian father with what he called the privileged life of an american child. school pageants, sports teams, prom dates. but by the age of 22, hammami had come to hate his country and moved to somalia where he joined a group called al al-shabaab. it all started out in afghanistan. his flamboyant videos glamorized terror, including this rapper called a jihad, and put him at odds with other group leaders who vowed to kill him. i feel my life may be in danger. reporter: in the end he was marked for death by his fellow terrorists. a 13-year-old boy is on life support after getting bitten by ants in the middle of a football game. he started to scream in pain when the team huddled. he had a severe allergic
has been killed. omar hammami had been on the best most wanted terrorists list with a $10 million bount oh his head. it is believed he was killed by rival members of an al qaeda group linked to the area. his father said his son died fighting for his principles, whatever they were. the diplomatic chess game continues in geneva as secretary of state john kerry and russia s foreign minister meet for a second day to iron out a framework for syria to relinquish control of its chemical weapons. kerry said the syrian plan to turn over weapons was not acceptable. the flash floods are tearing through northern colorado and they have claimed three lives. the raging waters trapped drivers, cut off entire towns. rescue crews are working around the clock, and students are sitting out for a second day. reporter: the devastating floodwaters slammed through boulder county, colorado, in a matter of minutes. that s a car. right there.