2013. Announcer from nbc news, this is today. With lester holt, and erica hill. Live, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Welcome to today on this sunday morning. Im erica hill. Im lester holt. We have a lot to get to. We want to start with the breaking news in kenya. The siege is now in its second day. Overnight the number of dead from 39 to at least 59. The militant terrorist group al shibab has claimed responsibility. Well ask a terrorism expert how vulnerable we may be here in the u. S. Because of past statements by this terrorist group. But first, the latest from ron allen who is on scene in nairobi. Reporter it was a brazen attack in broad daylight, as one of the most popular places for families to spend a saturday afternoon, the elegant westgate Shopping Mall, erupted into a battlefield. Gunmen burst in throwing grenades, then firing a hail of bullets. Hundreds of people, including many children there for a special event, hid wherever they could. Some for several hours, until t
In Parliament Since 1957. Will mutti or mummy remain as popular and hair in her third stint as chancellor . That is next in the debate. Lets begin the hour in the newsroom. Thank you. These are the headlines. Three militants killed during an operation to break the siege at nairobis nate Shopping Center. 10 arrests have been made. A dramatic fall from power. A court in egypt rules in favor of the comprehensive ban on the Muslim Brotherhoods activities. French basketball fans greet their heroes in paris. Weighing their first winning their first eurobasket title. And ridding the West Gate Shopping Center of militants. More than 10 arrests have been made in connection with the attack that started on saturday. Claims by also bob, some 62 people have been killed. As soon as the sun rose on monday, the sound of gunfire rang out. Exactly 48 hours after the initial attack. Several large explosions were heard coming from westgate Shopping Center. Thick black smoke is spewing for the building tha
After 8 00 this evening and then they could hear the loud hissing sound. Cal train tells us a construction crew working on a project to elevate the rails is responsible for breaching the gas line. Cal train along with car traffic through here have been the most affected. Some of the late running trains had to be off loaded of passengers and they off loaded at nearby stations. They are now using buses to shuttle the passengers between stations. Bart also tells us they are honoring cal train take cets for some of the tickets for some of the passengers. The good news is there were no evacuations and pg e tells us they do expect to have the gas line capped within the last few minutes. The hissing has gone down significantly in just the last few minutes. Reporting live in san bruno, abc7 news. Thank you, sergio. Alden smith is taking leave from the team. This after his duh i on friday. Lilian kim has more. It means smith will miss the game in st. Louis and it is unclear how long he will be
Out of san bruno tonight where cal trans crews hit a gas main causing a major leak. Good evening. Im ama dates. It happened just after 8 00 near the train tracks on san bruno and huntington avenues. Sergio is live at the scene. Sergio . Yes, for the last three hours this gas line has been going. This gas line ruptured. Let me move you out of the way to show you pg e crews have arrived on scene for the last 45 minutes or so working on p caying that on caping that line. Lets let you listen and there is some hissing in the background. Thats how we can tell this gas line is still ruptured, but pg e tells us it should be capped any minute now. Residents in the area told us if they could smell gas just after 8 00 this evening and then they could hear the loud hissing sound. Cal train tells us a construction crew working on a project to elevate the rails is responsible for breaching the gas line. Cal train along with car traffic through here have been the most affected. Some of the late runni
Navy yard. All that, plus, the powerhouse roundtable, right here, this sunday morning. Hello, again, george is off today. Great to have you with us. Were at the Washington Navy yard where, in just a few hours, president obama is set to honor the victims of the mass shooting here. Well take on that issue of the tragedy later in this hour, but first, a drama still unfolding overseas, breaking news, the kenyan government says at least 59 people confirmed dead. After Al Qaedalinked terrorists stormed an upscale mall in the capital nairobi. Dozens of americans were sent running for their lives and several were injured and there are still hostages inside. Abcs kirit radia is in nairobi with the very latest. Reporter now more than 24 hours after this siege began, its still a very tense situation, were told theres still up to 30 people being held hostage by up to 15 gunmen inside the westgate. Were told that authorities were able to rescue 1,000 people yesterday. Again, dozens of People Killed