there s another target. and there is someone who knows much more about this man than i, and that s cnn terrorist analyst. paul, you wrote a piece on this person. i believe you called him one of the most dangerous comapsders in the terrorist group al shabaab. i m curious about that he s seriously dangerous in africa. but what about us in the u.s. how bad a guy is he to this country? well, al shabaab, the tir rift group said they want to launch attacks in the united states. that may actually be beyond their capability, but they said they want to kill americans across east africa. that was what they were trying to do two weeks ago at the westgate shopping mall in nairobi. he s viewed as sort of a senior
face yesterday. christiane amanpour will join us at the top of the hour with her exclusive sitdown interview with president rouhani. kenya s president says his country is bloodied but unbowed after a four-day siege at the westgate shopping mall in nairobi. he says the al shabaab terrorists were ashamed and defeated by kenyan security forces. at least 61 civilians died in that attack. we re showing you new video, showing some of the chaos that erupted inside the mall as people tried to escape. officials say five of the terrorists were killed, nearly as doen in custody. the ncaa easing sanctions against penn state, the school was fined last year. the university was hit with a four-year postseason ban and scholarship restrictions through 2017 but because of progress being made at the school, the ncaa will now allow penn state to offer 20 scholarships to recruits next year and the ban on bowl games could be reduced. if you want to join the army
welcome back. the intense stand off between terrorists and kenyan security continued today at the westgate shopping mall in nairobi. it began when 10 to the 15 member s of an al qaeda linked group entered the mall and set off grenades, silling at least 62, injuring close to 200 more. they moved through the mall asking shoppers if they were muslim, freeing only those that could prove they were muslim. according to officials kenyan security forces are currently in control of all floors of the mall after gunfire from inside the heavy smoke from a fire that was seen filling the air throughout the day today. this hour, officials believe the hostages have been released. heefr here with reaction, terrorism expert steve emerson. let me talk about this al shabab. what do you know about them?
welcome back. the intense stand off between terrorists and kenyan security continued today at the westgate shopping mall in nairobi. it began when 10 to the 15 member s of an al qaeda linked group entered the mall and set off grenades, silling at least 62, injuring close to 200 more. they moved through the mall asking shoppers if they were muslim, freeing only those that could prove they were muslim. according to officials kenyan security forces are currently in control of all floors of the mall after gunfire from inside the heavy smoke from a fire that was seen filling the air throughout the day today. this hour, officials believe the hostages have been released. heefr here with reaction, terrorism expert steve emerson. let me talk about this al shabab. what do you know about them?