kenya. more fires were shot in an upscale mall where least 69 people have died. the government says security forces have taken control of most of that mall. the attackers are believed to still be holding several people hostage. there is a report coming out right now that there have been hostages recently released. so let's get right to cnn's zain for the latest. vain. >> reporter: there was chaos. there was confusion, total catastrophe at kenya's west gate mall t. situation is extremely tense. ght now, i am standing along the emergency response team. the casualties have been coming through that gate. west gate mall, guys is about five minute's walk on that side. we have been hearing one or two explosions over a three-day seige. we have been hearing a lot of sporadic gunfire along the israelis and the kenyans. it is happening right now in the mall. we don't have any visibility to what is happening. this is normal for a special operation like this we are trying to understand the hostage situation. whether anyone has been rescued what exactly is happening. the military saying they have the red cross and officials saying they haven't seen any sign of release of hostages. we are trying to figure that out right now. in nairobi, what i can tell you is that helicopters are circleing and everybody is a little bit on edge to see what happens next. kate. >> all right. vain thanks, so much on the ground for us in ken yamplts back at home the fbi is involved that american citizens are actually taking part in the attack t. trail is leading investigators to the minnesota area in minnesota. good morning, chris. >> reporter: good morning, kate. yeah, there was a supposed twitter account that claimed two of the attackers are right here in minnesota, right now the fbi is trying to run down to prove or disprove whether or not that is true. i can tell you u.s. official, some in the administration have been raising alarm bells proving that somali american, mostly young men here in the community. this is the largest somali-american in the country. right now the fbi is working apart from this attack to try to stop them from recruiting request young men and having them come back here to the united states. we know that about 40 americans have joined al kataib. four in minneapolis. another u.s. official says a decision coming in the next few days about greater efforts to prevent al-s sm abaab recruiting here. al-ahabaab him here. palm, can you hear us? . >> i can. yes. >> all right paul, thank you very much. let's deal with the obvious. tell us what you can about al-shabaab about this group? >> well, al-shabaab is a somali group affiliated with al qaeda. it's been responsible for regional attacks in the past. it was carried out in uganda in 2010 at the world cup fine alleges night. this is the most avp ambitious plorkts the most am moschos, they frl the mumbai in 28. >> that attack was 66 hours long. this seige in kenya is in its third day now. so very ambitious attack from this group. the loader of this group has more closely aligned it with al qaeda in recent months and joined it with tra terrorist group. >> obviously, we want all causes for optimism on the ground. by all accounts, this seems this is less over than expected. what's your information? >> can you just repeat that, please, sorry? situation that ends as quickly as possible. but it does seem this situation is less under control than we were led to believe? >> well, that's absolutely right. there seem to have been teams of gunmen involved here and this is still an ongoing seize. this is still an ongoing hostage situation and the longer this lasts, the bigger propaganda victory for al-smahabaab. >> i had been there, they talk about an amphetamine they use and officials were saying it's not just what happens here. it's where the money is going. it sounded far fetched at the time. what does this mean? could there be a connection? >> well that, connection is by no means confirmed yet. but it wouldn't be a surprise because those around the 20 americans who were believed to with the al-shabaab group in somalia. there has been extreme groups from minneapolis to somalia. >> that has slowed to a trickle in the last couple of years, because the fbi have got on top of the issue. also this group al-shabaab becomes more extreme. it has become less popular in the somali communities of the united states, chris. >> the situation is usually exclusively male. is there any reason to believe that may change here? there may be female involvement on the attacker's side. >> well, there have been reports of possible female involvement. >> that would be some precedent. there was a seige in a moscow theatre about half a decade ago. there were women suicide bombers involved. there have also been female suicide bombers linked to al qaeda and iraq. so there is some precedent for this. >> that is not yet confirmed. chris. >> last question, a quick take on this one. is this just a target of opportunity or is what we are seeing here a new strategy to go after these types of civilian sites? >> i think they go through it, it is quite planned out. it really fits the ehimen al zawari playbook. t about a week ago. he put out strategic advice. he said you should hit western targets. well. they've hit western targets. you should avoid muslim casualties, they have since tried to avoid casualties. they say you should take hostages. well, they're taken hostages here as well. i think this is a thought out attack by al-shabaab. an attack against kenya. an attempt to raise the profile of this jihadist group in somali which has had a number of setbacks and has lost territory in somalia over the last year or so. >> paul, thank you very much for the analysis this morning. over to you. >> thanks so much. now, to a new showdown over gruns. president obama gave a eulogy sunday condemn whack he called a creeping resignation about gun violence. he stopped short it appeared for calling for new political battles, even if his opponents are ready for a fight. cnn's pamela brown has more on this. >> good morning to you, kate. it has been one week since 12 people were killed in the washington naval yard. we are hearing the debate over gun control yet again. on the one side, the nra calling for more guns. president obama saying the only way to prevent future mass shooting is change. president obama giving a passionate eulogy for the victims of last week's naval yard shooting and calling for a transformation of america's gun laws. >> i'm not accepting these shootings as inevitable but asking what can we do to prevent them from happening again and again and again. >> earlier in the day, nra president appeared on "meet the press" with a controversial take of what went wrong that day? >> the problem is there weren't enough good guys for cause. when the good guys got there, it stopped. >> hours apart and in vastly different parties, it was an attendance match of points, counterpoint. >> there ought to be a cheque to all of us as a nation and as a people. it ought to load to some sort of transformation. >> we need to look at letting the men and women that know firearms and are trained in them do what they do best, which is protect and survive. >> reporter: the president, once again, greeting americans after four other major mass shootings during his presidency. in ft. hood, texas, aurora, colorado and new town, connecticut, last december. what is clear, this debate will continue with both sides still unwilling to yield. >> this is the change that we need. it is a change overwhelmingly supported by the majority of americans. >> we will have this discussion told. it's on other channels. when the camera goes off, nobody is going to do anything. >> and he also talked about how mental health records are not in the system as a part of background checks with purchasing guns. the president said the u.s. is not inhere entally prone to mental health issues, but it is easier to get a gun than other countries with strict gun laws like the u.k. or australia. it says it will happen once americans have had enough. >> thanks, so much for that. a lot of news for you this morning. let's go to mikaela for the latest. the search is on for two crew members of a navy chopper that went down in the red sea. they were operating with the guided missile when it went down d. navy is now investigating. but it did say the crash was not due to any sort of hostile activity. a gunfight in michigan. three people are dead. at least four others are injured with bullet wounds. police say one victim died after she was shot and run over by a driver trying to make a get away. one person is now in custody. police say there was a shooting in june at the very same place. a pretrial meeting today for accused boston marathon bomber joke joke dzhokhar tsarnaev. they will consider whether to seek the death penalty. ultimately the decision to seek the death penalty rests on u.s. attorney general eric holder. an unscheduled landing for a pilot in chicago. check it out. the pilot was flying over the lake front when part of the plane's destabilizer broke. they say it started to shake so violently. he thought it would break in midair. it landed right there. fortunately, no one was hurt. the faa is now investigating. a big night in hollywood the biggest names in hollywood gathering in l.a. last night for the prime time emmy awards. "breaking bad" took home the award for outstanding drama series. jeff daniels getting an award. claire danes set the award for her work with "homeland." once again, "modern family" winning for outstanding comedy series. she will bring us the full report, television's big notice. >> it's dangerous, though, no matter the reason. >> absolutely. >> when you take on somebody's turf wars. >> we will focus on that. >> i will focus on the impartial part. >> focus on the love. >> they're both tougher than i am. quickly, simply send you over to weather. keeping track of all the latest. good morning. >> good morning. a little chilly. i don't know about you guys, frost advisory, no thank you. >> that is dealing on our first day of temperatures. yes, 23 seen the 40s and 50s. not too bad, considering we will be slowly warming up. unfortunately, though, today, it's cooler than where we were today. 73 goes down to 64 degrees. here's the rebound. we are talking about 70s by about the middle of the week. we will stay there. it will feel very good. we had the cold front. we had one night of rain, in the southeast, it hung all weekend long it is still there. take a look at the amount of rain they were dealing with. about two-and-a-half inches of rain anywhere from louisiana all the way in through florida and, yes, it's in the forecast. we'll tell you we are talking about that stationary front in place. behind it, another several inchs to deal with. suddenly one overnight of lain rain. >> no kidding. thanks, so much. >> ingrid going for the mixed look today, both conjuring a sense of sun and also some autumn colors. >> thank you. >> very nice. >> it seems like we need transition now. coming up next on "new day," iran's new president wants to meet with president obama. after ice cold relations ready to resume diplomatic talks at the highest level. >> slow down. you want to listen to this very carefully. some of the best news out of the faa in a long time. changing the rules for electronic devices on booshd commercial airlines. could you seen be able to use your ipad or anything you want? poppycock, you say in no, no, what could be coming? sea restrictions relaxed. ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. 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well, we'll get more of an idea after tuesday when president rouhani meets with the french president. still many questioning how sincere is this friendliness from iran are or they stalling for more time, though, chris? >> something you have to entertain, you have to stick by your old friends, also in kenya, have you to have a broader net. >> it comes down to that trust. mouch how much can you trust? actions speak louder than words. >> such a big clang in the year. the iranians against everything american and pro american. now suddenly everyone befriends. a lot of specks. >> trust, but verify. >> flying in more than one scenario. thanks, great to see you. coming up next on "if you day," the possible government shutdown quickly approaching little if any progress over the weekend as members of congress point blame. our political gut check coming up after the break. >> the emmys have news, tributes to the stars of the silver screen. we will let you know who took home top honors and who was snubbed. . >> welcome back to "new day." some of your electronic devices could soon get the green light for use on airplanes during takeoff and landing. right? come on, that's good news for a monday. >> how far does it go? that's what everyone says. >> you see, earn everyone is waiting for. including hackers, it appears. we will tell you what hackers will do to keep you secure. how to get around the scanner already. we will see. >> we have breaking news out of kenya. >> that situation is developing by the minute. we want to bring you the freshest information right now. smoke is seeing rising above, we will show you a live look at the scene now. kenya's military is sending out a tweet. they have taken over most of the building. al-shabaab killed people and they are believed to still be holding ten people hostage. our cnn crew had to scramble to get out of harm's way. back here at home, president obama says the united states cannot accept last week's killings at the washington navy yard as inevitable. speaking at a memorial for the 12 victims sunday, the president says the shooting should be a shock to all of us. it leads to gun violence in united states. they argue there weren't enough armed guards on patrol at the navy yard. the executive vice president told "meet the press" they hoped when the god guys with guns got there, it stopped. slight images taken in late august show signs of a probable tefk and you have heard of rain delays within are you traveling, right? how about, not traveling, bee delays? yes, check it out. not a fan of bees, either. they invaded the outfield and a bull pen. officials had to stop plays twice. they blasted them out with a fire extinguisher and they carried on. look at that. that's crazy. whew. >> that's the video we needed to see right there. >> we got it for you. you ask, we deliver. >> the story takes on a whole new dimension. >> i know, when you' at the bows. all right, let's move on to a different swarming set of bows. it's time now for a political gut check. over the weekend, a blame game between members of congress. just seven days, count 'em before a government shutdown. now the battle 2009 funding the government and defunding the health care overall moves to the democratic controlled senate. here is break it down is the executive editor of "the daily beast" in for john king this morning. i don't think there was much wisdom for one over the weekend. >> that will be great, coming to the minds of washington. groundhog day again with the shutdown. >> at this point they are blaming each other, what seems to be a foregone conclusion, there anyway you see the resulting in anything other than exactly what we think will happen? >> we are headed towards that clip. republican leadership doesn't want this to happen. responsible republicans realize it it would be disastrous politically and doesn't have any upside for them. in private, they are calling for pushing for the jihadis. they're going to lock for a way out of this. it will as you say they will pass something if it overcomes this filibuster threat. then it goes to the house. that's where the timing gets tight. >> many republicans don't see the upside in this fight. more downside, one republican sees upside. senator ted cruz has become the champion of this strategy. where is the upside for him? i'm hearing privately and maybe not so privately, a lot of criticism of him. >> yeah, not so privately. a lot of republicans are starting to speak out and telling you this guy is selling you a false bill of goods. it begins as a movement, ends up as a racket. there is a racket element to this defund move him on tv athd, people building their own lists, that's what's behind a lot of it, ted cruz, pushing this. it's incredible t. argument ted cruz is making as they said, kate, is the republicans should filibuster the bill he supports from the house to avoid a second round having the obamacare cut out. so that logic is meeting with the logic who say, look, we are supposed to be the 345ture body taking the along view. it is not meeting a great reception from many fellow republicans. >> as it stands today, the senate will take it up. >> absolute