Complete coverage right now on gma. And good morning, america. We have been tracking all the fallout all night lonong from that california massacre. The worst mass shooting since newtown. It has stunned our entire country one more time and this time the crisislayed out on live tv ending with an explosisi shootout. There didis the suv driven by the killers. Family members say they re a husband and wife completely shot up. It ended less than four miles away from where the terrible rampage began at that government building. Police chasing them from a nearby home. So many moving images from the scene. Survivors embracing. Escaping. Pausing for a moment of prayer. 14 people were k killed inhe rampage. Another 17 wounded. Police sayay there were justhe two shooters, the husband and there being three, both of them were killed in that shootout leaving behind a 6monthold baby. So hard to imagine. Ther is a live loo at where it all unfolded. A center to help people, some of the most vulnerable i
Hotel in sevare and parts of the cocotry were occupiedy islamist f fhters linked to al qaeda. France has 1,000 peacekeeping troops even though they recently took over security operations. Again, special forces now surround that hotel. Possibly going in, trying to end this siege. Robin and george. Very fluid situation, martha, thanks. We have on the phone right now Olivia Salgado fromm the u. N. We know thehe took 170 hostage and 20 released including three u. N. Personnel . Yeah, thats correct. Ththree u. N. Personnel were extracted this morning. So, w what we we know about why the hostages were released . There werenconfirmed reports thathe gunmen were actually going and asking people to recite pieces o of the koran . Thats an information i don have right now. What i know is that three people from the hotel with ak47 around 7 00 a. M. Thi morning and, of course, immediately the Security Forces from mali were deployed araround the years and two years that the u. N. Is supporting mali a
Its an abc news exclusive. And good morning, america. We want to get right to that breaking news. Terrorist attack at a Radisson Hotel in the capital of the west african country of mali. Of course, that country has a long history with france. We have got video coming in right now. It shows the Malian Forces attacking going in after those terrorists rigig now. 107 people have been taken hostage. Theres the video you are referring to, george. 170 people have been taken hostage president obama has been briefed on the situation and abc news chief Global Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz starts us off with the latest. Good morning, martha. Reporter good morng, robin. We dont know who these attackers are. We dont know whether theres any connection to paris. What we do know is this hotel is very popular with westerne. At 7 00 a. M. Local time a team of attackers armed with guns and grenades reportedly used a vehicle to smash through security barriers at the radisson blu and shot at guards,
It is getting colder even as we speak. Skies will get cloudier and we have a winter storm warning in this the sierra. Eastern slopes from 10 00 tomorrow to wednesday morning. A foot of snow in some locations there. A big cold air mass crdropping our direction. Well see pockets of spotty light showers moving into the bay area during the morning commute. By later in the commute, heavier pockets in the north bay and flo more to follow that. Ill show you how cold it will be coming up. And Wayne Freedman is live tonight with more on what is happening. Reporter residents say its not a matter of if, but when. Theyre talking about floods. All you have to do is look at the picture from 1925 and the High Water Mark from 2005. And there an el nino washirningd resident are appearing. Is this the inteeare interior r and with rain coming, walter expects to return. Every year happen the same thing. Also in the high tide. Reporter in the north bay, there was lots of preparation. It in this view the in
Reporter the guests ushered to safety at a nearby Sports Center after a deadly standoff with terrorists. This eyewitness said they were shouting allahu akbar. They were shooting everywhere. The terrorists armed with guns and grenades stormed the hotel at 7 00 this morning. They shot at guards and took 170 people hostage. Al qaeda affiliated group has claimed responsibility. Im not in a position to confirm the veracity of that claim. And so i think its too soon to tell right now. Reporter located in malis capital of bamako, the u. N. Hosting a delegation and at least five u. S. Department of defense personnel. The state Department Today had this update. About a dozen americans including chief of Mission Personnel in that dozen were rescued. I have no u. S. Injuries or deaths to report at this time. Were working to verify the safety and security of u. S. Citizens there in bamako. Reporter this incident follows the paris attack, twin suicide bombings in beirut and a downing of a russian a