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Sporadic mall attack. youre envisioning preparing for something 9/11-like. >> sir, did any of us anticipate 9/11? >> youre quite right,. >> we dont know what theyre thinking but this is not a backyard game. these are very sophisticated highly trained, technical motivated people and i think we should be careful. we should use good judgment, and we should do whatever we can and thoughtfully do to prepare our families. >> what are you doing for your own family? >> well we have a sheaf room down -- ...

By al qaedas somali affiliate, al shabaab. the government says there is no credible evidence suggesting a u.s. mall attack is in the works. this shopper appears to be taking it all in stride. >> i guess im not surprised its a target. i feel like theres always a threat, especially with whats going on right now. >> the choice of mall of america is no coincidence. minnesota has the largest somali population in the u.s. since 2007, 22 somali men have traveled from minnesota to africa to join al shab...

Monday killed the intelligence chief for al shabaab. we told you yesterday. u.s. officials at that point said they were not sure if the guy had died. now they are. they say the strike took place about 200 miles west of mogadishu and several missiles hit a vehicle with the senior terror leader inside. al shabaab behind last years deadly mall attack in kenya. officials say the intel chiefs death will have an impact on the terror groups ability to pull off attacks in that region. folks celebratin...

Of somalias capital mogadishu. al shabaab is behind the deadly mall attack in kenya. here in new york, the congressman who once threatened to toss a reporter off a balcony says hell step down. he pleaded guilty to one count but now hes made an about face. this decision is made with a very heavy heart as i have enjoyed a rr special relationship and closeness with my constituents whom i care about deeply. so why the change of heart? >> well yesterday grimm had a meeting with house speaker john b...

These iraqi military and the moderate syrian rebels. i dont know about these people. >> well, i sure dont know about any moderate syrian rebels. i never remembered running into any. but the iraqis, its going to take them a long time to get their stuff together. thats to be expected. they were not a good military under saddam hussein. even with years of training, its going to take a long time to raise the sergeants and officers you need to have a good military. >> general bolger, i wish we had mo...

Shababs m.o. we saw that last week when they targeted people going back home for the christmas holidays to rural parts of kenya. it seems to be making this as much about christians versus muslims in this border struggle they have within east africa and their desire to set up an islamic caliphate and spread that across the continent, brooke. >> when i think of al shabab, i think of that mall attack in new york -- nairobi. why hasnt that slowed the attacks? >> the expectation was, we were hearing ...

>> u.s. forces are still working to loosen the grip of isis in northern iraq. they conducted three more air strikes monday near the mosul dam. that brings the total number of strikes in the past month to more than 120. the u.s. is now targeting another islamic extremist organization. the pentagon is conducting anti-terror operation in somalia against the al shabab. no details have been disclosed about the operation. this is the same terror network responsible for the mall attack in nairobi, ke...

Tornado can be. well play that for you. check that out. martha: this question. does al qaeda have a new home base? new details emerging after the mall attack in kenya. [gunfire] the day we rescued riley, was a truly amazing day. without angies list, i dont know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years weve helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com

Home base in africa. the latest mall attack in kenya saying the terror network growing influence in that part of the world. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge in touch with her sources live in d.c. what are we learning, catherine? >> reporter: good morning, bill. president obama said late october al qaedas leadership is in decline. his administration at the same time placed two al qaeda affiliates on the state department list of terrorist organizations. both of these groups are ...

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