They are wounded and waiting for help, a deadly attack inside a popular Shopping Mall in kenya now entering its second day in the capital city of nairobi. Some of the hostages have been free. But its still unclean just how many more remain. A little over 24 hours ago, the armed group, al shabaab throwing bombs inside the Westgate Mall. An upscale Shopping Mall siege has entered the second day with no end in sight. Kenyans find themselves at a stand off with members of the somali group, al shabaab. Images like these of people running from the Shopping Center have played throughout the crisis but others have not been so lucky. One of those injured gave a firsthand account of the carnage and tactics being used by the group. We tried escaping and they threw a grenade and the grenade, the sharp articles entered me into my hand and my leg. There were giovanni many people who were injured. Kenyans president who said he lost family members in the attacks made it clear how he would handle the a
Newsroom starts now. Hello. Im fredricka whitfield. Crews now scrambling to reach survivors after an earthquake killed at least 235 people. The first pictures of the rescues coming in to cnn right now. Take a look at this. We understand this to be a little girl who is on that stretcher being pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed building. It reportedly took them hours just to locate her under need that fallen concrete. Scenes like this are playing out across the quake zone right now. The earthquake struck equadors central coast. There are no reports of any americans killed. Joining me right now, cnn Latin America Affairs editor rafael romo. So these rescuers really are up against a very tough situation with these giant pieces of concrete, buildings that have collapsed. Yes, thats a very good point. Just to put it in perspective, the earthquake hit just before 7 00 p. M. Last night. There are great areas in the country that are essentially in communication with the rest of the country
Donald trump lost another contest to ted cruz on saturday. Losing wyoming to him. Cruz taking all 14 of those delegates in the state convention. Very similar it what he was able to do just a week or so ago in colorado. And donald trump continuing to call that process rigged. He said nobody got the vote, it was a primary, a caucus. State convention. Thats the point he made here a few minutes ago, fred. You have a system thats rigged. We have a system thats crooked. We have a system thats got a lot of problems and we have a system that doesnt allow the people to vote in many cases and if they do vote, their vote isnt really representative of what it should be. We have some delegate system which is a sham. So in colorado, the people are going crazy out there. They never got a chance to vote. Now the Republican National committee firing back saying that candidates have known the rules. It could be a state convention. And caucus or primary for months now so there should be no surprises. In
Lets kick off the week on cnn lets kick off the week on cnn newsroom. Captions by vitac www. Vitac. Com the coast of ecuador lies in rubble. Rescue teams are working around the clock searching the debris for signs of life. This is one of the rare images of hope weve seen in the aftermath of the earthquake. A 7yearold girl pulled from the rubble. Rafael is keeping track of the damage. Reporter a young girl pulled from the wreckage of a building, one of the first glimpses of rescue operations under way in ecuador. After a magnitude 7. 8 earthquake tore through the Coastal Region saturday night. The catastrophic quake left behind a trail of destruction. Translator everything is completely destroyed. The majority of the buildings have fallen and there are a lot of dead. Reporter hundreds have been confirmed dead, making the deadlyist since 1987. The roads are in really bad shape. Also the area is very vulnerable because of the intense rainfall that has gotten because of el ni nino. So thos
How deep or far afield might this russia investigation go . Plus, National Security adviser says all options are on the table when it comes to north korea. Why they are vowing a thousandfold revenge against the United States after they passed the toughest sanctions yet against the rogue regime. Good afternoon, everyone. Im jake tapper. Welcome to snoot lethe lead. The excitement that chief john kelly might bring to this white house this morning must have been a disappointment. Donald trump went from an outdoor storm where he was playing golf to an indoor tweet storm. Was the subject congress for not replaealing and replacing obamacare . His desire for changes to the tax code . Or immigration system . His desire for an infrastructure bill . Nope. The president again attacked the free press, specifically cnn, abc, nbc, cbs, New York Times and the Washington Post. He also went after a critic, senator blumenthal, who had just been on cnn discussing the possible collusion between the presid