Shocking Mall Attack News Today

Nairobi mall, the kenyan government says, we are in charge of the situation. thats not to say that the situation is over by any means. take a look at your screen. weve been hearing gunfire, explosions all throughout the morning, and weve just received word that approximately four people -- and thats their words, four people have been arrested at the nairobi airport. they are suspected of having some involvement in the mall attack even if they were not among the actual attackers. for much of the ...

Zain verjee live for us, be careful. theres a lot of scattered gunfire and just for anybody who is joining us, so much of that smoke thats been billowing, as you already have heard reported, is mattresses inside the mall. were watching this carefully for every moving development. and before we move on, i want to show you something else. pretty incredible moments from nairobi over the weekend because the drama literally played out live. i want you to take a look at how the attack unfolded and how...

Yes. cnns jim sciutto tells us why. >> al shabab has been around a number of years but has not carried out an attack in this scale outside of somalias borders. forces from kenya have had success pushing al shabab out of many of its strongholds. this can be seen as a comeback but also as a sign to expand beyond somalias borders. it has ties to al qaeda. you can look at it as an al qaeda-affiliate, in fact, and a focus on spectacular attacks like this one. theres been a focus on whether to focus t...

Doors. >> if something bad should happen here, we dont want our response to start with, law enforcement will be here and they will protect you. we want to know what will be done until law enforcement gets here. >> reporter: experts say your best defense would be to be aware of your surroundings. >> you go to the shopping mall, a movie theater, any one of those situations could make you vulnerable if other people or another person is out there determined to conduct an attack. >> reporter: john be...