rather complex system peculiar called over -- >> we apologize our live signal keeps freezing up. can we go back to diane nah? all right. we'll continue to watch, angela merkel, of course, trying to hold on to her leadership position. one of her former colleagues trying to take her on in germany, expected to be a very close race. we'll have coverage throughout the day as people in germany go to the polls. let's go back to our other top story that we're following. that's, of course, the kenya disaster still on going. cnn's zain verjee lives very close to the mall in nairobi where this happened. she joins us live. hello, zain. >> reporter: hi. west gate mall is still under sage. it's been about 24 hours since the attack. we heard a short while ago from