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Nairobi mall, the kenyan government says, we are in charge of the situation. that's not to say that the situation is over by any means. take a look at your screen. we've been hearing gunfire, explosions all throughout the morning, and we've just received word that approximately four people -- and that's 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 day, black smoke has been billowing from the westgate nairobi mall since 62 people have lost the...

Zain verjee live for us, be careful. there's a lot of scattered gunfire and just for anybody who is joining us, so much of that smoke that's been billowing, as you already have heard reported, is mattresses inside the mall. we're 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 the kenyans responded. >> the next thing we know, we heard some shots and people rushing. it sou...

Yes. cnn's 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 somalia's 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 somalia's 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. there's been a focus on whether to focus their attacks inside or outside the country and this attack in kenya would seem to indicate that ...

Doors. >> if something bad should happen here, we don't 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 berman, cnn, new york. >> i want to bring in lieutenant colonel, he just saw in a report of john berm...