Ifs b but i do want now, in the immediate hours after the siege, to offer these words of comfort to those caught up in it and reassurance to the australia people. that was australia prime minister tony abbott addressing the siege in sydney. officials saying motivations were political but not specifying what those motivations were. the siege happen in a coffee shop with 17 people. in september australia raised its terrorism alert level from medium to high giving police stronger power to fight extremist groups like isis.
Has renewed its terrorism alert. they say there s no specific evidence that al shabaab is planning anything here in the united states, but as we said, the fbi is on the ground in nairobi combing through the wreckage of the mall. joining me now a member of the dhs and cia boards. and a former supervisory agent. you ve dealt with these before when you were in the bush administration. what is the significance of it? what it signifies is that they ve found interpol will review the charges. they believe there s probable cause. so they ve made some judgment. and then it s like an exhibit national arrest notice. so every time she tries to cross a border. anytime she comes in contact with law enforcement, they will
Collapsed. i appreciate the update, nina. another alert has gotten the world s attention. the u.s. state department has renewed its global terrorism alert. today u.s. attorney general eric holder said, quote, there is no specific credible evidence that al shabaab is plans anything here in the united states, but as we said, the fbi is on the ground in nairobi, combing the records of the mall. joining me now is national analyst dan berger. steve moore also joins me. he is a former fbi super advisory agent. you ve dealt with these before when you were in the bush administration. what s the significance of it? what does it mean? it means they found interpol will review the charges levied against her by the kenyan government. they believe there is propable cause so they ve made some judgment about the bona fides of
reporter: well, we understand that they didn t gain access immediately, but since then they have gone on the ground. they have been in there. they are involved in the forensic investigation. given the state of that crime scene, we ve been seeing pictures of that collapsed parking lot, the detonations, they need all of the help they can get. the fbi is involving itself with the chain of evidence and specifically the forensics. looking at the devastation inside that mall, it s incredible the death toll is what it is right now. it seems very likely it will go up as they re able to start to sift through some of that, it looks like several floors collapsed in on each other. we appreciate the update. a red alert by interpol. the u.s. state department has renewed its terrorism alert.
Is involving itself with the chain of evidence and specifically the forensics in this, anderson. looking at the devastation inside that mall, it s incredible the death toll is what it is right now. it seems very likely it will go up as they re able to start to sift through some of that. it looks like several floors collapsed on each other. appreciate the update. in addition to the red alert issued by interpol for this so-called white widow samantha lewthwaite, the u.s. state department has renewed its global terrorism alert. today u.s. attorney general eric holder said there is quote no specific credible evidence that al shabaab is planning anything here in the united states. but as we ve said, the fbi is on the ground in nairobi combing through the records at the mall. joining me now is cnn national security analyst peter bergen and fran townsend. steve moore also joins me, a former fbi special agent. fran, this interpol red note for