. >> abc's kirit radia joining us from nairobi. the security forces say they are in charge. you're still hearing gunfire. i know we've had lots of reports of that. what is going on at the moment? >> it's rather confusing. we're hoping to hear from the president soon, to clarify these things. the police and the interior minister say they have control of the building. but security forces are combing through the nooks and crannies of the massive shopping complex to make sure no terrorists or other people are hiding in there. in the confusion, may be that. they're in control of the building but they can't be certain to say that the operation is over. >> kirit, something else that got a lot of confusion surrounding around it is the number of fatalities. what's the latest we know? >> reporter: yesterday, the kenyon r cross said it was 69. and then, revised it to 62. that's been up and down the last day. right now, it stands at 62 people, 175 injured, including 5 americans. one of them, a child. at this point, i think everybody expects those numbers are going to go up. once the ken

we begin with abc's kirit radia in st. petersburg. >> reporter: good morning. syria isn't supposed to be on the agenda at the g-20. but it's dominating discussions. world leaders remain divided on how to respond to syria's alleged use of chemical weapons. president obama continues to make his case for military action. the leaders of the g-20 met late into the night last night, eating dinner at nearly 2:00 a.m. but it seems they're no closer to a consensus on syria. the g-20 countries are split down the middle whether to support president obama's call for military action. that would be a blow to the president, who during this trip, has tried to rally the world around his plans to strike syria. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon addressed the dinner, taking russia's side, that any military strike must be approved by the u.n. security council. this was the first time that mr. obama and president putin met face-to-face, since they canceled their summit. the two were all-smiles on the cameras. but remain far apart on syria. and president obama has his work cut out f

thank you, kirit radia. reporting live from nairobi, kenya. >>> stay with abc news for the latest on the terror attacks in kenya. we'll have updates throughout "america this morning" and live team coverage coming up on "good morning america." >>> here at home, the victims of the latest mass shooting in the u.s. have been remembered with a memorial service in the nation's capital. the president and first lady joined some 3500 mourners to honor the 12 men and women killed last monday in the navy yard massacre. the president used the opportunity to continue his push for more gun control. >> if we can prevent even one tragedy like this, save even one life, spare other families what these families are going through, surely we've got an obligation to try. >> but the head of the nra promises to oppose tighter gun control. wayne lapierre is pushing for mental health care reform. saying potentially dangerous mentally ill people should be locked up. >>> president obama facing other international challenges as he arriv

>> kirit radia also on the ground there in kenya. kirit, our thanks to you. now, to the group claiming responsibility for the attack tonight. they are called al shabab. they are linked to al qaeda. this evening, u.s. authorities say they have recruited americans before. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross with that part of the story tonight. he's with us right here. brian, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, david. indeed, no terror group has been more successful in recruiting americans to its ranks than al shabaab, even as it's carried out a series of increasingly brutal attacks. u.s. officials estimate that at least 50 americans have traveled to training camps in somalia and signed on as recruits to al shabab over the last six years. >> it's an extremely deadly organization. very well trained. and it's one of the only al qaeda affiliates which actually has actively recruited here in the united states. >> reporter: just last month, al shabab posted this online recruiting video, with three young men it said were from minneapolis and later

thank you, kirit radia. >>> stay with abc news for the latestth

. >> kirit radia, reporting live for abc from nairobi, kenya. thank you. >>> stay with abc news for up-to-date information on the mall situation in kenya. >>> two men have been charged in the mass shooting in chicago, which left 13 people hurt including a 3-year-old. both men played jor roles in the shooting but neither pulled the trigger. it happened on a basketball court late last week. it's believed to be gang-related. >>> firefighters in northern california are battling a raging wildfire on the move. about 20 miles east of los angeles. the fire has burned at least 50 acres in the angeles national forest. one street has been evacuated with the flames lapping dangerously close to homes, like this one. this picture tweeted by a neighbor. there's no word on the cause of the fire. >>> fema is promising that relief money for colorado flood victims will not stop flowing. vice president biden got a look at the vast damage yesterday. it is spread across nearly 2,000-square miles. nearly 2,000 homes damaged or destroyed, along with 200 miles of highwa

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abc's kirit radia has the latest. >> reporter: now more than 24 hours after this siege began, it's still a very tebs situation, we're told there's still up to 30 people being held hostage by up to 15 gunmen inside the westgate. authorities were able to rescue 1,000 people yesterday. again, dozens of people killed in this attack. up to 2000 others injured. among those injured, american citizens. just a short while ago, gunshots were heard just outside the westgate. martha, kenyans say they have this under control but it still remains a hostage situation. >>> let's go to tyler hicks, a war photographer based in nairobi who was able to get inside the mall moments after the first shots were fired taking some incredible photos in the process. he joins us now on the phone. tyler, tell us what you first saw when you got into the mall. >> well, leading up to the mall, i realized how serious it was when i saw three dead bodies on the steps just outside of the mall front entrance. i proceeded up to an upper parking area where i saw some civilians rushing out of the mall and i saw that as a way to

abc's kirit radia is on the ground in nairobi this morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is about as close to westgate we can get. you can see it right behind me here. security folks have pushed us back. we have helicopters overhead. this was clearly a complex and coordinated attack. aimed at killing as many men, women and children as possible. their survival stories are chilling. this morning, the upscale nairobi mall is under siege. gunmen olding holding at least 30 hostages inside. authorities believe that 10 to 15 attackers are still inside. >> they remain inside. the situation is very delicate. >> reporter: it started in broad daylight saturday afternoon. right as the mall was packed with weekend shoppers, witnesses say the attackers stormed the building from multiple entrances. lobbing grenades and firing from automatic weapons indiscriminantly. >> they were going up and up. >> reporter: kenyan authorities say at least 59 people were killed, at least 175 more injured, those numbers may still rise. terrified shoppers ran for their lives, others hid wherever they

abc's kirit radia is in nairobi with the very latest. >> reporter: now more than 24 hours after this siege began, it's still a very tense situation, we're told there's still up to 30 people being held hostage by up to 15 gunmen inside the westgate. we're told that authorities were able to rescue 1,000 people yesterday. again, dozens of people killed in this attack. up to 200 others injured. among those injured, american citizens. and just a short while ago, gunshots were heard outside the westgate. police officers were seen coming out injured. martha, kenyans say they have this under control but this still remains a hostage situation. >>> let's go now to tyler hicks, a war photographer based in nairobi who was able to get inside the mall moments after the first shots were fired taking some incredible photos in the process. he joins us now on the phone. tyler, tell us what you first saw when you got into the mall. >> well, leading up to the mall, i realized how serious it was when i saw three dead bodies on the steps just outside of the mall front entrance. i proceeded to an upper par

. >> abc's kirit radia joining us from nairobi. the security forces say they are in charge. you're still hearing gunfire. i know we've had lots of reports of that. what is going on at the moment? >> it's rather confusing. we're hoping to hear from the president soon, to clarify these things. the police and the interior minister say they have control of the building. but security forces are combing through the nooks and crannies of the massive shopping complex to make sure no terrorists or other people are hiding in there. in the confusion, may be that. they're in control of the building but they can't be certain to say that the operation is over. >> kirit, something else that got a lot of confusion surrounding around it is the number of fatalities. what's the latest we know? >> reporter: yesterday, the kenyon red cross said it was 69. and then, revised it to 62. that's been up and down the last day. right now, it stands at 62 people, 175 injured, including 5 americans. one of them, a child. at this point, i think everybody expects those numbers are going to go up. once the k