al shabab has released a video and you see this still image from it here that we are showing you. obviously, we are not going to show you the full video. >> cnn cannot confirm the awe authenticity of the video. security forces are taking extra security processes. help us understand the timing here of why al shabab, at least says it is making these threats now. >> reporter: well, it comes off the back of the recent killing and u.s. air strike of the head of their intelligence unit. there is, obviously, a lot of pressure on al shabab within their community and within the broader presence online to respond to that, to be scene to be respond to go that. you get the sense watching this video that this is very much a rebranding exercise. this is slicker than anything we have seen from al shabab in a

while. we have not and seen them able to carry off the kind of attacks they promised post-westgate. that horrible attack on the shopping mall in kenya. it is a way for al shabab to remind the world that when we did what we say we did, it was pretty spectacular. it is kind of harking back almost to what they see as the glory days but, at the same time, it is also bringing with it the spector of those horrible attacks in paris and copenhagen. the worries and the fear of lone wolf attacks of europe and the u.s. are very real at the moment. al shabab is piggybacking off them and exploiting them and especially given that u.s. authorities have been very candid about the fact that the somalia american community is recruiting ground zero for isis and al shabab before it. >> you mention the slick element of this video. we have seen that element from isis as well and there has been extensive reporting about the competition between al qaeda and

this is an al qaeda affiliated group and isis. is this likely a continuation of that jockeying for supremacy and global jihad? >> absolutely. and they made mention of the deceived leader of al qaeda in the peninsula and remind people almost we got there first. so many of these groups pitch above their weight through the propaganda outreach and al shabab really started this back between 2006 and 2011. federal authorities believe some 27 somalian americans traveled to fight there and these are the same groups almost of same men and women and jihadys are competing for the attention now. a lot of heading to syria to fight with isis. it's at its basis level and a silly way of putting it put a competition of sources between these two groups of extremists and videos like this are a way

to grab those attention of those vulnerable young men and women. >> how much do authorities know about al shabab? we hear these numbers about isis. the thousands of members, where they are coming from in the western world to join. do authorities have that much information about al shabab as well? >> al shabab is a lot more difficult because, while there, there was a sense that al shabab had been pushed out and pushed out of mogadishu. that affected their ability to carry out these propaganda campaigns. with westgate, you really saw a resurgent al shabab and followed up crossing between kenya and somalia. they do have a capacity and how much of a capacity people don't have a sense of. but as paris and copenhagen have shown, you don't really need to have that capacity there on the ground. what you need to do is you need to reach out to these vulnerable young minds and provoke and inspire them. and that is so dangerous about it and what al shabab is

playing. in that video at the put up the coordinates of the mall in america and mall in edmondton to make that point. we don't need to do anything but put that information out there and wait and see who acts on it. >> nima elbajir we want you to stay with us. we are going to talk more about this new video we are seeing from isis as well. the malls in the united states and canada publicly now commenting on this latest threat. later this thundershower, we will tell you what they are doing and if homeland security is taking action. >> speaking of that video by isis, victor, this is a new threat, new video we want to show you. the terror group released this propaganda video showing at least 21 captured kurdish peshmerga fighters. you see them there. at one point they were parading through the streets of a crowded city in these cages atop pickup trucks.

cnn's cnn international correspondent ben wedeman has more for us from erbil, iraq. >> reporter: another video put out by isis. this one seems to show 21 peshmerga fighters, kurdish fighters. it appears they are south of kirkuk itself. you see them in the orange jumpsuits. their hands are chained. they are being led by what appear to be isis fighters. they are in cages at one point being interviewed by a militant, a bearded militant who is holding a microphone with an isis logo on it and they are asked what their names are, where they are from and they are basically prompted to say that they regret fighting for the peshmerga and they call upon their comrades to put down their arms and switch sides. now, obviously, these are statements made under duress. we don't know the fate of these fighters, although later in this

nine-minute video, we do see them in cages on the back of pickup trucks, paraded through, we believe, the streets of the town of hawaji. at one point during the video, you do see flashes showing the beheading of egyptian christians in libya last week but no indication these fighters are actually killed. the question is this going to have any impact on kurdish morale? from my experience on the front line with peshmerga fighters, i don't think so. in fact, what we are hearing overnight is despite their propaganda efforts, isis isn't doing very well on the battlefield. overnight, we are told at least 50 of their fighters, including some foreign fighters, were killed when they tried unsuccessfully to break through kurdish lines. apparently there were coalition aircraft in action over the area as well.

so provenpaganda has one effectt it hand impact on kurdish morale than a propaganda video. let's talk more about with this lieutenant james reese and bring in our correspondent nima elbajir. lieutenant, what do you think of this video? there are new elements as well. >> like you said, it's propaganda. we are going to do a lot of this start to ramp up here over the next couple of months as everyone starts to anticipating the cold line stance for the fight of mazul. they are trying to make the peshmerga fighters asking them if they are doing the right thing. unfortunately, being in cages and showing this, this could be a precursor to what we saw with

the jordanian pilot and they start to ramp this up. this becomes a production over the next couple of weeks and months to, unfortunately, a possible end state of how those guys end up. >> nima, we spoke about the jokeying of these groups. the one there with a microphone and the flag on there. i wonder if this is something that other groups are learning and seeing the success of isis and now trying to copy that? >> reporter: absolutely, but important to remember that al shabab was the precursor to isis in terms of that propaganda outreach. they were the first who were attracting the kind of western recruits that allowed them to bring in technology. at one point, there was even a u.s., an american al shabab fighter who was called the hip-hop jihadi. it was also laughable in a lot

of ways but, at the same time, the beginning of this ability to try or this attempt to try to speak to people in languages they understood. even this latest al shabab video, they make a point of using an english speaker, one who had a very clear british accent or even perhaps a london accent. you can hear hints of it there. to kind of take this away from being the other crazy people with head scarves wrapped around their heads to someone that you might know walking down the street. bring it really, really back home. but definitely we have seen the impact of isis just purely on production values. every time we see a new video, it seems to get slicker and slicker. >> yeah. very sophisticated propaganda arm when you add the person-to-person and the social media and you can understand how they have been so successful. colonel reese, i want to ask you specifically about these being peshmerga fighters. the united states has confidence in peshmerga and supplied them

with small arms ammunition. on getting this iraqi military anbar post being seized if this would degrade the confidence the u.s. has in the peshmerga force? >> no, victor, absolutely not. one thing that most americans will appreciate is the peshmerga, their soldiers fight for the same values, very similar to u.s. soldiers. that means is when our soldiers go out when they go out to fight, the first thing they fight for is themselves. and they are very true to themselves. and so what i believe this will happen to the peshmerga even irate them even more' get them more fired up and continue to press and push and get the right equipment and continue to push the iraqi central government to get set for this fight that everyone is waiting for in the next couple of months. >> the other element of that conversation is that there are few other options in that country in which the u.s. can find allies to go after.

you've got the iraqi forces, you've got the peshmerga and that is who you have until the u.s. or the global community decides to go in itself. will not colonel james reese and nima elbajir, thank you both. >> thank you. still to come, after weeks of testimony, a texas jury is going to have to decide soon whether a former marine is guilty of killing american sniper chris kyle. here is the question today -- should that jury be allowed to watch tonight's academy awards since the movie is based on kyle's life and it's up for several awards? also, it's another one-two punch for the east coast. cold and snow. but this has deadly consequences. remember, when will it end? that is the question so many people are asking. [ female announcer ] take skincare to the next level with roc® multi correxion® 5 in 1. proven to hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness, lift sagging, diminish the look of dark spots, and smooth the appearance of wrinkles. high performance skincare™ only from roc®.

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closing arguments could begin tomorrow in the "american sniper" trial and for weeks a debate over the mental state of the man who killed chris kyle and jack littlefield and both sides will try to re-emphasize their final points to the jury. the defense is emphasizing that routh was schizophrenic at the time of the killing. >> one potential factor before all of this even gets under way is the oscars. think about this. tonight, the movie "american smirp sniper" based on the life of chris kyle is nominated for several awards and getting a lot of buzz. joey jackson is joining us geng. good morning to you again, joey. let's look at hernandez. the jury in that trial judge said you can watch the super bowl but if his name comes up, get out of the room. should jurors avoid oscar coverage tonight because of this movie?

>> good morning, christi. judge jackson would say yesterday but i'm not presiding but another judge carson is and he hasn't made mention to. . the reality when the jurors are picked the issue is not whether you know about "american sniper" whether you've seen the movie or you connect to the movie. the issue can you put that aside for the jury and can you understand that hollywood is hollywood? and this is a real-life trial involving people and issues and facts and events. and the jury promises you during voir dire, that process where attorneys are selecting a fair and impartial jury as the sixth amendment that the instituticon provides. that you base a decision what you hear in this courtroom, then we are satisfied. the judge admonishes the jury saying don't listen to any media reports and don't be persuaded or influenced by any media reports but just be persuaded by

what the lawyers say and more importantly what the witnesses say on the witness stand. we put a lot of trust in our jury system and hopefully this jury can do it. >> let's look ahead to closing arguments that we expect could begin as early as tomorrow. what do you think needs to be honed in on for both sides? >> sure. listen, if you're the prosecutor, you're going to hone in on a person who may be trouble but certainly is not insane and there is so much evidence, ladies and gentlemen, to point out that he may be troubled, but he's is not insane like what? he voluntarily, after he committed this act he went and he left. that shows a consciousness of guilt. ultimately when the police caught up with him, he complied. ultimately, yes, he took them on a high-speed chase but what insane person raises their hands and gets out of the car and gets on the ground? there is so much pointing here. ladies and gentlemen if you have a prosecutor, you'll point out this is about marijuana and drug use and that is is not an excuse why do you this and you don't neat experts to to do this but the experts tell you he wasn't

insane. the defense, however, has a quite different story and they are going to say, base this case upon what we know and that is he couldn't distinguish between right from wrong. how do we know that? look at his psychiatric history. happy and go lucky before he went to iraq and suicidal when he returned and the evidence is in the psychiatric treatment he received both voluntarily and he was also committed. then ladies and gentlemen. jury, what did our experts tell you? that he saw flying pigs. that he was imagining pigs and half humans and hybrids and he was hallucinating and psychotic and on medication. what that jury decides ultimately on whether he knew right or wrong comes down to what side connects to their point to the jury and determine whether you see as mr. routh you see there what he was doing was right or wrong and, finally, finally, the standard of proof, the burden on the defense, is it more likely than not that he was insane? if the jury buys that, it's not guilty by reason of insanity but

that, of course, is the big question. >> joey, as a man who has been in many courtrooms and knows how it works intimately, what does your gut tell you about the outcome of this trial? >> the problem is that insanity is looked upon with great skepticism. if you're not feeling, i would be able to tell. you might be sniffling or sneezing a little bit and may not be the same happy go lucky christi we all love. when it comes to the state of mind i can't look inside your head. the issue becomes are you feigning it? can we buy it and do we really know? that is why generally speaking we know insan the is used 100% and 1 in 4 cases it prevails but jurors are so skeptical and the prosecution did give the jury a reason to continue its skeptici skepticism. too close to call. if ever a case -- >> joey, are you not going to give me an answer? do you or do you not think he is going to be found guilty?

>> i think that he has a shot in prevailing on the insanity defense. with that being said, i don't know. i'm not sure and i'm wishy washy and it's too close to call. >> yeah, you are. still love you, joey jackson. thank you. >> thank you, christi. have a great day. >> you too. >> it's draangerous on these streets. literally, there is danger on the streets. crashes. ice and sleet everywhere. people are warned to stay off the roads because getting around is not easy. there may be a nice warm embracing light at the end of all this mess. when healthcare gets simpler. when frustration and paperwork decrease. when grandparents get to live at home instead of in a home. so let's do it. let's simplify healthcare. let's close the gap between people and care.

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this rough weather is pounding cities all across the country and causing the death toll to climb. now at least 26 people have died as a result of this rough weather. we have just learned nearly 600 flights have been cancelled today. a large crack has formed on a highway near nashville. they have been hit by this winter weather. more than a half of the 26 deaths are coming from this state. >> let's bring in cnn's ivan cabrera. is it over? >> for that area, it actually is so we will start with that is good news and for places that are not used to driving in this, yes. this is a storm we had

yesterday. this is the freezing rain that impacted places like nashville. this is now pushing off to the east. it is snowing right now in boston but not very heavily so that is good. light snow. as the system moves east, we will be talking about perhaps a half an inch of accumulation and that is about it. on the east rain and snow. but the cold air is going to remain. we take you out west where we have more. denver here getting snowfall. it doesn't look that impressive but we do have significant snow accumulations. the higher elevation we are america in feet. excellent if you're skiing out in colorado and continue with a winter storm warning there. north of durango there and in the foothills a couple of feet of snowfall. the problem here is the cold air is set up and then the moisture begins to move in. i think we are going to have some issues monday morning in dallas where we will have an area of freezing rain and ice accumulation as well. that is not just includes

dallas. but look at this. portions of northern louisiana as well. so that is going to be monday morning event. until we warm up the temperatures and then we will be done with that and it will be plain old rain. look at the current windchills. minus 30 to 40 across the north and where is that going? east. it is headed to the northeast. monday morning by the time you wake up, 11 in boston and 7 in new york and feels like temperatures. 5 in bangor and 17 in the nation's capital. then if that wasn't bad enough, the cold air really gets enfrenched and by the time we wake up on tuesday morning, minus 16 in boston. minus 4 in philly. likewise in new york. so we take a break from the snow here but not from the very chilly conditions. in fact, dangerous if you're out there for a long time, so bundle up. >> ivan, thank you so much. extremist linked to al qaeda are calling for attacks on really some of the biggest and busiest malls in the world and we are talking at least one of them here in the u.s.

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the terror group al shabab is calling for attacks on shopping malls right here in the u.s., canada and the uk. this is a somali based group and linked to lkal qaeda. they are releasing this video here. one of the malls targeted is mall of america in bloomington, minnesota and also threatened is the west edmondton mall. we have with us erin mcpike and tom fuentes. erin, what are we hearing, if anything, from homeland security? >> homeland security secretary jay johnson is scheduled to make the rounds on the major sunday morning programs several hours from now and certainly will be asked about these threats.

i also reached out to the national security council at the white house late last night and as soon as we hear anything, we will let you know. the mall facing threats are beefing up their security. mall of america said overnight, quote, we take any potential threat seriously and respond appropriately. we have implemented extra security precautions and some may be noticeable to guests and others won't be. also the west edmondton mall said it is aware of a video that was recently released which included a mention of the mall. we will continue to monitor events with the help of federal and local law enforcement agencies. we will continue to follow the situation, along with law enforcement and will remain vigilant as we always do in similar situations. now, at this point, we cannot lay out for our viewers what these security measures are or how they will affect anyone planning to go to those malls, but do know there will be new measures in place. >> tom, i remember on several instances, namely back in

september of 2013, that you and i having the conversation, while we were covering live, the breaking news of that attack at the mall in nairobi. how do you secure these soft targets? your answer to me was -- you can't guarantee anything. that is so uncomfortable for people. >> that is true. you can't guarantee it but what you can look at -- environmental what are the resources of potential terrorists at that area. nairobi, the capital of kenya, borders somalia. you cannot only go across the border but they can take boats to the shores of kenya and their neighboring country and they were able to smuggle the ak-47s and grenades and other devices they used during the attack and, later, the kenyan authorities did prosecute four subjects who provided safe houses for the four individuals that conducted the attack. so you had an infrastructure.

you had safe houses. and you had attempts on previous occasions to conduct attacks in kenya by al shabab because kenya is one of the african countries supplying military forces into somalia to try to work for the government to defeat al shabab. so that was a much different situation. i don't think they have the infrastructure to carry out something like that here at the mall of america. however, putting out these broadcasts like terrorists groups are doing, whether it's isis or yemen or these guys, it does possibly inspire some lone wolf or one or two lone wolves. this is america so guns are unbelievably available to bad guys and gang members within these communities so you could get a couple of guys with guns could run in there and do unbelievable damage. but it won't be on the coordinated attack level that the westgate mall in nairobi

was. in that situation, though terrorists held those hostages four days almost and over 80 hours. that is what i don't think is possible now for them to put on that kind of a coordinated attack here or in edmondton or in london. but, yes, they might get one or two of these, you know, people out there watching these broadcasts who get inspired to go out and do it. >> what you've reminded and many of our other analysts have reminded us, it is not july the physical attack that is the terrorism or the terror, it is the constant state of crisis. it is inflicting that fear that is the terror. but these malls have said that they will be working on security. we heard from erin just a moment ago that the mall of america says that it has implemented extra security precautions and some will be noticeable and those that won't be. the noticeable ones are obvious. the ones that won't be, detail those for us. >> i think one thing is modern malls have video coverage of

their entire parking lots. the access streets that come into their parking lots, the entryways and the major walkways within the mall. plus you have individual stores inside that will have their own closed circuit cameras within their stores. oftentimes in an environment like that, you might have only one or two people monitoring all of the 50 cameras or hundred cameras, however many they have. in this case, they can bring on more people to be watching more of the cameras simultaneously instead of just having to flip between one screen and another. so that would be one measure. more security out in the lots in discrete vehicles and maybe more vehicles in the streets outside, the police ready and the tactical teams in minneapolis, the city, state, and fbi on high alert on very short leashes to bring the tactical teams in to respond to a situation. i think take type of security. and, frankly, i think many of the people in the public, we

have heard these threats over and over again since 9/11 and i think many people shrug it off, we have heard this before and i'm going shopping. >> the tom fuentes, good to have you with us. >> thank you. erin mentioned that homeland security secretary jay johnson is making the rounds today. he will be on with gloria borger to talk about this threat on "state of the union" at 9:00 a.m. eastern on cnn. ukraine and pro russian rebels conduct a prisoner swap. is this a good sign? what does it mean for the fragile cease-fire?

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defense secretary carter is on his second day and final day to a visit to afghanistan. he heads then to kuwait for meetings with military leaders and kuwaiti official. he said he made the trip to afghanistan to access the security situation personally. of course, this happened less than a week after his confirmation. on saturday, carter said the united states is considering slowing a plan withdraw of u.s. troops from the country to ensure the progress sticks. despite almost daily shelling, there are some new, possibly promising, signs that the cease-fire agreement in ukraine is having an affect. yesterday, the ukrainian government and pro-russian separatists completed a prisoner swap. it was confirmed 139 soldiers were released from captivity. then russian state news says 52

rebels were freed as well. here is cnn's nick paton walsh with more. >> reporter: extraordinary to think, as we stood in central kiev a year ago, to see the ousting of then the president there. the death on the streets seemed alien rare to ukraine and a year later, we are in the heart of a civil conflict here that has claimed over 5,000 lives. the supposed cease-fire we have seen nothing but potentially the bloodiest moment yet for the ukraine take place during the cease-fire. i'm talking about the route from the town here of batsl. we heard shelling around the city last night and we don't know if anybody was injured or killed during these blasts. today now the slow beginnings of what is supposed to be already happening under the cease-fire deal. a prisoner swap of 139 prisoners

and both sides saying they are going to start withdrawing their heavy weapons from the front line. now that isn't consistent with the atmosphere we have been hearihea hearing here. because the violence continues. you can hear behind me a children's festival and bit of normalcy here but so many here who remember the violence. so many affected by it. i think very few people here consider this a cease-fire. very few a year on from the beginning of the unrest here in ukraine think they are going to see the ends of the violence any time soon. back to you. >> thank you, nick. this just in from ukraine. a blast killed two people and left ten injured. this explosion targeted a march marking the bloody night and crackdown which sparked the year-long conflict that has left parts of eastern ukraine utterly devastated. this is in kiev. the center of this crowd, i don't know if you can make it

out, the new ukrainian president is standing here and marks one year since his preed sesor wdec ousted in ukraine. there is one to honor the 49 who died in the events last year, one year ago and those still fighting amid a shaky cease-fire. we will continue to watch what is happening here in the capital. the most liberal oscar movie is? hhmm. up next a behind the peek of hollywood's most private celebrities. this is happening as the country is getting ready to watch hollywood's biggest night. ♪ s you'll experience a transformation. take the listerine® 21 day challenge and start your transformation today.

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movie lovers, are you ready? all tonight's glitter and glamour. final preps this morning for the 87th annual academy awards. they are loaded with themes that prompt political debates across the country. you have "selma" "american sniper" and "boyhood." in some cases you can predict the political messages in the film by looking at the politics of the people who made them. let's understand this more. chris moody joining us now to give us a look behind these scenes literally -- not literally, but giving us a look behind the scenes to understand

the relationship between the political dough nations and the year's biggest films. chris? >> see if you can find a connection or at least a correlation between the two. one of the best ways is know politics of somebody is look at their donations. no matter how private a celebrity is their donations to a political cause or a candidate has to be public if it's over just a couple of hundred dollars. we found something very interesting. point one, something almost everyone knows and hollywood is liberal. we fouvennd no crews that worken movies or producers that put hem on the right side of the spectrum. but on the left side we found investigator degrees. "american sniper" was the least liberal film stars the people who worked on. on the far left side of the spectrum, he had "bird man" and "selma" earning some of the highest scores. we look at the people who worked on the movies, the producers, the directors.

even just people on the crew looked and fec data use a group that collects all of that data and put them altogether to find those answers. >> what are the big surprises, if there are any, chris? >> i think one interesting thing we found is, of course, that as a whole, none of them made it to the right side of the spectrum. basically, this year at least, conservatives did not make award winning movies. a lot of people saying, hold on a second. clint eastwood made "american sniper." he spoke at the republic national convention a years ago. he didn't make a donation for mitt romney when he did that. also he has donated to republican and democratic causes over the years, and also movies are made by more than just one person. so other people had donated to a lot of democrats which pushed "american sniper" to the left side of the political spectrum but barely, just by a few

points. >> we see some of the stars there and where their money goes. does this reinforce -- it sounds like it does -- the line that hollywood is full of liberals? >> i think it absolutely does. i think it could serve as a call to conservatives, particularly young conservatives that want to get into film that perhaps they should tell them to go to hollywood and make movies and represent their ideology a little bit more. a lot of talk how it's difficult for conservatives in hollywood. i think a lot of them stay very quiet about their beliefs. but certainly this year, the best picture nominees were represented by people on the left side of the spectrum for sure, at least the people who made them. >> okay. people will keep that in mind as they watch the big show tonight. chris moody, thanks so much. >> thank you. by the way, you can catch hollywood's biggest night right here on cnn. don lemon and michaela pereira live are the red carpet before everyone celebrates! the best in cinematic

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>> had a tough time staying seated in class. always found the window next to my desk and things that were happening outside the classroom far more interesting so i just knew that something was different. >> reporter: it wasn't until davis's first grade daughter was diagnosed with adhd decades later that she discovered she had it as well. >> my entire childhood was explained in that moment. >> reporter: despite not knowing she had the disorder until she was an adult, davis did find ways to manage her challenges. >> i became a person who studied twice as hard as anyone else. just became super diligent in the areas that i was interested in. >> reporter: for davis, that was acting. she did find success on tv. >> we need to get something straight. >> reporter: with her award-nominated role on lifetime's "army wives" and with parts on shows like abc's "scandal." >> i have a vivid imagination. also am very emotional. this may not be such a great quality, let's say, in a corporate office, but it really

just works in my profession. >> reporter: now the actress is passing along her positivity. she volunteers for the nonprofit organization chad which provides education and support for people with adhd. >> i'm really here for those kids who aren't feeling good about themselves to say that you are different not defective. you can create an amazing life for yourself. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn reporting. >> all right. here's a look at some stories developing now. police say at least 29 people, including many women and children, have died after a passenger ferry capsized on a river in bangladesh. the boat was packed with at least 100 people when it overturned on the pedma river north of the capital. police say that the ferry collided with a cargo ship and it's feared the toll could go much higher. dozens of people who were on the ferry are still missing and rescue attempts understandably are still underway. a minneapolis police officer

who was shot after responding to a burglary is doing well this morning we've heard. the police chief says he's in fair condition now. officials say the officer was not targeted personally but say that he was shot simply because he's a police officer. a suspect has been arrested in connection with the burglary part of that but authorities are investigating whether there is a link with the shooting. also, federal authorities are moving about 3,000 texas inmates from a county facility to other prisons after a riot broke out. apparently it left the facility uninhabitable. prisoners busted out of their housing units, we're told. they set fire to three of them and then made their way to the prison yard. no one breached the outside gates. officers used nonlethal force though to regain control of the facility and there were only minor injuries reported. nick gordon, the boyfriend of bobbi kristina brown is lashing out after he says he has not been able to visit her in the hospital. the brown family fired back saying gordon could visit but he

had to meet certain conditions but did not say what those conditions are. the 21-year-old bobbi kristina is being treated at an atlanta hospital. she has been in a coma since being found face down. nascar kurt busch's indefinite suspension holds. both appeals denied which means he'll miss the season opening daytona 500. a civil court found he likely assaulted his ex-girlfriend. busch's lawyers say they're going to continue to fight until his client is vindicated. this week busch's girlfriend talked for the first time since the judge issued his warning. >> he was saying some really weird and crazy things, very paranoid and he popped up out of bed and grabbed me by the throat with one hand and with the other hand he grabbed my face and he smashed my head into the wall three times.

>> i heard some of the most ridiculous accusations in the four days of testimony and it was just -- i can't -- i can't even describe to you how hard it is to sit there and listen to these lies being told about you when you're sit -- and you can't say anything. >> nascar's given no indication as to when bush will be allowed to resume racing. well, we are so glad that you're starting your morning with us. >> the next hour of your "new day" starts right now. this morning there is a new terror threat. a somali-based terror group known for attack on a mall in kenya is threatening to attack western malls, including here in the u.s. caged like animals and paraded through the streets, isis releasing new propaganda video of the kurdish fighters they claim to have captured. >> it is hollywood's awards night. the red carpet rolls out for

tonight's hollywood awards. hope sunday has been good for you. i'm chris at this paul. >> i'm victor blackwell. >> we want to start with the terror group linked to al qaeda. here in the u.s., canada, and in the u.k. we're talking about the somalia based group, al shabaab. it's released a video. cnn is showing a still image. you see this man here, face covered. he's the one urging the attacks. we want to point out that cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of this video. >> it gives the gps coordinates. >> two of the targets, minnesota's mall of america and edmonton mall. they are having extra security p. >> the worries and fears of lone wolf attacks in the west are very real. al shabaab is piggybacking off

of them, exploiting them especially given that u.s. authorities have been very candid about the fact that the somali american community has very much been recruiting ground zero for isis and al shabaab before it, victor. >> minneapolis in particular has become a main recruiting ground for al shabaab. it's home to the largest somali population in the united states. cnn cnn's erin mcpike has the reaction. >> reporter: that's right. i received a statement from the national security council. he says protecting public safety and national security is our highest pro or the. we are aware of the reported call from al shabaab for attacks at shopping centers around the world to include in the united states. in recent months the fbi and dhs have worked with our local and public safety operations to mitigate these types of threats. victor, we want to point out

that homeland security secretary jeh johnson will be on "state of the un onion" and will most lik address these situations. >> how serious is this, tom fuentes, we heard from him, there is some depreciating value over time when you get so many of these. how are they approaching this? >> well, first, victor, let us point out that threats as you said do come up from time to time but there is not necessarily a specific credible threat to the u.s. at this point. we did get statements overnight from the mall of america as well as the west edmonton mall. it put out very similar statements saying that they are taking these very seriously. they are putting extra precautions in place. what the mall of america said is that in some of these cases people who go to the mall will be able to notice some of those security measures and at other times they won't, but they are beefing up their security which is important for all of our viewers to know of course. >> also we have the statement there from west edmonton mall on

our screen for viewers to read along with. erin mcpike in washington, thank you. >> of course. there's also a new threat and a new video from isis this morning. the terror group has released a propaganda video. you see it here, at least a still image of it. that's at least 21 captured kurdish peshmerga fighters in cages. at one point they were in those cages atop pickup trucks paraded across a private city street. ben wedeman has more from us from irbil, iraq. >> yes, christi, another video put out by isis. this one seems to show 21 peshmerga fighters, kurdish fighters. it appears they're south of kirkuk itself. you see them in the orange jump suits. their hands are chained. they're being led by what appear to be isis fighters. they are in cages at one point being interviewedy