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tonight on night line, saturday afternoon shopping turns into one of the worst crisis of the year. what happened inside the three-day stand off and how does this group recruit soldiers from the american midwest? we have the latest. >> franken cats. they are cute, cuddly and ridiculously expensive. but is there reason to worry about the designer felines living next door? while parenthood is an easy punch line but a father's plea is about a forgotten population. >> keep it right here, america. "night line" is back in just 60 seconds.

>> from new york city, this is "night line." >> good to be with you tonight. it took 9/11 to learn that al qaeda means the base. now after a grenade attack, we're learning that al-shabab is arabic for the youth. we have a lot to learn about the militants, how they are influenced by al qaeda and how they recruit people from all over. we should get more information in coming days. here is lindsay davis from nairobi with the very latest on the terror attack. >> more than 48 hours after the stand off began, intense gunfire and loud explosions filled the air this afternoon just outside the west gate mall in nairobi.

as journalists and crowds of onlookers sprinted for covers, police closed in on the attackers, reportedly gaining access through the roof. >> i'm not sure if you can hear but we are hearing heavy gunfire. if you look over this building right here in the direction of the mall you can see the dark billowing smoke in the midst of the periods of intermy teriodnt gunfire. there are 80 stores, a super market and movie theater. some of those arrested were reportedly detained at the airport. the magnitude of the tragedy is still singeing in. at least 62 people have been killed. 175 wounded.

the list of the dead reflects the indiscriminate murder spree. the nephew of kenyan president. >> my nephew and his fiance are among those who were killed in the attack. >> a dutch malaria specialist eight and a half months pregnant and her fiance. it all started around noon. two groups of gunmen dressed in all black stormed the mall entrance, throwing grenades and opening fire with automatic weapons that sent shoppers and employees running for their lives. >> they were shooting at targets. it was pop pop pop. and then silence. >> do you mind showing us your injuries here?

>> near the main entrance, arnold was working at a gourmet burger bar when the shooting began. >> i was covered with things on my face. i feel like i'm dead. >> american nick handler was separated from his pregnant wife when the shooting began. he rushed to find an exit, carrying his daughter in his arms. >> all of the sudden i heard a loud explosion followed by two gunshots. i immediately grabbed her and luckily i was right by a door and was able to sprint out. >> the stand-off continued throughout the weekend and well into monday. with many people scrambling through shop aisles or hiding in place as police tried to guide civilians to safety, all the while repelling the attackers. as the gunmen fanned throughout the mall, special forces stormed

the complex evacuating more than a thousand panicked shoppers and employees, some with their hands in the air. the wounded were carried to safety, even wheeled out in shopping carts. it wouldn't be long before kenya's government was calling the attack an act of terrorism. the al qaeda linked group, al-shabab taking responsibility. this has gone from a local group in somalia to one of al qaeda's strongest affiliates. >> they were successful in conducting terrorist attacks outside of somalia. >> the group claims the attack was retaliation for the involvement of kenyan forces. kenyan forces joined multinational forces in chasing al-shabab from power. the group has increasingly set its sights on soft targets.

and al-shabab has been the most effective in attracting americans to their cause. >> it can be easily copied by people inside the united states. >> u.s. officials estimate that as many as 50 americans have been recruited over the last six years with more than half traced back to minnesota's growing somalia community. this recruiting video was posted online with three young men from minneapolis who have since died as martyrs. >> if you only know how much fun we have over here, this is the real disney land. >> one of al-shabab's most visible people is from alabama. >> we want to die as martyrs. >> he became known as the rapping jihadist, recording several online propaganda

videos. >> muslim pride. islam is on the rise. >> and writing what he saw has the holy war against the west. >> blow by blow, crime by crime. invasion by invasion attack by attack only going to bring sween honor back. >> but just a few weeks ago, he was reportedly gunned down after falling out of favor with al-shabab's leadership. he grew up in a small town in alabama, the son of a baptist schoolteacher, just like any other american kid. sports teams, prom dates. he spent time in a somalia community where he was believed to adopt a radical ideology. he rose quickly to a leadership position, recruiting others and vowing to hit targets. >> if you think about the

individuals who visit a place like somalia, when they come back home, there is nothing good that can come out of this. >> i had to get to heaven. i just laid there. i didn't want to move or do anything. just waiting to die. >> tonight at the mall, you can still smell the smoke in the air. while officials say the fire has been contained, the search for answers continues. for night line, i'm lindsay davis in nairobi. >> despite some other reports, the fbi says they cannot confirm whether any american citizens were among the terrorist attackers. coming up next, these are not your ordinary house cats. should you be worried if one moves in next door? >> abc news "nightline" brought to you by golden corral. [ sally ] my antidepressant worked hard to help with my depression.

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toiger, teddy bear soft and increasingly popular so wildcats descended from cheetahs and lions and savannas. their proud owners display them all over youtube but these exotic cats can be controversial and some say the aggressive ones can kill. kitties that can grow two to three times larger than a house cat. that crunching sound is is a pretty good sign of how closely related they are to their big cat cousins. >> i want to ask everybody to stay three feet away from the cages. >> this is the founder of big cat rescue. >> he is kind of cute. >> he is part bob cat. we think that we know the other part. >> it's a sanctuary for cats big and small. those abandoned or abused or

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it's all about fatherhood in tonight's feed frenzy starting

with the anti-cell phone rant on co-nan. looks like more than a few shared the belief that smart phones make for dumb kids. >> they don't look at people when they talk. when they write you're fat, they say that was fun. >> what if you really need a distraction to get through a restaurant meal or present a major award? will ferrell brought his kids on stage. >> we had a soccer game, i didn't have time to do my hair. it doesn't matter. it's great to be here. >> but a more poignant moment came when he gave a cryptic shoutout. >> i am hoping they will allow me to see him soon. >> he elaborated on the

34-year-old serving a ten year sentence. >> i am disappointed with my son but i have reached a point where i am very disappointed with the system. >> we will tune into gma in the morning to see what is happening around the world. and we're always online at a abcnews.com. have a good night.