first pictures outside of the mall since that attack on saturday. >> we're expecting to get an update when the president of kenya addresses his nation later today. we're going to begin our coverage right now with abc's tahman bradley. >> reporter: after a tense day filled with gunfire and explosions, kenyan security forces say they've taken control of west gate shopping mall and secured the hostages. overnight, they were looking for hostages, terrorists and more dead bodies. 62 people were killed, 175 wounded. the terror began around noon this past saturday. a dozen armed men stormed the mall's entrance. shoppers and employees ran for cover. >> it took the blood. i rubbed it on my face. so that when they come there, they see like, i'm dead. >> reporter: among the dead, the nephew of kenyan president. >> my nephew and his fiancee were amongst those who died in this attack.

>> reporter: the renowned poet, and a recent public health grad, eight months pregnant. >> she was hilariously funny. she was unique. she really brought laughter and light to people's lives. >> reporter: the al qaeda-linked extremist group, al shabaab, said it was retaliation for kenyan forces in somalia. al shabaab has been one of the most successful terror groups in attracting young american men. u.s. officials estimate as many as 50 americans have been recruited to the group over the last 6 years. with more than half traced back to minnesota's growing somali community. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. the situation there still incredibly fluid. >> 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 kenyon authorities are able to go into that building and clear bodies out. they'll find them in areas they weren't able to find them before. and we'll find out if people were killed during that final siege when the kenyan groups went in and confronted the terrorists. >> 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 major 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 highway and 50 bridges. >> once all these cameras are gone, fema and the red cross are still going to be here till we make you whole. >> it's really hard. it's clearly very devastating. and i'm overwhelmed. >> 79-year-old woman whose house was swept away becomes the eighth victim of that flooding. at least six people still remain unaccounted for. 16,000 people have applied for fema relief.

president obama is in new york, set to deliver an address this morning to the opening of the united nations journal assembly. terror attacks, chemical weapons and nuclear safeguards are on the agenda. among them will be iran's new president. he's indicated that he'd like to revive relations with the united states, which has been frozen since the iran hostage crisis in 1979. a lawsuit by michael jackson's mother will soon be in the hands of a jury. after nearly five months of testimony, the case is winding down. and jurors will decide if aeg was negligent in hiring dr. conrad murray. murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. the jackson family is seeking damages that could top $1 million. news on the winner of the powerball lottery. he's choosing to remain anonymous. officials announced that the man has cashed his ticket. they did not say whether he

chose cash option or if he's spreading his payments over 30 years. it was the second time he says he had played the lottery. >> we have to check out the dealerships in south carolina. >> we're so jealous. time, now, for the weather across the nation. scattered showers across much of the northwest, changing into snow in those higher elevations. showers and thunderstorms, from kentucky to the gulf coast. the orlando area can expect heavy downpours. >> upper 90s in the desert southwest. high 70s in the southeast. and low 70s in the mid-atlantic region. in northern maine, it will struggle to get into the 60s. could it be true? a fast food chain will start serving a healthier version of an american favorite? >> i like the sound of that. and five-star bake. online reviews are more popular than ever. but who is writing what you're reading? plus, fights get out of hand between two rival high schools. all of it, caught on camera.

blackberry has agreed to go private. in a nearly $5 billion tentative agreement with its largest shareholder. the $9 a share cash deal comes days after the troubled smart phonemaker announced plans to lay off 40% of its global workforce. the shares peaked at $48 a share in 2008. chrysler may be setting the stage to return to the public market. it has filed for an initial public offering. the shares coming from the trust of medical benefits for retired workers. that trust owns nearly 42% of the company. it was set up in 2007, as a way

of reducing the company's financial burden. it was never supposed to own such a large share of private stock. tech news beginning with microsoft. it has unveiled two new versions of its surface tablet. they have faster processors and longer battery life. prices start at $449 for the surface 2 and $899 for the surface pro 2. burger king introducing its lower fat, lower calorie french fries today. burger king says it's smallest order have just 190 calories. >> why do i have a feeling i won't be satisfied after that? >> not satisfied? i know. might be a problem there. is that ironic? what is that? >> i don't know what it is. satisfied. we'll have to see. when we come back, special delivery. newborn twins have quite a story to tell all because of what happened to their parents on the way to the hospital.

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now, for a look at your morning road conditions. heavy rain should make for a dangerous drive around orlando. scattered showers could create slick roads in washington and oregon. and it's almost time to pull out the tire chains in the northern cascades, which could get up to a foot and a half of snow by wednesday. >> if you're flying, thunderstorms could cause airport delays in memphis, new orleans and miami. hard to believe. not everyone's entirely truthful on the internet. particularly when it comes to online product reviews. >> because so many people make major decisions based on those reviews, authorities are cracking down. here's abc's chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: we're using them for everything. from planning dream vacations to

which doctors to visit. but according to regulators, a huge number of online reviews are complete phonies. do you feel any sense of guilt or anything? >> no because i feel like these people are going to pay somebody to write a review anyways. it might as well just be me. >> reporter: kathy is 17 years old and says she's written hundreds of glowing reviews for 4 bucks a pop. how long does it take you to write a typical review? >> about three minutes to write a review. >> reporter: by some estimates, as many as 30% of the reviews you see online are complete fakes. from restaurants to hotels to toys. and new york's attorney general is fighting back. >> we're paying or just ordering their employees and the employees' friends and families to write phony reviews to inflate their profile. >> reporter: but getting a nod from your customers can boost the bottom line. >> we've seen studies that, for instance, a one-star increase on yelp can increase a restaurant's

revenues by almost 10%. >> reporter: even sites like yelp, with rules to keep the cons out, is a difficult battle. they're telling us they will pay us $50 to write a review. >> yeah. we've -- we're subpoenaed a lot of these companies. they're popping up and we're going after them. but it's something that has to be dealt with in a coordinated way. >> reporter: do you have a review nearby that you could read to us? >> i made the appointment over the phone. and the next day, they were working on my bathroom. >> reporter: have you ever renovated a bathroom? >> no. i'm 17. >> reporter: rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. we've done a few suspicious delivery stories. babies born in places you wouldn't expect. we want you to meet two little boys. one was helped into the world by a car accident. mom and dad were racing to a miami hospital in their car when they hit another car. >> that's when the impact happened. when the car hit, the car from behind, the baby's head came

out. >> a passing nurse helped deliver baby number one. his brother was born at the hospital. and everybody is doing just fine. rival high school students in san antonio, texas, caught on video, triggering a massive food fight, are not going to be facing criminal charges. all this started after a heated football game at a hamburger franchise on friday night. the restaurant managers say they will not file charges after students from both high schools apologized. >> get the feeling that video is going to give kids ideas. >> yikes. >> we're going to see more of these. >> that doesn't look friendly. >> it looks pretty intense. no smiling there. before we show you the next one, you should know, both of the drivers involved were actually fine. watch what surveillance cameras caught over the weekend in brooklyn, new york. a sedan, wow, turning right, left, into the path of a lam bar geenny valued at $400,000. it broke right into two pieces.

>> oh, my gosh. i feel bad for the owner. >> man. >> that's got to hurt. >> this still photo might do it more justice. check that out. that's what the lamborghini is designed to do. it's a way of dissipating the energy of the crash and keeps the people inside safe. >> keep that picture up for a second. i didn't notice that immediately. that's the back end of the lamborghini. all on the other side. i love how the winged -- >> the cool doors that go up? >> the wings doors that are up. >> like the delorean in "back to the future." >> except for split in half. time, now, for sports. peyton manning put on another show in a dominating performance. >> good morning, america. ready for a big week? he's stan, i'm neil. we're at the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. >> and peyton manning was on the football field in denver. that was bad news for the oakland raiders, who were also there. >> yeah. >> manning came in with nine touchdown passes already.

that wasn't enough. erik dekker right there. eight yards and a touchdown for dekker. manning and wes welker. 17-0, broncos. later in the second quarter, 17-7. manning going to julius thomas for a 13-yard touchdown. and while this is really all you need to see. manning, 374 yards, 3 touchdowns. broncos win it, 37-21. they're 3-0. the pirates haven't made the playoffs since the philmore administration. looking to get in. if they could beat the cubs and the cards beat the nats, they're in. top nine, starling marte in the top nine. the jack. and the pirates up 2-1. then, jason greeley in the bottom of the ninth. this is a crazy play. marlon byrd doesn't get it. andrew mccutcheon gets it to morneau, to russell martin. and nate.

you're so out. and the pirates are in because the nats lost to the cardinals. i got a paper cut. >> occupational hazard. that's it from here. now, back to you. >> disability. got one of those, too. >> me, too. next, "the pulse." the first elimination from "dancing with the stars." who is already out? and president obama, caught with an open mic. what did he say about his smoking habit? or about his wife? goglossophobia, is the fear of public speaking. ♪ ♪ the only thing we have to fear is... fear itself. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] some people lift your spirits...

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♪ all righty. it's time to check "the pulse." we start with the first couple that's been voted off of abc's "dancing with the stars." >> last night was latin night on the show. and all of the dancing, by football star, keyshawn johnson and bill engvall and their partners were sent home. >> and johnson was sent packing. president obama has a good reason for kicking a bad habit. it's the first lady. >> you should be afraid of your wives. president obama was chatting with a u.n. official when the subject turned to smoking. the president said he hasn't had a cigarette for about six years. that's because the fear of my wife. the president had struggled for years to give up smoking. >> busted.

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checking our top stories. a terror attack at the kenyan mall. kenyan security forces say they have taken control. but reporters on the scene say gunfire can be heard from the mall. wildfire raging in southern california, threatening homes 20 miles east of los angeles. the fire has burned 50 acres and triggered evacuations. president obama is set to deliver an address this morning to theassembly. among the leaders, iran's new president. heavy rain in central florida. chilly temps in much of the northern half of the u.s. and snow in the higher elevations of the pacific northwest. and finally this morning, it's something almost all of us are a little guilty of but too ashamed to admit. >> turning into our smartphones, texting, surfing, while tuning out the rest of the world. >> but one comedian is leading

the charge, urging people to shut the cell phone off. here's abc's nick watt. >> reporter: this past weekend, apple sold 9 million iphones. one in five people on this planet, now owns a smartphone. and grouchy funny man louis c.k. told conan he's had enough. >> i think these things are toxic. especially for kids. they don't look at people when they talk to them. >> reporter: this rant struck a major nerve. 4 million views, sporting a smartphone backlash. 23 million people have watched the new short film, "i forgot my phone." >> we're not staying in the moment anymore because we're looking at our phones. and lots of special moments are passing us by. >> reporter: many people now have self-imposed restrictions. no phone after 10:00 p.m. phone in a different room on weekends. and ever heard of phone stacks? leave your phone on a table during dinner, if you pick it up, you have to pick up the check. i have a new game.

when i'm driving around los angeles, i count how many people i spot on their cell phones. babe washingtoning her dog. guy having lunch. a guy at the bus stop. i stopped counting at 50. i caught myself looking up soccer scores on my phone, rather than playing with my kids. i don't even like soccer. >> you need to build an ability to just be yourself and not be doing something. okay. i'm getting sad. got to get the phone and write hi, to like 50 people. somebody cool rights back. and somebody not as cool writes. >> reporter: the irony of this backlash, most of us probably watched louis c.k.'s rant on our smartphones. i did. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> so true. >> i think it's safe to say, he has us pegged. that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a wonderful tuesd

>> this is "good morning washington" on your side. >> more gunfire at a mall in kenya. plus, americans are believed to be numbered among the terrorists. new this morning as police work a deadly crash in our area. good morning to you, washington. it is tuesday, september 24th. i'm scott thurman. >> i'm jummy olabanji. we'll head over to our meteorologist for a check on how chilly it's going to feel this morning. eileen. >> today, the coldest morning of the week. right now, in the city, still in the 50s. you head farther out into the suburbs, and temperatures are down into the 40s. 52 degrees at reagan international.