david shinn, a former state department coordinator for somalia during the 1990s. thank you >> thank you. >> u.n. secretary banki moon says he condemns it in the strongest terms. he calls it reprehensible. today, president obama is going to pay tribute to the 12 americans who were killed in the latest mass shootings in the nation's capitol. his remarks come this evening. that will be nearly one week since the shooting at the washington navy yard. the president and first lady are going to meet with family members who lost loved ones there that day. eight other people were injured. randall pinkston is live now in washington where the president is preparing to speak. randall, these attacks are personal for any president, but for this president, they are adding up by some counts as many as 14 mass shootings during his term. what do we expect the president to say today? >> well, actually, detail, we expect him to say when these shootings occur, the daily shootings that occur like his own hometown of chicago. by one count, there are at least one or two shootings every we

joining us to discuss the situation in nair is david shinn. >> i want to talk about al-shabab. they have acted on relatively small scale. why now a larger scale attack? >> i think they are under pressure. the kenyan government, the military has acted for two years, putting pressure on al-shabab to move out of urban areas. the border on the north-eastern edge - the shared border between kenya and somalia. a lot more militants were able to enter the country. president uhuru kenyetta is untested and perhaps his reputation is diminished, given an indictment from the icc that he's facing. >> do you think it's a sign of desperation? >> i think it is as their operating area in somalia is contained. >> how strong are they? >> they are strong, and because they have links with al qaeda makes them strong. now that they are on the run, it makes them dangerous, harder to track. has there been effort to disband the group. >> absolutely. america has been operating and there has been coordinations with the kenyan government which has done a strong job in somalia and with help from the you gann

gerri: our top story today five days until the exchange opens in the industry shinn is dressing up its version of how much health care cost will be under obamacare. though they say. the critics are blasting it seeing increases will be large for most. we have the details. >> premiums are only a small piece of the puzzle. fit ministrations has offered the most detailed information so far this week insisting it will do what the president pledged. >> it will deliver on its promise to make health insurance more affordable and accessible for american. >> and unfortunately you cannot answer the most important question will my insurance rates go up in 2014? >> schaede cherry pick the data to highlight the fact people of low income will benefit the those of middle income will not they did not talk about that. >> the new law requires the addition of the essential benefits, a long list of things that must be covered. the manhattan institute analyze rates around the country and found the costs will soar by as much as 99 percent for men did 55 percent for women. >> even if they do get a partial sub