cnn's arwa damon is live on the phone for us this morning. understand that officials in kenya are saying on twitter at least they have managed to secure more hostages at this hour. what can you tell us about the situation? >> reporter: they have. but there is that very delicate stage where there are at least ten remaining hostages we believe, according to the kenyan authorities, is being held in one of the levels of the west gate mall. they managed to clear the other levels but now there are volunteers waiting to go in and beginning removing the bodies. still a lot of people don't know what happened to their loved ones. here at a community center where we are very close to the mall, a woman who is looking for her husband utterly distraught as you can an imagine who was an employee in the mall itself and, of course, there is the ongoing trauma that this entire nation is having to deal with at this stage trying to cope with the magnitude of what took place. a lot of people were saying that, yes, they were, in fact, anticipating on the behalf ma

we start with cnn correspondent arwa damon. arwa, how is this story being reported by the various media there? >> well, it's quite interesting because when you look at the region, there's not a lot of independent tv stations or publications. everything is either state-run or affiliated with one sort of political party or another. so at the depending on which side of this, whether a nation or publication is with the assad regime or with the opposition. they are either for or against a strike. that being said, when we look at what is coming out of syria, for example, syrian state television has been broadcasting a multipart documentary that is focusing on america's relationship with the middle east, playing this up very much as being yet another act of american aggression reminding people what happened to iraq and also emphasizing this access of resistance that, in their view, extends from iran through syrian and it's an incredibly polarizing issue. the other thing is, whe it comes to this region in particular, conspiracy theories

arwa damon in beirut. thank you for that. >>> it is september 11th as i mentioned, exactly one year after the deadly attack on the u.s. diplomatic compound in benghazi, libya. guess what happened? powerful car boem explomb explo that city this morning. the target, a building that housed the u.s. consulate back in the late '60s. lkly, no casualties. no one has come forward to claim responsibility for this attack. but last year's attack is a little less murky. carried out by islamic militants and unleashed a wave of criticism towards the obama administration for how it handled the aftermath of the attack. four americans were killed including the u.s. ambassador serving in libya, chris stevens. >>> and many of you may be wondering why the obama administration is pushing for military action in syria when we have so many problems right here at home? economics, schooling, medicine. turns out international affairs frequently interrupts domestic policy when national security is threatened, and this discussion is c

cnn's arwa damon is live in nairobi this morning. give us a sense of the very latest. >> reporter: when it comes to those americans who may have been involved in this attack, the kenyan government is also saying they appear to have been of somali or arab origin. the state department is investigating that report. westgate mall is behind me around the corner. while the kenyan government is saying they do have the situation under control, that is all pretty relative. we heard frn explosion earlier and sporadic bursts of gunfire and seems they are going through to carry out the final sweep. an unknown number of gunmen inside there and various reports that parts of the building might be boobytrapped and snipers inside as well. the red cross is saying 65 people at this stage are either missing or unaccounted for. various volunteers that we have been talking to have been trying to also gain access into the buildings to try to clear out some of those bodies that may still be inside. we have also met a number of individuals, including one wom

and russia to eliminate chemical weapons, joining me now from beirut, arwa damon. arwa, what is rich sha is the main patron but there are a lot of rebels, the syrian opposition which isn't one group but many, what are you learns about how they feel about this deal? >> well, candy, we heard from the head of the free syrian army who said they completely rejected this initiative. you're not even going after the perpetrator of the crime. they want justice. additionally, he's saying that they need more to be done. they effectively want a ban to be imposed on bashar assad's use of his air force, effectively a no fly zone to be enforced over the country and they are also saying that they will not be part of the geneva two talks. at the end of the day, they have been completely sidelined in this entire initiative being put forth by the americans and the russians, candy. >> how about so many humanitarian activists either monitoring or in the country. reaction to them at least staving off for now any kind of u.s. missile strike. >> well, they were actually hoping that the u.s

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arwa damon, cnn, beirut. >> a sobering report. >>> senator bob menendez joinuss us. and didn't know where to start. a contractor before at angie's list, you'll find reviews on everything from home repair to healthcare written by people just like you. no company can pay to be on angie's list, so you can trust what you're reading. angie's list is like having thousands of close neighbors, where i can go ask for personal recommendations. that's the idea. before you have any work done, check angie's list. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. i love you, angie. sorry, honey. >>> welcome back. the first public hearing on the possible use of force in syria starts on capital hill in roughly an hour. secretary of the state john kerry, chuck hagel and martin dempsey will face the senate foreign relations committee. dana bash, you're there with the chairman of the senate foreign committee. does he share president obama's optimism that this authorization will pass? >> reporter: thank you. you'll start what will b

. >> arwa damon is live in beirut for us. the british say they are scertan it was sarin. might this erase any doubts about who was to blame for this attack? >> reporter: when it comes to that particular attack, the russians are not likely to alter their progress just because the british put forward that kind of a conclusion. with the russians firmly, as of now, continuing to stand behind the regime, it's not likely going to alter any of the current dynamics we're seeing unfold. when it comes to swaying the russian position, they're not going to just wanted hard evidence that they can believe there was chemical weapons used, it was who used it. the only thing that is going to possibly begin to alter the battlefield dynamic is it if we do see at points in time air strikes on key locations inside syria, john. >> arwa, sit tight for a second. there was another major development today. a new disturbing video obtained by the "new york times" that showed syrian rebels executing soldiers loyal to the regime of bashar al assad. we're going to show you a short clip. while the video

arwa damon is live in nairobi. what is the latest there, arwa? investigation is ongoing. it's just behind us over to the right, the location of the westgate mall. there are security teams still on the ground as well and it is being sealed off because it is a crime seen at this stage. a lot of questions being asked about how this attack was able to take place. did, for example, the attackers have access to blueprints of the mall? did they manage to presmuggle in some of the weapons that they used and what is the kenya government going to do in the future to stop these from happening in the future. five attackers are dead. their bodies believed to be buried beneath the are you able. some of the detentions happening at the airport and some happening in the city itself asbestos five are detained. 10 to 15 the government had originally said. a lot of questions about the hostages and all of those people that are missing or unaccounted for. according to the red cross, more than 65 people still. we were at the main city morgue here yesterday where famili

let's to cnn's arwa damon, who's covering this story.e're learning today, we've also heard from this detector coming out and saying despite all of that, that doesn't mean assad will stop his killing. >> reporter: and that's been exactly what we've been hearing, brooke, from just about all members of the opposition, saying it's one thing to be talking about the regime giving up its stockpiles of chemical weapons with, if, in fact, it does fully comply and allow full access and all the other challenges that come with even trying to recover one of the world's largest chemical stockpiles in the world in the middle of a fierce battle zone. you also have the reality that syrians have been dealing with for the last 2 1/2 years, and that is the 100,000-plus people, including children, who have been killed using chemical weapons. now, this particular defector, we've been waiting for him to show up in turkey for a few days now, actually. he is the former chief medical officer in aleppo. he had been compiling intelligence, medical analysis. he said

. >> arwa damon has the story. >> there's nothing that would prepare you.s is it. you're going to die. i looked at her. i just held her close and i cradled her, in case i got shot, if there was a chance that she would make it. and i held his hand and i told him, i love you. >> reporter: it had started out a beautiful day. turnout exceeded expectations for the east fm radio station children's cooking competition. elim are the station's popular husband/wife presenting team. >> children running around in their aprons, chopping up. we heard a series of gunshots. we called everyone to the corner, kids, moms, parents and everyone and said get down, get down, get down on the floor. and just as we did that, the gunmen blast a grenade to where we were. >> the blast sent slivers of shrapnel and glass into his eye. >> the guy with the white shirt spoke first and he said we're from somali and we don't normally kill women and children, but then again you've killed our women and children. >> tall, skinny face. >> he just opened fire. >> i got shot here. i had so much blo

arwa damon following the developments. arwa, you know, this is assad's way, i suppose, of thanking putin for saving the regime but perhaps making it very clear, u.s. threats did not matter. >> reporter: oh for sure. this is typical bravado coming from president assad. in fact, his entire regime, they cannot afford to appear weak or as if they were forced to cower in front of america's military might, most certainly wanting to continue along this image of being a president who is in power. he was simply doing this because the russians asked him to but not because he was worried or remotely concerned about what a potential u.s. air strike would possibly do to the current control that he has over the areas that the regime does in fact control in syria because we do know there was a lot of concern leading up to the possibility of the u.s. military strike. but of course all of that changing very dramatically at this stage, michael. >> and tell us about syria's opposition. we understand, from your reporting, that they are still a

arwa damon in beirut. thank you so much. >>> we are following a developing story along the afghan border as well. taliban claiming responsibility for attacking a nato base, setting off explosives and setting fire. several of them caught fire. none of the members were killed. an afghan official says all the attackers are dead. >>> terror connections. a classified government document obtained by "the washington post" saying some porking to work at the cia and nsa had connections to terror groups. the nsa claims to launch thousands of probes. the document was given to the provided by edward snowden, they were leaking before -- to mexico. the documents show the nsa used a surveillance program called the dni presenter to monitor the brazilian president's communications. >>> progress report on the massive fire burning near yosemite national park. the fire is 45% contained but not before growing to 225,000 acres. that is huge. it's an area bigger than 350 square miles, some 5,000 firefighters are battling the bla

our senior international correspondent, arwa damon, is standing by.orrespondent jim schuto is here. let's begin our coverage with jim. what's the latest? >> it appears syria has met its first deadline. submitting an initial counting of chemical weapon stockpiles. spoken with administration officials today, they say they have not reviewed this initial counting. it's in the hands of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons, but they do consider it a positive sign. one of many positive signs from america's two most difficult adversaries in the region, syria and iran. just two weeks ago the obama administration had only stern words for both syria and iran. >> if you want to send iran and hezbollah and assad a congratulatory message, you guys can do what you want. >> reporter: now it's an entirely different conversation. the new president of iran calling for prudent engagement in an op-ed in "the washington post" and a meeting with president obama. the white house reiterating its openness to engage. meanwhile, syria's submitting an initial

arwa damon is live. wa, it's definitely stronger language than we've been hearing for quite sometime. is the syrian foreign minister or anyone else in the regime taking this forward today? or this just enough that somewhere this acknowledgement? >> not necessarily at that stage. let's also throw into the mix that last year the syrian government did in fact come out and say, if we had chemical weapons, we would never use them against our own people. here's the big issue moving harder if in fact this initiative is what material ices sand expected to take place. syria is believed to have one of the largest stockpiles of chemical weapons in the world, ashleigh. and it say war zone. you can't just walk in there, secure them, load them on to a bunch of trucks and ships and take them out of the country to be destroyed. they're presumably going to have to be destroyed onsite in the midst of a civil war. you'd either need to negotiate some sort of sustainable, durable cease-fire. or need to bring in a peacekeeping

arwa damon start offing to lose the shot from the nairobi. a terrifying thing they've been there a year. they had belt fed machine guns. you don't just walk in the front door with those. >> very much planned here. and also what's interesting is they still don't have a definitive death toll and know how many people were killed. confirmed 67 people were killed but still about 61 people still missing, unaccounted for. we actually want to hear from some of the survivors in their own words. >> we were helping everyone who got like shot or something because they were all bleeding. so we had our aprons. we had to give it to them. so they'd like stop bleeding >> you can't sleep. you know, you just remember things and at least there was one point i just thought i had lost her. >> we have been -- since saturday. today although he was dead. >> so so sad. you know, authorities that are saying five of the terrorists involved in the attack were killed and as arwa was mentioning, there's still a lot of questions potentially who else was involved. >> and esc

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. >> arwa damon is monitoring the syrianen crisis from neighboring lebanon. first of all, you don't hear a lot about what is taking place on the ground anymore. we hear about the chemical weapons. tell us about the civil war that continues. >> reporter: you know, you have these pockets of very intense fighting. you were just showing video there from ma lula, both the government and the rebels want try to regain control of it because it does lie along not necessarily a major route but a route that both sides want to control leading to the capital damascus. this is a war that has been relentless from the very beginning. you have big pockets where civilians have been living under siege. simply put, they do not have enough food, enough medicine. so the big cry we're hearing from inside syria right now is that part of this whole negotiation, given that this is possibly an opportunity has to be the opening of humanitarian corridors. if the u.s. wants to take the moorl high ground with the syrians and russians at the table, this could be something to test the syrian

i want to go straight to cnn's arwa damon, who is live in nairobi.he latest details on the people they have, the information they're getting, then of course the identification process and the involvement in interpol. this is a very intricate post-crime analysis. where are they at? >> reporter: it most certainly is. they are being quite tight-lipped about a lot of these specifics taking place here. there are forensics teams that are on the ground combing through the rubble, taking photographs, trying to presumably fingerprint, positively i.d. the attackers and potentially any other victims who may still be inside the mall complex. remember, there are more than 60 people still missing or unaccounted for. the road right behind me, that leads straight to westgate mall. it is over to the right around 500 feet down. this is open for the first time since the attack took place. we walked down there. the police and military on site won't even let you stop to take a look but we were able as we were walking by to see some of the bullet holes on the exterior of

let's go to cnn's arwa damon who is live from beirut with reaction. arwa, what are you hearing?reporter: good evening, jake. the issue for a lot of people here is that even though military action may have been averted for now, many do believe that there will come a day when it is going to become an inevitable reality. that being said, the president's speech happening here at around 4:00 in the morning, syrian state television not broadcasting it. but they did run a ticker saying that president obama had asked congress to delay its vote and that the united states would be giving diplomacy a chance. that is what a lot of the headlines we're seeing in lebanon are saying as well that, this russian proposal is at least going to be give an try. this paper also has a nice little diagram about where syria's possible chemical stockpiles might be. another also addressing the issue of how again the americans would be giving the russians a chance and yet another bringing up the issue about a u.n. resolution under chapter 7 and how the russians would not necessarily go for that. now if we ta

senior international correspondent arwa damon is live from nairobi, kenya this morning. good morning, arwa. >> reporter: this definition of under control might be fairly relative. this morning we were still hearing an explosion from the direction of the westgate mall, just down the street over in that direction. we also have been hearing sporadic bursts of gunfire as kenyan security forces to tried to bring the situation here fully under control. the kenyan government now says it has regained control of the westgate mall but it's still unclear if all of the hostages have been freed. after a three-day standoff with islamist militants. this morning, we're learning more about the attackers who launched the deadly siege. three have been killed. the exact number of gunmen that remain inside, still unknown. kenya's foreign minister told pbs's news hour that two or three of the militants are young americans who appear to be of somali or arab origin. the state department is looking into these reports. >> where's the helmet? >> reporter: sporadic bursts of gunfire rang out behind

cnn's arwa damon is in nairobi with more for us this morning. good morning, arwa. >> reporter: good morning, chris. as you can imagine, this nation is still reeling, trying to deal with the aftermath of that devastating siege taking place at nairobi's westgate mall just down the road from us here. the four-day standoff finally coming to an end on tuesday. after kenyan forces swept through the partially collapsed mall, searching for victims, presumably buried beneath the rubble and clearing each floor of attackers, five of them found dead. cnn has learned that the fire the militant set on monday was an escape attempt. the gunmen hoping to create a smoke screen, two of them drove out from the parking lot, a senior government official says they forced them back in. among the terrorists, reports of a white woman who kenyan government officials say may have been killed early on in the siege. leading to speculation that it could be samantha lewthwaite, a british mother, fugitive and suspected terrorist. the infamous white widow, impossible to confirm u

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arwa damon is in lebanon. jim clancy is in israel. ie is in china, happens to be a powerful player in this crisis as well. first to arwa. we heard from assad today. update our viewers. what was his bottom line? >> yeah. seeming to be very defiant, as always. now, this was an interview given to the french newspaper. a few interesting quotes we want to share with our viewers. he was specifically asked about this alleged chemical weapons attack. he said, "i have never said whether or not the syrian army possesses or does not possess such weapons. let's suppose our army wanted to use weapons of mass destruction. is it possible that would do that in an area where it itself is located and where soldiers have been injured by these weapons as the inspectors from the united nations have seen in their visit to the hospital where they are? where is the logic." additionally, he was also asked about his potential response or reaction to the possibility of a military strike by the u.s. and its allies. to that, he says "the middle east is a powder-ke

arwa damon joins me live from beirut. arwa, you have wednesday's newspapers.t is the story in the middle east today? >> reporter: well, it most certainly is all centering around whether or not there is going to be a missile strike potentially by the u.s. and its allies. you've got lebanon's leading daily english newspaper talking about obama winning key backing on syria. some of the arabic media here, this paper in particular talking about how the syrian debate is actually about much more than just syria itself, that it has to do with a broader regional policy that centers around yes, the protection of america's number one ally, israel. and talking about the potential for a u.s. strike. a lot of editorials debating what the possible fallout of military action is going to be. interestingly too, syrian state television was airing an hour-long documentary that gives, from their perspective, an indepth look on u.s. policy towards the middle east over the last few decades, specifically talking about how american mettling in the middle east has always been to serve

christia christiane amanpour joining us as is lebanon, syria's neighbor, arwa damon. can the u.s. trust the russians? >> oh, you know, the proof is going to be in the pudding, but i think both sides need each other right now. in fact, i was just interviewing a russian ambassador, the russian ambassador to the eu, who is familiar with at least the outlines of what's going on. he said that they believe that russia has come to the rescue of president obama who is clearly going to be defeated in their view in congress and not get military authorization. i said, well, actually, don't you believe that president putin came up with this plan and sergei lavrov because president obama had put the credible use of force on the table and after years of the russians being obstructionists, finally, they have come up with some kind of initiative? both sides are playing that game a little bit. but to the reality of what's going on in the substance of it, the five permanent members of the security council are meeting at the united nations here today to discuss it. the plan, according t

arwa damon was able to track down a subject charged in the attack. >> did anyone from the american oribyan government side try and get in touch with you? >> never. >> never? >> never. >> if they tried, are you ready to meet with them. >> translator: no problem. not interrogation. as a conversation like the one we're having with you now. >> ahmed catalla is one of the chief suspects and nobody from the libyan government or the united states government has had a conversation with him. >> i heard this months ago. i heard this interview months ago. i have been waiting for something to happen, and as previous, nothing happened. they don't want to do anything. they don't want it mentioned. all they want to do is cover their own butts. i don't think it is fair to the american public in any way, shape or form. >> you will be speaking at a government oversight and reform committee. what do you plan on seeing? >> i don't know. i just got the invitation today. i don't know. i have no idea what i will say. whenever i talk i speak from my heart at the time and i don't know how i feel. i want hilla

. >> arwa damon from beirut. more coming up, as well. >>> to have caracas in venezuela. the u.s.do, the u.s. begs to differ. venezuela's foreign minister says that the state department tried to prevent.president ma dur rose's plane from entering u.s. air space over puerto rico. >> but a senior state department officials tells cnn it is not true his office also said the u.s. denied visas for several members of their delegation. they are heading to the u.n. general assembly in new york next week. the state department also struck that down saying they have issued the visas and they are have been approved. >> now to yemen where suspected al qaeda militants killed at least 26 soldiers and police officers. two attacks in a province in the south of the country where al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is very active. you see the bodies lying on the ground outside a military barracks where witnesses say gunfire and several explosions rang out this morning under the cover of a heavy fog. >> and friday's attacks were the deadliest in the country against the military since may when a suicide

and our arwa damon also reported that the sexual assaults and rapes in these camps are escalating. just terrible, terrible places to live. i don't know if you've had a chance -- i have held this up three times during the program today. as our congress in the united states is debating whether to back maerlg action against the -- military action against the syrian regime, the men holding guns over soldiers, half make itted with their heads on the ground, they fired guns after the picture was taken. they executed them right there on the ground. summary executions, no trial. these are the people that the american government is thinking of arming -- those are the rebels that the americans are thinking of helping. is this the right thing to do? are they friend or faux? coming up next. [ male announcer ] in your lifetime, you will lose 3 sets of keys 4 cell phones 7 socks and 6 weeks of sleep but one thing you don't want to lose is any more teeth. if you wear a partial, you are almost twice as likely to lose your supporting teeth. new poligrip and polident for partials 'seal and protect'

arwa damon is in beirut, lebanon right now. you have spent an awful lot of time in libya and in particular benghazi on this the anniversary of the assault there. and, of course, remembering 9/11 at the world trade center site and the pentagon, as well. you know, what is interesting and a little troubling i suppose is that you were able to find one of the people that authorities were looking for when it came to the benghazi attack but nobody has been arrested. >> reporter: that's right. and it's been a year. to some degree, a lot of critics of the obama administration will say that this is completely inexcusable, especially given that the fbi last named a prime suspect, ahmed, the individual that we were able to meet with when we were in benghazi back in may. this is a man not even bothering to try to hide. he does not feel as if anyone is going to be coming after him. he spoke to us quite openly for a few hours. he denies any sort of direct involvement in coordinating the attack but does admit that he was on scene. of course, t

. >> well, good to know, but as our own arwa damon was one of the first to point out, quote, you can'tst walk in there, secure them, load them on to a bunch of trucks and ships and take them out of the country to be destroyed. so how exactly would this work? i want to bring in david kay, the u.s. chief weapons inspector in iraq. david, thanks so much for being here. syria's about the size of washington state. how do you do this? how do you go into a country that big and secure their chemical weapons? how many people do you need? >> first of all, in terms of how you do it, you need the syrians to declare. this is our stockpile, how many we have, this is location. you cross-check that against your own intelligence information and that available from others. you go to the sites and then the fun starts. look, these are chemical weapons. you don't walk up to them dressed like this. if it's typical chemical weapons, there will be leakers. they are dangerous to handle. so you go up in full protection gear and go in. how many people? look, they have the largest stockpile of chemical weapons no

let's go live to cnn's arwa damon in beirut for us this morning. at else is assad saying this morning? >> reporter: well this is all coming out in a french newspa r newspaper. he said there would be retaliation against french interests if they were involved in a missile strike. when we speak about the broader geopolitics of the region they're warning the middle east is a powder keg, a missile launcher, a strike against syria would cause that to explode potentially causing an all-out civil war in the region but a lot of people will tell you that that is where we already are at this stage. while we have this intensifying rhetoric on all sides the aun announcing today that 2 million syrians are now refugees, another 4.25 million internally displaced. these are families. these are people who have lost their homes and in many cases their loved ones and even more cases their dignity as well. the u.n. and other organizations do not have the funding to be able to provide for them, host countries are unable to handle the influx and so while on the one hand t

our senior international correspondent arwa damon is in nairobi. >> there's nothing that would preparee going to die. i looked at her. i just held her close and i prayed on her in case i got shot. if there was a chance she would make it. i held his hand and told him i love you. >> reporter: it had started out a beautiful day. turnout exceeded expectation for the east fm radio station children's cooking competition. alim and are the station's popular husband-and-wife presenting team. >> we had the children running around. we heard a series of gunshots. we called everyone to the corner and said get down, get down on the floor. and just as we did that, the gunmen tossed a grenade to where we were. >> reporter: the blast sent slivers of shrapnel into his eye. >> the guy with the white shirt spoke first. he says we don't normally kill women and children, but then again you've killed our women and children. >> tall, skinny face. >> he just opened fired. >> i got shot here. i had so much blood everywhere. i thought she was dead, that i was holding a dead baby. >> reporter: they decided to tak

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arwa damon, our senior international correspondent standing there where zain verjee was today.y they have killed three terrorists. they say they're in control. you're there on the ground. tell me the sense you have about the situation right now. >> reporter: well, it's almost eerily quiet. we're here at this community center that's just around the corner from the westgate mall that's been set up as sort of a triage area and an area where people looking for missing loved ones can look for information. there have been grouped of volunteers from here going out, trying to access the mall itself to bring out some of the bodies. they have had varying success in that. the kenyan authorities are now saying that they do have control over the building, meaning that they are present on all of the floors, but there are still some gunmen who are inside there, who are still at large. what we don't know, however, is the fate of the ten remaining hostages. the last we heard from the government here was that there were still ten people who were in captivity, but that was late last night. we hav