i'm michaela pereira. glad you could join us. >> i'm john berman.>>> promises for a tense day in st. petersburg russia. president obama is on his way there now. he should be arriving within the half hour. president vladimir putin will be there, too. their relationship is frosty. feelings aside, can they come to terms over a military response in syria. jill is in st. petersburg this morning. what is the plan for president obama at the summit? >> reporter: well, he will be arriving here and actually the most dramatic moment will have to be the firsthand shake with president putin. president putin is the host of the g-20 here in st. petersburg and has to greet mr. obama as other world leaders. you can bet the cameras will be flashing at that one. then they have a working session and another handshake this evening at a working dinner. the question is, they will have chances to be at the same table. they will be brushing into each other. will they actually sit down and talk about syria? at this point, there's nothing formal, either say is saying, planned

let's get right to john berman, in for michaela pereira. >> making news right now, a u.s. consulate in afghanistan under attack this morning. a truck sped toward the front gate of the consulate in horrah. nine people are in the hospital but no americans were killed. the taliban tells cnn it is responsible for this attack. >>> al qaeda's leader threatening the united states, urging followers to land a large strike and provoke the u.s. into spending more money on security. that audio message from al zawahari was posted on the internet the day after the u.s. honored the victims of the september 11th attacks. he used the boston marathon bombing as an example of continued attacks on american soil. >>> new developments in connection with the boston marathon bombing. arraignment day for three of suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev's friends. also, tamerlan tsarnaev in-laws appeared on thursday. another shark bite in florida, leaving a 13-year-old girl with a cut on her heel. lucky. new beach officials have reported shark bites. the spike is being contributed to cloudy water and higher than

michaela pereira? corporate of the u.s., the choice of todd hughes was unanimous. amanda bynes allegedly clipped a police cruiser last april, moved to mental health court. >>> jack lew says wall street is not taking the debt struggle seriously enough. the dow is down 342 points in the past four sessions. >>> travel website kayak says you have about three weeks for air fares start going up for the holidays. thanksgiving travel fares jumped 17% after mid-october last year. christmas, new year's increased 51% and 25% respectively. start planning. indra petersons has the weather. >> i bought my thanksgiving tickets three months ago. am i the only one that paranoid? temperatures look good from the northeast all the way down to the southeast, there is a difference though in the southeast they are dealing with rains, even though it's a hint warmer, we're going to be watching them for the potential for maybe that to change in the northeast. sounds so confusing. low could develop, we're going to track it as it

love the air. >>> you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> ngs you need to know for your new day. >> no motive known for the washington navy yard shooting. we know despite run-ins with police and a history of mental health problems aaron alexis had security clearance. >>> residents of colorado have been ordered to evacuate as a local canal rises to historic levels. all that water has got to go somewhere. flood runoff from colorado now making its way over to neighboring nebraska. >>> president obama's week long focus on the economy takes him to members of the business round table this morning. he's pushing congress to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month. >>> concert promoter aeg live expected to rest its case today in the michael jackson wrongful death trial. the defense no longer planning to call katherine jackson. instead they may play clips from prince jackson's video deposition. >>> tonight is the time. the power ball jackpot up to $400 million. fifth largest lottery jackpot in u.s. history. we're always updating those five

♪ >>> you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> happy friday,let's get straight to michaela for the top news. >>> here's your headlines. power plants, greenhouse gases, all manmade, part of the primary source of climate change and no stopping the trends in sight. a u.n. report on climate evolution since the '50s says human factors are largely to blame for changes in rising sea levels and ground temperatures which are said to be unprecedented. scientists say they're 95% certain on their findings the surest they've ever been. the clock keeps ticking. three days and counting until a potential government shutdown. in about five hour's time, the senate will vote on a spending bill on obamacare and keeps the government operating. >>> the newly crowned miss teen usa caught up in a sextortion case. a college tune has been charged with hijacking webcams of young women, including miss teen usa, miss cassidy wolf and taking nude pictures of them as they undressed. he allegedly blackmailed his victims by sending nude photos, threatening to expose them. >>>

. ♪ sweet emotion >> announcer: you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira back to "new day," thursday, september 26th. let's go straight to michaela for the top stories. >>> the highest level meeting between the u.s. and iran in more than three decades set for today. john kerry will meet mohammed zarif at the united nations. official meetings between the u.s. and iran haven't gone this high up since the 1979 iranian revolution. >>> the navy yard shooter delusional, thinking low frequency electromagnetic waves were controlling him and driving him to kill. that's what the fbi is saying about aaron alexis, based on information they received from his thumb drives, phones and computers. authorities said he also acted alone and was not targeting anyone specifically in that attack. 12 people were killed, 4 others wounded in the rampage last week. >>> the man known as former new england patriot aaron hernandez's right-hand man back in court for a bail hearing. his attorneys will get to his his $500,000 cash bail reduced. the d.a. hinted that more evidence will come

old and she's from iceland. ♪ >>> you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereiramichaela for the five things you need to know for your new day. >> and we start with a somber note. back to work for most washington navy yard employees, just days after 12 of their colleagues were gunned down in cold blood. defense secretary hagel ordering three separate reviews to determine how that shooter got security clearance. >>> record highs for the dow and s&p 500. investors celebrating the federal reserve's decision to keep pumping money into the u.s. economy. stocks now up 20% over last year. >>> house speaker john boehner scheduled a vote for tomorrow on a bill to avoid a government shutdown but defund the president's health care law. that bill would be dead on arrival in the democratic-controlled senate. >>> the senate foreign relations committee holds a confirmation hearing this morning on caroline kennedy's nomination on u.s. ambassador to japan. she would be the first woman to serve in that post. >>> and number five, somebody is rich. somebody is $400 million richer in

fewer emissions-- it matters. ♪ >>> you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira" everyone. friday, september 0th. let's get straight to michaela for the top news happening right now. >>> a 3-year-old boy in critical condition this morning after a mass shooting in chicago that left 13 people injured. this happened at a park on the city's south side. the victims apparently were on a basketball court. police say the 3-year-old was shot in the ear. there is no motive, no suspect in custody but they do believe that the incident was gang related. >>> ten days and counting until the government shuts down. later this morning, the house is expected to pass a temporary spending bill that keeps the government funded while gutting obama care. the senate appears to have enough votes to then strip the obama care provisions out of the bill, all this while a civil war erupts within the republican party over the effort to kill the president's health care overall. >>> lightning being blamed for two deaths in gary, indiana. strong storms swept through the area thursday. one man die

. >> announcer: you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> gooding and welcome back to "new day." it's wednesday, september 4th. let's get to michaela for your top stories. >>> following breaking news, notorious cleveland kidnaper ariel castro is dead, found hanging in his prison cell. ohio's department of corrections reviewing what exactly happened saying castro was in his own cell in protective custody and rounds were being made as staggered intervals every half hour. he was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years for the kidnapping, rape and assault of michelle knight, gina dejesus and berry. >>> an option for an additional 30 days after 60 days for a syria strike with no troops on the ground. the three are set to testify before the house foreign affairs committee. >>> the japanese government jumping in to help with the ongoing dast disaster at the fukushima nuclear plant, promised nearly $500 million to stop radioactive water from leaking. officials found radiation levels near the water tanks keeps going up and could kill a person within hours. the

. >>> you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan, and michaela pereira. >> welcome backesday, september 11th. this is a live look at the 9/11 memorial here. later members of the terror attack victims will gather there to remember their loved ones. >>> also coming up this hour, after swimming from cuba to florida, everyone captivating a nation while doing it, swimmer diana nyad taking on tough questions from her critics and she makes an administration that could cost her the record. >>> let's get to michaela for your top stories. >>> good morning. making news, president obama making his case to the american people and sending a message to the assad regime in syria. in his address to the nation, he laid out some of his reasons for military action against syria but cautiously embraced a russian plan to try diplomacy first. >>> the ohio man who confessed in an onlineman that he killed another man while drinking and driving will be arraigned today. he did not enter a plea. before that hearing, his attorney said he would not plead not guilty and cordle could plead guilty at a

kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> welcome back to "new day."september 6th and coming up, florida's controversial stand your ground law under the microscope again. this time a man is using it as a defense for blowing away two of his neighbors preemptively. obvious question, is this what the law was meant to do? we'll talk about it with cnn's newest analyst, mark o'mara, george zimmerman's attorney. >>> the teenage hero who helped a woman telling us live how it unfolded. lots to talk about with that story. >>> first to michaela for the top news. >>> thanks so much. the u.s. is now bracing for reprisals from iran following a possible military strike in syria. "the wall street journal" saying they intercepted communications that ordered militants into iraq -- in iraq rather to attack american targets in baghdad should the u.s. attack syria. officials tell "the wall street journal" the u.s. has assets ready to respond in case of such prerisals. >>> despite an unprecedented lobbying effort by the president support in congress for a strike in syria ap

michaela pereira has the five things that you need to know for your new day. tell us. >> i do.ster of defense confirming the launch of an antimissile system over the eastern mediterranean sea. it was successful. the test was detected by russia radar system, causing ripples of confirm. >>> heavy rain and flooding. at least 30 people had to be rescued in cranston, rhode island. shoppers in philadelphia were trapped in this parking lot. >>> two months since president mohamed morsi was ousted from power. so far at least 900 people have died from the violence since he was deposed. >>> number four, new span of the long-delayed san francisco bay bridge now open more than a decade after construction began. it's designed to withstand a major earthquake. >>> and at number five, roger federer out of the us open, he was beaten last night in the fourth round. meanwhile, serena williams playing tonight. >>> we're always updating those five things to know, go to newday.cnn.com for the latest. >> if there's one thing up for debate, what to do about syria. president obama is making his big push

. >>> you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome backay." we have your top stories right now. michaela, what's the lead. >> we are look at kenya. the nightmare is not over in nigh roche b nairo nairobi. now police have called in a bomb unit to clear the scene. several gunmen are believed to still be inside. kenya's interior minister saying two or three of the al shabaab attackers are american. that has not been confirmed, however. at least 62 people have been killed. there's no idea on how many hostages remain but the kenyan red cross says more than 60 people are still unaccounted for. >>> president obama meanwhile speaking to the u.n. general assembly later this morning. he's expected to face a skeptical audience there. the international community no doubt mindful that he almost ignored the u.n. and the xoungs altogether as he considered taking action against syria over the use of chemical weapons. the world will also be watching to see if he meets with iran's president rouhani which would be an historic move. >>> closing arguments set

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kk can ate bo and michaela pereira. >> welcome tosday, september 5th, 7:00 in the east. we have a lot to get to this morning. president obama touching down in russia for the g-20 summit, syria looming large over the event as well as the relationship between president obama and russian president vladimir putin. what will happen when they go face-to-face? we'll talk about it all with former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld, his perspective very important this morning. >>> angry reaction to ariel castro's suicide. he was supposed to live out the rest of his life in prison and many are saying his final insult to his victims was taking what they would call the easy way out. this morning we have an exclusive reaction from the families of the victims, why they think he did it, and how the brave survivors are reacting today. >>> and we have a tropical storm forming in the caribbean. it has so far this year been a quiet hurricane season. what exactly is going on? forecasters say we're overdue for a big storm with the peak season starting

this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, everybody.ack to "new day," thursday, september 12th, 7:00 in the east. coming up this hour, sounds like it's made up, this headline. but vladimir putin writing an op-ed, speaking to the american people directly, scolding them about spreading terrorism, on 9/11, of all days. in this op-ed he warns washington, a military strike against syria will only lead to trouble. now the u.s. is firing back, putting the russian president on the spot. we'll tell you about it. >>> plus, the debate gun control rage in three states and it's getting ugly. one state even allowing the legally blind to own guns. that is stirring controversy. we'll talk about it. >>> and 12-year-old kali hardig is the arkansas girl who became the third known person to survive a brain-eating amoeba infection. doctors initially had her chance of survival at 1%. she is here with us today. >>> let's begin with russian president vladimir putin warning the u.s. not to carry out a strike on syria. he lays out his arguments in a "new york ti

. ♪ >>> you're watching "new day" with kate bolduan, chris cuomo, and michaela pereira. >>> the obamaistration says it's glad to hear about russia's offer to dismantle a chemical weapons program. the president is still pushing congress for the votes to authorize a military strike. could there be a diplomat solution to this crisis? it's a big question. >> it did not seem like a possibility yesterday. we'll see today. also this, apple unveiling the latest version of the iphone. we'll give you a preview of today's big announcement. how about no more pass codes? use your fingerprint. it might be the future. >> future. here, right now. >> right now. >>> a lot of news as well. let's go to michaela for the top stories. >>> president obama preparing to make his case against syria to the american public. he'll address the nation at 9:00 p.m. eastern tonight. he's expected to press for military action against the assad regime although the administration is now studying a proposal for the russians that calls for the u.n. to take control of syria chemical weapons stockpiles. >>> arraignment day f

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate and michaela pereira. >> good morning, everybody.s wednesday, september 18th, 6:00 in the east. we have new information on the navy yard shooter and we have newly released sound from emergency responders in those frantic first moments. take a listen. >> we have an officer down. building 197 on the third floor. also, female shot on the roof of building 1333, female on the roof. >> we'll play more of that for you. really dramatic calls coming up. >> guess so. >>> we're also following up on that "new day" exclusive that we first brought you, the interview with the family of jonathan ferrell, the unarmed man shot and killed by police. we now know he was shot ten times. >>> on a very different note, let me pause at this. imagine you're getting married, arguably the biggest day of yo

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> a little hump day jolt

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> welcome toetary of state john kerry and his iranian counterpart are meeting and it matters. why? it will be the highest level meeting between the country since the 1979 iranian revolution. what is on the table for syria and iran's nuclear problem? we'll tell you. >>> and former president bill clinton sat down with piers morgan in a wide-ranging interview. they covered syria to the looming government shutdown, even talking about clinton's wife's, hillary clinton's presidential ambitions. >>> a fight breaking out between the brewers and the braves, clearing the benches, really. only the first inning. save this till the end at least. >> it looked like hockey. >> we'll tell you why a home run brought both teams on to the field. that's coming up in our

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> good morning are looking at the prison where ariel astro was found dead in his prison cell. one of his victims said his hell would be in prizion, he didn't deserve the death penalty. we'll talk to one of his family members live in a moment. >>> also this morning, president clinton is getting back on the political stage today. president obama has kind of joked that clinton should be the secretary of explaining stuff. well, the man who may be able to sell obama's policies better than he can, today he takes on the task of defending the president's health care law amid xwroeg opposition. >>> the photos can he can't stop talking about. these are all alligators. we'll hear from the man who caught them coming up and there is controversy surrounding this sport. >>> let answer get straight to the breaking news out of ohio, arial castro found dead in his prison cell. castro, who held three cleveland women captain over a decade apparently hanged himself in his cell a month after he was sentenced to life plus

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> a little hump day joltptember 25th, 6:00 in the east. a lot to get to this morning. we have high drama or high theater depending on who you ask in washington, d.c. >>> we have something closer to home and higher interest to some of you. a feature for tablets you've never seen before, called, wait for it, may day. our dan simon sat down with jeff bezos. he talks about why he got into the newspaper business and bought "the washington post." >> he doesn't speak very often. >>> the major political story playing out right now. that's live, republican senator ted cruz of texas staging a marathon protest, trying to rally support to defund the president's health care law. he's joined, he has been off and on by senator mike lee and others. there's five days to go before a potential government shutdown and cruz has been talking on the floor kin

. >>> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >>> we made itelcome to new day. it is friday, september 6th, 6:00 in the east. coming up, all the angles on syria with the threat of retaliation and the meeting with vladimir putin. we are going to cover a more human angle. sanjay gupta is near the syrian border where a >>> plus, take a look at this video. you can hear the gunshots right there. that is a florida man shooting and killing two of his neighbors, if you can believe it injuring a third. the reason he did it, you ask. he said it was a preemptive strike because he feared they'd get to him first. and his lawyer is now trying to cite the bush doctrine in an attempt to get him off of the charge. >>> a strange twist overnight. a dramatic video, this young man is confessing for the first time to killing a man in a drunk driving accident. he has not been charged. taking full responsibility for his actions in this online video why did he post the video and will he now be charged? we'll take a look at this. >>> let's get to the new

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, welcometgif except that does mean a day closer to a possible government shutdown. three days out, still no compromise in sight. more concerning than time is tone. the white house comparing republicans to terrorists. can paychecks and interest rates be at risk because of all this partisan pandering? we'll take you through where things stand and what's at stake? >> there are carmakers who advertise these amazing high-tech systems. they'll help you avoid a crash or stop the car automatically if it senses a collision is coming. but do they really work? one group put the cars to the test and we'll tell you how they all stack up. >>> she is one of the biggest names in politics. chelsea clinton sitting down with our piers morgan. find out what she says about her mom's white house p

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning.s friday, september 13th. friday 13th, still okay. >> it's still okay. >> still friday. 6:00 in the east. we're watching two major sto

. >>> this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning.s friday, september 13th. friday 13th, still okay. >> it's still okay. >> still friday. 6:00 in the east. we're watching two major stories for you at this hour. really natural disasters. we're going to take you live to the jersey shore which is once again being forced to rebuild. seems like we were just there after hurricane sandy, reporting on this iconic picture. remember it? not even a year later, images there even worse. much more in just a moment. >>> and in a very different part of the country, rescuers working around the clock, trying to save as many people as possible this morning from those flash floods, really can't believe the video we've been watching for more than a day now. take a look at this man, trapped in his car. it took rescuers an hour to get him out. thankfully he's okay as far as we know, one of the hundreds of people that had to be rescued because of all of the rain. >> another amazing piece of video, a girl is run over by an out-of-control suv. but remember whe

michaela pereira has the story. >> "i'm on the highway, i'm witnessing a kidnapping." >> reporter: nineteen-yearear- old jamal harris are being hailed as heroes for making a 911 call that may have saved a life. while stopped at a traffic light two weeks ago, they witnessed a woman mouthing the words "help me" from the back seat of a car behind them. >> "we turned around to check her out.you know my friend sees her going help me, help me and then when we're driving off she's just like hitting that back windshield, and we could see her and and she looked frantic." for almost twelve minutes, arias stayed on the phone and stayed in pursuit of the suspect, charles adkins louis jr. >> "he's just swerving like crazy. i think he is going to try to confuse me." >> reporter: the two brave teens followed adkins until the 25-year-old woman was finally rescued by police. >> "you guys are awesome, oh my god, oh my god, get him." >> reporter: look closely at this dashcam video. you can see the victim being helped out by police, who say adkins struck the young woman on the head as she left a downtown dallas off

let's get to michaela pereira with all the top stories. >>> d.c.t outside a white house gate, loud pops which initially sounded like gunshots sent people scrambling from the north lawn of the white house monday evening. a man allegedly threw fireworks over the north lawn againfence. >>> floodwaters have stranded some 20 people who live in a small commune in the southwestern new mexico. they have no electricity. in mogollon. transportation officials say they help to get parts of the road cleaned up in the next few days. >>> jerry sandusky's challenge goes before a state appeals court in pennsylvania today. he wants a new trial. among the issues they're expected to tackle, a prosecutor improperly referenced the fact that sandusky didn't testify. and whether jury instructions were mishandled. >>> investigators say last week's fire that engulfed dozens of businesses and the boardwalk along the jersey shore was an accident. we're expecting more specifics today. but it is believed the cause was electrical. the fire started in an ice cream stand, then spr

this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning, and welcome backis monday, september 16th, 8:00 in the east. this morning a clearer picture of the extent of the devastation in colorado, almost 20,000 homes damaged or destroyed and more than 1,000 people stranded, still waiting for help. is there any relief in sight in the forecast or are things likely to still get worse before they improve? we'll get the latest from the mayor of boulder, colorado n just a moment. >>> here is a live look at an unprecedented effort under way off the coast of the tiny island of gilio in italy. this is the "costa concordia." 20 months ago it sunk. there was an investigation, the captain was shouted to get back on board. now they're trying to lift it. what happens if they fail? it could break apart. there is he aa huge moxic issue in the waters. we'll take you through all of it. >>> the brain-eating parasite has been found in another community's water supply. the people there are being told that it's safe to drink. it just can't go up their ♪ nose. are they serious? we'

it means to serve. >> announcer: you're watching "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereirao michaela for the five things you need to know for your new day. >> they are back, the house and senate returning this afternoon after a one-month summer break. they'll be considering a resolution to allow the president to use military force against syria, a new cnn/orc poll shows 59% of americans oppose action in syria. >>> president obama stepping up his push for military action in syria. he'll make his case during a media blitz today, speaking of that includes an interview with our wolf blitzer tonight at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>> a malfunction on board a cairnal ride in connecticut sent people slamming into one another. at least a dozen children were hurt after the swing ride lost power at the norwalk oyster festiv festival. >>> dennis rodman has scheduled a news conference later this morning, earlier insulted president obama and hillary clinton. >>> and number five, serena williams is on top, she's the 013 u.s. open women's champ. williams beat victoria azarenka sunday to claim her

michaela pereira has the video. >> please, sir leaf. please.nywhere, other than here. >> pam: but it does not leave here. please move. or i will stop. >> you want me to leave? >> i will stop the if you do not get out of the way. >> the photographer moved and the ceremony continued but talk about an awkward moment. >> it was a damper on the day also all with laughter. >> damn much already done. >>the damage was done already. >> they how about that priest? so it turned out to be this belief on the video. it turned out to be this really funny video >> this is not about photography this is about god. >> pam: c-n-n reached out to the priest and church for a statement regarding the video, but did not get a response. >> jacqueline: we will see rain and cooler temperatures tomorrow. this is the first band of rain impacting the north bay. and then early tomorrow morning we will seek a second wave of rain. this wave right here in possibly see a more moderate rainfall. so first last about the rain coming in tonight. by midnight we will see spotty showers

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> good morning" everyone. it's monday, september 30th, 8:00 in the east, that means it's less than 16 hours from the united states government shutting down. if that happens there would be serious consequences for everyday americans from federal workers facing furloughs to military families who could be getting paid late and forget visiting national parks and monuments, sites like the statue of liberty, the smithsonian and the washington monument would be closed if the shutdown happened and the threat of a shutdown has people on edge much more. >> just a little bit of a window into what could happen with the debt ceiling. the markets are hurting. you're looking at the dow futures right there and this is just for the shutdown. imagine if they do this with the nation's credit, might be unfixable by our friends down in washington. according to a new poll 6% of americans think it will be a bad thing, understatement, if the government shuts down even if it's only for a few days. the majority of americans

michaela pereira is first. >>> decades in the spotlight has given roger daltrey a lot of opportunitiesfter talking to his own doctor, daltrey found a unique need. hey. recognize that teenagers with cancer, there's kind of no provision for them. it has nothing to do with mod sin, but the environment. there's fabulous children's hospital, there's fabulous things for adults, but when you actually look at what a teenager is, which is neither a child or an adult, there's nothing. daltrey and band mate pete townsend created teen containser america, based on a program they have both been involved with for years in the uk. it creates teens-only cancer wards in hospitals. >> you have enough psychological problems just being a teenager without that being lumped on top of you, so we provide a specialized environment where they can be comfortable being teenagers. i've had a life of privilege, and it was supplied by teenagers support. hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what

. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira. >> welcome backng news, we want to take you back to kenya. we've been monitoring the situation all morning long. live picture that smoke is one of the concerns in this situation mainly because its source still unaccounted for. different stories coming from the terrorists inside and the government. questions about the control, how many hostages are still inside, how many terrorists are still inside, the composition of the tripss so there's a lot unknown. when you see people scrambling in the pictures, these are all the support groups. there's a lot of resources on the ground because they don't know what they're dealing with inside the mall. those are people on the ground in positions of assistance. lot of questions if you're monitoring online the reporting is all over the place. let's get down on the ground. cnn has a person in nairobi, zain verjee is there with the latest. zain, what do we know now? >> reporter: in the last 48 hours, there's been a pattern of calm, a lull before total chaos, and that

. >>> what you just have to see -- this is "new day" with chris cuomo, kate bolduan and michaela pereira "new day." it's monday, september 2nd, happy labor day. 8:00 in the east. we could see history made today. we mentioned that diana nyad is getting closer and closer to her goal swimming from cuba to florida without a cage. she's ahead of schedule at this moment. expected to make it there this afternoon. her fifth attempt and this time it's already one for the record books. we'll take you live to florida with the very latest. >>> a very serious story for you out of japan. potentially lethal threat. we're discovering that radiation levels coming from that crippled nuclear plant are 18 higher than originally thought. now, growing fears is that our shores are in danger. we'll tell you what we know. >>> first, our big story this morning. president obama may be waiting on a final decision to strike syria, but this morning the u.s. is displaying the pretty strong show of force. in the meantime five navy warships including "nimts" are in the red sea. meantime, the president is pushing congres