contractors among those killed after al shabaab extremists overran a key military base in kenya. president trump sunday doubling down on his controversial assertion iranian cultural sites should be fair game if iran retaliates for its killing of a top general in response for an iranian resolution that calls for expulsion of u.s. troops. he said the united states would not life without being paid for its military investments. for now, back to "dateline." >>> welcome back to "dateline extra." i'm craig melvin. convicted drug dealer jimmy keene was working deep undercover for the prosecute history put them away. if jimmy could get convicted killer larry hall to spill his secrets about another missing woman, jimmy would be a freeman. but winning larry's trust without raising suspicions was a tall order. now jimmy was about to get a chance to lock in larry's loyalty. here again is lester holt. >> by the fall of 1998, after several months in missouri's toughest federal prison, jimmy keene could have won a popularity contest. he charmed everyone, just as beaumont knew he would. he even

service and had received death threats from the same terror group that was now attacking the mall, al shabaab. >> at this point in time the magnitude of the whole situation dawned on my. >> reporter: security forces were just arriving and abdul who is licensed to carry a gun decided in an instant to join them. they entered the mall from the parking garage on the top floor. abdul's brother was still in the mall and not far from catherine walton and her girls on the main floor. he was hiding in a bathroom. abdul worked his way down to the main floor, and as he did, his brother managed to escape. >> i reached my phone, tried to call him and i see this message on my screen saying, i'm out. i'm safe. please come out. >> reporter: but abdul didn't come out. despite the gruesome scene, the blood, the bodies, the smell of smoke and constant gunfire, he decided to stay and help. abdul searched through the mall looking for victims then he made a discovery that shocked him. >> i looked down and i see somebody hiding behind a table. it was a lady. she looked very scared. and i'm thinking, she was

. >>> al shabaab attacked an airstrip used by the u.s. killing one american servicemen and two american private contractors according to the u.s. military. the "washington post" characterizing the attack as, quote, rare since it occurred outside of somalia where the group usually operates. al shabaab said it inflicted, quote, severe casualties claiming responsibility for the attack. u.s. forces training kenyan soldiers at a base attacked the airstrip, that was attacked, which is also used for missions against the militant group in somalia. >>> the latest on the impeachment fight as senator lindsey graham argues that senators have to take matters into their own hands. >>> joe biden has a slue of endorsements coming out of key states. those stories and a check on your weather when we come back. k >>> joe biden has a slue of >>> joe biden has a slue of these folks, they don't have time to go to the post office they have businesses to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com print discounted postage for any letter a

. >> in kenya al-shabaab killed people at a facility shared with the kennian military. the co anchor and associate editor and msnbc contributor and an msnbc national security analyst, jeremy bash. and news executive, shauna thomas, who i'm happy to announce has been named an msnbc contributor. we're thrilled to have you back to the nbc news family. >> thank you as well. >> the news never stops. i've missed everything and nothing at all. let me start with you on this conversation about iran. the latest reporting. i've been reading emails all day long about what the state of play is. clearly our allies in the middle east are vested in figuring out what happens next. what do you know tonight? >> let me give you a quick update on the diplomatic updates. from a few different sources, there's been a tremendous amount of pressure to escalate with americans as well as the iraqi prime minister calling for the expulsion of american forces from there. we know the saudis have been trying to work their backder contacts and the king himself called the prime minister. all in an effort

it's the first known al shabaab attack against u.s. forces in kenya. the military says five attackers were killed. leaders say the assault has nothing to do with the current situation in the middle east. >> reporter: the attack was repelled, unclear to what extent these assaults is affiliated with al qaeda penetrated the compound. there are 100 u.s. service personnel there. they use this as a base in kenya. 79 were killed in that bomb blast in downtown mogadishu. it's a complicated situation. you have had a weak central government in somalia facing a sophisticated organization in al shabaab. they have used examples of bracketing in service members with artillery. they have been flooding planes to get closer to causing damage. bthere's been a handful of deats on this. this is probably the second largest. the largest death toll we have in the last initial black hawk down was when those four u.s. service members were caught in the green burr raies in an awful situation. here we have three dead, one u.s. service member and two contractors. it is a reminder

by al-shabaab, al qaeda-affiliated group. the pittsburgh said they had repelled that attack. it's an indication of how many u.s. troops, how many military installations there are across the globe, potential targets. now, al-shabaab is not necessarily aligned with hezbollah. they seem to be on different terrorism channels. but it's a reminder there are a lot of u.s. forces all across the globe. now they're at heightened posture, heightened security, out there, the threats are real. >> to that point, put on your pentagon hat, the 82nd airborne and brigade, 3500 troops or so going into kuwait. what are they there to do? it seems interesting we are putting more americans into the region without what appears at least from where you and i sit is a clear direction of what the response is going to be, their orders will be, talk a little about that deployment. >> reporter: well, okay. so there is a tacticle aspect to that. forest protection is having more boots on the ground, 82nd airborne, rapid response. they can get quite fast. they can get dropped in by parachute on enemy lines. i

the terror group al shabaab claimed responsibility that left multiple u.s. aircraft and vehicles stroyed. claim there were several troops stationed there. those claims have not been verified. >>> we now know where thousands of u.s. para troopers are heading. 3,500 solders from the 82nd airborne division are now en route to kuwait as part of an emergency deployment to the response to recent escalations. tens of thousands already in place. now there are new concerns that areas with the highest concentration of american presence could become targets of retaliation. according to a senior commander with the revolutionary guard, iran has long identified at least 35 american targets within its reach of president trump in a flurry of tweets, vowing military action, should iran go forward with retaliation. there is some new polling out of new hampshire that shows a familiar face at the top. senator bernie sanders who won back in 2016 holds a narrow lead over joe biden. the two men are in a statistical tie. both are on the campaign trail along with other candidates ta

you mentioned al shabaab is aligned with a al qaeda. has anybody been able to make any sort of connection in saying this attack that took place overnight is in retaliation at all ta to the u.s. mill stair trike that took place so many thousands of miles away in iraq? >> reporter: they would be unlikely. al shabaab is aligned with al qaeda and the iranian group is mostly shia. so when you look at the 9/11 commission, they question whether or not there was any coordination at all. we know there's been conflict between the two groups. because they have radically different views of islam. it comes down to the caliphate. so unlikely. that's not to say that there has been said al shabaab didn't see this as a target of opportunity. u.s. bases were on heightened alert. those bases are rely on local partners. but they have a fair amount of fire power. they have drones that are just a few mile was. so a a lo lot of fire power there as well. >> some 6,000 u.s. troops stationed in africa. most of them in west africa. just last week the president ha

it's the first-known al-shabaab attack against u.s. military in the country. five attacksers were killed. leaders from the extremist group says the assault has nothing to do with the current situation in the middle east. five people were killed and dozens more hospitalized in an early-morning crash on the pennsylvania turnpike. officials say it was a chain reaction crash involving a tour bus, three tractor trailers and passenger car. the victims range in age from 7 to 52. >>> more than two years of a wave of assault sexual allegations, disgraced harvey weinstein will start a trial. weinstein's trial on rape and other charges. stick around. more politics nation with revere reverend al sharpton after the break. eak. now with boneless wings. only at applebee's. 1 in 5 people you meet wear yeah. that many! but right now, is not the time to talk about it. so when you're ready, search 'my denture care'. poligrip and polident. fixed. fresh. and just between us. i am totally blind. and non-24 can throw my days and nights out of sync, keeping me from the things i love