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Seige in Mumbai Ends; Some Families Kept in Contact; Wal-Mart Death

Aired November 29, 2008 - 11:00   ET

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T.J. HOLMES, CNN ANCHOR: You are in the CNN NEWSROOM on this Saturday, the 29th day of November. Hello to you all, I'm T.J. Holmes.
BETTY NGUYEN, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning everybody, I'm Betty Nguyen.

The siege in Mumbai appears to be over but now comes the investigation. Who were the terrorists who killed almost 200 people? This hour, we're going to hear from some of those who were held hostage.

HOLMES: And of course he is not president just yet but how much of a role is Barack Obama playing in the Mumbai situation before taking office.

NGUYEN: And (INAUDIBLE) deals had people lining up before dawn for Black Friday. So are the bargains still out there. You're in the CNN NEWSROOM.

HOLMES: After 60 hours of terror, the siege on Mumbai is over but the grieving and the investigating just now begins.

NGUYEN: This morning, Indian commandoes killed the last gunmen held up inside the once luxurious Taj Mahal Hotel, but not before the terrorists set a fire as a diversionary tactic. With the fire under control, police are now conducting a room by room search to make sure all the tracked guests have left, no terrorists remain hidden.

HOLMES: The death toll now at 183. That doesn't include the 11 terrorists that were killed by security forces. At least five Americans, including a father and daughter from Virginia. You see the father there, the girl was in the previous picture. More than 300 people are injured as well.

NGUYEN: Indian officials found the bodies of five hostages inside the Habad House, which is a Jewish community center. An American rabbi, his Israeli wife and a second American rabbi are among the dead.