you say they can. is this a possibility with this group in this temple? >> what i can tell you about this one, hindu and sikhs are living together in india. we have a bond with hindus. so a lot of hindus who come to our church though we are a separate community but we have a lot of things in common. we go to a lot of hindu functions and they go to others. i think that is what he tried to say earlier. >> so as you are listening to the coverage here when you hear about it talking about what has happened after 9/11 about many americans needing more education about other religious groups, about sikhism and what have you and about hinduism and the particular trials and discrimination that those groups have faced after 9/11.

is that something that is always top of mind for you? >> yes, sir, because i was over here in atlanta at the time and i saw a lot of things happen. we were a victim of mistaken identity. a lot of people were not sure who the sikhs are and what we stand for. so a lot of people think we are maybe muslims but we are not. it is separate. if you know the prime minister of india is also a sikh. >> so, listen, as we continue to talk about this and i thought the people who were coming out of the temple who had witnessed this made very good points. they are not sure what the motivation of this gunman is. this gunman is believed to be dead. it could turn out it is terrorism or a possibility that this gunman had an issue with

sikhism or an issue with one person inside the temple. we don't know this at this point. it is important that the witness said that what we do know we have people who are dead and people who are mourning right now and we need to focus on that. what do you say to that? >> it is a sad day for all of us. we are a community who always prays for the well being of the entire world, well being regardless of color, creed and religion. so at this point i don't know who the person is because that person may be just have his own problems or some motivation behind it. i would not like to bring on the stage. but whoever did this one is i would say it is a crime against humanity. it is about human man kind.

>> back to the religion specifics now that we have you and our viewers maybe wondering and are uneducated on the theology on this. what are the pillars of your faith? >> we believe in one god. and we respect all religions. and we believe in the humility and very peaceful religion. >> so that said forgiveness a part of your religion, this would be too soon for that but what goes through the minds of the spiritual leaders and this congregation and those throughout the country? what will you imagine will go through their minds in a situation like this? >> definitely everybody has their own interpretations and the way of thinking. but i would say everybody will be mourning. they will not be feeling very

comfortable because we paid the price right after 9/11. we were the victims of mistaken identity and few sikhs were gunned down during that time. the guy from the phoenix was the first fatality from 9/11 from the sikh community. everybody will be kind of scared and looking into that one, how we can prevent these atrocities in the future. >> we thank you for your insight. again, our condolences to you and the sikh community on this horrible day. joining us from atlanta with insight on that, the sikh religion. >> very good clarification there. we don't want to get bogged down because we don't know. it is great to learn about this and should be more educated about this. a number of different people from different ethnicities, faiths, religions, believes.

at this point what we are concerned about here is the shooting that took place 10:25 thiswisconsin. people gathering to worship. there were not that many yet because women and children were just starting to arrive. witness accounts say the first person to see this gunman was a ten-year-old child. they don't believe any children were harmed in the shooting. we are not sure yet but we know seven people are dead including the gunman. police preface that by saying the gunman is down. they believe he is dead. they are going to update us at the bottom of the hour in just about 20 minutes now. they are preparing to worship. the women are cooking. the gunman comes in. of course, there is chaos. women ran for their lives. children, as well. women were hiding in closets, some there for hours. once this 20 year veteran of the police department got on the

scene after the 911 call he exchanged fire with the gunman. he hit the gunman and put the gunman down, a quote according to police. and the gunman is presumed dead. the officer was injured in the shooting and has now been taken to the hospital where there are three people. gun shout wounds to the face, multiple gun shout wounds to the face. gunshot wounds to the abdomen. multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen. we are told one person is in surgery and another person in intensive care and another being assessed by emergency workers in the emergency department with gunshot wounds to the face. police doing tactical sweeps of the temple. these are live pictures that you are looking at now from our affiliate. >> we are getting confirmation about the tactical sweeps.

that building, the temple itself or the guawara has been cleared. they are now in the parking lot and searching cars, as well, to confirm that there is not a second shooter. temple members outside of the guawara are calling the police officer who was shot a hero. one saying he took bullets for us. the women and children have been allowed to exit that guawara and the situation contained but police now actively outside searching cars. >> s.w.a.t. teams removed uninjured people from the temple. members of the temple were in the basement being interviewed by police officers. those who witnessed this some of them being allowed to leave. you can see some of the women there being allowed to leave. you see the crime scene tape. this was just moments ago from our affiliate earlier in

wisconsin. we will talk more about what happened inside of the temple of people who were in there who witnessed this incident are beginning to speak to the media. we have more information from law enforcement. we are awaiting a press conference. they believe there is only one shooter but those at the scene say shooters, multiple shooters. at this point police believe only one shooter. details, more of them on the other side of the break.

this is cnn breaking news. don lemon cnn world head quarters in atlanta. deb is in new york getting details. we will get to you in a moment. we want to tell our viewers here in the united states and around the world there has been a shooting at a temple in wisconsin. seven people are dead. they believe including the gunman. four of the people were found dead inside, three of them outside. one of the three outside is the

gunman who police are saying presumed dead. in about 15 minutes we want to tell you there is a press conference in wisconsin to talk about this. we are also getting analysis from the sikh community to talk about what happens in their places of worship. obviously a stunned community. when we see something like this happen in the united states at this point we are all americans and we want to know what happened to the victims and what is going on at the church. we will give analysis about faith and what have you as it plays out and warranted. right now the investigation is underway. i want to say that the president of the united states has been updated on this. the president's counter terrorism advisor notified of the shooting and continuing to receive updates and a number of communities have come forward including the muslim community to denounce this shooting. >> for whatever the reason a sad and shocking day just on the

heels of the aurora massacre i can't fathom this happening again and it has. what we found out new in the past 45 minutes or so that temple or guawara, a 70,000 square foot facility where women and children and other victims were held up or at least trapped, that building has since been cleared. they have allowed most of the victims to exit the building, many of whom being treated medicily and some being evacuated to a medical facility. so that is what we know that is new. also the police searching vehicles outside. >> they are paying close attention and paying attention to what the people have been saying who are coming out of this temple. the people who witnessed this incident and people whose loved ones who were inside. we are hearing that a ten-year-old child possibly one

of the first people to see this chooter. >> law enforcement has to piece together who saw what. the s.w.a.t. teams and tactical teams. they had to clear the building making sure there wasn't a second gunman inside. they segregated the witness whose had been in there when the shooting began. they questioned each and everyone of them. they also wanted to make sure that a second gunman perhaps was not hiding among them. the s.w.a.t. team were able to remove injured from the building and get witnesses out. they are now searching cars and vehicles not just for the presence of another gunman but presumably the gunman is dead. he was shot and killed by the heroic police officer who encountered him on the scene. if they haven't yet identified the gunman what they are going to try to do is they need to figure out how he got there. that is probably in a car. if they can find his car, license plates and run a check

and discover his identity and carry out a search warrant on his home to find out how he planned this, whether here had accompli accomplices. you mentioned there were seven who are dead including the gunman it appears. three also critically wounded including that police officer who sustained multiple gunshot wounds. we heard from a number of members of the community saying this was sort of a holy time. they were just nearing the completion of reading their holy book. and so you see a lot of the women who were there were preparing a meal. there was a worship, a very busy day where the community comes together to worship as a whole with their families. it was supposed to be a day of joy and celebration before this happened. the indian embassy has been monitoring the situation very

closely. they are in touch with the national security council. there is added security in a second temple in the oak creek area. the nypd concerned of copy cat crimes and has added additional security to temples in the new york city area and the muslim community saying they need to be looking and making sure that they are taking precautions, as well. right now we know seven dead, three critically wounded including the gunman. the identity of the gunman has not been announced. we may hear more about that at about 4:30. the next step for law enforcement is to figure out who he is, why he did this, whether he had anyone helping him or even anything else planned. >> just where you are in new york city i want to read this. this is from paul j. brown. he says the nypd is increasing

coverage in and around sikh temples including deployment of response vehicles. there is no known threat against sikh temples in new york city however the coverage is being put in place out of an abundance of caution. new york city, of course, one of the most populous cities in the world. they are used to dealing with situations like this sadly. they are doing this as a precaution. no known threats. >> one of the reasons that they put additional security is to act as a deterrent. they want to make sure that anybody who may be thinking about a copy cat crime stops thinking about it. that is why they will put heavily armed guards and different units who are train today stand outside of temples or mosques or synagogues. what is so frightening about this is that this could have been anybody's temple, anybody's church or synagogue or place of

worship. why it was the sikh community here in oak creek is something law enforcement is obviously trying to determine now. >> we want to go to our belief blog editor in washington, d.c. on cnn.com our belief blog, one of the most trafficked websites where you talk about this particular thing. you heard what the gentleman said earlier explaining what happens at their faith in temple on sunday morning. and then more clarification about what they were doing about sikhism, not muslims. there was concern because one person says they are hindu sikhs. and second gentleman saying it is a possibility. others saying no way hindus are not sikh. tell us about this particular distinction. >> when we look at sikhism here

in the united states there are 700 to 750,000 sikhs. sikhs believe they are a specific revealed religion in their own faith. there are some elements of hinduism that come in the beginning origins of the faith in the 1500s and some muslim, as well. it is its own unique faith. about 750,000 folks here in the united states who practice largely fraurm the indie from t community. it is most often on a sunday. there is no specific sabbath. in sikhism it can be any day. in india you have temples open every day of the week. here in the united states it often follows the work calendar here. on the weekends is when you see most of the family -- >> we want to get to the police in wisconsin holding a press conference. >> i will tell you at this time

we have not identified any additional gunman. >> that is the greenfield police chief -- >> that was from moments ago. we are expecting shortly here in about seven minutes or so the police to hold a new briefing. that one was about an hour and a half ago. they are expecting to hold a new briefing. co editor of our belief blog talking about sikhism. continue your thoughts mptd. >> we heard a lot about women who were preparing food in a kitchen. you have prayers and meditation at the beginning of a service. folks come in and sit on the floor. their shoes are off and heads are covered. then you have these large community gatherings open to everyone in the community. in the united states it is typically held on sunday. it is open to everyone regardless of faith or creed or origin. that is in all likelihood what

the women would have been preparing for. in a lot of communities particularly in india where there are a lot more sikhs, you would see these open every day and feeding the poor. sikhs in this country are very well known for their community service. one thing we talked about here a little bit on the air is the confusion, the distinction people fail to make between sikhs and muslims and often we see sikhs unfairly targeted. there was a guawara targeted as a mosque. it was graffitied on with hateful things. in phoenix the first killing after 9/11 was of a man who was a sikh who was mistakenly identified as a muslim. we are hearing from the muslim community, as well, talking about the same thing and sharing

the burden with another minority faith in the united states and sharing what is being unfairly targeted. >> stand by. we are continuing coverage of this shooting that happened. it is unbelievable to be sitting here two weeks after the horrible aurora shooting where we know so many people died in that and then hearing today that now there is another shooting where seven people according to police officers have died, one of them believed to be the gunman inside of this temple. a police officer who is being called a hero in an effort to stop the gunman exchanged gun fire with the gunman. now the police officer is in the hospital with two other people in critical condition, multiple gunshot wounds to the face, abdomen and to the extremitieex those are the injuries from all three of those victims in critical condition at this hospital in wisconsin.

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this is cnn breaking news. welcome back to our continuing coverage of the shooting at a temple just outside of milwaukee. we are waiting on a police press conference outside of that area where members of the media and friends and families of the victims also gathering. getting information that we have a statement in from wisconsin governor scott walker regarding the shooting. he says our hearts go out to the victims and their families as we all struggle to comprehend the evil that begets this terrible violence. at the same time we express our gratitude for our first responders who show bravery and selflessness as they put aside

their own safety to protect our neighbors and friends. the police officer the first person to encounter the gunman being called heroic. this officer put the gunman down meaning he shot him, presumed dead. three of the dead found outside of the temple. four of them found inside of the temple. all of the dead believed to be adults. there were women and children who were inside the temple at the time of the shooting. we are told one of the first people to encounter the gunman may have been a ten-year-old child. the women were cooking and preparing for a large meal for worship. they had the worship service today and a large meal where 300 to 400 people could show up for the meal. they started scrambling according to witnesses who were there. many of them hiding in closets. once this was all -- i should point out the people who were on the scene say shooters thought

it was more than one shooter. police believe there is only one shooter in this case. and the reason people on the scene may be saying there were shooters according to a former fbi hostage negotiator is because several different places the gunman may have gone throughout the building. >> and chaos. the frantic nature of what must have been going on when it was all going down if you were a member of the temple. >> these pictures are from moments ago from our affiliate. tactical still underway. a press conference very shortly to be had here. deb is in new york. eric, a coedter of our belief blog. we want to welcome our viewers outside of the united states. our viewers from around the world who are watching this incident that took place just

after 10:00 central time in oak creek, wisconsin just south of milwaukee. the first call to 911 came in at 10:25 right after the 20 year veteran of the police department showed up on scene and encountered the gunman and exchiengeed fire. >> we haven't gotten a lot of play by play other than that. you would imagine the protocol would be for an officer to call for backup. if a 911 call goes in and a patrol call is dispatched it will be enlightening to hear what the play by play with that shooter was. the details that we do know is what don said. he engaged in gun fire with the shooter who opened fire on the congregation killing six people and that officer took several shots to himself. he is being treated at the local

hospital. he managed to put enough lead into the shooter. where his partner was and if any and we are aware of a backup car in route. it was definitely a heroic act. >> the shooter is presumed dead, finding motivation for this is going to be a bit harder for police officers and investigators because they don't know and we don't know much about the shooter. there were earlier reports that it was a bald man who went into this temple and started shooting. we don't know the details or the motivation behind this. that will surely play out. we are learning that the press conference is gathering as much information as possible. that press conference being delayed a bit. they are not exactly sure how long it can happen now. it could happen in 30 minutes. we should also say deb is in new york and following the

situation, what happened inside and also for law enforcement the congregation president we are told wounded in the shooting according to his son who came out and was interviewed by our affiliate there. he said one of the witnesses said nobody is angry here. we are just confused. investigators said they found six bodies at the temple but the police officer, the chief said it was seven. six bodies at the temp. four inside, three outside, one of them believed the gunman. the officer who shot and killed the gunman is wounded, the good news is he is expected to live. >> we have been hearing from the trauma center that is treating not only the officer but the other two males that were brought in there presumably still in surgery. describe for me in detail the wounds. the positive news that has come

out in the last hour or so is that the sweeps of that building, that temple, that 17,000 square foot facility very diligent stuff that had to be done by the tactical forces according to our affiliates that has been completed. and now the search is on in the parking lot. deb, they are trying to find this guy's car. i am assuming he went to this place in his car so they can find out where he lives and the personal information and start this investigation and figure out who he was and why he would do such a thing. >> absolutely. and it's been about five or six hours since the actual shooting began. usually information about a gunman does trickle out in that amount of time especially since the alleged gunman is presumely dead. maybe he didn't have identification on him.

that is one of the reasons to go through the parking lot, trying to figure out what car does not belong in the parking lot. you can see some of the cars that are there. they rule out which cars belong to members of the community and which ones do not. clearly they would be looking for a car that would have easy access and easy get away. once that was done if that was the gunman's plan to go in and shoot and get out, to get away. again, one of the reasons that they didn't know whether there were more than one gunman was because police got multiple calls multiple times and wanted to make sure. we see a little bit of activity at one car. it looks like a red vehicle there. it is hard to make out specifically what they are doing. it is interesting. the helicopters are now back in the air it appears because earlier they were pulled back so they wouldn't get any of the strategic location.

i couldn't tell. it looked like the car was facing outwards which is an interesting tactic. i know certain people in certain war torn countries park with the vehicle pointing out so they can get in and sort of gun it. they are looking for information on the gunman to find out exactly who he is and what his motivation may have been. once they get an identity a search warrant they will search his house. the car is pointing out. it's hard to tell from the air. >> that red suv right there, is that the one you are talking about? >> it looks like there is activity going on around that particular vehicle. it is not so far from the entrance to the temple. and it would be putting it in a direction where it would have been easier for that person to get out. this is a situation where everyone around the world is monitoring because if you think of the sikh religion it is a

religion that began in the 15th century and there are 20 million sikhs world wide. i spoke to a senior producer here and asked who is from the region who has family in pakistan do you know anybody from this particular temple. within moments she said i know somebody i grew up with them going to the temple the whole time. it's a large community but at the same time it is a small community. everybody is keeping an eye on this just to see specifically what is going on and how this plays out. the indian embassy is monitoring this very closely. they have been in touch with the national security council. part of the tragedy, also, is that when we heard some of the community members coming out of that temple the names of the dead, the names of the victims began to really filter out and they know who was killed and who

was shot in cold blood. and that makes this tragedy more palpable knowing how the day started off as one of prayer and celebration and devotion and has ended in tragedy for a number of families and a number of people who lost their loved ones. >> deb -- >> i know eric who is there, i think and who writes for the religion blog can add more about what this day was meant to be. >> let me jump in here. these pictures are coming from our aaffiliate wtmj. we are seeing a number of different cars in the parking lot. we don't know exactly what the significance of this particular parking lot here. this person either walked or drove and so maybe are focusing on a particular vehicle but we are not sure. >> they are live. >> we are not sure why they are focusing in on the parking lot. it appeared to be this red suv.

we are not sure. statement from the president. >> process of elimination with that car trying to figure out which one if any is the shooter. out of the white house we have a statement from president obama. he says michelle and i were deeply saddened to learn of the shooting that took so many lives in wisconsin at this difficult time the people of oak creek must know the american people have them in our thoughts and prayers and the hearts go out to the family and friends of those who were killed and wounded. my administration will provide whatever support is necessary to the officials who are responding to this tragic shooting and moving forward with an investigation. as we mourn this loss which took place at a house of worship we are reminded how much our country has been enriched by sikhs who are a part of our broader american family."

a statement from president obama regarding the shooting. i believe we have a statement from mitt romney, as well. >> that statement from the white house. and i just want to tell our viewers we are awaiting a press conference here and we are going to learn more information about what happened at this temple inside and out. and it is early on but it would be great to know the motivation of the shooter but this is very early on in the investigation. there you are looking at the scene now live. you are looking at what has become the command center for emergency workers at this shooting. mitt romney also weighing in about his thoughts and prayers on this and his wife also weighing in on that. rob read the statement from the president of the united states. we will read what mitt romney had to say and hopefully we will have that press conference happening live in wisconsin. we are back in moments. is is thy of a girl named annie who dreamed she could fly.

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this is cnn breaking news. >> welcome back to our continuing coverage of the temple shooting in wisconsin. we know that seven people are dead according to police. one of them believed to be the shooter. three people in the hospital in critical condition. police are doing tactical searches of the temple now. we are awaiting a press conference to happen at any moment here on cnn. we read the statement from the white house a little earlier from president obama. mitt romney also releasing a statement moments ago saying about the temple shooting. ann and i extend our thoughts and prayers to the victims of today's shooting in wisconsin. this was a senseless act of violence and a tragedy that should never befall any house of

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this is cnn breaking news. welcome back to our breaking news coverage of the temple shooting just outside of milwaukee, wisconsin. we have been relying on our filliates for coverage video and reporting wise. now ted is on the ground there.

you are watching aerial footage from wtmj. we have ted on the phone with us. >> you are watching some sort of tactical something play out here. what are you seeing there on the ground? >> reporter: what is happening and we are about a mile away from the temple in a field on the corner. there are about 50 to 60 members of the s.w.a.t. team with k-9s. they have their guns drawn sweeping a wooded area. the significance of this, of course, we don't know. i tried to talk to somebody but they will not talk to me. i don't know if the shooter lives in this area or what intel they are going on. however, it is a significant amount of officers that are preparing to in my measurement looking at what is going on, sweep an area, a wooded area

about a mile from the temple. there is also a house adjacent to this area where a number of them are con greigating. whether or not this house is being used as a staging area for vehicles or is of significance i don't know. we have had multiple reports of more than one shooter and then, of course, the latest we have gotten from authorities is that there is only one shooter, where they would have gotten the intel to look here we don't know. we are awaiting the news conference at the top of the hour. i am seeing about a mile away in this wooded area a large group of officers getting ready to it looks like sweep the area. >> i think we are going to come back to you. it is interesting that ted mentions that because police were saying they were sure it was one shooter. they thought it was one shooter and they presumed the shooter was dead after exchanging gun

fire. the police outside the temple say they believe it was multiple shooters or at least in their initial accounts to police and family members they were saying shooters with an s. police were saying they want to do as many sweeps as they could to be 100% sure there wasn't another shooter. i think it is interesting that ted is seeing this play out. we also learned, too, ted and rob that this press conference that was supposed to happen about 20 minutes ago has been delayed. it may have something to do with what ted rolens is saying a mile away from the templeal saying a again, ted, explain to us what you are seeing where you are, how far away and what information you have come up with.

>> i'm .9 miles away from the actual temple. it is a vacant lot that is wooded. it looks like. it extends into sort of a power line alleyway behind at least two homes. it is difficult to tell because they are definitely getting ready to do a grid search. they are all lined up about ten to 15 feet apart from each other. it looks as though they are preparing to walk through the wooded area. maybe this is part of an extended grid they are doing, maybe going one mile away from the temple in all directions and maybe that is part of it. it is a significant presence of officers and they definitely have guns out as a precaution i would assume and these dogs. it is definitely significant. >> stand by. not far away from the scene, less than a mile away from the scene of this shooting in

wisconsin that happened this morning. we are waiting for a live press conference in just moments here. that press conference has been delayed obviously because they are putting together information and investigating this shooting. and we don't want the message to get muddled here. this is a horrific shooting that happened earlier. a number of people are dead because of the shooting. a police officer is in the hospital in critical condition and two other people are in the hospital. who the gunman is to be determined as the investigation continues. as we wait for the press conference and we are getting word from the white house we will take a quick break and be back in a moment with more continuing coverage of the temple shooting in wisconsin ♪ [music plays] ♪ [music plays]

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. this is cnn breaking news. >> we will continue our coverage. we have team coverage now. thank you for doing that. we have ted rollins on the ground. we are gathering information as we get it. two press conferences are

scheduled, one is past schedule, police presser. also a press conference from the hospital that is treating three of the victims right now. >> ted is standing by. ted is about a mile away from the property. he is right on the property line, very close to the temple where he is seeing a number of police officers and also officers in tactical gear. you are watching live coverage on cnn tlmpt was a temple shooting just after 10:00 central time here in the united states at a temple in oak creek, wisconsin, which is just south of milwaukee. according to press conference just a short time ago the first call came in at about 10:25. and an officer was on the scene very shortly after that call came in. that officer encountered the gunman, exchanged gun fire with this gunman outside of this

building. outside of the building three people were found dead, one believe d to be the shooter. four people found dead according to police inside of the temple. this gunman came in and started opening fire right after 10:00 central time. and according to people who were there on the ground it was a meal that is had on sunday, part of the celebration on sunday where hundreds of people show up. first the women and children show up. the women were cooking. there are reports of people who were there, the first person to see the gunman was a child as young as ten years old. everyone started to run for cover. some people ran out of the building. some people ran to other parts of the building trying to get away from the gunman. the people who were there believed that there were multiple shooters on the scene. they were telling police, they were telling the media shooters. we saw shooters.

according to police they believe at the last press conference that it was one shooter and that the gunman may have been at a number of different places in the building and that is why witnesses are saying shooters instead of shooter. we are waiting for a press conference to happen live any moment. it should have happened about 30 minutes ago. that did not happen because they are gathering information and some of the information they may be seeking to inform us about could be from the scene that ted rollins is reporting to live now. you see members of the media gathered at the bottom of your screen awaiting investigators to update us on the situation. you see the scene in front of them, what has become the command center for this particular thing. it is the top of the hour. 5:00 p.m. eastern here in the united states. we have team coverage of this

wisconsin temple shooting. we would like to welcome our viewers from around the world who are watching this on cnn international. as this gunman ran into the building can you imagine you are supposed to be there to worship when the worse thing that can happen, a senseless act of violence someone starts randomly opening fire on women and children in a place of worship. we don't know the motivation behind this. we are seeking to get that from police and investigators. of course, that will come out, the details about why this gunman did this. in many times in these situations we never find out the exact motivation. it could be just a disturbed individual. and obviously to do this one would have to be disturbed in some way. waiting on a press conference. the last briefing from the hospital from froedtert

hospital. three people in the hospital. gunshot wounds range from multiple gunshot wounds to the face, multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen. some to the extremities, as well. as we wait for all of this to play out we will cover it for you and bring you both of the press conferences live. >> what has transpired we went from a hostage situation or not so much hostage or an area where people were trapped in this guawara. police went in there and did a tactical sweep of the area which took quite a bit of time at the point where they were sure that there wasn't a second gunman there. they allowed the people to leave and seek medical treatment in some cases. that search went to the parking lot where police and s.w.a.t. teams w