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pleasant one displayed prayer signs at beth israel. we are grateful for everyone who stepped up to serve their neighbors and commend the resilience of the four held of hostages. including the rabbi, whose actions led to the safest cape of all of those fellow hostages. as we await fufort details, we ask for your continued support and prayers for the congregation of beth israel synagogue pursuant to clause 8 of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including comcast. >> do you think this is just a community center? no it's way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with 1,000 community centers so students from low-income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. comcast supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers. giving you a front row seat to democracy.

the fbi assisting with a hostage situation at beth israel. been on the phone with the hostage taker. no update on that. let me go to our crime and justice correspondent, shimon prokupecz. you mentioned the fbi may be monitoring or watching a live stream of the sabbath services that were going on when this happened or perhaps it's still unfolding now on this live stream. what can you tell us? >> yeah, there was a live stream of the services and so there were some information was gleaned from that because the person was seen or heard on this live stream ranting and saying different things. it's not entirely clear what the person was saying. the fbi obviously is now in control of this situation. they are on scene. significant development. gi given where this is happening. they are working at identifying who this individual is. who the man is. who is in this synagogue and took these hostages and the man who was ranting on the live stream. they are working through. they have a name, obviously, they're working through that, and trying to confirm wh

he has three hostages including the rabbi at congregation beth israel.about whether this person was blood related to aafia siddiqui, known as lady al qaeda. the actual brother of the dr. siddiqui. they are saying the person who is the hostage taker is not aafia siddiqui's brother. they want the hostage taker to know that dr. siddiqui and her family condemn this act and do not stand by you. that is a statement from the actual brother of dr. aafia siddiqui. we know quote-unquote lady al qaeda who was convicted of attempting to kill american soldiers is in prison at a fort worth facility. we know through the live stream that this was a hostage taker who came in talking about his sister and islam. and he had children, and he believed he would die today. but other than that, this what we are trying to glean what it is he may be asking for in those ongoing negotiations. we know that obviously one person was released shortly after 5:00 local time in texas. unharmed. brought directly to their family. didn't need any medical attention. that could be good news for

team responded to congregation beth israel, the synagogue in colleyville about 17 miles northeast oft worth. they responded to what is, what we now know, to a hostage situation. abc news is reporting there are four people being held hostage including the rabbi of that synagogue. the rabbi of that synagogue is named as rabbi charlie citron walker, known to be the full-time rabbi of congregation beth israel. right before 2:00 there was a live stream of services there this morning for the sabbath today, a religious day, obviously, for jews. and on this live stream it was cut right before people could kind of hear muffling in the synagogue. you couldn't really see much, but there was a fixed camera shot of the pulpit, you could hear the faint voice of a man heard in the background. the fort worth telegram is reporting that this man repeatedly mentioned his sister and islam, and he said a few times that he didn't want to hurt anyone, and he mentioned he had children. he also said repeated arely that he believes -- repeatedly that he believes he's going to die. we do not know whether this

the other three are being held still inside of the congregation, beth israel synagogue. speak on the phone right now with the hostage taker. there are currently no injuries. the suspect is assumed to be motivated by a desire to free a woman by the name of aafia siddiqui. you see her on your screen. she is a prisoner being held in a prison in texas right now, linked to terrorism, who is currently serving an 86-year sentence. let me bring in on the phone stacy silverman, she is a congregation member at beth israel. chef was actually watching the facebook live stream as this situation unfolded, as the hostage taker came in the building and took her fellow congregants hostage. stacy, i'm so, so sorry and thank you for calling in. >> thank you for having me. >> so, what did you hear? >> i joined the live stream because my mother called and told me that there was a hostage situation going on at our synagogue. which is almost unbelievable and, so i dialed into the live stream and i heard the perpetrator speaking, you know, he alternated between english and his native tongue and

the congregation is beth israel in colleyville, texas. law official is very much ongoing, tell cnn there are believe to be four hostages currently. witnesses say they were watching a stream of services. the temple is believed to be among the hostages. the white house is monitoring as is merritt garland, the attorney general, two law officials tell us that investigators believe the hostage-taker may have been motivated by a desire to free a wo woman, a counter terrorism groups have dubbed her lady al qaeda. she is serving an 86-area sentence in texas. she was convicted over a decade ago on seven charges, including attempted murder and armed assault on u.s. officers in afghanistan. with me now is the ceo and the national director of the anti-deaf mission league jonathan green blat. thank you very much. i'm so sorry it is on this news, but thank you for taking the time this evening. >> i'm happy to be here. i wish the circumstance were different as well. >> there is so mitch we don't know. we don't have the name of the hostage-taker. we don'

neither synagogue called the congregation beth israel at was in the middle of a service since believe when an are man entered a live stream of the service continued and did so for some hours with the voice of the gunman, heard in the background, apparently negotiating with police a swat team, it was sent to the scene nearby, residents evacuated to safety at let's bring in our killer my pen, r u. s. correspondent to props, fill in the gaps. that's as much as we know that said the lines coming in at kaleb at what more is know where exactly is this happening? sure, this is happening in collin bill, texas, which is near fort worth. and from what we understand, a police negotiating team is on the scene as well as the swat team. now the individual is inside the synagogue and apparently holding a number of people hostage. it's been considered an active hostage situation. and the shooter, the, the armed pottage taker was negotiating and was live streaming the entire thing on social media. now we understand recently that live stream did and, and that the hostage takers said something about rel

operations in colleyville texas at the congregation of beth israel there in colleyville, texas. police are evacuating the residents from the media. the white house is monitoring the situation. let's bring in shimon prokupecz, julia, josh campbell and rabbi joshua stanton, senior fellow at the national jewish center for learning and leadership who was so kind to stay with us. shimon, i understand you have new information. >> so, we believe, jim, according to authorities there, there are four hostages inside the synagogue that this man has taken hostage. they are working through some information. they believe, the fbi and the police there, believe this is an individual. they have a name of this individual. the issue is that independently, so far, they have not been able to confirm this individual's identity. so what they're doing is, is before having us come out here and say who this individual is, authorities have asked us to sort of try and let them confirm exactly who this is before we go ahead and report the person's name. so that's what's going on right now. so they believe t

say they received a phone call around 10:41 that there was an ongoing situation at congregation beth israel synagogue there in colleyville, a quiet suburb outside dallas. and it was from that point forward that these negotiations really began. and we could hear the man that police have identified as the primary suspect here actually making some of those demands in a facebook live stream of the synagogue service before it was shut off earlier this morning. it was at that point shortly there after that we're told federal hostage negotiators with the fbi began those conversations with that man who was believed to be armed inside the synagogue. the primary request that we're told from senior law enforcement officials is that he wants he release of a federal prisoner being held in a detention center about 20 miles away from where this is located. outside of that request, richard, we don't believe anything else was asked or authorities have not share first down anything was asked. and it's clear to say the conversations with this man lasted throughout the day. we know it was around 5:00 local tim

i spoke with beth israel president shortly before air time. thanks so much for taking time to talk with us. sorry it's under these circumstances, although obviously it could have ended much worse. first of all, how are you and the other congregates doing? >> well, i'm -- i'm doing better today than i was yesterday and better than saturday, for sure. congregation seems to be coming together very well. >> i knew you spent saturday at the fbi and colleyville police command center. what was that like? and what information were you able to -- to provide them? >> well, it's obviously nothing i'd ever experienced but they -- the professionalism and the interest that they showed in anything -- any question they had that i was asked and i gave or i answered their questions and they were really interested in what i had to say. mostly dealt with the layout of the building and where different items were in the building. likely where people were moving or where people were. i also was able to provide access to my ring cameras and also the access to the adt

authorities say an armed suspect has taken hostages at congregation beth israel. the colleyville police department swat team responded to the scene, evacuating residents in the immediate area. a source tells abc news that the hostage taker has demanded a woman name aafia siddiqui be released from prison. siddiqui is a known terrorist incarcerated at carswell air force base near fort worth. she was sentenced to 86 years in prison after being convicted in manhattan federal court in 2010 for trying to kill u.s. soldiers and fbi agents in afghanistan. the fbi, along with local authorities and hostage negotiators, are on scene. the white house and homeland security secretary have been briefed on the situation. alex presha, abc news, washington. dion: still to come on abc 7 news at 5:00, some states are getting hit with a strong winter storm. where snowfall is causing some big problems as though storm tracks across the country. plus, free at home covid tests, if you can find them. dion: six people were hospitalized outside of a concert in eugene, oregon. police responde

. >> reporter: saturday morning worship at congregation beth israel was interrupted when a man started screaming in the sanctuary. the s afghanistan. she was suspected of having ties to al qaeda. one hostage was released a few hours later. the ten-hour standoff ended when the fbi's elite hostage rescue team breached the sanctuary along with local police. a loud bang, shots were heard. in the end the suspect was dead. the remaining hostages were safe. >> the fbi's hostage rescue team, i consider one of the crown jewels of our organization. their mission is to conduct deliberate hostage rescues when necessary. in this case, we had a necessity for that. >> reporter: formed in 1983, the fbi's hostage rescue team has responded to 850 high-risk situations around the world. on that live stream, akram was heard telling his mother that he planned to shoot at law enforcement when they came in and that he expected to be killed. omar villafranca, cbs news, colleyville, texas. >>> ahead on "cbs mornings," we'll talk with rabbi charlie cytron-walker from congregation beth israel about surviving this

ten hours later, three people are still being held hostage, including the rabbi of congregation beth israel. one hostage was released. he was physically not injured. they are bringing the standoff to a peaceful end. we are working to confirm the stunning account from a kin going congre gant who says she was watching a live stream of today's sab bothd service when the suspect entered. with me now is ed lavandara, who has been on the ground covering this really since this happened. you have been there and you were there the moment that one of the hostages, a miami, was released. that is at least one piece of good news out of this tragic situation. what more can you tell us? >> well, it's been three hours since that hostage was able to get out of the synagogue, which sits just about a little more than a quarter of a mile down the road from where we are. and so, we presume hostage negotiators continue doing their work this evening, as you said. we are going into about ten hours that this hostage situation has been unfolding here in the town of colleyville, texas, which is just northeast of ft.

the assailant stormed the congregation at beth israel. it was a small service and four people taken hostage. local people surrounded the synagogue chblts as night fell an elite fbi team moved in. the police chief described what happened. last listen. >> the fbi called out an elite rescue force out of quantico, vir virginia. when the sec called they got on a plane and flew out here. i think they brought 60 or 70 people from washington, d.c., to come and help with the situation. sometime around 9 p.m. today, this evening, the hrt, hostage rescue team breached the synagogue. they rescued the three hostages and the subject is deceased. >> cnn's ed laf vevender row wa standing half a kilometer away when this happened. >> reporter: nearly 11 hours after a suspect entered the beth israel synagogue in texas, we have learned that the suspect is dead and all four of the hostages are alive and well. one of the hostages had been released earlier in the day around 5:00 central time but law enforcement enforcement says they have identified the suspect

. >> at 11 o'clock this morning, colleyville police were called to congregation beth israel synagogue north of dallas. fort worth holding saturday morning. she bought service inside a lone suspect holding the congregation hostage. his hate filled rant live streamed through the synagogue's facebook he >> it is only bill. >> swat teams of fbi in a crisis negotiator quickly called in for backup area. neighborhoods evacuated out of safety at this time. authorities not revealing how or if the man is armed. he repeatedly warns the congregation he won't make it out so that it's very sad for us as a community. >> the entire jewish community is aware of the situation. i've had many calls from israel herald burns back or is the chairman of secure community network which oversees the physical security of more than 1500 jewish communities and locations across the country, including this one. we were physically trained in this building. august 22nd. >> about 25 people in the building including the rabbi. so they had at least some knowledge and training as to what potentially could happen in this t

the situation unfolding at the congregation beth israel synagogue in a suburb outside fort worth. >> the entire jewish world understands and knows about this incident. i have had many calls from israel, and we are here to support the community in any way we can. >> reporter: the suspect interrupting services on the sabba sabbath. >> the absolute key in hostage negotiation is gathering information. how much information can you gather, either through the hostage taker or through other means? how many people are in there? is there anybody that's hurt? and what is his state of mind? >> reporter: sources familiar with the investigation telling abc news they believe four people, including a rabbi, are being held inside by a man demanding the release of a known pakistani terrorist being held behind bars in a federal prison, sentenced to 86 years for trying to kill u.s. soldiers and fbi agents in afghanistan. late tonight, police saying one hostage, a man, was released unharmed. the white house, atf, and department of homeland security now closely monitoring the situation. >> there is a limit

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fox affiliate said swat teams are there at the beth israel synagogue.this morning when it started at 11:30 a.m. this morning. during those services that are being live streamed people heard the man ranting about religion. according to reports he did not want anyone hurt pretty mentioned his children, his sister. we were told he mentioned is long and profanities according to this report. and we do not know egg, if he is armed or be, of judaism is directly related to them choosing that location of the center gone during the services. brian is following the latest more news from here in new york. as the ongoing situation continues, brian, with the hostage negotiating team or reporting, on the phone and talking with this man, seeing what he has to say. trying to defuse the situation. so that no one is hurt and no injuries have been reported so far, brian per. >> that is right. we also do not know who in fact, how many people are inside that synagogue. all we do know is about 12:30 p.m. eastern time we saw the tweet from the police saying the swat team was o

team and federal authorities on the scene of a hostage situation at congregation beth israel synagogue. three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the situation telling nbc news that a man is holding a rabbi and potentially others hostage there. he is demanding the release of a woman named aafia siddiqui, a federal prisoner convicted of attempting to kill u.s. officers in afghanistan. siddiqui for the better part of a decade has been known as lady al qaeda by counterterrorism insiders because of her historic and deep terrorism ties. we'll have more details later on this breaking story as we get them both on all of the names i just mentioned. >>> to the covid front now. free at-home covid-19 tests from the federal government will be available this wednesday. each household will be able to request four at-home tests through a government-run website. that is covidtest.gov. >>> a tsunami advisory was issued for parts of the american west coast, including alaska, california, oregon, and washington, setting off this advisory. there was an undersea volcano that erupted in the tonga isl

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the crisis began when the assailant stormed the congregation beth israel in colleyville on saturday. it was during a small service, and four people were taken hostage. the event was being livestreamed, if you can believe it, as the attack began. people were listening to this for about an hour. here's how one synagogue member described what unfolded. >> my mother called and told me there was a hostage situation going on at our synagogue, which is almost unbelievable. so i dialed into the livestream. i heard the perpetrator speaking. he alternated between english and his native tongue. and very, you know -- just hateful. hateful rhetoric. you know, he hates the jews. he talked about israel and palestine. he blamed the jews, you know, for everything that's going on in the world. >> local and federal law enforcement surrounded the synagogue. one hostage was released but three remained in harm's way. as night fell, officials made the decision, they had to go in. loud bang and gunfire was heard as the final hostages were rescued alive and safe. cnn's ed lavandera was there as all of this u

this happened at the congregation beth israel in colleyville near fort worth. the hostages held for nearly half a day after an attacker stormed into a small worship service on saturday. late saturday, cnn crews on the scene heard a loud bang and then gunfire. the attacker was killed. all remaining hostages freed. moments later, governor greg abbott tweeting out, prayers have been answered, announcing all hostages were out alive and safe. here's how a police official described what led to the rescue. >> the fbi called out the hostage rescue team, which is an elite hostage rescue force out of quantico, virginia. they immediately when the s.a.c. called, they flew out here. i think they brought 60 or 70 people from washington, d.c. to come and help with this situation. sometime around 9:00 p.m. today, this evening, the hrt, hostage rescue team, breached the synagogue. they rescued the three hostages. and the subject is deceased. >> cnn's ed lavandera was standing about half a kilometer away while the standoff was playing out. he heard that explosion and he filed th

latest update we have from colleyville police is that tweet that said the situation at congregation beth israelstill ongoing. they ask people to please avoid the area. we do know the rabbi of this congregation is charlie cintron walker. he's been a rabbi and colleyville since 2006 per this is a fairly new synagogue to the area. they moved into this building in 2005. this rabbi is married and has two daughters. from what we understand from k bf w, our affiliate source telling our fox affiliate in dallas-fort worth that a call came into new york city 911 with details from another rabbi located here in new york city who received a call from a rabbi in texas who is believed to be one of the people being held hostage. look we do not have confirmation this is charlie walker but we do know this rabbi is the only full-time rabbi of this congregation. this is the rabbi that is in charge of this synagogue. that is all we have as of right now, eric. we are still working our sources to try to get an update. we do not have any confirmation this person is armed. all we know is this person at times sounded an

. >> reporter: wolf, in a couple of hours members of the beth israel synagogue will come together for the first time since this ordeal that they've all experienced, essentially together. they're going to come together at this methodist church in the nearby town of south lake for a special service. this as many of the congregants are still coming to terms with the ordeal from over the weekend. the final moments as hostages escaped from inside the beth israel synagogue was captured by a photo journalist when cnn fill knit wfaa. the hostages are seen racing out a side door. the hostage taker briefly appears, pointing his firearm in their direction. the rescue people, which arrived at the scene just hours earlier, moves in. an explosive device detonates and gunfire rips through the air. shortly after it's announced the hostages were safe and alive, the hostage taker dead. the rabbi says the situation was quickly deteriorating. >> the last hour or so of the standoff he wasn't getting what he wanted. i made sure the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were ready to go. the exit

. >> reporter: the suspect interrupting shabbat services at congregation beth israel outside of fort worth around 10:20 local time saturday taking four people hostage, including the rabbi claiming to have explosives in his backpack. authorities say he demanded the release of convicted terrorist affia siddiqui, now serving an 86-year sentence for trying to kill u.s. personnel in afghanistan. members watching a live stream of the service on the synagogue's facebook page, now taken down, listening in fear. >> you know, he said he had a bomb. he said he had a gun. >> reporter: across the country law enforcement also stepping up security at jewish houses of worship. shortly after 5:00 p.m., one man set free, but the others remaining inside for over four more hours. all four hostages making it out alive and unarmed. investigators saying the suspect died in a shooting incident. >> this was an act of terror. >> reporter: today president biden condemning the standoff saying this about how akram potentially got the weapons after arriving into the country in the last few weeks. >> i don't have

all eyes at this point are on the best beth israel, synagogue and colleague, bill texas, because this is quite a touchy and intense situation. yes, we'll be giving you more developments as news comes at kayla. thank you very much. just a very touchy situation and let's all hope that it's resolved peacefully. us correspondent kellum open. thank you. moscow has slammed us allegations that rushes preparing a false flag operation in ukraine. american media and officials claim the kremlin has pre positioned a group of sub it says, who will create the pretext for invasion. neil harvey, nikki, are in discussed what the russian embassy in the u. s. has branded washington's old tricks. such rhetoric confirms there is an ongoing information campaign being waged against russia. we see the same scenario being repeated again and again. first, some sensational story is dropped and makes the headlines, and then it becomes a key talking point. such bold claims are coming from the us there, and the only intelligence on offer are these elusive source is the allegations were fetch reported by cnn and sw

of a female terrorist who was being held in a federal prison about 20 miles in the congregation beth israel synagogue. he claimed he had bombs and said he thought he was going to die. there is a massive police response as you might suspect over 200 officers later on a hostage rescue team from quantico virginia. one of the four hostage they were near constant contact of the 11th hour mark the remaining three hostages ran out of the synagogue. the fbi breached the building there was a loud bang some gunshots and the suspect was dead. no injuries to the hostages. >> like many hostage situations, the relationship between the negotiator and the hostage taker grab and float a little bit and sometimes got intense but these negotiators i am telling you i am so proud of them, unbelievable work. >> the fbi's been at the synagogue all day today processing evidence, malik faisal akram brother posted on facebook the family was also speaking last night they are devastated by his death but they also condemned his actions and added he was suffering from mental health issues. rabbi charlie cytron-walker was

beth israel synagogue processing evidence. it was tense for hours after a man with a gun started ranting during the shabbat service as you said right about this time yesterday which was being live streamed. he claimed that he had bombs and he believed he was going to die. he had four hostages including the rabbi. he said he was the brother of convicted terrorist who was in a federal prison about 20 miles away from is synagogue in fort worth. he was demanded the release of that prisoner siddiqui. one of the hostages was released. fbi investigators was were in contact. the other hostages ran from the synagogue and fbi armored vehicle got up to the building, there was a loud boom and brief gunfire. all hostages were safe and unhurt. the hostage taker was dead. >> like many hostage situations, those -- the relationship between the negotiators and the hostage taker kind of had flowed and got intense but these negotiators i'm telling you, i'm so proud of them, unbelievable work. >> president biden released a statement saying in part

worth, a hostage situation continues there at the congregation of a beth israel synagogue.

he stormed beth israel on coleyville on saturday. one hostage was released earlier but three remained in harm's way. as night fell officials made the decision it was time to move in. >> you heard it clearly there. a cnn crew on the ground, heard that, the loud bank and then gunfire as law enforcement secured the hostages. here's how the police described what happened next. >> the hrt, hostage rescue team breached the synagogue. they rescued the three hostages and the subject is deceased. >> now cnn's ed lavender ra was there in coleyville, he filed this earlier. >> reporter: nearly 11 hours after a suspect entered the beth israel synagogue in colleyville, the suspect is dead and all four are alive and well. one had been released earlier in the day around 5:00 central time. law enforcement officers say they have identified the suspect but they are not ready to announce who that person is as they continue their investigation into the motives. it was a frightening and harrowing day for the members of the synagogue. it's a small synagogu

this at the congregation beth israel. now confirming one uninjured hostage was released but there potentially could be more inside. the hostage takers demanding release of a woman in federal prison for attempting to kill u.s. officers in afghanistan in 2010. we'll have more a little bit later. now back to you. >> all right. we'll continue to keep you updated as we know more. thanks form. >>> while the omicron variant swept across the country and homes across the world hunkered down, a new netflix film captured imaginations with its star studded studded lineup, jennifer lawrence. don't look up has become the second highest streamed movie ever on netflix. and in case you haven't seen it yet, no spoilers, but the movie's premise is that there is a comet heading straight towards earth due to make direct impact. the film's creators are using the crazy premise to represent thes not so crazy very real threat of climate change destroying our planet and highlighting the failings of world leaders, the media and everyone else to tak

. >> at 11 o'clock this morning, colleyville police were called to congregation beth israel synagoguef dallas. fort worth holding saturday morning. she bought service inside a lone suspect holding the congregation hostage. his hate filled rant live streamed through the synagogue's facebook he >> it is only bill. >> swat teams of fbi in a crisis negotiator quickly called in for backup area. neighborhoods evacuated out of safety at this time. authorities not revealing how or if the man is armed. he repeatedly war s the congregation he won't make it out is it's very sad for us as a community. >> the entire jewish community is aware of the situation. i've had many calls from israel herald girls back or is the chairman of secure community network which oversees the physical security of more than 1500 jewish communities and locations across the country, including this one. >> we will physically trained in this building. august 22nd. >> about 25 people in the building including the rabbi. so they had at least some knowledge and training as to what potentially could happen in this type of sit

it began during saturday morning services at congregation beth israel.standoff continued into the night. in exchange for the hostages, the suspect demanded the release of a federal inmate. he referred to her as his sister. authorities later proved that to be untrue. she's well-known among terrorists and is serving an 86 year sentence after being convicted in 2010 for attempting to kill u.s. officers in afghanistan. joining me now is morgan chesky in texas. what's the latest this morning? >> reporter: good morning. the latest is, this is a very active investigation. you can see the police presence behind me. e are roads blocked off in a smaller perimeter than what we witnessed last night but still a perimeter around congregation beth israel synagogue. they are trying to find out more about that 11-hour standoff. one of the key pieces of information that will be helping them is the fact this they were able to debrief each of the hostages that were released last night after they were rescued. they spent hours speaking with . it started around 10:45 yesterda

an armed suspect has taken hostages at congregation beth israel, the police department swat evacuated residents. abc news says the hostage has demanded that a woman be released from prison, a known terrorist incarcerated at carswell air force base. she was sentenced to 86 years in prison after being convicted in manhattan federal court in 2010 of trying to kill u.s. soldiers and fbi agent's in afghanistan. the fbi and local authorities and hostage negotiators are on the scene. the white house and homeland security sec. has been briefed on the situation. dion: san francisco police just sent out this tweet saying together with our law enforcement partners we are monitoring the situation in texas. coordinating with our local jewish community organizations to keep san francisco safe. still to come on abc 7 news at 6:00, some states are being kicked with a strong winter storm. where snowfall is caused big problems. free at home covid test. if you could find them. dion:dion: six people hospitalized after a shooting outside eugene, oregon. police responding to multiple gunshots outside of a

. >> reporter: the final moments capturing the escape of the hostages from inside the beth israel synagogueth cnn affiliate wfaa. the hostages are seen racing out a side door. the hostage taker briefly appears, pointing his firearm in their direction. the fbi hostage rescue team, which arrived at the scene just hours earlier moves in. an explosive device detonates and gunfire rips through the air. shortly after, it's announced the hostages were safe and alive. the hostage taker dead. rabbi charlie cytro-walker says the situation was quickly deteriorating. >> the last hour or so of the standoff he wasn't getting what he wanted. i asked -- made sure that the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were -- that they were ready to go. the exit wasn't too far away. i told them to go. i threw a chair at the gunman. and i headed for the door. and all three of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. >> law enforcement officials have identified the hostage taker as 44-year-old malik faisal akram. he is a british citizen. law enforcement sources tell cnn akram arrived legally

began when the armed man, who has been identified as malik faisal akram, stormed the congregation beth israelgogue in colleyville, texas, saturday morning. the first hostage was released at 5:00 p.m. the other three escaped after rabbi charlie cytron-walker threw a chair at the gunman, who was later shot dead. rabbi cytron-walker appeared on cbs on monday. >> he wasn't getting what he wanted. he was getting -it did not look good. they did not sound good. we were terrifd. when i saw an opportunity where he wasn't in a good position,, ensure the two gentlemen who were still with me, that they were ready to go. the exit was not too far away. i told them to go. i threw a chair at the gunman. i headed for the door. all the of us were able to get out without even a shot being fired. amy: rabbi cytron-walker, who is known as bridge-builder in the jewish-muslim communities, had previously received training on how to act in the event of an active shooter. the man had come in come actually been there, the rabbi talked about offering him tea and being concerned about him. during the standoff, malik fais

he entered the beth israel synagogue during saturday morning sabbath services and took the rabbi and thee others hostage as the services were being livestreamed. one hostage was released several hours into the standoff after hours of negotiations. an elite fbi rescue team then breached the synagogue free roog the remaining hostages. president biden today calling the case an act of terror. >> i spoke this morning with the attorney general and got a rundown. he said there was overwhelming cooperation with the local authorities and the fbi, and they did one hell of a job. this was an act of terror. this was an act of terror. >> and nick paton walsh is live in london for us. we'll get to you, nick, in just a second. we're going to start first with the very latest with ed lavandera who is in colleyville, texas. ed, what more do we know about the suspect and also the motive for taking these hostages? >> reporter: well, right now the law enforcement agents continue to work at the crime scene here at the synagogue which we now have a much clearer vantage point of after this nearly 11-hour ho

. >> reporter: the final moments capturing three hostages escaping from the beth israel synagogue wasd by a photo journalist with cnn affiliate wfaa. the hostages race out a side door. the hostage taker briefly appears pointing his firearm in their direction. the fbi hostage rescue team surrounding the synagogue moves in. an explosive device detonates and gunfire rips through the air. the man in the blue shirt escaping from the synagogue is jeffrey cohen, nearly 11 hours earlier, cohen and rabbi charlie cytron-walker welcomed the stranger who held them hostage to the sabbath service. >> right before the service began, and i got in, rabbi charlie pointed this guy out to me and i went over to say hello, to welcome him. >> reporter: rabbi cytron-walker said the hostage ordeal started shortly after the service started and was being live streamed to congregants. >> it was during prayer, while we were praying, and my back was turned. we faced towards jerusalem when we pray. right before he revealed himself. but this was plenty of time in. i heard a click. and it could have been anything. it

beth israel congregation a quarter mile from where i'm standing. we know ongoing talks are going on with fbi negotiators and the man who is believed to be armed inside and has been inside that synagogue, ayman, since about 10:45 this morning. that's when the initial call went out to the local police here, saying that there was some sort of situation happening in this rather small synagogue in this suburban neighborhood. that's about 30 miles outside dallas. and since that point in time, whenever that synagogue's live stream for their services was interrupted by this man, we have seen federal and state authorities converge on this scene, expand their footprint here to about a quarter to a half mile perimeter, and tell everyone who lives within the immediate vicinity of the synagogue to please stay insides your homes. i didn't have a chance to speak to a gentleman whose family is just across the street from the synagogue. his son walks by to go to school each and every day, and he says that they felt that living in this area, you would never think, o

the crisis began when an attacker stormed the congregation beth israel in colleyville saturday.service which was being live streamed. four people were trapped. one hostage was released earlier in it day. three had remained in harms way. as night fell law enforcement made the decision to go in. a cnn crew on the ground heard loud bangs and gunfire as law enforcement secured the final hostages. here's how the colleyville police chief described what happened. >> the hrt, the hostage rescue team, breached the synagogue. they rescued the three hostages, and the subject is deceased. >> you heard it there. the attacker dead, everyone else safe. cnn's ed lavandera was there in colleyville when the hostage rescue began. he filed this report. >> reporter: nearly 11 hours after a suspect entered the beth israel synagogue here in colleyville, texas, we have learned that the suspect is dead and that all four of the hostages are alive and well. one of the hostages had been released earlier in the day around 5:00 central time, but law enforcement officials say they have identified the suspect,

. >> reporter: that is the ranting by malik faisal akram captured on the congregation beth israel livetook four people hostage saturday morning. the family of the 44-year-old hostage taker says he suffered from mental health issues. >> are you listening? >> reporter: the british national was known to the uk security services. he was the subject of a brief investigation in 2020. the official says the investigation was closed when authorities determined akram to no longer be a threat. but after traveling to the united states in late december, akram made his way into the colleyville synagogue with a handgun and held the rabbi charlie cytron-walker hostage. jeffrey cohen was one of the four hostages. he detailed the chilling account of the final hour of the hostage standoff. >> at one point he even said that, i'm going to put a bullet in each of you. get down on your knees, at which point i glared at him. i raised up in my seat like i'm doing now. i may have shaked my head like that but i glared at him and went, no. i want to make it clear. we were not released. we were not rescued, okay?

the situation began saturday morning at congregation beth israel when the suspect interrupted a scheduled service that was being streamed on facebook live. law enforcement officials telling abc news the suspect claimed he had explosives in his backpack and was demanding the release of convicted terrorist aafia siddiqui who was sentenced to 86 years in federal prison for attempted murder of a u.s. soldier. fbi agents now as well as local law enforcement are trying to figure out the connection between siddiqui and the hostage taker. her attorney saying last night there is no connection. she doesn't know him. he is not a relative. also condemning his actions, calling them heinous and wrong. martha? >> thank you, mireya. i know you will stay on it. let's bring in abc news contributor brad garrett, as hostage negotiator for the fbi for 17 years. brad, why did the s.w.a.t. team make that decision to move in when they did, and walk us through that exclusive extraordinary video shot by our affiliate wfaa as the raid was going down. >> so martha, at some point between the hostage negotiators and t

on saturday morning, akram entered congregation beth israel in the fort worth suburb of colleyville, taking the rabbi and three congregants hostage, during a livestreamed sabbath service. more than 200 local, state, and federal law enforcement quickly converged on the site, and hostage negotiators engaged with akram, reportedly heard on the livestream demanding the release of dr. aafia siddiqui, a pakistani neuroscientist convicted in 2010 of trying to kill american soldiers in afghanistan. currently serving an 86-year sentence in a fort worth federal prison, siddiqui has become a cause celebre for islamist extremists. the synagogue standoff stretched on for hours. around 5:00 p.m. saturday, an elderly hostage was released unharmed. around 9:00 p.m., the others managed to escape. law enforcement reportedly approached the building. shots were fired, and akram was left dead. it's unclear how he died. later that night, the f.b.i. provided an update. >> we obviously are investigating, we will continue to investigate the hostage taker, we are investigating his contacts, our investigation

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