situation in texas just outside the dfw airport, by the local congregation of beth israel. the police department there saying all residents of the immediate area have been evacuated. they're being evacuated right now, they're telling people to please avoid the area. let's bring in cnn national security analyst, julia we don't know much about this active situation, the fbi is now assisting, it does appear at this point that this video that we're seeing right now coming into to cnn is outside of a synagogue, in colleyville texas. what do you make of the situation just based on what little we know right now? >> right, so we're going to be super careful at this stage. it's obviously significant enough, both for us to go on air and then secondly for there to be significant s.w.a.t. teams there. so the most important thing right now is to de-escalate whatever shooting or hostage situation this is. we haven't heard which specifically it is, which is just the surging of massive amounts of resources. and then the second is some kind of a particular type of hostage situation, obvious

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

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

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authorities 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

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

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

this is all happening at congregation beth israel near ft. worth. three hostages do remain inside.itnesses say they were actually watching this all happen on a facebook live streaming of the service when the gunman interrupted it. moods shifting between apologetic kick and screaming. the rabbi is believed to be among the remaining hostages. two law enforcement officials tell cnn investigators believe the suspect was motivated by a desire to free a woman by the name of saddiqqi. she was convicted in 2010 on u.s. officers in afghanistan. she is now serving an 86 prison sentence in texas. aafia siddiqui. >>> in australia, a federal court is hearing tennis star novak djokovic's appeal. his anti-vaxing stance imperils the health and stability of the country's people and that is why they want the courts to stand by the minister's decision to have him deported. phil black, we spoke last holiday, we were on a break for lunch. is this trial, hearing i should say resumed and where is it? >> reporter: yes, it just resumed a few years ago. the government's lawyer is continuing his arguments in

let me bring in on the phone stacy silverman, she is a congregation member at beth israel. 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 very, you know, just hateful, hateful rhetoric. 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. and just hateful, hateful language. he said he was a brother of an isis terrorist who is apparently incarcerated in a federal prison in fort worth and indicated he chose our synagogue because he flew in -- he flew in 5,000 miles and that ours is the closest to dfw international airport, so, that's why he appeared at our synagogue. >

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

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 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

shock and just really pray that this is peacefully resolved. >> what can you tell us about congregation beth israelbers of this congregation were gathering for their saturday sabbath services like they would any other weekend then all of this unfolded. you must know more than just the rabbi and his wife being a congressman in that area. you know, this is a very important part of this community. >> yeah, it's a huge part of the community particularly for a lot of jewish families in that area. the larger synagogue are in dallas and fort worth and that synagogue serves a very important purpose. type of small, tight knit community where everyone knows one another and everyone goes to football games on friday night. i know the other very, very well. just outside of my district, but i go through there all the time and again, it's just, it's unbelievable that it's happening. this way. and then i'm just really praying for those inside of the synagogue right now. >> absolutely. and i suppose from your standpoint, you're going to make sure that law enforcement has all the resources that they need. we underst

investigators say that suspect told the rabbi and three others for hours yesterday at the congregation beth israel that's in fort worth suburb of colleyville it called for a convict a convicted radical islamic terrorist who is vowed to kill americans she's known as lady al qaeda to be released from a nearby prison. president biden called that stand off an act of terror investigators now trying to figure out if the suspect was inspired by the global campaign from some to try to free here among some americans who support that and whether he had any help. arthel: we have fox team coverage mike tobin is with more on the convict known as lady al qaeda who may have inspired this. first spring is outside the synagogue in colleyville, texas, dan. brooks arthel we are learning more about the suspect we are learning the key information from the fbi with it now appears he acted alone the threat is over. he may have been inspired by others for the person in jail at 20 miles and react alone yesterday but we arty just travel to the u.s. from england initially stayed in a homeless shelter about the gun he is yes

as you can see behind me, the fbi is still inside the congregation. 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 rele

do know a little bit about the main rabbi which is the congregation beth israel.he's been the full-time a rabbi there since 2006. this is a reform synagogue, fairly new to the community. obviously everyone in that community right now thinking about those inside as if all the situation for a quick stay with us a fox news is we continue to monitor this. we have our thoughts and our prayers are with the people inside this as well as with the brave police officers and the hostage negotiating team. the detectives who are now doing work as they are paid to do to try and defuse dangerous situations. our live coverage of the cent agog standoff texas continues right after this. now i'm ready for someone to call me mom. at northwestern mutual, our version of financial planning helps you live your dreams today. looking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone? once-weekly ozempic® can help. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on a

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

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

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'

. >> 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?

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

on saturday morning, akram entered congregation beth israel in the fort worth suburb of colleyville, taking the rabbi and three congregants hostage, during a livestrmed 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 approaed 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 will h

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

congregation beth israel synagogue, which is about a quarter mile from where i'm standing, and we do know that ongoing talks are happening with fbi hostage negotiators and that individual, that man who is pleased to be armed and inside and has been inside that synagogue, ayman, since 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 inside your homes. i did speak to a gentleman whose family lives 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

. >> reporter: tonight, the congregation beth israel invited members to gather together.ommunity mourning innocence lost. but lives saved. ♪ ♪ >> it will take time. but slowly we will heal. >> our thanks to meria. >>> up next, novak djokovic's unforced error in australia. can he play in france without a vaccine? your type 2 diabetes zone? k in once-weekly ozempic® can help. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on average up to 12 pounds. in adults also with known heart disease, ozempic® lowers the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, or death. ozempic® helped me get back in my type 2 diabetes zone. ozempic® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't share needles or pens, or reuse needles. don't take ozempic® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop ozempic® and get medical help right away if you get a

appearing on cbs mornings, rabbi charlie cytron-walker described the tense 11-hour standoff at congregation beth israel and the moment he realized the man who claimed to be homeless was taking them hostage. >> i heard a click. and it could have been anything. and it turned out it was his gun. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news, 44-year-old, malik faisal akram was a british citizen who arrived at new york's jfk airport about two weeks ago. making his way to texas he stayed in a homeless shelter and somehow obtained a gun. one of the hostages said he claimed he targeted the synagogue because of its proximity to aafia siddiqui, a convicted terrorist with suspected ties to al qaeda. he demanded her release from a texas prison as the fbi rescue team flew in from virginia. hostage jeffrey cohen told cbs station ktvt that after ten hours of negotiations. >> he started spouting for a good few minutes how he was going to put a bullet in each of us. whereas earlier in the day he was going to let us all go and he was the only one who was going to die. at that point he was going to kill each of us, even told us to

briefed on the situation say a man is holding a rabbi and potentially others hostage inside congregation beth israel. the man told authorities he wants release of aafia siddiqui from federal prison. the 49-year-old siddiqui was convicted of attempting to kill u.s. officers in afghanistan. she's held at a federal prison in fort worth. not clear how many were in the building at the time of the incident, whether anyone is armed. in response to the incident, new york city mayor is deploying extra officers to synagogues in the city. >>> continuing coverage of the tsunami advisory now in effect in the bay area following volcanic eruption in tonga. this is surfer's beach. more powerful waves. cal fire underscoring the importance of staying away until the advisory is lifted. with high surf like this, you can see why they're making that suggestion. >>> you said it, terry, the advisory is in effect now. rob, how long do you think it will last? >> as long as they're seeing big fluctuations high to low, causing unusually strong currents, we'll see it ongoing into the evening. you see it along the coast and inne

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

it all unfolded saturday at congregation beth israel, where he interrupted a shabat service, taking hostages. he can be heard on a livestream of the service. >> he was talking about palestine, israel, islam, and that he had a gun. he implied he had a bomb in his backpack, it was horrifying. >> reporter: nearly 11 hours later, a frantic dash to freedom, the hostages escaping through a side door. all of them, unscathed. achram later found dead in the synagog, later indication is that he was shot by the hostage rescue team. rabbi credited recent training at the synagog for saving the hostages lives, saying without the instruction we received we would not have been prepared to act and flee. >> anytime you have an islamic-type extremist or someone who purports to be that, supposedly, that can end really badly as we well know. >> reporter: achram's brother says he suffered from mental health problems. as the standoff unfolded, he demanded the release of convicted terrorist aafi aafia siddiqui known as lady al qaeda, a neuroscientist convicted of trying to kill soldiers in afghanistan. serving a se

saturday's nearly 12 hour ordeal at congregation. beth israel in the town of colleyville. the suspect identified as 44 year-old mill lake akram was killed by the fbi. the agency says that he arrived here in the u.s. 2 weeks ago during the standoff, he demanded the release of a pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al qaeda, who was convicted of trying to kill u.s. army officers in afghanistan. that scientist is serving an 86 year prison sentence in fort worth. it's not clear why the suspect entered the synagogue his connection to the 2 teens in the uk is also unclear. hundreds of mourners paid their final respects to the 9 children and 3 adults who were killed in a philadelphia duplex fire earlier this month. all of the victims were on the 3rd floor of the brick building when that fire broke out on january. 5th, the duplex is owned by the philadelphia housing authority, the city's public housing agency. investigators say a christmas tree is responsible for the devastating blaze. >> totally out of control. i've ever driven on ice. that's what it's this is in

saturday morning worship at congregation beth israel was interrupted when a man started screaming in the sanctuary. the shabbat service was being live streamed. armed with a gun and claiming he had bombs, fbi investigators say 44-year-old malik faisal akram, a british citizen, took four people hostage. on the live stream, an angry-sounding man could be heard talking with negotiators demanding to speak to someone in federal prison in texas convicted of attempting to murder u.s. forces in 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 -- their mission is to conduct/deliberate hostage rescues when necessary. in -- in this case, we had a necessity for that. >> reporter: formed in 1983, the fbi's hostage rescue team has respo

the pair has not been charged with any crimes >> reporter: the fbi combing the scene near congregation beth israel sip going, where a sgunmn holding four people hostage. >> this was an act of terror >> reporter: investigators i.d.'d the suspect as a 44-year-old national his voice was even heard on a facebook live stream of the sabbath service. police say akram's demand, relief of a federal prisoner 20 miles away, known as lady al qaeda. and she was convicted in 2010 of attempted murder of u.s. soldiers >> he was focused on one issue, not related to the jewish community. >> reporter: some hours in, he released one hostage unharmed. the rabbi said the gunman became belligerent and threatening as time went by within an hour, this pivotal moment the remaining hostages were released by a fire door, rescued. this video shows three people leaving what appears to be a side door as teams move in, confirming the death minutes later. in a statement, he added, we as a family do not condone his actions and would like to apologize to all the victims adding his brother was suffering from mental health issues and

they took five members of the congregation beth israel synagogue hostage for 11 hours for he was shotilled by the fbi. hostages he was yelling about how he was going to shoot them, so when the rabbi saw an opportunity to escape, he took it. >> 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. >> the fbi is now going through financial records and social contacts as they continue the investigation. >>> all new at 5:30, a big step forward in the a's push to build a waterfront ballpark. a new poll suggests it may be far from a done deal. >>> the omicron wave peeking in other cities. is the bay area close behind? we asked a doctor when we will see the surgeon slow. >>> there is a job for you. the pay is increasing, and is we're all ready for a real vacation. one where you can sip tropical drinks with fruity garnishes, without having to get up. a vacation where you don't have to sweat the small stuff, like rummaging for room keys. and a vacation where drinks an

cbs mornings," the rabbi charlie cytron-walker describes the tense eleven hour standoff at congregation beth israelhe moment he realized the man who claimed to be homeless was taking them hostage. >> i heard a click, and it could have been anything, and it turned out that it was his gun. >> reporter: sources tell cbs news 44-year-old malik faisal akram was a british citizen who arrived at new york's j.f.k. airport about two weeks ago. making his way to texas, he stayed in a homeless shelter and somehow, obtained a gun. today, one of the hostages claimed he targeted the synagogue because of its proximity to aafia siddiqi a convicted terrorist with suspected ties to al quaida. he demanded her release from a texas prison as the f.b.i. rescue team flew in from quantico, virginia. hostage jeffrey cohen told cbs station, ktvt, after ten hours of negotiations... >> he started spouting for a good few minutes that he was going to put a bullet in each of us, whereas earlier in the day he was going to let us all go and he was the only one who was going to die. at that point he was going to kill each of us and

at least three more hostages are believed to be inside congregations beth israel with the suspect.he suspect has told police he wants a lease of a 49-year-old convicted in 2010 of attempting to kill u.s. officers in afghanistan. she's being held at a prison in forth. crisis negotiations are ongoing n. response to this, san francisco police communicated they are communicating with jewish organizations to keep san francisco safe. >>> the fast moving omicron variants continues to spread across the country. today the u.s. surpassed 65 million overall cases. the number of cases jumped by 2 million within the past few days. omicron is playing a big role. the cdc says 98% of new cases are the omicron variant. >>> google is tightening google protocols ahead of an expected increase in employee cases. companies now telling employees that weekly testing is being mandated as a temporary measure. anyone coming into the office will need a weekly test and wear a medical grade mask. google is bracing for a significant rise in cases in the coming weeks. >>> let's talk to the man many have been wait

police have said they made contact with him and conducted operations on the block where the congregation beth israelto avoid the area and one house official also said that they are monitoring things so this is very much an ongoing situation. thank you for that. the government's latest daily coronavirus figures show there were 81,713 new infections in the latest 24—hour period. that means there were 117,800 new cases on average per day in the last week. another 287 deaths were reported, that's of people who died within 28 days of a positive test. on average in the past week, there were 263 deaths per day. vaccinations are continuing, but at a slower pace. on average in the last week “14,015 people had a boosterjab, which means 63.1% of the population, aged 12 or over, have now had three doses. the authorities in beijing have confirmed the city's first locally transmitted case of the omicron variant of covid—19, just weeks before hosting the winter olympics. the infected individual�*s residence and workplace have been sealed. the games are due to start in the chinese capital on february 4th. tsunami a

one other person was released earlier from congregation beth israel synagogue is located in colleyville, about 15 miles from fort worth. services were being live streamed on the synagogues. facebook page when the incident happened, negotiations are taking place between the alleged hostage taker and police. the man is demanding the release of the pakistani neuroscientist who he claims is his sister. of fear . sidiqi was convicted in 2000 and eight of trying to kill us army officers in afghanistan. state senator scott wiener of san francisco, serves as the vice chair of the california legislative jewish caucus. he released this statement today, saying, in part, this assault is beyond terrifying but sadly, not surprising, given the continued attacks on american jews in our places of worship. as we pray for the safety of the temple beth israel community, we must recommit to putting an end to anti semitic violence once and for all. starting today, insurance companies are required to pay for at home covid test for covid 19. this is the cdc has updated its guidance on masks. foxes charles wats

congregation beth israel synagogue, now a crime scene after a gunman held four people hostage saturdaya terrifying 11-hour standoff. >> could have been any of us. >> reporter: the suspect, malik faisal acrom. a british citizen who died after the fbi moved in. >> today's result, which was four safe hostages and the situation resolved was really the result of a long day of hard work. >> reporter: according to a senior law enforcement official, two of his teenage sons were questioned by british police on sunday. there's no indication they are suspects. the fbi saying he acted alone. investigators say it began when he interrupted sabbath services saturday morning. his voice heard making threats on the temple's facebook live stream. >> do something, man. you're going to be a casualty. >> reporter: the 44-year-old took four hostages including the rabbi who credits active shooter training with keeping everyone calm as tensions rose. authorities say his key demand, the release of afia siddiqui, once known as the lady of al qaeda convicted of the murder of u.s. soldiers and in federal prison ju

all 4 hostages they survive saturday's nearly 12 hour ordeal at congregation, beth israel in the townlle. the suspect identified as 44 year-old malik act from. he was killed by the fbi during the standoff. he demanded the release of a pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to al qaeda who was convicted of trying to kill u.s. army officers in afghanistan. that scientist is serving an 86 year prison sentence in fort worth. that's what gears here for a moment. we'll take a look outside a san francisco at that beautiful golden gate bridge into the water off in the distance. there. yeah. beautiful color there on >> as monday twilight, our doctor king's birthday, rebecca strom is in for lawrence tonight. we're back. it's a beautiful day out there and gorgeous. i mean, look at the sun setting right behind me, right? very picturesque. and really seeing mostly clear skies except for those high clouds. >> so that's what's keeping the visibility quite nice. does our camera in the east bay's own on top of the berkeley hills there showing us a nice clear shot all the way to the golden g

. >> reporter: tonight the fbi combing the scene near congregation beth israel synagogue where authorities say a gunman held four people hostage for nearly 12 hours before his death. today the president making his stance clear. >> this was an act of terror this was an act of terror. >> reporter: federal investigators i.d.'d the suspect as 44-year-old british national malik faisal akram who police say entered the synagogue saturday morning and took hostages, his voice heard on a facebook live stream of the sabbath service. police say akram's primary demand the release of a federal prisoner 20 miles away, aafia siddiqui at one time known as lady al qaeda app the world's most wanted woman convicted in 2010 of the murder of u.s. soldiers. >> he was focused on one issue and it was not specifically related to the jewish community. >> reporter: the fbi says negotiators made contact early and some hours in he released one hostage unharmed rabbi charlie sit ron walker still trapped inside said the gunman became increasingly belligerent and threatening as time went by. within an hour this pivotal mo

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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

imported safe and their captors, dad, after a long stand off that began during services at congregation beth israel in colorado, texas. let's take a listen to what the israeli prime minister and president biden had to say. this event is a stark reminder that the dark forces of anti semitism still exist. we must, and we will fight it. this was an active chair. in computer, not only was related to someone who had arrested i my dad 15 years ago and been in jail for 10 years. so steve, what is your take on the situation? some are saying that the shooter was reportedly muslim. do you think this was an attack on jewish beliefs or something deeper? no, from what we've heard in while he would, he was trying to. okay. first the f. b, i came out after the attacker was killed in the hostages were released and said that he was not targeting the jewish community. this was not an anti semitic event . and we're looking for a motive, all of which was absolute nonsense and a disgrace. today they said it is an anti semitic event. the jewish community was targeted. now we knew from the beginning, according to all rep