but there have been no response. that s been seven weeks. has there been any movement in the last seven weeks since that was put on the table? let me say that it is my understanding and belief there is not, but there are different, how should i say it, lines of communication that may be at the government level and may be at other levels. and i welcome that. but russia has not made any attempt to respond to the knowledge of those who are designated and there s a hostage negotiating team that has compaz, that is doing an excellent job, but from the perspective of the government, when putin says yes, let s move forward, as the president of the united states would say yes, let s move forward, that has not been gleaned or determined. it s cruel and inhumane to hold this lady, this two-time olympian, this wonderful human being who has a family, and paul, who went over there simply to have a social event with his
our abc affiliate wfaa has this exclusive video of the hostages running out to safety. a man with a gun retreating into the building. abc s mireya villarreal reports tonight from the scene in colleyville, texas. reporter: tonight, a frantic dash to freedom for hostages fleeing a nearly eleven-hour standoff at this synagogue in north texas. the group escaping through a side door with an armed man following them before he disappears back into the building. flash bangs and gunshots caught on exclusive video from our abc affiliate wfaa. moments later, agents rushing inside. the fbi using a special hostage negotiating team out of quantico, virginia, to speak with the suspect, now identified as a british national, malik faisal akram. it s very likely this situation would have ended very badly early on in the day had we not had professional, consistent
the expert that was just south arthel the fact this person did not go into shooting in an active shooting situation is having conversation is encouraging. do know a little bit about the main rabbi which is the congregation beth israel. as rabbi charlie walker. 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.
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 on scene. we do know from reports in the dallas morning news and others that negotiators have made contact with this person. but they have not been inside the building. that according to the police. again this is where the