if it s just because of the way this is unfolding and that is a, an ariel view, google image view of the congregation in colleyville, texas, where all of this is unfolding. let me go to josh campbell who has new information. josh. well, i talked a moment ago about this second by second calibration that law enforcement is having to do and obviously their actions are dictated by the actions of this suspect. our colleague in texas just getting a new update from police saying that as of right now, law enforcement is still in contact with this suspect. as of now, still no injuries and just as important, they do not plan to have any press conferences anytime soon and that s so important as we watch this. if you have a loved one who is inside that building right now, obviously, this is a heartbreaking moment, but for the rest of us, i think we have to understand that there is a reason why law enforcement holds certain information back. they go through that calculus.
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington and we are following breaking news at the top of this hour. a hostage situation is unfolding right now on the sabbath at a texas synagogue. the fbi and texas department of public safety are conducting s.w.a.t. 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.
suspect at this time. and right now they say that these negotiations are ongoing. this man, believed to be armed inside the synagogue about a quarter mile there where i m standing asking for release of that federal prisoner. right now is still in talks with federal authorities. all right. morgan chesky there live for us in colleyville, texas. we ll continue to monitor the situation. there were major developments in the battle over democracy this week and it was a week on paper had some signs of progress. as the week draws to a close, it becomes impossible to ignore the big wins for anti-democratic forces in this country. after a year s worth of investigation, the justice department arrested, finally charged the leader of a far right militia group and ten others for the january 6th attack on the capitol. stewart rhodes, the founder of
we have. thank you all so much for joining us and starting us off this evening. greatly appreciate it. coming up, a new senate bill designed to put an end to insider trading in congress. first, home grown terror attacks. first, a quick check in on the situation in texas with richard. hey. following that breaking story out of texas, we continue to monitor the holling situation in colleyville. police confirming up with of the hostages has been released and will be reunited with his family. across the country, the nypd is on high alert with additional resources being deployed to key jewish locations around the city. a spokesman for the mayor saying the nypd bureau and the join terrorism task force are in coordination with officials in texas.
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