the pear land area, it happens to be right in the main street section there in pearland, texas. we re also going to bring you more on the weather that s taking place, some severe weather that s already sweeping through parts of arkansas, missouri, as well as illinois. you ve been hearing from chad myers with reported tornadoes on the ground and he was mentioning in certain cities people are being urged to go to their basements or to small enclosed areas the most protected places of our homes or businesses. already the lives of three people have been claimed and a number of injuries report there in that region. meantime all this as we close out 2010 and get ready to ring in 2011. and one of the central places in the world where people like to do that would be times square. you re looking at live pictures right now of new york city, still with a whole lot of snow mounds along the way there in times square, millions of people will be desending on times
and that he thought two of the three got out, if not all three. again, we haven t confirmed these numbers. we haven t been able to. that that s what he believes happened. but he also says he remembers hearing gunshots and people screaming. so we re still waiting to hear how many people are inside. but at least he was able to get out. he s at the hospital. and about the time of day when this purported robbery began, was this a particularly busy time at this bank there in pearland, which is about 16 miles outside of houston? i realize a lot of people getting ready for the holiday, maybe making withdrawals for their new year s celebrations. but any indication how busy this bank may have been at the time of this purported robbery? reporter: it s hard for us to know exactly how busy it was inside the bank. as you said, it s the holidays. people drop in to wrauf money for money for the holidays but also keep in mind it s a very busy area. you have the shoe store nearby. there s also a wa
possibly a woman has been released and also being talked to now by authorities there as they try to figure out just how many other people may be in this bank and being held against their will. early reports indicated anywhere between two and maybe even three armed robbers came into the bank during a fairly busy time as people were getting ready for the holiday season. walked into this chase bank and according to eyewitness accounts even the manager there of the bank was reportedly assaulted. we heard that from a pearland police lieutenant who told us that that person was assaulted but still unclear how many people in all may be held there in this chase bank. it s an ongoing situation. a reported armed robbery. a reported hostage situation as well that is active. again, one more time, one woman, a female we don t know about her position, whether she was a patron or worked there, she s reportedly been released and talking to authorities now. much more on this situation in pearland, tex
through, causing the deaths and the injuries of so many. also we continue to watch what s taking place south of there in pearlland, texas, where we understand a purported bank robbery is under way. two armed men went into a chase bank there on main street in pearland, texas. apparently a number of people are being held hostage. we don t know how many. we ll continue to update you on the ongoing situations, breaking stories this afternoon. back to chad myers. it s one heck of a year for social networking. i even tried facebook for a while. it was the focus of a blockbuster movie, the social network. i think you know that. it s on your blog. are you all right? i need you. i m here for you. no i need the algorithm we
this has been a breakout year for them. i did almost 19 tweets this year. i tried to and that probably puts you as one of the more active users. stacy, that he can you very much. we have to get to breaking news with fredericka whitfield. this taking place in pearland, texas. i mentioned earlier there was a report of an armed robbery taking place in a bank, in a chase bank. look at the images right here. the standoff taking place outside as authorities descend on this chase bank, a main street there in pearland, texas. it s about 16 miles southeast of houston, texas. on the line with me now to give me a better idea about whether there are hostage indeed, how many they may be, lieutenant lopez. thanks for being with us. pearland police department. how many hostages do you believe are in this situation? at this point we re not exactly sure how many are inside the bank. we do believe there are civilian and some bank employees still