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.