to be among the hostages. still the white house is monitoring this situation. and two cnn officials tell us investigators believe the hostening taker may have been motivated to free a woman named aafia siddiqui. she was convicted in 2010 on several charges. she s serving an 86-year sentence at a facility in texas. moments ago her attorney reached out and said she had no involvement in the hostage taking situation and wants no violence done in her name. let s talk about more broadly what is happening right now. joining me now is rthe senior rabbi. thank you very much for being with me. what is your reaction? again, member of your faith, of the jewish community being