we do not, have not yet, cnn has not yet confirmed or cooperated those comments that he made. obviously, we re in the middle of fact checking all of that i appreciate you sharing that with us. i am so sorry. i know this has been your home for 13 years. so we re wishing for the best for you and your entire community tonight. stacy, thank you for calling in. thank you so much, poppy. again, our thanks to stacy for that. the man holding these hostages as we mentioned has let one of them go. he is still holding three others. still tonight after ten hours. more on this breaking news next.
imagine that this person is getting more emotionally stable as negotiations continue. i am actually losing hope that this person will do the right thing. i m not saying people will get hurt. this person is getting more and more likely to release three other persons soon. you think more likely they are released or not? more likely the feds start to say, we have to take a different tact because this has been going on too long. which is what? how do you decide to go in. potentially sending in a hostage rescue team. how do you make that call? first by assessing. let s go back to the person released by assessing the emotional state. also saying, are we making progress? most of these will be resolved within two-to-four hours. wow. yeah. this is almost ten. phil mudd thank you so much for your expertise. earlier i spoke with stacy
two of his teenager sons were questioned at some point on saturday. there s no indication they re being considered suspects. akram was in the u.s. legally. rabbi charles cytron-walker said he didn t notice anything suspicious until he heard a click during the prayers and turned to see a gun. stacy silverman was watching the livestream on her computer. a tense 11-hour standoff followed. fbi negotiators establishing contact early. akram s only request, the release of a female prisoner who was formerly convicted of attempted murder of u.s. military. during the 11-hour standoff akram released one hostage. as hours went by, the rabbi said he only became more agitated.
congregation, beth israel synagogue. the rabbi is believed to be among those still being held. the fbi is continuing to speak on the phone right now with the hostage taker. there are currently no injuries. the suspect is assumed to be motivated by a desire to free a woman by the name of aafia siddiqui. you see her on your screen. she is a prisoner being held in a prison in texas right now, linked to terrorism, who is currently serving an 86-year sentence. let me bring in on the phone stacy silverman, she is a congregation member at beth israel. chef was actually watching the facebook live stream as this situation unfolded, as the hostage taker came in the building and took her fellow congregants hostage. stacy, i m so, so sorry and thank you for calling in. thank you for having me. so, what did you hear? i joined the live stream because my mother called and told me that there was a hostage situation going on at our