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where a hostage situation is still underway. police have confirmed that one of the hostages has been released and will be reunited with his family. we are going to bring you the very latest from the ground in just a minute. plus, how some in the grand ole party have become anti-reality. and you don t have to be a diplomat to get around visa laws any more. or do you? sydney, australia is trying to figure that out. we re going to explain how tennis star novak djokovic is involved. and the supreme court ruled this week the government has no business telling you what to do with your body except, of course, if you live in texas. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. let s start with the very latest on the breaking news out of texas. nbc s morgan chesky is on the ground for us. morgan, we know one of the hostages was released already. have we heard what led to that release? what s the situation looking like at this hour? reporter: yeah, ayman, the colleyville poli ....
hostage was released an hour ago unharmed and should be reunited with family. we don t know what led to the release. we do believe there are still at least three individuals that are still inside. congregation beth israel synagogue, which is about a quarter mile from where i m standing, and we do know that ongoing talks are happening with fbi hostage negotiators and that individual, that man who is pleased to be armed and inside and has been inside that synagogue, ayman, since 10:45 this morning. that s when the initial call went out to the local police here, saying that there was some sort of situation happening in this rather small synagogue in this suburban neighborhood. that s about 30 miles outside dallas. and since that point in time, whenever that synagogue s live stream for their services was interrupted by this man, we have seen federal and state authorities converge on this scene, expand their footprint here to about a quarter to a half mile perimeter, and tel ....
microphone. she s standing in the lawn, social distance, being sneered at and attacked. and lots of people do it. we get to showcase the best journalists covering our politics at the most extraordinary moment and we get to lift up all that incredible journalism, and she s one of that class that really emerged as fearless. it s really, really even harder than it looked, and i know from being on the other side, and even as you said, when they challenge the politicians they work for, you re still sort of in awe of their ability to do it. yeah t is difficult. i guess that s the old saying, some people do make it look easier. i think it s difficult in interviewing, especially as you say, when you re in that format. i love that you ran that, and good to see you, as always. thank you, my friend. have a good show. thank you, nicolle. welcome to the beat. i m ari melber, and we begin with breaking news out of the insurrection probe. tonight, the criminal trial set for st ....
pollyanna. i feel pollyanna gets a bad name. having read several of the book, she just had a good perspective on things. she tried to stay positive. his idea of people will find their moment. why would they have a moment when this is what is rewarded? why are people surprised that the republicans are closing ranks around gosar? one, they like what he is doing. they like that he is making fun of people they don t like. not so much joe biden, but they re learning to dislike him. and they certainly don t like aoc. yeah. why would they go after him? and now you give them reason to close ranks because they say you overplayed your hand on the left. okay. so here is the thing. you have to understand, or feel at least that you you have to understand that you re in a bad place, that you re in a bad way, that you re doing something wrong, that this isn t the way to go. i don t believe the people who are running the show in charge of the party that they even understood a ....
why would they have a moment when this is what is rewarded? why are people surprised that the republicans are closing ranks around gosar? one, they like what he is doing. they like that he is making fun of people they don t like. not so much joe biden, but they re learning to dislike him. and they certainly don t like aoc. yeah. why would they go after him? and now you give them reason to close ranks because they say you overplayed your hand on the left. okay. so here is the thing. you have to understand, or feel at least that you you have to understand that you re in a bad place, that you re in a bad way, that you re doing something wrong, that this isn t the way to go. i don t believe the people who are running the show in charge of the party that they even understood at this point. i love john. part of the congress that he was involved in, and even the folks who come on this show or come on the network, as former lawmakers, it s not the same as when they were ....