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TALKING WITH HIM.
WE'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE.
WE TALKED TO THE HOSTAGES THERE.
NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN
THE HOSTAGES.
IT'S A FLUID SITUATION.
SHERIFFS IN LOUISIANA, THE
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND LOCAL
AREAS.
HOMELAND SECURITY AND FBI ARE
HERE WITH THEIR ASSETS.
HE'S DANGEROUS AND ARMED.
TAKE AS LONG AS WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE I GO IN PLACE WITH THEM AND
GO SAFELY.
THEY ARE MOST IMPORTANT TO ME
AND MANPOWER AROUND THERE.
WE HAVE THE HOSTAGE -- THE
INDIVIDUAL HIMSELF IS LAST.
WE'RE ON THE SCENE.
A LOT GOING ON.
VERY, VERY FLUID AND WE'LL BE
HERE AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO GET
THEM OUT OF HERE.
>> YOU'VE SAID YOU'VE BEEN IN
CONTACT OR NEGOTIATORS HAVE BEEN
IN CONTACT.
HAS HE MADE DEMANDS AND CAN YOU
SAY WHAT THEY ARE?
>> HE HAS MADE SOME DEMANDS OF
US.
WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THEM AND
TRYING TO TALK WITH HIM.
HE'S VERY CALM.
WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO
HOSTAGES.
WE BELIEVE THEM TO BE SAFE.
WE BELIEVE HIM TO BE ARMED.
WE'RE TALKING THROUGH THAT AND
TRYING TO WORK WITH HIM.
I WANT TO GET THEM OUT OF THERE
SAFETY.
WE ARE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH
THEM, AND WE ARE ON SITE.
>> IT'S FAIR TO SAY THIS BEGAN
SIMPLY AS A BANK ROBBERY,
THOUGH.
>> IT IS, AGAIN, NOT KNOWING
WHAT INTENT HE HAD IN PLACE, NO
REASON FOR HIM TO WANT THESE
PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS IN THIS
BANK, WHAT STATEMENT, SOMETHING
WENT BAD.
DON'T WANT TO SPECULATE BECAUSE
THERE IS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS
WE HAVE TO WORK THROUGH.
MOST IMPORTANT IS THE FACT HE'S
IN THERE NOW, ARMED AND HAS
THREE HOSTAGES AND I WANT THEM
OUT OF THERE AND WANT THEM OUT
OF THERE SAFELY.