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Are? >> well, you see the ambulance and bomb squad trucks leaving to applause from people who are standing by. look at all these people in the neighborhood. they are giving applause and waving and smiling, as soon as everyone got word that the suspect is in custody, the same thing happened. police officers shaking hands with each other, smiling. you can see whats going on here now, as more and more police cars are pulling out of this area. clearly its over and people here are very happy that the...

>> okay. well continue, stick with us, brian. if theres any new movement or sounds that you hear, let us know. elizabeth cohen is about four houses down from where this standoff is taking place. elizabeth, what are you seeing? >> theres an accumulation of police. theres got to be well over 100 police and fbi right now. also an accumulation of ambulances, police cars, suv, commissioner of the boston police department just came and shook the hands of some of his officers, and then left. what im he...

That changes everything. >> i want you -- lets put up that tweet from the boston police department. this, the official confirmation. you see it. suspect in custody. officers sweeping the area. stand by for further information. juliette kayyem, it is an extraordinary moment. lets take a moment to think about this. what began, this nightmare that began monday night now seems to be over, at least this initial phase of it. the manhunt. obviously, the investigation continues. but what a victory not o...

Yelling at someone who is either inside the boat or near it. >> brian, how long ago were the officers telling the suspect to come out? >> that was literally probably three minutes ago. we are now being pushed back by law enforcement. we are fading back a little bit behind a dumpster. but were going to stay as close as we can. clearly they have floodlights on this boat. they are yelling at someone who is either inside it or near it. they seem to be trying to talk to that person. >> brian, you jus...

Of this house. i mean, jeff beatty, formerly with the fbi, with some confidence, the police must feel pretty good about having a secure perimeter around this scene. >> im sure they do, but im sure they will also be cautious about the potential to boobytrap the location as he took cover there within that boat. so he may have boobytrapped the local area so they want to be cautious again, good use of canines or robots to go ahead and make sure as they make their approach, theres no rush. they can b...

Enforcement personnel we have seen, they have been very methodical today having to go house to house, door by door, block by block. >> a decision could also have been made as they evacuate people and have isolated and know whats clear and whats not clear, to back off a little bit and give the individual an opportunity to try to move or let down his guard, but they have been very effective and i think that theyre going to be very deliberate as they go forward here and im optimistic that the odds ...

Weve talked about movement and then no movement. if you throw these into the area, it might provoke movement. maybe theyre concerned as to is the individual actually still conscious or alive, for that matter. so the throwing of these flash-bangs in close proximity to them, tell you what, ive been on the receiving end of these things in exercises and its very hard to stay still when one of these things go off around you. also, it would not kill the individual so it would preserve their ability to...

Favorably resolved. >> one of our producers is near the scene. lawrence, what are you seeing and hearing? >> well, im at washburn and chester streets, which is about a block from franklin street, where im told from a boston police source they have a suspect cornered in the backyard of a home. im also told that theyre using flash-bangs to try to get him out. the number one priority for the police is to try to get this guy out alive. they would like to see him go to trial. im also amazed at the am...

The police can surround it. they can inject gas and try to just flush him out and try to get him to surrender that way. that would be the optimum. >> david fitzpatrick is our producer as we said who is on the scene. david, tell us exactly again where you are and what is happening. >> erin, im in a parking lot -- commercial parking lot, probably 400 yards away from were heavily armed officers moving in amongst some houses. i see some of the officers withdrawing down, some are moving under new pos...

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