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historians say they worked six days a week. the federal government rented the slaves at a rate at $5 per person per month. this is about 35 minutes. . >> that goes against these marble halls today. to you, do i lift up my eyes, to you who dwell in the heavens, my eyes like the eyes of slaves, fixed on the hand of their masters. the eyes of the servants on the slightest gesture of the mistress, so are our eyes on you, o lord, our god. have mercy on us, o lord, have mercy. we are filled ...

spirituals as they work on this capital. as black laborers yards for freedom, psalms echoed against these marble halls today. to you do a lift up my eyes. to you who dwell in the heavens, my eyes like the eyes of slaves, fixed on the hands of their masters. the eyes of a servant and the slightest gesture of a mistress, so our eyes or one u zero lord our god unto you show mercy. have mercy on us allured -- oh lord. we are full of content overflowing on our souls because of the scorn of ...

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residents who saw this transpire called 911 who were alerted by the police to either stay inside their homes and lock the door or evacuate. we have also learned that shots were fired earlier today. were not sure who the were from. so far, there is no reason to believe there are any injuries to report. were keeping a close eye on the situation and will bring you an update if it becomes available. live from leesburg, pamela brown, abc 7 news. president obama continues his international...

jackie bentsen is in leesburg to tell bus how this is still unfolding. >> reporter: it is a very tense situation. great concern for the safety of a couple described as an elderly couple that police here believe that are being held hostage by an armed gunman at this point. this is when it started. about 11:30 this morning, leesburg police responded to an armed robbery at the jewelry store. the suspects fled that scene on foot and went to a home in the 200 block of royal street where he ...

chase and then becomes a hostage situation taking place in leesberg which is where wisdom martins starts us off. >> reporter: we have been able to confirm that the elderly couple that live inside the home, they are being held hostage by -- the suspect. and weve been told that during the negotiation process police have been able to give the suspect a throw phone, that is a phone to negotiate with him during the negotiation process. this started at 11:30 this morning when an armed suspec...

are hostages inside. they did get reports that sts were fire and dont have reports that anyone is injured at this time. they do have the house surrounded so we want to take it back to the point where know they have -- where now they have hostage negotiators on the scene. that is the latest information that we have right now. as soon as we get more information on the story, well get back to you. shawn and brian. >> do police have any idea who the suspect is? do they know anything about ...

were told it started as an armed robbery at a jewelry store. we have the latest information. i know you have been gathering it throughout the afternoon. >> reporter: thats right. police say a negotiator is talking with the suspect who apparently has at least two hostages inside the home in the 700 block of valley view avenue in leesburg, which is just off -- circle southwest. heres what we know. it began 11:30 this morning at a jewelry store. it is called the other kind of jewelry stor...