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So it could be a negotiation. it could end with one bullet from the s.w.a.t. team. but we dont know the number of citizens in there. all the agents and detectives. whos in there and whos out. and theyre counting heads. and theyre trying ining to ge out quickly. s.w.a.t. is in there with them. >> and the bad news is some innocent people in there, as well. >> yeah. >> definitely a scarier situation than we thought it was a while back when we thought he was in there alone with s.w.a.t. team members...

Scenario. god forbid, whatever that might be happened that they would be ready in this neighborhood section of colorado springs. again, this situation down here where i am is changing. and weve seen a couple different vehicles go up and down the street. colorado springs police, el paso county sheriff, even the state patrol has come up and down here a couple of different times with different vehicles coming and going. well keep you updated as more of that continues to happen here on koaa. until t...

Atf special agent jim cavanaugh. weve learned a lot. we learned its contained inside planned parenthood, but it is a complicated situation for all involved. >> youre exactly right. and youve been covering it deeply all day. but the unseen commander is in control now. s.w.a.t. is there. they made entry into that building as they told us. and theyve exchanged gunfire with the lone gunman the only report we have. and theyre going to be in control. hes going to lose control. its going to slowly go f...

Happen. we also just found out that the mayor of colorado springs is planning to hold a news conference once the situation is stabilized. it is very much an active shooter situation with the shooter holed up in the clinic along with law enforcement in there and apparently some civilians, as well. its a very fluid and very tense situation at a shopping center at a planned parenthood near a shopping center in colorado springs. people who were warned by police not to leave the businesses that they ...

But theres another bomb squad truck has arrived, an explosives unit. >> and when did that bomb squad get there? >> pardon me? >> when did the bomb squad arrive? >> the bomb squad i saw arrive, just before the press conference started and they havent left the scene yet. theyre still being held at the staging area. its probably not safe there for everybody going in at this point. but it does sound like theres going to be hours before this scene is rendered safe. from not just a gunman, but potenti...

A little bit more. when you say these guys, what does this situation tell you based on the information we have about who this person might be? >> well, you know, attacks on clinics, we go back for the last 35 years. ive worked a number of bombings and attacks on clinics. like eric rudolph, the improvised mine at the clinic in birmingham and killed a police officer. and severely injured the clinic personnel. you know, ive had dynamite bombs at clinics in wichita, kansas. arson attacks. so theres ...

Planning involved. and they know he brought things with him. that they have to investigate once its over. there was word of propane tanks. again, we dont know whats what at this point. it does sound like planning here. >> that would seem to be the case that he did, at least, go to this planned parenthood clinic on purpose with some sort of plan in mind. >> so take us from here as far as we go, this situation will be resolved. how so far we dont know, but the lieutenant did say it will take hours...

Well and be charged. and we should be hearing from the commanders, the chief, the mayor, governor, et cetera. >> joining me now is pete williams. pete, what have you heard? >> ive been told by law enforcement officials that t the -- just as our header at the bottom says, the gunman has been captured alive. he basically walked out of the facility indicating that he wanted to turn himself in. they watched him walk out and immediately took him into custody. now, the process -- several pieces of wor...

Some more form, now, as he is still in there with police and, unfortunately with civilians, as well. we dont know how many. we dont know the size of that planned parenthood building. we dont know the layout. its very hard to understand the situation as it stands. its safe to say its precarious. >> well, the good news is that theyve been getting people out of that building at a fairly consistent rate in small groups. so theyre basically trying to get everybody out of the building except the gunma...

>> youve got a guy very determined. you know, maybe suicidal. maybe he did bring propane tanks with him. but the most important information, i think that the pio gave us was that she didnt confirm that he was contained in a room in the building or at a specific location in the building. all she said was hes in there, hes exchanged gunfire with s.w.a.t. and citizens rep main. remain. so we dont know if hes moving a little bit. if hes in one contained office and they dont know if any citizens may ...