reporter: akram s voice could be heard on the live stream of the synagogue s sabbath services. andrew mark paley is the rabbi at temple shalom in dallas. law enforcement officers brought him to the scene on saturday. when you saw the rabbi after his ordeal, what was the first thing you said to him? so i shed, charlie, i was so glad you re okay. you know, we re here for you. he was just completely overjoyed and, you know, a little overwhelmed. reporter: and poppy, tonight the congregation of the beth israel synagogue will come together for the first time. they ll be holding a special service at this methodist church in the nearby town of southlake. so the members of the congregation invited to come out here tonight. this is happening here because law enforcement investigators continue processing the scene there at the synagogue from what
The evidence and they have clearly they have a case. but bringing it beyond just one person is probably on the mind of the law enforcement investigators who were there right now. ashley: and then you and i spoke about 30 minutes ago oar so and right there at the end i didn t have a chance to ask you about this. we briefly mention it that local reporters we hearing loud boom and flash bang and told to hit the ground is that something that signifying a hostage situation like this is over? well no, if you close distraction devices they are loud and produce a tremendous amount of sound. of a bright light and it is a visceral feeling necks to them when they go off you really feel them. so the way they re used is they re deployed because once they go off, whoever is in the vicinity is so stunned by the senses beth hearing and visual of the flash. they re really paralyzed for a