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Now dead. the firefighters had superficial injuries. david mattingly is live for us tonight from suwannee, georgia with more. david? >> reporter: piers, this started as a standard sort of medical call. firefighters got the call that there was someone in medical distress. they showed up at this address, came out with their equipment, had a gurney, went inside the house. and at that point they realized there was something very wrong here. they encountered a man with some kind of weapon who then he...

>> reporter: piers, this started as a standard sort of medical call. firefighters got the call that there was someone in medical distress. they showed up at this address, came out with their equipment, had a gurney, went inside the house. and at that point they realized there was something very wrong here. they encountered a man with some kind of weapon who then held him hostage for several hours. we were able to hear the voice of one of the firefighters after they encountered this man. this was...

Kind of weapon who then held them hostage for several hours. we were able to hear the voice of one of the firefighters after they encountered this man. this was from scanner traffic that was overheard as he was radioing back, telling everyone what the situation was that they ran into. listen. >> we are in a situation where we have a, uh -- an armed person. and he is requesting certain -- certain utilities to be turned back on at his house. and he is armed, and we are in the room with him. >> rep...

Thank you so much, elizabeth. that debris field is sinking further and could be moved by the current. >> could have moved dozens of miles from its original location. we dont know what the original location is at this point. >> right. when you have these large chunks by satellite, by the time they get there, they could, as you point out, be sunk to the ocean. well have michael kay coming up talking about what the search patterns are. we have new information about the final hour in that cockpit ...