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Want to be there and thats the opportunity that we get. >> its a little before 7 p.m. when the team assembles near a and y. an undercover health inspector goes in to request a massage. investigators give the undercover a moment to make the deal. >> lets go. lets go. >> and scramble to gain entry and observe the situation inside. the receptionist seems nervous, perhaps with good reason. there are two male customers in massage rooms down the hall. >> im going to get dressed if you dont mind. can y...

Correct? i mean, in keeping these lines of communication open, that is priority number one? >> right. the main thing is that youre talking to each other, time is, you know, its kind of a neutral factor for -- for either side. i mean, sometimes the barricades go very long. you know, we talked to david koresh for many, many weeks. ive had him go four days and in some days 12 hours. you know, it just all depends on james. it all depends on the situation inside, and the on-scene commanders will have...

Converted into a makeshift field hospital. police and military and supporters surrounded the mosque. that forced the people to barricade themselves in. they were too afraid to come out. early this morning the police that had surrounded the square and ultimately the mosque attempted to negotiate with the people to come out. they refused to and that led to a few very tense hours. at one point police could be seen firing at the mosque. they fired tear gas. they did so in self-defense because at one...