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Well be talking to you later through the day and im sure we can give you more information. again, we will not compromise this investigation. its important we get this right. of course, the other issue that we always need to be mindful of rather than giving you information for the sake of giving you information, we want to make sure its accurate. when its accurate and only when its accurate, we will release. thank you. >> that was the press conference from police in sydney, australia, in the wake...

These immigrant community thats have moved in. but thats a long-term game that i think all of us should be looking at. but in the near term i think we are doing the right thing. >> were going to be watching closely for comments out of the white house and this press conference were awaiting in this coming hour from police there in sydney. see if theres any more insight into the picture in australia weve just been talking about and the relationship with the united states. steve, ayman, thank you. ...

Australia, finally ended this morning as we all know. but australias terror threats are anything but over. officials believe dozens of australian citizens are now fighting with islamic groups li like isis. some are recruiting fighters and raising funds for the terrorist groups. just past september, law enforcement had a major breakthrough arresting 15 people in an alleged plot to behead an australian in public. muslims have been called on in australia to carry out loan wolf attacks, exactly the ...

Freya, what is the scene there right now like? >> reporter: its quite somber here. many of the family members of the hess tajs are gathered here. a few have already left the building presumably to go to the hospital where their family members are being held. but as i said, its quite a somber scene here at the moment. sydney is coming back to life. its sort of early morning here now, but its still very, very quiet and a very sad scene here outside the courthouse where the families are. >> what do...

That. less than an hour later, this response, uber sydney trips from cbd will be free for riders. higher rates are in place to encourage drivers to get into the cbd. keep it here. this kid any gunman tried to use social media in his siege. well take a closer look at some of those new tools of terror and how tech companies are moving faster than weve seen before in these situations.

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Revealed in about 15 minutes when the police commissioner and premier will do a press conference. >> well, we will be watching those answers they give in the press conference closely. freya noble, thank you for that update. there at the courthouse among the families of the hostages. another striking feature of todays siege in sydney, the way it played out on social media. first up, the massive global reaction. take a look at this, thats hash tag pray for sydney trending globally with more than...

Introducing cvs health. because health is everything. welcome back, everybody. what motivated man haron monis to hold those hostages inside that sydney cafe the past 24 hours? it appears moe s moan is was acs a lone wolf, but that doesnt mean this ha tack was tied to any larger or more coordinated effort. lets take a look at these isolated acts of radicalism. back with us from washington, steve clemmons as well as ayman mohyeldin on set with me. steve, does this appear when you look at the dem...

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He has a known criminal record well get to in a moment. here is one witness who says he saw that gunman at the start of the standoff. >> yeah, i saw the gunman, and he was quite tall and maybe early 40s. he was very calm and just pacing. he was looking into the cafe. customers were sitting down at the tables, still drinking. but im not sure what was going to unfold. but they were locked in. >> joining me from martin place is nbc news correspondent sara james whos been following this throughout. ...