windows. we realized how serious this situation was. at that point the police decided that that they need to evacuate our building. it's a big fishbowl of a newsroom that sits directly opposite the cafe. they didn't want us in the lean of sight the line of fire. they asked us to move. in the last few hours, i am looking across the cafe now. >> the lights were off inside the cafe, we understand, because obviously it's fight time. but where this place is and the time that this happened about 9:45, 10:00 in the morning would make sense, 10:00 a.m. is a big coffee time there. the kids are out of school. there is a big tree in the area there. a christmas tree where families take their kids. so this is a very popular place at a very popular time of day, yes? >> reporter: absolutely. but more than that, this is the geographically, the location of this place, it's significant for a cup mg ought reasons. it's right besides the bank of