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Int it's not the sort of thing one is typically accustomed to report on, alex. >> we're looking at aerial pictures, it looks like there's a golf course, very residential. what can you tell us about this neighborhood? >> reporter: it's an old, lovely neighborhood in los angeles, a very -- it's a very big neighborhood, a very large area. there's a big lake that used to be a reservoir for the city. it's now used as mainly a recreational area. it's a very hilly part of town, in the hollywood hills, on the east side of town. it is an area where just, you know, tens of thousands of people live. it's...

But the windows are fairly high off the ground, that's why they were using a ladder that police were presumably able to get up to them and get some people near those windows out. james, at this point, or at what point do the authorities try to make contact with any hostage-taker? and i need to remind our viewers, so far what we know from the lapd is just a simple tweet, where they said this is an active police incident at trader joe's near the intersection of hyperion avenue and griffith park boulevard in silverlake in los angeles. they ask people to stay clear of the area. this is clearly an ...

Interesting here is we have seen at least this one man come out of the front of the store and then be met by what looks like 15 or so heavily armed police officers to the side of the store, so they are not in a line of sight to the front of the building. at the same time, to the left of the store we have seen multiple people come out of raised windows, about 15 feet or so off the ground. it could be a second floor of this store, we simply don't know. but they are coming down what looks like a rope ladder. they are being greeted at the bottom by police officers. james, if people are coming out ...

Bad guys a chance to set up and hurt more people or to barricade doors or blockade doors. you have to move to the sounds of the guns, alex. unfortunately, in the 21st century, this is how law enforcement has to handle these things. >> if you're just joining us, we're following a possible hostage situation at a trader joe's in the silverlake area of los angeles. stay with me, we'll have much more ahead when we come back. (vo) i was born during the winter of '77. i first met james in 5th grade. we got married after college. and had twin boys. but then one night, a truck didn't stop. but thanks t...

They are on a delay because of possible victims. what you're looking at there are people coming down what looks like a very flimsy rope ladder outside of this trader joe's. when the camera has widened out, we have seen cars essentially that have come to a standstill. there is a heavy police presence that will only grow in the coming -- well, grow very soon. we also have james galiano on the phone, a former special agent at the fbi. james, again, we don't know all that much right now. but we've seen these situations playing out time and time again. from what we do know, what is your assumption ...