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Are? >> well, you see the ambulance and bomb squad trucks leaving to applause from people who are standing by. look at all these people in the neighborhood. they are giving applause and waving and smiling, as soon as everyone got word that the suspect is in custody, the same thing happened. police officers shaking hands with each other, smiling. you can see what's going on here now, as more and more police cars are pulling out of this area. clearly it's over and people here are very happy that they will be able to go back to their lives. anderson? >> i don't know if we still have bob baer stan...

>> okay. we'll continue, stick with us, brian. if there's any new movement or sounds that you hear, let us know. elizabeth cohen is about four houses down from where this standoff is taking place. elizabeth, what are you seeing? >> there's an accumulation of police. there's got to be well over 100 police and fbi right now. also an accumulation of ambulances, police cars, suv, commissioner of the boston police department just came and shook the hands of some of his officers, and then left. what i'm hearing from residents is that they were just sort of surprised that they expected that their hou...

That changes everything. >> i want you -- let's put up that tweet from the boston police department. this, the official confirmation. you see it. suspect in custody. officers sweeping the area. stand by for further information. juliette kayyem, it is an extraordinary moment. let's take a moment to think about this. what began, this nightmare that began monday night now seems to be over, at least this initial phase of it. the manhunt. obviously, the investigation continues. but what a victory not only for law enforcement but also for the citizens of this city who not only stood tall in the face...

Yelling at someone who is either inside the boat or near it. >> brian, how long ago were the officers telling the suspect to come out? >> that was literally probably three minutes ago. we are now being pushed back by law enforcement. we are fading back a little bit behind a dumpster. but we're going to stay as close as we can. clearly they have floodlights on this boat. they are yelling at someone who is either inside it or near it. they seem to be trying to talk to that person. >> brian, you just tell me whatever you're seeing and hearing as you're hearing it. but can you give me a sense of -...

Of this house. i mean, jeff beatty, formerly with the fbi, with some confidence, the police must feel pretty good about having a secure perimeter around this scene. >> i'm sure they do, but i'm sure they will also be cautious about the potential to boobytrap the location as he took cover there within that boat. so he may have boobytrapped the local area so they want to be cautious again, good use of canines or robots to go ahead and make sure as they make their approach, there's no rush. they can be deliberate. he's not going anywhere. they do have it well contained. >> also joining us is bob ...