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Team member. derrick, i wanted to talk to you because the person that thomas just interviewed, melissa, we noticed how calm she was and you referred to the adrenaline rush, that the people who want to get out of there and even the gunman may have had initially and now we have been in this for three hours, and that adrenaline rush is gone and how can the s.w.a.t. members focus and engage and hopefully get them out of there? >> well, it's just a matter of what the s.w.a.t. members, it's a matter of training. this is what they do. they understand the dynamics of a hostage situation or a barricade...

They described him as being estranged from the family, not close to the family and saying perhaps it was even a turning point when his parent passed away. is it likely that they are trying to reach out to any loved ones, girlfriend, friends, anyone, to calm this down and end this? >> usually as a rule of thumb it's not a good idea to bring family members into a situation like this because you don't always know what the relationship this person would have with his family? sometimes you're doing more harm than good. you don't want to set off things that could happen. it's better off to establish...

Mission on track and moving forward. >> now is there a worry in something like this that the individual might become agitated if he believes that he's being rushed to come to some conclusion here? >> there's always that danger, and, again, the negotiators are trained and have experience in dealing with people and dealing with their emotions and the roller coaster ride will go on and they will push just enough to keep the conversation going but not so much as to agitate the subject and make him angry and if they do, they will allow things to back off to an even keel and they will do their best ...

Where it is. don't let anybody get overly excited. don't let anyone panic in any kind of way and certainly don't let this turn violent. hopefully as he continues to talk, he gets off what he wants to be heard and said, and he'll recognize that this has to end in a peaceful fashion and he rehe'ses the hostages and sundayers to police. >> all right, derrick, thank you very much for your insight. again, we're watching this breaking story in silver spring, maryland, where a number of employees, we don't know the exact number, are inside a building where a gunman is holding them. some of the employ...

Jim, thank you very much. jim cavanagh, a former atf agent and tamron, we're hearing from him and the other guests that we've had on, the honesty needs to stay there with what's taking place on the outside as investigators and the rescue crews that have been called in are now in communication with this man, and he needs to be honest with them, too, about exactly what he needs. >> absolutely. >> and then let the hostages go. >> let's bring in darkt bartlet, a former s.w.a.t. team member and former sniper team member as well. derrick, might part of the negotiating be, listen, we will talk to you...