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>> halley, we know one of the big differences between murder and terrorism is the motive and the political goals involved when it is terror. what do you know about these reports some social media posts by this individual? >> reportedly, the hosages were forced to use facebook and youtube to pass on demands from the gunman. this was not a surprise to australian officials. they said, "there's no place on earth that doesn't have access to social media." that is something they're still trying to up ravel and pinpoint what may have been the motive for this. >> briefly, what is the mood there now? >...

Nbc news correspondent halley jackson. when you looked at the scene today, you had some hostages actually escaping why it was still underway in that dramatic footage. what was underway there? >> where he'e're about a block from where all of this happened. it's about two city blocks where it's closed off to the public and there's still a police presence here. people are walking by, where they're able to walk by, watching, looking, taking this all in today. and we're learning more about what exactly went on inside the cafe. we know it was 7 hours into the crisis, five hostages managed to escape....

it's a different thing. but the front that caused it all is still here, and it will still be here all day today, and it will be sitting on top of us this evening as well. the rain chance is still there. i'll detail all that coming up in just a few minutes. now, there were results from the rain last night. we want to talk about the traffic, and here's sarah caldwell. good morning. >> good morning to you, john, and good morning, everyone. we have an accident southbound on the j.f.x. just prior to the cold spring lane exit. right now we have one vehicle involved there, and police are ye...

pretty heavy storms from lightning and buckets and buckets of rain falling from carroll county down through central howard county into montgomery county in the d.c. area. by 11:00, that heaviest band of rain is right over the city, and downtown at the science center, 3.05 inches of rain was measured with that. it moved through, and then it's moving through this morning. still a couple of showers on the eastern shore, but no active rain to the west of the bay. but what generated the rain yesterday is still sitting there today. >> more of the same? >> more of the same today. so floodin...

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