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The identity of this gunman and also possibly to, as president biden suggested, more about motivation. there is more we will learn in the days ahead about motivations of this hostage takeover. so possibly some connection to the united kingdom now that is being probed urgently but also a reference to tel aviv in israel as well. a lot more to be established here. i have to say from listening, paula, to some of the live stream, this doesn't appear to have been a particularly well planned attack. it does reduce, of course, the horrifying attack on the jewish community. we do appear to hear a man w...

What has happened because they have the command of the situation. they have the resources on the ground in general by comparing to previous cases without having to make any statement -- you know, based on information and input. flashes basically it is an attempt to subdue the person inside and secure the release of the hostages but too early to say it and we have to wait for them but certainly if this was heard is if this order was given in general, by comparing with the past it is that there's an ongoing action taking place. >> do you think the situation that happened today like we were we we...

Forgets that everybody from the global press and media here in kyiv covering this is showing the world what is really happening. [inaudible] we had a full blown russian invasion from the sides, from the sea, from the land, from the north, from the east. to say that this invasion and trying to defend your country is a hostage takeover is -- i'm not sure we've seen -- the world has seen today the ukrainian flags, shoving it in the russian soldier's faces in a town that they took off. you've seen images of i'll have ledgers pushing the tanks out of their cities without a word. if this is not resi...

Reporter: gonzalez graduated in mountain view and got her doctorate from palo alto's university. she was married a year ago and according to friends she was seven months pregnant when she was killed during yesterday's hostage takeover. a close friend susan hennessy road on twitter, jen was good from head to toe, thoroughly good in a way that's exceptionally rare. she made everyone who knew her better it will be missed forever and ever. friends also paying tribute to 48-year-old christine who is the executive director of the pathway house. >> she was compassionate to everyone. reporter: the own...

Not both. in that situation, did democrats do the right thing in holding out and refusing to negotiate? >> well, there are a couple of different ways you can look at this. first off, the example you just gave me was more of sophie's choice than it was a hostage standoff. using the analogy of a hostage standoff, what we are seeing here is when you have a hostage takeover, a criminal hostage takeover, he just need a concession. his concession he need and he needs it as expediently as possible is the job of a negotiator to keep that person talking until you both wear each other down and you can g...