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Sometimes these things are going to succeed and we as societies are going to have to figure out how to cope. we can't turn every situation into a society stopping crisis. >> we have new information from nbc news correspondent sara james live from sidney, australia. you have some information about contact with the gunman right now? >> reporter: yes. what's basically happening right now -- i'm about 200 yards away from the cafe. although the lights went out a short time ago, the conversation is continuing. and the way in which it's continuing is very much from the hostages reaching out to media ...

Which is equivalent of our federal reserve went into lockdown. what that means is that people were there at their desks, we spoke to them and said all of a sudden there was a message and it said everybody stay at your desk. there's a situation. they were told to stay there and they stayed there for hours. and then they were allowed to leave this afternoon. that tells you a little bit about what's been going on today. >> i would love to have you come back if you can. stay there and update us. we want to recap for our viewers what's going on now. we're following a siege at a chocolate cafe in si...

He was behaving menacingly and at one point he put that gun into the ribs of one of the hostages. as i mentioned five hostages managed to escape and from our position here as they went out the side door, we can see the gunman from here getting very agitated. shouting and screaming at the remaining hostages. very tense situation as those five managed to get out of the side door of the cafe. as i said, it hate to think wha they're going through inside this small cafe. >> absolutely terrifying. what are we hearing about people making phone calls to their family members and to tv stations? is that...

Think there will be questions as to whether or not this is a threat beyond a lone wolf. if authorities know this guy and they know that he has affiliations and he's traveled before, there could be some tough questions. why wasn't this person stopped if he traveled back into the count country? why was he released? identity can be an important part. there could be critical questions. it may not be the right time. we're in the early hours. this is where i say from a media perspective it's a fine line. journalists in australia who are doing a tremendous and fantastic job say if we know identity of...

About this situation and what they think it may mean for new york and other cities across the country. we'll be right back with continuing coverage. hey! i guess we're going to need a new santa ♪(the music builds to a climax.) more people are coming to audi than ever before. see why now is the best time. audi will cover your first month's payment on select models at the season of audi sales event. visit audioffers.com today.