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it felt hotter. we'll be covering that. we're watching that and millions are watching with a worldwide media empire hanging in the balance rupert murdoch is just hours away from facing his defining moment. in less than four hours, murdoch, his son and former top newspaper executive will appear before the british parliament. >> they will be asked what they knew about this phone hacking scandal that's growing wider by the day. it's threatening to take down news corp and perhaps murdoch himself. >> and the question is what they are going to be called upon to explain, what they're goin...

Great. they have located him probably in some area of the building, and hopefully they have that in the smallest contained part that they can. they have evacuated the rest of the building. this is kind of a standard procedure for the team, and now they have opened this communication line with james, and they will be truthful with him, truthful and honest and listen to what he says and they will tell him straight what they need to do and what has to happen. >> right. >> one of the good things here in a bad situation is this is a guy that's very much concerned about the environment, and he has t...

Correct? i mean, in keeping these lines of communication open, that is priority number one? >> right. the main thing is that you're talking to each other, time is, you know, it's kind of a neutral factor for -- for either side. i mean, sometimes the barricades go very long. you know, we talked to david koresh for many, many weeks. i've had him go four days and in some days 12 hours. you know, it just all depends on james. it all depends on the situation inside, and the on-scene commanders will have to read, you know, what's going on inside. i think it's very positive for the people that may be...

Has a handgun on him and also metallic canister devices that were strapped around, what is that an indication off? >> well, it's -- obviously he wants to get his message out, and these are the tools that he's using to do it. we negotiated with a guy in nashville a few years ago with a live bomb strapped on his chest and we talked to him all day trying to resolve his issues which were workplace issues. so he can be worked with and the situation can deescalate, and, you know, it's a dangerous situation, but it's a good sign that negotiators are talking with him. it's a good sign that the buildin...

The phone very fast. i mean, montgomery county police are very efficient. their s.w.a.t. team is some of the best in the country. they have a great negotiating time. i worked with him on the d.c. sniper case. they are very good and got him on the phone very quickly. that's good for james who is in there as the hostage taker but very good for the people being held, that there's an open line of communication where they can, you know, bring down the emotional level here and get to, you know, the meat of the matter, in other words, what are his demands? what does he want, and how can they work tog...