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Both sides of the bus. kids started getting pretty antsy. at a couple points, i think that we had some honest discussions about, is this the time to get out of the bus. >> just being gridlocked, trapped in the rad. there was nowhere for us to go. the traffic wasn't moving. and then our last stretch, too, i think that was the -- the moment i thought that we might not make it out. >> i have with me now, frank lima with the international association of firefighters. he has just returned from paradise, california, and frank, it is nice to have you back, but, you know, we talk about, hundreds of fa...

From london and sarah. sarah, first to you. you've been on duty for hours. tell us the latest you know about the suspect and the situation. >> well, the laitest is that we still see plenty of police presence here, andrea. we still see police cars. just a moment ago more hegd dad down to the scene. this is the mop-up stage of the situation. as you mentioned, the sydney siege drew to a dramatic close just about an hour ago. and this followed a situation which some of the hostages had escaped, and they fled the building. it was a short time after that, that something happened, there was some exch...