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Need you to release the hostages and come out as soon as you can. i need to you come out right now. i'm here for you. >> bill toohey is the spokesman for the baltimore county police department and was immediately on-site for the standoff. >> joseph palczynski and television had this -- were obsessed with one another. joe palczynski wanted television. television wanted joseph palczynski. when he started taking people hostage, the first thing he did when he went into that house was turn on the television. >> the palczynski murders, kidnappings, two-week manhunt and hostage standoff had become a ...

truck bomb. officials say the focus seems to be on new york and washington but law enforcement around the country is on alert. we asked cnn national security contributor fran townsend how concerned we should be. >> most concerning to me we heard from commissioner kelly this morning the three individuals at least one of which is a u.s. citizen officials tell us they haven't identified. that is a very difficult problem. especially for the u.s. citizens. americans cross our borders easily. that is a real challenge for them and why you're hearing officials ask for the americans for help....

The 30s and 40s pushing 50 there you can see in philadelphia and washington d.c. but still very uncomfortable especially when it is so damp out there. now, another big story in the northeast, we had all of that snow pack. now, with the rain on top of it and those warmer temperatures, we've had a lot of snow melt take place so flooding is a major concern. these pictures you look at is right there from maryland into parts of pennsylvania. they opened the flood gates here to help push that water through to prevent major flooding so they think they'll have things under control. we're monitoring th...

York are spending the night in hotels because i don't think they can get back to work tomorrow afternoon. that's how bad it will be. d.c. right now, you're going to see 6 to 10 new inches of snow. and it's snowing in d.c. now. here's a live shot from the capital. it's light. before you can really almost see snow as a haze. but the snow has tapered off a little bit. there'll be a few more brief bursts of snow, but this is not a d.c. snow event for you. i have a photographer here. here's the future of television. here's skip in d.c., one of our photo journalists driving home. we can actually see...

That's how bad it will be. d.c. right now, you're going to see 6 to 10 new inches of snow. and it's snowing in d.c. now. here's a live shot from the capital. it's light. before you can really almost see snow as a haze. but the snow has tapered off a little bit. there'll be a few more brief bursts of snow, but this is not a d.c. snow event for you. i have a photographer here. here's the future of television. here's skip in d.c., one of our photo journalists driving home. we can actually see him driving in this bad weather here. so at least d.c. you're not in the bulls eye this time. but where i...