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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

All right, today's Tuesday. It's August 18th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning, an hours-long standoff in Delaware County where a man on a roof with a cinder block tied around his neck doused himself in gasoline as Holmes burned next door has come to an end police said he was taken into custody at 3 a.m. Tuesday. First responders wheeled the man away after a nearly five-hour long standoff in the area of Delmar Drive and Windsor Avenue in Falkroft. The man was last seen on the roof with a rope and a cinder block tied around his neck.

He could be heard swearing while pacing back and forth.

There's no need to curse.

Fulcroft Police Chief.

I mean, I mean, some civility.

Yeah, please.

Kids in the area.

Falkcroft Police Chief Bill Blair said the man is possibly in his mid-30s. He said that the incident started as a fire called about 10 p.m. on Monday. Firefighters were able to put out the flames, but then officers saw the man in the back on the roof. The chief said the fire started up again while police were trying to get the man off of the roof. officers laid an airbag on the ground in case he decided to jump.

The SWAT unit managed to use beanbag rounds to knock the man down after hours of negotiating.

At least one home burned and others suffered water damage, according to officials.

Baer said firefighters had to deal with trying to lower high levels of carbon monoxide in neighboring homes because of the smoke

after the fire.

I think it takes it.

And obviously it takes some sort of patience to be one of these people that tries to negotiate. Oh, yeah. After five hours, just jump. Oh, my God. After five minutes, I'd be like, you know what? I'm done with this guy. Oh, my God. Yeah. That's why they train these people. It's like best in show, Preston.

I was, oh, yeah, yeah.

I will gouge rear high out with this thumb.

I swear to God. Why, they train these people. It's like Best in show, Preston. I was, oh, yeah, yeah.

I will couch rear high out with this, so much. I swear to God. I could, when, I'm watching the footage of this guy, and clearly he's got some, you know, some mental issues, but I couldn't help him think about the movie old school where they're all standing on the roof. Tied to their junk. Yeah. Yeah.

It's, yeah, that's a risky proposition.

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