was angry and something was eventually going to set him off. whether that court date was the straw that broke the camel s back we don t know. people who knew him are not surprised. they knew that he was potentially capable of violence. as far as the violence against the bus driver, as far as taking him hostage from all we have heard there s no relation. he has no relation with this little boy and the only reason that he opened fire on the bus driver aworeding to according to witnesses, charles poland, jr., by all accounts a very dedicated bus driver who put the comfort and lives of his children first was trying to prevent the hostage taking, that he refused the suspect s demands, stood between him and the children, that he even got the back door open, that he was trying to get his bus evacuated and he was shot because he was resisting the gunman.
welcome to fox & friends first . we are one week into the alabama hostage standoff. suspect is at the certainty of it. neighbors painted a picture of skwim me lee dikes as a loaner estranged from his family. police say he is making his 5-year-old hostage as comfortable as possible giving him toys food and medicine. charles poland was hailed as a real hero for protecting the other children on the bus before he was shot and killed. the troop withdrawal from afghanistan. afghan president hamid karzai said the negotiating office for the taliban would open in qatar. there won t be until qatar meets
37 years old as a linebacker. he has already defied the odds. he still played with that torn try accept. i think tricep. i think ray lewis goes to the broadcast booth. word is he s already signed with espn. he s not going to be out of the limelight for long. he says he wants to watch his kids play high school football and you can t do that while you re playing football. so that is it. gretchen: brian, read a few more books in your library. we re going through a couple of headlines. we re now one week into that alabama hostage standoff. more details emerge about the suspect at the center of it. neighbors are painting a picture of 65-year-old jimmy lee dikes as a lower than, estranged from his family. police say he s making his five-year-old hostage as comfortable as possible, supplying him with food, toys and medicine. on sunday hundreds of people gathered to remember bus driver charles poland,
indeed. this bus driver was so well loved by people who knew him and strangers have grown to respect him because of his heroics on that school bus on tuesday. by all accounts charles poland loves his job and passengers. on hot days he provided cold water. on holidays he provided gifts and last tuesday he gave his life to protect the students who road his bus. he put his life before his kids that were on the bus, i think that s one of the biggest thing you can remember him for being a hero and saving those other kids. after the service poland s funeral procession was led by members of the patriot yard riders and drivers who road the school buses with black ribbons tied to them. what more are we learning about the suspect in this case? jimmy lee dykes remains in communication with authorities through the pvc pipe that serves
the news their child is going to be reunited with them. the next several weeks and months they will need a lot of love and comfort and friendship. when they actually get out of seclusion which they have been they are going to see the whole nation have stood behind them and stood behind to meet them. they are reunited with their child. sadly we can t say the same for the family of charles poland, jr., the bus driver who lost his life. by all accounts trying to protect his children from that gunman who came on board. tell me about what you are hearing from the community there really has been an outpouring of sentiment toward the bus driver and his family. every where you go around the midland city area you will see signs rest in peace mr. charles poland. we attended his funeral yesterday. it was a wonderful celebration of life rather than talking his