sacramento. as their officers went to attempt to arrest him, he very abruptly grabbed his second cousin, who would be dubbed jack pot by the s.w.a.t. team. the boy with the code name jack pot is michael pitman jr. he s the son of alvarez s cousin. now the 16-month-old is a hostage whose fate lies in the hands of a man who is armed and dangerous. police surround the apartment and get the gunman on the phone. but negotiations go nowhere. tell them to stop trying to make advancements because the child is at my side at all times. if you guys are concerned with the child, then you guys will take into consideration. as the standoff grows well into the second day, the police are concerned for the welfare of
girlfriend were all waiting for me and mom and dad, to get off the airplane. i remember getting off the plane. there i m plet by barbara and the kids. it was good again. it was great again. shortly after their arrival on u.s. soil, the hostages are honored with a parade down new york city s canyon of heroes. you could see new yorkers were just so happy to see us. it became a national parade, and it really meant something to all of us. it was at that time we got the idea that we weren t forgotten. coming up, a bus load of kids held hostage by a desperate man with police in pursuit. translator: he said that if she didn t continue driving he would blow up the bus. when caught on camera: hostage continues. ah! come on!
american hostage roy hallums. he was snatched in baghdad nearly three months ago. on tuesday a videotape merged showing hallums pleading for his life. i m please asking for help because my life is in danger. proof of life video is just that. it s going to show anybody who is interested, whether it be family, whether it be law enforcement, that we have this person and he s alive. they take the mask off. on my left there s a man with an ak-47. and he puts a piece of paper like right here. he says, you read it. my worst thoughts were, well, they re going to kill me during the video. i m not asking for any help from president bush because i know of his selfishness and unconcern for those that have been pushed into this hell hole. when you watch it, it s clear this isn t roy hallum s words.
i was starting across the parking lot, and i just heard pop, pop, pop. [ gunshots firing ] which was the hostage taker going down the line shooting hostages. my heart dropped all the way to my toes when that started taking place. [ gunshots firing ] with gunfire spraying in every direction, deputy sheriff john mcguinness quickly moves a tethered hostage to safety. as that shot was fired and the glass broke, it instantaneously changed everything. now all the sudden it was intense. it was explosive panic. you could hear screaming. shots were fired by the suspects and by the s.w.a.t. members. i could hear all this chaos coming from the back of the store and i could hear screaming
as their officers went to attempt to arrest him, he very abruptly grabbed his second cousin, who would later be dubbed jackpot by the s.w.a.t. team. the boy with the code name jackpot is michael pittman junior. he s the son of alvarez s cousin. now the 16-month-old is a hostage whose fate lies in the hands of a man who is armed and dangerous. police surround the apartment and get the gunman on the phone. but negotiations go nowhere. tell them to stop trying to make advancements because the child is at my side at all times. so if you guys are concerned with the child s safety and health, then you guys will take into consideration. as the standoff drags can on into a second day, police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of the toddler. the suspect specifically went