interview. man, woman, young, old, west, east, you have to be inspired by that little girl and her cause and her story and her recovery. really is amazing. president obama is among those praising the agents who successfully rescued the little boy who had spent seven days in captivity. ethan has been taken to a hospital where he has been reunited with his mother. abc s correspondent reports on the unfolding drama from midland city, alabama. reporter: after a week-long standoff a happy ending in alabama where the little boy kidnapped from the school bus is safe. a new picture of 5-year-old ethan. i have been to the hospital. i have visited with ethan. he is doing fine. reporter: the suspect, 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is dead. abc news has learned authorities were able to insert a high-tech camera into the bunker and monitor dykes movements. when they became increasingly
dykes through out the ordeal speaking through this pvc pipe. obviously not the one i am holding but one like it embedded in the ground and also how they were lowering what they described as comfort items to the wild, presumab to the ch. anything that would have to fit 4 inches in diameter. it included medication and coloring books and crayons. yesterday we were told he gave him cheez-its and a hot wheel car. typical 5-year-old boy. some of the reports are the suspect jimmy lee dykes asked the bus driver to have two children given to him. he blocked the way and the special needs children was in the front. so unfortunately this little bus was in the front of the bus so opportunity he was able to just take him. that s right. people who knew the bus driver say he was concerned about all of his kids on the bus.
watching, whether he was using the tv to entertainment boy or whether he was watching news accounts. certainly every one here every one in law enforcement was very aware everything that was going on in the area surrounding this bunker was potentially viewable on tv. so law enforcement maintained a very wide perimeter. all of the activity that was going on was actual loifr t actually over the hill. law enforcement kept me here across the street and on the other side maintained a very wide perimeter so our cameras were not allowed to view what was going on in real time in the area surrounding the bunker. obviously law enforcement authorities were very concerned that mr. dykes might be watching what was unfolding on tv and didn t want to insight any violence. from my perspective the law enforcement officials who have
mother that he and everyone in law enforcement were doing everything humanly possible to ensure the safety and the safe release of this little boy. the other interesting thing that came out of today s press conference in particular the one that happened earlier today just before the fbi stepped in and shut down the press conference reporter had asked the sheriff whether the boy s family had been able to speak with him during the standoff. that s when the press conference abruptly ended. it will be interesting to see if that actually turns out to be part of the negotiations whether they brought the boy s mother or someone close to the boy and enabled the conversation, perhaps playing at the heart strings of the suspect jimmy lee dykes. we simply don t know. at this point it s pure speculation. i am sure we will get an earful at the press conference that is up coming.
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