from all reports that s the only reason this bus driver was shot. as far as the hostage taking, earlier today the sheriff gave us a glimpse at a possible motive saying that jimmy lee dykes felt that he had an important story, or at least a story that was important to him. so perhaps, and this is no longer the sheriff talking but speculation, perhaps he was looking for hostages so he could get his story out. but of course if these initial reports that the suspect is dead, we may never hear the full story about this. jonathan, if these reports are accurate, this is a massively successful operation, hostage negotiation, do we know who was the lead hostage negotiations were? was it the fbi? was it the alabama sheriff s department, was it a special swat team?
been telling you over the past few days and how concerned were they that this would not end the way it did and what are some of the things they have been selling you? to be honest with you, there s not been a whole lot of talk about it. i have talked with a few of the children that was on the bus, and then several of the children that goes to our church and teenagers that are friends with these kids and they have resumed kind of a halfway normal lifestyle. they haven t been back to school yet. i seen some out last night in the subdivision playing with their neighbors. i had a chance to actually talk to a few of them that was on the bus and even the kids that goes to our church that was playing with them said they have not said anything about what happened on the bus. when something as traumatic as this takes place, a lot of times it takes a long time for them to begin to talk about it. they seemingly have resumed a normal routine other than going to back to school which i believe is
and were they able to suggest why that might be happening? no. i don t know the answer to that. okay. stay with us, pete. we re going to go back to our former fbi profiler clint van zandt. pete williams just reporting there that there was growing concern on the part of fbi and law enforcement about the mental condition of jimmy lee dykes, and that s what provoked the action today, some 140 hours after little ethan was taken hostage. well, number one, i think we re fortunate that we ve got pete williams. pete always has his hand on the pulse of situations. i could not agree more with you on that. yeah. number two, in this situation, martin, one of the jobs of the negotiator, the gogs team, is to do a constant and updated psychological assess am on the threat level the hostage taker
in fact, the press conference we were expecting to happen here in about 30 minutes was just canceled. and that has really been kind of typical the last few days. earlier today police did tell us that they have been in constant communication with the 65-year-old man jimmy lee dykes who they say shot and killed a bus driver before taking a special needs child down into the underground bunker on tuesday afternoon. we are here on another chilly night. the fifth night that the child has been down there. police told us earlier that dykes is helping to keep him warm with electric blankets and heaters he has down there and also allowed police to deliver some toys and coloring books to the young child as well as medicine and potato chips they just told you us. they are grateful for that that he is helping to teak care of the child and keep him in good health but they are are still hoping to reach some type of resolution. the next update we are expecting will be tomorrow morning. and also happen
judge jeanine: this is a fox news alert. on the ongoing hostage situation in midland city, alabama where a five-year-old boy continues to be held in a secure underground bunker. reports are that jimmy lee dykes the man accused of holding the boy has allowed police to deliver coloring books, medication and toys for him. that, of course, a good sign. we will be live on the scene later in the show to bring you the latest on the negotiations. police working very hard to free this boy and return him safely to his parents. now, back to guns. the obama administration is pushing to restrict gun ownership. if that happens will those laws even be enforced? sheriffs in 39 states say they will not only not follow the laws, they believe that those laws will violate the second amendment. with me are are maricopa county arizona sheriff joe arpaio from