heartbreaking. it is scary. talk to jimmy lee dykes now and tell him that this doesn t have to end badly. it doesn t. you know what happened in the past has happened in the past and right now as my friend just said that this boy s life and future, it they are in your hands and you have the ability to bring joy to the family in getting their baby back home and we rely on you that you will do the right thing. danny, give us a sense of you have done this before, right? yes, a few times. give us a sense of what is important. give me the next 24-48 hours what is important? to be patient. this is all about patience. it is about convincing everyone that this is not the end of the road here. there is future, it is going to be a tough future but it is a future and both mr. dykes and this young boy do have a future and this is not the end of the
and today we got a first look at the accused gunman, jimmy lee dykes. joining me is fox news own jonathan serri. what is the latest. police are talking to the suspect through a pvc pipe leading into the underground bunker but releasing few details. today we did get the first glimpse of the school bus that was involved in the shooting. authorities drove the bus out of the neighborhood first and then at the main highway hitched it to the back of a tow truck which carried the bus away. this is the bus that 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes allegedly boarded tuesday afternoon reportedly demanding two child hostages. the school bus driver charles pollen, jr. refused and tried to block the gunman paying the ultimate price. a funeral service is scheduled sunday. the large venue has been
welcome back, everybody. as we toweled in the top of the show, the sheriff in midland city, alabama said the lines of communication remain open with the man accused of holding a little five year old boy hostage in an underground bunker . it is day five of the drama. the sheriff would not say if jimmy lee dykes has any demands. he has heaters and blankets in the bunker . the temperatures are falming in the 20s that. a big concern to make sure the little boy could stay warm. dykes allowed them to deliver coloring books and medication and toys to the young boy he is holding at the time. sheriff olsen thank would dykes for taking care of the by in the situation. we ll plan to update you on
this man mr. jimmy lee dykes may be watching television and. he may be watching this program right now. if i can get you danny to talk to him as you are speaking to him right now, in the event he is watching. what would you say? i would say basically that you are to be commended mr. dykes for allowing the medication to come to the little boy. the diversion of the coloring books is a sympathetic effort on your part. i know you have some grievances that you would like to address and i underand it that. a lot of americans have grievances with the government and many do have that. this little boy is not the government. he a is an innocent victim and basically your words that we all are going to hear and anxious to hear have a great deal more weight if this little boy is released back to his family. i know you served our country in the military. i know you understand duty and
the 5th day. jonathan? that open line of communication is in the form of a pvc pipe leading from the surface to a bunker with ventilation. the suspect jimmy lee dykes told authorities the 5-year-old hostage is being cared for. there s a heater down there to keep the bunk ir warm. dykes has allowed them to lower coloring books medications and toys for the boy through the pvc pipe. he was ab doukted from the school bus tuesday afternoon. the driver charles poland jr. tried to confront the gunman when he came on board demanding hostages but was shot to death. a large crowd is expected at the driver s funeral tomorrow so that 2:00 event will be held at the owe czar civic center to accommodate the crowd. the family is receiving a ground swell of report in this