him. a just released image from the fbi shows that underground bunker with a tent covering it to protect any evidence inside. officials tell us during the standoff somehow they won t tell us how, but somehow they got a camera into the bunker to monitor dykes. they say they were getting worried about the child s safety. they also now confirm teams trained on a mock bunker, one they built very near the site before they raided the real thing yesterday. now, the suspect, of course, is dead. the child is safe. just hours before his 6th birthday. he is doing fine. he is laughing, joking, playing, eating, the things that you would expect a normal 5 to-year-old young man to do. the boy s grandmother says she doesn t know if he will ever get over the ordeal of the last week. jonathan serrie with the news. he is live again tonight in dale county, alabama. they said all during this we are doing everything humanly possible and today it s
unbelievable all they were doing behind the scenes, jonathan. yeah, it s truly amazing. i want to show you another one of those still photos just released by the fbi. it shows the pvc ventilation pipe therapy using to communicate with dykes. they also communicated with a cell phone. still unclear whether he was killed by law enforcement or self-inplaintiff s exhibited wounds. autopsy results and analysis of the crime scene. fbi bomb tech ningses have been scouring the area for explosives to make sure it s safe for crime scene investigators to move. in shep? shepard: any updates on the little boy? how is he doing? school officials got a call from the hospital saying that the boy was joking around, that he was putting stickers on everyone, watching sponge bob square pants video. today his mother who asked to remain unidentified issued a written statement saying for the first time in almost a week i woke up this morning to the most beautiful site my
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