lee dykes. you know, this did end with one person dead, that suspect, mr. dykes. tell me, what do you know about him and have you been in touch has anyone been in touch with any of his family? that s been one thing i have been wondering. we had conversation with several folks. i have not had confirmation he had family in this part of the country or any at all to be honest with you. pastor senn, thank you for joining us. martin, i m going to throw it back to you. thanks so much. we re hearing we ve learned that the hostage taking there in midland, alabama, was resolved at 3:12 this afternoon. fbi agents safely recovered the child who had been held hostage for about a week. 24 hours of negotiations had deteriorated where mr. dykes was observed holding a gun. mr. dykes has since died. thank you so much for watching this afternoon. the child is safe. chris matthews and hardball is next.