the door, practice how to get a camera inside and ultimately design how you re going to assault this bunker. reporter: as authorities swarmed the ground above, negotiators remained in contact with dykes, speaking through a ventilation pipe. authorities were able to place a small camera in the bunker to monitor dykes movements. when authorities saw him becoming increasingly agitated and holding a gun, they put their plan into action. now ethan is recuperating from his ordeal. you have to be impressed with law enforcement, building that fake bunker and practicing on that for several days, keeping the guy pacified. amazing work. and moving as quickly as they did to get in there before he was able to do anything to himself or little ethan. and now we know the place was rigged with explosives. ethan s mom released a statement that i thought said it all, ethan is safe and back in my
concerned he might act out they positioned the swat team near the entrance and used an explosive charge to get into the bunker and neutralize dykes. the standoff began last tuesday when the suspect boarded a school bus and threatened the kids. dykes allegedly shot and killed the bus driver and kidnapped ethan. 5-year-old ethan believed to have autism was held captive in the underground bunker, 6 x 8 while police and s.w.a.t teams above ground carefully negotiated through a ventilation pipe. dykes allowed what authorities called comfort item to be sent down the pipe, toys, coloring books, potato chips and ethan s medication. police were careful not to anger dykes believed to be watching news reports in the bunker. even thanked him at one point. i want to thank him for taking care of our child. reporter: law enforcement had drones flying over dykes house and looking for ethan and ways in to rescue him. not only has the special need child been kidnapped but witness to a murder in fro
hostage in an underground bunker. the man s name is jimmy lee dykes. he said he had blankilates and a electric heater to keep the bunker warm. the sheriff talked about the situation today. he aloud us to provide coloring books and medication, toys upon. i want to thank him for taking care of our child. that is very important . this all began on tuesday when the vietnam veteran shot and kill would a school bus driver. and it disappeared in the home made bunker. authorities say they are in constant communication with the suspect and talking with him through a ventilation pipe. they are giving few deabout what is being sad. johnon give us the latest. yeah, harris, all of the
he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! [ female announcer ] purina cat chow indoor. and for a delicious way to help maintain a healthy weight try new purina cat chow healthy weight. heather: welcome back. it s the bottom of the hour. that means it s time for the top of the news, and a hostage standoff in alabama now in it s fifth day. that is where a man is holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker. police are using a ventilation pipe to communicate with the suspect and they re urging the man to surrender. new details on the suspect behind yesterday s terror attack on the u.s. embassy in turkey. dna testing proving or providing at least, the homicide bomber was a member of a radical left-wing group, that
that suggests the sensitivity of the negotiations. the suspect is jimmy lee dikes and a war veteran that won awards in the navy in the 1960s. the standoff has been going on since tuesday afternoon. more than 90 hours at this point. that s when police say that he boarded a stopped school bus just up the road behind me and demanded two children come with him. when the bus driver refused, police say he shot and killed the driver and made off with the boy named ethan who has a mild form of autism. police have been negotiating with the suspect ever since. they have been talking with him through a ventilation pipe attached to the bunker and this entire community is hoping and praying for a peaceful resolution here. the sheriff says that he is thank the suspect for taking care of the child and the child