we knew this year was going to be a lot about figuring out the details and how they were going to be applied in real-life situations, so we re witnessing this process, and we ll continue to gather details about how it will practically be applied. james, thank you. reporter: you bet. jon: we are continuing to follow the breaking developments out of alabama where police are negotiating with the gunman holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker. they re talking to jimmy lee dykes through a ventilation pipe. they say they can hear the child crying for his parents. police say dykes is showing no signs of ending the standoff which is now in its fourth day. elizabeth prann live in midland city, alabama for us. what are you seeing activity wise where you are, elizabeth? reporter: well, in just the past hour or two we ve seen an increase of activities. as you can see, the s.w.a.p. members over my shoulder going up that dirt road. the suspect s property is slightly behind thos
new honey bunches of oats greek. jenna: brand new stories coming up next hour for you including this one by nasa. nasa is holding a day of remembrance 10 years after the space shuttle columbia tragedy. we have a live report coming up. certainly a day we really remember here on fox news. also some new concerns about the growing influence of al qaeda in one region of the world. which target is the terror group we ll tell you. plus a fight to keep the price of beer from going up. yes, our justice department is getting involved here. our legal panel will weigh in on the latest move to stop a major merger that could affect beer drinkers everywhere. jon: right now a frightening who stands situation in alabama. a 5-year-old boy spending a third full day in an underground bunker. hostage negotiators have been speaking to the man holding the boy through a ventilation pipe but the
singing live. we ll discuss that. it will be a great moment. once you hear who the kids are. right there. it will make you appreciate that moment. because sunday is the super bowl and i wear a tie on the show, when an anchor is departing us. a black and gold fleur-de-lis tie. we do share a love of new orleans. this is your final day with us for a while. we have a permanent anchor coming in monday. this is your final day with us, at least for a while. so we ll have fun though. willis is upset. before all of that we get to the news this morning and some new developments in the hostage standoff involving a gunman and a 5-year-old boy. it is entering its fourth day. two remain in an underground bunker in midland city, alabama, with negotiators forced to talk through a ventilation pipe. our abc correspondent has the latest. good morning. reporter: rob, sunny, it is day four of the harrowing siege.
embassy in ankara. to the best of our knowledge there have been some injured. we don t have the detail yet. martha: all right. we ll stay on top of this story. we ll let you know as we get more numbers. there are reports of some dead. we re working to confirm. bill: also got a statement from the department of state. we ll pass that to you in a moment. back to this nightmare matter in alabama. there s a 5-year-old boy being held hostage still today in an underground bunker by a man accused of shooting and killing a bus driver. hostage negotiators speaking to the suspect through a ventilation pipe. they have managed to get the little boy some medication, some crayons, some coloring books. its all unfolding in the tiny southern town of midland city, alabama. that is where elizabeth prann is live with us again today. do we know about the conditions inside the bunker, elizabeth? reporter: well that s a very good question, bill because it is a very chilly morning here. overnight it dipped
office officially today after sounding a warning about civil war in syria. at a sort of exit interview, clinton accused iran of playing an increasingly prominent role directing violence in syria and says that only raises chances of a wider conflict in the middle east. clinton criticized russia for blocking sanctions against syria at the u.n. clinton s successor, john kerry finished up his last day as a senator with a farewell tour of native massachusetts. he said america s strength overseas depend on working in a bipartisan way here at home. kerry is sworn in today as the nation s 68th secretary of state. no end in sight to the tense hostage standoff involving a gunman and 5-year-old boy in alabama. police say 65-year-old jimmy lee dykes is holding the boy in an underground bunker stocked with supplies. only means of communication through a narrow ventilation pipe. the boy is autistic. medication has though been