to his followers, david koresh was a messiah. god speaks to me. manifestation ofod in the flesh. we believed this man had the truth. reporter: but to the u.s. government, david koresh was a threat. machine guns and explosive devices. reporter: in 1993, they went to war in waco. this ain t america anymore when the atf has that kind of power. reporter: it ended in catastrophe. 86 people dead. including at least 24 children. there had been nothing like this before. this siege was new and unique in american law enforcement history. if you distrust the government, waco is going to be symbolic to a lot of people of what they really fear. i m talking to you. somebody s going to get hurt. if he asks god for some kind of sign and god gives it, what does that mean? reporter: every saturday morning clive doyle and sheila martin study the bible. behold the lord, god will come with strong hand. he shall rule. reporter: they are about all that s left in waco
machine guns and explosive devices. in 1993, they went to war in waco. this ain t america anymore when the atf has that kind of power. it ended in catastrophe. 86 people dead. including at least 24 children. there had been nothing like this before. the siege was new and unique in america law enforcement history. if you distrust the government, waco is going to be symbolic to a lot of people of what they really fear. i m talking to you, somebody s going to get hurt. if he asks god for some kind of sign and god gives it, what does that mean? every saturday morning, clive doyle and shelia martin study the bible. the lord, god, will come with strong hand and shall rule they are about all that s left in waco of the branch dafdians. an offshoot of the seventh dayed a adventist church. it issued its own currency during the great depression. david koresh came to the faith and its texas commune in 1981. who was he back then, to you? just a bum. former branc
flesh. we believe this man had the truth. but to the u.s. government, david koresh was a threat. machine guns and explosive devices. in 1993, they went to war in waco. this ain t america anymore when the atf has that kind of power. it ended in catastrophe. 86 people dead. including at least 24 children. there had been nothing like this before. the siege was new and unique in america law enforcement history. if you distrust the government, waco is going to be symbolic to a lot of people of what they really fear. i m talking to you, somebody s going to get hurt. if he asks god for some kind of sign and god gives it, what does that mean? every saturday morning, clive doyle and shelia martin study the bible. the lord, god, will come with strong hand and shall rule they are about all that s left in waco of the branch dafdians. an offshoot of the seventh dayed a adventist church. it issued its own currency during the great depression. david koresh came t