minutes of fame. you are under arrest. this standoff is over. it went horribly. it was a total disaster. the siege at waco. next . waco, texas, is a quiet, modest city surrounded by sprawling cattle ranches located halfway between dallas and austin. it s an unlikely place for a modern day armageddon. this is the fbi command post. we have a fire at the compound in mt. carmel. the entire compound is going up right now. it was an epic debacle in united states law enforcement history. a deadly shootout followed by a 51-day siege that ended with more than 70 people dead in a raging inferno. all caught on live television with the whole world watching. two questions rise from the ashes of this american tragedy. who shot first and who started the fire? it began innocently enough. in 1935 a small religious group moved to waco. an offshoot of the seventh day adventist church, they eventually called themselves as the branch davidians. pretty stable leadership for a lot of
it was an act of cowardice and it was evil. it was a game changer. it remains the worst act of domestic terrorism in american history. perpetrated by one of our own. a decorated army veteran of the first gulf war. the oklahoma city bombing, next. everybody, let s get out of here now. watch the electricity lines. watch the lines. oh my god, hurry. okay. i m ready. okay. let s go. tammy, you can see thick black smoke billowing from the federal court building downtown. we are seeing literally dozens of people that are bleeding. some of them you can t even make them out. they are so badly injured. the impact was immediate and nationwide. an explosion in oklahoma city with worldwide implications and enormous consequences. the bombing has sent shock waves through washington. there is increased security nationwide. the pentagon has activated its emergency disaster response. it could be a contractor. it could be a wacko. it could be a professional. you don t h
Destruction. then came the morning of april 19th, 1995. good morning in this crisp evening with regard to application 95-501 for a groundwater permit. we ll present evidence, hear evidence from the applicant. with regard to this proceeding, there are four elements that i have to receive information regarding [ explosion ] open debris and fire on the ground. we ll have to pan around to the other side so i can get a better view of it. wow. holy cow. about a third of the building has been blown away. it was staggering the potential casualties and deaths. i remember saying, god, i don t want to die today. it was a terrifying attack. i was so hoping that it was not an american. that left an entire nation disillusioned.
Application 95-501 for a groundwater permit. we ll present evidence, hear evidence from the applicant. with regard to this proceeding, there are four evidences that i have to receive information regarding open debris and fire on the ground. we ll have to pan around to the other side so i can get a better view of it. wow. holy cow. about a third of the building has been blown away. it was staggering the potential casualties and deaths. i remember saying, god, i don t want to die today. it was a terrifying attack. i was so hoping that it was not an american. that left an entire nation disillusioned. it was an act of cowardice and evil. it was a game changer. it remains the worst act of domestic terrorism in american history,er. rated by one of our own, a decorated army veteran of the first gulf war. the oklahoma city bombing, next. 911?