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Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savian guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today on a tuesday morning. Im Savannah Guthrie. Im matt lauer and that was incredible news coming out of alabama, the raid that freed that 5yearold boy. Incredible for the parents. The little boy, ethan, spent the night in an alabama hospital, where he is said to be in good spirit this is morning. Agents entered the bunker using a distractive device, some sort of explosive. When it was all said and done, the boys captor was dead and the little boy not hurt. Were hearing from senator Robert Menendez for the first time about claims that he was with prostitutes during overseas trips. Coming up, his emotional response to what he says is a false attack. Weve got more details this morning on just what caused the lights to go out ....
Decided to move in. A dramatic end to a sixday standoff. In alabama monday, a federal hostage team stormed an underground bunker, where this man, 65yearold jimmy lee dykes, was holding a 5yearold, known only as ethan, captive. Very special child. He has been through a lot. He has endured a lot. By the grace of god, you know, reporter the two spent 143 hours in the underground shelter, stocked with supplies. Law enforcement officials watching closely every minute from the ground and the air, using small, unmanned aircraft. Based on sketches from a neighbor who says he was once inside dykes bunker, we now know the shelter had a hatch and ladder and pvc pipe that, at times was used to communicate with dykes actually ran sideways, 50 yards under ground to his property. Authorities were able to get a camera inside the bunker. Though theyre not saying how. Monday they saw dykes holding a gun. Believing that ethan was in danger, they decided to breach the bunker. Neighbors heard an explosive, ....