and i was able to take the child to safety. the child never cried. it seemed like i appeared to connect with the child. we made eye contact. i think the child really trusted me and felt safe. it s an ordeal the adults involved will never forget. and one the child will hopefully not remember. coming up, buried in the bunker and forced to go on camera to beg for his life. please, we are asking for help because my life is in danger. when caught on camera: hostage continues. [ school bell rings ] [ female announcer ] everything kids touch at school sticks with them. make sure the germs they bring home don t stick around.
me and mom and dad to get off the airplane. i remember getting off the plane. it was good again. it was great again. shortly after their arrival on u.s. soil, the hostages are honored with a parade down new york s cannon of heros. you could see new yorkers were just so happy to see us. it became a national parade, and it really meant something to all of us. it was at that time we got the idea that we weren t forgotten. coming up, a bus load of kids held hostage by a desperate man with police in pursuit. translator: he said that if she didn t continue driving he would blow up the bus. when caught on camera: hostage continues.
the child never cried. it seemed like i appeared to connect with the child. we made eye contact. i think the child really trusted me and felt safe. it s an ordeal the adults involved will never forget. and one the child will hopefully not remember. coming up, buried in the bunker and forced to go on camera to beg for his life. please, we are asking for help because my life is in danger. when caught on camera: hostage continues. mamas, don t let your babies grow up to be cowboys don t let em pick guitars and drive them old trucks boys? mamas, don t let your babies. stop less. go more. the passat tdi clean diesel with up to 814 hwy miles per tank. hurry in and you can get 0% apr plus a one-thousand dollar
as their officers went to attempt to arrest him, he very abruptly grabbed his second cousin, who would be dubbed jack pot by the s.w.a.t. team. the boy with the code name jack pot is michael pitman jr. he s the son of alvarez s cousin. now the 16-month-old is a hostage whose fate lies in the hands of a man who is armed and dangerous. police surround the apartment and get the gunman on the phone. but negotiations go nowhere. tell them to stop trying to make advancements because the child is at my side at all times. if you guys are concerned with the child, then you guys will take into consideration. as the standoff grows well into the second day, the police are growing increasingly concerned to the welfare of the
toddler. the suspect went from calling him the nephew to referring to him as the hostage. after 40 hours, authorities escalate their tactics. using explosives, they blow a hole in the wall of the apartment to see inside. these would allow the officers the ability to see into the area where the suspect and child were concealed. the strategy pays off. the next day a s.w.a.t. team officer sees an opportunity through the port and takes a shot. he observed the suspect bend over and picked up the child. the officer fired at the suspect, striking him in the heart and lung. one more shot. suspect is down. the suspect is killed. the toddler is uninjured. deputy orlando mays brings the boy to safety. the dramatic moment is caught on camera by local tv stations. the child was handed to me as i was right out the window.