concerned he might act out they positioned the swat team near the entrance and used an explosive charge to get into the bunker and neutralize dykes. the standoff began last tuesday when the suspect boarded a school bus and threatened the kids. dykes allegedly shot and killed the bus driver and kidnapped ethan. 5-year-old ethan believed to have autism was held captive in the underground bunker, 6 x 8 while police and s.w.a.t teams above ground carefully negotiated through a ventilation pipe. dykes allowed what authorities called comfort item to be sent down the pipe, toys, coloring books, potato chips and ethan s medication. police were careful not to anger dykes believed to be watching news reports in the bunker. even thanked him at one point. i want to thank him for taking care of our child. reporter: law enforcement had drones flying over dykes house and looking for ethan and ways in to rescue him. not only has the special need child been kidnapped but witness to a murder in fro
reporter: we adults called it a superstorm. but amidst the ferocity of nature s wrath, for the youngest amongst us, it was just plain scary. so how do you talk to kids about getting through the storm of the century? we got together with a panel of newly minted veterans. and, an expert on kids. our friend elmo. i have a little daughter named serena, she actually, elmo wanted to ask you this question, what should she do if she is having trouble sleeping? elmo slept with mommy and daddy. you could do that. and many children have a comfort item. they may have a lovie, they may have a stuffed animal. elmo had baby david. see, baby david. i did. i did. what did you have? i had my stuffed animal, dog, named sparky. cool. elephant, tara.