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It's time for you to exit the compound in an ordinarily fashion. >> reporter: april 19, 1993, just before dawn. over the fbi's loud speakers. >> david, individuals inside the branch davidian compound, we are in the process of placing tear gas into the building. >> reporter: the feds are out of patience and ready to make arrests for the murder of the four atf agents 51 days earlier. >> exit the compound now. submit to the proper authority, david. >> reporter: the tear gas is inserted from booms on specially modified tanks and fired from grenade-like canisters. >> you are under arrest. this stan...

>> okay. hold on for just a minute here. let me catch up with you a little bit. 26:9. >> reporter: there seems to be a rapport and koresh praises his favorite negotiators for their friendly tone. >> now, the reason why we've talked to henry is because henry, like yourself, you know, knows how to -- he knows how to be a waitress. and that's what you people are, you're professional waitresses. and, you know, professional waitresses -- >> that's a good analogy. >> -- that are really good get tipped good. >> reporter: the tip is the release of children. 21 kids in the first six days. >> when these...

>> reporter: three weeks into the standoff, 12 more adults have come out. including sheila martin. but she leaves behind her husband and her four oldest children. >> they believed in god for themselves. they used to tell me that no matter the situation, if i chose to leave, they wanted to stay. >> reporter: the war in waco is now a stalemate. >> it was costing hundreds of thousands of dollars a day. there were hundreds of fbi personnel. >> reporter: i mean, this was a national -- >> international. >> reporter: international embarrassing tv show that was going on too long. >> it was. and the fb...

>> david and them told him, we know who you are and what's fixing to happen. may god bless you, in effect. >> reporter: the atf agent races to the undercover house across the street, warning commanders, the element of surprise was lost. >> he told them, please don't do this. he told them, they know we're coming. call it off. begged them to call it off. >> reporter: but instead of calling it off, the atf commanders load up and rush in. >> you come point guns in the direction of my wives and my kids, damn it, i'll meet you at the door any time. >> reporter: each side blames the other for firing ...

Now. >> this is life. this is life and death. the theology we go with is life and death. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: finally, after 90 minutes, a cease-fire. >> i kept hearing that and saying, oh, good, this is over, over. >> reporter: inside, koresh and others have been wounded. >> you want to see one of the holes here? here's one of them. >> reporter: six branch davidians are dead. outside, atf looks like an army in retreat. more than 20 agents wounded, 4 agents are dead. when you realized that not only were they shooting at you, but now you had dead federal law enforcement officers outside. >...