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5-year-old held hostage for a third day

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    Elizabeth Prann reports from Alabama

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And it more than forty hours ago.

A man boarded a packed school bus near his home he demanded a child by some reports you -- two children two boys.

At that point.

He the driver resisted it he then killed the bus driver sent negotiators are now working around the clock to try to free this child.

-- -- -- -- The negotiators.

Continue to communicate with the suspect.

We just.

We have no -- played.

That child has been home.

We need to get together and -- and basically from that Ethan mainly the young boys a safe return.

We sure do I his side thing about this play.

Overnight it's just little boy in this situation and his family must just be so.

So frightened it is a small town Atlanta Alabama everybody in this town knows Everett has certainly been -- apparently didn't -- the suspect as well -- neighbors say his volatile person he is threatened and at gunpoint in the past and police say that bunker could be stocked with supplies that might last for weeks Elizabeth front back from the scene their lives and good morning.

Good morning -- it's certainly -- community in mourning this morning and if you think about it that family is waking up.

For the second night in a row without their son and in his -- and we also know their mourning the loss.

Of one of their own that bus driver being hailed as a hero for trying to save those children.

We did hear from this here this morning holding a very short press conference he reiterate the fact they are in communication with this suspect he also says.

-- there'd been an additional efforts cents in that.

Volunteers and law enforcement are holding up okay he also said that boy is safe -- parts are used.

Getting them medication that he needs -- -- special needs child he's getting coloring books.

He's getting food that stockpiled in the bunker and we also know that he is able.

To watch television but at the same time we're learning some very disturbing details about the suspect's neighbors are telling us.

They basically lived in fear of him he was building that underground bunker for more than a year he would roam the neighborhood at night with the shotgun.

Even allegedly killing one of the neighbor's dogs because he said that dog was near his property at the same time the community very much banding together they were a number of prayer build vigils held last night.

The comedian -- sheriff continues asked for prayers it.

Feels like the community remains on lock down schools are closed.

The area right behind me which is where the bunker is in this neighborhood remains evacuated those folks have no idea when they get back into their home and again about how.

How are they communicating with this man.

What we do know is very limited information but they're communicating throughout PVC pipe that pipe is also how.

That little boy is getting his medication although the authorities haven't elaborated on that months.

We also know he did get coloring books so they were able to drop things down through that PVC pipe which is the only means of communication that we're aware of at this point.

Elizabeth thank you Elizabeth -- is on the scene as she has been from the very beginning that is Midland city Alabama southern part.

Of that state -- this morning.

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