lieutenant colonel george bivens. to my right, my first assistant district attorney, bruce de saro. of pennsylvania state police and my staff. i will take questions now. and also lieutenant colonel bivens will be available for any questions. >> what was the -- what was the real break in this case? was there a sighting? was there a clue? what really led you to him? >> i will let lieutenant colonel bivens address that. >> this was not a result of a tip or a sighting. this was the result of the ongoing pressure put on frein by law enforcement. and so we had continued the grid searches. the woodland searches. the house to house, cabin to cabin searches. as a result of that, one of the teams in this case, u.s. marshals, located him as part of a routine sweep through the woods that they were conducting. >> why did he do it? do you have any idea? >> we're not prepared to discuss motive today. that will be part of the ongoing investigation. he has spoken since his arrest. again, that's part of the ongoing investigation. we won't be commenting specifically on any statements that he has made.

and corn ol george bivens as you know has been up here leading kvrpings from the podiums but together with entire team, they have been working extremely hard, many, many, long hours and days and weeks. >> governor come corbett talking of arrest of eric frein. we'll return to the news conference in a moment or two. but let's go live few to "action news" reporter sharee williams at the big board. sharee it has been a long and torture us ordeal for lawmen that devoted almost their every waking hour to tracking down eric sgleen lets go to the top and see how we got to today. friday, september 12. someone opened fire outside of the bloominggrove barracks. of course this firing killed corporal brian dickson and seriously wound trooper douglass. it was three days later we got a very big break. man walking his dog spotted suv submethed in a swamp just two miles away from shooting team and this was big break. inside that s. v they found frein's driver's license and evident tying him to the ambush including shell casings. now with the name and address of possible shooter they were able to then

by a fuse or triggered by a wire, according to pennsylvania state police lieutenant colonel george bivens. did he build these devices? >> we know he's experimented with explosives in the past. this would be consistent with some of the work he has done. >> reporter: today, armed officers once again fanned out into the densely wooded back country. they last spotted frein at a distance about 24 hours ago, forcing them to shift their search area slightly south. but their message for frein is the same: >> i am calling on you, eric, to surrender. while you are no doubt weakening, our troopers' revolve is very strong. we are not going anywhere. >> reporter: the manhunt is wearing on local residents and business owners. angelica brose owns a restaurant at the frogtown inn, a bed and breakfast where business is down 50%. you have had a lot of cancellations. >> we have, more than usual. veey see all the police activity and they just kind of turn away because they don't... they're scared. >> reporter: over the past 18 days, search teams have found a rifle, ammunition clips, even discarded diapers an

lieutenant colonel george bivens to my right, first assistant district attorney, bruce desar off.ther members of the pennsylvania state police and my staff. we'll take questions now and also lieutenant colonel bivens will be available for any questions. >> can i ask, what was the, what was the real break in this case? was there a sighting? was there a clue? what ultimately led you to him? >> i will let lieutenant colonel bivens address that. >> this was not a result of a type or a sighting. this was the result of the ongoing pressure put on frein by law enforcement. and so we had continued the grid searches, the woodland searches, the house to house, cabin to cabin searches. as a result of that, one of the teams in this case, u.s. marshals, located him as part of a routine sweep through the woods that they were conducting. >> why did he do it? any ideas? >> we're not prepared to discuss motive today. that would be part of the ongoing investigation. >> has he said anything yet? >> [inaudible]. >> he has spoken since his arrest but again that is part of the ongoing investigation and

lieutenant colonel george bivens was in charge of the search. >> it's difficult for everyone in the state police and particularly for the dixon family, but i think there's also a sense of release that this has ended, relief that there won't be anyone else injured in the course of this manhunt. >> reporter: frein was arrested about 30 miles from the state police baraks are the shooting took place and 11 miles from his family home. u.s. marshalls on parole found him on the grounds of an abandoned airport. they say he gave up without a fight though several weapones were found nearby. deputy scott scott malkowski is part of the special operations group who found frein. >> once i saw movement i told my guys suspect. they immediately fanned out, flanked him, and when he got about 25 meters he finally spotted us. he turned, looked at me, i identified myself and told him to get on the ground. >> reporter: over the course of the $10 million manhunt officers found a cache of victims enabled frein abandoned include a homemade bomb and a diary police say outlined the trooper shootings. for 11 weeks t

lieutenant colonel george bivens calls his actions quote pure evil.e read a portion of that letter found during a recent search. >> got a shot round 11:00 p.m. and took it. he dropped. i was surprised at how quick. another cop approached the one i just shot. as he went to kneel, i took a shot at him and jumped in the door. his legs were visible and still. >> that ambush killed corporal brian dixon and seriously wounded trooper alex douglas. authorities also released two photos showing what frein might look like with a mohawk and with a beard. he also faces two additional counts of possession of weapons of mass destruction. >> in atlantic city tonight about twos to zen people were arrested as protesters block the intersection of missouri and arctic avenues. members of local 54 were out protesting proposed health benefit cuts for union workers at the taj mahal. trump entertainment resorts the owner of the taj mahal is threatening to close it unless union gives up its pension and health insurance. >> pretty scary ride to school for nearly two dozen child

. >> thank you, lieutenant colonel bivens. [ applause ] >>> we're going to jump away from this.d hear the applause at the end of the news conference. i want to bring you back to pennsylvania and miguel marquez, joey jackson, our cnn legal analyst is with me, too. you were inside the courtroom when eric frein made his initial appearance in front of a judge. what was that like? >> i have never seen anything like it. there must have been 30 law enforcement officials in this small courtroom here from the state troopers to the sheriffs to police. everybody. just incredibly high security. the other thing that we saw just a short time ago was a -- the walk of the suspect from the front doors of this courthouse. i've never seen anything like it. you saw heavily armed police come out to secure the area. they brought mr. frein around. you heard the cat calls, you heard the applause as the officials spoke now. this is a man that they are worried somebody will try to kill, yet they want the world to know and there's a great sense of relief that they got him. mr. frein walked into court toda

lieu tenlts george bivens of the pennsylvania state police says he's certain the notes were written bycan only describe eric frein's actions as pure evil. >> reporter: analysis from frein's home show a manhunt and s.w.a.t. tactics. also online his youtube channel which featured his fascination with assault rifles and war games under the username vuko. the deps terrain has made the search difficult but the police say they won't stop until he's in custody. >> pennsylvania state police didn't pick this fight but it is ours to finish. >> state police said for years frein planned an attack like this and an eventual retreat from authorities. investigators say they found a book on sniper training in his bedroom and black powder found at his campsite. norah. >> thank you. this morning we're less than a month away. one man is on the campaign trail almost as much as the candidates. mitt romney is seeing his political stock rise. does that mean he's changing his mind about the next big race? nancy cordes went right to it. >> you could call it the romney redemption. he's now the most sought off ca

lieutenant colonel george bivens of the state police. >> when we find a location, we lock it down andep it. and then to guarantee that you secure that perimeter. >> reporter: officials say that frein has been living on tuna fish and ramen noodles. police are reluctant to follow after the self-taught survivalist. >> numerous items of clothing, ammunition, and two explosive devices were located at that time. >> reporter: according to a search warrant, about 4 1/2 hours before the deadly shooting, frein texted a friend saying all is good. heading back to delaware now. investigators believe that was a lie to throw them off his trail. with the search now in its fourth week, hunting has been banned in the immediate area. martin horowitz who owns the brookview manor inn say many are scare. >> they're either on the road or on my front lawn with guns aiming at the creek, you got people doing that, you're going have problems. >> reporter: visitors come here this time of year for the changing fall foliage, but investigators say that's actually going to help them. as the weather gets colder and t

when me troopers or myself or colonel bivens, we stop to get gas, there are people honking at us andust given us all a sense that we're all in this together, it's all of our problems, and we're all going to solve it. and it means a great deal to all of the men and women in the pennsylvania state police. also means a great deal to the families of the trooper that was killed and also the trooper that was seriously injured. and with that i'll turn it over to colonel bivens who will give us an update on where we are. >> thank you. good afternoon. in the way of an update, as i've indicated right from the beginning, our search area remains very fluid and is based on the information that we have available to us at any given time. colonel, based on the information developed over the past several days, our search area is now focused slightly south and in the swift water area in paradise and pocono townships. for the past week, we have had no additional sightings of frein, but one possible sighting was reported slightly south of our current search area earlier this past week. just this past ni