for days rescue teams searched as their family pleaded for their safe return. >> braxton and bri'ya, if you see granny and papa, we looking for you and we love y'all. >> reporter: then the miracle they were hoping for. >> we have both kids. we're heading out of the woods. >> one of the rescue team members heard a voice, thought it was a child's voice and so they fanned out and started looking and actually found them looking and found them and heard them talking. >> reporter: braxton and bri'ya found inside an old pump house in the thick swampy woods where they had taken shelter a quarter of a mile from home. >> they're alive and well and -- >> right before courtroom. >> right before christmas. right before. so this is an awesome christmas gift for everybody. >> reporter: the children's older brother says the exhausting search had taken an emotional toll. >> this is something that's going to scar me. it's going to scar me. it's not like going to disappear. it's not going to ever go away. >> reporter: police say the children likely wandered away and became lost and had just one request

on the other side you have braxton bragg. although the story might be a little bit apocryphal, apparently as lieutenant in, wars, hee seminole became the acting commissary officer. requesty is he wrote a to the commissary officer himself for supplies. as a commissary officer, he turned them down. he sent another request that was turned down again, so went to the captain of the regiment and said, i reached an impasse, what should i do? youcaptain said, bragg, have argued with every officer in the army, and now you are arguing with yourself. request denied. so, braxton bragg, we had a symposium two years ago, of generals you love to hate. it was very interesting to me he was not picked. there' could not possibly be a man in the confederate army hated more than braxton bragg. during the mexican war, there were two attempts on his life. braxton bragg and general grant at chattanooga. so we have to do a little bit about the actual battle there. this is one of those wonderful maps of the chattanooga region. basically, grant after s

braxton and bri'ya, if y'all see granny and pa-pa, we looking for you and we love y'all. >> police sayts who were home when the children were last seen are cooperating with this investigation. >>> turning back to the weather now, let's take a closer look at your tuesday forecast. >>> good morning. we're tracking more showers and storms across the southeast. fortunately they are not expected to be severe. but that front will bring in some drier, cooler air behind it as you head throughout the mississippi river valley into the northeast, a mess on our hands in terms of ice as phase two of this winter storm moves on by. quite a bit of ice from the poconos toward the cape cod area, perhaps upwards of a quarter of an inch of ice expected. it doesn't sound like a lot but it's enough to cause problems on the roads. north of the ice three to six inches of snow expected. i'm accuweather meteorologist adam del rosso. t >>> coming up, a major decision about the sale of tobacco products including e-cigarettes. >>> also why former president obama says the world would be a better place if women were

>> reporter: desperately trying to find 6-year-old braxton williams who has autism and his 5-year-olda >> we haven't slept, we haven't eaten. >> reporter: the children's grand parents telling nbc news both parents were home when they went missing sunday morning. >> the family has been and remains cooperative in every effort of the investigation. we are working multiple scenarios. fowl play could be a factor obviously at this point. we just don't know >> reporter: the children were last seen around 11:30 the father told police he was setting up a barbecue and noticed his kids missing around noon after searching themselves, family called authorities at 1:30 parents didn't speak to reporters. >> they're trying to get a little rest right now because they were also up all night. >> reporter: neighbors spotted a car speeding away sunday afternoon. >> there were two little kids in the back seat and the little boy had his hands on the window. >> reporter: the sheriff would not comment on a possible connection as he pledged an all-out search for the missing brother and sister sam brock, nbc ne

. >>> and next, to the amber alert in jacksonville, florida. 6-year-old braxton and his 5-year-old sister briah, vanished while playing in front of their home sunday morn pg. well, nearly three days later, we learn eed late today what they're now calling a christmas miracle. abc's victor oquendo from jacksonville. >> we have both kids. we're heading out of theed woos. >> reporter: tonight, a wave of relief in jacksonville, florida, after 6-year-old braxton and his sister, briah, were found alive, nearly three days after vanishing out of their yard. >> i just want to say thank god for it. >> reporter: for days, rescue teams searched and heard a voice. >> one of the team members heard what they thought was a child's voice. they started looking and actually found them and heard them talking. >> reporter: they were mound in an old pump house in thick, swampy woods where they had taken shelter just a quarter mile from home. >> both are in very good condition. >> reporter: for the family, it was an agonizing wait that's now over. >> they're alive and they're well and -- >> reporter: right befor

braxton was last seen wearing a red sweater.atshirt with colorful writing on the front and black jeggings. >>> 2019 is jamaica. >> jamaica's toni-ann singh graduated with degrees in psychology. plans to go to med school. her win means for the first time ever, the titles for the top five beauty pageants in 2019, miss world, miss america, miss universe, miss usa, and miss teen usa, were all won by women of color. >>> for one night, "grease" was the word again. ♪ the power you're supplying frx it's electrifying ♪ >> john travolta and olivia newton-john re-creating their iconic characters in costume for the first time in 40 years. they were in west palm beach. it was a movie sing along and a q&a session. newton-john in her good girl outfit. newton-john later changed into her black leather jacket. that's the jacket that an unidentified fan bought to benefit her cancer charity. and then, he gave it back to her. that makes me tear up. this whole story makes me tear up. newton-john, battling cancer for the third time. isn't that amazing

search team of 150 investigators is fanning out in jacksonville desperately trying to find 6-year-old braxton williams who has autism and his 5-year-old sister bria. >> we haven't slept. we haven't eaten. >> reporter: the children's grandparents saying both parents were home when the kids went missing sunday morning. >> the family has been and remains cooperative with every effort of the investigation. we're working multiple scenarios. foul play could be a factor obviously at this points. we just don't know >> reporter: the children were last seen around 11:30. their father told police he was setting up a barbecue and noticed his kids missing around noon. after searching himself, family called authorities at 1:30. today the parents didn't speak to reporters. >> they are trying to get a little rest right now because they was also up all night. >> reporter: neighbors spotted a car speeding away sunday afternoon. >> there was two kids in the backseat and the little boy had his hands on the window. >> reporter: the sheriff would not comment on a possible connection, as he pledged for an all-out s

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reporter: it's the outcome a jacksonville community hoped and prayed would come true missing 6-year-old braxton williams and his 5-year-old sister bri'ya found alive and safe. >> it's a miracle, a christmas miracle and blessing a lot of hard work been done. that's all i want to say. thank god for it. >> reporter: a massive search for the pair ending tonight with relief and joy search teams discovering the children late this afternoon a short distance from their home it appears they had become lost in a densely wooded area. rescuers could hear children's voices and zeroed in. >> they had made their way to a dilapidated pump house for shelter at some point in time. >> reporter: the siblings immediately taken to an area hospital to be examined where detectives say they've been reunited with their parents. >> they're lively and talkative and asked for a cheese pizza that we quickly delivered to them. >> reporter: the children found outside, just as severe weather is sweeping through the area >> that family is fixing to have a wonderful christmas. >> reporter: two small siblings after two days lost

. >> 6-year-old braxton and 5-year-old sister bria vanished while playing in front of their home. it a christmas day miracle. abc's victor oquendo is there. >> we have both kids. we're heading out of the woods. >> reporter: a wave of relief in jacksonville, florida, after 6-year-old braxton and his 5-year-old sister bria williams were found alive nearly three days after vanishing from their yard. >> it's a miracle, christmas miracle, it's a blessing. a lot of hard work been done. that's all i want to say, just thank god for it. >> reporter: for days rescue teams searched, and finally heard the sound of a child's voice. >> one of the rescue team members heard a voice, thought it was a child's voice. so they fanned out, started looking, actually found them, heard them talking. >> reporter: the siblings found in an old pump house in thick, swampy woods where they'd taken shelter, just a quarter mile from home. >> both are in very good condition. >> reporter: for the family it was an agonizing wait that's now over. >> they're alive and they're well. >> right before christmas? >> right

after searching 430 houses and 20 bodies ever water detectives discovered 6-year-old braxton williams and 5-year-old briyah williams a short distance from their home, lost in a densely wooded area. rescuers say they heard the children's voices and zeroed in. police treated the children for dehydration and minor injuries they have since been reunited with their parents >>> meanwhile, a search continues in texas for a missing mother and her newborn the fbi has joined the investigation and the police are confirming that the texas rangers have been asked to help as well. here's nbc's sam brock >> reporter: nearly a week into the search for heidi bruise sxrd her baby margo authorities say their disappearance remains a mystery. >> it's possible heidi and margo have left of their own accord. it's also possible there may be something nefarious. >> reporter: canvassing the apartment complex where broussard lived with her boyfriend shane carey and their baby daughter and 6-year-old son. zblefrg hurts and i don't know what to do >> reporter: we found carey walking his dog. >> if she loved -- eve

grant pulls his normal grantness where he's going to immediately lash out at the confederates as braxton bragg is sending away the most capable commander, weakening his force, it is baffling and frustrating to read about braxton bragg's action for the confederates. they'll capture look out mountain, anyone ever seen that, not easy to capture under joe hooker and while sherman fails to capture missionary ridge, thomas's men, they move up missionary ridge and capture it from the front because of bragg's dispositions there. chattanooga will fall and set the stage well for 1864. the year still isn't over. james long street goes and fails to -- tries and fails to take knoxville, tennessee. they will be repulsed. two more campaigns in the east, you hardly hear about, people t you will hardly hear about. people in the east say, i guess there was gettysburg and the overland campaign next may. that's not the case. you have the bristo campaign, the mine run campaign. people don't talk about them. they were not of much consequence so they only get one slide. in the meantime there are all kinds of c

like so many movies, it was inspired by a christmas carol with toni braxton channeling ca with toni braxtoneate a real-life camp, featuring all kinds of christmas theme like classics now, more books and movies are on the horizon like toy-building elves in santa's workshop, christmas karen keeps on going your world is 12 months of christmas a year and you're all right with that >> it's an honor and a big responsibility but christmas 24/7, works for me and i love it. as long as i bring people joy, i'm not stopping >> saw a need and she filled it. >> she's in a good mood all of the day. >> stay in the spirit, al. stay in the spirit, al >> one more day. >> of course, you can see some of christmas karen's work on hallmark channel today they're running holiday movies all month long >>> speaking of entertainment, if you thought 2019 was a big year, buckle up. 2020 has some of the most anticipated, not only movies but tv shows in years. thank god our buddy is here. jason, merry christmas >> merry christmas how are you doing? >> christmas day what is out today? >> if you want to go to the movies, i

the sheriff's department says the boy, braxton is on the autism spectrum, but does communicate with otherschildren were taken or wandered off on their own. >>> now to your health at 8:00 and another good reason to perhaps drop a few pounds in 2020 new research shows that even moderate weight loss can go a long way toward preventing breast cancer. nbc medical contributor dr. natalie azar is here with more on this study what's the top line takeaway what's new with regard to this >> this is really exciting news. hopeful for women. we have known for some time that being overweight or obese can increase the risk of breast cancer after menopause but what we didn't know is whether or not losing that weight could actually reverse that risk, and from this study they have basically said, yes, we believe that if women lose that weight, they can actually reverse the risk that's associated with being overweight or obese. >> a lot of women are like me, you gain weight, you're 10 pounds up, you're 10 pounds down, you spend your whole life on a roller coaster. >> on the roller coaster, the key here was su

. >> reporter: it was the best possible outcome. 6-year-old braxton and his 5-year-old sister bri'ya williams found alive nearly three days after vanishing in their yard. >> it's a miracle, christmas miracle and it's a blessing. a lot of hard work and thank god for it. >> reporter: they were last seen playing in their front yard. rescue teams out in full force. in the air and on the ground canvassing more than 400 homes and 100 acres, with help from the community. tuesday afternoon finally the break they had been waiting for. >> one of the rescue team members heard a voice, thought it was a child's voice and so they fanned out, started looking and found them and heard them talking. >> search team one from command, give me a location. >> we're deep in the wood. i'll give you one as soon as we get out. >> reporter: the children found in a pump house in thick swampy woods a quarter mile from home. >> both are in very good condition. >> reporter: the family's agonizing wait was over. the children's father telling our jacksonville station god is good. i feel like i got the life put back i

. >> authorities have issued an amber alert for 6-year-old braxton williams and his 5-year-old sisterya. the children were last seen sunday playing in front of their home. their father tells investigators he was setting up a barbecue at the time of their disappearance and the children's grandparents say their mother was also home. neighbors say they spotted a car speeding away from the house. >> there was two little kids in the back seat and the little boy had his hands on the window. >> the sheriff so far is not commenting on a possible connection to the mysterious car. >>> new video of a scare in the air for passengers showing a plane's engines shooting sparks and flames out. united airlines flight was headed from san diego to chicago, when it was forced to make an emergency landing in albuquerque. it happened about 1:30 yesterday morning. no one was hurt. the airline says there was a mechanical issue with one of the engines. >>> coming up next here on "today in the bay," the new deadline pg&e is facing today, after governor newsom rejected his $13 billion payout for fire victims. >

tuesday, mund safe tuesday, more than two days after they disappeared from their front yard 6-year-old braxtones but were otherwise in good shape. search teams found them in the woods near their home. investigators believe they wandered off on their own. >> what they got home, the one thing they wanted was cheese pizza and they got it. >> let's check over with mr. roker for a check of the weather. >>> snow making its way through the northeast, maybe reaching the i-95 corridor. lots of sunshine through the south, stormy through southern florida, looking for cold temperatures behind the front, 10 to 20 degrees below average, but above average temper >>> good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we see the system bringing off-and-on rain and coming in waves, a few breaks here and there, but for the most part a soggy day. then hour by hour, it looks like not only the morning commute, but also the evening commute will be impacted by some scattered showers. this starts to taper off later tonight. we dry out tomorrow and friday. then on saturday, a new round of rain moves in. >>> and that is your la