they vanished after broussard dropped her son off at school.elieve they returned home with broussard's vehicle and belongings at the house and both side of the struggle. broussard's fiancÉ and the father of the missing child, he has been going through dumpsters looking for any clues. he called police after none of broussard's friends had seen her, quote, the weird sign of her car door was unlocked. >> i don't know where she is at. i don't know if she is suffering. i don't know anything. i can't help her and that is the worst feeling in the world. >> should not - she didn't do anything mean. rob: austin police releasing the surveillance video broussard at her son at school, last time she was seen. authorities having coming through surveillance footage from nearby homes and businesses and engaging family, friends and neighbors. they analyzed the apartment for any forensic evidence. we hope to learn new information but at last check they had no leads or suspects. the fbi and texas rangers are joining the search. kim jong un scary one. thanks so mu

broussard lost her life in this incident.etective harry will come up to give you a briefing on the events that have taken place in this investigation over the past 24 hours. >> >> good afternoon my name is brad and i'm with austin department homicide unit. i will go through a brief timeline of the events that have happened the last seven or eight days. this is not all-inclusive. thursday, december 12th, 2019, heidi broussard a female, her 2-week-old baby dropped off heidi's six year old child at his school. heidi margot believed to have returned to the residence in south forest and 7:30 in the morning december 12th. the complainant arrived home, found that heidi come his girlfriend margot's daughter were not home. as the day progressed, the complainant went to pick up their 6-year-old child from after-school activities and found that margot was not there, the complainant became alarmed and contacted the austin police department with friends and families to find the location of his girlfriend and daughter. in the police depart

heidi broussard vanished with her baby after dropping her son off on thursday.in police will give an update on their investigation this afternoon. former trump campaign official rick gates will be focused today, being sentenced for charges stemming from the russia investigation, he pleaded guilty last year to hiding money from a job in ukraine, the doj said he provided, quote, extraordinary assistance, the department is not seeking prison time. last-minute negotiations are scheduled in loyola university days before the next democratic debate. food workers at the school are on strike demanding higher hourly wages. the 7 candidates who qualified for thursday's debate are threatening to boycott in solidarity. now to foxbusiness alert, boeing suspends 737 maxed it production as it struggles to get approval from the faa. ray bogan has more as regulators say the planes will stay grounded for the rest of the year. >> boeing putting the brakes on the 737 maxed, starting in january the planes about make it will temporarily stop production of its most important passenger

close friend authorities say say they discovered broussard's body in the trunk of a car her baby margot was safe inside the house. >> we had all prayed we would be able to find heidi alive we are thankful that through combined efforts here we were able to recover baby margot >> reporter: magen fieramusca, also known as maygen humphrey, now charged with two counts of kidnapping and tampering with a corpse this photo of the old friends together this summer a sharp contrast to humphrey in court today caressa is one of broussard's closest friends. >> i was disgusted i was heartbroken. i was shocked. i didn't expect this >> reporter: how many times this week have you talked with the suspect? >> every day she was concerned for heidi's well being but it was probably every two to three hours. >> reporter: friends say humphrey told them she was pregnant she had an online baby registry listing a due date the same time as heidi broussard's. when heidi was giving birth, where was the suspect? >> in the room with he and my mother. >> reporter: another mutual friend, rachel west spoke to nbc news yes

no sign of broussard or their precious baby margo. after hours of waiting kerry tells our affiliate that he called police. kerry denies early rumors about involvement in the disappearance and now is calling on the public to help find his loved ones and bring them home. >> we're just keeping our eyes open and posting and sharing and liking. >> reporter: austin police plan to update the public on the case tomorrow catie beck, nbc news. >>> a school resource officer in north carolina is out of a job tonight after video showed him body slamming and injuring a student. as morgan chesky reports, it's the latest incident involving a school officer's use of force. >> reporter: tonight, it's the video capturing a stroll down a north carolina school hallway ending in an alleged assault. a school resource officer caught body slamming an 11-year-old boy to the ground not once but twice. >> as a school system, as an administrator, as a district, we're disappoint disappointed as a community, we're embarrassed. >> reporter: the surveillance video no

authorities say fieramusca had acted like she was expecting a child at the same time as broussard asart of a plot to kidnap the infant. (singing amazing grace) news of the reunion came at last night's vigil, from margot's grandfather, ty carey. >> the light is shining through. it's such a blessing. >> reporter: the support of a community easing some of the pain. >> we appreciate all the love that everybody's showing and it turned out to be a terrible thing that nobody saw coming. >> reporter: heidi broussard's funeral will be in louisiana, where she grew up. so far, fieramusca has not been charged with murder, but investigators say more charges could be coming. major. >> garrett: thank you. state and city governments face a christmas deadline to inform the federal government if they'll accept new refugees. president trump has reduced the number of refugees who can legally enter the country next year to 18,000, down from 85,000 in 2016. it's a sensitive political issue. but we visited a state where republicans and democrats are putting out the welcome mat. >> hello, how are you? >> ga

broussard and her daughter vanished december 12th, last seen in this surveillance image, dropping off her 6-year-old son at an austin school. her fiance shane carey pleading for his family's safe return. >> i love you, heidi. i love you, margot. >> reporter: from the beginning, broussard's parents, certain their daughter didn't leave on her own. do you feel like she left on her own? >> no, no, no. >> reporter: tonight baby margot is with child protective services until authorities can confirm her identity through a dna test. and things moved very quickly in this case. detectives followed a number of leads including one that came late in the investigation. but david, just a day earlier, investigators tell us they were not at all confident they could solve this case quickly. david? >> marcus, thank you. >>> there are also late developments in new york city in the case of the barnard college freshman killed in a city park. police say the 18-year-old was robbed and stabbed to death last week. staggering up a staircase looking for help before dying. a 13-year-old has been charged in her de

people who know her believe she tried to steal broussard's baby. here is nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: heidi broussard's family and loved ones are trying to process the sordid, shocking details of her death that appears to involve one of her oldest friends, magen humphrey tim is a family friend who specializes in missing persons cases. he talked to the suspect last week. >> she had me convinced. after i hung up talking with her, it was the last person in the world i expected that could possibly have anything to do with it. so, yeah, she fooled us all. >> reporter: last thursday, investigators uncovered broussard's body in the trunk of a car on humphrey's property heidi's three-week-old baby, margot, found alive inside the houston home a spokesperson tells nbc news margot is in foster care as they await the results of dna testing to make sure it's her. friends say humphrey, charged with kidnapping and tampering with a human corpse, stood in the delivery room when heidi gave birth and spoke of her own pregnancy. putting out a baby registry listing th

police believe they've found the body offed myy heidi broussard, the mother in the trunk of a car.er baby has been found alive. was there a plot to steal the baby?her baby has been found al. was there a plot to steal the baby? did another woman pretend to be pregnant? aubs's abc's marcus moore in texas. >> reporter: tonight, the search for 33-year-old heidi broussard and her 1-month-old baby margot carey is over. the missing mother's body found more than 150 miles from home, strangled in the trunk of a car at this house last night. authorities raiding the house and inside, finding a 1-month-old unharmed. >> we were able to recover baby margot and the baby seems to be in very good health. >> reporter: police arresting magen fieramusca, described by family as broussard's close friend. she's now facing charges of kidnapping and tampering with a corpse. the 33-year-old, who appeared in court today on traffic charges, is being held on a $600,000 bond. >> we had all prayed that we would be able to find heidi alive. unfortunately, as the chief expressed we don't believe that is the case.

investigators say 33-year-old heidi broussard was strangled.3-week-old daughter disappeared december 12th. the baby was found alive at the same location broussard's body was discovered. in a disturbing twist, broussard's close friend, magen fieramusca was charged with two counts of kidnapping but no one has been charged with the murder. mireya villarreal, where do investigators go from here? >> reporter: they go investigators are saying more at the time time broussard in this elaborate attempt to kidnap baby margot. for a week broussard's family and friends waited word on why the happy mother of two and her infant child had vanished. the two were last seen the morning of december 12th where they lived in austin. broussard had just dropped her older child off at elementary school and returned home. several hours later, her fiance came home to find heidi and margot missing with heidi's car outside the couple's apartment. her purse was still inside the vehicle. >> the lead was generated that created a location of interest in the houston area. >> r

broussard's baby was stuffed in the trunk of a nearby car. fieramusca insists she is the mother of an infant that is now in custody of child protective services. we could soon know that baby's identity pending the outcome of a dna test. in another strange twist, and on friday, fieramusca made a court appearance and she was found guilty of half a dozen minor driving infractions. it was later that she was charged with the kidnappings. so that investigation continues. later today, friends and family are going to hold a prayer service. broussard's mother said in a statement, and i quote "the family is overwhelmed with grief, we are getting through as a family." >> molly: certainly worth noting, i think also broussard had a six year old son as well. a really heartbreaking time for this family and the investigation continues. i'm sure they will get to the bottom of the identity of that baby in no time. thank you, david lee miller, appreciated. >> leland: sanity minority leader mitch mcconnell is not backing down in the impeachment standoff with nan

. >> reporter: nearly a week into the search for heidi broussard and her baby margot, authorities today said their disappearance remains a mystery. >> it's possible that heidi and margot have left on their own accord it's possible also there may be something nefarious. >> reporter: today the fbi joined the search, canvassing the apartment complex where broussard lived with her boyfriend shane carey and their baby daughter and son. >> everything hurts. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: we found carey walking his dog today. >> she left. everything is here and she would tell if she left it's scaring me more >> is shane carey a person of interest >> we don't have a person of interest right now. we're exploring every avenue we have. >> reporter: police reveal a new timeline for the day she disappeared, saying broussard was last seen at her apartment late thursday morning rather than an early morning school drop-off was there any reason heidi would have left? >> not at all. >> any disagreement or anything >> no, not a disagreement, nothing. it was a beautiful morning. >> reporter: tonight

eight days after heidi broussard rtd her newborn baby margot were feported missing. >> we recovered theof an adult female. we do believe that this is miss broussard. >> we located a baby who is enrrently safe. >> reporter: the baby appears to be three-week-old margot. it was just over a week ago, december 12. broussard had dropped off her six-year-old at school and eeturned to her austin home at 7:30 in the morning with her sefant. several hours later, her fiance went to pick up the older child and came home to find poussard's car and purse but no trace of heidi or the baby. tips poured in, but no solid leads until last night in houston, more than 150 miles away. h the home, investigators dacused on this silver sedan which was registered to magen fieramusca. authorities confirm to cbs news that the suspect and victim were close friends. darlla bondick lives next door la fieramusca. >> i know they were trying to have a child. >> reporter: the 33-year-old was charged today with two counts of kidnapping and one count of tampering with a corpse. >> i've been following that-- owr story as be

last week broussard's body was uncovered in the trunk of a car 160 miles from her austin apartment after she disappeared with her baby margot on december 12th margot was found unharmed inside the home of childhood friend magen fieramusca, charged with kidnapping and tampering with a human corpse fieramusca's attorney said this will be a lengthy process, and until proven otherwise, her client is innocent ♪ >> reporter: as the case plays out the community grieves. heidi's boyfriend shane, her children, parents, and closest friends, all by her side. >> i came this morning and told her, today's going to be a very long day but we will get through it and we will be okay it's going to take a very long time for all of us to be okay, but we will be okay. she responded, that's what heidi would want. >> reporter: a tribute to a mother friends say they'll keep alive through memory sam brock, nbc news. >>> still to come, the high cost of health care and the new way some states are drastically cutting premiums >>> plus making dreams come true the boy who got a christmas gift that will change his life

police finding the body of heidi broussard in the trunk of a car in houston. infant daughter found alive and unharmed in a nearby home. our christina coleman has more details this afternoon. >> good afternoon, ed. right now the baby believed to be baby margo is safe and in the care of child protective services, and the suspect is in custody, and 33-year-old was arrested yesterday on those charges. she appeared on court-- in court yesterday on unrelated traffic violations. austin american statesman says that she pretended to be pregnant at the same time as the victim and may have been plotting to take the baby. fox news has not independently confirmed that information. 33-year-old heidi broussard and her daughter margo were reported missing on thursday, december 12th in their hometown of austin, texas after broussard had dropped her six-year-old son off at school. authorities found the woman's body in the trunk of a car at a house in jersey village 100 miles outside of austin and the baby safe inside the house. forensic sciences identified the woman as broussar

broussard's mother tammy says this is all "unfathomable."ing the question on everyone's mind, "who does that to her friend?" police have yet to charge anyone with broussard's murder. this community relieved 1- 1-.-1-month-old margot is back with her family. >> i wish both of them could come back, but it's really good that she's coming on, and i hope she looks like heidi when she grows up. >> reporter: with baby margot now safely home, heidi broussard's parents have returned to their home in louisiana to plan their daughter's funeral. tom? >> kaylee hartung for us. thank you. >>> next, to kentucky, and the former governor under fire. matt beavan under heavy national criticism for granting 650 pardons on his way out of office, including to a convicted murder and a convicted rainist. the fbi is reportedly asking questions. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: tonight, the fbi is reportedly looking into a series of controversial pardons granted by former kentucky governor matt beavan, just as he was leaving office. among the 650 convicts, som

to prenatal appointments with her and was even present when broussard gave birth to her baby. according to the austin american statesman, investigators allege she pretended to be pregnant at the same time as broussard and may have been plotting to take her baby. broussard and her newborn were reported missing on thursday, december 12th in their hometown of austin, texas. authorities found a woman's body in the trunk of a car at a house in jersey village just northwest of houston and about 130 miles outside of austin. they also found that baby safe inside the house. the harris county institute of forensic sciences identified the woman as broussard yesterday and determined her cause of death a homicide. >> i just want to express the heartfelt condolences of everyone you see standing here with me, our community, our department, that we did not have two rescues, but only one, it appears. and our hearts and our minds are with heidi and her family. >> reporter: the suspect could face additional suspects. again, this is still very much an active and ongoing investigation, if is -- an

heidi broussard's family hasn't seen her or her newborn daughter in days.eir son to school one morning and then just vanished. this morning, police in austin, texas, are desperately searching for clues in the mysterious disappearance of a mother and her 2-week-old daughter. 33-year-old heidi broussard and her newborn baby girl margot carey have been missing since thursday. >> she would never disappear. she's an amazing mom. we have a 6-year-old son named silas. beautiful kid. she would never leave him. >> reporter: according to police, broussard was last seen dropping off her young son at school. this is her in a surveillance picture from that morning inside the building, but she never showed up to pick him up after school. police believe broussard and the baby went home after the dropoff to this apartment complex, but have not been heard from or seen since. shane carey, broussard's fiance and father to margot, says he doesn't know anyone that may want to hurt them. he says he found their home intact. >> there is nothing valuable missing. her purse and her

. >>> now to that shocking murder of texas mom heidi broussard for the first time we're hearing from the attorney for the suspect charged in connection with her death in what may have been an attempt to steal broussard's baby sam brock with the latest developments. ♪ silent night >> reporter: tonight as heidi broussard's family and friends prepare for her funeral, we're hearing for the first time for the attorney representing megan humphrey she was heidi's childhood friend, and the only person charged so far in connection with the austin mother's death a week ago, heidi's body was found in a car truck on megan's property she's facing two counts of kidnapping and one count of tampering with a human corpse. we are in the beginning stages of a very long process but there are many questions that need to be answered. as with every american accused where a crime, unless the state can prove these allegations beyond any reasonable doubt, she is innocent. with a court date for january 2nd, heidi's family just trying to cope with their grief heidi's mom tammy telling us she learned it's a clos

. >> 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 -- everything's here >> is shane carey a person of interest >> we don't have a person of interest right now we're exploring every avenue we have >> reporter: police reveal the new timeline for the day she disappeared saying broussard was last seen at her apartment late thursday morning rather than an early morning school drop-off. >> was there any reason heidi would have left? a disagreement or anything >> no. no disagreement. >> reporter: heidi broussard's parents holding on to each other and to hope. >> something happened. she would not just leave >> oh, no, she wouldn't do that. >> and she'd never leave her son. we love you and we miss you and we need you home >> reporter: and heidi's parents last spoke to her on tuesday, two days before her disappearance. they said she was in good spirits, no signs of anything being wrong. now they're h

heidi broussard and her newborn daughter margo.ob: the breaking development on this investigation. >> reporter: we are waiting for the medical examiner to identify the body but a one-month-old baby girl also appears to have been unharmed and in safe hands in a hospital. both were found at a house in houston overnight. this is video from that scene. police, texas rangers and the fbi swarming of the house around midnight. police confirming that this crime scene is connected to the search for heidi broussard and her 3 week old daughter margo and they are looking at a car parked in the back of this house which suggests the car is registered to someone heidi knows. the 33-year-old mother and her baby girl went missing december 12th and last seen in austin about two hours from this houston crime scene. heidi dropped her son off at 2:00 in the morning, both mom and daughter returned home and then they vanished. heidi's fiancÉ called police and reported them missing. they have been searching mom and daughter under the assumption both are a

plus, a murder mystery gets more twisted in texas as loved ones for heidi broussard demand answers in her slaying. >> what we know about her so-called friend at the center of the investigation and why investigators have not yet filed murder charges. >>> now that he's been charged with two articles of impeachment, nancy pelosi is denying the president his day in the court in the senate. >> i promise impartial justice, so help me god. i want to stick by that. >> as congress heads home for the holidays, the impeachment standoff still rages on in washington. >> we're live with the latest, "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ ♪ we didn't start the fire. ♪ it was always burning since the world was turning. ♪ we didn't start the fire. ♪ >> billy joel is from long island. >> yeah. >> frank costanza is from queens. the reason i mention him is because today is festivus. >> good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first." i'm carley shimkus. >> i'm todd piro. thank you for starting your day with us. straight to a fox news alert, an american soldier killed in afghanistan overnight, in an

heidi broussard and her 3-week-old daughter haven't been seen since last thursday. the fbi has now joined the search for them. agents were knocking on doors last night at the apartment complex where broussard and the baby were last seen. her parents spoke with abc's marcus moore. >> i mean, we have hope. if you don't have hope, you don't have anything. >> there's no words. nothing you can say but just hug and love and hold on. >> authorities say broussard's fiance is not a person of interest in this case. >> it's being called a christmas miracle in florida. a young sister and her brother are back with their family this morning after they were missing for nearly three days. we're now learning more about where they were and the one request they had after being rescued. this morning the new picture showing the missing brother and sister from jacksonville moments after they were rescued holding water and snacks covered in dirt but alive after spending three days in the woods. >> it's a miracle. a christmas miracle and it's a blessing. >> reporter: 6-year-old braxton and

katie: police tell the family the body is likely broussard.confirmed that a body was taken from this home behind us and autopsy pending at this point. a volunteer fire department called to this home yesterday on a welfare check to look into a 1-month-old baby girl. once they did arrive they did find that baby girl with no obvious signs of injuries. here is some footage of yesterday's search of the area and of a car they have also been looking into. the as yo austin mother heidi ad daughter. last seen dropping off son at elementary school in austin. her fiance says when he got home her belongs were still there including her car. knew something was wrong when their son's school called say nothing one had come up to pick him up from school that day. so, at this point in the investigation, police say that they have no suspects but they are not ruling anything out. back to you. steve: all right. tiffany justice live in houston with the latest. thank you very much. trying to figure it out. pete: thanks, guys. 2020 democrat candidates sounding the al

that is where they made a gruesome discovery, finding broussard's body in the trunk of the car and the of death strangulation. on the scene they found an infant, that infant went to cps custody and after dna tests we know that it was baby margo and reunited with her father. investigators are not identifying a suspect in this case but we have learned from a source familiar with the case that the suspect is megan feramusko and held on $600,000 in a travis county jail and investigators say that more charges could follow. we tried reaching out to her attorney. her attorney e-mailed us back on saturday, brianna, saying she was meeting with the client that saturday and not returned the e-mails since. >> no word on a possible motive at this point, rosa? >> no word yet. there's a lot of hearsay on the internet right now. we are trying to stay away from that, but again, police officers from what we have learned from a source are looking into the relationship between broussard and the suspect. >> yeah. very, very interesting. will probably lead somewhere. thank you, rosa. >>> speaker nancy pelos

that's where they found broussard's body in the trunk of a car.sts determined that the cause of death was strangulation. on the scene they also found an infant. that infant went to cps custody and after dna testing determined this infant was little margo and little margo was reunited with her father just before christmas. authorities have not identified a suspect in this case, but cnn has learned through sources that indeed the individual that is linked to the disappearance of heidi broussard is her friend, megan fur musirmusca held on $60 bond and authorities say more charges could be added. we've contacted furamusca's attorneys. she has not returned our emails. >> then this. a couple of chicago kids, siblings with remarkable composure and courage under terrifying circumstances. 16-year-old and her 9-year-old brother fighting off a carjacker who tried to steal their father's suv while they and their younger sister were in the car. cnn's omar jimenez has details and also what they're still searching for. >> reporter: kate, keep in mind these kids

broussard's body was uncovered inside the trunk of a car at her friend's house in houston. baby margot unharmed inside the home. family and loved ones stunned by the alleged role of a childhood friend, magen humphrey, who faces two charges of kidnapping and a count of tampering with a human corpse. friends say humphrey told them she was pregnant. she had an online baby registry listing a due date the same as heidi broussard's. >> when heidi was giving birth, where was the suspect? >> in the room with her and my mother. >> reporter: she's been moved to austin to await her next court date as the family looks to fill a void left by heidi's death. "with christmas coming our focus right now is our grandson silas and spending time with him to grieve the loss of his mom, our daughter heidi." silas received his christmas presents early this year, delivered by heidi's friends trying to provide comfort as he misses his mom. >> that is her world, and she is his world. >> yeah. >> that simple. that someone would -- can witness with her and her son, take note. because you'll never see a

this week she and her mother, heidi broussard went missing earlier this month broussard's friend has been arrested and charged. on two counts including kidnapping >>> as the world celebrates christmas, we're learning startling information about the notre dame cathedral and its struggle to come back after that devastating fire in april erin mclaughlin has more >> reporter: around the world, the faithful gather. millions celebrate at the vatican, pope francis calling for peace saying change begins from the heart but in the heart of paris, there is sadness. for the first christmas in over 200 years, the beloved notre dame cathedral is dark instead they celebrate across the senne, in another gothic church across from the louvre. it may not survive there is a 50% chance it will be saved. eight months ago, the world watched in horror, as a blaze tore through the roof. the iconic gothic speyer gone. officials warn the cathedral vulnerable hundreds of tons of ldscafinfog were put in place, part of a renovation effort. there is concern it could come crashing down on the already fragile struct

we don't yet know if it is in fact heidi broussard. we are waiting on the positive i.d.m authorities. an autopsy was being conducted this morning. ahead of his press conference where getting a pretty big bombshell piece of information. a friend of the missing mother, friend of heidi's apparently owns the car where the body was discovered in the trunk late last night. that woman has already been arrested on she has already made her first court appearance. in fact, this is video of that. it happened within the last ho hour. magen fieramusca has been charged with two counts of kidnapping and tampering with evidence. according to court documents, a human corpse, the missing 1-month-old baby girl, margot, was found safe and sound inside the houston area home. the same homework investigators found the woman's body in the trunk of a car parked outside. authorities not confirming that it is heidi broussard but for context, this house where the discoveries were made, it's 150 miles or so from austin. austin is where the victim lived and it's where they were last seen alive. a wee

broussard was last seen with her child last thursday in austin. more on this breaking news later this hour. but first impeachment hitting an impasse on capitol hill leaving a senate trial in limbo until the new year. good morning, i'm sandra smith. friday before christmas. good morning, jon. >> jon: good morning to you as well. i'm jon scott in for bill hemmer. the two most powerful figures in the u.s. capitol digging in for a fight. there was a sixth presidential primary debate. >> sandra: each trying to grab the spotlight. >> a president who is a pathological liar and a president who is a fraud. >> we need a candidate for president who can draw the sharpest distinction between the corruption of the trump administration and a democrat who is willing to get out and fight. >> we need to restore the integrity of the office of the presidency and it's about time we get that underway. >> the more we act like donald trump is the cause of all of our problems the more americans lose trust. >> we have to stop being obsessed over impeachment. >> i know we h

. >>> and there was a prayer vigil held for heidi broussard.y members gathered yesterday to remember the 33-year-old mom whose body was found last week in the trunk of a car at a home outside houston. authorities also found her 3-week-old child at the same home unharmed. the baby was taken into child protective services' custody pending dna testing. the grandfather has con firmed she's been reunited with her family. broussard's longtime friend has been taken into custody and has been charged with tampering with a corpse and two charges of kidnapping. >>> still to come, feature success. the new nike featuring colin kaepernick sold out in minutes. kaepernick sold out in minutes. keurig and nutribullet. and up to 80% off jewelry. or take an extra 20% off with your jcpenney credit card jcpenney! a lot of folks ask me why their dishwasher doesn't get everything clean. i tell them, it may be your detergent... that's why more dishwasher brands recommend cascade platinum. it's specially-designed with the soaking, scrubbing and rinsing built right in. c

heidi broussard and her daughter disappeared more than a week ago in austin.lieved to be a suspect in the case today made her first court appearance. cnn's rosa flores has been following this and has the latest. rosa. >> meagen fieramusca made her first appearance in court. she's being held on two counts of kidnapping and one one count of tampering with a corpse. authorities are not identifying her as the suspect, but a source familiar with the case tells cnn that fieramusca is indeed the individual linked to the disappearance of heidi broussard. broussard is the 33-year-old mom from austin who went missing more than a week ago with her infant daughter margot. authorities say they found broussard's body in the trunk of a car in houston, texas, more than 100 miles away, and they say that the cause of death is strangulation. on site they also found an infant, and police believe that the infant is indeed margot, but they are conducting dna testing just to confirm. as for fieramusca, she was arrested in the houston area. she was transferred overnight to the austin

broussard dropped off her older son at school thursday morning, police say she was wearing this purpleirt. she and her baby haven't been seen since. >> she's only 7 pounds that is teeny tiny >> reporter: in a phone interview with nbc affiliate, broussard's boyfriend begging everyone to spread the word. >> anything helps, post and post and post and share >> reporter: carey says he's trying to stay positive. he says his last conversation with broussard happened just after she dropped off her older son at school. when he returned home from work several hours later, her car was at their apartment unlocked, with her purse, money and i.d.s all inside >> only thing that's gone is her, her baby, her keys and cell phone. >> reporter: besides talking with detectives, carey says he's been scouring the neighborhood, searching for surveillance video that might yield clues >> she needs to be back. her son needs her, i need her, her family needs her. >> reporter: austin pd called the investigation active and ongoing as fresh resources arrived, including a renowned outside search and rescue group, and

broussard said that if his daughter is being held by someone, she is absolutely a fighter.ay she would leave her son so they know something is wrong. cecilia. >> such a sad story. okay, marcus, thank you. michael. >>> all right, cecilia. now to a car accident caught on camera, involving a truck, a youtube star and pop singer ellie goulding who came to the rescue. maggie rulli is in london with the story. good morning, maggie. >> reporter: michael, good morning. this was a wild scene. it happened just up the road from here. a youtube star getting essentially snowplowed by a truck and the first person on the scene was a pop star, ellie goulding. she said it was one of the craziest things she has ever seen. caught on camera, this truck barreling down the highway with a car plastered across his grill. onlookers desperately try to get the truck's attention as the driver pushes ahead seemingly unaware. >> i honestly didn't see. >> you didn't see? >> i didn't see. >> reporter: caught up in the confusion pop star ellie goulding. ♪ i'll let you set the pace >> reporter: the singer/s

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broussard's loved ones blind-sided. >> that was the biggest surprise of my life.>> reporter: police say they suspect this was a plot to steal the baby and pass it off as her own. mutual friends of the two women say fieramusca said she was pregnant at the same time broussard was and even claimed she gave birth. >> this girl, magen, just had a baby? >> yes. her name's luna. >> how old? >> 15 days old, 16 days old? her and heidi are best, best friends. >> did you see her baby? >> i haven't seen pictures of her. >> reporter: fieramusca is charged with two counts of kidnapping and tampering with broussard's corpse, but no murder charges have been filed. her attorney says they have no information from the travis country district attorney's office regarded additional charges. the district attorney's office tells abc news, all documents in this case have been sealed by a judge. police stress this is still an active investigation, but a critical moment coming just hours before christmas eve. >> she's coming home tonight and, you know, that's the best thing that, you know,

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search under way in texas for a mother who vanished with her 2-week-old baby. 33-year-old heidi broussard and her infant daughter were last seen thursday. she dropped off her son at school in austin but never came back to pick him up. police believe broussard and her baby returned home before they went missing and now her fiance is pleading for her safe return. >> she would never disappear. she is an amazing mom. she would never -- we have a 6-year-old son named silas, beautiful kid. she would never leave him. i just want her home safe. it doesn't have to be here. just drop her off somewhere safe. >> shane carey says nothing was missing from their home, and there were no signs of a struggle. >>> presidential candidate michael bloomberg is being forced to deal with allegations that he made lewd and sexist comments in the past. among the accusations, a female employee claimed in a lawsuit that bloomberg told her to kill it in response to her pregnancy announcement. bloomberg denied that allegation. his campaign says bloomberg now realizes some of what he has said is disrespectful and wrong.

so, yeah, she fooled us all. >> reporter: last thursday, investigators uncovered broussard's body inhe trunk of a car on humphrey's property. tonight a family spokesperson says margot is now in foster care as they await dna testing to confirm it's her and highlight who the father is. humphrey, now charged with kidnapping and tampering with a human corpse stood in the delivery room when heidi gave birth, even spoke of her own pregnancy. >> do you believe the suspect was ever pregnant? >> no, sir, i do not. >> why would someone lie about a pregnancy? >> because she wanted the baby. she wanted the baby. >> reporter: reach iing out to humphrey's court-appoint ed attorney. we haven't heard back. this, as a family prepares for a vigil tomorrow night. sam brock, nbc news, austin. >>> up next, we're switching gears. does that two-day shipping promise really mean it will get there by christmas? importan as a struggling actor, i need all the breaks that i can get. at liberty butchumal- cut. liberty biberty- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for wha

heidi broussard spent most of her life in lake charles.ater today, her friends and family will paint a portrait of her personality in that chapel behind me. warm and adventurous, so her children have a memory of heidi forever. in just hours, those closest to heidi broussard, will pull back the curtain, and reveal the magic that made her so special. >> she had infectious blue eyes. you wouldn't help but smile. you wouldn't help but know she was genuine. >> reporter: rebecca knew heidi her whole life and considered her a little sister. >> she was the first to give a compliment to a changer. she was that girl. >> reporter: tributes pouring in across the world, from canada to australia. one person writing, your smile lit up a room. you will be missed. >> people wonder why she has so many best friends, it's because everyone was drawn to her. >> reporter: now, all of the loved ones flocking into town for the memorial. her boyfriend, shane, even baby margot, bundled in blankets. when they gather to remember heidi, questions remain surrounding her

the surveillance video shows broussard in the video at that time but she did not return to pick up herafter school. police believe the mom and her daughter did go home to their apartment after the school drop off. >> there is nothing of value missing. her purse and her wallet and everything was up here. her cell phone is missing. it's been turned off. >> broussard's fiance and margo's father says he doesn't know anyone who may have wanted to hurt them. he says he wants them to come home safe. >>> sonoma county leaders plan to unveil an emergency proposal tomorrow to shelter homeless residents at the fairgrounds in santa rosa. about 3,000 people are homeless in sonoma county. a large encampment developed along the joe rodada trail next to highway 12. the press democrat is reporting housing people at the fairgrounds was inspired by how the fairgrounds was used to house people evacuated from wildfires and flooding. >>> phil matier reports a major convention may be coming back to san francisco. the medical association pulled its convention out of the city citing safety issues and concerns

the body of missing texas mother heidi broussard discovered at a home near houston.a close friend is being charged with kidnapping in connection with the death. the suspect is insisting to officers the baby is hers. what is going to happen as the case goes forward. ted williams joins us now. thank you for being here. tell us your thoughts on this case. >> well, you know, it's a very sad turn of events as ours viewers should know on december 12th, heidi broussard, 33-year-old female, dropped her child off at a school, came home and was -- went missing. it was determined as a part of the investigation that a woman by the name of magen fieramusca who was supposedly heidi broussard's best friend, perhaps may very well be involved in her death. the authorities have been able to place fieramusca's car in the austin, texas area, the area in which heidi lived. i must tell you, emily, this is somewhat touching to me personally in an indirect manner because heidi broussard was from lake charles, louisiana, that's where i grew up. but fieramusca lived in the houston, texas area