this as we learn new details about dale smith jr.'s checkered past including a history of domestic violence. but it is what happened after mr. smith got custody in court that has some scratching their heads today. the missing woman's mother walks over and gives the man who, again, is the prime suspect in her disappearance a hug. why did she do that? what did she say to him? michelle parker's family is with me now. yvonne stewart is michelle's mother,, thank you so much for being here at such a troubling time. my heart goes out to all of you. ny von -- yvonne, what did you say to dale smith jr., and why did you hug him? >> i just had an overwhelming emotional moment, you know? that i want to be able to be part of my grandchildrens' life, and i asked him that we could maybe work something out so that i could be a grandma to those babies. megyn: yvonne, do you think he did something to your daughter? >> i honestly don't know who did what, when or where yet. megyn: what is it like going over, and i know this is a man who, you know, has a

martin ej and dale smith attorney. is the agreement they reached are going to be disclosed because of a private matter with families and heightened media attention this case has received. yvonne is happy with the agreement and she will get to see the kids on a regular basis. >> finding michelle's cell phone what this means to the case where it's going whether or not they are going to arrest this punk her husband after this.@x >> breaks my heart my daughter's cell phone is found that means there's something criminal. there's something criminal. and i had such high hopes that maybe we would find her and she would be alive. i just don't think that's going to happen. >> pull a piece of paper out of the file and said do you know what this is? that's her phone. >> what goes through your mind when you see that phone? >> any emotions possible. i am hoping that maybe there's a finger print that shouldn't be on there not my sister or the twins. >> i hope it's in a condition they can retrieve something from it. >> she fears the

martin ej and dale smith attorney.t they reached are going to be disclosed because of a private matter with families and heightened media attention this case has received. yvonne is happy with the agreement and she will get to see the kids on a regular basis. >> finding michelle's cell phone what this means to the case where it's going whether or not they are going to arrest this punk her husband after this. okay... uhh. the bad news, it's probably totaled. the good news is, you don't have to pay your deducble. with vanishing deductible from nationwide insurance, you got $100 off for every year of safe driving, so now your deductible is zero. the other good news ? i held on to your coffee. wow. ♪ nationwide is on your side ( laughing ) it's actually a pretty good day whenou consider. that's great. did you hear sam... ...got promoted to director? so 12 seconds ago. we should get him a present. thanks for the gift basket. you're welcome. you're welcome. did you see hr just sent out new... ...office rules? cause you're cu

you're a punk if you don't take the lie detector, dale smith, jr..u want to get suspicion off your back, do what you have to do. jenna: geraldo rivera always with that final statement that kind of hits it home. thank you very much. we'll see you next hour on a different case as well. jon? jon: as the 2012 race for the white house kicks into high gear, there are new allegations of election fraud in one state in the 2008 primary between hillary clinton and barack obama. we'll have details as officials step up their investigation. >>> also an amazing discovery under the streets of new york city gives a rare glimpse what life was like almost 200 years ago in the early days of this country. we'll show you what has archeologists so very excited. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lum

it would be closer to dale smith's home.formation that led them to look for more information in that particular area. >> matt, do you have any idea what that information was at this time? >> i don't believe that police have shared that information with us to this point. they're trying to keep their investigation concealed to an extent that way, you know, they don't have any kind of interruptions. >> dustin, what is your view of dale smith, the father of the twins and your sister's former fiance? >> i never really got to know the guy that well. as far as i'm concerned right now, i believe he's getting a little bit too much media attention. i think the focus needs to be on my sister at the moment. >> and what happens next? is there going to be more searching tomorrow, dustin? what can you tell us? >> tomorrow i have a bit of fund-raiser for the children as far as christmas and it's a trust that mr. morgan here actually set up for me. and it's kind of a thing to kind of insure their safety and their well-being in the future. bu

it would be closer to dale smith's home.y told me is that they had information that led them to look for more information in that particular area. >> matt, do you have any idea what that information was at this time? >> i don't believe that police have shared that information with us to this point. they're trying to keep their investigation concealed to an extent that way, you know, they don't have any kind of interruptions. >> dustin, what is your view of dale smith, the father of the twins and your sister's former fiance? >> i never really got to know the guy that well. as far as i'm concerned right now, i believe he's getting a little bit too much media attention. i think the focus needs to be on my sister at the moment. >> and what happens next? is there going to be more searching tomorrow, dustin? what can you tell us? >> tomorrow i have a bit of fund-raiser for the children as far as christmas and it's a trust that mr. morgan here actually set up for me. and it's kind of a thing to kind of insure their safety and their

the judge said today he does not consider dale smith to be a threat to the kids.t the same time investors have expanded search for the woman. they used dive teams and boats to comb a lake south of orlando. our phil keating is in our florida newsroom tonight. phil, i'm curious, this exfiance made what is now a rare public appearance. what was of that? >> very rare. he has really shown no profile and made no public statement since michelle parker disappeared two weeks ago tomorrow. he should have been at downtown orlando custody hearing for his children which he won despite concerns voiced in front of the judge by the state as well as michelle parker's family who has announced publicly they do have suspicions about his involvement in their loved one's disappearance. as for michelle parker, the attorney for dale smith ii says he wants her to be found just as badly as everybody else. him being the prime suspect defies logic. >> the children were there. so, in front of your children, you kill their mother, you dispose of their body -- of her body where nobody can find

shannon was 26 years old and living in orlando with dale smith's parents. o met in 1999 when dale was a u.s. marine in north carolina. they married soon after. that's when shannon's family says smith became violent. >> one, the physical and mental abuse that he gave to her, she was -- she was pretty upset. she had never been treated like that by anyone. >> reporter: on september 15th of 2000, shannon was treated at a south carolina hospital for head injuries and smith was arrested for criminal domestic battery. >> i remember when she came home there was a cut on her head, and her feet were cut up. and it was through some concrete where she had been -- i don't know if she was dragged or what, but her feet were bloody. >> reporter: in a military court smith was convicted of domestic battery and drug possession and was dishonorably discharged from the maerps. when shannon died, smith was still serving time for both charges. that was not the first time he had run-ins with the law. in 1992 he pled no contest to attempted aggravated battery after a fight in orland

, we are officially naming dale smith the ex-fiance, as the primary suspect in the disappearance of michelleiance. he had been engaged to parker. they had an on/off relationship that began in 2006. now, it ended with a humiliating exchange over a $5,000 engagement room on the tv show, the people's court. the ruling was that they had to split the cost in half. con coincidentally, she disappeared the same day she aired. that changed on monday as you saw. michelle parker's sister, matt morgan a lawyer for the family. they're out front with us tonight. thanks to both of you for coming out tonight. lauren, were you surprised the judge awarded custody of the kids to dale smith just days after we just heard police call him a suspect in this case? >> i was -- it was an emotional experience throughout the entire thing. i mean, i was somewhat surprised just because the twins have for the past year and a half lived at my mother's house where michelle was living also. so, yeah, i was. >> and what would you say to michelle if she's watching tonight or if she can see you now? >> just that i love her and w

, we are officially naming dale smith the ex-fiance, as the primary suspect in the disappearance of michelle he had been engaged to parker. they had an on/off relationship that began in 2006. now, it ended with a humiliating exchange over a $5,000 engagement ring on the tv show "the people's court." the ruling was that they had to split the cost in half $2,500 each. coincidentally, she disappeared the same day she aired. police did not name smith a suspect at first, that changed on monday, as you saw. michelle parker's sister, matt morgan a lawyer for the family. they're both "outfront" with us tonight. thanks to both of you for coming out tonight. lauren, were you surprised the judge awarded custody of the kids to dale smith just days after we just heard police call him a suspect in this case? >> i was -- it was an emotional experience throughout the entire thing. i mean, i was somewhat surprised just because the twins have for the past year and a half lived at my mother's house where michelle was living also. so, yeah, i was. >> and what would you say to michelle if she's watching tonight

dale smith has been named the primary suspect in the case. e invited smith and his attorney to come "outfront." they have denied our request. joining us is lauren anderson, michelle's sister. it's good to see both of you again. we hoped with a much better story to tell. i know you've expanded the search area and are still looking, matt. why was the search area expanded, do you know? >> at this point in time they're just trying to increase they search area, and come up with new leads. and they felt like they exhausted their awareness efforts at okay ridge. they want to move to seminole county and raise awareness down there. >> what have you heard? i'm sure they've been trying to help you. has anyone come forward with anything that made you think your sister could be nearby or you could be close to finding her? >> i mean, the police department and crime line are sifting the through thousands of tips. and since she went missing and then it went live with the crime line and everything like that, we've had thousands and thousands of tips that have

even more troubling, in 2001 dale smith's wife died under mysterious circumstances. >> i don't know if he did this. i have been telling you disbies this from day one. >> for michelle's mom, the jury is still out on dale's involvement in her daughter's disappearance. >> i would hate for that man to be the witch hunt and everybody wants to pin it on somebody, and he is ingnaw sent. if he is guilty, i will deal with that when i get to it. >> but michelle's father, on the other hand is certain he knows who is to blame. michelle's father, brad parker, joins us now. brad, i can't imagine wlaw going through, but thank you for being with us this evening. do you think that dale is responsible for your daughter's disappearance? >> yes, i do. >> what do you think happened? >> definitely. i believe with his temper -- he went to court which michelle was subpoenaed. michelle had to go to court. he was mad then. then when it aired on wednesday, he was really mad. i think he had it staged and planned, and then when michelle dropped the babies off he blew up, and i'm not sure what happened. he may have

even more troubling, in 2001 dale smith's wife died under mysterious circumstances. >> i don't know if he did this. i have been telling you disbies this from day one. >> for michelle's mom, the jury is still out on dale's involvement in her daughter's disappearance. >> i would hate for that man to be the witch hunt and everybody wants to pin it on somebody, and he is ingnaw sent. if he is guilty, i will deal with that when i get to it. >> but michelle's father, on the other hand is certain he knows who is to blame. michelle's father, brad parker, joins us now. brad, i can't imagine wlaw going through, but thank you for being with us this evening. do you think that dale is responsible for your daughter's disappearance? >> yes, i do. >> what do you think happened? >> definitely. i believe with his temper -- he went to court which michelle was subpoenaed. michelle had to go to court. he was mad then. then when it aired on wednesday, he was really mad. i think he had it staged and planned, and then when michelle dropped the babies off he blew up, and i'm not sure what happened. he may have

dale smith has been named the primary suspect in the case. his attorney to come "outfront." they have denied our request. joining us is mish r lauren anderson, michelle's sister. it's good to see both of you again. we hoped with a much better story to tell. i know you've expanded the search area and are still looking, matt. why was the search area expanded, do you know? >> at this point in time they're just trying to increase they search area, and come up with new leads. and they felt like they exhausted their awareness efforts at okay ridge. they want to move to seminole county and raise awareness down there. >> what have you heard? i'm sure they've been trying to help you. has anyone come forward with anything that made you think your sister could be nearby or you could be close to finding her? >> i mean, the police department and crime line are sifting the through thousands of tips. and since she went missing and then it went live with the crime line and everything like that, we've had thousands and thousands of tips that have come in, whic

dale smith named the primary suspect in the case. we invited both smith and his attorney to come out front this week and they have declined our request. joining us now, matt morgan, attorney for michelle parker's family and michelle's sister. good to see both of you, again. we had hoped with a much better story to tell. i know you've expanded the search area and are still looking, matt. why was the search area expanded, do you know? >> at this point in time, they're just trying to increase their search area and come up with new leads, and they felt like they had exhausted their awareness efforts at oak ridge, everybody pretty much knows what's going on at this point there so they want to move to seminole county and raise awareness down there. >> lauren, what have you heard? i'm sure from the family people have been trying to help you. has anyone come forward with anything that has made you think your sister could be nearby or you could be close to finding her? >> the police department and crime line are sifting through thousands of ti

dale smith who police say is their only suspect in the disappearance of his ex-fiance, michelle parker, lunged at a news photographer, knocking him to the ground. people who arrived with smith could then be heard jeering the fallen photographer. in the court hearing, itself, it was much quieter as state officials tried to take away smith's 3-year-old twins he shares with parker and whom he has been keeping since her disappearance. the state claims he is a potential danger to the children. >> he has a pattern of domestic violence with women he is involved with, which is significant because if you're going to see what he has done in the past it is a good indicator of the future. >> reporter: even though smith has a history of trouble with the law, his lawyer argued that's long in the past, and said there is no reason to believe he'd do anything wrong now. >> you just don't go and take children from a home when this most minimal and most vague accusations. >> reporter: in the end the judge ruled smith could keep his kids. >> i don't see any evidence that he presents any imminent risk of s

seven miles from the dale smith's home. parker dropped off her children there at 3:18 p.m., november 17th, the day she was last seen alive. dale smith, according to his lawyer took the kids and hour later. he denies involvement in parker's disappearance. parker's brother got a text from her cell phone indicating she was in the waterford lakes area. 8:00 p.m. that night, a ping was detected close to where the phone would be recovered in the water. the next day, her hummer was found in a parking lot some distance away. >> that was mark potter reporting. michelle parker's mother hates who ever would do this to her daughter. >>> that's it for news 4 at 5:00. news 4 at 6:00 is starting right now. >>> shock and sadness at virginia tech as a campus police officer is ambushed. new details about the deadly attack. the motive remains a mystery. >> jack johnson's wife, leslie sentenced for her role in a corruption scheme. >>> businesses are losing patience with occupy d.c. protesters. >> i'm jim vance. >> i'm doreen gentzler. investig

last seen 22 days ago around the same time she dropped her 3-year-old twins off with their father, dale smithne point, smith and parker were engaged. their relationship ended, as we've been telling you, in an argument that played out on the television show "the people's court." the episode they taped aired the same day the woman went missing. dale smith is a suspect and has not responded to our invitations to come "outfront." the lawyer for parker's family is "outfront" tonight. matt, we've been talking to you over the past week or so. police keeping quiet about where the phone was found. have they given you any indication about what they've learned from it? >> not yet, erin. and they have found the location, which was here in orlando in a marshy area by lake eleanor. but as far as any leads that came from information contained within the phone they haven't come forward yet. >> so you don't know last calls or unexpected numbers or texts or anything like that? >> not at this time. they're doing a thorough information and i'm sure the details will come forward soon. >> what was the reaction of

last seen 22 days ago around the same time she dropped her 3-year-old twins off with their father dale smithne point smith and parker were engaged. their relationship endsed as we've been telling you in an argument that played out on the television show "the people's court." the episode they taped aired the same day the woman went missing. dale smith is a suspect and has not responded to our invitations to come out front. the lawyer for parker's family is out front tonight. matt, we've been talking to you over the past week or so. police keeping quiet about where the phone was found. have they given you any indication about what they've learned from it? >> not yet, erin. and they have found the location which was here in orlando in a marshy area by lake eleanor. but as far as any leads that came from information contained within the phone they haven't come forward yet. >> so you don't know last calls or texts or anything like that? >> not at this time. they're doing a thorough information and i'm sure the details will come forward soon. >> what was the reaction of the family the phone was fo

finding her or finding who knows where she is. >> reporter: this, as police continue to focus on dale smith, who they call their prime suspect. smith has refused to take a polygraph test. last week, their house was raided by a s.w.a.t. team. his parents had been questioned by police. dale smith's attorney says his client volunteered to be questioned by police three times. and he couldn't have possibly killed michelle parker. he would have had to murder her, drink her and her body across town. disposed of the body and driven back home all in a space of about an hour. robin? >> thank you very much. >>> going to turn, now, back to sam. and, baby, it's cold outside. >> not just for the east coast, robin. because of that storm. good morning, everyone. but for the middle of the country, as well, with a brand-new cold front that drops down. get ready. minneapolis, your lows tonight, by the way, were about two degrees. 7 below at international falls. check out chicago, dropping down to 22. this front could bring lake-effect snow. chicagoland, you wouldn't have the latest start to the snow season if

martha: we know dale smith is the prime suspect in this case, although he has not been arrested, has detector test. the finding of the cellphone, how did that change the police' relationship with mr. smith? >> i don't know if it has impacted their relationship with mr. smith at this point. they haven't revealed the contents of the cellphone, if there is something that revealed that michelle was in some kind of distress. they haven't come forward with those details. so, you know, they are continuing their investigation in regards to dale, and they've subpoenaed his family, and they've brought them into the state attorney's office. they are continuing, as they were before. martha: what about the family's relationship with him? we all remember that moment when the mom, who we just saw, she saw him after the hearing, she hugged him, which some people thought was very strange given what the family had expressed about their suspicions about him. >> yeah, yvonne is an incredible woman in every sense of the word. her main concern is for her grandchildren, who are going to remain in dale's cus