>> reporter: for a closer look at what this little girl did to save herself, we are joined by ernie allen. the president and eco of the national -- ceo, the national center of exploiting and missing children. >> thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. let's start by dissecting the video. we scout the abductor who has little brittany in his arms. and so they do exactly what they want kids to do. kids protect themselves with their head through recognition and avoidance. she didn't go quietly. she fought back. >> is and you say that is really important because 85% of these cases where children are being abducted in some way, they are the ones that get themselves out of that dangerous situation. >> >> absolutely, it is something they do. running away, avoiding it, calling attention to themselves, fighting back. parents, they should not expect that there will be some good samaritan who leaps in to the fray to save their child. children save themselves. >> as we look back at the video, what we don't see in those pictures are the parents. and you have said it is kind of hard to expect a pa