tonight, what happened to 5-year-old florida girl haleigh cummings? >>> with me right now, the father of little haleigh, ronald cummings is with us. mr. cummings, you and your family are in so many prayers across the country right now. please, tell us what happened when you got home from work that night. i believe it was around 3:00 a.m. >> actually, it was about 3:25, 3:27. >> okay. >> i pulled into the yard, and my girlfriend opened the front door, and i already knew something was wrong because she's not up at this time. she told me -- i said what are you doing up at this time? she said your back door's wide open and your daughter's gone. >> what is her description -- what scenario took place? >> she got out of the bed. and went to use the restroom and came back to find out my daughter was not in bed with her. and the back door was wide open and she was -- and she was gone. >> ronald, what time did she put haleigh to bed? >> she puts them to bed every night. at 8:00. >> 8:00. when she -- >> and -- >> when she put her to bed at 8:00, did she also put

haleigh. >> we are taking your calls live. joining me tonight, misty's father, ronald cummings -- excuse me, haleigh's father, ronald cummings. straight to the lines. gail in virginia. hi, gail. >> caller: hi, miss grace. how are you? >> i'm good, dear. what's your question? >> caller: i wanted to ask mr. cummings, the baby's been missing since february. why have they not brought in the cadaver dogs? >> you know, it's my understanding that they have. to t.j. hart. have cadaver dogs ever been brought in? >> yes, they have. in fact, they were out there several months ago, and cadaver dogs did make a hit on a dumpster. and actually, two of them. and they went through those dumpsters late into the night. our cnn/hln cameras were on that the whole time. they found nothing of significance. >> melody, oklahoma. or is that ohio, melody? >> caller: ohio. >> hi, dear. what's your question? >> caller: hi, nancy. i just got your book, and i cannot wait to read it. but anyway -- >> thank you. >> caller: she failed the first polygraph. now they're saying that she didn't -- that she failed the second too. i can see her inconsistencies. but

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about haleigh cummings. and i want to remind miss neves as we go to break that while we are all throwing around legal theories and arguing the evidence please know that not a day passes that you and your family are not in prayers and thoughts and especially little haleigh. everyone, as we go to break, tonight's safety tips. it's about choking. it can be a life-threatening emergency, especially if it's a child. every second counts. look for signs of choking. when someone turns blue, of course, grabbing at their throat, unable to breathe, cry, make noise. and try the heimlich maneuver immediately. if the throatway still isn't clear, call 911, of course. if unconscious, begin cpr. parents and caregivers should be trained in cpr and the heimlich. also, beware of toys or tiny items that can be swallowed. don't let young children eat foods that are choking risks. toddlers can swallow things without chewing them. serve food in small manageable bites. if your child has a cough or trouble breathing or swallowing afte

. >>> the disappearance of haleigh cummings, a letter claims the girl died after ingesting oxycontin. she claims it happened after haley was put to death but the letter claimed misty and haleigh were at a party when tragedy struck. we learn more about the content of the letter on hln's nancy grace last night. >> this letter came from a girl behind bars who is friends with misty who is a party friend of misty's who is saying that misty was with her that night. this letter is claiming that misty and this girl and other girls were together that night and haleigh was with them partying. they were all partying and misty -- haleigh got her hands on oxycontin and ingested it and died. and that's when this other friend at the party panicked. put haleigh allegedly in a bag and threw her in a pond. that's what this letter is saying. >> authorities did search a large pond near the home but they found no human remains. they said the search was based on one of the thousands of tips they received. they would not confirm whether it had anything to do with the alleged letter. >>> actor john traffic e

>>> an explosive tip, haleigh cummings vanished. reports that step-mom took little haleigh to a drug filled party. saying she overdosed on the powerful narcotic oxycontin. could this@@ be true? maybe police can ask misty's own mother, they put out a felony warrant for her arrest. >> a mix up at the fertility clinic, a woman carried the child for nine months and just @ gave birth and now must give him up. today new insights on what caused this mortifying mistake. call us, 1-877-tell-hln or text us at hln tv and start your message with the word prime. this is your chance to be heard. >> welcome to "prime news". i'm in for mike galanos.úú jaw dropping developments in the search for haleigh cummings. stepmom was the last one to see her. now explosive allegations from friend. is it true she was taken to a drug filled party overdosed on oxycontin and then died. we have the friend's letter from behind bars. an arrest warrant is out for misty's mom.@@ are cops putting the squeeze on misty's family. >> deep down in my heart yes i think holdin

>> was haleigh cummings a victim of a drug overdose? according to a letter allegedly from one of stepmom/baby-sitter misty croslin's friend, haleigh died of an overdose to oxycontin and then her body was thrown into a pond. >> probably from one or two pills, she could have died. and it's possible that she's -- and we see sometimes accidental death. >> the letter states that cops were given a sworn affidavit from a friend of misty's, who claims everyone at the party "freaked out" when the toddler overdosed. >> you can use this as a great source as long as you can corroborate it. hopefully there will be kernels of information in there that lead to an additional flood is police say they're completely ignoring the letter and denying any existence of this alleged sworn photographed misty's frind. reports are that all of of the friends were cleared. >> would love to have a break in this case and we really would not care who. >> you have made an accusation that croslin was on a drug binge. do you have any evidence to support that claim? >> no,

we have the video. >> breaking news in the case of missing 5-year-old florida girl haleigh cummings, who disappeared from her own home in the middle of the night. has there been a sighting of little haleigh at a walmart in massachusetts? >> some anonymous tips were given by phone to some media outlets in the cape cod and boston area saturday. some of those calls indicated there was a possible sighting of a girl matching the description of haleigh at a walmart store i abington, massachusetts. >> haleigh's grandmother, teresa neves also said she was told she was seen with an adult, she was seen in a shopping cart shopping with an adult. she didn't say if it was a male or female. meanwhile florida authorities have confirmed they are in massachusetts conducting interviews in the case. among those interviews is reportedly misty croslin's brother, timothy croslin. >> timothy and his wife moved up there a couple months ago for economic reasons. and maybe there was something that has come out in some other line of questioning that has led them to make contact with him. >> authorities have con

chelsea cummings, the aunt of haleigh, was questioned for 14 hours in massachusetts. taken back home. taken back to the police station and questioned again. and one question that keeps resurfacing and we're learning this first time tonight is that ronald cummings tried to get ahold of misty that night, the night that haleigh went missing. he couldn't reach her. he called misty's brother, tommy. tommy called misty's brother timothy to try to find out where misty was. nobody could find her. >> art harris, investigative journalist, has been in satsuma for the duration. art harris, this is huge, that her own father is now saying she may have left the home. not been there. i mean, that voids her entire story. it's all -- it's down the trash chute now. >> well, when your dad says he doesn't think you were at the trailer when you said you were, that's serious, nancy. he is also saying, though that he stands by misty. he doesn't put much stock in the lie detector test. but he says he doubts her story. >> to marlaina schiavo, our producer on the story from the get-go. what abou

florida police bring haleigh's dad, ronald cummings, in for intense questioning about phone calls, phone calls made in the hours leading up to the moment haleigh goes missing. but why? in a stunning twist, police bring in a new team starting from the scratch in the search. is there a break in the case? these phone records reveal a crucial timeline, including a major argument just before haleigh disappeared. after searchers comb through dense foliage on foot, horse back. after girlfriend/babysitter misty croslin leads police directly to a plot of land near the family home. cross lynn says she was tricked into taking a polygraph but insists she passed. that's not what they tell us. also revealing she's afraid her phone is tapped. but wait a minute, if a child is missing, who cares? what is there to hide? we also learn her bed made up, not slept in the night haleigh vanishes. was she ever even home? cops say evidence in the home contradicts her story, and now reports she flunked a voice stress test, changing her story, saying to up to four people in the home the night haleigh vanishes. poli

about haleigh cummings.reak that while we are all throwing around legal theories and arguing the evidence please know that not a day passes that you and your family are not in prayers and thoughts and especially little haleigh. everyone, as we go to break, tonight's safety tips. it's about choking. it can be a life-threatening emergency, especially if it's a child. every second counts. look for signs of choking. when someone turns blue, of course, grabbing at their throat, unable to breathe, cry, make noise. and try the heimlich maneuver immediately. if the throatway still isn't clear, call 911, of course. if unconscious, begin cpr. parents and caregivers should be trained in cpr and the heimlich. also, beware of toys or tiny items that can be swallowed. don't let young children eat foods that are choking risks. toddlers can swallow things without chewing them. serve food in small manageable bites. if your child has a cough or trouble breathing or swallowing after a choking episode, take them to the doctor.

i don't know where she is. >> breaking news in the case of missing florida girl haleigh cummings. stepmom slash babysitter misty croslin's own mother says she believes her daughter knows more about what happened to haleigh than she's admitting. lisa croslin told wflo -- >> yes, i think my daughter's holding something back. i think they're holding something back. that's in my heart. i'm going to tell her i love her and if you know anything at all please tell please tell me. just tell me whatever you're holding back. >> this shocking development occurring less than 24 hours after misty croslin's father says that misty may have left home the night haleigh went missing. >> she was a 16-year-old child whose job was to look after somebody else's two young children, and i can only imagine that this girl would want to get out and have some fun of some kind. i think this scenario is very consistent with what could have happened. >> ronald, has the theory that misty left the home sometime during the night been disproved? >> i'm not sure. i believe that it has, nancy. i'm almost 100% sure, bu

stay with us. palpapa >>> tonight, seismic developments in the search for haleigh cummings. the walls closing in on misty? the missing girl's stepmom has skipped town. the chain-smoking teenager, the last person to see this little girl alive, apparently got into an argument with haleigh's father so she flew the coop. this alleged fight comes just days after misty's own brother threw her under the bus, claiming misty was not home the night haleigh vanished so what happened that night? does misty know more than she's told the cops? >>> a race against time. the countdown is on for america's wild mustangs. they used to roam free but now have been corraled, branded and roped by the u.s. government. are these animals destined for slaughter? we'll debate it. you can save them. they are a symbol of freedom in the american west so why is our government forcing these horses off their land? also breaking news in the anna nicole smith case. prosecutors planning to throw the book at smith's lawyer and boyfriend, howard k. stern. and that word came from defense attorneys. smith was prescri

. >>> breaking news in the sudden disappearance of 5-year-old florida girl haleigh cummings. bed in the middle of the night. as we go to air tonight, police arrest misty croslin's mother. lisa croslin taken into custody in tennessee on a felony forgery charge. her bail set at $100,000. this as police release croslin's brother on a gun charge. the same brother who tells police croslin not at home the night haleigh goes missing. are police pressuring croslin's family, trying to get the truth about haleigh? and in another major development, surveillance video and a mystery letter surfaces. a letter set to crack this case wide open. an unidentified blond woman dressed in blue scrubs and hiding behind dark glasses drops off a letter containing a tip connected to haleigh's disappearance. we have that surveillance video. it has just been released. in the last hours police announce they have located the mystery woman on that videotape. who is she? and what does she know about haleigh's disappearance? this is all on the heels of another stunning letter claiming haleigh ingested the pa

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shocking revelations that night that little haleigh cummings vanished.you're not going to believe what stepmom misty's brother told the cops. saying misty wasn't even home. never answered the door. cops in florida saying misty had been inconsistent. we know that since day one. could this be why? just hours ago, investigators drained a pond nearby as well. so a lot to get you updated on. joining us, we welcome back mike brooks. also with us, t.j. hart, program and news director wsky radio 97.3 fm in gainesville, florida. t.j., let's hit on what tommy croslin is saying, misty's brother. is he flat out saying misty wasn't there that night? >> he stopped just short within a breath of saying that. he was said i was called by ron, ron was at work. he had not been able to reach misty by telephone. he called tommy to go down and check. they only live just a few yards from each other. he goes down to the trailer where haleigh, junior and misty were supposed to be. he sees no lights on. he sees no television. which is kind of odd for 1:00 at night. this is in the

augustine record newspaper. >> it will probably solve what happened to haleigh cummings. >> and i want them to find whoever this is and i don't care who it is. but we want haleigh to come home. >>> and tonight, after 30, hiding out in europe, a hollywood superstar finally behind bars. 30 years ago, he admits to raping a 13-year-old little girl at the home of superstar jack nicholson. at grand jury, that little girl testified under oath that he also forced anal sodomy on her. she's 13. after 30 years on the lam, he collides with lady justice. hollywood reaction this morning. they're, quote, shocked. oh, no, they're not shocked he raped and sodomized a 13-year-old little girl. oh, no. a little girl he got drunk on champagne and quaaludes, but all the hollywood stars are shocked he's arrested for it. shame, shame, shame on them. tonight, polanski behind bars. lady justice comes through. thank heaven, better late than never. >>> the movie director who made "chinatown," who won an oscar for t for the "pianist" is fighting extradition. >> the year was 1977. polanski was called before the gra

about haleigh cummings.owing around legal theories and arguing the evidence please know that not a day passes that you and your family are not in prayers and thoughts and especially little haleigh. everyone, as we go to break, tonight's safety tips. it's about choking. it can be a life-threatening emergency, especially if it's a child. every second counts. look for signs of choking. when someone turns blue, of course, grabbing at their throat, unable to breathe, cry, make noise. and try the heimlich maneuver immediately. if the throatway still isn't clear, call 911, of course. if unconscious, begin cpr. parents and caregivers should be trained in cpr and the heimlich. also, beware of toys or tiny items that can be swallowed. don't let young children eat foods that are choking risks. toddlers can swallow things without chewing them. serve food in small manageable bites. if your child has a cough or trouble breathing or swallowing after a choking episode, take them to the doctor. and remember, the way you trea

haleigh's disappearance? >> they want anyone close to the family to tell them what they know about misty, about anything related to the crime. so i do. >> to ronald cummingsning us tonight, he's haleigh's father. he's joining us exclusively since this arrest. ronald, what do you make of it? >> miss nancy, i don't know what to make of it. i just don't know what to think. >> well, what is the brother-in-law telling you? what are you hearing from misty's family? >> miss nancy, we don't have much contact with the family. misty has an injunction against thomas, so we don't have any contact with them. >> to terry shoemaker, the the attorney for ronald cummings. do you believe he was taken into custody in order to put pressure on him to find out what he may or may not know about haleigh's disappearance? >> like was just said, $50,000 is very high bond for a grand left, you know? so i would imagine they're looking at every angle they can and if they think they can put a little weight on him and get him to talk about anything he might know, i'm sure they're going to do that. >> now, let me ask you this. to. you say no more communications with misty croslin's famil

a shocking twist in the haleigh cummings case. misty's brother recently arrested and now cops questioning him about haleigh's disappearance. >>> plus, new pictures of phillip garrido's house of horrors. this place is a mess. but what does it tell us about the alleged kidnapper? we're taking your calls, peoplei . (announcer) neutropéna tone correcting night serum with high performance soy to even skin tone and active retinol to speed cell turn over. clinically shown to visibly fade brown spots in 14 nights. i even out my skin at night so it looks younger, flawless in the morning. (announcer) neutrogena tone correcting now you can fade and prevent discolorations all day. new tone correcting spf 30. o lower your bad cholesterol but your good cholesterol and triglycerides are still out of line? then you may not be seeing the whole picture. ask your doctor about trilipix. if you're at high risk of heart disease and taking a statin to lower bad cholesterol, along with diet, adding trilipix can lower fatty triglycerides and raise good cho

>> was haleigh cummings a victim of a drug overdose? of stepmom/baby-sitter misty croslin's friend, haleigh died of an overdose to oxycontin and then her body was thrown into a pond. >> probably from one or two pills, she could have died. and it's possible that children sometimes think that's candy and we see sometimes accidental death. >> the letter states that cops were given a sworn affidavit from a friend of misty's, who claims everyone at the party "freaked out" when the toddler overdosed. >> you can use this as a great source as long as you can corroborate it. so the police can go through every little detail and hopefully there will be kernels of information in there that lead to additional roads. >> police say they're completely ignoring the letter and devying any existing of this alleged sworn photographed misty's friend. >> would love to have a break in this case and we really would not care who it implicates. >> you have made an accusation that croslin was on a drug binge. do you have any evidence to support that claim? >> no,

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new today in the search for 5-year-old haleigh cummings. one of the supporters of texas equisearch has written a check to her father, ron cummings to the tune of $35,000 bucks. misty cummings, she's the last person to see little haleigh before she vanished back in february. last week, equisearch behind a polygraph test that misty took, one that she apparently failed miserably. then there's this jawdropper. haleigh's dad reportedly told his father in law that if he had 35 brand he could get haleigh back safe. obviously, all of this has the father-in-law a little ticked. this is misty's dad, hank croslin senior calling texas equisearch director tim miller.  >> all right. then again, there's dad, spinning away from misty right to ron cummings. you hear the anger in his voice we want to get the bottom of this one. 35,000? what is this all about? we're taking your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. them miller is with us, director of texas equisearch and former investigator, john lose itch. i'll start with you. that's hank croslin, senior. what was your r

a shocking twist in the haleigh cummings case. misty's croslin's brother recently arrested and now cops questioning him about haleigh's disappearance. >>> plus, new pictures of phillip garrido's house of horrors. this place is a mess. but what does it tell us about the alleged kidnapper? we're taking your calls, people, hi-- number two, please. would you like that to hurt now or later? uh-- what? (announcer) pepcid® complete doesn't make you choose. it neutralizes acid in seconds and controls heartburn all day or all night. pepcid® complete , works now and works later. if you're using other moisturizing body washes, you might as well be. you see, their moisturizer sits on top of skin, almost as if you're wearing it. only new dove deep moisture has nutriummoisture, a breakthrough formula with natural moisturizers... that can nourish deep down. it's the most effective natural nourishment ever. new dove deep moisture with nutriummoisture. superior natural nourishment for your skin. gathering dust, as pollen floats through the air. but

a bizarre new twist in the haleigh cummings' disappearance. ops question four -- count them, four prison inmates for the search of missing 6-year-old haleigh and one of the inmates just happens to be missy croslin's brother. remember mittsy, the chain-smoking teenager married to haleigh's dad ronald. she was baby sitting the night she was abducted but claims to have slept through the entire thing. as if this case couldn't get more bizarre, remember last month haleigh's dad was arrested after he allegedly got into a fight with family members. turns out, he was fighting with misty's brother hank, the same guy just weed by police. did this fight have anything to do with haleigh's disappearance? do the cops have any suspects? this family really has to get their act together if they have any hope of finding this precious child. and that is tonight's "top of the block." >>> horrifying, and i mean horrifying new developments just into hln. police have found another bone on phillip garrido's property. and cadaver dogs sit on a human scent. are human re

. ♪ >>> breaking news in the sudden disappearance of 5-year-old florida girl haleigh cummings. night, police arrest misty croslin's mother. lisa croslin taken into custody in tennessee on a felony forgery charge. her bail set at $100,000. this as police release croslin's brother on a gun charge. the same brother who tells police croslin not at home the night haleigh goes missing. are police pressuring croslin's family, trying to get the truth about haleigh? and in another major development, surveillance video and a mystery letter surfaces. a letter set to crack this case wide open. an unidentified blond woman dressed in blue scrubs and hiding behind dark glasses drops off a letter containing a tip connected to haleigh's disappearance. we have that surveillance video. it has just been released. in the last hours police announce they have located the mystery woman on that videotape. who is she? and what does she know about haleigh's disappearance? this is all on the heels of another stunning letter claiming haleigh ingested the painkiller oxycontin at a party and died. cops callin

this is haleigh cummings. today a new development on the search for her. raveled to massachusetts over the weekend to question the brother of haleigh's stepmother, misty. the cape cod times say police asked him and his wife about a possible sighting of haleigh at an area walmart. the police chief says the couple is cooperating with the florida investigators. misty was the last person to see haleigh before she vanished from her home on february 10th. who is following this? miss nancy grace. she'll have a deeper look inside the investigation coming up tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern time right here on hln. >>> let's look at this together. dramatic pictures just in on a fire in florida. take a look at all the smoke coming from a surf shop in daytona beach. the surf shop is on fire. no word of injuries. we'll continue to look at the live pictures and see how this thing started, if anyone was injured. so far no one has been. >>> police in florida say a 15-year-old tried to have his mother killed. he asked a 13-year-old friend to ambush her in the driveway frid

startling developments in the search for haleigh cummings, explosive allegations from her step-mom's ed with the wrong embryo. we've been telling you about this story. she's just given birth to a healthy baby boy. we'll take your calls 1-877-tell-hln. >>> some omaha, nebraska -- nebraska cops, rather, are buying their own guns. the ar-15 rifle is standard for the city's emergency response units and for s.w.a.t. teams nationwide. now rank and file officers are buying the high-powered weapons to keep up with the bad guys. not only are the guns expensive, the ammunition costs 450 bucks for a thousand rounds. the ar-15 is a civilian version of a military gun. >>> a woman in indonesia has given birth to a baby boy most folks would have a tough time picking up. look at him. 19 pounds. that's a normal baby -- normal-size baby, rather, he was next to. nothing not normal about him. don't get mad at me. the record was back in 1879. >>> we have an exciting addition to our prime time lineupcoming your way the joy behar show will air 9:00 eastern on hln, kicking off tuesday, september 29th, so be

haleigh cummings. a couple of new developments on that front. it could be big.ssible sighting in massachusetts. also misty cross lin's brother, tim, lives in massachusetts. now at least that the point it's two separate stories, where are you guys taking it, jane? >> i think it's pretty bizarre coincidence. >> yeah. >> that the authorities decide to interview misty's brother and then oh just by coincidence there's a sighting within,, what an hour and a half from where he lives. >> exactly. >> so that's a very bizarre coincidence, but the word bizarre seems to sum up this tragic case. none of it makes sense. none of it adds up. and we're going to be talking to an investigative journalist who has gotten down there and talked so many people and he's got new, new exclusive information for us tonight on "issues." >> we'll be watching, jane. coming up, more on president obama's speech. want to hear from you. pnip]p] as a nation, can meet our greatest challenges in the future. >> all right even some of the more ardent critics didn't have any problem with the speech. se

with lying to authorities. >>> some stunning developments in the case of missing florida girl haleigh cummingsthat could put the spotlight back on stepmom misty croslin. her brother reportedly broke down under police questioning. he said he went to ronald cummings' home the night haleigh vanished back in february. he said ronald asked him to go because he couldn't get ahold of misty. he said he pounded on the door but no one opened it. misty insisted she was home all night. tucked haleigh into bed, woke up five hours later to find haleigh gone and the back door open. last night, a radio program director told nancy grace they are holding the brother in jail hoping he'll keep talking. >> tommy says that ronald called him from work stating that he wanted tommy to go down and check on the trailer. he hadn't been able to reach misty on the phone since they had a fight earlier that evening. he went to the trailer, banged on the door and got no answer. he looked inside through the windows. so no lights, no television, did not hear a sound. it was quiet. according to police, he stopped just short of s

croslin packing up clearing out of town after a bitter fight with haleigh's father, ronald cummings. 's brother thrown behind bars on a gun charge. leading to a break in the case. in a late-night jailhouse interrogation, we learned the brother finally confesses. he goes to haleigh's house the night she goes missing. pounds on the door repeatedly over and over. nobody home. phone records confirm ronald cummings tries desperately to reach croslin that night, calling at least 20, that's right, 2-0, 20 times, no answer. where, where was girlfriend turned stepmother misty croslin during those crucial hours when haleigh goes missing? investigators now using gps to track croslin that night through her cell phone. police announce everything croslin's told them so far is, quote, a farce. with cops honing in on croslin, croslin disappears. investigators focusing on a heavily wooded area and in the last 72 hours draining a local pond in connection with haleigh. as girlfriend turned step mom misty croslin flunked another polygraph, tonight, where is haleigh? >> breaking news. babysitter misty cum

croslin packing up, clearing out of town after a bitter fight with haleigh's father, ronald cummings. this after croslin's brother, thrown behind bars on a gun charge, leading to a break in the case. in a late-night jailhouse interrogation we learn the brother finally confesses he goes to haleigh's house the night she goes missing, pounds on the door repeatedly, over and over. nobody home. phone records confirm ronald cummings tries desperately to reach croslin that night, calling at least 20, that's right, two zero, 20 times. no answer. where? where was girlfriend turned stepmother misty croslin during those crucial hours when haleigh goes missing? investigators now using gps to track croslin that night through her cell phone. police announce everything croslin's told them so far is "a farce." with cops honing in on croslin, croslin disappears. investigators focusing on a heavily wooded area, and in the last 72 hours draining a local pond in connection with haleigh. as girlfriend turned stepmom misty croslin flunks another polygra polygraph, tonight, where is haleigh? >> breaking new

. >>> it has been seven months since little haleigh cummings vanished without a trace.he deadly flooding across georgia and one area devastated by the high water. stay with us. we'll be right back. >>> stunning developments in the case of the little girl haleigh cummings, missing in florida for seven months, and this could put the spotlight back on the stepmom, misty. misty's brother recently arrest and a gun charge and reportedly broke down under police questioning. tommy cross lynne says he went to ronald cummings home the night haleigh vanished in february and says ronald asked him to go because he couldn't get ahold of misty. the brother says he repeatedly pound and the door, no one opened it. misty cross lynne admitted sheed been home all night. tucked haillee into bed, woke up five hours later to find haleigh gone and the back door open. nancy grace was told police are holding tommy in jail hoping he'll keep talking. >> tommy tells the detectives with the putnam sheriff's office ronald called him from work stating he wanted tom toy go down and check on the trailer

we're talking haleigh cummings.l get the latest on that. where is she going? are investigators keeping tabs on her? we want to know all these questions because we know, let's face, she the one who hold little the key. she's the last person to see little haleigh. again, haleigh's been missing since february. we're also finding out that ron cummings called the home 20 times, no answer. again, telling us misty may not had been at home. where were the kids through all of this? >>> also coming up the latest on phillip garrido, the man accused of abducting jaycee dugard, keeping them captive for 18 years. the investigators have been searching his property thoroughly and we've been wondering is he responsible for other missing childrens cases? are bones are found? we're now finding out early indications not case and we'll get you updated on that. take your calls. 1-877-tell-hln and more charges in the death of anna nicole smith. also her former boyfriend/doctor howard k. stern. he's facing new charges. what's at heart of t

augustine newspaper regarding the whereabouts of haleigh cummings has turned up empty.llance video of a woman delivering a letter to an editor at the paper last week. in it there was a tip about an area where the missing girl was thought to be buried. but a search of that area didn't turn up anything. the woman later came forward and told police she didn't write the letter but was a messenger for a woman who claimed to be an fbi informant with psychic abilities. now detectives want to talk to him. haleigh cummings hasn't been seen since she disappeared from her home in february. >>> the philippine government is asking for international help to clean up the damage from massive flooding. the high waters came after tropical storm ketsana slammed the country over the weekend. at least 140 people were killed and dozens of others are missing. you see the people clinging to debris. the debris smashed into pillars of a bridge. look at the raging waters there. others on the roadway tried to toss ropes to them but it's not clear if they were rescued. others huddled on rooftops wa

a jaw dropper in the haleigh cummings case. new allegations from misty cummings' brother. eck on misty at 10:00 that night. he says he knocked on the door and called her cell phone. she never answered. whoa. that's big. now, remember, misty insists she went to sleep at 10:00 that night and haleigh was sleeping nearby. if tommy is telling the truth, this could be the major break in the case. "issues" will, of course, keep you posted on that and bring you the very latest. >>> moving on -- is the king of pop's mom one step closer to getting a say in her son's estate? a judge ruled katherine can challenge the executors who oversee michael's estate without losing her share in the family trust. that's a major win for the woman who is already set to inherit 40% of michael's assets. if katherine gets to decide how to manage michael's future earnings, she could stand to make a lot more money. but that's only if she makes smart financial decisions. we'll have to wait and see. that is tonight's "top of the block." >>> a really shocking glimpse inside jaycee duguard's 18 years of hell.

pipes that may be connected with this case. >>> the last person to see missing florida girl haleigh cummingsestioned her brother about her whereabouts that night. tommy told police he banged on the door that night trying to find his sister but she never answered. on nancy grace last night art harris spoke about an argument that misty apparently had with her husband ron cummings just before she took off. >> art, what was the bitter argument about? >> well, i can tell you that sources tell me that ronald actually threw her clothes out, tlo threw her out and she was going down the road when he was running after her, apologize and bring her back. so it's unclear what it was about, nancy. but it was not pretty. >> let's look at the timing, art harris. what was happening at the time they have the bitter feud? was that when the pond was being drained? what was happening? >> it was around that time, nancy. a lot of uncertainty. a lot of rumors about the pond. rumors that haleigh's body was found. rumors they found a car in the pond. none of it true. >> tommy croslin told the story after he was arres