tonight, where is kristi cornwell? >> along a country road, a single mom kidnapped taking a nightly stroll. new today, her cell phone has been found, more than three miles from where she was taken. >> a property owner mowing his grass right near the road spotted the cell phone. he picked it up, turned it on, and recognized immediately that it belonged to kristi. >> that cell phone could have a number of things. it could have forensic evidence with it. and it would have fingerprint evidence, and also, someone could have a voice they could identify. >> they're going to look for strangers. on a statistical basis, it's much more likely that she was kidnapped by a client, a neighbor, a friend, somebody who knew her. >> the words that she used, the fact that she was on a cell phone and somebody did it anyway. the location, as i understand it, is not a location where somebody would be driving around looking for a random victim. >> you'd have to go out and interview almost everybody she knew, particularly the probationees or p

where is kristi cornwell? >>> home video was taken the year kristi cornwell became a mother. she's been missing for more than a week, since investigators say she was kidnapped while she was out for a walk near her parents' home in union county. >> it was aren't 9:00 p.m. when kristi cornwell started her evening walk, starting at her parent's house where those orange cones are just behind me. investigators say there were two routes that kristi could have taken and it's not clear which route she intended to take the night that she went missing. >> who saw her last? who can tell me that they saw her go out for a walk? how do i know she wasn't dead already? >> an employee at the union baptist church saw kristi while she was on her walk. investigators believe that this was the last person to see kristi before she was abducted. >> one of the most difficult problems is, she was in the middle of essentially nowhere, where any car coming by could grab her and go essentially me direction. >> we're still talking with family, friends, associates, registered sex offenders, screening those

kristi cornwell. she's out walking not far from her own home in the evening, not late at night, barely 9:00 p.m., talking on her cell phone like so many of us do when they're out exercising. on the other end, the boyfriend hears her screaming, please don't take me. kristi cornwell has not been seen alive againlet. her cell phone has been found, obviously thrown out the window of a vehicle about two miles a way on a lawn. straight out to our producer leticia lance standing by outside the command center. leticia lance, what can you tell me about two vehicles that the cops are interested in? >> one is a white suv, the other is a tan or gold colored sub compact car, which could be either a nissan or toyota. >> when you say subcontract what do you mean by that? four-door or two-door? let me break it down for you. four-door or two-door? >> they're not saying. sub compact car, nissan or toyota, tan or gold colored. >> let's put the photos up again. leticia, where are they getting apb on the two vehicles, the

where is kristi cornwell? >> our prayers are with kristi cornwell and her family. the mom of a 15 year old was abducted. tips were called into "america's most wanted" saying she was taken to a rural county, cleveland county, in north carolina. >> detectives are searching about 200 miles away from blairsville, georgia, in an area in the kings mountain area of north carolina. authorities say an anonymous caller was vague but gave them an address where cornwell can allegedly be found. >> i think they're being very pro-active by telling people not just to look at the picture and say i haven't seen her but to go out there and do something about it. anybody in that community should go to unoccupied houses, apartments, outbuildings, etc., to assist in the investigation. >> they are just telling us that they've not found her yet. they're searching. they're expanding their search. now they're going to be searching -- when they get a lead, they'll search those places. she's out there somewhere. >> good evening. i'm nancy grace. thank you for being with us. a reality tv star

tonight where is kristi cornwell? >> he heard kristi cornwell screaming "don't take me" moments before she disappears. now he's breaking his silence. douglas davis was the boyfriend on the other end of that call with kristi the night she vanishes. a minister, davis says he's keeping the faith and knows kristi is still alive. but he's pleading for tips to bring her home safe. >> he called her. she was apparently expecting the phone call and had already gone out walking waiting for him to call. he was in atlanta. she was in blaresville about two hours away at the time this happened. who can place her, visually place her out walking that evening around 9:00 p.m. >> according to investigators kristi cornwell was seen by an employee leaving the church not far from her parents home. >> she walks routinely for exercise. we know she was abducted. there's no question about it. the evidence spells that. >> live to oakland on the search for a missing 5-year-old afflicted with cerebral palsy. he vanishes from the backseat of a ca

the sadness of missing kristi not being here with us. and then the exhaustion of the search, the exhaustion of working with you guys and we appreciate everything the media has done to try to help get the story out but it's exhausting try to do that. >> the question comes from a heart of concern for you, family a mom, a dad, a 15-year-old son. it's heartbreaking. we hope and pray for her safe return. thank you again. we appreciate the time. >>> coming up, a heinous crime. a man in a wheelchair ended up being tortured for three days. this poor guy here. we'll lay out details for you and try to answer the big question why? , why? >>> welcome back. have to warn you right off the bat, the details in this next story just horrific and down right graphic. a woman tortured this man, terry neely for three days. the guy was in a wheelchair and lived in an assisted living facility. he was found dead dumped in the trash. hard to believe anyone could be capable of this. we go to phoenix for the report. we warn you the report has graphic content. >> re

we want to give you a description of kristi cornwell. she is 38 years old, 5'5", 150 pounds, dark, shoulder-length hair. she was wearing a white t-shirt and tan shorts, and she was talking with her boyfriend on the phone when she was abducted. we're taking your calls live to shannon in utah. good evening, shannon. your question. >> caller: yes, jean, i was wondering if cell phone records or pings can verify that she was speaking to her boyfriend that was in the area and also did he actually call from atlanta, the 911 call. >> that's what we're hearing. let's go out to the crime analyst right there in the state of georgia where this is all happening. what about it? pings from cell phones can tell so much. >> absolutely. they already know whether or not he was in atlanta, and they know how long the telephone call lasted and they have verified that for sure. and they also know if the pings have stopped or whether her phone was either damaged or the battery has run out. >> to mickey sherman, criminal defense attorney, here's my question. inv

tonight where is kristi cornwell? >> breaking new developments. a missing single mom kidnapped almost a week ago. at first, only her belongings, left on a country road in blairsville. her cell phone was found. >> it was found friday night. dive teams went into the water on knotly lake. today, teams went to the road where she was abducted. >> we attempted to do a systematic search. >> they have brought in bloodhounds. they have about 100 people on the scene. >> authorities are stopping cars on jones creek road. asking drivers if they saw anything friday night. >> we're not going to stop. we're not going to stop. doesn't matter how long it takes. there will not be an end to this search. >> straight out to eric, with wrg news radio. eric, what happened? >> that's what everyone would like to know. a woman disappears after going out for a walk. she's on the phone with her boyfriend, the boyfriend hears screams, hearsay her say, no, don't take me, that's the last anyone has heard from her. that's the big question tonight, where is she? more people getti

tonight, where is kristi cornwell? >> three states on alert in the hunt for a kidnapper and a missing mom. kristi cornwell, swept up, abducted while walking along on a country road. police now scouring neighborhoods, even questioning hundreds of sex offenders in the area. >> the fbi joined in the case because it appears kristi's abductor was headed towards north carolina or tennessee. officers up there are also searching and questioning sex offenders. >> in most cases when there's an actual abduction by a stranger, the victim has been sexually molested, assaulted and then killed. >> everybody in her inner circle, family, friends, people she worked with, and so far we have not developed a suspect in that regard. and so it appears that it's likely that somebody that's familiar with the area that might not have known her. >> i plead to the public. anyone out there who's heard anything or heard anything or even think they've seen anything, now is the time to call. >> good evening. i'm nancy grace. i want to thank you for b

neither is anyone else close to kristi. the woman who devoted most of her life to public service as a probation officer, working in a prison, and as a drug counselor. one question is whether someone she had worked with in the past might have come after her. on this dark, winding lane. >> it is very bizarre. we can't even in our wildest dreams we just can't even dream of anything this terrible. >> reporter: michelle kosinski, nbc news, blairsville, georgia. >> earlier today, ann spoke exclusively with cornwell's boyfriend douglas davis and asked him what he thinks happened to kristi. >> i don't know. i know it was real. i know it is a tragic thing. i believe that the authorities are doing all they can do to find her. i'm so grateful for the hundreds of people that have helped to search for her. i believe that if we could just step up this search, that is those out there right there who knows the real truth of this story, who knows where she is, that just pick up the phone, make the call and let us bring kristi home. >> polic

kristi sent a gift to me. she said in her note to me, "i hope these devotions will be a blessing to you as they have been to me. with all my love, kristi, forever yours." >> she wrote that in the book? >> it was in a note that was attach attached, yes. i just sat and wept. i've done that so many times, because when you meet someone this precious, it may only come once in a lifetime and to see this tragedy occur, it's like someone took my heart and ripped it out. and i just had to rely on my faith, as she has had to do. kristi and i talked so much about a ministry -- i've been in ministry now most of my adult life and in that ministry we help hurting people. and that's what i do. i talk to people that are hurting, that are needing salvation, that are needing to know who christ is, needing the lord, and kristi had that same goal, that same passion. and for me, to be faced with this, it was as if i went nowhere. it is testing my faith to the core. but i know god is real and i know he has protected her through all

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kristi cornwall swept up on a dirt road. police questioning several sex offenders in the area. >> it appears kristi's abductor was headed for north carolina or tennessee. police are also searching up there and checking sex offenders. >> usually when there is an abduction by a stranger, the victim has been sexually molested, assaulted and then killed. >> we talked to everybody in her inner circle, family, friends, people she worked with, and we have not come up with anybody in that regard, so it appears it was someone new to the area that did not know her. >> we're asking anyone who heard anything or seen anything or even think they seen anything, now is the time to give us a call. >> good evening. i'm nancy grace. thank you for being with us. in the last hours, investigators announced little haleigh cummings was not kidnapped by a stranger. it was no stranger that snuck into the home that night and snatched the little girl. >> i just got home, my five-year-old daughter is gone. >> authorities investigating haleigh cummings'

that's the last we've seen of kristi. what does that tell you. >> that leads me to believe this was a targeted kidnapping by someone she knew. the words she used, the fact she was on a cell phone and somebody went ahead and did it anyway, the location is not a location where somebody would be driving around looking for a random victim and as we've noted, the history of working as a probation officer and there's a complicated relationship history. when i see that stuff. >> caller: start to think somebody who knew her targeted her. the downside, it makes it more likely to happen. if we can find out who had it in for her, it makes it more likely to find her. >> we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. we'll ask both our experts about the cell phone. what can we glean from that? >>> welcome back to "prime news" on hln. the chilling disappearance of christi corn well, 38-year-old boy has to be grieving wondering where his mom is. her mom talking on good morning america shedding tears. janet is with us in louisiana. your comment

authorities have called off the ground search for kristy. they do say they are intensifying their investigation. joining us now, correspondent for america's most wanted. good to see you. why have they chosen to call off the ground search and do they have any meaningful leads? >> good evening. what i can tell you is that there are leads that are coming in with credible information. what will happen is investigators are moving forward with that set of information and then assembling their teams to go out to search the particular areas as opposed to an all around ground search that encompasses the entire area or at least a three-mile radius from where the abduction happened all the way out to three or four miles out, including reaching into other states at this point. having said that, i just got a message from one of the lead investigators on the ground and what they tell me is that they're looking for more witnesses in the area along jones creek road in playersville, from the new union church. there has been a witness that has come forward wi

any new leads in the search for kristi? >> we are still canvassing the neighborhoods around where the abduction occurred talking to people at home that might have some new information for us. we are collecting those leads and putting them into our database, and then assigning them to agents to follow up on. the fbi is now involved. they had agents up here today. so we are getting help with their resources because the issue of crossing state lines. it is a kidnapping and so their resources are now safetying us in this investigation. >> let's paint the picture here. when we say three states in, the blairsville, georgia, area, it borders very closely with both tennessee and north carolina, right, john? >> right, right. cherokee county, north carolina, sheriff's department is involved in this investigation. they've been down to georgia. they've also been working with us and helping us with the sex offenders in that county and that's just north of union county. and then tennessee borders not too far away from here. and if you yo

also, kristi's best friend is with us, melissa camp.ville, georgia. >> good morning. >> let me begin with you, douglas. do you keep playing that last phone call back over and over in your mind? >> you know, it is the most horrific thing that i ever have. it won't go away. i don't want it too, but yet it's so painful to know that the one you love, someone that you've grown to be so fond of, in so short a period of time. >> you've been dating six weeks? >> yeah, something like that. but it seemed like a lifetime. every day was full of joy and full of our relationship. and just that brief moment that it's just snatched away from you. it sends a message to loud that we have just the day, just the moment. and we need to live it fully as kristi did. >> i can't imagine being on your end of that phone call, certainly not on hers, but being in such a helpless position as yours. what details can you share with us about that phone call? >> well, we had been talking about plans for the upcoming week. she was frustrated with her school where she was

more with keith and don coming up as we continue to search and hope for kristie cornwell.

and to let her go. >> how is kristi's son doing, jo ann? >> he's holding up. >> you raised a tough daughter, a girl who could be a probation officer. if she could hear you, what would you say to her this morning? >> i would just tell kristi that we're praying. she's praying, i know. she's a woman of faith, and we are, too, and that hang in there and her chance to be free will come and she will be able to get away. >> let's now bring in -- i appreciate your comments and i want to bring in -- and thank you so much this morning. i want to bring in nbc news analyst and former fbi profiler clint van zant. clint, we understand that the police were able to find a cell phone. what are the chances that there may be some information on that cell phone that will be useful in finding whoever took kristi? >> there could be a lot of information, ann. it could be anywhere from telephone calls she received, text messages. we may even have -- if it's a kidnapping, you may have the assailant grabs the phone out of her hand and throws it out the window. then

authorities got a break friday when they found kristi cornwell's cell phone.he may have been abducted while talking on it. the georgia bureau of investigations was found by a man who was mowing his lawn about three miles from where the 39-year-old disappeared. police say she was talking to her boyfriend on the cell phone when she was apparently abducted. >> she was abducted, placed in a vehicle and removed from the area. that speaks for itself. she is in danger. >> we keep hope. keeping hope alive. and we'll continue to do so until we find her. >> police say cornwell was taking a walk down the street from her family's home at the time she disappeared. >>> tonight on hln news and views, nancy grace has been following the latest development on this story has police, friends and family desperately search for kristi cornwell. for more on this case, catch nancy grace tonight at 8:00 and 10:00 eastern on hln. >>> more people have been forced to flee their homes in california. wildfires are burning out of control in several areas as firefighters try to gain the upper

kristi's family set up a website.com and putting together a fund to help aid in the search for clues. want more information go to our website at abcnews.com. 37 minutes past the hour. the weather from marysol castro of "gma weekend" in for mr. sam champion. hello, marysol. >> good morning, chris. suddenly a very active hurricane season. let's take a look at panama city beach, florida, last night as tropical storm claudette came ashore. 45-mile-per-hour winds. it is now currently downgraded to a tropical depression packing 35 mile miles-mile-per-hour win. the rain will be a concern. could be localized flooding. the big star of the show, hurricane bill, currently a cagory 1 hurricane moving, cruisingt 22 miles per hour in a north-northwest direction. by wednesday expected to >> a very good morning. we will talk about the tropics later and they may affect us with moisture by wed >> thanks so much. this weather report has been brought to you by fancy feast cat food. didn't? >> okay, thanks, marysol. >>> now, it is still t

you found some of kristi's taken. phone call between the boyfriend and the victim and responded to the scene. and -- >> john, we'll pick up right there after a break. stay with us. >>> welcome back. this story, you've got to watch this video here. it's a holdup at a convenience store. the clerk is being held up by a robber. the husband of the clerk is not having any part of it. watch him come flying in here. look at that. armed robber, and it is go time, as the husband begins to wrestle this guy. it lasts about ten minutes. we'll pick up the story from there a little bit later in the show. if you have thoughts on it, call in, 1-877-tell-hln. and we want to hear from you on this story. michael vick, major announcement. a lot of people are talking about it. he signs with the philadelphia eagles after almost two years in a federal prison for dogfighting. he's going to take the field again. here he is speaking just a few hours ago at a news conference. >> you only get one shot at a second chance. and i'm conscious of that

breaking news in the are kristi cornwell case.ut across georgia to find her and what about neighboring north carolina. her foeleft behind the best clu. >>> we have learned today, in fact, just recently, that michael jackson will be laid to rest on what would have been his 51st birthday. jackson will be buried at a private ceremony at forest lawn cemetery in glendale north of los angeles on august 29th. the singer will be buried in the great mausoleum which features work of michael anglo. michael jackson died june 25th. >>> the white house says that president obama still favors a public option in his plan to overhaul american health care. spokesman robert gibbs says rumors to the contrary has been overblown. the health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says a government-run insurance plan was not essential to health care reform. afterwards the co-chairs wrote her a letter saying they feel a public option is essential. today, the health secretary clarified her remarks. >> all i can tell you is that sunday must have been

they are doing everything they can to try to find kristi cornwell.o see video of how hard they are working. they are pulling over cars, randomly, talking to people to see if they could jog their memory about what happened on tuesday when kristi disappeared. they found her cell phone off of the state roads, and they believe that whoever took her went towards north carolina or georgia. -- off of the state road. aç person who found it handled sp@t. so did the son, so there are other prints on it. there are looking for anything else that might have been discarded in that field. they also say that her bank accounts have not had any activity, but they are hopefully and hoping for somebody to see your picture. -- to see her picture. shepard: thank you. new information our administration is keeping. plus, the county fair. this is not just about corn dogs or those delicious deep-fried oreo's. fairs are getting a high-tech makeover. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2

that is around where kristi cornwell disappeared.t of struggle. they were speaking on the cellphone. he was in atlanta. marianne silber he, what is the latest? >> police are going door-to-door and they are doing random license checks. they want to speak to anyone moving in this direction on this road behind me. she disappeared not long from here, and it is a state road. they say it is possible who ever took her could have taken her north into another state. that is my friends and family members say, no matter where you live, please take a look at the pictures and if you see anything strange, report it. there were a couple of vehicles around the area that cannot belong to people in the area there in the event. one was a white s.u.v.. the other was a gold or tan color toyota compact. juliet: we were talking to her sister and she said that it was typical for her to go to a walk -- on what. did the family established any patterns? -- on a walk. >> she went walking all the time because it is a very pretty area. of course, she was on her c

kristi's family is not certain who may be in connection in her disappearance.s are operating as little as one hour sleep a night to try to bring kristi home. >> and what are you telling your grandsonbrody? how's he doing? >> well, he's holding up. he's a strong boy. we're telling him how many people are looking for her and praying for her. and he's a boy of faith, too. so, he's expecting to bring her home safely. >> all right. we stand here at the ready. please let us know what we can do to help. we put information on kristicornwell.com. and it's on our website. but please, let us know what we can do going forward. our thoughts are with us. >> thank you for let us be there. >> there's as good a chance that clue come from you, as well as the authorities. >>> we're going to turn to the story making news yesterday. and a challenge this morning. it's the gender controversy erupting at the world track and field championships. yesterday, a newcomer was crowned champion in the women's 800 meters. now, officials say caster semenya has to undergo tests to determine if s

kristi cornwell vanished tuesday night while taking a walk on a north georgia phone.archers found her cell phone about three miles away. her boyfriend was on the phone with her. he heard screams. some of her personal items were found at the scene. there are indications of a struggle. >>> tonight on hln, nancy grace has been following the latest on this story as police, friends and family fan out for a search for kristi cornwell. catch nancy grace here on hln. >>> we are tracking three storms for you today on both sides of the country. a hurricane is still churning in the pacific. it will get weaker. in the atlantic, a tropical depression is following the past of tropical storm anna. >>> memorials are held today for taiwan's worst typhoon in 50 years. i hammered the island last weekend. the death toll is expected to climb higher. hundreds still caught in mud slides. rescue crews are having a tough time reaching them. in one village, up to 200 people could be trapped under five stories of mud. >>> i'm reynolds wolf with a look at your forecast. we'll get started with a

kristie is the young mother who vanished during a walk near her parents' north georgia home. she was on the phone with her boyfriend. the boyfriend says that she screamed something that sound like "don't take me" before the line dropped. that's been about two weeks ago now. acting on what authorities are calling a credible tip, detectives are searching about 200 miles away from blairsville, georgia in aan area in the kings mountain area of north carolina. authorities say the anonymous caller was vague but gave them an address where cornwell can allegedly be found. kristie cornwell's family is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her safe return or the arrest of the person responsible for her disappearance. so clearly, we are going to follow this, mike. you've got some more to talk about with this. >> we do. and we've talked to him in the past. keith hogstead, christie's cousin. and also don clark with us to help or the it out. keith, what are authorities telling you about that tip in north carolina? >> what we heard is what you guys reported, that it dumb thro

. >> this is kristi cornwell from several years ago when her now teenage son was a baby. each passing day in her disappearance is agonizing for her family who prays for her safe return. >> this is kristi's mother and richard cornwell, her brother. they're asking for your help tonight. what are police telling you? >> well, they're just telling us that they've not found her yet. >> we know she was abducted. there's no question about it. the evidence spells that. >> let's stop and remember army staff sergeant robert stanley, 27 from virginia, killed iraq on a third tour, awarded the bronze star and purple heart. served in new orleans after katrina. loved cooking and collecting guns and rocks. favorite author, tom clancy. dreamed of being a cop and starting a family. leaves behind his parents, one sister, widow jamie. robert stanley, american hero. thanks to our guests but especially to you and good night from the new york control room. good night, brett, norm, stacy, evil. and happy birthday to the devoted viewer retired from the justice system personal friend and friend of

kristi cornwell's cousin is on the phone with me now.o you think about the story that the boyfriend is telling? she may have been in a struggle and she said, "please don't take me." >> that is what we heard early on in the investigation. that is not necessarily new information to us. i think it has been reported in some of the other media and things like that. we think it is important information. we are glad we have that information. jamie: will the search continued even though the georgia bureau of investigation has called off some of the resources they had in place? >> absolutely. we will continue to do an investigative research. they will do that and we will continue our search as well. jamie: in the minds of all these family members, it has been one week. you must have run through a number of scenarios that you think may be at play. she is a probation officer. perhaps she came in contact with people who may have been on the wrong side of the law. does that play into your theories of what may have happened? do you think something els

authorities got a break friday when they found kristi cornwell's cell phone.he may have been abducted while she was talking on it. the georgia bureau of investigations says the phone was found by a man who was mowing his lawn about three miles from where this 39-year-old disappeared. police say cornwell was talking to her boyfriend on the cell phone when she was apparently abducted. >> she was abducted, placed in a vehicle, and removed from the area. that speaks for itself. she is in danger. >> we keep hope, keeping hope alive and we'll continue to do so until we find her. >> police say cornwell was taking a walk down the street from her family's home at the time she disappeared. >>> a new study finds first-time moms are getting older. the national center for health statistics says the average age for first-time mothers in the u.s. jumped from nearly 21 1/2 years old no 1970 to 25 in 2006. researchers say that's partly because there's a jump in the number of older women who are having kids. in 1970, 1 out of 100 children born to moms ages 35 and older, but by

kristi has not been seen sense.u have any information, call the georgia bureau of investigation. >>> well, today a new development in the case of a new york mother tasered in front of her children during a routine traffic spot. audra harmon seen here in this dash cam video has filed notice she's suing. she claims she had not been speeding nor talking on the cell phone. >> i knew that he was lying. i knew that i wasn't speeding. i knew that i wasn't on the cell phone, and i wanted him to show me the tape. >> deputy shawn andrews isn't commenting, but the sheriff's department did have this to say -- . >>> g.i. joe has stormed the box office, and now he's taking to the skies. 300 special-edition paratroopers filled the sky in kansas city, missouri. the special g.i. joes were dropped from the hyatt renal si. it's just the toys, everyone. it's the annual flight of the g.i. joe convention that's now under way. every toy. pretty much everything you buy can help your savings account grow because keep the change from bank of

. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. how are you doing? >> reporter: hi, adam, hi, everyone. plenty of congestion out there due to the slick roads. if you are traveling out there, near the harrisburg expressway, northbound past the pa-state line. we have an accident blocking the right-hand lane. as for 95, that is stop and go right up to the harbor tunnel throughway. also an accident attracting plenty of attention. moving over to the beltway system, if you're on the north side outer loop, that is just crawling along. about a 10-minute delay. also an accident at bel air road. north side inner loop remains heavy from harrisburg expressway to harbor road. andufanduf -- and moving up. let's now take a live look here as you can see the harbor tunnel throughway at cochise street. not too much congestion right now. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. call 1-800-the firm, or visit cochran firm.com for a free consultation. now, back to you. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. tonight, a new and disturbing phenom

now, back to you. >> okay, kristy. thank you very much. let's check in with tim. >>> by land, by sea. it's all just happening. weather is everywhere now. we're looking at pretty nice temperatures currently. we have rain moving across the region. 76 now, at bwi marshall. 76 -- 72, the dew point. wind east to northeast at 10 miles per hour. barometer falling. we'll have a look at your complete forecast coming up. >>> you know, most days, we say, hey, i'd rather be in ocean city. these are people in the surf. and this is something they're being advised not to do. >> there's different breeds. >> you know, and the boogie boarders and everybody is out there. just when some folks are running away from the shore, others are running in. and that's just the nature of the ocean in the summertime. what we're looking at right now is the nature of maryland in the summertime. we're looking at thunderstorms, rolling across the region. we have a flash flood watch in effect. flash flood watch in effect for theire -- for the entire region until late tonight.

it was about three miles away from where kristi cornwell disappeared. she was talking to her boyfriend while walking along the road. her boyfriend says, he heard a scream and then what sounded like a struggle. now, police say finding the phone will help in the investigation. >> the sheriff came to the scene out here and verified that the cell phone belongs to the victim. >> if you have any information on kristi cornwell, call the georgia bureau of investigation, 1-800-597-8477. >>> let's go to some big weather developments. we have a live look at the first named storm, tropical storm ana. it is slowly gathering strength. it could pose a real threat to florida's coast in the coming days. let's get the latest. >> all eyes are going to be on tropical storm ana over the next couple of days. it flared up last night, quickly went to a tropical depression, number two, once again. then, thunderstorms formed right over the core. now, this morning, it's not looking so impressive anymore. this is not a big storm. it is a little, small storm. these storms can eithe