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

the 11th victim. >>> then georgia mom kristi cornwell goes missing. cornwell set out around 9:00 p.m. to walk a familiar but isolated road near her family's home. while chatting with her boyfriend cornwell said a car approaching. the boyfriend hears a struggle, screams, and this call is cut short. tonight kristi's boyfriend is breaking her silence. douglas davis says he believes in his heart and has faith that kristi is still alive. he says the young mom is a fighter. but tonight kristi's boyfriend, family, and terrified neighbors are waiting for answers and her safe return. >> i know her voice. i know it well. the tone that gave me the fullest confidence that she was being abducted, she was afraid and i know for a fact that this is an abduction. >> reporter: you just saw kristi cornwell's boyfriend, a christian minister on nbc's "today show" just a few hours ago. with wrga e-news radio. take a listen to what else he had to say. >> what did you hear on the phone? describe why you knew, why you believe she was abducted? >> as you know, the authorities,

no idea no, real lead, where is kristi cornwell. out ho richard cornwell, her brother. thank you for being with us. what are cops telling you tonight? >> they briefed us on the search today, using helicopters, atvs, ground searches. horseback. they have canine teams, divers serging lake knotly, around bridges, they are continuing their -- continuing to throw all their assets at the search. there's -- >> richard is joining us, her brother. you mentioned canine dogs. did they pick up her scent along the road where she was walking? >> i'm not ware of the details of that. they have used canine units in the vicinity of the abduction site. close to the cell phone location. they're using canine units throughout the search. the cell phone was found a few miles way. >> how far away had she gotten? she was on a rural road, not a lot of traffic. how far had she gotten from the home? >> it was the loop she made on a routine basis. a couple of miles. at some point this the two-mile round trip that the abduction occurred. >> not even two miles way. this is not a hollywood celebrity o

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? >> christi kohe heard kristi co screaming "don't take me" moments before she disappears. 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 car in a busy shopping center.

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

tonight, where is kristi cornwell? >> our thoughts and prayers are with kristi cornwell and her family. the mom of a 15-year-old was abducted. the last tips, the tips were called into the show "america's most wanted" saying she had been taken to a rural area in cleveland. 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 plac

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

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

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kristi cornwell with abducted while walking alone on a country road. this in blairsville, georgia. cornwell was on her cell phone talking to her boyfriend. he hears a struggle and these terrifying words, don't take me. that was a week ago today. police now scouring neighborhoods and questioning hundreds of sex offenders in the area. we'll take your calls, your questions, your theories on this, 1-877-tell-hln is the number. we welcome back john bankhead with the georgia bureau of investigation. john, welcome back. first off, give us the latest. 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 pa

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

a woman walking along a country road in georgia, a single mom, kristi cornwell, was talking on a cell phone to her boyfriend when he heard her scream "don't take me." then the phone went dead. that was over a week ago. kristi has not been seen since. now her boyfriend is speaking out for the first time. we'll hear from him just ahead. >>> also coming up, health concerns that are not just for teens anymore. we're talking about stds, anorexia, binge drinking. you may think of that as concerns for college kids, but think again. we'll have advice for staying healthy and signs not to ignore. >> that's really concerning that so many people, age 40-something to 50-something are now engaging in binge drinking. it is a big increase. that's a big concern. >>> also coming up, something that may and bit more fun, who would you name as the most powerful women in the world? first of all, there were not enough of them. obviously we're looking at secretary clinton, we also saw michelle obama there a moment ago. we'll go down the list. obviously the new supreme court justice, sotomayor. >>> also, hann

and kristi cornwell liked to head out from her home here in the cool evenings for the four-mile loop. desperate and expanding search for her. kristi had been on her cell phe talking to her boyfriend as she walked along tuesday night when something happened. >> he overheard her tell him that i've got to step off the road. there's a vehicle approaching. then he hears what he believes to be a struggle, and loses contact with her at that time. >> reporter: he told police he heard kristi scream, don't take me. investigators have since found personal items of hers along this way and now are looking for a large white suv and a small tan or gold car both seen around here that night. police have interviewed kristi's three ex-husbands and boyfriends and consider none of them suspects and interviewed sex offenders in the area. >> we have several promising leads that we are pursuing, but we have not focused in on a suspect. >> reporter: now they and kristi's family are asking the public for help. it's going on four days. >> kristi can hear us or see this, we're looking for you with every resource

joining us now to talk about it by phone, keith hogstead, he is kristi cornwell's cousin. keith, let's pick up on that with the emotion. how's the family holding up? that's got to be a difficult time right now. >> that was tough listening to that again. yeah, it's been a lot of up and downs as you might expect. it started out just shock when he found out it had happened, and since then it's just been a roller coaster of, you know, anger and in some cases but just frustration about what's happening but also appreciation for the way the community and the law enforcement have reacted and all the efforts they've put in. and now it's going through just exhaustion after six days of going through these things. it's been a roller coaster. >> i'm sure. how's her 15-year-old son holding up? >> he's doing okay. just, again, similar to the rest us. a lot of up and down. >> keith, do you have any leads? do you have any idea on what might have happened to your cousin? >> no. i mean, you guys are hearing everything that we are for the most part with regard to the investigation from the f

>> they've gotten involved because they believe whoever abducted kristi cornwell possibly took her across state lines, maybe into this area, perhaps into north carolina. the road that's right behind me, if you continue on, it leads into tennessee. that's why the fbi has gotten involved, and what they've done is send a couple agents, probably three to five agents, down here to join the army of those who have been outlooking for kristi cornwell the last several days. in fact, tonight starting at 8:00 eastern, there are more roadblock situations forming across this area, crossing a three-mile radius, and what they're doing is stopping and asking people, have you seen anything? i know you probably heard about the situation. did you see anything on tuesday night between 8:00 and 10:00 p.m.? just to try to jog people's memories and try to get something they didn't have before. so far they really don't have a lot of leads, nancy. >> erica phillips, everybody, especially you, ladies, how many millions of us across the country go for a run or a jog talking away on our cell phones. that's the last

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

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

kristi cornwell was abducted while walking on a country road. is in rural blairsville, georgia. it happened last week. near her parents' house where she was walking. well, now cops say it's becoming more likely she was kidnapped by a total stranger. yesterday the ground saep for kristi ended, but police, state authorities, and the fbi still chasing leads here. kristi was talking to her boyfriend, we remember, on the cell phone when she was taken. the last thing she last thing he heard, she was screaming "dose don't take me." says she's a fi. let's also hear from her father. he spoke to abc's "good morning america," and he gave this warning. let's listen. >> i'd like to caution all young people and adults to use extreme caution when using the internet or any other media to meet people. it's not certain yet who may be connected with her disappearance. of one hour sleep per night to try to bring kristi home. >> my heart goes out to that father, that family, a mom, a son, and a brother who joins us now. also joining us is michelle sigona from "ameri

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

we're talking about kristie cornwell. could she have been kidnapped and taken cross state lines? this anonymous tipster called in the to the tv show "america's most wanted" over the weekend and told police to check out an address in rural north carolina. today searchers are out there with sniffer dogs. let's bring in richelle carey with more on this. >> let's bring in people up to speed in case they don't remember. 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 a

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

the search for 38-year-old kristi cornwell continued monday.aw enforcement agencies scoured the wooded area near blairsville, georgia, where she disappeared. divers searched the nearly lake for clues. >> this blue circle represents everything inside that circle that has been searched so far within a three-mile radius of the abduction site. >> police are investigating whether cornwell's abduction was targeted or random. one possible link, she was a probation officer as late as 2002. cornwell on her cell phone with her boyfriend when she disappeared told him she believed a car was following her. soon after he heard her struggling. monday, cornwell's mother spoke with "the early show." >> well, it's the worst nightmare of our lives. not knowing where your child is, if they're safe or not. >> joining us now from dedham, massachusetts, is criminologist jack levin of northeastern university. good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> police believe kristi cornwell was abducted while using her cell phone. what does it tell you about who took her? >> you k

detectives are looking to see if kristy cornwell was the victim of targeted abduction. they are investigating a possible link between her boyfriend's former job as a probation officer and her disappearance. he told police he believed a car was following her and he overheard a struggle before their last phone call ended. >>> the national transportation safety board is changing a key point in its investigation into the collision over the hudson river. it is alleged that an air traffic controller saw an aircraft in the path but didn't say anything about it. nine people died when the helicopter and plane collided. >>> michael vick continues to prepare for his return to football. he is also preparing to become active with animal rights groups. the former star quarterback signed a contract last week with the philadelphia eagles. he is eligible to play in a preseason gayle in two weeks. however, during his sick 60 interview with james brown, vick said football isn't his priority right now. >> football don't even it matter. >> reporter: losing a $135 million contract don't matt

kristi cornwell disappeared six days ago. her mother made an emotional appearance this morning on abc. >> i want them to know that we love her very much and we need her back. i need my baby back, and we all need her back. and we believe we're going to get her back. >> certainly hope so. nancy grace, by the way, is going to have the latest on the cornwell disappearance on her show tonight. >>> meanwhile, nancy grace hosts one of the most popular programs on tv, as you know. she's also a best-selling author and she has a new govern out called "the eleventh victim." today on "morning express" nancy told robin about the similarities between her own story and the main character. >> it was very difficult when i wrote about what she went through and the suffering and just the time is a big blur for me during that time before and after his murder, and then at the very end when she's trying so desperately to get out from under that, to get away from it and the heartache and away from criminal law that has just saturated here because e

. >> 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 t

let's go to the interview we had with richard cornwell the brother of missing kristi and her mother joannerd, first, tell us how are you all doing now and how is kristi's son doing? how is everybody holding up? >> we're holding up. of course, the sleep deprivation is the hardest thing. it takes a toll on us and makes it sometimes difficult to focus on the things that we need to focus on. >> this evening walk, richard, that's something that's normal? >> yes, it is her routine to take an evening walk for exercise. >> some news here that you take optimism in is that the cell phone, your sister's cell phone was found not in some abandoned street or forest but on a main thoroughfare. that's relevant to you. why? >> i take some comfort in the fact that the phone was found on the main state route and gives me hope that there's still -- there's a good chance that she's out there somewhere possibly still in the vehicle somewhere and unharmed. >> now, the last time she was heard from was a phone call, we believe, to her boyfriend. richard, have you spoken to her boyfriend about that phone call? >> y

the lakes, say they've been und intense budget pressures and had to end the ground search for kristi cornwellter: cornwell's brother and the st of the family are worry nad as time passes, they will forget. they are asking people to go to this website. this video is from 1994, the year cornwell became a mother. she's holding her son, brody, who is now 15. the family is putting together a reward, for information that brings their daughter home. >> we're hoping for is there's some friend or family member, who is a terrible predator. we're hoping to get him to talk. >> reporter: cornwell disappeared on the night of august 11th. she was on her cell phone, talking to her boyfriend, who lives two hours away. she told him she was being followed. he heard a scuffle. and she hasn't been seen since. >> with some video enhancement of surveillance videos that have been located at several of the convenient stores and things like that in the area. >> reporter: police found her cell phone last friday. and that was their last clue. police continue to interview sex offenders in georgia and across the border in

the only clue these hills have given up is kristi cornwell's cell phone found in a yard about three miles from where she was apparently abducted. kristi had been out for an evening walk along the same country road where she stayed with her parents, talking on that phone to her boyfriend in atlanta. he told police she said a car was approaching. he heard a struggle. her scream, and the words "don't take me." he is not considered a suspect. neither is anyone else close to kristi. the woman who devoted most of her life to public service as a probation officer, working in the 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: police say kristi's boyfriend called for help immediately. he's been extremely cooperative. at this point they don't have a suspect. they don't know if this was random or not. the fbi's helping them profile and they will search. just when they get

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

for kristi cornwell, the 38-year-old mother and student who was once a probation officer, worked in the prison and taught self-defense. disappeared last tuesday. on a summer night's walk around this serene looping kunlt road. she was talking to her boyfriend when he overheard the abduction. >> she said she hears a vehicle approaching, then he hears what appears to be a struggle, then loses contact. >> reporter: her boyfriend told police he heard kristi scream "don't take me." the last time anyone is known to have spoken to her. >> i think kristi will fight to the end until she is found, until we find her. she will fight her way through this. >> reporter: some of kristi's personal items were found on the same lonely road. days later a man found her cell phone in his yard three miles away. investigators won't reveal if that phone hold any clues but they saw have verified that her boyfriend was in atlanta and that they were talking to each other when it happened. >> we don't have a solid lead right now who might have done this. we don't have any targeted suspects at this point. >> reporter

kristi cornwell was last seen on august 11th walking along these winding roads in blairsville, georgia 38-year-old was on the phone with her boyfriend at the time. he heard a struggle and then the words "don't take me." police located cornwell's cell phone three miles from where they believe she was abducted. yesterday ground and air searches were called off. >> until we find credible information that will point us in a direction, we need to suspend that and be prepared to bring those people back when that information develops. >> reporter: investigators say they followed up on over 1,000 leads but still have no suspects. cornwell's boyfriend has been ruled out. >> it's the worst nightmare of our lives not knowing where your child is. >> joining me right here in studio, kristi's boyfriend douglas davis, the last person to speak with her. also, kristi's best friend is with us, melissa camp. she's in blairsville, 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

a man mowing his lawn spotted the phone about three miles away from where kristi cornwell disappearedwas talking to her boyfriend while walking along the road in blaresville on tuesday. her boyfriend says he heard a scream and then what sounded like a struggle. kristi has not been seen sense. if you 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 toy

ground, an all-out search involving more than 100 law enforcement officers is in its fifth day for kristi cornwell. a mother of one. and a former probation officer. investigator says she was on an evening stroll along a remote rural road last tuesday when she was abducted. she was on the phone with her boyfriend. >> he immediately called 911. >> reporter: the cell phone was discovered friday night by a man mowing his lawn, 3 1/2 miles from the scene. investigators also found some of her personal belongings along the road. >> we have not focused in on any one suspect. >> reporter: police are looking for two vehicles seen in the area that week. there also pouring cornwell's former cases as a probation officer. so far, no links have been drawn. the small tight-knit town has joined together in the search and is even distributing these water bottles with her photo on them. >> i just can't even scratch the surface on the things that she's done for the community and our friends and family. >> reporter: for "good morning america," stephanie sy, abc news. >>> missouri man is on his way home from the southe

christ kristi cornwell was out for a walk and then her -- >> i know her voice. i know it well. and the tone, gave me confidence that she was being abducted. she was afraid and i know for a fact that this is an abduction. >> davis says he's convinced cornwell is still alive, but police don't know. they don't consider him or anyone at this point a suspect in her disappearance. >>> coming up, violence plagues afghanistan, even on election day. has it been enough to keep the population though from going to the polls? we'll have more just ahead on msnbc. even during times like these, there is a light beginning to shine again. it comes from a restaurant downtown. a shop on main street. a factory around the corner. entrepreneurs like these are the most powerful force in the economy. the reinvention of business begins with them. and while we're sure we don't know all the answers, we do know one thing for certain: we want to help. come see wt the beginning looks like at openforum.com carwas it really for fun, orual frito save money on heat?y, why? don't you think nordic tuesday is fun?