to be nique's. so i just kind of went into crisis mode and i called 911. >> reporter: within minutes police, ambulances and news cameras were converging on the patch of woods where the body was found. nique's mother, harriett garrett, says she heard the news when a cop told her she'd have to stop leafleting the neighborhood. >> someone in the neighborhood had complained. and while he is talking to me, his radio goes off. it's a dispatch. >> you hear it over the dispatch. >> yes, sir. yes, sir. >> do you actually go to that place, in that little bit of woods? >> yes. well, i couldn't -- by the time i got there they already had the crime scene taped up. and i couldn't get any further. >> okay. we're going to move back. but i got to it as close as i could. >> reporter: soon harriet had nique's oldest daughter, alex, on the phone. >> do you know it's her? i'm right here but the police won't let me come, honey. they won't let me through. i'm right here where the police are. they won't let me through. whe

to be nique's. >> it was terrible. think everybody was a little bit shocked. so i just kind of went into crisis mode and i called 911. >> reporter: within minutes police, ambulances and news cameras were converging on the patch of woods where the body was found. nique's mother, harriett garrett, says she heard the news when a cop told her she'd have to stop leafleting the neighborhood. >> someone in the neighborhood had complained. and while he is talking to me, his radio goes off. it's a dispatch. body has been found. >> you hear it over the dispatch. >> yes, sir. yes, sir. >> do you actually go to that place, in that little bit of woods? >> yes. well, i couldn't -- by the time i got there they already had the crime scene taped up. and i couldn't get any further. >> okay. we're going to move back. we're going to move back on down, guys. >> they had it isolated by that time. but i got to it as close as i could. >> reporter: soon harriet had nique's oldest daughter, alex, on the phone. >> do you know it's her? i'm right

she was looking for nique, her co-worker. >> i love nique. nique was great.he was so great to work with, very smart. lots of energy. positive. wonderful. just a wonderful person. >> on the morning of the search, alison recalls that she and another colleague from work, a man named derek, were running late, and that would turn out to be an important twist of fate. >> 40 minutes late, actually. everyone else had started searching. >> were you given a grid or an area to look at? >> yes. we were given the front of the neighborhood, the very front of the neighborhood. on the right. >> it was one of the last unassigned sections of the organizers' search grid, a patch of woods near a busy road. >> derek and i went into the woods together. and i remember having to walk up and go over a large tree. and there is this pile of leave -- >> hi, richard lui, msnbc headquarters. we're taking you live to oakland, the left-hand side of the screen. we're about to get another update from not only the mayor but other officials undergoing the tough process of understanding what has

dozens joins the search. >> we need nique to come home. >> then, they found her.

like the le vian ombre bracelet... nique as she is. at the only store to find it. that's why he went to jared. >>> unfortunately, 'tis the season. now to the warning about holiday deliveries after this robbery was caught on camera. abc's linsey davis, you saw her there in new york. she has the story. this is about answering the door. good morning, linsey. >> reporter: good morning, robin. many of us don't think twice about a delivery. that makes this story especially scary. it could happen to any of us. the victim you're about to hear from caught it all on surveillance camera. this morning, one homeowner is eager to talk about this terrifying invasion caught on tape, hoping to prevent it from happening to someone else. >> i answered the door, as soon as i do, he sticks the -- grabs 45 and sticks it in my face. >> reporter: lawrence berry's home surveillance camera captured the scene when a man wearing a u.p.s. jacket and hat but when the door, he and three others entered the house and assaulted him with a pistol. >> thank god my wife had the presence of mind to gra

has literally tens of thousands of boxes of christmas cards sent to santa claus so they can have the nique postmark from sclaust, indiana, that is usually -- from santa claus, indiana, that is usually decybered by a local student. every year i get the pleasure of going over to santa claus, to the post office, and post-marc some of those christmas cards myself. in manufacturing, everything from noodles to nuclear components are made in the eighth district of indiana. we're also a principal supplier of the world's agricultural products. as you can see, indiana's eighth congressional district has a rich history and i'm proud to represent this area. it's an honor and a privilege to serve with all my hoosier colleagues. thank you again, representative rokita, for putting this together. i yield back to congressman rokita. mr. rokita: i thank the gentleman. i quickly want to turn our attention and yield to the gentleman from indianapolis, mr. andre carson, who represents the seventh congressional district. he's a fierce advocate for the different communities in his district. additionally, andre a