ronald cummings' new attorney, and it's my understanding from both misty, ronald and ronald's grandmotherthat mr. miller was present and he made a statement that if she did not take the polygraph they were not going to bring the search teams in and search for haleigh. >> we are taking your calls live in a stunning development in the search for little haleigh cummings, missing out of satsuma, florida. we now learn that the last known person to see her alive, the person that allegedly put her to bed around 8:00 p.m. realized she was missing at 3:00 a.m. has flunked a polygraph. she was not forced into this polygraph. she asked for the polygraph. that's our understanding. what about it, to mark, the attorney for tim miller with texas' equusearch. what about it, mark? >> good evening, nancy. no, she -- she made the request. we got contacted by theresa nieves. the family all wanted to know what happened to this child. it was made very clear that we were only there to help out concerning finding this child. she wanted to clear her name, so we started out that way. >> and she flunked up to 99%?

so a lot of things -- >> ronald cummings -- with me, t.j. hart, are you telling me -- let me get this straight. she says she realizes the little girl is gone at 3:00 a.m. the little girl's bed about three feet away from her own, but ronald cummings comes home from the night shift and the bed is made up? >> that is what we are being told are the results of the questioning that took place over that two-day period, nancy. >>> it's tearing us apart. i want you to please have a heart. let our little baby go. let her come home to her family. special interest groups are trying to block progress on health care reform, derailing the debate with myths and scare tactics. desperately trying to stop you from discovering that reform won't ration care. you and your doctor will always decide the best treatment for you. tell congress not to let myths get in the way of fixing what's broken with health care. learn the facts at healthactionnow.org. >>> my 5-year-old daughter is gone. i need somebody to be here now. >> i got up because i had to use the bathroom,

first of all, are ronald cummings and misty crossland still together? i know they got married at some point. >> oh, yes. the search is going to start. they're going to participate in the search at the request of ronald's family. they're going to wait until some of the summer vegetation is down and out before they start trying to tackle that mess. one of the things that is going on right now is that the police are insulted misty was even home at the time of the abduction. in fact, in their press release, they mention that any citizen with any direct knowledge of misty's activities during that evening or into the early morning is encouraged to report that information to the putnam county sheriff's office. >> t.j., they might as well take out an ad on third avenue that says, misty crossland was not at home at the time of the kidnapping, because they, the police, are asking the public, hey, did any of you see the stepmother the night she was missing, the night she says she's at home washing the blankets and putting them to bed at 8:00? >> that would explain

now, the father, ronald cummings, apparently has been cleared. he was working the night shift, the evening the little girl went missing. you heard his voice on the 911 call we just played for you. we've been getting your calls, your e-mails, your letters, where is haleigh cummings? what's happening to the story? what did happen to the story, marc klaas, president, founder of klaas kids foundation? it went away amidst all the arguing and bickering and name-calling between the mom and the -- the bio mom and the bio dad. >> that's absolutely correct. it became a hatfield versus mccoy kind of a situation. but i think what is central to this story is the same thing that's always been central, is the fact that haleigh is still missing. and i think that everybody -- nobody has ever really expected that ron did it or that crystal did it for a variety of reasons. but misty, who was the last person to see the little girl, whose story continually shifts. and who statistics point right to, has not been able to clear herself. i think what she needs to do is t

ronald cummings' new wife, mystery croslin cummings.police believe she holds important answers in the case. the mystery was the focus of last night's nancy grace. >> t.j., very stunning development. the police announced hours ago it was no stranger that snuck into that home and took this little girl. everybody, we have been getting all of your e-mails all of your phone calls, your letters about where is haleigh cummings. simple answer. we didn't know. nothing had developed into the case. the case just got degenerated into the mother and father all pointing the finger at each other and arguing about domestic squabbles. we were getting nowhere. but now this is a major development, t.j. >> it certainly is. this certainly narrows down the field of suspects from everyone to someone. as you remember, everyone was a suspect when this began all of the way up until the last couple of hours. still one thing you got ronald and crystal no longer suspects. but misty's story is inconsistent as it was from day one. on the book door there's no sign of

. >> reporter: six months ago, ronald cummings, pleaded for the person who took his little girl to bring her back home. police and volunteers launched a major search effort to find hailing cumming, who disappeared from their mobile home in the middle of the night. her father's girlfriend, misty crossland, whom he has since married, was babysitting at the time. she told the early show, she discovered the girl was missing when she woke up at 3:30 a.m. >> i tried to call ronald, and he didn't answer. and i walked out on the front porch. and i told him. and i was freaking out. >> reporter: but this week, the sheriff's department says that misty's story doesn't add up. the 17-year-old has failed to provide a detail account of that night. and physical evidence at the scene contradicts what she told police. investigators say the search for haley is ongoing. and they are still hoping to find her alive. >> reporter: countless searches have been completed since haley's disappearance. and 4,000 leads have been received by authorities. some of them have taken investigators as far away as tennessee.

. >> reporter: six months ago, ronald cummings pleaded for the person who took his little girl to bring her back home. police and volunteers launched a major search effort to find haleigh cummings, and disappeared from their mobile home in the middle of the night. the father's new -- father's girlfriend, whom he has since married, said the child disappeared in the middle of the night. >> i tried to call him. and he didn't answer. so he pulled up and i told him. and i was freaking out. >> reporter: but the putnam county sheriff says that her story doesn't add up. she failed to give an account of what happened that night. and physical evidence contradicts what she told police. the search is still ongoing. and they are still hoping to find her alive. >> that was jeff glor reporting. they say neither of the parent -- child's biological parents are suspects in the case. >>> initially came out as a rescue, kai. we were told this is just off of pleasure island, which is just off the end of millers island road. millers island, dundalk, baltimore county. this boat was just off of pleasure island

. >> reporter: six months ago, ronald cummings pleaded for whoever took his little girl to bring her aunched a major search effort to find haleigh cummings who disappeared in the middle of the night. her father's girlfriend, whom he since married, was babysitting the girl at the time. she said she discovered the girl missing when she woke up at 6:00 a.m. >> i woke up and found her gone. >> reporter: this week, the sheriff's office said misty's story doesn't add up. physical evidence at the scene contradicts what she told police. investigators say the search for haleigh is ongoing and they are still hoping to find her alive. joining us from orlando for an exclusive interview is theresa neves, haleigh's grandmother, and her attorney, mark nejeme. good morning. >> good morning. >> theresa, what's the latest you've been told about where police stand on this investigation? >> my son has been cleared, and they are looking into the details of misty's account. >> can we talk about misty's account? what have you not heard from misty so far that you would like to hear? >> i don't know. i don't

ronald cummings is set to appear in court today. he was arrested after a fight with his wife's brother. they haven't said what the argument was about. but cummings, wife misty, was reportedly the last one to see 5-year-old haley cummings on february 9th. she said the little girl vanished after being tucked into bed outside her father's mobile home. >>> the senate is expected to vote to confirm judge sonia sotomayor as the supreme court justice this afternoon around 3:00 p.m. she has overwhelming support from democrats. the republican lawmakers believe sotomayor will bring liberal biased to her decisions. live pictures coming to you from the senate right now as they go over there. eight republican senators have said that they will vote for sotomayor, as well. >>> looks as though you're going to get another chance to make a deal on your gas guzzler. senate democrats cia they have enough votes to add 2 billion more dollars to the cash for clunkers program. the vote is expected this afternoon after the sotomayor vote. it's going to be bu

ronald cummings was arrested this morning. bond has been set and authorities haven't said anything else about the arrest. hailey disappeared february 9 from her father's home. >>> jennifer westhoven, our money expert, she thinks there are good signs in the nbsz this morning. good morning. >> there sure are, because even though it's too many people, at least the numbers are growing in the right direction. this is the number of people signing up for unemployment for the first time, and it fell in the latest week to about 550 thousa 550,000, so it's slowing down, but recession is easing. the really big numbers about the job market come tomorrow. unemployment is expected to rise to 9.6%, robin. that's about a 25-year high. >> it's a measurement for the month. >> yeah, and that's much bigger because it's seen as ironing out a lot of these holes that come in the other numbers. >>> authorities are working on the disappearance of amadeleine mccann. remember, the three of them disappeared in portugal in 1997. a man said he talked to a

cummings? simple answer, we didn't know. but now this is a major development, t.j. >> one thing, you've got ronald and crystal, no longer suspects. but misty's story has been inconsistent from day one. >> 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.