sam brock is at the scene. sam, good evening. >> reporter: kristen, good evening. witnesses described hearing a boom they thought it was a car crash. then they got to the scene and behind me saw parts of a plane on fire and multiple cars you can still see the debris, although it is dark in that parking lot. an early morning crash with fatal consequences >> oh my god >> reporter: this ball of fire is all tha remains of a small plane that crashed to the ground in lafayette, louisiana, killing five, injuring four. the plane diving to the ground just after takeoff around 9:30 this morning, smashing into a field only about a mile from the airport. two cars also engulfed in flames the injured sent to local hospitals, including the lone survivor of the plane crash who's in critical condition. eyewitness brandon chevalier tried to save the life of the surviving passenger. >> when you saw a man in that plane trying to get out, what kind of condition was he in? >> he actually was out, by the time i got to him he was out, but 100% burned head to toe >> reporter: the six in th

newborn kidnapped and her friend charged in the crime tonight the baby girl now back with her father sam brock has the very latest >> reporter: a holiday gift for the family devastated by the loss of heidi broussard baby margot now back with her father shane. >> that's the best thing that could ever happen ♪ silent night >> reporter: but this holiday also brings immeasurable pain. a vigil honoring heidi's life, but without her parents who returned to louisiana for funeral arrangements heidi's mother telling nbc news it hit us hard when we arrived home, realizing their daughter would never again walk through the front door saying "mom, we're here." rachel west is one of heidi's closest friends. >> devastating is an understatement of what this is. >> reporter: now questions about heidi's childhood friend maygen humphrey the two met at church camp when they were 11 heidi's body was discovered thursday in car trunk on humphrey's property. humphrey faces charges of kidnapping and tampering with a human corpse >> i'm feeling anger, sadness, confusion, wanting to understand. i talked to her the whole

the pain, though, for this family still ocean deep after celebrating life only weeks fo sam brock, nbcews, austin. >>> some harrowing moments today for a group of skiers in switzerland, facing life-and-death decisions as an avalanche came crashing down on them and as molly hunter reports, theirs wasn't the only close call recently. >> reporter: this is the terrng camera, as snow rushes down the slopes passed skiers creating an avalanche. in switzerland, the emergency call came just before 11:00 this morning. andrew was skiing with his family nearby. we were watching from the bottom how the helicopters arrived. there were dogs and a lot of people searching for the people under the snow >> reporter: tonight the frantic search ended, everyone survived. six rescues, two flown to the hospital with minor injuries also in the alps yesterday a dramatic rescue austria, a skier buried for five hours. he survived in an air pocket, finally found thanks to his avalanche beacon pinpointing his location it's avalanche season december to april, and these types of dangers not surprising in utah yesterd

authoritie opened a tip line as the fbi intensifies their search nbc's sam brock is in austin. >> reporterfresh teams of phish agents descended on the apartment complex today, interviewing neighbors, looking for any clues. >> your heart drops, and you're immediately thinking, what's going on >> reporter: this could bring closure to the family of heidi broussard. missing for exactly a week with her baby girl >> this case is unique we don't have a person of interest. we're exploring every possibility. >> reporter: what we don't know and what the austin police department won't confirm is whether the search has expanded. with the intensive search for evidence over a sprawling complex, members of the community are stepping up. >> just encouraged people to be prayerful, but hopeful. >> reporter: the pastor at gateway church is hosting a volunteer search effort >> we have a faith bigger than our circumstances, and we continue to pray for a better ending. >> reporter: a community clinging to hope for the safe return of this mother and her baby sam brock, nbc news, austin. >>> there is more to tell

a brother and sister who disappeared from their backyard in jacksonville let get more from nbc's sam brock. >> reporter: tonight a massive search team of 150 investigators is fanning out in jacksonville desperately trying to find 6-year-old braxton williams who has autism and his 5-year-old sister bria. >> we haven't slept. we haven't eaten. >> reporter: the children's grandparents saying both parents were home when the kids went missing sunday morning. >> the family has been and remains cooperative with every effort of the investigation. we're working multiple scenarios. foul play could be a factor obviously at this points. we just don't know >> reporter: the children were last seen around 11:30. their father told police he was setting up a barbecue and noticed his kids missing around noon. after searching himself, family called authorities at 1:30. today the parents didn't speak to reporters. >> they are trying to get a little rest right now because they was also up all night. >> reporter: neighbors spotted a car speeding away sunday afternoon. >> there was two kids in the backseat and t

tonight, doctors say it's another stark reminder to get vaccinated sam brock, nbc news, austin >>> tonight, with one full day ahead of us until christmas, the rush is on and for those with holiday shopping still left to do, our erin mclaughlin has what you need to know in tonight's "price you pay. ♪ >> reporter: it's the eve before christmas eve, and for those who have left shopping until the very last minute -- >> i panicked. >> reporter: -- no need to panic. plenty of stores are open through tomorrow, and you can always buy online, though prices for overnight shipping and same-day delivery are getting steep, so picking up those online purchases in store may be your best bet. while there may be long lines for the pick-ups, there are less distractions. >> i get distracted in the aisles and then i end up buying other things in i probably didn't need. >> reporter: actually saved you money. >> yeah, it does. >> reporter: for those trying to avoid the in-store holiday crush, consider e-gifts. >> we love a little freedom to shop for ourselves. >> reporter: many retailers along with websites lik

our sam brock is there tonight with late breaking details >> reporter: texas rangers and fbi agents flooding the home tonight of a woman who was once heidi broussard's close friends. authorities say say they discovered broussard's body in the trunk of a car her baby margot was safe inside the house. >> we had all prayed we would be able to find heidi alive we are thankful that through combined efforts here we were able to recover baby margot >> reporter: magen fieramusca, also known as maygen humphrey, now charged with two counts of kidnapping and tampering with a corpse this photograph a sharp contrast to her today. >> i was disgusted i was heartbroken. i was shocked. i didn't expect this >> reporter: how many times this week have you talked with the suspect? >> every day she was concerned for heidi's well being but it was probably every two to three hours. >> reporter: friends say humphrey told them she was pregnant she had an online baby registry listing a due date the same time as heidi broussard's. when heidi was giving birth, where was the suspect? >> in the room with my mother >> repo

you i really miss you. >> reporter: two women holding out hope and standing up for their friend sam brock, nbc news, austin >> there was a horrifying incident in russia today a gunman opening fire outside the moscow headquarters of the fsb intelligence agency officials say one fsb employee was killed and at least five other people were injured. the attacker was killed in a shootout his identity and motive are so far unclear. >>> and on the subject of russia tonight, we have rare access inside the u.s. mission in the waters off syria. a major show of force to the russians. bill kneely now with our nbc news exclusive. >> reporter: american military muscle in the mediterranean. we're on the aircraft carrier harry s. truman now watching a growing russian threat russian submarines testing cruise missiles, russian war ships this week staging exercises near syria. russia is back in the mediterranean with a vengeance, but the message from this carrier and its aircraft couldn't be clearer. we're watching you 24/7. the u.s. mission to deter russian aggression >> there's a cost and a risk to bad beh

ranging from such a christmas blessing to, they're together again the pain, though, still ocean deep sam brock, nbc news, austin. >>> it was another record day on wall street. all three major indexes closed at record highs on thursday. the nasdaq climbedve 900 for the first time ever. stocks were given a sumrge by online shopping. >>> as millions make their way back home, we're seeing major congestion on the roads. highways snarled in bumper to bumper traffic >> reporter: it's the great return from christmas. in more ways than one. millions of meamericans taking the skies between now and the new year 7 million expected to fly, 100 million to drive some setting early alarms to beat the rush. >> we left at 3:00 a.m my husband drives and we sleep in the car >> we left about 6:00. so it's been smooth. >> reporter: those who didn't may see drive times doubling, even tripling. >> expect the rush, expect a lot of people on the road. >> reporter: and expect foot traffic at malls nationwide. 77% of people plan to return at haast one gift this year policy >> know the window of when you need to return so

nbc's sam brock with the exclusive interview. >> reporter: tonight, two close friends of heidi brusard tell authorities there's no chance the mother of two would leave town on her own accord. >> heidi never would have left without her son. >> never >> it needs to be known to the world that she didn't leave on her own >> reporter: rachel west worked with heidi at cracker barrel. >> she's loved >> reporter: destiny has known her more than a decade. >> i mean, she's joy to he am e. >> reporter: fine said tuesday was the last time she saw her friend >>> did it seem like anything was wrong >> nothing, she seemed great. happy, smiling >> reporter: both say she is totally devoted to her newborn margot and her 6-year-old son. >> that is her world and she is his world plain and simple yeah >> reporter: shane kerry is the boyfriend and says he's the father of both children >> everything hurts. everything hurts and i don't know what to do. >> reporter: police are still searching for clues, saying there is no person of interest >>> what would you say to heidi right now, what would you say >> i mis

fine now they're hoping a massive search-and-rescue effort turns up some answers soon lester >> sam brock, we'll continue to follow that thank you. >>> a much different story tonight in jacksonville, florida, where a young brother and sister missing since early sunday were finally found alive and safe late today after an extensive search here is catie beck >> reporter: it's the outcome a jacksonville community hoped and prayed would come true missing 6-year-old braxton williams and his 5-year-old sister bri'ya found alive and safe. >> it's a miracle, a christmas miracle and blessing a lot of hard work been done. that's all i want to say. thank god for it. >> reporter: a massive search for the pair ending tonight with relief and joy search teams discovering the children late this afternoon a short distance from their home it appears they had become lost in a densely wooded area. rescuers could hear children's voices and zeroed in. >> they had made their way to a dilapidated pump house for shelter at some point in time. >> reporter: the siblings immediately taken to an area hospital to be e

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here's nbc's sam brock with the latest >> reporter: a holiday gift for the family devastated by the loss of heidi broussard. baby margot now back with her father shane >> that's the best thing that could ever happen. ♪ silent night >> reporter: but this holiday also brings immeasurable pain. a vigil honoring heidi's life but without her parents, who returned to louisiana for funeral arrangements heidi's mother telling nbc news, "it hit us hard when we arrived home." realizing their daughter would never again walk through the front door saying "mom, we're here." rachel west is one of heidi's closest friends. >> devastating is an understatement of what this is >> reporter: now questions about hadi's childhood friend magen humphrey the two met at church camp when they were 11 heidi's body was discovered in a car trunk on humphrey's property >> i'm feeling sadness, confusion, wanting to understand i talked to her the whole week heidi's missing. >> reporter: a baby registry in magen's name shows the same due date as heidi's. police remaining silent on any details of the investigation and hump

nbc's sam brock has the latest >> reporter: a massive search team of 150 investigators is fanning outlle. >> bri'ya! >> reporter: desperately trying to find 6-year-old braxton williams who has autism and his 5-year-old sister bri'ya >> we haven't slept, we haven't eaten. >> reporter: the children's grand parents telling nbc news both parents were home when they went missing sunday morning. >> the family has been and remains cooperative in every effort of the investigation. we are working multiple scenarios. fowl play could be a factor obviously at this point. we just don't know >> reporter: the children were last seen around 11:30 the father told police he was setting up a barbecue and noticed his kids missing around noon after searching themselves, family called authorities at 1:30 parents didn't speak to reporters. >> they're trying to get a little rest right now because they were also up all night. >> reporter: neighbors spotted a car speeding away sunday afternoon. >> there were two little kids in the back seat and the little boy had his hands on the window. >> reporter: the sheri

reporter: a community tense and clinging to hope for the safe returns of this mother and her baby sam brock, nbc news, austin. >> some scary moments at an airport in california. investigators say a teenage girl breached a fence and then stole a plane before crashing it into a nearby building. we get more now from nbc's tom costello >> 184, airplane into a building >> reporter: crashed into an aircraft maintenance building at the fresno yosemite airport,a severely damaged king air 200. police say this video captures the moment a 17-year-old girl tried to steal the plane after climbing over a fence and starting one of the engines. but the plane never got off the ground, crashing into the building instead >> the engine is completely ripped off and still smoking >> reporter: police arrested the teenager after they arrived to find her uninjured, still in the cockpit, and wearing a pilot's head set >> the female appeared to be disoriented and was uncooperative with police when she was taken into custody >> reporter: it involved a private plane. no commercial aircraft or passengers were affected p

sam brock, nbc news, austin. >>> for the first time in over 200 years, there will be no christmas mass at notre dame cathedral. the landmark is undergoing restoration after a devastating fire destroyed its roof and spire earlier this year. the iconic paris cathedral celebrated midnight mass during both world wars. even during the nazi occupation of france. the mass will instead be held at a nearby church. >>> one week left in the regular season the nfl playoff puzzle is nearly complete the chiefs are a lock after cruising to an easy win over the bears. reigning mvp mahomes was on fire, rushing for a touchdown and putting up two more in the air. k.c.'s defense stifled chicago, allowing a single kick through the upright. chiefs win it, 26-3. cowboys are on the outside looking in after a crushing loss to the eagles. head coach jason garrett was already in the hot seat and is practically on fire this morning. phillies took the lead and never look back. win it 17-9. if war scarson wentz and compann win next week, they'll be in the playoffs also, baltimore got a win over the browns cleveland

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nbc's sam brock is following the new developments. he was there at the press conference. e people killed, two critically injured. a bit of a gut punch because we were told it will take 12 to 18 months to finish the investigation. more details we were learning. massive fragmentation, is what they said, over my shoulder in this crash scene. what you're looking at is the post office in the distance at the end of this field. that is where the plane went down into the parking lot and skidded into the field. you'll see part of the fuselage in the middle of the field. we're told the debris field was a quarter of a mile long. you can see some investigators right now parsing through some evidence and the debris trying to figure out details whether it pertains to the weather. they're doing deep background checks on the pilot, what kind of certification and even the maintenance of the plane. terrifying details we were gathering from neighbors as they spoke to us about that they saw. we had an eyewitness account from one man who said he watched the plane crash into the parking lot. he

nbc's sam brock has more. >> reporter: heidi broussard's family and loved ones are trying to processking details of her death, that appears to involve one of her oldest friends. tim miller is a family spokesperson, who specializes in missing person cases. he spoke to the suspect all of last week. >> she had my convinced when i talked to her. after i hung up talking with her, that was the last person in the world that i expected that could possibly have anything to do with it. so, yeah. she fooled us all. >> reporter: last thursday, investigators uncovered broussard's body in the trunk of a car on the property. her 3-week-old baby found alive inside the houston home. tonight, a family spokesperson tells nbc news, the baby is in foster care, as they await the results of dna testing to find out who the weather is. friends say humphrey, charged with kidnapping and tampering of a human corporatise, put out a registry. her due date was the same as heidi's. do you believe she was pregnant? >> i don't believe she was pregnant. >> reporter: why did she lie about a pregnancy? >> that she wante

nbc's sam brock is at the scene. sam, what do we know? >> reporter: garrett, good morning. witnesses described hearing a boom. they thought it was a car crash. when they arrived on scene, they found parts of a plane on fire and two cars on fire. you can see the debris littered in that parking lot and field. an early morning crash with fatal consequences. >> this ball of flame is all that remained of a small plane that crashed to the ground in lafayette, louisiana. killing five and injuring four. the plane diving to the ground just after takeoff around 9:30 smashing into a field only about a mile from the airport. two cars engulfed in flames. the lone survivor of the plane crash is in critical condition. eyewitness brandon tried to save the life of the surviving passenger. >> when you saw a man trying to get out, what kind of condition was in? >> by the time we got to him, he was out. but he's 100% burnt from head to toe. >> they were on the way to the peach bowl.u wiping away tears on the sidelines as the tigers play for a spot in the national championship. four others on b

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their loved ones including a young reporter that was reporting sports and headed to the game nbc's sam brock now with the very latest for us sam, good morning. >> reporter: cori, good morning. the damage and the debris behind me could all be picked up went the next 24 hours, but the ntsb says the investigation could go on for months. this as we're learning more about the victims and their families affected by this tragedy. >> it was just a huge billow of black smoke way up in the sky. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: vivid memories of a fatal plane crash haunting this louisiana town five people dead and two others still critically injured the ntsb investigation expected to last 12 to 18 months. >> the wreckage is massively fragmented and charred, melted and partially consumed by fire. >> reporter: ntsb investigators have been combing this field now standing by a large portion of the plane. they're going to be deploying drones as well to try to get an aerial perspective from here all the way to the airport a mile away as investigators search for clues, families and one news community are just tryi

sam brock, nbc news, austin. >>> a chicago man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that left 13 people wounded. people say it happened after an argument broke out after a house ae party. the victims range in age from 16 to 48. authorities say 37-year-old marciano white has been taken under custody. the party was held as a memorial for a man killed earlier this year the shooting marks another grim milestone. more people were wounded in this incident than any other single shooting in the city since 2013. a new state of emergency is declared in new south wales as firefighters are battling what are called catastrophic fire conditions they are battling 100 wildfires raging across several states two firefighters last week southwest of sydney. authorities fear the dozens of home may have been lost. officials say the flames have been aided by extreme wind conditions and high temperatures >>> drivers on a michigan highway got quite the surprise when a mysterious greenish yellow slime oozed allow a retaining wall and on to the roadway. according to officials, the substance is contamina

here's nbc's sam brock >> reporter: nearly a week into the search for heidi bruise sxrd her baby margo authorities say their disappearance remains a mystery. >> it's possible heidi and margo have left of their own accord. it's also possible there may be something nefarious. >> reporter: canvassing the apartment complex where broussard lived with her boyfriend shane carey and their baby daughter and 6-year-old son. zblefrg hurts and i don't know what to do >> reporter: we found carey walking his dog. >> if she loved -- everything's here >> is shane carey a person of interest >> we don't have a person of interest right now we're exploring every avenue we have >> reporter: police reveal the new timeline for the day she disappeared saying broussard was last seen at her apartment late thursday morning rather than an early morning school drop-off. >> was there any reason heidi would have left? a disagreement or anything >> no. no disagreement. >> reporter: heidi broussard's parents holding on to each other and to hope. >> something happened. she would not just leave >> oh, no, she wouldn't d

nbc's sam brock is in lafayette, louisiana. >> it was just a huge billow of black smoke way up in theporter: vivid memories of a fatal plane crash haunting this louisiana town. five people dead and two others still critically injured tonight. the ntsb investigation expected to last 12 to 18 months. >> the wreckage is massively fragmented and charred, melted and partially consumed by fire. >> reporter: ntsb investigators have been combing this entire morning starting at the post and going through this entire field. they're going to be deploying drones to try to get an aerial perspective from here all the way to the airport a mile away. as investigators search for clues, families and one news community are just trying to pick up the pieces. >> everyone loves a good family football story. >> reporter: carley mccord killed on that flight, reported for nbc affiliate wdsu in new orleans. last night, carley's father-in-law, the offensive coordinator for lsu, wiping away tears on the sides of the peach bowl. joe burrow only learned of carley's dealt after the game live on air. >> did you not

nbc's sam brock has been following this all week. good morning. >> reporter: sheinelle, good morning. this blind sided heidi's friends and family. her body discovered in the trunk of the car on the property. cause of death strangulation. now investigators are pushing forward with one question. how is the woman who lived here, heidi's close friend, involved? a massive search and rescue ending on the houston door step after a week long hunt for heidi and her baby margot. authorities found the 3-week-old infant alive and well. the probe into heidi's death is just starting. >> multiple jurisdictions today are still investigating this case. >> reporter: the latest revelation jarring. the medical examiner found heidi's death from strangulation. her place of death listed as trunk of vehicle. the biggest question. how heidi's friend of 20 plus years megan humphrey is at the center charged with kidnapping and tampering can a human corpse and heading to austin. >> i was disgusted and shocked. i didn't expect it. >> reporter: one of heidi's clo

nbc's sam brock joins us from austin with the very latest. r: kristen and craig, good morning, the people closest to heidi broussard are still trying to process this tragic outcome, even some who didn't know heidi or didn't know her well are heartbroken by the turn of events and want to come out to grieve with the family, so in just a few hours right here at this park in south austin there's going to be a vigil to honor the mother of two whose death is still shrouded in mystery. the desperate search and devastating discovery, 33-year-old heidi broussard is hitting hard. >> we're all hurting here as a community. >> reporter: heidi's friends held an impromptu memorial. today, people in austin will come together for a prayer vigil to remember and grieve the mother of two. >> we're wanting to remember. we're wanting to help. >> reporter: four days ago, federal agents and investigators descended on this home in houston. what they found was horrifying. heidi's body in the trunk of a car and her 3-week old baby margot in the house. the woman who live

their disappearances leaving both police and the baby's father mystified nbc's sam brock is in austin this morning. sam, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. today marking the fifth straight day police have been scouring austin, searching for heidi brew saurnd her 3-week-old child, margo we are expecting a police news conference in just a few hours right here where hopefully they will be shedding light on what has been a baffling case this morning, a texas-sized mystery, heidi broussard and her newborn daughter margot who turned three weeks old today vanished without a trace five days ago her boyfriend, shane carey who says he's the baby's father spoke emotionally to austin's fox station, ktbc. >> she's a great mom she needs to be back. recor records. >> reporter: a frantic search is under way as authorities try to find the 33-year-old mother and child. broussard dropped off her older son at school thursday morning, police say she was wearing this purple sweatshirt. she and her baby haven't been seen since. >> she's only 7 pounds that is teeny tiny >> reporter: in a phone i

nbc's sam brock is following the mystery with the latest developments from southeast texas. sam?> reporter: good afternoon. standing in austin, texas, at the very apartment building will heidi broussard and her baby went missing more than a week ago and sadly the saga ended in houston, texas, her body found in the trunch of a car thursday evening. what role if any did heidi broussard's friend play in this crime? a massive search and rescue operation ending on this houston doorstep after a week-long hunt for heidi and her baby margo. authorities found the 3 week old infant alive and well but the probe into heidi's death is just getting started. >> multiple teams of investigators at different jurisdictions as we speak still investigating the case. >> reporter: the latest startling. strangulation. place of death listed trunk of vehicle. biggest question, how heidi's friend of 20-plus years maygen humphrey ended up at the center of it all charged with kidnapping, attempting with a corpse. >> i was shocked. i didn't expect this. >> reporter: one of heidi's closest friends is trying to

nbc's sam brock joins us with the very latest. sam, good morning to you >> good morning. of course, the holidays a time for family and this year, an indescribable void we were able to confirm her mother, the wake is tomorrow night. funeral services saturday morning. all of it public so heidi's story is told. >> new photos this morning of tammy and david brousered with their daughter heidi and granddaughter baby margo precious snapshots now prelude to an unimaginable picture of pain heidi broussard vanished from her austin apartment on december 12th along with her baby, onlyty in to be and well inside the house. tammy broussard, christmas feels empty. >> she has a beautiful son beautiful family that's sitting here waiting on her. >> this morning, little margo reunited with her father shane, who posted this picture to his facebook account and asked for help getting his whole family to louisiana for the wake nbc news has confirmed with heidi's mother, a viewing will be held on friday with funeral services planned for saturday in lake charles, louisiana. but the funeral comes

the fbi has now joined the search and the missing woman's parents are speaking out nbc's sam brock is. hey, sam, good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning. police finally broke their silence surrounding this case revealing that heidi broussard's last known location was right here at this apartment complex where she lived behind me. we watched as a special fbi unit combed this area looking for clues. this morning, the search is intensifying fbi teams going door to door at this suburban apartment complex. >> i see kids like this on the, you know, on the news, and you never think it's going to be yours. >> and two puzzled parents, tammy and david broussard trying to make sense of what's happened. >> whoever it is that has her and knows anything, just please come forward and let our babies come home. >> it's been six days now since their 33-year-old daughter heidi and their 3 week old granddaughter margot vanished without a trace. heidi's car still in the parking lot near her apartment with a baby car seat inside her parents say none of it adds up >> you think she's probably in trouble

sam brock is in lafayette with the latest. >> reporter: willie, good morning.he entire situation is beyond heartbreaking. a few hours, ntsb investigators will be here on the scene trying to reconstruct the evidence. debris stretching all the way in the parking lot behind me. they'll be evaluating all of that. it is amazing this plane did not hit homes or businesses and a walmart down the street. >> reporter: debris scattered across this louisiana field. witnesses and neighbors running to the scene of a deadly plane crash next to the post office. >> i saw the plane blew up. i heard a scream. >> reporter: today loved ones hoping for answer as the ntsb tries to uncover what caused the crash. the engine plane took off from lafayette on saturday morning headed for the peach ball in atlanta. the aircraft made itless than a mile before crashing into a field. >> reporter: a sports reporter for nbc affiliate. we are going to get through this. >> reporter: the lsu tigers defeated oklahoma on saturday night's game. >> we are still learning more of the other vinctims. the

after she vanished along with her newborn, and this morning, the baby is back with her father nbc's sam brock story from the beginning sam, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig and kristen, good morning that reunion taking place as this community gathered to grieve the life of heidi broussard. about a hundred people in total at the vigil all joining together, as they are still searching for answers. this morning, baby margot is reunited with her father, giving hope to a family reeling from her mother's devastating death. >> she's coming home tonight that's the best thing that, you know, could ever happen. >> reporter: family and protective services returning the infant overnight to shane carey, heidi broussard's boyfriend. late monday, the austin community joined in heartbreak and grief. >> we thank you for the miracle that baby margot is okay. >> reporter: to remember the 33-year-old mother of two. >> in the midst of tragedy, it's more important to remember how someone lived than how they died. >> reporter: broussard disappeared with her newborn baby margot on december 12th last week heid

nbc's sam brock has the latest twist in this sordid mystery from houston. ing resear sam. >> reporter: good morning. multiple twists in this case and now the latest. heidi bruce sard strangled to death. eighths flooding the home of heidi's friend, and authorities discovered broussard's body in the trunk of the car and her baby margo safe in the house have we all prayed that we would be able to find are find heidi alive. we are very thankful though, that through the combined efforts here, we were able to recover baby margo. >> megan, also known as megan humphrey, now charged with two counts of kidnapping, and tampering with a corpse. this photo of the old friends together this summer, a sharp contrast to humphrey in court. karessa one of broussard's closest friends. >> i was disgusted. i was heart broken. i didn't expect this. >> how many times this week have you talked with the suspect? >> every day. she was concerned for heidi's well-being. and it was probably every two or three hours. >> friends say humphrey told her she was pregnant and an online baby reg

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nbc's sam brock reports. >> reporter: blazing debris scattered across this louisiana field. >> oh, my god! >> reporter: witnesses and neighbors running to the scene of a deadly plane crash next to a post office. >> i actually saw the plane blow up. i saw it hit the power line. i saw the car catch on fire. i heard screams. >> reporter: today loved ones hoping for answers as the ntsb tries to uncover what caused the crash. the twin engine plane took off from lafayette saturday morning reportedly headed for the peach bowl in atlanta. but the aircraft made it less than a mile before crashing into a field. among the victims was carley mccord cord. >> everyone loves a good family football story -- >> reporter: a stoerports repor for nbc affiliate and daughter-in-law of lsu offensive coordinator steve ensminger. >> i had to tell coach and here's what i told him. i told him what happened and here's what he said. coach, we're going to get through this. >> a warm hug for him when they get to the locker room. >> reporter: the lsu tigers defeated oklahoma in saturday night's playoff game. ensming

sam brock has been closely following the situation there down in florida. o are just joining us, what are the headlines out of that press conference just held? >> you're watching a community trying to come to grips with what it's just witnessed. we heard the gov nr of the state just now talking about the fact that it has been 200 years since this naval station has been opened. there a they're a military town. there's some fluidity in the numbers, but an active shooter situation that started about 6:50 this morning. we know three people have died and the shooter has dead. that makes four deceased, in addition to seven people right now still receiving care in the hospital. we're initially told that baptist hospital in pensacola received eight victims. in short

stunning developments in the case of a woman and her newborn missing for more than a week nbc's sam brock150 miles from austin, texas, to this driveway here in houston in a quiet suburb i spoke last night with the mother of heidi broussard, tammy who's devastated and confirmed to me what police told her late last night which is that they found a body in the trunk of a car, right around the corner from where that garage is and not just that that it is almost certainly her daughter they are waiting for the medical examiner to review that before they can confirm but that is of course the fear she also told me that they are three-week old granddaughter some how amazingly was found alive in this home as for the couple who lives here, we are hoping that austin police later today will clarify their relationship with heidi and their possible connection with this crime. i can tell you this, i have spoken with numerous friends of heidi's, good friends of heidi's who say that the woman who lives here is not just an acquaintance, but a former really good friend of heidi, and needless to say they are