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They were closing in and they were doing a good job of getting information. >> people began to come up to us and say i saw this, i saw that, i saw this black person and this white person. >> two white bros went out to a blue van and left in it and came back. one was in blue an one was in red and white one. thats all i seen. >> as the day progressed, we literally felt a tightening noose. the target got smaller and smaller and smaller and more defined. they finally had it narrowed down to a few ho...

>> lapd, they were absolutely energized and engaged. i mean, they were mobilized. they were determined. they were closing in and they were doing a good job of getting information. >> people began to come up to us and say hey, i saw this, i saw that. i saw this black person and this white person. >> two white bros went out to a blue van and left in it and came back. one was in blue and one was in red and white one. thats all i seen. >> as the day progressed, we literally felt a tightening noose. ...

They are the shocking claims by the lead singer of this band called the calling. you remember these guys? take you back to 2001, they made this little piece of pop gold, "wherever you will go." ♪ if i could then i would ill go wherever you will go ♪ >> now the lead singer, alex band, says he was abducted, beaten and dumped on train tracks in michigan. his band mates say they found him at 3:00 in the morning on sunday, when they went looking for him. band filed the police report claiming a gr...

disappearance. he was declared dead in 2001 as part of a civil case. at the time a judge found a convicted sexual molester responsible for the boys ket. no word whether george zimmerman will be released from jail. he has to come up with 10% of that in cash. now the attorney says the family does not have the collateral needed to get him out. zimmerman is facing second degree murder charge in the death of trayvon martin. john edwards fraud trial begins tomorrow in north carolina. the...

Churches and other catholic institutions. harry reid blocked the vote on the measure last week before the president blocked accommodations for religious groups. theres an uproar among catholics and they say the changes still violate their religious freedom. >> meanwhile for the first time, we are hearing from a woman who says she was nearly murdered by the so-called speed freak killers. weve been telling you about this week. heidi adams says she was driving one night in california back in the 19...

And i think my guilt started at that point because up until that day, i was there. and if i would have been there, she wouldnt -- i wouldnt be going through this. >> reporter: it was a day just like this one, snow on the ground, the sun shining. cherrie got off the school bus and had to go 200 feet around that bend to get to your driveway. investigators never found any foot prints which means cherrie never got very far. kids on the bus described a blue van right behind the bus with a snow capped...

Kids on the bus described a blue van right behind the bus with a skier painted on the side. investigators checked out hundreds of leads. no van. no cherry. >> i think that the last words that i told her was, have a good day and i do love you. that was probably, as i took her down to the bus stop and she got on the bulls. >> reporter: did she tell you she loved you back? >> yes, she always told me that. >> reporter: cherrie was eight when she first disappeared. the first child ever on a have you ...

What is that moment of panic like, that first moment when you realize your child has disappeared? >> its the most scariest thing. i think my guilt started at that point, because up until that day, i was there. and if i would have been there, i wouldnt be going through this. >> reporter: it was a day just like this one, snow on the ground, the sun shining, cherrie got off her school bus right here. she had to go about 200 feet, around that bend to get to her driveway. then another 300 feet to her...

What is that moment of panic like, that first moment when you realize your child has disappeared? >> its the most scariest thing. i think my guilt started at that point, because up until that day, i was there. and if i would have been there, i wouldnt be going through this. >> reporter: it was a day just like this one, snow on the ground, the sun shining, cherrie got off her school bus right here. she had to go about 200 feet, around that bend to get to her driveway. then another 300 feet to her...

Never got very far. kids on the bus described a blue van right behind the bus with a snow capped mountain, and a skier painted on its side. investigators checked out hundreds of leads. no van. no cherrie. >> i think that the last words that i told her was, have a good day and i do love you. that was probably as i took her down to the bus stop and she got on the bus. >> reporter: did she tell you she loved you back? >> yes, she always told me that. >> reporter: cherrie was eight when she first di...