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Interstate. >> 459 south, mile marker 10, going to be a child walking on the -- 3 to 4-year-old child walking on the interstate. >> reporter: its believed she then stopped to check on the child and was on the phone with a family member when she disappeared. >> she heard a scream and some type of running type shuffle. >> reporter: russells parents horrified. >> i just felt immediately that she was in danger. >> reporter: video from the interstate where russell vanished shows a car driving slowly ...

Describes that call. >> the girlfriend heard her ask, are you okay, are you okay, she didnt hear any response, and then she heard a scream, and then some type of running type shuffle, maybe, and then she -- and then she heard the background noise but by that time, she was running down the steps to tell us. >> what is still unclear is what happened to her and the child she says she spotted that day. the hoover, alabama, police chief tells nbc news that they have spoken to russell and are followin...

And then some type of running type shuffle. >> reporter: within minutes police say they were on the scene. >> her vehicle is unlocked, running. all her personal belongings except for her phone. >> reporter: police arrived and said they found russells car, cell phone and purse but no sign of her or a child. adding that no child has been reported missing. then on saturday night russell showed up on her familys doorstep alone and on foot, police say. angela harris, who led search efforts on the gro...