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>>trace: digging continues in manhattan basement as investigators seven for clues of a six-year old who disappeared more than 30 years ago. he became one of the most famous missing children. and one of the first to show up on the side of a milk carton but cops never solved the case and now all these years later crews are busting through a concrete floor of a soho basement of former workshop of a carpenter who knew the boy back in 1979 about the time he went missing. we heard from the carpenters ...

Removal of things like drywall and eventually digging up of the basement, breaking the concrete and getting into the dirt underneath. there is a constant 24/7 police presence here in soho. this search could take a total of 5 days, up to 5 days. so far no comment from his family. that is the latest live from manhattan this morning. robert moses fox news. back to you. robert, thanks. >> now for your starting lineup. the sports stories making headlines at this hour. orlando magic center dwight ...

And he did a lot of work for me, and other people around here. he built my whole place. >> reporter: well, the fbi should know sometime in the next few days if there is, in fact, a body buried in that basement and possibly solve a case thats been open, jenna, for more than 33 years. jenna: an incredible possibility. were going to speak to the man who was chief medical examiner at that time in new york city, dr. baden, a little later in the program. thank you very much, rick, from soho, new york....

Good morning everyone. investigators are focused on a basement behind me here in the soho section of manhattan. they are looking for any sorts of human remains or clothing or any clues that could help them solve the case of the 6-year-old who left his home line for the first time on may 25th, 1979. he was on his way to the bus stop. he was never seen after that. he was one of the first children to appear on a milk carton. many people suspected a man named jose ramos was involved in his did is ap...

Hours, theyll be able to detect it even decades later. but they said there was fresh concrete that was laid down in that building the week he disappeared. so theyre going to have to dig all of that up. >> imagine what his parents are going through when they get that phone call that theres been a crack in the case. they said they never moved out of that soho apartment, never even changed their phone number all in hopes the little boy would still call or show back up 33 years later. lets hope they...

With the details. what can you tell us robert? >> good morning to you and good morning, everyone. just spoke with the f.b.i. and they characterize this as a full scale dig which will begin in just minutes here in the soho section of manhattan. you can see a heavy nypd and f.b.i. presence. investigators are looking for any human remains, any clothes or other clues that couldf pate. he left his home alone for the first time to go to school bus by himself on may 25, 1979 and he has not been seen si...

Discussed any specific suspects. and i will step back into the shot, perhaps the saddest part of this case is how far away he lived. his parents still live less than a block away from this scene. so far, they have not commented on this most recent search. police say they could be out here looking for new clues for up to five days. that is the latest live from soho, manhattan this morning, robert moses, fox news. back to you. >> all right, 33 years ago. thanks very much. lets go to the couch now ...

Themselves away because theyre not as practiced at keeping this lie. they havent had to do it for three decades. >> why now? what can we make of the timing in particular? i mean, this was 1979. all of a sudden, yesterday, we see police and fbi at this building in soho. >> yeah, two good suspects in this case, one is on the street living in that area. the second has been in prison for 25 years. the one whos been in prison who admits that he was with the victim on the day the victim disappeared ha...

Dogs had indicated that a body was there or had at some point been there. new technology available to law enforcement will help in the search. neighbors say miller is quiet and lives with his grown daughter now. he was picked up by the fbi. now the central character in a case that changed so much about america. >> it was very disturbing to know a child had vanished on our block. >> reporter: we want to stress that no one has been arrested or charged in connection with this case. sources continue...

milk carton he vanished in 1979. in 2001 declared legally dead, remains never found. tonight, though, just blocks away from his home in manhattans soho district, police and fbi agents believe theyre on to something. susan candiotti is there for us. what do you know? >> reporter: law enforcement sources tell me that they came here based on new and old information that led them to a man. a man who is now in his mid-70s. but at the satime he was a car carpenter and and befriended the boy ...