roughly 00,000 children reported missing every year, only a small fraction classified child abductions by the fbi in a study completed in 2002, 99.8% of the children reported missing were located or returned home alive. the center for missing and exploited children reports there are now more than 87,000 active cases. more than 32,000 are juveniles and more than 15 thousands between 18 and 20 years old. while this particular case wound upended well there are still 87,000 families in america right now with no idea where their son or daughter is. bill: remarkable numbers. rick leventhal, thanks for that in our newsroom here in new york. >> reporter: sure. bill: so heartbreaking looking at that. martha: coming up we have a man who spent three decades helping people to find their missing children successfully in many cases. coming up john walsh joins us with his reaction to today's incredible story. bill: also family and friends are not only oneses who never gave up hope.