shannon: ron paul is expected to formally announce his plans to form an exploratory committee later this january noon. minnesota governor tame pawlenty, mitt romy and rick santorum have taken the same steps. new developments in the search for krista ditmier. blood was found inside her car. the engine was running with her 14-month-old baby girl still inside. reporter: krista s family and friends say she lived for her daughter and she would never abandon her baby girl. fox confirmed blood was found inside her vehicle. i should clarify, the toddler
was unharmed. they are trying to figure out what she was doing in this area considers the fact she lived 25 miles away ma maine. they werthey searched her vehicd they searched another car found in north conway they say was connected to her disappearance. now that we are hearing was blood discovered in the car, that is an obvious piece of evidence. her loved ones are holding out hope and praying this devoted mom will be reunited with her baby girl. she would never ever leave that baby in that car by herself. krista is such a devoted mother, she would not leave that baby in that car by herself. whatever happened, it was not
voluntary on krista s part. reporter: police say the baby s father is not a suspect. they contacted him. dittmire worked as a waitress 25 miles from where they are car was discovered and wasn t known to be dating anyone. her sister is quoted as saying she did have acquaintances in the area. hopefully they will get answers after they track the cell phone records. for now the ground search is off. cops are following up on many leads and the family friends is organizing a candlelight vigil beginning at 8:00 p.m. in maine. shannon: thank you. this is a fox news alert. breaking news on our top story. a significant tornado threat raising big concerns in the middle east.