stopped to check a tire. he says that s when a blue pickup similar to this one pulled up. two hispanic males get out. one of them makes a comment saying that maleah looks very nice, looks very sweet. the other male hits darion in the head. reporter: he says he was beaten unconscious, waking up on the side of this highway nearly 24 hours later on saturday night. his 2-year-old with him, but his car and maleah gone. we d love for the public to help us so we can fill in the blanks in this story. reporter: david, maleah was reportedly removed from her family s home last august, amid allegations of physical abuse related to her head injury. david, the family was later cleared. david? maggie rulli tonight. maggie, thank you. and next this evening, new questions after that deadly emergency landing at the airport in moscow. you ll remember those pictures. the plane slamming into the runway and erupting into flames after turning back to the airport, just 28 minutes into the flight.