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miles. sticking to the back roads. once you get into you re home free. getting to the back to earth commune that kicked them out. he got angry, and almost blew a gasket. and then the then the then te where they were finally found. this was manipulation. not a fairy tale, this is a case of kidnapping. good evening. i m elizabeth vargas. and i m david muir. as we come on the air here tonight, that high school teacher, tad cummins, is being transported to a tennessee jail, facing felony charges because of how far he took that girl, across state lines. meanwhile, she is trying to stitch her life together. here s eva pilgrim, who has been covering the story since the first amber alert. as things went from classroom to captive. reporter: tonight we are heading to rural culleoka, tennessee, where this strange and heart-wrenching story begins. it s the dimple of the universe. reporter: tucked in the lush green of these rolling hills, you ll find a post off ....
miles. sticking to the back roads. once you get into mexico, you re home free. getting to the back to earth commune that kicked them out. he got angry, and almost blew a gasket. and then the desserterted ca where they were finally found. this was manipulation. not a fairy tale, this is a case of kidnapping. good evening. i m elizabeth vargas. and i m david muir. as we come on the air here tonight, that high school teacher, tad cummins, is being transported to a tennessee jail, facing felony charges because of how far he took that girl, across state meanwhile, she is trying to stitch her life together. here s eva pilgrim, who has been covering the story since the first amber alert. as things went from classroom to captive. reporter: tonight we are heading to rural culleoka, tennessee, where this strange and heart-wrenching story begins. it s the dimple of the universe. reporter: tucked in the lush green of these rolling hills, you ll find a post off ....
strange and heart-wrenching story begins. it s the dimple of the universe. reporter: once known for its booming cantaloupe crop, it s not cattle that keeps them alive. tucked in the lush green of these rolling hills, you ll find a post office, gas station and not much else. the school s always been the heartbeat of the community. reporter: culleoka unit school, a sprawling two-story complex, which will become the epicenter of a seismic scandal. it s known for its drill team and the musical theater troupe. boogie fever reporter: but it s drama that quickly circles the new girl in class, 15-year-old elizabeth thomas. those kids are from a small community and any outsider becomes a target immediately. reporter: she had been home schooled her whole life. she was somewhat of a tomboy, she played really rough. she could switch to being really nice and sweet. reporter: paige griffith is a kind of surrogate mom to elizabeth. her daughter erin is elizabeth s ....
look outside.. you can see wet roads on the golden gate, bay bridge, san mateo and richmond bridge. ( mark ) good morning i m mark danon. and i m darya folsom. we have team coverage of the rain as you head out the door. first we want to start with james fletcher in the weather center with more on the timing of this storm. scattered showers are forecast across the region this morning with a chance of afternoon thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail. we ll see the same pattern tomorrow morning. drying conditions will briefly set in wednesday afternoon into thursday ahead of another approaching storm. friday s system will likely be the most potent of the week and result in widespread rainfall, stronger southerly winds and a greater potential for flooding. unsettled conditions may then continue into early next week. no major hot spots. don t forget the headlights and wipers. bay bridge wb 80 is slow from the maze ( darya ) and happening now. a tree slams into a home overnight ....