courtroom, lori vallow s first appearance back in idaho, speaking barely above a whisper. yes. reporter: as many in the town of rexburg demanded to know where are seven-year-old j.j. and 17-year-old tylee. vallow, who is charged with felony child abandonment, has revealed nothing about the fate of her kids. investigators confirmed tylee was last seen in yellowstone national park. there is no evidence of tylee ryan leaving this park. the f.b.i. is now calling on everyone that visited here september 8 to look through their photos for signs of the family. as vallow s husband, chad daybell, looked on, her defense attorney complained vallow has been hounded by the masses. she cannot go anywhere without cameras and people scrutinizing her every single move. reporter: also speak out, j.j. s grandparents, kay and larry woodcock, whose demand for a welfare check launched the search. right now, i only have one question: where are the kids? where are the kids? where are the ki
ninan: good evening. scott is off tonight. i m reena ninan. vladimir putin had a surprise for the u.s. today. not long after his foreign minister recommended that russia expel dozens of u.s. diplomats, putin went a different way. there will be no immediate retaliation for american sanctions over the hacking scandal. putin said he ll wait to see what happens when donald trump becomes president. mr. trump tweeted his approval, and yet again, praised the russian leader. jan crawford begins our coverage. reporter: within hours of vladimir putin s announcement that u.s. diplomats would not be expelled, a convoy of russians from one of the compounds closed by the administration arrived at the russian embassy in washington. as part of sanctions, the administration closedly the compound in maryland and another in new york, and ordered 35 officials from the embassy and the russian consulate in san francisco to leave the country. the only thing i can say is that i think it s quit