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Arizona police launching a desperate search right now for a little girl who suffers from leukemia.
They -- worried that a plastic tube in the girl's heart could become infected if it is not tended to and that she could.
In some situation of his goes on too long she could die from -- Large concerns Jamie Colby joins us now in New York City so what's what I hear Jamie now there are large concerns and it's pretty serious which is why we're talking about it again because Martha it's already been five days.
And there's still no sign of this eleven year old cancer patient known only as -- But authorities haven't given up hope they've actually expanded their search and they're making clear that time is not on their side.
Take a look at this this is a snippet of surveillance video that they're working wind.
Showing -- inside the Phoenix Children's Hospital where she's been treated for leukemia just a day before her scheduled discharge.
First you see her without a -- -- seen the IV pole.
But then her mom puts her in different clothes and a disguise that allowed her initially.
To go undetected outside of the hospital in what police are describing as a black van but an alert nurse.
Quickly contacted 911.
Spectacular and emily's heart doctors say if it becomes infected could have.
Deadly consequences.
The little girls already had one arm amputated from a previous infection.
I can tell you that we have searched for these for the publication these individuals -- locally and out of state.
Now we have tried to locate them to try and get some.
Obviously some medical attention to this eleven year old that is our primary concern at this point.
Yeah well there's no word yet if any criminal charges will be filed against the parents either the parents of father -- We don't know the mother's name at this point but really the case -- is all about making sure that this little girl.
Gets all the care that she needs.
So -- -- should people be on the look at Jamie.
You know we know that our viewers want to be helpful in cases like this so we'll tell you that they expanded the search now from Arizona.
To California but we know that the family is from Mexico.
And they don't have any local contact George dressed in Arizona where she was being treated so the case is a little tough.
There and -- searching right now near San Jose where they may possibly have.
Some family and as we get more information we have calls -- to Arizona California authorities and we've expanded now I've asked to contact the FBI.
As they search for this family in this little -- bring any news as we get it right thank you Jamie Jamie -- yeah.
