Carlee Russell’s family speaks out: ‘She was not in a good state’

The parents of the Carlee Russell, the 25-year-old who vanished for more than 48 hours after calling police to report a toddler walking alone down a highway, are speaking out exclusively to NBC News about how they reacted seeing her on their doorstep again. “We tried to hug her as best we could, but I had to stand back because she was not in a good state. So we've had to stand back and let medical professionals work with her,” her mother says. NBC’s Priscilla Thompson reports for TODAY.

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