Sheriff defends handling of evidence in search for Nancy Guthrie

NEW DETAILS TO NBC NEWS ABOUT HOW MANY GLOVES HAVE BEEN FOUND. HOW MANY GLOVES HAVE BEEN FOUND AND HOW MANYNY VIABLE LEADS THEY. AND HOW MANY VIABLE LEADS THEY HAVEVE. HAVE. IT COMES AMID CRITICISM THAT. THE SHERIFF AND THE FBI AREN'T WORKING TOGETHER SEAMLESSLY. WORKING TOGETHER SEAMLESSLY.Y. LIZ KREUTZ SAT DOWN WITH THE. LIZ KREUTZ SAT DOWOWN WITH THE SHERIFF AND TALK TO US TONIGHT. SHERIFF AND TALK TO US TONIGHT. >> SHERIFF NONONAS SPEAKING TO. >> SHERIFF NONAS SPEAKING TO US TONIGHT. US TONIGHT. >> WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD LEADS. >> WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD L LEADS TODAY THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. TODAY THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND WE HOPE THEY PAN OUT. AND WE HOPE THEY PAN OUT. HE MET HUNDREDS OF DETECTIVES. HE MET HUNDREDS OF DETECTIVES ARE FANNED OUT ACRCROSS THE. ARE FANNED OUT ACROSS THE CATALINA FOOTHILLS FOR ANY. CATALINA FOOTHILLS FOR ANY POTENTNTIAL EVIDENCE LIKE GLOVE,

POTENTNTIAL EVIDENCE LIKE GLOVE THE SHERIFF SAID THEY FOUND A. S. PAIR, TWO MILES FROM NANCY'S HOME. HOME. . >> TWO MILES AWAY IS THE. CLOSEST WE'VE GOT. >> IS THERE ANOTHER PAIR? >> IS THERE ANOTHER PAIR? >> THERE ARE A LOT OF F GLOVES. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF GLOVES. >> YOU SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAS. >> YOU SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAS USED THIS LAB FOR DAYS - --. USED THIS LAB FOR DAYS -- DECADES. DECADES.S. BUT IT'S A DECISION COME UNDER. SCRUTINY AMID REPORTS OF TENSION BETWEEN THE FBI AND.

TENSION BETWEEN THE FBI AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMEMENT INCLUDING. THAT THE SHERIFF IS BLOCKING THE FBI'S ACCESS TO EVIDENCE. THE FBI'S ACCESS TO EVIDENCE. >> THE FBI AND T THE PIMA COUNTY. >> THE FBI AND THE PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMEMENT ARE. SHERIFF'S DEPARTRTMENT ARE CONNECTED AT THE HIP. . THAT HAS NOT CHANGED. THIS CASASE OF BLOCKING EVIDENCE. THIS CASE OF BLOCKING EVIDENCE FROM THE FBI, THAT'S JUST SO. FROM THE FBI, THAT'S JUST SO FAR FROM THE TRUTH. FAR FROM THE TRUTH. >> WE ASKED WHWHY NOT SEND THE. >> WE ASKED WHY NOT SEND THE DNA SAMPLES TO THE FBIBI'S LAB. DNA SAMPLES TO THE FBI'S LAB. >> THERE'S GLOVEVES FOUND. >> THERE'S GLOVES FOUND. SO I SAID SHOULD WE SEND THEM. SO I SAID SHOULD WE SEND THEM TO THE FBI LAB I SAID NO, SEND. TO THE FBI LAB I SAID NO, SEND IT OFF TO OUR LAB. IT OFF TO OUR LAB. LET'S KEEP IT ALL IN ONE PLALAC. LET'S KEEP IT ALL IN ONE PLACE. OUR LAB DOES GOOD WORK, THERE.

OUR LAB DOES GOOD WORK, THERE LAB DOES GOOD WORK. LAB DOES GOOD WORK. WE TALKED TO T THE FBI METHOD. WE TALKED TO THE FBI METHOD MAKES SENSNSE, THANKS, SHERIFF. MAKES SENSE, T THANKS, SHERIFF AND WE MOVE ONTO THE NEXT. PROBLEM. >> YOU ARE THINKING G MAYBE THIS. >> YOU ARE THINKING MAYBE THIS IS O ONE PERSON THAT HAD A PROBM. IS ONE PERSON THAT HAD A PROBLEM --. -- >> WE'VE GOT 400 OFFFFICERS OUT. >> WE'VE GOT 400 OFFICERS OUT THERE WORKRKING TOGETHER. THERERE WORKING TOGETHER. THEY ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO. SEE EYE TO EYE. >> ARE YOU SHARING THE RESULTS? >> ARE YOU SHARING THE RESULTS? >> ABSOLUTELY. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> LIKE THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. >> LIKE E THE SURVEILLANCE VIDE WAS THE FBI USED TO CREATE A. WAS THE FBFBI USED TO CREATE A PROFILE OF THE SUSPECT, AVERAGE. PROFILE OF THE SUSPECT, AVERAGE BUILD WITH THIS BACKPACK THAT'S. BUILD WITH THIS BACKPACK THAT'S EXCLUSIVELY SOLDLD AT WALMART. EXCLUSIVELY SOLD AT T WALMART. >> DO WE KNOW HAIR COLOR OR. >> DO WE KNOW HAIR COLOR O OR RACE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? RACE OR ANANYTHING LIKE THAT? >> YOU HAVE THE SAME VIDEO I.

>> YOU HAVE THE SAME VIDEO I HAVE. HAVE. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. >> I ASSUME YOYOU'VE BEEN IN. >> I ASSUME YOU'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH WALALMART. TOUCH WITH W WALMART. >> IS ALL KINDS OF. INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS. >> NEARLY 2 WEEKS SINCNCE NANCY. >> NEARLY 2 WEEKS SINCE NANCY DISAPPPPEARANCE, SO MANY. QUESTIONS STILL UNANSWERED. THERE IS NO O VEHICLE OF INTERET. AND LITTLE SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE. FOOTAGE. NONAS SAYS HE'S HOPING MORE. NONANAS SAYS HE'S HOPING MORE WILL BE RETRIEVED .

WILL BE RETRIEVED . >> ARE YOU CLOSE TO FINDING. >> ARE YOU CLOSE TO FINDING THIS PERSON? THIS PERSOSON? >> WE THINK WE ARE GETTING. CLOSER. >> LIKE A DAY, TWO, THREE, IT. >> LIKE A DAY, TWO, THREE, IT IS DAY 13 NOW. IS DAY 13 NOW. >> I KNOW, BUT YOU K KNOW WHAT, >> I KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, SOME OF THESE CASES GOGO FOR. SOME OF THESE CASES GO FOR MONTHS. MONTHS. . SOME OF THESE CASES CAN GO FOR. YEARS. WE ARE PREPARED THAT WHATEVER. WE ARE PREPARED THAT WHATEVER THAT TIMIME IS, WE WILL FIND THS. THAT TIME IS, WE WILL FIND THIS PERSON. THAT, WE KNOW. >> AND WITH THAT, , LIZ JOINS US. >> AND WITH THAT, LIZ JOINS US NOW LIVE, YOU ASKED D THE SHERIF. NOW LIVE, YOU ASKED THE SHERIFF ABOUT THTHAT DELIVERY DRIVER, WO. ABOUT THAT DELIVERERY DRIVER, W WAS DETAINED BUT THEN RELEASED. EARLIER THIS WEEK. CAN YOU EXEXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED THERE? THERE?E? >> TOM, WHAT HE TOLD US WAS. >> TOM, WHAT HE TOLD US WAWAS THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL THINGS. THAT THERERE WERE SEVERAL THING ABOUT HIM THAT BUILT UP ENOUGH.