30 years ago when she disappeared. january 17, 1982 when elisabeth martinsson came here to buy a pair of boots. her friends and family never saw her alive again. it took investigators 33 years to find and identify her remains. >> reporter: hikers made it discovery in 2010. the remains belong to elisabeth martinsson missing since 1982. >> we don't have all the answers. that is what we are searching for. it is wonderful -- like i said, get closure to the family. >> she was in the area for just a couple months. one saturday she left to go shopping and never returned. ktvu fox 2 news covered her

disappearance. you can see reporting on the information released by investigators. today sheriffs talked about reopening the cold case with a press release. >> we will exhaust all leads we can. >> reporter: now the focus switched to finding the person responsibility for the death. henry coleman was considered a person of disappearance. >> her vehicle was located in oklahoma. >> reporter: investigators say there was never enough evidence to arrest him. investigators didn't go public with the information till now because they have been trying to find him. >> detectives are in the process of trying to locate the individual and determine if he is still alive. >> reporter: investigators say they will continue their work going through databases and going through death records across the county to see if he

pops up. misseem survive -- elisabeth martinsson is survived by her three brothers. the family is saddened but relieved the remains have been found. >> has it family come back to the united states to claim her remains or is that up in the air? >> reporter: because there is still an investigation going on to find whoever is responsible for her death her remains are still here with sheriff investigators. they are part of the investigation. the plan is to have them sent back to her family. >> allie rasmus, thank you. deadly severe storms are still battering the southwest. and the skies haven't cleared yet. 27 people are reported dead from oklahoma to mexico since friday. 42 people are missing or unaccounted for. officials in texas say as many

as 4,000 properties had damage. more now. >> reporter: parts of houston under water today after getting hit with 11 inches of rain. drivers abandon cars overwhelmed by the flooding and water rescues are taking place. many areas are dry but the mayor is urging people to stay home if possible. >> it is still a dangerous situation. the water is moving rapidly. >> reporter: one of the hardest hit towns in the state, kajwidespread and recovery team -- damage is widespread and recovery teams are searching for vacationers. >> we have 150 personnel continuing to scope the river through air, by boat and land. looking for any survivors. looking for any potential bodies. >> reporter: president obama spoke with the governor to

express his condolences and assured the governor he can count on the federal government. >> we will make sure both search and rescue operations and also recovery operations. >> reporter: disasters declared in dozen of counties and more wet weather is expected for the region. fox news. 10 minutes here we will go live to houston and talk with a reporter there who has been recovering the storms. two juvenile who are suspected in armed robberies were arrested this morning. the suspects awere found hiding inside a vacant home. they are accused of carrying out six armed robberies this morning. officers caught up to them after 9:00. they refused to pull over and

that lead to a brief chase. >> you have two armed males using a firearm to take property from citizens. once they were stopped they fled from the vehicle with the firearm. they are extremely dangerous -- >> police are looking into whether they are responsible for more robberies. new at 5:00 p.m. what was supposed to be an improvement ran into problem. the practice of double stopping is stopped for now. ktvu's tom vacar is live now to tell us why it didn't work. . >> reporter: terrific idea but the so-called double stopping plan is on hold at the moment. >> reporter: on muni's three busiest stations the long platforms can handle two trains at a time. muni announced to aleaveiation

congestion it would allow two trains to load and unload at the same time. . >> it required us to reprogram the software that allowed them to sit in position. >> reporter: the launch of double stopping followed testing. >> they have been testing it for one year. and most of the testing occurred over night. sunday when it launched it worked throughout the day. >> while the trains had no trouble at all, the problem was the signs and the audio system simply weren't catching up and that has to be repaired. >> we deal with people with disabilities, tourists, and people who are unfamiliar with the muni system. >> that bug is a problem for the hearing or sight impaired. >> that bug does not send the appropriate message out for the subway signs and for the audible messages and because

they work hand and hand it was prudent to postpone till we can get the system working properly. >> reporter: we asked muni why it worked sunday, it is not sure yet but it will find out. engineers are working on the problem. when it is debugged it will go into effect. if -- reporting live, tom vacar, ktvu fox 2 news. >> thank you. a woman is facing a series of charges of running a scam that bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars out of victims. the 44-year-old is the owner of a money transfer service. prosecutors say she stole $42,000 from customers who thought she was wiring it to mexico and she is accused of taking $200,000 in investment schemes. if convicted she could face 20 years in prison. the golden state warriors return to the bay area after

the rockets staved off elimination last night. sports director mark ibanez is here. game 5 tomorrow night. the rockets have to win three straight to advance. i don't see that happening. do you? >> you know, although i am going to say we saw an example last night of how this is, stephen curry is injured, maybe out. you are thinking, there goes your season. i am not about to say anything is a sure thing. the warriors still have control of the series. you fight all year to get the home court advantage and they have it. leading 3-1. coming back to oracle. last night the rockets shot the lights out in the 1st quarter. scoring for the warriors anyway, a season worse, give up 45 points as the rockets hit 7 of their first eight three poinders. james harden had a lot to do with that.

steve kerr was asked today if he felt if maybe there was something wrong or maybe the team wasn't ready to go at it hard. >> no. during the game -- [ laughter ] but nothing before. got lost a couple times in transition. there were signs. as far as before the game, no, we -- you know, we looked -- looked ready. i guess we weren't. >> we got stoppeds early in the game -- stopped early in the game. 2nd quarter we let up. gave them 37 points which is too many. just we got osustain four -- to sustain four quarters of good defense. . >> don't you want -- [ talking at the same time ] [ laughter ] >> a trim job. trim it up a little. [ laughter ] >> you know, game 5 tomorrow.

6:00 p.m. warriors will try to polish it off. it will be crazy out there. the a's playing at the same time and wild night in oakland tomorrow and hopefully celebration. >> i can't believe after seeing stephen curry's fall and seeing his head hit the floor he was able to come back. >> you know, it is surprising. a lot of people had a lot of opinions saying they were disturbed by the fact he came back into the game. this is their franchise player. they are not going to mess with his health. he went through all the procedures and protocol and you can have delayed symptoms but they weren't going to put him back out there. it was an mvp effort by stephen curry. he showed you why. tough guy. he came back out and i love seeing him out there. >> i think he said it looked

worse than it was. it looked bad. all right. see you at 6:00 p.m. thank you. the warriors game at oracle prompted the a's to issue a parking warning. the steam urging people to take -- team is urging people to take b.a.r.t. to the game. parking is going to be tight. it will cost $20 per car till 1:00 and $40 per car after 1:00. we are talking more about stephen curry's fall. coming up, we ask a doctor about his tumble. the doctor says he wouldn't have left him back on the court. >> a journalist jailed in iran, accused of espionage. what the u.s. government is doing to help. >> and new video after a bounce house take flight with children inside. we hear from one of the children trapped inside and tossed out. >> tracking the warm up.

slow to come. some areas were warmer. warmer high-rise coming. promise. see you after the break.

the owner of the pipeline in santa barbara that ruptured dug down to get to the pipe. it spilled 100,000 gallons of oil on to refugio state beach. plains all american pipeline says once crews reach the pipe they will cut out the ruptured section and send it out for testing to find out what went wrong. the number of gallons spilled has been revised down by 4,000. they say in all 101,000 gallons of oil spilled. a court refused today to

lift a hold on president obama's executive action to shield millions of immigrants from deportation. the department of justice asked the court to reverse the decision, saying the president acted within his power. the plan was put on hold after 26 states sued. california attorney general kamala harris vowed to fight for the president's plan. it reads, california will continue to lead the way in defending the president's actions so we can enjoy a safer california. it is not clear whether the department of justice will appeal. in mexico the death toll from a tornado stands at 13 today. that tornado hit the city on the boarder with texas yesterday. people there are trying to pick up what is left of their homes and possessions but unfortunately some are finding very little is salvageable. the tornado destroyed 200 homes and damaged 800 others. there is good news, a family of four that was reported missing

was found. they were visiting another town when the tornado hit. there was never time for a warning officials said. and i am tracking the cool day time highs around here. cloudy. cool. drizzly today. i mentioned how our weather effects the weather there. in houston tonight, on the ground. you have seen historical rainfall, flood warnings, flood warnings and tornado -- flood watches and tornado warnings. >> reporter: historical. houston flooded and as the weather starts to get darker here, we are still hoping the storm clouds hold out for a while. you see all the water down here. in southwest houston. that water was much, much higher earlier today. we have seen it recede. that is good news for those that live in this area.

a troubling time as cars have been ruined because of the floodwaters. people have been stranded. thousands of people and police say three people were found dead because of this flash flood. and more are missing across the state. especially where we are following that story, a scary situation. we are hoping things continue to get better in our area but we are expecting more rain tonight and that is the hard thing, will it hold off, at least give us relief for tonight. >> that is the thing. i am looking to the north of us, dallas, they have tornado watches up there today, heavy rain up there, you are getting a break but what comes through california ends up out there and that is what is going on. we have been cool, you have been getting hammered with the pictures. i think you will see another round of this in 24 hours. >> reporter: yeah. i think so.

we are connected by more than just the nba playoffs. our weather is effected by you guys. we have been hammered last night and the past month. seeing non-stop rain in the area. untexas like to see this much rain. hasn't been anything like this since 2001. so it is a shock to us and maybe we will start to get sunny again? >> thank you for checking in with us. we will keep an eye on things down there. around here it has been cool. that weather, our weather moves through into the plains and causes problems. right now, to the north, dallas, they have tornado watches in effect. outwest, we are seeing more of this cool, moist weather. that will shift around here. more so tomorrow. we are seeing fog along the coast now. more clearing outside than we have seen in a long time. it has been week. may has been cold and moist.

it will continue tomorrow. but then should open up. should see 80s tomorrow. right now more warmth than yesterday. 70s. 80s north and east of fairfield. tomorrow we will see a lot more. 5-8 degrees warmer. the fog for the morning. tomorrow. and highs. you see the oranges there. looks warmer than today. 5 degrees warmer. the pattern has been a real problem for us. i checked some areas by houston, they are talking 11 inches of rain in 24 hours. they are not set up to get that much rain. oakland 66 degrees tomorrow. san jose 74 degrees for a high. warmer than today. nice looking day in san jose. this low kicks out today.

or starting to. as it blows off the high comes in and temperatures warm. wednesday, thursday, friday, not too bad. should be warm. san francisco tomorrow, upper 50s, low 60s. berkeley low 60s. hop over the hill, livermore, mid-70s. eastern livermore valley, clayton, concord, upper 70s. maybe couple low 80s. there is the models. fog at the coast. and then it does the night and morning thing. much better, warmer pattern setting up. 74 napa tomorrow. 77 fairfield. 77 fremont. no rain in the forecast. 78 morgan hill. we had drizzle today. we will continue with the drizzle perhaps tonight. not much. here we go. nicer, warmer and warm. friday should be the warmest day of the week. i tell you, we talked about it,

get that much rain in texas, kills us to see that -- [ talking at the same time ] >> running off into the gulf. they are getting the rain. >> a hot of people -- a lot of people liken it to tropical storm alison. >> when you get a foot of rain in 24 hours that is what you find in a tropical storm. >> so flat there. >> the warriors game last night they told the fans they couldn't go out. they had ostay there because of -- to stay there because of the flood warnings. . >> next 24 hours they will get hit again. >> thank you. ahead here, a new state of the art lab opened in the bay area. the important research that happens inside it and who is paying for it. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> the high cost of homelessness one county is spend ag$500,000 every year on

-- spending a $500,000 every year on a problem that keeps growing. . >> the new numbers that have leaders rethinking their strategy against homelessness and caught in the act, two men forcing their way into a home, a closer look at the surveillance video that could lead to arrests. and a bay area police officer arrested while off duty. the charges against him. all coming up at 6:00 p.m.

a $54 million research facility and it has been built to help the biggest minds find new ways to harness the power of the sun. >> we are here and we are making it happen. >> this three story solar research center is at the berkeley national lab. dists will develop ways to use the sun's -- scientists will develop ways to use the sun's energy to produce a fuel more efficient. >> the recycling that goes to really long term sustainability. recycling of carbon monoxide energy from -- of carbon monoxide and energy from the sun. this requires great science. >> it is named after the former lab directer and secretary of energy. it was funded by university of

california at berkeley and california public utilities commission. president obama is urging congress to reach a deal on the patriot act. it is set to expire midnight monday. the house passed a modified version of the act. under the plan the nsa would need a warrant for a particular strig get -- individual to get phone data. . >> i strongly urge the senate to work through this recess and make sure they identify a way to get this done. >> republicans want to keep the patriot act and the nsa spy program in place. the senate is due back sunday hours before the deadline. some incredible video here. the last child hospitalized after a bounce house accident was released from the hospital

today. the accident happened on a beach in fort lauderdale yesterday. three children were inside a bounce house when a water spout that formed over the water, it picked up the bounce house and sent it flying through the area and three children tumbled out. >> i was in the bounce house. it flew out and then i fell in the dirt. >> [ inaudible question ] >> my lip and my wrist. >> authorities say it got as high as 50 feet in the air and crossed over four lanes of traffic before landing on the ground. the new details after a mother and her daughter were killed by a driver who was drunk and speeding. what the family did today to demand justice. >> new developments after a man from marin county is jailed in

iran and accused of espionage. tonight his brother atalks to us -- talks to us. >> and the way authorities recovered two dozen stolen artifacts.

♪chicken in the bucket♪ ♪chicken in the beans♪ ♪chicken in the bucket♪ ♪chicken in the beans♪ ♪chicken in the bucket♪ ♪chicken in the beans♪ and if i could i'd put chicken in the lemonade. it's finger lickin' good. a bay area man accused in a deadly drunk driving crash appeared in court today where he was met by people demanding justice. he was behind the wheel of a

speeding car that went into the backyard of a apartment building killing a mother and daughter. ktvu's john sasaki has more. >> reporter: many supporters sent a message to the suspect. >> we need justice. i mean, i wouldn't want something to happen to my family and not have justice for it. >> reporter: inside the courtroom brian jones was in a red jump suit. >> this is a terrible situation. he never intended to hurt or kill anybody. >> reporter: on may 2 the mother and daughter were at family function when out of nowhere a speeding car slammed into them. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i hope he can get a lot of -- a good sentence.

because he killed a family. >> he killed our family he says. he stood with his son. >> our family is all together and we respect justice. >> as you can see the speed limit here is 35 miles per hour. but as police say the car's computer says at the time of the crash it was going 99 miles per hour and here no visible skid marks. that apartment complex the memorial is filled. this neighbor is sending her message about wanting justice. >> he was able to bail out, you know, knowing he was under the influence of alcohol. >> you are a murderer. >> reporter: that is why so many people were angry. but jones is now being held without bail. >> we are happy. now he is in jail. we are not worried about another family. >> reporter: his next hearing

is june 16. john sasaki, ktvu fox 2 news. amtrak says by the end of the year it will install video cameras to record the actions of engineers. this is after the derailment in philadelphia that killed 8 passengers and injured 200 others. the engineer suffered a head injury and claims he can't remember what happened. the national transportation safety board has been recommending engines have video cameras in cabs for the past 5 years. a man has been jailed in iran for 10 months. he had his first day in court today. a reporter for the washington post, i spoke with his brother on why the trial is being kept secret. >> reporter: born and raised in marin county is facing an uncertain future. he has been in prison for 10

months on charges including espionage. he said he was planning to come to california with his wife before he was detained in july. his mother and wife were not allowed inside the courtroom today. >> they were waiting for 5 hours. they came down and told them nothing is going on and to leave. >> it could mean the evidence is weak and they don't want to risk pub lususessing the trial -- publicizing the trial. the obama administration is keeping an eye on the situation. >> we call for all charges to be dropped. >> they essentially don't give him access to the consulate to the protecting power, their reaction is to the state

department, we don't have to talk to you. >> stay out of it. >> yeah. yeah. this is an internal issue. except it is relating to somebody who grew up in san rafael. >> reporter: some fear he will be used as a bargaining chip over the nuclear program. >> it is ludicrous. high acted as a journalist, gathered information, verifying information and publishing it. >> hilts brother said he was held in solitary confinement and he has one other cell mate now. he fears his brother will be changed forever after spending a year in prison in iran. people flying from the east bay to atlanta are going to have a new non-stop flight option from delta. daily flights from oakland to hartsfield-jackson

international airport will be begin october 1. oakland says atlanta is one of the largest underserved markets in the new non-stop daily night should help keep up with the demand. tonight how southern california cities are turning toilet water into tap water and why the idea is catching up. >> hackers hit the irs, how they stole the personal information of hundreds of thousands taxpayers. >> and a volcano threatened a home of one of the world's rare species.

we showed these kids some items from a nearby store, whoa! but they didn't know they were all tobacco products. ooh this is cool. it smells like gum. yummy. this smells like strawberry. ooh, are these mints? with colorful packaging and fruit and candy flavors that kids love, who do you think tobacco companies are targeting? do we get to keep any?

complaint about airplane noise has a group of bay area setzens asking washington to take second look at a system. the faa upgraded to help keep flights to sfo on time. the technology shift said flight paths and people in communities say the result has been a dramatic increase in noise and lower flying planes. >> we have noticed a huge increase in the flight pattern. they are very low. they are very loud. and there are more of them. when it is so loud you have to take a break if you are talking to someone in order a have them hear you. they are giant jets. >> washington needs hear from

the local community to see how their decisions to increase the flights have impacted us. >> they have created a group, they are gathering signatures and filing complaints. the white house is getting more crowded. bernie sanders announced his candidacy for president. the republican field is expected to add two more candidates this week. >> i am proud to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: bernie sanders is kicking off his bid for the white house in vermont. considered a long shot candidate even if he doesn't win he is still interested in advancing his policies, tackling student dead and creating a government's job program. >> today with your support and the support of millions of people throughout country we

begin a political revolution to transform our country economically, politically, socially and environmentally. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: many want to dismiss him with little chance of beating hillary clinton but he is determined to make her break a sweat. >> he brings thing to the race. >> reporter: on the crowded republican side the 2016 field is set to become larger with rist rick santorum expected to announce tomorrow. -- rick santorum expected to announce tomorrow. the first debate is august 6 in cleveland. fox news is only inviting the

top 10 candidates to build name recognition over the next few months to land a spot on the stage. the united states returned two dozen artifacts that were stolen from ittale after officials note -- italy after officials noticed them listed in a catalog. it was seized by agents in boston. all of the items were seized by u.s. authorities or turned over by museums and collectors. hackers target the irs and personal information is stolen. how the criminals accessed the data. >> and tonight we ask a doctor to weigh in on stephen curry's fall last night and whether he could have done more damage by returning to the game. >> it will warm up around here, how warm in your backyard and

what the weekend will be like down the road.

game 5 of the warriors- rockets playoff series is tomorrow night and there is concern about stephen curry. he suffered a nasty fall last night. and there was concern about whether he suffered a concussion and whether he should go back into the game. here is rob roth with more. rob? >> reporter: stephen curry was diagnosed with a contusion, not

a concussion from the fall last night. still one doctor we spoke with says out of caution he wouldn't have allowed him to come back into the game. >> curry goes down hard. >> stephen curry's fall was scary. smack on to the hard wood floor. >> felt like i see in the air for a long time and trying to brace yourself. >> reporter: doctors determined he suffered a contusion, no brain matter injured. they allowed him to reenter the game. >> reporter: he saw the fall on tv. >> yeah. i don't think i would have let him play. yeah. you know, he was -- he was immobilized. >> reporter: he didn't examine him and doesn't fault the team doctors because he didn't show signs of a concussion.

>> he did not lose consness. >> he came -- consciousness. >> he came back and played which is remarkable to me. >> curry was a hot topic. he is the warriors television play by play broadcaster. >> he had a concussion a year ago in utah and it took several days before he was able to play because he didn't pass the test. >> reporter: doctors asked him a variety of questions before determining his condition. under nba guidelines a player suspected of having a concussion will undergo evaluation. a player diagnosed with a concussion will not return to participation. he says concussion symptoms sometimes don't become apparent for 24 hours after a injury. woppeddered if it turns out --

we wondered if he turns out to have a concussion did he do damage to himself because he return to the game. >> the player might suffer longer from symptoms. >> reporter: doctors will be checking him every few hours looking for signs of a concussion just in case. >> rob, what about the nba, if someone suffers a concussion is there a amount of time they have to sit out? >> no. the nba is different from other sports. baseball, a player would be out for 7 days. the nba doesn't do that. if a player suffers a conacushion they have -- concussion, if they pass the tests they can play. >> rob roth, thank you. bay area home prices are increasing faster than any

region in the country. hope prices grew by 10% in march compared to last year. no other area saw higher growth year to year. a volcano erupted in the galapagos islands. lava poured down the slopes of the volcano. it is the first time it has erupted in 30 years. there are concerns about the effects of the eruption since it is home to the world's only pink iguanas. it is also home to giant tortoises. charles darwin's trip to the galapagos islands influenced his theory of evolution. we have been seeing this pattern over and over again, gray, cool mornings and fog -- >> and drizzle. non-stop for the month of may. if you go back to january and february, it was warmer,

sunnier weather. we are not getting rain out of it. just clouds and cool. fire danger is down. you see the weather system off shore. we will back it out. you can see a couple things going on. a very active pacific. this area will drop out into the plains and cause more severe weather for them. we will get into a more fair weather pattern. it should warm us up. talking about that since last week. slow to transpire. the clouds are out there now. there is a lot of clearing. many bay area cities have clearing inland. novato gusts to 25. fairfield 35 miles per hour. that is significant winds. 35 miles per hour and 17 miles per hour at sfo. you knew that. grass pollens, kind of coming

on. the wind stirs it up. tomorrow, mid-70s. 50 coast. slow 60s around the bay. mid-60s san francisco. oakland. and over the east bay hills, livermore valley, you will find temperatures in the mid-70s. tomorrow like today but warmer. should be. and warmer on thursday and friday with friday being the peak high in temperatures. numbers on friday reaching into the mid-80s. clear lake 78. vacaville 77. the forecast high there. 77 brentwood. warmer than today. air quality is good. so windy. right? 58 pacifica. you knew that. cool, breezy along the coast. and the five-day forecast, yes, it would be nice if things shift around. looks like they will. tomorrow warmer. reaching for that. most of us mid-70s. low 80s on thursday and friday

is the warmest day. mid-80s. fire danger off the radar right now. we know first couple warm days we will be back in it. >> thank you. ahead here, taking toilet water and making it safe to drink. how california cities are doing it and why they say it is a worth wild vestment. >> julie haener -- investment. >> julie haener is here now for what we are working on for 6:00 p.m. >> a girl struggling that bay bridge toll plaza. a search is underway for the girl and what authorities are saying about the people inside the vehicle and why a northern california river is rising during the drought, these stories and much more coming up new at 6:00 p.m.

my new summer meal's got eight pieces of chicken, a large coleslaw baked beans with pulled chicken, 4 biscuits and a half gallon of dole classic lemonade. you see what i'm talkin' about? it's still finger lickin' good.

the irs says criminals obtained personal tax information on more than 100,000 taxpayers. they got into a system that allows taxpayers to get their returns and other information. the irs says the hackers already had personal information and that is what got them into the system. the site has been shut down and the irs is contacting the taxpayers whose information was breached. >> two major chains are changing the ingredients to

removed artificial flavors. taco bell and pizza hut. both taco bell and pizza hut are owned by yum brands. major fast food changes are underpressure to remove additives are -- under pressure to remove additives. some cities in southern california are taking toilet water and turning it into drinking water. the idea could make you cringe and it could be key in to preserving water. the idea is catching on. >> reporter: to some people taking toilet water and turning it into tap and drinking water is just yucky. >> dirty. nasty. >> disgusting. >> reporter: more and more seem it like the idea. in orange county it is going so well they are expanding their program and the idea is spreading. >> in los angeles and san diego

they are planning on building plants to recycle. >> reporter: this plant is huge. provides a third of the water in orange county. >> this is the first step. >> reporter: he says since 2008 the water districts have been turning toilet water into tap. >> this stuff is dirty. >> yes. it is sewage. >> yes, looks like dark ice tea. >> reporter: the sewage back wash, filtered out or the bad things they don't want in the water. this section is new. >> makes it possible to go from 7 million gallons to 100 million. >> which will happed handle 200 -- handle 200 households.

>> breaks up remaining bacteria or molecules. >> reporter: by the end of the process it is ready to drink. and what does taste like? tastes like water. >> that water right there came out of the toilet, recycled and came out of your tap, would you drink it? >> yes. >> reporter: there is no convincing him. [ indiscernible ] >> i won't drink water no more. reporting from southern california. >> we may never know what caused a gray whale to wash up on a beach. it was discovered saturday. the whale was too decomposed to find a cause of death. they are not sure if they will burry the whale on the beach, tow it back to the ocean or led the tides take it back out. the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00

p.m. starts now. the high cost of homelessness, a county spending half a billing dollars on a problem that keeps growing. >> whys the taken this long to say -- why has it taken this long? >> good evening everyone. hello. i am frank somerville. >> and i am julie haener. >> the sheriff's office has reopened a cold case murder dating back to the 1980s. the victim is a student, a swedish exchange student who disappeared during a shopping trip 30 years ago. ktvu's allie rasmus with the new developments in the case and why investigators are a long way from solving it. >> hopefully we can get closure to the family. >> reporter: this picture of elisabeth martinsson made headlines around the world decades ago. january 17, 1982 the swedish exchange student disappeared after a shopping trip. back then he was repairing

shoes. he remembers when reporters came in to ask about the missing woman. >> two, three gentlemen came. >> ktvu covered her disappearance when it happened. this is video. you can see him on the set reporting on the information leased by investigators. now investigators confirm remains found in 2010 belonged to elisabeth martinsson. it took several years to identify them. >> several remains for various places on the body. and also teeth. >> henry coleman was a person of interest. investigators are now looking for him. [ indiscernible ] >> her vehicle was located in oklahoma and henry coleman was in possession of the vehicle at the time. >> he hopes the family can now find peace.