powell was last seen at her west valley city, utah home on the night of december 6, 2009 and her parents live in her home town in washington and her father, charleslice notified him of today's search. take a listen: >> they said -- told me they can't tell me specifically what it is about, but they can confirm they are out there. i said, okay. >> reporter: the cox family will not travel to ely but will await word from their home and this morning as you mentioned police plan to hold a news conference, something they haven't done in this case in particular, and we'll bring you the update when it comes. martha: every day, police are out there continuing to plug ahead on these cases. and what is the update, if any, on her husband? >> well, police think he remains a focus of the investigation. and of the case. in part because of the alibi you mentioned. on the night his wife disappeared he said he took their young sons, at that time, ages 2 and 4, to an overnight camping trip and those who knew her said she'd never let her children spend the night outside in the frigid december weather and not long after his wife went missing josh moved with his couple