reporting live in larkspur jodi hernandez, nbc bay area news. >> jodi, thank you. now to the developing story in the southwest. the death toll spiked to 18 people today after more heavy rain. the pictures are incredible. texas is getting hit the hardest. take a look. crews have carried out more than 500 high water rescues in the past 24 hours. houston is the latest city to be inundated with rain. streets are now rivers. hundreds of cars as you see are stranded in high water. president obama is promising federal help. >> we will expedite those requests make sure that both search and rescue operations where necessary, but also recovery operations occur as efficiently and as quickly as possible. >>> in wimberley, texas, the search continues for a dozen people missing since saturday when the blanco river overflowed its banks, sweeping homes right off their foundations with people still inside. the rain is expected to continue for a few more days. we should note the warriors rocket series could return to houston later this week. >>> in the midst of this turmoil in texas

the nanny and college student was last scene shopping in larkspur landing. they have now confirmed that remains found were indeed those of the missing student. >> investigators still don't know how she dies or who is responsibility. they're looking for this man, henry coleman who is convicted of car theft after police found him in oklahoma driving the car that martinson took shopping. >> detectives are in the process of looking to find this individual. >> she was a beautiful girl blond. >> the owner of lark's shoes saying the student's disappearance really shook him. she came into the shop looking for dressy boots and she found them at a neighboring store. >> we'll hear from from the owner tonight at 6:00. we're told that martinson's host family does not wish to talk to the family, but her three surviving brothers in sweden are relieved that she will be returning home her remains being sent back to sweden soon. >>> hopefully some closure now, thank you, jodi. just in to our news room we're getting our first listen of a 911 call that sent officers to investig

. >> reporter: harry has been selling and fixes shoes here at larkspur landing for years. >> she says i'm looking for boots. >> reporter: she was elizabeth martinson. a college student from sweden. she was working as a nanny when she borrowed her sponsor family's car to go shoe shopping and never returned. in ten days this man was arrested in oklahoma. henry lee coleman was driving the stolen car claiming he bought it from someone. >> unfortunately at the time, they were not able toe develop enough evidence to arrest the subject at that time. so, detectives are in the process of trying to locate this individual and determine if he is still alive. >> reporter: elizabeth's remains were found in fremont in 2010, but the state lab only identified them in november of last year. a swedish newspaper broke the story she has been identified. her brothers will arrive from sweden to take her home. >> i am happy for her family. finally, you know, they can relax. they know their loved one is found. >> reporter: the sheriff's department reported they found 15 bone fragments and some teeth and it wa

. >>> a problem counter commute larkspur northbound 101 at lucky drive. chp isn't on the scene so details are minimal. you can see so far traffic looks like it's getting by okay at 55 miles per hour. but we'll continue to watch that. plus any other bay area hot spots. "kcbs traffic" is coming up. >>> good morning from oracle where the warriors have not been to the nba finals since the gerald ford administration. and quite frankly, during the early years of the obama presidency the warriors were the laughingstock in the nba. that's what made last night so special. a win at home in game 5 against the rockets. and the warriors would advance to the finals. houston came out strong in the 1st quarter. but in the second klay thompson hits from the corner for the lead. they had an 11-point advantage in the third. houston down 2 after a bucket. james harden scored 45 points for the game. he turned the ball over, though, 13 times. the warriors up nine after andre iguodala's dunk just 14 points for harden. harrison barnes saved his best for last night. a tough move

. >> veterans stood by him in larkspur. >> i will stick with believing greg until jesus comes down from heaven and tells me otherwise. >> i am done talking with you. back up. yes i have been. >> when? >> you are done here. i think -- >> are you ready to admit now you weren't a marine? >> i am not admitting anything to you because it is thought true. >> i obtained his service records under the freedom of information act. >> everything he said about his military history is a lie. alan was fever in the marines -- never in the marines, never a lieu 10 nebt and never served in vietnam and did not earn the medals. >> he did enlist in the navy, but was discharged after eight months because of a preexisting knee injury from high school football. >> you lied to these kids. >> i have not lied to the kids. get away. go away. >> you have not. i have the records. >> you know what, it is time -- i don't need to show you anything. you do what you got to do and we'll respond to you. >> alan declined to show me his discharming up pas that every service member received from any branch of the military. th

. >> veterans stood by him in larkspur. >> i will stick with believing greg until jesus comes down from heaven and tells me otherwise. >> i am done talking with you. back up. yes i have been. >> when? >> you are done here. i think -- >> are you ready to admit now you weren't a marine? >> i am not admitting anything to you because it is thought true. >> i obtained his service records under the freedom of information act. >> everything he said about his military history is a lie. alan was fever in the marines -- never in the marines, never a lieu 10 nebt and never served in vietnam and did not earn the medals. >> he did enlist in the navy, but was discharged after eight months because of a preexisting knee injury from high school football. >> you lied to these kids. >> i have not lied to the kids. get away. go away. >> you have not. i have the records. >> you know what, it is time -- i don't need to show you anything. you do what you got to do and we'll respond to you. >> alan declined to show me his discharming up pas that every service member received from any branch of the military. th

. >> veterans stood by him in larkspur. >> i will stick with believing greg until jesus comes down from heaven and tells me otherwise. >> i am done talking with you. back up. yes i have been. >> when? >> you are done here. i think -- >> are you ready to admit now you weren't a marine? >> i am not admitting anything to you because it is thought true. >> i obtained his service records under the freedom of information act. >> everything he said about his military history is a lie. alan was fever in the marines -- never in the marines, never a lieu 10 nebt and never served in vietnam and did not earn the medals. >> he did enlist in the navy, but was discharged after eight months because of a preexisting knee injury from high school football. >> you lied to these kids. >> i have not lied to the kids. get away. go away. >> you have not. i have the records. >> you know what, it is time -- i don't need to show you anything. you do what you got to do and we'll respond to you. >> alan declined to show me his discharming up pas that every service member received from any branch of the military. th

southbound coming in toward highway 580 as the day moving along fine with no delays as you make it out of larkspur into mill valley up to the golden gate bridge, it is smooth sailing over the water as you come into fran. i have not seen the zipper truck yet but we have a couple of lanes, maybe at least three and maybe they have done their work for this morning. northbound traffic is no problems. in the south bay we see nothing but top speed and all the construction has wrapped up for the south bay for now at 63 miles per hour pulling in toward san jose. also, the drive along we we will coming up to the airport, you are clear, and highway 8 a no problems. dumbarton big is nice commute at 64 miles per hour coming in from newark into east palo alto. as you travel up to the east bay through castro valley along 580 60 along 80 so a clear drive. walnut creek to dublin is 14 minutes. southbound 101 santa rosa to san francisco is 52 minutes. highway 17, to los gatos is 24 minutes. as i have been telling you, the san mateo bridge shuts down tomorrow. smooth sailing right new. carrying 95,000 commuter as da

an exchange student from sweden, elizabeth martinson was shopping and she was last seen shopping in larkspur. her bones were discovered in 2010 but recently identified though. they're trying to find henry lee coleman he was found in her car ten it's after her disappearance much he was charged for auto theft, but was not charged with her murder due to lack of evidence. >> they're trying to locate this individual and determine if he's even still alive. >> elizabeth is survived by throw brothers in sweden. we're told they are saddened but relieved that the sister's remains are now found. >> san francisco municipally is suspend by programs to get people on and off faster. it let's two trains and they are at the same time and riders can get on and off both trains. it was working well at first, then a recurring problem with signs and announcements, they were not in sink when the trains occurred. once the engineers resumed. >>> hazel with her owners were walking on the trail when a dog fell down a cliff. one of the owners went to look for help. just then a man walked by and offered his help. >> he

she was last seen shopping in larkspur. she was found in a hillside in 2010 and only recently identified. they're hoping to find henry lee coleman. he was found in oklahoma ten days after her disappearance. he spent five years in prison for auto theft, but was not charged in her disappearance due to lack of evidence. their in the process of trying to locate this individual and determine if he's still alive. >>> she's survived by three brothers in sweden and we're told they are sad end but revealed that their sister's remains have been found. >>> bay area home prices are going up faster than any other part of the country. home prices in march grew by more than 10% compared to the same time last year. nationwide, home prices only went up about 4%. >>> san francisco muni has suspended a new program aimed to getting passengers on and off trains faster until they can figure out a software problem. >>> the double stopping strategy was launched in three downtown places on sunday. they allow two trains to pull into a station at the

it was in the northbound lanes in larkspur. that's clear now. but the southbound commute direction is fine from san rafael to the golden gate bridge which you're looking at live here. this is the approach to the toll plaza. it continues to move well on doyle drive. 101 along the peninsula no delay at the airport. this is a look near sfo down into san mateo, all still green and bart is also all on time. like i said, not too much going on out out. that's your latest "kcbs traffic." brian has an interesting forecast, though. >> yes. we've got a lot of clouds to start things out with. things are finally going to be warming up a little bit this weekend as we look at the overcast skies in san jose and the numbers to start out thursday morning it's 53 in oakland, livermore 55. it's overcast in san jose and 56. santa rosa starts out with 51 and ends up the mid-70s. high pressure is building in over the west coast so it will be slightly warmer inland today but in terms of those 80s that have been hugely advertised lately we are going to have to wait unti

elizabeth martin from sweden disappeared after going shopping in larkspur a 21 year-old into by some boots with her friends she never came home and 30 years later her remains are found in fremont off morrison canyon road. now investigators are reopening the case after her disappearance car discovered in oklahoma given by this man named henry coleman and the police are looking for this person of the chest. "the person of an address that detectives interview unfortunately at the time they were not able to develop enough evidence to arrest the subject at that time. detectives are in the process of translocate this individual and determined that these you still live. the use >> pam: prosecutor for stealing her car and that he and has a long criminal record including rape meantime investigators are in contact with elizabeth's family there in the process of having her remains returned to sweden. >> pam: of holy religious symbol stolen from a church in castro valley. crime under investigation by police in the area however church leaders tell crime has the what they are willing to do if the