reporting live in inverness, christie smith, "nbc bay area news." >> what a story, christie. thank you so much. >>> crews got word of the incredible discovery just after 10:00 this morning. take a listen to this. >> information i have is two parties alive and talking. >> made contact with inverness i-c, go ahead and start a rescue helicopter. >> it's been an incredible effort to find them. christie was talking about it, hundreds of people involved in that search. now, here is a look at where carol and ian were last seen more than a week ago at a rental home on v de lavista in inverness. today search and rescue crews found them in a drainage ditch east of pierce point road. rescuers say the distance is only half a mile as the crow flies but no trails are in the area and walking between the two locations would take three to four hours. we are expecting a news conference shortly with members of the family. we will keep you posted on that. we sent out a news alert as soon as they found the missing hikers. download our nbc app to stay up to date on what is happening around the bay

. >> they were found in a drainage ditch near inverness. cornell bernard is live with new developments in the story. what a story? >> you're right about that, dion. just an amazing story here in inverness. lots of sell brecelebrations go today. the survivor skills likely kept them alive. >> a rescue helicopter pulling two missing hikers to safety. carol and her 72-year-old husband ian irwin found alive, in a steep ravine at the point reyes national sea shore. the rescue team along with a search dog named grute found the couple alive. >> thank god you found us, we are so happy. >> carol and ian are doing okay. >> they were found wearing light jackets, but alive and talking. the couple was found about 3 to 4 miles from the house they were renting in inverness. they had been missing since valentine's day. >> they left for a hike on valin timing's. they got lost in the dark, and they don't know what happened after that. the reason they're most likely alive, is because they were drinking from a puddle that they found near where they were located

live in inverness, nbc bay area news. >> okay. hopefully they will be found soon. thank you, robert. >>> 117 quarantined americans are being shuttled in. they had been quarantined on the diamond princess cruise ship in japan at the beginning of this month. 14 people tested positive, but they were transported to nebraska medical center. we learned that the first group of americans transported will be released tomorrow. meantime, the world health organization announced that according to china, the spread of the virus continues to slow in the country. >> it's too early to tell if this decline will continue. everything is still on the table. >> nearly 1,800 people have died. >>> nearly 400 american cruise passengers on the diamond princess were evacuated. another evacuation plane carried them. they had been in quarantine for nearly two weeks already on your cruise ship. now they're starting a new 14 day quarantine here in the u.s. >> our mind set is very positive and we're just going to go through it and we'll come out the other side and we will have a whale of a good

. >> reporter: inverness known for its tranquil beauty and now for two stanford retirees vanished from an airbnb. for those trying to find 77- year-old carol and 72-year-old ian, quitting is not an option.>> it doesn't bring the family any resolution and does not bring the community any resolution. >> this inverness native helped guide ground teams this week. then the focus shifted to tomales bay because of what tracking dogs found. >> the couples rental cottage. >> we do believe there is a possibility there could have been a double drowning. oftentimes when someone starts to drown, the grab onto the person next to them. >> we grew up here, it's such a small town, but it's on the map. >> for those who live in inverness, it's eerie, having no answers after a week. >> it is really strange and unsettling. we usually let the kids run on the beach by themselves. >> everyone is talking about a, a cliff fall would be visible, and abduction, crime is rare here. >> if there was a struggle, someone would notice, neighbors are very nosy. >> if the two were lost or hurt, there would have been clos

and inverness, sarah, ktvu fox 2 use. >>> inc. you very much, 7:08 am, the weekend is here, and i think you will like the weather. i know we need the rain but when in rome you have to just embrace what you got, right? >> if you're a glass half-full kind of a person you are saying it is pretty nice out, right? >> i see a lot of people suffering from allergies! >> i said to my mom, do you think it is allergies already? and it is entirely possible since we have had such warm temperatures. live look outside, we have a little bit of cloud cover. bay and points south, that is because of the low pressure system that is off the coast. let's start with a temperature tour. you might want to hop back in bed. it is 34 degrees right now. 41 in santa thoma. we will head to the east bay, we are doing better there. warmer at least. 52 degrees. 53 in san leandro. pretty mild temperatures. we have menlo park coming in at 52. we will get back to a more average day today after that incredible warmth yesterday. 59 degrees on the coast today. 62 at the

and ian were last seen more than a week ago, at a rental home on via de la vista in inverness. crews found them in a drainage ditch east of pierce point road. rescuers say the distance between the two locations, only about half a mile in a straight line. but there aren't any trails in that area, so walking between the two locations would take three or four hours. crews got word of the incredible discovery just after 10:00 this morning. take a listen. >> the information i have is two parties alive and talking. >> made contact with inverness ic. go ahead and start a rescue helicopter. >> it's been an incredible effort to find them with hundreds of people involved in that search. we sent out a breaking news alert as soon as we heard found the missing hikers. download our app to stay up to date. >>> into our newsroom, preliminary tests of the air quality inside oakland's mcclymonds high school are promising. the school was shut down after the discovery of a dangerous toxin in the groundwater beneath the school. the concern the compound could be air born in some of the buildings. a

are back here in inverness today and search crews continue to come out here with no sign of the couple yet and they rely more heavily on k9 units. the marin county sheriff's office started out of the yacht club hoping today would be the day they locate the couple who was last seen in inverness for they were renting a cottage truck they were supposed to check out saturday morning but never showed up. this is one of the many volunteers who was out here with the detection dog and a certified cadaver. >> the water breaks down. everyone decays for the most part the same. >> reporter: will be able to search the water . >> the sheriff's department will be able to get it sooner and the smaller robot that can go into the water. >> reporter: they recognize the value of k9 units as they successfully rescued robert bennett last night and without them they might have found the hiker who had been missing. they will be out here all day searching for the couple. jackie ward, kpix 5 . >> officials said robert bennett is with his family at the marin health medical center and we are waiting for an update

. >> reporter: it's day 3 at inverness, and still no sign of the missing couple. even though searchers remain positive, the search has become somber. the search for the couple continues, however today there are less than half as many searchers at yesterday. >> because we had such a large response we were able to cover a lot more area than anticipated, so today we have a more focused effort. >> reporter: dogs cover areas like this extremely rugged shore along the bay, much better than humans. the dogs are rechecking areas during low tide. drones are also flying above the thick brush wooded areas. every spot, no matter how thick, must be checked. david has lived and hiked these trails in inverness for nearly 20 years and says it's not hard to become disoriented. >> i've been off trail a couple of times looking for something and realized wait a minute, what's my point of reference? if the sun is not out, you can get totally turned around. >> reporter: earlier this morning the couple's son arrived to help in the search. this afternoon he didn't want to talk, instead r

a palo alto couple missing for eight days have been found alive in inverness. late today 77-year-old carol kiparsky and 72-year-old ian irwin release this photo giving a thumbs-up from their hospital beds. lee martinez is live at inverness for details on this incredible story. >> reporter: incredible indeed, we are told that the couple actually vacations in this area quite often, they are avid hikers and they are pretty familiar with this area. the marion county sheriff's office said they went to the hospital and the couple told them they went hiking on valentine's day it got dark and they lost their way. the area they were found in had such dense vegetation that rescue crews had to crawl on their bellies at some point in order to reach the couple. at 10:10 saturday morning the radio called search and rescue that the missing couple, carol kiparsky and ian irwin had been found alive. sound by volunteer quincy webster and dog k-9 group that searching a new area of shallow beach in the thick coastal terrain. >> about halfway up we heard voices we thought it was an

they were frequent visitors to inverness. the assumption is the pair went on a late afternoon hike on friday and got lost. >> we have to check every possibility. we are not going to leave any stone unturned until we can find this couple. basically we are doing due diligence to search every possibility. >> reporter: they sent a text to family on friday confirming plans for sunday that they missed. and like yesterday, today's search will include volunteers on the ground, crews in the air and boats traversing tamalas bay. family members are staying nearby in inverness and relatives flying in today from out of state. reporting in marin county, cristina rendon, ktvu fox 2 news. >>> happening today, more testimony in the case of john lee cowell, the man accused of killing nia wilson two years ago. cowell is charged with murder and attempted murder in the stabbings of nia wilson and her sister who survived. last week cowell was kicked out of the courtroom for shouting profanities while he was on the witness stand. prosecutors say th

>>that went to a b and b in inverness right for valentine's day and they disappear they were gone for a week they've been found alive incredible marine county rescuers fod themsaturday morning theywere waiting to be released or they are waiting to be released from a hospital right now kron 4 sarah stinson live at rin general hospital with the. >>miraculous story rescue sarah. >>what a story. yeah, caro and e and they've been risk we'rcoring are in general ever since they were rescued on saturday. an amazing story and 8 days after they were just lost people thought this was going to be a story of recovery rather than rescue but they survived and how they survived is just beyond me, it's a story to tell i mean no food, water freezing tempatures the wilderness in inverness is not a place you want to bestranded, especially for that many days but carol and in seem to in good spirits. they were leaning on each other and they were both quite resourceful carol cup, our skin in erwin were found alive yelling for helpabove shallow beach ear tamala space a park in drainage this all started with

. >> they were last seen in inverness. amy hollyfield is live with more on this. >> reporter: we're at the sheriff's office and were told the couple's family will be flying in to help with the search. sheriff's deputies are saying the search for 77-year-old carol kiparsky and 72-year-old ian irwin is getting more urgent each day. the couple of visiting in inverness in an airbnb rental house. the couple left their wallets, cell phones and car at the rental house, an indication to them that the couple intended to return. they love to hike so the search focused near the point reyes national sea shore and dense vegetation in the hills. others say they were surprised to hear about the disappearance saying the trails are popular and full of people. >> sometimes 15, 20 miles on foot and we find someone. >> reporter: the couple was reported missing on saturday when they did not check out of their airbnb. 136 search and rescue volunteers fanned out over the area yesterday and that search will resume pretty soon here 8:00 this morni

inverness, known for its tranquil beauty and now for two stanford retirees who vanished from an airbnb. for those trying to find 77- year-old carol and 72-year-old alien, quitting is not an option. >> it isn't because it does not bring the family any resolution. >> this inverness native help guide ground teams this week, nearly 150 searchers at first, then focus shifted to wallace bay because of what tracking dogs and found. >> four times they hit on scent at the water line at a beach closest to the couples rental cottage. >> we believe there's a possibility there could have been a double drowning. often times when one person starts to drown and they are next to him but he is, they grab hold of that person. >> the waters are being searched. >> we grew up here, it's such a small town, but it's on the map. >> for those who live here, it's eerie, with no answers after a week. >> we know that search and rescue has been here, it's just really strange and unsettling. usually we let the kids run down to the beach by themselves. >> everyone is talking about it, clip cliff all would have been v

that is where they were last seen friday on via de la vista in inverness. don ford is there with some of their last traces.>> reporter: after several days of searching for the missing couple at inverness what happened to them and where are they still remains a mystery. marin county sheriff divers searched the waters along the shoreline. using sonar and looking for anything out of place. >>> we have searched the water from the air as well as boat. now we are going to try to search underneath the water in hopes of finding anything. any clues. anything we can do to help with the search for. >> reporter: they found nothing. the command post has been dismantled. the street in front field with emergency vehicles now open. the communications room is locked. the search continues. >>> the academic search has begun now. tell me about that. >>> i know they have looked at financial records. they have looked at their trying to look at cell phone history. electronics that were left in the house. >> reporter: so far nothing. the neighborhood is quiet. property manager sar

carol kapinsky and her husband were last seen friday afternoon here in inverness. they were scheduled to leave saturday morning. when they didn't check out, the room was searched. >> we found personal effects that would normally go with someone if they'd leave on a hike. we found some hiking gear left in the house. we found cell phones, food left there, laptops. it's definitely a mystery where they've gone. >> reporter: carol is 77, ian is 72. more than 160 trained trackers are searching for the couple, including a fixed wing cessna, a chp helicopter, drones, dogs, even a mule. >> incredibly dense, thick, brush, and i have some of the best mountain rescue teams in northern california that got really beat up going through it. >> reporter: no evidence of foul play, and nothing suggesting they went on a hike either. the lack of clues has folks so concerned. felix has lived on this remote road near where the couple was staying for 50 years. he saw them last thursday. >> i saw them walking down the road, and they looked like they were moving around. they didn't look lik

they had gone for a hike and got lost near inverness and that prompted an intensive search. >>until they were both found safe saturday morning. kron four's gayle ong zimmer in county with more. >>members of the marine county search and rescue and canine teams have found the couple we're told who are in great spirits. carol cup are skiing urban are alive and well the marin county sheriff's office tweeted this photo of the palo alto couple in the hospital more than 70 people and rescue dogs set out to search for them and finding their way through dense vegetation and rough terrain so we're search at the drainage from shower beach. >>is very tough going very tough drainage not halfway up we hear voices first 2018, but then they started yelling help, they loved each other and light, that's them on saturday morning day 6 of the search the couple was found. >>both carol and ian were airlifted and taken to the hospital suffering from hypothermia. we're told they're experienced hiker is visiting the town of inverness in western marine county for those who live in the rural area wher

in inverness, don ford, kpix 5. >>> still ahead on kpix 5, cbsn bay area, a case that has sat cold for more than 4 decades may now have a lead with the new evidence that just surfaced. >> plus someone just got rich. details on the big money lottery ticket sold right here in the bay area. >> and more on our bone dry february. newly released drought n. >> y, so does the forecast frankly. we have clouds hanging over the bay area tonight. clouds and the prospect for the tiniest amount of rain. we have it in the forecast when we come back. now, we know the trump strategy- try to win by attacking, distorting, dividing. mr. president: it. won't. work. newspapers report bloomberg is the democrat trump fears most. as president, universal healthcare that lets people keep their coverage if they like it. a record on job creation. a doable plan to combat climate change. i led a complex, diverse city through 9-11 and i have common sense plans to move america away from chaos to progress! i'm mike bloomberg and i approve this message. >>> new clues in a decades old cold case. this is one of the last p

more than 130 search and rescue members hit the ground in inverness today. horse teams, canine teams, the uav or unmanned aerial vehicle team are also part of the effort. 77-year-old carol and her husband 72-year-old ian were last heard from on friday. they were at a rental house in the inverness sea haven area. >> we did search the inside of the cottage and found a bunch of personal effects that would normally go with someone if they'd leave on a hike. we found some hiking gear left in the house. it's a mystery as to where they've gone. >> the couple's phone, wallets, and vehicle were left at the location. we'll have more at 6:00. >>> new details today on the murder of a hollywood therapist. she had 2 restraining orders against her ex-boyfriend accused of murdering her. her former boyfriend was taken into custody when police delivered harwick sought restraining orders against him and recently revealed she was scared of him. >> i feel like the system failed her. >> he's held on $2 million bail. harwick was once engaged to drew carey who released a statement

they were last seen friday at a rental house in the inverness area picked up his believe they may have gone for a hike and if you have any information call the marin county sheriff department. >>> 300 americans were taken off a cruise ship in japan, and they are now back on u.s. soil. some arriving at travis air force base last night and nancy chen reports more than a dozen have tested positive for coronavirus. >> reporter: a dozen high risk americans were if i quit off of a crucial part of japan arriving monday morning in nebraska to be monitored at the university of nebraska medical center for signs of the coronavirus. >>> when patient was transported to the hospital because of a chronic condition and also experiencing some mild symptoms and the remainder patients were transferred to a quarantine unit. >> reporter: the planes touched down in texas and california overnight . state department officials say only after passengers were evacuated from the diamond princess in japan that they learned 14 had tested positive for the illness. hundreds of other american evacuees will be under a

we're live in inverness, kenny choi, kpix 5. >> a miracle. thank you. >>> in other news now, air quality testing in west oakland is just finishing up for the day. after the discovery of toxic ground water shutting down the high school. the tests are to determine whether the cancer causing chemical tce is vaporizing in the classrooms. two recent students there died of cancer but officials have not drawn a connection to the alarming discovery. >> so school here continues to be closed and it will be closed all week. what we're doing now is we're trying to figure out exactly what r we're going to take all the students and staff and put them in alternate locations for tuesday, wednesday and then beyond. >> 350 high school students may end up having to hold classes at nearby schools and officials say results should be back this week. >>> on to campaign 2020. we have a live look at the las vegas skyline the results are trickling in from the nevada caucuses right now. and election officials are determined to avoid a repeat of the chaos in iowa. candi

that couple is from palo alto, they've been staying in a rental in inverness. the other search got underway today in southern marin county near san rafael. about 50 people are out right now searching the hills above lucas valley road. debora villalon tells us that the missing hiker, robert bennett, seen on surveillance video, walking toward a trailhead. >> it sounds like he was known to hike this area. >> reporter: robert bennett, 76 from novato. the subject of an intense search by air and ground, with volunteers climbing big rock ridge in lucas valley. >> they are steep, this is what you get, so when you are hiking up, it's a switchback. >> this resident lives at the end of the trailhead where the jeep was found on tuesday afternoon. >> he hikes up here about 2 to 3 times a week. i bumped into him and said hello . >> searchers opened the jeep to look around and provide bennett sent to the tracking dog. they are confident that this is where he entered the open space because he was caught on at least one home a surveillance camera. at 1:23 he is on the sidewalk,

remain hospitalized from injuries suffered when they became lost and stranded in the wilderness of inverness. the decorations in front of the home were put up by a neighbor who tells us the community is eager for their return. miracle is how tom stone describes ian and carol's survival. he spent days following the search to find them. >> when it was beyond a week, i was very concerned about them. >> and their eventual rescue, after eight days in the wilderness. >> i was thinking maybe they fell, or they were trapped somehow.>> the couple did become trapped according to the sheriff's office who said the couple was surrounded by thick foliage and could not get out. authorities say they likely survived by drinking from a puddle found where they were located. another neighbor who did not want to speak on camera at the request of the family told us that ian and carol, two seasoned hikers, who regularly hike in inverness, eight ferns to stay alive. >> we are so happy to have them alive and doing well. >> i am so happy they found them. >> ian and carol are known to be social with those in the neigh

this another search for two people a vacation from palo alto near inverness. that couple was last seen on friday. we are nearby with the latest on the effort to find a husband and wife. >> reporter: here we are in day five of the search with no sign of this couple. tonight we will hear from a relative and learn what investigators decided to look into the couple's finances. >> we are just trying to put it all together . >> reporter: barbara is mulling the possibilities in the disappearance of carol and her husband, ian one. she is wondering what could've happened to the couple who was in inverness which is a trip they had taken many times in the past. >> when they first came they drove up in this white car. >> they were staying in a rented college. in addition to seeing them on the day they arrived she also saw them last friday, the day they vanished. >> i saw them when they were packing up. >> reporter: inside the couples white honda accord we saw hiking boots on the floor. authorities have been operated under the theory the couple went on a hike. they have be

>> reporter: we're just off inverness way down the road from where the couple was last seen. search teams really pulled out all stops today. >> we haven't figured out when we're going to stop if we don't have any further leads that comes from that. >> reporter: there are search teams, coordinators say 138 people from about half a dozen bay area agencies combing theep using every possible resource from search dogs to horses.the searc around the rental home to a two-mile radius around it looking into the crevices, trails, roads, and even sewage drains all based on family members saying 77-year-old carol kiparsky and 72-year-old ian irwin liked to take walks though they were not seen leaving the cabin and not prepared for a hike. >> so we're trying to rule out today that they could be lost in the surrounding area. this is not an area in my 40 years of doing search and rescue we've had missing persons. >> reporter: any strategy to think they may be victims of foul play? >> we have no reason to believe acknowledges there is some concerns because some of the personal belongings lef

they were last seen friday in inverness. more than 100 searchers are scouring the area, and today the couple's son arrived from out of town to assist. we've been following that search all day long. we'll take you inside testimony search zone coming up at 6:00. that's it from the live news desk, back to you. >>> thanks, ken. new video of a person caught aiming a laser pointer at a chp helicopter monday night near the napa county airport. chp says the bright flash hit the pilot in the eyes and he was temporarily blinded. fortunately he was able to maintain control. it only took them a matter the and police arrested the suspect. >>> new video from san francisco police involving a restaurant assault that included a suspect flinging a burrito. surveillance cameras show the man interesting the business on gary boulevard near 18th avenue back on february 2nd. the customer becomes agitated and verbally abusive. when the staff offers him a burrito to calm the situation, the man strikes a worker with his cell phone and throws items on

about 40 people came through on this intersection on the way to inverness. on day four of searching for gayle and irwin, searchers set out with dogs, horses, any tools to find the couple who were last seen on friday. >> this whole thing doesn't seem real. >> reporter: the couple's son spoke to volunteers today. >> it's like somebody picked them up and removed them from the area. they wouldn't leave all their stuff, leave their car and just vanish. so, yes, i think it's very strange. >> reporter: his parents, who are in their 70s, also left a phone, wallet and hiking gearrin side their rented vacation cottage in inverness. >> it's totally bizarre. >> reporter: and through the back door like barbara. >> nobody disappears from their house. we don't lock our doors. it's a safe place to be. >> we haven't had any breakthrough so to say. >> reporter: detectives are combing through electronics and records. no luck yet, but search and rescue teams are staying positive. >> we believe there is a possibility they are alive. >> reporter: search crews told us they believe

carol cupar ski and in erwin were last seen at the rental home in inverness. >>deputies say they were supposed to check out saturday morning. but all of their belongings were left behind at the home. yesterday some 40 people in for search dogs. look for the couple. >>it's a confusing search as far as this isn't a normal search profile. it's quently get lost on. and so you know all the different scenarios just on the table, you know the murray county sheriff's office investigation unit is a. engaged working this case and we're going to continue the search. >>search efforts have resumed today they've been searching since this morning in inverness say been looking at what our areas they're also trying to go through the couple's financial history to see what may have been behind their whereabouts again that search continues tonight. >>also happening tonight have billionaire mike bloomberg will join 5 other democratic candidates on the debate stage in las vegas. bloomberg qualified for his first debate after polling more than 10% with voters billionaire tom stier h

the couple vanished after renting an airbnb in inverness saturday. their family last heard from them on valentine's day. all of their belongings were left behind. abc news reporter cornell barnard begins coverage with how the two were found and how they managed to survive. >> reporter: a rescue helicopter pulling two missing hikers to safety. 77-year-old carol kiparsky and her 72-year-old husband ian irwin found alive at the seashore. marin search teams, along with a search dog named groot, found the couple inside the dense brush. >> they were like thank god you found out. we're so happy. carol and ian are doing okay. they were suffering from slight hypothermia. pr both found wearing light jackets but alive and talking. the couple was found three to four miles from the house they rented in inverness. they had missing since valentine's day. >> they left for a hike on valentine's. they got lost in the dark, and they don't know what happened after that. the reason they are most likely alive is because they were drinking from a pudle they found near wher

carol kaparsky and ian irwin were vacationing in inverness and left behind the phones and wallets and hiking gear and have not been seen since. >> any implication or indications of foul play? >> we don't have any imd pndicas of foul play and they are searching financial records and talking to friends and family and reinterviews and no indication of foul play, but we don't know what happened to them. talking to the family yesterday, it is like they got beamed up to outer space. >> the nbc bay area did speak to the couple's son and he thought that it was strange for his mother and father to leave their stuff in the car and just vanish. >> they would not leave all of their stuff and their car and just vanish, so, yes, i think it is very strange. >> reporter: the couple's son who you heard from and the searchers, they are all hopeful that the couple is alive because the weather has been so mild. in an unrelated story here in marin, the searchers found another man who disappeared. they pulled robert bennett from the woods and he is 76 years old and disappeared early monday afternoon while

carol cupar ski and ian are women were last seen at their rental in inverness in west marin county. deputies say they were supposed to check out saturday morning but all of their belongings were left behind at the rental yesterday, 40 people and for search dogs searched for that couple. >>it's a confusing search as far as this isn't a normal search profile. it's not an area that people frequently get lost on. and so you know all the different scenarios just on the table, you know the murray county sheriff's office investigation unit is a engaged working this case and we're going to continue the search. >>the searchers are focusing in the inverness area of the crews are using boats and canines to try and find that copple a federal judge had some harsh words for pg need today calling the company a quote convicted felon and saying its executives to put greed to be for safety. the comments came during a court hearing to review how well pg e is complied with the terms of a five-year criminal probation after his natural gas pipelines blew up in a san bruno neighborhood in 2010 killing 8 p

>>the search continues for a missing palo alto couple were spending time at a bed and breakfast in inverness they haven't been seen since friday. take a look at this map so you cansee we're over a 100 people are searching for the missing couple near where they were last seen on friday these people are from all different encies, including the marine county sheriff's office they're using horses on the grounds with people walking everywhere and they using drones in the sky above to get more visibility of where the 2 could be we do have a picture of the 2.77 year-old carol cupar ski and 7year-old ian or when they were supposed to check out of the bed and breakfast on saturday, but all of their belongings, including phones wallets. the vehicle, they traved there to was all left of the vacation cottage, the couple also miss an appointment sunday in sheriff's investigators say this is highly ouof character for them. but authorities were notified that they were missing an extensive search and investigation began it continues sunday afternoon into the evening searchers still had no clue as to where t

and i felt compelled to come out and help out. >> reporter: many people who live or work in inverness are hoping for the best. >> for us it's unusual. we want people to come out here and feel safe, and we want them to be able to enjoy this area safely. and it's a mystery. >> reporter: searchers say they have not given up hope. >> we have nothing that leads us to believe that foul play is involved. >> reporter: tomorrow it's back out onto the water. only this time with jet-skis. no word yet on whether there are any plans for a ground search, frank. >> rob roth, in inverness for us tonight, thank you. >>> last night, another hiker was rescued. michael bennett had been missing since monday, when he was last seen off a trail. two k-9s were able to track his scent, and found him off of a trail. >> without him and the expansive search, i don't know that we would have been able to find him without the k-9s. >> bennett is now being treated at marin health medical center. no word yet on his condition. >>> china is again reporting a drop in the number of new cases of the coronavirus. health off

rob roth spoke with the sheriff's democratic about the ongoing search, and he joins us now live from inverness. >> reporter: marin county, search and rescue teams set out on tomalice bay, looking for any sign of the missing palo alto company. searchers found nothing. >> the search centered around the waters, in the nearest beaches to where the couple was staying. >> we decided to attempt to locate them using underwater resources, as well as our resources on top of the water. >> reporter: carol kiparsky, and ian irwin were last seen thursday. authorities believe they may have gone for a hike and got lost. their phones and other belongings were still at the cottage. previous searches took place on land. >> with the passing of every day, the window of survival is slimmer. we are still considering this is a search and rescue mission, and we've not considered it a recovery mission. >> reporter: kiparsky is a linguist. this man lives by, and stopped by the volunteer fire department it to offer to help. >> i just love the area. i think it's a very special area, and i felt compelled to come out and he

drones to cover some of the toughest terrain there and today, they plan to focus on the shoreline near inverness using boats and canines. >>> this morning deputies are investigating a homicide in unincorporated san jose. santa clara county deputies found a woman's body at a home on mountain view avenue and details are slim right now. authorities are not releasing the victim's identity yet or how she died. >>> now to tulare county where one firefighter is dead and another missing after a library went up in flames. the fire started around 4:00 yesterday afternoon in the city of porterville just yards away from the fire department. it did not have a sprinkle system and the books provided ample fuel for the flames. the fire burned into the night and the fire chief says when the building is safe they will go back in to look for their missing colleague. no word yet on the cause. >>> a judge may toss the testimony of a man accused of stabbing neil wilson to death on about platform if he refuses to return to the witness stand. defendant john lee cowell got that warning during trial hearings yesterday. h

the couple was staying at an airbnb in inverness. >> search and rescue crews are looking in the area including point reyes national seashore. >> anser hassan is live at the county's sheriff's office with the latest. >> good evening. the marin county sheriff offices say there is no evidence of any foul play. they say the hikers stayed at the airbnb before. they know the area. they're avid hikers. there is a sense of urgency as more days go by. search and rescue crews spent the day searching near point reyes national seashore for these two, 77-year-old carole kiparsky and 72-year-old ian irwin. they've been missing since friday. >> considering that the last time they were spoken to or had contact with family was on friday, i think it definitely increases the urgency of our search. >> sergeant brenton snider with the marin county sheriff's office says the couple were vacationing at this airbnb in inverness. the owner called police when the couple didn't check out on saturday. sergeant snyder says the couple may have gone out leaving behind their cell phones, wallets, and car. >> conside

a were renting a cottage in inverness and never returned to check out saturday morning. yesterday search crews to canine and drone to cover some of the toughest terrain. this morning, they will focus on the shoreline and authorities tell us there are more than 160 people searching for that couple. live in greenbrae, jackie ward, kpix 5. >>> in tulare county one firefighter is dead and another missing after a library went up in flames. the fire sparked around 4:00 yesterday afternoon in the city of porterville. yards away from the fire department. clear exactly how the firefighter was killed but officials say the building was extremely dangerous. it did not have a sprinkler system and the books provided ample fuel for the flames. the fire burned into the night on the fire chief says when the building is safe they will be able to go back into look for the missing calling. no word yet on a cost. >>> two snowboarders died in oregon and one of them was from sunnyvale. incident happened at a ski resort about an hour east of portland. officials confirmed one snowboarder fell an

>>search and rescue crewsill head from here at the marin county sheriff's office uto inverness and other agencies who are already up there they all start to begin looking for this couple habeen missing since friday that arch begin again at 8 o'clock this morning and hopefully they have some luck toy because they searched all day long 136 people came out look for the couple on your screen 77 year-old carol cupar ski and 72 year-old ian are when the 2 were last seen at their rental on the and isla vista n inverness special c c haven area on friday officials said the coup was supposed to check out surday morning, however, all of ther belongings, including their phone while it's the car they drove there and itas all left at the rental they also missed an appointment on sundaofficials say thiss highly out ofharacter for the couple and sinceaturday ernoon crews have searched trls wooded areas a lot of going through vegetation you can see in the video yesterday they wergoing on the ground people walkinthey had horseback they had drones helicopter cane the investigation has been aing to swer all

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>>now 6 a search for a palo alto couple who went missing in inverness in west marin county that continues tonight, thanks for joining us. i'm can pam moore has the night off. >>that town has fewer than a 1000 people. this is 77 carol cupar ski her husband, he is 72 years old his name is or when the 2 have not been seen or heard since friday, as you just heard more than a 130 people are now involved in that search scouring a very wooded area trying to nd them. they tell kron four's michelle kingston the search is not over she's live for us in point reyes station with more on what's happening out there. michelle. >>friday and in point reyes station because this is the only it's that i can get service in the about 15 minutes south of from where that air bnb is for that couple was staying.we talked with the marine county sheriff's office today search and rescue crews have been out here since saturday. so far therare no leads as to where that couple maybe now we know that they have been searching with canine with horses and using drones and ahelicopter. more than a 130 people from search and r

the friends say they were familiar with the area of inverness. >> reporter: that is correct, and good morning, gasia. the thought is that the couple did not make it far past the rental cabin where they were last seen which is why they are scaling back the search to refocus around the rental cabin they were staying in in inverness. 35 to 40 people will be on the ground searching. that is much less compared to yesterday were hundreds of volunteers were helping. this is the third day of searching for 77-year-old carol kiparsky and her husband, 72- year-old ian irwin. they were last seen near the cottage on friday that they were renting. the assumption was that they went hiking on friday and got lost. >> these people would not seek out difficult terrain. they are in their 70s with some mobility issues but able to be out there, but they would not go a long way. there are a lot of other possibilities and the investigations are pursuing right now with the detectives. >> reporter: when the couple did not check out of the rental home on saturday. their belongings were still left there that rai

so we were at at in inverness, and we received a call that there was a missing person, so we diverted a lot of resources from the inverness search and headed over to marin. >> when did you get involved in this incident? >> after work. i got a call to go over with my dog, and i go up to marin. >> when you first get wind of the event, you have it gentlemen who is missing. what happens next. what it used to when it comes to trying to find his missing individual? >> we have to report to the search command first, figure out where the command wants us to start, and for the canines, i have a trailing dock, so we need to get sense. another canine team was there ahead of me and had collected, and that we started from the vehicle. >> mr. bennett's vehicle. >> correct. >> and take it from there, so she took me up the trail, and we went about three quarters of a mile i believe it was, and then she took off on drainage, she started going up to the drainage, she is a sent specific doll, so he was in that drainage or a scent was in the drainage, and at that time i knew there is another resource avai

meanwhile, championship side inverness will play hibernian. plenty to be decided in the other tie, with the winner of the replay between st mirren and motherwell taking on either aberdeen or kilmarnock. let's take a look at some of the other stories grabbing the headlines. there was more success for both of great britain's hockey teams in the pro league. the men clinched their first win of the campaign after they beat new zealand 3—0. the women meanwhile drew 2—2 in their second tie in auckland, before winning a dramatic shootout 5—4. neil robertson leads graeme dott 5—3 after the opening session of the world grand prix final in cheltenham. they will play to a finish tonight. and 16—year—old naseem shah has become the youngest bowler to take a hat—trick in test cricket. the pakistan quick achieved the feat against bangladesh in rawalpindi. france made it two wins from two so far in the six nations with a 35—22 bonus point win over italy today in paris. three first—half tries for the home side, including this from gregory alld

one son said his mind switched from how to wrap up their estate to how fast he could get to inverness. could not have had better ending. >> hope nobody watching this ever understands how happy i am today. >> reporter: sons feared the worst after rescue missions by land and sea turned into recovery severities for their parents, carol and ian. thanks to background in outdoors helped them survive. >> mom is herbalist, mushroom hunter and my dad knew how to find things. >> reporter: used skills in nature. drank from a puddle for water, had will to survive. >> brother said i lost a shoe, walking with one shoe, then i lost the other shoe, kept walking in socks, then walking barefeet for a while. you're 77 years old. >> reporter: sheriffs office snapped this photo of the couple with scratches and bruises and two thumbs up. >> our parents are scratched up a little bit. and that's minimalizing it, probably dehydrated, little bit of hypothermia but in reasonably good health. >> reporter: on behalf of the family, grateful for hundreds of volunteers. >> they got poison oak grinding through this t