that s word today from the family of oscar pistorius, known as the blade runner. and you remember pistorius is charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. we are learning more about her from some newly released photos. here s our robyn kurnow. it was on the beaches of this south african seaside town that a young law student aspired to be a model posing for these amateur snapshots. that young want-to-be model was young reeva steenkamp. just a few years later she had transformed herself into a cover girl. she might have looked different. but she didn t change inside said her student friend carrie smith who took those pictures on the beach about eight years ago. if anything that s reeva in her natural beauty. not a stitch of makeup on. hair blowing in the wind with the sea behind her, sun setting
steenkamp, but prosecutors want to postpone the case so they can investigate further what happened that night. it will be one of pistorius first and only public appearances since february. will this is exclusive cnn footage of pistorius uncle house where he s been living since getting out on bail. pistorius says he s not left the house spending most of his time in a room surrounded by photos of reeva. and we ve seen rare and never before seen modeling photos taken just months before her death. here is robyn curnow. reporter: it was on the beaches of this south african seaside town that a young law student aspired to be a model posing for these amateur snapshots. that young wannabee model was reeva steenkamp. just a few years later, she had