problem after a thief broke into their boxes and stole their mail. thanks for joining us on kolo 8 news now midday. i'm dave lawrence. a 19-year-old man has died after being pulled from a frozen reno pond reno police and firefighters say just before 3:30am the man fell through the ice at a pond at teglia's paradise park. rescue crews say the man was in the water for about half an hour before being pulled out. the washoe county hasty team helped city crews. he died after being taken to a hospital. his name has not been released. the incident is still under investigation. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. quiet weather expected today before another weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have

through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen trafficking- a carson city man accused of human trafficking in north dakota has plead not guilty. kevin fleming... is accused of offering a 14-year-old girl for prostitution. in court yesterday flemings attorney argued that state lawmakers repealed the human trafficking portion of state law under which fleming is charged... and that a new law didn't take effect until after the alleged crime. prosecutors called the argument ludicrous. another person from las vegas also charged with human trafficking in the case plead not guilty. police found the teenage girl at a hotel in mynot in april of last year.. after receiving a report about her from her mother in las vegas. an investigation is underway to track down the thieves who broke into a communal mailbox in a stead neighborhood. stealing mail is a federal felony, punishable by two years

the mailboxes in stead are being replaced with stronger, more secure units and residents are being told to pick up their mail at the stead post office in the meantime. if you have any information about this theft, you can call the postal service's national tipline or secret witness at 322- 4900. a new report has ranked nevada dead last for education. education week released a report yesterday... that shows nevada performing significantly worse than the national average in several areas... including student performance and school financing. the state earned an overall d grade while the country as a whole earned a c. nevada's overall score slightly increased... but it still fell behind mississippi... which was previously ranked last. nevada interim superintendent steve canavero called the results "disheartening".... but said recent investments in public schools haven't had a chance to pay off yet. state lawmakers increased public school

last year. they also made several reforms... including a rule that students can no longer be promoted to fourth grade unless they can read. today anim a meeting will be held today to discuss overcrowding in washoe county classrooms. the district's "overcrowding and repairs committee" will analyze the money and needs for any new construction. six schools are facing a projected 120 percent increase over the next few years. last month, the school board voted to keep those schools on a balanced calendar until the 2017-18 school year. a district judge has delayed his decision on whether nevada should pay thousands of dollars to parents for private school tuition. judge james wilson says more time is needed to consider the preliminary injunction. education savings accounts payments are scheduled to begin february first. parents can use the money to pay for private school tuition or

the child's state education funding. a suit filed in august claims the new law violates nevada's constitution which requires funds to be used for public schools.### shot ots thanks to a 65-thousand dollar grant from the nevada office of traffic safety... the reno police department has new equipment that helps them analyze traffic accidents. the new equipment is called 'faro'. it can take an image, in 360 degrees-- rendering that image in 3-d form. it takes a matter of minutes as opposed to the old system, which could take hours. but perhaps the biggest impact-- is the new system can be used in a courtroom. sotvo sgt. joe lever, reno police department"it is a lot easier for the jury and judge to see what happened there that night or that day when the accident occurred. therefore making that person responsible, for lack of better term, pay for what they did." the old system would only render an image in 2-d, and also required double the number of

free up officers... back on patrol. ### ... and they're coming to the wilbur d. may museum. "snakes alive" is a new exhibit that opens tomorrow the exhibit will feature more than 20 live venomous snakes along interactive displays. there will also be non- venomous snakes that close. the exhibit is designed misunderstandings snakes. "i think it's a great opportunity for people to get up close and personal and sort of discover why snakes actually pretty cool and not something to be super scared of." snakes alive will run until april 10th at the museum on sierra street. admission is just 9- dollars for adults and 8-dollars for kids and seniors. scary moments aboard one united airlines flight forced to make an emergency landing... after a passenger screaming and reportedly attacking a

plus... did you buy a lottery as part of an office pool. what you need to know if you're part of one but first... lindsey matherly will be back with your complete weather now forecast. announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news now midday, with dave lawrence and weather with lindsey matherly this is kolo

now to those anxious moments on a united airlines flight that forced an emergency landing. a passenger screaming and reportedly attacking a flight attendant last night. much of it... caught on camera. abc's marci gonzalez reports. script: nats: woman cursing - bleeped out police- questioning this woman...after an in- flight outburst last

that forced- pilots to make an emergency landing. nats: atc do you nee any other assistance besides just the police at the gate? the united express flight with 69 passengers and four crew members on board took off from new york's la guardia airport... just after 7pm... headed for chicago.. 30 minutes into the flight... the passenger reportedly asked if she could get off the plane. nats: scream when a flight attendant said no.. nats "she scratched my face." passegers claim the woman lost control.. sot - witness "the girl went crazy and attacked her.. and started scratching her face up? and ripped her necklace off at one point the woman reportedly yelled- that she was "bi-polar"- witnesses say - she started attacking another woman that's when three other passengers stepped in.. sot - witness "grabbed her and pulled her to the ground and subdued her by tying her up with some seat bealts and some guy

her wrists and her ankles" pilots - diverted to detroit...where police - were waiting. marci gonzalez tag they handcuffed the woman and took her off the plane..the flight then continued on to chicago. statement from united?? mg abc news ny and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. quiet weather expected today before another weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen county through the promote some patchy areas

truckee area and the sierra valley this morning. areas of low clouds will prevail through the day with quiet conditions and light winds expected ahead of the next chance for some sierra snowfall by saturday morning. although snowfall accumulations will be rather unimpressive by sierra standards it will still create travel hazards, likely chain controls, and slow downs for motorists driving through the sierra on saturday. weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak

next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some powerball jackpot. certainly no one will be complaining if they win the now 800-million dollar prize... but it could cause some problems... especially if you're in an office pool. tj holmes joins us with what you need to know if you're part of one script: the lottery office pool seems like good clean fun ... until you actually win, and the fighting begins. this group of california coworkers barely had time to celebrate their 315-million dollar prize when they were sued by 4 coworkers who claimed they had oral agreements to be part of the office pool. this construction

was in charge of buying the lottery tickets for his work pool. but without telling anyone, claimed a 38 million dollar jackpot as his alone. he was sued and lost. confusion, lack of clarity, miscommunication, and greed come into play when hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake. i went to the office of homepolish, where 15 of the interior designers are in the powerball pool ... or is it 16? off camera - are you in the pool?? i thought i was in the pool! wait is he in the pool... we have it all written down i dont nkow! tj - this is the most unprepared pool i have ever seen! the group has just gone in together on 77 powerball tickets...with no plan of what they'd do if they actually won. "we will work it out before they draw on saturday." but it's not all bad. this real estate office in florida hit it big, and even though the new girl had no money for a ticket-- they still cut her in. the fact that we got the share an experience most people don't experience in a life time we got closer now, they're all really good- really rich- friends - and ready to be even richer

camapigning in vermont.. the home state bernie sanders the gop frontrunner was met with cheers and protests and a georgia student being dragged out of a classroom by his hoodie

a georgia teacher is on after video shows the teacher dragging a student by his hoodie. reports. --reporter pkg-as follows-- "i would never expect for a teacher to do a student like that.' it's a disturbing video that now has a greenville teacher off of the job. "dragged him out of the desk right here." lorrie ford is the stepmother of the student seen in this december 18th cellphone video obtained exclusively by channel 2 action news. there's no sound in the video, but she says the situation started when the greenville school teacher asked the 14- year-old student to remove his hoodie. he

ford says that's when things escalated. "she started pulling the hood and it was moving the desk and the desk went up against the wall and then she throwed him out the desk." "ford says the teacher then called for a resource officer to come to the classroom and assist. she says her stepson was not hurt, but was taken to the principal's office." ford says the teacher claimed the boy threatened her and that the teacher wanted to press charges. that was before the video surfaced. "if we didn't have the video and she pressed charges then it just would have been on him." thursday i sat down with with the superintendent of schools. before our interview began he watched the video again. "are you alarmed by seeing the video?" "anytime there is an incident involving a student and a teacher, i'm alarmed." superintendent doctor tim dixon tells me the district has launched an investigation and the teacher is now on paid administrative leave. "we want to make the right decision and that's what i'm more interested in." ford says her stepson is back at school and that she is pleased with how

situation. "no matter what you do, somebody is watching and you should be the adult." audrey washington reporting. it's friday which means it's time for our pet of the week. coming up... meet "tater". he's looking for his forever home.

it's time for our pet of the week. kristen ivey from canine rehabilitation center and sanctuary is here with "tater" blue tick coonhound age 2 70 lbs kids ok needs to be an only pet it's time for our pet of the week. kristen ivey from canine rehabilitation center and

blue tick coonhound age 2 70 lbs kids ok needs to be an only pet it's time for our pet of the week. kristen ivey from canine rehabilitation center and sanctuary is here with "tater" blue tick coonhound age 2 70 lbs kids ok needs to be an only pet it's time for our pet of the week. kristen ivey from canine rehabilitation center and sanctuary is here with "tater" blue tick coonhound age 2 70 lbs kids ok needs to be an only pet it's time for our pet of the week. kristen ivey from canine rehabilitation center and sanctuary is here with "tater"

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welcome back to kolo- eight-news-now midday. i'm dave lawrence. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. quiet weather expected today before another weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some

6 months after his gutsy prison break that was caught on camera...the notorious mexican drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman has been re- captured. mexico president enrique pea nieto made the announcement via twitter...saying "mission accomplished. we have it." el chapo is often called the "most powerful drug trafficker in the world." it's unclear right now how and where he was caught. federal authorities have arrested two refugees on terror-related charges. a law enforcement official says the two men had communicated with each other. 24-year-old omar faraj saeed al hardan of houston is set to make his first court appearance in houston today. the justice department says hardan entered the u-s as an iraqi refugee in 2009 and was granted legal permanent resident status in 2011. he was arrested by federal agents yesterday and charged with attempting to provide material support to isis and other charges.

aws mohammed younis al-jayab of sacramento has been charged with making a false statement involving international terrorism. he's also due in court today. the two cases come as some americans worry terrorists could enter the u-s posing as refugees from war-torn nations. that concern was amplified after the paris terror attacks in november. a former f-b-i agent weighed in: "that's a concern, is that the refugee wave could contain folks that represent a threat to our national security or to the national security of european nations." if convicted... hardan faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a 250- thousand-dollar fine. today marks five years since a deadly spree shooting in tucson, arizona that left then- congresswoman gabrielle giffords severely injured and six people dead. among the fatalities -- a nine-year-old girl and the chief judge for the u-s district court in

eighteen people were injured in the attack. giffords was speaking to constituents at a "congress on your corner" event, when 22- year-old jared lee loughner opened fire. authorities believe giffords was the target of the attack. loughner tried to escape, but was taken down by bystanders. they held him until police could take him into custody. giffords spent months learning to walk and speak again. 12 others were wounded but survived the attack. loughner is serving life in prison. it was a wild night at a donald trump rally in vermont. the gop frontrunner was met with protests during his campaign event. meanwhile, maine's governor, a chris christie supporter, has ignited a firestorm with controversial remarks being called a racist rant. abc's kenneth moton has the latest from washington. script: today it's on to south carolina for donald trump but overnight, a volatile welcome in the liberal backyard of bernie sanders. nat "get em out of here! take em out" the gop

ed, drowned out and screamed at by demonstrators in burlington, vermont. nat "get em outta here! don't give him his coat. keep his coat. hundreds of people cheered on the billionaire while those protestors got the boot...many of them supporters of sanders. the vermont senator and trump couldn't be any more different on policy but their campaigns are both drawing big crowds. sot - matthew dowd bernie sanders and donald trump are fishing from a similar pond. which is independent voters who are working class whites. bernie sanders was quick to point out a recent quinnipiac university poll has him beating trump in a hypothetical general election match up...51 to 38 percent. sanders was on the phone with political group democracy for america while trump was in his home state. sot - sanders i would love love love to run against donald trump. it would be a dream come true. but there's another political controversy

supporter, maine who said this about drug traffickers in his state. sot - gov. lepage: "these are guys by the name d-money, smoothie, shifty.""incidentally, half the time they impregnate a young, leave." this morning, lepage to say he's not perfect and he blamed the media. pounced...demanding he renounce the maine governor. as of this morning, no response from christie. kenneth moton, abc news washington and speaking of trump... ballroom on center street on sunday the rally starts at 1 p- o'clock. ohio governor john kasich will also be makign a stop in northern nevada. he is holding a meet and greet at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters next tuesday at 1:45 p-m. both events are open to the public, but an r-s-v-p is requested. president barack obama vetoed legislation that would have repealed the affordable care act and cut federal funding for planned parenthood. it's one of many repeal measures pushed by

since 2010, when obama signed the health care program into law. the bill goes back to the republican-led congress, which does not have the votes to override the veto. a warning to check your pantry this morning. these "nice!" brand mandarin oranges in light syrup are being recalled due to potential glass in the bottle. it was sold at walgreens stores across the country. there have been complaints and at least one injury associated with the product. it has been pulled from all store shelves. and you'll want to double check your child's pajamas... especially if you ordered them from zulily dot com. about 450 girls' two- piece, long sleeve, striped pajamas are being recalled because the don't meet federal flammability standards. they were sold in november and december of 2015. if you have the pajamas, you can return them to zulily for a full refund. no injuries have been reported. for more information on both of these recalls... go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics. 2015 was a strong year

american employers and a half million jobs. jobs were added in december. year for jobs gains since 19-99. americans saw their paychecks go up as well. wages grew 2-point-5 percent in december. it matched the gains in october-- which were the best in six years. but first... lindsey matherly will be back

weather now forecast. dangers of falling furniture -- it's something that happens more often than you might think in homes with young children. and now ikea is facing a new wrongful death suit after a toddler was killed by a dresser. abc's clayton sandell has the details script: it's the hidden danger in countless american homes?. nats - psa falling dresser furniture tipping - and falling on children. in two wrongful death lawsuits - one filed days ago and another in may of last year... the families of camden ellis and curren collas - both two - say the boys were crushed by falling ikea dressers. the lawsuits claim ikea knew the furniture "? lacked counterbalancing weight? causing the dresser to be top-heavy and front-heavy ?" - something ikea denies. nats - psa falling dresser

says it's not just ikea? falling furniture and tvs send a child to the hospital every 24 minutes? and every two weeks, one is killed. nats - psa / mom: i went to wake him from his nap at dinnertime and he was under his dresser. last summer, the cpsc and ikea announced that 27 million of chests and dressers were potentially unsafe if unsecured. instead of a recall, they launched their "secure it" program? making free anchor kits available to consumers... sandell standup/demo : we put this ikea dresser together ourselves and you can see, these are the brackets that they say you must use in order to anchor it to the wall. but it's voluntary and if you don't do it, this is what can happen. ikea says it won't comment on the pending litigation, but that they are "committed to product safety and educating our customers about the need to properly secure chests of drawers to the wall." sot - alan feldman, lawyer for collas and ellis families: the anchor kits are not enough. the first thing they need to do is design in-safety. the two families hoping to keep furniture billed as modern and inexpensive from also becoming deadly. for good morning america, clayton sandell, abc news, los angeles.

hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. quiet weather expected today before another weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen county through the tahoe basin which may promote some patchy areas of freezing fog for the truckee area and the sierra valley this morning. areas of low clouds will prevail through the day with quiet conditions and light winds expected ahead of

some sierra snowfall by saturday morning. although snowfall accumulations will be rather unimpressive by sierra standards it will still create travel hazards, likely chain controls, and slow downs for motorists driving through the sierra on saturday. weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a widespread area of low stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have

through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the minden airport having already dipped near 1/4 mile. some clearing is evident across lassen county through the tahoe basin which may promote some patchy bedtime routine for a toddler sets an important precedent for future health. that's usually easier said that done. however... as holly firfer explains there are ways to help your little one to consistently get to sleep. --reporter pkg-as follows-- "so toddlers learning to sleep well is really important because it's a platform for their overall health. we all need to have our bodies and our minds rest at night so that we can replenish, rejuvenate so that we can be ready for the next day of activities." between talking, playing, and learning -- toddlers are very

down at bedtime can be a real challenge. pediatricians advise parents to remember the 4 b's when it comes to a bedtime routine. important so starting with bathing and having that bath time that allow them to settle down. and then, brushing their think ok bath then brushing. and then, bedtime and story time, it's really important to have a reading a book together and then there's bedtime." singing a lullaby or playing soft music can help. if it's too dark, add a night light or leave the door cracked. and for children older than 12-months, a special blanket or toy can help. "these are all behavioral modification techniques that we're talking about and none work overnight. and so, a parent really has to decide that this is a course that they're ready for, and they have to be consistent and make sure that they're ready for the long haul." i'm holly firfer

photobombs a traffic camera and... they're letting who pick the presidential candidates? find out in take a look at this... coming up. and the harlem globetrotters are coming back to town... we talk with one of them after teh break

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celebrating 90 years of providing smiles, sportsmanship and service to millions of people worldwide, the world famous harlem globetrotters will bring their unrivaled family show to the reno events center on tuesday, jan. 12, at 7 p.m., during their 2016 world tour. known worldwide as the ambassadors of goodwill", the globetrotters have also announced that they are giving back even more during their 90th year with the great assist program. stars of the team will leave a mark in communities across north america with acts of goodwill during the tour that is set to play over 330 games in 260 cities. fans are encouraged to visit greatassist.com to nominate a worthwhile cause or a deserving family in need of a smile, and the globetrotters will help as many fans as possible throughout the tour. in addition to fan requests, the team is planning to bring their bullying prevention program to over 400 schools and community centers, talk to youth about character education and physical fitness,

lend a hand to those in need. on the court, the globetrotters' 90-year celebration will feature some of the greatest athletes and entertainers on the planet. with a star-studded roster featuring big easy lofton, ant atkinson, hi-lite bruton, thunder law, bull bullard and cheese chisholm plus female stars tnt maddox, sweet j ekworomadu and ace jackson the globetrotters' one-of-a- kind show is unrivaled in the world of family entertainment. every game will showcase incredible ball handling wizardry, rim-rattling dunks, trick shots, hilarious comedy and unequaled fan interaction. after the game, globetrotters stars will sign autographs and take photos with fans. tickets start at $18 and are now available at harlemglobetrotters.com, ticketmaster.com, the silver legacy casino box office, or by phone at 800-745-3000. information on group and scout tickets can also be found at harlemglobetrotters.com. the harlem globetrotters are a worldwide icon, synonymous

entertainment and great basketball skills. throughout their history, the original harlem globetrotters have showcased their iconic talents in 122 countries and territories on six continents, often breaking down cultural and societal barriers while providing fans with their first-ever basketball experience. proud inductees of the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame, the globetrotters have entertained hundreds of millions of fans among them popes, kings, queens, and presidents over nine thrilling decades. sponsored by world vision, greyhound lines and baden sports, harlem globetrotters international, inc. is a wholly- owned subsidiary of herschend enterprises, the largest family- owned themed entertainment company in the u.s. for the latest news and information about the harlem globetrotters, and to purchase tickets and team merchandise, visit the globetrotters' official web site: celebrating 90 years of providing smiles, sportsmanship and service to millions of

harlem globetrotters will bring their unrivaled family show to the reno events center on tuesday, jan. 12, at 7 p.m., during their 2016 world tour. known worldwide as the ambassadors of goodwill", the globetrotters have also announced that they are giving back even more during their 90th year with the great assist program. stars of the team will

a majestic visitor makes a rare cameo in canada and an iowa rodeo makes

of bull. jeremy roth has your must see videos --reporter pkg-as follows-- a traffic camera in canada captured a very rare sight. when a snowy owl flew right by the camera's lens, quebec's transport minister tweeted about the lucky shots... calling the images "gorgeous." experts say the owl was probably hunting prey in a nearby field and was just looking for a good place to perch. hey, hunting is hard work, whom could blame her? did i say whom? i meant...whoooo. from snow owls to snowy jowls..... check out this video of a siberian huskie sled dog team. but look who is mushing...that's three- year old nichole freking. yes....three. she's the daughter of a reknowned dogsledding couple in minnesota. the couple, who have raced from anchorage to nome, alaska in iditarod, says exposing their children to the dogs at an early age teaches them responsibilty and respect for animals. it's important to respect animals, and their opinions on politics.... which is why i'm glad these rodeo bulls got a

the presidential race. the bulls were brought in to graze over candidates' pictures... and used their number twos to pick their number one. "america, donald trump is coming for ya, and he smells amazing!" and that's no bull. i'm jeremy roth. lindsey matherly is back with another look at our forecast. quiet weather expected today before another weak pacific storm moves through late tonight into saturday with accumulating snowfall expected across the sierra and light snow possible across western nevada. a couple more weak storms are possible next week with temperatures remaining below normal. current ir satellite imagery showing a

stratus across much of western nevada. some of the decks have lowered to the surface across carson city and through the carson valley this morning with visibility at the updates on the stories we covered... head to our webchannel... kolo-t-v-dot-com. ----- hairstyles provided by rumors hair salon. ----- closed captioning provided by st. mary's regional medical center. ----- copyright 2016 -- gray

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