thanks for joining us on kolo 8 news now midday. i'm dave lawrence. the morning communte was an icy one for much of northern nevada. several dozen accidents were reported throughout reno-sparks an d washoe valley. this is a look at one of them on i-80 eastbound near the rock boulevard exit. i-80 at lockwood is closed in both directions because of several accidents in the area due to icy roads. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. snow that fell overnight in the valleys is likely to delay warming a bit from the current forecast so we have lowered high temperatures a little in the valleys of western nevada today...even with decreased sky cover. clouds begin to increase

the system moving into the region late tonight and saturday. most recent forecast model guidance shows this system to be a little wetter than previously thought...so we may have to issue an advisory for the tahoe basin again tonight but that will be worked out later this morning or early this afternoon. there are also snow level issues showing up in the forecast models with any precipitation that makes its way into western nevada saturday morning. reno police have arrested a suspect who they say shot at a group of people at an apartment complex on brinkby avenue. police say they recieved a call about shot-fired near the sherwood forest apartments around 5-30 last night. they say the shooter fired shots at a group of people, but no one was hurt. after a search of the complex, officers arrested a suspect. the shooting remains under investigation.

the fourth suspect who was arrested in connection with the murder of a carson city man. 19-year-old jacob huttman is now facing charges of accessory to murder, accessory to robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. three other men have also been arrested in connection with the murder of 18-year-old grant watkins. detectives believe watkins was shot, while selling drugs to the four men early monday morning. police say this investigation continues to be very active and they anticipate additional warrants to be issued. if you have any information about this case call the carson city sheriff's office at 887-2500. in an effort to end shootings in nevada prisons, prison officials have decided to add more guards to our state prisons and teach them how to use rubber bullets. the decision comes after recent lawsuits over prison shootings in nevada, including one at high desert state prison in 2014-- that left an inmate dead. in a meeting yesterday, prision officials also

shot - or the smallest size shot for shot guns. officials say the new tools will reduce the need for lethal force. just a little over two weeks left before the first caucus, and donald trump is feeling even more confident about his chances to win the republican nomination. in last night's heated g-o-p debate, trump and his closest competitor, senator ted cruz, dominated much of the discussion. abc's bazi kanani is in washington with more on the debate and reaction. ==bazi on cam intro== good afternoon. the two frontrunners in the republican race were once allies. not anymore. they came into this debate prepared for battle. ====take pkg=== donald trump back on the trail today... claiming victory in the g-o-p debate. add in here trump hammered the canadian-born ted cruz... claiming cruz might not legally be able to serve as president. there is a big question mark on your head. and you can't do that to the party. "back in september, my friend donald said he had his lawyers look at this from every which way and there was no issue there. // the constitution hasn't changed. but the poll numbers have." cruz blocking trump's blow on that point... but when cruz criticized what he called trump's

cruz blocking trump's blow on that point... but when cruz criticized what he called trump's new york values?trump was quick to fire back. everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially liberal, etc..." bite about: after 9-11, people in that city responded the best in the world. abc's jonathan karl calls it a defining moment in the debate. trump clearly came out on top. his response was so effective, even cruz was applauding him. as the frontrunners battled... other candidates were forced to cut in for a share of the time. i'm sorry to interrupt this episode of "court tv" marco rubio... also going hard after cruz's record on immigration. cruz: i appreciate you dumping your research folder on the debate stage. rubio: it's your record. cruz: i will say at least half of

==bazi on cam tag== trump seemed to take special pleasure in attacking jeb bush last night, and he is back at it today... slamming bush and senator lindsey graham who has just endorsed bush. bazi kanani abc news washington speaking of cruz and the issue over his birth. the republican presidential candidate is now facing a federal lawsuit challenging his eligibility to run for president. newton boris schwartz senior filed a lawsuit yesterday in texas questioning cruz's eligibility. cruz was born in canada but his mother was an american citizen. schwartz cites legal theorists including harvard law professor laurence tribe.. who say while cruz is generally accepted to be a natural-born citizen... no court has definitively ruled on the question... saying cruz is a liability as a candidate because his eligibility will be tied up in lawsuits. and republican presidential hopeful carly fiorina will be in reno for a town hall meeting. she'll be at lakeridge golf course from 3 to 4 o'clock on sunday. this will be her second trip to the silver state

the reno police department has unveiled a new app that will make it easier for you to report crimes in the city. the app called - 'my r-p-d' - cost 35-thousand dollars to build it puts crime data, police reports, a sex offender map, and a community engagement portal, right at your fingertips. "we really recognize the trend of mobile devices and just how much they are used for just about everything nowadays. so it was really important for us to get that into the cellphone of all of our citizens so it can become that much easier." the app is free and you can find it by opening the kolo 8 app and clicking on hot topics. the peppermill is known for its many green programs ... and this weekend the casino will be honored for a new initiative that's creating cleaner air for its guests. the american lung association will present the peppermill ... and owner bill paganetti ... with an award tomorrow night for the casino's clean air initiative. a little more than a year ago ... the casino

system ... which is able to take the smoke-laden air out ... and replace it with fresh air. "what this erv will do, attached to the air handler, it brings in 100% outside air. so, we're discharging stale air inside, and we're bringing in fresh air from the outside." there are 14 e-r-v units installed on the roof of the casino ... and each of them is able to remove more than 12-thousand cubic feet of stale air per minute. a year-long study of the new system showed a cut in energy costs and 866 metric tons of co2 emissions savings ... compared to previous years. the state will soon have more social workers and mental health professionals for nevada schools after being awarded a 5.6 million dollar grant from state officials. eleven districts, and six charter schools will receive the funding, as part of a broad anti- bullying initiative. students were recently surveyed on the health of their school climate.

based in part, on which schools needed the most intervention. the anti-bullying office says, investing in the social and emotional health of students, will pay big dividends in their academic performance. a northern nevada company will become the third company to be a space station supplier for nasa. the space agency announced the new contract with sparks- based sierra nevada corporation. they will join space-x and orbital a-t-k in launching cargo to the international space station. sierra nevada will launch from cape canaveral, florida. the flights will run through 2024. a consumer alert to tell you about this morning... the newest phone scam that is making its way around the country.. and what you need to do to avoid becoming a victim 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

when you stay connected to your kids, they'll stay connected to you. the boys town national hotline can help. call the boys town national hotline at 1-800-448-3000 (tdd# 1-800-448-1433)

and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. a series of storm systems will impact the sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. a weak storm brings light snow and rain late tonight and saturday, then a milder and wetter storm system arrives sunday. this storm could linger

produce substantial snow for the sierra, but details remain uncertain at this time. the back edge of the current storm system is resembling characteristics of an inside slider, as bands of snow and rain moving across the sierra and western nv may end up dropping an inch or two of snowfall until the precip ends before daybreak. at the nws office near 5000 feet, snow is accumulating on paved surfaces. when the heavier snow ends, melting should begin on pavement, but early morning commuters in the north valleys and other higher elevation highways around reno-sparks- carson city and west central nv could encounter slick or

sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. a weak storm brings light snow and rain late tonight and saturday, then a milder and wetter storm system arrives sunday. this storm could linger through mid week and produce substantial snow for the sierra, but details remain uncertain at this time. current storm system is resembling characteristics of an inside slider, as bands of snow and rain moving across the sierra and western nv may end up dropping an inch or two of snowfall until the precip ends before tickets were sold...

those tickets are

say no one has officially come forward to claim the three nning tickets from wednesday night's record-breaking powerball drawing. yet today, we're getting an idea about who might be sharing that 1.5 billion dollar jackpot. abc's marci gonzalez tells us why the story surrounding one possible winner sounds more like a movie script than real life. package script: today- powerball perplexity- nats - healthcare employees and patients cheering a nurse at this california nursing home- thinking she was one of the three jackpot winners... nats - woman at healthcare facility: somebody won the lotto! now, reportedly learning- it was a prank- instigated - her family says- by the nurse's own son. her daughter telling the l-a times this is one big misunderstanding. the owner of this nursing home- bought

residents...including the one they thought hit big! he believes - the nurse may be the real winner, but that she just doesn't want to come forward. sot - shlomo rechnitz / owner, brius healthcare services if this was a prank done by her son, it's the claim, i think it's somewhat detestable. meanwhile, a family claiming to hold the winning ticket sold in tennessee appeared on the today show this morning. saying- they're still figuring out how they'll spend their fortune: today show sallie mae paid off. good-bye, no more loans for you, tiffany. other than that we really haven't had time -- no -- i do plan on hoping to work for a little while. here in melbourne beach, florida- speculation that the third jackpot winner - may be holed up in this home... a mile from the publix supermarket where that person reportedly works...and may have bought that life- changing ticket. thomas goodis, virginia you have to get a lawyer i guess. tag- we should know soon enough..the winners all have a year to claim

remain anonmyous. mb, abc news, new york. uber in some legal trouble with california why they owe the state millions of dollars. here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do...make it progresso. look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin

fire can travel over a mile. you can't control where it will land. only what happens before it does. visit fireadapted.org to learn how to protect your community from wildfires.

closed captioning will return shortly closed captioning will return shortly why they owe the state millions of dollars. closed captioning will return

closed captioning will return shortly closed captioning will return

closed captioning will return

announcer: "you're watching kolo 8 news now midday." welcome back to kolo- eight-news-now midday. i'm dave lawrence. let's go to lindsey

a series of storm systems will impact the sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. a weak storm brings light snow and rain late tonight and saturday, then a milder and wetter storm system arrives sunday. this storm could linger through mid week and produce substantial snow for the sierra, but details remain uncertain at this time. the back edge of the current storm system is resembling characteristics of an inside slider, as bands of snow and rain moving across the sierra and western nv may end up dropping an inch or two of snowfall until the precip ends before

office near 5000 feet, snow is accumulating on paved surfaces. when the heavier snow ends, melting should begin on pavement, but early morning commuters in the north valleys and other higher elevation highways around reno-sparks- carson city and west central nv could encounter slick or slushy road conditions. 12 people are unaccounted for... after two military aircraft collide in hawaii. a marine corps spokesman says crews are searching for survivors. the coast guard says the aircraft, from the 1st marine aircraft wing, were believed to have collided late thursday off the oahu coast. a total of 12-people were on board the helicopters. witnesses in the area say they heard a loud boom over the water and saw a big flare in the sky. according to officials..an empty life raft was found this morning but no one was on board. a warning this morning about a growing and hoax. scammers who pretend to kidnap people - scaring loved ones into giving them money. the fbi says reports of these virtual kidnappings are on the rise... and many more cases go unreported. abc's gio benitez is here with the story.

it is the chilling phone call that stopped one north carolina mother dead in her tracks -- sot - mother: this man started yelling at me // 'your daughter's been in a car accident.' an anonymous caller telling this woman just days ago that her daughter was in a car accident and injured a young boy.. she's asked us not to reveal her identity. sot - mother: they told me // that they had abducted her. // he said 'if you put the phone down...' // 'we're just gonna shoot her' she says the man on the other line - demanding she head to the bank and take out $2800 for hospital bills - also sending her texts like this one - "if you don't answer the phone kill..." her. sot - mother: a girl got closer to the phone and was sobbing, yelling and screaming 'help me mom, help me, help me mom' // i've never had a scarier moment in my life. the quick-thinking mom did as she was told - but first writes this note to a bank teller on her phone: gives this letter to a bank teller? "help daughter has been kidnapped he is on phone meeting me at walmart help he wants $2800. call police. call my husband." police search for the daughter? and find her safe? it was all a hoax!

/ belmont police: we told her // she did not need to wire any money. now this morning - a renewed warning to families nationwide to take caution against similar scammers - many demanding anywhere between a few hundred bucks, to a few thousand... listen to this frightening call. nats - maty montoya: i'm scared. what do you want me to do? maty montoya says a scammer threatened her brother's life. nats - caller: get in your vehicle. maty montoya: no, i'm scared. i don't know you. you're threatening me. caller: ok, jason, go downstairs and do what you got to do to her brother. so how do you stay safe? experts say, it is critical to ask questions. sot - brad garrett / former fbi agent: force a kidnapper to provide you with more details which he or she does not have. and for north carolina mom - she's just thankful her daughter is safe.. sot - mother: all i wanted to do was hug my child.

with a huge fine in california. the state's public utilities commission says that uber was taking too long to provide information on driver accidents, and how often disabled passengers were turned down. they now face a fine of 7-point-6 million dollars. a spokeswoman for uber says they will pay the fine but plan to appeal the amount. the company says they have since provided all requested information to the state. we're learning more about the hack at hyatt hotels reported last month. the chain says that the breach included restaurants, front desks, spas and parking facilities at 250 hotels in 50 countries. that makes it one of the most wide-ranging cyber attacks on hotels in recent months. the hotel says the breach exposed customers' credit and debit card numbers used between august 13th and december 8th of last year. and just when you thought cell phone companies were becoming more customer-friendly, they keep finding ways to get you. a new survey found overage charges,

a new study finds nearly one in five cell phone customers reported paying overages during the past six months. but at&t continued to lead all of its rivals -- with 28 percent of customers saying they were charged for overages. for the others -- it was 20 percent of verizon customers, 12 percent of t-mobile customers and 5 percent of sprint customers. who doesn't like to save a little money? one way to do that is with memberships that can help you stretch your wallet a little further. if you like to fly those friendly skies ... you might want to check out the southwest rapid rewards program. every time you fly on southwest airlines ... you earn points toward a free flight. if you tend to swipe your credit card a lot ... you can actually get paid for doing so. american express ... capital one ... and citigroup all offer cash back credit cards that pay you back for up to 2 percent of your purchases. and if you're a coffee lover ... many places like starbuck's and dunkin donuts offer free membership programs that will earn you a free cup of joe. for those of you who don't want cable, but

on your favorite shows ... amazon prime offers a streaming service for an annual fee of 99- dollars. plus ... you can even download shows offline. finally, another way to save is to download apps like "retail me not" where you can find coupon codes and store discounts. america's largest retailer is closing hundreds of stores across the world... putting thousands of people out of work. wal-mart announced its first ever mass closing on friday... with 269 stores worldwide closing their doors. 154-of those stores are in the u-s. the company says approximately 16- thousand employees will be impacted by the closings... 10- thousand of whom are in the united states. according to a press release... walmart says "more than 95 percent of the closed stores in the u.s. are within 10 miles of another walmart, and the company hopes that those associates will be placed in nearby locations." the only nevada store is

k-f-c is whipping up some chicken with a little more kick... ..."nashville hot chicken." k-f-c rolls out the new menu item on monday. it pays homage to a popular local specialty in nashville. the kentucky-based fast-food chain will offer the spicy chicken at all of its more-than- 4-thousand u-s stores. it's the fourth chicken flavor k-f-c has added to the menu in the chain's 86-year history. we know certain sports pose a higher risk for concussions than others. why a doctor at cleveland clinic says soccer head injuries are a big concern. if you see more older women having children, there's a reason, and ramifications. details from a new study about first time motherhood, but first... lindsey matherly will be back with your complete

virus has the c-d-c considering imposing for pregnant women. the "zika" virus was found in fetal and newborn tissues of babies with microcephaly in brazil. microcephaly is a neurological disorder that can cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads, which leads to severe developmental issues and sometimes death. there is no vaccine to block the zika virus and no medicine to treat it. earlier this week, a case of zika virus was confirmed in a person who had recently traveled to latin america. and now your kolo 8

matherly. a series of storm systems will impact the sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. a weak storm brings light snow and rain late tonight and saturday, then a milder and wetter storm system arrives sunday. through mid week and produce substantial but details remain uncertain at this time. the back edge of the current storm system is resembling characteristics of an of snow and rain moving across the sierra and western nv may end up dropping an snowfall

precip ends before daybreak. at the nws office near 5000 feet, snow is accumulating on paved surfaces. when the heavier snow ends, melting should begin on pavement, but early morning commuters in the north valleys and other higher elevation highways around reno-sparks- carson city and west central nv could encounter slick or slushy road conditions. sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. a weak storm brings light snow and rain late tonight and saturday, then a milder and wetter storm system arrives sunday. this storm could linger through mid week and produce substantial

but details remain uncertain at this time. the back edge of the resembling characteristics of an inside slider, as bands moving across the sierra and western nv may end up dropping an inch or two of are waiting longer to become mothers. the c-d-c says its been rising for the last 15- years. andrew spencer has the details --reporter pkg-as the average age of women having their first child has risen to 26. that's the word from the centers from prevention. back in 2000, it was just under 25-years-old... by 20-14... it had risen to 26. researchers say this is partly because there are fewer mothers

in fact, the teen birth low. economic factors also play a role... with an increased number of women putting off motherhood for higher education or a career. this also has ramifications for the u-s population. having children later in life means fewer child- bearing years, and therefore, fewer children. one area of concern, doctors say older women having children increases a mothers risk of complications... like gestational diabetes, and passing on genetic defects. i'm andrew spencer. football and hockey aren't the only sports that carry the risk of head injuries. doctors are learning that some milder impact sports like soccer also carry some degree of risk. the u.s. soccer federation recently introduced a program called 'recognize to recover' in an effort to reduce player injuries and promote safe play. with this new program, information about head injuries and new guidelines regarding concussions will be provided to soccer coaches, players, parents and referees. new rules prohibit heading of the ball for children under age ten and limit heading to practices only for children between ages

a son gets punked when his dad says no to an allowance advance.. with an official letter. and if you think you've seen a big dinosaur

an american hip hop star and actor has been ordered out of south

mos def... who's real name is dante terrell smith... has been given 14-days to leave the country. the recording artist was arrested in cape town international airport... for trying to leave the country on an illegal passport. officials say mos def had a u-s passport when he entered south africa... but tried to leave using a "world passport." those are given by the organization... world service authority. south africa does not recognize the document since it's not issued by a government. now to the oscars. for the second year in a row backlash over who was not nominated... calling into question the diversity. abcs chris connelly is here with the story. script: just sayin': the 7-person lineup for last night's a-list republican presidential candidates debate ? was more diverse than the academy awards' 20 acting nominations?none of which went to a person of color. ?for the 2nd year in a row. nats - the nightly show: "a preview of the upcoming

nightly show saw this coming ? the night before the noms?. with host larry wilmore more than ready to name names. nats - the nightly show: "will smith in concussion//f. gary gray, the black director from straight outta compton// creed star michael b. jordan." he got 'em right. add to that list beasts of no nation's idris elba in supporting actor? and no best picture honors for straight outta compton. reaction was swift?and searing. "it's actually worse than last year." tweeted april reign, creator of the viral hashtag oscars-so-white..now making a repeat appearance?reverend al sharpton calling hollywood "fraudulent" sot - matthew belloni - thr - this is both a hollywood problem and an oscar's problem academy president cheryl boone isaacs has sought to make oscar's ranks more diverse? sot - cheryl boone isaacs - we are being louder and louder and we are going to continue this conversation and we're going to do more than just talk, we are going to be doing unafraid to push it

his honorary oscar acceptance speech at november's governor awards to urge change. sot - spike lee - it's easier to be the president of the united states as a black person, than be the head of a studio. the actor... known for bringing 'grizzly adams' to the small screen... has died. dan haggerty lost his long battle with cancer this morning. he was best known for his role on the n-b-c show... "the life and times of grizzly adams." the show ran from 19-77 to 78. his rep says he went to the doctor for back pain in july... and was diagnosed with cancer in his spine in august. dan haggerty was 74-

a museum has unveiled a new dinosaur skeleton that puts the t-rex to shame and a dad doesn't just deny his son's allowance request... he makes it official. here's jeremy roth move over t.rex, there's a new big, bad dino in town--titanosaur! the newly-discovered 122-foot skeleton is on display at new york's american museum of natural history.... and dwarf's their blue whale model by 30 feet! in fact, it is so big--it doesn't even fit in the space-- part of the 39 foot neck will extend out of the entrance, greeting brave museum-goers. the first spacewalk of 2016 was also another

the european space agency became the first official british spacewalker friday... as he set out on a six- hour walk to make repairs to the international space station. and with that, britain has officially joined the spacewalk race... a st. louis dad decided to go the corporate route when his son asked for an advance on his allowance. the son's request for 20-bucks was met with this denial letter from the ceo of "dad savings and loan" complete with the institution's letterhead and slogan- "because, apparently i look like i'm made of money" the denial cited the son's insufficient funds and a history of not doing chores. but the letter says he can appeal to the complaint department-- uh, that would be ...mom. i'm jeremy roth. lindsey matherly is back with another look at our forecast. a series of storm systems will impact the sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and

and rain late tonight and saturday, then a milder and wetter storm system arrives sunday. through mid week and produce substantial snow for the sierra, updates on the stories we covered... head to our webchannel... kolo-t-v-dot-com. ----- hairstyles provided by rumors ----- closed captioning provided by ----- copyright 2016 -- gray

>> announcer: already tired of that new diet? well, so are we. so we're getting naughty and having a cheat day filled with everything you've been craving. mario and carla are transforming one of your favorite junk foods into a delicious meal in a challenge you won't want to