the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. tuesday: rain. high near 53. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 55 mph. chance of precipitation is 80%. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. new details this morning regarding a grisly murder case out of humboldt county. detectives say pam erwin... who is accused of killing her husband... james irwin 12 years ago... has now told them... she and another man.. james melendez.. tried to encase her husband's body in concrete when they buried him in a shallow grave. pam was arrested january 5th on murder and conspiracy charges. the 57-year-old from elko made her first court appearance last week and waived her right to a preliminary hearing.

enter a plea to a second-degree murder charge february 2nd. melendez her alleged accomplice... was arrested last week in arizona. he remains in jail awaiting extradition to face charges of being an accessory to murder and conspiracy to conceal or destroy evidence. these cold temperatures are also impacting grafitti removal. city officials say cold weather prevents them from using certain graffitti abatement equipment. instead, crews are using spray cans and paint rollers -- which take a lot more time to cover large areas. they say with higher temperatures in the afternoon, they hope to actively tackle the graffiti on some of the larger areas in reno. "anything above, constant temperatures above 40-45 degrees for the commercial sprayer that we do have. is ideal for us to do some graffiti abatement." another issue the city is having is the lack of man power they have to get the job done. they're currently trying to fill two

abatement. to the race for the white house now... the presidential candidates are battling it out in the hyper-important first states.. with iowa leading off voting in just under 2 weeks. new developments among republicans.. a fight for the heart of conservative voters. here's abc's lana zak in washington package: conservatives are issuing a warning to g- o-p front- runner...donald trump...change your tone. sot-rush there are a lot of conservatives who think that he's a wolf in sheep's clothing, that he's a traditional, lifetime new yorker -- and that means something. there are all kinds of conservatives with suspicions of donald trump. after attackingis nearest rival, ted cruz, on his citizenship, the authenticity of his evangelical roots, and then this latest attack sot-trump tw "he's a nasty guy. nobody likes him. " the trump campaign may be heeding the conservative's advice, refraining from attacking cruz directly on the trail on monday, bringing out instead trump's daughter ivanka, who is 8-months pregnant.

proud of my father / i know this again. and on the democratic side, bernie sanders telling abc news he doesn't do personal attacks, but continues to pound hilary clinton for taking money from wall street banks. she has received $600,000 in one year as speaking fees from goldman sachs. if that's not true, i will apologize. it's true." according to clinton campaign documents, sanders' is right, clinton recieved $675- thousand dollars in speakers' fees from the bank in 2013. tag: according to the latest iowa polls, sanders is within striking distance of clinton and cruz and lana zak abc news washington the special session nevada lawmakers held future cost over 200- thousand dollars -- and that number is expected to rise. the bill for the 4-day session added up to 227- thousand-dollars. state officials expect

250-thousand when printing costs and travel reimbursments are paid. concerns about water- use--- and bond financing, held lawmakers in carson city. they approved 215- million-dollars in tax breaks, for faraday and authorized 120-million, in infrastructure improvements. there's some road work you should know about that may affect your commute. starting today ... one lane of i-80 eastbound will be closed from the boomtown exit to mogul. the speed limit will also be reduced to 55 miles per hour in that area. the project is expected to wrap up next friday. some of us use bikes to get to work or to exercise. but one program is using them to help local veterans there are currently 25 veterans involved in project hero ... which is the local chapter of ride to recovery. the group meets for a one hour session two to three times a week at great basin bikeses... where they get in shape for ride to recovery events where they will cover up to five hundred miles. veterans will do

how much energy they're using and how fast they're going tina lemus covered more than four hundred miles last year. she says it's not all about the distance though. "if doesn't have to be where you are riding 400 miles. you don't have to go out every single day. it is just getting out and starting to do something. even if it is slow and you are doing five miles a day or five miles a week. it's a matter of getting out and being active." if you'd like to know more about project hero with the city of reno, or the ride 2 recovery events ... just head to kolo-tv-dot-com and click on hot topics. to selecting a name for its new professional soccer team. the u-s-l reno soccer more than three- thousand submissions they put together focus groups and talked to city officials. finally... they've narrowed it down to six. reno f-c ... f-c reno ...

reno united ... and reno 1868. the season won't start until march of next year... but team officials are already excited to welcome the fans. "it's a much livelier environment than most sports. it's a supporter driven environment. we're not going to play music to prompt the crowd, the crowd is going to prompt the crowd." an official team name is expected in about a month. voting starts today. if you'd like to be a part of the selection process ... we've posted a link on kolotv.com... just click on hot topics. reno fire fighters are seeing an increase in ice rescues. what you need to know, to keep you and your pets safe. and the water crisis in flint, michigan looks to be headed to the courts 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

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the reno fire department has a warning to help keep your pets safe during these cold winter months. since january 1st, there have been seven calls to the department for ice just two at this time last year. reno councilwoman naomi duerr and her husband herb duerr, had a scary experience last friday after their dog went chasing after bird on a pond near their home. thats when their german shepherd slid into a hole on the lake. duerr's husband quickly reacted and grabbed a ladder for his dog to latch onto -- thigh deep in the freezing water. naomi called 9-11. herb said when his legs went numb, he got out of the water. fire officials say he got out at the right time. trt: 14 battalion chief mark winkelman, reno fire department, "if there is

patient, a person on the ice, even a dog, use the ladder, great idea, something you can reach a long ways with. if you can throw a rope to someone who can hold onto it that is a great idea. just don't want you getting into the water to the point where you are incapacitated and can't get out. fire officials say you have about 10-minutes of useful movement in cold water. just last thursday a man went chasing after his dog at manzanita lake, falling through the ice. that man was able to get out of the water before suffering any injuries. his dog did not survive. and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. starting tomorrow... skywatchers will get a special treat... they'll be able to see five planets together in the sky just before dawn. mercury, venus, saturn, mars and jupiter will all be visible for about 45 minutes before sunrise. experts say it's the first time in more than ten years that all five of them have appeared together in the pre- dawn sky. the show will last

wind advisory for western nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. winter weather advisory for the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. tuesday: rain. high near 53. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 55 mph. chance of precipitation is 80%. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. wednesday: partly sunny, with a high near 51. west wind around 5 mph. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. south wind around 5 mph. thursday: mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. thursday night: a 20 percent

cloudy, with a low around 37. breezy. friday: a chance of rain. cloudy, with a high near 55. windy. friday night: rain and snow. cloudy, with a low around 32. breezy. saturday: a chance of rain and snow showers. partly sunny, with a high near 45. saturday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 46. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. monday: partly sunny, with a high near 49. wind advisory for western nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. winter weather advisory for the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. tuesday: rain. high near 53. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 55 mph. chance of precipitation is 80%. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

with gusts as high as 25 mph. wednesday: partly sunny, with a high near 51. west wind around 5 mph. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. south wind around 5 mph. thursday: mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. thursday night: a 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. cloudy, with a low around 37. breezy. friday: a chance of rain. cloudy, with a high near 55. windy. friday night: rain and snow. dozens of national guardsmen are on the ground this morning... and new lawsuits are set to be filed this afternoon. abc's alex perez is in flint with the latest script: this morning-the flint water scandal, erupting. protestors rallying outside michigan governor rick snyder's home class action lawsuits expected to be filed today against city and state officials over the on-going water crisis . newly revealed emails show when officials switched flint's water source from lake huron to the flint river to save money, they waited nearly 5 months to warn the public of the toxic levels of lead created by the switch. sot sonya austin: my baby and i are breaking out and

// i don't like the idea that my baby can't drink the state attorney general now investigating why it took the governor and other officials so long to respond. president obama declaring a federal emergency here. national guard troops pouring in to flint to pass out water and filters. even celebrities now trying to help residents. cher teaming up with a company to donate more than 180-thousand bottles of water?tweeting "maybe fellow artists will help flint" and one of this city's most famed son's- filmmaker michael moore-calling for michigan governor rick snyder to be arrested. moore sot: we are all angry, this was purposefully done, they knew it was poisoned, they knew it was toxic, the system has been switched back to lake huron water-but the river damaged the pipe system so badly, water is still not safe to drink. while the americans freed from iran

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republicans on the campaign trail taking aim at the white house over that prisoner swap with iran. while the families of those freed americans are celebrating with their loved ones... another family is feeling betrayed. abc's brian ross is here with that. script: under the deal, the us released from prison seven men convicted of helping iran's nuclear program and dropped charges against 14 more. republicans are calling it a bad, one-sided deal. donald trump: we're getting four back, they're getting seven. they're getting 14 off of the

real bad customers. chris christie: fact is that we shouldn't have to trade anything to get our citizens back home. ted cruz: we have got to shake our head at how it's happening. but no one was more upset with the obama administration than the family of the american seen not part of the deal, former fbi agent bob levinson, who years ago. his family says it heard the news on television, not from the white house. christine levinson: i'm very disappointed. i feel extremely betrayed by them. they have done nothing to get in touch with me other than after i asked them to. levinson's wife christine and son dan said the white house has gone back on its word. dan levinson: we had been given assurances over the years that my dad would be a top priority to get him home as much as everybody else, if not more, because he's been held for almost nine years. a senior administration official tells abc news that levinson was part of the negotiations, but that the us does not know why he was not ultimately included in the swap. brian ross: mrs. levinson, do you consider whether bob might have, in fact, died in captivity?

never consider that until i have proof. i believe every day he's trying to come home to our family. we will never give up. apparently wartime pressure on isis is forcing the terror group to slash its salaries. that's according to documents leaked from inside isis territory. the group hands out paychecks every other week. its employees earn between 400 and 12- hundred dollars a month...plus a 50-dollar stipend for wives and 25-dollars for each child. a massachusetts teenager facing a manslaughter charge in the death of her boyfriend what prosecutors argue the girl did that helped lead to her boyfriends death and a quick lesson on what passwords not

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out in court right now. a massachusetts teenager charged with taunting her boyfriend to commit suicide. michelle carter could face trial for manslaughter. abc's linzie janis is here with the story script: this morning?massachusetts teenager michelle carter is one step closer to standing trial for allegedly convincing her 18 year old boyfriend -to commit suicide. prosecutors arguing carter - now 18 - drove conrad roy to kill himself?encouraging him in dozens of text messages ? sot maryclare flynn, prosecutor "he goes back, when are you gonna do it.. stop ignoring the question. question mark, question mark, question mark. you can't keep pushing it off." roy died of carbon monoxide poisoning in july 2014 after locking himself inside his truck in this k-mart parking lot? at the time prosecutors say he was on the phone with carter for 47 minutes?at one point telling her he was getting out of the truck because he feared it wasn't

flynn, prosecutor "the car was filling up and he was scared. she told him to get back in the car." and just days before- in another text message- carter writing "don't be scared?you're finally to be happy in heaven." sot - claudette roy-viaol - roy's great aunt it's inconceivable. i just don't understand how someone could do that. to encourage someone they claimed to love. according to court documents, roy had attempted suicide and had been hospitalized before he had even met carter.. and in one text message two weeks before his suicide, expressed his desire to take his own life-- "i can't get better, i already made my decision." the defense now trying for a second time to have the involuntary manslaughter charge dropped. joseph cataldo - defense attorney - "he has in fact brainwashed her to the point where she's now accepting his idea of this is my only option." in statement to abc news, the defense says "michelle's communications were by no means threatening" and that roy "?made his own conscious decision to take his own life." adding "this is a

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 matherly with a look at the forecast. wind advisory for western nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. winter weather advisory for the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. tuesday: rain. high near 53. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30

could gust as high as 55 mph. chance of precipitation is 80%. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. big announcement from the supreme court this morning. scotus announcing that it will consider a legal challenge to president obama's overhaul of the nation's immigration rules. the president's actions are aimed at allowing millions of undocumented immigrants to apply for programs that could make them eligible for work authorization and associated benefits. president obama unveiled the programs over a year ago.. but federal courts blocked implementation in response to a challenge brought by texas and 25 other states. since then... the nearly 4-point-3 million immigrants who would have been eligible have

two people were killed and 18 others injured in a greyhound bus crash in san jose, california. authorities say the bus overturned and landed on a median along highway-101. traffic was backed up for several miles as emergency crews cleared the scene. no word on what caused the crash. there were no other vehicles involved. some new developments in the gas leak in southern california. utility company--"so- cal-gas"-- says it expects to have the leak sealed by late next month, if not sooner. officials say work on a relief well is ahead of schedule. methane gas has been spewing into the atmosphere from the leak since october of last year. today's hearing for the so-called affluenza teen had to be rescheduled. ethan couch's case went before the tarrant county juvenile court this morning. in 2013... a sixtten-year- old couch killed four people in a drunk driving crash. a judge gave him probation... but investigators say couch skipped town to mexico when video surfaced of him around alcohol... which violates his

prosecutors were hoping to move the case to adult court today... but the judge ruled the hearing could not proceed because couch's parents were not officially notified. mothers against drunk driving also wants his case moved. they have collected more than 60-thousand signatures... calling for the change. "we're working with the victims in this particular case. of course they were very upset about the original sentencing. we're here to help them. support the criminal justice system to see that he is held accountable. he killed four people and was never held accountable for that. we're trying to sure that that doesn't happened again. we want to make sure he doesn't have an opportunity to create any more victims." if a judge agrees to transfer the case to adult court... couch's probation could extend beyond his 19th birthday in april. he could also be ordered to spend 120 days in state jail before starting his next probated sentence. there is no word yet on when the hearing will be held... but prosecutors say it's crucial it happens before couch's birthday. as of now... he remains

facility and continues to fight extradition. the tax filing season has officially started, but be on alert. scammers tend to file fraudulent returns early in the season so the sooner you file... the better. if you're enrolled in the health insurance exchange, make sure you wait to file until you recieve the 1095- a form. and remember tax day is later this year. you have until april 18th this year due to emancipation day. the list of 2015's most stolen computer passwords is out. splashdata... a security applications company.... reviewed a list of millions of stolen passwords made public over the year. "one-two-three-four- five-six" was once again in the top spot. and "password" remained the number two password that was stolen. sports passwords are also high on the list. the word "football" was number seven and "baseball"... number 10. anticipation for the new "star wars" movie led to "star wars" at 25... "solo"

you probably know about toll-free phone calls. now verizon is using the concept for data. verizon announced a new "freebee data" service this morning. it will allow third-party companies to pick up the tab for your data usage when you download content from their apps, websites and services. verizon believes the service gives companies a powerful way to market to mobile devices... while saving customer's data charges. it will try out the service next week... using companies like hearst magazines, gameday and verizon- owned a-o-l. the social media service "whatsapp" is dropping it's annual subscription fee. founder jan koum said the move is intended to remove barriers for the service. while addressing a conference in germany, koum noted that not everyone has access to a credit card. so far, whatsapp has been free for the first year of use and then 99-cents-per-year after that.

popcorn day. according to the popcorn board.. americans eat about 13 billion... yes... with a 'b'.. quarts of popped popcorn each year... more than any other country in the world. that is about 41 quarts per man, woman and child. get your spouse on your side... that's apparently the key to success in living healthy. the details ahead. plus.. apple is adding a new mode for iphones that may help you to sleep better. we'll have the details but first... lindsey matherly will be back

looking to keep your resolution to lose weight or quit smoking? the key to success may be living with you! a new study suggests a spouse or partner sharing your goals increases your chances of success. martha shade explains --reporter pkg-as follows-- want to double your chances of success in making a positive lifestyle change? just add a loved one! researchers at university college london found that couples who adopted a new and positive health behavior were more successful than those doing it on their own. for the study researchers followed nearly 4thousand married and cohabitating couples and studied their unhealthy habits in three areas: smoking obesity and physical activity. here's what they found... 48 percent of men were

their partner also quit. compare that to just 8percent who had partners who did not quit. for women the success rate was half. when it came to physical activity both men and women had about a 66- percent success rate starting an exercise routine with their partner... versus about 24-percent if they started alone. 36- percent of women lost weight if their partners joined them in a weight loss plan... compared to 15percent without a supportive partner. the men had a 26-percent success rate with a partner... and 10-percent losing weight alone. it's unclear why the relationship matters...but having some support or a dose of plain ole healthy competition may just be enough to put you over the edge.... i'm martha shade. the study is published in the latest edition of the journal "jama internal medicine." and now your kolo 8 hour-by-hour weather forecast with lindsey matherly. icicles coated some power lines in st. louis last night. it all happened because a car crashed into a fire hydrant.

air.... which created an incredible ice sculpture around the pole and power lines before the water could get turned off. the cause of the accident is still under investigation wind advisory for western nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. winter weather advisory for the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. tuesday: rain. high near 53. windy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 55 mph. chance of precipitation is 80%. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. wednesday: partly sunny, with a high near 51. west wind around 5 mph. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. south wind around 5 mph. thursday: mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. thursday night: a 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm.

breezy. friday: a chance of rain. cloudy, with a high near 55. windy. friday night: rain and snow. cloudy, with a low around 32. breezy. saturday: a chance of rain and snow showers. partly sunny, with a high near 45. saturday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 46. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. monday: partly sunny, with a high near 49. wind advisory for western nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. winter weather advisory for the sierra crest and west slope tuesday, from 4 am until midnight. road controls and winter driving conditions are expected above 7000', with up to a foot of wet snow possible. tuesday: rain. high near 53. windy, with a south wind 10 to

could gust as high as 55 mph. chance of precipitation is 80%. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. wednesday: partly sunny, with a high near 51. west wind around 5 mph. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. south wind around 5 mph. thursday: mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. thursday night: a 20 percent chance of rain after 10pm. cloudy, with a low around 37. breezy. friday: a chance of rain. cloudy, with a high near 55. windy. friday night: rain and snow. cloudy, with a low around 32. breezy. saturday: a chance of rain and things you do before bed is check your phone. but staring at that bright smartphone in a

affect your sleep. now... apple has a new program it says may help you snooze better. mary moloney explains --reporter pkg-as follows-- many things can interrupt your sleep. a pesky roommate "hey are you awake?" "yeah." or a finicky fire alarm "how could be beeping i just disconnected you. i took out your batteries. how could..." beep. "don't interrupt me!" but studies show one thing that can make you toss and turn -- your cell phone. exposure to a smart phone's blue glow in the dark can affect your circadian rhythm. to help you snooze through the night -- apple is adding a new mode to the iphone. it's called night shift. and it will be in the next i-o-s update. essentially -- night shift changes the screen from a blue light to a warmer setting -- that's easier on the eyes. it also figures out your location and turns on automatically at night. while it doesn't guarantee a good night's sleep apple says when it

i'm mary moloney. apple released the upgrade to developers to test out. but the company has not announced when it will be available for your iphone and ipad. speakign of sleep.. results of a short-term study suggest catching up on your sleep over a weekend can reduce the risk of developing diabetes. the university of chicago used 19 healthy young men eating a controlled diet in their study. the study found getting fewer than five hours of sleep on four consecutive nights hiked their diabetes risk 16-percent. but after sleeping more than nine-hours for two consecutive nights, that risk returned to normal levels. chronically sleep- deprived people are more likely to develop other health problems such as weight gain and high blood pressure. they also tend to be less alert and have difficulty concentrating, reasoning and solving problems. the impact of extra weekend sleep on these health issues remains to

professional tennis in the hot seat for possible match-fixing and illegal betting some of sports biggest stars comment on the recent report and these folks are getting to see the story of the three bears in

inducted into at least one hall of fame. the cincinnati reds announced this morning that baseball's all-time hits leader will be inducted into the teams hall of fame in june. he won't however be inducted into major league baseball's. the 74-year old was banned from baseball for life in 19-89 for betting on the sport and in december the new m- l-b commissioner upheld that lifetime ban. now the details on that match-fixing scandal rocking the world of professional tennis.. with the australian open underway this week.. some of the sport's biggest stars are speaking out and demanding answers. abc's elizabeth hur has more. liz pkg: - "from open" this week's australian open.. overshadowed.. making headlines instead.. are reports from the bbc and buzzfeed.. alleging that tennis officials suppressed evidence of match fixing by players and failed to investigate some 26-thousand suspicious matches.. serena williams: "as an athlete, i do everything i can to

and if that's going on, i don't know about it." many of the sport's top stars say they know nothing about it but want details. roger federer: "i would love to hear names and then at least it's concrete stuff and you can actually debate about it." andy murray: "it's bad obviously // you want to be made aware of the people that are potentially involved in this." according to defending champion.. novak djokovic.. someone on his team was approached back in 2007.. offering 200-thousand- dollars for him to lose a first round match.. novak djokovic: "i was not approached directly // and of course we threw it away right away. it didn't even get to me." djokovic and others now question.. why the players are being scrutinized when william hill.. a british betting agency where you can bet on the winner of matches, sets and games.. is a major sponsor of the austalian open. liz tag: william hill is not implicated in this scandal.. and while the association of tennis professionals deny the allegations.. buzzfeed is standing by their report, claiming they have text messages to prove it. eh, abc news, ny

speaking network now has a stake in a well- known fake news site. univision purchased a minority stake in onion inc... the company behind the satirical news site.. the onion. the network's new partnership is its latest attempt to broaden its audience. partnered with disney features programming aimed at english- speaking hispanics in the united states. two years later... univision acquired "the root"... a website geared

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adopt and bring home a shelter pet today. to find out more, visit theshelterpetproject.org. we've got great video of three-bears taking up residence in an orlando neighborhood... a huge cat... and the ultimate star wars costume. jeremy roth has today's take a look at this. --reporter pkg-as follows-- bears roaming through neighborhoods is nothing new... but this bear family seems to have moved in. you can see a mama bear and her two cubs napping in a tree on this orlando cul-de-sac. neighbors watch the bears from a distance, but parents... being familiar with goldilocks and the three bears... are keeping their kids inside. it's just so freaky to always see them wandering around you just never know what's gonna

bears will leave on their own. speaking of big animals, meet "spock." the 27-pound house cat is so big, that people in san jose mistake him for a bobcat! "spock" is nearly four feet long, eats a pound a food a day, and can even open doors. as you'd expect with a big cat... he breaks things. "it's a lot like toddler in the house, we have to spock-proof the house. everything that is in here is locked down with earthquake putty." and while you can't really be a galactic bounty hunter, you can dress like one. an artist is selling body armor based on boba fett from star wars. you'll have to supply your own blaster and starship, however. i'm jeremy roth. wind advisory for western nevada and the sierra tuesday, from 10 am until 7 pm. winds of 25 to 45 mph are expected, with gusts up to 55 mph or greater possible. winter weather advisory for updates on the stories we covered... head to our webchannel... kolo-t-v-dot-com. ----- hairstyles provided by rumors hair salon. -----

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