shooting spree-- in kansas. police and co-workers say the alleged shooter, has a long arrest record. authorities say, the man who opened fire at the kansas factory where he worked... is 38-year- old cedric larry ford. as many as 300 people were inside-- the excel industries factory... when investigators say ford... armed with an assault rifle and a handgun... began firing. a police officer killed ford during an exchange of gunfire. the sheriff is calling that officer a hero. "the only reason he stopped shooting is because that officer stopped the shooting." ford's shooting rampage is believed to be motivated by a restraining order he was served with... just 90 minutes before the first shooting. court documents reveal... it was ford's ex-girlfriend seeking protection... claiming ford once choked her until she couldn't breathe... adding he was an alcoholic, violent and depressed. turning now to weather and cooler temperatures this

jeff thompson is here with a check of your forecast. jeff... temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend, but will still be well above average for late february. a couple of weak systems pushing by to our north will keep some clouds in the sky, with a healthy breeze blowing at times. the next best chance at widespread, measurable precipitation, does not materialize until the latter half of next week. -jeff saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 64. west wind around 5 mph. saturday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 65. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. monday: mostly sunny, with a high near 61. monday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 32. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 65. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 68. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

showers. partly sunny, with a high near 55. breezy. the campaign continues today in south carolina, between hillary clinton and bernie sanders... for saturday's democratic primary. but, there was a surprise announcement on the republican side-- affecting front runner donald trump. marci gonzalez has the update. from going head-to-head - to standing side by side. today- donald trump getting a surprise endorsement from a former opponent in the gop race- new jersey governor chris christie. gov. chris christie, r-new jersey: there's no question that this is the person who will go to washington dc and be able to absolutely turn the place

more washington insiders. trump- today defending his decision not to release his tax returns - and brushing off attacks from marco rubio who went after the republican front- runner during last night's debate. sen. marco rubio, r- presidential candidate: "i don't know anything about bankrupting four companies. i don't know anything about starting a university, a fake university. and continued - on the trail today... sen. marco rubio, r- presidential candidate: what we are dealing with here, my friends, is a con artist. he is a con artist." but some political analysts - speculate it's likely too little, too late. matthew dowd: i think the only thing that could hurt donald trump is if in the aftermath some of the allegations that they made and attacks they made stick over the next three days. just days out from super tuesday- but on the democrats' side - the focus is on south carolina. hillary clinton and bernie sanders busy campaigning here - ahead of tomorrow's democratic primary. clinton is heavily favored to win here..polling ahead by nearly 30 points. marci

columbia, sc. tmwa estimates it's saving 1-point-3 billion gallons of water-- by recharging ground wells, across the region. this time of year... more water flowing down the river than tmwa can use... so it pulls some of the water out.. treats it... and pumps it underground. the wells are essentially working in reverse-- to recharge the aquifer. "at the wells the we recharge, it tends to stay pooled up around those wells and it is like having a big tank that you can draw from. you are keeping that thank full, then when you want to that well on in the summer time, it is full" tmwa is doing this at 21 different wells across the truckee meadows. when it comes to summer... the process will be reversed-- and water will be pumped out... and delivered to your faucet. if tmwa did not do this... the water would flow downstream to pyramid lake. ### an unusual project

class this morning. it's a human powered, student designed and built interpretation-- of nasa's space rover. it took students in rick shrank's schrank's-- shop class month's to build. it's light weight, pedal powered, and has full independent suspension. today, it was rolling around the school's parking lot. but, in april-- it'll be the school's entry in nasa's human exploration rover challenge-- up against high schools and colleges from around the world. rick schrank, teacher: "when you have a kid who's using tools to build a car from scratch and then go compete with it against other kids from around the world. it just doesn't get better than that." the competition is held at nasa's space camp in huntsville, alabama. this will be virginia city's 5th time in the annual competition. they're the smallest high school entered, but have done well in the past, usually placing around the top 10. ### a lot of work goes into putting on the academy awards. we're getting a look at the final preparations for the oscars. and-- ?do you have your

golden statue? we're sitting down-- with a university of nevada film professor, to get his picks for hollywood's big night. "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 4:30 with sarah johns and weather with meteorologist jeff thompson

welcome back. as you probably know-- the oscar's are this sunday. and, there's a lot of buzz about who the winners could be... so with me here is university of nevada professor--- howard rosenberg. he teaches film studies in the art department...

just a reminder... you can watch the oscars right here on kolo tv sunday evening at 5-30. now that you've heard these oscar predictions... we're going to take a look at what it takes to put on an award winning show. and, a puppy is desperately in need of a life-saving surgery... and you can help. so what kind of

tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. for news while you're on the go, listen to our

temperatures will cool a bit over the weekend, but will still be well above average for late february. a couple of weak systems pushing by to our north will keep some clouds in the sky, with a healthy breeze blowing at times. the next best

not materialize until the latter half of next week. -jeff saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 64. west wind around 5 mph. saturday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. southwest wind around 5 mph. sunday: partly sunny, with a high near 65. southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. sunday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. monday: mostly sunny, with a high near 61. monday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 32. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 65. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. wednesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 68. wednesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. thursday: a slight chance of showers. partly sunny, with a high near 55. breezy. temperatures will cool a bit

underway to oscar sunday. there are eight films up for "best picture"... and

what host chris rock will say. especially about the oscars diversity-- controversy. brandi hitt, has the latest from hollywood. the red carpet is out... and final preparations underway... for hollywood's biggest night. the 88th annual academy awards. rachel mcadams, best supporting actress nominee: "yeah... i... i feel so lucky." this year... eight films are nominated for "best picture." "the revenant" leads the pack with 12 oscar nods ... including leonardo di-caprio with his fifth acting nomination. leonardo dicaprio, best actor nominee: "i'm just a fan of film." for best actress -- cate blanchett is competing against brie larson... jennifer lawrence... charlotte rampling... and saoirse ronan. many -- anticipating -- what hollywood's leading ladies will be wearing. brie larson, best actress nominee: "it's a great way for me to express what's happening on the inside..." inside the governor's ball ... celebrity chef wolfgang puck's team is preparing more than 50 dishes for 16-hundred guests ... including a new donut recipe. wolfgang puck, celebrity chef: "a little bit of raspberry

here... and then we flame them -- poof!" while back-stage... final rehearsals are underway for two-time host -- chris rock. lesley messer, abc news digital entertainment editor: "i think he's going to do a great job... he's done it before. it's anybody's guess what he'll say. i imagine he'll discuss the diversity controversy." for a second year in a row... all 20 of the acting nominees... are white. the spotlight this year -- shining bright -- on who will be... and won't be... walking the oscar red carpet. when it comes to oscars fashion ... you can expect some "wow" red carpet moments from many of the presenters including -- charlize theron... kerry washington... lady gaga... and sofia vergara. brandi hitt -- abc news -- hollywood. tomorrow, at the exhibit hall next to the livestock events center, the 65th annual physician spouses rummage sale, gets underway. this annual event is a local favorite, from the avid collector-- to the college student, needing items to furnish an apartment. volunteers collect items all year long, and take a week to set up the exhibit hall. departments include,

clothing, housewares, sportng goods, linens, childrens, and books. one of the most popular sections-- is treasures. lainey lieberstein, awcms: "we have a lot of collectables. we have donations from members who have traveled the world in the 30s 40s 50s and 60s. so we have a very unique set of donations that we get, which ususally ends up here in the treasures department." the doors open at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. it will cost you 3- dollars to get in. the money raised-- goes to nursing scholarships, and local non-profit organizations. the goal is to raise dollars. ### a new arrival at the nevada humane society saving surgery. two month old "donner" has a birth defect that restricts his ability to swallow food. it can be fixed, but he'll have to go all the way to u-c davis to see a specialist. now the nevada humane society is looking for specialist. now the nevada humane society is looking for specialist. now the nevada humane

two month old "donner" has a birth defect that restricts his ability to swallow food. it can be fixed, but he'll have to go all the way to u-c davis to see a specialist. now the nevada humane society is looking for specialist. now the nevada humane society is looking for people in our community who can help cover the cost of that procedure. society is looking for people in our community who can help cover the cost of that procedure. "we know that his quality of life will be good. we know that he deserves that second chance and so we're willing to go above and beyond to save his life, and that's why we ask for the community to help out with those donations so we can do just that. " if you would like to donate to help donner, you can do it in person, on-line or over the phone. just make sure you make a notation-- that you would like that money to go to donner. you'll find more information about how you can help-- on kolo- tv-dot-com, under hot topics. ### you may be wondering if donner is up for adoption. kimberly wade says he'll be looking for a good home after he has had a chance to recover from the surgery-- which should be in the next

here with a look at what's coming up in our next hour. we're working on several new and updated stories coming up on kolo 8 news now at 5. we all know that eating well is good for your physical health... but it's good for your mental as well. we'll tell you what foods can help boost your brainpower. and a local spa has earned a prestigious four-star rating from forbes magazine... and they didn't even know they were under the microscope. plus, the oscars are just a few days away. the company that has made the golden statuettes for more than three decades is showing us what goes

..... forecasttonight on kolo 8 news now... warm weather in recent weeks is already taking a toll on our snow pack.... how that water is being captured downstream and saved for later. a lyon man accused of killing a toddler is acquitted by a jury, on two out of three charges. plus... "donald trump is someone who keeps his word and that means america will keep its word again." donald trump gets a big endorsement... with chris christie announcing his backing. thanks for joining us. i'm kendra kostelecky... in for sarah johns. and i'm noah bond. breaking tonight... we've learned new details in the last 20 minutes about an officer-involved shooting in silver springs. the lyon county sheriff's office has identified the man man shot by a deputy as 19- year-old tristan conti

mcneil tells us... a deputy as shot in the hand in the incident. the sheriff says a vehicle was reported stolen in sparks around 9-30 last night. less than an hour later, that s-u-v was spotted by a lyon county deputy in the parking lot of the silver springs nugget. as the deputy approached the vehicle ... someone in the car shot at him, and the deputy returned fire... killing conti. a juvenile in the vehicle was also shot and flown to the hospital with uknown injuries. two other juveniles ran from scene, but were later arrested. the names of the suspects, and deputy-- have not been released. ### the search for two suspects in a south lake tahoe murder has led investigators to solano county. investigators from the el dorado county d-a's office were in vallejo looking for 24-year-old domenic sean-lee randolph and 26-year- old dion jermaine vaccaro. they believe those two men were involved in the murder of dennis wright at the beverly lodge in january. last week.. 18-year-old tristan batten and 20- year-old harvest