it's monday, february 29th. i'm amanda sanchez and i'm dave lawrence. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. above average

upcoming week. breezy conditions return by late tuesday as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest, with light showers possible in extreme northeast california. another weak low pressure may turning now to virginia where a rookie officer was shot and killed her first day on the job. two other officer's were wounded. the alleged gunman -- an army staff sergeant assigned to the pentagon is expected in court today. abc's gloria riviera reports. tonight?a police department and the tight-knit community it serves?devastated by a shocking loss. prince william county, virginia officer ashley

line of duty just one day after being sworn in. sot " when news came ........... authorities saying.. the new officer?out on her first street patrol saturday?responding to a 911 call reporting domestic abuse. sot "i just want to be clear, do we have officers involved in the shooting?" "we have 3 officers that have been shot." su bridge: it was here in this quiet, upscale neighborhood, rookie cop ashley guindon and two other officers approached that front door?police say almost immediately they were confronted by the suspect who opened fire. and they all went down> sot zach harris: "i saw the officer lying on the ground, shot in the leg." neighbor zach harris.. saying he heard 3 gunshots.. police.. identifying the suspect as army staff sergeant ronald hamilton?assigned to the pentagon. investigators saying.. hamilton's wife.. was found dead inside the home? his 11 year old son.. also home but not hurt. the two other officers are expected to recover.. now.. officer guindon's squad car.. draped in black.. to honor the rookie.. lost too soon. looklive tag:

court tomorrow.. and faces two murder charges. the county prosecutor telling us.. he will likely seek the death penalty. tom? california police say three people were stabbed during a ku klux klan anti-immigration rally in anaheim over the weekend -- after a fight broke out with a group of counter protesters. they say seven people from the counter protester group are now in custody because they were seen attacking the klansmen at the rally with wooden posts. during the fight klan members stabbed three of the counter protesters with a knife and the end of a flag pole. the klansmen were arrested but later released because it was determined they were acting in self defense. the third time was not the charm for the private space company space-x. the company called off the launch of its falcon-nine rocket last night after two similar cancellations in recent days. space-x says on its website the rocket and its payload are fine. but its not saying why the launch was scrubbed again. one of the previous launches was canceled because of problems

the rocket carries a satellite that would bring internet and phone access to millions of people in asia. president obama will award the nation's highest military honor today to a navy seal who helped rescue a u-s hostage in afghanistan. senior chief, edward byers junior, took part in a risky mission to save a doctor kidnapped by the taliban back in december of 2012. according to reports, byers shielded the man from gun fire, while pinning a guard against the wall with his hand, until other seals arrived. byers will be the 11th living service member to receive the medal of honor for actions in afghanistan. nevada attorney general, adam laxalt is voicing opposition to president obama's e-p-a clean power plan. laxalt says states should have a right to decide pollution emission standards for themselves and he believes the e-p-a is exceeding it's statutory authority in efforts to implement the president's plan. some environmentalists criticized laxalt's stance saying he was choosing the interests of out-of-state coal corporations over the health of communities and the climate.

weighed in saying that laxalt was quote "simply offering his legal opinion." university of nevada president, marc johnson says the university plans to hire up to 4- hundred new faculty members by 20-20. he says the school will be able to fund the positions because of the university's record enrollment last year of almost 21-thousand students. university officials will meet with the nevada system of higher education in march to discuss whether to ask the legislature to fund 1-hundred of those jobs. a new overflow shelter for the homeless will be opening this week. the city of reno says the shelter will house homeless men and women when the community assistance center shelters are full. the new shelter will be open year round and house up to 1-hundred people.

four years. we will tell you which companies are offering deep leap day discounts. puppy mills should make very dog owner cringe. details on how you can help give dogs taken from a silver springs puppy mill.. a second chance. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" hold onto your mouse

disneyland in california and walt disney world in florida have started demand-based pricing.

three different prices -- depending on the time of year -- for a single day park ticket. the calendar will be divided into value, regular and peak periods. a value one-day pass at disneyland will drop to 95-dollars. a regular pass will rise to 105 dollars. the price will then shoot up to 112 dollars on peak days. disney hopes its "surge pricing" will -- quote -- "help spread out visitation." how would you like bigger seats on your next flight? new york senator chuck schumer is trying to make it happen. he's adding an amendment to the f-a-a reauthorization bill that would require the agency to establish seat size standards for commercial airlines. he says airlines have been slowly cutting down legroom and seat width on planes forcing passengers to quote - 'sit on planes like sardines.' he says the distance between seats on a plane have dropped from 35 to 31-inches over the last 40 years. and seat widths have

it only happens once every four years.... leap day! and that means good news for your wallet. abc's rebecca jarvis shows us some of the "leap day" bargains you can only get today. president's day? valentine's day? eat your hearts out. leap day is coming? a holiday so special it arrives just once every four years. bonus discounts this monday in honor of our bonus day. 29% off select hotels on the expedia mobile app? at virgin america - a sale - and free tickets for the 29th person to retweet one of the company's twitter posts. and at j.c. penney all next week - buy one item from their private label

for just one cent. "that's getting your penny's worth" but something specifically for the leap-lings only? like cam on modern family ? nats modern family / abc cam: "i was born 2/29 and there have been 10 of those in my lifetime. therefore i'm tennnn!" pizza hut is offering a free for one pan pizza time for some leap day facts... according to astrologers, if you're born on leap day, you're known as a 'leapling'. a famous "leapling"....is rap artist, ja rule. astrologers say if you were born on this day, you are more apt to go

exhibit an optimistic spirit. leaplings have to wait every four years to officially observe their birthdays, so most choose to celebrate on february 28th or march 1st. above average temperatures continue through much of the upcoming week. breezy conditions return by late tuesday as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest, with light showers possible in extreme northeast california. another weak low pressure may bring showers mainly near the

wind, rain, and snow is possible for the weekend into the early part of next week as we return to a more active winter pattern. not much has changed in the forecast for the start of the work week with high pressure remaining in control, bringing predominately warm and dry conditions. ridge flattens late tuesday in response to a shortwave pushing through the pacific northwest. however, with the best moisture and energy remaining well to the north, precipitation chances will be limited to near the oregon border with totals a few hundredths of an inch at best. the main impact for the sierra and northwest nevada will be an increase in

afternoon and evening. wind gusts could reach 30 to 45 mph, with locally higher values in wind prone locations. ridge rebuilds for wednesday ahead of what could be the early signs of a pattern change. get out and enjoy the warmth while you can, but dont plant those through much of the upcoming week. breezy conditions return by late tuesday as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest, with

20 maltese dogs were rescued from a puppy mill in silver springs in december -- and now they're looking for good homes. the dogs - ranging in age from four months to ten years - showed signs of neglect. officials with the reno tahoe rescue society say a lot of these dogs had been mistreated for years -- but they've come a long way in the past two months. two have already been adopted and the rest are waiting to find the right homes. "what we're looking for are adult homes because these guys aren't typical dogs, they're learning to be dogs. so they would love adult homes more on the quiet side, some would like hiding people, traveling types. they all have their own personalities so what we'd lke to do is find people who want us to match a maltese to them." the reno tahoe rescue society is now looking for volunteers and foster families. to learn more about adopting these rescued dogs...go to kolo t-v dot com. fifty shades of grey

but we arent talking about the oscars. a look at this year's razzie awards. comedian chris rock's oscars performance getting high marks as he addresses diversity in the academy. "if you want black people every year at the oscars, just have

"if you want black people every year at the oscars, just have black categories like best black

18th year in a row is wanda sykes." it's the monologue everyone is talking about. chris rock of course addressing the controversy over the lack of diversity in nominees this year. adlib and from the oscars to the "razzies." "fifty shades of grey" is the big "winner" -- if you want to call it that -- of this year's "raspberry awards." they celebrate supreme underachievement in cinema. "fifty shades" received five "razzies" -- including worst picture. dakota johnson was named worst actress, and jamie dornan -- worst actor. other razzie winners this year include adam sandler in "the cobbler" and "pixels." and chevy chase in "hot tub time machine 2" and "vacation."

falling asleep? we'll have a list of calming foods that will help put you in the mood to snooze. apple is releasing a new i-pad, i-phone and apple watch straps for spring. that's next on kolo 8 news now.

temperatures continue through much of the upcoming week. breezy conditions return by late tuesday as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest, with light showers possible in extreme northeast california. another weak low pressure may bring showers mainly near the sierra by thursday. wind, rain, and snow is possible for the weekend into the early part of next week as we return to a more active winter pattern. not much has changed in the forecast for the start of the work week with high pressure remaining in control, bringing predominately warm and dry conditions. ridge flattens late tuesday in response to a shortwave pushing through the pacific northwest.

moisture and energy remaining well to the north, precipitation chances will be limited to near the oregon border with totals a few hundredths of an in today's "techbytes" -- a change to apple's next big event. >> reports indicate the company will unveil new products on march 21st, a week later than originally expected. >> a new mini iphone, ipad models, and straps for the apple watch will likely be unveiled. a new smartphone for techies with champagne tastes. you can now get samsung's latest phones in real gold. >> a uk company selling the s7 and s7 edge is selling them in 24 karat gold. rose gold. and platinum plated. the price tag, 2800 bucks. and twitter history. made at last night's oscars. leonardo dicaprio's win for best

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now good morning reno." an overnight shooting at a local casino sends one man to the hospital. we have a live report from the scene ahead. and a tragic end to the search for two men who went missing at donner lake last week. plus... "hollywood is sorority racist. we like you ronda, but you're not a kappa." race taking center stage during last night's oscars. we've got a full recap of hollywood's biggest night. thanks for joining us on good morning reno. i'm amanda sanchez and i'm dave lawrence. we're continuing to follow breaking news this morning. a shooting at a casino in

rebecca kitchen is live with the details. good morning ..... the shooting happened here at siri's casino in downtown reno... here on virginia street near the arch.... reno police tell us it happened just before midnight..... inside the casino.... what exactly led to the shooting is still under investigation, but i was told the two men were having some sort of argument.... we haven't been told if one of the men was an employee.... or if they were both customers.... the victim has been taken to the hospital... and his condition is unknown at this time.... police tell us the shooter is in custody and they are not looking for anyone else at this time.... the casino is closed to the public right now... but is expected to open back up later this morning. ... good morning ..... the shooting happened here at siri's casino in downtown reno... here on virginia street near