the crowd--drawn from various construction trades--gathered near the front gate of the project this morning, charging one of the subcontractors on the job with spurning local workers in favor of those from out of state and asking those reporting for work to turn around. the target is brycon construction--an albuquerque based non-union firm which they say has been choosing to bring in out-of-state workers--dry wall installers, painters and others--instead of hiring locally. james: "workers are upset and they're angry that the state of nevada put forth $1.4 billion dollars in tax incentives for tesla to come here and they're using that money to hire out of state contractors from new mexico and that contractor in turn is dragging workers from new mexico here." the agreement between the state and tesla requires 50 percent of the work force be hired from within the state. tesla issued a statement noting the dispute was with a

and that 50 percent of brycon's work force were locals. that's backed up by the latest state audit of the project, which showed during the last quarter 74% of the nearly 900 workers employed at the site were from nevada, adding that tesla was in full compliance with the agreement. a spokesman for the local buildings and trades council doesn't dispute those figures, but says tesla is being disingenous in describing this as a disagreement with a third party. today's protest--he said--was a warning. he declined to say what might be ahead tomorrow. a brycon spokesman--by the way--said their pay scale is fair, benefit package is good and they prefer to hire locals. one man is dead after a shooting in a downtown casino, just after midnight this morning. kolo 8 news now's paul harris is live at siri's casino with what he's learned today. paul? noah... it was inside this casino that two men got into an argument.... as

away he was shot in the chest. reno police gave us the mugshot of the suspect in the shooting.... 38- year-old kiley grayson. investigators tell us grayson stayed in the casino until they arrived. police say grayson shot the other man.. whose name has not been released. "there was some physical and verbal altercation between the two parties that led to some level of escalation. the victim kinda engaged with suspect initially, started to try to walk away when the suspect pulled out a firearm and shot him one single gunshot wound to the chest." police did not say why the fight happened in the first place. grayson was booked on a charge of open murder. the casino is currently closed to customers

no one else was injured in the shooting and details on the weapon used were not released by police. live in downtown reno... paul harris... kolo 8 news now. reno police officers found a car they say -may be connected to a series of recent burglaries in south reno. this white two-door car was found friday. but there are still no arrests. if you know anything about this case or the shooting at the siri casino you can call reno police or secret witness at 322-4900.### it looks like march will start the way february ended... warm and dry. chief meteorologist jeff thompson has your forecast. jeff? the ridge of high pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week, as a series of systems moves through the pacific northwest. this will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i-80 late tuesday and wednesday night. highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70's. by next weekend, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. windy conditions,

all possible by saturday. plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through the middle of next week. stay tuned! -jeff tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. southwest wind around 5 mph. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 70. breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 35 mph. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. winds could gust as high as 30 mph. wednesday: sunny, with a high near 71. light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. thursday: partly sunny, with a high near 63. thursday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. friday: mostly sunny, with a high near 64. friday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 62. saturday night: a slight chance of rain. mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. sunday: a chance of rain. mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. breezy.

all of the progress we made, on our water year... is now lost. according to a snow survey conducted today-- we're no longer ahead of where we should be. instead-- we're behind. kolo 8 news now's colin lygren joins us live from the mount rose summit-- with how much snow we currently have... and what hydrologists are hoping, comes our way... colin? sarah and noah, at this time last month our snowpack at the mount rose summit was 125% of normal. right now we're just below 100% of normal. it is good compared to last year but no where near where we want to be in our recovery from the drought. nats - snowshoes... the good news here... the snow has not been melting. nats - tube. what's fallen here... is still here. we just haven't added to the snowpack. "it is not melting, it is just that the median amount, or that normal amount keeps getting bigger, so our percentages do slide." simply put... february was a dud. the one storm we did have... only brought us a

expect in february. "we should have had like two more of those storms, and then we would have had an average month." currently... our snowpack is at 96- percent or normal. which would be great news... if we weren't trying to recover from a the drought. "this is much more water in the snowpack than we have seen in years, so we can't complain, but obviously you want to get as much as you can and get as much of a dent in this drought as we can get." right now... hydrologists are hedging their bets on march... and hoping a series of storms headed our way... make a difference. "what we need looking into march is we need that stormy pattern to return, and it just not to be a one event month. we need a storm every week, or we need a bunch of storms to pack together during a 10 or 12 day period." "it can be significant as far as turning things around. i am hoping that that will be the case this year." we're hoping for a miracle march... but even if we don't get it... experts say... we'll still do better than last year. "we are nowhere near that right now. no comparison. this

the real concern right now... is not so much at mt. rose... but over in the truckee basin. in that area... the snowpack right now is only at about 70-percent of normal. it would also drasticly be helped by a miracle march. reporting live at the mount rose summit... colin lygren... kolo 8 news now. the bodies of two missing boaters have been recovered in donner lake. crews recovered the bodies of 34-year-old lucas johnson and 33-year-old joshua patterson over the weekend. the men were reported missing friday evening when their canoe capsized. neither wore a life jacket.### federal investigators are releasing new details about a deadly plane crash in kansas. the n-t-s-b released this video with its report, about the 20-14 crash at wichita's eisenhower national airport. it shows the final seconds of the beechcraft--- king air's flight, that killed the pilot, and three people inside the building it hit. the pilot reported

shortly before the investigators say, the pilot was on medications, that may impair mental or not issue a cause for the crash. ### for the first time, an active duty member of the navy has received the medal of honor. senior chief special warfare operator edward byers, junior is a member of the navy's famed seal team six. in 2012, he was part of a daring raid to rescue an american hostage in afghanistan. byers used his body as a shield to protect the hostage from gunfire, while simultaneously subduing a taliban fighter. today president obama presented byers with the nation's highest military honor, calling him a "consummate quiet professional." "my entire life i lived a very quiet and discreet life. so while this award is not something i asked for, it's something that a group of people put me in for

day were deserving of this award. with that comes some obligations." byer was the second navy seal to enter the building containing the hostage. the first to enter was shot and killed. byers is the sixth seal to receive the medal of honor... and the eleventh living service member to receive it for actions in afghanistan.### presidential candidates are criss-crossing the country today... trying to rally support on the eve of super tuesday. tomorrow, voters in a dozen states will vote. and on the republican side - the name-calling continues between donald trump and marco rubio. marci gonzalez reports. today- the jabs flying donald trump, r-presidential candidate: "in florida where he's from he couldn't be elected dog catcher." in the last minute push- before super tuesday- "we are not going to allow a con artist to take control of the party of lincoln and reagan."

as much ground as they can - "we are the only campaign that can beat donald trump." to reach voters before the biggest day of the primary- with voting in 12 states... with 1,610 delegates at stake. hillary clinton, d-presidential candidate: "america already great- make it whole again." hillary clinton - hoping to maintain her lead over bernie sanders and pick up many of the 1,015 delegats at stake tomorrow. "we can win the democratic nomination applause." while on the gop side- are 595 delegates up for grabs. trump - looking to surge ahead even further- with the latest national poll showing - 49 percent of republican voters would support him. "...trump protestors" the front-runner today-brushing off protestors- and the controversy sparked by these comments on cnn about his endorsement from former klu klux klan grand wizard david duke jake tapper: "would you just say unequivocally you condemn them and you don't want their support?" donald trump, r-presidential candidate: "well, i have to look

know what group you're talking about." trump claimed this morning he didn't hear the question and says he does disavow the kkk. meanwhile he is polling behind in the biggest super tuesday state - here in texas - where senator ted cruz hopes his constituents will bring him a much needed win marci gonzalez, abc news, austin, texas. superdelegates controled by the parties will also play a big role in the nomination process. we'll take a closer look at how the decision is made on which candidate they support. that's coming up in 12 minutes. ### a photographer at a donald trump rally says a secret service agent choked him and slammed him to the ground today. here's cell phone video of the incident. protesters interrupted trump's rally in virginia. time magazine photographer chris morris says he stepped 18 inches outside the media pen when the agent put his hands around his neck.

campaign says they are aware of the incident but do not have all of the details. the secret service has not said anything about the incident.### opening burning season starts this week for several of our viewers. we'll let you know if you qualify, and the laws about burning dead brush. and, your tax return may not be as secure as you think. new information about tax fraud... you need to know. plus, chief meteorologist jeff thompson has your forecast, next on kolo 8 news now. news now. "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 5:00 with sarah johns, noah bond, weather with meteorologist jeff thompson, and sports with josh little. this is kolo 8 news now at 5:00."

amanda we say goodbye to february today and hello to march tomorrow. dave we'll take a look at some of the best things to buy in march... amanda and the things you should put off buying if you can... to help save you some money. dave

the ridge of high pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week, as a series of systems moves through the pacific northwest. this will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i-80 late tuesday and wednesday night. highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70's. by next weekend, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday. plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through the middle of next week. stay tuned! -jeff tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. southwest wind around 5 mph. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 70. breezy, with a

increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 35 mph. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. winds could gust as high as 30 mph. wednesday: sunny, with a high near 71. light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. thursday: partly sunny, with a high near 63. thursday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. friday: mostly sunny, with a high near 64. friday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. saturday: partly sunny, with a high near 62. saturday night: a slight chance of rain. mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. sunday: a chance of rain. mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. breezy. the ridge of high pressure along the west coast will flatten and start to weaken this week,

through the pacific northwest. this will keep breezy conditions and occasional clouds in the forecast, with showers possible north of i-80 late tuesday and wednesday night. highs will be close to records, with some valley locations warming into the low to mid 70's. by next weekend, a change to a stormy pattern is looking more and more likely. windy conditions, with sierra rain and snow are all possible by saturday. plus, more storms are lining up to potentially move into the west coast through the middle of next week. stay tuned! -jeff tonight: partly cloudy, with a low around 36. southwest wind around 5 mph. tuesday: mostly sunny, with a high near 70. breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. winds could gust as high as 35 mph. tuesday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 38. breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. winds could gust as high as 30 mph. wednesday: sunny, with a high

becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. wednesday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. thursday: partly sunny, with a high near 63. thursday night: partly cloudy, with a low around 33. friday: mostly sunny, with a high near 64. friday night: mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. saturday: partly sunny, with a using demand-based pricing at its theme parks. the resorts will charge three different prices for a single-day

depends on the time of year. 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 "help spread out visitation."### google is acknowledging at least partial responsibility, for a crash involving one of its self-driving cars. the tech company says it clearly bears some of the responsibility for the february 14th crash, between the car, and a city bus in silicon valley. google says its self- driving car predicted the bus would yield to it-- when it pulled out to avoid sandbags alongside the road. the driver monitoring the car's movements, made the same assumption. but the bus did not yield, and the vehicles hit each other. the car was rolling at 2 miles per hour.. the bus at 15. ### the number of people caught up in the theft of tax-payer data last

seven-times larger than originally thought. last may, the internal revenue service said cyber criminals used a popular tool on its website to steal the tax forms of 104-thousand people. in august? the i-r-s revised that number up to 330-thousand. the agency now says the number is closer to 720-thousand. this week the agency will warn affected taxpayers about potential identity theft. the i-r-s has disabled the tool used in the breach.### super tuesday is tomorrow. 12 states are voting for president. but, will the e otes really count? a closer look at our voting process in the united states. plus-- "well i'm here at the academy awards, otherwise known as the white people's choice awards." we're brininging you highlights from the oscars. for news while you're on the go, listen to our newscast partner,

presidential votes on tomorrow's super tuesday. but "superdelegates" chosen by the parties? will also play a key role in choosing the nominees. kolo 8 news now washington correspondent peter zampa spoke with a political science expert about what superdelegates mean for the election. superdelegates, or unpledged delegates, choose who they want to support at the national conventions in july, though most go along with the decisions made in their state's primary. these delegates range

congressmen to members of a party's national committee. elaine kamarck, senior fellow at the brookings institute, says it would be historic for superdelegates to vote against the people in their state. elaine kamarck: "they've been at conventions since the 1984 convention, they have never overturned the will of the people." kamarck says on the first ballot at the convention, most delegates stick to the decisions of their states. if there is no clear winner after the first ballot, they are free to choose who they like. kamarck says some republican superdelegates have been outspoken against donald trump, and say they will never support the gop frontrunner. elaine kamarck: "the people get to decide first. but if the people are undecided, then the party leadership steps in. we haven't seen that happen in the modern age, but it could happen, and this year, particularly on the republican side, who knows, this could happen." in some primaries, delegate distribution has been misleading. for example, bernie sanders won new hampshire picking up 15 delegates to hillary clinton's nine. the catch? clinton is currently backed by six superdelegates in the state, while sanders is backed by one, making it a near tie. elaine kamarck: "if something happened and bernie sanders started to win huge numbers of primaries and delegates, i'm not sure where some of these people would go. but right now they're absolutely

reporting in washington, i'm peter zampa. nevada attorney general adam laxalt is taking on president plan. laxalt says states should have a right to decide pollution themselves. he says he believes the environmental protecton agency is exceeding it's authority-- by implementing the president's plan. environmentalists are criticizing laxalt's stance-- saying he's backing the interests of out-of-state coal corporations, over the and the climate. govenor brian sandoval weighed-in--- saying that laxalt was quote, "simply offering his legal opinion." ### do you have dead brush you'd like to remove? your chance could come tomorrow... when open burning season begins. we're reviewing what you need to know. plus... dancing with the stars host, and sports reporter, erin andrews testifies in court about the day she was secretly filmed naked in

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thinking about clearing away some of the deadwood and brush. if you live in unincorporated washoe county, open burning season starts tomorrow. but you do need to know about some restrictions. trt:15 amy ray, fire marshall, tmfpd, " residents with less than a quarter acre are not allowed to burn. pile sizes should be kept small, 2 to 3 feet. always have hoses and tools available so the fire does not escape. the burning hours are between 6 am, put it out by two pm and no