tighten their grip on their parties' nominations today. abc's stephanie ramos joins us live from virginia with a look at what we can expect today. the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today with 16-hundred and 10 delegates at stake. super tuesday is here? the biggest voting day of the year leading up to the general election. voters in a dozen states and a us territory will go to the polls today ?with 16-hundred and 10 delegates at stake. hours before polls open?.the candidates zig zagging across the country holding rallies trying to nab those last minute votes in order to snag their partys nomination. cruz "let me tell the men and

compromise away your religious liberty rights." ted cruz hoping to win big in his home state of texas talking about religious liberty and the supreme court nomination nats rubio rally -"you know what they say about a man with small hands..." marco rubio's barrage of insults against donald trump subsiding by the end of the day ?. but at a trump rally in virginia? tension 12:55:45 get em out of here please. a large group of student protestors?marched out of the event. and as they pass?a photographer from time magazine?thrown to the ground by a secret service agent. the secret service now investigating. sot hrc "america's already great- make it whole again" hillary clinton - hoping to keep her lead over bernie sanders? sanders "now it is time for massachusetts to lead the political revolution." but a fundraising email from clinton shows her looking beyond sanders and targeting gop frontrunner donald trump the latest national poll showing - 49 percent of republican voters would support a

here in virginia -voter turnout today is expected to be huge. much more than the last time both parties held presidential primaries. stephanie ramos abc virginia let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast.

produce choppy lake conditions today as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average temperatures through thursday, then rain and snow potential increases by friday when deeper moisture new details now in a downtown shooting in reno. 38-year old kiley grayson is facing a murder charge after police say he shot and killed a man inside siri's casino. we brought you this as breaking news yesterday on good morning reno. it happened sunday night just before midnight. police say the man who was shot was an employee, but was off duty when he was killed. they say the two men were fighting when grayson pulled out a gun and shot the other man in the chest. we're told grayson waited for police after the shooting and was arrested. some sad news from squaw valley ski resort-- where a skier

slopes. officials from the resort say the 62 year old woman was skiing in the 'head wall' area when she fell and slid through some trees they say she was wearing a helmet, but suffered multiple injuries. the body of a missing ski instructor who went missing at sugar bowl resort over a month ago-- has been found. carson may disappeared january 15th while skiing. rescuers found him yesterday under 5 feet of snow at the very spot where his cell phone last pinged. ben dee-cee deci has more on the tragic end to the search. 5 grueling days of searching... in harsh winter conditions. all the while there was hope. but as that while turn into a long while, searchers were also realistic about how it might end. "when we had a ski circle at the end of the rescue up on top of sugar bowl and different friends and people showed up that we didn't even know, and told stories about carson, there

he was different. he was brilliant." carson's dad mike may is a skier himself- in fact he once set a record as a fully blind skier, traveling downhill at 65 miles an hour. he says the aim as a parent is to raise children who have passions too, and he doesn't blame skiing as followed. "be safe. travel with a buddy. use equipment when you can. you've gotta be thinking worse case scenario. but that shouldn't keep us from getting out there and making the most it's pretty clear now that 23-year-old ski instructor carson may got caught in an he was last seen january 14th by his with him. conditions, scores of search effort. "i could hear them on the radio, huffing and puffing...so i was efforts." again, it was rescue training, in the same cellphone had last recovery. mike may says that phone had been active for 30 hours after the

that was ben deci reporting scary moments for passengers on an allegiant flight from mesa, arizona to bellingham, washington. according to the elko daily free press.... the plane was forced to land in elko yesterday afternoon because of an electrical odor inside the plane. a spokesperson for the airline says the plane landed safetly and there were no injuries. no word yet on what triggered that electrical smell. tesla is speaking out following a protest at it's gigafactory at the tahoe-reno industrial center. local construction workers picketed yesterday-- upset with the hiring practices at the site. they say one of the subcontractors on the job--a new mexico firm--has been hiring out of state workers instead of qualified locals. they say this is a violation of the spirit of the agreement between the state and tesla which requires 50 percent of the work force be hired from within the state. james: "workers are upset and they're angry that the state of nevada put forth $1.4 billion

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." tesla issued a statement saying the dispute was with a third party contractor, not them. they added that half of the work force hired by the new mexico firm was from nevada-- and that the most recent state audit of the project shows 74 percent of the nearly 900 workers on the job site were nevadans, showing tesla is in full compliance with the agreement. the battle between apple and the f-b-i rolls on... apple recently scoring a victory in a different case... that could affect the terrorist locked phone case as well... and the results of our most recent snowpack survey are in... and they show how dry february was... coming up, lindsey matherly will have your complete forecast. that's next on kolo 8 news now.

now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda

our winter got off to a great start... bringing us above average snowfall.

behind. hydrologists are hoping that history repeats itself... in terms of a a miracle march. "in 2013 we were just done. it shut off after january 1st and we were done. but other years, even in 95 which was about our significant dry spell in there about this time of year, and we thought we were done and then march came and we just got pounded." currently... our snowpack is at 96- percent of normal. which would be great news if we weren't trying to recover from a drought. last month's water content of the sierra nevada snowpack measured 130 percent of normal. fortunately the snow has not been melting in areas like the mount rose summit. water managers say they're focused on the april 1st snowpack, when it's historically at its deepest. they say the snowpack needs be 150 percent of normal, signaling an

gusty winds will produce choppy lake conditions today as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average temperatures through thursday, then rain and snow potential increases by friday when deeper moisture arrives. a wetter and

will likely return this weekend and next week with periods of strong gusty winds. the ridge of high pressure that has produced the recent warm conditions will move east across the great basin and weaken later this week. the breakdown of this ridge will be a gradual process as the first couple of weather systems

coast will lose most of their strength as they approach the sierra. daytime temperatures will remain well above average for the next few days, with many lower elevations having a good chance of pushing above 70 degrees today and wednesday. the first of these systems moves across the pacific northwest later today, with the main impact being breezy to windy conditions this afternoon and

projecting peak gusts of . . . . . . . . 62 years old espn reporter and dancing with the stars host...erin andrews took to the stand yesterday. hear her emotional testimony on fighting depression since she was videotaped through a hotel peephole. why nevada has the highest rate of the sexually transmitted diesease syphillis. you're watching kolo 8 news now. and here's a look at today's pump patrol. according to gasbuddy.com you will pay .....2.05 at arco on keystone. we have a link to the cheapest prices in your neighborhood on our kolo 8 app or at kolotv.com. remember...

apple is celebrating a legal victory in it's battle against the government.

not be compelled to help the f-b-i unlock an i-phone in a narcotics case. that ruling will be used by apple as a foundation in a much larger debate happening over a similar request involving the iphone of one of the terrorists in the san bernadino shootings... a case that is playing out on capitol hill today. with more. both sides say they are looking after the security of millions of americans... the fbi says the data on the iphone of one of the san bernadino shooters could help them root out terrorists here in the us... but apple maintains that writing a code to unlock that one iphone would compromise the security of millions of users ... cook: "the only way to get information-- at least currently, the only way we know-- would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. // apple shareholders are standing by their ceo--saying it is unconstitutional to compel the company to create software that doesn't exist -- cohn "we think that the fbi's attempt to force apple to attack its own security is bad. it's bad for all of us to rely on the safety

apple's top lawyer will be answering tough questions from the house judiciary committee... apple's stand has been criticzed by some lawmakers-- rep. jolly "i think apple leadership risks having blood on their hands." but a new judge's ruling--on a similar but unrelated case of a narcotics dealer in new york--potentially adds more credence to apple's claims that create new software to compromise the phone could security of them all. staying married seems and harder.... but experts are saying it actually doesn't take marriage going. we'll tell you what they're suggesting.

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conditions today as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average temperatures through thursday, then rain and snow potential increases by friday when deeper moisture arrives. a wetter and cooler weather pattern

this weekend and next week with periods of strong gusty winds. the ridge of high pressure that has produced the recent warm conditions will move east across the great basin and weaken later this week. the breakdown of this ridge will be a gradual process as the first couple of weather systems it seems more people are getting divorced these days. some people have sworn off marriage all together. but a recent study reveals it doesn't take all that much to keep your spouse happy. researchers at the gottman institute in seattle say it starts with kindess and generosity. in another study from the university of georgia, it showed another essential ingredient to a long, happy marriage is showing gratitude. experts say being frequently critical towards your partner can actually hurt your marriage. according to the study,

appreciated and valued by their spouse may feel more committed to their marraige, which results in a more positive outlook. another study showed that spouses who make decisions together and who share domestic duties are more likely to have a long and satisfying partnership. seattle say it starts with kindess and generosity. in another study from the university of georgia, it showed another essential

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here on good morning reno... i'm amanda sanchez and i'm dave lawrence. it's time ... let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast.

produce choppy lake conditions today as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average temperatures through thursday, then rain and snow potential increases by friday when deeper moisture arrives. a wetter and cooler weather pattern will likely return this weekend and next

strong gusty winds. the ridge of high pressure that has keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's traffic looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. we've been talking about it all morning. it's super tuesday. today marks the biggest single day in the presidential primary race so far, with 12 states and one u-s territory holding nominating contests. it won't push any of the presidential candidates over the top, but it could create bigger leads for the front runners. in a new national c-n- n/o-r-c poll republican candidate donald trump is leading with 49- percent of voters picking him as their choice nominee. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is leading in the polls with 55-percent. it's not all good news for donald trump.

backlash for a supposed endoresment from former ku klux klan leader david duke. duke reportedly told the media that he supports trump because he shares his views on immigration, but his comment wasn't an endoresment. during a c-n-n interview trump was asked why he wouldn't disvow duke's endoresment. trump avoided the question, saying he couldn't hear it because of a bad earpiece. rival candidate, marco rubio didn't believe trump's excuse. presidential candidate he blamed it on a bad earpiece, that he couldn't hear the question, i don't care how bad the earpiece is, ku klux klan comes through pretty clearly and he refuses to criticize it. trump later said he doesn't mind disavowing david duke -- and in fact disavowed him during a news conference on friday. nevada's 'first in the west' status is likely to stay, due to the results of this year's republican caucus. according to reports, the republican caucus drew about 75-hundred people out to vote -- that's twice as many voters as in 2012. this year's results were also final within hours. and there were no

either the democratic, or the republican caucuses. even though other western states are eyeing nevada's 'first in the west' status, right now, its unlikely another state will take the coveted spot. the final batch of e- mails from hillary clinton's tenure as secretary of state has been released. that makes makes nearly 55-thousand pages of e-mails reviewed by the state department... with nearly 21-hundred messages containing information that is now classified. the fbi is still investigating whether clinton broke any laws by using a private server....which has allowed clinton's rivals to use the possibility of an indictment as ammunition in the presidential race. supreme court justice clarence thomas asked a question during oral arguments last week. if you are wondering why that's news -- thomas hasn't spoken during oral arguments in a decade. the case concerns whether a prior domestic assault conviction will keep someone from possessing a firearm.

are reporting the state's second confirmed case of zika virus in a woman who traveled to a zika- affected area when she was pregnant. they say she tested positive for the virus in spokane. the main concern surrounding zika is its link to birth defects, including a condition called microcephaly, which results in babies born with abnormally small heads. health officials say the woman's baby tested negative for the virus at birth and showed no health problems linked to the zika virus -- which include red eyes a rash, fever or joint pain. health officials in clark county have declared a syphilis outbreak in las vegas. they say reported cases are up 128 percent since 2012. the outbreak makes nevada's syphilis rate the highest in the west. health officials say a majority of the cases involve men. the spike in cases is being linked to the rise in testing, less consistent use of condoms and social media. experts are blaming smartphone apps in particular because they can be used to find a

now working to connect with various websites and apps to reach out to users. and in san francisco today... a possible vote on increasing the minimum age to buy tobacoo. it would raise the age from 18 to 21 and include all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. the issue is gaining traction because of a 2015 report showing 90- percent of daily smokers tried their first cigarette before the age of 19. the minimum age to buy tobacco is 21 in new york city, boston and hawaii. sports reporter and "dancing with the stars" host erin andrews took the stand yesterday. she's suing a hotel for 75 million dollars -- after a stalker spied on her in her room. abc's eva pilgrim has more on her emotional testimony. script: " you know your body and i saw

oh my god just shut it down" erin andrews?breaking down in court today as she relived the moment she discovered a naked video of herself online. "dad i'm naked all over the intent and i don't know what it is .." the popular sportscaster and host of dancing with the stars is suing the owner and manager of this nashville marriot where she was secretly filmed by a stalker in 2008. the video has been viewed nearly 17 million times. andrews' mother paula described consoling her daughter. sot - paula andrews: "there was nothing to calm her down. it's the nightmare that doesn't stop." andrews is also suing the man who filmed her: michael david barrett-- a former insurance executive. she claims the hotel made it easy for him to track her down and film her on his cell phone through a peephole he modified. barrett sot:

and asked, can i have erin andrews room? they connected me // so then i knew what room she was in." the hotel calls barrett a criminal who tricked them into gaining access. barrett plead guilty to stalking in 2010 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. sot - "they could have stopped this.. and i'm so angry. i'm so mad." tag: erin andrews wasn't the only woman michael barrett videotape thru a hotel peephole? he posted videos of at least 10 more videos online. to buy or not to buy... what retail experts say to buy in the month of march to save the most money. this morning.. you can eat some waffles... and help make a dream come true..i'm rebecca kitchen live with the details. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" noah

sarah and, i'm sarah johns. march has arrived and that means time for spring cleaning. and that includes your budget. noah we'll show you how you clean up your finances... tonight on kolo 8 news now at five.

in nevada who are fighting to survive-- are waiting for their wish to come true. kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is live at the atlantis with a look at how you can help koral, 17, battles leukemia. she has been invited to the event under the pretense that she is joining other local wish kids that attend the breakfast. she will be surprised to learn that her wish to go the atlantis resort paradise island in the bahamas is being granted live. koral will be

anticipating having a wish granted and asked about her three wishes she will be introduced to the wish sponsor, rick reviglio from western nevada supply, who will then wheel out a giant atlantis paradise island bahamas themed cake with 18 lit candles the crowd will sing happy birthday ceo jennifer stolo will reveal that her wish to go to the

bahamas is being granted reno, nv. - share in the power of a wish at waffles & wishes on tuesday, march 1 from 7:00 a.m. - 9:30a.m. at atlantis casino resort gusty winds will produce choppy lake conditions today as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average temperatures through thursday, then rain and snow potential

arrives. a wetter and cooler weather pattern will likely return this weekend and next week with periods of strong gusty winds. the ridge of high pressure that has produced the recent warm conditions will move east across the great basin and weaken later this week. the breakdown of this ridge will be a gradual process as the first couple of weather systems reaching the west coast will lose most of their strength as they approach the sierra. daytime temperatures average for the next few days, with many lower elevations having a good chance of pushing above 70 wednesday. the first of these

the pacific northwest later today, with the main impact being breezy to windy conditions this afternoon and evening. we are still projecting peak gusts of 35-45 mph in most areas mainly from highway 50 northward, and sierra ridge gusts up to 80 mph so the lake wind advisories for tahoe/pyramid will remain in effect. a few light rain showers are possible this evening in northeast ca-far northwest nv, conditions today as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average temperatures through thursday, then rain and snow potential increases by friday when deeper moisture arrives. a wetter and cooler weather pattern

this weekend and next week with periods of strong gusty winds. the ridge of high pressure that has produced the recent warm conditions will move its the beginning of march, which means spring is almost here. if you're looking to do some early spring shopping, deal news has some ideas for you. according to the money saving website.... high- end chocolates are on sale during this time. as always, after a holiday any overstock items sell at a discounted price. and if you're looking for a new phone, go for last year's model. many android and windows phones debuted new models at the end of february, which means their now dated models will be discounted. same goes for old i-pad airs. experts say apple is getting ready to release a new i-pad air at the end of march, which means the price of the

generations will soon drop significantly. and if you're looking to buy a new t-v experts say 55-inch flatscreens are seeing the best deals right now - with prices hovering around 400-hundred dollars. you can also enjoy cheap gas this month. average u-s gas prices have been below 2- dollars since december. some of the worst things to buy this month include lingerie and spring apparel. experts suggest holding off on these types of items, because they tend to go on sale later in the year. a local man celebrated a rare birthday yesterday... you'll get to meet bruce longballa...and see what it's like being born on leap day. and the knitting factory is closing. but don't worry, a new business is moving in and they plan to bring locals good music and more. for news while you're on the move, listen to our news partner

i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of theroissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage,

the knitting factory is closing, but you can still see your favorite artists at the same spot. "knitting factory entertainment" announced it's leaving reno, but "rock-bar theatre" will be taking over the location. knitting factory is thanking fans for their support over the past seven years. rock-bar plans to renovate and re-brand the venue as a concert house, casino, and restaurant. no word yet on when rock-bar will open. it was a special birthday for one reno man. his 21st birthday wasn't

leap year baby, so he only gets to celebrate every four years. bruce long-balla turned 21 on monday...and it was everything you'd expect to see in a milestone birthday. long-balla is actually 84 years old but he was born on leap day in 1921. not many 21 year olds can say they've lived through a world war... 13 presidencies and 63- years of marriage. during the off years, he and his wife kathleen celebrate on the 28th of february -- but on a leap year like this one, they say they go big. bruce: you name it, we've done it. we've had some great parties. we've had em out on the street, we've had them at the hotel, we've had them everywhere. there just aren't too many of them. bruce says each birthday from here on out is a blessing. his next big birthday is his 25th...which will make

let's check in with "mike keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's it looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. studio. thanks very much mike. here's a look at today's top stories.... placer county deputies say they found the body of missing ski instructor, carson may yesterday at sugar bowl. may was reported missing at the ski resort on january 15th. they say he was found where his cell phone was last pinged, under five feet of snow. reno police say 38-year old kiley grayson is the man who shot and killed another man inside siri's casino on north virginia late sunday night. he is now facing an open murder charge. local construction workers picketed at tesla's gigafactory yesterday-- upset with the hiring practices at the site. they say one of the

job--a new mexico firm--has been hiring out of state workers locals. after a recent snow pack survey on mount hydrologists have snowpack is at 96- that's down from last month's water content of the sierra nevada snowpack measured 130 percent of normal. here's lindsey with your final check of the forecast. gusty winds will produce choppy lake conditions today as weak low pressure moves across the pacific northwest. most areas will remain dry with above average

thursday, then rain and snow potential increases by friday when deeper moisture arrives. a wetter and cooler weather pattern kelly is preparing to come back down to earth today after nearly a year in space. he's been at the international space station longer than any other u-s astronaut. this is his fourth mission in space.

good morning, america. millions of americans head to the polls on the biggest day of voting yet. >> now i'm going to be greedy for the united states. i'm going to take and take and take. >> donald trump looks unstoppable with 11 states up for grabs for each party. his rivals hitting him harder than ever. >> and we are not going to allow a con artist to take control of the party of lincoln and reagan. >> one trump rally takes an ugly turn. a journalist roughed up. >> it matters what you say when you run for president and it really matters if you are president. >> and hillary clinton sets her sights on the gop front-runner. donald trump here exclusively

super tuesday. also this morning, erin andrews breaks down on the stand. her emotional testimony about the stalker who filmed her. the "anthem of the seas" races home again. the giant cruise ship that survived a severe storm turned back by a new one as passengers battle a norovirus outbreak. the woman locked out as a terrible tornado destroyed everything around her. wait until you hear how she survived. and good morning, america. welcome to super tuesday, a pivotal day in the race for president. you're looking live at a polling station in georgia right now, voters already lining up this morning, and we've got live coverage streaming in all across the country. there you see all the campaigns in action right now. they are hard at work this morning.