news 4 at 5 starts now. good evening. think of returning as for news 4 at 5. here is a live look at at protests happening on the bay bridge night -- right now. is the black lives matter protest of the recent police shooting. slowly after being completely shut down as of about 4 pm. several photos have been posted online of protesters chained to cars that were stopped on the bridge. a pretty chaotic scene there. no word if this is tied to the martin luther king holiday. protesters have said we are protesting recent police shootings across the country. at home new information on a missing skier. search and rescue crews have been looking for 22-year-old, carson may since last friday. terri hendry has more on the search and the challenges that

many challenges and more still to come. >> reporter: that is true. this is all unfolding at the sugar bowl ski resort. the weather has not been cooperating. the threat of more avalanches is hampering the search efforts. carson may disappeared last thursday. they say he was last seen skiing while off duty that afternoon. his friends reported him missing on friday morning. his belongings were found still inside his locker at the resort. >> we are in day four of the search. day five of our missing person. >> reporter: since friday, sergeant hunt said they have been focusing on an area north of the amount due to lift. >> we are doing a search on the trees were carson would normally ski. >> reporter: he said there are 42 searchers on the ground and the search is also being done by air. because of dangerous avalanche conditions on the mountains. >> it is high and it is concerning. we will not putout have -- researchers in an avalanche

>> reporter: over the weekend, the weather hampered the efforts. there is now rain in the forecast witch hunt said would help their efforts but not if it is followed by snow. >> rain can help us out to stabilize the pack. if you get snow on top of that it will un-stabilize that. >> reporter: there looking in an area where hunt said they've picked up a few pings from maize cell phone. the signals have stopped. he is quick to point out this is still a rescue effort and they are hoping that because me is an experienced skier, he is still alive and waiting to be found. we are keeping our fingers crossed, hoping for the best. because of the threat of an avalanche that is high, out in the outbound areas around the ski resorts and the backcountry, the experts from the sierra avalanche center recommended the following. where an avalanche beacon. carry a shovel and a probe. you get training before venturing out into these areas.

look for avalanche signs. that a training will help you spot areas prone to slide. if you see those areas, stay away from them. these recommendations come from the sierra avalanche center. if you want more information about them and avalanche safety, visit our website, nynews4.com. it doesn't sound like we have a wet weather and relatively warm temperatures ahead. we check in with meteorologist, colin jackson as we welcome him to his first day here. thank you. we're in a bit of a local right now but there will be more weather coming back our way snow. enough to keep the crews busy in this year's searching for our missing snowboarder. doppler radar is very quiet. that is how it will stay until around 11 am when more rain moves in. the green you see at the beginning of the loop is what was here this morning. our next storm is off the coast

we will see that rain move our weight later tomorrow. also, we will have a windy day starting tomorrow morning into the afternoon with wind gusts possibly between 35 and 50 miles an hour. we look good. reno is at 48. we were above average to date with highs in the low 50s. 61 and sacramento and 56 to the northern sections of california. air-quality is good. overall coming up in a weather, we will talk about the rain chance is, snow levels and how your weekend shapes up. in light of martin luther king junior's birthday, the northern nevada black cultural awareness society will hold his 20th annual dinner celebration tonight. emily facility scoping out the scene at the atlantis tonight. >> reporter: it looks good.

the program will start at seven and news force, gianna giorgi will be msc the entire dinner. during the dinner, the will be a presentation highlighting key points and luther king junior's life and his vision for america. there will also discuss the role that the 200,000 black soldiers played in the american civil war. officials at the northern nevada lack culture awareness society said they want to carry on mlk junior's message. >> symbolic of what we would like to see within our society. people coming together and working together for a cause. it's a good feeling. especially when we see people come through the doors from all walks of life. >> reporter: all proceeds will go towards all the programs and events they plan to carry on for the rest of the year. emily reporting live for the atlantis. also happening today, many northern nevada and skipped

king junior. jamie haden joins us in the studio with a look at how locals took advantage of this free day. >> reporter: many businesses and schools were closed today in honor of martin luther king junior. instead of people having a relaxing day off, hundreds gave it back to others. dozens of university of nevada students gave up their last day of winter break to help at dish out at various organizations. more than 80 students volunteered to be. some help pack boxes for families and others worked with children for the day. students said they would not have picked any other way to spend their final debut for the spring semester starts. >> it's a big thing to be here. people are saying they need to be ready for class or go shopping. i would rather be here. it meant a lot to me to give back. >> reporter: another mlk event that took place today in honor of my luther king date was at the memorial park this morning. dozens of students from the tahoe expedition academy teamed up with the truckee meadows

they concluded what's called a bioblitz which logs all living things at the park as part of an annual project. organizers say it helps the community better understand what plans, animals and insects live in the animal and other populations are changing. students who volunteer say they enjoy giving back to a leader who gave so much. >> because martin luther king really did help out our society as we know it today. set of taking a day off we are doing work. >> reporter: coming up at six, we will show you woodwinds 300 people did at the food bank of northern nevada. in reno church is joining in a growing movement among places of worship offering sanctuary to immigrants living in the u.s. illegally. the unitarian universalist fellowship of northern nevada became the first church in the state earlier this month to allow an immigrant to stay there. the church has converted space in the back to a sanctuary room with a cot, blankets and towels. reverand anderson said he does

breaking the law but rather upholding his congregation's values. >> the bill for holding a four- day special legislative session last month to lure carmaker, 30 future to nevada is larger than one to clear tax breaks for tesla. costs so far have amounted to $227,000 for that session. officials expect the total to be around $250,000 when printing costs and all travel reimbursements are paid for lawmakers. the session cost nearly twice as much as a two-day special session in 2014 for tesla. the recent session lasted longer even though faraday's incentive package was smaller. concerns about water use and bond financing drew out the session longer than expected. it is crunch time on the campaign trail as the iowa caucuses meal.

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more rain on the way welcome back. struck one day after the democratic debate before the iowa caucuses, losing candidates were on the same stage, this time any more luther king junior observance

this as donald trump tries to sway evangelical republicans to support him. edward lawrence has this report from washington. >> reporter: in challenge themselves, aren't my luther king junior at south carolina, all the democratic candidates for president used his name to garner support. >> if he were here today and he saw that moms and dads who went to work could not find decent, affordable childcare, he would say that childcare is a right for all people. >> reporter: at the debate, bernie sanders was under attack by hillary clinton. over his stance on issues like gun control. >> he has voted with the nra with the gun lobby numerous times. >> reporter: on the gop campaign trail,'s two frankly, probably everyone here would just say anyone but hillary. >> reporter: this new hampshire republican support ted cruz. today, the candidate is calling donald trump, nervous. >> donald assumes a little

i understand he is losing support. it seems his response is to attack interpersonal. >> reporter: trump never imagined cruz . according to ventricle devote -- vote at liberty university. >> we will protect courteously. if you look at what is going on throughout the world, if you look at syria where if you are christian they are chopping off heads. you look at the different places and christianity -- it is under siege. >> reporter: i will, evangelical voters could sway the outcome of the caucuses now just two weeks away. donald trump told the students at liberty university to never give up if you want to be successful. that is how he is running his campaign. edward lawrence, nbc news, washington. in a rare move, the british parliament debated banning donald trump from the country. the petition signed by more than 570,000 people sparked this controversy. the petition points to trump's call to ban muslims from

the reason why he should be beyond from the uk. we're not going to get a check on the weather with our new chief meteorologist, colin jackson. how is it going over there. today was a nice break. we started off wet and then the sun came out and the view was spectacular. it is very quiet on doppler. these different shades of 10 and brown, get ready for wind. that will start tomorrow morning. gusty in the afternoon hours in reno and sparks. gusting at between 30 and 50 miles an hour. if you are driving down 395, you know what that wind can be like. on the sierra side of things where there will be more snow, the snow level is meandering between 6000 6060 500 feet. a couple of inches here or there. will not be a big dump unfortunately for the skiers and snowboarders.

this is better than last year. 46 is the average for this time of year. 54 was the high today. it was nice once we got the sun is going. we are now at 48 with partly cloudy skies. other numbers just registering in the mid and upper 40s except for south lake tahoe at 35 and truckee coming in at 37. here is our next to system. it will arrive around 10 pm or 11 pm with light rain. future clouds and radar has it mapped out for you. from now through wednesday morning. if you had through noon or 1 pm we will have of rain stretching east of us. not the whole state with the the rain but we will. i do not think we will see snow. snow on the sierra side especially in turkey. backs off by 6 pm. then it is gone. overall, this will not be a prolonged event. it will turn wet again.

drop down to around 34. above average again tomorrow with highs in the low 50s. a westwind around 5 to 10 miles an hour. turning southwest, gusty to around 30 or 35 miles an hour. overnight lows in the mid-20s. to the other regions of the state. rain chances look good for tomorrow. 60% or 70%. overnight lows are in blue. highs are rebounding in many places to the mid-40s. 34 in spots. 32 and others. they ran chances ramp up tomorrow, especially between 11 pm forward. around the lake it will be nice if you'd like more snow. windy. at the crest of the sierra tomorrow afternoon, 100 mile- per-hour gusts are possible. overnight lows tomorrow morning

highs tomorrow around 40 or 42 degrees. these numbers are a little above average for this time of year. the rain chances are good. there are just -- we're not expecting a lot of rain. more highs for you. overnight lows in the 30s. highs in the 40s. the seven-day numbers are on and off wet until the weekend. then we will try things out. tomorrow's rainfall chance in carson city is 70%. about the same for south lake tahoe except it will be snow. into the weekend, the rain chances disappear for carson city on saturday but the snow chances remain for south lake tahoe friday, saturday, and a sunday. what about our area? reno, sparks, looks pretty good. i love these rainfall chances every day because we need it. it is not causing too many headaches. the only problem will be the

keep both hands on the wheel. good to have you. you have been forecasting for what, 15 years? >> a little longer than that in various parts of the country. i had a stint in texas and the last 12 the been the central valley of california. i'm looking forward to highs in the summer here of 90 instead of 190. that will be great pics two the mountains will be a little bit more of a challenge for you. >> we have a red shadow problem here with the storms go over the crest and stop. we have a similar problem like that in a central valley as well. we just don't have as many things to look at like lake tahoe and the beautiful scenery we have here. my family is on the way here in june. >> looking forward to having them it excited to have you joining us here. and tonight's health alert, a new study released is questioning the idea that smoking marijuana during adolescence can lead to declines in intelligence.

pot smoking the east be a symptom of something else responsible for a brain power affected seen in previous research. the study tracked how test scores varied between users of marijuana and nonusers. analyst suggest that marijuana use itself showed no difference. researchers estimate about half of antibiotics prescribed to patients in the u.s. are prescribed on necessarily. the cdc and the american college of physicians said antibiotics could never be prescribed for the common cold and should be prescribed very sparingly. the judge should also not be used to treat things like bronchitis, a sore throat or sinus infections. experts say most of these patients recover on their own and that antibiotics may actually cause some adverse reactions. the kindness of strangers give comfort to a five-year-old girl who has spent the last three months battling leukemia. maryann martinez shares her story tonight. 3:05-year-old, elsa is about to

chemotherapy. by her side, a doll that looks just like her. >> i think it's amazing. >> reporter: this adult did not come from friends or family. it was the work of complete strangers. >> she's being thought of for special things and -- gives back a little bit of a childhood she is missing. >> reporter: getting the dolls to the patient's started with a simple post on social media. >> this is melissa hand dean who works for a local cancer organization. she had a coworker started a personal gofundme page to raise money for the dolls. >> i had no idea that in 24 hours we put the story out there , we raised to $2500 which was more than double our goal. >> reporter: then american girl heard about the efforts on social media and donated five dolls. the money raised by melissa will go toward marginals in the future. >> this is a special way to make the journey a little is your. >> reporter: when elsa goes into remission, she will be able to take her doll to american girl and they got in

>> and get some clothes. and get some here for her. >> reporter: and she has a message for everyone who has donated and helped to make her hospital stay a little brighter. >> thank you. >> nice to see her smile. a professional soccer team is coming to reno.

game, they a professional soccer team is coming to reno. officials need a name for the team. they are reaching out to the fans. a wave of more than 3000 submissions flooded in over the past four months. it has been narrowed down to six potential names. here they are. the names being considered are reno fc.

united, and reno 1868. if you like any of those. fc stands for football club. now is the time to vote for your favorite one. voting will be open tomorrow morning at 10 am and will wrap up at january 31. for lincoln heights about head to our website, nynews4.com. the official team name is set to be released in mid february. one more thing i need to learn. i was thinking about, how about the reno kick. >> that did not make the final cut. rain chances ramp up tomorrow once we get through

back on friday. tonight, on the attack. hillary clinton scrambling to shore up support amid growing concern she could lose iowa and new hampshire to bernie sanders after the most intense debate yet on our stage. and the republican race taking a nasty turn with ted cruz hitting donald trump today after being labelled, quote, a nasty guy. gh stakes release. a behind the scenes last-minute drama that could have stopped the free american prisoners from reunited from families. tonight we're in germany and richard engel is inside of iran with reaction.