>> you're watching news 4 at 11:00 on your side in high definition. >> and good evening everyone, thanks for joining us tonight, i'm joe hart. well, a snowboarder is lucky to be alive tonight after capturing a scary moment in realtime on his go pro, after surviving an avalanche, he faces the possibility of criminal charges. as you see here, what happens as soon as the snowboarder, christian mares touches the fresh powder, being pulled down the mountain by sliding snow. you can see he's even underneath the snow as you watch the video there. he survived this episode and appeared not to be injured, just shaken up a bit but facing prosecution for trespassing, going in to a closed area. >> when the ski patrol says we're not allowing the public to go and ride this, and this particular area has not been

season, it's not open until they deem it ready. >> it's received a lot of views on heckler.com, we reached out to mares, but he's not responded. if viktded rkts -- convicted, he could face up to six months in jail or a $1,000 fine. well, it looks like nice weather for our friday, part of the day, here's a peek at the 11:00 hour. we check in with chief meteorologist colin jackson, he's got a first look, always nice to see it. >> well, the weekend starts, depends when you're done with work, 5:00, 6:00. here we are are doppler radar, for the first time in the last couple days, we see some action near truckee, light mix with rain and frozen precipitation, the pouring rain along i-5 and chico and redding. the north coast getting whacked with it in the eureka area. here's the first part storm and here's the warm part, the next one is the cold part. that's what could give us a

morning. it won't be a lot, won't last long, but there's a chance. currently right now, 37. we're hitting the freezing mark, tonight. and we've already hit the get ready for change. seven day number are coming your way next, stay with us. >> thanks, colin. happening this weekend, a northern nevada tradition going 52 years strong. the annual sheep dip show will roast this past year's news makers, and news 4's van tieu has a sneak peek. >> a sneak peek, for one, you're in the show, be sure to check it out. see familiar news 4 faces, it's a parody for charity and the proceeds are going to honor nevada honor flight and evelyn lights community outreach. >> sheep dip! [ music ] >> reporter: it's sheep dip, a puny name rooted in -- funny

when herders would put them in a vat, cleaning their vermin. >> we take our politicians, our community leaders and other deserving people and we dip them in a vat of satire. >> reporter: now 52 years strong, the annual roast of the town hits the stage again, thanks to several months of work from volunteers. tr -- from makeup, dance, wardrobe and of course, the writing. >> get my gun! >> nobody's off limits in sheep dip. we hold people accountable and do it for a laugh. >> reporter: all for a good cause and all in good nature but it's not a goody two shoes production. ha-ha! >> it's not always politically correct, as a matter of fact, it's not meant to be. we poke fun at just about everything, including ouf. i -- ourselves. i play a reporter this time this year. i can do that, i play a reporter almost every day. >> outlaw legislator --

dip presents the notorious shaft award for someone or a group who really messed up in 2015, that's to be revealed but their contenders. >> nevada state legislature is open for fair game. >> the school board takes some heat in the show as you might imagine. >> we get to poke fun at just about anything that happened, in the headlines this year. you never know, you never know if you're in it! [ laughter ] >> you'll never know, i guess you just have to see it for yourself, so sheep dip will have shows on saturday and sunday night at the nugget casino in sparks. for ticket information, call the nugget at 356-3300. thanks a lot, joe. >> a lot of fun, thank you, van. minimum wage for nevada could make $13 an hour by the year 2024. a carson city judge proposed a measure can move forward, if

$9.25 and grow $.70 every year until it hits $13. the committee presenting it says the current base pay of $8.25 an hour, not high enough for people to make a living wage and increasing it would boost the economy. but a professor at unr says it's not that simple. >> it's obviously a negative impact, just like any increase in cost would be. if any business cost increases, that tends to discourage business, discourage employment. if you increase the cost directly of employing someone, that discourages employment. it's just obvious. >> now, opponents can still file an appeal to the judge's decision yesterday, the committee to increase the minimum wage has to collect 55,000 signatures before that measure can be added to the november ballot. the economic development authority western nevada known at edawn made a big announcement, jet.com will be coming to nevada, the website is

amazon or ebay. in a statement released today, saying that jet.com plans to hire about 150 employees, that's initially. and then as many as 180 by the end of the year. an additional 350 could be hired within five years. infant deaths on the rise in washoe county, four in the past few months. and it's a big concern, these recent incidents have been because of what they call co sleeping with parents. cribs for kids is a program that focuses on educating parents on safe sleep environments. officials of the program refer all parents to the abcs of safe sleep, a for sleeping alone, b for sleeping on their back and c is for crib, make sure they get in the crib, they say, as soon as possible. >> there's no maliciousness in this. the reason that a parent is co sleeping with their child is because they want to be close to the child or they're exhausted.

just sleep with the baby then the baby is soothed. >> cribs for kids program has classes for parents who want to learn more about unsafe sleeping conditions, they also provide sleeping kits that include a sleep sack, crib, and a pacifier for healthy airflow. more details on the program, head over to mynews4.com. on tonight's crime watch, prosecutors are urging nevada supreme court to reconsider reversing a recent murder conviction. it stems from the shootout at the sparks nugget during the 2011 street vibrations event between rival biker gangs left one dead and three wounded. washoe says the justices who ordered a new trial last month did not place enough weight on casino surveillance video. hicks says the video shows a conspiracy to assassinate a hell's angels leader. it was the sentencing last month, ernesto xwonz, the --

killer was denied a trial by the washoe district court judge. reno police looking for two suspects in a shooting that injured a man last night just before 8:00, reno police responded to shots fired on the 2100 block of sutro street, up near hu xwrks g high school. -- hug dwrks high school. they found a man shot in the leg, also a female not harmed. it began when the two victims were walking with an acquaintance, three suspects armed with pistols approached them and demanded money and they shot the victim. tracking down jones and rooney, detectives on the lookout for two others. >> we again we believe we have the firearm that was involved in it. but these two or three other people involved in the robbery shooting, i would still consider them dangerous. >> and this all happened in the same area, the general area, that is, where two other shootings, both fatal have happened in recent weeks. sparks police still looking

a home invasion left two people hospitalized last night. officials tell us the men broke in to a home on the 2,200 -- 2200 block of 18th street, with handguns they ordered the man and woman on the floor, the woman who is pregnant is being treated with pregnancy-related stress as a result of the incidents looking for a four door sedan, two of the suspects with black clothing including hooded sweatshirts, the third wearing all gray clothing including a gray hooded sweatshirt. investigators are still ongoing, investigations, that is, for both of these cases. if you have any information, you're asked to call secret witness or the reno police department at the numbers on your screen. keep in mind you can call, provide information, and still remain anonymous.

tonight on news 4 at 11:00, exposing the truth behind the flint water crisis. an emergency statement has been released the state will take immediate action, more details when we return. colin? guess what, things are picking up on the western side of the sierra, and look at that, here's reno. and look what's coming, the chances of snow on the valley floor when we come back. stay with us. and new and improved mynews4.com is your source for local news, weather, sports, and so much more. >> that's right, we unveiled both of our new website and mobile app this week, let's take a look now, we have a dedicated staff of reporters and producers uploading the latest and local news around the clock. many of them news stories you won't see anywhere else. >> producers and correspondents around the country and the world following the latest headlines that matter to you. >> news 4 is the local news station that's on your side in northern nevada and the only -- on your side tab, see all the

for you, holding the ourful accountable -- the powerful accountable. if you see something that's not quite right, check out the ask joe tab, each week night i track down the answers you're looking for. it airs in our 6:00 newscast and also on mynews4.com.

all out in political news tonight, bill clinton will be in reno tomorrow night as part of hillary clinton's campaign. the former president is speaking

at 8:15, the doors open at 7:30. campaign sayhe'll-- he'll be focusing on clinton's plans for people of nevada. breaking news tonight in the toxic water crisis in flint, michigan. the epa administration for the region has resigned and the agency has just issued an emergency order requiring the state to take meet actions to protect the public. stephanie gask has the latest from michigan tonight. >> reporter: the children coming in to this ymca, like every kid in flint who drank the water will have to monitor their entire childhood for led expose -- lead exposure. >> some of the long-term effects, it's ridiculous. >> reporter: 274 pages of documents about the crisis,

-- governor rick snyder. the state agency that ensures months denying the contamination, until october. now the director wrote, i believe now we made a mistake, corrosion control should've been required since the beginning. corrosion control treats the water, preventing lead from leaching in to the system. six months before, on april 25, epa manager miguel dell toro wrote, flint has not been using any corrosion control treatment. on june 24, he sounds the alarm again, recent drinking water results indicate the presence of high lead. no action was taken as state water officials continued to insist the water was safe. even after multiple independent studies proved otherwise. in december, a letter from the task force set up by the governor described the state water agency's response, as one of aggressive dismissal, belittlement, and attempts to discredit these efforts with the

the head of that agency, along with his spokesperson have resigned. but this document released and the governor's apologies are not enough for many who line up everyday at handouts like this one. stephanie gask, nbc news. >> yeah, and in the midst of this ongoing crisis, the state's embattled governor being called before congress, we'll have more on this tomorrow with the latest developments. now we check back in with collin and see how our friday and weekend seem to be shaping up, collin? >> going to turn wet already. west of here, it's lighting up in the north coast, san francisco, the weather is changing. and we will see changes arriving tomorrow late and more so on friday night late in to saturday. so, here's the watch warnings page, the pink area is the winter storm warning in effect tore tomorrow morning, or from tomorrow morning at 4:00 until saturday afternoon at 4:00, could be messy. one to two feet of snow above 7,000 feet.

mix, but it could be at least eight to 10 inches and at lake level, well, here are the details, it will be a possibility of 48 inches there. 5,000 foot level, that's from the reno sparks area, to the west, the beautiful foothills, one to three inches is possible there. and the valley floor, maybe a dusting to a half inch at the most to a quarter of an inch. that could change and the computer models that give us a hint of what could be coming are also changing like crazy. 54 was the high today, 46 was the average. still way above average t the low was 30 on, and we'll probably get down there again because we're already at 37. and our winds are west at 8 miles per hour. 36 to the north, 32 carson city, all locations dropping off in the 30s, except truckee, 41. why? a little rain in the area. and then 29 at south lake tahoe, the difference between the north end and south end of the lake, this system marches in, the low pressure system offshore behind

the most important part of the forecast. we will be dry. and mostly clear tonight, to partly cloudy to mostly cloudy by dawn. here's the scene by 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, there's the snow in tahoe. and truckee, as well, as we advance through the day on friday, especially overnight in to saturday. look at all the band of snow here showing up. here's the scene saturday early. 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. look at 395 and here's that white band moving on through. here's the chance of a dusting of snow on the valley floor. once we get to saturday morning, you know, it's going to dissipate but down south towards carson city, you could see snow there. well, that will back things up and then look east, that's where the snow will be in the afternoon and the eastern sections of nevada. that will all come to an end saturday night. so the forecast for tomorrow, 54. and a little windy, like, big wind. 20 to 35 per hour with the occasional gust of 40 to 50. here are the overnight lows,

in eureka, six the low, 37 the high. alco, 36. hawthorne, 56. most locations in the 50s and overnight lows in the 30s. zipping down on the valley floor in parts, carson city 36 dayton 37 for a low. highs tomorrow, upper 40s to low 50s. no big change. a little cooler than it was. overnight in tahoe down to the freezing point in spots, and highs around 40 on average. sliding to the north, well, susanville, 36. 34 for a low, 46 the high. and instead, 35 and 52 will be your high. winds south at around 15 to 20 miles per hour. here we are, temperatures dropping off in the valley floor, mid 30s, and upper 40s to 50 degrees. so the numbers are here, carson city healthy rainfall chance tomorrow. rain snow mix on saturday, and tahoe, we will see snow, definitely by morning and in to most of friday night and especially on saturday. it if you are travelling in the

you're doing, take your chains and good luck getting over the hill or the pass, if you have to. okay? >> all right, not a matter of "if" but a matter of how much.

the year when it the wolf pack basketball team made history against the wyoming cowboys up in laramie. nevada beat them at home, 1938. picking up from floater stay away the freshman, he didn't

after picking up two technicals, minutes apart. moved to the second, crisell swell, the senior point guard, the contact but no score, still scores a bit, 30 seconds later, the kickout to jeremy, yes! wolf pack up by four and smelling victory. then with 20 seconds to go, why not go back to the well? one more time. nevada scraps out a big win at wyoming, 75-69. the wolf pack and rebels, rebs state. for ticket information, log on to nevadawolfpack.com it ought to be rocking. a hiel stone wednesday night

off wyoming, 68-65 to give head coach albright her 499th career win. nevada will get a chance to notch 500 for albright on the road saturday night when they travel south to unlv, tip off in vegas against the lady rebels set for 7:00. do you have what it takes to suit up at macky stadium for the silver and blue? university nevada football teams have open tryouts very soon, this workout currently open to enrolled and nevada students full-time at the university, february 12 at wolf pack park with the tryouts and starting half an hour later at 3:00, more information, you need to have stuff to be prepared for this, so call 784-6880 or go online to nevadawolfpack.com. the athlete of the week, to golden valley and the panthers. passion verell is a senior ort girl's basketball squad.

to help the panthers beat reed, we caught up with her after the win, she says when she's not leading in scoring, she tries to lead by being a vocal and supportive teammate. >> i tell them to have a good mindset, go out there and play, because when you go out there and play, you do your best, most of the time. >> all you got to do, her goal is to be consistent so she can help the panthers get to the loves -- playoffs, and a few colleges interested in her. she's got her eye on sierra college, on rock lin. if you know the high school athlete that deserves recognition, let us know about her or him, sports@mynews4.com, grandparents, parents, teammates, brothers and sisters, drop us a line and let us brag about somebody for you. wildcats against the hats

in sight, right off the melon of maxx nolan, ball goes up and you got to be kidding me! falls through the hoop for two points, yeah, just the way they drew it up, right up the dome,

maybe max ought to file

our friday and the weekend. >> let's go! i've been here a week, i love this place! [ laughter ] because the weather is interesting. >> it sure is. >> snow in tahoe, obviously all day, tomorrow and even heavier in to saturday morning. the rainfall chances for the reno sparks area look as follows.