good evening,, more than 5 years after the death of a little boy, the man charged with his death has been found not guilty. >>the verdict was handed down this afternoon. >> it has been a long haul with many legal snags and a mistrial along the way. cody wallace has been cleared of murder tonight. the verdict was handed down shortly afternoon. he is cleared of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of 2-year-old thomas o'connell in 2010.

-- had gone to trial once but a mistrial was declared. wallace maintains the child fell while he was taking care of him, but that he never heard him. he spent the past 5 years in jail waiting for his day in court. his lawyer says his client is anxious to move forward with his life. >>i don't know if he ever really thought that this day would come, but now that he sees daylight in his future, i know he has some big plans to try to move on from this experience. >> he now faces a sentence of 2 to 20 years on the child neglect charge. his sentencing will happen next month. i did talk with the prosecutor today and he says he wanted to think the jurors for their work but he had no comment other than that. the estimated cost of prosecuting this case, about $1 million.

underway for 2 suspects related to a murder. 26-year-old dion jermaine randolph and 24-year-old dominic randolph are being actively sought by authorities in fairfield and vallejo california as well as some around -- surrounding areas. there wanted for taking part in the murder of dennis wright junior who died after being shot several times during a drug deal on january 30. >>one person is dead and 2 others injured following an officer involved shooting. 4 men carjacked a vehicle in sparks and were later spotted at a casino in silver springs. a sheriff says a deputy approached the car and someone inside opened fire hitting the deputy in the hand. the deputy shot back. the shootout killed the suspect -- one suspect a 19-year-old and injured another who was flown to the medical center

the deputy who was shot is in good condition and has since been released from the hospital. 2 other suspects have been detained. >>we have all of the subjects accounted for. one of the subjects did admit that it was just the 4 of them in the vehicle. >> we're told the captured suspects are juveniles were currently at the justice center in reno. the sheriffs office is leading the investigation. 2 bartenders are behind bars for narcotic charges following a series of undercover operations earlier this month. washoe sheriffs office say they were directed to bartenders at local bars and grills who were suspected of selling drugs to patrons.

drug related charges. silver rooftop customers are not the only ones impacted utility commission. some institutions like the city of reno and the school districts are discovering that they are also affected by this. >> we're joined with this on your side report and what it means to taxpayers. wamac there is now a new -- >> there is now a new bill in place. the savings on energy cost are now different and so is the formula on recouping millions in investments. naomi [ indiscernible last name ] is helping to bring this to the forefront. >>we're standing in front of the moana fire station. this is one of the cities 14 installations. 7 of those solar installations are impacted by the new higher rates. the city is still analyzing the impact. meanwhile, the city sustainability officer estimates the reduced the

could be less of a hit coming in as low as 50 to 55,000 for the severance overly -- over the life of the 7 solar systems. the city took action to get more involved in this week. a plan to be involved in the upcoming general rate case. >>that starts june 1. >> the council also approved the direction to try and make this a regional approach. >>they authorize contacting washoe county , sparks and the school board to see if we want to do this together. >>looking out on the horizon, counsel wants more city involvement in the nevada sustainability coalition. members also want the city to be more involved and engaged in the governors clean energy task force and the next session of the legislature. >>again, this is so we have our ducks in a row and are prepared to recommend some things to the legislature.

solar systems worth $20 million of investments. jason with a distant says 2 of its -- district says 2 of its systems are impacted but further analysis are underway but it could be as many as 6 which would take a bite out of their anticipated savings. there much more concerned about the upcoming general rate case. there is no way to know which direction the puc will take. >>a washoe school committee is looking at pulling -- putting a tax hike question on the ballot this year. they are considering including a sunset clause in their proposal. their means there will be an end to the tax hike if approved. they are hoping to raise more than 700 they are hoping to raise more than $781 million to be used for school repairs and building new facilities. the panel has already decided to propose a sales tax

if approved, washoe sales tax will go from 7.7 percent to 8.3 percent making it the highest in the state. >>education leaders from around the state gathered at the nugget to talk about the recently passed federal legislation, every student succeeds which replaces no child left behind. the public education foundation hosted the leadership summit to talk about the impacts and opportunities. the eff a present this to education leaders. twice a year they invite administrators, districtwide education leaders, business leaders, elected officials and regional summit. >>this is an opportunity to bring education leaders from across the country who are the best in their field who speak elected officials and really talk about the new essa law what are the opportunities and how we can impact kids. >> if you would like more information about how this new

in nevada, you can find a story every student succeeds. it is on our website, mynews4.com, go to the on your side section . >>a recent report shows some starbucks drinks contain as many as 25 teaspoons of sugar. to give you some perspective, the world health organization recommends you consume no more than 16 homes -- teaspoons -- 6 teaspoons of sugar everyday. nutrition labels do not differentiate between natural sugars and added sugars. added sugars leave you feeling hungry because your body doesn't have to digest them. they go straight to your bloodstream and stored in your fat cells if you don't use them for fuel. >>if we can start limiting and cutting back on our amounts of suites, added suites, -- sweets, added sweets, we will

then we can get away from that addiction. >> tarbox -- starbucks is not the only offender. olivia walked down the snack aisle of a local grocery store and we will find out her full report and see what you found out coming up tonight at 6. >>a 2 month old puppy is in need of a life-saving surgery and needs the communities help. >>emily is here to tell us about his condition and what he needs.>> reporter: unfortunately, baby donner can't eat or breathe normally. had surgery will be expensive and the nevada humane society needs the help. >> 2 month old donner was found with a litter of puppies a few weeks ago. he was brought into the nevada humane society and was diagnosed with a rare condition. >>he has a condition called

that means a blood vessel that was supposed to shrink and close off after birth did not and instead it actually wrapped itself around his esophagus calling -- causing a condition called mega esophagus. >>he needs special service -- surgery. >> a go in and remove that ring so that his esophagus will grow back to normal size so that he can eat on his own. >>the surgery will cost thousands of dollars and that doesn't include his travel and recovery expenses. >>we are asking the community to come forward and help us cover the cost of his surgery because it is going to have a large impact on everything we do here. >>once the surgery is over and he has recovered, a new family will be his next step to happiness. >>we already know there are several people who have fallen in love and they would be given that first chance at adoption because they are going to be doing all of this hard work on donner. if not, he will be right here and nevada humane society

surgery. he will make one family very lucky. >> donations can be made online, through the mail or over the phone. for all the information on how to give donner a 2nd chance at life, had over to mynews4.com . did you miss out on last weeks boys basketball regional championship game between carson and renal high school. for those interested in watching the fight to try between the powerhouses tonight's game starts at 7 o'clock tonight on our sister station, my 21 tv. >>coming up: a mass shooting has left 4 dead and 14 others injured in kansas. who authority say is responsible for the killings and the possible motive behind his act. we will have that straightahead.

ahead for the weekend. a shocker in the republican race for the white house, chris christie who had argued that experience is critical to being president endorsed a donald trump and went to campaign alongside the first-time candidate with just 4 days let until -- left untold super tuesday. >> we have the latest from south carolina, the site from the next contest -- for the next contest tomorrow . >> the next president of the united states, donald trump. >>no warning, chris christie and donald trump showed up together.

leader again that can restore american jobs, that can restore american confidence and donald trump is just the man to do it. >>if trump can beat hillary clinton, christie said. >>i think this is the one endorsement that i felt strongly about. >>before he dropped out chris christie battle donald trump now the fight is for super tuesday. >>i want texas to be trump country on tuesday. >>this guy is a joke artist and this guys a liar. >>and donald trump is our nominee, hillary will be very difficult to beat. >>marco rubio is in super tuesday attacked from mode. >>the charade is off. this is a con job. we unmasked him last night. let me tell you, it is time for you to unmasked him his wealth. >>donald trump is marking rubio as melting down. >>democrat hillary clinton at hope in today's spotlight. >>i need your vote tomorrow.

democratic primary is tomorrow, clinton has the support of african-americans, the key to a tran5. >>thank you for coming. >>bernie sanders is seen as unproven. >> back to the republicans, if donald trump is the nominee, my chris christie be his running mate. he said today his plan is to stay on his new jersey governor until his term ends in 2016 -- 2018 . we're learning more about yesterdays mass shooting in kansas. at least 4 people were killed including the gunman and 14 others wounded when the gunman were not a shootings -- when on a shooting spree at his workplace. he has been identified at 38- year-old cedric for.-- ford . he was served with a protection order less than 2 hours before he went on the shooting spree. the order stems from a case involving ford and his girlfriend. >>what we are looking at is

afternoon, the shooter had been served with a protection from abuse order, it was the final order. by 5 o'clock he shot his first person and it continued from there. >>also, the president talked about both the kansas shooting and the killings in kalamazoo last saturday. the president said the country cannot become numb to these types of incidents and that, quote, the real tragedy is the degree to which this is becoming routine,",. hundreds gathered to commemorate the victims of the 1993 world trade center bombing. there was a ceremony held which marks the 23rd anniversary of the first terror attack on the world trade center spirit family members and serviceman laid roses on the panels as they honor the victims of the attack. on february on february 26, 1993 a truck bomb exploded

tower -- trade center north tower . >>rick snyder is authorizing spending $30 million in aid to help pay for resident -- flint water -- residents water bills. he signed the legislation thing that people shouldn't have to pay for water they can't drink. the plan will pay for 65 percent of the water portion of the bills covering water used for drinking, cooking and bathing. residents are still responsible for the sewer portion of their bills. according to snyder, this brings total emergency funding for flint by the state of michigan to $70 million. it is now 5:19. we're getting ready for the weekend unless you are already ready. high clouds are here today. it didn't prevent us from getting to almost record highs. without the cloud cover, who knows how warm we would have gotten. here we are on i-5 we already have down pouring rain.

quiet at tahoe and point east. however, no east of i-5, there are some fairly good downpours in that area. they will not make it here. our high today was 71. 72 is the record step back in 1908 36 with our low this morning. we're not as cold in the morning and we have mild afternoon. temptress running almost 10 to 12 degrees -- more than that i am sorry . 54 to 71, you do the math. upper 70s for vegas. it has been warm across the area. we are one of the warm spots with a 71 official reading from the official -- airport. 52 a truck he. -- truckee. 70 et seq. valley. wind speed light out of the southwest at around 10 to 50 miles per hour. this radar is going to keep on keeping all of that moisture to the north.

that will also go north of us. we have to wait until possibly next we can for a healthy chance of anything. you can see here we're stopping this at one in the morning. northern reaches of our viewing area may see a shower. clouds keep coming and going. at times we will have son and cloudy skies. by the time we get to sunday at 5, everything will clear out and we will warm back up it is an interesting 7- day forecast. we're looking toward the end of the 7-day forecast for a chance of rain and more snow. we could use it. 26 in elko but rebounding into the low 50s. that is not about for the mountains, upper 50s to 60s. overnight lows in blue. 27 bridgeport. highs in the low 60s. hawthorne make it to 64. smith valley goes to 60 freight -- 63.

cloudy skies in the upper 30s. tahoma is at 23 and mid-54 highs. susanville, 57. >>clip about the same. nixon about the same. all numbers on the northwest in around 58 to 60 degrees -- end around 50 to 60 degrees for a high. tomorrow our winds will still be out of the west at 5 to 10 -- 50 miles per hour -- 15 miles per hour. rain chances at 40 percent for next thursday and friday. mid-50s this weekend and the next week, 42 and 43 and 40 and 40 percent chance of of snow. rain chances next week for reno sparks, 30, 30. until then, have a great weekend everybody.

this. we're back and time to check out the weekend. >>it will be nice. temperatures in the low to mid 60s today. your one0 of a record from 1908. we have rainfall chances next week. coming up: fill your prescription or pay the bill. it is a tough decision that people are forced to make as practice for the most common prescription double -- prices in -- for the most common prescription stubble. coming up: can say it is not good when you are pushing a stroller along the sidewalk and you suddenly end up in the dirt because a concrete -- the concrete comes to the end. why hasn't been finished? i have looked into it, talk to

>>we will see you breaking news tonight. trump bombshell. chris christie shocks the political world by endorsing the

after marco rubio unloaded on trump. one of the most dramatic campaign days ever. nbc news investigates amid allegations by rubio the inside story of how undocumented workers worked at the site of trump tower. mass shooting horror. four dead, 14 wounds as a gunman opens fire at a workplace. a hero cop taking him down. tonight, what we've learned happened in the hours before the massacre. zika in america. the cdc warns of a surge in cases. the virus is now striking pregnant women here. and fairy tale ending. a little girl's unicorn on the loose, and a police chase like we've never seen before. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. good evening. what a wild day it has been. one of the most dramatic and intense days of this presidential campaign