afternoon and this morning before reaching the verdict. his attorney says he never should have been charged with murder in the first place. >> we believe had tabitha decided to go to the hospital, that this little boy would still be alive. >> sentencing on the child neglect charge is set for next month. wallace could get two to 20 years on that charge, but he will also get credit for time served. that is the past five years he spent many the county jail waiting for trial. in other news tonight, a shooting killed one reno teen and injured two others including an officer last night. sparks police say four men carjacked a vehicle in sparks and were later spotted at casino in silver springs. a deputy approached the car and someone inside opened fire hitting the deputy in the hand.

the shoot-out killed one suspect. 19-year-old tristan conte, and injured another who was flown to a hospital in unknown condition. the deputy shot is in good health and has been released from the hospital. two other suspects have been detained. >> we have all the subjects accounted for, one of the subjected admitted there were four of them in the vehicle. >> and we are told the captured suspects are juveniles who are currently at the detention center in reno. the carson city sheriff's office will lead the death investigation. a man hunt is underway for two suspects possibly connected to a murder case in south lake tahoe according to the el dorado investigator. they are being sought by authorities in fairfield and vallejo, california as well as

both suspects are considered armed and dangerous. two other men have been arrested on suspicion of taking part in the murder. 40-year-old dennis wright jr. died after being shot during a drug deal there in january. and bartenders are behind bars after allegedly selling cocaine to patrons. juan pablo lepe from rookie and nicholas weber from the village pub have been arrested on multiple drug charges. washoe detectives with the all threats all crimes unit said they were successful in buying cocaine during their undercover operation. as a result of that operation, atac seized around nine grams of cocaine in one of the suspect's cars. a reno man was convicted by a federal jury today after kidnapping two california teens. a boy and a girl, and

engage in illegal sex. 50-year-old john thomas abrams was convicted on multiple charges. he faces a minimum of 30 years in prison. there is new information tonight on a recent decision impacting solar rooftop customers. we are learning the decision by the utilities commission will impact some institutions including reno and the washoe county school district. the anticipated energy savings are not what was originally thought. there is new math in calculating how long it will take to recoop the investments. reno state council member naomi duer says they are affected by the net metering decisions. >> we were expecting a savings of 1.6 million to $3 million over the life of the system. looks like this may cut our

that ballpark. >> the school district has 39 solar systems. jason geddes with the district says up to six of those systems could be impacted by the new rate. still, he is much more concerned about a generate case. there is no way to know which direction on solar the poc will take. all right, fill your prescription or pay the bills. it's a tough decision that more people are forced to make as prices for the most common prescriptions have doubled in some cases over the last year. prescription costs have shot up more than any other category of medical care. >> investigative reporter jennifer emert is tracking it to see what you can do to get the lowest price. >> >> reporter: it is a routine denise mock would gladly trade. >> this is every morning.

i have asked my doctors do i absolutely have to have these and based on the thing that's are wrong with me, they said well, unless you want to be dead. >> reporter: but for the die bet good luck one of these pens will last me three-and-a-half days. >> reporter: the insulin she cannot live without is the hardest pill to swallow. >> it went from $45 a month to 178 one month and then 182 the next month. >> reporter: she fell through the financial trap door. when her basic benefits max out, she is left paying 45% of the cost. even higher on generic drugs. rising prescription prices are forcing more into the gap. with no price controls for prescriptions in the u.s., finding the real cost isn't easy. >> in is amanda, can i help you? >> there's a lot of loopholes and a lot of doesn'ts in the system for people to exploit the loopholes. >> reporter: i investigated

in the same zip code among the same retail chain, i uncovered different prices. crestor can swing from $325 to $20,294. >> there is a number called an nbc number. very specific for drugs. they will give you the price of the generic on their shelf. it may not be the same generic that the cbs has on their shelves. >> reporter: not one pharmacy would cough up an insurance price. they often lock in rebates for volume. >> whatever contract we have gotten with them would automatically determine what would be paid. what the copay is, all of that stuff, it is already set in stone by that contract. >> reporter: ensurers like blue cross blue shield wouldn't give up what they pay. but i did find insurers moving some drugs out of lower priced

altogether to force manufacturers to lower prices. >> by moving a drug product into a higher tier, it makes consumers think twice about is this the medication i would choose to be on which makes them go back to their provider to request a different agent. >> reporter: smith-cline was the only manufacturer to respond to my request saying they aim to strike the right balance. maximizing patient access while acknowledging the value of our medicines. so where are the best prices? at discount retailers like costco. not chain drugstores. you can compare prices online. >> you can actually put in the medication name or put in the specific kind of id number if you know what that is. it will give you a list of pricing within a certain mileage. >> reporter: you can negotiate. request your ctor for a coupon. some pharmacies will have a discount plan or price match and form a relationship with

>> they go to school for six years. many of them go on and they do residencies and fellowships. so they are your medication experts on your team. >> $400 a month for two boxes of insulin is wrong. >> reporter: pharmacists call how prices are set. playing field. patients cannot continue to take on the burden of the pricing we are seeing. >> reporter: now, if you get a new prescription, always ask if there is a generic option. pharmacists say they are really the same product. just produced by a different manufacturer because the patent has been released. and we have put the price comparison on our website so you can see for yourself. the big price differences and what you can save if you do price shop. a recent report shows some starbucks drinks contain as many as 25-teaspoons of sugar.

perspective on that, the world health organization suggests you consume no more than six teaspoons of sugar everyday. nutrition labels don't differentiate between natural sugars or added sugars. they go straight to your bloodstream and store in your fat cells if you don't use them for fuel, the added sugars. we go down the snack aisle at 6:35. a team of dri scientists and engineers from drone america have successfully flight tested the first ever autonomous cloud seeding aircraft. dri currently uses ground based cloud seeding methods to enhance precipitation in the tahoe basin. thanks to the state of nevada's designation as a test cite for

a large fixed wing drones. this will eliminate the human risk factor of storms. a puppy was brought into the nevada humane society diagnosed with megasophagus. he will get treatment, by it will cost thousands of dollars. they are hopeing the community will step in and help cover the price of his surgery. >> we are seeking help. he seems to be asking as well. so we can really make a difference for him and give him the second chance he deserves. >> donations can be made online through the mail or over the phone. for all the information on how to give donor a second chance, go to mynews4.com. still ahead tonight, imagine you are jog along. and the sidewalk suddenly come to an end.

one of our viewers is andly tell you what i found out coming up in my ask joe segment later on. >> and a popular fast food restaurant is revamping its menu to compete with mcdonalds' all-day breakfast. which chain is letsing its customers know it serves all day.

the >> welcome back everyone. coming up in two mines, colin jackson has your full weekend forecast. but evenflo is recalling booster seats over a concern children may access the seat's harness adjustor button and loosen the harness. seats. it only affect it is seats when

harnest boosters. if it does not fit snugly, that increases a chance of injury during a crash. dunkin donut is working to win back breakfast customers by pointing out it also serves breakfast all day. it is revamping the boards to bring attention to its coffee and all-day breakfast foods. it appear to be in response to mcdonalds' all-day breakfast, but they say they have been in the works for 18 months. youtube now lets its users blur anything in the video even if et is moving. you can draw a box around an object that you want to remain anonymous. you can also opt to have youtube automaticically stay over the blurred out object. now, to access the custom blurring feature, go into one

enhancements and goto blurring effects and select custom blurring. >> you got that? >> taking notes over here. amazing video as pilots of an asia pacific cargo jet made a spectacular landing. the nose gear of the plane failed to deploy. they had the rear wheels to touch down, you can see the front of the plane hiting the ground. only three people were on the flight. pretty fascinating to watch. none of them were hurt. that's the good news. time to check in you with colin. get more in the forecast. a few clouds moved in, but all in all, it was a nice day. >> 71, 71 today. tonight, we will see clearing time to time.

nothing around lake tahoe. great sunshine and clouds. it was a mix day. and this rain is not doing much. for most portions of i-5. 71 was the high today. the average was 54. 72 was the record for today. we almost got there and tied it. that was set back in 1908 when we hit it on this day. almost 60 at elko. upper 60s across most of the valley. and some places did get to 70. so, right now, we have temperatures that are verer bearable. still low 60s across the board here. except for 57, carson city. 54 up at stead. the wind speeds are 15 to 20 miles an hour. that will be with us tonight. some gusts will be as high as 25 or 30 because of the frontal boundary. but it is a dry front. tomorrow will be cooler as will be sunday. but, it will still be nice.

so still almost 10 degrees above average. futurecast, we are stopping it here at 2:00 in the morning to show there is a chance of is a sprinkle north of us. then we have passing clouds for saturday. some clearing. and then, more passing clouds as another system tries to get to us but it won't. sunday looks to be a little more sunnier than saturday. regardless, it will be a great weekend. get out there. 37 overnight. partly cloudy to mostly clear from time to time. a full moon. sorted of. full enough. 62 will be the high tomorrow. partly cloudy skies. still way above average. winds will be around west, 5 to 10 miles an hour. it will be a very nice weekend. look at the overnight lows in the northeast. not bad. elko to 26. the highs rebound like battle mountain. getting to 57. hawthorne, 64.

low 60s across most of the map. overnight lows upper 30s to 40. mostly cloudy. west wind around 10 to 15 miles an hour. are you going to the lake? don't forget your sunscreen. i had some on today but it doesn't work. 52 to 55. overnight lows above freezing for the most part with mostly cloudy skies. sliding to the north, susanville, 57. 60 in nixon. the same around the region. how about us? looks good. overnight lows above freezing. highs low 60s . very pleasant weather and we look for change. again, at the tail end of the seven day forecast. snow in tahoe by thursday. friday of next week. not a lot. but hopefully some. and for us, it is a rainfall chance next thursday and friday. >> you hit the slopes today? >> i did. i hadn't skied nearly a year and i feel it now.

>> i started bunny. then i went blue. >> perfectwet tore get out. >> thanks colin. also ahead, every presidential candidate still in the running claim to be an outsider, but what's an outsider and who can say they are not part of the establishment? >> the search for answers continues. a man opens fire killing four and injuring 14 in kansas:

about the >> welcome back. the search for answers continues after a man killed three coworkers and injured 14 others in a kansas shooting last night. >> tonight, the governor of that state is calling the officer who shot the gunman a hero. >> reporter: as investigators try to figure out why a worker at this lawn equipment factory

injuring 14, they are also learning more about how the attack unfolded. kansas governor sam browback says it was the quick action of the police that saved lives. >> the hesston police chief went in immediately to address the situation rather than waiting on backup. he went right in. and did heroic duty and service. >> reporter: a hesston police officer went into the building after cederic ford. he confronted him and shot and killed him. deputys had served ford with an odder tore stay away from his girlfriend hours before the rampage. >> he didn't display anything outrageous. he was a little upset he was getting this order. >> reporter: and police say ford armed with a rifle and a handgun shot two people. apparently, random victims. stole a car, came to excel industries. >> i started running. >> reporter: within moments the shooting was over and ford was

>> this man was not going to stop shooting. the only reason he stopped shooting is because the officer stopped the shooter. >> reporter: as this small community mourns those lost, we are starting to learn more about the people taken in this mass shooting. according to family members, one of those killed was a man named josh higby. two other families are feeling the same pain. >> that was chris palone reporting. president obama called the mayor of hesston to offer condolences to the victim theres and give gratitude to the first responders who saved others. >> thanks shelby. straight ahead, a sidewalk to nowhere. a viewer says she is frustrated that it has not been finished

i'll tell y >> welcome back everyone. from time to time, we hear

road to know where. tonight, one of our viewers has a question about a sidewalk to nowhere. lucy wrote in to ask about a sidewalk that comes to an end at galleria parkway. people run, push strollers on it. it ends in the dirt. why didn't it go no the next intersection? here is a picture of the sidewalk we are talking about. it runs along galleria parkway. this is near los altos parkway. he would only say developers were putting in certain infrastructure like sidewalks, curbs, gutters as they develop property. that property is not fully developed yet which may explain why the sidewalk is not finished. i checked around and reached out to one developer in that area. they told me they will look into this and get back to us next week. i should have more information on this then.

we will find out why this sidewalk to nowhere has not been finished. thanks to lucy for senning in that question. remember if you have questions you want to ask, send me an e- mail. and just put ask joe in the subject line. ly do my best to track down the answers for you and hopefully, we will have more answers for you next week on this. time for our news 4 web poll question. we wanted to know, do you know of any government project that you think are a waste of taxpayer dollar ins we are those. here are the result sos far. 90% of you say yes to that. 10% say no. still plenty of time to vote. shelby? >> thank you very much joe. now onto the presidential campaign where candidates are eager to distance themselves from being labeled a washington

squarely viewed by candidates as more of a liability. than an asset. christine frazel reports on a race that is turning norms upside down. >> reporter: everyone is still in the presidential race laying claim to the notion of running as an outsider. signaling to voters they are not beholden to special interests, lobbyists. wall street. >> the hatred. what it is is establishment. i'm not taking anybody's money. >> i can not imagine anyone being more of an outsider than the first woman president. >> they should be getting nervous. establishment. >> about half of people didn't know who i was. >> indeed, the screaming you hear now across the potomac is the washington cartel in full terror.

masterful hyperbole says michael fauntroy. >> i don't think any of the candidate cans consider insiders. >> reporter: but thousand cause explain the rise of donald trump or ben carson? neither of them fit the definition of insider as office. >> trump has been a long estate. ben carson is still part of the fabric of the american elite. he has been a path-breaking neurosurgeon. >> reporter: carson is the closest one in his view to an outsider. this is not how voters see it. >> trump is an outsider. hasn't been in congress. >> the outsiders are trump and carson. >> reporter: if a strict definition of outsider is applied, just four of america's 44 presidents can be considered outsiders. george washington was the first and dwight eisenhower was the

both served in the military. in terror related news tonight, a cease fire goes into effect at midnight. >> my michelle marsh has more. >> reporter: from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm michelle marsh. a cease fire in syria proposed by u.s. and russia goes into effect add midnight. the truth could speed up destroying isis and the key is hitting the terror group's finances. >> we have been prosecuting this economic war against isil. our goal is to make sure they don't have the money to press people in syria and iraq.

victims can seize $10 million from the defense. survivors of a 1997 suicide bombing in jerusalem which a judge said was supported by iran. i'm michelle marsh in washington. and health officials recommend you only have six teaspoons of sugar per day. are you overdoing it?

starbucks, you may think >> welcome back everyone. well how much sugar is really in the food we eat? >> news 4's olivia talks to some dietitians and read some labels at a grocery store to find out. >> for a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.

isn't bad, but the world health organization recommends you only have six teaspoons of sugar a day. the recent report shows your starbucks drink could have as many as 25-teaspoons of sugar in it. that is more than three times your daily allowance. >> people don't even categorize coffee as a food. >> reporter: we all know soda is full of sugar too. but dietitian karen fisher says juice is even worse. she calls it "liquid diabetes" and says one glass of orange juice has the sugar equivalent of three whole oranges. >> a lot of foods we don't think of as sweet have the added sugars. >> reporter: and not all sugars are created equal. >> added sugars, just a pure simple sugar, don't need any digestion. they will enter right into our bloodstream.

leave us feeling hungry and eating them can lead us to craving more sweets. >> it is the added sugar, not the sugar in a piece of fruit we will crave. it is the sugar in a piece of candy or a sweetened ice tea we will crave. >> reporter: but how do you tell if the sugar you are eating is processed? >> there is not a lot of the label that talks about sugar. >> reporter: the fda proposing new labels that would add a line for added sugars but for now, they only list how many grams are in food products. so we are going to head inside and see how much sugar the food products in your local grocery store aisles have in them. keep in mind, the world health organization recommends you only eat between 25 and 30 grams of sugar a day. so we are in the snack aisle. i will pick up this box of granola bars. they say they are only 90 calories and they are low fat. but if you look at the label,

more than a quarter of your daily intake. now onto the pop tart section. we know they are not as good for us, but it is only 200 calories. that can't be that bad. each one of them has 16 grams of sugar in it. that is more than half of your daily recommended value. now, you may think having a bowl of serial is a healthy option. this wasn't doesn't look bad. 110 calories for serving but it has nine grams of sugar which is more than one-third of the recommended value. reporting in reno, olivia diginero, news 4. >> that dietitian believes that added sugar in many processed foods is contributing to the epidemic of diabetes and obesity in the u.s. but being more aware, we may make better decisions. >> that is true. coming up in sports, the state high school basketball tournament continueds. see who punched their ticket to

sports. >> doppler radar is sweeping the skies trying to find

i don't think it will >> it's friday. welshing thank your lucky charms for that. heavenly observation deck. a lenticular cloud. these are interesting. they are shaped by upper level winds flapping the cloud up. making them look like, i don't know. close encounters. but they are not. they are clouds. but they are beautiful. to the west, we showed you the look over lake tahoe. showers are moving through the west side of the sierra. but, this is a very weak front. and we won't get anything out of it at all. doppler radar scanning tahoe. no spaceships. no aliens. just a few clouds. and the clouds that are dropping rain are not dropping much.

541 the average this time of year. 72 was the high set on this day back in 1908. vegas, almost 80. almost 60 at elko. that is rare. i don't know the records for elko, but it bet it was close. 62 here in reno. carson city, 57. we have mid 40s for the tahoe region. wind speeds, silver springs now, and most locations, west, at around 15 to 20 miles an hour. those winds should be with us for most of the evening. they will calm down tomorrow morning. and then, we will have a pleasant weekend. this system is pretty weak. the one behind it about the same. so the storm door is open in the pacific. it is just not coming our way. so, we watch this pattern for a futurecast. maybe a sprinkle near susanville.

weekend from time to time. it will be great. highs in the low 06s way above average. 37 overnight. full moon. 62 will be the forecasted high for saturday. partly cloudy. the average by the way, we showed you that, is 54. so, enjoy it. 52 at elko. that is well above average. ely, 24. then, battle mountain goes to 60. lovelock, 60. silver springs, 60.

around the lake, overnight lows nice. above freezing for the most part. highs in the 50s . cloudy, and some sun. so, nixon, 57 to 60. and sue sanville, you guys will be in the upper 60s with sped and spanish springs should hit 60. overnight lows in sparks and reno and reno in sparks. upper 30s , high low 60s . mostly cloudy to partly cloudy skies. we have removed the rainfall and snowfall chances for the weekend. until next weekend. 40 and 50% chances for lake tahoe. we could always use more snow. hopefully, we don't have to make these things disappear. this is not acceptable. back to you. >> okay. thanks. friday night, sports, a the state high school basketball tournament is in full swing. >> championship games are on the line. >> so many of these team haves

and off the court just to get to this spot. but, oh, did they want more. they wanted so much more. three different locations across northern nevada. greenway girls roll to a record of 26-1. only to be beaten in the northern final on the last second three-pointer. green wave facing spring valley in the second. hunter banks in two points there. grizzlies lead it. then, the rap tores for three. spring valley, 16-12. put them within one at the half. but in the end, spring valley wins it 64-52. gives them their second loss of the season. d3 boys. game all tied up.

we move to the fourth. lane conde. you know that name if you are a basketball fan. meadows up five. meadows moves on. 63-54. more d3 boys. coach will removed. mountain view wants to give them their fourth. terrance view. knocks down the three. the saints have a little bit of a lead. chris brown muscles his way in. for two points. nice little move there. the lions have life. second half we go. dale. the athletic. the foul basket counts. yarington is headed to the state title game. out of the south, warriors came in 25-2 on the year. give it to the sophomore.

moments later, quinn kicksmiller. knocks his own rebound up and in. the warriors in a rhythm. and then, it is willmack. he will be indecisive. you can do it. incline squares off against agesey prep. high landers warm up. savage. to porter. for an easy bucket here. scored with the left hand. and glenn up early. agesey on the driving kick. get that out of my kitchen. high landers defense looking strong. redturn takes it to the house. incline seeks the stars out of vegas. high landers move onto the finals tomorrow afternoon. they will face white pine. tipoff set for 11:00 a.m. though both division 1 boys teams are out, but we are proud of what they did on the court. for that reason, you can see the instant classic. the northern title game between

reno huskies on our sister station. my 21 tv at 7:00. baseball team went into the game ride a winning streak. nevada at uc irvine. this one just underway. mcqueen high school graduate christian stolo on the hill for nevada. alex is on the radio call of this one on 10:60 a.m. nbc sports radio. he will have a full report for us at news 4 at 11:00. the wolf pack softball team program history. why not? nevada wins game one. freshman brook bolinger approves 4-1 with the win. a grand slam in that one. game two of the day. nevada would top the host broncos 4-1. icenburg went the distance with a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the seventh. so, a softball.

>> you know what a thrill for the schools. especially the smaller schools. >> that is the best thing for me about this tournament is seeing these schools that are in some of our rural schools getting a chance to play at the event center in a venue that holds 12,000 people and the kids go nuts. they absolutely love it and the fan support has been great. >> can we get a preview story of that girl's team with the amazing coach teaching her players to be great people? >> better people off the court. you can see it in sportsmanship in the stands. these teams don't play each other very often. you get a ton of kids in there on a friday afternoon and it is very positive. it has been a very positive attitude add a lot of fun. stay with us everyone. we will be right back with a

forecast. >> welcome back everyone. i'm madison corney with a preview of what is coming up on news 4 at 11:00. the national network to end domestic violence released staggers numbers today. the number of people seeking help in domestic violence situations is surging which isn't a bad thing because there are organizations that want to help. the issue is the lack of resources for those who need them immediately. tonight at 11:00, we are

nevada to help the victims. the beginning of their story may make you cringe, but there is a happy ening for this litter of puppies. van tieu will bring us this week's feel good friday segment. in the meantime, if you have any story ideas you would like for us to look into, you can send me an e-mail. back over to you guys. >> thanks madison. how about real quick, a little shout-out to shelby's mom. happy birthday. >> oh, happy birthday. >> that's right. she will be 70 tomorrow. >> i don't know if she wants us saying that. >> no, it's okay. >> that's great. i will be happy if i can make it to 50. [ laughter ] >> she looks great. she looks awesome. hope she has a great birthday. >> happy birthday. a great weekend ahead for birthday parties. what have you. outdoor games. golf. then skiing. tennis. have at it. it will be a great weekend. rain chances next week. >> take your pick. >> best kind of weekend. >> all right. well that's all for this edition of news 4 nightly.

tonight at news 4 at 11:00 with tonight, jennifer garner breaks her silence on her crumbling marriage, telling all about ben and the nanny and what she thinks about his giant back tattoo. struggling with the pain of the back? out why they're still living on the same property. behind the scenes kelley clarkson's "american idol" break down.