as a warning from a local florist who's concerned about how easy it's become for scam artists to pose as a florist...get your information and your money....and just fail to deliver. it's an expensive problem that can impact the reputable local florists on big florist holidays like valentine's day. ---"thanks for calling sparks florist...this is dorothy...how can i help you?"--- it may seem a little early....but valentine orders are pouring in to florists all across the country. --snip snip--- floral designers are busy too. and they all want to make sure you get what you're expecting and what you've paid for this valentine's day. because the number of 'dogs' out there looking to scam you....is on the rise. you heard me right...i said dogs. michael:"a dog..is an acronym for decpective order gatherers..." mike:"these people capture orders that otherwise...our customers believe they are placing with us...and then they

where's my flowers? we don't know because we don't have the order...so it's a problem." an expensive....nation al...problem. mike:" we think it's cost us hundreds of millions of dollars. nationally... over the last decade that's all flowed out of traditional florists and into these companies..." and the better business bureau agrees that deceptive websites are a big problem. their advice...make sure you're where you want to be. tim: "in this day and age when it's so easy to create an online presence it's easy to deveive people." mike: we get several calls a day people saying they are looking at our website...i know it's your website....it's green...but it's not...it's someone else. and holidays are a prime time for scammers to strike. tim:"scam artists...are paying attention to what's going on whether in the new or a holiday and they'll take advantage of what's happening...and take advantage of you." the answer...deal with those you know. so if you are sending

local florist in that town...or ask your local florist for recommendations. and if you do use an online business...check them out before you buy. covering the big story erin breen channel 2 news. in crime beat... today a judge sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for hitting a police officer with his car back in august. in december 2015, russell roberts pleaded guilty to felony charges of attempted murder on a police officer and battery with a deadly weapon on a police officer. authorities say roberts drove his car toward an officer who was responding to an unrelated service call on arlington avenue in august. he will be eligible for parole 4 years after he starts serving his sentence, which will begin after he finishes a 4-year sentence for a drug charge. the district attorney's office has released a report that found an officer involved shooting justified. according to the report... sparks police detectives shot

september of 2014 - near sutro and ninth streets. when they confonted him, the d-a's office says bowman refused to surrender and eventually walked toward detectives while pulling a handgun from his waistband. he passed away at the hospital and an autopsy revealed he had amphetamine and methamphetamine in his blood. also in crime beat... reno police are looking for a suspect in an robbery this week. police say this man entered a convenience store around 3-30 on monday afternoon and took three money orders. he's around 6 feet tall.. and wore a camouflage jacket and dark pants and a black hat. if you know who he is call police at 3-3-4 21-88. and reno police are looking for this man, who is a person of interest in a shooting outside the 1 up bar in downtown reno on january 3rd. he's a white or hispanic man in his 20s... 5 foot 8 to five foot 10 with an average build.

"now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" a fairly strong ridge of high pressure will keep us dry for the next several days, and temperatures that have been lagging behind seasonal averages will climb above the norm once we get into the weekend. after patchy morning fog clears out, a few clouds will pass over us friday afternoon ahead of a weakening frontal band, but those should move out by the weekend leaving saturday and sunday mostly sunny. highs friday will be in the mid-40s and will climb into the 50s through tuesday and may hit

super bowl 50 is just three days away... but the game between the broncos and panthers is only part of the show. commercials are the other, and this year, companies will fork over almost five-million dollars for a 30-second spot. teri okita has more from super bowl city in san francisco, teri? kristen and landon... while the game is the main event for the

popular, and bring in a lot of potential revenue for advertisers. "your skittles portrait!" it's become sport between advertisers to create the most buzzed-about super bowl ads. "hello. i'm helen mirren." commercials are now splashed across social media weeks before the big game . re-posted and re-tweeted to get more bang for the buck. rogan: "really gotta get the elbows." drake's t-mobile ad: "fantastic idea": and it takes a "lot" of bucks. a 30- second commercial now fetches four-point-eight million dollars. at super bowl i, that same half-a-minute cost less than 38- thousand dollars. but kia motors c- o-o says it's worth it. michael sprague/kia motors america: "we heard qualitative data from our dealers, saying people saw the spot, came in, test drove the vehicle, and ultimately, bought the vehicle." teri okita/reporting: "car and beer ads, targeting men, still dominate . but women are

ryan reynolds ad: "what a man, what a man . " "awww, in my face!" celebrities push a variety of products, while cute and cuddly animals never fail. linda kaplan-thaler/advertising executive: "it's appointment tv. "want my coke?" and in celebration of the super bowl's 50th anniversary, stars of this all-time classic commercial, "mean joe greene and an all-grown up "coke kid" ... reunited after almost 40 years. many marketing analysts consider apple's 1984 ad called, "think different", to have had the biggest impact on viewers. kristen and landon, now back to you.

if you still haven't m studio, after checking out some of the options. paul -- the big game is a big boost for these businesses, isn't it? it is kristen -- we all know more money is bet on the super bowl than any other event. but casinos are finding other ways to get people into the building. that's why most of them have special super bowl parties planned. bull bucking a mechanical bull really doesn't have anything to do with the super bowl -- unless you're watching the game at gilley's in the nugget. that's where you'll find plenty of food and prizes. scott "we'll have some corona swag to give away. i've got a guitar, signed by charlie daniels, we're giving away. so,

we're gonna have a lot of interactive fun. of course, tvs -- including a couple of 8-foot screens. more than 300 people are expected here -- and more than a thousand throughout the casino. scott "it's always fun to see the group go back and forth. i think everybody really has a lot of camaraderie, really has a good time getting together. especially in the gilley's atmosphere." the peppermill expects a sellout of 3-thousand people at their big game blitz, in the tuscany ballroom -- and many more in the sports book. terry "people will be here at 5:00 in the morning, staking our their chairs and stuff. it's really kind of crazy. fun crazy." cox says when the broncos square off against the panthers -- the casino will be filled with wall-to-wall fans -- and non-fans. terry "it's the novice factor. everybody's interested in this game." and of course -- the super bowl party is huge for downtown reno. the three carano properties - eldorado, silver legacy and circus circus - expect about 5-thousand fans to fill their bars and ballrooms. and several retired nfl players will be on-hand.

throughout the weekend and they sign autographs, they take pictures, they do it all. they're great guys." carano says they make a weekend out of the super bowl -- starting friday night when mike tyson will be in the house. and if you attend one of the super bowl parties -- the entry fee is all you need. glenn "you get all the food you want, drink, have a lot of fun, and if you have to stay over, don't want to drive home, get a room." and that's what many people intend to do. not just locals but a lot of visitors that come to reno because it's one of the few places where you can legally bet on the game. that means hotels are filling up -- helping the local economy. covering super bowl 50 live in the studio, paul nelson, channel two news. thanks paul... and you can watch super bowl 50 only on "c-b-s"... coverage begins at 8 a-m and the kickoff is a 3-30. and due to super bowl coverage...cbs sunday morning will start at 6 a-m... and face the nation will begin at 7-30. amanda: the marinello school of beauty is closing all of their campuses nationwide. including one here in reno.

education cut off funding from the schools...coming up at 5:30. one local motel in reno is accused of violating safety and health codes, we'll give you the results of the inspection coming up. danielle: "i'm danielle nottingham in durham new hampshire, coming up will a new strategy yield results of donald trump's campaign in new hampshire? "you're watching channel 2 news... with kristen remington, landon miller, and mike alger's

turning to campaign 2016... donald trump was back in new hampshire thursday with a packed campaign schedule. after a disappointing finish in iowa, the businessman is stepping up his efforts for the "first in the nation" primary. his campaign is promising that voters will notice the difference. danielle nottingham reports from durham, new hampshire. "we're at the beginning of the important last few days." donald trump took a break from his attacks against rival ted cruz on the campaign trail .. one day after slamming cruz on social mediaaccusing him of stealing the iowa caucuses with official-looking campaign mailers. trump tweeted.. "this is the cruz voter violation certificate sent to everyone, a misdemeanor at minimum" cruz said trump was just angry. ted cruz: "i have no interest in responding and do not intend to respond." trump was leading in the polls in iowa before a last minute surge from cruz. trump's campaign is trying to avoid a second loss in new hampshire.

spokesperson: "we do have more volunteers more active in call centers... more people knocking on doors... even teams going out so they have more fun at it." danielle nottingham/durham, new hampshire: political analysts say its too late for trump to build a ground game because it's a strategy that's months in the making. andy smith is a political science professor at the university of new hampshire.. andy smith, unh: "if donald can continue to be the brand, not donald trump the politician, donald trump who is complaining about how the election was rigged in iowa, he's got a really good chance of winning." trump supporters agree. vivian walker "trump is "not afraid to rock the boat and the boat needs to be turned over." the republican field will have its last debate before the primary saturday. democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton hold their first one on one debate tonight. danielle nottingham channel 2 news. and mike alger will have a look

but first... the number of florida counties impacted by zika virus is growing... how health officials are trying to calm concern about the diseases there, after the

that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and she's the one who'll make a real difference for you. i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. in health watch... the governor of florida has added another county to the first health emergency in the u-s involving the zika virus.

a health emergency for five counties...after the health department confirmed travelers brought 12 cases of zika into florida. doctors there are conducting vountary tests of pregnant women. the governor wants to reassure residents and tourists that florida is safe and says with year round warm temperatures and mosquitos, spraying is already in place in many counties. let's check in on the roads with our traffic reporter chaison dean in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center. look out for heavy traffic in the spaghetti bowl and on i80 east between pyramid and sparks blvd. luckily though there are no accidents or incidents to report currently so good job out there and please continue to drive safely "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by

society!" a fairly strong ridge of high pressure will keep us dry for the next several days, and temperatures that have been lagging behind seasonal averages will climb above the norm once we get into the weekend. after patchy morning fog clears out, a few clouds will pass over us friday afternoon ahead of a weakening frontal band, but those should move out by the weekend leaving saturday and sunday mostly sunny. highs friday will be in the mid-40s and will climb into the 50s through tuesday and may hit the 60s by mid-week. jose gives the weather for a fairly strong ridge of high pressure will keep us dry for

temperatures that have been lagging behind seasonal averages will climb above the norm once we get into the weekend. after patchy morning fog clears out, a few clouds will pass over us friday afternoon ahead of a weakening frontal band, but those should move out by the weekend leaving saturday and sunday mostly sunny. highs friday will be in the mid-40s and will climb into the

the 60s by mid-week. jose gives the weather for friday.

you never know who could be a youtube star... and as it turned out for us... it's one of our coworkers. hear the coming up

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how well do you know your coworkers? odds are-- there are a lot of things you don't know about them... and that is the case in tonight's someone 2 know. this week, we didn't have to go far to find a story like no other. "vroom." there's a man who works here at channel 2 who lives a double life. one problem though.... landon- do you know 'brian?" tonya howard- editor- heck? brian heck? landon- no, the brian who works here. tonya- oh. awkward pause. a lot of people don't know much about brian's first life. meghan breen- producer- "who's brian? brian? brian. oh brian does.. he works up there." "typing noise."

services producer. in other words, he makes commercials. "we create it, we shoot it, we edit it. get it all done. and hopefully the clients love it." he's also a youtube celebrity... "welcome to wrestling with wregret.the youtube channel that looks at the strangest, the silliest, and the stupidest things to ever occur inside the ring and out." brian "zane" schiedel-"it was once a humble, labor of love. now it's practically a second job." youtube nat video intro music." his twist and perspective on wrestling is unique.. and those videos have been viewed hundreds of thousands of times. "screams." brain started his channel in may of 2013... and has gained fans all around the world, since. brian- "mexico. canada. germany. spain. italians love me. it's crazy." he does it all in a spare bedroom in his northwest reno house. "this is where all the magic happens. in this room,? mhmmm." "hey everyone, i'm brian zane. can you feel it folks?..."

for quite some time... combine that with a quality product--- and this you tube endeavor helps pay the bills too. "it is profitable for me." afterall-- brian zane has quite the number of subscribers. "it's like 84,600 right now." they city of sparks-- has about 92,000 residents. brian- "you could fill some college football stadiums with the number of subscribers i have." but back here at channel 2... dana- "what's your name again? i'm sorry. brian- brian. with a 'b.' yes." celebrity brian zane is just... brian... and he likes it that way... known by few where he works, but known all around the world at the same time... brian doesn't know how far his celebrity status will take him... or how long it will last.. he tells me he's just grateful he gets to share his passion with the world.

story worth knowing about, email me: lmiller@ktvn.com or message me on facebook. it's ktvn landon miller. amanda: federal funding has been pulled from the marinello school of beauty because of serious violation alledged. all 56 campuses decided to close their doors as a result. find out

after several tips, the city of reno is investigating a local motel for code violations. we

inspection this morning. we'll "this is channel 2 news, coverage you can count on" shaun: "neither choice is good, but both provide the revenues needed to save our schools."

both? that's the question a