win over hillary clinton . but to repeat his success in south carolina, sanders will need to win over african americans, who cast the majority of democratic votes there. this morning he met with reverend al sharpton in brooklyn- and in an interview with scott pelley today he said he's confident he can get the votes he needs. scott: south carolina, nevada, you're going to be facing african american voters, latino voters. do you have a chance in those places?bernie sanders: oh, i think we have a very strong chance." meanwhile donald trump is predicting a win in south carolina's primary a week from saturday- and beyond. donald trump/ presidential candidate: "i really have a chance of new york, i'm going to win virginia. i'm gonna win certain states. i'm going to win michigan, as an example." john kasich surprised many with his runner-up finish in new hampshire last night. and some candidates are now calling

chris christie both announed they are ending their runs for the white house. so how does the outcome in new hampshire impact us here in the silver state? it actually makes our voice even more important to the big picture. erin breen has more on that part of the story. last night's debate brought the candidates another step closer to nevada. ----crowd going raaaaaahhhh!--- the candidates another step closer to nevada. ----crowd going raaaaaahhhh!--- and our caucus results will make a difference. lokken:"nevada as a front-loaded caucus state...along with the early primary state has a 4 times greater influence on picking the nominee of each party than if we waited til april or may." going forward...it won't be just trump bringing republican eyes to the silver state. lokken:"this 3-way between bush, rubio and cruz will be heavily

nation will be watching to see if any of the three is pulling out of this." as for the democrats nevada offers a much different demographic. much more like the rest of the nation...more diverse. which is something else the nation will be watching. lokken:"nevada's dna is different. hillary knows that...bernie will need to learn it. we expect her to do well here...she expects to do well and if she doesn't she has real problems." and sanders will be looking to broaden his foundation here. lokken:"bernie will have to attract a new audience at unr and unlv and find a different student body." and no matter who wins... lokken:"nevada will speak and our voice will be loud. it's just hard to figure out what the voice will be. " we won't have to wait too long...democrats caucus on february 20th....republicans on february 23rd. covering campaign 2016 erin

and c-b-s political director john dickerson will moderate the last republican debate before south carolina's primary this saturday... coverage starts at 6 p-m... only on c-b-s. and please stay channel 2 news and "cbs news" for continuing coverage of campaign 2016... through november. "now here's mike alger's first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record high temperature on friday a possibility. highs will climb into the mid-60s thursday and could reach 68 by friday, topping the old record by a degree. very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting

in crime beat... reno police have now named a suspect in connection to a stolen vehicle case in stead that put three schools in lockdown yesterday. police have identified the suspect as 19-year-old rylin wolfe. he is described as 5 foot six inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes. he is considered armed and dangerous. police say around 10-30 a-m...

wolfe while investigating a stolen vehicle case, but he fled on foot. investigators say he stole another vehicle that was left running in a driveway and he drove through a residential area, where police called off the chase for the public's safety. anyone with more informaton is asked to call or text secret witness. and the highway patrol has identified a stolen vehicle suspect who was involved in a hit and run last week, who they say crashed and killed himself. investigators say 21-year-old edy martinez-ramirez stole a yellow ford f-150 last thursday in carson city before hitting a parked vehicle. while he was being pursued... troopers say he drove over a sidewalk and through a fence at the carson city airport, where he was ejected and passed away. in money watch... today the nugget casino in sparks announced marnell gaming is acquiring the property. marnell gaming currently owns two properties in laughlin down

invest significant capital in the property, including buying new slot machines and renovating the nugget's west tower rooms. the transaction should be finalized by the second quarter of this year- if approved by the nevada gaming commission. the terms of the deal were not disclosed. music playing andi: clearly i can't play, but if your son or daughter dreams of being a rock star, there's place right here in reno that's got you covered. i'm andi guevara, coming up we'll introduce you to reno rock camp angela: "you may have noticed the river going up and down this week due to the sunshine, but does that mean our snow pack is in jepordy? i'll answer the question coming up." but first... gunfire broke out inside a maryland shopping mall this morning. and the shootout between deputies and the suspect

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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. looking around the nation... two sheriff's deputies in northeastern, maryland... along with the suspect - were killed after authorities say shots were exchanged in and around a shopping center. the shooting started inside a panera restaurant about 20 miles northeast of baltimore - after a deputy responded to a call about someone causing a problem

the deputy... who later passed away... was targeted because of his uniform. a second deputy caught up with the suspect - a 67-year-old man who was wanted on several warrants - after he left the restaurant. they exchanged gunfire and the suspect was killed. the second deputy later passed away. no bystanders were hurt. the country's leading medical experts went before congress today to press for nearly two billion dollars in emergency aid to help combat the zika virus. there are now 67 reported cases in 19 states... alabama and oregon were recently added to the list and a mild case was announced in sacramento area today. eighty percent of people who get zika don't show symptoms... but the virus has been linked to a rare birth defect which causes head and brain abnormalities. dr. tom frieden/director, cdc: "we're working around the clock to find out as much as we can as quickly as we can, to inform the public and to

reduce the risk to pregnant women." the cdc upgraded its emergency operations center to a level one status this week - freeing up hundreds more employees to combat the virus. today the national highway transportation safety administration gave google the go-ahead to build a car without a driver... or a steering wheel. states can still pass laws that require vehicles to have drivers , but federal regulators have opened the way for faster development of truly driverless cars. google, for years, has been telling safety regulators that its self-driving cars are safer than cars driven by humans. however, those cars are still years away from actually going on sale. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. paul: "it's not uncommon to see deer hanging out in the urban areas, including right here at our state capitol, but it's

music mule deer are some of the most common wildlife in nevada and can be seen throughout the silver state during all seasons of the year -- sometimes even in our own yards. being up close and personal with those creatures can tempt people to give food to the animals -- but that is a big no-no.

mammal is illegal. paul nelson joins us live along the truckee river, where deer are known to spend their time. paul -- why is the department of wildlife urging people to leave these animals alone? feeding them can put the animals and even people in danger, landon. some people think the deer are hungry and feel obligated to feed them -- but in reality, the animals are usually healthy and know how to take care of themselves. and by feeding them -- you could be inviting trouble. crack, crack nevada's legislative building hasn't seen this much head-butting since the special session. and it seems these deer spend as much time here as politicians. chris "we've had some natural events like drought and wildlife that have driven animals towards the urban interface and into neighborhoods." residents of this carson city neighborhood say this herd of deer wanders through eveve day. and they've gotten very

edward "i can walk up. i can actually pet some of them." edward "they're like family, almost. you know, it's fun." lazar says he doesn't feed the deer -- but n-dow says that is a growing problem. healy says people often feed pumpkins, corn and other grains to the deer -- often attracting other wild animals. chris "we had a case up in galena, this year, in late october where a warning was issued to a man. he says "but i was feeding the deer,' and i said 'well yeah, but you're also bringing in a bear.'" and predators might not be far behind. healy "you can concentrate them so mountain lions come in and have an easier time of it, killing those deer and consuming them." healy says that can also put pets and humans in danger. and while deer seem harmless -- they're still wild animals. edward "i just grabbed one of his antlers, messing around one day, and he just turned his head and if i had held onto him, he would have

officials say larger groups of deer are more likely to spread ticks and diseases to each other. traffic and humans pose another kind of threat to the deer. chris "it's never a good thing when somebody's car runs into a deer. there's usually great damage to the deer. it's usually dead, and great property damage to somebody's car." ndow is handing out these brochures -- hoping to educate the public on this problem. nevada law says anyone caught feeding deer will be given a warning for their first offense. a second offense is a 250-dollar fine, and a third is 500 dollars. covering the story live, paul nelson, channel 2 news. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record high temperature

will climb into the mid-60s thursday and could reach 68 by friday, topping the old record by a degree. very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting wednesday. very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record high temperature on friday a possibility. highs will climb into the mid-60s thursday and could reach 68 by

by a degree. very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting wednesday. let's check in on the roads with very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record high temperature on friday a possibility. highs will climb into the mid-60s thursday and could reach 68 by

by a degree. very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting wednesday. let's check in on the roads with our traffic reporter chaison dean in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center. look out for an accident on 395 and oddie northbound . and expect some extra delays in that area as crews will be on the scene and expect some heavy traffic northbound on 580 at moana to 395 and oddie and on i80 east at about to the nugget. ky- "pesky atm fees can add up. i'm ky sisson, how to avoid them. that's coming up." music playing andi: has your son or daughter ever dreamed of doing that? i'm andi guevara, coming up we'll introduce you to reno rock camp, where they get

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summer camps for kids used to involve camping. well now, there's a big variety to choose from... and some camps are offered year-round. andi guevara show us one that is devoted to teaching kids how to play musical instruments, sing and perform the full rock and roll experience - that's what these kids get. reno rock camp's premiere band gives a public concert almost weekly once you do, like, your first performance you don't really get that nervous anymore getting the kids on stage almost immediately is the secret to success says michael hill - the creator or reno rock camp. michael "...but you watch them develop within two performances

michael, let's go, let's do this" "it helps with stage fright and stuff, like at school when i have to read a paper or something, it helps with that reno rock camp began more than three years ago as an after school program and summer camp. it now serves young people ages eight to 20, all year round. and no musical experience is required. michael "absolutely none, and we bring them in and we foster them and we see if they're an alto or baritone and we put them in the right groups that they need to be in" natalia "and now i do vocal - vocals, keyboard and drums" even the instruments are provided. with support from the city of reno and the reno-sparks indian colony, rock camp continues growing. they recently expanded to carson city and next year will begin offering classes in las vegas. the dozens of kids who participate now say they're hooked

rock camp inspired me to start band at school and i do percussion" andi, off camera: "what do the kids at school say when they hear about what you do?" manning:"they usually don't believe me" covering the story, andi guevara channel 2 news. the cost for reno rock camp is two hundred twenty five dollars per month, but scholarships are available. we've created a link to their website, head to k-t-v-n dot com and click on the blue newslink button angela: "i'm meteorologist angela schilling, with the sunshine and nice weather will we have to worry about our snow

"this is channel 2 news, coverage you can count on" what you'll notice during these dry periods that they decrease about one or so a day on a dry period." it's been really nice the past

but with all this sunshine... is our snow pack in jeopardy? what experts think in our channel 2 news big story at 5:30 our busy winter season seems to be suspended for now. good evening i'm landon miller. and i'm kristen remington. thanks for staying with us. above average temperatures... and blue skies.... it feels really nice outside. however, looking out over the northwest side of reno - it doesn't appear there's much snow on the hills. angela schilling was able to speak with a hydrologist this morning and joins us live from rock park with more. angela? kristen, a good way to see how our snow pack is doing is by looking at our rivers and streams. here at rock park, the river seems to be flowing at a good

so are local hydrologists worried about our snow pack? well, as i learned today, the answer, has to do with more than just the temperature. on days like this, sometimes you have to hit the slopes and take advantage of the sunshine. jeff anderson: "if you go skiing on mt. rose today there might be some soft snow on top of that's melted a little bit." but no need to worry about our snow pack just yet. jeff anderson: "the water is still there." jeff anderson: "any water that is coming out of the snow is going further into the snow pack and refreezing down into the snow pack." it's not common to have a few dry spells during an el nino. here' a look at consecutive dry days from the weather service in sacramento. rain or snow you just don't want it to go on for months. we've been dry here in reno since the beginning of february. we started off the month with temperatures in the thirties. now it feels like spring. jeff anderson: "what you'll notice during these dry periods is that the snow pack decreased about one or so percent a day on a dry period." jeff anderson: "that does not really mean the snow is melting.