could we see snow later this week? strong winds associated with a cold front have kicked off a high wind warning for western nevada, in effect throughout the day wednesday. those winds will create an initial rain shadow for the valleys, but late in the day as the winds ease a bit we could see some rain reach the reno area. as the front moves through wednesday night snow levels will fall from 7,500' all the way down to near the valley floors, although all the heat left over from our recent warm temperatures should limit valley accumulations. high temperatures in the low 60s will crash down to the upper 40s on thursday. for the mountains, a winter storm warning will go into effect wednesday evening, with the heaviest precipitation expected to occur overnight. possible accumulations are in the one to two foot range above 7,000', with significantly less at lake level. by friday, the storm system should be out of the area, and it looks like things will warm up and dry out in time for the weekend, with

60 degrees by sunday. strong winds associated with a cold front have kicked off a high wind warning for western nevada, in effect throughout the day wednesday. those winds will create an initial rain shadow levels will fall from 7,500' all the way down to near the valley to the upper 40s on thursday. for the mountains, a winter the one to two foot range above in time for the weekend, with valley temperatures approaching 60 degrees by sunday. in crime beat... sparks police have a man in custody who they say fired shots from within a home early this morning. police responded to the three thousand block of keogh drive on a report of shots fired inside a home where there were also two teenage girls and a woman inside. a fourth woman was able to escape through the backyard. swat teams surrounded the home

who eventually surrendered. the women were not hurt. gordon mellinger is charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a structure and two counts of child neglect. reno police have arrested a man for murder... accused of stabbing a man to death in an apartment near midtown. police arrested ... 32 year old michael robbins... on sunday night for driving a stolen car in sparks. officers then received information that he had possibly stabbed a man in an apartment. police responded to the apartment in the 100 block of malone avenue. there they found a man... who had been killed. he's been identified as 43 year old patrick drahos. detectives interviewed robbins... who police say admitted to the murder. he was arrested last night and charged with open murder with a deadly weapon. the carson city sheriff's office is asking for help finding a woman who went missing last summer. 40-year-old deanna rebelez was last seen in july... that's when when she was released from the

she's five foot 3... about 135 pounds and also goes by deanna byars. if you know where she is call carson city deputies at 283-78- 54. a new piece of crime fighting software is helping police gather online data about potential criminal suspects. but some say the program - called beware - goes too far. and could lead to people being unfairly targeted. officers in fresno, california are among the first in the nation to use the program. andi guevara reports. that's how fast it is... the software program called beware dives deep into the web - searching public records. from property archives to arrest reports, it's giving police a heads up about who officers may encounter - before they head to a call. a star warns of prior crimes. "somebody that has had a past arrest for robbery, assault with a deadly weapon... that bit of information may cause our officer to handle that

"shots fired at officers! we watched police use the system after a man opened fire on two officers... -- sirens and gunshots they ran the license plate of the suspect's car through beware... which revealed the vehicle's owner - and his criminal record. a short time later - he was caught. but beware is controversial. the software assigns a threat level of red, yellow or green for residents at a given address. how that color score is calculated is unclear... even to police. "we want greater transparency..." aclu attorney jessica price is also concerned about the program's ability to screen public social media posts. "people want to be free to post on their social media without fear of government profiling or harrassment just because they did something like post criticism of the police." frenso pd opted out of beware's color coded threat system and social media screening after public backlash. chief dyer insists the program

at the amount of technology that is out there today that criminals are using, it's important for law enforcement to assess those same tools." he believes beware is keeping both police and citizens safe. covering the story in campaign 2016 tonight...hillary clinton's appearance at t- m-c-c- yesterday was followed up with a chance to talk with her one-on-one. erin breen was there... of course... with a list of questions. and she joins us from the newsroom tonight with the answers...... erin the former secretary of state spent about five minutes with us after the event....kristen. and she talked about everything upcoming caucus. hillary:"the size of the crowd was great. very enthusiastic and energetic." an estimated 800 people were there to cheer her on for statements like this.... the republicans and the right wing have been after me for years and i'm still

and her solution to forcing republicans to tell the truth... which came from a radio ad long lies were told. hillary:we need to get that dog and when republicans say things like..the wall street crisis was caused by too much regulation...he'd go ...arf arf arf...." she knows how to work a crowd. and she realizes caucusing in nevada will be different than where she's been so far. she says her ground crew is ready. hillary: this is such a diverse state!" hillary: we'll leave no stone unturned to reach out to everyone and we'll work until 11 a.m. when the caucus starts." i asked her about the possibility of debating donald trump. hillary: i don't even recdognize the person i knew in new york.the kinds of things he says the way he behaves. he's always been bigger than life that' his character that just who he is. but honestly the predjudice and the paranoi ...the profanity...i don't even recognize him. erin: what if you have to debate him...what will that be like for you? hill: it would be an

our differecnes and see how i'm better prepared to provide what this country needs." and as for the idea of running on a ticket with bernie sanders..... hillary: well, i'm not even going to speculate on that. i'm just too superstitious for that. i'm just going to do everything possible to win the nomination first." her press secretary tells me she will be back in the state before our democratic caucus saturday but wasn't sure if it would be up here in the north or in las vegas. covering campaign 2016 erin breen channel 2 news. thanks erin. and representatives of a national nurses union visited reno today to support bernie sanders. national nurses united was the first nationwide union to endorse sanders back in august... and today its representatives drove through reno on a large bus to support sanders ahead of the democratic caucus. david welch/registered nurse: "he is the candidate who really matches our values and is talking about the same issues

years and years, we go back 25 years with working towards trying to promote single payer health care for example and he's really the one candidate that's taken that position on." welch says its union members gave overwhelming support to sanders during a poll of its nearly 185-thousand members. former florida governor and g- o-p presidential candidate jeb bush is returning to reno next week ahead of the republican caucus. bush will hold a town hall in reno monday starting at 6 p-m at huffaker elementary school in reno. doors open at 5 p-m. and texas senator ted cruz will also be campaigning in northern nevada next week. he will be holding events in elko... reno and fernley on monday and douglas county and carson city tuesday. to register for any of the cruz events or the jeb bush town hall... head to k-t-v-n dot com

and please stay with channel 2 news and "cbs news" for continuing coverage of campaign 2016... through november. paul: "the passing of supreme court justice antonin scalia was unexpected -- but it is paving the way for what could be a long political battle in washington. i'm paul nelson, coming up, i'll show you how local experts are reacting. adrianna: "pope francis visits a hotbed of violence in mexico and speaks out against injustice. i'm adrianna diaz in mexico city, the story coming up." "you're watching channel 2 news... with kristen remington, landon

flores: i was raised by my father. my mother left my family when i was 9 years old. things really went from bad to worse for me. this isn't just about numbers, this is about real lives. this is a system that isn't working for the everyday person. it's one of the reasons why i decided to endorse bernie sanders. nevadans are looking for people who are willing to think big, to be bold, and to fight for everyday people. and that's exactly what bernie sanders is doing. sanders: i'm bernie sanders

looking around the world... pope francis is keeping very busy during his whirlwind trip to mexico. he's meeting with young people today in the heart of the nation's drug-trafficking problem and tomorrow he heads to a city trying to overcome years of terror at the hands of drug lords. adriana diaz has the latest from mexico city and joins us live from there, adrianna? kristen and landon... crowds lined the streets for miles in morelia as pope francis made his way to another jam packed mass. "popa franciso!" in an area known as a hotbed for the mexican drug crisis, the pope urged young priests to fight

that plague mexico. and he drew attention to the rampant killings and kidnappings that plague mexico. adriana diaz/mexico city: "more than 25 thousand people have vanished in the last 10 years. some of the highest profile are the 43 students who went missing in 2014, roughly 200 miles south of mexico city." these protesters have been here in mexico city for more than a year - demanding justice for the students, who have not been seen luis rosales says the pope stands by mexico's corrupt government, and will not bring about real change luis rosales: "things won't get better because of praying. things must be stopped by us, by the people." missing signs are plastered in the border city of juarez. where the pope visits wednesday. it was once called the murder capitol of the world, but the city is undergoing a renaissance and violence is down 40 percent him to heal or to pray or to

to uh be better." parents of the missing students will attend the pope's mass in juarez. the pope wraps up his five day visit tomorrow in juarez, across the border from el paso texas. his mass is expected to focus on the plight of migrants. landon and kristen, now back to you. thanks adrianna. and mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. still to come on channel 2 news...as reno becomes a booming business destination, non- gaming hotels are popping up... we'll show you where - next. america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you know picking a commander in chief is no small thing. you're looking for smarts... and guts.

we studied their record... we know... looked them over... we checked them out... and we chose one. there's only one. jeb bush. he's got a plan. he'll keep us safe. he's a president - a commander in chief. jeb bush. best prepared to be commander in chief. right to rise usa

welcome back... as reno's image continues to change, more non-gaming hotels are popping up. especially downtown where casino hotels are historically located. hotels such as the whitney peak and the recently bought "siena hotel", which is being turned into a renissance by marriott, are both non-gaming hotels in the downtown area. the newest edition under construction is the courtyard by marriott near aces stadium. just another example of the area's changing lodging landscape. preston- "we don't want to just

we want to also be known that is very family oriented, that will attract people that want to see the beautiful mountains and spend time in the city without feeling the need to gamble." they plan on opening this summer as does the "renessaince by marriott" hotel, which is still opened as the siena. and a national provider of medical payment analytics and medical record retrieval and coding has opened a new office in reno on vassar street. arrohealth plans to hire 90 positions in the first year its here and 300 during the next five years. for a list of positions they're offering and how to apply... head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american

strong winds associated with a cold front have kicked off a high wind warning for western nevada, in effect throughout the day wednesday. those winds will create an initial rain shadow for the valleys, but late in the day as the winds ease a bit we could see some rain reach the reno area. as the front moves through wednesday night snow levels will fall from 7,500' all the way down to near the valley floors, although all the heat left over from our recent warm temperatures should limit valley accumulations. high temperatures in the low 60s will

thursday. for the mountains, a winter storm warning will go into effect wednesday evening, with the heaviest precipitation expected to occur overnight. possible accumulations are in the one to two foot range above 7,000', with significantly less at lake level. by friday, the storm system should be out of the area, and it looks like things will warm up and dry out in time for the weekend, with valley temperatures approaching 60 degrees by sunday.

cold front have kicked off a high wind warning for western nevada, in effect throughout the day wednesday. those winds will create an initial rain shadow for the valleys, but late in the day as the winds ease a bit we could see some rain reach the reno area. as the front moves through wednesday night snow levels will fall from 7,500' all the way down to near the valley floors, although all the heat left over from our recent warm temperatures should limit valley accumulations. high temperatures

to the upper 40s on thursday. for the mountains, a winter storm warning will go into effect wednesday evening, with the heaviest precipitation expected to occur overnight. possible accumulations are in the one to two foot range above 7,000', with significantly less at lake level. by friday, the storm system should be out of the area, and let's check in on the roads with our traffic reporter chaison dean in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center. expect some heavy traffic slowdowns getting onto 580 from i80 east and west. and watch out for an accident on 395 and red rock southbound. and john: "what is up with apartment rents? and up is the right word. i'm john potter, do you realize our average is now close to $1000 a month in the reno area. we'll have a full report after the

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in money watch , the economy lately has not been generous for many renters, whose incomes are having a hard time keeping up with rent increases in the reno-sparks area. john potter takes a look at the latest numbers, and where the cost of housing will go from here. thorburn: "this is a model, and its set up with a one-bedroom..." emily thorburn.is busy. her apartment complex on evans avenue just opened a year and a half ago.and already, thorburn: "we're 99 percent occupied. we have 2 bedrooms available, so we're very full." so full, they're building more down the street. welcome to a world where supply isn't meeting insatiable demand. just look at the apartment vacancy rate in reno, down to under 3 percent, a sizeable drop in just the past 3 years.a huge drop over the last 6. as for

rough for renters. the average, now close to thousand dollar territory. fye: "so we have the rental and vacancy rates for our ten submarkets..." reno market analyst sarah fye says south reno saw the biggest rent increases. fye: "really what it does come down to is supply and demand. we have a shortage of availability in housing right now." john: "as reno's economy comes back and more people are hired, the demand for apartments should increase even more.rents will get higher. that's a challenge for renters. this older complex right by costco, is now $825 a month for a 2- bedroom." egan: "we need more places to live for the young professionals." but apartment developer brian egan sees the good. rentals give the first sign, of where our economy is going. egan: "showing signs of growth, indicative of a desire for people to move into the core, and find work in our market." brian is renovating apartments as fast as he

fye: "we're just not going to hit the number of units that our area needs within the next year." which makes emily's complex.a bargain. a 2-bedroom here is 680 a month, furnished. and the way things are looking.you'll want to get in fast. covering moneywatch, john potter, channel 2 news. paul "it's been three days since justice antonin scalia passed away. i'm paul nelson -- after the break, we'll show you what experts are saying about what could be a long political battle to find his replacement on the supreme court." ryan: drivers traveling through washoe valley may have seen these signs flashing earlier today. while today's warning was just a test, from this point forward

the warning seriously during an flores: i was raised by my father. my mother left my family when i was 9 years old. things really went from bad to worse for me. this isn't just about numbers, this is about real lives. this is a system that isn't working for the everyday person. it's one of the reasons why i decided to endorse bernie sanders. nevadans are looking for people who are willing to think big, to be bold, and to fight for everyday people. and that's exactly what bernie sanders is doing. sanders: i'm bernie sanders

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if their vehicle is nine feet or higher that means that they are prohibited from traveling through washoe valley an updated wind system in washoe valley hopes to reduce the amount of road restrictions by adding warning signs and weather monitoring stations. what drivers should be aware of is tonight's channel 2 news big story at 5:30 for two decades ndot has had a warning system in place when winds are too dangerous for drivers. good evening i'm landon miller thanks for staying with us tonight. and i'm kristen remington but this year, ndot has enhanced this safety protocol by adding additional signs that include flashing lights to warn drivers ryan canaday joins us live in washoe valley to give us a closer look at some of the changes that have been made. ryan what will drivers notice? well kristen one of the first things drivers will likely notice is the increased amount of signage. ndot used to have nine