senate republican caucus spokeswoman jody stevens says bower is accepting a visit in the u.s. department of justice. bower served as the attorney of nevada for two years before he was appointed to the state senate back in 2011. >>> now the race is one of the three most watched in the state senate. democrats have endorsed reno brisbase. >>> time is 6:53 on this tuesday morning. it is fat tuesday. people in new orleans are getting ready for one of the year's big parties. don't worry. celebrating the big festival. alex? >> reporter: good morning, sam. only 6:30 in the morning, but we are -- celebrate mardi gras. like you said it's fat tuesday. and talk about an annual event. good morning. go good morning. how are you? . >> great. thanks for joining us. let's talk local. everything here is going to be local, local, local. a lot of food, a lot of auction items. >> correct. we have many local restaurants. we have casinos, and we have all the distributors and the winery. a lot of different places >> now, you've been to the event before. tell us a little bit what years past have been

bowers announced his decision today in a news release. he says "this is my home and the honesty, my primary interest." bowers first announced in january that he was considering a run for the seat -- which congressman morgan griffith currently holds. david bowers, mayor of roanoke: "it takes a lot to put together a campaign. it takes staff and strategists and time and money and all those things. i always had the fire in the belly but, some of those other things didn't fall into place." while bowers is not running for reopen his law office and continue to be involved in the city of roanoke as well as spending time with family. the man charged with first degree murder in the death of 13-year old nicole lovell hires his own attorney. according to the montgomery county juvenile and domestic relations court, 18-year old david eisenhauer is now represented by anthony anderson of anderson and friedman in roanoke. attorney christopher tuck was previously appointed to represent him. lovell was killed after going several days. 19-year old natalie ke

the nevada highway patrol says one man is dead after he was hit by a car on i-580 near bowers mansion. trooper duncan dauber says the man was lying in the northbound lanes on i-580 when he was struck by a honda civic around 1:07 a.m. on february 8th. remsa tried to revive the man but pronounced him dead a short time later. care flight was reportedly enroute but was turned around. all northbound lanes on i-580 to bellevue road are closed in washoe valley. it is not clear if alcohol was a factor in this crash the nevada highway patrol says one man is dead after he was hit by a car on i-580 near bowers mansion. trooper duncan dauber says the man was lying in the northbound lanes on i-580 when he was struck by a honda civic around 1:07 a.m. on february 8th. but pronounced him dead a reportedly enroute but was turned around. all northbound lanes on i-580 to bellevue road are closed in washoe valley. it is not clear if alcohol was a factor in this crash the nevada highway patrol says one man is dead after he was hit by a car on i-580 near bowers mansion. trooper duncan dauber says the man w

meorologissthen bowers i here now wh fit alert 5. r east, some spottbatches of snow are lingering this morning. road conditions are messy. t ly isnow on the roads slowg ings down, a layerf ice beneath at snois ming roadespecily uneasy thismorning. heavy snow winddo the weak snow slabs on the motains with additional sn topavpushed thevanche risk to dangerouy high levels. avalanche warnings are in fect for mu of the high coury. our temperaturesren e tes and 20s th morning chills are inhein digits and teens. snow this morng will becom moretty with temratures struggling to warm through the 20s. at noo we will still have me spots of light snow around, and temperures are not anyte than. the snowy ots will begin to become few after 2 pm th cold 2 to brief low 30 wealso trackincles of vernmental offices cause of t sthe cicolora sprin offaes are clos--is court. el paso coty oes a combined crt- clos-- jurors areot to report all corado spr utilities fices are closed-- are all oicesor t city of fountn. alclosures a delayare scllinat t bottom of

eddie bowers, nhp: "it's really not worth it. it's much better if they just make a good choice, finding a designated driver, or calling a taxi cab or taking the bus." drivers to nhp by dialing 6-4-7. sgt. eddie bowers, nhp: "what we ask motorists is to just make sure they're enjoying, having a good time at the game, just enjoy the game responsibly." as of now, nhp says there are no confirmed dui checkpoints this weekend, but they will be out in full force on the highways. covering super bowl 50, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. for those who don't usually gamble, the super bowl is the one day non-gamblers tend to throw down a few bucks - to get in on the action. and sports books are getting ready for the big crowd of people that don't come to the casino often. steve mikkelson- "if you're not going to make a wager on the big game, you're not going to make a wager on anything. this is the one event everyone pays attention to." the proposition bets are especially popular with wagers such as "will the first player to score a touchd

meteologt stephen bowers is here now with rst alert 5. while heavy snow is exiting oueast, some spotty batches of snowre lgering this morning. road cditionare ssy. not on is snow on the roads slowing ings do, a layer of ice beneath snow is making roads escially uneasy this moing. as the heavy snow winds down, the we snow slabs on the mountains with additional sn on top have shed the avalanche risko dangerously high levels. avalanche warningsre in effect fomuch our temperatures aren the teens and 20s th morni. wind chills are in the ngle digits d teens. snow this morng will become more spotty with temperares struggling to rm through the 20s. n we will sll have me spots of light snoaround, and mperatures not any better an 20s. the owy spots will begin t beme fewerfter 2 pm wi cold 20s to brief low s. aside from a lingering frry this evening, snow will to end. some higay closures to tell you t because of wte-outconditions: a 65 me stretch of westbound highwa24 from limon tocolorado springs is closed someighway clores to tl you about because

a deadly pedestrian crash on i-580 near bowers mansion... shut down lanes for hours. we have a live report from the scene. and governor brian sandoval taking action as nevada faces a major teacher shortage. plus... 1:42 - :47 "and he's in the endzone for the touchdown!"> peyton manning and the denver broncos with the upset! we've got the big moments from super peyton manning and the denver broncos with the upset! we've got the big moments from super bowl 50. breakin thanks for joining us on good morning reno. i'm amanda sanchez and i'm dave lawrence. we start with breaking news out of washoe valley this morning. a man is dead after being hit by a car on i-580. kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is live with the details. the nevada highway patrol says one man is dead after he was hit by a car on i-580 near bowers mansion. northbound lanes on i-580 when he was struck by a honda civic around 1:07 a.m. on february 8th. remsa tried to revive the man but pronounced him dead a short time later. care flight was reportedly enroute but was turned around. all northbound lanes on

ief morning meteorologist ephen bowers is here now with first alert 5. while heavy snow is exitg to our ea, some spoy tches of are lingering this morning. road conditions are mess not only is snow on the roads slowing things down, a layer of ice beath now is making adespecilyasthis morng. as the hea snow winds down, the weaknow slabon the tain with additionaow on top have pushed the avalanche risk to dangerously hi levels. avalanche wags are in effect of the high country. r mperatures are in the enand 20s this morning. wind chills in the single digits anteens. snow this morning will become more spoy withemperatures struggling to warm through the 20s. noon,e still hav me spots of light snowround, and eratur are noany better than 20s. the snowy sps will begin to become fewer after 2 pm with ld 20s aside om a lingerinfl this evenin snowill come to en despite the sn... the corado sprgs airport... is workinto keep runway operatin as of right now there's no delays or canceltis isorning airport... only cancellatio were to d fromenver! plows ent the day clearing

teorologist stephen bowers is he with first alert 5. a nter sto warng is in effect until 11 am tuesday for nearly of soutrn colorado, including coloradoprings, pulo, can city, trinidad, la junta, lar, the wet mountains, the sangre cristo mountains, anthe wet mouninalley. this morng will be marked by periodic sw. it can fall heavily at times brging reduced visibility. the mornindrive can be sw. the evening drive home can be even slower as snow increases this afrnoon and thisveng the heavst snow locallwill fall in the in the wet motains, the wet mountain mountains. that's where 18- inches n pile up. northern el pasoouy west into teller coty should expect 10- 15 inches of snow. at includes the north side of colora springs around briargate a also moment, black forest, and woodland park. from central and sther colorado springs south through fotain to eblo, pulo west, and caon city, 6-12 ihes can fa. totals of 4-9 inches are likely south from trinid toa jua anlamar with less than 4 inches around springfield. atures will struggle to warm throu

david bowers, mayor of roanoke a campaign. it takes staff and strategists and time and money and all those things. i always had the fire in the belly but, some of those other things didn't fall into place." according to the state's department of elections... no republicans are running in the 9-th district... and morgan griffith is an unopposed democrat in the race. virginia's voter i-d law heads to court. lawyers for the commonwealth's democratic party were in federal court today... arguing against the state's voter i-d law. the democratic party of virginia argues the law is unconstitutional. .. because it illegally depresses minority voting. meanwhile... state republicans say it's a common-sense fraud. at least a week. state republicans unveil their 100- billion dollar budget. both chambers of the republican- controlled general assembly released their state budget proposals sunday. the house's budget includes a 3-percent raise for state workers... the senate has proposed a 2- percent raise... which matches what governor mcaul

roanoke mayor david bowers says run for the 9th district seat in congress. bowers had raised that possibility last november, when he announced he wasn't going to seek another term as mayor. but today, he said personal and professional concerns will prevent him from seeking the democratic nomination for the 9th district seat. david bowers/roanoke mayor: in addition, although i never heard an objection about my not living in the district, i in my heart felt like it was not something that i should do unless i were to live in the district. and it's not likely that the me into the district. bowers says he law practice full time, and continue to be involved in the civic life of the city. and he isn't ruling out another run for roanoke mayor in the future. the daughter of a former lynchburg mayor is hoping to land a seat on the same elected body where her father once served. charleta mason is running for the ward city council. she announced her candidacy at this afternoon. daughter of m-w "teedy" thornhill, who served on lynchburg city council from 1976 until 1992

meteorogist stephen bowers re now witfirst alert 5. mid-level disturbance moving through nohern utah this rninis headingastward. its ady inging se ow toreasund salt le . clouds will creaseadily today snow dengr e eastern mountains th afternoon anthisning. areaof snow will continue developi et of the mountns overght tonight.a weaer advisy in effect for teller county and far western elaso unty, where 1 to 4 inches of snow is expecd. wier weatherdvisories are also in efct for the w mountains,he wetntain valley, and sare de cr snow totals of 4 to 7 ines arepeed in southern areas. winter stormnings are in effect for pikes peak above 11,000 ft and for gher p along the wet mountains and sangre de crto mouains. locallhigher totals are likely on those higher peaks. temperaturren the s this morng, so ve the coats handy. y sunshine wsee ll be fieredhrough increasin clouds this morning. the clouds will ntinue t build this morningnd intis afternoo temperatures will warm through e 40this morning. noonbethe 40s d 50s with developing ow wesof i- in th

and we have an update on a crash near bowers mansion that left one teen dead. police have identified the driver of the car involved... as well as the and what one local rancher, and a popular brewery are doing...is a promising new sign for businesses looking to team up. ky sisson is live in the newsroom to show us how this unique partnership, is helping both out. these stories top your news right now at 4:30 a-m. today is tuesday, february 9, 20-16. good morning, i'm john potter. and i'm andi guevara. thanks for starting your day with channel 2 news this morning. let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. mostly sunny and mild today with a high of 61 in reno and 58 for s. lake tahoe, and light winds. beautiful weather continues for us through the weekend with highs in the 60s and no major storms are heading our way. have a great tuesday! thanks jeff. this morning in crime beat... reno police are investigating a burglary at a liquor store early sunday morning. it happened around midnight at the total wine on south virginia st

meteologist stephen bowers is here now with first alert 5. a fireeather watch has been posted f nearly l of the newsviewing area for thursday. strong winds o60-80 mph combined with relative humidity less than 10% and unseasonably warm temperatures can combine to make conditions favorable for fires to begin and behave erracally ring t day thursday. today will be iet. high pressure to the west of u has en slow to movfor the better part of the last two weeks. storm system over the pacific give a kick to our high pressure, finally forcing it to mo eastward. in respoe, theinwill increase tomorro vility may blower duto blowing dust. driving can be difficult. stronger wd gusts may be damaging. temperatures this morning are the 20s d 30s. highs todawill be the 60s and 70s. right now you're looking at the big winner from the 140th annual westminster kennel club dog show! c-j the year-old german orthaid pointer from california... took home the crown at last ght's event madis square still ahead... right w you're looking at the big nner from the 140th an

bowers first announced in january he was considering a run for the seat... which congressman morgan griffith currently holds. while bowers is not running for the seat... he does have plans to reopen his law office full time.. and will continue to be involved in the city. meanwhile -- virginia beach seek re-election. the announcement comes after a recent conflict of interest scandal. sessoms was accused of voting in favor of projects that benefited town bank -- where he used to serve as president. back in december he pleaded no contest to a class three misdemeanor violation of the virginia conflict of interest act and had four other related charges dropped. with the virginia presidential primary just over a week away... several voters in the hampton roads area received absentee ballots already filled out. voting officials call it a clerical error with the company that printed the ballots absentee and test ballots were sent in the same box... but they weren't separated.. causing the wrong ones to be sent to voters. in all.. 17 test ballots were sent out. offic

meteologstn bowers is our morning dre cos sunshine and 30s. the evening drive will be sunny with 50s cooling to 40s. our morning is mild with 20s and 30s. we are quiet this morning, but a cold front attached to low pressure ovesouth dakota a oming may bring a bit wind to us as it passes through today. our area is moisture starved, so there's really not much orry about bend thawindthe wind can blow in the 15-25 mph range this morning andly thisfternoon. after 2 pm, the wind will ben easing. the wi still bwith us today. the guy wnslope wind will help the suno warm our teerates into the per 40s and lower s by 10 exctower 50s arouncolorado springs and moment at noon with lower 60s arounpueblo and cacity. st areas will manage 60s thi afternoon with 50s ithhi elevations. this evening will be partly cloudy with temperatures cooling througe 50s and and into the 30s by 10 pm. wellight n's get a live in new leans at t aftermath of mardi gras!... cebrations are over there on bourbon stre and it's qut now... but that was not the case earlier in the d! ear

a deadly pedestrian crash on i-580 near bowers mansion... shut down lanes for hours. we have a live report from the scene. and governor brian sandoval taking action as nevada faces a major teacher shortage. plus... 1:42 - :47 "and he's in the endzone for the touchdown!"> peyton manning and the denver broncos with the upset! we've got the big moments from super bowl 50. thanks for joining us on good morning reno. i'm amanda sanchez and i'm dave lawrence. we start with breaking news out of washoe valley this morning. breakin a man is dead after being hit by a car on i-580. rebecca kitchen is live

meteorologt stephen bowers is he with first alert 5. frig air h settled in, and temperates a in the single when t wind picks up, the wind chills drop to below zero. we still have a th veil of clouds overhea b ty aren anything to y about this rning. a batch of thicker clouds mong ouof wyoming and utah and into northwestern colorado this morning is associated with small per level disturnce. this disance wl inease snow over the untainthis morn me of th snow will r east the mountains and to the i-25 corridors afternoon. high clouds wi filter some suhine this morning. teeratures wwarm thrgh the single dits and ens and to nr 20 des b am arou colorado springand pueblo. by noon, we can ha a couple of light flurries flyinin the hills west of i-25. temperatures will be warming through the 20s. flurries begin increasing east of t mountainsy 2 pm with temperatures warng into the 20and lower 30s. more of the ot flurries will continue thugpm, and temperatur will easeack into the tes and 20s. the few urries will fade away this evening. mperures will a

meteorologist stepn bowers is re now with fit alert 5. rerd high teeratures were shattered yester lorado sprin wmed 7 breang pvirerd of 66. eblo ward 1, breaking the previo recor3. pueb also bre e coor e all mear dayn the montof february. those record highs came on a day when the wind was howling. wind gusts along i-25 weren the 50-60 mph nge. his elations wesof i-25, especiallylong the wet tains, clocked wind s in the 0 range. wind ibeginng to subside, but we're stilclocki gusts ov 30 mph early this mning th wl continue easing through 10m. itan stay lie is in e west of i-, but otherwise we'rdropng backo a -2h this afternn. atsphere srr up gh at theemratureare stinmoteadings t moe the0snd with in the hitiontomed lessind an yesrday pect warming from 7 am tough 10 am from the 30s and 40s to the lower and middle 50s. noon will be neari 60 in corado springs with sunshine temperatures will n the mid-60s ou pueblo and caon ty. thugh pm, we wilwarm inte 60and 70s re throh the s thisvening a in t0s by 10 phave theket handy if you plan to go out t

chiemorning meorogt stephen bowers ihere now with first alert 5. a large of low pressuretrekking acrosrtrn texas wahe et is the main inuence onur weath this morning. the northeast-to- soutest slope wind on the northwest side of the center of the lo pressure is generati bit of snow, pecially in our sohern area e heavst snow this morng is around walsburgnd trinidad, but beenome snow ad corapr and monument, too. the heiest is closer to lls west oi-25. me light sw has been falling around pueblo and pueblo west, too, but it has been melting rather than accumulatingith temperaturesbove freezing. the arkansas vy from puebl to la junta is above freezing. upper 20to lower 30s this morning,o foros can aclate. snow will be limited to this morning and will be fang from north south from am throu 10 am. temperatur will warm through the 30s this morni. the suwill be breaking out by noon and hp to rm temperatures into the0s an40s this afternoon. clearing skiess evening ll allompures to cool into the s 0 . no new informaon ts morng... on a ddly crin coloro springs

meteorologist stepn bowers is let's get you caught up onoad condions. ws 5's bill fols is live in let's geyou caught up on road conditio. ws 5's bill fols ilive in e denv bncosre ofcially in calirnia... ahead ofuperbowl sunday! here's video of thr plane landing sterday afternoon san jose as you can see... logo and a blue and orange fg! the am wilspend week practing andrering for the big game against the cara panthers! here in colodo... fans gave the team a proper send off! at denver's civic center... hundds gathered cked in orange and bl dancing anchri as team departed for california. "miles" the maot and an oran darth vader even joinein. there were ao so bncos fans ad-i-a! to watcas the team boarded the jet. news 5's grant meech will bring you a rert from san francisco, coming up at 5 a-m. still ahead... eating uer the sea! you dot want to ss it... welce back... 're continuing to trac coitnsor you on thisirstalert weatday.. here's a le look from our colora springs studio. yocaunon ns-5 to ouhrouout morning on e storm... now let's get a check what' goin

meteologist stn bowers is heow with first alert 5. temperatures a mnly in the 20s with tee in the high elevations this morning. the morning drive may have need r sunglasses, but you will likely need the coats as temperatures will be in the 20s. your evening drive still can need the sunglses. temperatures wl be cooling through the 40s. weave had some passing wavesof cuds arous morng. the clouds do t haveny precipitation th the and they wl t beig players in our weather today. look wes since our ather makes uslly come from the west, thene big feature to talm abouis hh prsurehat ll set up u.s. it will keep our weather sunny with unseasonably warm mperatures throughout e week. at unseasobly warm and sunny weher starts today. temperatures will warm this morning through the 20s and into the lower and middle 3 through 10 am. will ctinue through on, bringing numberclos to 40 degrees. temperatur cnuwarmin through the 40d even briefly into the lower0s along and south of the arkansas river through abt pm. yo 5 pm temperatur stahead... one ofhe mo

bowers announced his decision today. he says quote "this is my home and the star city remains in all honesty, my primary interest" end quote. bowers announced in january he was considering a run for the seat ... which congressman morgan griffith currently holds. he now plans to re-open his law office full time. controversy surrounding the montgomery county circuit court clerk continues tonight. the board of supervisors meets to discuss whether erica williams should receive supplemental pay from the county. wsls 10's brie jackson is in christiansburg with details. close to 22 thousand dollars. that's what the county would pay erica williams. board members are now rate since she came into office. as you know...after erica williams re-entered office...five deputy clerks left the clerk's office. chair chris tuck says that represents a turnover of 150 percent. since then there's been a lot of back and forth between williams and supervisors. tonight they'll discuss her pay. the state set her salary at 120 thousand dollars whic

meorologist stn bowers is he now wh rsaler5. a large ar of pressure trekking aosrthern tex ward east is theain influence on oeaerhi morning. the northeast-tohwes upslope nd on e rthwes sidef center of the w pressus generati a b of snow, escially in our southern areas. is around walsenburg and trinid, t thers been some snow around colodo springs and monument, to the heaviest is closer to the hills west of i-25. some lig snohas en falling around pueblo d puebloest, o, but it has been melng rather thaaccumulating with temperatures abo freezg. the arkansas valley from pblo toa jua is above freezing. the rest of the area is the upper 20s to lower 30s this morning, so or m us can accumulate. snowill be limit tis morning anwi be fading from north to south from 7 amhrou 10 am. temperatures will warm through the 30s thisorning. the n will be breaking outy noon and help warm temperatures into e 30and 40s th afterno. cleari ses this evening will allow temperureso co into the 20s by first up this at 50.. first up at 5-30.. its a firsalert 5

meteorologt stephen bowers is here now with first alert 5. a potent storm system slammed e southeastern u.s yesterday and brought several tornadoes to the deep south. tt system slis eastwa it makes room for our high essure rge to make stward pgr too. for now, that western ridgis still centered wt of us. clouds a spilling southward downts easrn flank and rig over t top of us. warmer weather is bod up beneath high pressure ridge, and as it moves eastward our temperatures a gng up. temperatures this moing are in the 30s. highs today are going to be in the high clouds will not be quick to movout this morng, but we can still s some sun. temperate at 10 amill be in the wer and middle0s. corado springsill clor to 5by nn with middland upper 50s around pueblo an caon city. the 50s and 60s will car us thugh the afternoon with increasi sunny skies. at 5 pm, we're still in the 50s and 60s, but we're cling a clear evening s th temperaturesooling through the colorado often tops lists of the happiestnd healthiest places inheation... but there are some parts

chiemorning meteorologist stephen bowers is he now with first alert 5. a potent stormystem slammed the southeas.s. sterday and ought several tornadoes to theeep south. as that system slides ward it makes room r r gh essure ridge to make eastward progress, too. for now, that weern ridge still centered west of us. clouds are spilling southwar down its easte fnk and right over the top of us. warmer weather is bottled up beneath that high pressureridge,nd as it moves eastward tempatures this morning are in the 30s. highs day are going to be in the 50s and 60s. the high cloud be quk to move t this morng, but we can still see some n. temperature atam will be i the loweand middle0s. colorado springs will be closer to 50 by noon withiddle and upper 50s around pueo and caon city. the 50s and 60s willars througthe afternoon with increasily sunny skies. at pm, we're stilln the 50s and 60s,ute're cooling a clear ening comes th temperures cooling through the ,,,,,,,,, thks stephen... cong u.. iults. he doesn't even have the right ser apresent. 're nnwin here in vada

chmorning meteorologist stephen bowers is here now with rst alt 5. a red flag warning is in effect for weher favorable for res start a behave eatically. today isot tay to dony outdoor burning, and remember to t throout your cigarette butts. high pressure that has been to our west is finally shifting wa theast. this pattern shift also allows r storm stem rolling in offf the pacific to moven our direion. with the approachf thattorm system a steady stream of moisture off the pacificill bring rain and snow to the western slope and the high country. clouds will ownto ut colorado. hi wind will alsbecome an hi wind warnings are in effect for higher elevations along an o25. thwind will steadily increase this morng. noon, wind will be inhe 15-30 mph range and will be stronger tha30 mph with sts to over 60 mph after noon day. the wind imixing up the lower atmosphe and wming t temperatures this morning. many of us were in the 50snd 60s long beforthe rose. tea mi morning, rerd ghpetuar not ou the question this afternoon. expect hhsear 69 degrees around colorado

meteorologist ephen bowers i here nith rst alert 5. a red flag warnis in effect for weather favorable for fis to start and behave erraticay. today is not the dayo do any oor burning,nd rememr not throw out your cigarette butts. high pressure that has been to oust is finally shifting toward t east. this pattern shift also lows for a storm system rollin off of the pacific to move in our direction. with the approach of tt storm syem a steady stre o moisture o the pacific will bring rain and snow to t stern slope and the high country. clouds will flow into soheastern colorado. high wind ll also become an issue. high wind warnings are in fect r higher elevations along and west of i-25. thwindill steadily increase this morning. byoon, wind will be inhe 150 mpnge and will be stronger than 30 mph with s tover 60 mph after noon today. sphere and warmi the temperures this morning. ny of were in the 50s and 60long bore the n rose after a mild morng, record hi temperatures are not out of the question this afteoon. exct highs nr 69egre around color

chf morng meteorologt sthen bowers ihere n with first alert 5. reco hh temperatures we shattered yesterday. colorado springs warmed to 73, breaking therevious record of 66. pueblo warmed to 81,reaking the prious recd of 73. pulo alsbroke the record for the all time warstayn the month of februy. whinwlg. nd gusts along i-25 were inhe 500 mph range. highs evations west of i-25,specially alg the wet mountains, cck wind gusts in the 80-90 mphange. nd is beginninto subside, buwe're still clocking gus ov 30 mph early this morning. the wind will contin easin throug10 am. it can staa little more brisk up in the hills west of i-25, buotherwise wee dropping back to a 10-20 mph this afternoon. the wind is keeping the lower atmosphere stirred up enough that the temratures are staying up. thermeter reings thi morning are in the0s and 50s with 30s in the highelevations. tocomes with more n and less wind than yesterday. expect warming from 7 am through 10 am from the 30snd 40s to the loweand middle 50s. noon will be nearing 60 colorado springs temperatures wl b

after being hit by a car this morning on i-580 south of bowers mansion. northbound lanes are closed while nevada highway patrol investigates the incident more details. ky? hit here on i 580 northbound. nhp was called to the scene. take a look at this video. once they arrived they performed cpr and were able to get a pulse. care flight was called, but the man died shortly after. police found another car just a half mile south of us abandoned in a ditch. they are unsure if the two incidents are related take a listen. again it is unknown if the vehicle found is related to this pedestrian involved accident. police are still here investigating and have not released any identifications of the people involved. northbound traffic is being turned around at bellevue and rerouted to bowers mansion road. involved. northbound traffic is being turned around at bellevue let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! good monday morning to you! mostly sunny skies today with highs in the mid to upper 50s. a nice warmin

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dennis bower couldn't believe it when he cimarron high at 8:35 to cast his caucus vote.... and he was turned away! dennis bower "they said it closed at 8:30 even though on their website it says 9 oclock and on our verification form it says 9 oclock.- so we've been disenfranchized." you can see here....on dennis's confirmation email....it says doors close at 9. but former political director of the clark county republican party says it must have been a mistake. nick phillips "the agenda posted at the caucus locations said that it would end at 8:30" phillips says -- the state republican party says caucuses ahd to be conducted between 5pm and 9pm.... but that each county within the state can administer their own rules. clark county's being....door close at 8:30. "so some people came thinking they were able to vote up until 9pm but it seems there was just some confusion. some other organizations may have been sending out some emails and maybe they didn't fully understand." organizations like....presidential campaigns.... or separate organizations trying to drive turn-out rates.

meologist stephen bowers is here now witfirst alert 5.

meteorologist stephen bowers is here now with first alert 5. a fire athewatch is in effect for saturday 10m until 4 pm forl paso, pueblo, fremomt, otero, owley, huerfanoand s animas unti. fireeaer watch means wehe ndndions a2a forable foror sdart qcklylynd sprereically. tdtdr burng should be stpope member tver throrfrf gatte tts s oue.e. ththththtjel of f majobthehedibancessisefrom a a arm systetealonthe pacicic rthwesescoast. quiet for us for w. thstorsystem on the west aswillllllll the northn n ed of the high pressure and slide south intotour are tomorrow. that will increase the downslopewind for our area. ththststng downslope wind will warm and dry. temperatures are mainly inhe 20s this morning. highs temperatures today will be in the 50s and 60s. beneath a susuy sky, we warm quickly this morning thrhrgh the 20s s d 30s and almost to o by am. on will beben the lower and middle 50s around colorado rings ananmonumeme. ebeb and caon city will be closer to 60. expect 50s0snd 60s through the ternoooo then we will be cooling roh the 50s d 40s d d

dennis bowers says he walked up to the doors of cimmarron high at 8 thirty five on tuesday

ief rninmeteorologist stepn bowers ihereow with firsert 5. our morning ive comes with the evening drive will be nny wi 50s cooling to 4. our morning isild with 20s and 30s. are qui thimorning, but a cold fnt attached to l essure over south dakota a wyoming may bring a bit wind to us as it passes through today. our area is moisture srved, so there'reallyot much to worry abouyond that wind. the wi can blow in the 15-25 th afternoon. easing. the sun will stie with us today. the gusty downslope wi will theun to warm o temperaturesnto the upper 40s d lower 50s 10 am. expe ler 50s around colorado springs and monument at no wi lower 60s around pueblo and caon city. mo areas will manage 60s this afternoon with0sn the gh elations. this evening will be partly cloudy with temperures cooling through the 50s and 40s and in stay conne wk-o-a-a dot l y. newstrws >>> goo >>> gd morning. landslide. donald trump andere sanders n big in new hampshe. >> we ar gng to make america so great again. maybe ger tnr fore. hank you, newhampshire! for hillaryclton, a crus

happened about 1:00 this morning on interstate 580 northbound just south of bowers mansion. and hp troopers say the troopers found an adult male lying in the roadway when day arrived. the troopers on scene performed cpr, but the man died at the scene. chp tells me the car involved was a red honda civic, and that the driver is cooperating with the investigation. lanes of i-580 were closed while the investigation is underway. we'll keep you posted on further developments. >>> several other companies have made the decision to move here. what does that mean for our region? alex knito is live with a closer look at this boon in local business. hi, alex. >> reporter: good morning, sam. northern nevada is definitely a different place than it was five years ago, back in 2011. that's when we first started to more companies coming to northern nevada. a lot of people thought the area was associated with shows like "reno 911." not necessarily today. they're seeing this as a business destination, tech hub, up and coming community. great for the area, because it is encouraging more compani

teorolstn bowers is here now with firsalert 5. rgareaf lopres trekking across northernex wardhet the mn influence on our weaer this morng. the northet-to- southwest upope wind on the northwest side of the centerf e low prsu is generating aitf sn, especilyn our uthernar e aviestnow this morng is around walsenrg and trinid, but there'en se snow around colorado sprgs and monumenttoo. thheaviests closer to the lls west of i-25. some light snow has been falling arou pueo and pueblo west, o, but it habeen melting rather than accumulating with tempatur above freezing. the arnsas valy from pueblo thre oe area is in the upr 20s to lower0s this mog, so snow f most of u can accute. snowill be limitedthmorninanwill be di fm north to sou from 7 am thrgh 10 am. teur wl warm through the 30s this morning. thsuwi be breaking out by onnd help to wm mperatureso the 30s and 40s this afternoon. clearingkies this ening will allow temperatures to cool int the 20s by 10 pm. coming up on news-5-toy... re snow r sout colorado... wee trackioad condions for

meteorologist stephen bowers is here nowith first aler5. we had some snow overnht. that snow haexited the i-25 corridor and ing over the soheaste plainthis mornin it will contin shifting eastwardnd o of our area this morning the day wi grow grually more sunny. temperaturesre in the 20s with teens in theigh elevations. wind chills are the teens. snow over the southeastern plains tmorning will end fr west to et between 7 am d 10 am as clouds break up around colorado springand toward 30 degrees. any lingering snowilbeone from theins noon. temperatures will warm into th lower and middle 30s. expect aunny afternoon wit t now re takg a live lo at i-25... whcolorado state patrol will be cracking down on drunk head into superbowl sunday. ey want everyone to enjoy the game... but they are asking you toind a designated dbefore the party gets started.. it's the last orange friday of the season -- and it the best one yet! we're less than 60 hours to kickoff of super bowl 50. ne 5 sports director grant ech is in san fransco and shows us some g-ticket items football fans caget th

. >> for the gop, bower says south carolina results will rely on if other candidates can challenge trump. >> if you add up the second, third, fourth, fifth place finishers, they would have person, but as long as they are still all in this, then trump has got a good separation from the rest of the pack. >> and bower predicts the democratic race will be decided by the african-american vote. >> a long history of the clinton family with african-american voters, and bernie sanders is saying things about universal healthcare, single pair and would appear to lower income, black or white. >> representatives of both say voters are listening for solutions to state problems. >> they have to talk about healthcare, and we have to talk about the crumbling schools and infrastructure that we have here in the state. our national security and economic security, people want our country to be kept safety but want opportunity, jobs for the families. >> these topics will be heavy on the minds of south carolina voters when they cost their ballots. the gop primary is set for democratic will follow a week later.

meteorologist ephen bowers is here now with first ert 5. frigid air has settled in, and temperatures are in the single dits this morning. when the wind picks up, the wind chills drop to below zo. still have thin veil of clouds overhead, but ty aren't anything to worry about this mornin out of wyoming andtah and into northwestern colorado this morning is associated with small upper level disturbance. thisisturbance will increase ow over the motains this morng. somef that snow will run east of the mountains and to the i-25 corridor this afternoon. high clouds ll filter some sunshine this morning. temperatures will warm through the single digits and tes and to near 20 degrees by 10 am around colado springs d pueblo. by noon, we n have a couple of light flurries flying in the s west of i-25. temperatures will be warming througe 20s. flurries begin increasing east of theountains b2 pm with temperatures warming into the 20s and wer 30s. more of those spotty fluies will ctinue thugh 5 pm, and temperatures will ease back into the teens and 20s. tho

meteorologist stephen bowers is he now witfit ert 5. r morning ive comes with nshine a 30s. the ening ive wie suy with 50s cooling to 40s. r mornis mild 20s and 30s. we are quiethis morning, cold front attached to low pressure ovesouth dakota and wyoming may bring bit of wind us as it passes tough today. ouareas isture starv, there's really not much orry the wi can blow he5-25 mph range th morng and early this afternoon. after pm, the wind wl begin easing. the sun will still be with us today. the gusty downslope wind will help the sun to warm our tempatures into the upper 40s and lower 50by0 . expect lower 5 around colorado springs and monument at on with lower 60s around pueblo and caon city. most areas will manage 60s this afternth 50s in the high elevatio thisvening will be partly cloudy with temperatur cooling through the 50s and 40d into ,, plus.. a new i-r-s scam targeting ople in sohernolorado... why police are calling it "dturbing" us how you c y and your family. we are mild thisorng with 20s and 30s on the tempeture dawill be one ofhe warmer days we've had in a whil

bowers first announced in for the seat which congressman morgan griffith currently holds. while bowers is not running for the seat he does have plans to reopen his law office full time and will continue to be involved in the city.### in what's news today... keeping kids safe online... the christiansburg parks and recreation department... teams up with the police department's internet crimes against children unit for an internet safety course. the free presentation includes safety tips about the most popular apps for kids... and a discussion about self- victimization and cyberbullying. # the henry county board of supervisors discusses how to pay for the new meadow view elementary school. in december... the county issued $10 million dollars in bonds to pay for the new building. the school will be in the collinsville district.... replacing collinsville primary and john redd smith elementary schools. # today one of two historic slave structures on the greenfield preston plantation will be moved in botetourt county. those who oppose the move say it would hurt their history... s

stephen bowers is here now with rst alert 5. a milevel stncmovingthrorthern uh this morng is heading eastward. it is already brinng somowto areas aund salt lake city. clill increase steady today with snow velopi over the eaermountains this afternoon and this evening. areas snow wi connue developing east the mntains overnight tonight. a winter wtherisy is in effect foreller county and far weern el paso county, where 1 4hes sw ected. er wtheriss are al ieffect forhe wet mountains, tet mntain vall, and cristo mounins, andor hrfanand las animas couies. snow ts of 4o 7 inchesre expectedn southern areas. wint storm warnings are in effect for pikes peak above 00 feet andigher peaks along e wet mountains d sare de crisountai. on those higher ak handy. any sunshine we see be filtered tgh ireasing clou this moing. the clouds will continue to builis morning a in thioo temperatures will rmhrough the 40s this mning. noon will be in e 40s and 50s with developing snow west of i-25 in the higher spots. onti developin thmotain afternoon. hille i

chief moing meteorologist stephen bowers is here now with firsalert 5. frigid air has settled in, and temperatures aren e sing digihis moing. en the wpicks upthe wind chillsto below zero. still have thin vei clouds overhead, but they aren't anything to worry about this mornin a batch ofer clouds moving out of wyoming and utah and into northwestern coloradth morning is associated with small upper level disturbae. this disturbance will increase snow over the mountas this morning. some of that snow will run east of the mountains and to the i-25 corridorhis afternoon. high clouds will filter some sunshine this rning. temperatures wilwarm thrgh the ngle digits and teens and near 20 degrees by 10 am around coloro springs and pueblo. byoon, wcan have a couple of light flries flyg in t lls westf i-25 eraturesill be wming thh the 20 flurries bin increasg east ofhe mountai by 2 pm w teeratures warming into the 20s and lor s. more of those spotty flurries will continue through 5 pm, an temperatures will ease back into the teens and 20s. those few flurries will de a

shelves.pamela bowers has been teaching more than three decades.she says her idea for the book came from the beaches character is "al b tross" - a seabird who learns an important life lesson - that there is no place like home. bowers says the process also taught *her an important lesson. 3 3 ) 3 3 "i just think if you really love to write, you need to follow through on it, because like i said everyone is a writer if you really think you'd like to do this i think you should - i think everyone should follow your dream because anything is possible if you try" 3 we're told the illustrations were done by a student at bowers' school.elizabeth vera was in 8th grade at the time - and is now a junior in high school.the book officially comes out tomorrow. 3 time for weather with nicole. 3 expect a few peeks of sun amongst mostly cloudy skies today, with a slight chance for drizzle or light showers. highs reach the low to mid-60s. tonight, expect lows near 50. spotty showers linger 3 ((weather hit)) 3 time for traffic. 3 we're watching: rutherford rd @ beverly rds. bennetts bridge rd @ thompson ave

meteorologist stephen bowers is here now with first alert 5. recordigh temperatures were attereyesterda colorado springs warmed to 73, breaking the previous record of 66. pueblo warmed to 81, breaking the prevus record 73. pueblo ao broke the rerd for the all ti warmest day in the month of february. those recordighs came on a day when the wind was howling. wind gusts along i-25 were in the 500 h range. highs evations west of-25, especially along the w mounins, clocked wind gusts in the 80-90 mph range. wind is beginning to subside, but we're stl clocki gusts ov 30 mph early th morning. the wind will continue easing thugh 10 am. it can sy a littleore brisk in the hillwe o25, but otherwise we're dropping back to a 10-20 mph this ternoon. the wind is keing the lower atmosphere stirred up enough at theempetures are stayg up. ermoter readings ts morning are in t 40s and 50s today mes with more sun and leinthan yesrday. expect warming from 7 am through 10 am from the 3 and 40s to thlower and middle 50s. noon will be nearing0 in colorado springs with

ief rning meteorologist stephen bowers is here now with first alert 5. a weak disturbance moved through la night it didn't brg much, but the tiny bit of precipitation it brought with it haexitedcolorado a was over oklahoma thisorning. we stillavsome snowy spots in the northerthat will continue througthis morning, the issue for uwill become wind as that disturbance moves away. the wind is inhe hillso start our day, but after 10 am it wilbegin spading east of mountains. the wind from pueblo and caon ty south through trinidad can be especially gusty and in the 150 mph range. weather issues. temperatures will in the 30s with some lingering clouds. the evening drive will be br on theueo end with temperatures cooling through the 50s and temperatures now aren the 20 with increasing sund decreasing cloud we will wa tough the 3 and into the 40s byam. colodo springs wl be nring 50 degrees by no, while pueblo d caon cityill be closing in on 60 deges. expect 50s and 60s through 5 pm this afteron. the evening comes th a mostly clear sky and temperatures cooling throu

chief morning meteorologisis stephen bowers is he n with h first alert 5. fire weather watch in effect for saturday 10 aununl 7 pm for crcrley, huerfano, and las animas counties. fire weather watch mea athe ions are forabab for fis to start quick and spread erratically. outdr burning ould b postponene remember tver throw gareree butts outstse. the west is s rgy void of f y major weather stbancncna froroa storm ememlong t pacifif nohwest coast. highghressure isiseeng thihis quiet for us for .lw. right now... a tcxcof i0 heavily maged by that masssse cksle... is back open! yesterdayb.. the hihiway y rough glenwoxu nyon rened to two way fic.howeveto.. ews ntinue t tworkrkn pair...so delays and backups e eected. c-dot sa tre will also be periodic clolores s er the next montntas repairs to e roro and gudrails continue. dada... the pulo airirrts ofofcially welcoming back great lakes airlines. thairport celeated t t grand opingyeststday... an l les" un they are offering one flight day denverer.. afafr stopopng thehe flights backckn november. the terminal hasaslso