am-uh-day amodei told k-o-h radio if a senator doesn't like the nominee... they should vote against them. he says, no one knows who the next president will be.. or which party will control the senate next year. ### it's something you don't see every day: a slow-speed police chase... involving a backhoe. officers say it started when the 59-year-old man, dumped boulders on a florida roadway. he then allegedly drove up and down the bridge for an hour- and-a-half, damaging the road and sides of the bridge. one police cruiser was damaged, and officers eventually left the bridge for their own safety. when the backhoe driver finally drove off the bridge, deputies stopped the backhoe with spike strips, and arrested the driver. ### system will move through the region on friday, departing friday night. snow showers will develop in the sierra, mainly along and west of the sierra crest. valleys will see clouds, with a chance of rain showers friday afternoon/evening. while accumulations will be light, road controls are possible over the passes. dry, mild weather will ret

other bush supporters announced they will also switch to rubio's team, including representative mark amodei and assembly majority leader paul anderson. ohio governor john kasich is blocking planned parenthood from receiving any state government money. the g-o-p presidential candidate signed a bill yesterday, banning the state from contracting health services with any group that performs or promotes abortion. the bill doesn't specifically mention planned parenthood, but the group will effectively be cut from more than a-million dollars in funding for health programs. planned parenthood president cecile richards slammed the bill, saying it will hurt women across ohio. most of the republican presidential candidate's except kasich are headed to our area ahead of tomorrow's caucus. if you'd like information about where they'll be and how you can attend, go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics. if you take u-s 50 to go to lake tahoe, you a large boulder rolled into the road over the weekend and caused a minor accident in the glenbrook area of lake tahoe. the boulder is estimated to be nine

along with representative mark (a-muh-day) amodei and assembly majority leader paul anderson say they all support him for president./// ((kirsten joyce)) > on the democratic side.. clinton have their eyes on south carolina. their primary is this saturday. it comes after clinton beat sanders by a small margin here in nevada. clinton won with 53 percent of the vote.. while sanders took 47 percent./// ((kirsten joyce)) > 8 news now has the most complete coverage of the republican caucus. we'll have live reports from the front- runners camps.. and the count in headquarters. our special coverage starts at 5-pm. we'll also have special editions of politics now at 7-30 and 11-p- m./// ((kirsten joyce)) > you can find all the results of the caucuses and primarys not only air... but also online at las vegas now dot com./// ((kirsten joyce)) > police are investigating a woman's death.. ...her body was discovered in a laundry chute at the d casino downtown this weekend. police confirm this is a suspicious death investigation... ./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a motorcyclist has died. 62 year old dennis

bush supporters announced that they would also switch to rubio's team including representative mark amodei and assembly majority leader paul anderson. our community is mourning the loss of nevada senator debbie smith. she passed away yesterday at the age of 60. she began treatment for a malignant brain tumor a year ago. she was was first assembly in 2000 and won 2012. governor brian on all state buildings to be lowered to half staff in her honor. meantime politicians from across the state over her passing. schieve released a statement saying in with my fellow reno extend our sympathy to debbie's family and friends during this difficult time. she will be missed." and sparks mayor geno martini said in part quote " she was so brave and strong as she battled her illness publicly. senator smith is a great nevadan who will be missed but will never be forgotten." the search is on for the driver who police say was initially involved in a deadly pedestrian accident in northwest reno. 31 year old shilo auble was hit and killed saturday night just before 7. investigators say it started when two cars

picking up endorsements from party regulars, including nevada senator dean heller and congressman mark amodei, both of whom appeared with him at yesterday's rally. there are a few things you need to remember if you plan on taking part in today's republican caucus. same as your regular voting location. second... you'll need to check the time your precint is caucusing. you can only participate if you are already registered to vote as a republican. you have a couple of options. you can fill out a ballot with your candidate preference... or stay for discussion among supporters of the various candidates. finally, before you can participate... you'll need to have a government- issued i-d when you check in. for more information on both the caucuses and candidate appearances, go to kolo tv dot com. the nevada state democratic party has released their official recap of saturday's caucus. according to the party, nearly 84 thousand people participated in the caucus. an estimated 14 thousand nevadans registered as democrats. and 65 percent of those who went to the caucus were going f the first time. the

picking up endorsements from party regulars, including nevada senator dean heller and congressman mark amodei, both of whom appeared with him at today's rally. senator ted cruz is getting ready to speak to a crowd at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows. he's scheduled to start his rally in about half an hour. kolo 8 news now's catherine van will have all the highlights tonight at 11. this is not cruz's only stop in northern nevada, he'll have several more rallies tomorrow. he'll have a rally at the journey community church in fernley tomorrow morning. then a rally at the carson valley improvement club hall in minden. and his last scheduled stop will be at the brewery arts center in carson city. doctor ben carson was at piper's opera house in virginia city this only, where his supporters listened to him talk about his tax plan, and the government's irresponsible fiscal policies. carson says he is still in the race at the encouragement of supporters. he admits he is soft spoken, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. "sometimes in the news people will say well carson is too soft, he's t

including two nevada party regulars, senator dean heller and congressman mark amodei, who appeared with him today. the endorsements and tomorrow's nevada republican caucus come at what could be an important time for the florida senator. with jeb bush's withdrawal many in the party's mainstream are moving to support rubio as the best, perhaps the only alternative to donald trump.

supporters announcing today that they would also switch to rubio's team including representative mark amodei and assembly majority leader paul anderson. ohio governor john kasich is blocking planned parenthood from receiving any state government money. the g-o-p presidential from contracting health services with any group that performs or promotes abortion. the bill doesn't specifically mention planned parenthood... but the group will effectively be cut from more than a-million dollars in funding for health programs. planned parenthood president cecile richards slammed the bill, saying it will hurt women across ohio. many republicans have been calling for defunding the group. most of the republican presidential candidate's except kasich are headed to our area ahead of tuesday's caucus. if you'd like information about where they'll be... when...and how you can attend, just go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics. high pressure will strengthen over the sierra and western nevada, bringing dry conditions temperatures through monday will ease down to near average for the lower valleys tuesd

thoughts on the obama administration's clean power plan. 10 members, including my guest, congressman amodei and congresswoman titus have introduced the power efficiency and resiliency act. currently some energy technologies qualify for large tax credits, and others do not. solar energy and fuel cell technologies, for example, get a 30% credit. now, the power act would increase the tax credit for combined heat and power and waste heat to power technologies for 10% to 30%. now, congressman, i saw a companion bill in the senate from senators casey and collins. and i saw collins' statement claiming that right now, quote, u.s. utilities and factories send enough wasted energy in the form of heat up their chimneys to power all of japan for each year. and why it's so important for nevada. >> sure. well, the power bill tries to incentivize businesses to utilize waste heat to power or combined heat to power in order to help fuel their own energy needs. and in doing so, they decrease their reliance on energy from the grid, decrease their costs and help save the environment. so overall, this is a win-

they include representative mark amodei and assembly majority leader paul anderson.### the last time someone of presidential material visited the comstock was ulysses s. grant in 1870. this morning ben carson campaigned in the comstock prior to the republican caucuses there. standing room only at the pipers opera house, where carson encouraged people not to listen to the media and the hype surrounding other candidates. he says he is still in the race at the encouragement of supporters thirsty for a campaign and presidency like his. ben carson, r-presidential candidate: as i explained, being quiet and mild mannered doesn't mean you aren't strong. people just need to be re- oriented and understand how that works. carson will be in las vegas tomorrow for a town hall prior to clark county caucuses gettng underway at five.### and ted cruz is also making a swing through northern nevada. the texas senator started the day in las tonight in reno. today cruz asked for the resignation of his campaign's communications director... after an erroneous news story was retweeted... that questioned mar

picking up endorsements from party regulars, including nevada senator dean heller and congressman mark amodei, both of whom appeared with him at today's rally. the last time someone of presidential material visited the comstock was ulysses s. grant in 1870. this morning ben carson campaigned in the comstock prior to the republican caucuses there. standing room only at the pipers opera house, where carson encouraged people not to listen to the media and the hype surrounding other candidates. he says he is still in the race at the encouragement of supporters thirsty for a campaign and presidency like his. ben carson, r-presidential candidate: as i explained, being quiet and mild mannered doesn't mean you aren't strong. people just need to be re- oriented and understand how that works. carson will be in las vegas tomorrow for a gettng underway at five.### donald trump will be in sparks on tomorrow. he'll speak at a rally in the rose ballroom at the nugget casino resort at noon. doors open at 10 a-m. the event is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. for the latest informat

endorsements from key nevada officials, from lieutenant governor mark hutchison to congressmen mark amodei and cresent hardy to senator dean heller. (heller was a former jeb bush supporter who switched to rubio after bush suspended his campaign this weekend.) cruz doesn't have as many high-profile supporters, but does enjoy the backing of attorney general adam laxalt, who has hit the campaign trail for cruz in nevada. unlike the democratic caucus, where conversations and arguments preceded balloting, republicans can show up at any time once their caucus sites open at 5 p.m., cast a ballot and then go home. also, there's no same-day registration in the g-o-p caucus - you had to have signed up by february 13 in order to participate. those two things might make collecting and counting ballots easier and more efficient than it was in 2012, when it took an 33-thousand ballots. ((steve sebelius)) republican officials hope to announce results shortly after caucus tomorrow. we'll have complete coverage all evening long, including two special editions of politics-now, one at 7:30 and another at 11:

conservatives to beat the democrats in other bush supporters would also switch to representative mark amodei and assembly majority leader paul our community is mourning the loss of nevada senator debbie smith. she passed away yesterday at the age of 60. she began treatment for a malignant brain tumor a year ago. she was was first elected to the state assembly in 2000 and won a seat in the senate in 2012. governor brian sandoval ordered flags on all state buildings to be lowered to half staff in her honor. meantime politicians from across the state have expressed sorrow over her passing. reno mayor hillary schieve released a statement saying in part... quote "i, along with my fellow reno city council members, extend our sympathy to debbie's family and friends during this difficult time. she will be missed." and representative dina titus said "senator debbie smith was a dear friend, a valued colleague, and a genuinely good person. she always put nevada's children first and never sought any credit or personal attention." the search is on for the driver who police say was initially involved in a

bush supporters announced that they would also switch to rubio's team including representative mark amodei and assembly majority leader paul anderson. our community is mourning the loss of nevada senator debbie smith. she passed away yesterday at the age of 60. she began treatment for a malignant brain tumor a year ago. she was was first elected to the state assembly in 2000 and won a seat in the senate in 2012. politicians from across the state have expressed sorrow over her passing. sparks mayor geno martini said in part quote " she was so brave and strong as she is a great nevadan who will be missed but will never be forgotten." and governor sandoval saying in part... "we remember her legacy as a true nevadan with a fierce devotion to her constituents and state, particularly to public education and the children of nevada." governor sandoval ordered flags on all state buildings to be lowered to half staff in her honor. the search is on for the driver who police say was initially involved in a deadly pedestrian accident in northwest reno. 31 year old shilo auble was hit and killed saturda