tonight on kolo-eight- news-now, chris buckley is live on the scene. breaking down the details as police learn them. and new tonight-- a lyon county man accused of killing a 2-year-old boy, is finally getting his day in court-- after he spent 5-years in jail. ?but why did it take so long? thanks for joining us tonight. i'm noah bond. after a nice warm break from the rain and snow--- it's back. it started falling on our studio in reno in the last hour. to learn more about the scope of this storm lets turn to chief meteorologist jeff thompson in the weather center. jeff-- we can use all of this we can get. high wind warning in effect for the sierra front until 10 pm. sustained wind to 55 mph is expected with gusts to 65+. blowing dust and debris, tree and fence damage, and power outages are all possible. winter storm warning in effect for the sierra crest and west slope until 4 pm thursday, and for the lake tahoe basin until noon thursday. more than a foot of snow is expected above 7000', with 4-8" possible down to lake tahoe level. expect winter driving

that was chris buckley reporting. the american cancer most women start getting yearly the democratic presidential candidates are making a final push here in nevada with just one day until the caucuses. as reid binion reports-- and neck in the silver state. it's a high-stakes showdown on the las vegas strip ... hillary clinton and bernie sanders locked in a tight race heading into saturday's democratic caucus... both betting on their get out-the-vote operations to push them over the edge... arriving overnight, clinton wasted no time - hitting an essential stop on the campaign trail here: behind-the-scenes of a casino. hi everybody! hiiiiii! ... in search of hotel workers who vote. presidential candidate hope you'll come out and caucus - 11 o'clock saturday morning - i'll work hard for you as your president! the outcome here could hinge on the state's pivotal hispanic vote.... .... which is why the clinton campaign released this minute- 10-year-old daughter of undocumented immigrants... "my parents, they have a letter o

that was chris buckley reporting. you can report potholes to reno direct at 334-info. "youre starting to see water in the cracks of the roadway, you get the expansion and contraction during the road starting to heave ad break apart and they develop potholes and then the haering of the vehicles turn small holes into larger holes in to potholes." you can report potholes to reno direct at 334-info. for more information on how to take advantage of reno direct go to -over: my new mom and i have a lot in common. ahh...the great outside... son, voice-over: we both love the outdoors. that's not a flower. son, voice-over: we both love geology. oh, look! an igneous one! that's not a rock. son, voice-over: and she knows a lot about wildlife. a labradoodle! [baying] that's not a dog. son, voice-over: hanging out has been kinda fun. announcer: you don't have to be perfect to be a perfect parent. thousands of kids in foster care will take you just as you are. the bellevue road bridge in washoe valley is temporarily closed. the over-pass and ramps will be closed for about 3-months fo

chris buckley kolo 8 news nows. from one type of "bowl" to a different one. reno's davidson academy of nevada took home the top prize for the 25th annual nevada science bowl. the public school, located on the university of nevada, reno campus, won the the school will now represent nevada in the department of energy's national science bowl to be held in washington d-c in april. the event was national nuclear security administration-nevada field office. still ahead on kolo 8 news now... bernie sanders makes fun of himself after last night's debate and why some are mocking marco rubio? this is one lucky dog. for three days your man because he gives one word answers? dave well it turns out men have a reason for saying as little as possible to their signifcant other... amanda we'll tell you why the man in your life may be a inside a sinkhole. he slid headfirst about 5 feet down - and another 5 feet sideways. when his family finally found him they were worried the ground around the sinkhole they called for reinforcements. local firefighters and deputies rescued mav

that was chris buckley reporting. the staff at spa atlantis says now that football season is over, there's no excuse not to come in for some sunday pampering. so how much are people in nevada expected to spend on valentine's day? according to the 'retail association of nevada', we'll spend nearly 179- million dollars. the average person will spend about 146-dollars, which is an increase from last year. the most popular gifts are candy, jewelry, and a night out at a you might want to start calling it-- hot dog king. burger king's newest menu item-- takes a bit of an unexpected turn. the fast food franchise will start serving hot dogs, later this month. one executive called it, the biggest launch since the 1970s, when the company introduced its first chicken sandwich. burger king will serve two versions: a classic grilled dog, and a chili- cheese dog. the franchise started experimenting with hot dogs in five cities last year-- and is putting the items on its menu across the nation. ?have you ever heard of someone dying

that was chris buckley reporting. the committe decided to take a little more time to look into their options. they will most likely be brought to a vote at the next meeting next friday. reno police and several city officials paid a visit to a downtown reno motel complex after receiving various complaints. "hey, it's reno police." knocking city officials say they've recieved numerous calls for service-- at the reno legacy motel, on north virginia street. inside, police and code enforcement officials found several code violations including cooking in the hallways, evidence of pests and a lack of maintenance. was part of a larger intiative by the mayor, and city council, to combat downtown blight. good things are happening in sparks. and now, the city is asking for your help to develop a plan to guide its future growth. "the feedback that we're getting is they want managed growth, they want appropriate growth. " the campaign is called "ignite sparks" - and the goal is to create a new approach-- to give neighbors and busi

resort chris buckley kolo 8 news now. the democratic caucus wasn't the only thing going on at the university today. an event was also held to prepare students for graduation and beyond... that's the idea behind "family access day," a collaboration between the washoe county school district and u- n-r. about a hundred families got to learn about preparing for college. that process starts as early as pre-k. experts say "home learning" is a big component along with community resources like the washoe county library system. twelve library branches, offers access to online resources... including a children's learing program called "tumblebooks" "tumblebooks reads the book to the child and points to the word its like the old style first grade listening centers with the headphones basically it does that on the computer now." through the washoe county library system... are free to anyone with a library card. we'll be right back with a final look at the results from the nevada caucus results. this is a map of the results from the n

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. these birds of prey - to many scientists, prime examples of evolution - on display at the discovery musem... as part of international darwin day. reno freethinkers organzed this local celebration. "the reno freethinkers are basically a group that strives to bring out to the public education of science and keeping the separation of church and state in the forefront." the day pays tribute to charles darwin, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. "darwin had an impossible task in front of him how did he explain the mad diverse range of life on earth and through the scientific method he was able to do that. what he teaches us is don't throw up your hands." organizers chose the discovery museum in hopes of reaching more young people. "we need more scientific literacy in this county it's so important to be scientifically literate because when we're talking about climate change, stem cell research, we need educated scientists on the forefront of policy. its these children t

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley is live at the nugget with more tonight. chris? here in the rise ballroom to see what sanders had to say. he spoke for about an hour. on his plans for a revolution- one that would put middle class and working families first. sanders has been advocating for health care for everyone, saying its a right not a privilege. he also promised a future that would use more renewable resources... improve voter turnout... and a plan that would make public colleges and universities free... backed by wall street speculation. he asked an energetic crowd here "the only way change takes place... is when millions of people stand up and say enough is enough. our government belongs to all of us, not just a handful of billionaires." sanders paused because of a medical episode in the crowd. another example of why everyone needs healthcare. live at the nugget chris buckley kolo 8 news now. for the second time in less than a month... former president bill clinton was in reno today... campaigning for his wife. he arrived at hillary's reno campaign headquart

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. "the last four years have been terrible so it's time we have this its incredible." winter weather has been a problem for the sky tavern ski and snowboard program this year. the first three days were cancelled due to high winds and icy roads... but conditions from this latest storm... were ideal. "it's snowing but its not windy and its fabulous its not freezing, it s a great time there's all kinds of powder on the mountain the kids are having a blast." well, most of them are. "there's a lot of snow and powder and i can't ski powder." chain controls were up on mt. rose highway... but the buses were "they were a little late but not too bad we got everyone on by 9:15, everone went slow and ndot was great at plowing the roads." it's a change from the past few years... when it was lack of snow causing cancellations... and eventually, a change of venue. this is amazing we are so happy to be back on our mountian we can't thank mt. rose enough for letting us ski there but there's nothing like

in reno chris buckley kolo 8 news now. if you're stocking up the cooler for the big game tomorrow... you're not alone. total wine and has been seeing big crowds the past few days. they tell us beer sales are up 45-percent in anticipation of the big game. domestics are always big sellers this time of year.... but they're also selling a lot of local and craft beers.. as well as wine and hard liquor. "people like to come in and shop around and browse, come in for a 6 pack or case, usually go to other areas, get that shooter for the favorite team when they score, makes it that much more enjoyable." they expect crowds to taper off tomorrow when the game starts ... but they say they usually see another rush around halftime. ## if you don't have cable, you can still catch the big game without going to a sports bar or a friends house. c-b-s-sports-dot-com will be streaming the panthers versus broncos match-up online...for free! provides the service... ...and c-b-s has explanded the devices you can stream the superbowl using the c-

in sparks chris buckley kolo 8 news now. grassroots bookstore wants to help you find your literary soul mate with its annual 'blind date with a book' event. customers are invited to pick out their favorite book in the store... wrap them and attach a clue hinting of the contents inside. more than 300 blind date books have been chosen. the goal is to encourage people to take chance on a new book... and on love. while most readers seen pairings come out of blind date with a book. because we set up a table this year, there's room to work together and we've actually seen blind date with a book customers exchange phone numbers, start to talk about a book they love together, so we think we might be actually contributing to love in reno. each book will be on display until 8 tonight. today is valentine's day, but tomorrow is president's day. just as a reminder, most washoe county offices will be closed tomorrow. here's a list of some of the places where you won't be able to conduct business tomorrow - but... the office of the county

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. a very long line outside the summit pavilion saturday morning... some of theses ladies waited for hours. "we got here at 8" it was free feather boas for the first thousand divas... "its my first time here i'm so excited i get some free stuff of course, look at this wonderful boa." and a short line to meet chad duell and bryan craig from abc's "general hospital." "i watch these two men their whole careers on gh i'm a big fan." first time in reno... "we've never been here before we were reallys surprised opened the windown here in the hotel and saw the snow in the mountains we don't see that in la" "we love meeting the fans and we're learning a lot from them the sometimes know more about the show than we do so they ask questions and sometimes we don't know the answers." the expo featured more than 100 local businesses... offering everything from clothes and jewelry... to health and wellness products. this is the events fourth year... and an annual tradition for many. "its our second yea

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley takes a look. the big game means big business for a lot of local establishments. casino sports books take advantage of the biggest betting event of the year... and offer special deals to get people in the doors. it's always a big day for bully's sports bar... the original location in northwest reno is a popular to-go spot. "it's a huge day especially for our to go we're doing a special on chicken wings, the buckets have chickens on them, we're doing drink specials, it's really our super bowl too." as well as a favorite for people that want to take in the big game on multiple screens. "we have a tv for basically every table and a huge wall of tvs." friendly rivalry. "it gets loud and we encourage over in victorian for the big game "rocking it got a mimosa bar going... beer specials, squares, just rolling it." and the party there... goes all night. "every year it's right up there irish chris buckley kolo 8 ben ross is here now with a preview of sports. -super bowl 50 -- broncos vs. panthers -- highli

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has the story. to celebrate the super the nfl is giving golden school of every player and head coach who played in one. friday night in reno, wooster graduate glenn carano that football to the school. "the carano family we all had a great time at this school a lot of competitive days a lot of wins a few losses but this is a great foundation for the family." carano began his professional career with the dallas cowboys in 1977... he was with the team for two n-f-c championships and a super bowl win. and this football will help the school get grant money... to support their football program. "this is a great tribute to the nfl, to be able to do something like this to give back to the school this is where it all started for me without hs i don't get college without college i don't get the pros so it all started here at wooster h." like this to give back to the school this is where it all started for me without hs i don't get college without college i don't get the pros so it all started here at wooster

chris buckley reporting. there are a couple of ways you can report horses in the virginia range area... that pose a public safety threat.. we have that phone number and e-mail address... on our website kolo t-v dot com. the convention authority.. is looking for a new owner for the wildcreek golf course. the r-s-c-v-a says its been losing 150 to 200- thousand dollars a year.. operating the course. and... the courses value as an attraction for visitors.. has declined. so yesterday... the authority's board weighed its options... rejecting the idea.. for now... of selling the land for development... instead deciding to try to find a new owner. the decision pleased wild-creek's neighbors... who feared a loss of property values. lucey: "i'm pleased with the outcome. i think our board did a great job of giving direction not only to our staff and how we're going to move forward. and today and made sure that was reflected in the direction that we take before us." the r-s-c-v-a will reportedly approach the county... ab

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. "the last four years have been terrible so it's time we have this its incredible." winter weather has been a problem for the sky tavern ski and snowboard program this year. the first three days were cancelled due to high but conditions from this latest storm... were ideal. "it's snowing but its not windy and its fabulous its not freezing, it s a great time there's all kinds of powder on the mountain the kids are having a blast." well, most of them are. "there's a lot of snow and powder and i can't ski powder." chain controls were up on mt. rose highway... but the buses were were able to run.. "they were a little late but not too bad we got everyone on by 9:15, everone went slow and ndot was great at plowing the roads." it's a change from the past few years... when it was lack of snow causing cancellations... and eventually, a change of venue. this is amazing we are so happy to be back on our mountian we can't thank mt. rose enough for letting us ski there but there's nothing like bein

that was chris buckley reporting. the r-s-c-v-a is working with an integrated marketing firm to craft a new campaign aimed at promoting tourism in specific markets across the country. the fight between apple and the fbi is a big talker on capital hill with talks on changing legislation. and costco and nordstrom get high marks from customers. here's america's money... good mornin >>> good morning. topping "america's money" -- an >> the number of companies with shares trading for under $1 is at its highest point in 20 years. >> around 360 stocks open this morning at less than a buck, that's up 38% this year. >> a new survey of customer satisfaction in the u.s. gives high marks to nordstrom, costco and amazon. >> despite its low prices, walmart ranked second to last in the survey. america's least favorite retailer, that would be abercrombie & fitch. >>> and finally the u.s. is no longer home to the most billionaires in the world. >> that distinction now goes to china, a new list says 90 new chinese billionaires moved chi

that was chris buckley reporting. the r-s-c-v-a is working with an integrated marketing firm to craft a new campaign aimed at promoting tourism in with an integrated marketing firm to craft a new campaign aimed at promoting tourism in that was chris buckley reporting. the r-s-c-v-a is working with an integrated marketing firm to craft a new campaign aimed at specific markets across the country. we'll be right back. for news while you're on the move, listen to our news partner and western nevada will be well above average through friday before easing down slightly for the weekend. it will be breezy friday, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 friday night and early saturday. another weak system is possible sunday night followed by dry conditions to start next week. little change to the a lot of us are looking for ways to save money these days. thats why we have some tips on how you can save on something we spend money on the most...food. according to money talk news one easy way to save is skipping t

in sparks chris buckley kolo 8 news now. grassroots bookstore wants to help you find your literary soul mate with its annual 'blind date with a book' event. customers are invited to pick out their favorite book in the store... wrap them and attach a clue hinting of the contents inside. more than 300 blind date books have been chosen. the goal is to encourage people to take chance on a new book... and on love. while most readers never meet each other... grassroots say they've seen pairings come out of blind date with a book. because we set up a table this year, there's room to work together and we've actually seen blind date with a book customers exchange phone numbers, start to talk about a book they love together, so we think we might be actually each book will be on display until 8 tonight. the kindness crew teaming up with members of the "cinderella scholarship program" to spead some happiness this valentines day. the group is part of the "be the stone project" which was started five years ago by an eleven year old girl a

in reno chris buckley kolo 8 news now. ben ross is here now basketball team without senior forward lucas stivrins today at colorado state -- stivrins suffered a right hand fracture during practice this week -- he's scheduled to meet with a hand specialist next week pack looking for their 4th straight road win -- 33-27 -- but c-s-u finishes the game on a 17-5 run... and the rams come back to win 76-67... nevada falls to 13-9 overall, 5-5 in the mountain west wolf pack women hosting colorado state -- part of the honor guard presenting the flag today, courtney barnett -- daughter of our own chief photographer wade barnett -- they did a great job!... 1st quarter -- kelsey kaelin pull up jumper... wolf pack still down 9... pack goes inside to teige zeller... she led nevada with 14 points... but colorado state showed why they've only lost 1 game all season... elin gustavsson -- 2 of her 14 points... rams win big 64-37 couple of big upsets today -- we begin with number 1 oklahoma at kansas state... dante buford with the ridiculou

in downtown reno chris buckley kolo 8 news now. if you couldn't make it to today's job fair... there's still time to apply for the upcoming season. we have that information on our com. still ahead on kolo 8 there is a new bar that from today... but it is trying to offer a new type of experience. here's a kolo 8 sports break... what a game between the warriors a performance by stephen curry -- steph goes for 46 points and makes 12 3-pointers -- that ties the n-b-a single-game record -- his 12th was the most amazing -- from 38 feet to win the game in overtime... unbelievable... curry also broke the n-b-a record for most 3's in a season -- and there are still 24 games left! warriors beat the thunder 121-118 in overtime outcue = 121-118 in normal temperatures in place through the middle of next week. generally dry conditions are except for possible light border sunday night and again by mid week. late in the week or possibly even next weekend there are chances for a more active winter pattern to return, but confidence remains low. && .short term... few changes were made to the pres

that was chris buckley reporting. the r-s-c-v-a is working with an integrated marketing firm to craft a new campaign aimed at promoting tourism in specific markets across the country. for the second year in a row... nevada's bridges have been named the best in the nation. only 1-point-8 percent of nevada's roughly 19- hundred public bridges need repair. compare that to the national average... which is 9-point-6 percent. the nevada department of transportation, inspects all bridges in the state of nevada. they're inspected every two years. ### temperatures across northeast california and western nevada will be well above average through friday before be breezy friday, with a chance for showers mainly north of interstate 80 friday night and early saturday. another weak system is possible sunday night followed by dry conditions to start next week. little change to the forecast through saturday. high pressure will remain over northeast california and western nevada through friday morning before a glancing blow friday nigh

in sparks chris buckley kolo 8 news now. grassroots bookstore wants to help you find your literary soul mate with its annual 'blind date with a book' event. to pick out their favorite book in the store... wrap them and attach a clue hinting of the contents inside. more than 300 blind date books have been chosen. the goal is to encourage people to take chance on a new book... and on love. while most readers never meet each other... grassroots say they've seen pairings come out of blind date with a book. because we set up a table this year, there's room to work together and we've actually seen blind date with a book customers exchange phone numbers, start to talk about a book they love together, so we think we might be actually contributing to love in reno. each book will be on display until 8 tonight. not a bad day to curl up with a book today..... mild temperatures, but a little overcast. dick stoddard has a look at your weather now forecast. high pressure near the west coast will keep above average

at donner lake chris buckley kolo 8 news now. neither victim was flotation device. captain rob left-wich with the truckee police department released this statement. "our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of lucas and joshua." "we would like to remind everyone how important personal flotation devices are. these situations are always extremely tragic and we can only hope we can prevent similar incidents in the future." ### with spring break just around the corner, washoe county health officials are offering advice for people who might be traveling to zika infected countries. since february 5th, eight people have been tested for the zika virus in washoe county. none of those cases, tested positive for the virus. the c-d-c and washoe county health district recommend pregnant women to not travel to the infected countries. but if you do, make sure you protect yourself from mosquito bites. they also recommend to use protection, since there have been numerous cases of zika spreading, through the city of reno will open a new overflow shelter this week. the

at donner lake chris buckley kolo 8 news now. neither victim was wearing a personal flotation device. captain rob left-wich with the truckee police department released this statement. "our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of lucas and joshua." "we would like to remind everyone how important personal flotation devices are. these situations are always extremely tragic and we can only hope we can prevent similar incidents in the future." ### automatic billing might make your life easier. but--- ?what if you find out why one sparks man is paying for a service that he no longer uses. movie tourism.... people are flocking to the star wars movie was filmed. and it's big money for the locals. march will come in like a lamb this year for the most part. temperatures will be chilly for the nights and mornings, but mild to warm in the afternoons. a couple of weak weather systems will bring clouds and breezy conditions on tuesday and thursday, but most areas will miss out on measurable precipitation. stormy weather may ret

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. "the last four years have been terrible so it's time we have this its incredible." winter weather has been a problem for the sky tavern ski and this year. the first three days were cancelled due to high winds and icy roads... but conditions from this ideal. "it's snowing but its not windy and its fabulous its not freezing, it s a great time there's all kinds of powder on the mountain the kids are having a blast." well, most of them are. "there's a lot of snow and powder and i can't ski powder." chain controls were up on mt. rose highway... but the buses were were able to run.. "they were a little late but not too bad we got everyone on by 9:15, everone went slow and ndot was great at plowing the roads." it's a change from the past few years... when it was lack of snow causing cancellations... and eventually, a change of venue. this is amazing we are so happy to be back on our mountian we can't thank mt. rose enough for letting us ski there but there's nothing like being at your own ho

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley was there... chris quite a turnout at the nugget this afternoon. noah a crowd of thousands gathered in the rose ballroom to hear what the senator had to say. chants from a packed house in sparks friday afternoon... including dick van dyke and susan sarandon. senator bernie sanders told the crowd nevada is ready to lead this country into a political revolution. "tomorrow the eyes of the country are to be on nevada and i'm absolutely confident that nevada is going to say to moving this country in a direction where we have a government that represents all of us not just wealthy campaign contributors." government that represents all of us not just wealthy campaign contributors." sanders said his campaign is gaining steam every day.. working towards an america that works for the middle class and working families. "when we started this campaign we were at 3%, we've come a long way in nine months." a big response from the crowd when he talked about refinancing student loans.. offering free tuition at public universities... and how he plans to pay for it.

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has the story. "love is in the air" way up in the air... on valentines day's 16 couples tied the knot on the scheels ferris wheel with k-bull's bob richards presiding. "it seems to be growing each year, people just want to do something untraditional." stories.. "you know a lot of them never had that real first wedding so i think its a good opportunity to wedding so we give an opportunity for people to do it over again and why not get married on a big ferris wheel on valentines day." for five couples, it was so you know how some day? well i've decided to re-name the n-b-a all- star game as the defense awareness game this was certainly a rough night for fans of defense -- hello to kobe bryant, playing in his final all-star game... there's a little vintage kobe -- that thing spun around the rim about 19 times... kobe finished with 10 rebounds... stephen curry -- one of six 3's on the night -- 26 points for steph... 3rd quarter -- john wall -- between the legs to lebron james... lebron had 13 points... paul george nearly broke wilt chamberlin's

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. these birds of prey - to many scientists, prime examples of evolution - on display at the darwin day. reno freethinkers organzed this local celebration. "the reno freethinkers are basically a group that strives to bring out to the public education of science and keeping the separation of church and state in the forefront." the day pays tribute to the life and work or charles darwin, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. in front of him how did he explain the mad diverse range of life on earth and through the 0222dsp01 outcue = we'll be right back trt = 3:35 well for just the 2nd time since joining the mountain west, a wolf pack team has won a conference championship the nevada swimming and diving team welcomed home yesterday at fresh off their victory at the mountain west championships in texas... the pack overcame a 39 and a half point deficit with just 3 events remaining to rally past boise state for the title... douglas grad krysta palmer was named mountain west

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. these birds of prey - to many scientists, prime examples of evolution - on display at the discovery musem... as part of international darwin day. reno freethinkers organzed this local celebration. "the reno freethinkers are basically a group that strives to bring out to the public education separation of church and state in the forefront." the day pays tribute to the life and work or charles darwin, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. "darwin had an impossible task in front of him how did he explain the mad diverse range of life on earth and through the scientific method he was able to do that. what he teaches us is don't throw up your hands." organizers chose the discovery museum in hopes of reaching more young people. "we need more scientific literacy in this county it's so important to be scientifically literate because when we're talking about climate change, stem cell research, we need educated scientists on the forefront of policy. its these children that ar

high elevations of the sierra sunday afternoon/evening, especially for alpine kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. "this campaign is not just about electing a president of the united states, that's obviously enormously important, but more important is creating a political revolution." presidential candidate bernie sanders talking about a political revolution in which millions of people stand together. "and demand the united states government start representing all of our people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors." the senator spoke about fixing what he calls a rigged economy... and fighting for public funding for elections. "you should be allowed to run for office without having to beg billionaires for campaign contributions." questions from the audienced focused on things like investing in indiginous people.... water management... immigration reform... and public lands. the senator also talked about investing in jobs and education... and "washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. i can't do it alone i need your help.

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley is live at the nugget. chris how was turnout for this event? thousands gathered to hear what bernie he spoke for nearly an hour. touching on familiar points of his plan for revolution...lamenting the demise of the middle class and pushing for better wages, more affordable health care, and health care as a right, not a privilege. he also talked about making public colleges and universities free.. and making wall street pay for it. sanders said too much wealth is in the hands of too few people. "what we have seen is a shrinking of the american middle class. today we have 47 million people living in poverty. almost all new weath and income today is going to the top one percent." near the end of his one percent." near the end of his because of a medical episode in the crowd. someone was led out on a stretcher. sanders at that point example of why everyone needs health care. live at the nugget chris now. bernie's opponent, hillary, wasn't in town today... but her husband was.

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley shows us how different agencies, worked together, to find the missing men. the search started out as a rescue effort friday night... with a 9-1-1 call about a capsized canoe on donner lake. "on friday night we searched until dark, the wind came up even stronger than it was when the canoe capsized and we had to pull the boats off the water due to the wind and dangerous water conditions." the search resumed saturday morning... on the water - boats with underwater sonar and remote video capability. in the air, a c-h-p helicopter. "we were able to search from the air when there was little or no wind. with good visibility in the water they spotten an object of the canoeists." the two were last seen in the northeast corner of the lake.. that's the area boats and dive teams scoured on sunday. the weather again playing a factor. "as the wind comes up today, definitely the water temperatures and then the depth of the lake. for folks who are divers, diving at 6000 feet, dive times are greatly reduced and certainly being in that cold wearing life jackets. captain

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley shows us his final push ahead of this weekend's caucuses. "this campaign is not just about electing a president of the united states, that's obviously enormously important, but more important is creating a political revolution." presidential candidate bernie sanders talking about a political revolution in which millions of people stand together. "and demand the united states government start representing all of our people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors." the senator spoke about fixing what he calls a rigged economy... and fighting for public funding for elections. "you should be allowed to run for office without having to beg billionaires for campaign contributions." questions from the audienced focused on indiginous people.... water management... immigration reform... and public lands. the senator also talked about investing in jobs and education... and pledged to reach out to grassroots america. "washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. i can't do it alone i need yo

kolo 8news nows chris buckley was there... chris, ?did the committee make a decision tonight? they did not noah... they did take public comment from residents... and discussed the pros and cons of two different funding plans. overcrowding is the washoe county school districts biggest challenge... most schools are at or above capacity... and many are in need of renovation and repair. this committe is tasked with addressing those issues. the goal is to recommend a ballot question that would raise 781-million dollars over the next nine years... either by raising just the sales tax... or by raising a combination of sales and property taxes. the money would help fix and expand older schools and build new ones. "if we don't build new schools we will have double sessions which means some kids will be at at the bus stop at 4:30 am, day then we have to run a second set of kids. double sessions is not the vision of wcsd." most citizens that spoke during public comment agreed the school district needs additional funding.. "they understand the work we're doing for our 64,000 kids." the di

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley met some of these rescue dogs this afternoon... she's here tonight with more on their story. chris. noah a lot of these dogs had been mistreated for years... and it showed when they were finally rescued. but they've come a long way in the past two months.... and now are looking to find forever homes. "this is henry he's one of 19 dogs rescued from a puppy mill." and one of the oldest.... of more than 2-dozen mill in silver springs. "we estimate him about 10 but his teeth are so bad it's hard to tell." medically, he's one of the worst off. "he was debarked so he has no tissue in his trachea it make sit hard for him to breath, he has episodes where he's almost died, they can't put him under just there to make more puppies." from four months to ten years - showed signs of neglect. "all of the dogs hair was extremely matted, they hadn't been groomed in forever, they were covered in their own urine, a lot of them had urine burns, some of them had to be put down because of the conditions they were in." but since being rescued in december,

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. the trauma intervention program of northern nevada started with 11 volunteers in 2009. today, the program has 32 specially trained citizens who work alongside first responders. "our volunteers provide emotional and practical support to survivors of tragedy, natural deaths, suicides, drownings, our volunteers will come at the request of the emergency responders and just be there with the family, providing emotional and practical support." for the last five years, these vounteers have nominated those they see in the field.. for going above and beyond. "giving transportation to the family when they have nowhere to go, buying food for them, making sure all their items are out of the house after a fire, there are so many incredible things our first responders do every day the general public does not know about, our volunteers get to see that firsthand." seven heroes were honored on thursday... but this room.. was full of them "really the people that should all the help that they give our c

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley spoke to reno fix the problem... and how you can help. chris? noah reno public works has two crews working every day to help make our roads safer... that includes fixing potholes... and they're asking residents for help finding them. winter weather wreaks havoc on city streets.. "youre starting to see water in the cracks of the roadway, you get the expansion and contraction during the road starting to heave ad break apart and they develop potholes and then the haering of the vehicles turn small holes into larger holes in to potholes." especially on older streets "the asphalt is aging its oxidized ad it begins to deteriorate." the city of reno has two public works crews working to repair roads... and there's no shortage of work. "we're trying to catch up as soon as we get to teh point where we're making some headway we get a storm come into town, we're losing more of the roadway surfaces to potholes." the city is asking drivers that see to call them in. "call reno direct ad they'll issue a work request and we'll repair it within five working days

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley joins us live in catching on? noah this is the second year for "the devil made me do it saloon crawl"... a different way to celebrate valentines day.. where the color of your cup... signifies your relationship status. for the second year in a row.. virginia city will be celbrating valentines day with their "the devil made me do it saloon crawl." "valentine's day is typically geared towards couples and we wanted to approach this a little differently. we're doing different cups for if you're taken, single, if you're looking for some fun and we have a special one for designated drivers." they're expecting double the crowds from last year... "it was a huge boost it was great to get our names out there we were still somewhat new so a lot of people got to see who we are and what we're about." and with valentines day on sunday... and presidents day on monday... comstock businesses are gearing up for a big weekend. for the staff to be busy again, to have lots of people and it just helps us get along and looks good on the

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley joins us with more on this tonight. chris? noah the horses were hit within a few hundred yards of each other... one was killed on impact, the other was injured and had to be euthanized. it's a reminder for drivers in the virginia the lookout. sightings of wild horses near roads in the virginia range area are common... "we have 2000 heads of horses that live out here on these ranges we have issues from 95 to 395, 50 to i-80 so when you're in those areas you need to be cautious." especially after dark. two horses were hit on highway 50 east of dayton early thursday morning... between mark twain avenue and rainbow drive. the horse hit by this car came through the windshield and was killed on impact. "hitting a horse is very much like hitting an eld you need to beweare of it becuause in a car you're normally going to take out the legs and they're going to come through the windshield." the driver was transported with minor injuries. the other horse was the victim of a hit and run... that driver took off... and the injured horse was

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley joins us with more on that tonight, chris? noah the trauma intervention program of northern nevada hosted their fifth annual awards dinner tonight... the awards go to first responders who go above and beyond... nominated by tip volunteers working side by side. the trauma intervention program of northern nevada started with 11 today, the program has 32 specially trained citizens who work alongside first responders. "our volunteers provide emotional and practical support to survivors of tragedy, natural deaths, suicides, drownings, our volunteers will come at the request of the emergency responders and just be there with the family, providing emotional and practical support." for the last five years, these vounteers have nominated those they see in the field.. for going above and beyond. "giving transportation to the family when they have nowhere to go, buying food for them, making sure all their items are out of the house after a fire, there are so many incredible things our first responders do every day the general public does

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. "this campaign is not just about electing a president of the united states, that's obviously enormously important, but more important is creating a political revolution." presidential candidate bernie sanders talking about a political revolution in which millions of people stand together. "and demand the united states government start representing all of our people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors." the senator spoke about fixing what he calls a rigged economy... and fighting for public funding for elections. "you should be allowed to run for office without having to beg billionaires for campaign audienced focused on things like investing in indiginous people.... water management... immigration reform... and public lands. the senator also talked about investing in jobs and education... and pledged to reach out to grassroots america. "washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. i can't do it alone i need your help. i

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. these birds of prey - to many scientists, prime examples of evolution - on display at the discovery musem... as part of international darwin day. reno "the reno freethinkers are basically a group that strives to bring out to the public education of science and keeping the separation of church and state in the forefront." the day pays tribute to the life and work or charles darwin, best known for his contributions to evolutionary theory. "darwin had an impossible task in front of him how did he explain the mad diverse range of life on earth and through the scientific method he was able to do that. what he teaches us is don't throw up your hands." organizers chose the discovery museum in hopes of reaching more young people. "we need more scientific literacy in this county it's so important to be scientifically literate because when we're talking about climate change, stem cell research, we need educated scientists on the forefront of policy. its these children that are going to be doing

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. a very long line outside the summit pavilion saturday morning... some of theses ladies waited for hours. "we got here at 8" it was free feather boas for the first thousand divas... "its my first time here i'm so excited i get some free stuff of course, look at this wonderful and a short line to meet chad duell and bryan craig from abc's "general hospital." "i watch these two men their whole careers on gh i'm a big fan." it's both these actors first time in reno... "we've never been here before we were reallys surprised opened the windown here in the hotel and saw the snow in the mountains we don't see that in la" "we love meeting the fans and we're learning a lot from them the sometimes know more about the show than we do so they ask questions and sometimes we don't know the answers." the expo featured more businesses... offering everything from clothes and jewelry... to health and wellness products. this is the and an annual tradition for many. had so much fun last year we decided to

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more on noah acording to the website thrillist, reno is one of eight u-s cities expected to see big visitor numbers in the coming years. according to thrillist, reno is one of eight u-s cities listed as an up and coming travel destination... and recent visitors numbers are up. "we're seeing a lot more and especailly havig the fantastic winter we're having we're getting a lot of traction and having people in from all over the country for the skiing." taxable room revenues are up 14 percent and average room rates are up ten percent...and that trend is expected to continue. "the thrilist mention we just got is great they have 16 million viewers a month and they're comparing us to cities like boulder and they talked to orbitz, talked to travel experts people who run the airline app hopper." reno saw the seventh- highest increase in demand for flights last year. the thrillist article mentions the areas craft brewery movement as a draw.. and tourism officials add to that the area's art movement "the nevada museuem of arts tremendous amount of people from out

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kolo 8 news now chris buckley took a look at some last-minute options... chris? noah getting a dinner reservation this late might not be easy... but because valentines day is on a sunday.... there are some other options available. valentines day dinner reservations are going fast... but since this year it restaurants are expecting big business all weekend long. "valentines everning is just about sold out whats great about it landing on a sunday night is now friday and saturday are booking up like crazy, what's also exciting is we have our brunch on sunday and we still have openings for that right now." valentines day touches at campo include a snowflake chair for taking pictures... and a chance to bypass the flower shop. "we have the option to buy at campo include a snowflake chair for taking pictures... and a chance to bypass the flower shop. "we have the option to buy flowers through us, have them delivered to the restaurant and they're there, it helps a lot of guys out." if you're looking to relax this valentines day... spa atlantis is offering special options

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has more. "this campaign is not just about electing a president of the united states, that's obviously enormously important, but more important is creating a political revolution." presidential candidate bernie sanders talking about a political revolution in which millions of people stand together. "and demand the united states government start representing all of our people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors." the senator spoke about fixing what he calls a rigged elections. "you should be allowed to run for office without having to beg billionaires for campaign contributions." audienced focused on things like investing in indiginous people.... water management... immigration reform... and public lands. the senator also talked about investing in jobs and education... and grassroots america. "washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. i can't do it alone i need your help. i look forward to working with you. thank you very much.

kolo 8 news nows chris buckley shows us his final push ahead of this weekend's caucuses. "this campaign is not just about electing a president of the united states, that's obviously enormously important, but more important is creating a political revolution." presidential candidate about a political revolution in which millions of people stand together. "and demand the united states government start representing all of our people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors." the senator spoke about fixing what he calls a rigged economy... and fighting for public funding for elections. "you should be allowed to run for office without having to beg billionaires for campaign contributions." questions from the audienced focused on things like investing in indiginous people.... water management... immigration reform... and public lands. the senator also talked about investing in jobs and education... and pledged to reach out to grassroots america. "washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. i can't do it alone i need