trt:16 steve williams, ndot "we are really not sure. we have been told the slope needs to rest now. it needs to stabilize itself. luckily our temperatures are warming up now to allow everything to settle down a bit. then our engineers , of course, will be taking a look at it constantly to reassess it." a five million dollar construction project on the cave rock tunnel will begin in may. crews will work to replace the steel mesh with a larger concrete barrier to hopefully catch more falling rocks. the concrete will be painted to blend in with the surrounding rock. traffic will be down to one lane through cave rock from may till october of this year. things could be settling the white house releasing some details of a call president obama had with russia's leader. and this political season has seen a lot of younger and first time voters. we'll follow the decision process of one of them. strengthen over the bringing dry conditions through the work week. temperatures will remain a few degrees above seasonal averages on tuesday before many y

meg ragonese- ndot pio-either reroute themselves, we actually have positioned these signs so that they are well in advance of particular exits so if drivers need to take a certain exit prior to going through the valley, they can do that and reroute themselves." n-dot say this system is just another way they're improving safety for folks traveling between reno and carson city. and governor sandoval joined 16 other governors yesterday... to voice their commitment to renewable energy. the bipartisan group signed an accord, as a promise to promote clean energy, clean transportation, and a more modern electrical grid. of course... this has been a hot topic in nevada, with recent policy changes that have pushed many rooftop solar companies out of the state. governor sandoval briefly addressed that issue on the conference call yesterday. sandoval: "yes, there was a decision recently by our public utilities commission. it wasn't everything i wanted, but i'm confident that it will be a throughout the rest of this year and into our legislative session next year." the governor has come out in fav

. >> ndot already getting the roads ready for the store. joe fisher with what officials there are doing ahead of the storm. joe: here in herford, they say they have six trucks for whatever comes their way. carolina, ndot says they are working to make sure they are able to treat the roads. some video we just got a bit ago, all this salt and sand they here at the yard,. we are told they have laid down 30,000 gallons of brine, also 20 tons of salt. ncdot said they started b rining the registered a. if requirements county,, primary roads with harvey point road and new hope road. as much as they have laid down, they tell me they have a lot of material left, 300 tons of salt, 800 tons of sand, and 5000 gallons of taurine they are nothing has fallen. we expect that to start in a little bit. we will be heading up closer to elizabeth city where officials are also working to treat the roads. we will work to get more information and how they are preparing. we will have that in the next half hour. >> good to hear about the preparations. ncdot has been

future. trt:16 steve williams, ndot "we are really not sure. we to rest now. it needs to stabilize itself. luckily our temperatures are warming up now to allow everything to settle down a bit. then our engineers , of course, will be taking a look at it constantly to reassess it." a five million dollar construction project on the cave rock tunnel will begin in may. crews will work to replace the steel mesh with a larger concrete barrier to hopefully catch more falling rocks. the concrete will be painted to blend in with the surrounding rock. traffic will be down to one lane through cave rock from may till october of this year. the peak of flu season? but how do you know if it's really the flu.. or just a cold? the symptoms to look out for to help you determine if you need to make a visit to the doctor. for news while you're on the move, listen to our news partner high pressure will strengthen over the sierra and western nevada bringing dry conditions through the work week. temperatures will remain a few degrees above seasonal averages on tuesday

"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 home base." the non-profit plans to make up some of the missed days at the end the reno bighorns entered yesterday with a 3-game lead in the pacific division -- looking to extend that against the defending d-league champion santa cruz warriors and look who's the bighorns newest security guard -- i wouldn't mess with bruno... hearn right down the lane... bighorns up early... then it's chad toppert knocking down the 3... moments later -- this is not a replay -- toppert again for 3... 20 points on the afternoon... bighorns win again, 102- 91... they improve to 18-10 on the season speaking of first place teams -- the golden at madison square garden last night... 2nd quarter -- derrick wi

reports from caltrans and ndot are coming in this afternoon with multiple car accidents reno that have closed down the interstate. north winds are increasing this afternoon, helping to refreeze the road surfaces and make dangerous driving conditions through tonight and into monday morning. as the sun goes down this evening, snow will begin to stick again on road surfaces and make for treacherous driving conditions. additional snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are expected this evening mainly along and south of interstate 80, with up to 6 inches or more south of highway 50. earlier this afternoon, we upgraded to a blizzard warning for mono, mineral, and southern lyon counties through 10 am monday morning. as the surface low deepens over southern nevada, this increase winds tonight and into monday. these strong north winds may gust up to 50 mph for areas south of highway 50 especially in mono and mineral counties. snow ratios will also increase overnight as cold air advection draws in much colder air and turns snow into powder. strong winds and light fluffy snow will combine to make blow

ndot is also working on the us 95 and 215. you'll get some new ramps out of this and collector road which l will run parallel to southbound 95 < > > that's a look at the roads... back to you./// ((kirsten joyce)) > mcdonald's cheese sticks have gone viral... for their lack of mozarella.. ((brian loftus)) and now one man is "not loving it.. the lawsuit filed against the ((brian loftus)) > this morning, a health emergency is in effect in four florida counties because of the zika virus. the state's governor made the declaration yesterday as the c-d-c updated its guidance on the virus that's linked to birth defects. don champion has the latest. florida's emergency health order clears the way for crews to take action against the zika virus-- like spraying for mosquitoes. there are now at least 48 patients in the u-s, all travelers who brought the virus back from zika- stricken countries, except for one in dallas who had sexual contact with someone who recently returned from venezuela. in hard-hit brazil, soldiers are getting rid of

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ndot crews will improve a four-mile stretch between eastern and boulder highway. right now, and through early april, expect 24-hour lane restrictions on trop between eastern and mcleod. < > < > > that's a look at the roads... ((brian loftus)) > more changes are coming to the las vegas strip! the wynn resort and casino announced a major expansion plan... that will be completed by the fall of 2017. patranya bhoolsuwan gives us a preview of what we can expect. < ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) by fall of 2017 ....expect big changes at the wynn as the resort plans to expand its luxury retail space ... just steps away from the busy foot traffic on las vegas boulevard. ((jose fuentes/tourist: "the more options the better right? so it's good to have all the places to choose from.")) ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) this 75- thousand square foot built-in addition..being dubbed "the wynn plaza" will include a number of new shops and restaurants. they add to some high priced, name brand stores already there like chanel and dior... the question is will tourists spend the money? one local ana

ndot crews will be out doing some utility trench work for project neon. expect closures in the spaghetti bowl overnight. ((demetria obilor)) > one of our viewers sent us these photos... of what looks like a bad parking job. a car drove up onto another car at the smith's parking lot... near lake mead and rampart sunday morning. several witnesses say the driver turned into the parking lot too quick... and went up on the car. fortunately, no one was hurt. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > the iowa caucuses are today... but ours are just around the corner! why experts say the nevada caucuses play an important role, even though they're not the first in the nation. that story and more... coming up at five./// already building in san francisco. the denver broncos and carolina panthers arrived sunday... while events all over the bay area kicked off this weekend. jamie yuccas was there to see it all. the nfl experience. yeah super bowl 50! and super bowl city we want to welcome everyone to the super bowl 50 both got marching over the weekend people from all around the san f

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ndot says this project is a precautionary measure to keep the bridge stable in the event of an earthquake. meg ragonese- "we're going to be reducing the weight load on the bridge itself by 300,000 pounds and what that does is just ultimately makes the bridge safer and stronger." the bridge is set to reopen in 3 months. it looks like we are entering an extended period of drier and warmer conditions. a ridge of high pressure will build in after a few wednesday night snow showers. there will be enough residual moisture around for a couple of days to bring variable amounts of cloudiness across the region before clearing out over also gradually rise from the turning to the crime beat... the carson city sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in a burglary. it happened in the early morning hours of january 22-nd at the empire ranch golf course on fair way in carson city. officials say these two suspects stole large quantities of food and alcohol. they say the suspects are possibly one male and female. there are no descriptions beyond these two photos. if you

meg ragonese- ndot pio-either delay their travel or they can reroute themselves, we actually have positioned these signs so that they are well in advance of particular exits so if drivers need to take a certain exit prior to going through the valley, they can do that and reroute themselves." n-dot say this system is just another way they are improving safety for everyone traveling between reno and carson city. and governor sandoval joined 16 other governors yesterday... to voice their commitment to renewable energy. the bipartisan group signed an accord, as a promise to promote clean energy and transportation, and a more modern electrical grid. topic in nevada, with recent policy changes that pushed some rooftop solar companies out of the state. sandoval briefly addressed that issue on a conference call yesterday. sandoval: "yes, there was a decision recently by our public utilities commission. it wasn't everything i wanted, but i'm confident that it will be a topic that will be discussed throughout the rest of this year and into our legislative session next year." the governor has come out

so much so that ndot officials often restrict vehicles taller than 9 feet from going through semi trucks are often blown over sometimes causing delays between nevada and reno. >> you know we all unfortunately have seen these semi trucks that can get blown over driving to the valley if they're not aware an not following those wind prohibitions that are in place. this system is critical. >>> if you drive through the valley today, officials are testing the flashing lights for the next hour or so until 1:00. wind is fine, you can go through there so far. >>> investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that sent one person to the hospital. robert laten says that last one man suffered from fire inhalation. several pets died in that fire. >>> turning now to decision 2016. texas senator's ted cruz' wife, heidi cruz is heading to the valley. this event kicks off at 11:00 a.m. inside the atlantic steak house. tickets are on sale for $30, $25 for those that are already a part of the washo republican women's club. >>> and clinton made a few stops already in reno. more than 800 people a

ndot will be starting a five million dollar the beginning of may on the cave rock tunnel. crews will replace the steel mesh with a larger concrete barrier to hopefully catch more falling rocks. the concrete will be painted to blend in with the surrounding rock. traffic will be down to one lane through cave rock from may until october. the nevada highway patrol is releasing new information about a deadly crash in carson city. n-h-p says 55 year old melanie marnne-lawson was killed in a crash between college parkway and arrowhead drive on friday. they say she was driving in the fast lane when she drove into the left shoulder. she overcorrected and drove across all the southbound lanes and hit a concrete wall. she was taken to a hospital where she died from her injuries. the crash is still under investigation. washoe county school district police are trying to find out who winnemucca elementary school. the vandalism happened over the weekend. we're told someone broke into the school, but it's not clear if anything was taken. anyone with information, is asked to call the schoo

>ndot crews will be hitting it hard tonight around the spaghetti bowl for preliminary work with project neon. project neon is the 1.5 billion project aimed to solve all of the issues in the spaghetti bowl. work will require closures, so expect to see the mlk ramp to southbound 95 shut down for several hours overnight between nine pm and five am. monday night, crews will close the northbound i- 15 ramp to mlk to dig utility trenches. i will remind you about this monday. monday is the start of february, which means the county will be starting up a major flood control/widening project on those in the southwest valley should get ready for delays in between sunset and russell as crews carry out work. expect lane restrictions along this busy stretch. there are a few schools in thisea and plenty of locasesses.will reminyou guys aboutis on monday and pass on dates once wo beginstomorrow, we will talk about is in "what's driving youazy?" because it that big.../((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > how both the denver broncos and carolina panthers are getting psyched up for super bowl 50./// this time next w

most of the work is happning between eastern and mcleod, and it's all part of ndot's tropicana improvement project. they will improve four miles of tropicana between eastern and boulder highway. lane restrictions between eastern and mcleod are expected to last through early april. the entire project won't be completed until october. moving up into the northwest now, where we've got some interesting stuff happening. this is lone mountain at 215, where the county is working to build out the northwest segment of the beltway between craig and hualapai. that means the annoying lights at ann and lone mountain will be removed.ews are currently working ti bridges in the area andansfmrel pits into stormwater detention basins. od news for the southwest, a w light was tned on at warmrings and tenayath that project, the county d upgraded streets and nearby sidewalksw, if you live on the west de, wk has started at thearleston/5nterchangeere things can get rough.ny of you have complained aying on the county about proving this area.g a new update, and i will ve you all the details morrow morning in "what

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ndot will be starting a five million dollar construction project in the beginning of may on the cave rock tunnel. it will replacing the steel mesh with a larger concrete barrier to hopefully catch more falling rocks. the concrete will be painted to blend in with the surrounding rock. traffic will be down to one lane through cave rock from may till october of this year. the brackets are set for this week's high school state basketball tournament plus -- an exciting day for the wolf pack baseball team, thanks to a former wolf pack baseball star after months of fan voting, reno's united soccer league franchise will officially be named on thursday the three remaining finalists are reno f-c, reno united, and reno the name will be announced thursday at 2 pm at the whitney peak hotel's base camp balcony... doors open at 1:30 pm -- the event is open to the public thursday will also be the start of the division 1 state high school basketball tournament at lawlor events center and the brackets are now set -- the northern champion carson senators will take on coronado out of the sunrise league.

ndot says this project is a precautionary measure to keep the bridge stable in the event of an earthquake. meg ragonese- "we're going to be reducing the weight load on the bridge itself by 300,000 pounds and what that does is just ultimately makes the bridge safer and stronger." the bridge is set to reopen in 3 months. look at the pinpoint 2 forecast" it looks like we are entering an extended period of drier and warmer conditions. a ridge of high pressure will build in after a few wednesday night snow showers. there will be enough residual moisture around for a couple of days to bring variable amounts of cloudiness across the region before clearing out over the weekend. temperatures will also gradually rise from the mid-40s thursday into the 50s by the it looks like we are entering an extended period of drier and warmer conditions. a ridge of high pressure will build in after a few wednesday night snow showers. there will be enough residual moisture around for a couple of days to bring variable amounts of cloudiness across the region before clearing out over the gradually rise from the mi

and if we don't keep going - ndot says we could face an insurmountable backlog. so get used to it, even though it's downright frustrating. "it's hard to get to work on time, you know? so you have to leave ten to twenty minutes earlier." mos - james fannon "it's making things kind of tough on us locals." mos - "julie martin" so if you're counting the cones these days... well, all these different projects are spearheaded by different w do you find answers specific to your commute? i'll have an easy way to do it ... coming up tomorrow. jessica janner 13 action news. cg time: 1:11-1:20 new information on a big political endorsement following saturday's democratic caucuses in nevada. senator harry reid announced today he's endorsing hillary clinton.. who beat bernie sanders. reid says clinton is ready to be president.. citing her work as secretary of state. developing now.... clean up is just getting started.... after storms tear throught the southeast and up the coast. you're looking at video..... just into our newsroom of the damage.... in st. louis, missouri. the w

reminded to remain alert and follow posted speed limits the department of agriculture is working with ndot to install fencing and cow guards between carson city and silver springs to help keep animals off the road. >>> the state of a local golf cautious hangs in the balance. the wild creek golf course maybe put up for sale but the community wants to keep it in the neighborhood. >> reno-sparks convention and visitor authority chairman bob they cannot afford to manage wild creek golf course any longer. fox 11 has more. >> reporter: just off north mccarron boulevard wild creek is one of the last municipal golf courses in town where you can play an inexpensive round of golf. >> it's not just a role for us as golfers it's a role for us in the community. >> reporter: special olympics cole call it home turf. >> i can't understand why you'd want to tear down a perfectly green area with habitat for animals. you have some of the most beautiful animals. why you'd want to tear that habitat down. >> reporter: they spoke up at a meeting thursday concerned that selling the property would put the golf cou

most of the work is happning between eastern and mcleod, and it's all part of ndot's tropicana improvement project. they will improve four miles of tropicana between eastern and boulder highway. eastern and mcleod are expected to last through early april. the entire project won't be completed until october. moving up into the northwest now, where we've got some interesting stuff happening. this is lone mountain at 215, where the county is working to build out the northwest segment of the beltway between craig and hualapai. that means the annoying lights at ann and lone mountain will be removed. crews are currently working to build bridges in the area and transform gravel pits into stormwater detention basins. good news for the southwest, a new light was turned on at warm springs and tenaya. installed drainage improvements and upgraded streets and nearby sidewalks. now, if you live on the west side, work has started at the charleston/215 interchange, where things can get rough. many of you have complained about a bottleneck situation on this stretch and i've been staying on the county about

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ndot will be starting a five million dollar construction project in the beginning of may on the cave rock tunnel. it will replacing the steel mesh with a larger concrete barrier to hopefully catch more falling rocks. the surrounding rock. traffic will be down to one lane through cave rock from may till october of this year. chances are your job has a wellness program to encourage you to get in shape. but what is the most effective way to get employees to participate? what a new study has to say. here's a kolo 8 sports break -- it appears the dallas cowboys will cut ties with troubled defensive end greg again! again! again! again! again? again! again! general mills is removing artificial flavors and colors from our cereals. soou can love cereal... common way for companies to get employees healthy. many of these initiatives involve giving away something we all love -- cash! but is there a smarter way to go about that? that's at the center of a new study. andrew spencer has more with tonight's employers want healthier employees...and as a result, workplace wellness programs are hot! acc

reports from caltrans and ndot are coming in this afternoon with multiple car accidents on interstate 80 west of reno that have closed down the interstate. north winds

demetria obilor has more on your >ndot crews will be hitting it hard tonight around the spaghetti bowl for preliminary work with project neon. project neon is the 1.5 billion project aimed to solve all of the issues in the spaghetti bowl. work will require closures, so expect to see the mlk ramp to southbound 95 shut down for several hours overnight between nine pm and five am. monday night, crews will close the northbound i- 15 ramp to mlk to dig utility trenches. i will remind you about this monday. monday is the start of february, which means the county will be starting up a major flood control/widening project on rainbow. those in the southwest valley should get ready for delays in between sunset and russell as crews carry out work. expect lane restrictions along this busy stretch. there are a few schools in this area and plenty of local businesses. i will remind you guys about updates once work begins. tomorrow, we will talk about this in "what's driving you crazy?" because it's that big... /// ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) > ron is here with sports --- a lot going on this week ---- ((r

ndot says this project is a precautionary measure to keep the bridge stable in the event of an earthquake. meg ragonese- "we're going to be reducing the weight load on the bridge itself by 300,000 pounds and what that does is just ultimately makes the bridge safer and stronger." the bridge is set to reopen in 3 months. in money watch tonight... computer problems have shut down the tax return e-file system. the i-r-s says it is experiencing a "hardware failure." the e-file system and the "where's my refund" service are among the some are expected to remain out of service at least through tomorrow. taxpayers can continue to send electronic returns to companies that serve as middlemen between taxpayers and the irs. but the agency says those companies have to hold on to the tax returns until the irs systems are up and running again. coming up next - the carson city sheriff's office needs your help identifying two people wanted for burglarizing empire ranch golf course. who to be on the lookout for-- tonight in crime beat... the carson city sheriff's office is asking for help identifying two s

ndot says the closures are necessary for its $7.7 million tropicana improvement project. crews will improve four-miles of the road between eastern and boulder highway. with it, comes new pavement and raised median islands. the entire project is expected to finish up some time in october. what's driving you crazy? remember, you can write me at. back to you. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > birds slaughtered in the desert shores community... ((brian loftus)) what we're learning about the alleged killer this morning./// > thanks for starting your friday with us. i'm brian loftus. ((kirsten joyce)) and i'm kirsten joyce. 2 people are dead in early morning shooting. ((brian loftus)) michael stevens is live.. right outside the cosmpolitan. michael.. what can you tell us? 2 people were killed in a shooting on the strip. suspects are on the loose this turn it over to demetia. brian loftus how are the roads looking this morning. < demetria obilor harmon is closed between the strip and polaris... avoid the area. use tropicana instead. no one is getting over this bridge that takes you into c

sue, ndot plans to install signals on blue diamond at fort apache and el capitan this summer. the work you're seeing right now is related to a county sewer project. traffic on fort apache has been shifted to the west half of the street. work is expected to last through the end of the month. you'll see crews working monday through friday between 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. hey! what's driving you crazy? send your traffic question to traffic eight at las vegas now back to you. ((brian loftus)) > cutting down your debt.. in just months! ((kirsten joyce)) michelle mortensen goes on your side.. that can get you.. > the fight over solar.. rages on. the decision that could come down today.. to cut some customers' rates. > plus. primary.. in the presidential election. candidates.. from the campaign trail. brian loftus > and its the reason many of you watched the super bowl. a look at some of the best commercials of the night./// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and brian loftus > waking up with us. i'm brian loftus. ((kir

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sue, ndot plans to install signals on blue diamond at fort summer. the work you're seeing right now is related to a county sewer project. traffic on fort apache has been shifted to the west half of the street. work is expected to last through the end of the month. you'll see crews working monday through friday between 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. what'sdriving you crazy? remember, you can write me at. traffic 8 at las vegas now dot com. back to you. /// ((brian loftus)) > a scam... or a threatening debt collector? 8 on your side's michelle mortensen show you the red flags to watch out for from crooks./// > facing off in the nation's first primary... how the presidential candidates are doing in the polls.. ahead of tomorrow's big vote. ((michael stevens)) < michael stevens is live talking about the uber driver protests > ((brian loftus)) > and... the big game isn't the only thing people are talking about... a look at some of the best super bowl ads./// < welcome to a brighter morning, this is 8 newsnow with kirsten joyce, sherry swensk, demetria obilor and

and if we don't keep construction going, ndot says we could face an overwhelming there's a syphillis outbreak in but the health district says not to worry, because as easy as it is to get... reported syphilis cases. 90 percent of the patients were men. doctors are now hoping by letting people know about the outbreak, more people will get tested... and then treated. they say many people don't realize the long-term consequences of untreated syphilis. a kentucky man is now recovering... after his e-cigarette exploded in his pant's pocket... badly burning his leg! it's hard to imagine, but the whole thing was caught on you see the man standing at the he was just burning everywhere. this kind of big fire to knee and here. that was not easy. he was scared." a worker grabbed an extinguisher and quickly put the flames out, and a customer drove him to the hospital. the man says it was the battery inside the e-cig that exploded. he's now recovering from 2nd degree burns, and has to use crutches to get around. time now is x:xx --- coming up at 6-30... it's apple versus the f-b-i 1:05-1:11 the o