gary landry, executive director nevada state board of cosmetology: "any student who has accumulated 1600 hours of credit would be eligible to take the exam. i estimate 10-15 percent of the total population has achieved that." but the state board adds that certain schools only accept a minimum amount of hours and some students are too close to the end, so many of their credits are not being accepted. gary landry, executive director nevada state board of cosmetology: "those are particularly going to be particularly hard to place." the department of education investigation into marinello alledged the school knowingly requested federal aid for students based on fabricated high school diplomas. while also charging students for excessive overtime and supplies. the school's spokesperson released this statement to channel 2 news. saying quote "we have compelling have satisfied the department's concerns and we asked repeatedly for two months to be able to respond.... "...but the department waited until we were past the point of no return financially to allow us any opportunity to respond to its u

this is a map of the results from the nevada state democratic party's website. you can see here which candidate took which county. the margins very narrow in clark and washoe county.... bernie sanders came out ahead in washoe county with 981 elementary school near renown hospital. ed, we understand the turnout was impressive and the results generated some controversy. both true, but all resolved in the end. 00-:47 :47-:51 :51-1:01 the all purpose room at this suburban school began filling a caucus was due to start. some wearing their intentions literally on their sleeves, all determined to voice their choice. as the doors closed and temperatures rose it was determined to move precinct 5056, representing downtown residents outside. it began with a head count, then paper ballots were collected. a problem. the two counts didn't match. everything came to a halt as calls were made to the state party. the decision: hold a second head count. final result 61-46. bernie sanders over hillary clinton. pearce: "it brought out the passion on both sides." debbie: "it definitel

or gary landry, executive director nevada state board of cosmetology: "any student who has accumulated 1600 hours of credit would be eligible to take the exam. i estimate 10-15 percent of the total population has achieved that." but the state board adds that certain schools only accept a minimum amount of hours and some students are too close to the end, so many of their credits are not being accepted. gary landry, executive director nevada state board of cosmetology: "those are particularly going to be particularly hard to place." the department of education investigation into marinello alledged the school knowingly requested federal aid for students based on fabricated high school diplomas. while also charging students for excessive overtime and supplies. the school's spokesperson released this statement to channel 2 news. saying quote "we have compelling evidence that we think would have satisfied the department's concerns and we asked repeatedly for two months to be able to respond.... "...but the department waited until we were past the point of no return financially to allow us a

nevada secretary of state, barbara cegavske also issued this statement to discourage dual caucus participation. saying quote, "it is a concern that a registered voter in nevada might participate in both caucuses. those voters suspected of participating in both caucuses will be reported to both major political parties and may be subject to challenge and disqualification from further participation in the nominating process." end quote. chris wicker, vice chair of nevada state democratic party: "we take it seriously. and if people are found doing that, we will bring it to the attention of the proper authorities." chris wicker, the vice chair of party says voters could switch their party affiliation in the time leading up to the caucuses. so the democratic party says there's no way to tell if someone is maliciously voting, to participate. chris wicker, vice chair of nevada state democratic party: "we don't intend to change our process at the caucus day at all. we will go full steam ahead with letting anybody who shows up and wants to participate in our caucus and is either a registered democrat or

the nevada state democratic party is sponsoring the event. those working with the party say the latino community makes up state's population. the party says candidates will face tough questions on a number of issues ranging from college affordability to immigration reform ((((mariela hernandez // political director, nevada state democratic party: i think for latino's here in nevada... immigration, health care and college education are some of the top issues on their mind. i think they're are things that really hit home -- for them so both secretary clinton and senator sanders will have the opportunity to really let them know what they stand for and where they stand on these issues in particular that i think are so important for nevadan's or )) )) m-s-n-b-c and telemundo are hosting the town hall. 8-tonight. it is a closed event... so the general public cannot apply for tickets. again, this town hall falls just two days before saturday's democratic caucus. a victory -- or even a narrow sanders campaign a boost of momentum heading into the more

so is this elementary school.and the nevada state college in henderson.how much exposure do people get from routine activities at each location? rod metcalf: we should look, and that's not happening. in michigan, once the story exploded and the state could no longer ignore the problem, in nevada, when state health officials were confronted at a public meeting in boulder city back in september, they vowed to invite the epa into the state. azzam..nat pop.i don't object to it.. so, did it happen? no. state epidemiologist dr. azzam did write to the epa and ask for help, but the carefully worded request did not seek intervention by epa scientists, only information that could be used by the state to reassure the public. in emails to the i-team federal epa officials confirmed that the cavalry is not riding to nevada's rescue after all. still, buck and metcalf took one more stab at it. they went over the heads of the state health officials who had tried to shut them down by writing directly to governor sandoval. the response from the governor's chief of staff was a let the two top health offic

he's been the heart and soul of our team. >> it will be nevada and colorado state tomorrow -- you will want to get there early, because it's a blackout and they'll be giving away free nevada wolf pack t-shirts to the first 10,000 fans nay ten dance. the wolf pack women's basketball team was trying to knock off a top 25 opponent on the road. nevada at number 25 colorado state. 3rd quarter, pack trying to claw their way back. a few minutes later, off miss, tim zeller is there for the board paintback. but it's not sneer e-nearly enough as colorado state cruises 74-56. back to you, olivia. >> still ahead on news 4 at 11, if you grew in the 90s, this next story might make you feel little old. franchise has been around >>> before we go at 1 #, people have been choosing pikachu for 20 years now the beloved polk monoentertainment -- pokimon franchise turns 20 today. it was originally called pocket monsters in japan and debut on gameboy. since then, it's become a multibillion dollar el pyre games, and tv shows. and today so sau the announcement of pokimon moon and pokimon sun. we have our own p

lokken:"nevada as a front-loaded caucus state...along with the early primary state has a 4 times greater influence on picking the nominee of each party than if we waited til april or may." and nevada's chance to make a statement isn't far away. and nevada's chance to make a democrats caucus on saturday february 20-th and republicans on tuesday february 23-rd. and please stay channel 2 news and "cbs news" on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage of campaign 20-16. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" temperatures this morning are in the mid to lower thirties. winds are light and we have a few high level clouds in place. today looks very similar to what we weak inversions in place. which means warm air higher up. burn code is green. satellite shows just a few clouds drifting in saturday. this will just give us a few extra clouds and drop still to come on channel 2 news if you are hoping to take a vacation we have good news...not just for those of you planning

a nevada state lawmaker says she will travel to portland, oregon, this week to armed group that national wildlife refuge. michelle fiore, a republican state assembly member from las vegas gun rights advocate, is planning to fly to portland on thursday, a lawmakers from several states will be meeting .. they are called western states. opposes federal management of western lands. people jailed for malheur national wildlife refuge near burns, oregon, last month were "exercising political free speech." "we'll be going to oregon tomorrow evening sometime to proceed with a meeting with some of the attornies for some of our constituents our nevadans, that are in jail or looking to be indicted." the jailed leader of the standoff had earlier called on elected officials to support his cause. ammon bundy is among 16 people who have been indicted on charges of conspiracy to interfere with a couple arrested in connection to the shooting death of a man in front of his child appear in court. the judge set bail at 35-thousand dollars for 23- year-old krystal guice. 25-year-old deonte coleman is being he

nevada's law aren't as tough as other states. some even require a 40 year sentence before the 2000-12 stated juveniles sentenced to life without the possibility of parole was cruel and unusual punishment. while most states took that ruling as retroactive. others, like louisiana, did not. last december louisiana inmate henry montgomery asked the court to look at his case. convicted at 17 for killing a sheriff's deputy, the 69 year old montgomery says his rehabilitation in prison should allow him to be considered for parole.. egan walker/washoe district court: and the supreme court said the answer to that question is yes.. judge walker says a decade worth of rulings from the supreme court indicate juveniles who commit major crimes may in the future, be treated differently by the court system. justice anthony kennedy has said "children's diminished culpability and heightened capacity for change, cast doubt on mandatory sentences.," he added the most punitive sentences for juveniles will be uncommon. judge walker says its counter int

lokken:"nevada as a front-loaded caucus state...along with the early primary state has a 4 times greater influence on picking the nominee of each party than if we waited til april or may." and nevada's chance to make a statement isn't far away. the democrats caucus on saturday february 20-th and republicans on tuesday february 23-rd. and please stay channel 2 news and "cbs news" on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage of campaign 20-16. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" the mid to lower thirties. winds are light and we have a few high level clouds in place. today looks very similar to what we saw yesterday. by lunchtime temperatures will be in the mid code is green. satellite shows just a few clouds drifting in from the west. futurecast is quiet with high pressure in place through the weekend. granted a weak disturbance moves to our north friday night into week. by wednesday we have a thanks jeff. looking around the nation now... l awmakers are calling

the nevada state democratic party is sponsoring the event. those working with the party say the latino community makes up more than a quarter of our state's population. the party says candidates will face tough questions on a number of issues ranging from college affordability to immigration reform. ((((mariela hernandez // political director, nevada state democratic party: i think for latino's here in nevada... immigration, health care and college education are some of the top issues on their mind. i think they're are things that really hit home -- for them so both secretary clinton and senator sanders will have the opportunity to really let them know what they stand for and where they stand on these issues in particular that i think are so important for nevadan's or for latino's in nevada. m-s-n-b-c and telemundo are hosting the town hall. it starts at six and goes until 8-tonight. it is a closed event... so the general public cannot apply for tickets. again, this town hall falls just two days before saturday's democratic caucus. a victory -

and nevada state college education dean, dennis potthoff... says everything must be considered. ((dennis potthoff, dean, school of education, nsc classes can be too small, they can be too big too and so where's that sweet spot in terms of class size, well then apply that to a school, what's the ideal size for a school, what's the ideal size for a district )) ((sharie johnson)) and there is a key piece of the puzzle potthoff hopes to see. ((dennis potthoff, dean, school of education, nsc one of the goals is try to do everything you can to try go give everybody a voice )) ((sharie johnson)) jordan public school administrators near salt lake city say not everyone had a voice in 2008 when their district broke in two. only the residents of the cities who wanted to form we're allowed a vote. in addition to that... jordan district business administrator john larsen says the split was painful. schools business administrator the first is higher taxes for everyone due to duplicated services and positions but also without equalization of funding you get a poor district and a rich district

states." caucuses will also being taking place in just a few weeks - here in nevada. fox five's ophelia young joins us here in the studio... with how the candidates are working to drum up suppport in the early voting states. were 19 days away from the democratic caucus - 22 days away from our republican caucus. in the nominating process nevada will be the fourth to weightin - and is one of only 13 states that caucus. and each party and campaign here is preparing for it in different ways. "are you planning to caucus" lieutenant governor mark hutchison spent monday on the phone asking that nevadans - "were all depending on you here in nevada." but to iowans. "sometimes theyre like come on and sometimes theyll go who why are you calling me from nevada and then when i explain to them that i am senator rubios campaign chairman and they say okay okay." hutchison is leading rubio's team in nevada... and part of that effort is earn a strong showing first - in iowa. "senator rubio does well in iowa does well in nh the momentum rolls and we have a good momentum comig into nevada

nevada state college's open house kicks off at 5-30 this evening at their campus in henderson./// ((paula francis)) > we all love seeing the budweiser clydesdales show up in super bowl commercials every year... but today... locals got to see them in person. the iconic horses were sighted at the welcome to las vegas sign this morning... alongside.. who else? some glitzy showgirls. and that wasn't the only place the clydesdales have been spotted. the horses made a stop at the south point... to place a bet on sunday's game... but they aren't telling which team they picked./// ((dave courvoisier)) > thanks for watching 8 news now at five. ((paula francis)) > the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. /// george knapp and we are >> pelley: a new health emergency has been declared inge another big florida county, as concern grows that the zika virus can now be spread through blood transfusions. also tonight, trump looking for a new hampshire comeback. >> it's called crunch time, right? >> pelley: the smirk that irked members of congress. >> i know you're smiling, but i'm very serious,

can, whenever it is, because he's been the heart and soul of our team. >> so it will be nevada and colorado state tomorrow at lawler event center. tip off against the rams is set for 2:00 p.m. you'll want to get there early. going to be giving away black nevada wolf pack t-shirt it is the first 7,000 fans in attendance. for ticket information, call 348-pack, or log on to nevadawolfpack.com. >> the women's basketball team was trying to knock off a top 25 oh moneyn't on the road. at number 25 colorado state. third quarter, pack trying to claw back into it. off the miss, zeller with the put back. the sophomore with 10 points on the day. but it's not nearly enough as colorado state cruises 74-56. that's all for sports. back to you, olivia. >>> all right. thank you. well, straight ahead, these are are some unusual ball retrievers out of the brazil open tournament. what these dogs are wagging the break. >>> before we go tonight in prime time, it difference out you can teach an old dog few tricks. four shelter dogs rescued from slums and abandoned lots were trained as ball dogs for the brazil open tourn

you have a lot of people from out of state moving here because of the tax advantages nevada has over california or other states. but the reality is if you're buying a home, i'd still say you're better off buying because interest rates are still slow. historically low. so even if your house went down 5% over the next three years, your rates are still low. at least your monthly payment is going toward a mortgage. >> do we still have a lot of cash buyers out there? >> you have a lot of cash buyers selling now. the rental market is very soft. so a lot of people that bought three, four homes are like hey, i can't run my properties. it's taking three, four months to rent property. >> you mean to tell me the rental is soft considering how many cash buyers there were? >> correct. >> wow. i'm stunned. >> i know. >> they came in, they bought really low. >> they did. like bloomberg had an article about three weeks ago that said we're going to be the number one market to get out of -- we're going to have the hardest hit >> wow. >> but they keep building. who knows? maybe somebody else knows somet

he's also past president of the nevada state board of medical examiners. dr. r.: it is a violation to apply a treatment which has no known or no proven therapeutic use. and it's just plain illegal to do it at all if you're not a licensed doctor. darcy stand-up in bathroom with syringe : the idea behind mesotherapy starts with a syringe and ends with a toilet. the claim is that after a series of injections in the stomach, your fat cells break down and you urinate them out. tasha says she had no idea what she was in for last summer when she first went to heidy's the lakes. 3:50 tasha: and then you go to the back room. or the first little room and then she has a bed in there, the machine, and it's pretty much only set up for this service. heidy had pictures of the room on facebook, as well as herself, posing with a machine in medical scrubs. tasha was taken by surprised when heidy brought out a syringe. 4:32 tasha: i was kind of like, whoa!!! and she was like, "it's ok. it's ok." 9:08 client: and the first injection i was like stop! what is that? because it's bur

nevada... presidential hopefuls are making their way to the silver state. doctor ben carson held a rally at the atlantis resort yesterday. currently... the retired neurosurgeon is polling last here in nevada. carson will now hold a town hall meeting a the piper's opera house in virginia city this morning, starting at 9:30 a-m... doors open at 7-30. and florida senator marco rubio will hold three rallies in northern nevada today. he will be in elko at 9-30 a-m... at the peppermill in reno just after noon... and at minden park at 3-30 p-m. and senator ted cruz is planning at least 8 campaign events in nevada before the caucus. after a rally in las vegas...cruz will hold an afternoon rally in elko today... he will be in fernley, minden, and carson city tomorrow before heading back to las vegas. and the g-o-p frontrunner will be in sparks tomorrow. donald trump will host a rally at the nugget rose ballroom, starting at noon. doors open at 10 a-m. to r-s-v-p for any of these events, head to k-t-v-n dot com and click the blue "news links" button. and with the g-o-

nevada republican caucus. he's the only one. because this caucus and this state is freaking crazy, this is what it sounded like. this is what happened when it came down for the nevada delegation to cast their official votes for mitt romney at the republican national convention in 2012. he had won nevada. this is what happened when it came down for nevada to submit their votes for mitt romney. this is what they did. this is what happened. watch. >> in the spirit of freedom that inspired the founding of our country and in honor of the liberty that is made the united states the greatest country on earth, we proudly cast 17 votes for congressman ron paul. [ cheers and applause ] five abstentions and five for romney. [ cheers and applause ] >> and five for romney. mitt romney was the republican party's nominee. he was the only one who would get the delegate votes. nevada cast all their votes for ron paul any way. 17 votes for ron paul. republican party thought they changed the rules so that would be impossible. they fought the bound the delegates to vote for mitt romn

state. the high is 30-40. in western nevada, 20s and 30s, now and 50s and 60s later today. high clouds were streaming yesterday and you can see this on the satellite. will see another batch move in. a mix of sun and clouds. generally, a bright day and a warm one. a be less so for the eastern side with highs in the 30s and 40s. western nevada topping out in the 50s and 60s for many are very warm. the upper 60s for glenbrook and salt lake and mid-50s for kings beach. light winds and the air quality, but still hasn't been bad. well into the 60s for towns in the lower elevations. 58 in susanville and truckee meadows, 65. 15 degrees above average for today's date in reno. carson city on the warm side and we are warm for the next few days. the entire 7 day forecast as well above average for this time of year of year. the entire 7 day forecast in reno-sparks is well into the 60s. back over to you. >>> the polls proved correct in new hampshire's primary. there was once a prize. report from manchester shows the results and what is next in the presidential race. >>reporter: donald tr

nevada is the only state west of the rockies to have a caucus. nevada democrats are planning caucus sites at six las vegas strip casinos to accommodate voters who work on caucus day. as ophelia said, nevada democratic caucuses take place at 11 a-m on saturday, february 20th. the party announced shift workers can weigh in on their favorite democratic presidential candidate at the one of the designated properties. voters hoping to use the strip caucus sites instead of the site in their neighborhood have to declare they work nearby and can't make it home because of their shift. the strip voting sites are part of a broader effort to ramp up caucus participation. these are the properties on or near the strip where workers from these and other locations .. can caucus.. new york-new york.. caesars palace.. rio.. paris.. harrah's.. and wynn resort. the republican caucus day is three days later on wednesday .. february 23rd. ahead tonight ... how you can easily help keep a couple local dogs safe. and a 'ride to recovery'.. how this trek through red rock is

so is this elementary school.and the nevada state college in henderson.how much exposure do people get from routine activities at each location? rod metcalf: we should look, and that's not happening. in michigan, once the story exploded and the state could no longer ignore the problem, federal agencies entered the picture. in nevada, when state health officials were confronted at a public meeting in boulder city back in september, they vowed to azzam..nat pop.i don't object to it.. so, did it happen? no. state epidemiologist dr. azzam did write to the epa and ask for help, but the carefully worded request did not seek intervention by epa scientists, only information that could be used by the state to reassure the public. in emails to the i-team federal epa officials confirmed that the cavalry is not riding to nevada's rescue after all. still, buck and metcalf took one more stab at it. they went over the heads of the state health officials who had tried to shut them down by writing directly to governor sandoval. the response from the governor's chief of staff was a let down---it praised

nevada state democrats announced yesterday that nevada senator debbie smith passed away after a long fight with brain cancer. she was 60 years old. debbie smith was a lifelong advocate for nevada's public education system... serving as president of the nevada p-t-a, and as a member of the national p-t-a board. she was elected to the nevada assembly in 2000, and the nevada people who knew her said she will be greatly missed. "she'll be missed in the fight for education dollars and capital construction. with the school board capital bond issue coming up, her voice will be missed." "she taught me a lot. how to be a better legislator, and ultimately, i think she set an incredible model for how to serve constituents. she was an amazing public servant." governor brian sandoval released a statement yesterday. -quote- "today 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." -end quote- governor sandoval ordered all flags on state buildings to half- staff, until sunset on the day of her

so is nevada. our state is the first to caucus in the west... our "politics now" co-host... steve sebelius says there are other reasons as well...nevada caucus results are important: ((steve sebelius: remember nevada is going to be unique in the sense that it's the first ethnically diverse state. it's more economically diverse. it's more diverse in terms of union households than either of the first two states so nevada is going to be the first test of -- what a contest looks like in a state that more closely represents the demographics of america as opposed to the demographics of two very relitively small states without that ethnic diversity. ((kirsten joyce)) > we caucus here later this month. the democratic caucus is on saturday february 20th at 11 a-m. the republican caucus is on tuesday february 23rd and will start at 5 p-m. caucuses are held at sites close to your home, like schools, community centers, and churches../// adlib weather chat sherry swensk < we'll start out the week very chilly and wet today... but northerly winds will set up as we start out february and we'

darcy stand-up tag: heidy is nevada state board of medical examiners. that agency may ultimately pass the case on to the nevada attorney general. darcy spears, 13 action news. coming up on action news live at 6:30... new information tonight on a violent shooting spree in michigan. disturbing details about what the alleged gunman was doing at the time of the shootings. plus, a local couple outraged tonight after spending big bucks on an extended warranty. what you need to know before buying into a warranty. and for breaking news and weather updates anytime.. just download the free ktnv mobile app for your smartphone tt0w!ti"hz! %4@-4=l tt0w!ti"hz! el@->: tt0w!ti"hz! ed@-88d tt0w!ti"hz% )8h-xf8 tt0w!ti"hz% kzh-e)d tt0w!ti"hz% n-h-0@h tt0w!ti"hz% 0ph-.'p tt0w!ti"hz% s"h->u0 tt0w!ti"hz% ueh-=7@ tt0w!ti"hz% 7hh-!54 news live at 6:30 a community in shock after a series of horrific shootings. the disturbing actions --the alleged gunman took in between shootings. good evening... and thanks for joining us. i'm lesley marin. innocent people become targets of a sh

lokken:"nevada as a front-loaded caucus state...along with the early primary state has a 4 times greater influence on picking the nominee of each party than if we waited til april or may." and nevada's chance to make a statement isn't far away. the democrats caucus on saturday february 20-th and republicans on tuesday february 23-rd. and please stay channel 2 news and "cbs news" on air, online, facebook and twitter for 20-16. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" temperatures this morning are in the mid to lower thirties. winds are light and we have a few high level clouds in place. today looks very similar to what we saw yesterday. by lunchtime temperatures will be in the mid 50's and highs today will be in the mid 60's. it will be mild in the mountains as well, with quiet with high pressure in place through the weekend. granted a weak disturbance moves to our north friday night into saturday. this will just give us a few extra clouds and drop temperatures a few degrees. but not much

nevada state democrats announced yesterday that nevada senator debbie smith passed away after a long fight with brain cancer. she was 60 years old. debbie smith was a lifelong advocate for nevada's public

we will pay it at the same rates as we pay for the in- state, nevada universities. >> so you can't lose if the plans take them out of state. you still get the credit? >> yes, and the big benefit of the 529 and the prepaid tuition is tax-free. the money that you put in you take out and you use it for tuition, no taxes pad paid. >> wonderful. >> great and great for the trance family. nice to see you. jaden, nice to meet you and madison, congratulations, and you can start making your college plans and getting excited, huh? >> thank you. >> thanks so much. good luck with the program, dan. >> thank you. we appreciate it. >> shelby, back to you. we'l >>> welcome back. want to say good-bye and good luck to a person ho has become a key part of our news 4 teem. jaime hayden started out at fox 11 after she graduated that was three and a half years ago. when fox 11 merged with news 4, she became part of our family and she has been a get addition. ask anyone in the news room, she always has a positive outlook on life and brings joy to those around her even when she is wearing a hair net like that o

feel like a hollywood insider nevada state democrats say presidential candidates hillary clinton and bernie sanders will take part in a town hall event in las vegas it takes place on february 18-th.... two days before the state party caucus. msnbc and the spanish-language television network telemundo have agreed to host the evening event. a time and location haven't been determined. questions are expected to focus on issues affecting nevada and the latino community. the nevada democratic caucus is feb. 20. after months of countless candidate visits and campaign ads... voters in new hampshire have finally cast their ballots. the new hampshire primary winners are donald trump on the republican side and bernie sanders in the democratic race. each took the top spot after second-place finishes in the iowa caucuses. ryan nobles is live in manchester... ryan, what's the mood in new hampshire on primary day? closed captioning closed captioning will resume shortly closed captioning ten people dead. nearly one- hundred others are injured. investigators say it's possible the trains were traveli

leaders are stressing the importance of participation in tonight's caucus and say that other states are vying for nevada's coveted spot in the primary and caucus season. "we risk loosing our first in the west status. there are states like colorado and arizona that are really lobbying for that. and we don't want that to happen because nevada is a diverse population that really exemplifies what the american head to our website ktvn dot com for a link to the republican pary's caucus location finder. we've set up a link for you there. just click on the blue newslinks button. covering campaign 2016 live in the studio, ky sisson, channel 2 news. coming up on channel 2 news this morning... unr has another new building...this one full of student services. how it will help them earn their degrees..is after the break "you're watching channel 2 news this morning with john potter, andi guevara and meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 turning to school watch... the william n pennington student achievement center is now open for business at the university of nevada campus. administrators say the nearly 45-million d

state of nevada." raaah" while implementing that would be a whole other story...like most of his address...most in the crowd supported it. dave camp:"we thought it was agreat...we've liked him for a long time and wanted to support him." chris camp:"inpsirational! even better in personal...i really like his messagea and he's uplifiting it;s nice in these negative days to hear someone so positive." barbara jones:"he's a nice likeable guy but i'm really for ted cruz. mostly because of the immigration issue...and our security." and afterward he talked about the importance of winning nevada. rubio:" it looks like a lot of the folks who were supporting governor bush are now onbvoard with us and we have a lot of energy here right now...we feel good about it. " he plans to be in las vegas for the caucus tomorrow. covering 2 news. and fellow candidate ben carson spoke to a crowd of more than 400 at piper's opera house in virginia city this morning. the historical significance... the last time a president or candidate visited the city was in the 1800's andi guevara reports. carson "i can guarantee

nevada. we'll take a look at the state of health care e n nevada. and, all hands are on deck for zika virus prevention. "if zika can cause microcephaly it's likely zika can cause other problems" we'll take a look at how the country is planning to come-bat combat this disease. "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 4:30 with sarah johns and weather with meteorologist jeff thompson with at least 64 confirmed cases in the u-s, the zika virus is now a nationwide concern. the white house has asked for one-point- eight billion dollars to fight the virus. indiana reported it's first case today. comsumer reports is re-releasing ratings for the best insect repellents, to combat the mosquito-borne illness. lauren lyster has more. today, washington debating nearly $2 billion in emergency funds to fight the mosquito-born zika virus... while the cdc raises its zika response to level 1 - the highest level of alert-- assigning staff to work on it 24/7 dr. richard besser, abc news: the cdc has only gone to level 1 alert 3 other times, hurricane katrina, for ebola and

marin right now, i-15 southbound is shut down due to snow and ice in mountain pass south of the nevada state line. southbound at bailey road is open, but the northbound lanes are closed. drivers headed that way should check ahead. earlier this morning, over at the cajon pass... an overturned semi truck caused major backups. the truck was full of soy milk. but we've seen all day, multiple accidents because of the weather and long delays. and remember, whenever there is severe weather, we count on you... our viewers... to show us what you are seeing. send us any pictures or videos you can email them to icontribute@ktnv.com, or tag us on social media with the hashtag "i-c-13." and you might see it right here on action news. pause for animation the other big story today-- in just a few hours, iowa voters will caucus, and possibly, narrow the field of presidential candidates. candidates spent the day trying to push as many supporters as possible out to the caucuses tonight. here's abc's brandi hitt with the latest on the campaign trail. < nats - " wow!! look at this crowd." it's decision day in i

states and want to work here. they can get into a classroom and teach... while working on meeting nevada-specific credentials required by the state's board of education. right now... the district is 709 teachers short. statewide... the number is about one-thousand. but can be made permanent by lawmakers. the governor's office says this comes after a change in federal law that put federal funding in jeopardy if the state issued temporary teaching licenses. the clark county school district has about 18- thousand teachers... and anywhere from 7-9 percent leave the district annually... which is anywhere from 13-hundred to 16-hundred teachers. last year... the school district hired 2- thousand teachers... and interim human resources director michael gentry says this helps the district get a jump on having teachers in every classroom come next school year. ((michael gentry/interim chief hr officer: "we currently have 709 openings right now, so my plan is simply to find 2,700 great teachers and hire them as fast as possible.")) ((patrick walker)) gentry says about 3/4 of the candidates the dist

nevada state college will also receive $55,000 for horticulture certificate program and it will teach hydroponics and other techniques for farmers. >>> a local dentist teamed up giving free dental care to more than 100 at risk kids. healthy smile organized the give a kid a smile event. 17 volunteer dentist and several assistance provided for the educational, preventative and general services to children from low income families. february is natural -- february health month. >> we are really trying to help these kids. never been to the dentist. we want to make sure they are getting educated, brush their teeth, really protect their teeth as much as they can. >> officials say 8 out of 10 nevada kids suffer from untreated tooth decay. >>> the lunar new year has been welcomed in asia with a lot of style. in hong kong staff led activities to welcome the new year of the monkey. beijing kicked off the year with a dazzling fireworks display. >>> coming up, the president his own hands. he is asking -- what he is asking congress to do. special time but there are also we the mom...who dresses two

yesterday, nevada legislators held a public hearing on the taxicab authority. a state audit claims cabs overcharged customers 47- million dollars a abolishing the taxicab authority... and having the nevada transportation authority or clark county to oversee it. drivers say auditors are misleading the public about the charges. the westgate superbook just went through a 13 million dollar renovation. now they're welcoming sports fans to come in and check it out "1, 2, 3 cuts ribbon applause" las vegas mayor carolyn goodman... and clark county commissioners took part in a champagne toast! the westgate has the world's largest sportsbook... and now it has the biggest l-e-d screens around. you can also bet from your seat with interactive player terminals we're thousands of miles away from new orleans... but plenty of revelers brought out the beads, bands, and king cake for local mardi gras celebrations! "nats of band in beginning " this was the fat tuesday party at the orleans hotel and casino visitors were treated to a parade and drinks. fat tuesday is the last night of eati

a very long time who believes that the government shouldn't own a majority of the land in the state of nevada." crowd cheers while implementing that would be a whole other story...like most of his address...most in the crowd supported it. dave camp:"we thought it was agreat...we've liked him for a long time and wanted to support him." chris camp:"inspirational! even better in person...i really like his message and he's uplifting it's nice in these negative days to hear someone so positive." barbara jones:"he's a nice likeable guy but i'm really for ted cruz. mostly because of the immigration issue...and our security." and afterward he talked about the importance of winning nevada. rubio:" it looks like a lot of the folks who were supporting with us and we have a lot of energy here right now...we feel good about it. " he plans to be in las vegas for the caucus tomorrow. covering campaing 2016 erin breen channel 2 news. earlier this morning, ben carson spoke to a crowd of more than 400 people at piper's opera house in virginia city. the visit was notable for its historical significance... the l

this is emmy ruiz, her nevada state director, wolf, who actually was just crying with tears coming downace as she is thanking some of the people who have been helpful in this state. but i'll tell you this is a race for the clinton campaign and for these aides who have been working so hard that they honestly had no idea how it was going to turn out. so what we've been watching is some of her top aides and some of her state folks coming into the room. as they're embracing and having this sort of sweet moment unlike we've seen in the other contests, they really feared they were going to lose this. in the end, they pulled out a win that they feel is sizeable enough to say, look, this isn't a win with a caveat where it was just culinary workers who pushed them through. they think it's one where they can say they got help from the love different groups to help hillary clinton push through the finish line. i did mention quickly before, wolf, hillary clinton had been working on two speeches because she had no idea, her staff had no idea how this was going to go. she did as soon as she found out

and have their chance the nevada state democratic party gave us a statement saying saturday at eleven a-m is the best time to increase access as much as possible for democrats across participate in our first in the west caucuses. keeping this date is critical to preserving our early-state status in the presidential nominating calendar. the rabbi says he doesn't think they're intentionally trying to leave anyone out- but doesn't understand why they didn't just change the day altogether after what happened last time around. today is new hampshire is also on a tuesday i dont know why they can't do it on a tuesday on a weekday like the general elections. we spoke with the state democratic party again tonight... who wanted to add... "unfortunately it is not logistically caucus. we have worked to make the caucus process as inclusive as possible by adding strip locations for shift workers, and hosting a tele-caucus for military members and registered nevada voters living overseas." reporting live ew ffn llv. a man was shot and killed right outside his home. and now police are trying to figur

the nevada state contractors board has cited.... nearly -2- dozen unlicensed contractors. during -2- separate undercover sting operations last month... investigators cited the suspects.... for contracting without a license.... or... illegally advertising construction services. at least.... -2- of the suspects have criminal records and... at least -1- has been previously cited... by the contractors board. a big cleanup is underway across the southeast after another day of severe weather.. including several tornadoes. in tennessee.. a surveillance camera at a high school shows the moment an ef-1 slashed across the building. and at fort stewart, georgia.. another tornado came through the base.. terrifying parents and children. nats "abandon your vehicles and trailers " oh my god it's taking the roof off houses. are we going to die? the military had to move 50 people to new housing. destroyed. high pressure will slowly take over the weather on the west coast keeping the skies clear warm into next week. tonight lows will bottom out in the upper 30s with a few areas in the valle

i'm john potter nevada state democrats announced yesterday that nevada senator debbie smith passed away after a long fight with brain cancer. she was 60 years old. debbie smith was a lifelong advocate for nevada's public education system... serving as president of the nevada p-t-a, and as a member of the national p-t-a board. assembly in 2000, and the nevada senate in 2012. governor sandoval has ordered all flags on state buildings to half-staff, until sunset on the day of her funeral. turning to campaign 2016... just ahead of tomorrow's nevada republican caucus... presidential hopefuls are making their way to town. ben carson will hold a town hall meeting at piper's opera house in virginia city this morning starting at 9:30 a-m and florida senator marco rubio will be in elko at 9-30 a-m... at the peppermill in reno just after noon... and at minden park at 3-30 p-m. senator ted cruz will host an afternoon rally in elko today... and an evening rally here in reno. he'll be in fernley, minden, and carson city tomorrow before heading back to las vegas. and front-runner donald trump will hos

the nevada state science bowl is in las vegas this weekend and the local high schoolers headed down to compete are arguably some of the smartest kids in northern nevada. more than thirty teams from california, utha, and nevada, will be buzzing in to answer the pretty difficult math and science questions and quickly! these reno high students have been studying up--each with their own subject specialty-- a strategy they say is key to winning. ohidul mujumder- "no one person can learn all this stuff so we want everybody to have a different expertise and have a different thing that they are good at." mr. aaron shoolroy--teache r and science bowl coach has been to a few of these competitions as both an advisor and when he was a student at reno high school 22 years ago. he said this year's team is especially quick on that buzzer saying quote "they're animals" when it comes to answering quick. aaron shoolroy- "last year i kind of held them back last year because i was a little bit worried. two espeically are really lightning quick, really fast, can be an advantage to us this year." last year,

and nevada state college education dean, dennis potthoff... says everything must be considered. ((dennis potthoff, dean, school of education, nsc classes can be too small, they can be too big too and so where's that sweet spot in terms of class size, well then apply that to a school, what's the ideal size for a school, what's the ideal size for a district )) ((sharie johnson)) and there is a key piece of the puzzle potthoff hopes to see. ((dennis potthoff, dean, school of education, nsc one of the goals is try to do everything you can to try go give everybody a voice )) ((sharie johnson)) jordan public school administrators near salt lake city say not everyone had a voice in 2008 only the residents of the cities who wanted to form we're allowed a vote. in addition to that... jordan district business administrator john larsen says the split was painful. ((john larsen, jordan public schools business administrator the first is higher taxes for everyone due to duplicated services and positions but also without equalization of funding you get a poor district and a rich district )) ((

state. particularly to education and the children of nevada. i will personally miss her greatly and nevada will miss her leadership." the governor has ordered all flags on state buildings to be flown at half-staff until the the day of her funeral. the general manager and co- owner of findlay toyota has passed away. a memorial service took place the south point arena. family says he died on february ninth at his home in henderson from natural causes. abajian was a two-year starter on the football team for u-n-r... then became an assistant coach for u-n-l-v football. he joined findlay automotive in 19-83. it's been one of the top dealerships in the nation. he also helped start the southern nevada sports hall of fame. "we had to have service in arena just for him speaks volume about impact on southern nevada and automotive. its really a sad farewell but were glad so many showed up to honor "he gave to unlv youth sports and to employees such a motivator mentor remembered in lots of ways but its all just positive influence that he had on people in s

coming up in sports, the nevada wolf pack and colorado state the nevada wolf pack was looking to avenge a loss to colorado state earlier this month as they hosted the rams at lawlor this afternoon... but also on the line a first round bye in the mountain west tournament... as the wolf pack is one win away from clinching at least the five seed in the tournament... and the wolf pack had to do it today with out leading scorer marqueze coleman who was out with a sprained ankle. but his friends stepped up in his half... elijah foster taps the ball away... scooped up by lindsey drew... who passes to tyron criswell... he has the alley cameron oliver the oop...he had another double double... 16 points 14 rebounds. and he wasn't done... moments later off the inbounds pass... space camm take flight... the thunderous jam gives nevada a 4 point lead.... but second half nevada playing catch up... pack down 3... 9 minutes to go... tyron criswell not normally known for his 3 point shooting but this time... he is... drills the three game tied at 49. then lindsey drew a bit of an unsung hero in this one

the post - sparked social media - even catching the attention of nevada state senator aaron ford 23-32 aaron aye-ren ford, minority leader of nv senate: the immediate response and the immediate sentiment as you could imagine was anger and being upset that we had individuals out there dressed in kkk regalia a lot of people commented on social media- expressing the same sentiment as ford. wondering how someone could make such a hurtful senastive topic -but others think there could more to the story ... crystal evans - cimaron high school: i just thought maybe it was a joke maybe kids playing around - there's nothing funny about that. one twitter user posted this photo--showing a hand- with the intent of exposing the man's race. others beleive they're protesters - trying to paint repubilcans in a bad light. larry haney has lived in lv for nearly 2 decades and says he's never heard of something like this...and doubts the open existence of the kkk in the area haney: i've never heard about it read about it seen it or about it, anybody even dressed or remotely familiar with that type of an at

in honor of democratic nevada state senator debbie smith. the sparks lawmaker died on sunday in reno at 60 years old. she spent the past year - tumor. smith was first elected into the state assembly in 2000... and won a seat in the senate in 2012. sandoval said he would personally miss her greatly. congresswoman dina titus... also sharing her thoughts on the passing of debbie smith. "i was so saddened. weve been following her career her life her struggle." "she was very quiet and unassuming. she put others first." titus was at the ruby thomas elementary school today... she is part of an effort to bring books to nepalese children in their native language. she received the books while on a visit to nepal. "well when i visited nepal as part of democracy partnership committee goes to country with new democracies. i ask about education and libraries so they presented me with some books. now im willing to share them with nepalese children from district one." today is the united nations' "international mother language day" - which is celebrated ever

all eyes on nevada today as the gop caucuses get underway later today. candidates are making their way through the silver state rallying for support. one of those candidates, ted cruz made a final push last night in reno. kolo 8 news now's catherine van takes a look at how he plans to win over nevada at todays caucus. the excitement began hours before ted cruz took center stage. vicky: i think he is the man that can make the difference many in support of cruz... others. nats these lands are your lands, in protest. nats: these lands are my lands. cruz. a supporter of giving away federal lands. struck a chord with a group dead set on protecting nevada's public lands. lynda nelson: everything else is private in texas. we don't want that we want to keep our public lands public. of more than a thousand people. making promises he says would see through as president. cruz: we will repeal every word of obamacare... common core ends today... we finally, finally, finally secure borders and end sanctuary cities. he's calling for a reagan revolution that stands for liberty, fights for christianity and defends the constitu