will spread over northeast california, the northern sierra and western nevada this morning. the main precipitation today will be warm air advection /warm frontal with no cold air behind the system for california/western nevada, although the sierra will see a brief period of orographically- enhanced precip this afternoon and early evening. the back edge of the waa is evident in satellite via sharp warming just off the northern california coast. finally, snow levels are currently around 5500 feet, plus or minus a few hundred feet, over northeast california and western nevada. snow levels should remain fairly steady this morning with the warm air advection precipitation. however, snow levels should jump 500 to 1000 feet by early to mid afternoon as the precipitation from the sierra crest where orographically- enhanced precipitation does not hold down snowfall amounts above 5500-6000 feet today, they remain on track with up to around 6 inches of "sierra cement" expected near the crest with much lighter amounts down to 5500- 6000 feet. some of us use bikes to get to work or to exe

inland over northern california, light showers are noted in radar. this is associated with warm air advection ahead of the systems cold front. the focus for precipitation through this afternoon will be the far northern sierra and far northeast california as intensifying orographics and the leading edge of a moderate pwat tap reaches that area. snow levels in northeast california look like they have risen to near 6000 feet this morning per observations in mixed/non-valley areas and they should remain elevated through most of tonight. therefore, despite the possibility of 6 or more inches of snow above 6000 feet through early expected to remain minimal across northeast california north of tahoe so no winter statements have been issued. farther south in tahoe, heavier precipitation is not expected to arrive until later this republican carly fiorina spoke at lakeridge golf course this afternoon. kolo 8 news now's catherine van brings us the highlights from today's town hall meeting. nats: i'll tell what, i'm going to have all my rallies with beer, wine a

inland over northern california, light radar. this is associated with warm air advection ahead of the systems cold front. the focus for precipitation through this afternoon will be the far northern sierra and far northeast california as intensifying orographics and the leading edge of a moderate pwat tap reaches that area. snow levels in northeast california look like they have risen to near 6000 feet this morning per observations in mixed/non-valley areas and they should remain elevated through most of tonight. therefore, despite the possibility of 6 or more inches of snow above 6000 feet through early monday, impacts are expected to remain minimal across northeast california north of tahoe so no winter statements have been issued. farther south in tahoe, heavier precipitation is that can help feed children in need during the summer months. kolo 8 news nows chris buckley has the story. the nevada departmet of agricuture is looking for organizations... that can feed school-aged kids during the summer months. "we need for them to

parade continues with the next low pressure moving inland across the pacific northwest and northern california later today and tonight. the latest guidance trends favored more precip pushing farther south into eastern california to near highway 50. as a result, we added northeast california and the tahoe region to the winter weather advisory. while we are still anticipating a longer period of steady light to moderate snow in areas north of susanville and gerlach, for the northern sierra and tahoe basin we will likely receive a shorter period of more intense snow during the evening and late night hours. there is localized snowfall reaching advisory levels in western mono county if this wetter trend is maintained. for the reno-carson vicinity, a short period of light rain is appearing more likely for late tonight, with some snow mixing in above 5000 feet but little to no accumulation expected. sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. the next storm will bring moderate amounts of snowfall to northeast california, northwest nevada and

no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the nevada proving yet again it's a major swing state in the presidential election. republican candidate-- carly fiorina-- is just the latest presidential hopeful to visit the silver state. she rallied in reno yesterday and discussed several issues, including securing the better care of veterans. "307,000 veterans have died waiting for health care and the va last year handed $142 million in bonuses for superior performance. ladies and gentleman, this is a stain on our nation's honor. we cannot stand for this anymore." she also says she wants to change the way the government spends money. her first task--reforming the tax code. one supporter we talked to says he's impressed with her experience. mike laven, supporter "whether or not she wins the nomination, if i was the president, i'd want someone like her somewhere in my administration." fiorina will be in las vegas today before returning to iowa. her poll numbers keep dropping leaving her in seventh place with nearly 3

it is really going to be northern california event and portland and seattle. and this takes us through tonight and into tomorrow morning northeast a few sprinkles and showers to the south. for the mouth part as the northerly seem. the red color here is 2- 3 in northern california. the blue about an inch from eugene to seattle. and as far as snow gees not a ton. a brighter red color today through thursday possibility of another foot. we'll take it. that is your national weather now a closer look at the day ahead. so for today as the warm front first and then the cold front effects coastal areas we'll have those periods of rain and we're not looking at too much flooding. will be caused by the storm but you notice the northwest is definitely involved with this. >>> just ahead. a battle between brothers goes a little too far. and it is all caught on police you are watching "early today." >>> check out this dash cam video of a vehicle in michigan ramming into a police car while a man was on the hood. that man was reportedly fighting with his brother who was behind

parade continues with the next low pressure moving inland across the pacific northwest and northern california later today and tonight. the latest guidance trends favored more precip pushing farther south into eastern california to near highway 50. as a result, we added northeast california and the tahoe region to the winter weather advisory. while we are still anticipating a longer period of steady light to moderate snow in areas north of susanville and gerlach, for the northern sierra period of more intense snow during the evening and late night hours. there is even a possibility for localized snowfall reaching advisory levels in western mono county if this wetter trend is maintained. for the reno-carson vicinity, a short period of light rain is appearing more likely for late tonight, with some snow mixing in above 5000 feet but little to no accumulation expected. systems will impact the sierra and western nevada through next week with periods of gusty winds...mountain snow and valley rain. the next storm will bring moderate amounts of snowfall to northeast california, northwest nevada and t

parade continues with the next low pressure moving inland across the pacific northwest and northern california later today and tonight. the latest guidance trends favored more south into eastern california to near highway 50. as a result, we added northeast california and the tahoe region to the winter weather advisory. while we are still anticipating a longer period of steady light to moderate snow in areas north of susanville and gerlach, for the northern sierra and tahoe basin we will period of more intense snow during the evening and late night hours. there is even a possibility for localized snowfall reaching advisory levels some new developments on the american artist florence italy. italian prosecutors say in connection to the murder. 35-year-old ashley olsen apartment in florence on saturday. suffered two fractures to her skull before being strangled to death. a 25-year-old man is now in custody after his d- n-a was found on a cigarette and under olsen's fingernails. investigators identified the man with video surveillance. died as a result of asphyxiation." investigators say there put

northern california in the mix. and when you get in this kind of a pattern it can begin to stack up. 30s and 40s, much colder for some. as much as 16 from livermore for 24 hours ago. san jose is 12 degrees colder. 19 in santa rosa. cloud cover is coming in. i don't think it will impact areas to the south. 30s in morgan hill and gilroy. scotts valley, boulder creek. and a winter weather advisory starts at 2:00. and the snow level will be 4500 and go up to 5500 feet. this is not a big system with two images of snow. but many behind this will play into the weather. late sunday, monday, tuesday, beginning to look pretty wet. a lot of cloud cover on the move. we're okay for the morning. and heaviest rain will be to the north and much lighter rains to the south. clouds on the move. and they'll increase throughout the day. and afternoon rain mainly in the north and cooler lows and high temperatures, low to mid- 50s. active pattern continues for a while. all the way into early next week. it's beginning to look really wet, e

i grew up in northern california. in washington treat. i knew further north there was this region, going mainstream and what happens when a community of people grow marijuana that is against the law? how does that affect their lives? and located in northern california, to the oregon border. humboldt is a world community, heartland of the marijuana industry, 20,000 people, a couple thousand and would you like the big city in the county, maybe 15,000 people. i

inland over northern california, light showers are noted in radar. this is associated with warm air advection ahead of the systems cold front. the focus for precipitation through this afternoon will be the far northern sierra and far northeast california as intensifying orographics and the leading edge of a moderate pwat tap reaches that area. snow levels in northeast california look near 6000 feet this morning per observations tornadoes--ripped through florida's west coast--just before dawn this morning. those storms killing two people--and injuring at least seven. phillip mena--in sarasota, florida--has the latest. steven and kelli wilson--were asleep in their mobile home--when that deadly tornado struck. sheriff w brad steube manatee county sheriff's department actually removed the mobile home from its foundation, concrete block foundation, and rolled in the direction towards the street. wilson died immediately--his wife, passing away from a heart attack--a short time after. their son--managed to crawl from the four children--to safety. randy shar

northern california will get rainfall but scattered showers here only.tomorrow is going to be cloudier than it was this morning. and a few drips of lane for sonoma by tomorrow evening and the majority stays well to the north of the golden gate and friday afternoon when showers will move through and get away day with wet and that evening commute, if you head towards tahoe it will be soggy as well. rain returns on friday and scattered showers and after a dry day saturday rain returns on sunday. high temperatures tomorrow, on as warm. livermore is 66 and san jose is 65 and scattered showers friday and again on sunday and nothing too heavy, and then money through wednesday, it happens to like a million people are coming next week, it looks like the first half of the week will be dry and nothing significant and nothing huge heading our way, when it comes to rain the next 7 days. we might just slide through. >> we want the rain. >> but perhaps maybe not next week. >> if there's a break in order, maybe next week. >> a mysterious box right next to super bowl cit

no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. new this morning... police in winnemucca need your help finding a 15 year old runaway. basil lee hooper junior was reported missing yesterday. he's 6 foot and weighs 250 pounds. he was last seen wearing, blue jeans, a camo jacket and brown if you know where he is, you're asked to call winnemucca police or secret witness at 623- 6969. the carson city's sheriff's office has identified two suspects wanted in connection with a home burglary last month. they're looking for 36 year old keith gearhart and 23-year old kayla robbins. the two were identified from surveillance images after police say on ridgefield drive and stole jewelry, sports memorabilia and electronics. they're believed to be in northern california and are driving a black 2010 kia soul with nevada plates 7-6-a-5-0-1. if you have any information, you're urged to call the carson city sheriff's office. we're getting a look

parade continues with the next low pressure moving inland across the pacific northwest and northern california later today and tonight. the latest guidance trends favored more precip pushing farther there are at least three winners in the 1- point-6-billion dollar powerball jackpot. the winning numbers were drawn last night. here's abc's lauren lyster. wspowerballdrawingwed nats 'can you believe it america, a you right now' or 'tonight's jackpot is approaching $1.6 billion dollars' it was the more than billion dollar moment people across the u-s were waiting for? and that moment undoubtedly changing the life of the lucky powerball players who bought one of the winning tickets here - at this chino hills, california 7- eleven...crowds of people showing up last night after it was revealed sot: "it's almost like we won, even though we didn't cause our community won" call it a sign of powerball fever sweeping the nation -- tickets ahead of the drawing selling at a frenetic pace of 1.3 million dollars a minute during rush hour mos: the winner, the winner. this is the winner. drawing long lines? insp

. >> in northern california snow. drivers have been warned to be careful and prepared. >> have a full tank of gas in case you get stranded, extra blankets and food. you never know. >> the warm water has whipped up steady stream of storms moving west to's. forecasters say there may not be a break in the weather until friday. and another storm system could arrive this weekend. nbc news. >> for the first time after dozens of unsuccessful attempts congress has sent an obamacare repeal bill to the desk. the president has made it clear he'll veto. but is this still a victory for republicans. >> they certainly think it is. and they have tried and failed many times to get this on his desk. now they have done it. the question becomes once he vetoes this bill, where do we go from here? >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: republicans are celebrating after finally sending the president an ultimatum, a bill to repeal obamacare. >> this marks a significant step in the fight for patient centered healthcare for all americans. >> d

brief period of short wave ridging tonight into early sunday before the next wave pushes into northern california late sunday afternoon and evening...then across western nevada by late monday afternoon. gusty winds this evening should drop off during the overnight hours. a lake wind advisory remains in effect for lake tahoe early this evening. localized wind gusts over 30 mph are possible on pyramid lake late this afternoon...but these should drop by partly cloudy skies tonight...some valleys could see patchy fog where snow remains. temperatures in the colder sierra valleys will drop below freezing allowing freezing fog to form which could create slick spots on roads near foggy areas by sunday morning. mechanical failure. it happened just before 4-30 at talbot and south mccarran. the driver was headed south on talbot lane. he says something went wrong and he couldn't stop for a red light. the truck entered the intersection clipping a car before hitting a light pole. anytime there's a car accident, if the systems function the way they're supposed, seatbells, airbags, it's always the best outcome w

first to northern california, and as it makes its way on shore. we'll see southern california will seat the storm as well. the third storm towards the pacific will come in this week. >> let's look at what has been happening. heavy rain across the north. we had flood - flash flood warnings in effect for san diego. they were under flash flood watching all the way to northern california, that stays all week long, and we are looking at heavy snow across parts of the nevadas. 2-3 feet of snow expected. some locations with the higher elevations could see 4 feet of snow, and snow to the north of los angeles. that is going to stay in effect as well. all the way to parts of friday. as we go through the rest of january, because of el nino, it will be wet. >> seems like we are going from one stream to the other. >> more on the breaking news we brought you at the top of the hour. north korea's claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb. japan's prime minister weighed in calling it a serious threat. we'll have a live update with more context on the story coming up ne

no highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. here's a look at today's top stories.... a navy pilot was able to safely eject from his aircraft after his jet crashed near a training complex in fallon yesterday. this jet is similar to the one that crashed. the jet went down in a remote mountainous terrain, about 25 miles east of n-a-s fallon. the cause of the crash, is under investigation. humbolt county sheriff deputies have arrested 52-year-old james melendez - in connection to the 2003 murder of james erwin. melendez was arrested monday in lake havasu city, arizoa. he's the second person to be arrested in this case. erwin's wife, pam, was arrested on murder charges last week. melendez faces charges of murder and conspiracy to destroy evidence. in light of the recent shootings near pat baker park, reno city leaders and local law enforcement spoke with residents to address a growing concern in the night. the city says they are putting 400-thousand dollars toward park improvements and don't forget... tonight is the powerball drawin

low pressure will drench northern california pretty much throughout the week but those that storm will cause a few sprinkles north and east of las high temperatures will stay temperatures will rise due to that same cloud cover. sunday clouds will clear out on tuesday. clouds remain for the remainder of the week but these systems that does it.... for this edition of action news... live at 11.. but... stay with us for jimmy kimmel live.... coming up next. our next reports begin at 4:30-am on good morning las format: pkg supers: san diego, the flu virus hits big. with aches, chills, and fever, there's no such thing as a little flu. and it needs a big solution: an antiviral. so when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu virus at its source and helps stop it from spreading in the body. tamiflu is fda approved to treat the flu in people two weeks of age and older whose flu symptoms started within before taking tamiflu, tell your doctor if you're pregnant, nursing, have serious health conditi

. >> there are several others big money winners in northern california. 12 tickets sold in california matched five numbers, but didn't get that powerball. four of those were sold in northern california, including one at this chevron convenience store on socal avenue in santa cruz. others tickets were sold at a 7-eleven on nut tree road in vacaville, a 76 gas station on old redwood high in santa rosa, and a quick stop in cloverdale. >> it's hard to check a run tickets. >> reporter: you haven't checked them yet? >> no, hi to feed them through. it wasn't easy. honestly, i won $4. >> reporter: how are you feeling? >> i didn't even claim that $4. >> but it's $4. the jackpot now goes back down to $40 million. the next drawing is on saturday. >>> turn to weather here. another round of rain is on its way. let's go to meteorologist mark tomaya. >> rainfall in cloverdale within the past hour. looking forward san francisco bay, gloomy skies out there. the clouds have been marching into the north as the next pacific system moves in -- you can see moving from the north and west, and this will be t

rain has been in northern california all day with it changin over to stnow in taho and the northern sierras here. bring more snow to the north part of the state. chances tonight here are slim. but we could see chance of some snow shower in the mountains tomorrow. ............................... .................. any rain chances that pop up here in futurecast will just be virga and evaporate before hitting the ground. saturday next system comes in bring mainly clouds snow and showers to the north. ............................... .................... if you're taking an early weekend. here's your travelers forecast with mainly sunny skies from la to phoenix. low to mid 60's for san diego. can get san franciso is going to stay wet tomorrow and this weekend 55 the high with rain likely. ............................... ........................ here's the forecast. 40 by morning. more clouds overnight and not as cold. light winds stay that way. tomorrow 57 for the high with clouds, then sun later. north breezes around start at 5 then kick up to 15 later. ............................... ........

the back edge of the waa is sharp warming just off the northern california coast. finally, snow levels are currently around 5500 feet, plus or minus a few hundred feet, over northeast california and western nevada. snow levels should remain fairly steady this morning with the warm air advection precipitation. however, snow levels should jump 500 to 1000 feet by early to mid afternoon as the precipitation ends, especially away from the sierra crest where orographically- enhanced precipitation does not hold down snow levels. as far as snowfall amounts above 5500-6000 feet today, they remain on track with up to around 6 inches of "sierra cement" expected near the crest with much lighter round of rain and high elevation snow, along with gusty winds today. high pressure will bring drier conditions wednesday and thursday two well-known entertainers say they're skipping the academy awards this year. spike lee and jada pinkett smith are boycotting the oscars amid outrage over a lack of diversity in this year's nominations. so who decides on the nominees? here's abc's linsey

no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. the pundits are busy dissecting the debate performance of the republican candidates for president and the impact that donald trump's decision not to participate may have on his results in the iowa caucus. abc's lana zak has more. script: it was the final debate before the first votes are cast...and the national front runner was not there. still donald trump's influence was felt. cruz sot everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly //?now that we have the donald trump portion out of the way but cruz's jokes soon turned tense? cruz sot if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. setting marco rubio up for the first of several applause lines?. rubio sot "i'm not going to leave the stage no matter what just a few miles away, trump held his own event. trump sot "i didn't want to be here i have to be honest. i wanted to be 5 minutes away" and said he raised millions for vets. tag: fox moderators said they didn't know even after the event

city national bank, providing loans and lines of credit to help northern california businesses grow. scott mcgrew: can big data predict big injuries in sports? kitman labs' stephen smith has convinced top-level teams his software can do it. even we didn't know the modern roller coaster started as a silicon valley success story. and a look at "the membership economy." our reporters joe menn of reuters and jon swartz of usa today this week on "press:here." [music] scott: good morning, everyone, i'm scott mcgrew. it's obvious that steph curry is key to the golden state warriors' success. it's also been proven twice now that the team suffers when curry does not play due to that injury. what if you could predict curry's injuries before they happen? or andrew luck's, or peyton menning's? it would be a game changer in the most literal way. there is a startup that claims it can. kitman labs says just by pointing a camera at an athlete and recording his body movements or her body movements, it can accurately predict future injuries. no sensors, just a camera and 90 seconds of video. that is t

brief period of short wave ridging tonight into early sunday before the next wave pushes into northern california late sunday afternoon and evening...then across western nevada by late monday afternoon. gusty winds this evening should drop off during the overnight hours. a lake wind advisory remains in effect for lake tahoe early this evening. localized are possible on pyramid lake late this afternoon...but these should drop by sunset. with decreasing winds and a period of partly cloudy skies tonight...some valleys could see patchy fog where snow remains. temperatures in the colder sierra valleys will drop below freezing allowing freezing fog to form which could create slick spots on roads near foggy areas by sunday morning. wind gusts will increase again sunday ahead of the next system...close to what occurred today. gusts up to 45 mph are likely east of the sierra with less in the sierra valleys. wind prone areas east of the sierra may gusts to near 55 mph at times. winds will also increase again on pyramid lake for sunday from the a lake wind advisory there for the day time hours sunday...but

precipitation will spread over northeast california, the northern sierra and western nevada this morning. the main mechanism for the precipitation today will be warm air advection /warm frontal with no air behind the system for california/western nevada, although the sierra will see a brief period of orographically- enhanced precip this afternoon and early evening. the back edge of the waa is evident in satellite via sharp warming just off the northern california coast. finally, snow levels are currently around 5500 feet, plus or minus a few hundred feet, over northeast california there's some road work you should know about that may affect your commute. starting today ... one lane of i-80 eastbound will be closed from the boomtown exit to mogul. the speed limit will also be reduced to 55 miles per hour in that area. the project is expected some of us use bikes to get to work or to exercise. but one program is using them to help local veterans there are currently 25 veterans involved in project hero ... which is the local chapter of ride to recovery. the group meets for a one hour sessio

we have a cold low pressure system sitting over northern california and northern nevada but dry conditions expected for the next couple of days. >>> this new year brought in all kinds of celebrations. especially for 32-year-old shannon and kevin harris as they welcomed their baby girl >> reno's first baby of 2016 hospital. after a long labor, mom and dad were relieved. >> we stayed up later for new year's this year. [ laughter ] >> reporter: after 20 hours of labor, shannon and kevin welcomed their baby bright and early january 1st. >> it's cool. we didn't plan it. we didn't expect it. especially because she came out at 2:03. it's a trip. [ laughter ] >> reporter: complications arose as they approached the last hours of labor. >> there was still a thin wall. it would not go away. so they decided to do the c- section. >> i was really nervous. started bawling my eyes out. surgery. >> reporter: all went well for the baby, and she popped out a healthy 7 pounds and 8.5 ounces. >> it was very stressful, and not sleeping for as long as we have is really -- just added to everything. we're about do

a few showers over northern california have ended and high clouds passing over our area late yesterday have moved on and we should see a lot of sunshine today. ............. highs will make it into the low 60s with plenty of sunshine. northerly winds will continue along the colorado river today./// > back to you. ((kirsten joyce)) > this week... we could learn the name of the officer involved friday's police shooting on the strip. on friday... police say this man was walking in and out of traffic...pointin g a gun at people in the area. the suspect was told to stop...but he wouldn't comply with commands...and an officer opened fire. the officer missed the suspect but hit a child in the leg...who's expected to be okay. police arrested the suspect...but do not know his real name. if you're able to identify him...you're asked to call crime stoppers./// kirsten joyce > now let's turn it over to demetia. brian loftus how are the roads < demetria obilor >metro responding to an injury crash that happened on the west side at edna and jones. edna issa residential street, just south of sahara. l

bringing rain and snow to northern california. we'll bring in a little bit of wet weather to the sierra. if you are going there for the afternoon,know advisories in some place but you may get showers. it will be in between partly and cloudyskies. the future cast models, partly cloudy thismorning, by noontime at 1:00, we have a bit of clouds over us as we get into the second part of the day. that will rain remains to the north of us and a few sprinkls over portions of ser rachlt >> tonight, how it moves close to sonomama county >> we'll call it a few sprinkles as we get through the evening hours and tomorrow morning for portions of the north coast. >> mid to upper 50s, it will be a cool day. >> 57 in oakland and 55 in san francisco. yoursouth bay location is 57 san jose and 59 for season ta cruz. temperatures will edge up as we get tomonday. >> mostly cloudy on thursday and we got that possibility of rain returning on friday. i guess iwill put the banner away for now. >> we should tape it up. >> we should tape it up our news direct

developing across much of western nevada and the eastern sierra by noon, as the jet noses into northern california and precipitation intensifies along the northern sierra crest. most locations will gust at 45-60 mph with wind prone areas and foothills gusting at 60-80 mph. winds and warm air aloft will help raise afternoon highs into the low 60s across western new record highs in a few locations. the city of reno says its ready to clean most of the snow expected to fall this weekend... but not all of it. the city is not able to in town... simply many. lygren explains which streets get plowed first, and why. two thousand two hundred forty four. that's how many lanes miles of road the city of reno has to worry about... when it snows. "every storm we take serious, no matter what the size of it is." but running a plow over every single road... next to impossible. reno would need about 50 snow plows to do that... nearly triple what they currently have. "we do not have a bare pavement policy, we do not have the resources to be able to do that, so we concentrate on the arterials and collectors and the pr

satellite loops indicate an upper disturbance about to move into northern california just north of san francisco. the forcing from a weakening pwat plume are bringing lowering cloud decks over western nevada, with widespread light valley rain and higher elevation light snow expected to break out shortly. there is little or no colder air to filter in this morning with precipitation so any impacts this morning in western nevada should remain in the foothills above about 5,500 feet. although snow may mix in down to around 5,000 feet during periods of heavier precipitation this morning, temperatures should remain too warm to allow for more than brief slushy road accumulations . in northeast california north of tahoe, snow levels lowered briefly to near 5,000 feet with the heavier frontal precipitation spring back up a bit as the precipitation lightens behind the main band. based on available cameras, lack of chain restrictions, and gleaning from surface temperatures, roads in plumas and lassen counties are likely mainly clear below 5,000 to 5,500 feet. for the tahoe area, latest cameras sh

the second one you can see making its way again into northern california. central california also bringing snow to the sierra and precipitation across northern nevada. i'll show you what we can expect in just a second. again, temperatures tonight won't be as cold compared to last night. finally seeing near normal temperatures in our forecast. overnight lows around the region. upper thirties for mesquite. 40 boulder city. freezing mark for pahrump overnight tonight. highs tomorrow again a little warmer compared to temperatures for today. upper 50s for overton, pa rum, boulder city in the mid-50s. we're going to see a lot of sunshine across las vegas in the afternoon. winds starting off light to moderate, increasi serious. clouds are going to keep us from after that, ridge is back bringing us temperatures reaching the 60s sunday, monday for martin luther king, jr. day, and a chance of showers. unsettled weather headed our way by tuesday. a slight chance we'll see those showers one and five. would you bet on it. >> reed: i would bet this next story is going to

no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. a big endorsement for republican frontrunner donald trump. former governor of alaska, sarah palin, officially throwning her support behind the presidential candidate. and with the iowa caucuses less than 2 weeks away, the battle for the top spot in both parties is heating up. here's abc's megan hughes. palin sot: "are you ready to make america great again?" could conservative heavyweight sarah palin's endorsement put donald trump over the top in iowa? palin sot: "he is beholden to no one how refreshing?he's going rogue left and right man, that's why he's doing so well!" the tea party favorite rambled, rhymed, hit the media, and threw in some of her favorite phrases. palin sot: it's time to drill baby drill down and hold these folks accountable." nats: cheering not everyone is so enthusiastic. the new york daily news headline this morning: the partnership of the former reality stars is also bad news for ted cruz, who palin backed when he ran for senate. cruz sot:

very heavy rainfall in northern california. flash flood watches. riverside, oceanside. in all about 19 --. overall in the states including the advisories we got about 4 million people and spokane a little freezing rain. rainfall totals to heaviest right along the coast and through santa barbara through l.a. the mountainous areas are greatest concern for flash flooding. that is your national weather. here a closer look at your day ahead. this map pretty much tells the story. the rain from overnight in phoenix you get a break during later tonight and further to the north you can see all the mess we're dealing with in central and northern california. unfortunately more pictures like we saw yesterday with debris flows and too much water. >> a dangerous few days ahead bill thank you so much. well tonight is the night. did you get your ticket? enter. >> not net. >> it is the power ball -- $450 you have got to be in it to win it. >>> plus the oregon protesters dig that you are heels in as the standoff reaches its fifth day. we stop arthritis pain, so you don't have to stop. be

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overnight, heavy rain, into northern california. continuing at this hour. a little on the border of oregon and washington heading for the olympics. connected to a huge plume of tropical moisture that goes back towards hawaii. this little piece of energy is now just to the south of alaska. that's going to link up with this. storm, turning into a big, old snowstorm, maybe a blizzard in the middle of the country next week. take that saturday into sunday over areas of the southern portions of california into arizona. so on sunday, we're going to have really nasty travel. especially southern utah and northern arizona. more rain obviously for areas in the desert. from phoenix northwards up to just about the rim. once you're north of the rim, the wintry stuff. by monday and tuesday, goes into the middle of country. ven verify denver a snowstorm monday. severe outbreak tuesday, tornadoes even blizzard conditions on the back side near iowa and areas of wisconsin. quite the storm first dealing with in california this weekend. for today, on and off rain especially fro

the series of storms pushing onto the west coast will low pressure will rench northern california pretty much throughout the week but those storms will only throw some high clouds over top of las vegas starting friday and continuing through saturday. happening today, the heat is on for tonight's it's one of their last chances to sway voters before the first votes are cast. and this time, a new frontrunner on top-- texas senator ted cruz. he's facing some tough questions. a new york times report says he borrowed a million dollars from big wall street banks to finance his run for senate... but didn't tell the federal election commission about it. (sot cruz) "if it was the case that they were not filed exactly as the fec requires than we'll amend the filings cruz says it was a filing error. and he's also facing scrutiny from his main competitor right now, donald trump. the billionaire continues to question if the canadian-born candidate can legally be president. only 7 candidates will be on-stage tonight at 6. we have a list of watch parties going on tonight, on our website. stay with actio

precipitation will spread over northeast california, the northern sierra and western nevada this morning. the main mechanism for the precipitation today will be warm air advection /warm frontal with no cold air behind the system for california/western nevada, although the sierra will see a brief period of it's that time of year when many of us experience the sniffling and sneezing from the common cold. in fact americans suffer from over 1- billion colds each year. but as martha shade explains...there are ways to prevent and treat the virus. we all know the symptoms: a sore throat, sneezing and a runny nose. colds are all too common this time of year but a new review from the canadian medical association contains tips on how we can fight back. the researchers looked at results from 67 trials and found that good old fashioned hand washing may be the best way to prevent catching a cold. studies in children found that those taking zinc had fewer colds than other kids. the researchers say that adults may benefit as well. probiotics may be helpful to ward off colds, but vitamin c, the "gold st

another storm system is pushing onto the west coast right now northern california and oregon. it'll basically work to throw high clouds over las vegas for thursday and friday, keeping temperatures mild but not bringing the chance for any rain just yet. temperatures will hang in the upper 50s to about 60 for the las vegas valley for thursday and friday. saturday another system will push into the area which will have a little more moisture and energy associated with it. that means there's a slight chance for rain showers with this weekend's storm especially saturday night as the tail end of the cold front drags through the area. ahead of the front winds will be pretty gusty with peak gusts to out of the southwest to 35mph or so with northwest winds gusting to 30mph as the front passes saturday night sunday dry air will filter in behind the departing system allowing for clearer skies and cooler temperatures, with highs peaking in the mid and upper 50s sunday and monday. jennifer lopez is getting set to make her grand entrance..... of her upcoming residency.... at "planet hollywoo

clouds as we have several systems moving in off the pacific that will bring rain and snow to northern california, northern nevada and parts of lincoln county, nye county could see a little bit of that as well. clark county expected to stay dry until maybe another storm system next week. high temperatures today. indian springs 50 degrees. primm, 57. overton looking at a high today of 56. in boulder city, overnight low of 40 degrees. pahrump still going to drop down to freezing tonight, 32 for th skies. the rest of the day today. 55 our expected high temperature. overnight though because of the clouds hanging around, we're nesn t freezing. that's good. still chilly though. 39 for the overnight low. look at the 7-day forecast. again, clouds expected for tomorrow and for saturday. temperatures remain in the mid and upper 50s. getting into sunday and martin luther king, jr. day looking fantastic. 60s. it's b since we've seen those. 61 partly sunny skies on monday. we could see wet weather tuesday into wednesday. breezy conditions. we're going keep a clo on that one. >> kim: that is so nice to see tha

live doppler radar showing rain and snow showers through northern california. we are going to see this low- pressure system hit the sierra and turned to snow late tonight and early tomorrow morning. this is 11 am today we will see the rainfall through california and eventually hitting the sierra and eventually turning spilling over into far western nevada early tomorrow morning. so saturday at 3:00 a.m. the sierra passes going to be hit pretty hard the snow and that's no will be spilling over into far western nevada. throughout saturday morning and things die out in the afternoon but we could see some showers lingering through sunday morning. at lake level today much warmer daytime highs were into the 40s so any accumulation up the lake is going to be a mix of rain and snow. but as temperatures drop tonight we could see anywhere from three inches - 7 inches at lake level. we also have a lake wind advisory in effect. as you can see the wind gusts are expected across the region. we are looking at scattered rain showers through carson city the daytime highs at 52 d

lisa ber nartd report bernard ra winery in northern california. >> flooding in mississippi. flooding in missouri, rivers unable to accommodate the torrential rain. scientists say el nino which is the warming of the pacific ocean is in full swing and impacting weather across the globe. including at boletto vineyards. where wine makers are keeping an eye on the sky. >> how closely do you watch the forecast? >> we get an e-mail every mortgage and it will give you a five day forecast. >> nick says northern california wine makers are switching gears to make sure el nino doesn't threaten the wine making industry here. >> you need the rain, recharge the groundwater for vines in the spring. >> managing the water is critical. at boletto there are ros rows of cover crop. >> if you are not conscientious in trying to preserve the soil. >> ground is soggy from early season storms and more are coming. according to meteorologist john monteverde sphwhrp we are seeing the largest el nino in record. >> placing straw on the road to redirect the rain. >> ultimately end up down there at the bott

this will be saturday night and mostly northern california. rain showers will linger today. snowfall decreases in the sierra also. on friday calmer. the next round friday night into saturday and rainfall amounts 1-2 inches in northern going to expire around 11:00 a.m. this morning near san diego but the mountainous areas of arizona and new mexico are going to get a mountains in.5 not so lucky. they are going to get some significant snow. >> thank you. >> little bit of a break. >> we can use it. they can use it. >> the latest controversy from the ten commandments judge. and this one might be a big problem for him. plus going beyond the galaxy. "star wars" goes where no one has gone before. no movie anyway.ity-defying... adventure-collecting... friend-connector... fortifying the going-places... off-to-the-races... day-seizing... you. you're strong. new special k nourish. multi grain flakes with quinoa, apples, almonds and raspberries. new special k nourish. fortify. it's winter. eat winter snacks. freshman. campbell's. made for real, real life. if you could see your cough, it's

the seven to 10 day outlook looks wet for northern california not southern california.nd on the north coast they're getting rain. we have a ways to go before it gets here. so we'll get sun in the morning. some partly cloudies. the pattern remains wet. we'll have rain into wednesday, and thursday off and on rain and looks like it will be okay friday. and more rain returns saturday and maybe again on monday. it's going to take a couple hours to get here. on the north coast it's already there. for us, increasing clouds and 40s and 50s, about the same as yesterday. and if you're heading up 50 or 80, a winter storm

developing across much of western nevada and the eastern sierra by noon, as the jet noses into northern california and precipitation intensifies along the northern sierra crest. most locations will gust at 45-60 mph with wind prone areas and foothills gusting at 60-80 mph. winds and warm air aloft will help raise afternoon highs into the low 60s across western nevada, which could set new record highs in a few locations. happy birthday to . . . . . . oprah winfrey .how old do you think oprah is today? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 years old staying active in your golden years can be challenging.... but the senior winter games is a chance to get out, get active and go for gold... kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is live with a preview of the games. is a program dedicated to promoting and implementing fitness programs and activities for people 50 years and better. the games offer participants individual and team competitions. participants compete within age groups to win gold, silver, and bronze medals! opening ceremonies saturday, january 30 10 am - 12 pm sands regency archery - information mond