. >>> in light of martin luther king junior's birthday, the northern nevada black cultural awareness society will hold his 20th annual dinner celebration tonight. emily facility scoping out the scene at the atlantis tonight. >> reporter: it looks good. the program will start at seven and news force, gianna giorgi will be msc the entire dinner. during the dinner, the will be a presentation highlighting key points and luther king junior's life and his vision for america. there will also discuss the role that the 200,000 black soldiers played in the american civil war. officials at the northern nevada lack culture awareness society said they want to carry on mlk junior's message. >> symbolic of what we would like to see within our society. people coming together and working together for a cause. it's a good feeling. especially when we see people come through the doors from all walks of life. >> reporter: all proceeds will go towards all the programs and events they plan to carry on for the rest of the year. emily reporting live for the atlantis. >>> also happening today, many northern n

satellite and is radar is showing a cold low pressure system sitting over -- excuse me, northern nevada and northern california. through sunday. we're gonna see an increase in cloud cover on saturday. pretty sunny skies in the morning, but in the afternoon, cloud cover saturday and into sunday. and another storm system making its way in on the 7-day forecast. in reno and sparks, down to 13 degrees. around at 14. mostly clear skies and light winds. tomorrow we're gonna see those increasing clouds, and the daytime high looking to reach 32 degrees, still below average. and right at that freezing mark with winds out of the southeast at five miles per hour. the wind chill in eastern nevada tomorrow, negative 17! the daytime highs only reaching and these overnight lows, 9 below zero expected for eureka, 11 below zero in battle mountain. very, very cold out there! burr! stay indoors if you can! fallon 3 degrees with the daytime high reaching 32. light wind will be the trend across the region. carson city down to 6 degrees, not even reaching the freezing mark topping out at 31 degrees there. ar

here's a quick look across northern nevada. it's in to the 30s and we'll take a closer look at this storm system and how the rest of your 7-day forecast is shaping up in just a if you minutes. >>> and staying with weather, nevada's first snow survey is in and the numbers are encouraging after four years of drought. this morning hydrologists measured 54 inches of snow depth, which equals water content. they make our snowpack 110% of normal, a year ago snowpack was half of what it is now, just 60% of normal. however, they say we need more >> like last year we ran out of the water early and that's why the river was down to historic lows given the time of year early in the summer, so farmers were forced to shut off and the municipal supply was taxed. >> they said most of our region's precipitation comes between october and march. if there's not a good snowpack by april 1st, water supplies will be short again this year. >>> and sticking with local news, a police involved shoot that go occurred today on a busy california freeway, for

citizens and a wife all living in northern nevada. and we just did not. we thought it immoral to have a family separated to have a father ripped from the life of his children. >> now that church has converted a space into the back into a sanctuary room with a cot blanket and towel. enforcement officials discourage entering places that are sensitive. >>> the reno big horns return to the home court downtown tonight. bryan samudio will have the >>> some strong is that together is keeping the valley first storm system is . >>> welcome back. in consumer news the last time gas prices were less than a dollar we were about to ring in the new millennium. has dropped down to just # cents a gallon. you heard that right. 78 cents. according to gas buddy.com a few stations in northern michigan have dropped their prices below a dollar but analysts anticipate these prices of course will not last too long. 78 cents seems pretty sweet compared to what we're paying in northern nevada. a gallon of recognize costs an average of 2.43 in the silver state tonight and in reno ga

i'm going to tell you about the food bank of northern nevada. they will give out free food for the kids. the friday before school starts back on january 25. they will provide breakfast, lunch and dinner at various times over the next two weeks at different locations. we'll have it on abc7amarillo.com. helping families, we'll talk about that on mornings on fox 11. >>> university of nevada representatives are warning people about the risk of radon, how harmful it can be and where you can find out more on that's coming up . >>> welcome back from the university of nevada are warning people about radon, a naturally occurring gas, colorless, odor less and it can raise your risk of lung cancer. 21,000 americans die each year from radon. in nevada one in four homes have concentrations above to accept able level. that's why radon education program is holding a dozen meetings across the state. >> this is the best time the test fora don't. levels are higher in the wintertime. >> the next meeting tomorrow afternoon at north valley library in reno. we'll pos

>> first of all, we have to kind of pull it out of the department sections within northern nevada and look at northern nevada as a region and it is going to be major metropolitan region with its own local entities and still has its own culture. the governors will have to come together and say, instead of looking at one regional plan or having the planning commission look at washoe count and he the two cities, how do we develop a master plan for the entire region that answers the ongoing needs for transportation, school, and housing, how do we answer the ongoing question of flood control and water to make sure that we meet the demand that is going to be put upon us as opposed to down south, you have clark county and the other metropolitan area that are fed by los angeles and orange county, we're fed by the big area, modesto and stockton and, you know, the iof 80 corridor. >> you know it is interesting you say that, i think that is changing now, i think that with these giant national companies that have the attention, not just of the united states, but the entire world, people are comin

here in northern nevada we'll take all the snow we can get. on the east coast... it's a different story. washington d-c already dealing with hundreds of accidents and much more snow is headed their way. and, more stars are speaking out against the lack of diversity in this years oscars... oscar nominee. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. for news while you're on the go, listen to our newscast partner, news-talk 780, koh. predicted for the mid- atlantic this weekd. but already a smaller storm system is causing travel nightmares in and around washington d-c. d-c is preparing for an epic blizzard-- with a less than stellar trial run. less than 2 inches of snow fell wednesday evening, but all around the capital region there was traffic gridlock and accidents. even president obama was caught in the icy conditions, the ping-ponging on the slick streets taking nearly an hour for a 20 minute trip. today one local off

we're going to talk about with refugees with carina black, the executive did director of the northern nevada international position and he will lisa and eric. all coming up next on a all new nevada newsmakers. brought to you by reno >> closed-caption of "nevada newsmakers" is brought to you by the nevada trucking association. trucking moves america forward. >> this is "nevada newsmakers" with host sam, a political forum. now from the "nevada newsmakers" broadcast headquarters, here is sam. >> and back on "nevada newsmakers" please welcome for the first time to the program the executive director of the northern nevada international center which is affiliated with unr and also funded by the u.s. department of state. let's start by by explaining exactly what it is the international center does . >> so we host visited delegations that are invited by our government to come to the united states and learn who we are as americans. there's a lot of stereotypes people have, they often equate who we are with our foreign policy and that is often not liked around the world. so what we try to do is connec

they have a following here in northern nevada. in fact, they've won some of the debates, according to this group in the debates earlier held in the beginning of last year after the summer. started, you know, they drew a couple hundred people. we'll see if we have the crowds tonight. it all starts at 6:00. we'll bring you much more then. hope you will join us right here on news 4. >> all right. thanks, terry. we're gearing up for a busy weekend weatherwise. here is a peek outside. collin, last week we had a pretty good sized storm. it sounds like it will be even stronger. >> more snow. doppler radar is very quiet. also to the east, through battle mountain and even some snow mix on the extreme northeastern side of nevada. so be prepared for that if you're traveling anywhere on our highways and even lower elevations on saturday. it's going to be interesting. i think we'll see some snow on the valley floor saturday morning. it's a possibility. look at this plume of moisture coming in right at us in northern california. so, from here,

for northern nevada. "this is the best place in the nation to do business." governor sandoval and edawn... welcoming jet dot com. an online retailer with plans of making storey county... its west coast hub. "we've grown to ship over 200-thousand packages since and we expect to grow pretty agressively over the coming years." c-e-o mark lore lorry created the company to be an alternative to amazon. instead of sourcing products from across the nation... jet suggests you buy products from fulfillment a center near you. they also allow you to remove perks like free returns... to get your your cost down. "really there has only been one major player in amazon, and we think there is room for another player, i think it is a really big opportunity and we think we are approaching it in a very unique way." the company is already up and operating at u-s-a parkway... employing 136 people... but looking to grow. by year five... there will be 500 jobs... beyond that... who knows... "they plan to get much bigger than that. certainly 500 is easy, as many as thousands in the ye

another republican candidate is headed to northern nevada. ohio governor john kasich will be at the washoe county g-o-p headquarters next tuesday, january 12th. the event will start at 1-45 in the afternoon and end at 2-30. the meet-and-greet does not require tickets, but an rsvp is appreciated. kolo 8 news now will update the event information when it becomes available. a disturbing image recently appeared on the final exam in a u-s history course at dayton high school. it's angering some parents, and prompting an apology from school officials. kolo 8 news now's ed pearce has the story. 00-:29 :29-:34 :34-1:24 the painting--titled 'a tale of two hoodies'--was created as statement on the issue of racial profiling, an image the artist has said aimed at challenging the viewer and creating public discourse. but with its depiction of a policeman in a ku klux klan hood pointing a gun at an african american child, it has sometimes instead left anger and racial tension in its wake. brian nelson's 17 year old son encountered it in an essay question i

about the kids. >> it is. >> that is what people seem to forget about, this crisis we've had in northern nevada and ones in southern nevada, it is about the kids. >> uh-huh. >> not every kid in the state is stupid or will be fully educated. we lose that along the way there has to be lots of frustration in your house. >> oh, the teachers that come through our house, my wife's friends, my niece is a teacher in one of the most overcrowded schools in southern truckee meadows. don't know what to do in the classroom, well, they know what to do in the classroom, but it's the externalitys that give them heartburn. >> and i think part of your campaign has to be a boost for the teachers in our community that they are actually turning out some great students and we just had our teen edition with students from across the state, the brightest kids we've had. that is where we have to leave it. thank you both very much. we'll keep our fingers cross. we'll be right back on the "nevada newsmakers" after this time out. >> brought to you by pro group management, the nevada trucking association, the nevada builder

>>> some good news for the years long drought in northern nevada. the truckee river is surging to its highest peak since 2012. were joined live in downtown reno and jamie, how is the river looking tonight? flowing pretty well in many of us have seen the last few years the truckee river has barely trickled and take a look at it now . it's flowing pretty well. the national weather service reports the truckee river in reno peaked nearly 8 feet this morning and flood stage is 11 feet which is not anticipated today. because of the high water rate the reno police department has been out all day along the river talking to homeless who live among -- along the banks. they've may contact with about 20 people that have cam set up along the banks. some of those camps are now underwater and officers are telling the homeless are options which include going over to the overflow shelter plus giving them a heads up that we can expect an increase this weekend and river flow. >> we want people to be informed. there are those who camp along the river. we don't want to

and a wife all living in northern nevada. we just did not -- we thought it in moral to have it -- in normal to have a family separate. to have a family ripped from the life of his children. space in the back into a sanctuary room. in a 2011 memo, immigration and customs enforcement discouraged their agents from entering places they called a sensitive, like a churches and schools. >>> the bill for holding a four- day special legislative session last month to bring carmaker, ferriday future to nevada turned out to be larger than one to clear tax breaks for tesla. officials expect the total to be around $250,000 when printing costs and a travel reimbursements are made. the session cost nearly twice as much as the two-day special session for tesla back in 2014. the recent session lasted longer even though faraday's incentive package was smaller. concerns about water use and bond financing drew the session out longer and lawmakers approved $215 million in tax breaks for faraday and authorized $120 million in infrastructure improve

chris gimenez - all four have played in the big leagues, and today all four were back home in northern nevada for a youth baseball clinic at the nevada baseball factory. sot/gimenez: it's an amazing feeling to be able to come back here and just give some of the knowledge that i've learned and my experiences, as well as darrell, chris, and steve. we have over fifty years of baseball experience between the four of us... and the fact that we're able to give that knowledge back to the community, it's amazing. sot/aguila: we're very blessed as baseball players to make it as far as we did and to play as long as we did, and now it's just trying to take what we've learned through our careers and give back to this community, and try to help some of these kids reach their full potential. and what better way to reach your full potential then learning from someone who's already achieved the dream of playing major league baseball? sot/lerud: all of us have played in the big leagues. that's something i think we take a lot of pride in, and i know that every kid who ever picked up a ball or a bat, that's the

tipoff wednesday is set for 6:00 p-m northern nevada time...you can stream the game online at nevada wolf pack dot t-v... 3 (alex)>> some good new for former pack defensive back isaiah frey... frey signed a pittsburgh steelers keeping him at least on their practice squad for the time beings... he didn't see any action in 2015... but played in 11 games between the bucs and bears in 2014... (alex)>> new 49ers head coach chip kelly is set to be officially introduced to the bay area media on wednesday... and ahead of that the team announced that nine coaches that served under jim tomsula would not be back... most notably offensive coordinator geep chryst... (take vo)there has been no official word on the team's defensive coordinator... but accoridng to reports former patriots linebacker mike vrabel interviewed for the position... vrabel has been the linebackers coach in houston.... it is also possible that eric mangini could return in the same look at 3 awareness month... what you need to know coming up... 3 (samantha)>> plus the at. >>> there radon in your home? how high are the levels.

now she puts on an annual tribute show to raise money for the autism coalition of northern nevada. "i know a lot of people with autism and things related to that. so, it's really close to my heart. i really want to give back to those wonderful people." this year ... she's hoping and better. "definitely more dancers, we've got some b-boys now, some aerialists. a lot more new songs, but definitely expect smooth criminal and all the hits to be in there still." falynne says she spends about 3 hours a day practicing ... and dedicates even more time to planning out the show. "a lot of work for sure. been in my garage for months trying to plan this stuff, recording for the dancers, lots of tutorials." this year ... she'll be performing in the eldorado showroom ... which holds special significance for falynne. "a few years ago, back in 2012, we came here to see a michael show. it was a tribute called "man in the mirror", and that really got me started on what i do now. so, it's really an honor to be back here and perform on the same stage." falynne's show is packed with lots of high energy

northern nevada members have been in line waiting to buy their tickets. stretched from was a half a mile along i-80 as locals across the state line to submit their numbers. news four went out to talk to some who were waiting up to 2.5 hours to see what people planned to do if they won those millions. >> i would give a quarter to my son and his family, i would make uncle sam so happy, he would be my best friend, and i'm going to travel. >> i'll be her best friend. for anyone who still want to buy a powerball ticket, you have until 7:00 o'clock local time tomorrow night to get your numbers. if no one was tomorrow night, wednesday's pot will be worth more than $1 billion. >> i'm waiting for that to get my ticket. republican presidential front-runner donald trump is expected to make a campaign stop in northern nevada this weekend. he is holding a campaign rally at the reno all room sunday afternoon afternoon. doors open around 11 and the event kicks off at 1:00 o'clock. reno event.com. >> and ohio governor john kasich is bringing his republican campaign for p

back to you. 3 (bill)>> also bringing his political campaign to northern nevada.... is republican presidential candidate jeb bush. the former florida governor will be speaking in elko on january 26th at the northeastern nevada museum. bush is attempting to rally a lot of nevada supporters into helping his campaign before silver state republicans head to caucuses to help choose their party's candidate.people wishing to attend bush's political rally are asked to rsvp before attending.that your screen. 3 (bill and samantha)>>let's take a quick look outside... current conditions and skycam 3 (bill and samantha)>> we'll toss it over to meteorologist tim studebaker...3 for today...quiet during the daytime with partly to mostly cloudy skies and milder temperatures. perhaps a quick snow shower in spots...otherwise dry. our next winter storm arrives tonight into tomorrow into the sierra bringing wind and snow with spillover rain and snow showers in the valleys. relative humidity again indicates a small possibility for freezing fog this morning in a few spots.it's a cold start

sot/fenner: i think it's huge, especially for the city of reno and northern nevada. we want more and more people at the games. sot/coleman: the louder this building gets, the more beneficial it is for us. we want to continue to win games in this building and give people hope to want to come and watch us play basketball. nats/whistle/cheering the pack hits the road on wednesday to take on fresno state... the bulldogs lost to new mexico over the has left 6 people hurt. the three-vehicle crash happened near queen way just after four. jeff is back with another check of your >>> tonight, the heated showdown. donald trump versus the clintons. the sprint to iowa and new hampshire now. trump says bill clinton's past is fair game. this evening, the former president, out on the trail and our correspondent asking him, is trump right? should clinton's past matter? >> is it fair game? >> how the president answers. >>> at this hour, the armed militia standoff. the american town paralyzed. schools closed, the armed protesters saying they're prepared to use force. >>> the stock mark

taking a look at current temperatures across the region, a cold night across northern nevada, in the mid-20s in places. we have had storm after storm and we have another one on the way. i will show you a closer look at that storm track in your hit. >> thanks, medicine.>>> in our crime watch, arena woman is charged with murder after a stabbing downtown. police responded to a fight on fourth street. when they arrived, they found michael bank eco with stab hospital but died from his injuries. victoria sweeting was found at an apartment complex in south reno after fleeing the scene back. officers say after they found her she admitted to stabbing the victim. no word on what started the fight in the first place.>>> witnesses asking for the public's help in getting information in connection to the shooting in reno, a drive- by shooting in early december. officials say it began when several uninvited people arrived at the five drive party and were asked to leave after --. after leaving, they returned and then began firing at the house. a 19-year-old woman was killed in shooting along with tw

and remembering an institution of the northern nevada community. people walking and waving today in honor of ed carlson. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah johns. noah bond has the night off. fireworks lit up the night sky when 2016 arrived in northern nevada. fireworks people watched firworks launched from casino rooftops on the streets of downtown reno. things stayed pretty calm in the area. reno police say only one person was

the latest impact on northern nevada. thanks for joining us tonight. i'm noah bond. former president bill clinton... was in reno tonight.. campaigning for his wife hillary. kolo 8 news now's chris buckley joins us live in the studio. chris, ?did mr. clinton draw a big crowd tonight? he did more than 600 people gathered at the boys and girls club in southwest reno to hear what the former president had to say. hundreds of hillary clinton supporters lined up in the rain friday night... "hillary needs to be our president we need a democrat and only when they're in power the middle class thrives." for the chance to hear remarks from former president bill clinton. "you gotta admit this is sort of commitment to diversity and equality. "hillary has always believed the politics of inclusion. equal pay paid leave and affordable childcare are economic strategies that will allow america to grow more and be more inclusive. and about her ideas on expading clean energy, treating america's growing prescription drug probelm... and plans for making college affordable for everyone. "fr

northern nevada might feel it more next year. among other things, the cuts will eliminate the l.e.d. light reimbursement program. that lighting rebate is so popular, the puc indicates the nv energy discounted millions of lights and suggests the program might be possibly abused. >> one study suggested that economic loss of $55 million because we are gonna be spending more for energy than we would have had these programs been kept into place. and that's the wrong direction. >> and coming up tonight at five, news 4's terri hendry will have more on other cuts as well as requests for the puc to reconsider. >>> another solar company is leaving the silver state following the growing trend set by other solar companies. premiere solar solutions is closing its doors in henderson in response to bill increases for solar customers. according to the las vegas sun, the company announced it laid off 66 people and was heading to a state with more favorable policies. national solar companies, solar city and sunrun cited the same reason in their de

i know pepper spray at northern nevada correctional center has been ordered so we're waiting on that." nevada is apparently one of the last states to use shotguns inside prisons. those guns are not disappearing, nor should they says columbus, but he says, new equipment and policies, aren't the key. columbus: "you have can policies. you can have procedures. they're not worth the paper they're written on unless you practice it, unless you train on it. solicit input from the staff to see if these policies are effective. that's where the fail has been in the past." the staff to see if these policies are effective. that's where the fail has been in the past." beginning next month annual training hours are being increased. staffing and turnover remain chronic problems. the legislature authorized hiting 100 the first 22 are already trained and on the job. the remainder will be trained and hired during the next fiscal year. last night's g-o-p debate was mostly the donald trump and ted cruz show. the south carolina debate featured only seven candidates. and for many of them it was a last ditch

when these companies learn our story, they choose northern nevada. >> all right. july of last year. >>> and speaking of new businesses, the university of nevada has launched a new partnership with zip car to offer a car sharing program on campus. a ford focus and subaru cross track are parked at the unit and the students can sign up to rent them. the rates start at $7.50 an hour. after the students sign up, they can make reservations from an app which also allows them to lock and unlock the cars and honk the horn to help locate the vehicle. nevada is now one of 500 universities across the country to offer zip car rentals. >>> looking to have a good time and help out a local shirt? sheep -- charity? sheep dip might be for you. it is a roast of the people who have made the news the past year. it includes skits, song and dance, put together by members of the community, politicians and the media all proceed goss to raise funds to support charities in the reno and sparks areas. incentive to go, our very own joe hart and terri hendry will be star miss . the show. the sho

a local expert weighs in about what this means for us in northern nevada. plus... a deadly stand off between police and donation ban on people who have traveled to areas affected by zika virus. and the centers for disease control and prevention has expanded its list of places on its zika virus travel alert. the u-s virgin islands and the dominican republic are now on the list. the agency recommends pregnant women avoid traveling to places where zika is present. the c-d-c is also asking doctors to screen infants whose mothers visited zika-infected areas while pregnant. zika is linked to a rare birth defect which causes babies to be born with unusually small heads. kolo 8 news now's terri russell spoke with a doctor who specializes in infectious disease. he's currently on a team of healthcare experts on how the u-s will assess and respond to this potential health threat. dr. james wilson has been appointed to the zika response working group. been analyzing what's been going on in south

for people here in northern nevada it would go from around 15 to 21. the change would also reduce the amount the utility pays to buy power back from rooftop solar panels. the public utilities commission says, their plan reflects the declining price of solar-generated power. but many critics are arguing that there wasn't enough warning about the scope of the rate structure. the new rules are expected to raise rates over a five-year period for net metering customers. meanwhile - nv energy has announced it is starting the new year with another rate reduction. they sayteh average point-five percent drop in cost. that's about two dollars and 22-cents per billing statement. this is the fourth consecutive quarterly rate drop for n-v energy customers in northern nevada. on another note... could you use 400-million dollars? that's how much the next powerball winner could possibly win this week. on saturday, three- contestants each won a million dollars.....someone else won two-million. many others won smaller prizes......but no one bought the grand prize-winnin

it had just been a matter of being able to tell our story. our story, they choose northern nevada.")) 3 (samantha)>> jet dot com launched nationally in july of last year. 3 (samantha)>> the university of nevada has launched a new partnership with zipcar to offer a car sharing program on campus.students can now sign up to rent a ford focus and subaru crosstrek parked at the university. rates start at 7-50 per hour... or 69 dollars for the entire day.after students sign up, they can make reservations from an app.... which also allows them to lock and unlock the cars.... and honk the horn to help find the vehicle. 3 (bill)>> the nevada public utilities commission might change its decision to apply higher rates to rooftop solar power customers who bought their systems in years past. commissioner david noble submitted a draft order wednesday ... calling for reconsideration of the "grandfathering" issue. the commission is expected to decide monday whether to move forward with noble's proposal. many current customers are upset, saying they invested rate calculations that are now obsolete. 3

he's been living in northern nevada for 10 years... illegally... but the group claims he's been a productive member of society... by working and paying taxes... but his record hasn't exactly been clean. unless you have a good reason... ice won't make an exception. arlene: how can we be a family if we're going to be a part. a family can't be apart. arlene torres stands before the media asking the public for some compassion for her husband, jose gastelum. arlene: to be without him is like our lives will change. he's set to be deported back to mexico friday... after living in northern nevada without documentation for almost a decade. the family has teamed up with local churches and an advocacy group call actionn to rally enough support from the community to stop the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. jd: he would desperately want to make right with the law, but there is no opportunity. if he shadows because they can't make right with the law according to ice spokesperon, virginia kice... ... gastelum is not eligible for prosecutorial discretion

each partant representing four different northern nevada areas have been in this competition since november of last year. those wishing to see some of the youngest basketball competitors can head over to wooster high school at 9:00. >> watching some snow showers and rain across the region right now. we'll zoom into reno looking down on the valley floor. what we're concerned with here is the pink and the purple. that's the freezing rain and sleet. and that's where we'll see some more messy conditions. mostly rain is just falling in looking at your futurecast, what's going on with this large scale of activity, a lot of moisture setting up in the pacific. and it's gonna impact our day. looking forward to tomorrow, clearing by midday. then this wave of moisture just starts to feed in. mow break for that weather for the next three days. watching for a slight break throughout the weekend then another system rolls in. in reno, 39 degrees with calm winds. that relative humidity sitting at 70% with the rain and snow showers falling around the region. currently temperatures, it's a cold one out there

northern nevada time on espn 2. and finally, the wolfpack men's basketball team looking to take home a win on the road. nevada and wyoming scrapping. forth. wyoming up just a point at last check with two minutes to. we'll, of course vhighlights for this one tonight on news 4 at 11:00. this is kind of a critical one. you want to see nevada win these winnable gyms and really build after a nine-win season last year. >> that could be a tough place to play, laremy, right? >> it is usually a tough place to play. this is not the team where they have played the last few years. not the team they have been in the past. >>> let's hope so. >> thank you. >>> well, justice judy? that's right. nearly 10% of college graduates surveyed -- i guess we're we'll be right back. >>> justice judy, that is right. nearly 10% of college graduates surveyed in a poll believe that judge judy serves on the supreme court. that is according to a poll by the american council of trustees and alumni. the huffington post says the post is misleading sinc

we're seeing isolated showers across northern nevada. a lot moving out to the north and then out toward pir amid lake as well. those storms are expected to hour tonight. we could see more snow tonight, especially above 7,000 feet there. a winter weathered a vizry a.m. tomorrow morning and also a winter storm warning in effect for the sierra. delays, slick roads and, of course, chain controls are in effect. here is a quick look at your 24- hour forecast. freezing fog possible overnight together. so if you are traveling late tonight or early tomorrow morning, that is something to keep in mind before hitting the road. news 4's meteorologist kathy wilson joins us from mount rose highway with and how are the roads looking? >> good evening. the snow has stopped for right now on mount rose. we are seeing blowing snow the area, but the skies to my north are clear. you can see stars, but skies to the south are still very cloudy and some storms could potentially pop up throughout the night tonight. temperatures are very chilly. 24 degrees on mount

northern nevada for 6:00 p-m wednesday is set tipoff next wednesday is set for 6:00 p-m northern nevada time...the rough season continued for the wolf pack women tonight on the road...boise state wins it 66-58...reed high school graduate nyasha lesure led the way with a double-double for rebounds...the pack drops to 2-14 on the season with the loss...the reno bighorns have been hot as of late, having won five of their last six sitting atop their division going into the night...reno hosting the rio grande valley vipers at the events center downtown...first quarter, and reno hitting from long range... erick green from downtown, he hits and the horns lead by four early...moments later, good look inside to big vincent hunter...two of his 21 points and reno is up six... but it would be erick green firing from outside once again...the smooth shooter from virginia tech with a team high 22 points as reno runs rio grande valley out of the building 137-105...former wolf pack point guard ramon sessions continues to get more and more comfortable in his role with the washington wizards in our nation

he's been living in northern nevada for 10 years... illegally... but his supporters claim he's been a productive member of society. kolo 8 news now's catherine van has the story. arlene: how can we be a family if we're going to be a part. a family can't be apart. arlene torres stands before the media asking the public for some compassion for her husband, jose gastelum. arlene: to be without him is like our lives will change. he's set to be deported back to mexico friday... nevada without documentation for almost a decade. the family has teamed up with local churches and an advocacy group call actionn to rally enough community to stop the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement. jd: he would desperately want to make right with the law, but there is no opportunity. if he makes contact with ice, he'll be departed. people end up in the shadows because they can't make right with the law according to ice spokesperon, virginia kice... ... gastelum is not prosecutorial discretion... meaning he requirements to stay. in a statement... she says gastelum was

chris gimenez - all four have played in the big leagues, and today all four were back home in northern nevada for a youth baseball clinic at the nevada baseball factory. sot/gimenez: it's an amazing feeling to be able to come back here and just give some of the knowledge that i've learned and my experiences, as well as darrell, chris, and steve. we have over fifty years of baseball experience between the four of us... and the fact that we're able to give that knowledge back to the community, it's amazing. sot/aguila: we're very blessed as far as we did and to play as long as we did, and now it's just trying to take what we've learned through our careers and give back to this community, and try to help some of these kids reach their full potential. and what better way to reach your full potential then learning from someone who's already achieved the dream of playing major league baseball? sot/lerud: all of us have played in the big leagues. that's something i think we take a lot of pride in, and i know that every kid who ever picked up a ball or a bat, that's their goal. sot/gimenez: if i woul

continue our conversation with the chairman of the board of regents, rick trachok. >> this morning northern nevada residents woke up to the bleak headline that nevada schools washoe county has moved below the state of mississippi and, terrible news for our education system. and it impacts, of course, the university when so many of our students are moving on and graduating, but they're not prepared and so much has to go from the university and community college system into -- remedial work. how can you help k-12 and how can we get beyond that? because this has been an issue for a long time now. >> the first thing, the governor took the long-needed step of number one, raising the revenue and committing the funds to k-12. we cannot continue to live in the cellar of education in the country. that can't be. we as a system are doing now, is helping and we have two one is the we call the jumpstart program and that's where our colleges, community colleges, are working together with the school boards, the superintendents and the high schools and so students are taking college courses and high school course

we're tracking weather moving across northern nevada. i will tell you about southern nevada ahead. >>> and powerball fever is also brigging bringing out the worst in us. scammers looking for their victims. we have tips from the experts about how to avoid getting ripped off. >>> workers at one restaurant go crazy thinking they had the recent numbers. one guy even quit his job. we hope he was nice about it. how did this mixup happen? news 3 live at 6:00 is back in moving a tv is a real pain. would that be easier if i had prism tv from centurylink? sure. i've got centurylink's wireless set-top box, which makes it pretty easy. let me show you. i could move it here... or here... switch to centurylink. get the prism essential tv package with internet for only $70 a month for one year with autopay enrollment. didn't even break a sweat. >>> police are looking for two people wanted for robbing two local stores last week. detectives say these two pointed a gun at an employee and then took cash. metro says it happened on the west side of town. offic

"it is a great day for northern nevada, it really is." between california... nevada... the pyramid lake pauite tribe... and the truckee meadows water authority. "it provides a lot more flexibility to the parties to be able to exercise their water rights." federal water master chad blanchard administers troa. he says... it allows water right holders... like tmwa... to more easily store water... instead of letting it flow downstream. "a water right that maybe was not being used before can now be exercised and credit stored up stream to be used later for a drought reserve." prior to troa... certain flows were required to be met everyday no matter during drought... or high water year. those requirements have been in place since the 40's when hydro- power plants... and paper mills lined the river. with those water users gone... flows don't need to be as high. "hydro-electric power is not as important as it used to be, there are no paper mills... so that rigid release of water from reservoirs to meet a certain high flow at the state line is now not there anymore. now we can h

in reno this week for the there's about 350 boxers competing for the title, including 10 from northern nevada... every weight class, from 101 pounds to those over 200... it gives boxers a chance to catch the eye of the usa boxing team, and maybe one day make it to the olympics... it began today at the grand sierra and goes all week... the semifinals are friday, followed by the championship bouts on saturday the reno aces announced their coaching staff today... and phil nevin will be back for a third season... nevin interviewed for positions with a few big the offseason, nationals, padres and the marlins .... two seasons, 14 more than he's lost... he led the aces to the league championship that's when they also tied the franchise record with 81 wins. there's a ton of changes on his staff... gil heredia is the new pitching coach... he played for 10 years, and won 15 games with tack wilson joins the staff as a bench coach... masa abe is the new trainer, and matt tenny is the strength and conditioning coach... greg gross is back as jeff is back with another check of your forecast. tonight: snow l

this system you can see bringing a nice round of showers to the sierra and across portions of northern nevada into reno and love lock. as far as our area, like i said mostly just the clouds. no major precipitation headed our way. just windy weather on the mountain tops then another system headed our way. again, only bringing us some increased cloud cover over the future cast. not too much impact across southern nevada. we are going to see that second system mostly stay north but bringing showers to the sierra and across northern nevada as well. another system expected by the weekend. as we lo. lows tonight will be pretty chilly again. looking at 20s for mesquite. 30s overton. teens mount charleston overnight tonight. highs tomorrow will be a couple of degrees warmer compared to slowly starting to see that warming trend over the next few days. 56 for overton as well as pahrump. 55 for boulder city. by the afternoon. as we ta miles an hour decreasing later on in the afternoon. temperatures you can see over the next few days warming up as we get closer to the weekend. right around 58 degrees ove

especially northern nevada. coming up after the break, we'll show you why the silver state has high marks when it comes to people moving here. >> plus -- >> anyone claiming america's economy is in decline is peddling fiction. hit the sierra all week long, >>> most of us know the silver state is a great place to live. but it turns out people across the country are catching on. olivia joins us in our social center. olivia, a lot of people moving to nevada. >> it's actually more than you might think. nevada made national moving company united van lines list one of the top places to move to. are moving to in the west. united van lines representative tells news 4 40% of people moving to nevada are coming here near a job. the second biggest reason is retirement. kathleen just moved here at the end of november and she says she's wanted to move to nevada for years. >> everybody that i told i was moving to nevada, they said awesome, good for you. what a great place to go. most people have visited here and they love it. >

the northern nevada children's cancer foundation hopes to raise 120-thousand- dollars today. to help reach that goal, the william-n- pennington foundation will match 100-percent today. the radio-a-thon continues until seven o'clock tonight. you can call in to donate. the phone number is 359-1453. brew haha turns 21 tonight. we have a live interview with event organizers about how sampling brews tonight... is all for a good cause. and, president obama makes another push for equal pay for women. "you're watching kolo 8 news now at 4:30 with sarah johns and weather with meteorologist jeff thompson this is kolo 8 news now at announcer: if you're looking for an incredible experience, meet a shelter pet and adopt. they make super pets who will enrich your life and steal your heart. adopt and bring home a shelter pet today. announcing new rules for equal pay. it's an issue at the heart of the first peice of legislation he signed as and, a large recall apple product so what kind of weather can we expect rest of the week? we will have a closer forecast...and what you can expect in the

are getting training right here in northern nevada.. to make those seconds count. 3 3 >> an officer- involved shooting shuts down a busy intersection..... how it all played out... 3 (bill)>> plus... a 3 major earthquake off alaska...has left some families without homes...we explain how a quake would impact buildings here... and what safety measures are...or are not... in place. 3 (samantha)>> and the winter blues can be tough.... especially with all these storms this winter season.how to recognize if *you* have seasonal depression... and ways to fight the gloomy mood. these stories and more.. coming up on this tuesday, january 26, 2016. news 4 today on your side in high definition.)) 3 (sam)>> good morning 3 and thank you for choosing us to start your day. i'm samantha boatman.(bill)>> and i'm bill frankmore.. 3 (samantha)>> a car crash 3 yesterday afternoon led to an officer invovled shooting and the death of one man.news 4's alex cannito is live on scene from where the shooting happened with the very latest developments. 3 (alex - liv

((brian loftus)) what donald trump promised he'd bring to northern nevada.. after his stop in reno. ((kirsten joyce)) > plus -- mcdonald's is changing their product branding... in hopes of catching the attention of one growing demographic here in the u-s. /// protestors in oregon.. occupied a government building on a wildlife refuge. an oregon sheriff tried to make peace with ammon bundy.. but he refused. cory marshall has the latest. (reporter standup) "you can see gone past the guards at the entrance here to what's become the bundy camp -- what's really become a mini community." brand thornton considers himself a lifetime political activist. he's also one of the oregon occupiers, led by ammon bundy. you're looking at where he's set up camp for the last week. this is one of several buildings on the refuge. since the standoff started, the bundy crew has said they've putting in work at the refuge. it hasn't been clear what that entails until now. thornton said that work is in the form of cleaning the cabins, and cataloging. they say they're starting to go through some of the items at

the owner says his northern nevada operations are likely nests -- next. he had work lined up for 2015, but half of called canceling their orders for the new year. the pc is scheduled to wednesday. decision is affecting hundreds of people, head to our website. >>> you may have a big decision in november on a tax hike. on the ballot. you will be asked if you support a tax increase to ease overcrowding. the citizen committee working to put this on the ballot made a decision unanimously to put this to the voters as a yes or no question. they are hoping to raise between 600 $600 million-8 million -- $800 million. they are saying without the investment, also high schools and middle schools will see double sessions. within five years, all elementary schools woods -- woodsy multi-track schedules. >> this is not funded by another source. this is funded by a choice that they make on a periodic basis in washoe county to fund the repair and maintenance of schools.>> this committee meets again in two weeks to decide of two will appear on the ballot.>>> in political ne

we don't know if trump plans on visiting northern nevada before the february 23rd caucus. but we do know he heheds to new hampshire on monday where has a comfortable lead against his opponents. on tuesday he goes back to iowa where he is in a tight race with texas senator ted cruz. reno, terri russell kolo 8 news now. planned parenthood is endorsing presidential candidate hillary clinton. the endorsement is the group's first in a presidential primary. they say they want to remind voters about republican candidates' positions on women's health. most g-o-p candidates object to continued federal financing of the organization. recently a measure the republican-led house to stop the flow of money. a cold evening here in northern nevada - but can we expect any activity from the clouds that we're seeing out there? dick stoddard has your weather now forecast. high pressure will remain along the west coast into tuesday. valley inversions will area of low pressure will approach wednesday which may provide the next decent chance of precipitation. && .short term... cloud cover remains

kids can learn all about the creatures native to northern nevada... snakes alive opens saturday at the wilbur d may museum and runs through april. also the planetarium has some great exhibits for kids right now including what it's like to live in space.... they open on weekend at 10 am nevada women's basketball team is partnering with awaken during this weekend's awareness of human trafficking. tickets are only 3 dollars at the door, nevada takes on the air force saturday at 4 if you''re a fan of horror movies.... you may want to go check out the forest starring game of thrones actress natalie dormer... the film opens in theaters today. comedian kabie kabeezy singh will be at the pioneer underground this weekend. his shows are today through saturday.. those are your 8 things to do and you can always find more ideas by heading to kolo tv dot com and clicking on kolo cares. dave and amanda toss to break this is my computer? this is your computer. let's go on the internet. let's go. click it? yes. ok. i cursor in between the r and the e. when i say dot,

after living in northern nevada without documentation for almost a decade. the family has teamed up with local churches and an advocacy group call actionn to rally enough support from the community to stop the u.s. immigration and jd: he would desperately want to make right with the law, but there is no opportunity. if he makes contact with ice, he'll be departed. people end up in the shadows because they can't make right with the law according to ice spokesperon, virginia kice... ... gastelum is not eligible for prosecutorial discretion... meaning he doesn't meet the requirements to stay. in a statement... she says gastelum was arrested for d-u-i in 2012... and was deported from the u.s. back in 2005... both violations are ground for deportation. the couple has has two sons... edgard and dilon... both american- born. torres worries what his leaving the county would mean to her family. arlene: he helps me a lot with my son's sickness. he's the support of our family. he's the only one working. the youngest... dilon suffers from a severe form of eczema that ha

and northern nevada starting to feel the chill, 30s and 40s. in southern nevada tonight, go and overton. high temperatures for your saturday, laughlin, 74. the lake, 74. death valley, 77. for the las vegas valley tonight, periods of cloudiness early. less cloud cover late. 50 for the low. tomorrow expect the winds to fire up especially in the afternoon. some gusts over 40 miles per hour, possible. high temperature 71. those rains in advance with the system that will provide us with some wetness on sunday. i think just about everybody will see rain. we'll towel off late sunday, monday. the back side of the system, stronger winds, much colder air. we won't have the 40s. when you look at these numbers, they are scary enough. >> yeah. >> when you walk out your door and you feel that -- >> a genuine fright. >> whole new level. >> you know what? i think i'll go back inside. >> it was good advice to keep the coat nearby. >> don't lauz that bad boy. >> thanks, kj. >>> let's toss it over to randy >>> last night at 8:00, the release of the super bowl bets