squaw valley alpine be recognized as the top in the u-s. let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. dry weather returns by the turning to campaign 20-16 bernie sanders made his way back to nevada on saturday... taking advantage of his time before the nevada caucus to speak with residents. one of the senator's stops was at the university of nevada... in front of a packed real solutions for real people. he discussed the importance of creating an economy that works for working families and his planned investment in jobs for young people. both bernie sanders and senator cory booker... who

squaw valley alpine meadows is also kicking off a week-long kid-o- rama. it coincides with ski-skate week, where students in mountain schools have the week off to take advantage of the conditions. kenney says the event is a big resorts. all week long, there will be live music, hula-hooping, tubing, mini snowmobiling, and skating for kids and families. the busy weekend isn't the only success for squaw valley - alpine meadows. they were also just selected as the best ski resort in north america. after being nominated as one of the top 20 resorts by u-s-a today and 10 best... they were picked as the winner of the 2016 readers' choice poll for best ski resort. squaw valley alpine meadows say they're thrilled to be recognized as the top in the u-s. let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making tr

squaw valley alpine meadows is also kicking off a week-long kid-o- rama. it coincides with ski-skate week, where kids in mountain schools have the week off to take advantage of the snow. all this week, there will be live music, hula-hooping, tubing, mini snowmobiling, and skating for kids and families. the busy weekend isn't the only success for squaw valley - alpine meadows. they were just selected as the best ski resort in north america. after being nominated as one of the top 20 resorts by u-s-a today and 10 best... the resort was picked as the winner of the 2016 readers' choice poll for best ski resort. squaw valley alpine meadows say they're thrilled to be recognized as the top ski resort in the u-s. let's check in with a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. dry w

ky sisson reports from squaw valley... in a story you'll see only on 2. the futuristic-- somewhat unsettling "that's weird." drones are now buzzing over heads of skiers at squaw valley the new professional video service offered by cape productions gives people a chance to relive their time on the slopes. faa regulation typically requires drones to fly 500 feet away, but this service is the first in the country to legally fly within 500 feet of people. louis- "the unique exemption we have explicitly allows us to film members of the public who are participating in the operation. in this case at places like squaw, that operation is actually being filmed on the ski hill." the faa strictly regulates the commercial use of drones and require precautions such as a visual observer present and done only in the day light. safety is a high priority. ky- "not just anyone is allowed to fly a drone for a commercial service. these guys are actual pilots for airplanes." kabe- "being a pilot really helps with the drone operation because we have been trained really well by

ky sisson reports from squaw valley... in a story you'll see only on 2. the futuristic-- somewhat unsettling "that's weird." drones are now buzzing over heads of skiers at squaw valley ski resort. the new professional video service offered by cape productions gives people a chance to relive their time on faa regulation typically requires drones to fly 500 feet away, but this service is the first in the country to legally fly within 500 feet of people. louis- "the unique exemption we have explicitly allows us to film members of the public who are participating in the operation. in this case at places like squaw, that operation is actually being filmed on the ski hill." the faa strictly regulates the commercial use of drones and require precautions such as a visual observer present and done only in the day light. safety is a high priority. ky- "not just anyone is allowed to fly a drone for a commercial service. these guys are actual pilots for airplanes." kabe- "being a pilot really helps with the drone operation because we have been trained really well by

squaw valley is expanding some of their programming that focuses on the environment... they're advocating to reduce the amount of co-2 produced at the ski resort along with other things. as part of this mission they've announced the beginning of a new program that they're calling "drink mountain tap". ryan canaday was at the resort today and joins us now live in the newsroom. ryan tell us about the new efforts... well guys it's to reduce the amount of plastic waste that's generated at the resort. squaw valley will discontinue the sale of plastic water bottles. and instead... offer visitors. "water" the tap water at squaw valley is supplied by three sources...all coming from the local watershed. "water" and to appreciate this water that has been recognized as the best tasting in california...squaw valley is not only encouraging visitors to drink the water, but to do so by contributing to a good cause. sustainablity-"to get people to think about how they can change their practices, in their everyday life that maybe will have an impact on the climate." the resort has insta

squaw valley alpine meadows is also kicking off a week-long kid-o- rama. it coincides with ski-skate week, where students in mountain schools have the week off to take advantage of the conditions. pr manager liesl draw for both the kids, and the resorts. "we've got a ton coming up this week. tomorrow is big truck day. both alpine meadows and squaw valley will have all kinds of fun machienry, snow cats, fire trucks, snowmobiles. the kids can come out, get inside, check out the controls." all week long, there will be live music, hula-hooping, tubing, mini snowmobiling, and skating for kids and families. hundreds of thousands flock to pope francis' sunday mass. i'm adriana diaz in mexico city. detrails coming up. that's the job. and she's the one who's proven she can get it done. ...securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons... ...standing up against the abuse of women... ...protecting social security... ...expanding benefits for the national guard... ...and winning health care for 8 million children... the presidency is the toughest job in the world and

meadows telling us about avalanches, several hitting the area and closing down alpine meadows and squaw valley, and we'll have more in a bit. >> that's right. authorities are turning around and semi trucks at the state line on interstate 80 heading into california. ken? >>> yeah, an active situation as we head through the next several hours but we have gone to blue skies in the truckee meadows already. and snow is continuing up in the mountains as well. let's take a look at the graphics. 47, the lie in reno-sparks, and we had snow showers earlier, a mix of snow showers now and blue skies in spots, and we're trending toward fewer and fewer snow showers. 34 in carson city and 39 in elko and breezy. southwest winds, 20-25 and gusting to 40 at times. about an hour ago, we had a health amount of snow in parts of the area including reno- sparks, and now, things have started to trend drier and snow activity towards elko and winnemucca as well, and things mountains, the truckee area, we are seeing snow shower activity with snow showers over mt. rose, but in reno-sparks, thing have dried out and we hav

all bottled water has been removed from shops owned and operated in squaw valley alpine meadows since the beginning of the season. visitors may purchase a collapsible reusable water bottle for three-dollars that can be filled at one of 24- refill stations around the ski areas. based on the average amount of bottle sold the last two seasons... the resort estimates its drink mountain tap campaign will prevent at least 28-thousand plastic bottles from going to landfills annually. squaw valley alpine meadows is the only u-s ski resort to launch such a program.### "hidden in plain sight"-- that's the name of a basque history exhibit, now open at sparks museum and cultural center. it's a traveling version of a display, which greeted 300-thousand tourists on ellis island. and influence of basque culture on the american west. "there are some really interesting things to learn about the language of the basque people, which is like no other language in the world. and you can also explore the basques coming to the united states and how they've sort of influenced policy here in the united states.

shops in squaw valley alpine meadows. resort officials say, visitors may purchase a reusable water bottle for 3-dollars, that can be filled at one of 24 refill stations, around the ski areas. the resort estimates its drink mountain tap campaign will prevent at least 28-thousand plastic bottles from going to landfills. ### wizard the lizard is officially gender- neutral. that was the decision by students at truckee meadows community. the student government association voted to declare the mascot gender-neutral after discussing the option with other colleges that are making their mascots more diverse. the college will now refer to wizard by name or as "the lizard" or "the mascot" in lieu of using gendered pronouns. if you want the best health possible during your golden years... listen up. a new study reveals simple decisions you make now, are critical 60's, 70's and 80's. 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 th

squaw valley will discontinue the sale of plastic water bottles... and instead... offer reusable water pouches for visitors. the resort has installed 20 water refill stations at both squaw and begun to sell these eco- friendly pouches. the long term goal is that this program can influence people both on and off the mountain. "people start thinking about climate change and what're the things we can do, that you can do at home whether it's in your business or your personal life that you can do to make an impact." still to come on channel 2 news this morning... meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the mostly sunny and mild today with a high of 61 in reno and 58 for s. lake tahoe, and light winds. beautiful weather continues for us through the weekend with highs in the 60s and no major storms are heading our way. have a great tuesday! thanks jeff. people in new hampshire have already started casting their votes in the first in the nation primary contest. the tiny towns of dixville notch, millsfield a

squaw valley/alpine meadows was just selected as the best ski resort in north america. after being nominated as one of the top 20 resorts by u-s-a today and 10 best... it was picked as the winner of the 2016 readers' choice poll for best ski resort. squaw valley alpine meadows say it has received 24 feet of snow so far this season, and they're thrilled to be recognized as the top ski resort in the u-s. chief meteorologist mike alger forecast after the break. welcome back. just a quick - and exciting - reminder before mike has a look at your weather-- that's right-- the grammys will be live.. right here on channel coverage begins at 4 p-m. the awards start at 5. we will have a special edition of channel 2 news immediately following the rebroadcast around midnight. "channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike alger's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" the weather will remain dry and mild, if not cloudless, through the president's day weekend before a storm system finally returns in the middle of next week. for satu

but there's a new service at squaw valley and homewood ski resorts that are the first to be approved by the faa to film people with a drone. louis- "there's other commercial uses for drones out there. there are restricted to survying and inspection, business level things. we like to think that this is the only way to experience what we think the future is. regular people being able to interact with drones." typically needing to stay 500 feet away from people not service is the first of its kind to have faa approval to fly within 500 feet of consumers. this special permit comes after cape productions recorded skiers for over a year in canada where commercial drones aren't as heavily regulated. safety is extremely important while on the mountain,not to mention all drone operators are actual pilots. kabe- "being a pilot really helps with the drone operation because we have been trained really well by our faa certified flight instructors how to handle emergency situations, great deal of knowledge when it comes to the aerodynamics..." along side regular consumers signing up for the 99 dol

the company first started at squaw valley in olympic valley, california... and plans to expand. the f-a-a regulates commercial drones... certified by the f-a-a./// ((sherry swensk)) > the east coast and mid- atlantic are prepping for snow this week... some parts of the country are already getting snow... and some areas could get up to eight inches. washington d-c sent out a snow team ahead of the storm... it's expected to deliver a mix of snow, sleet, and rain. today is a federal holiday so fewer people will be on the roads./// ((sherry swensk)) > and the cold weather made for a cool display in boston... take a look at this "sea smoke"... it's actually steam... it forms when the cold air moves over warmer water. several cities across the east got record- breaking cold adlib weather chat sherry swensk < it was a cloudy, but mild valentine's day. and the winds were a little pushy, but they won't be as gusty for the valley today.... and we'll get more sunshine back. ............ a wind advisory is in place right now along the colorado to blow between 20 and 30 mph today and gusts c

./// --- squaw valley, ca --- 5 tour buses stuck in snow --- buses slid into one another --- stuck for 3 hours ((sherry swensk)) demetria obilor expect overnight closures on flamingo between las vegas bouelvard and koval for the filming of the new bourne movie. i'd expect them out through the end of the week. at times, eastbound flamingo will be completely closed. ndot crews will be out doing some utility trench work for project neon. expect closures in the spaghetti bowl overnight. ((demetria obilor)) > one of our viewers sent us these photos... of what looks like a bad parking job. a car drove up onto another car at the smith's parking lot... near lake mead and rampart sunday morning. several witnesses say the driver turned into the parking lot too quick... and went up on the car. fortunately, no one was hurt. /// ((kirsten joyce)) > the iowa caucuses are today... but ours are just around the corner! why experts say the nevada caucuses play an important role, even though they're not the first in the nation. that story and more... comin

at least 108 inch base at squaw valley and also alpine meddous. the rain chances one against on thursday and friday. march still looks like above average rain. i sound like a broken record every night on that but i'm keeping an eye on it. >> thanks, jeff. >> still ahead one man loses his wallet but he got it back but something was missing. the bizarre explanation that came with the quality. >> and from l.a., we have jimmy. >> hey, guys, jennifer bow -- lop lopez, courtney kardashian! hackers hold a hospital hostage, forcing it to pay >>> it's a sign of the times. hackers holding a hospital hostage, forcing it to pay thousands in ransom. it happened to the hollywood presbyterian medical center in l.a. hackers infiltrated and disabled its computer network two weeks ago. the hospital paid $17,000 in bit coins to get the password to unlock their own computer system. the fbi is on this case. >> his missing wallet and a dose of brutal honesty is what one man got two weeks after losing his belongings at a concert. a mystery envelope showed up his riley's

what crews at squaw valley have to welcome back... reno had a new mayor today... though briefly. mayor schieve: "yay everett! give me a hug! you made it! you made it! you didn't have to campaign that much!" schieve read an official proclamation naming everett mayor of reno for the day. the unique experience was thanks to his adopted parents, who recently attended the s-p- c-a's annual charity event "an affur to remember". charlie hadwin/spca of northern nevada: "they bid to raise money for the spca and in turn they had their dog become mayor of the day." after the proclaimation everett appeared for several photo opportunities before heading to the s-p-c-a to be retired and get a dog bed, bowl and large bag of dog food. conditions will stay dry and quite warm through the president's day weekend, although the ridge of high pressure responsible for the aforementioned will be flat enough to allow variable amounts of cloudiness to pass over the temperatures will approach record levels and will stay in the 60s throughout the weekend. there is increasing indication that a storm will mov

beautiful the ski areas here have done a great job by keeping that snow stacked up. 116 inch at squaw valley. 79 opens at. >> hey, guys, it's a great show! >> happening now on our digital platform is the latest el nino forecast. check out our nbc bay area twitter feed. and in the right place at the right time, off duty fiefts save a man at a local gym. check out our facebook page for a slide show. check out this a house fire rescue courtesy of the firefighters helmet camera footage. the video shows the intense battle during a call yesterday. the homeowners all got out ok -- an >>> all right, check out this house fire rescue. it shows an intense battle during the a call yesterday. the firefighters went in and did a full sweep of the smoking house and found that, the tienl occupant, a ask a. >> so this is called a vaporizer. >> that's republican duncan hunt from her san diego county. hunt erp decided on the show until many. >> actor james woods is taking on twitter. he's using a twitter user that goes by the handle abe listed for calling woods a cocaine addi addict. >> there as bad blood brewi

. >>> happening now, squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting a sports camp for wounded veterans. it is put on by achieve tahoe for adults and children with disability. 22 veterans were able to go skiing or snow boarding for free through the weekend. there will be a fund raising event sunday. >>> speaking of sports, some of sports, we will check in with chief meteorologist colin jackson. you went skiing, how did it go? >> overall it was great. it worked out really well. now that is about how many people you saw on each hill. four or five at a time. it was great. we talked to mike pierce from mount rose and he said this has been a season that has just been so great. >> you know, it has been a spectacular year so far. we were the first to open on november 2. we had 300 inches of snow so far. really, that equals typically great business. and i think that extends into town as well as all up tahoe that we are experiencing a great winter. >> oh yes we are. and, you know what? it was weird. because it was kind of windy. you wanted your oat on the way up. but on the way down, you didn't r

the country's first commercial drone service is now at squaw valley and homewood ski resorts giving people a way to hire professional drone opperators to film while they ski. typically needing to stay 500 feet away from people not involved in the production, this service is the first of its kind to have faa approval to fly within 500 feet of the action. louis- "the unique exemption we have explicitly allows us to film members of the public who are participating in the operation. in this case at places like squaw, that operation is actually being filmed on the ski hill." this special permit comes after for over a year in canada where commercial drones aren't as heavily regulated. but that doesn't mean safety precautions aren't taken seriously. while on the mountain, cape productions has several representatives guiding customers where to go to safetly execute their drone video. and not to mention all drone operators are actual pilots licensed to fly actual aircraft! kabe- "being a pilot really helps with the drone operation because we have been trained really well by our faa certified flight

if you're headed up to lake tahoe to a big super bowl party, 123 inch base here at squaw valley, 100 runs open as well. known no snow this weekend, it looks great. speaking of which, there's no way we would have this great weather coming our wave the next thee days without high pressure building offshore. it is going to stay in place, so much so we have a zero percent chance of rainfall. check out how great it looks prefame, 67 degrees, mostly sunny at kickoff, winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 miles per hour, by halftime, 68. february 14th to the 19th, possibly some wetter weather returns. >> did he say zero chance of rain? >> zero. >> with every super bowl comes its furry counterparts, the puppy bowl! puppies from the shelter have been running plays outside. and they are just winning everybody over. >> my girl friend wanted to come see the puppy bowl, even though i actually want to watch the real super bowl. >> you're going to blame your girl friend? >> i don't blame her. i'm enjoying it allot and i want to take a pup he home with me now.belly, how cute it is. >> still ahead, the

all bottled water has been removed from shops owned and operated in squaw valley alpine meadows since the beginning of the season. visitors may purchase a collapsible reusable water bottle for three-dollars that can be filled at one of 24 refill stations around the ski areas. based on the average number of bottles sold the last two seasons... the resort estimates its "drink mountain tap" campaign will prevent at least 28-thousand plastic bottles from annually. meadows is the only u-s ski resort to launched such a program. days away so we're things you can make at your party... but it's no where near the culinary skills chefs... we'll give you a taste of the local competition. plus-- "the only style i'm able to do is a pony tail." n-f-l dads are teaming up in a campaign to encourage other fathers to spend time with their little girls. "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 your man because he gives one word answers? dave well it turns out men have a reason for saying as little as possible to thei

squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party plus more... that starts this saturday. celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort tomorrow night. 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 temperatures along with light winds will persist with high pressure over the region through the remainder of the week. weaker valley inversions will allow for decent mixing today and friday. little to no chances for precipitation through the rest of the week with the next chance for any precipitation next wednesday. no significant changes were made to the short bag is setting a record on swa

squaw valley may get 29 inches, kirkwood 24, just what we need to help this drought out slowly but surely. >> thank you, jeff. guns and politics. jeb bush's twitter post drawing a lot of attention today. >> and we have jimmy. >> we have rhonda rousey and pit bull, joe perry and traffic barker. we're in l.a. all week. it's good. >> happening on our digital platforms, breaking news out of berkeley. someone shot three teen-agers. go to nbc bay area.com for an update. and two keys to cracking down on break-ins in the south bay, social media and security cameras. that's on facebook. we're back in a moment. four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth-- [train horn blares] to the continent -- ... a new nation. announcer: presidents day may be over, but the savings go on at sleep train. through sunday at sleep train's presidents day sale save up to $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic, get three years interest-free financing on tempur-pedic, plus same-day delivery, and sleep train's love your mattress guarantee. hurry! sleep train's presidents day sale ends sunday. ♪ your ticket to a

the squaw valley was so bad to our buses with chains on their tires could not through. >>> let the good times roll is what you will hear in new orleans this week. the last week of carnival debauchery before ash wednesday. mardi gras next tuesday but levelers barely wait to get in the spirit of the party when it comes to food. third annual king cake festival served up sweet treat sunday and the choice is between an unfilled cake or one with pralines or cream cheese filling. others find more unusual ways to get a king cake fix. >> we've had a lot of traditional king cakes. we have donut king cakes. we have a king cake smoothie. >> there is even king cake flavored coffee. the people's choice award went to maurice's bourbon street in cake and proceeds go to a local children's hospital. >>> the excitement for super bowl 50 building in san francisco. the broncos and panthers arrive sunday and events all over the bay area kick off this weekend. more from san francisco.>> reporter: the nfl experience. super bowl city. >> we want to welcome you and thank you and most importantly want you to have

. >> i hear squaw valley calling. >> sounds great.h, squaw valley, north star, heavenly, you name it, it's good. >>> take a look at some of those lightning strikes, yeah, look at that. that happened earlier this morning. >> yeah. we had at least 24 strikes for the city of san francisco. >>> thanks for watching, everyone. ♪ >>> good morning to your viewers on the west. it's thursday, february 18th, 2016. welcome to "cbs this morning." >>> ted cruz dares donald trump to sue him over an attack ad. we reveal the results of a new national cbs news poll. >>> google backs rival apple in its fight against the fbi over unlocking a terrorist's cell phone. >>> and seven marathon on seven continents in seven days. a single mom who is the first american woman to complete this daunting challenge. we begin this morning with a look at today's "eye opener." your world in 90 seconds. >>> this has not been a typical race by any sense and i don't than

it also hit a squaw valley employee bus and pushed it about 30 feet into a garage. fortunately, no one was injured and alpine meadows stayed closed for the day because of the avalanche danger. several feet of new snow has fallen in the sierra from the latest storm. >>> bay area authorities are looking for a teenage girl who may have run off with a man she met online. hope seigler went from her palo alto home to the shopping center in petaluma to meet 19- year-old andrew joseph newman. she has changed her last name on her profiles to newman. she suffers from bipolar disorder and does not have her medication. andrew newman removed a gps ankle bracelet he was required to wear for a 2014 conviction for a domestic violence case against a former girlfriend. >>> according to the marin independent journal, a project is on hold for two months because of problems with the steel selected for the project. there's not enough of the original material in the u.s. officials won't order outside the u.s. because they want to stay under the buy america requirements. and that means the

squaw valley firefighters say snow from this latest storm has created a very high to extreme level of avalanche risk in avalanche-prone areas. fire crews say a snowslide happened near the intersection of deer park road just before 7:15 a.m. on thursday. crews say the slide hit an firefighters and alpine meadows cleared until noon, less than many of the main roads are now clear, but snow is melting in some parts of the valley and the mountains, causing a slick drive amanda ketchledge is live along robb drive with a look at conditions for drivers. amanda, how it is out there? kristen-- it's very windy and cold. as the snow melts on the roads, temperatures are going to drop and ice will be forming. but take a look at this video that we shot earlier in the day. you can see how heavy the snow came down in some parts of the valley. some drivers were taking it very slow on the roads, however nevada highway patrol says they were handling up to 20 accidents at a time this morning. trooper duncan dauber, nhp: "people aren't giving enough space between each other, they're still following too clo

the tahoe report squaw valley more snow coming two feet there. sugar bowl same.gain, the sun-up and the sundown, we are probably not going to see it today. 60s across the board. here's your extended forecast with the rain. by the time it tapers off on friday, we will have seen about an inch in accumulation. but, you know, it's really exciting out there now because of the wind, the rain. now something is coming. >> you love it. it's been what, three weeks since we have had rain. >> it's time. >> i guess so. we got spoiled. thank you. >>> hard to believe but it was in 2000 when the outdoor adventure game show "survivor" debuted on cbs and tonight the 32nd edition begins. into the them time around, brains, brawn and beauty. >> the idea for that is to put these people into the categories based on the qualities that they typically rely on in daily life. so maybe you're a really smart emergency room doctor or you scored perfect on your s.a.t., you're a brain of the that's what you use. >> there are two contestants from here in the bay area. ti tran a gardener from san

looking at the squaw valley alpine meadow reports. our temperatures right at 34 degrees today as the snow continues to fall and then we'll see the snow wrapping up tomorrow with temperatures warming up to 44 degrees. beautiful weekend to get out there to the sierra as we get now fresh powder on the ground. looking that weekend forecast. here it will be beautiful, sunny, touch cooler with highs in the mid up toer 60s. let's check in now with mike and see what's happening on the roadways. >> pretty cool out there, kari. looking towards palo alto one car on the shoulder just cleared and just in time for more cars on the bay shore. getting over here the san mateo bridge from the east bay and shows a nice flow and just starting to see some slow down on the flat section. this is actually perhaps the most traffic we've seen at this time all week there. look at the tarp. still a wind advisory from the chp but we see much calmer as far as the tarp movement. let's look at your map and overall not much of a problem. now, remember, vac week for a

today, ski patrol is about squaw valley, they used artillery to set off avalanches and clear away hazards for skiers, just what they need up there. more snow. a little bit of rain today. >> the weekend is here, what are we looking at? >> talking about the north bay. half an inch of it. a rainy day, now, everybody else, south, more like drizzle here and there. san san jose, barely had anything. heaviest spots were, in this case, they were just under half an inch of rain. over half an inch of rain in the watershed. up around mill valley this. oakland, 5/100th of an inch. 2/100th in palo alto. the showers ended. it is the weekend, weather will be great. no rain in this forecast. i don't have rain for you until seven-days from now. basically february in terms ofel mean kwroe has been a bust. the other months have all done exactly what you would expect in an el nino year. above average rage -- of el nino has been a bust. the other months have all done exactly what you would expect in an el nino. above average range. it is still pumping moisture our way. it will be high and dry for the next wee

for now there is that sunset at squaw valley. are coming u >>> welcome back. the requires is warning the public to be on the lookout for tax related e-mail scams. the requires stays tax-related emails are phishing and malware scams have surged 400%. fraudsters have been sending emails that look like they are coming from the federal agency. many times these scammers are looking to get information that return showing a large refund. the money ends up getting sent to the scammer before the real taxpayer files their real return. the irs normally reaches out to taxpayer through u.s. mail. not over e-mail. >>> just when you thought that you could take that tax refund you're getting and splurge on something you want, along comes an idea on what you really need to do with it. shoot. nbc's chris clackum has our story tonight. >> reporter: if tempted to indulge yourself, you are not alone. >> maybe a day at the spa. i know that sounds crazy. maybe a day of total relaxation. >> reporter: because the irs is on pace to match or exceed last year's 77 million refund checks t

squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party and cookie happy hour... celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort tomorrow night. rebecca kitchen, kolo 8 news now. get ready to pay less than two dollars a gallon for gas-- all year. at least, that's what the federal government estimates for most of the country. so how much is this expected to save you and your family? the typical household will save nearly one thousand dollars this year compared to two years ago. that's from government estimates. the energy information administration predicts the average cost of a gallon this year will be a dollar-98. but remember-- gas prices do tend to rise during those summer travel m

skiers at "squaw valley resort" ... just west of lake tahoe .. can have their experience recorded via drone. it's the first in the country.. to be allowed by the f-a-a to fly within 500 feet of people. the drone company says they plan to expand this service to ((dave courvoisier)) > thanks for watching 8 news now at five. ((paula francis)) the cbs evening news is next. we'll see you at six. /// 24.24 kirsten joyce: we are >> pelley: the supreme court after scalia. p with a senate battle brewing over his successor, will the court be gridlocked? also tonight, trump and cruz keep firing at each other. jeb bush looks to "w" to put him in the win column. first the freeze, then the and... the odd couple. opposites on the bench, best buddies in life. >> we agree on a whole lot of w stuff. we do. ruth is really bad only on the knee-jerk stuff. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: this is our western edition. tonight the stars and stripes fly at half-staff at the supreme court. a quiet memorial to justic

alpine meadows and most of squaw valley closed today as a precaution. >>> new at 5:00 dangerous driving near a bay area elementary school. around parents say this is not the first time they have seen this black suv driving recklessly. >> plus, donald trump takes on the pope. the holy war of words between the gop front-runner and the pontiff. >> good news for a rescued bay area colt named valentine an update on his condition and new photos of his recovery. ,,,, ,,,, it took joel silverman years to become a master dog trainer. but only a few commands to master depositing checks at chase atms. technology designed for you. so you can easily master the way you bank. the pope challenging trump one of his pet projects... iring >>> pope francis appears to be taking issue with donald trump. the pope challenging trump on one of his projects. donald trump firing right back as he usually does. allen martin is here now to sort it all out. allen. >> reporter: ken and liz, the unusual war of words was sparked by a comment from the pope about trump's plan to stop illegal immigration. >> he actually sai

it covers 100 miles from squaw valley to auburn.ew rule bans performance-enhancing drugs and that prevents one famous athlete from taking part. that did not stop lance armstrong from lacing up his running shoes and participating in today's training run. >> reporter: there were two things runners were talking about this morning as they loaded onto buses headed for the start line of a 20-mile training run. the weather and? >> lance armstrong is gonna be here to train with us. >> reporter: the other talk was the new race rule. one week ago, officials for the event unanimously adopted an antidoping policy. >> it had nothing to do with lance armstrong. it came out at that time. we've been working on it for the last couple years. >> reporter: board members say armstrong, serving a lifetime ban from the u.s. doping agency, was already prohibited from entering western state because of a u.s. track and field sanction. rule 18 is in response to a push involving elite athletes and an italian runner. >> it's their event so i respect that. and i

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it covers 100 miles from squaw valley to auburn. a new rule bans that prevents one famous athlete from taking part. that did not stop lance armstrong from lacing up his running shoes and participating in today's training run. >> reporter: there were two things runners were talking about this morning as they loaded onto buses headed for the start line of a 20-mile training run. the weather and? >> lance armstrong is gonna be here to train with us. >> reporter: the other talk was the new race rule. one week ago, officials for the event unanimously adopted an antidoping policy. >> it had nothing to do with lance armstrong. it came out at that time. we've been working on it for the last couple years. >> reporter: board members say armstrong, serving a lifetime ban from the u.s. doping agency, was already prohibited from entering western state because rule 18 is in response to a push involving elite athletes and an italian runner. >> it's their event so i respect that. and i guess everybody else should as well. i don't have any hard feel

squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party and cookie happy hour... plus more... that starts this saturday. celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort announcer: you wouldn't let money just blow out of your house. so when your ac or heater is on, make sure the doors, windows, and fireplace flue are shut tight. if you're headed out, turn down the ac, or lower the heat, by 10 degrees. and always keep your water heater set at 120. 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. to find out more, visit theshelterpetprojec

squaw valley alpine meadows is kicking off a week-long kid-o- rama. it coincides with ski-skate week, where kids in mountain schools have the week off to take advantage of the snow. all this week, there will be live music, hula-hooping, tubing, mini snowmobiling, and skating for kids and families. time to check your roads with r.j. in the "more f-m" 106.9 traffic center! how's it looking out there, r.j.? no accidents or incidents to report. all of our highways and surface streets are traveling at let's send it over to meteorologist jeff martinez now for a weather update. one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure that everybody in this room and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, >>> got to get a shot off. he drives it. the whistle! he banks it

squaw valley alpine meadows is hosting their annual kid-o-rama. it's a week of events like kids night tubing.. big truck day.. a deck party and cookie happy hour... plus more... that starts this saturday. celebrate the year of the monkey during the silver legacy's chinese new year celebrations... you can check out the traditional lion dance plus other live entertainment saturday through monday... and finally... the dancing with the stars live! dance all night tour is coming to reno.. you can catch the show at the grand sierra resort tomorrow night. 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 let's check in with "mike keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's it looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike. here's a look at today's top stories.... carson city deputies are looking for 38 year old francisco perez

today, ski patrol is about squaw valley, they used artillery to set off avalanches and clear away hazards for skiers, just what they need up there. more snow. a little bit of rain today. >> the weekend is here, what are we looking at? half an inch of it. a rainy day, now, everybody else, south, more like drizzle here and there. san san jose, barely had anything. heaviest spots were, in this case, they were just under half an inch of rain. over half an inch of rain in the watershed. up around mill valley this. oakland, 5/100th of an inch. 2/100th in palo alto. the showers ended. it is the weekend, weather will be great. no rain in this forecast. i don't have rain for you until seven-days from now. basically february in terms ofel mean kwroe has been a bust. the other months have all done exactly what you would expect in an el nino year. above average rage -- of el nino has been a bust. exactly what you would expect in an el nino. above average range. it is still pumping moisture our way. it will be high and dry for the next week. not a good thing, especially february. that is a big month f

. >> squaw valley, 79 and a half. the camera, we have the setting sun. gorgeous weather. the days are getting longer. the light snow on the way for saturday we think. we think light. a few high clouds rolling on through. today was mostly sunny. gorgeous. we hit 70 degrees the reno. other places were warmer. and this system unfortunately will miss us almost completely in terms of a rainfall chance except tahoe. 70 was the. look at the low. 33 that is okay. 54 is the average for this tim of the year. and tomorrow we'll be even warmer in many locations. vegas could likely hit 80. and, you know, it was warm. elko got to 56 that is a warm day for that part of the state as well so we're all warmer than everyone average. we'll stay that way and the weekend will cool down a bit for this, but lit still be warm irthan average so we can take numbers like this and live with this at the 6:00 hour rather easily, right? fernly is still at 59. tahoe is cooling off rapidly, of course, bus of elevation. and the lake, we get the clouds coming and going. this low wrapped up in the flow to th

there we will see great snow and you are probably not surprised you will need chains highway 89 to squaw valley. the base has dropped from last week at 108" and heavenly is 90" and chained required on highway 50. and interstate 80, 80 is open. it was closed because of so man spin accurates. chains are required. and on 88 to >> if you sign up to a legality program have you thought about your personal information being exploited? >> what comcast customers can expect after the nation-wide outage on president's day. stay tuned. hey pal? you ready? can you pick me up at 6:30? ah... (boy) i'm here! i'm here! (cop) too late. i was gone for five minutes! ugh! move it. you're killing me. you know what, dad? i'm good. (dad) it may be quite a while before he's ready, but our subaru legacy will be waiting for him. (vo) the longest-lasting midsize sedan in its class. the twenty-sixteen subaru legacy. it's not just a sedan. it's a subaru. >> if you are a comcast custom, expect to get a credit on your bill. it was inaccessible for 90 minutes across the country. thousands of customers expressed their disconten

sugar bowl two feet and havenly 24 and squaw valley 20. adding to the totals. the snow tapering off. tomorrow morning, mostly cloudy skies and temperatures will be in the 40s to start off the fridaymor. but between now and then and tomorrow afternoon we will be talking about rain like santa rosa. the chance of showers. rainfall becomes likely by mid- morning in the late portion of your friday and to the afternoon as well. by later in the afternoon by 3:00, partly cloudy skies and this forecast model showing you an quarter of an inch of rain. this front approaching san francisco and oakland. today we had the system move towards the bay area earlier and tracking the front earlier for your friday forecast. it is lining up offshore. rainy in the north bay and backing off in the south bay. maybe a few sprinkles or a light shower and dry in parts of the south bay. you get the idea this front will weaken as it moves across the bay area. that's the forecast model is thinking. here we go 8:00 tonight. partly cloudy skies and then friday morning 8:00 a.m. mostly cloudy a

i know there was activity in alpine and squaw valley and heavenly and that's what we do. we manage snow and that is what the ski control is about. ride with the friends always. you fall you got a friend to help you out. bring a friend and come on up and you will have an amazing time. come see me. >> i would like to meet you in person. do you do night skiing up there? how late are the lifts open. >> reporter: we don't do night skiing here but bor rial does. you can head there and get night skiing. >> is everything open right now? >> reporter: no but kirkland 2300 will be open and at northstar 3197 acres. you will have plenty of room and great terrain and fun snow. it is the time. it is february. we are getting started. we are at 343 a day and over to a 400-inch river in lake tahoe. >> you are a good salesman. >> a lot of fun to be had. coop, thank you. >>> all right. let's check the weather. let's go to bill martin in the weather center for a look. >> lightning last night. >> i heard it, yes. >> a lot of the it was cloud to cloud which is -- than cloud to ground. cloud to

squaw valley just at sunset. the days are getting longer, everybody and that means more time to get out there and get stuff done. you know what? it is going to be warm this week. close to 70 by friday. in some spots. it is going to be very interesting. i call them testy because they prevented us from getting to 60 degrees today. we've got scattered showers on the radar and the pacific northwest. so our high was 54. 53 is the average. the record for today is 71. that kind of heat for this area could return by friday. until then, just enjoy gradual warming. five, six, seven degrees a day to finish off the rest of the week. 43 in elko. 75 in monterey on the coast that is hot for them. mid 40s to our east now. 41 in carson city and it is 41 in the truckee area as well so we have clouds coming and going you'll see crystal clear skies and then we'll cloud up a little bit from time to time. future clouds and radar, passing clouds for tomorrow and for thursday as well. and we'll have mostly sunny skies to partly cloudy s

if you're heading to squaw valley the next couple of days, we have snowfalls at 124 inches, base, 65 inches. we made a little wbit more of progress this last week. look how warm these temperatures will be. expect that snow to melt especially with no more snow systems the next few days. we also had above average temperatures and drier weather and temperatures. with the cold front moving in, we will have 50s and mostly 60s towards the east bay and north bay an south bay expecting it to cool down a few degrees saturday and sunday. sunday, we are looking at a chance of spotty showers. shouldn't ruin your outdoor plans but the most sunshine and high temperatures reaching 60 degrees in the east bay. we'll see how the roads are pulling. >> southbound through the curves and slowing expected from nevada to san rafael. it doesn't show up yet because it's not through the stretch. percent slowing south of there on the eastbound shore freeway, out of the maze. heading towards the toll plaza where metering lights are on. down towards the industrial p k parkway and view at the bridge. still some ac

this morning and it hit a squaw valley employee bus and pushed it 30 feet. no one was injured.hey stay closed for the day because of the danger. >>> now to chief meteorologist bill martin with how much rain. >> heavy rain and thunderstorms last night and plenty of snow in the mountains, 2 feet of snow. hence the avalanche concerns. last night, the lightning off san francisco. this is last night at 11:30 p.m. strikes of lightning. we get more lightning strikes in the east bay and then a break and look there, right about there, 3:30 a.m. in the morning. lightning strikes strikes and south towards san jose. that was the system. how much rain? significant amounts of rain. an inch of rain in many locations from a storm that wasn't -- or thought would bring half inch. morgan hill, one of the heaviest spots, 1.2 inches. san jose 3/10-inch of rain. there is another system in the pacific, this one right here. it gets in here tomorrow. energy goes north but it drags the tail through, so we have a good chance at showers. >>> pacifica, crews today demolished an apartment. ktvu's john sasak