now good morning reno." the race for the white house is heating up ahead of the nevada caucuses. how candidates in both parties are pushing for last minute support. and what does it take to keep the candidates safe when they come to town? a look at how local agencies coordinate the high profile visits. and police make an arrest in a deadly stabbing at a reno apartment. how police linked the suspect to the crime. thanks for joining us here on good morning reno... it's time ... i'm amanda sanchez and i'm dave lawrence. let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast.

thursday as a winter storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening through thursday. another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. && .short term... winds... the next winter storm keeton" from the "koh radio" traffic center. how's traffic looking so far? traffic running smoothly. no major delays on reno area highways. no major delays on highways in northern

studio. thanks very much mike. in the race for the white house... new polls show trump holding onto his commanding lead in south carolina where voters head to the polls in just a few days. and a nail biter in nevada where a new poll shows bernie sanders even with hillary clinton. here's abc's megan hughes with more. trump calls in on late show"-- sot colbert: "i can think off the top of my head three things that you have true, cbs will not let me repeat"-- though he's vowed to clean up his dirty language, that doesn't mean he's playing nice. sot-trump: i don't think donald trump can beat hillary clinton but i can. then why aren't you beating me, why aren't you beating jeb bush sot: "i dont care what donald trump says... the guy is a complete loser."

tweet--"america" with a picture of his own gun?his name printed on the barrel. the new york daily news going after bush this morning-with the headline-dolt-45. the latest cnn/orc poll in south carolina shows bush, rubio and cruz all trailing. trump with a 16-point lead in the palmetto state. on the democratic side-hillary clinton with a nearly 20-point advantage. both candidates appeared on nevada public television last night- sanders sot: "you cannot ignore the impact of what wall street greed has done to this country and no state has nevada." clinton sot: "i've spent a lot of time in nevada. it's one of the most this in our country." tag: bernie sanders and hillary clinton are battling for minority voters in both states. in south carolina, african americans are expected to make up more than one half of the democratic vote. megan hughes, abc news, washington. a few of the g-o-p candidates will be in

jeb bush will start his silver-state tour in las vegas on sunday. he then heads to reno monday where he'll hold a town hall event at huff-acre huffaker elementary school. if you'd like to go, you must register. and donald trump will speak at a rally at the nugget casino resort at noon on tuesday. doors open at 10 a.m. the event is free and open to the public... however registration is encouraged. senator ted cruz is planning at least eight campaign events in nevada. on monday, he'll rally in elko before heading to reno where he'll speak at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows at 7 p.m. he then heads to carson city on tuesday. his wife, heidi, will be in reno today speaking at the washoe republican women's luncheon. as a swing state, candidates will be making stops in nevada throughout the year. so what does it take to keep them safe when they come to town? it takes a lot of coordination among

when a candidate schedules a visit, they contact secret service who then calls the local agencies-- sometimes weeks in advance to makes sure they get proper resources. reno police along with sparks p-d, washoe county and nevada highway patrol are working around the clock to accommodate the secret service and the candidates. "tim: the secret service ranks each candidate by tier level. the higher the tier, the more security they need from local law enforcement." if you plan on attending any of the candidates' events... reno police are urging you to get there early and to bring as few belongings as possible. a silver springs man girlfriend's little boy back in 2010 is expected in court today. 23-year old cody wallace is charged with first degree murder. detectives believe wallace killed the 2- year old with blunt force trauma to his head. according to authorities, wallace had been alone with thomas when he called 9-1-1 to

thomas was taken to a reno trauma center for treatment, but later died. the carson city sheriff's office is asking for your help to find a woman who's been missing since last summer. 40-year-old deanna rebelez was released from jail last july. since her release, her family has not seen her, and don't know where she is. she's 5-foot-3 and 135 pounds. she has a visible tattoo of "june" on the right side of her neck. if you know anything about her wherabouts, you're urged to call the carson city sheriff's office. police have made an arrest in the murder of a man who was found stabbed to death in an apartment in reno. 32-year-old michael robbins is charged with open murder in the death of patrick drahos. robbins was originally arrested for driving a stolen car. during the course of the investigation... detectives got information that he was involved in the stabbing on malone avenue. when they interviewed him, detectives say robbins admitted to the murder. police are not looking for any additional suspects. ###

child neglect charges after police say he fired a gun inside a home on keogh drive. gordon mellinger was arrested early yesterday morning. police say two women and two teenage girls were inside the home at the time. after police negotiated with him, mellinger finally came out of the home. police say he has a history of mental illness. fortunately no one inside the home was injured. nevada rancher cliven bundy will remain behind bars... after a judge said he was a danger to the community and may not show up for future court dates. yesterday an oregon judge ruled bundy shouldn't be released ahead of trial because quote "that is likely the last the government will see of him." bundy's charges stem from an armed 2014 standoff with federal officials trying to round up cattle grazing illegally near his ranch nonotheast of las vegas. bundy was arrested last week when he arrived in oregon to support his sons, who are accused of leading a weekslong occupation at a national wildlife refuge. ####

supreme court justice antonin scalia's death... and already the political fight is underway... ?will president obama be able to confirm a judge in his final year in office? and lindsey is talking wind today... and a new wind warning system is in place just in time. coming up, lindsey matherly will have your complete forecast. that's next on kolo 8 news now. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" a significant change is

battling a 3 alarm fire at a church in dallas. this is a live look from the scene. it started around 4:30 this morning. no reports of injuries yet. a significant change is

storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening through thursday. another thursday as a winter storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening through thursday. another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. && .short term... winds... is moving into northern

frontal boundary, as of 4 am, is just off the california coast in the eastern pacific. preceding this storm, is an impressive jet with 700 mb winds around 70 mph. as this jet becomes transverse over the sierra, winds will increase this morning. mixing and downsloping conditions will allow the sierra front from just southeast of susanville through mono county to realize much of the winds present up to 700mb. gusts will increase to around 60 mph by noon with wind prone areas gusting up to 70-75 mph. high wind warnings are in effect for the sierra front. it should be noted that portions of alpine county and very southern lyon county will also have a period

we've been talking about the winds all morning long. the gusts today will give n-dot a chance to test out it's new wind alert system in just the past few weeks we've seen a few trucks roll over in washoe valley. n-dot says the rollovers happened during times when high profile vehicles were clearly prohibted. "but with this enhanced system, it just gives an extra measure. an extra opportunity for truck drivers to be able to see and know that there are potentially dangerous wind conditions through washoe valley and to re-route their travel. the warning signs run along i-580 from the south reno area all the way through washoe valley to north carson city. they are activated when

miles per hour. now to the battle over the supreme court. with just 11 months left in his term, president obama is doubling down on his promise to nominate a candidate to replace justice scalia. but republicans are digging in their heels, saying the next president should make the call. here's abc's jonathan karl. it will be in the great hall of the supreme court where antonin scalia's body will lie in repose friday -- a public viewing -- not far from that chair, now cloaked in black, he used for his 30 years as a justice. today in california, president obama paid tribute to scalia as supreme court giant - but also made it clear he's ready for the fight to replace him: "i intend to nominate somebody, to present them to the american people, to present them to the senate. i expect them to hold hearings. i expect there to be a vote." but republicans remain dug in - insisting the next president should name scalia's replacement. the president today

precedent for the senne confirming a justice during a president's final year in office. president reagans nominee, anthony kennedy was confirmed in february 1988. but kennedy's case is an unusual one. the vacancy came the previous year - in july 1987 when justice lewis powell resigned. reagan first nominated robert bork, who the senate rejected after a long, bitter debate. reagan then nominated the less-controversial kennedy in november 1987. the senate confirmed him three months later - 97 to 0. democrats say with 11 months left in obama's presidency, there's plenty of time to confirm a justice. you know how frustrating it can be when your flight is delayed by a few hours. it can really alter your plans... but imagine if your flight landed a full 24 hours later. details of a nightmare flight that just landed in new york city.

responding to a recent court order asking the company to unlock an i- phone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters. and here's a look at today's pump patrol. according to gasbuddy.com you will pay .....2.05 at smith's. we have a link to the cheapest prices in your neighborhood on our kolo 8 app or at

prices are sapple is firing back after a judge ordered the company to help the f-b-i in its investigation of the san bernardino terror attack. as kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan explains ... the tech giant is now caught between respecting user privacy and national security. one of the shooters, syed farook, had an i- phone, which is now locked. the f-b-i says it's likely that farook's phone has vital information about isis ... and that's why they want apple's help unlocking it. and the company's c-e-o tim cook had a pretty strong response to the court order. ... the feds want apple to create and upload code to disable the lock feature on farook's phone. but cook argues that complying with the order would entail building a backdoor to the i-phone ... which could potentially render tens of millions of devices vulnerable. in a letter written by cook ... he suggests

software to bypass security features would be dangerous if it fell into the wrong hands because it would allow someone to unlock any i-phone. it goes on to say that while the company believes the f-b-i has good intentions ... it is not willing to undermine decades of security advancements that protect its customers. meanwhile ... i-phone owners have mixed reactions to the governments' order. "it's gonna give the government the right to go into everybody's phone either they're criminals or not, or you're just going along your business, the government is just gonna us that against you all the time." "if it's for an investigation i feel it's justified." the problem that the f- b-i is running into is that there are more than 10 thousand - four digit passcode possibilities. and apple's operating systems includes a feature that ... if enabled ... could wipe out all information on the phone after 10 failed attempts to input the passcode. which worries the f-b-i since the agency claims that the information on farook's phone could be vital to its investigation. in cook's letter he states his concern that

continue to use this tool after it's created ... despite the fact that the feds have suggested that it would time. and speaking of apple ... the company is working on a fix for a peculiar bug that prevents some users' devices from restarting after they've changed the date to 1970. not sure why anyone would want to change the date on their phone to 1970... but users are advised to contact apple support in order to get their device running again.

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expected today into thursday as a winter storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening

another weak system is possible are you a soda drinker? experts say fewer people are drinking soft drinks in america. it's good for the body but it's starting to be bad for the restaurant industry. according to a new report by the n-y-p group, over the past five years american's ordered 4-percent less sugary beverages - a whopping 2-billion fewer servings. and soda and milk account for about half of all beverage orders. experts say it's because of a health trend in the nation. americans are choosing healthier options like plain old water, coffee or sports drinks. this health trend is also impacting the profits of

but it's starting to be bad for the restaurant industry. according to a new report by the n-y-p group, over the past five years american's ordered 4-percent less sugary beverages - a whopping 2-billion fewer servings. account for about half of all beverage orders. experts say it's because of a health trend in the nation.

here on good morning reno... i'm amanda sanchez and i'm dave lawrence. it's time ... let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. a significant change is expected today into

storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening through thursday. another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. && .short term... winds... the next winter storm is moving into northern pope francis caps off his time in mexico today. this is a live look as he departs mexico city and heads to juarez-- the former "murder capital of the world". while in juarez... he'll

for undocumented immigrants who have died trying to cross into the united states. and a scary moment for the pope yesterday. he was shaking hands with well-wishers when it appears someone pulled on his garment and pulled him over onto a child in a wheelchair. pope francis wasn't hurt, and he quickly scolded those who knocked him down.

solved. lead levels there are still far above the federal limit. the top doctor in the u-s was sent to the city to listen to the impact the contamination has had on residents. hundreds of people lined up to tell their horror stories. one woman saying she lost two unborn babies because of the lead. another woman said the lead caused her to break out in a rash and has affected her breathing. michigan's health department is now under review for failing to alert the public about the contamination. u-s surgeon general, doctor vivek murthy, has been investigating flint's water supply. "we've got to do a lot more to get flint back to a place where the water is safe for everyone to drink from the faucets." meanwhile, a national study released yesterday found that even though flint residents were being poisoned by their own water supply, they still paid some of the highest water rates in the nation. frustrated passengers are back in new york after a long and exhausting trip -- their flight landing 24 hours later than it should

abc's josh einiger has more from j-f-k airport in queens. script: "slippery!" this was nobody's idea of a pleasant layover - a plane load of vacationers airdropped into a tiny, snow covered airport in new hampshire. afer delta's flight 944 diverted from kennedy. and this was just the beginning. rick lipset/passenger 311 it's been 28 hours a traveling for a 3 and a half hour flight and tonight, a full day later, they finally staggered through the doors of jfk. corie buonanno/passenger i feel great now that my feet are on the ground. yes it's good to be back the flight from punta cana in the dominican republic was supposed to arrive at jfk just after 6 last night. but with bad weather and dwindling fuel, the pilots diverted to manchester new hampshire - where there were no customs officers. nicole rosenfeld/passenger in manchester for like 5 hours then they put us in a hotel this morning they tried again - and hit air so rough - the pilots turned around. nicole

people throwing up. leonard garcia/passenger you look out the window you cant even see corie buonanno/passenger that was the scariest part. kind of puts your life in perspective. so back to bsoton they went - and another four hours on the ground before headed home for a third time? finally arriving at kennedy around 8 tonight. where passengers had nothing but nice things to say about their crew - after all they got to know them very well. corie buonanno/passenger they handled it beautfilly they were as accommodating as possible and friendly. they were going through it with us and they put on that stoic face and did what they do every day but did it today better than ever. leonard garcia/passenger i told the captain thank you for keeping us safe he was very professional and thank god he was an experienced pilot. ots governor brian sandoval announced nevada has recieved more than 11 million dollars in federal grant funding from the u-s homeland security deparment. he says the funding is critical to nevada, in order for public safety officials to fulfill their commitment in protecting our communities. the grants will be used to enhance all levels of government, like preparation, prevention, and response to terrorist attacks and other disasters -- to ensure nevada citizens and tourists are always in a safe environment. ots

renewable energy than we can use. that's why governer brian sandoval has entered into an energy agreement that would benefit nevada and other states. nevada is one of the nation's leaders in renewable energy -- number two in solar and number one in geothermal. but states like california don't have enough renewable energy. the agreement is called the "governors' accord for a new energy future", and it would allow 17 states, including california, to share ideas and resources. "i think it is an opportunity to learn those best practices. it is in its beginning stages right now, but i get to have a conversation with governor of michigan, the governor of hawaii and the experts in all these different 17 states and we think there will be more governors in other states that are going to join as well. governor sandoval says the agreement will be mutually beneficial to states and ultimately the rate payers. he says he hopes it will also lead to the construction of even

geothermal sites. a herd of bighorn sheep in the montana mountains, just north of winnemucca, have been depopulated because of pneumonia. officials with the nevada department of wildlife say there was concern this aggressive form of pneumonia could spread, so they made the decision to kill 24 sheep that were infected. this is the first time nevada has had to eliminate an entire herd, to protect others. if you get frequent heartburn, there's a consumer alert you should know about this morning. a new report is linking popular antacids with a 44-percent increase in the risk of dementia. doctor richard besser reports. script: tonight reaction to a study that hits people where they hurt -- heartburn -- and forecasts what they fear - the possibility of dementia. sot: basically my entire family takes prilosec daily// its very disturbing. the study only looked at those over age 75 who took prescription heartburn drugs like prilosec or previcid on a regular basis. and while it found an increased risk of dementia it doesn't prove that the drugs were the cause. nat a commercial---

main classes of heartburn medicines, proton pump inhibitors and h2 blockers?. available by prescription or over the counter. but look at this: it's on the label. you're only supposed to use the over the counter ones for two weeks. the prescription ones, for most people, just for a few months. explaining to do... he's been arrested and accused of posing as a medical doctor. we'll have the details. why experts say your child's winter coat can interfere with the safety of their car seat. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" sarah

problem in the hills surrounding the north valleys. noah it's a chronic problem... crime as well. that's tonight on kolo 8 news now at five. i was walking home. just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. with one swipe, it devoured one of theroissants. then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. and that's what happened to your breakfast croissant. and yours? it survived. share it with yourself. freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage,

parents are often faced with a dilemma during these cold months. when strapping their little ones into their car seats -- they want them to be warm, but is it safe to strap them in with their bulky winter coat on? experts say the answer is no. they say a thick winter coat adds space between the harness and the child's body.... enough space that can result in a serious injury to their chest, head, and necks. "just because the child fits in the car seat with their coat on and the buckle over it does not mean that the buckle is holding them tightly into the seat. the key is that the seatbelt really needs to be tight against the baby themselves and not be separated from the baby by layers." doctor kimberly giuliano, a pediatrician at cleveland clinic children's recommends covering smaller children with blankets while in the car, or

child backwards after they're already strapped in. a significant change is expected today into thursday as a winter storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening through thursday. another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. && .short term... winds... the next winter storm is moving into northern california early this morning. the frontal boundary, as of 4 am, is just off the california coast in the eastern pacific.

an impressive jet with 700 mb winds around 70 mph. as this jet becomes transverse over the sierra, winds will increase this morning. mixing and downsloping conditions will allow the sierra front from just southeast of susanville through mono county to realize much of the winds present up to 700mb. gusts will increase to around 60 mph by noon with wind prone areas gusting up to 70-75 mph. high wind warnings are in effect for the sierra front. it should be noted that portions of alpine county and very southern lyon county will also have a period of strong gusty winds as well, but these conditions will not as widespread as they will be along the sierra front. also, there could

to 60 mph around lake tahoe before precipitation moves in early this afternoon. thursday as a winter storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening through thursday. another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. && .short term... winds... the next winter storm is moving into northern california early this morning. the frontal boundary, as of 4 am, is just off the california coast in the eastern pacific. preceding this storm, is an impressive jet with 700 mb winds around 70 mph. as this jet becomes transverse over the sierra, winds

. paris hilton . . . . . . . . . . 35 years old a florida teen might be in big trouble. he's being accused of practicing medicine. the teen was arrested after authorities say he was posing as a doctor at an illegal medical office he ran. the palm beach county sheriff's office says in a news release that 18- year-old malachi love- robinson is charged with practicing medicine without a license. officials say love- robinson performed a physical exam on an undercover agent and offered medical advice. you've got a lot of sites on line, all claiming that you are a doctor well, they don't claim medical doctor, as i am aware of...will

love-robinson had been previously investigated in october and cited with practicing medicine without a license. he is being held on six- thousand dollars bail. there are several benefits of playing and listening to music. a look at an in-school music program in need of more teachers... for news while you're on the move, listen to our news partner news-talk 780 koh

studies show... children who take music lessons are more likely to excel in school. but as kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen shows us... one program that provideds music lessons to students here in northern nevada... is in need of more teachers. animati many of us had music in school growing up... usually in a music class... but the sierra arts foundation is giving kids a chance to have private lessons and they need more teachers to help

every week... erika paul.. spends her mornings doing something she was born to do.....nats..... i pretty much knew when i was 3 years of age i was going to do something with music. ... so for the past 40 years... she's made music her life. it's everything to me. i feel very blessed that i found something early in life that makes me completely happy. and now.... nats...... she's passing her love of music on to the next generation through the music 1.2.1 program... nats. supported by the sierra arts foundation... it gives kids a chance to take private lessons in piano, guitar, violin, and own school.. nat..... i just like it because it's fun....i like how it's kind of hard to get the keys right, .... nats....but if you can it sounds really good. 7 year old simon is getting his lesson before the school day starts..... my favorite thing to play.... i'm thinking.... taylor swift..... her songs are really good and she has a beautiful voice. the nice thing about these lessons is the parents don't have to spend time or money on gas to drive them to lessons. they just have to drop them off at school. so it's very conveinient for the working parent. it's so conveinent... the program is in need of more teachers to keep

since the program started, we have a core of about 10 or 15 teachers but we have schools in reno and sparks and carson city so we do need more teachers. and qualified ones too. it really is fun. there's not extra training you just have to like working with kids. kids like simon... who love music ...and have big ambitions... i do sort of want to learn the drums. just to give you an idea of how successful this program is... paul teaches about 36 students... sierra arts foundation is looking specificaly for piano, guitar, violin and vocal teachers.. for more information... head to the hot topics section

the 140th westminster dog show just came to an end... and one show dog isn't getting attention for being best in show. why he still caught the judges eye. good morning coming up next on good morning america it's a showdown between the fbi and apple. this morning a federal judge siding with the fbi as it investigate the san bernardino massacre ordering the company to work with the bureau apple pledging to fight the order we will have the latest coming up next on gma let's check in with "mike

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. top stories.... 23-year old cody wallace of silver springs is exected back in court today. he's accused of killing his girlfriend's 2-year old son back in 2010. detectives believe wallace killed the 2- year old with blunt force trauma to his head. wallace has been charged with first degree murder. 32-year-old michael robbins is charged with open murder in the death of patrick drahos. robbins was originally arrested for driving a stolen car but during the course of the investigation, robbins admitted to stabbing drahos to death at an apartment on malone avenue. gordon mellinger of sparks is facing child neglect charges after police say he fired a gun inside a home on keogh drive early yesterday morning. two women and two teens were inside at the

a history of mental illness. fortunately, no one was injured. here's lindsey with your final check of the forecast. a significant change is expected today into thursday as a winter storm moves into the region. this will bring gusty winds wednesday followed by snow and rain this evening through thursday. another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. && dog show in new york. this pup was more concerned with getting treats from his handler than strutting his stuff! you can see him trying to get into his handler's

c-j the short haired pointer went on to win best in show.. becoming the first german shorthaired pointer to

day, good morning, america. breaking news, the fbi takes on help with the terror investigation. are critical clues to more plots hidden on the phone of the san bernardino shooter. why the ceo is refusing to help. it could affect everyone with a smartphone. teaming up to take down donald trump. ted cruz, marco rubio and even the president taking aim at the gop front-runner. >> i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president. >> as hillary clinton tries to avoid another bernie sanders upset, a brand-new poll showing them in a dead heat ahead of the next big vote. winter warning. a new alert about dangers on the ski slopes. the terrifying moment this young above ground and the hero bystanders who helped rescue him. the new best in show crowned after facing rough competition from thousands of dogs, c.j., the german shorthaired pointer walking away with the biggest