now good morning reno." crews are making progress on the virginia street bridge. what's happening today that could make getting around downtown a little easier. and a traffic stop in elko leads to a disturbing discovery. the charges one man is facing for possessing raptor and eagle parts. and count down to the nevada caucus. so what are the campaigns doing to make sure their supporters show up? thanks for joining us here on good morning reno... it's time ... i'm amanda sanchez

let's go to lindsey matherly with a look at the forecast. an incoming low pressure system will provide chances for light northern sierra and northwest nevada by late afternoon. a few inches with the best potential mainly north of interstate 80. high pressure will then build for the remainder of the week with drier police believe alcohol may be to blame for a rollover crash last night that sent a woman to the hospital. it happened on kietzke near victorian just after 10. police say the woman hit a concrete overpass before flipping her s-u- v. she was taken to the hospital with minor

carson city sheriff's deputies have made an arrest in a deadly hit and run. 37-year-old juan pablo rios is charged with failing to stop at the scene of a crash involving injury or death, which is a felony. detectives say rios hit gustova garcia-valdes at the intersection of highway 50 and brown street last wednesday. rios told a friend what happened, which police say led to his arrest. garcia valdes died at renown last friday. rios' bail is set at 50- thousand dollars. ### a warning this morning to be on high alert when you answer your phone. the washoe county sheriff's office says scammers are posing as sheriff's deputies to try and get your money. they're even using the names of people who actually work at the sheriff's department. here's how it works. the caller says there's a warrant out for your arrest. they say you can either surrender and agree to be arrested, or pay a "reduced" fine. you'll be asked to pay-- by using an "e-gift" card, or something similar. it's important to remember-- local law enforcement will never ask for payment over the phone, for warrants or fines.

these calls-- write down the caller's name and phone number, then call the sheriff's office at 328-3001. ### a bizarre story out of elko. a man has been arrested for the unlawful killing of an eagle and illegally possessing raptor parts. as kolo 8 news now's terri russell explains, they were discovered after a traffic stop. and we do want to warn you, these images may be disturbing for some people. this is video from nevada's department of wildlife showing eagle and hawk feathers allegedly found in 30-year-old dana morley mcivor's possession. in all, authorities say there were two recently-killed eagles, and a hawk, two wings from two recently-killed hawks, along with 124 separate eagle and hawk feathers . authorities estimate the feathers came from at least two or three additional raptors including an eagle. chris healy/nevada department of wildlife: you can certainly drop the hammer once the crime is found out. and this

gentleman in elko county who was caught with these raptor feathers. according to n-dow, mcivor told them he was keeping the parts for religious celebrations. while that is legal, mcivor or any other native american who uses raptor parts or feathers for ceremonies must have a permit from the u-s fish and wildlife. law enforcement said he did not. the program called, the national eagle repository, was set up in the early 19-70s, and collects, inventories and distributes raptor feathers to native americans who apply and gain access to the program. mcivor faces seven counts on state charges, all of them misdemenors. other states may become involved depending upon where the birds came from. and if federal agencies take the case there could be felony charges for mcivor. n- dow says raptor parts and feathers can make their way to the black market. in this case the estimated worth is ten thousand dollars. in reno, terri russell kolo 8 news now. in about 5 months.. the

open the new virginia street bridge. this is a look at their construction camera. but today travel around the construction site gets a little easier. kolo 8 news now's rebecca kitchen is live to explain. dave and amanda... it's a small opening but anytime you can make things easier around a construction zone in downtown...it's a good thing... for a while now ...if you've been driving down sierra and needed to turn left.. you couldn't here at west first street... you've had to take a detour which around here... can but starting at 10 this morning... this small portion of west first street will be open.. meaning people there is a lot of gratitude here for the construction and people as well as a lot of the business owners because we were out of the river and didn't have any obstructions in the river to create problems for flooding. &

march to april: final landscaping and final work. may: virginia st. bridge set to open. this modern bridge will have a nod to the past.. the pylons on either side of the brdige will be decorated witht he historic lights from the previous 1905 bridge.... now we still have a few more months of construction.. but the city tells me they are still on track to open the bridge to the public in may now until april: finish asphalt & concrete paving. march to april: final landscaping and final work. have a nod to the past.. the pylons on either side of the brdige will be decorated witht he historic lights from the previous 1905 bridge.... now we still have a few more months of construction.. but the city tells me they are

in may now to the presidential campaign trail. with the iowa caucuses now behind them, the candidates are rallying voters in new hampshire. here's abc's bazi kanani. for the victors in iowa, the celebration is short-lived. just a week before the next round of voting-- both hillary clinton and bernie sanders are hoping the iowa results will give them a boost. the political revolution continues here next tuesday in new hampshire. make no mistake! we are in a fight to the finish! on the republican side... donald trump says he is more confident about his chances to win in new hampshire... but defends his finish in

i came in second. i'm not humiliated! for first-place finisher ted cruz, a sweet victory in a bitter contest. "i can tell you six weeks ago, donald trump was saying every day that i was his friend that he loved me, that i was terrific, that i was nice. // and now i'm an anchor baby. " donald trump now admits skipping that last republican debate just before the iowa caucuses may have hurt him. we expect him at the next republican debate-- on abc news-- this weekend. the countdown is on to the nevada caucus. nevada democrats will meet february 20th. republicans--february 23rd. so how do the campaigns in our area prepare? it involves phone calls and door-to-door meet and greets to help recruit voters for the caucus. and, while most campaigns have paid staff, they rely heavily on volunteers. johnson: "we have some senior citizens that go out and they knock on doors for us. we have some people who've just

and they want to knock on doors for us." we've posted information about the nevada caucus at kolo- tv-dot-com. just click on hot topics. you can also find information on our kolo 8 app. ### and more voters are now registered in the silver state. from december to january, both republicans and democrats added about 7-thousand new voters. according to the nevada secretary of state's office, there were more than 471- thousand active democratic voters in the state in january, more than 423 registered republicans, and more than 234- thousand registered non-partisans. so about 39 percent of the state's active voter base is democrat. 35 percent are republicans... and 19 percent are non-partisan. fears of the zika virus continue to grow... now the worry about the disease spreading not just by mostquitoes. and a strange variety of

country... from summer-like storms... to tornadoes... to blizzards. 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"

in the midwest is producing a blizzard to the north and tornadoes to the south. and that means trouble for people on the roads and in the skies. abc's michelle franzen has a look at the wild weather. several tornadoes hitting the south -- tearing across mississippi -- causing injuries and property damage at a community college campus. going into newsonenet: "wsalicevilletornadoal" the summer-like severe weather warnings posted in several southern states. in nashville, gusty winds threatened construction sites... and on the other side of the powerful storm system -- bluster from a blizzard. sot from osunsami "this barely even looks like a road anymore." white out conditions closing highways from colorado to the dakotas... businesses and schools closed in minnesota

dangerous conditions... trucks were in the ditch... and cars were getting stuck. sot wsalbertleasnowmn :20 "it was obvious he wasn't familiar with driving in the deep snow so i gave him a little push." a foot of snow is expected in wisconsin -- some areas getting two inches an hour! salt trucks in milwaukee and chicago -- preparing for the worst. and from the roads to the skies. airline hubs from denver to chicago dealing with thousands of cancellations and delays. sot passenger wsdiadelaysco tc 30 "we'll keep our fingers crossed and hope it's not delayed too much longer." before another storm system hits the west... just days from now. michelle franzen abc news new york. an incoming low pressure system will provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and northwest nevada by late

with the best potential mainly north pressure will then build for the remainder of the week with drier conditions and milder temperatures for the weekend and early next week. increasing clouds are filtering their way across northern california this morning ahead of a quick moving shortwave trough. this trough will provide some potential for snow showers and a few inches of snowfall especially from the northern sierra into lassen county. across western nevada, northern portions of washoe and pershing counties north of interstate 80 have the potential to see an inch or two of snowfall by this evening. could see snow showers as early as

with most snow showers quickly exiting to the east by early thursday morning. although only a few inches of snow is expected, this may still create traffic slow downs, icy roads, and possible chain controls across passes including donner summit, yuba pass, fredonyer pass, cedar pass, and portions of interstate 80 through pershing county. milder conditions will prevail into the start of the weekend as an upper level ridge begins to build across the west coast. generally light winds will prevail with high temperatures warming a few degrees below provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and heads up if you drive a toyota truck.... a new recall due to

and a mysterious hole in a plane forces it to turn around and land. what they think was the cause.... you're watching kolo 8 news now. and here's a look at today's pump patrol. according to gasbuddy.com you will pay .....2.19 at lakeside market. we have a link to the cheapest prices in your neighborhood on our kolo 8 app or at kolotv.com. remember...

spreading rapidly and is posing a future threat to as much as 63 percent of the u-s population according to one model. and now, it's being spread not just by mosquitos, but also through sexual contact. reid binion reports. "...a public health threat to other parts of the world." world health organization director general margaret chan.... ...declaring a public health emergency this week... ...in the evolving threat of the zika viris.... ...now present in at least 24 countries as it sweeps through central and south america... ....northward to the u-s.

in particular. "this guy - this is a nasty mosquito. this is the one. this is aedes aegypti." the aedes aegypti mosquito - the primary carrier of zika ... ....is known to exist only in certain parts of the u-s. ...but apparently mosquitos aren't the only concern... "dallas county health and human services has received confirmation of a zika case associated with acquiring locally. we have received confirmation that it has spread otherwise through sexual activity." the c-d-c, confirming tuesday that the first case of zika acquired inside the u-s.... was transmitted sexually. zika has been linked to a birth disorder in newborns... ...that results in babies born with abnormally small heads. ....causing severe developmental issues and sometimes death. perhaps worse, infected patients often report no symptoms... those mothers -- sometimes left to discover they have the virus only after the damage to their unborn children is already done. i'm reid binion, reporting. do you own a toyota truck or s-u-v? listen up. the company is recalling more than 300-thousand trucks and s-u-v's over concerns that the roof-mounted air bags can inflate without a crash. the recall affects 2005 and 2006 toyota tundras

through 2006 land cruiser, and the 2004 through 2006 4-runner. also included are the 2003 through 2006 lexus l-x 4-70 and the 2004 through 2006 g-x 470. toyota says the problem stems from improper programming in the air bag's computer. dealers will replace the computer for free. royal appliance is recalling this vacuum because it poses a danger of electrical shock. the "dirt devil total pet cyclonic upright" has a prong on the power cord that can come loose, and get stuck in the outlet. there are 14 reports of this happening, but there have not been any injuries. if you have one of the vacuums stop using it and contact dirt devil for a replacement. you can find more information about the recall at kolo-tv-dot- com. just click on hot topics.### ?do you sleep in the same bed as your spouse? if you don't, you're not alone. what a new study reveals about separate sleeping arrangements. for news while you're on the

an incoming low pressure system will provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and northwest nevada by late afternoon. a few inches of snowfall is possible with the best potential mainly north of interstate 80. high pressure will then build for the remainder

milder temperatures for the weekend and early next week. increasing clouds are filtering their way across northern california this morning ahead of a quick moving shortwave trough. this trough will provide some potential for snow showers and a few inches of snowfall popular-spts m believe it or not, more and more married popular-spts m believe it or not, more and more married couples are opting out of getting nightly cuddles from their spouse and are instead choosing to sleep in their own beds. popular-vo according to a study from the national sleep foundation, nearly 25- percent of married couples in the united states don't sleep in the same bed. . . some aren't only sleeping in separate beds, they're sleeping in separate rooms. the national association of home builders say they expect 60-percent

bedrooms by the end of this year. . a former bodyguard of angelina jolie and brad pitt revealed the couple often sleep in separate rooms. . one woman who was part of the study said it has nothing to do with love. she said sometimes you just need your own

thanks for joining us 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. an incoming low

provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and northwest nevada by late afternoon. a few inches of snowfall is possible with the best potential mainly north of interstate 80. high pressure will then build for the remainder of the week with drier conditions and milder temperatures for the weekend and early next week. increasing clouds are filtering their way 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 california. back to you in the studio. thanks very much mike.

an emergency landing just minutes after takeoff after an explosion made a hole in the side of the plane. somalia officials now saying there's no evidence of a criminal act. abc's david kerley reports. script: these are they terrifying moments... after passengers reported a loud bang... and smoke...shortly after takeoff... the cabin of the airbus a-321 depressurized.... oxygen masks deployed.. some of the 74 passengers moving to the back of the jetliner... as the plane descends to make an emergency landing.... and on the ground... those passengers get to see.. the floor to ceiling hole... in the fuselage. from the outside... signs of what appear to the markings of an explosion.. the peeled back metal... streaks of soot... sot: col. stephen ganyard / former fighter pilot and dep. asst. secy. of state which would suggest quite definitively that this was a bomb of some kind, probably something about a hand

made this hole in the side of the airplane. two passengers reportedly hurt... the somali airline... flying from mogadishu to djibouti... even the pilot thinks it was a bomb but one aviation expert believes there should have been more interior damage. even if it was a bomb security experts believe it may have been an attempt by terrorists to see if can defeat seurity systems.... and bring down a jetliner. dk abcn washington president obama will make his first visit to an american mosque as president today. he's scheduled to visit the islamic society of baltimore and is expected to hold a roundtable with community members where he'll quote "reaffirm the importance of religious freedom to our way of life." the president has visited mosques overseas, but never one during his presidency in the united states. authorities say the virginia tech student arrested on charges of an accessory to the murder of 13-year-old nicole lovell -- is now facing additional charges. they say natalie keepers is now facing the charge of an accessory before the fact, but haven't explained her role in the murder. keepers is already facing charges for helping her classmate, david eisenhauer,

eisenhauer is facing charges of kidnapping and murder. keepers' bail hearing is set for today. the man who escaped from an upstate new york prison last summer will be sentenced in court today. convicted killer, david sweat, pleaded guilty to two felony charges related to the escape - which carry sentences of up to 7 years. sweat and fellow escapee-- richard matt--eluded police for three weeks before being captured in the woods 30-miles from the prison. matt was fatally shot during the capture. sweat was found 2-days later in the same area, heading toward the canadian border. the head of the enivornmental protection agency says it is committed to providing safe drinking water to the people of flint, michigan. the u-s house oversight committee is holding the first congressional hearing on the crisis today. here's a live look at the hearing that is underway right now in washington d.c. meantime, the e-p-a is in flint collecting water samples for another round of testing. the town's water crisis began in april of 2014, when the water became

it's water source to the flint river as a cost- saving measure. state officials reportedly downplayed reports of lead in the water and a spike in lead levels in the blood of children living in the area. keepi sho a well-known carson city sausage company is under new ownership and a new name. and as kolo 8 news now's matt vaughan show us in this week's keeping it local ... the new owners are no stranger to the meat industry. box live what was once known as the sausage factory is now flocchini family provisions. the flocchinis have been in the meat business for three generations ... and have owned sierra meat and seafood company for 30 years. and now ... they're expanding their operation. ... pkg the flocchini family has been selling its products to businesses in the food service

over the country for the better part of 3 decades. and they've done so under the label of sierra meat and seafood. but now they're changing all that with the start of their latest business venture ... flocchini family provisions. "we've always worked under the name of our company, but putting our name on something, there's definitely more accountability. it's more personal." the flocchinis recently purchased the sausage factory in carson city. and although the name has changed ... the product has not. they still plan to make sausages and deli meats with the hope of expanding into the retail market by selling their brand on store shelves. "we're more than happy not growing super big. we're more than happy to grow a little bit incrementally, but do things right, make sure the product really speaks for itself." the plant grinds out roughly 30-thousand pounds of meat a week ... and the main focus of

simple and all natural. "we're using no added nitrates, no added msg, and really cleaning the label to the point of really just meat and spices." but above all else ... they want to make the best product possible. "at the end of the day it's all about value. it's giving people a great product, that they paid for, that they felt like they got their money's worth." live if you're wondering where you can find flocchini family products ... they're currently being sold at raley's and scolari's. you'll also see them at the aces ballpark. box you now have another option for mexican food. 'roberto's taco shop' has finally opened up a new location in the biggest little city. it's located on north virginia and 8th street, near u-n-r. right now the restaurant is only accepting cash but that could change in the future. roberto's is open 24 hours a day. reno's new u-s-l soccer team got nearly 45- hundred votes on the 'name the team' contest. tight race among three of the names so they're period. the top three names reno united and reno f-c. if you want to weight in

at 11:59 p-m. the official team name is expected to be announced later this month, while the team logo, colors and coaching staff will be announced at a later date. to vote just go to kolo tv dot com. a sky tavern ski instructor's invention is helping ski race teams across the nation. what it does that improves your performance on the hill. and all of this cold weather can kill your motivation to get to the gym. we'll hear some tips from an expert to keep your winter workouts on track. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast"

potential to save you thousands. but it's not always a good idea. sarah so when should you do it? we're breaking down your options... tonight

an incoming low pressure system will provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and northwest nevada by late afternoon. a few inches of snowfall is possible with the best potential mainly north

build for the remainder of the week with drier conditions and milder temperatures for the weekend and early next week. increasing clouds are filtering their way across northern california this morning ahead of a quick moving shortwave trough. this trough will provide some potential for snow showers and a few

northern sierra into lassen county. across western nevada, northern portions of washoe and pershing counties north of interstate 80 have the potential to see an inch or two of snowfall by this evening. could see snow showers as early as mid-afternoon as the system pushes inland with most snow showers quickly exiting to the

morning. although only a few inches of snow is a local invention is helping ski racers improve their form on the slopes. in ski racing, every second counts and the slightest variation from perfect form can mean the difference between placing first and last. traditionally racers watch film or are told at the end of a race what they did wrong. but, 'forward ski' -- invented by chris bender at sky tavern--is making a difference for the next generation of racers. "racers have some real basic body positions they have to maintain. one is a dynamic forward balance position and the other is independent foot. if you do not have those two things right, it is very hard to accomplish a good solid racing turn." "forward ski" uses a pressure sensor thats placed in the front end of a ski boot, to ensure a racer is leaning forward.

enough pressure on it, a connected earbud will buzz in their ear and tell them to lean forward. forward ski is both designed and manufactured right here in reno and its being used by several tahoe area ski teams and other race teams across the country. is the cold weather putting a damper on your workout? . when you can't get outdoors for a workout, the lack of scenery can make it difficult to get going. and it's easy to lose your motivation when the temperatures are colder and the days feel shorter. but experts say there are things you can do to help add some variety to your indoor workout. "change the music up, or if you're running on a treadmill watching t-v, change that up a little bit so it's not the same. get your senses activated, that gets us out of our head, we forget about our discomforts a little bit more too." bee bea , from the cleveland clinic specific fitness goals, and allow yourself an incentive or a reward for accomplishing those goals. another case of road rage-- caught on camera.

a driver and a group of bikers in las vegas quickly escalated. and your next trip to vegas might cost you a little more this time around. when and where you can expect to pay for parking within the next couple of months. for news while you're on the move, listen to our news partner

it looks like plans are moving ahead for paid parking at m-g-m owned properties on the las vegas strip. the casino giant announced yesterday that chicago-based "sp plus" will handle paid parking at its resorts ... including mandalay bay, new york-new york, bellagio and the m-g-m grand. the move is scheduled to happen within 60 days. m-g-m resorts says it's all part of a 90-million dollar parking upgrade. an altercation between the driver of a pickup truck and a group of motorcycle riders near las vegas led to a road rage incident involving a gun. and parts of the incident were caught on camera. but one driver says the video doesn't show the whole encounter. elizabeth watts reports. "i felt surrounded and threatened, it was an issue." the driver of this red truck told us anonymously that nearly a dozen motorcyclists were boulder highway. "you see the second three minutes of it, there's about 3 or 4 minutes of what they didn't show you of all the motorcycles

"one of our guys went off the dirt." the rider who filmed the incident and also wants to remain anonymous said it began with a dust up involving another rider and a blue suv. hand signals, laughter and a back and forth with that driver evident in the video, which didn't until- "one of them leaned against my truck on the front of it, and truck with his foot peg or motorcycle i don't know it and then he popped wheely's taking off and about wrecked right in front of my vehicle, and that undoubtedly is where it began." it's at that point, the driver who has a concealed weapons license, is infuriated. "when i get up to the next light the guy's got me distracted on the left hand side on the passenger side and then this other individual comes up knocking on my, beating on my passenger door." "why are you guys flipping me off? i didn't do nothing!" "you're crossing traffic..." "undoubtedly it startled me and i pulled my gun out and i was prepared for him, and it's just that simple." "i didn't really think it was gonna escalate to what it did." "he said that your hand was on

"yes it was, and it was there for a reason. if i had issues i was gonna use it. i have a concealed handgun license, i've been trained to use it and i will." both men accuse each other of provoking the other one- one of them says he would have done differently. i've gone up to somebody's window in traffic like that and it "if the same situation happened i'd pull it again." we all want to protect our kids from bullying and cyber-bullying... but what if your child is the bully? tonight on kolo 8 news now at 4-30 ... we'll show you a simple technology that can help you monitor what your child is doing online and on their phone. a group of north

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.... police believe alcohol may be to blame for a rollover crash on kietzke lane, near victorian avenue -- that sent a woman to the hospital last night. police say the woman hit a concrete overpass before flipping her s-u- v. she was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. carson city sheriff's deputies say 37-year-old juan pablo rios is the man charged with failing to stop at the scene of a

detectives say rios hit a man at the intersection of highway 50 and brown street last wednesday - causing him to die. rios' bail is set at 50- thousand dollars. police say 30-year old dana morley mcivor of canada, may face felony charges after they found raptor parts and eagle feathers in his posession during a traffic stop. officials say you need a permit to hold items like these. mcivor now faces seven state -misdemeanor charges. and a bit of relief for people trying to get around construction on the virginia street bridge downtown. starting at 10 this morning... a small portion of west first street will be re- opened. previously ... drivers heading down sierra street would have to take a detour ... but that will be lifted today. here's lindsey with your final check of the forecast.

provide chances for light snowfall across the northern sierra and northwest nevada by late afternoon. a few inches of snowfall is possible with the best potential mainly north of interstate 80. high pressure will then away from super bowl 50 between the denver broncos and carolina panthers. and it's a dream come true for a boys and girls club in north carolina. the kids got 50 dollars to spend on any panthers gear they wanted! they picked out cam newton sweatshirts, mugs and other items. now that they have their gear, they say they can't wait to watch the big game. we will back for an

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