The role of congress, during the president s last year in office. Its a president ial usually spells trouble the halls of congress. But some lawmakers i talked to say it doesnt have to be that way this year. The president is ready promises. The candidates are busy battling it out. And members of congress are settling this year has really kind of gone off the rails. Michigan congressman dan kildee admits the a distraction. And sometimes so is the president. Some members of the republican conference that have said look if the president is for it im against it, maybe we can put those politics behind us now. Ryan says the order of business is going to change meaning lawmakers will get the chance to negotiate more before they vote on bills. I think both democrats and republicans want to get back to the place where we can all offer our imprint on bills that are passed out of the house. Wisconsin congressman sean duffy tells us he thinks lawmakers are energized and he points to the political reality on capitol hill. Your government cant shut down because its an election year. I think sometimes the focus is taken off the congress and put on the candidates what they have to say and what the tweet of the day is. But that doesnt mean our work stops. Even with optimism on their side lawmakers have another challenge time. Its a short working year for members of congress they have usual. So that means when the president makes his on. Reporting on capitol policastro. Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is surging in New Hampshire. A new Monmouth University poll shows sanders leading Hillary Clinton 14 points. Sanders has 53 percent support, with clinton polling at 39 percent. The monmith swung back and forth candidates. In november, clinton led in september, sanders was up seven. The president is holding his state of the Union Address tonight, but those who wish to be the next president are campaigns. Ohio Governor John Kasich visited northern nevada today. Kolo 8 news nows paul harris was there. He joins us now. Noah. According to kaysicks campaign he is polling second in New Hampshire behind donald trump. But that is why some potential voters turned out today to hear the governor speak. Nats of clapping sparks resident, donald trump represents discord, i hate to say but he represents hatred and a lot of negativity and separation and what john represents to me is that unity and bringing people together. And Governor John Kasich wanted to let the crowd know he was not afraid to speak his mind even if was on the sensitive subject of Social Security. Gov. John kasich, president ial candidate do you want me to tell you what you want to hear or tell are not going to be giving more money to people who have higher incomes. In fact people who have higher incomes are going to have less. Come 2030 Social Security benefits will have to be cut by a third. The governor seemed to bristle a bit when his conservativeness was called into question, i have the most amount of tax cuts in america of any governor, school choice, welfare reform who has done that . What is not conservative about that. And for one audience member past performance was a deciding factor in who gets their vote. Larry stamps, North Valleys resident, i am impressed with resume and if i am going to hire somebody for a job i am interested with their resume, so what theyve done , how they done it, the experience they have means a lot to me. Coming up after the state of the union. Well share some of kay sicks ideas on tax reform. Paul harris. Kolo 8 news now. And gop candidate jeb bush is headed to elko later this month. Governor will be at Northeastern Nevada Museum january 26th. The event is open to the public, but youll need to rsvp in advance. Youll find a link to do that at kolotvdotcom. And, you can get the most uptodate election information anytime, on the kolo 8 news now mobile app. Its available for both apple and android. Just download it to your phone or tablet. The next operating system update from apple may prevent your mobile device from keeping you awake at night. Night shift mode will change the light emitted by an iphone or ipad. The option is being added after a study showed exposure to screens blue light in the evening can make it harder for you to fall asleep. Night shift mode automatically shifts to warmer colors on your iphone or ipaddisplay. The system will use the clock and geolocation on your device to figure out when its sunset in your location. In the morning . It will return to its regular spacex will once again try to successfully land a rocket on an ocean platform. A launch is set for this weekend. Three previous attempts failed. But in december the private space Flight Company landed a falcon 9 rocket, on land. Landing rockets upright is crucial to cutting the cost of space travel, since the rockets can be reused. Next month, levis stadium in santa clara will be hosting super bowl 50. Grounds crews are busy laying down a brand new field. Rob flahdeboh fladeboe explains how the new turf is being prpared to hold up under the el ninofueled wet weather hitting the west coast. Nfl grounds keeper ed mangan says there will new field once its in place, but says wet weather in the immediate sense of urgency. Right now were looking at the next couple of days or nights. Wednesday, thursday, friday trying to speed up the process heres a look from high above levis stadium, from our helicopter partnership with abc 7. Had none of the turf problems this year that plagued earlier fields, but a brand new field is a super bowl tradition. You know, the field has played its a full season of football. And the stadiums nowadays are multi use facilities, so, you know, its done its job and for the super bowl they deserve a new field. Working 1215 hour days, mangans crew is expected to be done by tuesday night. And george toma, the man sport illustrated calls the nitty grittty dirt man, has been part of that crew for all fifty super bowls. Working 12 to 15 hours days mangans crew is expected to be done by tuesday night and george toma, the man Sports Illustrated calls the nitty gritty dirt man has been part of that crew for all 50 super bowls. George, is the rain going to be a factor at all . i dont think it will. You know, im used to the old candlestick where it rained all the time. In the 80s id have to go up there and work the championship game. Mangan explained how the Hardy Bermuda perennial rye is grown to hold up under the worst of conditions but says he and his crew are planning for every contingency, including what ever el nino may have in store. You always have weather to deal with, so those kind of what ever el nino may have in store. You always have weather to deal with, so those kind of change the performance at the time. You want it to be nice deal with, so those kind of change the performance at the time. You want it to be nice weather, you want it to be warm, you want it to be pleasant, but you know, that just doesnt happen so there are certain things. The field. The fbi is changing its approach to battling sex trafficking at the super bowl. This year, the agency is trying to reach out to women and girls selling sex in the runup to the game. Fbi officials say, the goal is to give them a way out and get them to turn against their traffickers. Theyll rely on local nonprofit groups to make initial contact with victims. Then, the bureau will stepin to provide access to victims advocates, and other services. People obviously get weight loss surgery to shed pounds. In tonights medical mintue, were learning about another added benefit. Weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week . We will have a closer look at our forecast. And what you can expect in the days to come. Right after the break. Can help people lose weight. It can also have a big impact on their emotions. Doctor Timothy Johnson explains in tonights medical minute. Obesity. It weighs on your physical health, and on your emotions. We know that weight loss surgery can help severely obese people shed pounds. Even improving medical conditions like diabetes. But now. New research is showing that this surgery may change peoples whole outlook candidates for weight loss surgery are about twice as likely to be depressed as the general population. When researchers at ucla reviewed 68 studies that looked at how weightloss surgery patients fared. They found that those who had these procedures tended to be less depressed than before. In short, for many patients depression melted away with the pounds. Whether it was the surgery itself that cheered them up or the resulting reflection they saw in the mirror afterwards, if youre considering weight loss surgery, its one more reason it might make you smile. With this medical minute, im dr. Timothy johnson. Winter weather advisory for the sierra on wednesday, from 4 am until 10 pm for the tahoe basin, and from 1 am until midnight for the high sierra. Snow totals of 612 above 7000, and 24 for the tahoe with this storm. Expect Winter Driving and road controls at times. A pacific storm will push onshore overnight and through the region on wednesday. Snow levels will be a little higher with this system, with mainly rain and wind expected below 5000. Sierra snow totals will not be very impressive, but will be enough to affect travel. After a brief break, another weaker system will bring another chance of sierra snow and valley showers late thursday into friday, with a third system expected on saturday. An early look at next week also appears stormy. Jeff tonight a 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday rain likely before 4 pm, then a chance of rain and high near 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 . Little or no snow accumulation expected. Wednesday night a chance of rain and snow showers, mainly before 10 pm. Mostly cloudy, high as 25 mph. Chance of no snow accumulation expected. Thursday a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4 near 44. Southwest wind 5 to is 10 . Thursday night a slight chance of rain and snow showers before 10 pm, then a chance of rain between 10 pm and 4 am, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 4 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 50 . Little or no snow accumulation expected. Friday a chance of rain and snow before 10 am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Chance of precipitation is 50 . Little or no snow accumulation expected. Friday night a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Saturday a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Breezy. Saturday night a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Breezy. High near 47. Sunday night a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. M. L. King day a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. The nfl is talking relocation they had their first round of votes today. Three teams looking to move into the la market, including the raiders plus. A local baseball player has been traded 46. The nfl is talking they had their first round of votes today. Three teams looking to move into the la market, including the raiders player has been traded to another big league team. Announcer if youre 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. Amanda powerball fever is sweeping across the us with the top prize now around one and a half billion dollars. Dave everybody wants to get their hands on a ticket. And everybody seems to have their own theories. Amanda a look at some of the myths and misconceptions of powerball. Dave thats tomorrow on gmr 430 to 7am. Youre watching kolo 8 sports now with josh little. The nfl owners met today to vote on two as three teams look to relocate to the la market. That includes the oakland raiders, who would share a new stadium with the rams in carson california. This deal was recommended by a six Owner Committee as the best project on the table. The other proposal is the st. Louis rams moving to inglewood. But the ramsonly stadium was denied by the owners. Bob iger is a consultant on the carson stadium plans. Iger i think the good news is that theres momentum, and i think its real momentum maybe for the first time in the history of this whole process. And i like the fact that the owners really seem committed to not only listening to the pleas of the three teams about wanting to move to los angeles, but they seem finally motivated to replant the nfl flag in los angeles. It will take 24 yes votes to approve either plan. But a new one is gaining steam. A proposal of the rams, moving to inglewood. That got 20 votes compared to the 12 for the raiderschargers deal. The owners will vote again. Renos joe wieland is on the move again. Traded for the 3rd time in his career wieland was dealt to the mariners today in exchange for a minor leaguer. He played in the Dodgers Organization last year, going 10and5 with a 4. 59 era at triplea. He also made a pair of starts for la. Wieland has also pitched in the big leagues with the padres. He was originally a 4th round pick by the rangers out of Bishop Manogue the wolf pack has been leaning on one of their do pretty much whatever it takes. Tyron criswell has been the packs doeverything player. Hes been playing three including down in the post. Criswell has also the bench as a scoring threat. Hes averaging nearly 11 points and 6 rebounds per game. Including 19 on saturday in their win over air force. Criswell muss likes to put me in different situations, whether im at the four. Whether im coming off of the bench. Whatever he decides to do i just take my role and try to just do the best i can at it. Musselman hes guarded offguards, hes guarded Power Forwards. His natural position is a small forward. You know, when you can have a guy who plays multiple positions and you can post him up when he plays the offguard, then you can bring Power Forwards away from the basket when he plays that spot. Hes been really vital to us at both ends of the floor. The pack hosts bosie state tomorrow night. Here in vineland, home of progresso, we love all kinds of chicken soups. But just one kind of chick. White breast meat chicken every time. So if youre not going to make your own chicken soup tonight, look at this sweet face. So sweet. Ok, were going to need a napkin it was taken by the cassini spacecraft last year. The picture was taken from more than one and a half million miles away. Saturn is about ten times the diameter of earth. And that little dot to the lower right of the planet. Is one of saturns moons. Jeff is back with another check of your forecast. Tonight a 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4 am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 10 mph