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Bender wanted them to get instant feedback. So run is not wasted. If you get instant feedback and know you are doing something wrong, you are going to correct it. And that is what do. After seven years of work. Forward ski was born. Its a Pressure Sensor placed in the front of the boot that ensures racers are leaning forward. If they lean back . Nats beep a sound in their ear instantly tells them. Theyre out of balance. You put the system on them and virtually in one ski run, they get it. Because Everything Else is where it is supposed to be. Nats colin boots. Im no ski racer. But i tested the system and learned quickly. What i was doing wrong. And how to fix it. What forward ski does is it helps you maintain that mechanic of coming around the corner and being in the correct line. Forward ski has already been adopted by several tahoe area ski teams. But the product right now. Still in its infancy. Bender hopes to grow it into something that can help skiers for years to come. There is about 30 things you need to do right to make a racing turn and ten of them a ten will cost you time. Forward ski is both designed and manufactured right here in reno. Many of the parts. Are even sourced locally. Live in studio. Colin lygren. Kolo 8 news now. The California Medical Association is supporting a Ballot Initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. He initiative is backed by Billionaire Technology investor sean parker. The association is interested in the expansion of marijuana research. They believe controlling Legal Marijuana could protect public health. Supporters of the bill have until july 5 to collect 336 thousand signatures to qualify ballot. The amount you can drink and still get soon be going down. The National Board is asking states to lower the legal blood alcohol limit, from pointzeroeight percent, to pointzero in the last 15years, onethird of highway deaths involved they hope this will be a crashes. You may be surprised to hear this but 2015 was considered one of the most productive years in congress in recent history. We had a major budget deal in october. The omnibus bill. And the highway bill just to name a few. But as kolo 8 news now washington correspondent alex miller found out. We shouldnt expect the same for 2016. In case you havent heard. Its an election year. Not just for president but for congress. Members of the house and a third of the senate are up for reelection. So dont expect to see them heading to work much in 2016. Take a look at the house calendar for the second half of the yearfor example. What you see in blue is when theyll be working. Thats more than seven weeks off between july and september and six weeks off in the fall. If theyre not in washington it really eliminates the work they can do. Many of senators up for reelection are republicans and theyre staring down tough opponents. Even be brought to the floor purely for political reasons. Mitch mcconnell as Senate Majority leader really needs to be careful about what he has his chamber doing this year in order to not put these very Vulnerable Senate incumbents in these tough spots where they have to cast difficult votes that could be used against them in the fall. While these Members Campaign for themselvestheyll also be stumping for the candidates. Even last night at the Iowa Caucuses candidates themselves and their supporters were missing from the capitol. Its in the interest of Congressional Democrats to get a democrat in the white house, its in the interest of Congressional Republicans to get a republican in the white house. Many members believe theyre making these sacrifices in 2016 so come 2017 their party will control the white house and the capitol. Reporting in washington im alex miller. California attorney general Kamala Harris has filed suit over an ongoing gas leak in the utility was responsible for a huge gas leak that forced thousands out of their homes, and released more than 2million tons of methane. The ag says the Southern California gas company violated several state laws, by not reporting the leak immediately. And is facing over two dozen lawsuits. The company says the leak, should be stopped later this month. What if you could get paid not to commit crimes . Its the idea behind a bill approved by the district of columbia. Officials would identify up to 200 people a year who are at risk of committing, or becoming a victim of violent crime. If they choose to participate in the program and successfully stay out of trouble . Theyd be paid for it. Its based on a Similar Program in richmond, california. Advocates say it greatly contributed to crime reduction. State and local officials are working together, to help teens and young adults, suffering from Mental Health issues. They created a new program called. En liven. The program aims to help young people. Or recover from early psychosis. Focusing on this age group is crucial since 75percent of Mental Health conditions, are usually diagnosed or developed by age 24. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Some young people may be hesitant to admit they have a problem. And thats why the staff at enliven want to to get the conversation started. Theres no wrong door. So if someone isnt best for this program, theres going to be another program at the childrens cabinet where we will help them. So when you come in here youll definitely find resources. Some warning signs to look out for when it comes to Mental Illness or early psychosis are. Trouble thinking clearly, or concentrating. Suspiciousness or uneasiness with others. Spending more time alone than usual. And inappropriate emotions, or having no feelings at all. If you know someone between the age of 15 and 25 who may be suffering with a Mental Health issue. Dont be afraid to ask for help. Weve posted more information at kolo tv dot com. Just click on the Obama Administration has a new plan to reduce standardized testing in public schools. The education focus on cutting the number of tests and improve test quality. Department leaders are encouraging states to use existing federal money to conduct audits of tests to see if they could be eliminated. This action follows president obama capping standardized testing at two percent of classroom time. The Washoe County School District is getting a 1million dollar donation, each year, for the next 13 years. The funding from the Stacie Mathewson foundation, will go to programs to help obstacles outside the classroom. Davis, says the money is the largest gift the received. Its the largest giveaway of childrens Washoe County School District Elementary Students are receiving free ebooks today as giveaway. Organization whos goal is to turn childrens screentime, into us time. Meaning spending time reading with family and friends. This afternoon, the founder of ustyme was joined by the governor at Kate Smith Elementary School in sparks. For the ebooks giveaway. Ustyme is hoping to motivate children to read more by providing these free ebooks. Repetitive reading is critical for these children so if they have a collection of books they can read that one Favorite Book over and over again and actually participate in the story. According to the five years. Reading with children improves their social and emotional learning, Brain Development and has a dramatic effect on their Overall Health and selfesteem. There is a dangerous window of development for unborn children, if their mothers drink alcohol. Were revealing this critical moment in an unborn childs life. And, steps moms can take to remove it alltogether. So what kind of 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. And if youre looking to satisfy that taco craving at any hour. Theres a new place you might to check out. Thats tonight on kolo 8 news now at 630. While pregnant, are widely known. So why are three million american women are at risk . Today, the nations Top Health Officials are looking into the problem. Doctor Timothy Johnson has tonights medical minute. Pregnancy. Talk to many motherstobe, and they will tell you it changes everything. Including, lifestyle unborn child. And since it is Common Knowledge that alcohol can be dangerous to developing babies. Most pregnant women decide not to drink at all. But what about women who are pregnant . But dont know it yet . The concern that their normal drinking habits could pose a risk to their babies. Its an issue that the cdc addressed today. Releasing a report intended to warn the estimated three million american women of childbearing age who drink alcohol. But who are not on birth control. And the report may not come a moment too soon. According to the march of dimes, fetal alcohol syndrome affects an estimated 40,000 babies each year. And the consequences can be serious. Leading to a lifetime of disability. So for women, a reminder. To exercise caution. Think about not ready for pregnancy. And if pregnancy is possible, find out before you get that next drink. With this medical minute, im dr. Timothy johnson. Another system will bring clouds and snow showers on wednesday afternoon, mainly in the sierra and north of i80 across northern nevada. Accumulations will be modest where showers occur, but slippery conditions are possible wednesday night and thursday morning. Skies will clear on thursday, as a ridge of High Pressure builds over the west coast. Sunny skies and milder temperatures are in forecast for jeff tonight mostly cloudy after midnight, with a low around 20. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Wednesday a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 5 30 . Wednesday night a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30 . Little or no snow accumulation expected. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around 5 mph. With a low around 27. Friday mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Friday night partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Saturday night partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Sunday sunny, with a high near 53. Sunday night mostly clear, with a low around 30. Monday sunny, with a high near 53. Another system will bring clouds and snow showers on wednesday afternoon, mainly in the sierra and north of i80 across northern nevada. Accumulations will be modest where showers occur, but slippery conditions are possible wednesday night and thursday morning. Skies will clear on thursday, as a ridge of High Pressure builds over the west coast. Sunny skies and milder temperatures are in forecast for friday through the weekend. Jeff tonight mostly cloudy after midnight, with a low around 20. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Wednesday a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 . Wednesday night a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30 . Little or no snow accumulation expected. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West wind around thursday night partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Friday mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Friday night partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Saturday night partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Sunday sunny, with a high near 53. Sunday night mostly clear, with a low around 30. Monday sunny, with a high near 53. Across northern nevada. Accumulations will be modest where showers occur, but slippery conditions are possible wednesday night and thursday morning. Skies will clear on thursday, as a ridge of High Pressure builds over the west coast. Sunny skies and milder temperatures are in forecast for friday through the weekend. Jeff tonight mostly cloudy after midnight, with a low around 20. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Wednesday a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 5 a pair of former pack players will play int he super bowl this weekend. Including Brandon Marshall, whos out to avenge their loss to the seahawks two years ago plus. The packs feeling pretty good abotu themselves, fresh off their third road win in a row. Youre watching kolo 8 Brandon Marshall gets a Second Chance this weekend. Playing in the super bowl for the second time in three years. The last time out, wasnt a great experience. The broncos got beat up by the seattle seahawks. At that time, marshall had recently been added to the roster. This time, hes one of the best players on the number one defense in the nfl. The broncos are looking to distance themselves from their last super bowl. Wearing white jerseys instead of orange. They wore white the last time they won the title, back in 1999 marshall man, im not too superstitious, but obviously last time we wore orange it wasnt pretty. Were a special group, were a special team. Weve had a lot of adversity, a lot of different pieces that have had to step in and make plays, which they did; which led us here. So i think we have a lot of good marshall will start at inside linebacker against carolina. His former pack teammate, virgil green, will get a lot of playing time as well at tight end. Renos new Minor League Soccer team is still looking for a name. And the candidates have been whittled down to a final three they are reno fc. Reno united. And reno 1868. The team name will likely also inlcude Football Club following the winning name. It is all decided by fan votes. You can go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics. We have a link set up so you can vote. Voting ends this sunday night. Nevadas Nicole Wadden has been named the Mountain West conference field athlete of the week. She took first place in the pentathlon at the uw invitational in seattle. It was the thirdbest score in program history. She also set personal records in the 60meter hurdles and the shot put. Basketball team. And a rare win in logan it was just their 4th win nevada has also now won three road games the first time theyve the pack is currently in 5th place out of the 11 conference teams. And if the season ended today, they would get a firstround bye in the conference tournament. Certainly a great win for a lot of reasons fenner yeah, it felt great. You know, ive never won there, so it felt really good going in there especially after a long ride; going in there and getting the win. Oliver we made a quote, we didnt want to go back home with a mad coach on the bus. So we had to get that win out of there. Coleman yeah, most definitely. Especially the way we traveled in fashion. To get a win that we got with all of the circumstances and obstacles in our way, it was really huge. Nevada plays at Colorado State this weekend. The rams play tonight, on the road at san diego here in vineland, home of progresso, we figured out how to get rich ingredients like bacon into 22 light soups, so if you want 100 calories or less per serving without giving up rich flavor do what we do. Make it progresso. You say avocado old el paso says. Zesty chicken and avocado tacos in our stand n stuff tortillas. record scscraratch you s sayay stand n stuff tortillas old el paso says. Police in the netherlands want to use eagles to take out drones. The Dutch National police are testing out eagles that target the unmanned devices that some consider a nuisance. The bald eagles have been trained to swoop in and neatly dispose of any unwanted electronic interlopers. The Dutch Company that came up with the idea calls them a low Tech Solution for a high tech problem. Jeff is back with another check of your forecast. Tonight mostly cloudy after midnight, with a low around 20. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Wednesday a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. South wind around 5