Three from northern nevada, got a 4diamond rating. Thats on a 5diamond scale. They are the bemehknee bimini steakhouse at the peppermill, the atlantis steakhouse in reno. And sierra ciera steak chop house in stateline. Excitement is building for this weekends super bowl. And the high Security Operations off the field are getting a lot of attention. Officers are working around the clock to insure a safe game. Brandi hitt takes us behind the scenes. A massive security presence. Is now in place for super bowl sunday. Trained swat teams on the ground. The coast guard in the San Francisco bay. And eight air craft. Watching from above. John priddy, director of operations Customs Border protection securing the airspace around the super bowl area. This intense operation involving the fbi and Homeland Security took two years to plan. Secretary jeh johnson, dept. Of Homeland Security we know of no specific direct threat at super bowl 50 or related events. Still theyre not taking any chances. Especially following david johnson, fbi special agent in charge i think the an active shooter or a lone wolf terrorist event. These machines are now scanning every truck delivery. For explosives and radioactive materials. Steven baxter, u. S. Customs Border Protection its an xray machine that lets us look right in side. To see what cargos inside the containers. Radiation sensors are also posted at train stops. I welcome the security anything to make us more safe. With bomb sniffing dogs and Undercover Police everywhere. Chief gregory p. Suhr, San Francisco police dept. theres so much work being done behind the scenes. That nobodys going to see. Brandi hitt abc news los angeles. Federal authorities are cracking down on counterfeiters trying to profit on fake nfl merchandise. Homeland Security Officials gave tips on making sure fans have a real super bowl ticket. The real tickets have a San Francisco hologram. And a logo with special ink, that fades when heat is applied, and then reappears when it cools. Agents have also seized 440thousand items over year including jerseys, caps. Even fake super bowl rings. They say the Fake Products arent just a problem because they violate copyright. They can also fund criminal activities and even terrorism. Uber drivers say theyre planning to protest on sunday during the super bowl and try to block traffic around the stadium. Some uber driver are also saying they will refuse to take people to santa clara for the big game. Theyre protesting what they call low wages. But not all drivers are unwilling to drive at the super bowl Darrington Sampson says he has no problem picking up all the uber riders who may get turned down by protestors. I came all the way from los angeles. Yeah. Thats where i live in los angeles. I used to live up here but i drive in la. Look at all these people. If i dont get me theyre gonna call the other company you know what im saying . And theyll take em. Protesters claim some of drivers make less than 4 per hour. Uber, however says it on demand times. California officials have outlined a plan to cap the massive Los Angelesarea gas leak by the end of next week. An adviser to governor jerry brown told residents, that the final phase to intercept the start monday. More days to Southern California gas company well, that began leaking in october. The blowout at the largest Natural Gas Storage facility in the west, has uprooted thousands of residents, and spewed more than 2million tons of methane. Residents have complained of headaches. Nausea. And nosebleeds. Public Health Officials say there shouldnt be longterm health problems. A recent survey shows most sparks residents love living in the festival city. But there are a few things they would change if they could and they might get that chance. Kolo 8 ne nows Kendra Kostelecky and how you can help shape the future of the city. That feedback is going to help us understand how we grow the city, how we manage our resources, if we need to expand some of our departments to meet some of those needs. The ignite Sparks Campaign is now in full swing. The city reaching out the the public on line with a 3 question vision survey. We know from our past experience that the public workshops dont attract a level of diversification or the numbers that we really need. Available at city hall and Outreach Team will seek input from non English Speaking affluent neighborhoods. That feedback will be used to design a blue print for the citys growth and Service Needs through 2030. As sparks anticipates a population boom from 93thousand to 120 thousand. Adam mayberry says the master plan will be created and changed as responses come in. Responses by late summer and a plan ready for adoption by fall. He says this is the perfect time to help shape the citys future. We dont want to suggest that we are in a strong recovery and growth mode, because we are not. We still are recovering from the effects of what was the worst recession in modern times, but we can clearly see a light at the end of the tunnel. Kendra kostelecky kolo 8 news now. You dont necessarily have to be a sparks resident to participate. City leaders also want to hear from local businessess, and interested parties. Mayberry says the reason for that is simple whats good for sparks, is good for reno. Is good for washoe county. For information about how you can participate, and a look at the master plan as it develops just go to kolotvdotcom, and click on hot topics. Squaw valley is saying goodbye to singleuse the sierra sun reports all bottled water was removed from shops in squaw valley alpine meadows. Resort officials say, visitors may purchase a Reusable Water Bottle for 3dollars, that can be filled at one of 24 refill stations, around the ski areas. The resort estimates its drink mountain tap campaign will prevent at least 28thousand plastic bottles from going to landfills. Wizard the lizard is officially gender neutral. That was the decision by students at truckee meadows community. The Student Government association voted to declare the mascot genderneutral after discussing the option with other colleges that are making their mascots more diverse. The college will now refer to wizard by name or as the lizard or the mascot in lieu of using gendered pronouns. If you want the best Health Possible during your golden years. Listen up. A new Study Reveals simple decisions you make now, are critical 60s, 70s and 80s. So what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week . We will have a closer look at our forecast. And what you can expect in the days to come. Right after the break. A celebration of basque culture is coming to sparks. Well give you a sneak preview. Tonight on start to think about the dangers of having high cholesterol until we hit middle age. But, new studies are showing that young adults should think about their cholesterol levels early to ward adam mccoy explains in tonights medical minute. As a young woman Nicole Diaz Nelson was very surprised when her doctor gave her some unwanted and very unexpected news. Nicole diaz, cholesterol patient i found out i had high cholesterol about two years ago i was completely shocked because i was in my mid twenties and i had been vegetarian for a long time. And shes lucky she found out as early as she did because recent studies are showing that having high cholesterol early on can put you at a much greater risk for having heart problems when youre older. Dr. Ann marie navar cardiology fellow Duke University so specifically for every 10 years a person has high cholesterol by the time they are 55 their future risk of about a third. The American Heart Association the American College of cardiology do recommend screening early adults screening cholesterol and then repeat screenings every diet and exercise are the main Lifestyle Changes that can be made at any age, but for those with very high levels of cholesterol medicine might be needed to keep it in check. Im adam mccoy. A weak system pushing into the Pacific Northwest will drag some high clouds into the region through early saturday. Otherwise, a building ridge of High Pressure will bring mostly sunny, milder weather for the weekend and most of next work week. Active weather will not return until at least the following weekend. Jeff tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind a weak system pushing into the Pacific Northwest will drag a weak system pushing into the Pacific Northwest will drag some high clouds into the region through early saturday. Otherwise, a building ridge of High Pressure will bring mostly sunny, milder weather for the week. Active weather will not return until at least the following weekend. Jeff tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Saturday night mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind. Sunday sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. Sunday night mostly clear, with a low around 27. Monday sunny, with a high near 54. Monday night mostly clear, with a low around 28. Tuesday sunny, with a high near 59. Tuesday night mostly clear, with a low around 32. Wednesday mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Wednesday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 62. A weak system pushing into the Pacific Northwest will drag some high clouds into the region through early saturday. Otherwise, a building ridge of High Pressure will bring mostly sunny, milder weather for the weekend and most of next work week. Active weather will not return until at least the following weekend. Jeff tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind saturday night mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind. Sunday sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. Sunday night mostly clear, with a low around 27. Monday sunny, with a high near 54. Monday night mostly clear, with a low around 28. Tuesday sunny, with a high near 59. Tuesday night mostly clear, with a low around 32. Wednesday mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Wednesday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 62. A weak system pushing into the Pacific Northwest will drag some high clouds into the region through early saturday. Otherwise, a building ridge of High Pressure will bring mostly sunny, milder weather for the weekend and most of next work week. Active weather will not return until at least the following weekend. Jeff tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning. Saturday night mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind. Sunday sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the morning. Sunday night mostly clear, with monday sunny, with a high near 54. Otherwise, a building ridge of High Pressure will bring mostly sunny, milder weather for the weekend and most of next work week. Active weather will not return until at least the following the road tomorrow. And right now, they are tied for 4th place. Plus. A top 25 ranked team will be banned from the ncaa tournament. Sports now wthe wolf pack will look to make it four road wins in a row tomorrow in fort collins. Colorado state is a highscoring team. Theyre ranked 32nd in the country, averaging 82 points per game. They have five players averaging about 10 points or better. Led by antwan scott, whos 7th in the and they live by the threepoint shot. They shoot 38 percent from threepoint range, ranked 16th in the country making 9. 5 of them per game. Fenner i see a whole bunch of athletes, who really like to pull up from deep three. And they like to come down in transition and pull and they love rebounding. And thats a big key for them. Oliver theyre big on offensive rebounding. So the rebounding game, we have to win it by a big margin. If we win the game by a big margin, well win the game. Coleman still very tough minded, they still have a very toughminded coach. And they shoot the ball really well from three this year. So we just really have to stop that. Tipoff tomorrow at 1pm. The wolf pack is a two point underdog at the sports books. Erick green has signed a second 10day contract with the utah jazz. He has played in five games, averaging about one point in 2. 5 minutes per game. He was second in the d league in scoring at reno, averaging nearly cook has been kicked off of the unlv Basketball Team cook was suspended for the entire non conference schedule, the first 13 games this season, following a dui arrest. The team gave no reason for his dismissal, but he was sent home from practice yesterday he has played limited minutes in just two games this season big news in College Basketball today. Louisville has self imposed a oneyear postseason ban on their Basketball Team its a reaction to reports of stripper parties for their incoming recruits, which were allegedly funded by a former assistant coach. The school hopes that this will satisfy the ncaa, and avoid any future penalties. The cardinals are currently 18and4 overall, and ranked 19th in the country. Pitino this is a punishment i thought would never happen this season. This is a decision thats as harsh as anything ive seen. This is not a team that wasnt going to make the tournament. This is a team that very far in the tournament louisville has not missed the ncaa tournament since 2006. They were projected to be a five seed this season. Yesterday we had a tiger pick the panthers. Today its a pair of road signs in north carolina. Two small towns out there called denver and newton. One sign has newton winning 25 to 12. The other. Newton 20, denver 7. Panthers fans beleive this is an omen to a win there are some rather unique footballs at the super bowl. But you wont see them on the field. These fashion footballs were dreamed up by the council of fashion designers of america. Designers produced their own bizarre, glitzy, and glamourous takes on the brown gold leaf, tassels, metal spikes and other extravagant embellishments can be seen throughout the series. Each piece is being auctioned for charity. Jeff is back with another check of your forecast. Tonight mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight. Saturday mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in here tonight at kolo tvdotcom. Well be back right after world news tonight with david muir. Sarahs hair by kyra meinzer manibog salon platinum tonight, the deadly crane accident. Crashing down in new york city. A construction crane plunging onto a busy street, killing a man. The race to save victims trapped in crushed cars. Breaking news in new hampshire. The new polls on the eve of abcs big Republican Debate is there a shift in the race