Winter storm into the region this wednesday and thursday. Winter storm watches remain in president obama will address the recent controversy over a replacement for the Late Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia today. Democratic president ial hopeful Hillary Clinton says the president wiill nominate a judge whos currently serving on the federal appeals court. The white house is now leveling its own blows at republicans in the deep political standoff that started only hours after scalias death. This is a Republican Congress that has a lot of practice saying no, but i also want to point out that this is not the first time that republicans have come out with a lot of bluster only to have reality ultimately sink in. President obama vows to fill that Supreme Court seat by constitutional duty, saying theres still plenty of time for him to do so. Turning now to Northern Syria where several hospitals and a school have come under attack. These are the First Arriving on scene where at least 22 people were killed, including children. A hospital run by doctors without borders, was hit four times the humanitarian group says the strikes were deliberate blaming the Syrian Government coalition. A syrian observatory for human rights said russian warplanes are to blame for the attack, but a spokesman for the russian president says theyre unable to back up those claims. And in belgium, authorities carried out 9 raids in 4 different suburbs in brussels where Officials Say there was a recruiting network for isis. They say 10 people were detained and computer material and mobile telephones were seized during the raids. Officials believe several people involved in the recruiting network have gone to syria to join the islamic state. Today, a judge will decide whether the 10 people detained should be charged. A man charged with killing one girl and nine women over three decades will go on trial in los angeles today. Franklinjunior has pleaded not guilty to the murders. Hes known as the grim sleeper because of the long period of apparent inactivity between killings 13 years apart. The first murders tied to franklin were in 1985. The victims ranged in age from 15 to 35. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. In an effort to give people on food stamps healthier food options, the Agriculture Department will announce new food stamp rules today. Businesses that accept food stamps will now have to stock 168 items in their stores that the department considers healthy. The Department Says they do not dictate what a person using food stamps buys, but they want the healthier options to be available. Gamers, youre in luck. Las vegas is reportedly a top location for a proposed arena to host competitive video games. According to the las vegas sun, beijing based company, Ourgame International holdings, other countries and theyre eying the silver state. The ceo of the company says he wants to establish a dozen arenas around the world within three to five years and vegas would be a key location. Its being called an uber for kids. Massachusetts based company, zemcar hopes it will be able to convince parents that its service is not only convenient, but safe. Rhondella richardson shows us how it works. Reporter pkgas follows say the kids miss the school bus or there are days you just cant do pickup. Now theres an app for that. Zemcar is available for adroid phones and gearing up to get into theapp store. You can just click on that. This former Verizon Wireless executive and bedford father of 2 created zemcar. He compares it to uber but for kids. Parents set up rides on demand or schedule trips in advance. We have tried to make it very, very secure. Promising stringent background checks covering every concern. Hired drivers can earn up to 35dollarsan monitoring to comfort parents. They just need to say pickup and the video automatically starts getting broadcasted to the parent. Need to tell the teacher and child zemcar is coming . Just record a permission slip. This message will get delivered at the right time to the driver, to the teacher and to the kid. On the map you can see all sorts of drivers around you. You can look at their profiles. You pick drivers and can keep favorite by setting up a trusted circle. Who are the drivers so far . Nannys, moms, teachers. Khan wants to be affordable and competitive. But, are parents really ready to slip from behind the wheel, and ditch their babysitters . I think it is a good idea. I think ill be responsible for my own children. Standup children 8 and up start getting rides around Greater Boston the first week of march. In waltham, Rhondella Richardson wcvb newscenter five. Reno is having a global impact. Helping Street Children in rwanda. A look at how african artists are bringing their work to america. And showcasing it in the Biggest Little city. Nurseries are getting busy now that the warm weather is here. So which plants and flowers are best to plant now . Youre watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, Amanda Sanchez and Lindsey Matherly with your hour by hour forecast sarah your tax refund may be arriving a little later than usual this year. Noah but it may pay off for you in the long run. Well explain. Tonight a dozen different artists from all over africa are showcasing their work at a new gallery in reno this month. And as kolo 8 news nows matt vaughan explains. The proceeds will be used to help a worthy cause. Here at the potentialist workshop. Artists come together to create all different forms of art. Whether its painting, sculpting or performing. And for one of the artists featured in this months exhibit. Creating art allows him to make a difference in his home country. I do this to help, i do this to make my living, i do this to help my country. Pacifique niyonsenga spent much of his childhood living in poverty on the streets of rwanda. Me and my friends from the neighborhood decided to go to the streets to beg for food. But thanks to the generosity of a man named bruno. Pacifique as an artist. Now he helps other kids living on the streets by introducing them to the arts. I started Niyo Cultural Centre just to give them a chance to know what i know, to learn what i have learned dance, music, art. Pacifique says one of his goals has always been to share african art with other parts of the world. And collaborating with the potentialist workshop in reno has allowed him to do just that. It was my dream to spread our words all over the world and try to show different places what african art looks like. Proceeds from each piece of art that is sold will go back to helping children in rwanda. In part, to build homes and get them off the street. Pacifique says he wants to create a Better Future for the kids in his home country. It makes me happy because when im doing work that i decided to do a long time ago, and i can see that its happening nothings more special than that. A special reception will be held this thursday. Pacifique will speak at the event. And there will also be live music and performances. It starts at 7 pm right here at the potentialist a special reception will be held this thursday. Pacifique will speak at the event. And there will also be live music and performances. It starts at 7 pm right here at the potentialist workshop which is located at 836 east 2nd street. High pressure near the west coast will keep above average temperatures and generally light winds through tonight. A moderate winter storm will bring region wednesday followed by snow and rain wednesday evening through thursday. Another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early next week. Models are still on track to bring a moderately strong winter watches remain in effect for the tahoe and mono counties. The timing for this system has slowed just a little with the main wave speeding through overnight wednesday into early thursday morning. Adjustments to the previous forecast were mostly minor changes up a few hundredths along the sierra crest and up to 0. 05 hundredths over Churchill Pershing counties. The most notable change was a slight increase in wind speeds that pushed the sierra front all of this warm weather is making green thumbs eager to get their gardens ready for spring. A local plant doctor says despite the unseasonable nevada weather, there are ways to plant around the cold snaps. Plants that havent flowered yet like fruit trees and perennials, can survive the changes in weather. Jon if you plant it before it starts normal and will be very healthy and will be much of a show for your yard. Jon bruyns from the moana nursery says this so called spring teaser is the perfect opportunity to get your garden started from scratch. For those who dont want to start planting yet, but still want some foliage in your home, he says succulents and air plants are the most popular purchases. peri and sons farms in yerington, is being recognized for their responsible use and protection of the environment making them the first sustainablycertified onion farm in the nation. Theyre being recongnized by scs global, a National Organization which promotes Environmental Stewardship and social responsibility. peri and sons focuses on soil health and they save water as they produce millions of pounds of onions every year. So drip tape is placed within the ground. It has little holes for seeping out water. This way of being on top and not getting to be utilized in the way it is supposed to be. And sons farms says the people working on the farm are also given a place to live during farming season. Its called the superbowl in the canine world. Its day two of show. Why this years competition is even more previous years. Uh oh its that time of year green boxes of thin mints are lurking. How the girl scouts are kicking off cookie season. Today marks day 2 of the 140th Westminster Dog Show in new york. Over 3 thousand dogs are competing. Its so big. Its being compared to the super bowl and the world series. This year theres 7 new breeds making a grand total of 197 breeds. Owners say getting the dogs ready for the spotlight is no walk in the park. He sits in shampoo for an hour, and then it takes five hours to force dry every cord to get it dry, then he goes in the house and lays in front of a fan for a day and a half todays competition features the sporting, working, and terrier groups plus the big cookie lovers rejoice girl scout cookie season is officially in full swing in sacramento. Nearly 15hundred volunteers pitched in at the girl scout cookie drop over the weekend. About 68thousand cases were handed out. Thats more than 800 thousand boxes and can you guess the top sellers . According to the girl scouts. Thin mints, caramel delites, and overeating can be caused by boredom or sadness. But did you know the clutter around you can play a part too . Well explain. Comcast subscribers across the nation are back on line after a major glitch. Thats next on kolo 8 news now. West coast will keep generally light winds through tonight. A moderate winter storm will bring gusty winds to the region wednesday followed by snow and rain wednesday evening through thursday. Another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming temperatures into early hey there. In todays techbytes, comcast says almost all of its services have been restored, but for several hours yesterday customers in major cities throughout the country could not access the internet or watch tv. There was no word on how many were effected or what exactly caused the problem. Get ready for a brand new a couple of former samsung employees have developed the iofit smart shoe. It contains builtin sensors to help coaches create personalized workouts for the wearer. How about this, chairs that park themselves . A clap is all you need to have to get the chai right back where they belong. This was done by nissan engineers to promote their new intelligent vehicle parking feature. It looks pretty cour techbytes. Eumatoid artyet. Have to see. Those are your techbytes. Whave to see. Those are your techbytes. Ehave to see. Those are your techbytes. have to see. Those are your techbytes. Those are your techbytes. To fightpeople out of their home and sends another to the hospital. And facing a judge. Nevada rancher cliven bundyis due in court today for the 2014 standoff with federal agents. Plus. Hillary clinton rallying for support in reno. So what had the president ial hopeful barking . Thanks for joining us here on good morning reno. Its time. Im Amanda Sanchez and im dave lawrence. Lets go to Lindsey Matherly with a look at the forecast. High pressure near the west coast will keep above average temperatures and generally light winds through tonight. A moderate winter storm will bring gusty winds to the region wednesday followed by snow and rain wednesday evening through thursday. Another weak system is possible friday night, before the ridge rebuilds over the west with warming