Hows traffic looking so far . Traffic running smoothly. Park. After a man lost control and drove his suv into the truckee river. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No word yet on what triggered the crash. The carson city airport is back open after a helicopter crashed near the runway saturday afternoon. Sheriff ken furlong says it crashed during take off right after its engine apparently failed. The pilot and a passenger were taken to renown with minor injuries. The airport was shut down for about an hour. The faa is investigating. Police are looking for answers in the shooting death of a man in sparks. They were called to the 7eleven on pyramid near victorian around 11 oclock friday night. Officers found a man down. He was rushed to saint marys where he was pronounced dead. It was later revealed the victim is being released at this time. If you have any information that could help detectives, youre urged to call the Sparks Police department or secret witness at 3224900. A close call for an oregon man who was rescued after getting stranded for a week on a gravel highway outside gerlach. 69year old Philip Besanson was driving from arizona back to eugene, oregon when he says he got lost in the desert and his pickup truck broke down. The Washoe CountySheriffs Office says he drank melted snow and rationed a small supply of canned food for 7 days. A patrol lieutenant and sergeant happened to be checking Road Conditions in the area when they saw besansons truck. They took him to a hospital, where he is recovering. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton wraps up her silver state visit with three appearances today in northern nevada. Her first stop is at Adobe Middle School in elko at 10 oclock. She then heads to reno for a Womens Health meeting at unr at 12 15. The other rally will be at tmcc from 230 to 4. Over the weekend she rallied in henderson, republican rivals. Lwr third republicans want us to forget how hard it was. Well, im not gonna let them forget because it is their bad economic politics under a republican president that send us into the great recession. Nevada democrats are set to choose between clinton and Bernie Sanders at caucuses on saturday. If you want to rsvp for clintons events today just go to kolo tv dot com. Sanders also making a swing through nevada. He spoke at unr on saturday and discussed education and reforming the economy. Kolo 8 news nows Chris Buckley shows us his final push ahead of this weekends caucuses. This campaign is not just about electing a president of the United States, thats obviously enormously important, but more important is creating a Political Revolution. President ial candidate about a Political Revolution in which millions of people stand together. And demand the United States government start representing all of our people and not just a handful of wealthy campaign contributors. The senator spoke about fixing what he calls a rigged economy. And fighting for public funding for elections. You should be allowed to run for Office Without having to beg billionaires for campaign contributions. Questions from the audienced focused on things like investing in indiginous people. Water management. Immigration reform. And public lands. The senator also talked about investing in jobs and education. And pledged to reach out to grassroots america. Washington is extrememly separated from the needs of working people and low income people. I cant do it alone i need your help. I look forward to working with you. Thank you very much. In reno chris buckey kolo 8 news now. Sanders also weighed in on nevadas solar battle. The vermont senator criticized the decision by nevada regulators to change the rates for rooftop solar customers. Calling the decision quote incomprehensible. Solar companies in nevada have been laying off workers because of the pending rate change. Regulators decided friday to introduce the new rates over time. The increase is meant to phase out a subsidy that regulators say traditional customers pay to support solar users. Funeral plans have yet to be made for u. S. Supreme Court JusticeAntonin Scalia and already an epic political battle is brewing over his replacement. Scalia died over the weekend while on a hunting trip. Abcs megan hughes shows us how his death is now sparking some justice Antonin Scalias bodytransported to virginia after his final vacation. A quail hunting trip at this west texas ranch was cut short. The legal giant died in his sleep. Sot John Poindexter owner, cibolo creek ranch he was totally peaceful. Hes a man who went to sleep and just didnt wake up. The political fallout . Less than peaceful. Within an hour of the Supreme Court confirming scalias death Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell declared this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president. President obama made it clear hes ready to move. Sot obama i plan to fulfill my Constitutional Responsibilities to nominate a successor. Both parties have reason to fight for who gets to make the nominations, because of how it could shift balance on the Supreme Court, which, without sot Kerry Haynie Duke prof of political science. So now this next appointment will be critical for some important decisions that are coming down the pike that includes decisions regarding abortion, affirmative action, and immigration. And that adds a new dimension to this years president ial race. Sot Hillary Clinton it is outrageous that republicans in the senate and on the campaign trail have already pledged to block any replacement that president obama nominates. Republicans backing up mcconnell in saturday nights debate. Sot trump its called delay, delay, delay. Senator ted cruz on this week, vowing to filibuster if necessary sot cruz we should not allow a lame duck president to essentially capture the Supreme Court in the waning months of his presidency. Reporter tag who might the president nominate . Two names being mentioned jane kelly and sri srinavasan. Bothcircuit court judges who were confirmed unanimously just three years ago. The death of Justice Scalia a major topic during the Republican Debate in south carolina. Which set the stage for several explosive moments betwee the candidates. Bush im sick and tired of him going after my family. My dad is the greatest man alive in my mind. Building a reality tv show, my brother was building a Security Apparatus to keep us safe. And im proud of what he did. The disagreement between jeb bush and donald trump coming to a head on stage. Meantime, marco rubio and ted cruz had their own battle. Rubio first of all, i dont know how he knows what i said on univision because he doesnt speak spanish cruz speaking spanish now the focus turns back to the campaign trail. Today, george w. Bush hits the road for his brother for the first time this campaign season. Jeb bush is hoping to gain more momentum after a fourth place finish in New Hampshire. An alleged purse snatcher in las vegas didnt get far. See how one woman took matters into her own hands, when a her purse. And Washoe County schools are in need of some major funding. But will voters pass a steep sales tax hike later this year . Coming up, Lindsey Matherly will have your complete forecast. Thats next on kolo 8 news now. Youre watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, Amanda Sanchez and Lindsey Matherly a decision has been made about which tax proposal would be put on the November Ballot to pay for repairs and construction at Washoe County schools. Voters will be asked to raise the sales tax to 8 point 265 percent in Washoe County. Currently our sales tax is 7 point 725 percent. According to the rgj, this would make Washoe Countys sales tax the highest in the state. Right now clark county has the highest sales tax with 8 point 15 percent. The tax will raise 781 Million Dollars for school repair and High Pressure near the west coast will keep above average temperatures and generally light winds into tuesday. A fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry conditions wednesday and thursday with gusty winds. Rain. And mountain snow. Short term. Few changes made to through tuesday as the ridge remains near the west coast. Temperatures will remain well above seasonal averages and winds overall will be fairly light aside from some gusty northeast ridge winds this evening. The main focus turns to wednesday and thursday for the next pacific storm. Winds will increase ahead of it with gusty winds possible in the valleys. At this point, with good afternoon and a decent surface gradient, it appears to be a more widespread wind event in the sierra to the immediate lee. Winds are more south at 700 mb so any downslope component looks to be minimal at this time. Right now, peak gusts of 4055 mph look likely wednesday afternoon and evening although a few gusts to 6065 mph are possible in localized areas. The main period of precip will be wednesday night, although some rian snow will move into the northern sierra during the afternoon from tahoe north. The precip looks to be widespread in the sierra with a 24 hour period of spillover into western nevada along the cold front. Snow levels will start 7000 onset will permit wet bulbing and bring the snow levels down at the start. The snow levels wont drop much from that until the cold front passes at which point they will drop to near 4500 feet early thursday morning. Liquid amounts of 12 inches along the sierra crest and about half that in the tahoe basin to up to 1 4 inch in western nevada. Very preliminary snow amounts above 7000 feet around 1 feet with a few inches possible down to 55006000 feet. How much falls that low in elevation depends on the timing of the front and how much precip falls on the backside. Wallmann. Long term. Thursday through sunday. With the cold front passing across western nv thursday morning, snow levels are likely to drop to near 4500 some incredible video out of las vegas. Where a woman tackled a man who tried to steal her purse. Take a look at this surveillance video. Police say the man walked into the business. And grabbed the womans purse before trying to leave. Thats when the woman went after him, tackling him to the ground. She held the man down until another man ran up to help and was able to get her purse back. The man took off before police arrived. Its an important week for Democratic Candidates in the race for the white house. As they prepare to win over voters in nevada. Well take a look at why they may be running into trouble when it comes and heres a look at according to gasbuddy. Com you will pay. 2. 07 at smiths. We have a link to the cheapest prices in your neighborhood on our kolo 8 app or at kolotv. Com. Remember. Prices are subject to it is a big week here in nevada for the 2016 president ial race as candidates prepare for the upcoming caucuses. And as kolo 8 news nows matt vaughan explains. The Democratic Candidates seem to be facing an uphill battle when trying to contact voters in the silver state. Part of the problem thats plauging both sanders and clintons campaigns is that a lot of the critical voter data that they need is out of date. And thats mainly due to the fact that nevada was one of the hardest hit states during the recession. Leading to lots of foreclosed homes. In a recent article published by reuters. They mention that sanders and clinton have both had their volunteers put in extra work tracking down personal information on voters here in the silver state. Those files are crucial for candidates when it comes to campaign strategy. For example. It can help identify weak areas where candidates need to build more support. But thats hard to do when a home has changed hands multiple times. Either from homeowner to homeowner or back and nevadas foreclosure rate is higher than the national average. According to realtytrac. And at one time las vegas had the highest number of foreclosures in the country. This has sent volunteers for clinton and sanders into overdrive. So if youve seen them going door to door a lot in the past few months. It could be in part because of this saturdays caucus. But theres also a good chance that theyre making sure their voter information is up to date. And that could make all the difference when it comes to winning the state. Were just days away from the nevada caucuses. The democrats will caucus this saturday. Followed by the republicans. Next tuesday. Weve all experienced it. An outspoken person on facebook, whos constantly sharing their political views. If youre less inclinded peson experts say. Theres a reason. For news while youre on the move, listen to our news partner newstalk 780 koh huge ice chunks have formed in lake michigan. This photo is from the banks of the Belmont Harbor in chicago. Get hit by more snow tomorrow. High pressure near the above average temperatures and generally light winds into tuesday. A fast moving storm will bring if you have a facebook then you probably have one of those annoying friends who share their strong opinions on politics. Its now a common thing to see your news feed peppered with political posts praising, and bashing president ial candidates. If youre tempted to delete or block those outspoken friends, youre not alone. According to a study from the Georgia Institute of technology in atlanta, people are mainly friends with those who share the same or similar values and interests, including their political views. Experts say its actually a phenomenon called homophily. The study shows people friends who have different opinions so they arent exposed to opposing viewpoints. The study also shows that people who think the majority of their friends have opposing viewpoints engage less on facebook. And politically active people often stay in a tight circle of friends and tend to ignore anyone who doesnt share their opinion. Institute of technology in atlanta, people are mainly friends with those who share the same or similar values and interests, including their political views. Experts say its actually a phenomenon called homophily. The study shows people rarely interact with thanks for joining us here on good morning reno. Im Amanda Sanchez and im dave lawrence. Its time. Lets go to Lindsey Matherly with a look at the forecast. High pressure near the temperatures and generally light winds into tuesday. A fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry conditions wednesday and thursday with gusty winds. Rain. And mountain snow. Short term. Few changes made to through tuesday as the ridge remains near the west coast. Temperatures will remain well above seasonal averages and winds overall will be fairly light aside lets check in with mike keeton from the koh radio traffic center. Hows traffic looking so far . Traffic running smoothly. No major delays on reno area highways. No major delays on highways in northern california. Thanks very much mike. Scary moments for 48 skiers in New Hampshire who were stuck in two tram cars 40feet in the air in subzero temperatures. The tram cars got stuck yesterday afternoon at the Cannon Mountain ski resort in the town of franconia. The skiers were rescued nearly three hours later after they were rappelled down to safety. According to reports, a Service Brake issue caused the tram cars to stop. Fortunately, no one was injured. And in california, two people were reportedly struck by blow darts on the Golden Gate Bridge on friday. Officials with the california Highway Patrol say the darts were about 5inches long and are currently being tested to make sure theyre not coated with any chemicals. He stated that the dart was able to go through his jeans and into his leg by about 2 inches. Officials say the two pedestrains were checked out by paramedics after the incident and were figure out where the darts were fired from. The popular social media app snapchat is under fire this morning. Some are saying the apps speed recorder, a feature on the app, promotes speeding. Now one family claims it may be the cause of a deadly crash in philadelphia. Heres abcs eva pilgrim with more. Gfx Police Scanner sound broadcastify one car involved and people are still trapped in the vehicle three young women . Their car. Slamming into a tractor trailer filled with herbocide. Bursting into flames. The driver. And two passengers . Killed. Philadelphia police. Blaming . Speed. Surveillance video showing the girls speeding by. Moments before the crash. Abc affiliate wpvi. Now reporting. Investigators are looking into whether the popular app snapchat. Also played a role. Gia abgarian was a passenger. Her uncle believes it did. Sot jimmy abgarian, victims uncle one friend said she was snap they were showing, their speed how fast they were going, he says his niece was using a special filter on snapchat. Which snaps. Or records their speed. A popular trend he believes encourages people to drive fast. And share with friends online. Sot jimmy abgarian, victims uncle the fact that part of the app is on there seems irresponsible sot ethe hill, victims mother if that happened, it helped to kill my daughter, gfx a snapchat spokesperson telling abc news. They. Take distracted driving seriously, including a do not snap and drive warning message when this geofilter is first accessed. Gias family. Now warning others. Sot jimmy abgarian, victims uncle im not blaming snapchat, but hope someone gets something from this and puts it down while they are in the car anim in an effort to engage with the asiapacific, president obama will be holding a Southeast Asia summit today. Obama has invited all the leaders from the association of Southeast Asian nations known as a diverse and democratically challenged 10nation group. Us Officials Say its a strategic push that china views as an during the two day discussion the leaders will focus on Economic Cooperation , trade, and security issues. And in international news, thousands of people greeted pope francis as he rode through Mexico Citys Historic Center on saturday. He says hes trying to boost faith in the region. Historys first latin american pope stopped to meet the adoring crowd on his way to the national palace. Mexicos president welcomed the pope with a special ceremony where pope francis later delivered his first major address about corruption aimed at the countrys political and religious leaders. The pope also spoke of how mexicos richness lies in its young people. A people with a youthful population is a people able to renew and transform itself. This is an invitation to look to the future with hope. Pope francis is now halfway through is fiveday trip to mexico. In Australia Police carried out a massive drug bust seizing one billion australian known as ice. Thats approximately 700million us dollars. Federal police say the liquid drug was found hidden inside thousands of silicon bra inserts, in a shipment traced to a hong kong storage facility. Police also found the drug hidden inside art supplies. Authorities have arrested and charged four people over the haul. Ikea has reportedly avoided paying taxes in europe for the past six years. Thats according to a report commissioned by the european parliament. It accuses the furniture giant of funneling money through lichtenstein and the netherlands between 2009 and 2014. But ikea reportedly said its commited to operating in a responsible way and that they pay their taxes in full compliance with national and International Tax rules and regulations. If you shop at Dollar General, listen up. The company has recalled motor oil. What you need to do if if you have bad credit, you probably haved thought about hiring a credit repair service. What you need to know before you hire them to help you. Heres a live look out of washington d. C. On this president s day. You can see the snow coming down. Dick has a look at our forecast ahead. Youre watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, Amanda Sanchez and Lindsey Matherly i was walking home. Just picked us up two breakfast croissants for four bucks, when this bear attacked. With one swipe, it devoured one of theroissants. Then jack showed up and took care of the beast, so i could escape. And thats what happened to your breakfast croissant. And yours . It survived. Share it with yourself. Freshlycracked egg with ham and bacon,or sausage, turning now to the arctic chill hitting parts of the country. Temperatures are well below freezing across the northeast. Abcs phillip mena has a look at this bitter cold start to the work week. Whiteknuckle driving tonight across the midwest. Heavy snow bringing whiteout conditions outside indianapolis triggering multiple pileups, injuring at least 10. Tonight pennsylvanias saturday. Killing 3 and sending dozens to the hospital. That blast of arctic air sending temperatures plunging to lows not seen for years. Sot feels like a razor. New york city hitting minus 1 degree. The coldest valentines day in new york city in 22 years. Sot 1 its, like, whipping you in the back of the head, it hurts its like being on a roller coaster. Boston. Even colder nine below. But feeling like minus 36 for those braving the elements it was brutal. 150 firefighters battling this fire for hours in philadelphia. The water meant for the flames, turning to ice, encasing this car. In New Hampshire 40 people had to be rescued from a mountain tram the temperature there zero and in family left without heat for hours, doing everything they could to stay warm. Sot salimeno the new heater that we had to go out and buy to help keep this room somewhat comfortable. Right behind allthis cold a mix of snow ice and heavy rain pushing east tonight. From the south all way up the coast. Reporter tag a messy start to the week. But the good news is this storm is bringing with it relief from this bitter cold by midweek. High pressure near the west coast will keep above average temperatures and generally light winds into tuesday. A fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry conditions wednesday and thursday with gusty winds. Rain. And mountain snow. Short term. Few changes made to through tuesday as the ridge remains near the west coast. Temperatures will remain well above seasonal averages be fairly light aside from some gusty the main focus turns to wednesday and thursday for the next pacific storm. Winds will increase ahead of it with gusty winds possible in the valleys. At this point, with good mixing in the afternoon and a decent surface gradient, it appears to be a more widespread wind event in the sierra to the immediate lee. Winds are more south at 700 mb so any downslope component looks to be minimal at this time. Right now, peak gusts of 4055 mph look likely wednesday afternoon and evening although a few gusts to 6065 mph are possible in localized areas. The main period of precip will be wednesday night, although some rian snow will move into the northern sierra during the afternoon from tahoe north. The widespread in the sierra with a 24 hour period above average temperatures and generally light winds into tuesday. A fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry conditions wednesday and thursday with gusty winds. Rain. And mountain snow. Short term. Few changes made to through tuesday as the ridge remains near the west coast. Temperatures will remain well above seasonal averages and winds overall will be fairly light aside from some gusty northeast ridge winds this evening. A consumer alert to warn you about this morning. Dollar general is selling expired motor cars. According to fine print should only be used on before 1930. That means the oil is only good for a modelt and a few other older cars. Multiple lawsuits have now been filed against Dollar General claiming theyve misled consumers and failed to give adequate warning about the oil. Dollar general responded saying the fine print is enough warning for drivers and their cars. If youre buying oil for your car, be sure to check your vehicles Owners Manual first. For more information on what to look for when youre buying oil go to kolo tv dot com and click on hot topics. Repairing your credit can be a long process. Thats why there are some experts that offer to improve your Credit Report. But while youre doing that, you should be aware of some dos and donts. According to money talks news dont move forward if a supposed expert is asking for fees before theyve done any services. It could be a scam. By law, Credit Repair Companies cant collect a dime before they perform services. Youre asked to create a new tax id number which may resemble a Social Security number. Often times a scammer may be selling you a stolen number, which would involve you in identity theft. And if a company is encouraging you to use false information thats another red flag. Its a federal crime to lie on a credit or loan application. Some dos include getting free copies of your Credit Report on annual Credit Report dot com, so you can stay on top of errors, omissions and fraudulent accounts. And make sure you get a letter from a debt collector after your debt is paid. Also, try to negotiate a smaller amount of debt. Most creditors are willing to work with you. Finally, know your rights. You should get your legal rights in a written contract. It should include how long it will take you to get results, the total cost youll pay and any guarantees. A study by the website credit sesame found that when it comes to the question of who has the better credit score, men win but only by a slight margin. The average credit score for men is 630 out compared with 621 for women. Men maintain that credit edge despite the fact that their overall debt and credit card balances exceed those of women. Mens higher wages may account for the difference in results. Not a lot of people can say they got hitched high in the sky. Well show you where these lucky couples got married on valetines day and how they made it happen. And a local fraternity helped people celebrate valentines day in a unique way. How they were spreading the love. Through music. For news while youre on the move, listen to our news partner newstalk 780 koh a unr fraternity offered a different gift for valentines day this year. Phi mu alpha marched around campus singing their hearts out yesterday. For more than a decade the fraternity has made your traditional valentines day a little less predictable. You just pick three timeless love songs off their list, and theyll go serenade customers on and off campus. All the money the group music scholarships for nevada students and the lake tahoe music camp for under priveliged children. Wedding bells were ringing on valentines day. Thats right, a total of 16 couples tied the knot at an unusual venue yesterday. Way up in the air on the ferris wheel at scheels in sparks. The couples were selected based on their stories. A lot of them had never had a real wedding, so they were finally given an opportunity. For five of the chosen couples, it was their first time saying i do. An opportunity. For five of the chosen couples, it was their first time saying i do. I just bought a house in Silver Springs last year this is my next door neighbor. Why did you want to pop the question . Because i love her the christs say theyve known each other less some couples in new york had a birds eye dos yesterday. The couples held their empire state building. Some of them tied the knot, while others renewed their vows. But they all had a breathtaking view from the buildings observatory on the 86 th floor. The couples won the right to hold their ceremonies there after winning a contest for most touching love stories. Fridig temperatures didnt stop these people from running for a good cause. Run was all about and the freezing temperatures these runners endured. Good morning, coming up on gma the passing of Justice Scalia. The battle to replace the conservative giant as the courts balance of power is at stake. The appointment shaping up to be a key issue in the president ial race. We have Team Coverage 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. Heres a look at todays top stories. Quite a site yesterday morning near idlewild park. After a man lost control and drove his river. He was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. No word yet on what triggered the crash. The carson city airport is back open after a helicopter crashed near the runway on saturday. Sheriff ken furlong says its engine apparently failed. The pilot and a passenger were taken to renown with minor injuries. The faa is now investigating. Sparks police are looking for answers after a shooting on pyramid way near victorian avenue that left one man dead friday night. No information about the victim is being released at this time. If you have any information that could help detectives, call the Sparks Police department or secret witness at 3224900. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton will be rallying in northern nevada today. Middle school in elko at 10 oclock. Then shell be in reno for a Womens Health meeting at unr at 12 15. Her last rally will be at tmcc from 230 to 4. To rsvp go to kolo tv dot com. Heres lindsey with your final check of the forecast. High pressure near the west coast will keep above average temperatures and generally light winds into tuesday. A fast moving storm will bring a return of wintry gusty winds. Rain. And mountain snow. Short term. Few changes made to through tuesday as the ridge remains near the west coast. Washington d. C. They all participated in the cupid undie run over the weekend in 20degree weather. Some participants said it was so cold they could hardly move their fingers. It was all to raise money and awareness for the childrens tumor foundation. We will back for an update in 30 minutes. Gma is coming up next. Good morning, america. A battle brewing over the Supreme Court. The race to replace Justice Scalia is on. Republicans fighting to keep president obama at bay. Its called delay, delay, delay. Promising to block any nominee. The president can nominate whoever he wants but the senate shouldnt move forward on it until after the election. The president stands firm. Constitutional responsibilities. Justice scalias final hours as millions honor his legacy. Storm warning. Snow sleet and freezing rain east. As millions clean up from a messy weekend. Deadly crashes. Massive pileups, a dramatic rescue of dozens stuck in a tram 50 feet above ground in subzero temperatures. Midair scare. A new yorkbound flight with hundreds onboard forced to turn around. We have a medical issue with one of the pilots. After a laser beam hit one of the pilots in the eye. The search right now for who did it. And look out below. See those dots in the water, thats not seaweed, those are sharks. Why thousands are swarming this holiday weekend, just a stones throw from the shore. And good morning, america. Happy president s day to everyone. And pretty freezing valentines day weekend for everyone. Millions hit by those temperatures. Take a look at this building. This river frozen over as firefighters battled a sixalarm blaze in philadelphia