East, so the snow tires could pick up later tonight, and so far we have got a lot of snow with this storm. 10 inches here recorded by 10 00 a. M. 12 inches at north star. 13 inches at squall valerie, and nine at incline. To the south where it actually hit a little harder, we saw 14 inches at june lake and 11 inches at mammoth lake. We do have the Winter Weather advisory in effect until tomorrow morning and theres heavy snow possible until 8 00 p. M. Tonight with about 10 to 18 inch as the highest elevations expected. Were watching for that freezing fog after midnight tonight and freezing fog is just when we have super cooled water, and that is water that is below freezing temperatures but still in liquid form. As soon as it finds something to bind on to it is going to instantly freeze. That is what is making the roadways so slick. If we have freezing fog into tomorrow morning as well, expect the roadway delays to be impacted locally in reno as well as up in tahoe. Plows out here tonight and the Nevada Department of transportation let me know that they are treating road ins reno with salt, sand, and a mixture of salt to make sure theyre well prepare fordycey impact of today and into tomorrow. We are going to be watching for some snow flurries tonight, but skies are clear here. We do see blowing snow prom this fresh layer of snow, so that is really the biggest impact now. And those cold temperatures overnight tonight. The department of transportation wants to remind everyone to slow down and drive safe on winter roads, and they recommend checking Road Conditions before driving by dialing 511 or you can check online at n. V. Roads. Com. Im meteorologist kathy wilson on the top of mount rose. Back to you. Thank you so much. Be careful on your way down tonight. Here is another peek outside at your Winter Weather and we check in with Madison Corney how is it going, madison . Reporter all of the weather coverage you could possibly want. Here is a live look now. We are looking at the last hour here. We are seeing still some snow flurries and lite snow showers, but at 4 00, there was snow, but that has stop and we are expecting the snow showers to really diminish as the evening hours progress. But we are still expecting about a 50 chance of isolated to scattered snow showers across the region tonight. With this Winter Weather advisory, that is going to remain in effect until 1 00 a. M. That is the purple shaded area on your map. We also have the winter storm warning in effect until 10 00. We are seeing travel delays out there. Slick roads and chain rolls are in effect. Of course, we are still looking at additional accumulation out there tonight. Right now in reno, were still seeing a few snow flurries as kathy mentioned, freezing fog is possibly returning to the area. Here is a look at your 24hour forecast. Were looking at pretty cloudy skies, but depending on how quickly they clear, we could see the freezing fog. We saw it 307 up around 10 00 last night that could be the story again tonight. And tomorrow were looking at mostly cloudy skies and our day time high reaching the mid 30s there. Here is a look at the storm system. Were watching the low pressure make its way into northern nevada. Well have a much closer look at the next storm track coming up in your full forecast. Back to you. Thank you so much, mardz. A carson city judge is considering arguments questioning the constitutionality of nevadas School Choice or Education Savings Account program. And news 4s terri hendry joins us live from the carson City District courthouse with the latest on this. This hearing was short and sweet, you could say. Reporter well, shelby, the only argument before the district judge in this case, judge james wilson, were pretty there was no jury. The judge simply listened from the bench to arguments proand con. This lawsuit is challenging the constitutionality of the program. It was brought forward by parents concerned that this will take public money away from Public Schools. The lawyers for the parents are hoping the judge will stop the program before it is implementing. The program would give around 5,000 per student to qualifying family whose want to use that money for private school or other educational options, including home schooling. As a parent, this money is going to take money out of the Public Schools and it needs to stay in the public school. It is public funds. Reporter the Attorney Generals Office is arguing this case and theyre arguing that the presumption is the nevada laws are constitutional and that the burden of proof in a legal sense will be on the plaintiff or the challengers in this case to show there is actual harm. Implemented yet, they say that harm that they describe is just speculative. Now, theres no word on when the judge will make a ruling, but he has to hurry. The state is ready to issue checks starting in february. About 4,200 families have signed up for this program. One thing that everyone agreed on in this courtroom today was this case will most likely end up before the nevada security scout. Reporting live from carson city, im terri hendry. Back to you. Thank you. Now to a followup ton controversial homework assignment given to stunteds at dayton high school. The teacher, elizabeth clausen, has been placed on temporary leave. Today students have taken to social media voicing their support for their teacher. Clausen asked her students to think tabata parallels between the know toe and how it represents our nations history. Her students have been studying this photo for five months now, and they say there is nothing wrong with it. Clausens students are not happy with the way the situation is being handled. Looking at this situation, they dont know the context of what is going on and were just forming our own opinions. Were not being told what to think. The officials with the School District say theyre investigating the situation. You can tune in to news 4 nightly tonight at 6 00. Well have the full story for you then. A reno hospital says it will pay for an autopsy on a 20 yearold woman who died while on life support. She died monday at st. Marys Regional Medical center where she never woke up from anesthesia after surgery on april 126789 family Attorney Says her father wasnt told the cause of death was respiratory failure. And the Attorney Says the womans father was at the hospital and noticed she had trouble breathing even with a ventilator, but the father wasnt in the room when her heart stopped. The Attorney Says the family is making arrangements for an autopsy to determine her cause of death. And the crime watch, nevada authorities have made an arrest goes back 12 years. The detectives with the Sheriffs Office arrested pam irwin of elko in the 2003 murder of her husband james. The investigation began in december of 2003 after the family members became concerned that they had not heard from james for some time. The sheriff officials were not able to find him and it wasnt until 2015, last year, that they developed some new leads. The sheriff mike i len says thats when the detectives found a shallow grave in some foothills. They discovered remains there were those of james irwin. The investigation is ongoing at this point and the Officials Say an additional arrest is possible. Solar city says it has laid off 550 nevada employees. Thats about a quarter of its total work force. The Company Announced two weeks ago that it will stop the sale and installation of rooftop solar panels in the state after the energy cut the rate it pays solar customers for extra power. Say the new rates makes solar too expensive, and the energy argues that solar customers had avoided paying some of the utilitys fixed coughs in the past. Solar city says lit close three nevada warehouses. The Company Plans to keep some people in nevada to help customers and will relocate some employees. Signature ahead on news 4 at 5 00, we have all heard the saying what happens in vegas stays in vegas. But this week what is happening there is echoing around the world. An up close look at the new technology that could shape our future. Plus, north korea claims it successfully conducted a Hydrogen Bomb test. If true, it would mark a huge jump in the countrys nuclear arsenal. What the officials can confirm coming up taffe break. And snow showers will move out of the region tonight, but another storm system is gaining momentum as we head into the weekend. Yo welcome back. While north korea claims to have tested a Hydrogen Bomb last night, the white house Officials Say theyre skeptical about it. The White House Press secretary said during his Daily Briefing that the initial analysis is not consistent with the claims but it is believed some type of nuclear test was conducted by north korea. Ernest said the white house will continue to monitor the situation, but the claims have not caused the government to change its assessment of north koreas technical and military capability. He also indicated that the white house was not surprised by north koreas nuke lar what is true is that north korea continues to be one of the most isolated nations in the world. And their isolation has only deepened as they have sought to engage in increasingly provocative acts. An emergency meet toughing United NationsSecurity Council concluded that more measures against north korea would be considered for violating their international obligations. Well, Pine Middle School families are meeting with the School Representatives tonight. They are discussing options for students as the school will remain closed for an additional two weeks. Over winter break, the school suffered major water damage. It is now undergoing extensive repairs and asbestos abatement. In the meantime, the parent also have the option of enrolling their students for Free Services at the boys and girls club of truckee meadows. This will include transportation, daylong activities and lunch between january 11 and the 22nd. To class on monday, january 25. The latest in technology is being unveiled this week at the annual Consumer Electronics show in las vegas. Nbcs jay gray brings us some of the latest and greatest gadgets making buzz at this years show. Reporter the rush is on. Close to 200,000 industry insiders pouring over more than two million square feet of the future. This is the stuff that is coming out in the next two, three, four, five years. Reporter stuff like virtual reality, which for the first time now, seems to be a reality for consumers. This has been kind of the stuff of Science Fiction for years and really kind of been in the experimental realm, but i think this year is when were going to see a lot of sort of concrete products at the market. Reporter a market that continues to grow. From wearable tech and workout gear to connected kitchens and appliances, drones and the concept that is fast becoming and, of course, the latest and greatest tvs. Ultra slim, ultra hd and even h. K. And now a new way perhaps to enjoy an adult beverage while you watch. What we have built here is the worlds first cocktail machine yawing technology. Reporter oh, technology. Kit be, afterall, so intoxicating, especially when youre at the center of the technological universe with every gadget and gizmo you can imagine, and then some. Yao that was jay gray reporting. Along with all of the new products, there are new ideas as well, especially when it comes to connectivity and making sure all of your Smart Devices work and work together. Well, thousands of people are crossing their fingers tonight hoping to win the 500 million power ball jackpot. News 4 is live at the gold ranch and, oliva, it has been busy all day. Is there still a lineup . Reporter yes, well, the line has sort of been bouncing, but it seems people are trying to cram inside the building to stay warm. When i was out here earlier today, that line stretched all the way out to the parking lot. Now, while some are happy to come all the way out here to the state line to get their ticket, others say theyd be happy if they could play the the mowerball. Reporter the prospect of winning half a ball dollars brought hundreds of people out to the gold ranch. Just like everyone else, id like to get a chance at maybe striking it rich. Reporter the line to get a ticket stretched tall way out the door leaving people standing in the snow trudging through ice. It is a long shot and there are a lot of states involved, but my chance is as good as any. All just a step across the california state line to buy a lotto ticket. There are more states that have the lottery than states that dont have the lottery. Reporter assembly man Harvey Munford drafted a bill nevada to a list of 43 other states that have the lottery. There would be no repercussions from me in terms of gaining because this is my last session. Reporter he says he thinks the lawmakers would be in fay very of bringing the lottery to the silver state if it werent for the nevada gaming commission. I received a lot of emails, and i even got personal phone calls. Reporter all from people supporting his plan to bring more money to november nevada through the lottery. I was focusing on education and Senior Citizen programs. Sure, that would be wonderful. It would help pay for our edge case as well. Reporter but despite having to step across the california border just to get a shot after winning the 500 million, some people believe luck is on their side. I have been in nevada for 17 years and 17 is my lucky number. I dont gamble, but today i am taking a shot. Reporter germany, nevada is does not allow people to play lottery and the assembly man says he hopes whoever replaces him in the next session will introduce another bill to bring the lottery to the silver state. Live at the gold ranch, news 4. Thank you, oliva. Theyll draw the lucky numbers later tonight. Lets check in with madison and find out what is going on in the weather. We have hit the jackpot with snow lately, which is nice. We have. We have more on the way, first lets take a quick look at the reno almanac. Our day time high inching up to around average for this time of year. Our official daytime high at 39 degrees. Were usually sitting at about the mid 40s. We dont have average day time highs on our sevenday forecast. We do have 30s throughout the week. Well show you more of that in a second. The morning low right on track for this time of year at 25 degrees. On live doppler radar, we are still tracking isolated to scattered showers. Reno has some snow had some diminishing and that is going to remain the story. We have a few left over showers that will make their way in tomorrow as well. Tonight, the Winter Weather advisory will remain in effect until 1 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. That is the smaller purple shaded area. The majority will be happening tonight. And then we do have travel delays over the sierra tonight with slick roads out there and chain controls in effect for much of the area. The winter storm warning will remain in effect until 10 00 tonight. In reno now, were sitting at 34 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and some light winds out of the northnorthwest at about three miles per hour. Around the area, those temperatures are dropping pretty quickly. 29 degrees in South Lake Tahoe and sitting rite at that freezing mark in carson city. Tonight into your thursday were going to watch as another low pressure system makes its way through Northern California and northern nevada. As i mentioned, we are going to see the snow showers really diminishing fortunate so this is a look at 11 00 tonight. Were going to see cloud cover in the reno area, a few isolated showering. Morning, the things really clearing out. Throughout the day we are expecting to see those isolated and scattered snow showers, really across the region, not really looking to see much accumulation tomorrow, but Eastern Nevada, that is a different story. Reno and sparks tonight, down to 25 degrees. Were looking at cloudy skies and 50 chance of snow out in throughout the rest of the evening. Taking a look tomorrow, were looking to reach 38 degrees, which, again, not quite average, but getting closer to it. Day time highs in Eastern Nevada will see the upper 20s to the mid 30s, and then one to two inches of snow is possible in Eastern Nevada tomorrow with right winds going to be the trend across the region. Tonight in fallin, down do 25 degrees as well and topping out at 39 degrees tomorrow. If we do see any snow there, it would be a mix with the warmer day time high. Carson city looking to top out at 37 degrees with isolated snow showers possible there as well. And then around the lake were looking at scattered showers with the day time highs in the 35 degrees the glenbrook and truckee, pretty cold out there tonight, dropping down to 15 degrees. Up north in susanville, were going the see the mid 20s tonight. Across the board, the mid to upper 30s with scattered down ton valley. Ahead for us tonight, the new debate and how Donald Trumps plan to plant seeds of doubt about ted cruz are plying today. Also, the state of emergency in flint, michigan. It is water unfit to drink and what we have learned about the treatment that could have fixed the problem. And the hunt for the young woman jewel thief who has recent recently hit six stores in five states. Well show you security video of her in action when we see you tonight. Coming up, it was the scene of a bad crash earlier this week and now some of our viewers want to know if more needs to be done to protect drivers on this stretch of road. Ill tell you what i found out that is coming up tonight at 6 00. And madison joins us once again to give us a final look at the forecast for tonight. We could see that really bad fog again tonight late. Yes. That is a possibility again. It depends on how quickly the clouds, the high clouds clear out tonight. So definitely something to be to be traveling late this evening. Id say probably the same time as we saw last night, 10 00, 11 00 and then through the morning hours. So far things are just looking wet out there. And you couldnt even see the road signs last night. Night