Restored for all of those affected in just about 15 minutes. Were just about an hour away from the last gop debate before the iowa caucuses. Although donald trump wont be participating in tonights debate, hes hosting his own event. Steve hamelman has more on the report. Reporter on a big debate day in iowa, will Donald Trumps dropping out help or hurt him. Donnie whitman is more eager to back trump. Hes his own person. He hasnt even spent money on his campaign. So youre going to caucus for him whether he debates or not . You bet. You bet. Cori miller is not happy that hes jumped out. Hes not as interested in the people as much as i would like him to be. Unfairly in the first fox debate. He rejected bill oreills plea plea. Youre denying people in a forum they need to see you in. No, were not. Were going to help a lot of veterans. The debate a few miles away, ted cruz will be center stage. He wants to debate trump. Its not that hes afraid of me. Hes afraid of you. Trump has made a crafty move . Voters get to see him on the stage. He doesnt have to sustain any incoming. The wall street journal poll, trump has widened his lead in iowa with four days until the vote. Im steve handlesman, des moines. The Party Faithful is gathering to watch the event. Were joining terry henry. Little disappointed. Reporter well, joe and michelle, for most of the debates, ive been here. And there are usually Trump Supporters here. Were expecting some of them tonight. That will change as we get closer to 6 00, time for the debate to begin. This group is typically a pretty diverse crowd. Hes not the only republican that a lot of these voters are watching. In the past, theyre taking it all in. A lot of them still have not made up their mind. Trump has mentioned himself that without his presence, well see if its a factor. Ted cruz is expected to take the spotlight. They have a following here in northern nevada. In fact, theyve won some of the debates, according to this group in the debates earlier held in the beginning of last year after the summer. Started, you know, they drew a couple hundred people. Well see if we have the crowds tonight. It all starts at 6 00. Well bring you much more then. Hope you will join us right here on news 4. All right. Thanks, terry. Were gearing up for a busy weekend weatherwise. Here is a peek outside. Collin, last week we had a pretty good sized storm. It sounds like it will be even stronger. More snow. Doppler radar is very quiet. Also to the east, through Battle Mountain and even some snow mix on the extreme northeastern side of nevada. So be prepared for that if youre traveling anywhere on our highways and even lower elevations on saturday. Its going to be interesting. I think well see some snow on the valley floor saturday morning. Its a possibility. Look at this plume of moisture coming in right at us in northern california. So, from here, all the way through yosemite and kings canyon, it is another winter storm warning in effect. Downtown truckee, its just wet at that elevation. Then weve got this picture to show you. Just about 7,000 feet, kind of a misty rainsnow mix. Not the nicest weather. Temperature around 50. Were mild. Highs today were in the 50s. Tomorrow, well get up into the 60s when gusty stuff returns. Stay with us. Thanks, collin. New at 5 00, nevada officials want to sue to cover the costs of putting this program on hold. A brief filed wednesday in a Carson City Court requests the group post a 239,000 bond. The state would be eligible for the bond money if a Court Overturns a hold placed on the it would cover the cost of paying an it company to store the information for a year. The program lets parents claim more than 5,000 for private school tuition. New at 5 00 tonight, the School Board TrusteeBarbara Mcclure will design. Over the last 34 years, she has been a teacher, reading coordinator, principal, and senior director for the school district. The reason for her resignation has not been confirmed, but she told the journal shes leaving because of some health issues. Hundreds gathered to talk about the future of business and industry in northern nevada today from Small Businesses to worldwide employers. More than 700 people attended elections. 2016, i had the honor of mcing change. Leaders from the chamber, the unr, tesla and others spoke about the latest accomplishments and also some of the challenges ahead for northern nevada. All of america is under attack by our federal government government. Nevadas Michelle Fiori is taking sides. Why the lawmaker is so passionate in her beliefs the overreaching. And the x games will kick off in aspen in just a few days. One native overcame quite the challenge to get there. Competing on the main stage. Changes are on the way. A carson city judge overturned a nevada dui conviction. Its raiding questions about what actually constitutes a driving under the influence charge. News 4 olivia dejaniero has the story. Reporter you can get in the car and start the ignition and not put it in drive. Thats what happened after a night of drinking for nevadas richard corio. Its not an odd case. Its a case where someone tried to do the right thing. He was sitting in the drivers seat, parked on the street. It was cold out. He has the engine on. Security called police to come the person has a. 10 or for. Its point 08. He said there are eight things that can lead to a dui charge if youre not driving a vehicle. A key in the ignition is a significant factor. The Engine Running is a significant factor. Were you intending to drive when you left. Were you attempting to operate the moke. Those are all factors. Theres no set formula to say how theyre weighed. And there are things you should keep in mind if youre going wait in your car while intoxicated. Stay out of the drivers seat seat. If they sat in the passenger seat and had the car running for the purpose of having the heater on, that probably would not be a dui. But the assembly man also had a pistol in his pocket when police found him asleep in the car. He has a concealed weapons permit. And had the gun on his person. That is a crime. And for those questioning whether it was overunder the because he was a lawmaker. It had nothing to do with it, absolutely not. In fact, dunne says his political status may have made his case harder to win, but in the end, he had no intention of driving under the influence. People trying to do the right thing, they just cant get into the drivers seat with the engine rung and expect to not have to face a dui charge. Now, how you avoid getting a dui charge, thats www. Mynews4. Com. With their leader behind bars, several of the protestors jay gray has the latest tonight. Reporter a handful of armed protesters remain locked down. Their numbers dwindling after several surrendered overnight. Its time for everyone in this illegal occupation to move on. At least three militants were arrested when they turned themselves in at roadblocks surrounding the site. There are now eleven behind bars, including the groups leader amon bundy, who shared this message throughout the holdouts. Please stand down. Go home and hug your families. This fight is ours for now, in the courts. Please go home. A rancher is being remembered by some as a hero after he was shot and killed killed in a show down. He was armed as he jumped from a vehicle that sped away then hit a snow bank after being pulled over by police. To leave the refuge peacefully, and as the fbi and our partners have clearly demonstrated, actions are not without consequences. There have been conflicts reports online, some saying he charged officers with a gun. Others saying he had his hands up. The investigation continues. For now, so does the standoff here. Jay gray, nbc news. And tonight angry words from a nevada lawmaker. Shes weighing in. The bundy family lives in her district in southern nevada. She says the situation is a result of a decades old fight between western ranchers and the federal government. She says federal policies and brew bureaucratic overreach is making it difficult to make a living. These are soft spoken cowboys that are out there in the middle of nowhere working protect the people and the ranchers in rural america. She says shell pick up the fight for western ranchers in washington, dc. Well, you may be feeling it, the gusty winds are already here. Theres already snow in parts of tahoe tonight. Tonight Carolyn Jackson joins us with more. Doppler radar, looking the for rain, we found it. Southwest side of the lake theres some showers right there. Not a lot. There are pockets of snow that have been falling. At the very high snow level to start. Then well start to drop things off a. Live look at the snow. Its quiet for now, but, boy, thats going to change on friday. A mix of clouds and rain, not the best ski day today, but it will be great on saturday if you want to battle the elements. On sunday, a great powder day, obviously. This is a potentially dangerous storm. Friday to sunday, see the top of the graphic from the should have a plan b or maybe a c, d, and e plan. We could see a lot of snow. How much . One to three about 8,000 feet. 6 to 12 at 8,000 and 48 inches below 7,000 and more. Get ready for that. Do we have a chance of snow in reno . Maybe. Until then, scattered showers working its way in. This is the big moisture source that stretches all the way to hawaii. This is where the cold air is and thats where the snow levels plummet to valley floor level business the time we get to saturday morning. We have a few watches and warnings. This is the high wind watch for our area. When its a watch, the Weather Service doesnt fool around. They will turn it into a warning perhaps later tonight or tomorrow morning. Also, from here all the way through yosemite and kings canyon, all the way down way south, its a winter storm warning. Thats in effect through most of saturday. Todays high was 57. 47 was the average for this 50 is what we have now. Not that windy, but it was gusty this afternoon. The winds will be back overnight tonight and tomorrow as well. So, right now, as of 5 18, it is 50 where we are. Carson city is about the same, pretty warm in truckee, sitting at 37 degrees. Most numbers, everyone in this viewing area, upper 40s to low 50s. If you thought today was warm, well top 60 in most locations. Wind speeds, still 50 miles per hour. Gusty. Its raining in tahoe overnight. Orange means heavy rain, an inch or two. It could cause problems along the highway. 2 00, well see the rainfall here as soon as lunchtime. Then it turns to snow. Saturday overnight from friday night into saturday, one, two, 3 00 in the morning. It stays with us. Here saturday at 7 00, 5 00 in the morning, its going to be interesting in reno. Please drive carefully if you have to be out. The air is going to be cold coming in behind it. The snow continues until about 3 00, 4 00. 35 for an overnight. Gusty winds out of the south and 60. Rain chance pertains to past noon. Here are the overnight lows. Get ready for a not as cold as it has been in places like elko and eureka. There will be lows for 20s to 30s and highs in the mid40s. Southwest winds at 30 miles per hour. What do we have for fallon . 42. 65 the high. Hawthorne, you may hit 66. Thats almost 20 agrees agrees above average. Silver spring, a high around 60 as well. The lake overnight, not many places below freezing. Most above. Highs in the mid40s. Gusty winds and rain unfortunately on top of the great snowfall we have. 44 and 62 will be the high. 60. And in the virginia foothills, carson city, rainfall chance, late friday, guaranteed a rain snow mix on saturday and a piece of sunday. It will snow in tahoe late friday, and it will be with you for maybe 13 feet of snow above 8,000 feet. Mammoth lake village, what a great picture that is. Doppler radar quiet for now, but changes are on the way. Finally, the 7day forecast looks interesting to say the least. Thats coming up later. Guys, back to you. Thanks, collin. Well, the oakland raiders, listen to this, they may have their sights set on las vegas for a possible new home. Thats right. The billionaire owner of the las vegas sans wants to build a professional grade stadium. Hes meeting with the owner of the oakland raiders. The spokesman said the company envisions a Publicprivate Partnership to build a 1 billion dome stadium that could be shared by a professional team as well as unlv. Theyre scheduled to meet with although they have not let on the nature of their discussions at this point. Well introduce you to a local adaptive skier whos getting set to compete in the x games games in aspen. Lets send things over to alex mar gel lees. This is has probably been the most inspiring story ive worked on. He was known for his leadership on the battlefields. After losing his right leg and most of his left to an explosion in afghanistan, it would be understandable for an event like that to crush someones spirit, but for trey, its done the opposite. A heartwarming story about how skiing played a large part in the recovery process. Not only is he looking to prove that his disability wont hold him down. Hes out to show hes one of the best on the mountain. When people look at me, theyre like, thats so sweet. The handicapped boy is skiing again. A pitch thats just difficult to ski anyway, it kind of blows their minds. I enjoy that. I have friends i ski with. Some of the stuff we ski, theyre like, i had no idea it was possible. Its kind of nice to surprise people again. Tonight on news 4 nightly, our exclusive feature on trey humphrey, including how close he was to not coming home to his loved ones and how confident his now headed into competition. See you then. I look forward to that. Two local baristas are competing in the u. S. Coffee what theyre well, two local baristas are representing reno in the u. S. Coffee championships next week. They will be competing in it to the nationals in april. They will be competing with about 100 other baristas across the nation. They will be judged on everything that deals with taste and presentation. They have been practicing every night for the past months to prepare. Beautiful. I love the design. We were excited to push ourselves. Also, just make a whole world an environment where they choose to make it less of a parttime job. Now, the coffee that the duo will be will available to buy at old world coffee after the competition. I just made coffee in the newsroom. Do you think i qualify . Definitely not. Pour it in and do all of that. It has to look pretty and have the designs. Take a look at whats going on for our 7day forecast. Something happened before. So we need to know this stuff. Rainsnow mix saturday morning in reno. It will just be a windy, blustery weekend. Pass, whatever you want to call Donald Trumps big