3 alex live reporting live, 3 alex cannito. Back to you. 3 samantha on the crime watch this morning. A reno woman is charged with murder following a stabbing yesteday morning at a motel in downtown. Reno. Police responded to a fight shortly after midnight wednesday. In the 1400 block of east 4th street. When they arrived. They found 21 year old Michael Banquicio with stab wounds. Banquicio was taken to renown. But later. Died from his injuries. 3 Samantha Police say the suspect. 40 year old victoria sweeting was found at an apartment complex in south reno after leaving the scene. Officers say after they found her. She admitted to stabbing the victim. 3 samantha sbanyone with information regarding the homicide is asked to Contact Reno Police at 3342115 or secret witness at 3224900 3 bill in more crime news. Carson city Sheriff Deputies have identified the two suspects who burglarized a month. Carson city Officials Say the first suspect is 36 year old keith gearhart. Gearhart is about 6 feet tall and 180 poundsofficials also say the second suspect is 23 year old kayla robbins. Robbins is about 5 feet tall and 130 pounds 3 bill Officials Say both suspects used this 2010 black kia soul with nevada plates of 76a501 to flee the scene. Also. Warrants for burglary and grand larceny have been issued to both suspects. 3 bill anyone with information to this case is asked to call the carson city sheriffs office. That number is listed on your screen. 3 samantha turning now to politics and decision 2016. Another president ial candidate is setting his sights on northern nevada. Ohio Governor John Kasich kay sick will be holding a rally at the Washoe County republican headquarters next tuesday. Tickets are not required to attend the event. But you are encouraged to rsvp if you plan to attend. The event kicks off around 1 45 in the afternoon. 3 bill nevada is set to receive around 40million dollars in federal funds to the silver state. Governor Brian Sandoval made the announcement yesterday. Sandoval says the funds will be used to improve recreation areas. Reduce the risk of wildfires. Enhance conservation efforts. And support Wildlife Habitat restoration. The money will come from the U S Department of interior. 3 samantha nevada Solar Company has announced it is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce. Solar city plans to trim 550 jobs as it stops selling and installing rooftop solar panels in nevada. The Company Blames nv energy for cutting the rate it pays solar customers for extra power. Governor Brian Sandoval has come under fire on this issue of net metering. But his Office Released a statement yesterday. Saying the governor supports the rooftop Solar Industry in nevada. 3 bill the girl scouts of the Sierra Nevada will be kicking off the 2016 cookie season with a cookie kickoff event. The event runs this saturday from 10 in the morning until 430 in the afternoon and will be held at the reno events center. Traditional cookie sales will run until march 20, with and deliveries in february. As well as cookie booths in front of retail shops and Grocery Stores beginning on february 26 th. 3 swoosh sound 3 samantha while we are getting snow. Southern california is getting rain. And lots of it we look at some of the destruction. Caused by the high water. The story. When we return. 3 bill plus. A local youth hockey team is headed to canada to compete for a pretty big title coming up after the break we will introduce you to the tahoe grizzilies. 3 morning 3 a youth hockey team from lake tahoe is making a name for itself on the international stage. samantha Gianna Giorgi has the story of a group of Young Players who are headed north of the border in search of a championship. 3 well they were close last year, and this year they are headed to the finals. The tahoe grizzlies, a youth hockey in south lake tahoe. Im Gianna Giorgi back 3 bill 3 the Nevada Department of transportation is asking for your opinion on an Environmental Assessment to a proposed project. N dot is looking to reduce erosion and repair damage to the state route 447 bridge that crosses the Truckee River south of nixon. Recommended improvements include placing large boulders within the River Channel to prevent damage to the bridge supports. As well as ensuring foundation stability. The public is asked to provide comments on the proposal by january 15. If you are interested. You can do so at the website on your screen. It 3 over to meteorologist Tim Studebaker. 3 for today. Patchy freezing fog is possible along with scattered lingering snow showers and slick roads, especially in the morning. Right now in reno. Chilly temperatures with cloudy skies and calm winds. A wintry start to the day. Including the temperatures. Chilly temperatures are expected to continue today as well. Still unsettled with a few scattered lingering snow showers are showing up on radar. Heres a look at satellite and radar. On futurecast. A few lingering scattered snow showers today. A break for tomorrow. Then another round of moisture is positioned to move in on saturday bringing another potential round of snow and snow showers. There is a Winter Weather advisory still in place for eastern parts of the state until 10pm today for additional snow showers. Heres a look at that Winter Weather advisory. For today look for scattered lingering snow showers along with slick roads. Chilly temperatures and generally light winds. Were on our way toward a break in the moisture for a couple of days. On the 7 day forecast. Lingering scattered snow showers today followed by a break on saturday. Another round of moisture for saturday then 3 tim 3 heavy rains are burying parts of california under water. In san diego. Some people were trapped in their cars by high water that was nearly up to the windows. Lifeguards even helped rescue some people from vehicles in the rising water. More than 100 collisions were reported within a matter of hours. Meantime further north. High wind was the big culprit, ripping a water tank in half. And knocking down trees. 3 swoosh sound 3 bill a state of emergency is affecting parts of Southern California. We hear from a consumer advocate Erin Brockovich brock oh vitch about a problem affecting entire communities there. 3 samantha plus. The battle lines are being drawn on capitol hill. As both sides gear up to wage war on obamacare. 3 tim and heres a look at your flight delays this 3 stinger music 3 later today. Republicans are holding what they call and enrollment ceremony to get rid of obamacare. bill after dozens of attempts. That bill is headed to the president s desk today. Where its going. Nowhere. Tracie potts is following developments from washington this morning. 3 new this am swoosh sound 3 nats of house vote republicans are celebrating today after finally sending the president an ultimatum a bill to repeal obamacare. sot rep. Tom price r georgia 12 17 this marks a big step in the fight for patientcentered health care for all americans. Democrats call it political theater and a waste of time. sot rep. Chris Van Hollen D Maryland 21 25 everybody know this will take about a nanosecond for the president of the United States to veto. sot rep. Kevin Brady R Texas 26 33 exercising your constitutional right and power to legislate is never wasted if youre fighting for believe in. The bill would also strip millions from planned parenthood after conservatives argued taxpayers shouldnt fund a group that performs abortions. sot rep. Charlie rangel d new york 43 52 people have waited for years for this moment to destroy a bill to put 22 Million People out of reach of medical care. There dont appear to be enough votes in either the house or senate to override the president s veto. sot House SpeakerPaul Ryan R Wisconsin 581 00 ultimately, this is going to require a republican president. sot rep. Charles boustany r louisiana 1 011 03 we can do much better. We will do much better. Republicans are promising to outline a Replacement Health plan by the end of the year. reporter live tag but its unlikely that alternative would get a vote before president obama leaves office. 3 samantha also happening today. The National Oceanic and atmospheric administration. Or no. Ah. Is releasing its annual report on extreme weather events. Climate experts from the agency will highlights from 2015. Noah will announce a preliminary number of weather events in the u s that caused losses exceeding one billion dollars. Detailed Financial Data on each of those events will be released later this year. 3 bill part of Southern California is under a state of emergency this morning. Because of a major gas leak in los angeles county. It was discovered in late october. The California AirResources Board estimates that it is sending about 12 hundred tons of methane into the atmosphere every day. Thousands of people have been evacuated because they say. The fumes are making them sick. Environmental activist erin brokovich. Along with a law firm. Held an emergency town hall last night. To discuss the issue. 3 Erin Brockovich consumer advocate i think we need to stand together and make a difference so that this and one of the over 400 similar facilities in the United States is protected and that we are protected. by one of several lawfirms. Representing families in lawsuits against socalgas, the owner of the Storage Facility where the leak was discovered. 3 samantha some amazing video from quebec city this morning. A boy and his parents survived jumping from their burning fourth floor apartment yesterday. The dramatic footage shows the 10 yearold boy being dropped to safety. His mother and father followed. A neighbor who got out when the building caught fire caught it all on video. All three landed in snow and went to the hospital. And are expected to be okay. 3 swoosh sound 3 bill it is causing quite of bit of controversy in one area high school. Coming up. What actions the Washoe CountySchool District is taking when it come to an assignment that is causing concern for parents. 3 3 3 3 alex roadways are 3 bill plus. A 3 Progress Report on how repairs are going at Pine Middle School. And what students can do until the school reopens. 3 samantha and. Nevadas Education Savings Account is not yet up and running. And already it is being challenged in the courts. We look at both sides of the issue. These stories and more. Coming up on this thursday, january 7, 2016. 3 male voice youre watching news 4 today on your side in high definition. 3 sam 3 good morning and thank you for choosing us to start your day. Im samantha boatman. Frankmore. 3 we just word 3 that all Storey County schools are operating on a 1 hour delay. We will keep you posted if we hear of more delays. 3 bill and samantha 3 lets take a quick look outside. Current conditions and skycam meteorologist Tim Studebaker. 3 for today look for scattered lingering snow showers along with slick roads. Chilly temperatures and generally light winds. Were on our way toward a break in the moisture for a couple of days. Relative humidity is high in spots. And that means the potential for patchy fog again this morning which could add to the icy situtation on some area roadways. Take it easy or delay your commute if you can. A wintry start to the day. Including the temperatures. Chilly temperatures are expected to continue today as well. A few scattered lingering snow showers are showing up on radar. Heres a look around the area at some of the parts of the region that are seeing 3 samantha 3 this weeks snowfall has been great for the ski resorts. But dangerous for again this morning. News 4s alex cannito is live with a look at Road Conditions today. 3 alex live 3 alex live 3 reporting live, alex cannito. Back to you. 3 sam now to an 3 update. On a story. Concerning repairs at a Washoe County middle school. Even though county schools will be back in session on monday. Pine middle school wont reopen until two weeks later. There was a Water Line Break that caused extensive flooding damage over winter break. And its now undergoing repairs. Last night. Parents got a Progress Report. And alternatives for their students. Theres about a thousand and thirty students who go to Pine Middle School. And parents need to find a place for them for an extra two weeks. Local organizations. Like the meadows and the Northern Nevada Food Bank are stepping up to offer alternatives. 3 its important for us, because if theyre not going to school, i mean, theres another place for them to go so they can be active and do more learning activities as well. samantha ninety five percent of Pine Middle School was flooded due to a water main break. It is now undergoing Asbestos Abatement and repairs. The district says it is kind of a mixed blessing. Pine is one of the older School Buildings and now. It will have a new floor, carpets cabinets and paint. As for instructional time, state law will not require makeup days due to the unforseen repairs. The district will make up as much as they can, by adding 15 minutes each morning through spring break. 3 sam the district says its on schedule to reopen Pine Middle School on the 25th. For continued updates on schedules, sports, repairs and more. You can log onto the districts webpage and its Facebook Page. For the latest information. 3 swoosh sound 3 bill a controversial High School Assignment has led sides. How the School District is handling the situation. And how students are reacting. The story. When we return. 3 3 3 news 4 3 bill nevadas 3 Education Savings Account program has not started yet. But a carson city judge is being asked to put a wilson is now weighing oral arguments on whether the program violates the states constitution. The lawsuit was brought forward by parents concerned that the School Choice program will take public money away from Public Schools, harming the Public School system. The esa program would give around 5 thousand dollars per student to qualifying families who can then use that money for private school, home schooling or other approved Educational Needs or programs. This is the third legal challenge the program is facing. Two are constitutional challenges. 3 as a parent i really feel this legislation is going to take money out of the Public Schools which are already under resourced and under funded and it needs to stay in the Public School. It is public funds. 3 bill nevada solicitor general Lawrence Vandyke says the plantiffs must prove harm and since the program has not been implemented. Their concerns are a source of speculation. No word on when the judge will issue his ruling, but both sides have said they will appeal. Likely end up going before the nevada supreme court. 3 samantha now to a follow up on the controversial homework assignemt given to students at dayton highschool. The teacher. Elizabeth clausen. Has been placed on temporary leave. Students took to social media yesterday. To voice their support for their teacher. Clausenasked her students to think about the parallels between the photo and how it represents our nations history. Her students have been studying this photo for five months now. And they say that theres nothing wrong with it. Clausens students say they are not happy with the way this situation is being handled. 3 the way that everyone is looking at this situation they dont know the context of whats going on and they dont know that were just forming our own opinion were not being told what to think. 3 samantha School DistrictOfficials Say that they are investigating the situation. The students have made hashtag free clausen. Trending on social media. 3 swoosh sound 3 bill still ahead. A story that is not for the faint of heart. Or stomach. We head to montana. Its supplies from a very unlikely source. Find out where. When we return. 3 sam and if you have a facebook account, be sure to like krnv news 4 become a fan of our own Facebook Page and be a part of the discussion. 3 3 3 bill 3 this is a story out of our weird file. A food bank is making the most of meat many would pass. It is using roadkill to help provide15 hundred meals a year to the hungry. The montana foodbank has been accepting quote vehicle tenderized meat from local police and game wardens since the 1980s. It uses a specially designed winch to truck bed. A butchering room with the nonslip floors and drains made of easy to clean material. As well as extra cooler space. Some might turn their nose up at eating road kill, but food bank organizers say the meat is being put to good use. 3 more i see a fascination with it. We took some this year and we turned it into pepper sticks. But they were fantastic and it was a good use of the meat. 3 bill while many food banks in montana have donation programs for hunters. The north Valley Food Bank is the only one with a roadkill program. 3 bill and samantha well toss it 3 over to meteorologist Tim Studebaker. 3 for today. Patchy freezing fog is possible along with scattered lingering snow showers and slick roads, especially in the morning. Right now in reno. Chilly and calm winds. A wintry start to the day. Including the temperatures. Chilly temperatures are expected to continue today as well. Still unsettled with a few scattered lingering snow showers are showing up on radar. Heres a look at satellite and radar. On futurecast. A few lingering scattered snow showers today. A break for tomorrow. Then another round of moisture is positioned to move in on saturday bringing another potential round of snow and snow showers. There is a Winter Weather advisory still in place for eastern parts of the state until 10pm today for additional snow showers. Heres a look at that Winter Weather advisory. For today look for scattered lingering snow showers along with slick roads. Chilly temperatures and generally light winds. Were on our way toward a break in the moisture for a couple of days. On the 7 day forecast. Lingering scattered snow showers today followed by a break on saturday. Another round of moisture for saturday then unsettled heading into next 3 swoosh sound3 3 good morning, im bryan samudio. When news four today returns, the wolf pack mens last night. Well show y3 bed news 4 today continues with sports. 3 the Wolf Pack Mens Basketball Team kicked off the first of a two game Mountain West conference road swing. Nevada facing old rival fresno state in the central valley. And this went south in a hurry for the silver and blue. Fresno state opend up the game 12zip on its way to a 305 run. Senior guard Marqueze Coleman trying to break the ice, off the drive he scores two of his 23, the pack down 17 at the break. Still first half, 3 the big freshman Cameron Oliver working the baseline, he slams it home with one frigid start to the night, 85 63. So the pack men will try and bounce back on the road on saturday in colorado springs. The falcons are 105 on the year and 11 in conference play. An early tip against the air force academy as things get going at 11 am wolf pack big man javale mcgee settling into his new home in dallas with the mavericks. New orleans. The lob to javale in the third. Javale with eight points, six rebounds and four blocks in 19 won the ballgame, 10091. Womens basketball hosted the fresno state bulldogs. Lets go late first half. Lady pack down 8. Riana everidge had an efficent night on the hardwood. 5 for 6 and this turn arouind bank. She finished with 11. Second half now. Tiege zeller finds Morningrose Tobey for the three. Buckets. Pack still down. Nevada trying to make a run. Everidge finds zeller down low. She throws up the rock. Cuts the lead to seven. But fresno state would hold on. 69 to 57 the final at lawlor. Nevada will stay at home and host air force on saturday. Two more names will be enshrined at the Major League Baseball hall of fame in cooperstown. Start off with the kid. Ken griffey junior. Grif gets in in landslide fashion on his first ballot, landing 99. 3 percent highest percentage of all time. His 630 career home runs rank him sixth on the major league list. Also getting the nod was slugging catcher mike piazza. Piazza took 83 percent of the vote and as a 62nd round pick is the lowest drafted player to ever make the hall. No catcher has ever hit more home runs than his 427. It may be january and there may be snow on the ground across northern nevada. But the boys of summer are in full swing over on rock boulevard. The crack of the bat can be heard at the nevada baseball factory next to the airport. Four local professional Baseball Players have joined forces to teach the game to the future stars of the diamond. Rangers catcher chris gimenez, free agent catcher steve lerud, former major league right hander Darrell Rasner and former major league third baseman chris aguila make up the coaching team. The guys say its been a gift to them to be able to pass on the skills of the game they love to the next generation. The nevada Baseball Players between 3 the ages of 14 and 18 and is located at 280 south rock boulevard, suite 110 across from the airport. They will be hosting a hitting clinic on january 18th if you want to check them out. For more information on the facility, you can call 2305247. Former wolf pack and Major League Catcher corky miller is going to continue his coaching career. The Cincinnati Reds have announced that their longtime backup backstop will dayton dragons, their single a affiliate. Hell also be assigned to the same duties for teams around the reds seasons in pro 3 baseball, with 11 3 dangerous this morning due to 3 samantha c1 were going to tell you what you need to know before heading out the door this morning. Alex, thank you. Plus a local teacher put on temporary leave after a controversial assignment and her students reactions may surprise you. Well be hearing from them. Well hear this and more on this january 7th, 2016. Welcome to the second im samantha boatman. At 6 00 on this 7th day of january, thanks so much for getting up with us. A lot to talk to us including the sketchy roads out there and a stock market we dont want to open. It opens in a halfhour. Futures down about 400 points start to the year. A lot of this fueled by concerns with china, Oil Prices Slide the slide of the oil prices. A lot going on right now. Well have the market opened in a halfhour but futures down 360 points right now. Not a good day. A lot of people are dreading. And a lot of people dreading being on the roads because it is slick out there. All story county schools are operating on a onehour delay. Well keep you posted if we hear any others. This is the only one at this time. Lets take a quick peek outside. We have fog, icy roads and patches, nis has been a rough start to the year on wall street and for motorists for sure. I will tell you right now. A lot of people will agree with me, driving it and forecasting it, i need a vacation. You can go skiing now. That is definitely great. Water of course is good. We have plenty of snow in the mountains. All great news. Im exhausted. I do not blame you. But that is okay. Ill forecast more because we have more rounds of moisture on the way too. As far as this morning is concerned, yes, it is slick in many spots either because of fresh snow or ice on the roads and that ice could be coming from snow melt yesterday that refroze or freezing fog. Were starting to see that once again across parts of the area. We have a collapse for lingering snow showers today. However, were trending drier now into the next 24 48 hours. By tomorrow, were looking at a mostly dry trend with a couple flurries possible. 38 in town for the high later today. 37 carson city. 34 south lake. West winds at 5 to 10 and that lingering snow shower chance is still there. Relative humidity is high for some areas. That is an indication of high possibility of fog. Seeing fog and that fog could be freezing to the roadways once again so it is a similar situation in some spots to yesterday morning. Teens, 20s and 30s across the area supporting ice on the roads and it is still snowing in some areas. I80 stretch between winner muck and elko. Also making your way to the renosparks up by pyramid lake spots. In the sierra were tripping drier, a couple isolated flurries in the Higher Elevations and rain showers on the western side. Other than that it is mostly dry in the mountains at this point. That is the trend going forward. Lingering snow showers today. Then a break tomorrow. There is more to come on the sevenday coming up. Motorists for sure. We have drivers white nuck ling Alex Margulies has what you need to know. How are we looking alex . Reporter hey, bill. I just heard you talking about needing a break from this Winter Weather. Im right there with you. Were seeing Hazardous Conditions for drivers today. There is not only snow, but were seeing ice on the ground and the big thing that i want to touch on right now is that fog. We were seeing some fog as tim was mentioning. It is not all over the area, but were seeing it in some parts so something to be aware of before you head out the door this morning. Here at gold ranch, were not seeing snow falling but there is quite a bit of snow and ice on the roadways. I feel like a broken record, but we do want everyone out there to be safe and drive slowly today especially if youre going to encounter fog. It makes it difficult to see. Now, of course, the roadways being slick, again, drive safe, youre giving a little extra space in between vehicles and lets prevent the amount of crashes we saw yesterday. Well look at the morning commute in a halfhour on news 4 today. Im Alex Margulies. Back to you. Thank you. A judge is being asked to put a stop to it. He is weighing oral arguments on whether its violates the state constitution. The lawsuit was brought forward by parents concerned. The School Choice program will take public money away from schools harming the Public School system in the end. It would give 5,000 per student if qualifying families who can then use that for private school, homeschooling or other needs and programs. This is the third legal challenge the program is facing. Two are constitutional as a parent i feel this legislation will take money out of the Public Schools which are public funds. The plaintiffs must prove harm and since the program hasnt been implemented yet, their concerns are speculative right now. No word on when the judge will issue the rule ugh but they will appeal and it will go before the nevada supreme court. Pine middle school wont reopen until two weeks later. There was a waterline break. Now the school is undergoing repairs. Van tieu attended a meeting last night and there were alternatives for the students. Reporter orizations are stepping up to fill avoid as Pine Middle School students wont have a building to go it is difficult for parents that work to find another place for their children to go, so im happy the boys and girls club are helping out and even helping out with the busing because that is a good blessing. Reporter parents will have the option to enroll them for free transportation, meals and activities at the boys and girls club on east 9th street for two weeks. It is important for us. If they are not going to school, they can be active and do more learning activities. Reporter 95 of the School Building was flooded due to a water main break. It is undergoing Asbestos Abatement and hundreds of thousands dollars in repairs according to the School District. These are older things and it was quite dated. It will have a fresher look to it. Reporter fa swirl tis manager said it is a bit of a blessing in disguise. It is one of the older School Buildings which will get new floors, carpets, cabinets and how much insurance will cover is yet to be determined. State law will not require make up days. They will add 15 minutes each morning through spring break. We know thats our kids now lost over 7 hours of instruction and were hoping to build that back into our school day and creative ways to work with kids along with saturdays. Reporter the district said it is on schedule to reopen on the 25th. For continued updates on schedules, sports and repairs, they will have the most comprehensive information for parents on the Facebook Page. Now to a controversial homework assignment at the high school in dayton. Elizabeth clawson has been placed on temporary leave. Students are using social media to voice their support for their teacher. About the parallels between the photo youre looking at and how it represents our nations history. They have been studying this for five months now and they say there is nothing wrong with it. Most students are not happy with the way the situation is being handled. The way that everyone is 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 Say the School District is investigating the situation. The students have made free clawson trending on social media. Another president ial candidate is setting his sites on northern nevada. John kasich will have a rally next tuesday. Tickets are not required to attend the event. You are encouraged to rsvp if you plan to a end t. It kicks off around 1 45 in the afternoon. 40 million in federal funds to boost conservation projects here. He said the funds will be used to improve recreation areas, reduce the risk of wildfires. The money will come from interior. A Solar Company announced it is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce. It is not installing rooftop solar panels here. The governor has come under fire on this issue of net metering but his Office Released a statement saying the governor has supported the rooftop Solar Industry here in nevada. The girl scouts will kick off the Cookie Campaign wilt a cookie kickoff event. It runs from saturday. Run from march 20th and doorto door sales in january and delivers in february. As well as cookie boots in front of retail shops and Grocery Stores beginning on february 26th. A great time of year. Football playoffs and girl scouts cookies. Drones have become increasingly mainstream but a may change the way hool. Good morning. Im Kimberly Wade here at nevada humane society. With me today is andrew. Everybody. He is relaxed and calm and still has his bandana on because he is looking for a home with you. He wants to showcase his best personality in person so we encourage you to bring down any kids if you have them and any dogs to make sure andrew is the right fit for anybody. He is here in reno and were open seven days a week for pet adoptions. We hope to see you soon. A new report to congress, ones that the irs is moving forward, a hightech future that could cost taxpayers more money. Since 2014 the irs invested millions of dollars on a plan including plans to adopt online taxpayer accounts. The National Taxpayer advocate is worried they have a pay to play system where only people who can afford professional help will receive help filing their taxes. The irs said they will allow the agency to personal service to taxpayers. They developed a prototype of a drone that can carry people. The chinese firm debuted it prototype this week in las vegas. It is called the e hang 184. That stands for 1 passenger, 8 propose pills and 4 arms. The contraption can take a single passenger to a preprogrammed destination. The 184 can reach the heights of over 11,000 feet in speeds of 62 miles an hour. This all while running on batteries that last up to 23 minutes. 50 million in venture capital. The company has not gotten faa approval for the devices or gone into mass production. You can go to work and back. They go 60 miles an hour. You know what else does that . A car on the road. Goes forever. But if you have enough gas. Forget lost luggage. They are looking to help travelers keep track of their bags. They bill themselves as the first smart connected carry on suitcase with built in gps. You can track your bag any time as well as lock, unlock it and your bag will alert your phone if you leave it behind. There is a censor to tell you how much your bag weighs and a usb port to charge your devices on the go. That is pretty cool. That is the coolest suitcase ive ever seen. Well look it up for you. We have patchy freezing fog and scattered snow showers came through overnight as well and a collapse for more during the day. The better chances are heading to the eastern side of the state. Just a scattered lingering snow shower. The better chance out east. Slick roads. Were dealing with icy and snow covered roads out there so give yourself extra time or they your commute into the warmer part of the day if you can. 31 31 the temperature right now. Calm winds. 89 humidity. In the 20s and 30s across the state. That is cold enough for ice on area roadways which is what were seeing in many spots. So again, we saw snow showers during the overnight period. Still some lingering snow showers into central and eastern parts of the nevada and well watch those through the day today. The better chances are on but we could see one or two more in western nevada and the sierra. Mostly a break on friday. Then more moisture or the way for your saturday. That will bring more snow to the mountains and snow showers in western nevada. A very similar set up to the last. A Winter Weather advisory remains in place for Eastern Nevada for the day and into the night expiring at 10 00 tonight. Our northern zones in the 30s. 5 to 10mileanhour winds it west. Renosparks 38 degrees for your high and 23 the overnight low. Melt and refreezing. In between this afternoon and free of snow showers, i think those roads will start to improve. Heavier snow showers may cause more problems in a few spots, more likely in central and eastern parents of the states. Sevenday forecast, snow lingering scattered snow showers. Heading into tomorrow, things really short to dry up for a lot of us. Then by Early Saturday Morning, another push of moisture arriving in the sierra. That brings more snow to the mountains and snow showers are possible on your saturday here in the valleys as well. Another break on sunday. Then still unsettled into next week. Overall the theme is every once in awhile it will snow and then well see some breaks as well. It turned into a lovehate relationship. Love the snow, but do not love driving in it. Take it easy if you can. How much the blue carry on luggage things, 400 on amazon. Here is what were giving away. Not one of those. We have two tickets for the sheep show. Fourth caller will win the prize. And later to be replaced with sos but what was the first stress signal. I nh, cte or w i. D. . I nh as in i need help . Maybe. I like it. Still to come, yeah, you might you could have won c1 good morning. Coming up on a thursday here on today, breaking news. 17 workers trapped in assault Miles Per Hour in upstate, new york. A massive crane brought into try to rescue them. Well have the latest from the scene. Also is butter back . What you should take away from brand new dietary guidelines just out this morning. One with Leonardo Dicaprio and why his role was the most challenging of his career. We have music from rachel platen when we get started on a thursday morning here on today. I should hope so for dee cap preyo. He wrestled a bear. Lets see who the winner is. Congratulations. It was on todays date in 1904 and later to be replaced with sos . I am going to cqd. I will say wit. It was cqd. You got it sam. Good job. It is the cq short for the french word of security and the d is for distress. There you foe. A speaking of distress, numbers are in. Sorry folks, you didnt win the the 524 million jackpot had no winning ticket. The numbers, i know you are looking at them. 47, 2, 53, 62, 11 and powerball was 17. Jackpot was one of the biggest in u. S. History with no winners. It will keep growing and the next drawing will be next saturday. Some are saying the new jackpot 675 million. If that is true, that will be the largest in history. Before that 590. Powerball sold in 44 states, not here in nevada but you can take the short drive to gold ranch to get your ticket so wait in the long lines. Im sure a lot of people will be doing that now. Thank you sam. Coming up next, well tell Mother Nature let it go and she let it snow, but there is hazardous driving conditions for driving. In a couple minutes well tell you what you need to know before heading out the door. Thank you. Nevada is set to rereceive 40 million in federal funds. Plus details on what the governor says this money will go towards. That and more on this january 7th, 2016. Youre watching news 4 today on your side in high definition. And take a thursday morning. Welcome. First halfhour on fox 11. A lot to get to. The market open right now. Futures down almost 400 points. We have icy roads, fog out there. Yes. We have some school delays. All story county schools operating on a onehour they. Well keep you posted but that closure right now, but just one hour. In some areas waking up to snowfall this morning. This weeks snowfall has been great for ski resorts but dangerous for drivers. Roadways are slick again this morning. Here is more with a look at what Road Conditions are like this morning. Good morning alex. Good morning. Were not seeing snow falling here right now, but were feeling cold temperatures and were seeing ice on the roadways. Good news, we have seen several vehicles out here over the last hour or so clearing the roadways trying to make them safe for drivers this morning because they were very slick when we were driving not too long ago. Some things i want to tell people about especially over the summit if youre heading that way any time today to go skiing or snowboarding, watch for chain control else. They are in effect at this moment. Of course that could change throughout the day. Make sure you are online checking that before you head out there. We say it every time that it snows but the roads are very icy, very slick. It is dangerous out there. Please drive slowly and be safe and take it easy out there. We saw a lot of crashes today due to the Winter Weather. We dont want to see nat again today. Drive safe, be slow and take it easy out there. Reporting live, back to you. Be careful out there for sure. On the crime watch on this thursday morning, a woman is charged with murder following a stabbing yesterday morning. The motel in downtown reno. Police responded to a fight shortly before midnight. They found 21yearold michael van key so was taken to the hospital, but died from his injuries. Police say the suspect, 40year old victoria was found at an apartment complex after leaving the scene. Officers say that after they found her, she admitted to anyone with information regarding this homicide is asked to Call Reno Police at 3342115 or secret witness at 3224900. Deputies identified the two suspects who burglarized a home last month. Carson city Officials Say the first suspects, keith gearhart, white male, 180 pounds. They say the second suspect is 22yearold kayla robins. She is a white female about 5 tall and 130 pounds. Both suspects used this 2010 black kia soul with nevada plates to flee the scene. If you have any information please contact carson city sheriffs office. The number is at the bottom of your screen there. Another president ial candidate is setting his sites on nevada. Tickets are not required to offend the event but youre encouraged to rsvp if you plan to attend. The event kicks off around 1 45 in the afternoon. Nevada set to receive money. He made the announcement yesterday. He said the funds will be used to improve rec areas, enhance conservation efforts and support Wildlife Habitat restoration. The money will come front u. S. Department of interior. Still to come, nevadas education saving program hasnt even started yet and it is causing waves in our community. Concerns coming up. D welcome back lets take a quick look out signed on this thursday morningnt we have been talking about the ice. The fog causing a problem too. We have trooper duncan dawber taking a look at the roadways. Not right now. Well send things over to Tim Studebaker first to see what this weather has done to our roads this morning. Tim, it wasnt as slick for me this morning but there was still fresh snow and freezing fog on the area. That is exactly what were looking at, fresh snow, fog and ice building up on some of the area roadways as well. Still slippery. Some spots better than others so take it easy on your commute as you head out and about and if you have a job where you can go in a few hours later, that might be a good option because the roads should improve again later on in the day kind of like yesterday. 38 renosparks for the high today. 37degrees in carson city. 34 south lake. 36 elko. Most of the snow shower chances are into central and Eastern Nevada for the day today but still the chance for there. High relative humidities so a high chance for fog. The closer you are to 100 , the better the chance but this is one point in every town so there could be fog in one area and not another. Even if the number is low, you could run into fog on your morning commute and that is putting ice on the roads because the temperatures are below freezing for most of us. 23 trek key. Again another tough morning commute for some of us. Falling in western elko county and northern lander and eureka counties. Looks like fallon is getting a good dose over the last hour or so down towards other parts of the county. Drier for renosparks and into the sierra. That is the trend going forward. The next 24 48 hours well start to dry out. A quieter day on your friday as well. Then as we head into the weekend, more chances for snow in the mountains and snow showers elsewhere. Well talk about that on the sevenday coming up. Lets see how your thursday commute is going so far. Good morning to you trooper duncan. Good morning guys. Once again were waking up with white stuff on the ground again. So far the roads are looking good. People are driving safe so no crashes throughout the area. Chain restrictions are another thing we have to talk about here. Passes up and down from the lake as well as 28 and around the lake from 50 from carson to dayton and the same goes for 341 from highway 50 down to dayton area up over the hill am down in the south reno. Active chain controls on reno north into california 295 as well as pyramid highway from 80 to south of pyramid lake, so be careful when you led out there. The roads are looking okay, but as more traffic mets it, well get slick roads as the day proceeds. Keep those seat belts on, cell phones off. Be safe and take care. Thank you and be careful out there, as well. Nevadas education saving account program has not started yet, but a judge is being asked to put a stop to it. He is now weighing oral org minutes on whether the program violates the states constitution. This lawsuit was brought by parents concerned the School Choice program will take public harming the Public School system. The program would give around 5,000 per student to qualifying families to use that for homeschooling or other programs. This is the third legal challenge the program has faced. Two are constitutional challenges. As a parent, i feel this legislation is going to take money out of the Public Schools which are all ready under resourced and under funded and school. It is public funds. He says the plaintiffs must prove harm and since the program has not been em memented, their concerns are just speculative. Both sides have said they will appeal. This means this case will most likely end up before the nevada supreme court. It has been a rough ride on area roads. Also a very rough ride on wall street. Wait until we have the numbers for you after the break. Well be back. Orey. [applause] and youre looking at the opening bell this morning on wall street. Happened just minutes ago. 14 to be exact. I think we were fearing the worst after looking at the futures down as much as 400 points. Not good, but not as bad as at the peek of the future run. Dow jones down 220 points. Nasdaq down about 100. Here are the stories making financial headlines. Labor department will report on the number of people who applied for Unemployment Benefits last week. Freddie mac will tell about the u. S. Mortgage rates. Macys is cutting jobs. They said sales fell 5. 2 in november and december. Warm weather and lower spending by Inter National tourists hurt Stores Across the country. Well trading on the shanghai and shenzhen stock exchanges were froze then after 29 minutes of trading today. Shares tumbled more than 7 . The emergencies kicked in. In japan the Tokyo Stock Exchange on thursday declined for a fourth straight day. Part of the Global Market slump over china a economic slow down and plunging oil prices. North korea said they conducted their first bomb. Down 236 points to start out good morning. We have patchy freezing fog out there for some spots. Once again this morning similar to yesterday morning. That is leading to icy patches on the roads. Also scattered snow showers came through during the overnight for reno and other areas leading to some slippery roads and slick conditions out and we have a chance for more isolated to scattered showers today. Higher for central and eastern parts of the state than western nevada. 31en town right now. Calm ingredient ws. 89 humidity. Partly cloudy and 20s and 30s across the state so it is cold enough to support the ice and snow on the roads so again, take it easy this morning or delay your commute if you can. A lot of roadways should improve. Out through just east of reno sparks and out towards central and Eastern Nevada, being a little bit of snow right now. Well continue that snow chance. It is higher for Eastern Nevada but were not out of the woods yet for western sides of the state. Your friday, were starting a drier trend for a day. More moisture or the way arriving Early Saturday Morning in the mountains and then nevada by saturday morning, as well. Something else to keep an eye on for more snow shower activity. Enough of a chance for Eastern Nevada, they have the weather advisory until 10 00 p. M. For these in purple. The rest of us not under a Winter Weather advisory but ware not totally out of the woods. Still a chance for snow showers out there. 30s in tahoe. Slick roads this morning. If we dont see anymore heavy snow showers then the roads should improve in the afternoon hours. If heavier snow showers come through, we could see slick conditions. Most of us get a break on friday. Then into another active pattern for saturday. Another break on sunday. Same story over and over here. By the time we get to next week, were unsettled with chances of scattered snow showers, but a slick commute this morning with ice and snow. Even though friday is quieter, the day today and then refreezing overnight tonight so still a chance for ice on the roads and freezing fog is not out of the question again tomorrow morning so that is Something Else well keep an eye on. Well, new this morning, a man was shot and killed by police after he tried to enter a northern paris Police Station wielding a knife. He was shouting and may have been wearing a suicide belt. This comes one year after the deadly attacks at the french satirical magazine in which eight Staff Members were killed kicking off three days of terror in the french capital. An armed group in oregon occupies a building claiming to be supporting the rights of ranchers but the community while somewhat sympathetic wants them out. Here is more. Im proud to be a rancher and im not going to let people be my faith. Reporter moist of the voices at last nights town them to leave. You stand up with me and ill be the first one to tell them to go. Reporter there is a time to go home. We recognize that. We dont feel it is quite time yet. Reporter bundy says they were targeted for not selling land to the government and his group is staying put. They said their an Cities Stores were the first owners of the land and they want the protestors gone. Were here way before anybody else got here. Reporter Jarvis Kennedy said it would be different if his tribe would be occupying the building. For now law enforce. Seems to be taking await and see approach. Were going to work through this thing. Peacefully and hopefully speed dillly. U. S. Intelligence gathering aircrafts have been deployed from japan. North korea tested a hydrojohn bomb they said. Speaking to reporters in tokyo, japans governments spokesperson said his country cannot verify it as a Hydrogen Bombing through the information they gathered. He issued an announcement yesterday in which he claimed to have successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb for the first time. The claim has been greeted with widespread condemnation but also skepticism and doubt across the international community. They are releasing the annual report on extreme weather event. They will discuss whether highlights from 2015, noah will announce event in the u. S. That billion. Details data will be released later this year. Tim. If youre traveling today, no major delays but a few areas of active weather it south and also our own moisture in the west coast region. Well be back in a minute. Good morning. Were going to send it to the today show in a minute but a preview on what is coming up. The American Lung a sob iation of nevada is handing out their 2016 honor award. Well tell you who received it this year. There is also a great fitness camp coming to town to encourage and inspire Breast Cancer survivors. Plus, with a month to go before the caucuses, several nevada. Ryan will tell us who we can expect to see next in our area. That and a lot more in less guys. Thank you. We have weather being our big story once again. That is right. Were still looking at tough roads out there. Icy conditions on many of the area roadways and fresh snow fell overnight for some of us so that will make for tough driving too so a heads up. Commute or delay it if you can. I think roads will improve later today in western nevada if we dont get hit by another heavier snow shower. That still remains a chance. Better chances in Eastern Nevada. Friday most of us get a break. Drier conditions, perhaps a few light snow showers every once in awhile but most are drying out. Then another round on saturday, another break on sunday. Then unsettled into next week. All in all, take it slow on the roads. You need a nap. You havent gotten a break. That is for sure. Thank you for that tim and thanks for joining us