Chris christie both announed they are ending their runs for the white house. So how does the outcome in New Hampshire impact us here in the silver state . It actually makes our voice even more important to the big picture. Erin breen has more on that part of the story. Last nights debate brought the candidates another step closer to nevada. Crowd going raaaaaahhhh the candidates another step closer to nevada. Crowd going raaaaaahhhh and our caucus results will make a difference. Lokken nevada as a frontloaded caucus state. Along with the early primary state has a 4 times greater influence on picking the nominee of each party than if we waited til april or may. Going forward. It wont be just trump bringing republican eyes to the silver state. Lokken this 3way between bush, rubio and cruz will be heavily nation will be watching to see if any of the three is pulling out of this. As for the democrats nevada offers a much different demographic. Much more like the rest of the nation. More diverse. Which is Something Else the nation will be watching. Lokken nevadas dna is different. Hillary knows that. Bernie will need to learn it. We expect her to do well here. She expects to do well and if she doesnt she has real problems. And sanders will be looking to broaden his foundation here. Lokken bernie will have to attract a new audience at unr and unlv and find a different student body. And no matter who wins. Lokken nevada will speak and our voice will be loud. Its just hard to figure out what the voice will be. We wont have to wait too long. Democrats caucus on february 20th. Republicans on february 23rd. Covering campaign 2016 erin and cbs political director John Dickerson will moderate the last Republican Debate before south carolinas primary this saturday. Coverage starts at 6 pm. Only on cbs. And please stay channel 2 news and cbs news for continuing coverage of campaign 2016. Through november. Now heres mike algers first look at the pinpoint 2 forecast very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record High Temperature on friday a possibility. Highs will climb into the mid60s thursday and could reach 68 by friday, topping the old record by a degree. Very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. Conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting in crime beat. Reno police have now named a suspect in connection to a stolen vehicle case in stead that put three schools in lockdown yesterday. Police have identified the suspect as 19yearold rylin wolfe. He is described as 5 foot six inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes. He is considered armed and dangerous. Police say around 1030 am. Wolfe while investigating a stolen vehicle case, but he fled on foot. Investigators say he stole another vehicle that was left running in a driveway and he drove through a residential area, where Police Called off the chase for the publics safety. Anyone with more informaton is asked to call or text secret witness. And the Highway Patrol has identified a stolen vehicle suspect who was involved in a hit and run last week, who they say crashed and killed himself. Investigators say 21yearold edy martinezramirez stole a yellow ford f150 last thursday in carson city before hitting a parked vehicle. While he was being pursued. Troopers say he drove over a sidewalk and through a fence at the carson city airport, where he was ejected and passed away. In money watch. Today the nugget casino in sparks announced Marnell Gaming is acquiring the property. Marnell gaming currently owns two properties in laughlin down invest significant capital in the property, including buying new slot machines and renovating the nuggets west tower rooms. The transaction should be finalized by the Second Quarter of this year if approved by the nevada gaming commission. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Music playing andi clearly i cant play, but if your son or daughter dreams of being a rock star, theres place right here in reno thats got you covered. Im andi guevara, coming up well introduce you to reno rock camp angela you may have noticed the river going up and down this week due to the sunshine, but does that mean our snow pack is in jepordy . Ill answer the question coming up. But first. Gunfire broke out inside a maryland Shopping Mall this morning. And the shootout between deputies and the suspect the world a president has to grapple with. Sometimes you cant even imagine. Thats the job. And shes the one whos proven she can get it done. Securing a massive reduction in nuclear weapons. Standing up against the abuse of women. Protecting social security. Expanding benefits for the national guard. The presidency is the toughest job in the world and shes the one wholl make a real difference for you. Im Hillary Clinton and i approved this message. Looking around the nation. Two sheriffs deputies in northeastern, maryland. Along with the suspect were killed after Authorities Say shots were exchanged in and around a shopping center. The shooting started inside a panera restaurant about 20 miles northeast of baltimore after a deputy responded to a call about someone causing a problem the deputy. Who later passed away. Was targeted because of his uniform. A second deputy caught up with the suspect a 67yearold man who was wanted on several warrants after he left the restaurant. They exchanged gunfire and the suspect was killed. The second deputy later passed away. No bystanders were hurt. The countrys leading medical experts went before Congress Today to press for nearly two billion dollars in emergency aid to help combat the zika virus. There are now 67 reported cases in 19 states. Alabama and oregon were recently added to the list and a mild case was announced in sacramento area today. Eighty percent of people who get zika dont show symptoms. But the virus has been linked to a rare birth defect which causes head and brain abnormalities. Dr. Tom frieden director, cdc were working around the clock to find out as much as we can as quickly as we can, to inform the public and to reduce the risk to pregnant women. The cdc upgraded its Emergency Operations center to a level one status this week freeing up hundreds more employees to combat the virus. Today the national Highway Transportation Safety Administration gave google the goahead to build a car without a driver. Or a steering wheel. States can still pass laws that require vehicles to have drivers , but federal regulators have opened the way for Faster Development of truly driverless cars. Google, for years, has been telling safety regulators that its selfdriving cars are safer than cars driven by humans. However, those cars are still years away from actually going on sale. And mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. Paul its not uncommon to see deer hanging out in the urban areas, including right here at our state capitol, but its music mule deer are some of the most common wildlife in nevada and can be seen throughout the silver state during all seasons of the year sometimes even in our own yards. Being up close and personal with those creatures can tempt people to give food to the animals but that is a big nono. Mammal is illegal. Paul nelson joins us live along the truckee river, where deer are known to spend their time. Paul why is the department of wildlife urging people to leave these animals alone . Feeding them can put the animals and even people in danger, landon. Some people think the deer are hungry and feel obligated to feed them but in reality, the animals are usually healthy and know how to take care of themselves. And by feeding them you could be inviting trouble. Crack, crack nevadas legislative building hasnt seen this much headbutting since the special session. And it seems these deer spend as much time here as politicians. Chris weve had some natural events like drought and wildlife that have driven animals towards the urban interface and into neighborhoods. Residents of this carson city neighborhood say this herd of deer wanders through eveve day. And theyve gotten very edward i can walk up. I can actually pet some of them. Edward theyre like family, almost. You know, its fun. Lazar says he doesnt feed the deer but ndow says that is a growing problem. Healy says people often feed pumpkins, corn and other grains to the deer often attracting other wild animals. Chris we had a case up in galena, this year, in late october where a warning was issued to a man. He says but i was feeding the deer, and i said well yeah, but youre also bringing in a bear. and predators might not be far behind. Healy you can concentrate them so mountain lions come in and have an easier time of it, killing those deer and consuming them. Healy says that can also put pets and humans in danger. And while deer seem harmless theyre still wild animals. Edward i just grabbed one of his antlers, messing around one day, and he just turned his head and if i had held onto him, he would have Officials Say larger groups of deer are more likely to spread ticks and diseases to each other. Traffic and humans pose another kind of threat to the deer. Chris its never a good thing when somebodys car runs into a deer. Theres usually great damage to the deer. Its usually dead, and great Property Damage to somebodys car. Ndow is handing out these brochures hoping to educate the public on this problem. Nevada law says anyone caught feeding deer will be given a warning for their first offense. A second offense is a 250dollar fine, and a third is 500 dollars. Covering the story live, paul nelson, channel 2 news. Channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike algers pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the American Meteorological Society very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record High Temperature will climb into the mid60s thursday and could reach 68 by friday, topping the old record by a degree. Very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. Conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting wednesday. Very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record High Temperature on friday a possibility. Highs will climb into the mid60s thursday and could reach 68 by by a degree. Very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. Conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting wednesday. Lets check in on the roads with very warm and dry conditions with variable cloudiness will continue through the weekend, with a record High Temperature on friday a possibility. Highs will climb into the mid60s thursday and could reach 68 by by a degree. Very slight cooling comes in over the weekend, but that will only drop the highs into the lower 60s. Conditions stay dry into next week, but a couple of storm fronts seem ready to move through the region starting wednesday. Lets check in on the roads with our traffic reporter chaison dean in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center. Look out for an accident on 395 and oddie northbound. And expect some extra delays in that area as crews will be on the scene and expect some heavy traffic northbound on 580 at moana to 395 and oddie and on i80 east at about to the nugget. Ky pesky atm fees can add up. Im ky sisson, how to avoid them. Thats coming up. Music playing andi has your son or daughter ever dreamed of doing that . Im andi guevara, coming up well introduce you to reno rock camp, where they get theyre one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown goldman sachs. Just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work how does wall street get away with it . Millions in Campaign Contributions and speaking fees. Our economy works for wall street because its rigged by wall street. And thats the problem. As long as washington is bought and paid for, we cant build an economy that works for people. Summer camps for kids used to involve camping. Well now, theres a big variety to choose from. And some camps are offered yearround. Andi guevara show us one that is devoted to teaching kids how to play musical instruments, sing and perform the full rock and roll experience thats what these kids get. Reno rock camps premiere band gives a public concert almost weekly once you do, like, your first performance you dont really get that nervous anymore getting the kids on stage almost immediately is the secret to success says michael hill the creator or reno rock camp. Michael. But you watch them develop within two performances michael, lets go, lets do this it helps with stage fright and stuff, like at school when i have to read a paper or something, it helps with that reno rock camp began more than three years ago as an after School Program and summer camp. It now serves young people ages eight to 20, all year round. And no musical experience is required. Michael absolutely none, and we bring them in and we foster them and we see if theyre an alto or baritone and we put them in the right groups that they need to be in natalia and now i do vocal vocals, keyboard and drums even the instruments are provided. With support from the city of reno and the renosparks indian colony, rock camp continues growing. They recently expanded to carson city and next year will begin offering classes in las vegas. The dozens of kids who participate now say theyre hooked rock camp inspired me to start band at school and i do percussion andi, off camera what do the kids at school say when they hear about what you do . Manning they usually dont believe me covering the story, andi guevara channel 2 news. The cost for reno rock camp is two hundred twenty five dollars per month, but scholarships are available. Weve created a link to their website, head to ktvn dot com and click on the blue newslink button angela im meteorologist angela schilling, with the sunshine and nice weather will we have to worry about our snow this is channel 2 news, coverage you can count on what youll notice during these dry periods that they decrease about one or so a day on a dry period. Its been really nice the past but with all this sunshine. Is our snow pack in jeopardy . What experts think in our channel 2 news big story at 5 30 our busy winter season seems to be suspended for now. Good evening im landon miller. And im kristen remington. Thanks for staying with us. Above average temperatures. And blue skies. It feels really nice outside. However, looking out over the Northwest Side of reno it doesnt appear theres much snow on the hills. Angela schilling was able to speak with a hydrologist this morning and joins us live from rock park with more. Angela . Kristen, a good way to see how our snow pack is doing is by looking at our rivers and streams. Here at rock park, the river seems to be flowing at a good so are local hydrologists worried about our snow pack . Well, as i learned today, the answer, has to do with more than just the temperature. On days like this, sometimes you have to hit the slopes and take advantage of the sunshine. Jeff anderson if you go skiing on mt. Rose today there might be some soft snow on top of thats melted a little bit. But no need to worry about our snow pack just yet. Jeff anderson the water is still there. Jeff anderson any water that is coming out of the snow is going further into the snow pack and refreezing down into the snow pack. Its not common to have a few dry spells during an el nino. Here a look at consecutive dry days from the Weather Service in sacramento. Rain or snow you just dont want it to go on for months. Weve been dry here in reno since the beginning of february. We started off the month with temperatures in the thirties. Now it feels like spring. Jeff anderson what youll notice during these dry periods is that the snow pack decreased about one or so percent a day on a dry period. Jeff anderson that does not really mean the snow is melting