With us and we have a lot of energy here right now. We feel good about it. He plans to be in las vegas for the caucus tomorrow. Covering campaing 2016 erin breen channel 2 news. Earlier this morning, ben carson spoke to a crowd of more than 400 people at pipers opera house in Virginia City. The visit was notable for its historical significance. The last time a president or candidate visited the city was in the 1800s andi guevara has this report. Carson i can guarantee they dont like me. Crowd laughs dr. Ben carson says hes proud to be a washington outsider carson they began to realize that im not gonna play their games carson had fans cheering when he described the flat tax he would implement if elected, how hed strengthen our military and re invest in our Space Program all while reducing our national debt. Carson cutting back the size of the federal government, 4. 1 million federal employees, tens of thousands of them retire carson proposed a Health Care System that would allow users to control their insurance money like a savings account. Carson if we use the money in the right way, then people will have what they need and for poor people, once they understand, it will be some much better than obamacare for them more than 400 crowded pipers opera house to see dr. Carson. Many arriving before 7 30 this morning, waiting through a long line and security screenings. And all just thrilled to be there tracy schroeder, dayton i think hes a calm person and will be able to talk to other World Leaders and i think hes a smart man, i think hell bring Good Business gene munnings, carson city he wouldnt be trying to divide us, hed want us to unite together kirk jensen, Virginia City i think hes a very good man, a good guy all around, he just doesnt have the money to stay around with the big boys but despite what the polls or pundits say, dr. Carson maintains he is not dropping out carson being quiet and mild mannered does not mean not strong and people just need to reorient themselves and understand how that works covering Campaign Campaign 2016, andi guevara, channel 2 news and more republican president ial candidates will visit northern nevada tonight and tomorrow. Texas senator ted cruz will speak at the boys and girls club on foster drive in reno tonight. Doors open at 7 pm. And frontrunner donald trump will host a rally at the rose ballroom at the nugget tomorrow, starting at noon. To rsvp for either event head to ktvn dot com and click the blue news links button. Preparations are underway in nevada for the Republican Caucus tomorrow. Amanda ketchledge is live at the Washoe County gop headquarters with a look at volunteers organizing the event. Amanda, whats going on there . Kristenthe phone has been ringing off the hook here with voters asking questions about their caucus locations and how so volunteers are working to organize every detail by tomorrow so theres no hiccups. Adam khan, chairman Washoe County Republican Party were expecting record turnout, which is great because we had 33,000 people in 2012 and we look at what happened on saturday on the democratic side and we dont want anything of the same to happen. They had people in lines that couldnt get in for a wait of 2 to 3 hours. Washoe county gop chair, adam khan says they have dozens of volunteers fielding phone calls, organizing papers before the big day tomorrow. He says there are 28 precinct locations for voters and each site will be ready with the necessary items and protocols in place. Thats because the washoe gop wants the caucus to be a smooth process. Adam khan, chairman Washoe County Republican Party people know whats at stake if we dont have an effective caucus and wellorganized caucus this time. We risk losing our first in the west status. The republicans required voters to register by february 13th so only voters who registered by covering campaign 2016, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. And please stay with 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 this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. A large ridge of High Pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. Temperatures will climb from the mid50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of the work week before a low Energy System moves in over the weekend, giving us only a slight Highway Patrol troopers have identified a woman who was killed in a fatal crash friday evening. Troopers say 55yearold melanie marnnelawson was driving south on i580 between College Parkway and arrowhead drive when, investigators say, she drove onto the Left Shoulder and over corrected. Troopers say her truck hit a concrete wall and she was away. Today the family of nevada state senator debbie smith announced a public memorial serivce will be held for her sunday. Her memorial will be at Sparks High School at noon. Smith passed away yesterday a year after doctors began treating her for brain cancer. She was 60 years old. Smith was first elected to the state assembly in 2000 and won a seat in the senate in 2012. Governor sandoval has ordered flags be lowered to half staff through sunday in honor of smith. Smiths family has asked in lieu of flowers, donations to be made to the dr. Marnie rose foundation, which supports brain tumor research. We have a link to the fund thats been set up in smiths memory at ktvn dot com. Senator smiths seat will be filled during the general election in november. If a special session is held before then, the Washoe County comission will appoint someone to it. In health watch. Lumber liquidators stock dropped nearly 20percent today after the prevention said people exposed to certain types of the companys laminate flooring were three times more likely to get cancer than previously predicted. Last year, 60 minutes reported the retailer sold chinese made flooring that exceeded safety limits for formaldehyde. Lumber liquidators says it has strengthened its Quality Assurance procedures. Paul were sitting on the social stairs, just one place students can hangout out at the pennington student Achievement Center. Im paul nelson, coming up at 5 30, well take you for a tour of unrs newest building. Signs of heart attack can be different for men and women. Dr. Letitia anderson is a cardiologist with Renown Institute for heart and vascular health. If you questions about your heart, our ask the doctor lines are open right now at 8582222. But first. A man accused of a shooting spree in michigan appeared in court today. Who investigators say he admitted to shooting, after the break. News. With Kristen Remington, landon miller, and mike algers looking around the nation. The uber driver accused of a deadly shooting rampage over the weekend was arraigned in kalamazoo, michigan today. 45 year old jason dalton appeared by video link at the county courthouse where he is facing six counts of murder. A judge denied him bail. Police say he went on a deadly rampage saturday night. Randomly killing six and seriously injuring two others in three separate attacks. Shooting spree at an apartment complex where he shot a woman multilpe times. Police say dalton admitted he gunned down a man and his 17 year old son at a car dealership several hours later and then killed four more restaurant. Some of the victims families from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are suing the maker of the rifle used in the attack. The plaintiffs say the ar15 Assault Rifle used in the attack is a dangerous battlefield weapon and was marketed to appeal to gunman adam lanzas desire for empowerment. Attorneys for riflemaker bushmaster argued before a connecticut judge the company is not at fault for the december 2012 massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. They argued the case should be thrown out because of a federal law protecting gun makers from lawsuits. A judge will decide on whether the suit should proceed at a later date. Apple is asking congress to step in as it appeals a ruling to help the fbi unlock the San Bernardino shooting suspects iphone. Apples ceo wants congress or the government to create a commission to review the issue of Civil Liberties in the digital age. In an unusual move yesterday, fbi director james comey hammered apple online, writing a frank post titled, we could not look the survivors in the eye if we did not follow this lead. Some of those San Bernardino survivors will now reportedly file a legal briefing in court appealing to apple to unlock the phone. Apples appeal is due by friday. And mike alger will have a look at your forecast, coming up next. But first. The city of reno has installed more solarpowered trash cans downtown. How theyre designed to cut down on welcome back. Dowtown reno is getting trashed. But trashed in a good way. Check it out today the city of reno began installation of 12 new solar powered trash compactors. You may have seen them before the city has about 20 of them already these bigbelly compactors will line virginia street through downtown ultimately helping in the citys blight initiative. David bobzien, councilmember the street downtown, its harder for people to rummage through them for to pull out stuff they want to find, so we end up with less trash on the street. These trash compactors also contribute to a more Energy Efficient community. They run on solar power and when its time to empty them by compacting the trash, they require fewer pick ups which leads to less fuel consumption and less pollution. The Academy Awards are less than a week away. And a new study finds hollywood is woefully lacking in diversity both behind and in front of the camera. Researchers at Uscs Annenberg school found a systemwide lack of diversity when it comes to gender, race, ethnicity, and lg bt status. And gave a failing grade to every hollywood movie studio. And almost all tv outlets. Noting a huge gap in underrepresented groups. Stacy smith usc study coauthor i think the prequel to oscars so white is hollywood so white. I think our study makes it really clear. Hollywood is a the report found the gender gap runs deep. Only onethird of speaking characters went to females despite women representing 50percent of the population. Overall, the authors found just more than 28percent of speaking roles went to racial or ethnic minorities. And more than half of all media content failed to portray an asian in a speaking or named part. Channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike algers pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the American Meteorological Society this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. A large ridge of High Pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. Temperatures will climb from the mid50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of Energy System moves in over the weekend, giving us only a slight chance of a shower on this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. A large ridge of High Pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. Temperatures will climb from the mid50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of the work week before a low Energy System moves in over the weekend, giving us only a slight chance of a shower on saturday. This will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. A large ridge of High Pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. Climb from the mid50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of the work week before a low Energy System moves in over the weekend, giving us only a slight chance of a shower on this will be a very mild and uneventful weather week. A large ridge of High Pressure is building in offshore which will deflect the energy of any pacific storms up to our north. Temperatures will climb from the mid50s tuesday into the upper 60s by the end of the work week before a low Energy System moves in over the chance of a shower on saturday. Lets check in on the roads with our traffic reporter chaison dean in the alice 96 point 5 traffic center. Expect to see some light traffic getting on to 395 northobund from i80 east luckily there are no accidents or incidents to report so please continue to drive safely. Im chaison dean and thats your traffic. Coming up. Two local College Students are entering into a Competitive Industry with a new startup. Details on which one coming up at 5 30. Plus, coming up after the lthy were talking about heart attack signs for women. And tips to keep your kids hearts healthy in tonights ask the doctor. Cardiologist, dr. Letitia anderson is my guest. Shes with the Renown Institute for heart and vascular health. 1 many people think heart attacks always happen suddenly, without any warning. But thats not always the case. 2 what are warning signs unique to women . 3 if youre experiencing one or more of those signs, at what point should you go to the hospital . 4 studies have shown that fatty childhood. What can our kids be doing to protect their hearts . Many people think a heart attack is always sudden. But many heart attacks start slowly as mild pain or discomfort, which can come and go. For both women and men, the most common sign of a heart attack is pain or chest. It can be mild or strong and can last more than a few minutes, or it can go away and come back. Women are more likely while the signs of a heart attack can happen suddenly, they paul sometimes university of nevada students just feel like they need meditation and reflection. Now they can come to the meditation and reflection room and its just one of many things offered at the student Achievement Center. Im how two College Students are working to take a bite in the 742 Million Dollar industry of this is channel 2 news, coverage you can count on mariah i actually think its fantastic. I walked through earlier and i decided i needed to come back to study and hang out. The newest building at the university of nevada is open for Achievement Center that brings several Different Services under one roof. Your first look inside is tonights channel 2 news big story at 5 30 the william n. Pennington student Achievement Center is located right in the heart of campus built where Getchell Library once stood. Good evening im landon miller. And im Kristen Remington thank you for staying with us tonight. Administrators say the nearly 45Million Dollar building will help improve Student Engagement helping them earn their degrees. Paul nelson joins us live from the pennington student Achievement Center. Paul students are already noticing the value of that building arent they . They are kristen and it seems like there is something for everyone. Students can come here for anything from tutoring to counseling services. Its also a Central Place where they can study or simply decompress. Getchell Library Crash it was a little more than two years ago when demolition began on Getchell Library making way for this 78thousand services. Derek because theres so much stuff there for students to use, thats probably what theyre most excited about, seeing computers available and collaboration rooms for them to work in. Thats something that theyre really excited about seeing. Various Student Services used to be located in six different buildings around campus. Now they are right here, in the pennington student Achievement Center. Mariah the fact that they have the Writing Center and the math center all in one place now, you dont have to find certain buildings, i think thats a really good thing. It also has an advising center, career studio, and scholars programs, as well as a disabilty veterans center. About 17hundred veterans attend the university onevada. Eric we specialize and we lead in collaboration. So, its getting our veterans up for success, and thats what our main goal for our veterans is. How about you guys. Whohoo this genetics class is in one of two brand new state of the art classrooms set up in a non traditional way. Derek they are designed in kind of a 360degree method, which
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