Hold to the northern sierra an American Mosque in maryland. The first visit as president. Obama says bias against any segment of American Society tears at the fabric holding the nation together and must be tackled head on. Obama talked about a 13yearold muslim girl from ohio who wrote him to say she is scared. Obama says that girl is like his own daughters. He says its wrong that any child would be filled with doubt or question their place in society. Front of his 4 year old daughter. Only on action news. His girlfriend is speaking out. Sharing her heart break. Hes a good father a great friend, a good son, a great big brother, an amazing boyfriend, a great supporter. Family and friends of 26 year old johnny haney, gathered at the place he was killed last night. Officers tell us haney was dropping off his little girl at her mothers apartment monday afternoon. When he was shot and killed. The childs mom and this man are behind bars accused of murder. Police believe it was the man who pul
An Online Service that began here in reno just reached a huge milestone. Well show you how the Service Works and why millions of americans have used its technology. And local High School Students are heading to las vegas this weekend. To compete for a spot in the National Science bowl. Ky sisson is live in the newsroom to tell us how these bright teenagers are preparing for the big event. These stories top your news right now at 4 30 am. Today is wednesday, february 3, 2016. Good morning, im john potter. And im andi guevara. Thanks for starting your day with channel 2 news this morning. Lets start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist Jeff Martinez. Mostly cloudy this wednesday with a few scattered snow rain showers by the afternoon. The sierra could see a few inches of evening with little or no accumulations. Dry weather takes us through the weekend with highs warming into the 50s new this morning. Both northbound lanes of kietzke lane near i80 were closed for a few hou
A quick light snow shower possible in the afternoon with minimal to no accumulation expected. Saturday should feel pretty nice with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 30s. Sunday well see overcast skies with temperatures rising into the upper 30s and a few snow showers with light accumulations possible. Cold air will be blasting through the state starting sunday night but it wont really hit us until tuesday when highs drop into the low teens. Sabrina Sabrina Sabrina three people face charges following a wednesday shooting in waukee that put three nearby schools on lockdown. Jejuan jayjonn lyke like junior. William walls. And an unnamed 17 year old have each been charged with attempted murder, robbery, intimidation with a weapon, and going armed with intent. No one was hit, though one victim was taken to the hospital for none life threatening injuries. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias growing concerns over the zika officials the illness can be spread by sexual tran
Been charged with attempted murder, robbery, intimidation with a weapon, and going armed with intent. No one was hit, though one victim was taken to the hospital for none life threatening injuries. Elias in the number two spot this morning. Elias growing concerns over the zika virus. Health officials confirming that the illness can be spread by sexual transmission and not just by mosquito bites. One such instance has been confirmed in texas. Meanwhile, a state of emergency in four florida counties, where at least nine people have been diagnosed with zika. The virus has been linked to birth defects in babies and paralysis in adults. Sabrina the third thing you need to know before you walk out the door. Sabrina a lawsuit has not been filed in the hot lotto jackpot case, which led to the arrest and jackpot case, which led to the arrest and conviction of eddie tipton a former Security Director for the multi state lottery association. Lawfirm filed the suit on behalf of larry dawson. Claimi
Joining us for local 5 news Sabrina Ahmed. Sabrina sabrina a house fire in nevada left one man dead. Early this morning, story county authorities were called to a home in the 800 block of north avenue, where they found the home fully engulfed and the male resident deceased. He has been identified as 36 willian blazek. Was not home at fire. The cause of the fire is still unknown. Suspicious only markings and the on the scene still processing it. Well make a determination later once we get everything together. Sabrina officials are still waiting on autopsy results. We will be sure to keep you updated on this story throughout the day. Sabrina onto our top story this morning. Three people face charges after gunfire in waukee wednesday. Sabrina the incident even forced the lockdown of three nearby schools for a short time yesterday. Involved are 19 yearold jejuan jayjonn lyke like junior, 18 year old william walls, and an unnamed 17 year old. Theyve all been charged with attempted murder, r