on a singular message that this election will decide whether american democracies survives. will those words move voters? plus, the u.s. scrambling today to find partners for peace in the middle east, even as the israel-hamas war threatens to spin out of control. will secretary of state antony blinken s fourth trip overseas break new ground. and a new front in the war of transgender rights. the stakes are high whether trans americans can run for office using the names they choose. i ll talk to vanessa joy who says she was kis disqualified from her race in ohio because of a law she believes could put other trans candidates at risk. we start with the president s massive political gamble, betting that voters will rally around him as the defender of democracy and reject donald trump s dystopian vision of america. that message is at the heart of a big speech he ll give near valley forge this afternoon and is expected to be the framework for his campaign going forward. they d
We still have time to get it right, but we dont have forever. Thats the great challenge of this election and thats why im asking for your vote. Cheers, applause the reno rally came in between an elko appearance and one in douglas county. Then the candidate flew on to las vegas for tomorrows caucus which depending on the results could help him trim it to a twoperson race in the weeks ahead. Marco rubio has picked up an endorsement from nevada senator dean heller. Heller says hes convinced rubio can unite conservatives to beat the democrats in the general election. Heller had endorsed bush until the former Florida Governor dropped out after a fourthplace finish in south carolina. Other bush supporters announced they would team. They include representative mark amodei and Assembly Majority leader paul anderson. The last time someone of president ial material visited the comstock was ulysses s. Grant in 1870. This morning ben carson campaigned in the comstock prior to the republican caucus
Of more than a thousand people. Making promises he says would see through as president. Cruz we will repeal every word of obamacare. Common core ends today. We finally, finally, finally secure borders and end sanctuary cities. Hes calling for a reagan revolution that stands for liberty, fights for christianity and defends the constitution. Cruz every justice i put on the court will be faithful to the constitution and ferociously defend the bill of rights for my children and for your children known as a traditional conservative. Cruz vows to stand beside israel and destroy isis. Cruz youll have a commander and chief that will destroy radical islamic terrorism. His bold stances and passionate delivery sealed support for many. Including nevada legislators and celebrities. But the question is if theyll stay with him through november. At the boys and girls today cruz will be heading to minden, fernley and carson city. Donald trump is also making a swing through northern nevada. Hell be in s
Now. High pressure will dominate the weather picture this week. Expect mild to warm afternoons, light wind, and occasional high clouds. A couple of weak systems could bring showers saturday and late sunday to the region, but they will likely be weak and track to our north. Temperatures will cool in their wake, after warming to 70 by the end of the work week for western nevada valleys. Jeff tuesday sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday night mostly clear, with a low around 31. South wind around 5 mph. Wednesday mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Wednesday night partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Thursday mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Thursday night partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Friday partly sunny, with a high near 69. Friday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Saturday a slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Saturday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Sunday partly sunny, with a h