Pack. A german shorthaired pointer takes home top honors at the westminster dog show. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. President obama fired back at senate who say they wont consider his nominee for fill Justice Antonin Scalia of the supreme court. A funeral is planned for saturday. Speaking in california yesterday, mr. Obama said the constitution is clear and the senate has no grounds to refuse a vote. Theres no unwritten law that says that it can only be done on off years. Thats not in the constitutional im amused when i hear people who claim to be strict interpreters of the constitution, suddenly reading into it a whole series of provisions that are not there. There is more than enough time for the senate to consider, in a thoughtful way, the record of a nominee that i present and to make a decision. Senator chuck grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, which would hold hearings on t
Thanks danielle. And with the nevada caucuses starting in less thanks danielle. And with the nevada caucuses starting in less than two weeks, be sure to stay with channel two news on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage of campaign 2016. Look at the pinpoint 2 forecast a large ridge of High Pressure will settle in over the west coast for the next week, giving us very warm, though not record setting temperatures. Sunny skies and high temperatures in the low 60s tuesday will give way to a few clouds midweek, but temperatures will stay up in the weekend, with lows near the freezing mark. Winds will generally light throughout the week. Squaw valley is expanding some of their programming that focuses on the environment. Theyre advocating to reduce the amount of co2 produced at the ski resort along with other things. As part of this mission theyve announced the beginning of a new program that theyre calling drink mountain tap. Ryan canaday was at the resort today
Before the voters of New Hampshire hit the polls whats really going on here, john, is disturbing to me. Youve talked a lot about the donations Hillary Clinton receives from the Financial Service sectors, she called that an artful smear. Its a fact. North koreans facing new sanctions after state running media announced pyongyang had successfully launched a satellite. Lady gaga ticked off super bowl 50 with a powerful performance. All that. I focused on the halftime show. It did not disappoint. For many viewers best part of the super bowl was watching the commercials. And all that matters. Were like ervlgsverybody else. Folks rate the commercials. Whats the menu . Wings, pizza, nachos. We put lets move off the table. On cbs this morning. Right here, vaughn miller. Are you going to take any souvenir, like a lock of jim nantss hair. Theres not much of that left, be careful. Can you give us a quick dab right now . Lets go. This mornings eye opener is presented by toyota. Lets go places. Wel
Why. Reid people are going to go solar because its a really good financial investment. The Environmental Impact is the cherry on top, and we are grateful for that. But with all the rulings that have happened as of late, it just doesnt make Financial Sense anymore for people to go residential or small commercial solar. A coalition of Solar Companies in nevada has come together to fight the decision. And possibly get a referendum on the november ballot. For more on all of this. Tune in for face the state this weekend. Its airing tomorrow at 4 30 am. 3 30 pm and 8 30 pm and on sunday at 6 30 am and 4 pm. Covering the big story live, arianna bennett, channel 2 news. We had plenty of sunshine across northern nevada today but will that change over the Holiday Weekend . Chief meteorologist mike alger is in the Weather Center tonight. Mike how does it look . The weather will remain dry and mild, if not cloudless, through the president s day weekend before a storm system finally week. For satur
Tonight we have an update on a story we bright you last fall. The Desert Research institute in reno has been working on its very own weather model for a while now. Since september, its been able to test the model for accuracy to help refine it. Angela schilling joins us live in the newsroom with more. Angela . Kristen, while the folks at dri have a long ways to go, they i last spoke with them in the fall. Both on a Business Front and Research Side of the project. The model indeed looks a little bit different now. If all goes well, they hope to have a Business Partner within the next few months. Brian speicher Everyone Wants to know first and foremost how accurate you are. Especially when your new model forecasts the weather. Brian speicher over about a four month time we looked at the performance of the model over reno and las vegas and compared to really recognizable names. In weather. In december the results came in, showing their in house model could compete with the rest. The test