The recent solar debate here in nevada. And a first hand look at what medical students go through during their time at unr. How the university hopes, to keep the school of medicine well funded. These stories top your news right now at 5 00 am. Today is wednesday, february 17, 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 and very windy today with gusts in the 5060mph range possible, secure Everything Outdoors a winter storm will move into the sierra this afternoon and evening with heavy snow possible in the Higher Elevations through thursday morning, making travel difficult. The valleys will see a few afternoon showers with snow levels dropping down to 5,000ft by thursday morning. Turning to crime beat. Sparks police have a man in custody, charged with firing yesterday morning. Police were called out to the 3thousand bloc
President if he doesnt pull his what trump calls false ads. I havent been doing it this long. Ive been in it since june 16th. Ill tell you i have never, ever met a person that lies more than ted cruz. Cruz doesnt seem particularly upset. He was just going on and on about how im the most horrible person in the world because i keep repeating the things he says. Cruz said trump had gone off the deep end. Former former president george w. Stayed out of politics since leaving office. That changed yesterday when mr. Bush campaigned for his younger brother in South Carolina. He never mentioned donald trump by name but left no doubt who he was talking about. I understand that americans are angry and frustrated, but we office who mirrors and inflames our anger and frustration. Jeb bush remains far behind trump in the latest South Carolina polls. Well, coming up on cbs this morning, we will talk with jeb bush about his campaign and whats at stake for him in South Carolina. The white house says p
Headquarters in new york. Good to be with you. Im annemarie green. Still smarting from a resound on is defeat in the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton is hoping to get her campaign back on track later this month in nevada and south carolina. Last night in the final debate before those contests, clinton tried to stem the surge of Bernie Sanderss campaign by making a plea to an important block of voters. March marlie hall was at last night os Campaign Debate in milwaukee. Reporter sanders used last nights debate as an opportunity to try to boost his minority support. We are sick and tired of seeing videos on television of unarmed people, often africanamericans, shot by police officers. We have to restore policing that will actually protect the are sworn to protect. Reporter Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders used their sixth debate to appeal to blacks and latinoss in the next states to vote. But the battle for minority voters was also taking place off the debate stage. I believe Ber
Nominating his successor. Senate republicans are digging in their heels, promising not to consider a nominee until a new president is elected. Don champion is in washington. Don, good morning. Reporter good morning, andmarie. Fierce battle lines are already drawn over president obama nominating a successor for scalia. The legal battle already taking shape, it is clear the Supreme Court could be shorthanded for sometime. A white hearse carries the body of Antonin Scalia in texas on sunday bound for virginia at the request of his family. The 79yearold Supreme Court justice passed away suddenly over the weekend while vacationing al this resort ranch. A judge ruled scalia died of Natural Causes after consulting with sheriffs deputies and the investigators. One of the things that i did ask the sheriff and the marshals who were there if there was any sign of foul play. Reporter across the nation, and in the Nations Capital, flags flew at halfstaff justice. Known for his strict conservative r
But first. Lets take a look at the forecast with meteorologist Jeff Martinez. Hi jeff. Cloudy and colder today with rain and snow showers moving through the area making for a slick morning commute. Several inches of snow will fall in the mountains making travel difficult. Look for scattered rain and snow showers by this afternoon. We dry things out in time for the time to check out our roadways time to check out our roadways with rj in the more fm traffic center. We do have some School Delays to tell you about this morning. All Storey County schools on a 1 hour delay. And Sierra Nevada college also on 1 hour delay. We will tell you about any more delays as we learn about them. Developing this morning. A shooting at a Mobile Home Park in reno, left one man dead last night. Just after 7 pm. Reno police were called out on a report of a shooting, at the 27hundred block of kietzke lane. Thats the ponderosa trailer park near yori park. When officers got there. They found a man in the parking