Now accused of making you believe youre getting a better we have the list. Good evening. And its great to have you with us here on a thursday night. And we begin with the passing of a true american hero. Former astronaut, war hero and u. S. Senator from ohio, john gl. The First American to orbit the earth. He was the last surviving member of the original mercury 7 astronauts. A symbol of the american spirit. His nearly fivehour flight solidifying americas place in the space race with the soviet d victory at the time. Once asked how hed like to be remembered, glenn said hell, quote, leave that to the other people. And so, we begin with abcs david wright. Ten, nine reporter he was a pioneer and a patriot. Launched into history with this iconic sendoff from mission control. Godspeed, john glenn. Reporter later, john glenn confessed he actually didnt hear the phrase as friendship 7 lifted off. Zero g, and i feel fine. Capsule is turning around. Oh, that view is tremendous. Reporter at the
240 acre site which has no responsible party to bear the burden. Though the 90 percent funding sounds attractive, theres also fear that even if its put on the priority list that funding may not be there, but the stigma would be. The governor is asking the epa to hold off until september giving everybody several months to find other ways to find that 31 million dollars. Clear and warm across northern nevada today. And it looks like this beautiful weather will be sticking around for a while. Chief meteorologist Jeff Thompson has a look at the forecast. Jeff . High pressure will keep the weather dry through the week. Expect mostly sunny, mild afternoons, with highs in the low 60s for most western Nevada Valley locations, and midupper 50s in the sierra. Nights will stay chilly, with lows dipping below freezing. Jeff tonight clear, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Tuesday sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind around 5 mph. With a low around 32. Southeast win
The man who reno Police Believe stole two trucks in stead and led them on a chase. Around 10 30am yesterday morning officers went looking for the suspect in a stolen truck case. That man is 19yearold rylin wolfe. Police say he ran off when he saw police. Then stole another truck was unoccupied and running in a driveway. When police tried to stop him, he led them on a chase through a neighborhood, at one point hitting a fence. Police say they stopped the case for safety reasons. Several agencies and the raven helicopter assisted reno police in attempting locate wolfe. The incident led to precautionary code yellow lockdowns at Obrien Middle School as well as stead and silver lake elementary schools. Wolfe is 56 and 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes, and is considered to be armed and dangerous. If you know anything about his whereabouts you are asked to the Reno Police Department or secret witness at 3224900. You can also text a tip to 847411 keyword. Sw. We now know the name leadi
Surpeme court nominee. Governor sandoval couldnt answer any questions about the rumors, because he was flying to washington, dc today. But, many say he could be the ideal candidate. One who may force hearings, and an eventual up or down vote in the republican controlled senate. According to the washington post, sandoval is on the papers shortlist as one who would make the senate quote squirm. His strengths . He is a popular hispanic governor and he has federal bench experience. Yesterday senator reid said he was going to carson city to talk to the governor. When asked if the topic would be a Supreme Court nomination, reid wouldnt elaborate. The National Media has latched on to the rumor. The last word with Lawrence Odonnell senator heller he has indicated that he would support a nomination. There would only be three more for a 5050 tie which joe biden would break, to get the nominee confirmed. Prof. Fred lokken tmcc political science; everything about the nomination meets the criteria,
Nhp says she swerved to avoid debris on the road. Over corrected. Then rolled. She was taken to the hospital with moderate troopers dont think alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash. Investigating an Armed Robbery at the alamo casino on greg street. It happened around 4 30 this morning. The victim is an employee at the alamo and was working as a cashier. According to the clerks statement. The suspect displayed a large silver handgun and ordered the clerk to fill up a backpack. The supect then g rabbed the bag and ran from the casino. The suspect is described as a white male about 5foot8 with dark hair and about 30 years of age. At the time. He was wearing some type of black face paint. All black clothing and a black baseball cap. Fortunately no one was injured. Reno police are investigating an Armed Robbery in stead. It happened at the maverick gas station on stead boulevard just before 4 this morning. Officials say the man stole money from the Cash Register then took right now th