First, lets take a look at this picture from the internet. This is quite the sight from the heavenly observation deck. And that is a gorgeous picture. It will be gorgeous again tomorrow so we do have pesky high clouds in the area. That is not going to last too much longer. Well see clear skies. 54 for the cloud cover. It prevented us from getting to 60 today. That is why we stayed cooler than what we thought. Other temperatures are a little warmer, but not much. Not many. Smith valley, 53. And it is already 48 in stead so renosparks. Our air quality is good, so it is okay to burn. And the area looks mild, and then well go below 40, but not until around 11 00 tonight so get out there, get stuff done. It is gorgeous. And our heat wave will continue weekend. Back to you. Thank you. Topping our news this Republican Party not making any predictions about turnout for tonights gop caucus. The process starts. We join news 4s terri hendry live at Reno High School which is one of the caucus loca
Higher turnout than expected. Adam khan, chairman Washoe County Republican Party we dont want anything of the same. They had people in lines that had to wait 2 to 3 hours. Khan says theyre planning for the republicans to have a record turnout too. Adam khan, chairman Washoe County Republican Party people know whats at stake if we dont have an effective caucus and wellorganized caucus this time. We risk losing our first in the west status. Unlike the Nevada Democratic caucus on saturday, the gop caucus in nevada does not allow sameday registration, voters must be registered as a republican by february 13 and must also have a government issued picture id. If you still need to know your caucus location and information, just head to our website at ktvn dot com and click on that blue newslinks button. Covering campaign 2016, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. Thanks amanda. And candidates are taking advantage of nevada being in the National Spotlight with appearances all around the area. On
National convention, and theyre distributed proportionally based on the results of tuesdays primary. Donald trump so tonight, folks, this was a great evening. I love this place, i love this state. sen. Ted cruz theyre still counting the ballots, so we dont know the exact results, but i want to congratulate donald trump on a strong evening tonight. Ben carson also gave a speech tonight. Despite finishing second to last, told a crowd tonight that hes still in the race for the forseeable future. Marco rubio nor john kasich spoke tonight. Nevada is still relatively new to this whole caucusing thing. Since we just made the switch from primaries in 2008. And we have coverage of how they went. From different caucus locations all around northern nevada today. So lets check in and see how it went. With Team Coverage of campaign 2016. Ryan canaday got a chance to speak with caucusgoers in carson city. And erin breen spent the day at a caucus precinct at hug high. Erin lets start with you. How di
With us and we have a lot of energy here right now. We feel good about it. He plans to be in las vegas for the caucus tomorrow. Covering campaing 2016 erin breen channel 2 news. Earlier this morning, ben carson spoke to a crowd of more than 400 people at pipers opera house in Virginia City. The visit was notable for its historical significance. The last time a president or candidate visited the city was in the 1800s andi guevara has this report. Carson i can guarantee they dont like me. Crowd laughs dr. Ben carson says hes proud to be a washington outsider carson they began to realize that im not gonna play their games carson had fans cheering when he described the flat tax he would implement if elected, how hed strengthen our military and re invest in our Space Program all while reducing our national debt. Carson cutting back the size of the federal government, 4. 1 million federal employees, tens of thousands of them retire carson proposed a Health Care System that would allow users
What they call their preference groups. If someones undecided, they get to stand in another area of the room. Then something called viability. On caucus day, voters will head to their nearest caucus site where they will meet other members of their vote. For those wanting to participate, you must be party. Democrats have same day registration, while the republicans require voters to register by february 13th. Both parties also have different styles for their caucuses. Adam khan, chairman Washoe County Republican Party ours is you go in there, you talk, and try to persuade your neighbors, you try to persuade them. And then you make a secret ballot. So no one actually knows what your choice is. Now if theres only two people in your precinct, of course you know what the other person voted. But we like to keep that to ensure theres no voter intimidation. To find out how you can get involved with the democrats or republicans for caucus training, just head to our website and and remember the