it was the final debate before the first votes are cast...and the national front runner was not there. megyn kelly, "let's address the elephant not in the room?" still donald trump's influence was felt. cruz sot everyone on this stage is stupid, fat and ugly //?now that we have the donald trump portion out of the way but cruz's jokes soon turned tense? cruz i would note that the last four questions had been rand, please attack ted, jeb, please attack ted -- let me just say this. chris wallace it is a debate, sir. cruz sot if you guys ask one more mean question, i may have to leave the stage. setting marco rubio up for the first of several applause lines?. rubio sot "i'm not going to leave the stage no matter what you ask me." just a few miles away, trump held his own event. "i didn't want to be here i have to be honest. i wanted to be 5 minutes away" and said he raised millions for vets. trump will i get more votes will i get less votes? nobody knows.// dowd ntl maybe the least risk for him was maybe something happening at the debate as opposed to just missing the debate. while back at the debate without trump, the candidates took on "get rid of planned parenthood funding" to immigration. rubio sot "you supported amnesty." bush sot "so did you marco." tag: fox moderators said they didn't know even after the event started if trump would surprise them by attending. lz abcn, des moines. back here at home...reno police are investigating after they say a man walked into a laundromat on wells avenue and 2nd street-- with a gunshot wound to his leg. a police spokesman says the man apparently was shot in the are of east 4th street near sage street before he came to the laundromat. he wast taken to a hospital with non-life the body of a missing sparks man has been found in pyramid lake. the pyramid lake tribal police say they found the body of 68-year-old richard bleak-ney ... who went missing in october of last year. this is a picture of the washoe county sheriff's hasty team, performing a deep water dive. bleak-ney was reported missing after falling from a fishing boat. ### another boater had to be rescued after his boat overturned in the sparks marina yesteday afternoon. the man was sailing in the marina when his boat flipped. he was able to climb on top of the capsized boat, and wait for emergency responders. the man was eventually rescued, and his boat was pulled from the water. he was cold and wet... but was otherwise unhurt. ### police at the university of nevada reno, now say a report of a robbery on campus yesterday afternoon.did not happen. a woman initially claimed she was robbed by two men wearing masks between lawlor events center, and the university police say they have not made a decision on whether to charge her for filing a false police report. elko is extending its ban on medical marijuana establishments. according to the elko daily free press, the city council voted four to one to extend a two year moratorium on medical marijuana business licenses until march of 20-18. the council members wanted to continue the ban because marijuana is still illegal at the federal level. one councilman who voted against extending the ban said banning those businesses would deprive the city of an opportunity for revenue, and deny residents a needed service. a washoe county school board member, is stepping down because of health issues. barbara mclaury announced she's stepping down in march. she's been with the district for 34 years. the rest of the school board will now have to choose a replacement to represent district "g "in west washoe county. that person will fill the seat until someone is 20-16. there is no set protocol in place to select an interim successor. the board will talk about finding a replacement in february. ### hundreds of people gathered at the grand sierra resort to discuss the future of northern nevada's economy, and new businesses coming to the area. "directions 2016: engines of change" highlighted job growth in our area. chamber chairman-- danny delarosa-- says tesla was the first big business to move here, but it's just one of -many companies sustaining growth in here in the truckee- meadows. directions is an annual event put on by the chamber nevada. about 700 people took part in the conference.### swimmers at the evelyn mount northeast community center pool have to find somewhere else to practice their laps. the pool closed last week because of a sagging roof. kolo 8 news now's paul harris spoke with city of reno officials about the the condition of the pool and when it will nats the pool at evelyn mount is bone dry and has been closed off for safety reasons. andy bass, city of reno, "we noticed there was a slight sag of the roof line and so we were able to open up the roof and we discovered that there were multiple trusses that were broken. the closure has been disappointing to swimmers. kathy kelly-ballinger, evelyn mount northeast community center, "there are lots of seniors that use this pool and the pool is heated to 86 degrees for therapeutic use so they are very disappointed." go pro nats for indoor swimming you have to use the northwest pool. mary aker, swimmer, "there is a lot more people here and water aerobics is here before we come to swim the schedule is just bizarre." officials hope to possibly open an outdoor pool early. "we could open up idlewild would be in march because we are finishing up replacing the solar panels at the pool and need about a month to drain to get it ready to go." but swimmers think the city needs to think about the bigger picture. "we need to build a new pool. we have a group working on a pool where moana used to be." the city agrees a new pool is needed but like most things it comes down to money. $20 million based on what you want to build." nats fade. that was paul harris reporting. if repairs go according to plan... the city is hopeful the evelyn mount pool could reopen in september of a winter storm will impact the region today with strong winds, rain, and high elevation snow. a cold front will bring lowering snow levels tonight and saturday. be prepared for travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada weekend and week. forecast reasoning over the last 24 hours. a winter storm with a deep moisture plume moving into northern california will spread south today and tonight. a cold front tracking from north to south will drop snow levels from 8000-9000 feet to 4000-5500 feet this evening and tonight. main impacts today will be periods of heavy rain over northeast california and in the northern sierra along with strong winds across much of western nevada and the eastern sierra. impacts for tonight will transition to heavy snow in the sierra and rain changing to snow in the lower elevations. specifics on winds and snow totals can be found in the latest wind advisory and winter storm statements. + storm today and saturday... light precipitation ahead of the main plume reached the northern yesterday evening. current snow levels are running at 8000-9000 feet in the tahoe basin and 7000-8000 feet in lassen county. some of this precipitation will cross into western nevada this morning, but only expecting amounts less than 0.10 inch. the models continue to show a rain shadow developing across much of western nevada and the eastern sierra by noon, as the jet noses into northern california and precipitation intensifies along the northern sierra crest. most locations will gust at 45-60 mph with wind prone areas and foothills gusting at 60-80 mph. winds and warm air aloft will help raise afternoon highs into the low 60s across western new record highs in a few locations. the city of reno says its ready to clean most of the snow expected to fall this weekend... but not all of it. the city is not able to in town... simply many. lygren explains which streets get plowed first, and why. two thousand two hundred forty four. that's how many lanes miles of road the city of reno has to worry about... when it snows. "every storm we take serious, no matter what the size of it is." but running a plow over every single road... next to impossible. reno would need about 50 snow plows to do that... nearly triple what they currently have. "we do not have a bare pavement policy, we do not have the resources to be able to do that, so we concentrate on the arterials and collectors and the problematic residential roadways. the steeper hills, the curves, things of that nature." different sections. a single plow tackles each one. focusing first on the big roads... and working their way down to smaller roads. "all of the schools, the hospitals, reno pd, the fire stations, they all have priority." within the 19 sections... different streets have different priorities. in route 10 for example... virginia... sierra... arlington and fourth will all be plowed first... but first street... west street... and commercial row... might not see a plow for a while. "if we get a large accumulation, once all that is done, then we work back into the residentials to try and remove the snow from the roadways there." the plowing priority makes sense. the more cars a road has... the more dangerous it is... the quicker it needs to be cleared. "so you want to clear those first, because accumulatively, more and more cars will be gravitating toward those roadways." world health officials are in emergency mode over the rise of the zika virus in the u-s and other parts of the americas. the mosquito-borne sparking worries for expectant mothers. here's abc's kenneth moton. the explosive spread of the zika virus...impacting families and expectant mothers across the americas. adrianna scavuzziimip hospital: "it's the problem of everybody, because nobody are completely safe." in brazil, baby joao...born with a birth defect that caused abnormal brain development. it's believed his mother veronica contracted zika...a mosquito transmitted disease on the rise and sparking an emergency response from the world health organization. dr. margaret chanwho: "we need to take actions now, whatever we can do in terms of vector control, environmental control, every member of the community can do something." in the us, more than 20 people have been diagnosed in several states...19 cases in puerto rico. president obama met with cdc officials at the white house to emphasize the need for a vaccine. dr. anthony faucicdc: "we spent over an hour and a half with the president in the situation room talking about the plans of the cdc for the kinds of control, the research health officials think the us cases were contracted abroad. there's now a travel advisory for pregnant women...told to avoid these 24 areas where zika has been detected. in el salvador, officials have asked women not to have babies until 2018. russell smith: "my legit concern was possible death of our, unborn, uh future baby." long island, new york resident russell smith says he and his pregnant wife were due to set off on a cruise to many of those affected areas. they're now having a hard time getting a refund. smith: "that's unacceptable. safety should be paramount." zika is a major concern for pregnant women. but health officials say the virus which is not contagious is less serious for others...usually causing mild symptoms such as fever and rash. kenneth moton, abc news washington. there's something you may be forgetting to talk to your doctor about. and it could have a big imact on your memory in the future. as doctor timothy johnson explains more americans aren't, addressing their memory problems. losing your keys... forgetting where you parked the car. these memory that happen to all of us. but for some, they may be the tip of a more serious iceberg. either way, too many of us may be forgetting to talk to our doctors about it. researchers writing in a c-d-c journal found that three in four americans age 45 and older who have memory problems don't bring it up at their medical visits. and memory loss isn't necessarily a normal part of aging. it may be an important sign, especially if it appears in younger people. the author of the report says many fear the spectre of alzheimer's so much that they choose not to speak of memory loss -- after all, it has no cure. but some other forms of memory loss do have a solution... and in this study, those who mentioned their forgetfulness were more likely to get treatment. so if you've been losing track of a little more than just your keys, remind yourself to talk to your doctor about it. with this medical minute, 0129ms01 trt: 2:40 really big news out of las vegas today... pitch to land the mark davis has been in talks with sheldon adelson for the last two years about a possible move, and he'll be down there today to meet with city officials... it's a proposed billion dollar -- domed -- stadium on 42 acres near unlv... it would house both an nfl team and unlv's football team, who would move back to campus after playing at sam boyd stadium for the last 45 years... any move would still require approval from 75% of the nfl owners.... jake mcgee is on his way to a new team... the reed high school grad has been traded to the colorado rockies... he has spent his entire six-year career with tampa bay.... games out of the rays bullpen last season, going 1-and-2 with a 2.41 era and six saves... he also had 19 holds, and apposing batters hit just .197 against him mcgee had a career-low 1.89 era the year before... he was a 5th round pick back in the 2004 major league draft reno's david wise was looking to win a 4th gold medal at the winter x games last night. wise has won the ski superpipe three times, and earned a silver... but he missed the podium last year... and did it again last night.. wise only got 13 points on the first ride, and 12 on the last... his best score was a 75... he finished 8th out of 12 skiers... south tahoe's kyle smaine came in 9th... kevin rolland won the gold medal with a 93 point ride... the wolf pack heads to logan this weekend for the first of two road games. the pack takes on utah state tomorrow night... the aggies have a new head coach for the first time in 18 years, after stew morrill retired... averaging 7 points or better, including two over 14 points... and they live by the three-pointer, shooting an average of 22 per game and hitting 34% of them. musselman: "they're a balanced team. you know, they execute well. they have good continuity even though it's a first year coach. he's been there for so long, he was an assistant and worked under one of the greatest college coaches of all time. and so, you know, we've got our work cut out for us. we have ti stick with out identity and be a physical defensive team. " it's a 6pm tipoff tomorrow night... the aggies are 7-and-4 at home this season. that's your look at sports. a winter storm will impact the region today with strong winds, rain, and high elevation snow. a cold front will bring lowering snow levels tonight and saturday. be prepared for travel impacts in the sierra and western nevada throughout the weekend and possibly into early next week. over the last 24 hours. a winter storm with a deep moisture plume moving into northern sierra "back to the future" fans listen up. you could own your own piece of movie history-- a delorean. the delorean motor company announced it plans on making 300- replicas of the iconic car. the cars will likely sell for between 80 and 100- thousand dollars. ### girls and women don't come in one shape, and now barbie won't either. the famed doll made by mattel will now come in four body types, seven skin tones with 22 eye colors and 24 hairstyles. mattel says the changes are the most dramatic changes ever made to barbie since she hit store shelves in 1959. the revamped barbie line comes after years of criticism over barbie's unrealistic proportions and standard of beauty for girls to try to meet.### looking to buy your the nevada attorney general's office is offering free legal advice that could save