crime or keep guns out of every criminal but it the potentially save lives in the country, and spare families the pain and extraordinary loss that they suffered. >> reporter: but regulars say that statistics do not support that firearms are culprit of the crimes and most of the firearms are bought through a legal background system. but others argue against that. >> we know you can get killed in a car accident but it doesn't mean you don't try and make it safer and use safety zones and airbags to make it safer. sure. criminals will still get guns and there will be deaths but it it will be fewer. isn't that enough in. >> reporter: obama is trying to argument. >> the recommendations made by my team here are ones that are entirely consistent with the second amendment and people's >> reporter: the federal law requires all individuals engaged in the business of selling arms to require a background check and doesn't include sellers at gun shows. shelby? >> all right. thank you. and time for the mynews4.com web poll. 24% of you said yes and 76% of you say no but there is plenty of time to vote. you can find more on mynews4.com. time to take a peek outside. we did see a few snow flurries. more of those on the way? >> that's right, joe. and things are wetting down but we are expecting more scattered showers throughout the evening. on live doppler radar, activity is moving through with snow and rain as temperatures do drop. but we have a lot more on the way. tomorrow morning, a winter weather advisory will take effect for far western nevada and parts of the sierra and will remain in effect all day tomorrow. we could see 1 to 4" of snow on the valley floors and 2 to 5" possible above 5000 feet. we see look at the winter storm warning in the pink-shaded area, that will start at 10:00 tonight and we are expecting 12 to 16" possible. so quite a bit of weather on your way for tuesday. outside right now, cloudy skies and 34 degrees. we have reduced air quality, a moderate air quality reading for the reno-sparks area but with the cold temperatures, we'll have more on when the snow expected to hit in the full forecast. back to you. speaking of weather and snow, mef -- nevada's first numbers are in. and the numbers are encouraging. and snowpack is vital for our supply. jamie hayden has more. >> very happy with the results in time of year. we're still a long ways from the end of winter. >> reporter: on monday morning, hydrologists measures 54" of snow depth, 15.9" of water content making the snowpack at 1 10% of normal. >> it looks like we have just continued the same pattern. but this year, we're above >> reporter: a year ago, the snowpack met area is nearly halfly behalf of what the now. and this time of year, we're off to a great start but hydrologists say we'll need a lot more snow. >> we're depleted. so an above-average year would help and unless we have an extremely wet year won't fix that but it's getting us on the right track. >> reporter: snowpack is vital every winter especially with the ongoing drought. so if there isn't a good snowpack by april 1, experts say that our water supply will be short again. >> last year, we ran out of water. that's yet river was down to historic lows given the time of so farmers were forced to shut off, even the municipal supply was tapped heavily, and to keep going, we need more storms, and hope. ly, by april, we'll be above normal. >> great to see. that's for sure. that was jamie hayden with the report. anderson said to get out of the drought in 1 winter, we would need a historic year, about 230% of precipitation and the biggest on record is 178% of normal, and still, we are on the right track, finally. new video taken at a tahoe ski resort. skiersand snowboarders had to be unloaded from a chairlift after it came off its cable this weekend. this is video from laura miller at heavenly mountie resort. a chair fell from the downhill side of the north lift. fortunately, it was not occupied and no injuries were officers stopped the lift and occupied 65 skiers and snowboarders. a new year will make a change making it tougher to find out where your meat is coming from. terri hendry has more, and terri, this does away with certain labeling? >> reporter: that's right. this labeling was mandated after scares of mad cow disease. it told you where it was raised and slaughtered and processed but congress reversed the law after including it in the budget bill. so effective immediately, they are no longer required. congress said they had no choice. both can can -- canada and creates against against their beef. an economic retailiation would have imposed more than $1 billion in taripfs and taxes against the u.s. but some say that the labeling is a trend they would like to continue for customers. >> exactly where the meat is sourced from, this is a right they have that is being taken away from them. and we're disappointed. >> let them know how they eat and how they were treated, the animals. and if they were humanely treated. we won't know what they ate. >> reporter: what they're saying is this: if you don't know where it's from, one way to do that is to guarantee that, buy locally. meat providers do sell local meats. if you don't want to buy local, simply ask the butcher at the counter. they know where their meats are from, and the person that you are buying from should know the >> all right. good to know. thanks, terri. an update to a story from last week. police say that a 16-year-old boy who was shot last week has died. police say that the boy died over the weekend after being transported to the hospital last tuesday following the shooting. police say that the victim whose name is not released because he's a minor, was shot by a 15-year-old after some kind of an altercation at the park. the 15-year-old has been arrested and is charged with open murder. news 4 spoke with da chris hicks about this today who said before a law went in effect in 2014, anyone under 18 would be charged with murder, but the da now can still file a motion for a certification. another layer of everyday that the state has to put on before we get to a preliminary hearing, before we can get to a trial, and it stalls the system, and that's very difficult on victims and victims' family members. >> a court hearing has not been set but the da's office has filed a motion to be heard. and over the weekend, a storey county sheriffs deputy was shot while responding to a domestic violence call. deputies were called to a red in the highlands area at 4:30 in the afternoon on saturday. according to law enforcement, 51-year-old charles stutts fired multiple shots from a rifle when the deputy arrived. stutts shot the deputy and another person on the scene. the deputy fired back causing stutts to surrender without incident. the officer and suspect and a third person were treated for non-life threatening injuries. stutts was booked on attempted murder of a police officer and his bail has not been set. the deputy is on routine administrative leave. police say that there was a shooting outside the one up bar on west commercial row at about 3:00 prif in the morning. officers found two gunshot victims when they arrived on the scene. they were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. witnesses say that the suspect and victim were arguing before the shooting. the first suspect is described as a hispanic man wearing a dark blue sweatshirt and the second, hispanic around 5'5" in a red 49ers' jersey. if you have any information, you are asked to call secret witness, 322-4900. and presidential candidate republican front runner donald trump will hold a rally at the afternoon. doors will open at 11:00 in the morning and the event will start at 1:00. it's free to the public and admission is on first come, first serve. still ahead on news 4 nightly, one of our viewers said that the road she lives on is so bumpy that waste management trucks have difficulty driving on it at times. who's in charge of maintaining i'll have that and welcome back. from the ask joe file, we have a question about road maintenance or the lack of it possibly in one neighborhood around town. suzanne wrote in asking why quartz rain in sun valley gets no maintenance and that it's so bad there is almost a ravine in the middle of it. and we went and checked out quartz lane. it runs parallel to west seventh to give you an idea. i checked with eric crump with the roads department and said that the county only maintains a small portion and the rest, the part you are looking at it's the eastern most section of the road from side hill drive to sun valley, that's owned and maintained by the county. but west of sidehill drive is privately owned and it's up to the homeowners to form a general improvement district to handle the maintenance and repairs or do it themselves. this is usually something disclosed. perhaps if someone is renting they may not be aware. quartz lane is one of the areas that the county privately owns. no one at the government is dropping the ball but you have the answer that the road is privately owned. jhart@mynews4.com is the address to send your question to me. and the f.b.i. is looking for a peaceful solution to the militia men taking over a ranch in oregon. the family who lives there and at the heart of it are leaving to serve more time on an arson conviction. militia members from as far as arizona and colorado were called to protest the prosecution of the two ranchers, dwight and steven hammond, after intentionally setting 127 acres of blm land on fire a decade ago. the case was appealed and they were ordered to finish out a 5- year mandatory minimum sentence. on saturday, the militia took over the area saying they are release the land back to the local ranchers. >> statements are not w sgood enough. we intend ongoing to work and assisting the people in claiming their rights, using their rights as free people. >> even though the father and son reported to prison today, ammond bundy said they have no intention of becoming aggressive but if law enforcement shows up with force, they will respond by force. the militia blocked the driveway and manned a guard tower. law enforcement has converged in that area of oregon in the eastern part of the state. bundy and his supporters plan to occupy the refuge for months. time to toss things over to madison corney who is following the snow showers moving into the area. madison some. that's right, shelby. we saw snow flurries in western nevada and in the last hour, of rain and snow as the temperatures drop. and this storm system is making its way out east with more on the way and take a look at this winter weather advisory lasting throughout the day for the sierra and parts of far western nevada. we could see 1 to 4" possible on the valley floors and 2 to 5" above 5000 feet. here is a winter storm warning that will take effect at 10:00 tonight and remain in effect until 10:00 tomorrow night. with this one, 12 to 16" possible above 6000 feet. it's quiet especially at reno, cloudy and 34 degrees and light winds out of the south southwest at 6 miles per hour. we are usually in the mid-40s, but we're getting closer to the average compared to the extremely cold and freezing temperatures that we saw last week in the 20s and low 30s. in the mid-30s for the most part. truckee updated to 32 and carson city, the same as well, 32. and salt light and radar, we're watching the low pressure system push through northern california and southern nevada. heavy snow paul met sierra by 4:00 a.m. and scattered snow showers really lasting throughout the day on tuesday. we have a second system that makes its way in on wednesday. but, really, we're focusing on tuesday's storm, the bulk of this system. per reno and sparks, down to 30 degrees with cloudy skies and a chance of scattered showers late tonight and then tomorrow, snow showers and 1 to 4" of snow possible and since the daytime high is looks to be 40 degrees, it could be a mix of snow and rain. for eastern nevada, light snow 30s and west, slightly warmer temperatures for fallon and haw thorpe, -- hawthorne, lower 40s. for carson city, 2-4" tomorrow with a daytime high at 39 and winds out of the east at 5 to 15 miles per hour. so the winds will pick up with 80-mile per hourive ridge gusts possible. and we're looking at more snow at lake levels, 3 to 7" tomorrow and south lake tahoe at 36 degrees. overnight lows, upper 20s to lower 30s in steubenville and 2 to 4 every one of rain and snow possible with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. here's a look at the valley floor. late tonight, we could see scattered snow showers and tomorrow, daytime highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s. as we roll out the 7-day forecast, a chance of showers we'll see them linger through friday and saturday and some places seeing a break as soon as thursday. here's a look at the forecast for reno. as i mentioned, things dying down on thursday and a break on friday and another system possibly making its way in this week and definitely seeing.4p slightly warmer temperatures than the last week for sure. >> that's good. the snow hasn't melted. >> i know. still here from the last storm and icy spots on my road at home. >> thank you, madison. coming up after the break, welcome back. quite a story here. a family in san antonio, texas house safely with the help of a neighbor and a fewer legged friend. >> alex has a purple heart and his family has a story tonight. >> reporter: they were awakened by pounding, and they think it might have been started by an electrical box. >> get out, fast, fast. >> reporter: he said that a neighbor named jesus pounded on his door. it was just one of the reasons that nobody died. inside this burning home, one of the family dogs somehow opened a laundry door and head butted the doors. >> she's amazing. this is my mama's seeing eye dog, and she does a little more than just seeing. can't believe that nobody was killed. saul is a purpose heart vet rack medivacked out of vietnam and his wife is blinds, suffering from cancer. daughter nicki said thanks to a neighbor and their dog, all 11 people made it out alive, a miracle. >> the man and -- my joy, you know, inn saved my life. i wouldn't be standing here talking to ya'll today. >>y that. that was alex schreck reporting and that's why they say it's man's best friend. president obama continues to take executive action when but at what point would he all right. welcome back. president could use his executive power to try and tighten gun control laws in the country if he does circumvent congress. >> reporter: the second amendment to the u.s. constitution gives americans the right to bear arms. can an executive order weaken the second amendment? one executive said that the use of executive power and the interpretation of the initiatives can get murky. >> the gray area. >> reporter: he said that a president's unilateral powers are hard to charge by the courts. >> we have a very unclear situation, and it's the regulations and the congress's authority is overstepped. >> reporter: in wake of the 2012 mass shooting at sandy hook elementary school, president obama took it upon his own to put forth nearly two dozen executive orders to reduce gun violence but years later, president obama's initiatives like tracking lost or stolen guns or strengthening background checks have faced many obstacles. >> almost many of those initiatives went into effect. >> i will veto -- i will unsign that so fast. >> reporter: how fast can the next president updo their obama's orders? >> it will take effect in a new york minute for the new president to unto what the president has done. >> reporter: scholars are generally split if the constitutional authority. >> and they say challenging gun is difficult for any credit because of the second amendment issue. and in more world news, a new isis propaganda video shows a man and a young boy speaking english and threatening british prime minister david cameron. alison starling has more from the terrorism alert desk in washington. from the terrorism alert desk in washington, i'm alison starling. a new propaganda video from isis shows a man and a child speaking english in the video and threatens british prime minister david cameron, and five men are killed in the video and are confessing to britin, and identity checks broadened to slow the influx of migrants by denmark. anyone wanting to cross by train, car, bus, or ferry will be refused entry without the necessary documents. and in turkey, nine men linked to isis were arrested trying to enter that country illegally to syria. i'm alison starling. coming up after the break, what you can expect to pay at welcome back. the first monday of the new year saw a real nosedive on the stock market. the dow dropped 276 points and the nasdaq and s&p 500 were also down. china's main stock market had to temporarily halt trading today aftershocks in shanghai took a 7% plunge. new worries about the tensions over iran and saudi arabia contributed to the downfall. and if you like how gas prices ended last year, you will like the forecast for triple a said that the prices will stay relatively low averaging $2.25 and $2.45 a gallon. less demand in january could push prices lower, perhaps 10- cents in the coming weeks. the auto club says that a bit of a price increase is likely next month due to refine remains that happens this time of year. the federal government is suing carmaker volkswagen over auto emissions. the driving force behind the lawsuit is software designed to fool emissions testing systems and give the company vehicle engines that pass when they actually emitted greenhouse gases 40 times over the standards. the software was installed on nearly 600,000 volkswagen, audi and porsche cars in the united states. in september, executives admitted that the cheating diesel engine going back to the 2009 model year. general motors and lyft are giving each other a lift with gm investing 5 deliver00 -- $500 million. gm will become a preferred vehicle provider to lyft, and they plan to open up a network where gm can get more consumers behind the wheel of a chevrolet, gmc, buick, or cadillac, and they will work together to develop a fleet of vehicles that users could summon using the mobile app. app? hard to say. coming up after the break, the turmoil for the 49ers. hear on whether the general manager will be the next person all that and more coming up in sports. madison? plus, snow will heat the how much snow welcome back, even. we have a lot of weather to talk about tonight moving in late this evening and sticking around on tuesday. we're seeing some activity out there, snow flurries for far western nevada in the reno and sparks area. things are wetting down but i can promise that more is on the way. a winter weather advisory for parts of the sierra and we could see 1-4" possible on the valley floors and 2-5" above 5000 feet. the majority of the snow spilling into far western nevada will probably hit the foothills but we could see valley floor tomorrow. a winter storm warning will take effect at 10:00 tonight, the pink-shaded area there, so quite an active weather pattern headed i don't your work week. right now, 34 in reno and cloudy skies with the winds out of the south southwest at 6 miles per hour right now and relative humidity at 64%. taking a look at the official daytime highs, below average and definitely warmer than last week. we topped out at 38 today and the morning low at 23 degrees and a couple of degrees below average for this time of year, but we are getting closer to where we should be. but on the 7 day, we'll see another bit of a cool down. around the area, we are at the freezing mark for truckee and carson city and a low pressure system pushing through northern california and northern nevada tonight. as we put your futurecast in motion, we will see heavy rain paul in california making its way into the sierra and heavy snowfall at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow, snowfall in the sierra and throughout the day, the snow spilling over into far western nevada and expect scattered showers throughout the day tomorrow. tonight in reno and sparks, 30 degrees and cloudy skies and scattered showers late tonight with light winds that do pick up tomorrow out of the southeast at 5 to 10 miles per hour and see snow showers throughout the day. a mix of rain and snow possible with the daytime high look at 40. the eastern nevada, scattered snow showers and as we head west into fallon, 27 tonight and lower 40s for tomorrow. less than an inch of accumulation possible. but carson city, a different story with 2-4" of snow possible and winds out of the east and will pick up over the ridges tomorrow with ridge gusts at 80 miles per hour and level with daytime highs met mid-30s. we'll have a mix of rain and snow possible in the mountains, and on the valley floor, scattered showers late tonight and tomorrow morning. we'll have a 90% chance on wednesday for snow showers in south lake tahoe and lasting through saturday. reno and carson city will get a bit of a break but be ready for more snow on the valley floors. over to you guys. >> thank you so much, madison. l, the 49er season ended yesterday and they didn't waste time. jim tomsula saw his career come to an end, fired, and not a huge surprise there. he didn't get any traction his first season. >> didn't have a lot of time, though. he was put in a tough situation. >> lost the players. >> never a good situation for him or the team. finally, the season mercifully coming to an end. they had a meaningless win yesterday, and no surprise that jim tomsula getting the ax and general manager, trent baalke? >> he will stay for now, and we will look to get the roster and get back to where we should be. trent can do this and get this done. he has the respect of folks in his league and his peers. staff will have all the resources available at their disposal to make sure we get this done right. >> those who want to see new owners in santa clara, york said his family has owned the team and will continue to do the team until after he is gone,." meanwhile, the start of the 2016 year hasn't been a whole kaepernick. kap has a torn ligament in his throwing hand and will likely have to under go surgery. he already had surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, so he can't catch a break and they the signal caller by april. the pack is set to take on the bulldog team that is 1-1 in occurrence play and beat unlv before falling saturday in new mexico. nevadawolfpack. tv. and campers from 6 to 17 years old are invited to the winter break youth basketball camp for the big horns. for more information, you can call the number on the screen or just visit renobighorns.com. over the weekend, one of our news 4 camera operators was celebrating from the arizona bowl and asked if the trophy was made from plastic. it was quite a work of art, a made in tucson. here is the whole story. >> hi. i'm the owner of of a gallery and studio, and i'm the designer and the artist behind the inaugural trophy for the arizona bowl. this piece was designed by me and created with my team here in the studios in tucson, arizona. the committee came over and they're looking at all my work and the things that i do. and someone said, can you make this into a football shape? i said you bet ya. we melt 25 pounds at a time and cook it for 8 hours at 2250 degrees fahrenheit. once the glass was cooked, we can use it. this glass was formulated to be in the trophy, there is absence of colors. it's clear but that's by design. this piece is one of three usually made to get one, and it will be monitored on a plaque, a plaque with the emblem and the name of the winner. i am very proud to be part of downtown tucson's art scene. been here for 40 years, moved here from chicago, and tucson has become a hotbed for the glass arts all over the country and the world. i'm very proud to be representing tucson because my competition in the 40 other bowls is probably waterford crystal, all the cut bowls and stuff. so this is probably the most unique trophy i have ever witnessed in all the years i've been looking at bowl games. >> a very nice looking trophy looks, and it will look pretty legacy hall. before we go, if you think your morning commute is bad, you might reconsider that. imagine roads being closed in a city like rome, italy and the culprit, birds. i just said it. local officials say bird poop -- i say poop so much in my life, no big deal -- is so bad that police have been brought in to clean it up. and no word why the birds are using this particular street. >> i hope you're not eating dinner at home. [laughter] had to listen to that. >> you heard about that book "everybody pooping"? come on, joe. [laughter] back to madison. >> back to the commute. >>

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