>> we put in a steel reinforced skeleton structure on the inside and the make sure the parapet on the roofs are tied off. >> reporter: the county follows an international building code similar to the bay area.'s two our buildings are built to a higher standard. most are designed by structural engineers or civil engineers. >> reporter: and reno, officials say many buildings in downtown, including city hall would be able to withstand a significant earthquake because a majority of the area is modern. >> even though the building was built in the 60s, it is built to a condition that can withstand. >> reporter: there are concerns for other buildings more than 100 years old including some at the university that he says would not make it through a large earthquake. >> as we go through and inspected those things or look at those issues, that's when we make those determinations. >> reporter: even though nevada is the third most [ silence ]seismically active state, jepson said earthquakes are not structures of the state are with stand against. >> we have heavy winds. we also have high snow loads. we can exceed 300 pounds per square inch. >> reporter: because natural disasters can occur any time, it is always best to be prepared. jepson suggest having a safety pack ready to go with plenty of food and water. for more information on hazards its, head to our website, mynews4.com . reporting in downtown reno, jamie hidden, news 4. quiet weather to start hour week. here is a peek outside. meteorologist colin jackson joins us now with a look the forecast. we have a clear night on tap. doppler radar cannot find a thing. y, clouds. even out to the west coast it is pretty quiet period however, high pressure cannot last forever. we are under a slow mood right then things are active again at the same timeframe as last time. friday night into saturday. were at 44. -- we are at 44. down south, 39, upper 30s in place and some spots. air-quality for tonight and tomorrow is good. that will change as we warm up to almost 60 by wednesday and thursday. we will talk about the seven board -- seven-day forecast after the break. new developers following a controversial decision by nevada public utilities commission that decision deals with the rate change for solar rooftop customers. terri hendry is here now with their latest on this. critics are hoping to get this issue on the november ballot. >> reporter: they are hoping that voters return the rate change. first thing, numbers of a newly formed approach solar alliance found a referendum petition. they are hoping to collect 55,000 signatures to get a november. existing solar customers say the new math makes it impossible for them to recoup their solar investment. across town, other supporters were marking a small victory. they were able to convince the puc to hold another meeting to reconsider grandfathering in existing residential solar customers at the old rates. critics say the decision is not only hurting them but killing jobs and destroying the rooftop solar industry here in nevada. >> we hope to accomplish shedding light on the fact that a three-person commission nominated by the governor has effectively killed an entire industry. >> i want the puc to think about the impacts of their decision and not just for those who have already invested but for the many we hope will invest in the future. >> reporter: again, that reconsideration hearing the only impact existing customers, not any of the solar customers in the future. that reconsideration hearing is set for february 8. we will keep you posted. time now for the web poll question. do you think existing solar customers should get grandfathered rates? here are the results. 80% say yes. 20% say no. plenty of time to go. you will find the web poll on our krnv news 4 facebook page. on crimewatch, two people are facing charges in the murder of an 18-year-old. carson city sheriff detectives say they arrested daniel lease and keenan blackmore in the death of grant watkins. this brings the number of people arrested 27. according to detectives, aid group -- group of young men set out to rob watkins of marijuana. that's when things went wrong and someone opened fire killing him. sheriff's officials say they believe they have no arrested the core group of offenders. the same or arrest could come later. anyone with information is asked to contact the carson and nevada highway patrol trooper was arrested friday morning in reno for allegedly driving drunk. this is according to the nevada department of public safety. trooper christopher wirtanen is cooperating with all the tests involved. he is on paid leave. he has not been working the roads as the arrest. his arraignment is set for february 1. hydrometer northern california sierra. a chase turned into a rescue mission after two fugitives who are trying to escape nearly died in freezing conditions. >> the suspects were hiding in a wooded area of el dorado county when they had no choice but to call 911. that's when their tail it took a bizarre twist. mike lawrie has the details. >> reporter: in the high sierra near kyburz, it started with a traffic stop for swerving. but then -- >> to occupants of the vehicle >> reporter: the fugitives, derrick dionno, with four active warrants, and triston crossland, a parolee, took off, running into the woods. authorities say they found a 9 mm gun. >> in addition to the firearm there were at least three different types of controlled narcotics in the vehicle. methamphetamine, heroine, marijuana. >> reporter: the duo dashed down the canyon and crossed over the south fork of the american river. now wet and cold, they ignored surrender. the winchester was in full force. nightfall comedy fugitives or freezing and called 911, begging to be arrested. search-and-rescue teams quickly join them. >> we knew based on weather conditions that there was a high likelihood they would not survive very long. >> reporter: the two men keep warm. on saturday morning, the swat team found them and they were a waiting ambulance for treatment. >> i've never seen two people happier to go to jail because they knew they would be dry and warm. >> that was mike lawrie reporting. both the fugitives were treating at a hospital and turned over to authorities. still ahead. a giant a drilling rig caught the attention of some of our viewers. who was in charge of this project and why are they drilling here in this spot? i will tell you what i found out. of the crash we m back to that crash on south mccarran boulevard. we're joined live near the smith ridge plaza with details >> reporter: were at the scene of a major traffic incident here behind me. you can see there are multiple crashes. this is about four vehicles. right now on south mccarron, it is closed between south virginia and dearborn. this appears to be more than your typical traffic accident. some witnesses have told us that they saw a car driving very fast . he got of his car with a knife and possibly heard shots fired. please have not confirmed what transpired here but as you can see, there are criminal tax on the road marking some bloody clothes that were left behind. we did see one victim taken away by an ambulance. the gang unit is on scene investigating. we do not expect the road to be open anytime soon. right now, we are waiting for police officers to confirm what happened here, what went on more than this traffic accident cars. you can see it looks like it was a bad accident. three cars in the front end this civic honda behind them. we will continue to work on this story. as we confirm details, we are waiting for a police officer to arrive scene who is able to release details. reporting live, van tieu, news 4. >> it sounds like they have a lot to sort out on the scene. from the asked to file, a question about construction project generating curiosity. up north of town. north of reno. she noticed a huge drilling rig up by white lake near cold springs and it caught her attention and some of her neighbors. she wants to know, what is it they are working on their? we took a drive up to white lake to find out. we got about halfway around the lake and noticed the project that is being referred to. process of testing a new well. i spoke with tom gallagher with nevada water solutions at the site. he said the cruiser just drilled a new well for a private utility known as utilities inc. the well is 430 feet deep and will pump 1000 gallons of water per minute once the testing is finished. that will be enough to supply several thousand homes with water. those are homes which are part of that private utility district . also, some new homes which will be built there in the future as we are growing in that area. that is what they're working on. they been added since december. they will be testing the well as you see here, for another couple of days. the water you see a shooting out of that well, it ends up back in white lake. it is not being wasted. there is or answer. thanks to reader for asking the question. remember, if you have questions you like to ask, send me an email. it is [email protected]. put ask joe in the subject line. i will do my best to track down the answers. some washoe county students return to school today. two weeks after district classes resumed after their winter break. a broken water pipe at pine middle school on christmas eve destroyed 95% of the first floor. while rebuilding the school, crews discovered asbestos under floor tiles and between the drywall. a third-party came through and tested each section of the school making sure the asbestos was undisturbed before construction could begin. >> making sure there is no wet insulation. doing that in the same abatement container procedures, that was at the same time. we wanted to make sure nothing was release. all that lab testing comes back. once we have a clearance from the lab tests, then we pull it down and build it back. >> the district has spent about insurance evaluators are inspecting the pipe that started this. while they investigate the cause of the flooding, the funding for this project is still up in the air. time to talk to colin jackson. he is standing by with the forecast. this was a nice start to the week. good all the way through friday. we will see ran chances rollback in on friday. high pressure for now. everything to the west is churning for another arrival of a storm that could be good. perhaps another foot or so by the time we get to the timeframe , saturday into sunday. our high today was 49. 33 was the low this morning. we will be is little cooler tomorrow morning. why? we do not have the cloud cover we had sunday night into this morning. numbers in california shows 62 in monterey. everyone will warm up across the region in the west and then cooler air moves in in time for the weekend. 44 right now. winds are east at 3. it will get warmer and warmer. maybe 60 by thursday in some spots. 44 in reno. carson city down to 41. below freezing at south lake tahoe. get ready for more cold air. some places are dropping below 20 tonight for an overnight low. 37 in instead. 41 in carson city. below freezing in the lake tahoe region. winds are calm. not expecting any big brisas tonight. winds will pick up thursday night into friday as this system moves east on the same train as the last several storms have been on. that means a change. future clouds and radar. a sunny day tomorrow. and show you what we will see a few clouds are rolling through but that will be it. this will be gone by afternoon. we stay clear until a few clouds work in thursday. thursday evening should be here in our area. tonight, 29 degrees. cooler in some spots. reno has many different elevations. 48 for the high on tuesday. here are the numbers from where you may live. eureka down to 10. 32 the high. tomorrow morning, most people in the teens like mammoth lake and bridgeport. highs 42-50 degrees range. bishop macey 60. 47 in the afternoon. fernley upper 20s, hi in the upper 40s. glenbrook on the eastern shore, 45. 23 for the overnight low. to the north, 24 will be the overnight low in stead. on the valley floor, sun valley will see 28. 46 for the high. carson city upper 50s by thursday. rainfall chances come back lake friday. snow will fall again once we get to tahoe on saturday and sunday. the turkey day will be friday night into saturday. here is your extended forecast for reno-sparks. again, another week, another >> reporter: nurses from welcome back. more breaking news develop. we are learning more about a multivehicle crash on south mccarran boulevard. reno police have confirmed there was also an officer involved shooting at that intersection. ? easing up the. authorities are sorting through it all. van tieu is live with more information that is just coming out from authorities. >> reporter: a very scary situation out here. there was an officer involved shooting at this major traffic accident. behind me, there were about four cars involved. you can also see there have been crime scene tags marking the road with bloody clothes on the ground. met, our photographer will show you this. what we know from witnesses, several witnesses have told us they saw a cart flying by with police officers chasing them. his car, possibly with a knife. the next thing they heard, multiple gunshots. so far, at least one victim was taken to the hospital. we do not know the extent of the injuries so far. right now, a major traffic accident plus an officer involved shooting. south mcewen road is completely closed off between south virginia and neil road. avoid this area if you can. everything is closed. we do not know when it will reopen. reno police officers are investigating the scene. right now, a sergeant with the police department will brief the media. we will continue to wallowed this story. as we get more information. the gang units is on scene and we expect to have more answers tonight as we determine what happened here at this traffic accident where an officer was involved in a shooting. 4. >> we will keep you posted on the latest details as we get information. still trying to figure out what happened there. >> that is a busy part of town. to emergency medical services nurses from hong kong are in reno to learn from our very own careflight program picks in emily pacillo. the first hand look at what they are teaching inside the aircraft. >> reporter: prepare for takeoff. deflates advanced medical employees are not just bring their own stuff, also nurses from hong kong.'s >> a bit nervous. but i'm very excited. >> reporter: for the fifth year in a row, these nurses visited the biggest little city to learn about critical medical transport. >> we teach nurses advanced skills like chest tubes. things that traditionally are done by physicians in emergency departments or in the surgical >> reporter: this course is considered the gold standard in improving in standardizing advanced medical care for patients in an aircraft. in our region, careflight is the only program that has this training as a mandatory tool. >> reporter: we learn so much from them every year about their culture and how things work in their country. and it's a wonderful exchange process where our nurses learned a little bit about nursing elsewhere. >> reporter: this started when an employee of careflight went to hong kong to train with them and now these nurses are selected every year to come and learn our medical practices. >> were very exciting. had. today and tomorrow we learn about transportation. >> they are able to learn the ropes in reno and bring this goes back to their country. >> they will be learning about aviation. they will learn about whether they will learn about how we take care of patients in the united states. we take the intensive care to the patient sometimes. >> reporter: instructors from all over the country come to nevada to teach this course. >> it's really a wonderful collaboration of people from all different programs all over the country. >> reporter: next year, two nurses from hong kong will be able to learn from reno's very own careflight program. emily pacillo, news4. >> the nurses will also train with the ground implants true and learn advanced skills that our medical percent -- authorities continue to welcome back. the state of new york was pummeled with more than 2 feet throughout the east coast last weekend of the weekend. crews have been working to clear snowy streets. state of new york received up to 30 inches of snow. the most of snowfall on records. the storm is blamed for more than 30 deaths and is caused travel to come to a halt in the nation's largest cities. streck place in california stepped up the pressure on three escaped inmates by looking -- making a plea to the public. search warrant seven serves as the man who began last friday when trent 23, trent 24, in bac duong were discovered missing on the orange county central minsk jail in santa into california. the three men likely cut the steel bars before climbing to the roof and rappelling down several stories using a row. the investigation into the planning of the escape is still underway. >> we absolutely need the public's help. when the the public's assistance to look at these pictures. something. these three are extremely dangerous felons and need to be happy handed and brought back into custody. >> that is the first escape in the jail in at least 20 years. all three men were serving time for violent crimes including mutilation and order. there is growing evidence that a virus spreading rapidly across latin america is causing severe birth defects. the zika virus spread throughout mosquito bites has been found in at least 20 countries and territories. experts in brazil are continue to analyze data on babies born in that country in 2015. all of them have micro valley. is a serious birth defect in which the children have small heads and brains. he was cdc recommends that pregnant women avoid traveling to affected areas of latin america and the caribbean until more is known about the virus. loan debt exceeds $1 trillion. 14% of borrowers have defaulted on loans. department of education were keeping you updated on a major story unfolding tonight in town. reno police have confirmed there was an officer involved shooting in the intersection near south mccarran boulevard and virginia street. officer tim broadway just finished updating the media at the scene. we will joint van tieu so she can bring us up-to-date on the new developments. >> reporter: good evening. officer broadway from the reno police department is here to give us more information on what happened at this officer involved shooting. and this accident on south mccarron. south mccarron is closed between i want to throw things over to officer broadway. tell me what happened here? how many officers involved? >> we had two officers involved that responded to this call this evening. >> i saw there was a major traffic accident, what events transpired? >> officers were dispatched shortly after 5 pm. dispatch received additional calls from some people involved in the accident that one of the drivers involved was acting erratically. when officers arrived, he encountered the officers and was acting erratically. at some point, shots were fired and that subject is deceased. >> are the officer is okay? >> the officers are okay. we are investigating the accident with the other pedestrians and drivers involved. we will have more details on that later. >> involved with the officers, yes. as far as traffic accidents, we are still investigating the accident as well. >> reporter: also, how long do you think this will be closed? this is a busy intersection. >> due to the fact that there was an officer involved shooting and the number of vehicles, this intersection will be closed. sparks police department as part of a washoe involved shooting protocol is responding with their detectives to investigate the incident. expected this area to be closed. we ask the community to be patient while we try to sort out the events. >> would you call this a road rage incident? >> again, that is under investigation. i cannot speculate at this point. we are glad that the officers are safe and the other drivers were also not hurt by this person. >> reporter: i noticed that the gang unit is on scene. is there a link to any gangs in this case? >> absolutely not. we are one department. we bring the gang unit out anytime there is a shooting like this. we come together as law enforcement to make sure we have each other's backs. >> reporter: anything would like to add? >> once again, we apologize for the inconvenience. we know this is near the end of the commuting area. please be patient while we conduct the investigation. >> reporter: thank you for your time. that was officer broadway giving us details in this officer involved shooting. to recap. there was one male who is now deceased in this officer involved shooting. two officers were involved but they are unhurt. south mccarron is closed between neil and south virginia street. avoided this area right now. the expected this roadway to be closed for a long time as they investigate. because it is an officer involved shooting with the reno police department, washoe county and the sparks police department will pick up this investigation per protocol. reporting live, van tieu, news in other news, as we continue drowning in debt, is a reality for many who graduate from college. >> the federal agency tasked with handing out student loans is mired in controversy. here is christine prez out. >> reporter: when the housing puzzle -- bubble burst, many in this country said, never again. but the government accountability institutes said it is happening again. set of home buyers getting predatory loans, it students. >> they are studying social work or they want to be a schoolteacher in those are very noble and important professions but the reality is you will not be able to pay a $200,000 student loan back if you are making $50,000 year. >> reporter: it turns out the agency in charge of doling out of those loans has been charged with inefficiency and mismanagement. department of education documents show that while the top bonus there was about $38,000 in 2011, in 2014, it a 96% increase. >> you have students were not incentivized to try to pay off their loans and you have this federal bureaucracy that rewards inefficiency. >> reporter: on capitol hill, lawmakers are calling out these inefficiencies. they want to redo this is where the agency gets to set its own goals and define its own version of success. >> it's clear we've allowed this system to become far too complex to serve the students well. >> reporter: at a hearing in november, the fsa touted improvements like making financial aid forms easier and reducing waste. >> we updated our systems, increase capacity and provided training for professionals at thousand schools. >> reporter: and there is a growing concern for problems now that will lead to problems later. >> when kids graduate with huge debt, they can't buy a house, they are less likely to start a family. they can start a business. life. >> reporter: another bubble some in washington where he could be the next to burst. i'm christine frizzell reporting. coming up in sports, three former pak players are headed to the super bowl. what guess what, more change on the way just in time for the weekend. until then it is an easy go. right now doppler radar cannot find much. we are clear and will remain so overnight. one brown the -- boundary is moving up into alaska. here is the next system getting ready to move in. friday night late into saturday. syllabus are at high, around 6500 feet and then drop down to around 4000 feet by sunday morning. for d-ix was the high today. morning but i think we will see a light freeze tomorrow morning. we will have clear skies and temperatures are dropping fast. we're already at 44. we will be in the mid-30s by 11:00. south lake tahoe down to 29. truckee is about the same at 28. forecast it was for those areas is the teens. to the north, 41 in carson city. we remain cloud free tonight, mostly sunny tomorrow. then slight changes arrived but it will not affect anything but gorgeous sunsets and sunrises. wednesday morning we may see a few clouds but they do not last long. that is gone by afternoon. thursday, partly cloudy skies. for the most part, clouding up rapidly once we get to thursday night and friday. that is one will have slight and better chances for saturday and sunday. tonight, 29 degrees. mid-30s by midnight. a cold night before you hit the sack. 48 is the high tomorrow. that number is average for this time of year. here are the overnight lows in blue. they are cold. especially to the northeastern sections of the state. eureka at 10. highs in the mid-30s. bridgeport will be at 16. mammoth down to 14. highs in the low to mid 40s. if you are in smith valley, 26. about the same for topaz. highs in the upper 40s. not much difference in any of those locations. upper 20s to low 40s. incline at 23. 41 the high. with a high of 42 tumor. susanville, 26. thank you for watching us and northeastern california. reno, again, upper 20s in most locations. -- 26. highs in the mid to upper 40s. here is carson city. rainfall chances come into play late friday. a rain/snow mix is likely as early as saturday through sunday. south lake tahoe, more snow. maybe and other foot. nice and cold on sunday. rain chances for us, reno- sparks, they are here on saturday and sunday. get ready for our weekly storm. it's all been decided. the carolina panthers will play the denver broncos and super bowl 50 on february 7. the broncos the reigning super bowl while the panthers defeated the arizona cardinals. peyton manning will be playing in his fourth super bowl. he will be the oldest quarterback ever to play in the big show at 39 years old. cam newton will play in his first a super bowl in his five- year career. is the panthers second ever super bowl appearance in the teams twenty-year history. carolina is an early favorite to win this game. there will be a ton of nevada representation in this showdown at levi stadium. three former pack players are on the progress squad. brandon marshall, virgil green, in kyle roberts. two's ago, i traveled to denver to cover the divisional playoff game between the broncos and the steelers. all three players told me what it is like to be on the same team. >> it's great. we have a lot of laughs. we talk about what happened back in the day. back in the day, we see that. it's just fun to have that we do the wolfpack thing every now and then. it is fun to have those guys around. for a while it was just me here. and then brenda came along. it's a great deal. >> it's good. obviously. some guys you can share familiar stores with. guys you are comfortable with. you can lean on and if you have times of need or anything like that. it helps to have been. they liked me and they brought virgil and. they keep bringing in wolfpack guys. i hope we can keep getting them through. >> i'm pretty spoiled been a team that has the amount of pro bowl talent that we have on the roster. along with my nevada teammates. it's been a fun year so far. for green, this will be the second time to super bowl. once again, doing it on the same squad again. the nevada football program has had a busy off-season. at least three athletes have the latest commit is out of texas. david harvey tweeted his decision earlier today. he had a breakout senior season in 2015. he grabbed 63 passes for 1257 yards and 19 touchdowns. it was a big weekend for the wolfpack ask about team on saturday night for the fifth largest team in lawlor events center history. nevada defeated unlv by 2 points. after the win, the guys were bursting with excitement. today, the guys but the wind behind them and were focused on one thing, tomorrow's home matchup against the mountain west leader, san diego state. >> the game is over. you cannot continue to think about what happened. we need to turn the page and move on to the aztecs. if you're not ready to play against san diego state, they can be a good. >> mosiman. -- those are meant. very athletic and strong. it will be a is a goal game. unlv. i told my guys, -- >> it's a bigger game than unlv for us. obviously, more people come in for unlv because it is rivalry game. this will be a huge statement for us. this will be a huge win. >> reporter: the aztecs are hands-down the class of the mountain west. they beat utah state on saturday to improved to 14-6 on the season. undefeated, 6-0 in conference. tip-off is pushed back to 8 pm. plan accordingly if you plan to come out. >> that can be tough coming off >> emotionally. they are focused on playing the diego state. there. the carson city sheriff department has made the seventh arrest in connection with the homicide of an 18-year-old man. we sent done with sheriff kenny furlong. we will have more on this story, a big investigation. seven arrest. the latest coming up tonight at 11. before we go tonight, why this guy was rescued by the ecuadoran transit authority after he tried to cross a busy street. he got in over his head and decided to hold onto the guard rail until help arrived.. that little animal has been checked by abet and is in great condition. -- veterinary. he has been released to its natural habitat. >> i wonder if sloths abide? >> would you need to be worried about that? >> that's when the surprise. clear skies. overnight lows between 25 and