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,
Is now less healthy and, prone to burn again, this growing danger has long been a concern, but its been joined by another. The high desert is home to the sage grouse and it needs sagebrush to survive. Its now also on the verge of earning official threatened species status and that would have far reaching impacts. Keir there is real concern particularly from industrymining, ranchingthat without improvements to the great basin range land health well see reduced activity, less permitting. But keir and others at the Great Basin Institute are testing what may be a Game Changing solution. Researchers in washington discovered a naturally occurring bateria in the soil there that retards root growth in cheat grass and other noxious exotics. Theyre trying to find out if it will work here spraying a small amount of the microbe is sprayed on the soil in test plots. 69yearold Carolyn Batchelor was last seen monday evening in zephyr cove. She is 5feet 7inches tall and weighs about 180 pounds and was
This is a live look at the Supreme Court in washington dc where Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will be he will lie in repose in the great hall. His casket will arrive in just about an hour and a private ceremony will take place. The public is invited to pay respects after that. Justice scalia died last weekend. His death of course is shaking things up in the capitol. Our Washington Bureau correspondent alex miller joins us live this morning to talk about the controversy. Alex, Senate Republicans want to wait to nominate a new justice because their hoping their party will take the presidency in the fall and democrats want to put someone up now. The president says he will make a nomination, but how likely is it that its unlikely anything will get through regardless of who he nominates. But youll be able to tell if the president believes his nominee has a chance by who he nominates. In other words if he nominates someone very liberal someone like attorney general loretta lynchwe can
North of interstate 80 this afternoon and evening. Winds will also be breezy this afternoon. Snow at the higher passes could cause a few travel headaches early this evening. A ridge of High Pressure will begin to develop over the weekend and become more pronounced early lets check in with mike keeton from the koh radio traffic center. Hows traffic looking so far . Traffic running smoothly. No major delays on reno area highways. No its the last leg of a political showdown in South Carolina and nevada. The primaries and caucuses now just hours away. Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders got hall. While new controversy is brewing between republican candidate donald trump and the pope. Heres abcs ray raimundi. The stakes couldnt be higher. The president ial hopefulls hot on the campaign trail. The democrats criss crossing thru the state of nevada. Sot Hillary Clinton president ial candidate to have an election that is about real change . Not promises you cant keep. Sot B
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Get ready for a wild time as the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science (TINS), Great Basin Institute (GBI), and the USDA Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (LTBMU) host Wild Tahoe Weekend!