First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a day similar to yesterday with lots of clouds in the sky. By afternoon, a few more breaks may occur, but itll be chilly regardless. Plan on highs in the mid30s. Tomorrow, clouds should scattered out some more with highs rebounding back to around 40. Theres no doubt some excitement about the weekend warmth, and for good reason. Plan on highs to go well into the 50s both days th sunny sky on saturday and partly cloudy sky on sunday. A cold front will move through on sunday evening, but precipitation chances are extremely low at this time. The takeaway message for the weekend is this itll be fabulous. Another area of low pressure may affect the area around march 1st. Have a great day today turning partly cloudy high ` 3339 winds nw 1525 alo 35 dbq 34 iow 37tonight partly cloudy low 2430 winds nw 515 alo 25 dbq 26 partly sunny high 3743 winds w 510 alo 40 dbq 38 iow 42tomorrow night mostly clear low 2632 iow 30 to
Tonight, republican president ial candidates meet in the south for a debate leading up to super tuesday. The five remaining candidates will take the memet for the latest debate showdown this time in houston. Leading up to this debate, donald trump is on a winning streak. Hes finished first in the nevada, South Carolina, and New Hampshire primary votes. Ted cruz bested him in the iowa caucuses. While, marco rubio and cruz have finished in theop thrfe in every other vote. John kasich and b b carson have been finishing in the single digits, but will be on stage tonight. The cnn debate starts at 7 30 tonight, central time. The House Government Oversight Committee is now investigating alleged child abuse at a former Iowa Boarding School for troubled teenagers. Thats the Midwest Academy in keokuk. The school recently closed after allegations a staff mber sexually assaulted a student. Authorities raided the school on january 28th to other possible criminal activity and abuse. In the past, oft
So we dont have any unfortunate incidents that happen. Kirsten Joyce police say the driver of the other car wasnt hurt. And is cooperating with police. This is the 8th Traffic Accident in metros jurisdiction this year. brian loftus well be learning more this morning. About Fridays Police shooting on the strip. Kahleal black is facing charges. After police say he pointed a gun at people on the strip. A metro officer opened fire at him and missed, but hit a child instead. Intially police didnt know who the suspect was, even though he was behind bars. As for the officer, police say george smith with metros Tourist Safety Division who fired the shot. Black is facing a number of charges including assault with a Deadly Weapon and possession of stolen property. A press conference is scheduled for 930. brian loftus theres new hope for existing, and new solar customers in nevada. Kirsten Joyce as of january 1st. The puc raised rates for all net metering customers. Nv energy is proposing to allo
A metro officer shot but missed and hit a child, whom is expected to be okay. The metro officer who fired the shots is now on routine paid administrative leave, pending the investigation. Black now faces a number of charges including assault with a Deadly Weapon and possession of stolen property. brian loftus nv energy says it wants to allow customers who already have solar panels to keep more favorable rates for up to 20 years. This comes after Public Utilities commissioners voted to further discuss a proposal to customers. This comes after backlash. When commissioners approved a rate hike for all customers. Many were angry. Saying their pricey solar installations will now take longer to pay off. If the proposal is approved by the puc next month, the number of nevadans with rooftop solar we asked solarcitys ceo if this means laidoff employees could get their jobs back lyndon rive solarcity ceo if that short term fix occurs, all 550 will come back, thats my committment ill hire all 550
Causing it to roll and hit two utility poles. The 21yearold female passenger was killed. The 24yearold driver is in critical condition. The 21yearold driver of the car that caused the crash was with police. This is the 8th fatal crash in metros jurisdiction so far this year. Kirsten Joyce the federal offices in washington dc are once again closed today. A winter storm dumped 22 inches of snow across dc this weekend. The city is continuing to dig out. The blizzard ranks as one of the top five snow storms on record for the washington dulles airport. Kirsten Joyce there are no snowstorms here. Tony smith is here with your forecast for the rest of the day. Still working breezy conditions can be expected in the Colorado River valley again this afternoon. A pacific storm will bring the potential for unsettled weather to much of the region late in the coming weekend possibly sunday overnight into monday. Kirsten Joyce advocates of nevadas new School Choice Voucher Program are holding a rally