There could be a few scattered flurries overnight otherwise mostly cloudy through the night. Could still be a few slick spots on the roads tonight and early tomorrow morning, especially on some side streets so use caution. Temperatures tonight will be steadily in the teens and near a huge crash this afternoon on interstate 80 while the snow was still falling. Falling. It shut down the west bound lanes just west branch. Branch. Viewers sent us these photos as they waited in a long line of cars for the wreckage to be cleared. Emergency crews say nearly thiry vehicles were involved including at least one semi. We know there are injuries but the state patrol isnt saying how many. Interstate 80 is open again tonight. New developments tonight in the death of Supreme Court justice antonnin scalia. A judge with ties to cedar rapids may be on the short list for a replacement. Jane kelly is a federal Appeals Court judge. Before that she served as a federal public defender in cedar rapids. She wa
bernie sanders d president ial candidate i will need your help to win the nevada caucus. Karen Castro Karen castro, 8 news now. Sharie Johnson sanders also attended an event at a Baptist Church earlier today. He is heading to colorado tomorrow. But hes expected to be back in nevada later this week. the debate over appointing a replacement in the Surpreme Court following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia is contnuing to heat up. President obama said he would nominate a replacement. But now both republicans are going back and forth about the direction of the court. Mitch mcconnell. The senates top republican. Vowed to block any obama appointment to the Supreme Court until a new president is voted into office. Democrats lashed out. Accusing the gop of playing politics. President obama has ordered flags at all Federal Building be lowered to half staff until scalia is buried. Sharie Johnson more than 300thousand people gathered in a poor mexico city suburb to the pope held an open air mas
Do this in an election year. President ial candidate he can nominate someone; the senates not moving forward on it until after the election. Mitch mcconnell, the senates Top Republican vowed to block any obama appointment to the Supreme Court until a new president is voted into office. Democrats lashed out. President ial candidate it is totally out of step with our history and our constitutional principles. President ial candidate it is beyond my comprehension and it just speaks to level of republican obstructionism from day one. Funeral arrangements for scalia have not yet been announced. Mark albert, cbs news, the Supreme Court. And be sure to stay with ktvn and cbs news on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage. It was another nice day in reno with highs in the lower to mid amount of cloud cover and sunshine. Winds have picked up, gusting up to 25 Miles Per Hour at times. High pressure is still in place for now. Keeping the storm track up to our north. Temp
Freezing rain all rain late monday night could see anywhere from three to as much is six inches of snow across a good portion of the area a little less across the south ready for the snow. This time, theyre running into a different type of fight with the winter weather. Heilman explains about this storm and how vdot is planning to handle it. Well nadia, the snow is bad enough but its those low temperatures that make tackling this storm even more difficult. We were checking in on some of the preps with vdot this afternoon. They tell us when temperatures are in the low 20s, salt doesnt work as effectively. And the pre treatment doesnt work as well, either. Vdot had a small window today to pre treat some of those interstates and major roads. Even so, theyre urging folks to stay home and travel later in the week because mondays commute is expected to be pretty difficult. Once the snow be salting the roads. Theyll be pre wetting the salt with liquid calcium chloride to jumpstart the melting
Because of its discipline, because of its value. Reporter its an ongoing controversy in the bay area. In 2001 when then oakland mayor jerry brown founded the oakland military institute, he did so despite fierce opposition. In 2008, San Francisco voters had to save the junior rotc program from the chopping block. Tonight many expect a packed house on the latest decision about the program. We know at least two of the five Board Members are going to vote for the program. But we expect it to be a close vote. Well have an update at 10 00 and 11 00. Ryan takeo, kpix 5. The district will pay 100,000 a year for two years to jumpstart the program. After that it would reevaluate the program and ask for federal funds. The deadly rampage last month at ucsb could lead to changes for California Law enforcement. Proposed legislation would liar officers to Research State firearms records when they do welfare checks on people. The Santa Barbara Sheriffs Department has been criticized for not searching