let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. thanks jeff. the results from the nevada republican caucuses are in... and it's another victory for the g-o-p presidential front-runner. donald trump won the first in the west republican presidential caucuses... his third victory this primary season. folks, this was a great evening. i love this place, i love this state.' polls show trump did well among those who prefer a political outsider. he also won with republicans who listed immigration and the economy as the most important issues. with all precints now reporting... trump secured a whopping 46 percent of the votes. finishing in second was florida senator marco rubio with 24 percent. senator ted cruz was in third.. with 21 percent. then it's doctor ben carson with 5 percent... and ohio governor john kasich with 4 percent. nevada has 30 delegates for the republican national convention, and they're distributed proportionally based on the results. now... nevada is still relatively new to caucusing.. since making the switch from primaries in 2008.

meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast 60s. a dry weather pattern takes us through this weekend as well. thanks jeff. looking around the world now... the u-s ambassador to seoul met the south korean defence minister yesterday, after north korea's launch of its long-range rocket. south korea says it was "an unacceptable act"... adding that they want to "apply more pressure on north korea through a strong security council and sanctions." the u.n. security council also condemned the launch... pledging to quickly adopt a new resolution with "significant" new sanctions. the u.n. and others call the launch a cover, for a banned test of technology for a missile. the rocket was fired from north still to come on channel 2 news this morning... if you're thinking of eating at chipotle today...you may want to think again...chipotle is closing its doors...and we'll tell you why after the break. congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt politica

lets take a look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. hi jeff. cloudy and colder today with rain and snow showers moving through the area making for a slick morning commute. several inches of snow will fall in the mountains making travel difficult. look for scattered rain and snow showers by this afternoon. we dry things out in thanks ky. developing this morning... in reno, left one man dead last night. just after 7 p-m... reno police were called out on a report of a shooting, at the 27-hundred block of kietzke lane. that's the ponderosa trailer park near yori park. when officers got there... they found a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. lt. scott shaw, rpd: "reno fire department as well as remsa worked on the victim for quite a while, but were unable to revive him. so at this time we are working on a homicide investigation." police are looking for the shooter... but they don't have a description right now. the person who was killed has not been identified. the gang unit was also on scene...and police are still investigating whether i

let's start with a quick look at jeff martinez. partly sunny and mild today with highs in the low 60s by the afternoon with light winds. we warm things up by thursday and friday with highs in the mid to upper 60s. beautiful weather this weekend with partly sunny skies and highs in the low 60s. have a great day! thanks jeff. thanks jeff. some sad news out of pyramid lake... the body of a missing boater was found yesterday. 26-year-old michael anthony beaton was reported missing monday after taking a canoe out on the lake. his vehicle was found at popcorn beach... where multiple units, including a raven helicopter, performed an unsuccessful search for beaton monday night. crews resumed the search yesterday morning, and found beaton's body in the lake near anahoe island. he was pronounced dead on scene. beaton was an active duty member of the united states air force. turning to crime beat... lockdowns were issued for three schools in stead for hours yesterday... while police searched for the person who stole a car in the area. they tr

meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast th meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" partly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. look for 71 on friday with a breezy afternoon and highs in the low to mid 60s for this weekend with partly cloudy skies. have a great happy 43rd birthday to jana fisher this birthday wish is coming from a special someone in your life. happy birthday to keith mccoy this wish comes from your brother kenny and happy birthday to mike wil-shoe-sin this wish comes from brady, jax, smokey-jay, chubby, ashley and dan. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. we have a great prize to give away... four tickets to see the plastic fauxno all-star band at the montbleu resort casino and spa . the show is tomorrow - doors open at 7 p-m... and the show starts at 8 p-m. for a chance to win those tickets... call 8-6-1 42-45. still to come o

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly sunny and a little cooler 60s! have a great day tuesday. time to check out our roadways center... no accidents to report. highway 50 near logan creek expect boulder removal. turning to campaign 2016... with the republican caucuses tonight... candidates are taking advantage with appearances all around town. senator ted cruz was in reno yesterday...holding a late night rally at the boys and girls club. he was welcomed by supporters including nevada attorney general adam laxalt and radio cruz fired up the crowd by promising to defend the constitutional rights of citizens. today... he has rallies in fernley, minden, carson city... before heading back to las vegas. senator marco rubio also held a rally in reno yesterday... after jetting in from elko. local supporters... including lieutenant governor mark hutchison and senator dean heller were there... reminding everyone of the importance of attending the caucus. rubio outlined his con

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. partly cloudy and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. low 70s are on tap for tuesday and wednesday, with a breezy thursday and a chance for great day! happening overnight...a shooting at the siris casino in downtown reno. ky sisson is live with the details. ky, what do we know now? just before twelve midnight shots were fired here at the just before twelve midnight shots were fired here at the siris in downtown reno take a look at this map. on virginia street right in the heart of downtown reno. here's what we know... two males inside the casino were led to one of the suspects allegedly pulling a gun, shooting the other man he was rushed to the hospital and his condition is unknown at this time. the suspect that fired the gun is in custody and was contacted by police on the scene and is investigators. me. ky add libs. covering crime beat live, ky sisson, channel 2 news. the gymnasium of sparks high school was filled with family, friends, and colleagues of de

jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american thanks jeff. looking around the world now... found the wreckage of a small plane that went missing shortly after take-off yesterday. all 23 aboard, including two foreigners, have been confirmed dead. the plane was reportedly on an 18-minute flight to a popular hiking destination... but lost contact a few minutes after take-off. officials say the plane appeared to have flown directly into a mountain. residents in a nearby village had reported hearing a loud explosion. the foreigners on board were from china and kuwait. all other passengers were from nepal... including two children. looking around the nation now... the centers for disease control and prevention are investigating new reports of sexual transmission of the zika virus. they are looking into 14 cases in all, and that several of them involve pregnant women. the c-d-c says while sexual relations may likely be a way zika spreads... the most likely way to be infected with zika is still through a mosquito bite. zika's been confirmed in 23 u-s

lets take a look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. hi jeff. cloudy and colder today with rain and snow showers moving through the area making for a slick morning commute. several inches of snow will fall in the mountains making travel difficult. look for scattered rain and snow showers by this afternoon. we dry things out in thanks ky. turning to crime beat... a shooting at a mobile home park in reno left one man dead last night. just after 7 o'clock... reno police responded to a report of a shooting at the ponderosa yori. when officers arrived on scene... they found a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. lt. scott shaw, rpd: "reno fire department as well as remsa worked on the victim for quite a while, but were unable to revive him. so at this time we are working on a homicide investigation." police are looking for a suspect... but do not have a description at this time. the identity of the victim is also not being released. the gang unit was also on scene... but police are still investigating whether it was gang-related. if you have

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for weather. good morning, jeff! mostly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. a storm arrives on wednesday with windy conditions and snow in the sierra by thursday morning, making travel difficult. dry and mild weather returns for the as reno's image continues to change from an old gamlbing town to a business and family destination, more non-gaming hotels are popping up. especially downtown where historically gaming hotels are located. ky sisson is live near aces stadium where another one of these hotels is going to be opening soon. good morning ky. good morning john and andi! on in the downtown area with hotels such as the whitney peak near the arch and the recently bought out sienna being turned into a renissance marriott hotel. the newest being the new courtyard by marriott behind me is just another example of the changing lodging landscape in reno. preston- "we don't want to be known as a gaming community. we want to also be known that is very family orientd, that will attract people that want

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for weather. good morning, jeff! mostly cloudy this wednesday with a few scattered snow & rain showers by the afternoon. the sierra could see a few inches of snow by this afternoon and evening, making travel difficult. a few rain and snow showers will move through the valleys this afternoon and evening with little or no accumulations. dry weather takes us through the weekend with highs time to check out our roadways with r-j in the more f-m traffic center... in school watch... the tahoe expedition academy hosted their celebration of learning event last night... where the school's students presented what they're calling "globally-conscious" final projects. students were encouraged to develop a product with a vision of making a difference in the world... and were built over the semester. while some students say they liked the creative thinking and the problem solving...many said it was great to just have some fun. "they have a purpose to this work that they're doing and that is key to sort of this intrinsic motivation

lets take a look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. hi jeff. cloudy and colder today with rain and snow showers moving through the area making for a slick morning commute. several inches of snow will fall in the mountains making travel difficult. look for scattered rain and snow showers by this afternoon. we dry things out in time for the time to check out our roadways time to check out our roadways with r-j in the more f-m traffic center... we do have some school delays to tell you about this morning. all storey county schools on a 1 hour delay... and sierra nevada college also on 1 hour delay. we will tell you about any more delays as we learn about them. developing this morning... a shooting at a mobile home park in reno, left one man dead last night. just after 7 p-m... reno police were called out on a report of a shooting, at the 27-hundred block of kietzke lane. that's the ponderosa trailer park near yori park. when officers got there... they found a man in the parking lot with a gunshot wound. lt. scott shaw, rpd: "reno fire department a

meteorologist jeff martinez will "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast meteorological society!" happy friday, we will see partly sunny skies and a mild afternoon with highs in the low 70s. winds will become breezy this afternoon, 15-30mph with gusts looking around the nation. apple formally laid out its legal defense yesterday... against the court order forcing it to help the f-b-i unlock that terrorist's i-phone. in its filing, apple says the f-b-i is "seeking...a dangerous power". apple would be forced to dedicate six to 10 apple engineers to create the new code. the company believes the case triggers first amendment protections... and that writing computer code is equivalent to free speech. the f-b-i says they only want access to the one i-phone used by san bernardino terrorist syed farook. comey: "i am a huge fan of privacy, i love encryption. it is a great thing but our need for privacy are crashing into each other and we've got to sort that out as a people." apple says if it creates the software to break into the i-phone, "cri

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. mostly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. a mostly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. a storm arrives on wednesday with windy conditions and snow in the sierra by thursday morning, making travel difficult. dry and mild weather returns for the weekend! thanks jeff. last night...now the reno fire department is looking into what started it. crews were called on reports of the fire at around 8-30 p-m... in the 14-thousand block of stead boulevard just off i-80. leighton: "this was a duplex so both residences were displaced because power and gas had to be shut down to both sides. the unit itself involved with the fire had heavy fire damage." fire chief leighton says they were able to quickly put out the fire.. but one man was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. two dogs and a cat were killed in the fire. what caused it is still under fire. what caused it is still under investigation. turning to crime beat... secret witness is now offering

meteorologist jeff martinez will "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy skies for your friday, with highs in the mid to upper 40s and light winds. it's going to be a beautiful weekend, with partly suny skies and highs in the low 50s, warming up into the low 60s by the middle of next week, with no storms let's check in with the c-b-s let's check in with the c-b-s let's check in with the c-b-s news team and see what they're working week, with no storms heading our way. let's check in with the c-b-s working on this morning. .... the news is back in the .... the news is back in the morning. see you at seven. congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field by taking more money from wall str

meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" cloudy skies. have a great thanks jeff. in campaign 2016... the dust is settling after donald trump's big win in nevada tuesday... but dis-organization with both the nevada democratic and republican caucuses has some voters wanting to go back to a primary system. but what's the difference? well... a primary is run and paid for by the state. it's simple... all you have to do is cast a vote... and it's what we did up until 2008. but nevada's primary election is in june... which gave us no say in selecting the presidential nominee. so senator harry reid lobbied the national democratic party on our behalf... and republicans followed suit. herzik:"reid got nevada on the list of early states in the nominating process. with him gone.. there's nobody in the keep us there if the parties decide to move away from it." going back to a presidential-only primary in february... in addition to our regular primary in june... woul

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. happy friday, we will see partly sunny skies and a mild afternoon saturday morning in the mountains and areas mainly north of reno. otherwise, partly sunny happening overnight, an officer involved shooting at a silver springs casino left one man dead...and an officer injured. take a look at this map. the shooting happened at the silver springs nugget casino... at 12-80 lincoln highway around 8-30 last night. ky sisson is live there now with the latest. good morning ky, good morning john and andi. we're here at the silver springs nugget casino where the shooting happened. lyon county sheriff's office tells us there were 4 suspects involved in the shooting... one of those suspects is dead, the other in the hospital.. and the last two are in custody. a lyon county deputy is also being his hand. here's where the whole thing started. sparks police say the suspects stole a red chevy cruz at gun point... here in the 1000 block of el rancho drive... near paradise park. they say the victim was

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. dry weather returns by the turning to campaign 20-16 bernie sanders made his way back to nevada on saturday... taking advantage of his time before the nevada caucus to speak with residents. one of the senator's stops was at the university of nevada... in front of a packed real solutions for real people. he discussed the importance of creating an economy that works for working families and his planned investment in jobs for young people. both bernie sanders and senator cory booker... who was there on behalf of hillary clinton... also took questions from the crowd. later... sanders spoke to

meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. a weekend! in campaign 2016... democratic presidential hopeful hillary clinton made a campaign sweep through northern nevada yesterday. she stopped in elko.... then university of nevada, reno... before speaking at a rally at truckee meadows community college. the former secretary of state drew a crowd of about 800. she vowed to work to raise wages nationwide and to tighten up regulations on wall street. hillary: no bank is too big to to go to jail.....raah...and thanks to president obama we have the power to break up the banks." clinton says her history proves she's a formidable opponent... clinton says her history proves she's a formidable opponent... and has set herself up as the heir to the obama presidency and the best candidate to defeat the republican nominee in november. hillary:"i want people to know that i wanna be the democratic nominee because i'm the person read

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, angela! good morning to you, we will see partly to mostly cloudy skies today with highs in the upper 30s to around 40 in reno with light winds. a quiet weather pattern sets up for the next several days, with a beautiful weekend heading our way, highs will be in the 50s to possible near 60 by next week. have a time to check out our roadways with r-j in the more f-m traffic center... thanks angela. turning to the crime beat... the carson city sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in a burglary. it happened in the early morning hours of january 22-nd at the empire ranch golf course on fair way in carson city. officials say these two suspects stole large quantities of food and alcohol. they say the suspects are possibly one male and female. there are no descriptions beyond these two photos. if you can help identify these suspects, you are asked to contact the carson city and south lake tahoe police are askin

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. mostly cloudy and very windy today with gusts in the 50-60mph range possible, secure everything outdoors! a winter difficult. the valleys will see a few afternoon showers with snow levels dropping down to 5,000ft by thursday morning. thanks jeff. turning to crime beat... sparks police have a man in custody, charged with firing shots inside a home early yesterday morning. police were called out to the 3-thousand block of keogh drive around 2-45 a-m on a report of gunfire... where two teenage girls and a woman were inside. a fourth woman was able to escape through the backyard. officers surrounded the home and negotiated with the man, who eventually surrendered. the women were not hurt. 45-year-old gordon mellinger is neglect and one count of discharging a firearm into a structure. and reno police have arrested a man for murder.. accused of stabbing a man to death in an apartment near midtown. 32 year old michael robbins was arrested sunday night for driving a stolen car... officers the

meteorologist jeff martinez will have your pinpoint 2 forecast welcome back. the first votes are in for this year's best and worst super bowl commercials seen by millions around the world. at the top of the list... hyundai's first date spot starring comedian kevin hart voted most popular on usa today's ad meter. it was followed by a heinz commercial with weiner dogs 1970's love song... and then, an ultrasound baby who some doritos. a 30 second super bowl spot in 2016 fetched up to five million dollars... the average cost of an ad over the last ten years has increased by 75- percent. analysts say this year, advertising execs played it safe... shying away from the outrageous or controversial. this year's ad meter results end a three year winning streak for anheuser- busch. but the beer company did receive some free advertising when peyton manning said he would be drinking a few budweiser's after the game. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american good monday morning to you! mostly sunny

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. sunny and mild today, with highs in the low to mid 60s and light winds. we really warm things up by thursday and friday, with highs near 70. it'll be a beautiful weekend, with low 60s for highs with partly sunny skies. have a great wednesday! thanks jeff. the results from the nevada republican caucuses are in... and it's another victory for the g-o-p presidential front-runner. donald trump won the first in the west republican presidential caucuses... his third victory this primary season. donald trump- "so tonight, folks, this was a great evening. i love this place, i love this state.' polls show trump did well among those who prefer a political outsider. he also won with republicans who listed immigration and the as the most important issues. with all precints now reporting... trump secured a whopping 46 percent of the votes. finishing in second was florida senator marco rubio with 24 percent. senator ted cruz was in third.. with 21 percent. then it's doctor ben carson with 5 percent

meteorologist jeff martinez will "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy this wednesday showers by the afternoon. the sierra could see a few inches of snow by this afternoon and evening, making travel difficult. a few rain and snow showers will move through the valleys this afternoon and evening with little or no accumulations. dry weather takes us through the weekend with highs warming into the 50s! through the weekend with highs happy belated birthday to al- zo-uh sizemore who turned 1 hundred yesterday. this wish comes from charlotte and willa stewart happy 13th birthday to autumn. this wish comes from your mom, liam, chase, your puppys, and your aunt and uncle. and happy birthday to jane hopkins. this wish comes from david and family. send in your birthday requests to k-t-v-n to be featured on air. you can reach us through e-mail, regular mail, or by leaving a voicemail on our birthday line. still to come on channel 2 news we have an unbelievable story for you all...

meteorologist jeff martinez will "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy and very windy today with gusts in the 50-60mph range possible, secure everything outdoors! a winter storm will move into the sierra this afternoon and evening with heavy snow possible in the higher elevations through thursday morning, making travel difficult. the showers with snow levels dropping down to 5,000ft by few afternoon showers with snow levels dropping down to 5,000ft few afternoon showers with snow levels dropping down to 5,000ft by thursday morning. in campaign 2016...hillary clinton is trying to maintain her lead in south carolina. sanders courted minority voters... both promising more help for social programs. democrats hold their primary in south carolina a week from saturday. on the republican side... donald trump took aim at president obama last night... after the commander- in-chief said he doesn't believe trump will be the next president. "you're lucky i didn't run last time when

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. mostly cloudy and cold today with highs in the mid 30s. there's a slight chance for a few light snow showers throughout today and wednesday, with little or no accumulations expected. we dry things out by thursday and the weekend with highs warming into the low 50s saturday and sunday! thanks jeff. 50-inches of snow fell in the eastern sierra last month... nearly doubling the snowpack, with two months of winter to go. snow survey so far, the snowpack is 25- percent above average... nearly 9-feet deep at mount rose. that equals 29-inches of water. it looks like a recovery year... after four dry winters. but the storms need to keep jeff "this is great to see all the snow but a 4-year drought, you're going to just come out of it with a few good storms. it's going to take some really good winters to do that." the news is encouraging throughout the silver state... where snowpack is 50-percent above average. that's critical for farmers and ranchers in the humboldt basin, who have had little

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. mostly sunny and mild today with a high of 61 in reno and 58 for s. lake tahoe, and light winds. beautiful weather continues for us through the weekend with highs in the 60s and no major storms are heading our way. have a great tuesday! and we have more details on that fatal crash yesterday... when a man was hit by a car while walking along the interstate. nevada highway patrol was called out to 580 northbound just south of bower's mansion shortly after one a-m. when they got there, the road. 18 year old chile bartels of carson city... was pronounced dead on the scene. 42 year old james dolan of sparks... the driver of the red honda civic that struck bartels... was still there on the scene when they arrived. dolan was taken into custody...but on charges unrelated to the crash. officers found another car in a ditch near the incident. there was another vehicle that was involved in a previous crash south of our location. as of right now we are still conducting investigation. it is unknow

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. partly cloudy for your friday highs in the low 50s. winds will gust 20-40mph by the afternoon with a few scattered rain and snow showers possible north of i-80. it's going to be a nice weekend, with dry weather and highs warming into the upper 50s by sunday. have a great friday! a power outage in sparks left nearly 6-thousand people without power overnight. nv energy says the outages occured around 2 a-m this morning, and that what caused them, is being investigated. power is restored for most... though 700 customers are still without power. thanks jeff. turning to crime beat.. reno police have arrested two people in connection with a fraud investigation. 31 year old matthew williams and 28 year old julie morris were arrested a week ago and charged with burglary and using an i-d and credit card without permission. investigators believe they stole personal them to make fraudulent checks. and police have also arrested 47- year-old james bzdziuch and 25-year-old , kanin celestre who are

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly cloudy and cold today with highs in the mid 30s. few light snow showers throughout today and wednesday, with little or no accumulations expected. we dry things out by thursday and the weekend with highs warming into the low 50s saturday and sunday! thanks jeff. turning to school watch... last night... the washoe county superintendent spoke about the future of the school district... superintendent traci davis outlined big goals for the district... including a 90-percent graduation rate by the year 20-20. traci: "i believe that we have to aim high for kids, and i don't have a low expectation for not one kid in our district. if we hit 88, i'm good, but we have to have the high target." along with boosting graduation rates... davis plans on further restructuring the special education program... and getting all schools trained in social and emotional learning techniques. she also had a big announcement to make... stacie mathewson, the

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! good morning to you, we will see partly to mostly cloudy skies today with highs in the upper 30s to around 40 in reno with light winds. a quiet weather pattern sets up for the next several days, with a beautiful weekend heading our way, highs will be in the 50s to possible thanks angela. this morning... a woman is in the hospital in serious but stable condition.... after a rollover crash on i-580. nevada highway patrol says they responded to a call of a rollover involving multiple vehicles on i-580 at the galena creek bridge just after midnight. they say two vehicles were involved in the crash. remsa says a female driver was transported to a local hospital by care flight. n-h-p says both lanes of i-580 northbound were closed for a few hours... but one lane was reopened around 1-30 this morning, the other a few hours later. thanks angela. turning to the crime beat... the carson city sheriff's office is asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in a bu

meteorologist jeff martinez will after the "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" after a cool morning, we will see a beautiful afternoon with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid to upper 50s with light winds. we warm things up by midweek with highs in the upper 60s to near 70 by thanks jeff. thanks jeff. looking around the world now... a series of blasts in syria killed over 150 people and wounded more than 170 others yesterday. it began in the syrian capital of damascus...where several blasts occured during the afternoon rush hour. isis claimed responsibility for that attack, and another in the city of homs. they came as u-s secretary of state john kerry said a reached for a cease-fire that could begin in the next few days. kerry acknowledged that is not finalized, and all parties might not comply. closer to home... it was a good weekend for the front-runners in the race for the white house. after donald trump's big win in saturday's south carolina primary, senators ted cruz and

meteorologist jeff martinez will welcome back. let's take a look at some news making headlines around the nation right now. first, presidential candidates are on their weekend push to win over voters in tuesday's new hampshire primary. last night - hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in their first one on one debate - tackling foreign policy and progressive values. on the republican side - donald trump appears to be easing up on rival, ted cruz - just a day after accusing the texas senator of stealing the iowa caucuses. for more on this story, tune in to c-b-s this morning following our show at 7 a-m. the state of florida is ramping up efforts to combat the zika virus. yesterday - state governor rick scott declared a health emergency in a fifth county and asked the cdc to rush test kits to the region. at least 12 cases of the mosquito- borne virus zika has been linked to a rare birth defect in babies. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american mete

meteorologist jeff martinez will "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" good monday morning, we will see mostly sunny skies today with a chilly morning but nice afternoon with highs in the mid 60s and light winds. our next storm moves in wednesday afternoon through thursday morning with snow in the mountains making travel difficult, and valley showers. dry weather returns by the let's check in with the c-b-s news team and see what they're working on this morning. .... the news is back in the flores: i was raised by my father. my mother left my family when i was 9 years old. things really went from bad to worse for me. this isn't just about numbers, this is about real lives. this is a system that isn't working for the everyday person. it's one of the reasons why i decided to endorse bernie sanders. nevadans are looking for people who are willing to think big, to be bold, and to fight for everyday people. and that's exactly what bernie sanders is doing. sanders: i'm bernie sanders welc

meteorologist jeff martinez will "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" wednesday through the weekend with highs in the mid to upper thanks jeff. mostly sunny and a little cooler 60s! have a great day tuesday. thanks jeff. looking around the world now... relief was finally distributed to residents of fiji's main island yesterday... after that powerful cyclone killed 29 people there. thousands of homes were flattened in the storm. winds from cyclone winston, which tore through the pacific island chain, reached 177 miles per hour, making it the strongest storm in fiji's recorded history. getting emergency supplies to the separate islands and remote communities is difficult, but the fiji government's top priority. and, the pentagon is set to submit a plan to congress today...to finally close guantanamo bay prison in cuba. it would call for some detainees to be moved to other countries... while others would be sent to facilities in the u-s. there are almost 100 detainees still at guantan

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! partly cloudy for your friday with a breezy afternoon and highs in the low 50s. winds will gust 20-40mph by the afternoon with a few scattered rain and snow showers possible north of i-80. it's going to be a nice weekend, with dry weather and thanks jeff. and you can keep track of the weather...wherever you are... with our free channel 2 weather app. it just got an updated interface... you can get radar... forecast... and watches and warnings in the palm of your hand... and you can customize it to where you live. just search "k-t-v-n" in the google play or apple store. turning to campaign 2016... just ahead of the democratic caucus... former president bill clinton will be in reno today to campaign on his wife's behalf. that event will take place at the hillary for nevada campaign offices located at 14-13 south virginia street in reno... from 11-30 a-m to 2 p-m. and senator bernie sanders is also scheduled to be in sparks today... right after holding a rally will be

let's start with a quick look at jeff martinez. partly sunny and mild today with highs in the low 60s by the afternoon with light winds. we warm things up by thursday and friday with highs in the mid to upper 60s. beautiful weather this weekend with partly sunny have a great day! thanks jeff. some sad news out of pyramid lake... the body of another missing boater was found yesterday. 26-year-old michael anthony beaton was reported missing monday after taking a canoe out on the lake. his car was found at popcorn beach... where multiple units, including a raven helicopter, performed an unsuccessful search for beaton monday night. crews resumed the search yesterday morning, and found beaton's body in the lake near anahoe island. he was pronounced beaton was an active duty member of the united states air force. his last known address was in las vegas. turning to crime beat... lockdowns were issued for three schools in stead for hours yesterday... while police searched for the person who stole a car in the area. they tried to stop the v

the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. after a cool morning, we will see a beautiful afternoon with mostly sunny skies and highs in the mid to upper 50s with light winds. we warm things up by midweek with highs in the upper 60s to near 70 by friday. have a great day! thanks jeff. nevada state democrats announced yesterday that nevada senator debbie smith passed away after a long fight with brain cancer. she was 60 years old. debbie smith was a lifelong advocate for nevada's public education system... serving as president of the nevada p-t-a, and as a member of the national p-t-a board. she was elected to the nevada assembly in 2000, and the nevada people who knew her said she will be greatly missed. "she'll be missed in the fight for education dollars and capital construction. with the school board capital bond issue coming up, her voice will be missed." "she taught me a lot. how to be a better legislator, and ultimately, i think she set an incredible model for how to serve constituents. she was an amazing public servant."

meteorologist jeff martinez will welcome back. in campaign 2016... presidential hopefuls are making a weekend push to win over voters... ahead of tuesday's new hampshire primary. hillary clinton and bernie sanders faced off in their fifth debate... their first one-on-one contest... attacking each other's progressive values. "if we're going to get into labels, i don't think it was particularly progressive to vote against the brady bill five times. i don't think it was progressive to give gun-makers immunity." "in my view it is undermining american democracy and it is allowing congress to represent wealthy campaign contributors." clinton is trailing the vermont senator in new hampshire. their gloves off to win in the granite state. after his third-place finish in iowa... marco rubio is now trailing donald trump in new hampshire... putting the florida senator ahead of ted cruz. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist jeff martinez's pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the american meteorological society!" mostly cloudy skies for your friday

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for weather. let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly cloudy and very windy today with gusts in the 50-60mph range possible, secure everything outdoors! a winter storm will move into the sierra this afternoon and evening with heavy snow possible in the higher elevations through thursday morning, making travel difficult. the valleys will see a few afternoon showers with thanks jeff. for two decades, the nevada department of transportation has had a warning system in place when winds are too dangerous in washoe valley for drivers. but this year, they've enhanced new signs that include flashing lights to warn drivers. there used to be nine of these warning signs... but now there are 34. n-dot hopes this will make it easier for drivers to recognize wind restrictions and plan their drive accordingly. meg ragonese- ndot pio-either delay their travel or they can reroute themselves, we actually have positioned these signs so that they are

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for weather. good morning, jeff! good monday morning to you! mostly sunny skies today with highs in the mid to upper 50s. a thanks jeff. what did you think of the big game? the denver broncos were the underdogs going in. but came as jamie yuccas reports from as jamie yuccas reports from santa clara, super bowl 50 came down to defense. peyton manning and the denver broncos defeated the carolina panthers to win their third super bowl. linebacker von miller was named mvp. it was coach phillips, it was peyton, d-ware and all of my teammates of course. peyton manning is the first starting quarterback to win with two different teams. but he wouldn't say if this really was his last rodeo. i wanna go hug my family and i'm going to drink a lot of budweiser tonight. the broncos offense exploded early. while fumbles plagued the panthers. while fumbles plagued the panthers. bridge: the ticket was a golden one - going for say it was worth it. the crowd enjoyed some of the biggest names in pop music. lady 70 thousand fans celebrat

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. happy friday, we will see partly with highs in the low 70s. winds will become breezy this afternoon, 15-30mph with gusts skies this weekend with highs in the 60s. happening overnight, an officer involved shooting at a silver springs casino left one man dead...and an officer injured. take a look at this map. the shooting happened at the silver springs nugget casino... at 12-80 lincoln highway around 8-30 last night. ky sisson is live there now with the latest. good morning ky, good morning john and andi. we're here at the silver springs nugget casino where the shooting happened. lyon county sheriff's office tells us there were 4 suspects involved in the shooting... one of those suspects is dead, the his hand. here's where the whole thing sparks police say the suspects stole a red chevy cruz at gun point... here at the 1000 block of el rancho drive... near paradise park. they say the person carjacked was not injured. sparks pd put out an alert to the lyon county sheriff about sparks pd

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for a first look at the weather. good morning, jeff! mostly sunny and mild today with a high of 61 in reno and 58 for s. lake tahoe, and light winds. beautiful weather continues for us through the weekend with highs in the 60s and no major storms are heading our way. have a great tuesday! the debate over solar rates here another public utilities commission hearing. solar customers and businesses have been protesting the new rate hikes. the p-u-c took questions over whether existing solar customers should be grand-fathered in and allowed to keep their original lower fees. opponents of the new rate hikes say they eliminate the return on investment for installing rooftop solar... leaving home several solar companies to close up shop in nevada. robert - "basically has eliminated solar in nevada. you know, a lot of companies picked up and left as a result of that. doesn't matter now whatever happens, i don't think you'd ever attract them back" that is yet to be seen, as solar energy promises to be an ongoing issue here in

let's check in with meteorologist jeff martinez for weather. good morning, jeff! mostly cloudy and cold today with highs in the mid 30s. there's a slight chance for a few light snow showers throughout today and wednesday, with little or no accumulations expected. we dry things out by thursday and the weekend with highs warming into the low 50s saturday and sunday! thanks jeff. turning to school watch... last night... the washoe county superintendent spoke about the future of the school district... in the annual state of education address. superintendent traci davis outlined big goals for the district... including a 90-percent graduation rate by the year 20-20. to aim high for kids, and i don't have a low expectation for not one kid in our district. if we hit 88, i'm good, but we have to have the high target." along with boosting graduation rates... davis plans on further restructuring the special education program... and getting all schools trained in social and emotional learning techniques. she also had a big announcement to make... stacie mathewson, the founder

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. partly cloudy and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. low 70s are on tap for tuesday and happening overnight a shooting at siris casino in downtown reno. happening overnight...a shooting at the siris casino in downtown reno. ky sisson is live with the look at this map. led to one of the suspects this time. the suspect that fired the gun me. ky add libs. covering crime beat live, ky sisson, channel 2 news. thanks ky. the gymnasium of sparks high school was filled with family, friends, and colleagues of debbie smith yesterday... as hundreds came to pay their respects and to honor the late senator. state senator debbie smith passed away at the age of 60 last week, after a year-long fight with brain cancer. at her memorial service, hundreds of people had the opportunity to reflect on the impact she had on their lives... including her brother... bruce. bruce bilbrey--if you met her at the grocery store, of if you met her at the halls of the legislature, you got t

still to come on channel 2 news meteorologist jeff martinez will welcome back. in campaign 2016... the republican presidential field shrunk yet again today. carly fiorina and chris christie both announced they are ending their white house runs. christie and fiorina finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the new hampshire primary tuesday. and last tuesday's primary in new hampshire brings the candidates one step closer to nevada. nevada is the first in the west caucus for the candidates. and it also presents the candidates with a completely different demographic. and that test is expected to keep the nation's eyes fixed on us. lokken:"nevada as a front-loaded caucus state...along with the early primary state has a 4 times greater influence on picking the nominee of each party than if we waited til april or may." and nevada's chance to make a statement isn't far away. the democrats caucus on saturday and please stay channel 2 news and "cbs news" on air, online, and on facebook and twitter for continuing coverage of campaign 20-16. "channel 2 news continues with meteorologist je

let's start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist jeff martinez. partly sunny and mild today with highs in the mid to upper 60s and light winds. look for 71 on thanks jeff. this morning in crime beat... reno police are looking for two men involved in a home invasion near reno high school. police say around 5 o'clock yesterday... they responded to the 1400 block of foster drive, on a report of a possible burglary in progress. there they found an elderly man injured inside a home. he was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. reno police, along with washoe county deputies... searched the area for the two men... who they believe are armed and dangerous. they were unable to locate them. police are now looking for this car... an older, white 2-door stripe on the driver's side, a sunroof, and a spoiler on the rear trunk... to see if it's related to the case. l the suspects were also described as possibly being light-skinned black or hispanic men. one is approximately 6 feet tall with a thin build...the other is described at 5-foot-8 wi