Before 10 pm. Patchy freezing fog after 10 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 . Friday patchy freezing fog before 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday night a 30 percent chance of snow showers after 10 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 5 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday night a 20 percent were used to counting on. We expect it, to be secure. Reports, thats not always the case. 00 16 16 26 26 38 38 44 441 16 1 161 21 1 211 44 residents of this neighborhood in stead got a nasty surprise when they went to pick up their mail at this centralized collection box recently. Thieves had pried the individual boxes open. What they got isnt known, but the possibilities are enough to cause worry. Al pefley, stead resident i could have bills missing and go into collection without even knowing it. Pearce checks arriving, credit card applications. Pefley credit card applications would be very disconcerting. Petty thieves seem to get busy this time of the year. The area saw a number of front porch thefts of packages before the holiday. This is something different. Theres nothing petty about stealing the mail. Heister the theft of mail is a federal felony. Its punishable by two years in prison for each count. Thats two years for each count. Each piece of stolen mail a separate count. And heister and the other postal inspector based in reno are sworn officers, armed and with full arrest powers. Agosta was apprehended in carson city with stolen mail in his possession. The us attorney chose not to prosecute, but he faced local stolent property charges and is now back behind bars in california for a probation violation. Meanwhile whoever broke into the mail boxes in stead is at pearce these boxes are slowly being replaced with more secure units. In the meantime, some heister you can after delivery. If you know that you are receiving a package have it rerouted to another address or someone for you. Al pefley says he will continue to rely more on the internet for his correspondence. As for the thieves. Pefley in stead, ed pearce kolo 8 the postal inspectors, say you should report any suspected mail theft and if you have any information about this case or any other you can report it to their National Hotline or secret witness at secret witness will pay cash rewards, while you remain anonymous. Youll find both numbers on our websitekolotv. Comun der hot topics. The Carson City Sheriffs Office has identified two suspects wanted in connection with a home burglary last month. Theyre looking for 36yearold Keith Gearhart and 23year old kayla robbins. The two were identified from surveillance images. Investigators say they burglarized a home on ridgefield drive; taking jewelry, Sports Memorabilia and electronics. Theyre believed to be in Northern California, driving a black 2010 kia soul with nevada plates 76a501. If you have any information call the Carson City Sheriffs Office. A man just released from jail for dui, was arrested less than 12 hours later when he crashed into a convenience store. Oh, please man. Dont do this. Please. Andre dawson was went through the front of the 7eleven, at east Second Street and south wells avenue. The crash took out the front door, along with several slot machines. Two children were riding in the vehicle at the time. No injuries were reported. Police say this is dawsons third dui arrest. He was arrested for d ui last saturdy and had just been released from jail last night. Dawson faces several felony charges. They include dui, and child neglect. Whenever a major crash occurs the Reno Police Department dispatches the major accident investigation team. The mait now has new technology to speed up the investigation. Kolo 8 news nows paul harris had a chance to see the new equipment called faro. Traffic officers under take an image of accident scene and it could take them hours. This new faro system can do it in minutes. Allowing officers more time to focus on their main job. Keeping you safe. It might not look like much but inside the faro system is a lot of power the Reno Police Department can use according to police trainers. David dustin, dustin forensics, the difference between the Older Technology effectively the unit will paint the scene with light. Effectively it paints the scene in 360 degrees but the data capture rate is a million points per second. Under the old sokkia system officers would have to take one image at a time, then move the equipment, a process that could take hours. Officer greg bonnette, Reno Police Department, it would take four to six officers to operate the sokkia. For this we need Traffic Control and one or two people could operate the farro very simply. Which free up officers to respond to calls. Sgt. Joe lever, Reno Police Department, i can send the officers to do patrol duties or traffic related duties, therefore keeping the public a little bit safer. Maybe the biggest impact of the faro system would be in a courtroom it is a lot easier for the and jury to see what happened there that night or that day when the accident occurred. Therefore making that person responsible for lack of better term pay for what they did. Rpd is the only agency in the state with a faro system. Currently traffic officers are going through training on the new system and it will be implemented in the field in the coming weeks. Noah sarah. Back to you. An earlymorning Chemical Spill caused a scare at the Evelyn Mount Community center. An employee found a leak, coming from the north side of the building around 8 o clock. Fire crews discovered a small amount of hydro chloric acid, had spilled from a tank. Firefighters cleared the area, while they made sure there was no danger. Officials say the leak didnt pose an immediate threat to anyone in the building. People living in a Northern California neighborhood are recounting the terrifying moments when a man pointed a gun at police. He was then shot by we should warn you that some viewers may find this video disturbing. Allison woods reports. Countless shots ringing out from this cell phone video of a deadly officer involved shooting tuesday night. Showing the suspect opening up the apartment door pointing a gun straight at officers. Neighbors who also witnessed the shooting visibly shaken up one says he had to take cover when this happened. Scary. I live right across the way and i have a six month old grandson at home and i had him hiding in the bathroom. Jason is just one neighbor who called 9 11 to say the man in the video was shooting his gun multiple times in the air. I felt pretty safe when the cops much surrounded the apartment complex. Other neighbors share a very scary and dramatic story. They asked him to come out of his house like three times. And he finally came out of the doorway and lit him up. Its just ridiculous knowing that its right down the street from my house and all that. Suspect was yelling out. Obama. Obama multiple times but if thats true. We have heard there may have been some statements to that effect but we cant confirm it at this time. In the cell phone video you can hear officers demanding for the suspect to come outside. They say they tried to use a less than lethal force to get him to surrender. But it didnt work. And when he came out of the apartment armed. Investigators say they had no other choice but to protect their own lives. Neighbors are thankful the police intervened. It could have easily been one of us. We could have been shot by that crazy guy. Today a man was shot and killed outside a Police Station in paris. One year after the Charlie Hebdo massacre. The man, as a 20yearold moroccan. He was reportedly weilding a meat cleaver, and wearing a fake suicide vest. The mans body was found with a cell phone, and a piece of paper with an emblem of the Islamic State group, and a claim of responsibility written in arabic. He was reportedly shouting allahu akbar when he threatened police, almost one year to the minute after the attack on Charlie Hebdo. Donald trump is raising concerns about gop rival ted cruzs eligibility to run for president. I would say that he cant be president. If youre not born in this country you cant be president. Its another problem that ted cruz has. Trump says because cruz was born in canada, hes not eligble to hold our nations highest office. But the texas senator says theres no issue because his mother was a us citizen. The constitution and laws of the u. S. Are straightforward. The very First Congress defined abroad as a natural born citizen. Cruz renounced his Canadian Citizenship 18 months ago. This morning, trump tweeted that it was a wise move by cruz. Trump will be at the reno ballroom on Center Street this sunday afternoon. The rally starts at 1 oclock and doors open at 11. Ohio Governor John Kasich will also make a stop in northern nevada. He is holding a meet and greet, at the Washoe County gop headquarters next tuesday at 145 pm. Both events are open to the public, but an rsvp is requested. Former new mexico governor gary johnson has announced that he will run for president as a libertarian. Johnson was the libertarian partys 2012 president ial nominee. He says americas debt is the Biggest Issue facing the country. Johnson is a selfmade millionaire who most recently served as the president of cannabis sativa. A marijuana marketing and based in here in nevada. New nutrition guidelines are coming out, and they might help you reach your new years resolution. Were going to break them down for you. Heres a hint, they have to do with sugar. And, too much rain, is giving california some serious problems. Plus, chief meteorologist Jeff Thompson has your forecast. Youre watching kolo 8 news now at 5 00 with sarah johns, noah bond, weather with meteorologist Jeff Thompson, and sports with josh little. This is kolo 8 news now at 5 00. More than half a billion dollars is up for grabs with the current Powerball Jackpot after there was no Winning Ticket from wednesdays drawing. So you can bet lines will be long to get your hands on a ticket for the next drawing. Well have a closer look at all the lcalifornians are bracing for more rain, pounding surf and the threat of mudslides. More than six inches of rain fell over the past three days. And some of the saturated hillsides, are starting to give way. Brandi hitt reports. California is taking a beating from a series of after 24 hours of extreme flooding and one dramatic rescue after the next, the damage is extensive. Just look at the water pouringin from a roof llapse wednesday at this Salvation Army store. And now the concern is landslides. These boulders shut down a road in yosemite. In southern california. The saturated ground is also shifting. Thousands of homes are threatened by fast moving mud after a record fire season. Ed heinlein, home owner theyve clocked it at 60 miles an hour. Here . Thats according to la county fire. Along the coast are also getting pounded by high surf. Got nailed waves up to 25 feet high helping to create massive sinkholes like this one. And the extreme weather catching many tourists by surprise. Im from baltimore. I thought it didnt rain here homeowners are now taking advantage of any break in the rain. To clean up. Before the next storm strikes. And that next dose arrives saturday. Luckily. Its expected to be lighter rain. But still. Many are nervous in mudslide areas. Already saturated. Brandi hitt abc news los angeles. Skies will partially clear, as the region is between storm systems. Patchy freezing fog is skies will partially clear, as the region is between storm systems. Patchy freezing fog is possible through friday morning. Clouds will increase again late friday ahead of another, fastmoving storm. This system will bring snow and road controls to the sierra on saturday before daybreak, and morning. By afternoon, skies will start to clear for another break that will last through late monday. Temperatures will be seasonal, with chilly days only warming into the upper 30s to low 40s. Jeff tonight isolated snow showers before 10 pm. Patchy freezing fog after 10 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 . Friday patchy freezing fog before 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday night a 30 percent chance of snow showers after 10 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 5 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday night a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Sunday mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Sunday night partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Monday a slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Monday night a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Tuesday partly sunny, with a high near 40. Tuesday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wednesday a slight chance of sunny, with a high near 40. Skies will partially clear, as the region is between storm systems. Patchy freezing fog is possible through friday morning. Clouds will increase again late friday ahead of another, fastmoving storm. This system will bring snow and road controls to the sierra on saturday before daybreak, and a chance of snow showers to western nevada through the morning. By afternoon, skies will start to clear for another break that will last through late monday. Temperatures will be seasonal, with chilly days only warming into the upper 30s to low 40s. Jeff tonight isolated snow showers before 10 pm. Patchy freezing fog after 10 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 . Friday patchy freezing fog before 10 am. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Friday night a 30 percent chance of snow showers after 10 pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind around 5 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Becoming southwest in the morning. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. Saturday night a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Sunday mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Sunday night partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Monday a slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Monday night a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Tuesday partly sunny, with a high near 40. Tuesday night mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Wednesday a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Morning. Clouds will increase again late friday ahead of another, fastmoving storm. This system will bring snow and road controls to the sierra on saturday before daybreak, and a chance of snow showers to cutting back on sugar. Thats according to new federal dietary guidelines. The new guidelines recommend limiting the amount of added sugars in our diet to no more than tenpercent of daily calories. On average, americans get about 13percent of daily calories from added sugars. Teens . Get about 17 percent. A 40year ban on exporting us oil is gone. And now, our nation is making history. The impact this change could have on our economy. And, a group of miners trapped 9hundred feet below the surface for several hours are telling all, about how they kept sane. For news while youre on the go, listen to our newscast partner, newstalk 780, koh. After the Oil Export Ban was lifted by the president , a Texas Oil Company has shipped out its first batch. Eagle ford shale sent exports to the high seas after a fourdecade ban. Washington correspondent peter zampa reports. But texas oil is en route to europe. Leaving the Corpus Christi port a week ago, lawmakers who spearheaded the ban repeal say this is the dawning of a new day not just for the texas economy, but for the entire u. S. The tanker theo t. Left the Corpus Christi port with 500,000 barrels of Eagle Ford Shale light crude oil. Congressman mike conaway says this new chapter is huge for the Oil Producers in its a big deal not only for producers but for america itself, because well be better positioned in the world. Lawmakers say the export of american oil and gas will greatly benefit european allies who, for four decades, went elsewhere for such products. When it was saudi arabia, iran, russia that could influence a lot of the geopolitics because of the power of energy, the u. S. Was left behind. Congressman will hurd says heading back into the free market is great for the entire country, but he says the Lone Star State is particularly in a position to succeed. I think what youre going to see is youre going to see Texas Companies leading the charge in getting oil to our ports and making deals with european nations. A lot of people are wondering where the u. S. Is exporting to first. The Lawmakers Said it was purchased by an italian company, but the exact refinery location hasnt been revealed. Reporting in washington, im peter zampa. An allnight ordeal for 17 miners in upstate new york is over. Early today, a crane hoisted the miners to the surface at the kyeouga cyauga salt mine. The group was starting when the elevator they were in got stuck. They were trapped about 9hundred feet underground for nearly 10 hours. The miners manager says, they huddled together for warmth. And told jokes to keep their spirits up. They persevere. The best way that they could and they prioritized who should come out first. Themselves. And once again. Its impressive to see how well they managed the situation. To be honest with you. Despite being shaken and cold. The rescued miners waited at the scene, until the last of their coworkers were pulled to safety. State officials are now investigating. Operations are suspended in that part of the salt mine, until the cause is determined and fixed. If you ordered pajamas for your child from zulilydotcom, youll want to take a closer look at them. About 450 girls two piece, long sleeve, striped pajamas are being recalled because the dont meet federal flammability standards. They were sold in november and december of 2015. If you have the pajamas, zulily for a full refund. No injuries have been reported. You can find more information about the recall by going to kolotvdotcom and clicking on hot topcis. Were only days away from the largest lottory in us history. The Powerball Prize jackpot is now 700million dollars. What would you do with that much money . Colin lygren is looking at some options. Plus, an emotional meeting in oregon. About 300 people are talking about the standoff in there to reach a peaceful conclusion. Across the nation. No