The two republican president ial candidates vying for second place turned their sights on frontrunner donald trump. Who fired right back. Rubio youre the only person on this stage who has ever been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. Trump no, no, im the only one on the stage whos hired people. You havent hired anybody trump criticized ted cruz for having no support in the senate. Trump not one senator is backing you. Endorsement of none,. You should be ashamed of yourself. Cruz if you want to be liked in washington, donald, thats not a good attribute for president. This was the last gop debate before super tuesday, and depending on the outcome of those contests possibly the last time all five candidates shared the stage. The lowerpolling candidates took less contentious positions. Ben carson on immigration real compassion is proving people with a ladder of opportunity. And john kasich on religious liberty versus samesex marriage if youre in the business of if y
For two decades ndot has had a Warning System in place when winds are too dangerous for drivers. But this year, theyve enhanced the safety protocol by adding additional signs that include flashing lights to warn drivers there used to be nine of these kind of warning signs. But now there are 34. Ndot hopes this will make it easier for drivers to recognize the Wind Restrictions and plan their travels accordingly. Meg ragonese ndot pioeither delay their travel or they can reroute themselves, we actually have positioned these signs so that they are well in advance of particular exits so if drivers need to take a certain exit prior to going through the valley, they can do that and ndot say this system is just another way they are enhancing safety for everyone traveling between reno and carson city. In crime beat. Sparks police have a man in custody who they say fired shots from within a home early this morning. Police responded to the three thousand block of keogh drive on a report of shots
The recent solar debate here in nevada. And a first hand look at what medical students go through during their time at unr. How the university hopes, to keep the school of medicine well funded. These stories top your news right now at 5 00 am. Today is wednesday, february 17, 2016. Good morning, im john potter. And im andi guevara. Thanks for starting your day with channel 2 news this morning. Lets start with a quick look at the forecast with meteorologist Jeff Martinez. Mostly cloudy and very windy today with gusts in the 5060mph 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 snow levels dropping down to 5,000ft by thursday morning. Turning to crime beat. Sparks police have a man in custody, charged with firing yesterday morning. Police were called out to the 3thousand bloc
The winds ease a bit we could see some rain reach the reno area. As the front moves through wednesday night snow levels will fall from 7,500 all the way down to near the valley floors, although all the heat left over from our recent warm temperatures should limit valley accumulations. High temperatures in the low 60s will crash down to the upper 40s on thursday. For the mountains, a winter storm warning will go into effect wednesday evening, with 7,000, with significantly less valley temperatures approaching 60 degrees by sunday. Thanks mike. For two decades ndot has had a Warning System in place when winds are too dangerous in Washoe Valley for drivers. But this year, theyve enhanced additional signs that include flashing lights to warn drivers there used to be nine of these kind of warning signs. But now there are 34. Ndot hopes this will make it easier for drivers to recognize the Wind Restrictions and plan their travels accordingly. Meg ragonese ndot pioeither delay their travel or
Sot they will activate and wear their body worn cameras or they will be terminated. A prosecutor has decided against filing criminal charges over the balcony collaspe that killed six students last june in berkeley. Reporter francisco District Attorney continues their investigation still at the side of the charge. All cases need it thorough investigation suggesting this investigation in San Francisco is still going on. But by catherine it was determined that water infiltration when the balcony was built created dry rot that caused the collapse. The Alameda County da says theres insufficient evidence to bring criminal manslaughter charges. The fifth story balcony gave way during a party on june 16th, 2015 that left six people dead and seven seriously injured. Most of the victims were College Students from ireland. City officials now require inspections on all existing berkeley structures. A prosecutor is asking for the Death Penalty for the oakland man accused of killing 8 year old Alays