3 bill we begin this morning. With a Police Investigation into reports that a womans suv was stolen. After she got out to inspect damage from a crash. The victim told Sparks Police that it happened around 430 yesterday afternoon at the intersection of greg street and Spice Islands drive. The Woman Told Police she was driving a gray 2000 gmc yukon when a dark green yukon hit her from behind. The woman said that when she got out to inspect the damage. She returned to find a man in her car. Going through her wallet. Police say the suspect gave the woman her wallet back, but drove away in her yukon. Which does not have license plates. It does, however. Have a university of nevada sticker in the rear window. 3 bill the suspect is described as a white man in his 30s with a bald or shaved side of his head. And full tattoo sleeves on his arms. The driver of the suspect yukon that struck the victims suv reportedly did not leave the car. She is described as being white. In her 30s with blond hair. Anyone with information about this incident. Is asked to contact Sparks Police detectives at 3532225 or secret witness at 3224900. 3 samantha in more crime news. Police say two men roughed up an elderly man in a Home Invasion in reno last night. Reno police are now looking for two possible suspects. A preliminary search forced police to close off the 14 hundred block of foster drive near Reno High School for a couple of hours. 3 samantha as raven and canine units searched the home and neighborhood. The two suspects are described as lightskinned black or hispanic males. One is approximately 6 feet tall with a thin build, the other, 5 feet 8 inches with a heavy build and a tattoo on one of his forearms. 3 Samantha Police are also asking you to be on the look out for this car. It may be related to this crime and white two door Passenger Car with a black stripe molding down the drivers side, it also has a sunroof and spoiler. 3 we do have that suspect vehicle that might have been related to other residential burglaries in south reno, thats why were getting that information out to the media and the community so that way we can rally together and hopefully get these suspects into custody. 3 samantha anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous secret witness tipline at 3224900. The elderly victims injuries are nonlife threatening. 3 bill . The university of nevada is seeing a rise in the number of reported cases involving sexual assaults. But, Officials Say there may be a reason why. Denise cordova is the director of the universitys equal opportunity and title nine office. She says her department began Awareness Training for incoming students in 2012. Which involved giving students information on how to report sexual assaults. She says since then. 2012 to sixteen in 2015. But she says that doesnt necessarily mean there are more sexual assaults happening. 3 i believe that the more awareness that we provide, the more information that we provide to students, faculty, and staff, the more they are going to realize that there is a place where they can go for resources or interum measures 3 bill cordova also says that last year. Her office investigated a total of 120 cases involving allegations of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, discrimination, and sexual harassment. For more information on available resources. Just head to my news four dot com. 3 bill and samantha lets take a quick look outside. Current conditions and skycam it over to 3 meteorologist tim studebaker. Well above average temps yesterday will continue into today and the next few days. For today. A warm one yet again. Well above average with a mix of sun clouds and light winds. On satellite and radar. Quiet once again and dry across the area. A mix of sun clouds for the day today. Temperatures are seasonably cool to start the day with very much above average temperatures expected once 3 samantha now that the caucuses are over. We may be getting a break from president ial candidates campaigning in northern nevada. But when many politicians visit the reno area. Theyre escorted by a police motorcade. Sergeant john silver with the Reno Police Department says all of the officers in the Traffic Division have had a very busy week and a half. He said most of them didnt get a day off during the Many Campaign stops. And they were asked to work overtime. To help the secret service protect the candidates. Rpd works with the Washoe County sheriffs ofice and nhp to figure out how to best staff the motorcades. 3 we generally come together and figure out the best route to take as well as making it safe by how many offficers we need to handle that route. Obviously the more officers we have, the safer it is for not officers on motorcycles 3 samantha the money comes out of the Reno Police Departments budget to pay their officers for overtime. 3 bill its the day soccer fans in northern nevada have been waiting for. Officials are announcing the name of our citys new Soccer League. News 4s alex cannito is live in downtown reno with a look at what this means for the 3 alex live 3 officials with reno aces say Fastest Growing sport in americasoccer is forefront at minor league levelsac sees 11 thousand fans say sports puts communities on the mapnew experience in place you know and lovefamily friendly downtown experience you get with acessay thats what youll get with this soccer team2pm today at whitney peak. Community invitedreno fcfc renoreno silver fcreno city fcreno unitedreno 1868 todays announcement is first step in involving the community before 2017 season season starts in 2017 but there is a professional match sacramento this summerfor info visit website3 3 edelstein so we are taking in every comment, every in and were trying to build this club how the community is asking us to build this club. And the team name is just the first step. Theres colors, theres a logo, theres uniforms, theres a lot more to come and were going to continue to work to seek feedback all the way through. 3 alex live reporting live, alex cannito. Back 3 to you. 3 samantha happening today. Washoe county is holding its poetry outloud competition. Local High School Students with a passion for poetry will take the stage at the Nevada Museum of art from 5 to 8 this evening. The district finalist will compete for the title of state champion at the poetry out loud state finals, at knpb Public Television in reno at both events are free and the public is invited to join the audience. 3 bill agriculture business owners. County 3 comissioners and city officials will attend todays nevada agriculture outlook session. The cooperative extension at unr is hosting the event for northern nevada. The group hopes to help Agricultural Economic development and minimize business risk. 3 bill for those interested in attending. The event kicks off at 9 this morning and runs until 3 this afternoon. For the workshop. You can register online at the link on your screen. 3 samantha the Desert Research institute and drone america have successfully flight tested the first ever Autonomous Cloud seeding aircraft. News 4 meteorologist Cassie Wilson is joining scientists from dri and engineeris at drone america to see first hand how this process works. Make sure to watch news 4 on friday to seeding with drones. 3 swoosh sound 3 samantha the midwest is being blasted by a round of Winter Weather. Find out here drivers simply walked away from their cars. When they became stuck in the grasp of old man winter. 3 bill plus. We will check in with our political correspondent. Who will have a preview of tonights gop debate in houston. The story. When we return. 3 3 morning 3 the city of houston, texas is gearing up for tonights gop debate. bill how the candidates are doing a last minute push in the lone star state. Scott thuman is in houston this morning. With the story. 3 decision 2016 3 we are here in houston and a state that brags it does size showdown tonight is the final Republican Debate before super tuesday and here are the story lines ted cruz has 3 3rd pl. Finishes in a row and is hoping for a rebound. One poll does show him up double digits in his state. Marco rubio held a big rally in houston wednesday as he tries to continue the momentumand all are chasing donald trump who again display the aggressive tone that has been successful for him by again talking about ted cruz being born in canada and perhaps in eligible for the white house. His antiestablishment credentials by attacking the 2012 nominee mitt romney. It is no coincidence that the final debate for super tuesday is here in texas, the crown jewel up for grabs. We will have analysis throughout the day houston texas, scott thuman, 3 and ill back to you. 3 bill and sam well toss it 3 over to meteorologist tim studebaker. 3 for today. A mix of sun clouds with light winds and warm temperatures once again. Clear skies now in the truckee temperatures are seasonably cool to start the day with very much above average temperatures expected once again. On satellite and radar. Quiet once again and dry across the area. A mix of sun clouds for the day today. On futurecast. Pretty quiet conditions for the day today. Breezes pick up tomorrow into saturday. And a weak system passes mostly to our north for your friday evening. Could be a couple of isolated showers with that weak system to our north but otherwise still mostly dry. For today. A warm one yet again. Well above average with a mix of sun clouds and light winds. On the 7 day. Pretty quiet today followed by a couple of breezy days with shower chances north of town heading into friday and saturday. Shower chances pick up slightly for the rest of us into sunday and monday tapering around the middle of next week. Temperatures are very well above average for 3 tim 3 there is crippling Winter Weather in parts of the midwest. This video is from crete, illinois. South of chicago where strong winds and heavy snow brought down a powerline. In northern illinois. A school bus was involved in a traffic accident. Fortunately there were no children on the bus and no serious injuries. And in southeastern indiana. Winter weather prompted many drivers to simply leave their vehicles and walk away. 3 swoosh sound 3 bill it is a virus that is spreading rapidly in central and south america. Find out which country is fighting the disease. By using fish the story. When we return. 3 samantha plus. It could be a showdown on capitol hill. Over who could replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. Who could be on the short list. 3 tim and heres a look at your flight delays this morning. 3 morning im samantha 3 3 bill 3 later today. The senate is expected to vote on a resolution. Basically a statement. About the death of Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia. samantha but republicans vow that the vote president obama really wants. To replace scalia. Will never happen. As tracie potts reports. Even though both sides seem dug in, there are some signs of thawing this morning. 3 new this am swoosh sound 3 sot senator Mitch Mcconnell rky sen. Majority leader 00 05 we will not have hearings. In short, there will not be action taken. But now the white house and Senate Confirm that Chuck Grassley the republican head of the Judiciary Committee that holds Supreme Court confirmation hearings will meet with president obama next week. Nbc news has also confirmed the white house is vetting a republican nevada governor sandoval to replace justice scalia. sot president barack obama no super 28 42 and i think it will be very difficult for mr. Mcconnell to explain how if public concludes this person is very well qualified, that the senate should stand in way simply for political reasons. sot mark murray nbc news sr. Political editor 44 47 this is a way for democrats and the white house to extract maximum pain on republicans. Democrats have a petition, onepointthree Million People who say the senate should not block the president s nominee. sot senator harry reid dnv sen. Minority leader 551 01 it is wrong, and i dont believe the American People will stand for this. The senate needs to do its job. Republican leaders insist they wont even consider an obama appointee during an election year. reporter live tag there is still no word on how long it could be before president obama names someone. Im tracie potts in washington, now back to you. 3 bill thanks, tracie. We will have more on governor Brian Sandovals possible nomination to the high court. And more on what senator harry reid has to say. Coming up 3 samantha diplomats are trying to call a temporary halt to the civil war in syria, but bombing and shelling contining ahead of saturdays deadline. Fighting was evident yesterday in the capital city of damascus. Syrias president assad has agreed to a us russian plan for a cessation of hostilities between the government and rebels. But experts say. Whether that will be carried out. Remains to be seen. 3 bill improved weather conditions. Are allowing rescue teams to recover the bodies of those killed in wednesdays plane crash in central nepal. Police said rescuers found the wreckage of the small plane which was carrying 23 people. It reportedly crashed in bad weather into the side of a mountain. Killing all those on board. The aircraft. Was operated by domestic Tara Airlines and was heading north to jomsom, the starting point for trekkers going into mountainous areas. Only small planes can fly the route, which goes between mountains. Air Traffic Control lost contact with the 3 samantha the nation of el salvador is getting creative in the fight against the zika virus. It is using fish. Sambo is a kind of fish that eats the larvae of mosquitoes. Stopping them from developing into adults that spread the virus. The fish are being distributed in el salvador to schools, homes and shops and placed in the water where mosquitoes are likely to lay their eggs. So far. The Community Testing this method has not reported any cases of the zika virus. 3 swoosh sound 3 bill 3 hes one of the few male Elementary School teachers in our district. And hes also news fours excellence in Education Award winner well introduce to Mister Eggers at marvin moss elementary. Thats in the next half hour of news 4 today. 3 3 a new team is coming to be . A look at whats in store for today coming up. 3 bill plus. An ongoing murder trial is bringing to light some discrepancies in the judicial system. What changes may be on the way, coming up in an on your side report 3 samantha and. Could governor Brian Sandoval be headed to the u s Supreme Court . Senator harry reid weighs in again. Hear why president obama might want to nominate the nevada governor. These stories and more. Coming up on this thursday, february 25, 2016. 3 male voice youre watching news 4 today on your side in high definition. 3 sam good morning 3 and thank you for choosing us to start your day. Im samantha boatman. bill and 3 samantha we begin this half hour. With a developing story out of washington. Two people familiar with the process say. The white house is considering governor Brian Sandoval as one of several potential nominees to the u s Supreme Court. The nomination of a republican would be seen as an attempt by president obama to court the senate gop. Sandoval is a former federal judge who supports abortion rights. He met with Senate Democratic leader harry reid monday. Reid is now speaking out about that meeting. 3 you know i dont i dont pick the justices. But i know if he were picked, i would support the man. Hes a good person, he has a great record, and hes been a tremendously good governor in spite of having to deal with some very big problems there. 3 samantha the governor said over the weekend he was honored his name was mentioned. , but had heard nothing to think the democratic president is sandovals consideration was first reported by the washington post. 3 bill now. To an on your side report. A nevada Supreme Court justice says its time to reconsider how bail is set in nevada courts. Justice jim hardesty says the Current System of using dollar amounts for bail tend to favor the rich and are not fair to those who cant afford bail. A case in point could be cody wallace. Whos been sitting in the lyon county jail for five years awaiting trial. Hardesty says the Supreme Court is considering giving judges more leeway to grant bail based on other factors like whether a defendant is likely to flee. 3 Justice Jim Hardesty 6 45 take the single mom who passes a bad check for 30. She cant make bail. So what happens to her . She loses her job. Loses her apartment. And now she and he children become 3 bill these changes 3 only need to be approved by the Supreme Court.