The night his homestate of texas a crucial win for the conservative candidate. Cbs news also projects he won oklahoma. Our campaign beats donald trump resoundingly. Marco rubio picked up the first win of his campaign with cbs news calling minnesota for the senator. A third of Republican Voters said the most important quality in their candidate is that he shares their values and can bring change. For democrats, its that they have the right experience. Cbs news projects Hillary Clinton won seven states she now has a third of the delegates needed to clinch the democratic nomination. Our country belongs to everyone not just those at the top feel the bern Bernie Sanders is celebrating a victory in his home state of vermont. Cbs news also projects he picked up colorado, minnesota and oklahoma. The people, when we stand together, will be victorious while nearly every candidate in the race picked up a win the ahead theyre harder to washington. So if its easier to see it in writing here you go. Projected winners in georgia are clinton and trump. In vermont, sanders and trump. Clinton and trump took both alabama and massachusetts. Sanders and cruz win oklahoma. And clinton and trump are projected winners of tennessee. Arkansas. And texas. Sanders took colorado. But were still waiting for the projected republican winner there. In minnesota. The projected winners are sanders and rubio. And were still awaiting results from the alaska and wyoming caucuses. Now, no candidate can clinch the nomination tonight. Some 35 states still have to vote including new york and california. Here at home nevada governor Brian Sandovals office says he will support whoever is the republican nominee for president. The brief statement followed an Associated Press survey of republican governors and theyd vote for donald trump if he wins the republican nomination. Just under half of those who responded by this afternoon would not commit to backing him which could foreshadow a major split in the party this fall. Governor sandoval has not formally endorsed any president ial candidate. Although his offices statement did say he caucused for florida senator marco rubio last week. Today sparks city councilwoman julia ratti announced her candidacy for the state senate seat left empty by late senator debbie smith. In a statement, ratti said she was devastated by smiths death last month but wanted to be candid with voters about her hopes of finishing the democratic lawmakers term. Candidate filing begins next week. Ratti works as a consultant for girl scouts and is finishing her second term on the sparks city council. She says her focus has been improving older neighborhoods and providing quality parks for the city. Now heres mike algers first it is looking more and more like the weather pattern will change for the active, and a little sooner than originally thought. Wednesday will still be mostly sunny, dry and warm ahead of the first weak cold front that moves through the region thursday. There is only a slight chance that first system will be able to overcome the shadowing effect of the mountains and produce valley rain, but the mountains should pick up some high elevation snow thursday and through the next week. Thanks mike. Some sad news to report out of el dorado county. Where search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a zephyr cove woman who was reported missing last month. On saturday carolyn batchelors body was found near inspiration point. Buried in snow. Close to where her vehicle was found the week before. Investigators are not considering her death suspicious, although they are still looking into how she died. Turning to the crime beat. Sparks police are looking for a man suspected of holding a woman against her will in his car this weekend. Police say a woman got into a car with this man on saturday in the parking lot of the Western Village casino. But then, she told police, she started to feel uncomfortable. When she tried to leave, police say he tried to keep her in the car, which is described as a silver four door mitsubishi. Contacted casino security. Police want to find that suspect. If you can help, call secret witness at 322 49hundred. The western States Sheriffs Association is holding its annual business and training conference at the peppermill casino this week. Today. Vendors displayed new products for Law Enforcement officials at a show. The sheriffs also gathered to discuss the newest ways to use social media, and to look at how Law Enforcement is perceived to the public. Organizers say sheriffs from 15 states come together for this conference every year to resolve problems that are affecting the west. Lack of appropriate management of public lands is affecting our economy and when our economies locally are affected we cannot provide adequate Public Safety and were all seeing that were all dealing with it so i think its god that people know we are fighting for that. For the next few days. The sheriffs will also meet with organizations like the forest and customs enforcement. To discuss the best ways they can Work Together with the federal agencies. The conference ends on thursday. High School Graphic design students across the state are entering a contest to make a new welcome sign for nevada roadways. Amanda ketchledge is live in the newsroom to tell us about this contest for young nevadans. Amanda landon with the help from high school artists, the state hopes to greet travelers with a new friendly welcome to nevada sign. And Officials Say they made this contest to highlight these creative students and their future careers. Bethany drysdale, Nevada Department of tourism it could have gone to a professional graphic designer, it could have gone to a big firm or paying a lot of money for this. But what a great a way to get a student involved, to get a student to proudly say i did that. Something they can put on their resume when they look for a job later. Governor sandoval calls the current signs outdated. So state officials are hoping the new design will better represent what nevada has to offer for tourists passing through. Sandoval, along with the Nevada Departments of transportation, teamed up to make this opportunity possible for students. Three finalists from each region will be chosen and then its up to the public to pick the winning design. Right now there are 50 entry points where the new signs design will go up. Bethany drysdale, Nevada Department of tourism its really a way to get people to understand there is more out here than what they may think we hope these signs will create when tourists enter it. The contest will run through march 25, and a winning design will be chosen in april. For more information on how to enter, see the online version of this story at ktvn dot com. May will be when we will start to see the new signs on nevada roadways. Covering the story, amanda ketchledge, channel 2 news. Coming up health Officials Say unintentional misuse of prescription meds is one of the biggest risks facing seniors. Hoping to fix that, next. Pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. Then your eyes may see it differently. Only flonase is approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. No other nasal allergy spray can say that. When we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. Most allergy pills only control one substance. Flonase controls six. And six is greater than one. Complete allergy relief or incomplete. Let your eyes decide. In health watch tonight. Studies show that the majority of seniors take more than four prescriptions a day and misuse is among one of the most Serious Health risks they face. Thats why the university of nevadas Sanford Center for aging is hoping to help educate seniors before they medicate with a new program called medication therapy management their goal is to mitigate risks such as hospitalization, Early Admission to nursing facilities, and scary side effects. Greta a very major side effect is dizziness which causes seniors to fall. Greta we provide a comprehensive medication therapy management review which would identify those at risk factors that they may be experiencing. Medication therapy management pharmacists go over each drug and write a comprehensive list. Which can be taken to a physician to review and ensure all the medications can interact together. The program is free at the Sanford Center for those 60 and over who are taking five or more prescriptions. To get schedule a medication review or to speak with susan neeley, their numbers are there on your screen. 7841612 for the Sanford Center and 8131347 for susan neeley. Turning to money watch. Tax Filing Season is well underway. And while every Filing Season has its own pitfalls and issues. Confusion over one form in particular has given this one a new twist. Wiberg everybody is required to have Health Insurance, so your 1095 form is your proof of insurance under the Affordable Care act. Under the law, most people must have Health Insurance or pay the fine. 1095 b or c forms have been sent by insurers or employers and its creating some confusion among taxpayers who think the forms are required to file your taxes theyre not. If youre part of the 85 percent who had coverage all year, just check the box on your return that says you had coverage. The irs has a special page on their website on all the provisions. We set up a link for you to take a look at that. At ktvn. Com. Of this story. Also in money watch. Tomorrow the home depot is hiring to fill 300 spring jobs at its reno stores. The hiring event will be from 9 am to 3 pm at the west reno store on summit ridge court. Theyll be conducting on site interviews, and candidates are encouraged to apply online ahead of time. For a link where to do so head to ktvn dot com and click the online version of this story. Still to come on channel 2 news at 11 find out why the Truckee Meadows Water Authority is using water back into the ground. Mike will have a look at your forecast after the break. But first the federal government is offering a little help to organic farmers even those right here in nevada. Weve got the details, next. This is channel 2 news at 11, northern nevadas number one newscast, with arianna bennett, landon miller, sports with Garrett Dearborn and mike organic farmers across the country and here in nevada are getting a little boost from the federal government. Some provisions from the 2014 farm bill are just taking effect now. Geared toward increasing sustainable farming. And organic food. Clint congress did this in recognition of the increasing importance of organic farmers in the us. Every year organic demand far outweighs organic production. New programs through the usda. Offer incentives for planting things that help resources. And support pollinators, like bees. Farmers can also get lowinterest loans. Help with field mapping. And protection for crop losses. The idea. Is to help organic farmers. But also to encourage practices that improve soil and water quality. And help the environment overall. For more information about applying for these programs. Just head to the online version of this story. At ktvn. Com. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority has about 90 wells around reno and sparks and theyre using about 20 of them to put water back into the ground. Something theyve been doing since 1993. About 10 million gallons of treated water from the Truckee River are injected through the wells to recharge the aquifers. It happens during the fall and winter months, when demand is about 25 percent of what it is in the summer. The water is stored there for later use. Miller we always say we trust groundwater like money in the bank. We only use it when we have to but we like to operate the wells, keep them in service, keep them utilized. We use them keep them in place all the time, so that theyr ready when we do need them. About 4,000 acre feet of water were pumped into the ground, last year. And tmwa is looking to expand the program in the future. The third snow survey of the year measured 58 inches of snow just off highway 50 near echo summit the best since 2011 for this time of year. Last years march reading was just six point five inches. Still. February turned out to be a bit disappointing. Gehrke clearly a decline from last months really good start but when we have only one storm event in february this is how you end up. Echo summit ended up with snow levels at 83 percent of the historic average for march. Not bad. But the drought concern is not over. Frankie gehrke whos been heading this survey since the 1980s says its an improvement over last years lowest snowfall on record. But we need to see channel 2 news continues with chief meteorologist mike algers pinpoint 2 forecast, broadcast certified by the American Meteorological Society it is looking more and more like the weather pattern will change sooner than originally thought. Wednesday will still be mostly sunny, dry and warm ahead of the first weak cold front that moves through the region thursday. There is only a slight chance that first system will be able to overcome the shadowing effect valley rain, but the mountains should pick up some high elevation snow thursday and friday. A series of colder systems move through the region over the weekend, and it looks like the active storm track will stick around at least thanks mike. After the break a nasa astronaut is home safe tonight after spending a year in space. The details on scott kellys return to earth. Coming up after a year in space. Nasa astronaut scott kelly made his way back to earth today. Landing in kazakhstan just a couple hours ago. It was a bittersweet goodbye for kelly. Who made his trip back home from the International Space station in a soyuz capsule after 340 days in space. Before his departure. Kelly handed over space station command to fellow astronaut tim kopra. It took the astronaut and russian cosmonauts Mikhail Komienko and Sergey Volkov about 3 and a half hours to get from the International Space station to the barren, komienko also spent a year in space. They circled the world 5,440 times on a mission that began last march. Their duration was twice as long as a typical mission. And gives researchers an opportunity to study the challenges of longduration spaceflight. A little closer to home. Today president obama sat down with Key Senate Republican leaders to discuss the highstakes vacancy on the Supreme Court bench. Reporter sir is anyone going to listen pres. Obama thank you everybody. The president refused to answer questions from reporters during the meeting with Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and chair of the Senate Judiciary committee, senator chuck grassley. Along with Senate Minority leader harry reid and senator Patrick Leahy of the judiciary committee. President obama has vowed to send a nomination to the senate within the next few weeks. Today the fbi and apple faced off for the First Time Since federal prosecutors asked a judge to force the tech company to unlock a phone belonging to terrorists. Paula reid is in washington where both sides appeared before congress. Fbi director james comey testified first in front of a House Committee hearing on encryption. He said the fbis request is specific to San Bernardino shooter syed farooks iphone. This case in San Bernardino was not about the fbi, its not about apple. Its not about congress. Its not about anything other than doing a competent investigation. But he did acknowledge forcing apple to unlock the phone would set a precedent. But apples top lawyer argued any Hacking Software it provides the fbi can and will lead to a broad encroachment on privacy and security. Weakening encryption will only hurt consumers and wellmeaning users who rely on Companies Like apple to protect their personal information. At a Cyber Security conference in california, attorney general Loretta Lynch questioned apples position. Im just, again, surprised the choice would be were not even going to think about this anymore. Were done thinking. this tor all of us . The hearings come a day after a judge in new york ruled that the fbi cannot force apple to unlock an iphone used in a drug implications in the San Bernardino dispute. Paula reid, cbs news, washington. Fbi director comey also admitted that Law Enforcement made an initial mistake after San Bernardino. Making it harder to access data on the suspects the error. Investigators would still need help from apple recovering all the information theyre seeking. The wolf pack Womens Basketball team played its final home game of the season against boise state tonight, garrett has the highlights next in sports. 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