good morning. let's get to the weather forecast. >> it is much calmer here in denver compare today the last couple of hours. so gusty out there. you can see it is much calmer. it is still windy. still going to be a windy area today. winds about 26 to 60 miles per hour. expect there to be wind but it will slowly get bitter throughout the day. 28 in greeley and 22 in boulder with 20s and low 30s. junction. we had rain and snow and sunny skies today. 60 degrees at noon. if you live here in the denver area and you want to make plans to eat outside today should be

you're heading home to work around 5. still on the sunny side with a few more clouds. how is that drive going? >> it is over to loveland pass. vehicles through. and such. speeds into the 60s. a light green out there. pretty good along i-76 and 270 as well. that's the story we are seeing across the metro area. into the high area it is showing winds. winter park. if you're about to get in your car you turn on our partners on 94.1 p.m >> thanks. connection with a

are in custody this morning. police say they caught up with them last night right near sloans lake. we are live right now with details, jamie. >> reporter: police aren't saying how these three are connected but they went to great lengths to stop them. it happened late last night. you can see the woman and two men being taken into custody at 20th and aims after a car chase. when they refused to stop they had to use a pit maneuver. it brought it to an end around 11:00 last night. an officer confirmed that the three were some how connected to the shooting in lakewoodment they were transport today the hospital earlier this week lakewood police respond today a shooting to find that a man had been shot and investigators say

arrived at the scene to complete a craigslist transaction. they were forced out of their car by somebody else who opened fire. a second person drove off in the victim's car. police tell us they believe that the craigslist ad was some how drug related. right now we are looking into the connection of these three to that particular shooting. we are in contact with denver police and we'll bring you more details as they became available. cbs4 morning news. police looking for the man who reportedly set two vehicles on fire. take a look at this. police say a man set fire to a vehicle just after sunday. a different surveillance camera then attacking a mailbox. it has been called the

it offers hackers a road map right into your home. an office, a storea bedroom. they have no idea we are watching. >> thousands of people could be peering into your web cam and your home and you no knowledge of it. >> the chief security officer wants consumers to know this is rampant. >> bad guys are getting access to home based cameras and getting pictures of people changing their clothes or wearing no clothes and then threatening to publish pictures on the internet unless they get paid a randsome. it is transforming. >> it is more than web cams. any device connected to the internet is vulnerable. >> from missiles to planes to

>> reporter: you name it chris he probably hacked it. the new focus all of the internet connected devices popping up in our homes like internet tvs, security systems or even refrigerators. >> it is an easy way into your home network it could create a headache. because they are often interconnected it could lead a hacker straight to your home computer and all of the information on it. >> game over all because we have the other. >> reporter: there are simple steps to keep the hackers out of our appliances, wiped from

the most important thing, set a unique password. >> if you change it to anything else other than adminpassword. >> it is definitely more than setting a password. you either accept the fact that you're putting an insecure device in or you don't. >> they say it has lead to the securing of hundreds of thousands of devices across the internet including critical infrastructure in the united states. >> trying to figure out if debris belong to airlines flight 370. it shows what appears to be part of the tail section. crews found it on the southern tip of africa. it disappeared two years ago. searchers are mapping it is the

if you're in centennial you may see smoke. they are manning a controlled burn. they are setting the grass into weeds. it is happening until 2:00 this afternoon. what will peyton manning do? retire or continue playing? the longer it takes the more the speculation builds. even his agent says he doesn't know. >> to tell you the truth, you you know, i know he hasn't decided. i don't even ask him because i know he is going to tell me when he decides and when he wants to let me know he'll let me know. >> his 2016 salary becomes guaranteed on march 9th. his contract states he has to pass a physical five days before that day. that would be tomorrow. the national education association read across america tour lands in colorado today.

national state and local leaders will read to hundreds of kids in kindergarten to fifth grade. it will include a surprise visit to cat in the hat. the kindergarteners wore their dr. seuss reading hats. thanks for letting me spend the morning with you all and afterwards they ambushed me and wanted to hug me. >> did you get yourself one of those hats? >> i need to get one, don't i? 23 degrees in denver. still ahead, what colorado veteran that is getting them

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before successfully landing in the specific ocean. that same space raffle is at lockheed martin and scientists are using it to take us even further. lockheed martin engineers are testing the effects each rocket launch has on the capsule and eventually the astronauts inside. >> it will recreate the same sound pressure and noise that the rocket would when it was launching. >> reporter: it would require rockets more powerful than ever and it may make it cheaper and more frequent. >> this is the future of america behind us. >> reporter: it is planned to take humans into deep space by 2023. those working on orion now hope it inspires future engineer scientists right here at home. >> projects like this inspire a

>> we are leading the way to get a manned mission to mars. >> cbs4. >> the next planned flight will be an unmanned mission to circle the man in 2018 then they will send a manned mission to orbit in 2023. it has a tentive date of 15 years from now. nasa could bring back super sonic jet travel. the space agency awarded a $20 million contract to create a passenger jet that can fly faster than the speed of sound. this is what it might look like. commercial super sonic travel ended more than a decade ago. nasa says it will be safer, greener and it will be quieter. it should be a great day in the high country today. that today.

enjoying the snow in steamboat. she said they loved running around the dog park and catching snowballs. >> nothing better than dogs playing in the snow. lauren, i absolutely love running around the lake. >> yes. she is a great runner. >> it is a little cool outside. the winds are so much calmer. you can see we have really clear skies to start the day. though. gusty in some areas. evergreen at 11 miles per hour. heading towards loveland it will be a windy spot today. eastern plains we are looking at a calmer day. it is colder with winds relaxing a bit. denver and temperatures about 20 to 25 degrees cooler than

you'll notice that when you walk outside. it is at 23 in denver and 28 in fort collins. lots of 20s and low 30s. it is 36 over in grand junction. taking a look at our satellite and radar. here in denver north side of town you may have a few more clouds. mostly sunny skies today. a beautiful launch hour if you can sneak outside. here across the front range out east may have a few more clouds late in the day and tonight fairly mild. tomorrow winds will pick back up again. industrial a chance for gusty winds on and off. temperatures 66 in denver today and 67 in boulder and 65 in greeley. in the mountains 49. 52 in eagle and 63 in grand junction. it is very sunny outside. you may want a warmer jacket to start the day. this afternoon we get into the 60s.

for your five day forecast it gets windy a little bit again and we are breezy on saturday. sunday looks nice but we do have a chance later in the day. how is our morning drive going? >> here is our tech center. this is really loading up now this is southbound along i-25. day. this will be a windy one for you especially on highway 40. to average weather conditions.

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now cuts the back of his leg. >> it has also been a class in compassion. she was so impressed she entered the project they vowing to be in the top five in the country. >> they will go all the way? >> they will go all the way. i know they will. >> the accomplishment is priceless. two of the students are traveling to new york city this monday to present their pro -- month to present their project. >> i love that. great job. >> awesome. here is what's coming up this morning. still ahead, an unlikely

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welcome back. take a look at some of these wind speeds. winds are about 26 to almost 60 miles per hour. still windy in some spots. nice gusty winds. black hawk your winds are no longer registering. on our satellite and radar but overall it is fairly clear. we are looking at mostly sun in i skies. a few more clouds baa fairly mellow day compare today yesterday. 32 in boulder and 20s and 30s out east. for your hour by hour forecast noon today 60 degrees. 65 by 2:00 and we are in the 60s by 5:00 tonight. a few more cars outside on the road. pretty typical this side of the morning.

a lot of headlights out there. take a look into the high country. this is making for a tough drive for highway 40. if you're about to get in your car you can turn on our partners. they are on 94.1 fm. you can get your traffic and cbs4 weather. you get it every ten minutes. >> thank you. a family had a surprising visitor stop by. a 9-foot alligator took a dip. they noticed bubbles coming from the pool and figured out, oh, that's an alligator. crews came and took it away. >> that's scary. they wrangled an unlikely

people saw him rallying through. >> he let its appetite get the best of him. it scarfed down someone's teddy bear. they took it to a vet. the deadty bear was in there. so the snake went under the knife. >> they are excessively hunting food. >> they stitched the snake back up. after retrieving the bear they watched it several times and it's on its way back to the owner. >> you can keep the bear. i wouldn't want it back. it opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow. we got the scoop on the movie

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>> we shot on an air force base in new mexico and got flown around in helicopters. it was fantastic. she produced the movie along with her former boss lauren michaels. cbs news, new york. >> she is a talent. still ahead the cbs4 morning news, jamie. >> reporter: an overnight car chase ends with the apprehension of three people connected to a shooting in lakewood earlier this week that started as a craigslist ad. i'll have the details right around the corner. >> thanks. a week after that deputy was shot to death serving an eviction notice there are changes in that sheriffs department. a cbs4 exclusive ahead. republicans campaign again tonight t. spotlight is on a former one, what mitt romney is

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to the weekend forecast so you can start making your outdoor plans. good morning everyone. thanks for joining us. >> a great view there in commerce city this morning. a check of weather and traffic. >> we are off to a fairly mild start. it is much calmer here in denver compare today yesterday. take a look at the winds behind me. let's take a look at what's happening outside this morning. sit here to the foothills and it is as you head along the pass. winds well over 50 miles per hour this morning. taking a look at satellite and radar. we have a few clouds and we should stay that way. it is cooler thanks to relaxed winds. 28 in fort collins and 26 in burlington.