mobile crimes unit and in front as well, we know that officers were in this area tracking reports of a stolen vehicle and that is when someone directed their attention to a suspicious vehicle and some kind of suspicious activity. a man got out of the car with a gun, shots were fired, police have not said what kind of gun the man had and they did not say if the man fired a shots but they said shots were fired. police did manage to recover that vehicle but they do not know if it is connected at ttis point. only one person in the first car , and this is what they said happened.>> two officers were going to make contact with that

exited the vehicle armed with a firearm. we have one male reporter: one person still in critical condition and police will remain on the scene . they are still investigating, trying to talk to witnesses and this street remains closed as well. we have more breaking news, several of you in the area of southeast aurora are reporting the smell of natural gas. there was a gas leak reported earlier near oak hill and davies drive but when we hear any more information we will let you know. the family of a man who suffered a brain injury and died are demanding a release video of what happened. we are covering a rally the city and county building. clergy members announced a

reporter: they are starting the hunger strike today. a number of people in front of that nativity scene are talking about that and told me moments ago they want more transparency. the protesters say they want justice for michael marshall, homeless man who wassarrested for causing a disturbance. four days later he was involved in a disturbance at the jail and deputies restrained him. the corner says he dried from-- died from positional asphyxia. the city says it will release the video was the investigation is complete but these protesters say they want to see the video now so they are starting a hunger strike. >> some of us are going without food, we're going to have liquids and juices. we are doing this continually until the demands are met. we know that there are consequences that putting our life on the line for a fellow brother, sisters in these jails

discomfort means nothing. reporter: many of those participants will role in and out of the hunger strike depending on what the bodies were tolerate but a number people are telling me they will released. how long will that be? they talked to the police chief and said it should not be too long now. lance hernandes-- lance hernandez. the law firms requested documents after a woman said she was insulted while at a county jail. the city denied the request and ultimately judge determined that a denial was improper. now the city is forced to pay $40,000 in lawyer fees. there is a storm brewing in

see it on our radar. we have a possibility of snow this week. >> i don't have this kind of moves anymore. it is cold and quiet but the storm approach later this week. 7 in great-- greatly greeley-- and high, thin clouds park-- clouds. tonight will be quite a cold, a slow warming trend but there is light snow coming later in the week. area firefighters better the cold-- battle the cold on top of massive flames. `wo people were pulled frrm hospital. the flames were massive and we are waiting to hear about what started this fire. in evergreen firefighters had trouble putting out a house fire because there were no hydrants.

pictures and they got calls from neighbors near the home on aspen driveeand actually had to run air-- run water to a holding tank. no one was home and no one was injured a nine-year-old from trinidad has died after being exit we shot in the head by his little brother. he was in a parked vehicle at a gas station when he and his brother found a loaded gun. discharged and the little boy was hit. they were in the care of a parents friend and no arrests have been made. a man claiming to be a bounty hunter walks up to a robbery and tried pepper spraying the suspect. when the man pulled out a gun and fired warning shots that is when he crossed a line. trying to be the good guy is not enough if you do not understand colorado law. for

training, the idea of anyone shooting warning shots gets him fired up. >> my greatest concern is that people hear about that and follow the example. reporter: there is no state required curriculum for concealed carry classes which means that gun owners have different levels of training. >> what did he do wrong? >> the biggest mistake was join the firearm. reporter: a bystander claiming to be a bounty hunter took the law into his own hands. but he has a criminal past including charges of carrying a concealed weapon and assault. he faces charges of reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm. >> this isn't an old western, those bullets have to go somewhere. this da says firing warning shots is never acceptable. owners have a right to protect

certainly not to shoot at a reporter: to the charges send a message to gun owners?>> is that right is abused or used to put people at risk there are going to be consequences and they exist in our criminal code. reporter: i spoke-- spoke to the state bail agency and they said anyone can buy these badges. we found them for less than $20. in colorado, bounty hunters do not have to be certified or even trained under state law but i'm also told that no professional bounty hunter would shoot at a car or fire warning shots into the air. >> very interesting, thank you. police are looking for suspect and offering a $2000 reward. firearm safety professionals recommend that owners keep getting training even after the

moral and legal issues to avoid crossing the line. the trial for the woman accused of cutting an unborn baby out of a warm starts on february 11. she is facing attempted murder charges. her lawyers trying to get her case moved out of boulder county but a judge denied the motion. there will be around 300 people for the trial. a man accused of hitting and killing a cyclist was just sentenced to eight years in prison. he pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter. witnesses told police that he had and killed a cyclist turning off of main street. bronco madness is in full string. if you more games and we are super bowl bound. they were back to practice after taking sunday off. watching football over the weekend instead of playing

are coming to mile high stadium on sunday. nobody wants a repeat of last year, one and done. it was brutal. players told us they admitted that they were looking past the colts. they promise that is not happening this time around. >> we were looking past who we were playing, this year we are not doing that.>> last year we focused on the game and wrote the colts outtso we won't do that this year. >> the steelers got beaten up in cincinnati but look for them to be ready for the broncos. coming up later. right now we are tracking several developing stories. a colorado man who ran a tax preparation business is accused of making bogus claims.

his business. the irs felt-- found problems from amy extra dependence to bogus deductions on 99%. this kind of fraud is one of the 12 most common tax scams. with two days left before legislation starts, capital to pressure lawmakers foo more funding. they see the negative factor to reduce education funding in the wake of an economic downfall has pulled $50 million out of education. leaders say this is reducing elective programs, preventing building repairs and upgrades and taking away money that poorer districts rely on. we need to address tax policy and as we look at what is happening demographically, we need to figure out the right balance of taxation. >> schools say the 167

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at a time. more people usually equals more overall business. if that ticket happens to come from this 7-eleven, she gets $50,000. >> it's going to be more than that because when i gain more customers, that is what is going to increment myself and i will see mooe people. i like to be called the lucky store. held on wednesday night. your odds are one in 292 million. you are sayinggthere'ssa chance, thank you. none of the were one in colorado, there are nine ways to win a powerball ticket but you have to match at least three numbers are get the powerball number two even when the smallest prices at four

we have more information on www.thedenverchannel.com there is a new pedestrian bridge. it will correct rino, curtis park neighborhoods. % it connects blake street aad wazee between 35th and 36. ii will be almost 2 soccer fields long and you should be able to start using it when it opens late this summer. it is a new beer crafted in honor of peyton manning. is a collaborative effort between a denver and interpret -- indianapolis breweries. >> it includes ingredients from both states where peyton manning played. >> oatmaha. because he played for horse themed teams, corn represents indiana and sage for colorado. >> it's a brother and sister brewhouse and they say if the

they will serve this brew on ssper bowl sunday. >> otherwise it will be available at sports authority field on march 19. >> it's an interestiig blend. how does it look? no major storms, a chilly day but partly cloudy skies. you have to go several hundred miles northeast or northwest to get moisture. it is quiet around here. the sunset was gorgeous along the front range. look at this of you by dia, there is an orange sunset, certainly a good sign of things to come. 40 and 12 today, normals are 44- 18 in theerecords are 67 and -25. 27 downtown but 20 out of the airport. humidity 71% and pressure is 30.04 and on the rise tonight. it's going to be a cold one,

negative wanted dylan, and the low-mid-teams in the metro area- - mid-teams teens. just below 30s over the metro area, 20s-low 30s expected to the west of the mountains. colder spots will be gunnison and alamosa, will below 20 below zero, the cold air is pulling. mostly single digits and teens but tomorrow is a quiet day. a few high clouds so probably a beautiful sunset. six for the high at gunnison but 4200 denver, 45 colorado springs, 17 expected in steamboat. branches of the jet stream cell where there is more energy for storms from the great lakes to the northeast, and another branch coming in and dropping down new mexico, the result is

coming into the pacific but they get weaker and some drop to the south. we are in between, a quiet pattern with a bit of a warming trend. low temperature at 15, air quality is not great because we are not getting a lot of weather systems to clean out the lower-level pollutants. 42 air quality but overall not a bad day. looking ahead, some nice weather. expect mid-upper 40s. thursday clouds increase and we get a minor storm with 1 inch of snow for denver on friday. the weekend is cold quiet. weekend is called under a partly cloudy sky which should be good weather for playoff football. the goldilocks of forecast just dropped.

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welcome to 7 sports extra. broncos and steelers, a rematch from december 20 and the plot thickens. the steelers beat the broncos that day and trite-- broncos was 34-27. this time is at our place. sports authority field and we heard home-field means nothing if you don't show up to play.>> it's not about where you pay but how you play. they have been exceptional. i know they won a lot of road games and found a way to win--

reporter: he says he is sore but you can expect been-- big bend-- ben. we are told no way then is missing the game-- ben is missing the game. >> we have the coverage, and he has to just hit them, that's all it is, just hit him.>> now for the in your face segment, forced to run after a bad snap and tried to jump but came down face first on the frozen turf. we had a bleeder today and he tweeted this picture saying, you should see the other guy. he has two black eyes and a broken nose. the pregame warm-ups took a basketball to the grill.

he went on to score 37 points. >> it hurts just waaching. mike, whether? >> no big problems, we can focus on wwnning the game. it looks like good football weather on sunday. let's focus on winning sunday.>> we have a great team, we are all set and ready to go.>> thanks for joining us. southwest has officially been in denver for ten years. we couldn't be happier to be here or more excited about the years to come. to celebrate, we got you 56 nonstop destinations. because as everybody knows, the ten-year anniversary is the nonstop destination anniversary. thanks for ten

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cold and flu remedies sitting in your kitchen. >> four things that will keep you motivated until you reach your goal. hello and welcome to the show. let's start by counting down the three stories at the top of "the list." for many people snow is annoying. for one sweet girl, it's pure joy. that's number three. >> she wanted me to pull the clouds down so she could build a snowman. that was just impossible. >> but what was possible for 4-year-old cancer fighter bela who relocated from texas to iowa to be admitted to the children's hospital recently was for the snow to come to her. >> these wonderful nurses had a surprise for her. >> her nurses brought a pile of snow into the hospital and surprised her. and for the first time ever, bela got to play it in. first task, building her favorite character from

>> i'm olaf and i like warm hugs.