,,, a liook w ong 25 windy... and y now... buas me said... we could see a dferent story later this weend road crews took adntage of the warm weather to get those trucks ready. ne 5's andy koen joins us live tonight with clor lookt the plan... to kp esseial affic routes open... whether it's two ihes of snow or twelve . local plow crews tell us they're ready for the storm the city's truckrivers spent the afteoon installing the owlades and dr buckets on theiwork trucks to get them ready for sundayight. the county got their trucks geared up yesterday. they're encouraging ople t nobe fooled by the warm temperes tay and tomorrow.

planners completed ju a f wks ago, erncy plnersomet disaerrill bas oa blizzardcenario. e offi oemgency management irey to actat thr coanstf e nditnsarra it. we'll he more from them in our next report at 6:00. andy koenews 5. li look nofromur news ios in pueo. it looks like the steel city won't be spared from this stor either,.. ntinuing our team corage -- news five's lena hownd joins us live from our puebludio wi look at how city crews

thcity pubc wos dertnt says they're tracki the most snopueblo h seen in yes! but en with today's gorgeous 50 degree weather -- thiss a storth're alrey sy prepari f. crews spent the afternoo putting ades on the snow plows, fillg up on the sand-salt mixture and preparg the magnesiuchride. the city will ve crewsn standby all weekend long- keeping a close eye on the nditions. they say they'll spend tomorrow afternoon lang outhe maesium chloride on ty bridges bore e storm tually hits. today -- they'relso preparing scheles of their cre -- work in 12 hour shifts in case. i we've defini got a gamlan fothnow and we are definpraring for it tben the higher end of the accumu so that we don't underestimatit pueblo county s e alsod up and pto handle thermn county roads. they hav pieceof snow

coming up tonighat s -- we'll hear from c-dot on how they're preparinto keep pulo's highways clear through the orm. li in pueblo, lena howland news five. the nterarmi sheers in colorado singsave en running near citon a nightly basis.in ft, majichard larsoof the salvation army telus his staff had to turn away people more tha0 times ov the ursef december. thisacility on south weber street hasenls for pets so that people who are worried about thsatythei animals won'put their safety at risk by staying outside with them. onayhe'll what it tas ri the storm. the city's cmunication office

loseice providerlike thesalvation ar twork on ngterm solutto the shortage of emergency shelter beds. evidence shows wn the co ather hits... we s a jump in stolen vehicles. anhere's w whent's cold out... some peoplchoose to start those cars in the morning...and leave them to warm u unattended. it's called "puffing" and police re it's against the law and you can get a ticket. and there e cathieves who've been caught... who tellolice... they plan for cold days for that very reason. === "they will g together with their othecriminal bdies. they will ive aroundn one car and they will lo for those tell tale puffing pug il pipeand will jump out an steal that car then they'll move on to the next one they find." policeayhey ho people realize thrisk. last year in colorspris ale 115 cars left running to warm... weretolen. xxxxx we can plan on at least one mo day... before the storm... and it's a good time to prepare...

oukelsey kennedy is inside a local saway store.. up? this see to be the calm before the shopping storm.. shelves are stocked full of althe essentls breamilk and eggs.. but ny othe people shopping now tell me this is r normal stop on the way homerom work.. it's just too nice outside to start thinkingbout stocking up to be ed in.. feway tells me they expect the real rush to be tomorrow nht and sunday morng.. but i did find oneamily all the way from divide.. they had a cart full.. withive ds ty are stocking up.. preparing to be snowed in for a couple of days just lots frozestufizza cheese, snack foods for our kids plty of coffee, i probably need to go back and get some more mi just the bics soe have plenty to eat." more peoplin theilk and gs aisles..

ther is stillime totock up re the flakes start flying buwhy t beat the crowds as well.. ieading to the rdreto foatple are stocking up on there.. for now live in sa kelsey kennedy, news ve. for a lot locals,...geing ahead of the srm meant taking aanta of todays clear skies and warm tperatus. we found people out, and my wearing orts. trls hadnty peopleunning and ridingikes. courts whehe snow's melted away also busy witgames like pickle ball. and at golf courses like pat jewett..the parking was packed. thlf pro says it's clear peoplannedhe warm da....knowsnow a cold is on the w. " if you wee to look at our te sheet for yeerday and today, there wasn't aee tim avlable before t o'clo. d now if you re to look for sunday when i knowhe sno suppod to

openere isne me warmay ahead...antty jewett has 112 ahead...and patty jett has 112 pele signed upor an jay tournamentorrow. count he firrt team keepouhead of storm. and impact icould ha on you ne week. remeer yan c current condions anytime u the weatr tab on koaa.m and if there any dels or clos next week-- you'll find them at the toof oure. contuing coverage r you right many of you w these plumes of okont carson today. the mountain post says "unit training" sparked the fi..and s pushed quickly br stng winds. it burned some 15-ndred ac is now coaid. no injuried no strres threened. mual aid aies that responded have been releas....but army cre remain on scene to mop uand monitor tspotsvernight xxx new tonight. one man is in custody---after

grab an offices gun. it happened near 10td grand... just beforeidght. poce say theme across a strugg between a man and a crew in e ba of an ambulence... when the officer tried to help-- the man apparent started fighting. police say he unsuccesully ied to get the officer's g. "ryan bennt" was ten into ody... and is facing arges resisting arst a attempting arm policefficer.. both officers ceived minor injuri. new rmatn tonit. corado springs pe say they've arrested t susct in a adly h and run. "joshua debakey" inow in cuy. police found him after delopi a lead the se---and they say he ait lvenin the c followin for you. lice say t wreck happened saturday night nearcle andplatte -year-d franz wilsonied at e scene. this wreckks the secon affireleed dea in colorado springs sfar this year. right now. the el paso county sheriff's ce is lookg for n---accused of impersonating a policefficer. deputies say he reportedly

fternoon he's described as a white or hispanic male---ivg a 2000 model greejeep cherokee with a d bubble on top of the vehicle. deputifou have info it's a nay to ei we'llet ow who a good candate for this bnd new procure--- cing in tonight's your hlthy family. d here's another live-lo outsidin colorado spris owy changes are moving

new information tonight on the case oe longmont woman---accused cutting an nborn bafrom atherwoman's womb. dynel lane's attorneys wt to keep comments "the victim ma.. duri an

phil... fromeing hea at tria they cited 18 specic things michelle wkins said during the septemr show... that theject to. proscu say there's no need r the e to rule on the commen ahead of trl. lane ichard with attempted murder---unlawteination of a egncy---and muiple counts of fe aau. xxxx new at 5. the te who use "affluenza" defens a deadly drundriving ca will remain in a juvenile center---whi a judge decides whher transfer e case the adult system. as we first to you last night---ethan couch was just deported fm mexico. the teen a his mother onya couch" were the subjects of an internional maunt aftehe missed a mandatory cck- in as part of his pr on the elen wah tonight. th20-16 presidential candes areutn full force campgninahead of monday's causes. there's some fallout stemming wit frontrunner dold his rival... d cruzetting somd reviews for his perfmance.... with j3 days tgo... every candidate agrees...

turnout attend the wa caucus. is the challenge. xxx a look from cameras across colorado.... highday in the 50's and 60's. cuentemperatures all over southern colorado... sae ctures the first storm arrives late tomorw into sunday. a bier storm monday into tuday. hour by hour, rain and snow late satuay nignto sunday mog. mild air tomorrow then much co air sunday into monday. look at sn totalthrough sunday afternoon. justight sw most areas. e bigg strom arrives moay. lows tight into th20's and 30's. highs tomorrown e 50's and 60. 7 day forecastor theprings, high tomorrow 60 with wi much colder sunday. snow monday into tsday with bling snow and daerous trav. cold much of ne week. puebloh tomo 6 high suny 43. and winmo th blong snod dangerou travel. veryold mond through

wa and dry le week. non city and woodland pa and warm tomorrow. snow monday into early tuesday with wind and blowing snow. a dangerous storm for elers.

,,,,,,,,,,,,,, still ahead in tonight's health watch. not to late to protect yourself from the u... we'll let you knut tomorrow f st clinic in colorado springs... and the stadium supebowl 50 had some extra broncopride

trending online right now. the n-f-l wants evi's stadium" to be a "neutralite" for super bowl 5 buapparently---that ssage wasn't deliveredo the grounds crew!!! earlr this wk--- photographer niced both end zos were painted ibroncos orange andlue! turns out--he crews akenly painted the broncos' lo on both the visitors and home team end zone. no worries---both d zones are now fixed with the pper colors f t pers and the bron with the super bownow just over a week away-bncos mania has spread acrospueblo coun... one man has "renamed" his street the saint charles mesa to "pton manning road." to be clear though -- this road just off of highway 50 and 27th lane has always been called manning road. t when theroffially brought manning on board... this super fan went out to buy his own street sign.

kept it up -- at the end of his driveway -er since. he's a great pr, it's en n to watch him plaand finish his caer here d hopefuy he go outike johnlway did winning the sur wl aid heost to it down after we lost e super bowl two yearago -- but decid to hold

,,,,,,,,,,,,,, in tight's healtwatch. 's at thend of jaary---t heth expts say it'still not too late to get your flu sho and this weekend... you can get one for free! the lorado springs fire department- along with other sponsors are htinglinic tomorrow... at the boys and girls clubn soutchelton... it lasts fm 10 to 3. in ordero qualify---you must be either "un-insured" or "uernsed xxx

a new ocure is available for clincally obese people... whhave bn able to lose weight through diet d exerze alone. the ocedure involves aalloon beinplaced inside the stomh.. without rgy. danielle barr with more on how itor. ====== 's called e be bon syem, and it'sor people with a b-m-i of 30 to0. t: dr. luis garcia, bartric surgeon "the ia behind the balloon is that by you occupying the space inside the stomach, when patien e, they will feel ll rit ay and they can reduce their take." whe e balloon makes you feel fuller, . isarcia says ido aot rehath. sot: dr. luis garcia, bariatricurgeon he balloon dels the emptng ofoofrom the stomach into e intestin and also, itomow communicates with the brain and theorically itan ruce the aptite as well." the bloon is lled with aaline sotion and sits in a

at a time. t: dr. luisara, biatr surgeon "we give a very though foll-up of ouraties to makeure they're not having complicatis. and, at six months the lloon has to be either replaced f a new oner removed." thoughoctors sayhe pcedure is sple, the are strict guidelines en before e balloon intced. sot: dr. luis garcia, bariatric surgeon "this not a curfor obesity. and, even the lln ll not work effectively unle you dit in thsetting of a comprehensive weight loss probm whic includes a lot obevial modificaon, a lot of dietary and psychologicasupport." ilthe is littlri of having a major complication, therare some se fes. sot: dr. luis garcia, bariatric surgeon "it a life-changi experience for a patient because they do ruggle at first and patitsomplain of abdominal pain, us, vomiting or refluxt, d

typilly only lt about a weekor t andatients can then coinueo li a relively normif r mo heah stors... st head to "your healthy family.com." tonight at six. wee keepinyou ahead of an incoming winr storm. th the potential for a big blt snow---our crews are keeping an eye on how uthern corado is preparing for the worst. we'll break downverything yo d your familneed to ow t stay safe when the storm moves in first here's mike. y and mildonight with lo in the 20's and 30's. saturday will be windynd warm with highs in the 50 and 60's. a ferain and snow showers possle late saturday night into sday morning. snow wind and much colder air monday. thks for watinnews five at five 'lsee you ckig here after n-b-c nightly news, next.