some canines went into the building and they came back out shortly after that with a stretcher. we don't know if they found anyone, but we do know that john rather works for a substance abuse center in the building and he has not been heard from since the fire broke out. coworkers say that the fire happen fast and they did not see him after the fire. the building was built in the 1970s and there are no sprinkler systems in the building. after the work is finished, the entire building will be knocked down. this is a place of many memories for some people. many found sobriety here with john. >> they allow that and they gave hope. >> they do a wonderful job and they have been here for 18 years. it is very sad.

relocate. >> reporter: there are several businesses in this building that burned. the creative treatment often -- options occupied a good part of the building here. they will continue operations tomorrow. they do not want people to lose the counseling or treatment. they want people to go to creative treatment options.com. that's the website. they can find out where they can continue to get counseling. this is an active situation with a lot of people sitting around waiting for the equipment to get here. it is just in the last half hour or so that it is picked up and we may have developments by 5:00. >> when you bring out what they did in their kind of work. it was a holiday weekend for so many people. nobody was thinking of people, yet these people were at work thinking of people.>> reporter: the people that know john said the holiday.

facility and it is no surprise. the denver police have identified the driver and victims involved in a fatal crash yesterday afternoon at the intersection of mexico in colorado boulevard. police say that the victim was slumped over the wheel. this was 2:20 p.m. firefighters checked on him and he sped off toward the intersection of colorado in mexico where the light was red. witnesses say that the wit was going 70-80 mph when he slammed into a car that was at a complete stop. he killed both the men inside. they have been identified as anthony mills and jonathan medicals -- nichols. >> the trunk crushes easier than the frame. it is hard to tell these days. the cars are designed to crumple like a piece of paper to keep the people inside safe. in this instance, it was such a severe damage that the folks

>> reporter: do with is currently -- dewitt is currently in the hospital and he has been investigated for vehicular homicide. there is a possibility that he was driving under the influence. the people injured in the crash that were the result of the first collision are expected to survive and only one remains hospitalized at this hour. burglaries in the metro area. police stepped up patrols in a commercial area after smash and grabs. there were 12 incidents last month in several month -- several more in the past couple of days. that range from restaurants to gas stations. the burglars store -- stole one business owner to install security bars on wednesday out -- on windows.>> they took a

they also took our cash register.>> reporter: in response to the pattern of burglaries, police have offered free burglary assessments giving businesses tips on how to businesses and sheridan are the latest in a string of smash and grab burglaries around the dead -- denver metro area. the burglars smashed a window and grab money or merchandise. there have been more than 20 denver and sheridan. two more happened this morning at the intersection of hampden in santa fe dr. the owner of truck logic said the only thing missing from the store was the cash register. it had about $200 and it. >> hopefully we -- in it. >> hopefully we will not be hit again. whatever we can do to get the people off the street, we would be more than happy to do.

again to fellow business owners.>> reporter: the owner believes that iraq was used to break the door to get inside the store. there is video from the verizon store. the suspect was wearing a purple and green winter jacket and gloves. anybody with information should contact crime stoppers at the number on your screen. 720-913-7867. >> we are expecting warmer weather. we have belen de leon in the weather center. the highs today were in the 40s. we will get to 40 -- we got to 43 in the metro area which was where we should be this time of year. 30s for fort collins and 28 in gunnison. i am looking at you and sending you warm hugs and thoughts. you have an improvement over

the current temperatures right now are in the 40s and 30s across the metro. the same goes for the foothills. a few single-digit temperatures in the mountain valleys. throughout the rest of the afternoon, i think the drive home should be fine. tonight and the temperatures drop to the 20s. things started out beautiful look at the mountain range. you can see the peaks in the distance. as the day went on, we started to see changes, or we did not the distance. the brown cloud took over and conditions for sensitive groups outside. if you are planning to do some work out outside, you may want to hit the gym instead if you group. visibility has dropped and we burning. that air-quality action alert tomorrow afternoon.

that we have for you today and even into tomorrow. you will notice on doppler 9 that it is dry, with exception of what is happening to the southwest. as we zoom out a little more, that is just the first of several disturbances moving toward the south and to the east. you know, we will see that snow start to increase overnight and into tomorrow for the mountains. there is one disturbance and then there is another coming up over the pacific in another behind that. we are not done with snow in the high country. we will have snow later in the week with cooler temperatures. coming up in the forecast, we will have a warmer tuesday in store. things will warm up and we will take a look at the temperatures in the snow that will arrive later this week. you may have to do some week. >> i am having a nice respite. i am not freezing and shoveling at the moment and that is a plus. >> reporter: like peyton

game later in the week. >> i'm ready to shovel. we are talking about that later on. that's big news. federal agencies are seen in on -- an increasing number of unaccompanied children arriving at the u.s. border. they expect more this spring and summer. the children will be temporarily sheltered in 4 states in colorado is one of them. the facility is currently being renovated at the federal center in lakewood. the u.s. department of health and human services an inch -- is in charge of handling the care of unaccompanied children. one third could be housed in lakewood. >> it is a safe and secure facility. we have a number of these facilities across the country with trained professionals. the children are under monitored super ration -- supervision 24/7. we work with the local police

they are aware of how many children are there and what is going on. and, the children receive full health screenings so there are no health concerns toward the community or with the children. >> reporter: they say most of the children spent about an average of one month in the temporary housing while a family member or sponsor can be found in the u.s. what determines whether the children stay in the country is a long process handled by the immigration court system. health and human services says the lakewood facility could remain open for six months. if you want to take part in colorado's presidential caucuses, today is the deadline to register as a republican or democrat. more than one third of the state voters are unaffiliated and cannot participate. this caucuses are tuesday, march 1 at 7:00 p.m.

party by midnight tonight to qualify. you can change or boater affiliation right -- online right now. for a link, go to 9news.com and look for the story. both parties will choose delegates to go to conventions to represent them in the presidential nomination process. only the democrats will declare a winner in colorado that night. the state republican party decided to do away with each presidential preference poll back into thousand 12. the white house and president. obama plan to introduce and change to the gun laws. president. general. to talk about enforcement of regulation with guns. the president identified gun control as his most important issue this year. he expects to bypass congress to make it happen. their group delivered a list of gun control measures that would not need congressional approval. the president told reporters that he is confident they are

constitutionally sound and amendment. hillary clinton has said that orders to increase background checks for gun buyers. republican candidates disagree. >> the president wants to act as a king or dictator. he needs to go to congress and convince congress changes to the law are necessary. amendment and guns. i will detail that. i will unsigned that so fast. recommendations made by my team here are ones that are entirely consistent with the second amendment and people's lawful right to bear arms.>> reporter: one step the president obama has talked about is making the gun show background check a requirement in all states. they have to conduct background

35 states, private individuals do not. colorado is one of 15 states that require a gun show background check, no matter who stole the gun -- sells the gun. in eight states, including colorado, it is for any firearm purchased. the fbi wants to bring a peaceful solution to a situation at the national wildlife refuge which has been taken over by armed protesters. they say that the government has unfairly taken rancher land. to ranchers were on -- two ranchers were unfairly convicted of arson. prosecutors say that they were trying to cover up an illegal deer slaughter. ammon bundy was involved with the government on anti-grazing laws.

protest. the fbi has not said when it may forcibly intervene. protests continue in iran today after a cleric was killed. he was a central figure in the arab inspired shiite minority. he was one of 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges that were executed by saudi arabia on saturday. now arabia -- saudi arabia is cutting ties with iran and forcing all embassy staff to leave the country. the local embassy expert says the mid-east already asked -- faces many challenges and this leads to more problems. there is a chance to a solution more unlikely. middle east. there is radicalization and greater american involvement in this region. because the regional powers cannot seem to agree on a broad

they are heading toward war among themselves. so, there is a lot to be concerned about here.>> reporter: the professor says that the u.s. is aligned with saudi arabia and they should take stock and determine if a relationship with the saudi's is the right thing to do in the or, if the u.s. should reshape their foreign-policy plan in that part of the world. of severe flooding. the national guard is working engineers to get rid of debris. the mississippi river and several waterways in ms. -- in missouri and illinois have flooded. climatologists has said it has history. illinois experts say that flooding in the central part of the state will continue this week. the body of a missy country missing country singer has been found in a lake in oklahoma.

missing in december. they went on a duckhunting trip. they oklahoma highway patrol found the body of craig strickland last week. a well-known former denver newspaper columnist, penny parker, died saturday at the age of 62. she was most known for her on the town column in the rocky mountain news. she joined the rocky mountain news in the early 1990s after leaving the denver post. she covered everything from chefs and dining events to john elway. there is no word yet on the cause of her death. thousands of bronco fans talked online about -- hopped online today to -- hoping to score a ticket to the afc game at mile high in about two weeks. they were excited about the

today. >> the vice president of public relations tweeted that the majority of the 6000 tickets for sale for the broncos division game sold out in 15 minutes. only a few hundred single seats remain. we tried to get on to buy tickets at 9news and we were not successful either. they were selling for $80-$450 are selling from $220-$3000. tickets were only available to those with the billing address in the rocky mountain region. anybody lucky enough to buy tickets that only by a purchase -- a minimum of 4. it was a hot item. >> if they keep winning, it will only be more. but hey, you have a great seat at home. >> the coverage is phenomenal. >> if you get in, great, if not, enjoy the game. what a game yesterday. >> it was phenomenal. >> the ronco's could face the number 4 seed. the number 6 seed could be the

-- the broncos could face the number 4 seed. the number six seed could be the steelers. here's a fun fact. since the broncos are playing in a divisional round, they are tied for the fifth longest streak in nfl history. who knew? it has taken some crazy turns. it was just bizarre. we thought he was making the they happened. turnaround. the first half was dismal and then it turned around. if you left the game early, big mistake. start brainstorming. what would you do with $400 million?

$284 million.>> i would buy

well, it has been a gloomy start, to say the least, on

the dow back from an early decline, but it still ended with the biggest lost in two weeks. down 276 points. the s&p lost 31 and the nasdaq fell 104. tensions between saudi and arabia in iran we -- saudi arabia and iran, we reported on today. the china index plunged 7% triggering a trading halt after manufacturing slumped again. a new partnership. two companies plan to ask you -- to open u.s. hubs where people can rent gm vehicles to earn money. gm is investing $500 million in the venture. the cars would be available -- that would be available would be chevrolet, buick, pontiac

the investment came as part of a $1 billion in fundraising. another big investor is saudi arabia's king holding. it is listed at $5.5 billion. that is about 5% of gm's value. we have no idea where they will be. the government and the environment -- environmental protection agency said software designed to cheat on emissions. it allowed 40 times federal standards according to the government. volkswagen executives admitted to cheating on software on diesel engines going back to 2009. people partitions -- petitioning the president to pardon a convicted killer featured in a netflix series. it involves steven avery and his nephew.

into thousand five. both men maintain innocence as they serve their life sentences. petitioners are asking president. obama to pardon avery. the netflix series raises questions about the evidence. the thought of planting of evidence is not practical. that is a quote. if the petition garners 100,000 signatures by 19 january, the white house is required to respond. avery spent years in prison and tell dna evidence pointed to another man. someone could be a whole lot richer, not necessarily happier, if they when the powerball. >> after the saturday $334 million power for prize -- powerball prize when unclaimed,

instant cash prize of $244 million. don't quit your day job just yet. the odds of winning the jack point or 192 point -- one in 192.2 million. you would have more money before taxes than the gross domestic product of sick -- six countries. the drawing for the jackpot is wednesday. just give me one opportunity to experience that kind of happiness and i promise to be a good steward of the cash.>> maybe somebody else wants to share the happiness with you. >> i would share.>> maybe a dozen of us could share and we would all still be happy.>> we could share the happiness. the consumer electronic show makes me happy. it started today in las vegas. >> there are all kinds of fancy

you will be hearing a lot about future listed gadgets -- futuristic gadgets. it is because of the consumer electronic show. we can expect self driving cars, virtual reality headset, hdtv and a lot more. it is the world's largest tech show. we will get a preview before everything officially opens on wednesday.>> reporter: over 150,000 people are expected here at ces. with over 2,000,000 feet of floor space, there is a lot to look at. we will see the future of refrigerators, cars and tvs. everything that you can think

right here and right now. there is everything from smart lights too smart appliances too smart tvs. there are even smart bras this year. three refrigerator is smart. this will actually congeal -- congeal and do something you want to buy. i've said this for years and it's true.>> also a big year for drones. drones are catching on faster than people expected. >> reporter: tvs get bigger and resolution is better. this year the 4k ultra high definition ultra tv is here to stay. things here are designed to make your life better, to anticipate your needs and to help us talk to each other. in las vegas, steve stegman,

>> i want one of those curved tvs, or i thought that i did. now there is a new hdtv. >> you turn around and is like pam -- it is like bam and there is a new one.>> you can go to reviewed.com to see all the cool stuff. that refrigerator look cool. >> i want a washer that folds the laundry.>> there is a refrigerator that talks to you.>> maybe it would automatically fill up so you don't have to go to the store. >> teleporting food. i would weigh 600 pounds by the end of the month.>> that is like anything.

30s, 40s and even the low 50s coast into the first week of the new year. otherwise, it is a rough time of year. you know, you are taking down all the christmas decorations and you are getting back to work.>> and it is freezing.>> you need something to get you up and going.>> we get a little break between the cold spells with those warm weeks. this has been one of those and it has been nice. we will ease you back into the rest of january as the temperatures get colder, the week. sorry guys for the bad news. i should've saved it for the end of the forecast. headline. we will have a few quiet days here in the front range and it will be hazy mack.

then the cold and snow arrives. january is the fourth snowiest month on average and denver. we get about 7 inches. the average high is 44 and the average low is 17. today the high was 43 degrees. tonight we will be above the average low. we started off beautiful with sunny skies and then we started to see the air pollution. the quality of the air goes down which is a reminder that we do have an action day alert in effect until tomorrow afternoon because of the hayes. -- haze. for that's intuitive group, you may want to burn your calories inside in the gym. there are also restrictions for burning. something you should know about. right now the temperatures are in the 30s in denver. a few 20s and the high country. gunnison at 27. for the rest of the evening,

those skies will turn partly cloudy closer to about 10:00 p.m. the temperatures dip to the 20s just after midnight. if you were headed to the avs game, it looks like the forecast after the game should be just fine. tonight, the temperatures drop to 23 and we will have partly cloudy skies and it will be hazy. the temperatures overnight in the teens and northern colorado in the high country as well. we will have 20s in the metro area and extending south to southern colorado and southeast colorado. many of you headed back to work today and you were thinking, i could be skiing right now. in the high country, it has been beautiful over the holiday week. the snowpack is looking fantastic across the state. about 112% of average. the snow forecast, at least for tonight, is not looking very generous across the high country.

where there is currently snowfall. a bit of snowfall around cortez., more snow is upstream. check out what is in the west. we have storm after storm that will be making their way in the direction of colorado. we already have several winter weather advisories and storm warnings in the areas that use sheet -- that you see shaded and red out toward california. the jet stream will be bringing storm after storm over the west coast and to the four corners for the next several days. even into the end of the week on thursday and friday when we the metro area. increase to the south and southwest. in the metro it will stay quiet. we will wake to partly cloudy and some haze. then scattered snow showers western slope. divide.

issued across the state. as for the temperatures, the clouds. much warmer. 40s and northern colorado. 30s and 40s in the high country. remember that the average high this time of year is around 43 that. temperatures will be at 22 degrees when you are headed out to take the kids to school at maybe 7:00 a.m. 43 degrees at 11:00 a.m. and near the 50 degrees mark around 2:00 p.m. we will be walking outside was short sleeves at that time. 52 in january is nice. on wednesday, the high will be 45 and then on thursday we will see changes with a chance for snow and temperatures in the 30s. that takes us to friday in the 30s. then saturday. you can see the colder temperatures. the stock show begins this saturday.

typical of the stock show. it will be colder over the weekend.>> weekend stock sure whether, we -- stock show whether, we are used to that -- weather, we are used to that. >> there are many live shots out there with temperatures in the teens in the morning and 30s, we've got that. >> we are hardy here. a lot of people will be cheering on the broncos or their favorite team at the super bowl this year. perhaps nobody more than at 38- denver. >> she just won a trip to the coliform you. we told you about her and she found out that she was the >> she participated in lung cancer super bowl challenge

it is named after the former nfl linebacker who lost his wife and 2011. they raised more than $22,000 for lung cancer -- she raised more than $22,000 for lung cancer. she has battled the disease and she gets her treatment at the cu cancer center. she and his wife have something in common, neither smoked. they want to get rid of the stigma that only smokers are diagnosed with lung cancer. she said this gave her something to cheer for other than herself. yes, she wears orange and blue.>> the money she raised will go to support research, survivorship in the foundation itself. she is going to give the balance to the colorado lung cancer fund which looks to find out what drives lung cancer, particularly in non-smokers.

they are doing good work at cu and they have good clinical trials going on. we hope things work out. the broncos have a first- round bye. who will be the starting quarterback? >> it changes moment by moment . this is the first time in recent memory that the number

look at the afc playoffs. we do not know who the broncos will play in the second round. we do note that it is the steelers, texans are chiefs. it will be here on january 17 at 2:40. take your plans now and get your front row seats at home, if you didn't get tickets. start filling your snack drawers and everything else. >> before we talk about any of that, we have to talk about this quarterback thing. do they really leave a $50 million five-time mvp on the sideline with a clipboard for

once you get on the right horse, you do it every single game in the playoffs. manning will start, in part because you cannot have brock osweiler start a playoff game and have everybody in the stands, the first time the offense fails, or everyone on the sidelines looking at gary kubiak and saying, when are you going to put in manning? you cannot start the game like that. you have to begin with the living legend. you only have them for 30 more days. i think he will be gone after this year, so you may as well play him.>> we are talking about living gends. >> that's me. peyton manning and i are counting it down. >> we were talking about the win against the patriots which was huge for our team. that was huge. >> he also beat the cincinnati

were to live -- tide at 12 and 4. -- tied at 12 numb -- a 12 and 4. it was not rock osweiler's fault. the team fell apart around him. they got careless and likes of days a little. gary kubiak since to that. i think it was the guy like to substitute teacher. you are throwing the spit wads and the paper airplanes because the substitute is in the game. then the regular teachers come -- teacher comes in and everybody shapes up. peyton manning did not do anything with his arm, but the team around him blocked better. all of a sudden they the ball. magic happens. i think for the crowd it was magical.>> to do you like the best for us?

kansas city? >> everybody likes the 6 seed. i think it will be pics bird. i think the toughest opponents -- opponent will be the kansas city chiefs. you saw what happened the last time the peyton manning played. they can bring the pass rush and they have tight coverage on the receivers. they are the team that we get peyton manning the most trouble. >> now you know from insider mike cliff.>> they did not want us to know today because the team does not convene until thursday. biak wants to tell the team first. thursday will be when we officially find out the peyton manning is the quarterback.>> i'm just saying, you know it first. thank you mike.>> that whole thing of it falling apart has been a factor before.

where were you? >> it was vacation time. >> right. we did numerology stuff and i want to blow your mind. we looked up -- this is actual numerology. we looked up your birth dates and it is just the date. like i was born on the 28. mark, tell me if i describe you. you are highly sensitive and intuitive. >> i am. >> you have a gift of insight when you combine your intuition with logic.>> that's what my wife says. >> you work well with others and you could lead large projects when you focus and apply yourself. >> i think that all works.>> that is fairly accurate. >> i mean, i am going to say this. i'm not going to read hours., mine basically stops short of

utility -- you to a t.>> my, you love to five for the underdog and have a strong sense of justice. you combine your analytical man -- mind with intuition which help you deal with business matters and people.>> i cannot pronounce it.>> you cannot pronounce words. >> okay. >> lederle, your challenge is to make a commitment. >> that is not going to happen. that's literally -- literally, your challenge is to make a commitment.>> that's not going to happen. you have open the vault.>> i can tell you who is the broncos quarterback.>> peyton manning.>> see you.

now. parents and kids get excited and that's why we bring in steve spangler.>> steve

here comes science fair. steve makes the point that even though we have done many fascinating things over the years. >> we have set many things on fire. >> we have missed many -- one thing that makes it hard to be a science fair opportunity. >> everybody thinks the classic volcano. people put vinegar and baking soda together and we say the words like a gas or carbon dioxide. the stakes are too high for us to just treat this as playtime. we need scientists and

kids to do real science. put on your safety glasses. we know that if you take vinegar and baking soda and mix them together, what happens. >> you get a volcano. >> you get an erection. maybe we should start with analysis. we have baking soda here and then we add the vinegar like this. watch what happens. you get this and now i can measure how high it goes. we got to about the 550 ml mark. now we go back and change it and we say, let me add 150 ml and some more baking soda. now, i am starting to gather data. once i have that data, i can do a comparison. for example, let's do what we just did. this when i started for you. >> okay. >> i don't want to get your suit all messy.

here is what we are going to do. you are going to dump in the vinegar and then i am going to try to calculate. >> with the balloon? >> yes. >> 3, 2, 1. >> good job.>> run for your life. >> there is a little comparison that you have between the two. isn't it fun how we both smell like vinegar now? >> kim will appreciate that. >> so we tell people that you can take any science fair activity and turn it into a project, experiment or any science activity. you simply change, create and compare. you create an experiment and do a comparison. let's say you know the perfect formula for vinegar and baking soda. we don't want to blow up the balloon, we want to test the strength of two bags. take a look at this. watch, you should do this.

mix it up and then put it down on the table quickly. see. >> i aimed that at lauren. >> you did a good job. >> we are working -- we were comparing the strength of the tube. >> that was a great experiment. >> to see how we were comparing the two? >> where do we want to send people for this marvelous information? >> you go to sciencefair101.com . to see how it is in the air? now i think we have the perfect mixture. >> down the funnel. >> there is going to be something wild that is probably& here we go. it just keeps going and going and going. >> there you go.

i will take a little oil with that vinegar.