right now... paris is remembering and honoring 17 people killed almost a year ago. tomorrow marks massacre at the french satirical magazine "charlie this morning french president francois hollande unveiled commemorative plaques in memory of each victim. the magazine will release a special edition tomorrow to mark the 1st anniversary of the attack. good morning. gary, corey, and cheryl here with you. marty is in the weather center.

this morning a 16- year-old girl

up with a murder plot will be in court. police the student at mountain vista high school was working on the plan with a classmate. 9news reporter colleen ferreira is following this for us... colleen it's charges will be filed today. it's possible formal charges could be filed at the hearing. this all started year old girls, school, were taken into custody in connection with a threat at mountain vista high school. one of the girls was transferred to jail on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first- degree murder. she appeared in court dec. 17, but prosecutors asked for a delay before making a final decision about filing charges. we don't know the status of the second girl involved....authoriti es are only saying she is in a "secure facility." one of the girls will appear in court this morning. we don't know many details about the case because documents have been sealed. 9news along with other news organization has filed a motion so those documents would be unsealed. attorneys for a former rocky ford court this morning. we don't know many details about the case because documents have been sealed. 9news along with other news organization has filed a motion so those documents would be unsealed.

police officer want graphic photos of from his murder james ashby is fatally shooting jack jacquez his defense team says pictures showing jacquez's injuries could unfairly sway a investigators say

jacquez into the home of jacquez's mother and shot him in the back. ashby told investigators he thought jacquez was a burglar. his trial will begin on monday. denver police are trying to figure out whether the driver of a deadly crash was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. that driver - 55- year-old semere dawit - is in the hospital - under the close watch of police. investigators say he caused the accident at colorado boulevard and mexico avenue on sunday. two people were killed and several others were injured. denver fire say they got a call sunday afternoon - about a person sleeping at the wheel. when firefighters got there, the driver sped away --likely driving at least 70 miles per hour. police say that's when 4-cars collided. we learned last night that dawit has had several traffic infractions over the last decade... including speeding. police say it will take about two to three weeks to get the toxicology reports back on this case. the coroner's office identified the two people killed as 42-year-

and 29-year-old jonathan nichols. a friend of nichols says he was a loving father and fiance, who will be terribly missed. firefighters are still investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a building in arvada and left one dead. yesterday... authorities found a body inside that commercial building. a man who works at a rehab center in the building-- has been missing since the fire. 55-year-old john rutter was a counselor at the treatment center. fire officials haven't been able to confirm the identity of the person found yesterday. a series of smash and grab burglaries have been reported in denver, englewood and sheridan. there have been more than 20 incidents in recent weeks. now we're getting a look at the suspect in yesterday morning's burglary at a verizon store in the river point shopping center in sheridan. the surveillance camera captured this blurry photo of the suspect. police say the thief threw a rock through the door and took several phones. and police say around the same time, a thief threw a rock into a store

area. the owner of the business told us about 200-dollars in cash was taken from the cash register. if you know anything about these crimes, call crime stoppers. you could get a reward and you don't have to give your name. police in wheat ridge say they've also seen an increase in break- ins at businesses. 12 burglaries or attempted burglaries were reported in december. police there have stepped up patrols in response. they say one minor was arrested - accused of breaking into a few gas stations in december. in the day ahead.. we are exectomg to hear from president obama about specific steps he plans to take to tighten gun laws. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas has been looking into this for us.. tarhonda yesterday he's calling for broadened background checks. yes. that's one of the changes that the president wants to make. and, already, there are opponents to his plan. president obama is bypassing congress to impose executive orders on gun control. the president met

lynch yesterday. she says the restrictions are constitutional. republicans say--- the president is violating americans' second amendment rights. later today-- he's expected to announce new gun control measures. they include adding more than two-hundred f-b-i agents... ...and changing the rules to prevent people with mental health restrictions from possessing guns. one of the most controversial proposals in the president's plan-- is to close the gun show loophole. federally-licensed sellers are already required to conduct background checks at gun shows. private sellers, however, don't have to conduct background checks at gun shows-- in 35 states. colorado already requires private sellers-- even at gun shows-- to do background checks. that change came as part of the 20-13 gun control legislation that passed in colorado. representative rhonda fields helped push those changes through. and, now, we're hearing that-- today-- she'll meet with president obama at the white house. representative fields "tweeted" that she's quote "all in" on the new proposal. corey-- we'll get

the president's announcement, today. the biggest months ever for gun sales in the u-s-- happened both times president obama was elected.. in november 2008 -- there were one point one million guns sold nationwide. in january 2013-- after his "re- election" and the shooting at sandy hook-- two million guns were sold. nationwide last month-- one point six million guns were sold as the president hinted at gun control changes. this is a look at the number of background checks for gun sales in colorado in recent years. in 2009-- there were a little more than 200 thousand. by 2013-- that number climbed to nearly 400 thousand-- before dropping in 2014. the number of firearms denials has also gone up from about 54 hundred in 2009-- to more than 73 hundred in 2012 and 2013. that averages to about two percent of all firearm sales in colorado have been denied. colorado is one of 8 states that already require a background check

over for the san diego chargers, oakland raiders and st. louis rams. so now they're all turning their potential move to los angeles. the nfl confirms all three teams filed for relocation monday. league owners will meet in houston next week... at that time they could approve moves to los angeles. franchise requires a three-quarters vote. there are still tickets available for anyone interested in going to the broncos playoff game in two weeks. they went on sale yesterday. according to ticketmaster's website -- as of this morning there are still a few single seats available in the club section for anywhere from three hundred to a thousand dollars upper deck tickers for the sunday, january 17th game are still available from upwards of two hundred dollars..

winner! 9news cartoonist drew litton picked the winner of his final caption contest. here's a look at the winning caption... it says "omaha, omaha, i thought we wanted to go to levi stadium." you can see john elway and gary kubiak sharing the steering wheel in the front seat. the caption comes from duane bailey... he will win several fun prizes for his creativity. you can see more of drew's cartoons and other weekly caption winners on drew litton dot com. later this week... the worlds biggest consumer electronics show kicks off in las vegas... and we have a preview of the some of the coolest gadgets

ces the world's biggest consumer electronics show kicks off later this week. but companies big and small have already descended on las vegas. some are giving a sneak peek of their newest and coolest tech. 9news reporter-- noel brennan takes us inside the first big event leading up to the show. this room is packed with media from all around the world. this is ces unveiled the first official media event of ces where global brands and startups share the same space, fighting to stand out in the middle of the room. wearables have been a big part of ces in recent years. when it comes to fitness trackers how about a smart shoe? "tighten and untighten the shoe." "count your steps, calories and distance. it's a lot more accurate than all these wrist bands you see today because it's located right under your foot." a french company showed off a smart toothbrush that's actually fun to use. sot "it makes your kids

sign of things to conferences are set for tomorrow. wednesday. vegas, i'm noel your bags around pretty soon it'll coming up we'll your bags around at the airport... pretty soon it'll just follow you.. coming up we'll talk about an

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homeowners can now legally rent out spare bedrooms to short-term renters. although it's been -- a new ordinance yesterday-- that makes it legitimate. rules to follow including a 130- dollar license that will last 4-years. also have to have a

owners will also have to pay a lodgers tax just like boulder hotels do, which is 7-and- a-half percent. today automakers will report december sales for new vehicles in this country. december is expected to be the fourth straight month where the pace of auto sales was huge! trucks and s-u-v's are currently driving the demand - mainly because gas prices are at their lowest in seven years. when the final numbers for 2015 are tallied -- auto sales are expected to come in around 17-point-five million -- making last year the strongest year for auto sales in history. you may soon notice something missing from the packaging on any meat you buy. last month, congress repealed a labeling law that required retailers to include the animal's country of origin on packages of red meat.

world trade organization ruled the u.s. labels put canadian and mexican livestock at a disadvantage. this is a major victory for the meat industry, which had fought the law since the early 2000s. dragging around a heavy suitcase when you travel-- may soon be a thing of the past. five teenagers in lebanon say they have created the design for a "smart suitcase." it's aptly named the "follow me suitcase." the creators say the luggage is equipped with an h-d camera and infrared sensors-- that allow the bag to follow its owner around. the user can also control the bag's movements through a mobile app. the teens are now hoping to attract funding to take their product to market.

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for many retirees is enough to get their heart rate up. guilfoil has a big mind. the 93-year-old plays table tennis hoping to qualify for the 2016 u-s olympic team. he's played the sport for 80 years-- and he says it keeps him young. in february, he'll leave his home in kansas city to head to greensboro, north carolina where olympic trials will be held to qualify for team usa to compete in

today is national bird day... and even though it's pretty chilly out... there are still plenty of them around. we want to see pictures that you've been able to take of birds around your home. share them with us on social media using the hastag be-on-9. we'll share them throughout the morning. when election documents are

bert and ernie -- you better believe it's going to raise some red flags... coming up... why one former denver city council candidate has a warrant out for her arrest. that's coming up next on 9news at 5 a.m- stay with us. we have breaking news this morning...