>> reporter: she was had a few smiles. we learn details how she was attack. the judge noted she had gone so far as to attempt to obtain weapons, he said she planned to time the attack near christmas to maximize that impact. prosecutors said in court she had written mbk, a reference to natural born killers and used the same acronym on her dumblr account. prosecutors say after she was taken into custody, she told police she was faking her mental prob resz and that if she were let out, she would try all of this again but be more discreet about it. she allegedly bought a bb gun and worked on target practice. here is district attorney george brockler. >> the things that were revealed in open court, specifically

related to their reference to natural born killers in a journal we have possession of, and statements made by the defendant to law enforcement once taken into custody, things about intent if she were allowd to be released to the community. >> reporter: in court today her defense attorney said it is all grossly exaggerated. her court date is january 13, she will have a 2-day hearing beginning march 30th when the defense will ask for this case court. >> we are talking one of the 2 defendants, update us on the status of the other girl involved. >> reporter: the other girl involvehead a hearing this morning and she is set to undergo a psychiatic evaluation, after that is completed and the results are in, prosecutors will move forward with how they will >> whitney wild reporting.

students in northern colorado was involved in a 3-vehicle crash. an suv rear ended a pickup which hit the back of a school district bus on taft hill road near luport. 9 students had very minor injuries. the crash shut down taft hill but it is rescheduled to open about now. president obama became emotional clairifying action to tighten gun laws. victims of mass shootings surrounded the president. the orders call for gun show and online orders to be licensed, have background checks, and government will hire 200 agents and research smart gun technology and invest $500 million in mental health care. the tears came when he mentioned the victims of sandy hook. sandy hook.

there is much more to do, we need congress to act, but because of their obstructionism, the president had to take steps to save lives and i stand by him 100%. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets me mad . >> nra said the orders will do nothing to improve public safety, a sentiment shared by many presidential candidates. it sparked a rally in gun stocks, they jumped an average of 7.4%, up an average 11.3 on the year. wall street gets off to a very shaky start. c-dot clears the way after a snow storm. when you shovel your sidewalk,

here is 9 news reporter, victoria sanchez. >> bumpy, hold on. >> for jordan freeman, the sky may be clear, but his path isn't. he lives 2 miles from his job and the route is pretty much a straight shot until he comes across snow and ice-covered sidewalks. >> this is unacceptable. you can't even walk through this, let alone drive a wheelchair through it. >> at some intersections he has to back up and gain enough speed to get through the snow and ice. >> wasn't too bad. >> other parts of nelson road and long mont are impassable and he uses the bike path next to the speeding cars. >> i have to be really careful, at night. >> longmont requires residents to clear snow and ice 24 hours after a storm or face finds up

>> one of the most critical functions you have as a property owner. >> jordan wants the public to be aware sometimes all they have for transportation are their feet, and in his case, a wheelchair. >> if the roads weren't shoveled, a lot of people, you know, would have a problem with that. things would get done, and if the sidewalks aren't shoveled nobody thinks it is a big deal. >> his wheel care can't make it through the slush less than a block away. he has to make his way to the crosswalk button and back. shoveling snow may seem like an inconvenience for some. for jordan, he relies on others to do their part so he can live his life. >> the city will have code enforcement officers talk to property owners on nelson road to clear the area for people like jordan. a judge has sentenced a man from denver, convicted of using

years in prison. joshua hopy was convicted in the august 2014 murder of 5 niefb-year-old james barns. hopy was at the home-- 55-year-old james barns, hopy was at the home of his exgirlfriend. hopy shot him in the chest. hopy has a lengthy criminal record, one reason the judge entanced him to 96 years. fort collins police arrested a nurse in northern colorado for sexually touching several patients at hospitals. thomas moore, a register nurse, is facing charges for unlawful sexual conduct. police say moore worked at several different medical centers between 2008 and 2015, including northern colorado medical center in greely, mckey in loveland, and pewter valley in fort collins. we have the full list at

bikes could be squeezing into more trails, bikes including fat bikes were only allowed on plowed roads, exploring what could be new terrain-- >> setting up his shot in edwards, frank mitchual will be the first-- mitchell will tell you the bike business is hand in winter. >> the tires a huge. >> the cycling business is seeing a new spin year-round. >> becoming more main stream and a lot are riding them all the time. >> with prices dropping and more clipping in to ride snowy trails on the beefed up bikes. >> a lot that is different on the whole bike. >> reporter: another big difference are the tires, compared to a road bike, a fat bike tire can be up to 5 times bigger, which, on the snow, helps a lot. but riders need a hard-packed trail before they can go anywhere. >> there is a limit to how much

>> which is why there is not a lot of places to ride in the winter. u.s. forest service only allows these bikes on plowed roads to avoid conflicts with wildlife. >> the bike trails in the summer time are closed. >> which means there are times when frank finds himself riding up a mountain only to then roll down along some nicely groom ski run for fun. >> the last 1/4 mile or 1/2 mile on the way home we jump on the blue run. >> the fat bikes carve a bigger path, the forest service is working with mountain bike groups to try to open more trails. >> the goal would be to have some dedicated, fat bike single track that is groomed. >> something frank hopes gives fat bikes more. >> it is a blast. >> the forest service is

are added there will be a public comment period. a record-year for rocky mountain national park centennial celebration. putting the monster power ball in perspective with the help of broncos. a first of its kind competition with colorado with

rocky mountain national park's 100th year was its best. more than 4 million visitors went from january to november 2015, still tallying december.

anniversary celebration contributed to the year as the national park service celebrates its 100. the power ball continues to grow, $450 million, more than $100 million than for saturday's drawing. odds of winning, not at all promising, 1 in 229.2 million. a probability and statistics professor in denver put the statistic in perspective for us today using the denver broncos as an example. >> the broncos, who i think most of us assume are better than mediocre, it is hard to imagine winning 6 super bowls in a year, even 5 super bowls in a row would be much more probable than winning the lottery. 6 super bowls, same ball park as winning the lottery, but it is happening. best example. i am guessing a lot of people at home are like, they could

and i could hit the power ball, yeah, yeah. tomorrow night, 9:00 our time. if you shell out $2 for a ticket, statistics say don't pick the numbers, let the computer do it. drivers near alameda got free entertainment earlier, sign spinners giving their best, display, arrow's best artists, competing in the mile-high sign spinning competition, first year for it, and going for the title best in colorado. spinning can be therapeutic, one says. >> i can dance to it, so it is a freedom of expression for me, and it is more like a moving meditation after you get past a certain amown of years because if you-- amount of years, because if you are upset, spin a sign, you will feel great and have a good workout. >> kyle has seen-- >> i am quite sure.

injury-free, it can be dangerous, he once gave a black eye. the winner gets a trip to vegas and a chance to compete in the world competition. >> i am almost sure i have seen him. he is crazy good, people are honking-- crazy talented. brief stretch of warm weather, won't last much longer. >> freezing temperatures return

hello, welcome back, meteorologist kathy sabine outside of the 9 back yard. if you are waiting on somebody tonight, a bit of traffic on i-25. fair skies and light windvise been the rule today-- winds have spectacular snow boarding snow tonight. potential for 4-7 inches across the southern and central mountains with winter weather advisories after midnight. high temperatures above average, mid 40s denver, greeley, fort collins but near-record territory in southeastern colorado, way above average. the airport reporting 36, winds west at 6, windchill 31. the next weather system is in a

the pacific towards the southwest and towards colorado. el nino jet stream brings the lows in. so far south of colorado, denver doesn't see a lot of action, unlike much of the southwest, they are dealing with heavy flooding rainfall in california, debris, mudslide, heavy snow in the sierras, measuring the snow in feet with a winter warning and travel advisories across the 4 corners and southwestern colorado. this wip happen after midnight and continue 24 hours. this current pattern benefiting the southern mountains and southern california, a drought-rav aged state that will be dealing-- ravage said state dealing with rain now into the weekend, 6 inches of rain possible in the city by this week. with all the snow in the high country, many reservoirs will be feeling quickly. good news but almost too much of a good thing at once. we have one system across to the east and another on the way tonight, another coming in thursday. couple that with the arctic front coming in from the north and we will see big changes in the weather after one more mild, dry day.

here, cold air really doesn't arrive until thursday here but we stay in tact along the front range through the weekend. dealing with fog, low clouds far eastern plains but the big story is the mountains, snow increasing across the san juan, central mountains during the day and impafbl travel i-70 in the afternoon. i-25 corridor no issues. mostly cloudy tomorrow, cooler with flurries tomorrow night. this is a 3-day snow total map for us. you can see, not a big snow event for denver. with maybe half an inch tomorrow night, an inch thursday and light snow on friday. 12 vail, 9 leadville, 22 denver and 22 pueblo. high temperatures tomorrow above average in southeastern colorado but we will start that cooling trend after lunchtime and in the foothills, mid 30s for idaho springs, blackhawk, grand lake. denver metro tonight, hazy, 22, cold after midnight where

tomorrow, bounce to mid 40s and stay put, mostly cloudy afternoon, few flurries overnight tomorrow night, light snow likely thursday, an inch of snow there. light snow friday, we clear out for the weekend. weekend high temperatures very cold in the mid 20s in spite of the sunshine but we call this stock show weather, ahead of another storm system and chance for snow on wednesday. hi, everybody, for a man with average sized belly, gary kubiak has a lot of guts in there. he deserves credit for daring to make 2 significant moves, benching peyton manning in favor of osweiler and returning to manning just before the playoffs. those can't be easy. >> there is always going to be tough decisions to make. this game is tough on everybody, coaches, players, it is a grind in the nfl, a tough season, everybody is good. it is hard to win in this league but you do it to get to the

>> nuggets and avalanche have the evening off. avs 4, jerome mcginlis has to be exhausted after celebrating the 600th goal during last night's victory over the los angeles kings. >> when i started, i didn't think i would get to 600 or, you know, 500. you just play and want to be in the league and you want to win, you want to be part of nhl and each year, it goes by and you keep going, keep battling and time flies and stuff. >> the defending ncaa lacrosse champion, the pioneers had their first practice, if they win 2 titles in a row, captain jack has to steer the ship. 9 news sports reporter, aaron matas is on campus. >> reporter: no reason to be shy about it. >> we talk about being as good as last year. >> the pioneers won the national championship in 2015,

tyranny's goal of moving the sport out west. now it is time for the encore. >> it is our job to make sure we continue to be a good team. >> reporter: nothing speaks to how the sport evolved better than the fact that bill tyranny cannot only recruit local players but can look to one to lead the national championship caliber team. >> for him to develop as a leader the way he has has been nothing short of phenomenal. >> arapahoe high school graduate, jack bobzeen is one of the captains. >> a great honor, a lot have come through the program and built it from the ground up and have that honor by my teammates and everyone else, a great privilege and excited to get the season going and make something happen again. >> he is a winner, ncaa title as, jr. and 2 state championships playing for the warriors. >> in high school i thought that was the greatest until may 21, that was something else.

have to find a way to do it again. aaron matas, 9 news. strange but drew, los angeles laker fan david loya who won $95,000 by sinking a half-court shop after randomly closeen has decided what he-- closeen has decided to-- chosen has decided to purchase 2 tickets to see the lakers play against the utah jazz, scheduled to be the final game of kobe bryant's career. >> strange but true.

stocks made a few gain but nothing close to making up for monday's losses, the dow up roughly 10 points,

we are back at 9:00 and 10:00, in the meantime, have a dinner break. >> dinner?

man. we have the exclusi photos. why he is making her smile? >> plus, bachelor ben today. the show paints him as the sweetest ever but why was this steamy kiss cut from the premier? >> is there an offer a kiss? >> tonight is that night.