group of heroes ran right into the danger. now... those first responders... and several survivors will receive a special honor for their bravery. some students at a denver school are getting tested for t-b. we'll tell you what we know about the exposure - and if there's more risk of infection. tonight - president obama will give his final state of the union address. this is a live look at the capitol - where the speech will happen. it will be different from years past...we'll have a live report. good morning. meteorologist marty coniglio and traffic reporter amelia earhart join us. marty-more warm temperatures

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deadly explosion at a popular tourist spot in instanbul. within the past 10 minutes... turkey's president confirmed -- a suicide bomber with links to syria... is behind the blast. at least 10 people were killed... and more than a dozen others are hurt. several emergency vehicles filled the square... which is home to the historic blue mosque and a museum. one witness described the you'd only hear in

coming in... after a deadly explosion at a popular tourist spot in instanbul. within the past 10 minutes... turkey's president confirmed -- a suicide bomber with links to syria... is behind the blast. at least 10 people were killed... and more than a dozen others are hurt. several emergency vehicles filled the square... which is home to the historic blue mosque and a museum. one witness described the explosion as "a big blast - something you'd only hear in the movies." the men and women... who were the first to enter a colorado springs planned parenthood... with a gunman inside... will be recognized for their bravery today. this was the scene in november... when a man started shooting inside the clinic... killing three people, including a uccs police officer. nine others were hurt... in the hours-long standoff with the gunman. the police department at uccs... colorado springs police and firefighters and members of the el paso county sheriff's deparmtent will be recognized. colorado springs mayor john

of the springs award" to six civilians who also stepped in to protect lives and treat victims. some students and teachers at a school are getting an unidentified person was diagnosed with tuberculosis during the holiday break. more details about connection to the know the exposure happened at kunsmiller creative through-12 public west jewell and south sheridan. students and faculty who need to be tested have been alerted. the health department says there's no on-going risk of t-b exposure at the school.... so everyone is ok to be on campus. confluence park in downtown denver will remain a construction zone for a year longer than initially expected. no construction work has happened for the past eight months. the plan was to have the park's popular trail, ramps and shoemaker plaza upgraded and ready to go by august. but crews hit a sludgy snag while excavating the site

-- thick, dark colored liquid that's messy but the city says is not toxic. and it needs to be cleaned up. the plan for confluence park originally was going to cost $4.2 million ... but that number is rising, along with the number of months it will take to finish. however park visitors will see a temporary trail completed in the next few weeks. optimism and relflection. that will be the tone of president obama's final state of the union address. the entire event will unfold on snap chat -- an account that has been set up just for the occasion. n-b-c news reporter tracie potts is live in washington d-c. tracie, the white house says this speech will be less of a "to-do list" for congress than past

got a presidential invitation to be at tonight's speech. ronna rice - a business owner from greeley - will be sitting in the first lady's viewing box. she was invited to represent economic progress over the last 7 years. rice and her family run rice's lucky clover honey -- which her husband's grandfather started in 1924. also attending the address: shem-sa- deen ben-masaud -- the imam and at the metro denver north islamic center in northglenn. we've talked to him in the past - about his interfaith work in our area. he'll be the guest of democratic congresswoman diana degette. denver's getting a new chief financial

step down from the c-f-o position, as well as the deputy mayor position after 4-and-a-half years. she plans to start a consulting practice., and some have speculated she may make a run for governor in the future. current budget director brendan hanlon will replace kennedy as cfo... don mares, the director of denver human services, will take on the deputy mayor duties. the government and a group of automakers are reportedly set to announce an agreement at the detroit auto show this week. it's aimed at improving safety, following a year of record-setting faulty vehicles chrysler, honda however, it stops advocates have binding legal requirements to toughen safety rules. the broncos

hundreds of people to the king soopers in parker and brighton yesterday. you can see how many people lined up from this video we shot yesterday. if you're looking to score a magnet today -- you may want to get in line this morning as well.

live at today's giveaway location. tarhonda - you're in arvada - and you'll start handing out the magnets at 6! this week - we're

challenge -- and using the hashtag-we-are- broncos. today - we want to see photos of your kids dressed up in their broncos gear - cheering on their favorite team. share them with us social media - using hashtag-we-are- broncos - and their photo may end up

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public safety training center. the public safety institute will open tomorrow on the aims community college campus in windsor. 9news reporter colleen ferreira is giving us the first look inside. colleen - first responders from across the area will go there for specialized training. sergeant bowe bergdahl will be appearing in a

court today. he faces charges of desertion and the enemy. from his base in afghanistan in june 2009. he was captured by the taliban and held five years. bergdahl was released in may 2014 prisoner swap in several detainees bay. revealed he left his post. that's how a the fire that followed a home explosion in ohio overnight. you can see part of the roof and walls are missing... allowing smoke to pour out of the home. the fire chief says the bodies of a man, woman and their 2 young daughters were found in the home. investigators have not yet said what caused the deadly explosion. desperatly needed humanitarian aid has now reached 3 towns in syria that have been cut-off

rebel forces. the new supplies are expected to last for a month - so agencies are already pushing to be allowed back into the towns. reports of people starving and pictures of emaciated children surfaced on social media last week. today - ambulances will try to evacuate 400 people who are in the worst condition. check out these massive waves crashing against the coast of france. winds went up to 87 miles an hour along the atlantic and mediterrean coasts. the water's crashing almost as high as the lighthouse! the warnings for this weather remain in place through today. a safer way to park your car...courtesy of tesla...that's coming up. but first, lets check in with marty and amelia. hate parking your

want to buy a tesla. the luxury electric vehicles - can now park themselves in your garage. the company released a software update

and the car will open your garage door, park itself in your garage and shut down. the car must be lined up and within 33 feet of the parking spot. elon musk says the feature is safer than letting drivers park their own cars. ... plus if the car detects a small child or dog while the feature is engaged -- it will automatically stop.

celebrating this morning - it hosted a record number of people during zoo lights! nearly 237- thousand people came to check out the holiday lighting event! that smashes the previous record by 60-thousand visitors! more than a million lights were used over 70 acres. justin bieber is probably not saying "sorry" this morning to adele. his song "sorry" knocked adele's "hello" out of the top spot on billboard's hot 100 singles chart. she's been holding that title for the last 10 weeks! "sorry" had been sitting in the number 2 spot for 8 weeks... which ties outkast's record from 2003... with the song "the way you move." as the presidential election is in full

are starting to ask what millennials want in the next leader. we'll tell you about a surprising trend among that