the person shot by a denver police officer yesterday has died. denver police shot the man after they say he got out of the parked car, with a gun. and the officers were in the ramada's parking lot near spear and zuni checking out a stolen car when they got more on suspicion activity with another car. and when the officers tried to speak to the man, the armed man got out. it is unclear if he shot first or fired at all. police say the suspect was hit. and now has died. no officers were injured during the shooting. in aurora today, police say one person was detained, after a threat was made against a student at hinckley high school. the police say that the person detained was a student, and had made the threat in regards to how another student broke up an altercation yesterday. the school was briefly placed

since lifted. and no weapons have been found during the investigation. and in colorado springs, today, law enforcement and first responders who rushed to the shooting at the planned parenthood clinic are being honored for their bravery. this was the scene on the day after thanksgiving in november, when a man started shooting inside the clinic, killing three people, including a springs police officer. and today, police, firefighters, and members of the el paso county sheriff's department are being recognized. and colorado springs mayor john suthers will be giving out the spirit of the springs award to six civilians who also stepped in to protect lives and treat victims that day. all that snow from that day. and right now, we have a lot of sunshine. at least over boulder right now. clouds in parts of the metro area. pretty chilly. we have the wind going as well. belen joins us now to talk

hi there. >> the winds filter through the pretty active. the current wind gusts in and around the foot hills, we can't be too upset about the winds because they are also helping to warm us up, the down-sloping winds will help the temperatures get into the above average category for us. right now, we have the temperatures about 30 and 20 miles an hour winds, and not strong enough to prompt advisories or warnings. and closer to the foot hills, we've got some temperatures in the 30s. and below 2 in kremmling. cold for the mountain valleys. the normal high is 44. today, a high of 48 degrees. and more 40s up and down the i- 25 corridor. and 30s closer to the foot hills. and we also have to watch out for some air quality issues. especially for that sensitive group that has respiratory issues, and visibility is not the greatest. and we do have also wood-

our forecast is pretty quiet other than that. it is january. we have cold temperatures but tomorrow, the possibility of 50s. so yes, that is way above average. all right. thanks, belen. see you shortly. in a matter of hours from now, president obama will give his final state of the union address. the white house says it will take a different tone than in years past. critics say they are not expecting that much from him. tracy pots is in capitol hill here now with a preview. >> reporter: here is president obama, working on tonight's state of the union address. on the "today" show, he reflected on promises of hope and change with the nation more divided than ever. >> is it a failure? >> it is a regret. >> reporter: tonight's speech will look toward america's future, beginning with an economy that is stronger than seven years ago. more jobs but flat wages. >> if we make some good choices now, whoever the next president is, whoever is controlling the

is no reason why we shouldn't own the 21st century. >> i don't think it is time for a farewell tour. it is time to solve problems. >> reporter: the president needs a clear plan to defeat isis critics say and the nation's debt. >> we will lay out to the public what it will take to get the country's house in order and leerl it will take a republican president. >> south carolina governor, will give the republican address. an empty chair in the first lady's box, the victims of gun violence. >> i would like to see another empty clare for the 250,000 syrians that have been slaughtered and barrel-bomb and starved to death, and tortured, by bashir assad, thanks to his failed policies. >> reporter: president obama tonight, policy takes a backseat to vision. and once again, hope. all of the lawmakers running for president are expected to be here tonight. democrat and republican. except ted cruz. he is skipping the president's

tracie potts, nbc news, washington. >> thank you. overseas today, 10 people were killed, and most of them german tourists, in istanbul turkey. officials say a syrian national suspected to be a member of isis, carried out the suicide attack, in a very popular area near the famous blue mosque. another 15 people were hurt. another explosion killed a family of four overnight in northeast ohio. neighbors say they heard a blast and then saw flames just shooting out of the home. at this point, we still don't know what caused the explosion. a couple and their daughters who were 8 and 12 were killed. the family's dog escaped. a pharmaceutical company is voluntarily recalling several different brands of kid's cough and cold medicine over an overdosing concern. just as so many kids now are getting sick, now that they're back from winter break. the perrigo company initiated this recall, after they incorrect markings.

were sold nationwide under brands like king supers, cvs, dollar general and rite aid. the company created the web site called mucous relief recall to help you figure out products. it has long been thought alzheimer's causes sleep disorder, right? now there is a new study out that finds it may be the opposite. and dr. john tores is here to talk about this. a little later on in the show, we will talk about a new solar array. and an interactive dashboard, it is helping kids at a school in jefferson county, learn about the science of the sun. and they are pretty psyched about it. aren't they? >> speaking now of the sun, we have some sun and clouds.

happy tuesday, everyone. your weather headlines, we will keep warming up through tomorrow. we should be around 44 degrees this time of year. today, we will be above that. and tomorrow, it could be the warmest day we have had so far this year. i know, it is only january the 12th. but 50s in january, wow. aye, aye, aye. let's look at the forecast. bye, it is beautiful on -- boy, it is beautiful in the high country, in breckenridge, with a few people trying to make their way down the mountain side. leftover snow here on the front range that has just not melted. we could see some more by the end of the week. but as of now, in january, we have had 3 1/2. and today, 26.1 inches so far this season. and 41 degrees at d.i.a. now here in the backyard, our temperatures are coming in at 34 degrees. just a little bit warmer than

at 30 degrees. and northern colorado has 25. and 19 in greeley. and can't complain about chilly temperatures on the front range. we have mountain valleys that are still below zero. highs in the high country in the 20s. and some in the 30s. and we will have temperatures in the lower elevations in the 40s. for northern colorado, and 30s up to greeley, and sterling. but further south you travel, we will have some more 40s there as well. also, 40s with your wind gusts closer to the foot hills. check it out. gusty throughout the day. but the down sloping westerly winds that are helping our normal. and even through this evening, it will be a gusty evening, closer to the foot hills. but with the winds, they appear outside the window. we don't have any watches or warnings issued. it looks like a high profile vehicles could be okay to drive in the area but you could be knocked back and forth a little if you're heading the roads, you will be okay. icy areas especially in the mountains.

least within the next 24 hours. tomorrow, we have more sunshine in store for you. low. foot hills. and tomorrow, the high is 56 and it is because of the effects of the westerly winds, thursday, 45, and a chance for some snow, on friday. and right now, it is looking light. with a high of 39 degrees. and saturday, 40. as of now, the sunday forecast with the broncos taking on the steelers, it is looking dry and cool. with a high of 46 degrees.

i know it is lunchtime. but a question to consider, how much alcohol do you drink every day, maybe with dinner every night? there are new recommendations out of the u.k. that are trending. everyone is talking about them and not good news for those who like to enjoy more than one drink every day. dr. john is here. the u.k. is saying this, which, you know, every corner has a pub on it. what are they trying to do? >> what they are trying to do, even in moderation, you have to be careful with alcohol. the recommendation is up until now, it has been here in the united states, u.k. was the same thing, two drinks a day for men, one drink a day for women, and that is kinds of the limit. because it helps your heart. it has some heart benefits to it. but we also know, we have talked about this, that alcohol can lead to cancer issues. and so you have to be careful. it is a fine line you're walking. well, the government in the u.k. just released guidelines that cut the amount for men, by a third. but they didn't adjust the recommendations for women. and the reason they did that is because it seems like that one

you still get that kind of heart benefit but due get the cancer issues -- you don't get the cancer issues as much. it is always going to be there, but as much. and they are saying 14 units a week, which is six beers or seven glasses of wine a week and they are saying per week, they want to have alcohol free days during the week. because that gives your body a break. and that probably doesn't happen a lot there, and probably not here either for those who drink on a regular basis. >> i wonder if people will follow that. >> i don't know. in the united states, we haven't gone to that recommendation. this is the first country to do that. and so it is going to be interesting to see what happens, and you know, if we start following the same recommendations, and where we go from there. >> because last week it was cut down on sugar. and we will see if it is next. and we think about sleeping at night. and now we have something else to worry about. that not sleeping well enough could cause alzheimer's? >> right. and this is kind of a turn- around from what we thought before. before, we used to say, okay, early sign of alzheimer's is people having sleep problems. but the alzheimer's itself causes sleep type issues.

from the other side, and saying is it possible that the sleep issues are causing alzheimer's? or at least putting you at risk of alzheimer's higher and the reason they think it is happening because when we sleep at night, when we get into deep sleep and we will talk about that in a minute, it actually cler clears out the amyloid plaques in the brain. it flushes them out and get rid of the amyloid plaques that leads to alzheimer's. and if we can get to the deep sleep, and that's the important part. eight hours of sleep being important and search to nine is the range, and -- seven to nine is the range and it has to be quality sleep, deep sleep and that's when the body restores itself and the brain restores itself. >> and i didn't realize our brain does it every night. >> it does it every night. >> and think about it, when you are dreaming, your brain ask trying to reorganize -- is trying to reorganize, and rearrange, and get the unusuallies in certain position and it is trying to clean out all of the stuff that we gunked up during the day with all of the things we see and think and hear. >> deep sleep, the important part.

a jefferson county charter school is going green by adding solar panels. it is a way to not only conserve energy, but to teach the kids about solar power, and alternative energies. and 9 news reporter amelia earhart reports from spring horizon montesorri school. >> we are here at free horizon montesorri in golden, and while this school may look like any other, you can see the backpacks just tucked into all of these cubby, the difference with this school, it happens up on the roof. 500 solar panels, all part of a brand new solar array have just been installed and today the ribbon is cut to an incredible improvement to the school. the solar array will provide about 90% of the school's electricity and teach kids a lot about the process of alternative energy sources. so we want to talk to bethlehemkey who is an integral part of the school.

horizon? >> i am the director of facilities and management. >> and it was your idea to introduce a program like this. and tell us about the inspiration and how the process has gone so far. >> it has been a collaboration between our school administration, our board of directors, and our building corporation, but ultimately, we hold pretty authentically to respect ourself and the environment and we take the environment piece pretty literally. and something to support, and this is a way to make it tangible and walk the walk, when it came to ways in which we could do it for the school. and then also teach students about ways that they can also have a positive impact on the environment. >> that's great. what are some of the ways that the kids are going to practically learn about conserving nerk energy and about alternative using for energy. >> we have a great live dashboard with a realtime feed of the leb electricity that is produced through the solar array and that ties into the

it is something they can dig deeper, and protecting our environment, and that is the nest big work of our -- next big work of our next generation. it is something that they need to continue to dig deep on. with the experience that they have coming to school and the first thing they see walking into the lobby is the solar dashboard. they will see that tangibly and translate into their own inspirations to transfer to technology and help the environment overall. i'm excited to see what they come back around and do for the next generation. >> we are excited as well. you just put out a challenge for the other schooling in the district to start looking into other -- schools in the district to start looking into other sources of energy. to learn more about what your school has done, where can they go? >> we have information on the web site free horizon montesorri.org. particularly for schools, given how lean the financing for schools in colorado is, the double win is the cost savings

of the project and we expect to save over half a million dollars over the energy expenditures and that is huge for the school. that is money that can go back directly into the classroom to make an impact. free horizon montesorri.org. information on our school. information on the solar project. i would also welcome calls from any schools that are interested in pursuing it as well. >> all right. wonderful. we are proud of what you are doing. >> thank you. >> you can learn more on our web site, www.9news.com. >> thank you, amelia. speaking of new technology, aims community college is opening a brand new public safety training facility next week where students and first responders will use the facility for classes and real life simulation. you got to see. this colleen ferrera reports from the facility in windsor. >> reporter: inside the new facility, they have brand new tools. this right in front of me is a digital cadaver lab. one of the first in colorado. students, emts, doctors, can come here and train with the technology on this table. and they can use that out in the field. or in the operating room. i want to show you how it works

you kind of just select a cutting cool. an operating tool. and then look at this right over here. okay. i've just cut off that part of the head, so now, i can look inside, i can examine the brain. and after i am done with this area, i can just make his head grow right back. or i could actually take this down to his stomach area, and then chi do all sorts of research -- i could do all sorts of research there. this is really cool because doctors in our area could come here, and they could upload images, before they actually go into the operating room, and do that surgery, so they can kind of do a test run, before they go in and do their real thing. and also, emts and students can train on images just like this, over here. and so that when they go out into the field, they have that hands-on learning experience, and that simulation and they can apply that to everything that they have to do out in the field. in windsor, i'm colleen ferrera, 9 news. >> thank you, colleen. that is fascinating. so have you got your broncos fever yet? ahead of the playoff game this

have you received a magnet? a time to ride magnet. these guys are going fast. we will tell you where you can get one, this afternoon, coming

all right, everybody, have you gotten your magnet yet? we have all week to hand these out. look at all of these fan, these broncos fans, who lined up at the arvada king soopers on 80th this morning. no shortage of people wanting an orange magnet. don't worry, the next stop this afternoon is the city market in craig at 3:00. and that is on west victory way and pershing street. at 4:00, we will be back in denver at the king soopers green valley ranch tower show. and make sure you get there early because the lines form quickly. and if you are going to go, wait in line, you got to make sure you get one, and get there nice and early. >> yes. if you wait in line anyway, you might as well get one.

you're heading out the door right now. westbound i-70. because of a crash there. and no estimated time. as to when it might reopen. stay tuned to 9 news .com and social media accounts for updates and just try to figure out another way to get around the area. >> as far as the weather goes, tomorrow is the warmest day out of the week. and the next chance for snow is on friday. we will look ahead to sunday, steelers. united in orange. degrees. far. >> i think it is going to be a all right. have a great day, everybody.