>> his final state of the union speech and president obama directly responds to republicans critique of his records. two boats and ten sailors detained in iran. >> which team is moving to la and what is next for the other two thinking about it? >> falling gas prices good for those driving but not good for those working in the oil industry. 9news starts now. >> we will get to the state of a union in just a moment. but first, a fire at a home in kipling and quincy has killed one person. we are hearing the man with died was bedridden. injured. we will take you out to the

state of the union address featured a defense of his presidency and a direct rebutte to the republican front runners ted cruz and donald trump. he all but mentioned them by name. he also took aim at a lieding cause of death in america. steve staeger has the story. >> reporter: the president called for a national initiative to cure cancer and he is putting a man in charge of it who has experienced a loss recently. >> i am announcing a new national effort to get it done. i'm putting joe in charge of mission control. for the loved ones we have all lost. for the families that we can still save, let's make america the country that cures cancer once and for all. >> as we mentioned it was obvious much of this speech

republicans campaigning for his job. he said despite the rhetoric, the climate change is real, the economy is growing, and the military is strong. >> all the talk of america's economic decline is political hot air. well so is all of the rhetoric you hear about our enemies getting stronger an america getting weaker. let me tell you something. the united states of america is the most powerful nation on earth. period. >> the president also talked about the danger of some of that political rhetoric. obviously a jab at donald trump and his position on muslims entering the country. >> politicians insult muslims citizens.

a kid is called names, that doesn't make us safer. that is not telling it like it is. it is just wrong. it diminishes us in the eyes of the world. it makes us harder to achieve our goals. it betrays who we are as a country. >> south carolina governor nikki hailey gave the republican response. she is the first minority and first woman governor of south carolina and is a potential contender to be a vice president running mate to the republican nominee. she had a heavy dose of criticism for the president. >> as he enters his final year in office, many americans are feeling the squeeze of an income levels. we are feeling a crushing nags national debt.

healthcare less affordable. chaotic unrest in many of our cities. even worse, we are facing the most dangerous terrorist threat our nation has seen since september 11. and this president appears unwilling or unable to deal with it. >> reporter: you can expect the democratic candidates to campaign on this speech as well. head on over to 9news.com to check out reaction from colorado's congressional delegation. >> we are about to get into the international story of the day which is the ten u.s. sailors held in iran. no mention of that in the president's speech. >> a lot of criticism on that. the only mention of iran, no mention of the nuclear deal. normally, social media around these big political events is a cesspool.

theories, but we have read a lot of thoughtful responses. we invite you to join us on our facebook page. the white house was consumed with a potential new international crisis. ten american sailors and their boats were seized by iran. they drifted into iranian waters in the persian gulfs. both boats drifted off course. once they were taken to shore, the ten americans were turned over to the revolutionary guard. acknowledged it was an accident and the ten americans would be released back to the u.s. come morning. and now to that breaking news of a house fire in southwest denver where one person died and several others were injured. victoria sanchez joins us. the man who died in the fire was bedridden. >> reporter: yes, the family who was outside of this fire

the flames toledos man in his 40s the man had multiple sclerosis and was unable to get out as the fire tore through the house. his elderly parents in their 70s were able to get out with the help of firefighters. a viewer shot in from the backyard. he was sitting down to dinner and awe is flames coming out of the house. when he went over, he saw neighbors trying to get the people out with firefighters. they suffered smoke inhalation. one was treated at the scene. another was taken to the hospital. the fire went beyond the roof line as you can see and neighbors were trying to get people out. the elderly man who was in the hospital right now as firefighters were taking him out of the second story window, he fell down and suffered a head injury. the smoke made it difficult for them to go in. >> at one point, the fire was so significant, the

going to have to back out for their own safety. but through the efforts of the denver fire department, we found two of the victims have been removed and transported to hospitals. we found one deceased victim. >> i went to the backyard, there was the whole back, flames going up the house. and the first responders were already there. there were firemen in the backyard. they had ladders up getting people out of the house. >> reporter: firefighters are investigating this. to see exactly what happened. we are told it started in the basement. it moved its way through the next two stories. firefighters when they arrived they put ladders to the windows but the leaders were unusable as the flames shot out through the windows and well beyond the roof line. the family says they are grieving right now as the person in their 40s had died and they are hoping the two elderly people survive the night.

after 21 years, los angeles will again be home to an nfl team. this evening by a vote of 30-2, nfl voters approved allowing the rams to enter the city. the chargers have an option to move in with the rams. the oakland raiders are staying in oakland for now. if the chargers reject the option to go to la, the window will open once again for the oakland. sam got his wish to move the rams out of his hometown of saint louis. the city tried to convince the nfl of blocking the move. the win means the rams will play in a new stadium in englewood, washington close to lax. the chargers were hoping to go to a different stadium site along with the raider sos the nfl is going to give the rams and the chargers one year to work out a deal to share the rams stadium. or else the chargers are stuck

the rams and the chargers shared the la coliseum for one year in 1960. looks like the rams will be back at the coliseum again for three years as their new stadium is built. in the last year, drivers in colorado have seen a huge drop in what we pay at the pumps. the current average is 1.85. that is down a dollar a gallon from august. as you can see in this chart, colorado's grade is going below the average. the drop in gas prices goes and demand. there is so much crude oil and weak demand in china. oil dropped below $30 a barrel today. something it has not done since december of 2003. oil prices have been down every 2016. falling nearly 17% so far. it is down 80% since the high it hit in 2008 when we were paying $4 a gallon for gas.

could go all the way down to $10 a barrel. that news leading to changes in the energy industry. bp plans to cut 4,000 jobs because of falling oil prices. >> oil and gas is a $37 billion a year industry here in colorado. whitney wild explains what the ongoing price decline will mean for them. >> reporter: oil is in an all- out free fall dropping from $90 a barrel to just more than $30 a barrel tuesday. it is enough to make you wonder if the industry is starting to panic. colorado oil and gas hailey. >> when a commodity price drops you have a challenging time. tightening of jobs. >> reporter: in 2015, about 2,000 people lost their jobs due to falling oil prices.

layoffs we saw in the 1980s but again, we don't know where the bottom is. >> reporter: hailey adds oil hit sector. in december 2014, 77 rigs were up and running. as of last friday, there were just 22. will is a professor at the colorado school of mines and worried. >> they are asking how long will this occur. >> reporter: he recommends that students continue to look for ways to market themselves. >> the advice i give to them is you have to be flexible. this is a big change as far as what the expect takes were compared to the reality. >> reporter: they say the industry can be unpredictable. that is just how it is with oil. the question, how much longer can the industry hold on? in denver, whitney wild, 9news. >> hailey points to an upside. consumers are paying less for gas, heating bills have dropped

the u.s. is declining. old pizza bear, you stole our slices and your hearts and we know where you are going to end up after your meal in the springs. >> secret netflix categories. how to find them and unlock them. >> the governor announced a couple of weeks ago he got engaged. today, we find out the wedding is a few days away. >> then kathy tells us how long we will enjoy our 50-degree weather. >> and why the broncos done need any defensive backs in

>> remember the little pizza bear that went looking for pizza in the springs in september? he is not so little anymore. that cub has packed on the pounds going from 40 to 140 i pounds. here he is returning to the wild. wildlife workers took the cub

appears to be in the woods with the hope he will not remember how wonderful pizza is. two weeks after announcing his engagement, governor john hickenlooper and his girlfriend are getting married. he mentioned his fiance and mentioned they had a chance to get married this weekend or wait a few months. they are having a very small ceremony and will tie the knot saturday. if you use netflix a lot, you may not know a secret trick to unlock secret categories. this story has been one of the most read on 9news.com. the trick is simple. go to their website and you search codes to open any of 100 specific categories. we have the step by step instructions and the codes online. and it is never too early to make your summer concert plans. we have a list of the shows already scheduled for red rocks this year. the first concert takes place

that will be winter on the rocks. on january 29. after that, you have to wait a while. there are 30 shows already set through september. check out the list on 9news.com. i need to do that. >> there are some great concerts up there. sometimes if you are there at just the right time, you might be lucky enough to see a spectacular sunset. did you see the one tonight? we had a wonderful view from our tower camera at sports authority field. the pink, the purple, the blue. check it out. a great picture of the just vibrant pink color off on the horizon this evening. they almost look like water color paintings. also reminding us how cold it is. speaking of cold, look at gunnison's high winds. 45 in denver today. that is pretty good for mid january. weld county temperatures held

watching the wind in the foothills. closed i-285 because of blowing snow. while the winds die down, they will return tomorrow. dia reporting 29 degrees. winds are light out of the east, southeast. a light breeze here in the backyard, we were returning just a little milder than dia. temperatures falling now as skies are starting to clear. january as you know is one of our snowier months on average. seven inches of snow. we are halfway there. but, with an active weather pattern that will see a series of weather systems cross our state from the northwest throughout the weekend, we may add to the number a little bit. high wind warning out. winter weather advisory out. the areas shaded in blue and beneficial rain for northern california. and alberta clip sore creating all kinds of problems. snow, wind, treacherous driving conditions. we have windchill advisories from minneapolis and cincinnati and heavy know and wind across many of the airport hubs in the northeast. that low is just chugging along.

will keep the storm north of us one more day before the storm system to the west moves in. with the jet stream to the north of us for now, tomorrow probably is the warmest day of the week with high temperatures above average. but notice how the jet is taking the cold arctic air right through the midwest into the great lakes. bismarck 33. high of 24 in chicago. high thin clouds coming in from the northwest. winds picking up along the foothills. but there are no wind advisories posted. blowing snow. the canyons, the higher passes but the snow is going to hold off in the north and west of the high country until probably late tomorrow or thursday. gunnison, 20 below. seven below in leadville. 12 in greeley compared to 22 in colorado springs, 21 denver. not too shabby for january. elevations. 30s in the high countries. decent travel weather. skiing snow boarding conditions are great.

pack a little bit with this current weather pattern that sees the first weather system in thursday night. this night dry. partly cloudy. 21. windy along the foothills. the winds will dye down only to return tomorrow. low 20s in the morning. mid 50s will feel great. friday night colder. clearing saturday. flurries the second system rolling in sunday into monday. then, we have a third system we are tracking for about the middle of next week. so, when the guys take the field, about 38 degrees but there is a chance of flurries and when they come off with a big win, temperature ins the 20s . not an awful forecast. typical for january. but it is cold but so beautiful. another spectacular winter scene. >> that is a great shot. thanks kathy: we interrupt this newscast for a united

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>> from colorado's sports leader here is drew soicher. >> pittsburgh steelers quarterback big ben will insist on throwing screen passes when all you want to do is go deep. he confirmed he suffered an ac sprain and torn ligaments in his throwing shoulders in his

bengals but he plan to play in denver this weekend. >> ben has a chance. we will manage him day-to-day. he will be a partial tomorrow. get his run game readiness ready to go. and we will inn crease his activity as the week goes. >> even though roethlisberger can't throw a football, i can tell you are really worried tonight and it is okay. i understand. i know why. since the nfl went to the current playoff format, the broncos have earned a first round bye and home divisional game seven different time begins with a thriller against the oilers in 1991. after john elway led an 87-yard drive, gary kubiak made a late save on a slow snap. broncos win 26-24. perhaps the most devastating loss in franchise history

1996 as heavy favorites to cruise through the playoffs and win the superbowl, the broncos had a stunning upset in their first post season game. 30-27. same situation. two years later, now as defending champions, the broncos weren't going to blow it this time pounding the miami dolphins 38-3. the team's largest post season margin of victory ever en route to their sec consecutive nfl title. the first time the broncos faded tom brady in the playoffs was in the 2005 divisional round. chance bailey returns an interception 100 yards. broncos beat the patriots. who could forget how the broncos were eliminated in the 2012 playoffs. joe flacco's last minute 70- yard rocky mountain rainbow

caught by jacolby jones to tie the game. the following season featured peyton manning's first bronco playoff victory. broncos beet the chargers. manning threw a couple of short touchdown passes. then in 2014, following another first round bye, the broncos were upset again. manning was out-played by his indianapolis replacement andrew luck and the colts advanced 24- 13. that makes the broncos 4-3 at home in the nfl playoffs following a week's vacation. >> how depressing. avalanche only wish that lightning struck twice tonight. they suffered their most lop sited shod down of the season. they lose 4-0. the rockies are going to trade carlos gonzalez.

three of the wonderful outfielders. that becameover when they signed geraldo parra. that is start-up money meaning somebody else has to go. we are going to play drew's clues. clue number one, he was hoping to move the raiders from oakland. back to los angeles. but the nfl owners kicked the chargers and the rams instead tonight. clue number two at the league's prez conference. he said we came in third with a big smile on his face. and clue number three, though he is a multibillionaire, he doesn't spend any money on haircuts. the answer is raiders owner, mark davis. [ laughter ] >> maybe he just needs a little gel. >> he needs more than that. pete rose needs gel too. i have a very rare mark davis

which he is wearing the same helmet. >> kyle, don't touch that.

>> 52 degrees and we take a slide into the weekend with a few flurries. but drew says says not to worry. >> yeah, we got this. >> see you tomorrow.