. we were reporting yesterday at this time that three teenagers had fallen through the ice at a retention pond in parker. we later learned they are sophomores who attend legend high school. one died. another is severely injured. the other, not hurt. 9news education reporter nelson garcia found a school community grieving and hoping at the same time. >> reporter: for for every person coming with flowers at parker-- >> we wanted to pay respects to happened. why? >> i have no clue as to why they were on the ice. i really wish i knew because-- >> i feel like he should still be here. >> reporter: 16-year-old patrick lentz died. the legend high school sophomore was submerged for at least 30 minutes. >> he was a great guy. he was very caring. he was very nice to everybody,

people you could meet. >> i don't know. i just -- i can't imagine what they are going through. his family and his friends. >> reporter: another sophomore, max gantyea remains hospitalized. his last listed condition was critical. family. every student in this building is like one of my own. >> reporter: principal jason jacobs says he and the community offer their support. >> and we will stand together strong and continue to remember these -- remember this incident and work with these families through this time to help guide them. >> reporter: jacob is grateful one of his sophomores, cole robinson, was saved from the pond. >> someone was there and was of our family members. i would love to give him a hug. i'm sure the family's giving well. >> reporter: as a parent? their kid. >> reporter: sorrow. people to be with.

to why three boys ventured on 9news. >> robinson was saved by a parker police officer who waded into the water and reached out with a tree branch. grief counselors with there for students today and will be classes resume. friends and classmates are holding a candlelight vigil in about an hour. so far, looks like the highcountry will get most of the moisture from this latest storm system. some parts of the mountains can expect up to 10 inches of snow, while we're likely only to see flurries in the city. a little more will likely fall in the foothills and the eastern plains. with a few more rounds of moisture coming in this weekend, we'll bring in meteorologist danielle grant with more. danielle, those gusty winds may be coming back, too. yeah, absolutely, brandon. a few flurries at best tonight in the city. if you have friday night plans, wear a good jacket. maybe the hat, maybe the gloves, too. temperatures are starting to cool off. winds are starting to pick up,

you can see on hd doppler 9 that the majority of the precip is positioned out there across northern colorado. we have a couple of bands shifting just to the south toward fort collins, into the greeley area as well in weld county. those will continue to move off to the south and to the east, just along the hog back, still keeping a close eye on the snowflakes flying out there. temperatures already diving into the 20s around the metro area and up and down the urban corridor as well. we're staying in the 30s across the eastern plains with teens up in the mountains. so those flurries flying tonight. a cool and rather unsettled weekend ahead. and plus, the broncos game day forecast i will have. brandon, i made a few changes. i'll let you know if we'll have snow or sunshine. >> all right. thank you very much, danielle. police are looking for a man who ran from a stolen car this morning near the denver country club. denver police say they tried to pull the car over, but the driver and the passenger didn't stop.

car to humboldt and bayotte avenue. denver police are looking for two men who shot a man in a leg during a car jacking near south sheridan and west kentucky avenue around 3:30 this morning. the man was taken to the hospital and should recover. police say the man's truck has not been found yet. it's a white chevy silverado with the plate number qeu 389. if you see it, call denver police. the big fight out of the gate in the state legislature is over money. governor john hickenlooper and his fellow democrats are making a hard push, trying to make the case for changing how the state treats a large hospital fee. the move could free up money to avoid some cuts and refunds to taxpayers. the governor talked tough in his state of the state address thursday, saying if the legislature doesn't go for his plan, then maybe it's time to, quote, reexamine taber. for sunday's balance of power, i asked the leaders of both chambers how seriously we should take that talk. >> do you have his back on that? is there anything the

this done? >> well, there's nothing the legislature can do except refer a measure to the ballot and that takes two-thirds votes of both chambers when it's a constitutional amendment. that will probably not happen. but that doesn't prevent us from being very involved with the communities out there who are very interested in a long- term solution to taber. >> do you think there's substance behind this? or do you think it's just posturing? >> you know, i don't believe that there is the will in the state inside or outside of this building to eliminate the taxpayer's bill of rights. what you don't hear in the state of the state speeches is, by the way, we added almost $300 million to a program in health and human services last year. >> that, by the way, a reference to rising medicaid costs. you can hear more from the people who decide how to spend your tax dollars sunday morning on balance of power.

followed by "meet the press" on channel 20. still no sign of any of the 12 crewmembers aboard two marine corps helicopters that crashed off the coast of hawaii last night. the waters off oahu are choppy. the sea stallions are heavy lift helicopters and were on a nighttime training mission. they collided 2 1/2 miles offshore. debris has been spotted, but no sign of the crew. michigan's governor is asking that a federal state of emergency be declared in flint after the water there was found to be contaminated with lead. the problem goes back to 2014 when the city began sourcing its water from the much saltier flint river to save money. environmentalists believe the salt corroded lead pipes that supplied the city's water. doctors found lead levels in children have doubled or tripled since the changeover. fema is in flint now, as the federal government decides to face requests for emergency assistance. >> get a close look at the situation in terms of the

impact that it has had and could have on local populations and the department of justice is obviously taking a look at the decisions that led to this particular situation. >> lead poisoning can damage the brain, the nervous system, stomach and kidneys. local leaders say the federal money would help replace the pipes and provide care for to that lead. hold on to your hats, your stomachs, for that matter, because the stock market took another wild dip today. volatility. stock prices plunged today, making this the worst two-week start to a year ever. they are down more than 8%, driven by a slowdown in china and the plunging price of oil. the dow finished down almost 391 points after being down by more than 500 points earlier in the day, so it actually rebounded. s&p lost a little over 41.5 points and the nasdaq is down almost 127.

come forward to claim their powerball winnings from wednesday's record $1.5 billion drawing. these are the people you hoped you would be. for now, they say they plan to keep working. john and lisa robinson are from munford, tennessee. they are the newest multimillionaires in the state. they bought their ticket at a neighborhood grocery store in a town of about 6000 people. two other winning tickets sold in california and florida. the robinsons revealed their lucky win this morning on "the today show." >> again, they are the same. look again, went running down the hallway, john, john, check the numbers! >> i checked them four times and i said, well, i'll believe it when the news comes on in the morning and they say, hey, there's a winner been in munford. >> can't imagine what it would be like in that living room. the robinsons plan to take a lump sum payout. that's going to be worth $327 million for them. first thing they plan to do is pay off their daughter's student loans. i'll say they would have a

lisa says she plans to return to her job at a dermatologists office next week. >> takes a while to sink in. >> i'm sure it's not real to them. oh, man. >> yeah. it's kind of hard to get your head around it. >> superlife changing. the chance for snow during sunday's broncos playoff game against the steelers. >> also ahead, two metro area wal-mart stores are going to close for good in the next two weeks.

. wal-mart will close two colorado locations this month.

larger shutdown of 269 stores worldwide. the wal-mart neighborhood market at west bowles and south wadsworth in littleton is going to close january 17. the store on south monaco and east iliff in denver is closing january 28. wal-mart says about 10,000 employees in the u.s. will be impacted. might be a nice way of saying out of a job. the world's largest retailer has pointed to increasing competition, including from online rival amazon.com. we are helping fans get ready for sunday's playoff game against the steelers. for day five of our exclusive united in orange broncos magnet giveaway, we are in englewood. belen de leon is at the king soopers at south federal and west bellevue. belen, people in line are being pretty patient. >> reporter: they have been. steve spangler is here. you! everybody is getting a selfie. >> everybody here! >> go broncos!

this is my king soopers. gosh, do they take care of people. but everybody's in line. everybody's excited about magnets, excited to see you. you are signing autographs, doing selfies. >> reporter: it's been fun. >> this is fun, right? >> reporter: yeah, more than anything, they are excited about the broncos and excited about getting these magnets. take a look. they still have a couple left. you know, when we started out, there was 1000 magnets to give away. we had people that were here in line since 11:30 this morning that were decked out with orange and blue, some that drove miles to get here. >> we've seen little kids with cheers. everybody's decked out. there's not a parking spot to be found. the line is wrapped around the building. it was nuts. isn't that great? we're excited about our broncos. >> reporter: we certainly are. we're going to take on the steelers this sunday. what better way to show our pride than with the broncos magnet. >> exactly. the broncos are on fire! they are on fire! >> reporter: on fire! >> let's hear it, guys! [ cheering ] >> reporter: we're going to

go to 9news.com to find those locations. [ cheering ] >> reporter: guys, back to you. >> steve spangler may be the only guy who could light a fire inside of a supermarket and not get kicked out! belen de leon, thanks so much. as if bronco fans needed encouragement, the denver mayor asked coloradoans to wear orange today. carey alerey considers herself a superfan. she goes to one or two games a season. she recalls her first heartbreak when the team lost in the super bowl when she was just a toddler. she also got a tattoo of john elway on her arm. >> i was 12 when he won the first super bowl. i grew up watching him play. i've always been a broncos fan. it's pretty much in my blood. >> she has another spot reserved for peyton manning if he wins a super bowl. if thank you or someone you know is a superfan, we invite to you share their story on the facebook page. >> that ups the ante right there for peyton.

>> yikes. lot of neighborhoods on the front range are not going to see snow tonight. however, they might over this weekend. >> the chances for flurries,

. happy friday, everyone. looking at the storm system, it's pretty weak here in the denver metro area. we're trying to find a few

up in the mountains, completely different story. winter park looks like a party out there where they have had plenty of powder moving in all afternoon long. you can see it's still coming down. the view on fort collins, while we don't see any snow, you can see it in the distance, as we have a few bands pressing into larimer and weld counties. downtown denver, a mix of clouds. the city skyline looking beautiful. as far as the snow forecast, tonight, into tomorrow morning, yeah, half inch or less here in the denver metro. less than an inch around northern colorado. then once you move toward morgan county, you guys might have a couple of snow bands overnight producing up to 2 inches. the mountains are the real winners with this system with 5 to 10 inches. weekend warriors, it's going to be a great day. a powder day both saturday and sunday. 27 right now at the airport. we have mostly cloudy skies, winds out of the east, 13 miles 16. if you're heading out on the town tonight, grab the jacket, the hat, gloves. you'll want them all later on.

temperatures in the mid-20s here around the denver metro. downtown, series of storms all across the country, a bit unsettled heading toward the weekend. our storm system right now, pushing just a bit further to the south into new mexico. still a couple of snow bands pushing in on the back side of this storm. right now out in the highcountry, along i-70, western slope, looking at a little bit of light snowfall. one particular band along i-80 toward cheyenne, just sinking to the south and to the east. then one moving in toward fort collins and stretching a little bit closer to greeley as well. here in denver, we haven't seen much. if you have, snap a picture. send it to me, tweet it, e-mail it to me. around the hog back, that's where the flurries are, and along i-70, if you're driving up late tonight getting ready for the fresh powder tomorrow morning, you might encounter a bit. also gusty winds up there, too, so blowing and drifting snow will probably be an issue for you guys as well. here it is, 6:00, 7:00 tonight, looks pretty quiet. tomorrow morning early on, about 1:00, 2:00, might have a

in from the north, then track quickly to the south and to the east. again, missing the denver metro area. by lunchtime tomorrow, couple of light little snow showers still firing up up in the mountains. then we'll have a second push as another wave rolls in by 5:00, 6:00 tomorrow afternoon, into the evening. it still stays dry for eastern colorado. again, the focus is going to be up on the mountains. about 4 to 7 for the san juans. 5 to 10 around the front range mountains, saguache and mosquito range picking up about 3 to 7. so tonight here around town, teens for a lot of us. single digits in the mountains and some areas going subzero as usual. we're at 15 tonight here in the metro with just a couple of flurries here and there. then look at this. tomorrow, another day in the mid-30s. i think we start off with a little bit of sunshine. by the afternoon, you will notice those clouds starting to move in. 31 in evergreen. 23 in nederland. we'll be in the mid to upper 30s in northern colorado as well, with the foothills staying in the 20s.

clouds tomorrow evening, translating to early morning flurries on sunday. primarily, those stay in northern colorado. if you'll be out there doing tailgating for the broncos, might also have to deal with those, too. by the afternoon once the game goes on, things should be drying out. martin luther king, jr. day perfect. how about 50 degrees. we'll have good downsloping winds that will help warm us up. looks like the next system arrives for us wednesday. a few more flurries. it's up and down and everywhere in between, you guys. >> coldest day on the there is the broncos game. >> which isn't too bad. >> i was looking ahead to the 55. >> i know. next weekend! >> okay, fine. thanks, danielle. coming up in sports, nick the sea lion at the denver zoo will make his very long anticipated playoff pick. >> and why the broncos' chances

. a nerve-racking ride on wall street, the worst in history. stocks are officially in correction mode, a drop of 10% or more from recent highs. the dow was down roughly 390.

. hi, everybody. the broncos' chances of winning sunday's playoff game were dramatically increased today. just before practice, the pittsburgh steelers declared superstar wide receiver antonio brown out due to lingering issues from the concussion he suffered during last weekend's first round victory over the cincinnati bengals. >> it's unfortunate for ab, man. it's game day. he probably really want to play. it's a big game for the steelers, big game for everybody. but we play the steelers, man. we know big ben is the engine that make it go for real. so he's playing. so we're going to prepare the same way. the broncos insist they don't look ahead, but we can and do, and we're live.

matas is in boston already waiting to find out who the broncos' next opponent is. hi, aaron. >> reporter: hi, drew. yes, the new england patriots hosting the kansas city chiefs on saturday afternoon. the winner advances to the afc championship game, which would be in denver, provided the broncos do beat pittsburgh on sunday. you figure the mighty patriots at home in the playoffs is a sure thing. well, there is reason to doubt. it was a sure thing, at 10-0, the new england patriots were looking like heavy favorites to make a return trip to the super and then c.j. anderson happened. >> c.j. anderson to the house! denver wins it! >> reporter: tail spin from there. the patriots lost four of their final six games to close the year and now host a kansas city team that's won 11 in a row. >> obviously they are doing a lot of right things. by accident. there are not a lot of things they haven't been doing well.

of problems on sunday and hopefully we have the answers. >> reporter: wide receiver julian edelman is expected to make his return after missing two months. that should help a struggling offense. >> you know, it's football. it's kind of what we've been doing all year. so i just think the ramifications to a loss are a lot different. so you really don't have next week to get it right. we'll have to have a best week playing. >> reporter: we mentioned edelman should play. well, tight end rob gronkowski is still having issues with the knee he injured against the broncos back in november. he's questionable. if he can't play, drew, that's a huge loss for new england in the playoffs. we'll hear from kansas city, coming up at 6:00. >> same chance, gronk doesn't play, as roethlisberger not playing. thanks, aaron. eagle crest takes the court tonight for the first time since earning the top ranking in 5a boys basketball, and we're live.

tembe is in aurora, where the raptors host cherry creek. >> reporter: hey, drew. cherry creek sets up, as it's not every day you get to play the number one ranked team in the state. they are certainly up for the unfortunately for the bruins, they are going to have to do it with very little rest. they had a light practice on wednesday. creek really hoping to continue with that momentum and play a complete four quarters tonight. that's because their last three losses have come by a combined 6 points. they say they will have to control the tempo to take eagle crest down. what's more, they are also on the road. as we'll find out, the nest gets pretty energized on game night. >> it's going to be out of control, for sure. i mean, that's why you play basketball, for these friday night away games. crowd's going to be all over us. it's going to be fun. >> it's always a great opportunity to play the best teams in the state, because we can prove ourselves. we lost a couple close games. so hopefully we can finish

>> reporter: and drew, we'll talk to a couple of eagle crest players at 6:00. back to you. >> thanks, taylor. the broncos are 7-point favorites for sunday's playoff game with the steelers. who are you picking? let's go with drew to the denver zoo. it's time for nick's picks! >> that a boy! >> pittsburgh steelers, denver broncos! do not bring the steelers ball back to me, nick! if you think the steelers are going to win, do not bring the ball back! there's nick the sea lion! he's got the broncos ball in his