this is 9 news. two weeks from votes cast at the iowa caucuses, that seemed to motivate the candidates in the democratic debate the take the gloves off. record breaking year for show. festives continue, we will talk about what is coming up over there. how exciting. high. good morning k everybody. meteorologist, marty coniglio, amelia earhart joining us, happy birthday amelia earhart.

>> marty is going to give you a little snow after your birthday is clear for the day. >> i will take that. i love it. around here today, we are anticipating fairly warm day. we start with clouds. we will see things begin to slowly clear later in the day today. high clouds, not only here but in fort collins this morning as we have this little mountain wave as we call it. for us, anticipating light wind up and down i-25, fairly strong winds, going between 45- 55 miles per hour in the foothills and mountains, slacking off in to the 35 miles per hour range later in the day. slight improvement. martin luther king parade, gathering at 9:00 a.m. by the time the parade standards, pushing in to the mid 40s today.

wind in town, we have wood burning restrictions in effect. visibility poor, moderate air quality is not all that bad. again, clouds this morning, thinning early this afternoon, that's why we can make it in to the low 50s, happy birthday, a dry day for you. you are working on your birthday. that's a little bit of a mixed signal there. at least it's not bad just yet. i'm here with friends. i'm doing well. to the north side, if you are waking up to an early alarm clock and getting ready to head outside, jump on i-25, 10 minutes between the corridor southbound. in the green across all of our area tie freeways including i- 25, around hampton and quincy. a beautiful view as folks are waking up as the city comes alive. colfax, lakewood, the drive is clear.

active day across downtown especially colfax, mlk parade kicks off, this morning at 10:45, everybody starts gathering closer to 9:30, colfax is where it begins at columbine, travels to the west, colfax and ends at civic center park. it's going the be becausesey one, anticipate the delays. the weather is great for it. years past it's been so cold. south carolina sets the sage debate. the last one before the iowa caucuses. tarhonda thomas is here with more. no surprise hilary clinton and bernie sanders took center stage. >> it left martin o'malley fighting for a bit of a spotlight. all eyes were on clinton and sanders. sanders accused clinton of

he admitted he reversed a year's old vote. sanders pointing out what he thinks is a too close relationship with wall street after clinton received speaking fees from companies like goldman sacks. experts say it's having an impact. >> bernie sanders could have well to be democrats what ron paul was to republicans in 2008. if his people are as organizeds that sheer number of donors he has indicates he could do damage to the democrat structure. >> i don't see the damage at all. the better sanders does, the more it causes hilary clinton to be introspective and look at her issues. it has taken her left, which is where she needed to go during the primary season and made her a better candidate. >> the last democratic debate

the iowa caucuses begin in two weeks. information can be the key to preventing tragedies. today we will get a significant amount of information about the arapaho high school shooting. the warrior community experienced a loss in 2013 when a student came to school with a gun and started shooting. a student was killed and the gunman turned the weapon on himself. a research group focused on youth development and redestruction problems with schools will report at 9:00 this morning. this report and one repaired on behalf of littleton will be submitted. that's going to happen at the state capitol friday. claire davis' parents have advocated for information to be made public. ahead today, we could learn who was inside a plane when it crashed on the western slope,

the crash happened thursday evening 15 miles west of meeker, and the victim's body was found friday. a witness reported hearing the plane rev engine before exploding flying from salt lake city to grand view. faa and ntsb are investigating the crash. consumers get a choice for traveling between boulder and fort collins. transport the plex ride starts at service today. making five trips a days monday through friday, the routes are express routes, there are limited stops. a day pass costs $3 with one way trips $1.25. they will fothrough a 3-year trial run before they decide permanently. national western stock show is in full spring, bringing lots of visitors to town. greg moss is out there before the crowds show up today.

are, this is adorable. >> reporter: this is gus. gus is comfortable. he is very excited to be a part of the education program at the national western which we will see, it's safe to say thousands upon thousands of young people coming through in the 2-week run. this is a holiday for a lot of students. they will gear up to come tomorrow. we will tell you about how to participate in a minute. do i have to give him up, ashley? we have business news. u.s. stock markets are closed today. probably a good thing, asian markets are struggling and might be influenced by what is going on, especially in tokyo. worry awithout china's slowing economy and falling crude oil. oil prices are sliding this morning since western countries lifted the sanctions against iran. market watchers expecting a big

result of iran coming back in to the market. crude prices dropped below 29 bucks a barrel. there is a lot of uncertainty awithout when iran can become a big player again, the oil fields have been ignored for a long period of time. today is the day that chick-fil- a is going hipster, adding kale to the menu at all 2000 lo cases around the country. the super food slides, includes hand shock broccoli meal and kale in a vinaigrette, paired with grilled nugget. 280 calories. mcdonald's testing out kale, too as it becomes the super food. national western stock show, this is the final week of the 110th running. go to national western.com for the details. 15 plus rodeos, mlk rodeo. pro rodeo today.

this is a lot of fun to teach kids about animals. >> i love it. >> one of the important things with ashley, kids don't realize, their milk doesn't come from the grocery store. it's really fun to teach them about how animals are cared for. >> it is important. it is a good education. kevin, one of our producers here, let us know he feel like it's time to have a newsroom goat. that's the guy. he has a challenge for you, could you find one to bring home with you? >> reporter: well, i would ask sorry, buddy. ashley. >> we feel the same way. >> reporter: more commute ones, too. we will talk about that with the ffa officers coming up. when the sun comes up, you will see a lot of haze over the city. it is an action day in the metro area.

restriction in effect until 4:00 this afternoon. limit the driving if you can. expect poor visibility because of the brown cloud. in evidence, especially for the high clouds,tons of winds in the foothills. if you are in the western suburbs, golden, probably have okay air quality conditions, but you get east of that downtown, aurora , it will be socked in for us. clouds through the morning, thicken the haze layer for us. early afternoon, thinning the clouds, in to the low 50s. to tomorrow morning, during the nonning, light snow developing during the morning rush. it's going to be minimal snow. because it falls in the morning, can cause issues. looking at less than half an inch in northern colorado.

at the base of foothills, along c470, castle rock, we might get more than an inch. when it happens during the commutes, it is kind of a hassle. broncos first playoff game up with nearly as pretty as it could have been. the first half was all dropped passes. this was the key play that allowed the broncos to win, cornerback, roby poked away a fumble in the middle of the fourth quarter to ware. the only turnover in the whole game, down to 13-12 at that point. offensive line, down the field for a touchdown and 2-point conversion. broncos win the game 23-16. stress levels were high. >> sets the stage for

broncos of course will take on the new england patriots for the afc championship. that will be in denver, cardinals will play in charlotte against the carolina hot. the teams that win will go onto the super bowls super bowl 50, on february 7th. the end. tickets for the fc championship game in the mile high city go on sale at noon. get them with a billing address state. you will find them on ticket master.com, and tickets ranging in prices from $100 to 360, for a reserve seat. little bit more for club level, of course. there is going to be a limit of 4 ticks per household so you can spread the love. spread the love to a lot of households. >> corey, it cost as lot to sit in the club level. you only have to walk a couple of feet to buy a $10 beer.

theres too, as we know. we got to try that out friday, it was amazing. >> thank you for bringing some of that back for us. greg showed us the baby goat. the smiley baby goat. he is getting more baby animals, because they play a key role at the stock show.

my favorite time of the year, the western stock show. there is still lots to take in and participate in. emma will talk aput the piglets. she is the president of ffa. this is an important part of the education component. >> one of the main goals, state

on what goes in in the industry and livestock is a big part of that. and piglets. >> between 400-450 pounds. >> reporter: the baby piglets are how old? >> born on the first of january, 16 days old. here. we should have celebrated them. what is this program, what has it meant to you? >> it's meant a lot to me. this is my 5th year. a huge way for me to show my passion for the ag industry and student leadership, combination of both, being in the ag classroom and showcase and raise my own projects. most of us we raise livestock. this is something we are around everyday. >> reporter: you are in school now.

we take a year off between high school and college to serve as a state officer. >> reporter: this is just one of the many things you can take in as you come to the national western. national western.com, you guys is where you can go for the details and ticket information and time and everything else. of course, this friday, don't forget, this is fun, the national western junior livestock auction. we see a lot of money flow and tears too, as the young people are selling their hard work to go to college. it's fun at the national western. >> the scholarships are incredible and the amount of work the young people put in is incredible. >> one of my favorite events. that's a great event. today is very popular day, visit the stock show, mondays, there is free overflow parking, available at coors field. complimentary shuttle will return every 15-20 minutes, to and from coors field, the

western stock show complex. start parking there at 11:00 this morning once again. it's all free. >> a lot of kids don't have school today. perfect thing to do on a day off. it a 5:47. next a look at the stories if for week ahead. -- stories for the week ahead. snow coming in the week ahead. little bit around here, really good snow in mountain areas, this is the last 24 hours, 9 inches of new snow at the el dora ski area, 4 loveland, couple around the aspen area. 2, 3, 4 in the san juans. new snow in mountains after sunset tonight, spreading border to border, with a solid 1-3, 1-4 inches of snow by tomorrow morning, you are anticipating if you are going to head up for midweek skiing tomorrow morning, we will

a 1-4 inches of -- base a little bit with 1-4 inches of new snow. it's unusual to get snow this time of year in an el nino year. i checked out the high country drive conditions, i-70 is doing okay, chains are required. travel times are normal, that volume is light, i would say 6 and 7:00, expect your drive here alongics 70 to really start to pack in. floyd hill, very busy, if you are heading up across vail pass, you are moving through at 50-60 miles per hour, here across the city, we have mostly side street problems this morning, i-70 clear in the metro drive.

denver is going to honor martin luther king jr. gathering at 9:25. it will be a big crowd, 40,000 people were part of the march and parade last year, that was a record. the crowd will held down colfax, things wrap up at civic center park with a big rally there. they will have a nice day for it. tomorrow, a fugitive on the fbi's most wanted list is going to face a judge. milo mason is one of three men known as the screen robbers because they wore the scream masks while committing robberies, carjackings and a shooting. officers arrested two men they say were mason's accomplices, he escaped until this weekend. mason is behind bars on half million dollars bond and captured at the end of last week in thornton. around here this morning, high clouds now, going to be a

hours after the sun comes up. the batch of clouds move to the east, through the morning, should give us a nice warm morning. a lot of snow in idaho, nevada and northern utah, that's going to move in to the mountains tonight's. very chilly to the north and east. decent in the immediate metro area. we are benefiting from nice down sloping winds. thin clouds by early afternoon, thickening up later in the day. snow picks up along the continental divide and starts blowing over the divide in to the peak to peak highway. tomorrow morning, light snow, i have been talking about this, most of us half inch, inch at the most, it will become during the rush hour tomorrow morning. a little bit of a hassle. if you are south of castle rock or the base of the foothills, 1- 2 inches of snow. 50s here, 30s and 40s in the mountains. looking at snow developing in the mountains throughout the

30s, 40s west, 30s and 40s northeast. 50s from here to the south. 54 today. winds in the foothills, hazy from downtown to the east tonight. light snow develops, hangs around tomorrow morning, clears by tomorrow, cooler day but not bad. low 40s by tomorrow afternoon when the sun comes out. mid 40s for a couple of days, mid to upper 50s as we get to the tail end of the week. might have you thinking about a holiday today. maybe you want to shorten the week by a day, too. >> let's go skiing. getting outside, off to a fairly clear start, freeway wise, side streets getting busy and busier with the parade at 10:45, c470, 8 minutes. commute from the south and the west looks excellent. if you are linking up golden between lakewood and downtown denver, 8 or 9 minutes is all it will take, talking upper 50s

we are anticipating a light drive. 25 flounders, ebbs lent beginning between here and colorado springs and down south, as i mentioned, side streets are big issues, minor crash in the clearing stages at alameda and sable to the east side, coming up in next update,

we will show you 9 news cartoonist on the broncos win. the orange crossed out and nervous breakdown written in its place. fans like like they are holding onto the horse for dear life. gary and cheryl saying nerves