they are not saying who she is or the motive. dsd is warning at firefighters to be on alert as a precaution. late this afternoon we learned more about the investigation into a commerce city police officer accused of lying about his shooting. officer lord said a gunman opened fire at him, a bullet hit him in the chest and they gave credit to the bullet proof vest, it quickly unraveled, documents obtained might explain why. tests confirm kevin lord was shot with his own back up weapon. detectives took the 40 caliber handgun and linked it to a bullet in lord's vest and a shell casing at the scene. lord faces charges of attempting to influence a public official and misdemeanor charge of false reporting. the most dangerous thing many of us do each day is get in a car. c dot's new traffic fatalities back that up.

nick mcgill explains why. >> according to data from the colorado department of transportation, colorado roads fatalities in 2015. >> 2015 there has been a spike colorado. >> trending in colorado for highway deathicize mostly down from a record of 743 in 2002 but the 10% increase for 2015 was the highest the state has seen since 2008. >> we are down over the long term but the latest increase has us concerned. >> 30% of the crashs involve drivers under the influence of alcohol. another 50% involve motorists who weren't wearing seat belts which c dot says is a large areas. >> hat is a huge concern. we know we could save 60 people buckling up. >> he said other contributing factors include lower gas prices population.

accidents. >> we are not sure if it is an a blip. >> c dot hopes reminders about wearing seat belts and not drinking and driving will send traffic deaths back down. nick mcgill, 9 news. >> the counties with the most traffic fatalities were paso. milo mason on the fbi's most wanted list until agents arrested him friday appeared in court by video, believed to be one of the scream mask robbers, they believe he shot a man during a car jacking and another woman after a bank robbery in lakewood in denver. mason's attorney argue the bond should be deuced to $100 thousand-- reduced to $100,000. the judge said no. the next appearance is february 16. police are looking for a man accused of stabbing his

monday, charles pierce is 42 and they say he stabbed his exgirlfriend in the abdomen at her home in massachusetts street. she is expected to recover. pierce may be driving a purple toyota rav 4 with the license plate 585-ylw. he has tattoos on his body and face. if you see him or know where he is, call crime stoppers, 970-221-6868. republicans in the state legislature are introducing a bill to make it easier to sentence convicted murders to death. colorado requires all 12 jurors to decide life or death. the new bill would lower the requirement to a decision of 9 of the 12 jurors. supporters say the unanimous decision is too high a bar. we reached out to governor hickenlooper's office for his stance. the governor is opposed to the death penalty. the east high school student who sparked a gun square last month will transfer schools, elhadji samba dioum is

holding a bb gun. instead of expulsion, he will transfer to the contemporary learning academy, a school focused on students in danger of failing to graduate. his attorney said the whole thing was a prank gone bad, he could resume playing basketball for east as part of the agreement. smash and grab burglars lately has the police with a proactive approach, a security check up. 9 news reporter jessica oh has the story from wheat ridge. >> we originated in 1912. >> thieves targeted him weeks ago. warren cob wants to do everything to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> with all the burglaries we have, this is a service the police provides for free. >> in light of so many business burglaries, officers are performing security checks, personalized for each shop, thorough and detailed. >> striker plate, back the

fur-inch screwsism we discourage companys to have this wrong. through the window and he is in. >> visibility is an issue, it is critical for businesses to keep it mind. >> because of the high stones, no one would see anybody. i could probably pull in where my car is and not see them. >> if police can't see you, chances are you won't see someone breaking in. >> one of the biggest things we see that bothers our street officers is the businesses that cover their windows. then we can't see the inside when they are closed. >> you just don't think about bushes and high items and so on blocking their view. >> the assessment gave the owner of norman's a lot to consider. if it will help prevent another break in, cob says the changes will be worth it. >> these are things we will look at and see if we can get those corrected. >> in wheat ridge, jessica oh. >> it is available for any business in the metro area, business owners can contract the local police department to find out more. folks in eagle county are

mountain lions prowling near people this year. in red cliff, south of vail, they have been seen in the town streets. 2 dogs were killed there last month. here is matt renoux. >> in the small town of red cliff, you will see as many snow mobiles as cars on the street and town administrator barb smith says in this remote location, wildlife, including mountain lions have become a common sight. >> seeing mountain lions outside the town. >> but this winter the mountain lions are seen on the streets. >> much greater activity than we have ever seen in the past. >>... and more and more coming into town. >> very nerve-wracking for a lot of people in town. >> this month 2 dogs have been eaton and with kids playing nearby... >> a lot have dogs and kids. >>...

was asked to shoot a mountain lion. >> what happens if it is a kid? we don't want to take the chance. >> reporter: state wildlife officers say when it comes to mountain lions and people, shooting at them in residential areas, bullets intended for the lion can often keep going and end up in other places. >> we don't encourage that in populated areas. >> colorado parks and wildlife says the mountain population has grown in the area and so have sightings. >> it has increased incredibly in the last few years. >> so a basic tip from experts is if you see one, make yourself bigger. >> put your coat over your head, appear larger. >> they are more active at dawn and dusk. keeping pets inside is another tip. >> we are hoping people be more vigilant with their pets. >> something barb hopes send them far away, leaving streets to the snow mobiles.

>> residents have reported a number of mountain lion sightings, a few weeks ago parks and wildlife officers killed one in steamboat springs that killed a dog. the kraurld brewery is ship-- colorado brewery is shipping to flint michigan, with led contaminated tap water, ob is donating 50,000 cans of water, became contaminated when the city switched from detroit water to flint river. the water didn't receive proper treatment and allowed led to seep into the drinking supply. e mails showed they ignored complaints about the smell, color, and taste of the water. gubner snider admits-- governor snider admit s they made mistakes and lost the trust of the public. many were call for his resonation. a treatment for parkinsons patients one study says is not

anne trujillo tidriving trend among millennials, fewer choosing to get driver's licenses. stuck at the hospital is no

denver is one of 10 u.s. cities ready for the future says dell, the company has what is called the future ready economics model, it uses 3 criteria, the ability to attract people who innovate, businesses that thrive with collaboration, and infrastructure, they worked with ihs economics and found future ready cities will grow faster the next 5-10 than most others, san jose, san francisco, and washington dc topped the list.

a trend among millennials, more adults ditching the driver's license, less than 77% of people 20-24 had a driver's license in 2014. that is down from 82% in 2008 and 92% in 1983. the institute has a couple theories. cars becoming less important as ride sharing services like uber and lift gain popularity. analysts say new vehicles are less affordable for recent grads dealing with debt. edmonds.com said the average price was more than $33,000, up 20% since 2005. a new study suggests some theirpies and medications for those with parkinsons is not working, studying 800 patients with mild to moderate forms of the disease and did occupation and physical therapy. that treatment, which is widely used, did not improve the

necessities such at getting dressed or brushing teeth. cowboys, cow girls, bull fighters, took the show on the road, trading in real horses for stick horses and raced around barrels set up at children's hospital, colorado, they taught them how to rope and taught them about cowboy life. it was memorable for a guy named recording artist, he was a patient at the hospital when he was younger. he was back performing, singing, taking autographs and pictures, signing autographs and taking pictures. thursday, january 28 marks 30 years since the space shuttle challenger disaster, gary shapiro takes a look at a special called 30 years and 73 seconds. the challenger disaster, we talk

who witnessed it in person as gary did that day. sar day night and sunday night, hope you can join us for that. we could end the week in the 50s but have to get through a little cool air. daniel daniel will be

hi, there, i am meteorologist daniel daniel in the 9 news back yard. this morning waus classing colorado-- was classic colorado day, kicked off with snow and blue skies. tonight mostly clear as temperatures with cooling, we are getting ready for the next storm system to move in. it will be moving in overnight, primarily with the heaviest snowfall around the high country, northern and central mountainwise wild wind s coming from the plains, 29 at the airport. winds southeast at 10 miles an hour making it feel a little cool. 20 degrees, if you are heading out, grab a jacket, you will thank me later. we are looking at 34 degrees in the 9 back yard. all eyes to the west where the next storm system is pulling through. the one that brought half inch around here plowing through st. louis. moving to the midwest the next storm system gathers more steam. you can see how huge it is,

idaho, and swinging back through las vegas as we bring in rain, snowfall across the cascades and much of the inner mountain west. in colorado, we are still in this little lull, waiting for the moisture to stream in. right now pulling into salt lake, park city area looking at plenty of powder. the winter weather advisory will kick in midnight tonight as the storm system gets closer through midnight tomorrow. 2-5 inches in craig, meeker, steamboat springs south through vail, aspen, 5-10 additional inches on top of what we have already seen the past couple daysism not only will they be looking at the snow but they will see gusty winds, blowing and drifting snow might be a problem i-70 as well. this evening, we are quiet, clouds start to stream in around the metro area midnight or so. the snow staying west. west of the continental divide. even early tomorrow morning we will wake up to a few clouds around here but it should stay dry.

west of the continental divide. you can see by lunchtime, the system is going pretty strong and a few clouds sneak in and you know what? a couple computer models are indicating we might have just a few flurries on the metro area and south and east by tomorrow evening's drive, 5-5:30, might see a couple flakes, shouldn't amount to too much. the storm system going strong tomorrow night. 10:00 p.m. in the northern and central mountains. gusty winds are coming at us full force. here is what i am talking about. overnight into tomorrow we see the 40 miles an hour speeds around the foothills, 7:00 a.m. give it time. by tomorrow afternoon and evening we will start to see the winds picking up around here and they will continue for us until temperatures cooling off tonight, teens and 20s around here, mostly clear skies. 23 in the metio area. sunrise at 7:17 for your 45, partly sunny skies, the

and i had to throw it in there. just an isolated flurry here and there. 40s for most of the eastern side of the state. we will be 50s in lamar, pueblo, springfield, trinidad. 20s and 30s around the foothills tomorrow with a warm up along i-25 but it won't feel like it with dusty wind. brief dip thursday and we start to soar friday, saturday, back to 50s with more sunshine before the next storm system moves in right in time for the broncos game sunday. hi, everybody, perhaps the toughest match up for the broncos on sunday isn't manning against tom brady but kubiak against belichick, new englands head coach might be the greatest of all time. kubiak needs to anticipate what his hoodie in the game.

one thing i admired is how many guys all of a sudden become players for them. i think, you know, in this business like we talk about our team using a lot of guys and everybody being involved and i think that is what you have seen from them through the course of the years. >> nuggets have one of the worst records in the nba but the front office was rewarded today. general manager tim conley and his staff all signed multi-year contract extensions today. i am all right with it because conley drafted point guard emmanuel mumu. a double deke, 9 news prep reporter, taylor takes the time in case you missed them.

the pool, rock canyon's jesse touches the wall first in the 50 yard and 100 yard at the warrior, she is a freshman. tray comes up with a block against the calfens silencing the home crowd. number 3, off the inbound colby ross slices 2 defender, beat the buzzer and give the eagles a lead in half time. denver south takes number 2, kourtney decided-- there for the 1-handed push back for 2. this week's top play is on the ice, tony sal zar past 1 defender and then the goalie for the first score of the game. >> now it is your turn, go to 9news.com/hss to vote for your favorite play. if you believe in the sports illustrated jinx, expect both the broncos and patriots

the front cover of this week's sports illustrated magazine features peyton manning and tom brady. manning verses brady 17. there is an article predicting and advance to super bowl 50. pete rose who had a 44-game hitting street snapped in 1978 immediately after appearing on the cover of sports illustrated learned today he will be inducted into the hall of fame. the cincinnati reds hall of fame, later this summer. hard to believe he is not already in there. all right, i was-- i was looking at how good the bobble was. >> the table i have them on

it was not a calm day on wall street. dow up 183 points early but settled 28 points higher on the day. s&p mostly change.

we have the conversation every year. >> new oscar anger. should chris rock drop out of hosting after pink et smith called for a boycott? >> the academy is taking dramatic steps after no actors of color were nominated. hope"? >> chris rock is under pressure