at a university in northwest pakistan -- killing at least 20 people and hurting dozens more. the shooting triggered a gun battle with police and army troops. the pakistani army says four attackers were killed. within the last hour a pakistani official said the army operation to stop the attack is now over. the pakistani taliban is claiming responsibility for this attack. the a-p says a taliban leader made the claim during a phone call to the associated press.

corey, and cheryl here with you on this wednesday morning. gary shapiro is across the way on the plaza... but first lets go to marty in the weather center. good morning this morning denver's fire chief

recovering after police say he was stabbed. tarhonda thomas joins us now, tarhonda... a woman is in custody... accused of stabbing the chief. it's a bizarrre situation, gary. investigators say-- the woman just jumped into the chief's un-marked him. we actually have moments right after.

main firehouse-- at speer and colfax. see that black s-u-v in the corner? fire chief eric tade. rolling into the intersection... one man tries to stop it. motive for this yet. but they say that 42-year-old rodriguez is the person who jumped witnesses pointed her out to police. chief tade was treated at the firestation... and then transported he had cuts to his be ok. this incident has, left the fire up. the suspect is in jail. corey-- she could face aggravated assault charges. colorado's most notorious killer is being moved and he could end up in the department of us the aurora theater shooter was transferred out of the pueblo facility... however they couldn't let us know where he was sent. 9news legal analyst scott move was likely the

against the inmate. the aurora theater shooter has already been moved once because another inmate he was being held in canon city before he was pueblo. a department of corrections this transfer is part of an agreement that systems send inmates to other states. the program keeps certain inmates a secret. morning. it is now a recovery effort - instead of a rescue mission... but a mother in colorado says she refuses to give up coast guard will find her son. laurie allen's first born son is he is one of 12

when two military helicopters went down off the coast of hawaii last week. laurie says her son is driven enough to defy even the slimmest odds. sergeant sempler went to high school in south carolina, but spent some time in southern colorado after his mother moved to fountain. there will be a vigil in fountain at 6 o'clock this evening. the coast guard has made the decision to transitions from a "search and rescue" operation to a "recovery and salvage" search as they look for the 12 marines. officials say they have found wreckage on the ocean floor but they haven't found any sign of the marines. sarah palin is endorsing donald trump for president. l ast night he tweeted that he's "greatly honored" to get her support. nbc 's tracie potts is in washington

fmr. vice presidential nominee :00-:06 "our next president of the united states, donald j. trump!" sarah palin... endorsing donald trump and his message: fmr. vice presidential nominee :09-:13 "doggone right, we're angry!! justifiably so!!!" presidential candidate :13-:14 "we're gonna give 'em hell." the palin endorsement could help trump win points with women and conservatives: "this just might be the kind of move that excites someone that supports donald trump but wasn't sure if they were going to go out and caucus on a cold night." trump's closest rival, ted cruz, refused to bad- mouth palin: presidential candidate :32-:38 "listen, i love sarah palin. sarah palin is fantastic. without her friendship and support, i wouldn't be in the senate today." cruz is getting some high-powered conservative support of his own. he's being introduced in iowa saturday by conservative talk show host glenn beck. on facebook, beck questions palin's endorsement. meantime, bernie sanders is itching for a general election battle with trump: presidential candidate :54-:59 "on a very personal level, it would give me a great deal of satisfaction to run against donald trump." both frontrunners - trump and hillary clinton - are in iowa today. audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc

cruz and marco rubio will be back on capitol hill for a senate vote whether to allow syrian refugees into the u-s. take on the new england patriots this sunday at sports authority if the sports real... then backup brock osweiler and jimmy garappalo the afc championship game. the front cover of magazine features manning and tom the headline reads manning versus and inside --an article predicts the new england patriots will win advance to super bowl 50. today's new york he's wearing a patriots diaper, "cry-brady" a reference to a

lineman antonio smith, who, earlier this week, said that brady whines to the refs all the time. if you're a true die hard fan or know somebody who is.... you have your opportunity to let heard... game we are airing you make the call saturday, p-m to eight over on channel 20.... you can call in and talk broncos with drew and the 9news

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the industry is growing and it needs more workers. 9news education reporter nelson garcia found out skilled workers are in high demand. he is a student at ecotech institute in aurora... a school specializing in jobs in renewable energy. wind and solar are powering the job market... according the latest study by a group called the solar foundation. their report shows that jobs in the solar energy industry jumped more than 20 percent since 2014. chris gorrie.... is president of ecotech. he says there really aren't enough people... like burningham. great news. for people looking to make a career and life change. powered by the wind and sun. in aurora, nelson garcia, 9news.> according to the study -- the solar industry created more than 35- thousand new jobs last year. industry created more than 35-

last year. people living in eagle county say they're spotting more mountain lions this winter. after the break --we'll tell you what experts say you should do if you encounter the

mountain lions prowling outside of town this year. in red cliff - just south of vail - the wild animals have even been spotted in the streets. 9news mountain newsroom reporter matt renoux talked to residents about the sightings -- he also found out what you should do if you come across a mountain lion. people in nearby minturn have also reported a number

sightings. a few weeks ago - parks and wildlife officers put down a mountain lion in steamboat springs that killed a dog. want to get away from all this snow and ice? i'll tell you why now may be the best time to book a flight to a tropical

you may want to book a flight in the next few weeks. the falling price of oil and what's usually a slow time for travel - could equal big deals. hopper dot com - says flights to honolulu are about 545 dollars... but they think that price could drop around a hundred dollars in the coming weeks. a trip to miami could fall below 200 dollars - and you may also get see discounts on flights to new orleans. if you want to score a cheaper flight you'll have to act fast. analysts say you shouldn't expect these deals to last through spring break.

say you should also plan to travel tuesday, wednesday, and saturday. after a 30 year gap... j-c penney says it plans to start selling home appliances again. the chain says it will start selling laundry appliances on february first. brands will include g-e, hotpoint, l-g electronics and samsung j-c penney also appliances available online sometime this spring. a consumer alert this morning for parents of small babies. walt disney parks and resorts is recalling about ten-thousand baby onesies over a choking hazard. this recall involves two styles -- the darth vader and the disneyland 60th anniversary onesie off and that poses

the onesies were sold at several disney locations including walt disney world in orlands and disneyland in anaheim, california. so marty... how's the weather shaping up this morning? are you one of

can't decide between sweet and salty? you may want to try this new menu item -- chocolate- covered mcdonald's fries. it's called the "mcchoco potato" the french fries are drizzled with two different chocolate sauces. however you won't

the u-s... at least not yet. for now you will only be able to find the fries in japan. mcdonald's plans to roll out the 'sweet-and-salty' next week. cheryl - this is not a story we want to here... a new study finds restaurant meals could bust our diet....big time. i wish i was surprised by this...but a tufts university study found over 90- percent of meals at large chain and even local restaurants exceed the recommended calories for a single meal. some meals exceeded calorie requirements for your entire day!

and italian meals had the highest calorie counts. on average -- women require less calories than men -- and researchers say they need to keep an eye on those calorie counts. that's all for 9news at 4:30... 9news at 5 a.m...is next, stay with us. becarefull driving on the roads this morning. cdot tweeted this morning that