he showed up at work after being stabbed multiple times in front of the fire department headquarters. here is news reporter ryan.>> it was unusual.>> reporter: he made a call to a fire division chief. then something unexpected when a woman jumped into the passenger's seat.>> i told him to hold on and that's when the stabbing occurred and he listened to it on the phone. >> reporter: the woman stabbed him several times in the arm and a leg, right in front of the station. >> the scariest thing was being trapped and her being restrained.>> reporter: he jumped out of the car and walked back into work. the woman ran off. >> i think it caught everybody off guard. me too.>> reporter: the suspect was marlene zacevich-

denver health. >> i'd like to thank the doctors and nurses at denver health medical center. they did a good job of taking care of me.>> reporter: stitches closed his wounded that -- wounded leg and they repaired the tendons in his fingers. >> i had several meetings planned for today. as long as i am able to come to work, i come to work.>> reporter: chief tade is hoping to make a full recovery. i am ryan haarer, 9news. >> marlene zacevich-rodriguez has a lengthy criminal history which includes assault charges. there has either been no water or very little water pressure in an area from 78th avenue to 88 and washington street and the south platte river. this is an adams county. the sanitation district is working to restore service. arcing dogs alerted to

homeowners to a fire in their home. they were able to get out safely as well as their dogs. the fire started shortly before 5:30 near larkspur. the flames shot through the roof and in wealth the entire -- engulfed the entire home. only thing -- the only thing left is the frame. firefighters are looking into it. the world is getting warmer. that is the information released from nasa and noa. what it means for colorado.>> reporter: scientists from nasa and noaa says there is global warning. the temperature is up one quarter degree fahrenheit. not only the biggest temperature increase they have seen from year-to-year, but

recording began in 1880. >> when you see former year after warmer year after warmer year. this tells you the planet is warming and is further confirmation of mobile warning. then there is el nio where the pacific waters warm up. scientists say that it was the warmest in 2015 and that did not help matters.>> then el nio warms us even more. that is why i think of el nio as ringing insult to injury. >> reporter: the scientists say that warmer and drier weather in the summer and the potential for drought and drier landscapes are more susceptible to burning. >> you can expect to see more forest fires in the summer when it is warmer and perhaps dryer. that will contribute to more forest fires. you can expect to see a wide range of different temperature related effects.>> reporter:

see the melting of glaciers which is observed in many west.>> reporter: that is close maya rodriguez, 9news the strong el nio last year is expected to peak again this year . two great hold out -- great form aloes -- great porn aloes -- owls -- great porn owls -- horn owls are the center of the controversy. >> reporter: this is the twin lakes open space. the goal is to find owls in the trees. >> the father is up in the trees and i am looking toward the hunting meadow.>> reporter: the future of the hunting

boulder county wants to develop 60-100 low income housing units on they property next to the open space. housing and human services director willo williford says they housing is needed. others say the location is all wrong. >> we will lose a lot of wild five -- wildlife in the scenic beauty of of it.>> it would be devastating for the owl family and with -- and they would likely abandon the area. >> reporter: it is in the planning stages and the development needs to be approved. at the soonest the development would be ready in 2020. williford wants to work in the community.>> part of living in colorado is the wonderful out doors. >> reporter: victoria sanchez,

if you want to attend the boulder planning commission about the plan, you can go to our website at 9news.com for more information. health officials say that three people in florida and two in illinois have tested positive to the infection -- for the infection in addition and texas. mosquitoes. people to not get very sick, but there is concern that the disease causes birth defects. doctors asked their -- should ask their pregnant patients if they have traveled to foreign countries recently. asking president obama to reconsider. he has denied a request for a federal disaster declaration in flint, michigan. he says it does not meet the legal definition of a major disaster which would allow for more federal aid. governor snyder compares the crisis to a flood. their water is contaminated with lead.

changed the water source to the flint river.>> we have been crying about this for almost -- it will be two years in april. we want to know what took so long? it did not take a scientists to tell us that brown water is not good.>> yesterday i met with mayor reaver in the -- weaver in the oval office. i told her we would have her back and all of the people of flint's back as they work their way through this terrible tragedy. >> reporter: the president has appointed an assistant secretary with the department of health and human services to coordinate federal help. the first major winter storm is expected to impact the nation's capital over the weekend. it moved through central kentucky today closing schools in lexington. about three inches of snow cause problems for drivers

dc volunteers have volunteered to remove snow from the homes of the elderly and disabled. one of the volunteers was the dc snowball association. >> we will help seniors and disabilities around the district of columbia be prepared for snow events. and, to clear the snow. >> reporter: the national weather service warns of heavy and crippling snow across the mid-atlantic region including baltimore, washington and philadelphia. scientists finally have solid evidence for a ninth planet on the edge of the solar system. it is thought to be almost as big as neptune and ordering -- orbiting aliens of miles outside of the path. two caltech researchers have dubbed it planet 9. it has not

it is based on mathematical and computer modeling. they hope to discover it via telescope within the next five years. >> that is exciting. when i grew up, pluto was a planet. this makes things right again. a fire truck crashed into a dairy queen this afternoon. also there was an announcement that the next star wars film would be delayed. a vast majority of restaurant meals served in

a fire truck crashed into a dairy queen in texas this afternoon. it was not a firefighter behind the wheel. the truck had been repaired and then someone from the repair shop was driving the truck back to the firehouse when the crash happened. the driver of the truck and one person inside the dairy queen were hurt. the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. investigating complaints that the doors will not latch on about 400,000 ford focus compact vehicles. the national highway traffic and safety administration says that drivers have reported problems with door latches. some have said that the door opens while the vehicle is moving. this is model years 2012-2013. it is similar to a problem because the recall last year of 456,000 lincoln mk bees, ford fusion and fiesta models. a new study finds that more young

the research institute finds that 76.7 people ages 20-24 license. own licenses. fewer people are driving because of ridesharing and cars are a strain for students and graduates already in debt. already we have date for the release of star wars eight. it is december 15, 2017. it was originally set to hit theaters in may 2017. the socko will be written -- saga will be written and directed and set in london. a vast majority of restaurant meals are diet busters. the tufts university study found that more than 90% of meals from large chain and local restaurants exceed the recommended calories for single meal.

requirements for the entire day. experts say offering smaller portions at a smaller price could alleviate the problems. american, chinese and italian meals have the highest calorie count.>> those are the best ones. i feel like you are reading that to me. >> i'm not. but you can often share a meal if you go with someone else.>> those plates are huge. when you are looking at 2000- 3000 cal. we may see snow flurries in the metro tonight and tomorrow morning. >> than a warming trend comes under the next little blast of snow. next we have danielle's forecast. tonight we look at the falling price of oil and why it is bad news for our retirement savings. the markets take another beating. we will try to answer important

we know that you cannot wait until sunday when the broncos are in afc championship game. we know that you want to talk about it, especially the day before the game.

you can call in and have your questions answered and talk about the broncos. it will be 7:00 on channel 20. you will need skype to do it. for more details on how to do that, head to 9news.com we have been looking at sunday since last sunday. you can kind of hone in on the forecast. it is hit or miss.>> i don't know if danielle will admit that. like you have mentioned, all eyes are on sunday. right now i am tracking the storm that will be moving in. half of the day should be okay. it will be the second half the game that may be iffy. tonight another band of snow is pushing into the high country after a day where they just -- it just did not let up. this is if you at winter park. the boulder area is beautiful and the flat irons looking great.

overhead as well. 37 at the airport right now with mostly cloudy skies and wind out of the north at 10 miles per hour. it feels more like 30 degrees. the wind will be pesky for us as we go through the evening and through tomorrow. i think the worst of it will be early tonight. right now we are looking at cost around 20 miles per hour. broomfield at 28. black hawk at 27. right now the temperatures are at about 41 degrees. tomorrow will be cooler as the nick storm system leaves -- that next storm system loses a little bit of steam. one little blip move through -- moved through earlier this morning and is now in kansas. the second one is pressing on the western slope. everything is south of i-70 right out through lynwood springs and down through the san juans and lake city and telluride. then along the hog back and into the foothills and the high country.

light snow. some bands of snow went through castle rock and the palmer to light -- palmer divide. the accumulation will be and the mountains where the winter weather advisory continues. 5:00 a.m. for the western mountains with an additional 5-10 inches of fresh powder. at 6:00 tonight, things look decent in the metro area. i tomorrow morning, we will have a few clouds across the eastern plains. then it winds down and it packs its bags and moves to the eastern seaboard. high pressure built into the region and that will allow for a big warm up for us friday and into saturday. the storm system is on the move and it will be messy for our neighbors across the east coast as they are bracing for a very impactful storm. in fact, we will see impressive snowfall amounts out toward washington, dc and the baltimore area.

models are indicating potentially 2 feet of snow in some localized areas. it's going to be a wild storm. here at home, teens and the low 20s. single digits and leadville and gunnison. we may have an isolated snow shower, but i would not count on much. a few morning clouds tomorrow and the afternoon temperatures will be a bit cooler and it will be gusty from time to time. 30s for most of eastern colorado. the western slope as well. a few spots in the 40s like boulder and arvada. wellington in the mid-30s. there is the warm up that i was saturday. then another storm system pushes in on sunday and it looks like it will cool us off and continue to bring light snow through monday as well. a little bit of everything for everyone.>> you aim to please everybody. >> i am trying. manning versus brady. have you ever wondered about the relationship between the two future hall of famers?>>

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hi everybody. if they are not careful, peyton manning and tom brady will kill their rivalry with kindness. they are practicing for the afc championship today. mohammed ali and joe frazier used to call each other on friday ring -- unflattering names. manning and brady cannot muster the stink -- the strength to say or do anything disrespectful. >> all i can say about tom brady is that he plays the position the way it is supposed

he is extremely talented. he is a very hard worker and very competitive. he plays his position the right way. when you do that, there is a reason you play for a long time and you play well for a long time. there have been a lot of players that have played in all 16 of those games, but as the great honor and privilege to compete against him that many times over the course of the past 16-17 years. he and i have been in the league together. especially somebody is gratis him to play against. those peyton manning led teams, , you know you're in for a tough game.

of taking care of the football because you don't want to give out too much on the short field.>> reporter: the broncos huddle begins at 6:30 and rod mackey hosts from team headquarters. six is how many times peyton manning has been asked about his head-to-head match with tom brady. that was not exclusive to number 18. manning's teammates were asked about the quarterback battle as well. >> you have two great quarterbacks at the pinnacle of their careers. they have been so consistent from the adversity they have been through for their -- through their career.>> it's a great matchup. it is going to be a good game. these guys have been going for a long time and they do a great job. we look forward to sunday to

if you want more, he is the special guest tonight with emmanuel sanders. it was -- it is wide receivers times to. we will see you tonight -- two. we will see tonight at 6:30. the afc championship game is played in denver because the broncos one head-to-head in a matchup on sunday night. >> the crowd noise and the travel routine, is denver any worse?>> we play where we are scheduled. we show up and we compete, that's what we do.>> is a different plane on the road? >> we are going to show up. >> reporter: i wish so desperately that they would make a bill belichick bobble head with a frown on its face.

>> that's the bronc -- that is a diaper. the broncos call him a crybaby. he will where that the rest of the week. nbc nightly news is next. we will see you back here at