the officers in connection with the death of michael marshall the local school board is meeting to discuss the arapahoe high school shooting. this week. victoria chan says is outside -- sanchez is outside the should they had done something more to stop the shooting? >> reporter: exactly, the arapahoe high school says that public school officials could have done something before hand. this is the first time that school is addressing the 2013 shooting. it is happening at the school board right behind me at 4:00. over flow seeding. this is just getting underway and the school board will discuss the findings of two commissioned reports. that -- a third report from the

they will not be responsible for major failures in communication and threat assessments before claire davis was killed. they will discuss what happened in a time before their daughter was shot and killed. the meeting will go on from 5:00-5:30 when there will be public comments and they will address the media about the shooting. we will finally get some answers. a woman suspected of stabbing fire chief eric tade was in court, but did not come out from behind closed doors.

accusing -- accused of times. his mother has mental illness and was diagnosed with ago. >> i apologize to mr. tade for my mom's episode. i hope that he forgives my mom and that his family forgives as well. >> john said that his mother is not homeless or on drugs. she must wear a gps device and stay away from chief tade. the family does not have bail and she will remain in jail for the time being. one of 216-year-old girls -- two 216-year-old girls who is accused of plotting a shooting was in court today. brooke higgins was in court and is being charged as an adult.

shackles should stay on and that she could have one friend take notes. she and sienna johnson are both held on a $1 million bond. we have a photo on our website that we can show you. denver police are asking your help to identify a person and a photo. they say that he/she broke into s. evans ave. the suspect broke a window and slipped inside. it is unclear if the person took anything. if you have information, metro denver crime stoppers want to hear from you. their number is 720913-s dop. you could also be eligible for up to a $2000 reward.

9news.com. doctors at the centers for disease control are becoming more and more concerned with the threat of virus. it is limited to latin america and the caribbean and is a danger to women who are microcephaly in the fetus. it is most often transferred -- transmitted by mosquito, although a researcher may have been the first to transfer the virus to someone else, his wife, and it happen through intercourse. this followed a research trip to senegal. he was surrounded by mosquitoes and within a week after he

receives symptoms of the fire is. he had a virus -- a rash on his chest and was sensitive to light. those are common symptoms of zika virus. a few days later his wife showed signs of the symptoms and they were both tested for the virus -- for many things, but not zika virus. and then they tested for zika virus just to be sure. >> we said that we should test for zika virus . we did that and we sent the labs to the cdc and hours showed high antiviral activity. it was pretty darn clear. it took a year before we figured out the results, unfortunately.>> he says that he and other researchers believe the virus was transmitted through sex. it was not any old physical contact.

colleagues, but nobody else got it. it was published in a number of publications. the cdc is investigating all possible ways the zika virus can be transmitted. we have more coming up on 9news at 5:00. dia is among several airports across the country where airline passengers have been caught trying to take guns on the planes. four out of five weapons discovered were loaded. the tsa says that 26 firearms were found which is a jump from the prior year that held the previous record. the others were dallas for worth with 150 followed by hartsfield-jackson in atlanta with hundred 54. there were 90 in denver. passengers can take guns with them when they fly if they are in checked bags, unloaded and properly packed and if the airline knows ahead of time. people on the east coast

supposed to hit in coming days. this could have a major impact on flying. the storm is picking up strength over the country today and it could drop snow on 15 states. most of it right on washington, dc. to perth this in perspective, 80 million people are under various blizzard watches and winter storm warnings. people in the admitted landed have been spending days trying to get ready. the mayor has declared a state of emergency starting tomorrow. schools, government offices and businesses are shut down. the maryland governor is also asking people to go out tonight to buy food, fuel and other items if they need them. >> the state highway administration will pretreat all major highway starting today through tomorrow before the snow starts. statewide, sha has 2700 pieces

with 365,000 tons of salt. >> reporter: meteorologist are expecting every part of maryland to be touched by this approaching storm. matt renew caught the aftermath of an avalanche today -- matt renoux caught the aftermath of an avalanche today .>> matt, it sounds like broncos fans are on the hill i tell you what. they do this every year. they plant the end -- paint the entire operation blue and orange and they spruce it up. if you are a true bronco fan,

visiting that fraser tubing hill from out-of-state and being a pittsburgh steeler fan, you can understand why kevin is not a fan of the blue and orange decor. >> i thought it was ridiculous.>> reporter: but for colorado's -- colorado residents , they know this is broncos country. >> absolutely, they go all out with it.>> the family came out to put up some time to get it looking the way it does now. >> reporter: everything is blue and orange. from the building to the fence and even all of the signs. >> we are putting ideas together to figure out what we should do with the building. sure enough, we came up with bronco colors.>> reporter: they also have blue and orange bronco tubes. >> broncos.>> reporter: most people love them, except for

like his steelers, he was given a quick sendoff down the hill. here is what some of those bronco tubes look like. we are on a few of them right here at the fraser tubing hill. just like the team, these things are fast and rather furious. live on 9news at the fraser tubing hill. you know, jonathan and whitney, karl mecklenburg, a lot of fans remember him. and john elway has been known to hit this tubing hill as well. >> we don't need players on the

[ laughter ].>> he was able to pull that off. >> he has the best job in tv, without a doubt. for the metro area, it is warmer and drier today for those looking to get a magnet today. >> at the king soopers at 104th and washington street,>> at the king soopers at 104th and washington st., danielle, they are lined up to get one of these magnets.>> the coveted keepsake. >> her ray broncos magnets.[ cheering and applause ]. -- hooray, broncos magnets.[ cheering and applause ]. >> reporter: it is broncos mania. not only are people waiting in line past the beverage, they are inside as well.

in their broncos best. plus, look at this amazing little stand with all kinds of broncos goodies. there are cupcakes and we will dig into one of those pretty soon. they have pulled out all the stops at the king soopers in you folks have been waiting here since dune. look at this -- new -- noon. look at this. magnet? boy are they ready to get their magnets. look at these guys. we are going to get you out and now. it has been a comfortable day and we have had numbers in the 40s in some spots. just touching the 50s under the bright blue skies. you can see at cheesman park and out. on hd doppler 9, things are dry through the day. statewide, the storm system has moved out.

hd doppler 9, you can see storm -- the storm is moving to parts of the gulf coast. there are tornado watches until 10:00 tonight. this is the storm that will plow into the eastern seaboard over the weekend. we will soon out to the pacific northwest where we look for the next storm system. it will roll in just in time for the broncos game on sunday afternoon. we will get you through this evening and we will have plenty of sunshine for the next couple of hours. we will have clear conditions so if you have thursday evening plans, we should be good to go. it will be calm to now and there will be a big warm up for tomorrow. wait until you see the numbers. i will be tracking the little bit of snow for the broncos forecast. we will get to that in just a minute. it is time to get the magnet on . these guys are so excited. this is brian, what time did

>> at about 10 minutes to 12:00.>> reporter: he is loyal. what time -- where are you going to be on sunday. >> on my couch.>> reporter: how far do you think we can take it? >> all the way. >> reporter: all the way or go home. you get the first magnet. he could not wait. again, they keep on coming in this is awesome. we have 1000 magnets to give away at the king soopers in thornton. you have to come down. people are trying to go grocery shopping as well, i guess. it has been a hoot. go broncos.>> let them through.>> that is an awesome crowd.>> here we go broncos, here we go.

go!>> we lost her to the crowd.>> we never -- we may never see her again. here on planet earth, dealing with matters of space travel can get complex. students in the denver area say they are up for the challenge.>> this is all part of the plan to get high school students involved in solutions. about 100 kids from cherry creek and jefferson county school districts presented prototypes of their inventions at the air and space museum. representatives from johnson space center in houston travel to colorado to look at the concepts. it was for everything for how to ask -- astral nice exercise and how to have food in space. >> to filter out ethylene. you can send a periodically fresh fruit and you want to preserve it.>> fascinating stuff.

houston if chosen. from there, they could go to the international space station.>> that would be cool. >> they can see how it works in space. coming up in colorado, the housing prices are expected to double in the next 10 years.

stocks are closing higher and gas. the dow jones gained 115 points and the s&p rose. a jump from 2014--- to 2015. the medium sale price is about $313,000. half of houses in denver go under contract in about 18 days or less. that is one of the fastest in the country. re/max is more conservative and they say houses in denver go under contract in about 35 days. still really fast. this great market is not just

fort collins housing prices are similar to those in boulder. the prices in the collegetown will double in 10 years. not all of colorado, just this area will double. they expect the houses in fort collins to reach above the $360,000 mark. windsor is the most expensive and greeley will most likely stay the most affordable. the average home price in fort collins will top $600,000 in 10 years. aaa employees will be paid sick leave. -- chipotle employees will be paid sick leave for safety training. there was an e. coli outbreak and then it was followed by a norovirus outbreak. they had dna-based testing for many ingredients and they have discussed food handling practices. reporters know that if you have had a long day and you were tired and stressed out,

the snacks are irresistible. user -- you just forget the nutrition nonsense. a lot of people see work as their bare -- their biggest barrier to health goals. researchers found that 74% of people want to eat better and exercise. they also want to talk with their doctors about overall wellness. they say that their work schedule is the biggest obstacle. another reason for falling short is food cost, caring for loved ones and lack of sleep. researchers say that making a plan and writing it down and checking in with yourself about health goals could be a good way to stay on track. >> i feel like you are talking to me about that one. >> i think that is a problem a lot of people have.>> it is a copout. i am guilty and i will say i am tired and i didn't get enough

but if you just sit down and possible. >> in the morning, i think that i would like to go for a run for an hour, well maybe more like a half-hour and then i change it from a run to a walk. everybody is so busy these days that you feel like if you are exercising, you are giving up something else.>> it just takes a little bit of effort and you can do it. this week and this weekend we remember those heroes that

january 28 is a sad anniversary for the country. we were there with a group of elementary students who were there to watch the launch. this weekend we will look back at that time in a 30 minute special.

space is hard to describe. it is amazing, it is exciting, it is perplexing, it is dangerous. we found that out three decades ago when we lost seven brave people. [ music ]even though we did not really know them that well, their deaths hit us hard. we came to feel the pain of their families, friends and coworkers. they taught us what it is to be american heroes. we learned the lessons from a teacher who dedicated her life to teaching from space. six young kids from colorado learn those lessons. maybe they were too young or innocent to feel the whole weight of what they saw, but they had to grow up fast, and they did.

turned to decades, the shuttle kids became successful adults. some with kids of their own. engineers, business professionals, technicians and artists were all influenced in part by their shared experience. they are smart, thoughtful and caring and they remind us what it is to live and love and cherish life. to this day, they are excited about what happens in space. i was pretty excited about space when i stepped in the history 30 years ago. big stories create vague memories. i can remember it like yesterday.

lost science and lost trust. but, i also reported on human courage and human spirit. it was a story with many complex parts, sort of like space itself. yes, some may describe space as a place of science, wonder or adventure. it is also, for many of us, a place that brings back memories. that is space. [ music ] even gary's

we hope you can join us for a special report, 73 years and 30 seconds. we will play it on channel 9 and then again on channel 20 on saturday night.>> it takes us back to an important time in the space industry. a tough time as well. we are expecting warmer weather this weekend, but it may not stick around for the afc championship game.>> danielle is up

highs in the 40s across colorado today and we are expecting warmer weather headed into the weekend. that is because we are sending out these hot denver broncos orange and black.>> meteorologist danielle grant

king soopers in thorton. there could be snow for the broncos and patriots game, but otherwise we are looking good. >> do you guys care if there is . care if it snows because we know the broncos will do their thing and bring home a big win for us. rain, snow or sunshine, they know how to do it. again, we are here it king soopers and we have the magnets. we have plenty more to go. not only do we had these orange this, we have a crybaby cake. how awesome is that? you can find these at king soopers. we have fans that are young and people are bringing in their kids that are 10-11 years old.

they have bring bringing their dogs. then i found these lovely twins. these are irene and eileen. you said, danielle, we have cheer for you. are you ready to do it?>> come on broncos, we are rooting for you. hail hail, the gang's all here. we are rooting for the broncos. hail, hail, the gangs are -- the gang's all here and we are rooting for the broncos. >> reporter: give it up for irene and eileen. they are awesome. are you going to be at the game? >> we want to, but no.>> reporter: you can do your chairs in front of the tv. they are just the cutest. we have had so much fun. we have a lot of magnets going

as everybody is trying to get in. the line is backed up for probably a mile. it is insane. we will talk about the forecast really quick and you can see the life camera looking over downtown denver. it has been a nice day with blue skies. you know what? look at temperatures in the 40s and some in the 50s. temperatures in the high country's have been in the teens and 20s for most of the day. looking at age 3 doppler nine, you -- at hd doppler nine, you can see the clouds that have been here through the week are starting to move out. you can see the storm system headed across parts of the gulf coast. the tornado watches their continue until 10:00 tonight. the weather will be a factor for them in louisiana and mississippi. the system is gathering more energy as it starts to lift and pushed to the eastern seaboard and the mid-atlantic states.

pressure as it assumes up the coastline. -- zooms up the coastline. it is going to bring some blockbuster snow totals. we are talking possibly 18-24 inches of snow. you can see it in the forecast. it looks like the bull's-eye will be around dc, baltimore, virginia and west virginia. that is where there will be the worst conditions with when up to 55-60 miles per hour. here is the deal. we will take you back to the home of the broncos and as we go through the rest of the evening, things look quiet and dry. around 8:00 tomorrow morning, it is friday and things look good. we will have mostly sunny skies and it should be breezy. there it is at 5:00. things are looking good. through the remainder of the evening, if you have friday night plans, thing should be a- ok. the numbers will be warming up.

teens in grayling and -- in greeley in fort collins. single digits in steamboat springs. in the metro area we will have clear skies. sunrise at 7:16 tomorrow with the wind relatively quiet and calm. it will feel like spring at 52 in the metro area and the upper 40s in greeley. 50s in fort collins and 30s and 40s on the western slope. it will be a warm one. 30s and 40s around the foothills and they will warm up. look at that, close to 60 degrees for some of the metro locations. up-and-down i-25, 40s and 50s and we are looking good. nothing but sunshine from here on out. okay, only the first half of the weekend. 56 on saturday and then we cool off on sunday. we are talking about a couple

looks like they will move in sometime during the second half. the flurries continue monday with the cooler temperatures back -- bouncing back to the 30s . we will keep showers in the we need to talk about the broncos with the 1:00 kickoff. temperatures in the low 40s and bit about 4:00. hopefully we will bring home a big win. >>[ cheering and applause ] . >> here we go broncos, here we go. here we go broncos, here we go.>> reporter: we have some fans here waiting for their magnets.>> people there are so excited that they are blowing out the speakers here.>> i loved irene and eileen, they are my favorite.>> reporter:

they had their pizzazz old bronco shirts.>> i wish we're there. >> irene and eileen can come take our spots.>> oh my gosh. see you. there is a group of

every year of the 110 years at the national western stock show has changes. >> a group and the horse paddock proves the bond the point -- between volunteers.>> do you want a boat or a horse? there you go. >> reporter: john land has been part of the national western experience. the other volunteers have been part of his extended family.

>> reporter: back in -- this year, the connection is being proved in a way he would never have imagined. for two years, john has battled chronic kidney failure with his wife by his side. >> i had to go through dialysis and i started looking for a kidney. >> reporter: it turned out that his part -- is perfect match was his perfect match, his partner of almost 40 years. >> we have been around since 1977. i want him around. if i can do something to help my husband, what a better way than that. >> reporter: the transplant failed and the word got around the horse paddock.>> people said, we are in, where can i go?>> reporter: josh bob is one of many volunteers who has offered to be alive kidney donor. >> for me, it is just something where i will like, i will

from lying in a bed on dialysis to being able to get up and being active again. >> i have known john for about 10 years. i don't know, just help a friend out. the extended family.>> reporter: friends and family brought together by experiences they have shared at the stock show.>> it is the camaraderie of the horse barn.>> reporter: 9news he is so nonchalant about it . it is just a kidney. what a great drive. josh is going to go through more testing to make sure he is a match. if he is not, there are others willing to step up.>> reporter: they hope that others will consider being a life donor. tomorrow you can catch the junior livestock ocean -- auction which showcases top

entrance at the show. last year the top stock sold for 100 last year the top stock sold for $100,000.>> speaking of hogs and steers, slatery and steve joining us. -- joined -- join us. >> we found an article about flight attendants telling us the behind the scenes. if there is a crash, they dim the lights so your eyes will be ready to get out of the plane if the crashes at night. >> i didn't know that. >> we are going to put you on the spot. there is something behind the scenes for tv people that we would not know. >> there are plenty. >> here is one that i think

they think that we have hair and nine -- hair and makeup people and we don't. this is all us. all us. a girlfriend of mine saw a live much blush. she told the maker -- she said, differently. >> i said, i'm the makeup girl.>> there is no physical camera person behind the camera.>> it is all robotic.>> what about radio? >> we do have makeup people, oddly enough, but they are just out of the shot. if you call us and say, can i request taylor swift? we will be nice and say yes, but we won't do it. the music was picked like yesterday.

can only play bad blood so many times. >> it's a great song. >> i understand, hands are tied. >> you can hide in the radio station a little bit more. >> nobody can corner you at king soopers and say, i said that i wanted the backstreet boys and you didn't play it.>> it is far away, you are fine.>> thank you guys -- thanks to you guys for confessing.>> goodbye guys. the broncos play the patriots in denver and just three days.>> coming up we have more free broncos magnets at

we are here at the king soopers in thornton with all of the crazy broncos fans.>> [ cheering and applause ]>> reporter: these are the folks that have been strolling and. they are rolling in and trying to guess in -- in. they are rolling in and trying to get broncos magnets. how many do think we have left?>> 250. what is your name? >> it is michael.>> reporter: prediction? are going. we are going to be proud of our bronco team and all of the players.>> reporter: are we going to the super bowl? >> we are not going, we are going to win it.>> reporter:

what is your name? can you say your name?>> derek. >> reporter: who is your manning. >> reporter: oh heck yeah it is. mom, he is a doll. a fan for life.>> we have been for a long time and will be for ever. >> reporter: what time did you get in line? >> we did not get in line until about 3:30. not too bad. >> reporter: we have about 250 magnets left you guys. get in line and get one of these coveted keepsake magnets. everyone is doing it. >> everybody is doing it and you need to get there. >> thank you so much.

if you have missed your chance to get a free broncos magnet, we have more locations lined up through sunday. >> here they are. three locations in glendale starting at 6:00 in the morning until the magnets are gone. also the king soopers on late still drive. also ulysse street and golden and aurora at hampden avenue and yampa way. all of the information is posted on 9news.com. get your magnets by you can. >> you have got two. -- you have got to. broncos fans are showing off their mile high salutes. we have asked you to show yours on social media. >> absolutely. we love your fabulous photos and we ask you to keep sending them in.>> there is one of the magnets.

this stuff is great. we have a ton of these. we get the cutest kid pictures and baby pictures and the diehard fans. send them in, we want to see them.>> reporter: they are coming in from all over the country. broncos fans stretch beyond denver itself. you can use hashtag we are broncos. >> you can win a chance to call in and talk broncos with us and ask the experts. you make the call will be on this saturday night at 7 on channel 20.

we are here in the 9news backyard with a six-year-old shorthair german shepherd mix. she is active and she loves to play, fetch and go on walks. she loves to chase balls. can you tell us more about her.

well in the car. >> doing well in the car, that's an important fact. in colorado, we love to take our dogs like avery go out for hikes and run around outside. she will also chase the ball for hours, if she gets a chance. she is a sweet girl. you probably can't tell, but she gets a chance to run. she is active. she is friendly and affectionate with people. if you want her to be your dog, what do people have to do? league. >> reporter: go to the dumb friends league, it's as simple as that. if you have another dog to play with, you can bring them down to meet avery. you want to make sure the dogs get along. all right avery, it was nice to meet you. we are going to take a break and 9news at 5:00 is next. >> that's what i was going to say . we hope avery finds a