little film school board members are meeting to go over the findings of two reports that they commissioned looking into the arapahoe high school shooting a little over two years ago. the shooter killed 17-year-old claire davis and then himself . 9news reporter, victoria sanchez joins us now.>> reporter: there are three reports, but right now they are only talking about two of the reports that were commissioned by the school board. the meeting continues behind me. it started at 4:00 and it does not look like it will wrap up soon. public comments will go on after the meeting. the superintendent says that he is sorry for the lives that were lost.

school district did make mistakes. this is the first time that the school district is speaking publicly about the 2013 shooting. the school board will discuss the findings of the reports. a third report from the university of colorado will not be addressed. the report says that officials from arapahoe high school are responsible for major failures and communication, assessment and thinking in the months and years before tiki five killed claire davis. -- tiki five killed claire davis. they did say that this -- tiki five -- karl pearson killed claire davis . they did say that schools are safer now. >> working with community agencies to better support student mental health needs. the last one is supporting the ongoing recovery and resiliency activities related to crisis response in our schools.>>

an agreement that they would not seek damages from the district or individuals at the school if the school would answer questions about what happened leading up to the shooting. the meeting will continue for at least another hour or two. nelson garcia will have more on exactly what the school district is planning to do. this is the first time the school district is speaking about this since 2013. we should hear more from the public. right now there are about 100 people inside this need to the report. >> i know that the parents of claire davis have been pushing for this transparency. victoria sanchez, thank you so much. the family of an inmate who died in the denver jail back in november says video released by the city shows deputies holding him on the ground for at least 15 minutes. the inmate, michael marshall , was only 5'4" tall and weighed 112 pounds. one of the deputies restraining

they were applying way to the middle of marshal's back. the da declined to file charges against the deputies in the case. the decision that -- the family says the decision is an outrage. we try to watch the evidence and make some sense of city leaders have been giving us as to why michael marshall is dead. why he goes into the denver jail on the most minimum charge iman schmoll and he leaves on a gurney -- imaginable and he leaves on a gurney.>> reporter: they say that the deputies used excessive force during marshal's episode. the death by homicide means that his death was caused by another person and not necessarily that it was malicious. command from colorado, a professor from csu, said he

to his wife and he publish the findings.>> reporter: senegal in august 2008. >> they are very poor and live on less than one dollar per day. >> reporter: it was not his first trip to africa for research on malaria. >> we were in tough rural conditions and being bitten by mosquitoes.>> reporter: it was not the first time that he came home with the gnashing -- a nasty illness as a researcher. >> a rash and i was kind of out of my head for a weekend. >> reporter: not knowing what piracy contracted overseas, he got a blood test and let it set for about a week in his lab. during that time -- >> my weight came down with -- my wife came down with the same symptoms and i was like okay, i need to document this. >> reporter: everything back --

of researcher friend -- inconclusive. a researcher friend suggested they test for zika virus which is passed by mosquitoes and not human to human contact. >> hours showed higher -- high antiviral activity to zika virus and my wife was only zika virus . >> reporter: she had not traveled overseas and was not infected by mosquitoes. there is only evidence that it contact. coworkers and his kids did not get the virus. as researchers tried to get a virus. more research needs to be done. i reese -- i highlighted this small area. whether it becomes bigger

>> reporter: in fort collins, christine noel, 9news. the cdc is investigating all possible ways the virus could be transmitted. 80 million americans on the east coast and mostly in the mid-atlantic region are bracing for a winter storm that could bring as much is 2 feet of snow. forecasters say that washington, dc is one of the cities in the bull's-eye. the mayor has declared a state of emergency. schools will be closed tomorrow as well as government offices and businesses. >> we are prepared for a blizzard. i have lived in dc for most of my life and i don't know that i have lived through forecast like this with an extremely large storm. it will last 36 hours.>> reporter: a foot of snow is expected in philadelphia and new york and other parts of the

the los angeles zoo employee is safe after falling into the zoo's zoo -- guerrilla enclosure. a rescue team pulled the 61- year-old out of a moat. the western lowland gorillas were kept away as firefighters lowered a layout -- a ladder. there is no word as to how or why the man fell in. there were two slides the came down along berthoud pass. the first one was at about 11:35 this morning and the 40. there are no crashes or injuries reported as to result of the slides. the owners of the phrasing -- the fraser tubing hill played -- painted their entire business to support the broncos. everything is blue and orange.>> reporter: you bet. they did the whole operation blue and orange.

every year they touch it up. it is something that every true bronco fan can appreciate. it is all blue and orange. the building, the fencing and every side as well. they painted it a few years back. fans love to come and take pictures next to this blue and orange. they are colors that you can pick when you are a locally run small business.>> you know, we are locally owned and operated. we were putting ideas together to figure out what we should do with the building. sure enough, we come up with bronco colors.>> reporter: so, they got a lot of bronco inner tubes. there are a lot of people who will go down the inter-tube hill.

[ laughter ]. [ screams ]. there you have it. >> i am cringing right now. do we have liability for this?>> reporter: i don't know. i didn't find anything.>> that is kusa -- matt renoux up in the mountains. we could see snow by the end of the weekend. also a record number of

to highlight how crucial it is to pay attention when you are driving, the sheriff in lincoln county, oregon posted a video. deputies say an incident was accidental when a todd your -- a toddler was in the road. no charges were brought against the parents. tsa intercepted a record number of firearms during the course of the year.

firearms which is more than last year. the number at checkpoints has steadily grown since tsa set up check points since 2001. dia had 90. only three airports had more seizures. that was dallas, atlanta and houston. the -- 80% of the firearms that were seized were loaded. we have more magnets and we are giving them away before the afc championship game against the patriots. they say united and orange and they will coordinate with any vehicle. we have danielle grant at the king soopers at 104th and washington in thorton. people love these things.>> reporter: they are obsessed with the magnets. it has been magnet mania, however you want to slice it

the line is actually dwindling here and most everybody has their magnets.>> [ cheering and applause ].>> we are broncos. we are broncos. >> reporter: listen to these guys. look at these guys. all right, we have to part the seas. where are the coveted magnets? let's take a look. all right you guys, this is the stack and this is how many magnets we have left. do you know what? the line is it really that long. there are still folks waiting. you will get your magnets soon. they are pumped. come on down here to king soopers in thorton. >> i love the headgear, danielle. it complements your dress.>>

things. the bronco fans have on saturday. fans can call in and show their spirit and ask questions. air saturday at 7:00 on channel 20. you do need skype to join us. 9news.com we expect temperatures to gradually warm up over the next several days. when the snow returns is

there is no excuse. you have to get your car to the car wash before sunday.>> did you see my car out there? it is a mess.>> usually at this point you are only getting one layer off. >> that is true. you have 48 hours to clean your car. you won't believe the temperatures that we are having in the city through the first part of the weekend before the next round of snow arrives. we have a beautiful evening with fair skies and light wind around the area. the temperature today is 49 degrees. 39 in sterling. the wind is a big feature this afternoon. thankfully it is dying down tonight. and east wind at dia.

more mild than that. we are cooling off in a hurry. we have been tracking the wins out of the north on the backside of a powerful low pressure system. the gusty north winds are starting to ease somewhat. we are pretty close to where we should be for this time of year. we will see the numbers increased by about 10 degrees on friday afternoon and saturday, ahead of the nick system. the system we have been tracking -- next system. the system we have been tracking today has when decreasing out of the south. look how quiet the radar is across the western u.s. the western u.s. the weather is headed to the south east where it is picking up that warm gulf moisture creating a severe weather threat. they have showers, thunderstorms and even tornadoes. there is a tornado watch for the area shaded in yellow. just to the north, winter storm warnings extend from memphis all the way up into portions of the carolinas.

the area of low pressure will lift out of texas and it will be pulling in wind from a separate cold front. lizard conditions are possible across boston, washington, dc -- washington, dc in philadelphia. before the storm hits over the weekend, it becomes a major rain producer. we will get up to 3 inches rain -- of rain possible between now and friday night. as we see the low slide across the gulf and up to the north east, we will see the cold air follow suit. in the meantime, colorado and points west word are enjoying a drying trend. that means temperatures will be above average for the next 48 hours. we will enjoy highs in the 50s where just to the east there are temperatures in the teens

we have light wind. in and out of the high country, no issues for the next 48 hours. overnight temperatures in the teens and low 20s and single digits in the high country. 48 and evergreen and 45 and black [ null ] and 39 high-end -- black hawk and 39 the high in grand lake. temperatures tomorrow will climb to the 40s by lunchtime and top out in the low 50s. if you think the friday forecast looks great, check out saturday. mid to upper 50s ahead of the storm that could being -- bring flurries for the game. we could see light snow on monday. we could start the week with flurries. it will be a cold afternoon for the broncos.>> they can handle it. coming up next, peyton

guy who has one multiple afc championship games. the

good evening. do not take it for granted that the broncos are headed to the afc championship game. that is pretty cool. the future hall of famer, peyton manning is headed to the conference championship for the fifth time in his career. >> coach kubiak was referencing players who have been playing

even some coaches. this is their first time to be in a conference championship game. that tells you how hard it is to get to this game. you don't take it for granted by any means and you don't get here unless everybody has worked hard.>> reporter: the broncos have the number one defense in the nfl. the first bronco ever to win the co-assisting coach of the year. they expect greatness, being from texas and all. wade phillips will not leave a microphone without a shadow.>> where are you from? >> taxes. >> oh yeah. >> reporter: they say everything is bigger there and that must mean pride in your hometown. at just about every single press conference, phillips, who grew up in texas, makes a

state.>> back into thousand 12 when we set the all-time record. and, he has from texas. >> reporter: jamaal left the kansas city chiefs. >> he is from texas and that hurt them.>> he is from jacksonville, texas and he played in the tomato bowl there. i am familiar with the tomato bowl at the home stadium. my dad coached in jacksonville when i was young and i played peewee bowl at the tomato bowl there. they have great tomatoes in jacksonville.>> reporter: it may be the great vegetation cuppa -- vegetation, but either way he loves texas.>> hey, there are guys from texas better good, but they really like colorado in denver.

to reach for his texas reference. sometimes it is easy with the broncos versus the chargers. >> well, my dad coached for the chargers and i coach fred the charges -- coached for the chargers and we were both from texas. trash talk between the patriots and broncos. more than we are used to seeing or hearing before a big game.>> reporter: rob gronkowski who was injured back in november made a comment on twitter about the broncos always hitting low. chris harris even admitted that he will hit low, but he's not talking trash when he says that. >> you ask the second -- a simple question. how do you tackle a tight end, the only way you can tackle him is to hit them in the legs. >> maybe a just have to step up my game a little bit.

i don't know how many of those i've got. but, you just have to be aware. this is football and it's part of the game.>> reporter: it has been so fun with them talking trash. >> yesterday they were being friendly and it was brady and manning. i like to that. snow was coming down. did you see that?>> we don't want to get comfortable. nbc nightly news is up next. we will be back.