in his death. mitch morrissey defended the actions, he spoke with steve staeger and said the deputies did news necessary force. >> this after the family of michael marshal held the news conference outside the detention center. they had just seen the video for the first time, the family and attorneys admit they had only briefly seen the video, they claim it was difficult to sort through it. they believe it shows evidence that the deputies caused marshal's death. >> i think it is unbelievable for me to watch that tape and see those deputies kill my brother and no charges. any other person in public to committee murder would be in jail. if it was me y would be in jail. watching the tape, they committed murder. >> we spoke to denver district attorney, mitch morrissey who released his opinion that no criminal charges were merited.

would not be able to testify directly to what actually caused marshal's death. it was ruled a homicide. and he found no evidence of unyeezinable force by-- deputies. >> we didn't find they acted unreasonably with the degree of force when confronted with the situation with mr. marshal. federal investigation. i asked mitch morrissey how he feels. he welcomes it. >> the family just saw the videos. did the deputies? >> the family brought up the deputies did see the video and mach name said that is standard practice, during a course of the investigation, they can see it and it helps refresh the

the attorneys for the families said it compromised this. littleton district is now speaking publicly addressing 2 reports analyzing the district's actions before and after the shooting 2 years ago that killed a student, clair davis. the reports indicate the school did not pay close attention to warning signs by the student who eventually killed davis and had they, the tragedy might have been avoided. >> i am deeply sorry for the painful loss the davis family suffered that tragic day. as through their lessons of love and compassion for all, clair's spirit will resonate in the hallways of arapahoe high school. >> littleton superintendent, brian, acknowledges the district went into information shut down with the media and public following the shooting and defended it saying they had to go silent because of the criminal investigation and possible lawsuits.

the woman accused of randomly stabbing denver's fire chief, marlene zacevich-rodriguez's son says she has schizophrenia, she is held on assault accused of attacking the officer. they didn't know each other. marlene zacevich-rodriguez was granted $100,000 bond and her son said they can't afford that. >> we love my mom. she is not a bad person. she had her episode and it got the best of her. she is great with kids, great with family. just these health problems is what affects her. >> john says he apologizes to chief tade for his mother's actions and she was diagnosed with a mental illness. atf agents are hoping a reward will lead them to robbers who took firearms from pawnshops and looking into 3 in particular.

adams county and got away with $17,000 and 14 handguns. 3 months later the same suspect and a third accomplice robbed the fast cash pawn on sheridan boulevard in edgewater. they took cash, jewelry, and 4 ak 47 rifles. the latest happened in december at the fast cash pawn in denver. they stole handguns, jewelry, and $40,000. they are looking for 2 men and a woman and have descriptions but are pretty vague. atf has a tip line. in 2015, the atf said robbers stole 133 firearms from licensed gun retailers in colorado compared to 56 in 2014. 4 copper mountain firefighters say they are lucky they weren't hurt after a semi slammed into their fire truck. copper mountain fire department responds to a lot of crashs along i-70, they parked behind a straight trooper and a tanker truck lost control and hit the

>> semi tanker came over the top of the path and the operator and the engineer looked in his rearview mirror and saw the tank was coming sideways and it was jackknifing and sliding toward them and told everybody to brace for the impact and, sure enough, it hit the back end of the engine. >> 4 fires were inside at the time. no one was hurt. firefighters say had the truck not been there, the semi may have hit the state trooper or tow truck driver. it is a reminder to not only move over a lane but slow down around emergency vehicles. starting tomorrow those who want full strength, full kraft beer, rather, and wine in groceries store begin a push for their campaign. the group your choice colorado, calls it the 75 stores in 74 days pushing for extended alcohol sales, the goal is to change state law through legislative efforts or a ballot initiative.

shoppers. opponent-- cheaper for shoppers. opponents argue it takes money away from local stores closing them to close and putting thousands out of work. denver public schools says the graduation rates are steadily rising, on-time graduation rate for students is 72%, a 12-point increase since 2009. they attribute it to cred at recovery efforts. giving students new schools if the current isn't a good fit. >> it really is a testimony to the quality of our teachers and our leaders who have made the commitment to know their students very personally and to insure that they are doing all they can. >> state-wide the colorado department of education says the graduation rate stayed flat at 77.3%. becoming an aastronaut is hard physically. some colorado high school

maya rodriguez tells us nasa is looking to them to help. >> within these walls... >> vibration isolation chamber. >>... these tables, and even from the floor, high school students are looking beyond the skies above to confront the issues of space. >> there are challenges no matter where you look. >> it is part of the nasa challenge called "hunch." the program calls on high school students to come up with prototypes that tackle real-life space problems. a hundred students from 7 schools showed off inventions to nasa representatives at wings over the rockies. >> that was our main thing was trying to make things small and portable. >> that is the concept behind orion's belt designed to help astronauts on the 2-year orion mission to mars. students are working on food preservation for space travel. >> we are trying to filter out

ripen the fruit. >> games for long duration missions. this is blazer wall and students developed it to keep astronauts entertained. >> the outer ring of the circle is 2 points, the inner white ring is 3 points. >> like the others they hope nasa finds their concept hits the bullseye. >> blazer ball. students selected as finalists get to go for a final presentation and the project selected there could end up on the international spaceitation. still ahead, big haun frr the man leading the bronch-- honor for the man leading the broncos defense. >> if you want a ticket how much to expect to shell out.

tickets this weekend's afc championship game are more expensive than nfc by a tup hundred bucks, medium is $686. to seed the cardinals and panthers, $450. broncos fans, stubhub has tickets available as expensive as $10,000 and tickets available ranging $205 to $2200. home prices in denver have been on an up hill climb. colorado based remax says home prices jumped nearly 10 and a half percent. $314,000. redfin found similar numbers, $312,000. redfin reports denver and oakland tied for having the fastest selling homes in the

fenx the cat found dash phoenix the cat found a new-- home. she showed up badly burned and since recovered and is healthy. adopted her. gloria was burned herself in a household accident. >> i just kept petting her and the more i was petting her, the more she leaned in and started to relax and really enjoy it and, you know, i knew this this kitty was going to be okay. she just needed some tlc. >> goria said the cat is settling in nicely and they are bonding. she renamed phoenix, the new name is rose bud because her ears remind gloria of rose pedals. tomorrow could feel like spring.

a massive winter storm moving from louisiana and mississippi towards the east coast could make life difficult for 80 million americans, 15 states, midatlantic state s including north carolina and charlotte in the washington

the storm causing problems fall. airlines preemptively canceled more than 1,000 flights, some waved change fees and dia is advance. i am meteorologist kathy backyard. that storm adele mentioned brought the flurries last night and early this morning, kind of a glancing blow for colorado. we missed it and, wow, is this inthooweek. around here-- into the weekend. around here, a quiet evening, highs in 30s and 40s front range. average high is 44 so a little colder than average. that is the low spinning around the wichita area sinking into southeast where it is, in fact, going to kind of pick up steam there and really create a severe weather scenario that will be pretty amazing. you know, as the storm system picks up that warm gulf moisture and pulls in that cold air from

yellow, that is a tornado watch area. winter storm warnings will continue through memphis, raleigh, the washington dc area. the bulls eye for the heavy rain, unbelievable, over 3 inches of rain expected memphis and atlanta across the carolinas in the next 24 hours and then all snow. we will be measuring the snow in feet as that system lifts towards the northeast heading into saturday afternoon and sunday morning. here in colorado, not bad. temperatures around the area have been quite comfortable. out at the airport we are 32 degrees in the 9 news backyard, a similar reading and we see the temperatures trend pretty typical for this time of year. take a look at what is happening across colorado and the west. we have just a few high clouds coming in into the area tonight. that is really it. the far eastern plains there are areas of patchy fog but great travel weather across the state. no travel warnings for 48 hours

lows tonight will range 13 in frisco, 10 in hayden. 18 in greeley and 23 in colorado springs. high temperatures tomorrow returning above average. we have mid40s in northeastern colorado, mid 50s down south. these numbers are nice but we go even warmer saturday ahead of a front that will bring in colder air for sunday and monday and a chance for flurries for the broncos game. highs tomorrow will range 48 evergreen to 45 black hawk and 39 grand lake. very chilly as that cold air maybell. highs tomorrow mid 30s. tonight in the city, fair skies and 21 degrees, less wind than we dealt with earlier in the day. tomorrow, sunshine, mid 40s by lunchtime, low 50s in the afternoon, and we go even warmer heading into saturday. saturday mid to upper 50s, sunday increasing clouds, colder with flurries. light snow monday with a high of 32, clearing and very chilly for tuesday. kind of an active weather pattern for the first part of

right now, less than an inch of accumulation with that storm settling in sunday into monday. when the guys take the field, we are looking for a kick-off temperature about 40 degrees with falling temperatures and falling snow when they come off the field with a big win, we hope at 4:30. the broncos are the top seed in the afc, at home where they have already beaten the patriots and yet they are under dogs in sunday's afc championship. patriots favored by 3 over denver, and not only are the broncos not offended, they agree with the line. >> i try not to listen to all the noise, you know, you hear some of it but it is what it is. we got to go out there and prove it, you know, we are not world champs, we haven't been world champs so we are going against the defending world champs, it is only right. >> pro-bowl quarterback chris

against the steelers last week. john elway said john harris would be a game-time decision on sunday and that was news to harris who said it would take a lot for him not to play. >> just not being able to be anywhere to 60%, really. if i can go out there, get my job done y am definitely going to go out and play. >> fields was named the co-assistant coach of the year after leading the defense that finished the year as the top-ranked unit in the nfl. phillips is the first broncos coach ever to win this award but this is the second time he has been honored with it. wade not taking any credit, though, he says this was all about john elway, kubiak, position coaches and players on the field. >> you know, i am just-- i am just riding on the train, clanging the bell. so, it is not me, it is the

the players first, obviously because they played so well. all of those other people involved, really the big part of it. >> air academy's katie rainsburger found more than her running shoes in the locker room. tail artailor explain-- taylor explains. >> an ordinary day at school. >> katie, congratulations you are the gaterard cross country winner of the year. >> turned extra ordinary for the best female high school runner in the country. >> something i don't think i have words for. >> air academy senior katie rainsburger was surprised with gatorade's national award. parents, friends, teammates congratulations. >> my director pulled me out of class and said i had to do a few more head shots in the locker room, i was walking through the halls totally unaware. >> she went undefeated in distance races, crossed the

state meet and came out on top at had nike cross nationals. >> it is humbling and, you know, something i don't think i have words for yet. >> the university of oregon commit says runners have to have a reason for doing it. whether it be running for yourself, the people around you, enjoyment, or to set goals. >> all of that combineicide why i run. >> are-- combined is why i run. >> all of that is why she is the cross country runner of the year. >> earlier this weir we did a story of katie and her mother with an incredible running history herself. i treated the link, join the march to a million followers on twitter. you can find me @aaron matas. >> we joined a long time ago. >> you 3. >> we were that surge you felt. yep.

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week that way and actually start off the weekend with highs close to 60. of course, it is football season so we expect a little snow and cold during big football games and that is what you will have on sunday. i don't think it will be overly impactful and we won't have the wind scenario we dealt with last week which is good. light snow to kick off monday which i believe we did this past week as well. and then it is just smooth sailing the rest of the week. >> not bad. >> that system, though, creating surear weather in the south will create the monster blizzard in the northeast, side swiped colorado. how lucky are we? >> we will be reporting on that snow, however, along the east coast for the next few days. entertainment tonight is next,

celine dion in mourning in montreal today. >> inside the emotional public wake for her husband, renee. dressed in black, celine's tears inside the basilica, the moments with her son by her husband's casket. then will smith speaks out