now we're talking about the snow on the east coast. at least 38 38 deaths are tied to the blizzard. most people who died suffered carbon monoxide poisoning or heart attacks while suffering or crash accidents. while cities and towns began to

having a tough time taking off. flights are canceled today in the aftermath. >> well, it's been a long trip. we've been back visiting family in the seattle area, and i've been trying to get home since last thursday. it's been a long trip, but finally made it back. it's good to be home. >> federal government office offices in the washington area got the day off today. economic losses are around $2.5 billion. 20 inches of know, a town in west virginia got 42. so much snow piled up on top of a church in maryland the roof collapsed. no one was injured. some parts of maryland picked up about 20 inches of snow. a craig's list sale ended with a shooting death in jefferson county today.

up shooting and killing one of the men he said robbed him. ryan harris has been working on the story. number one, was the homeowner justified in the shooting? >> that's the big question, kim. and the law says you have to be protecting your life or someone else's life to shoot someone. now, the jefferson county sheriff's office is still investigating that question in this case. a lot of unanswered questions. here's what we know. two guys showed up to this house to look at what the man had for sale. at one point they tied up the homeowner. they took what they wanted and left. you saw them trying to steal his car. he fired several shots at them as they were trying to flee and caused them to crash. it happened in front of the house, not in it. >> the law only applies to deadly force used inside the dwelling, not on the front porch, and certainly not in the

>> that's our 9news legal analyst. the homeowner is not protected by the make my day law. there could be other circumstances. part of the investigation that we're just not aware of right now, kim, so we don't know for sure if it was justified there. 's still a lot of work to do. there's an autopsy scheduled for the man that was killed. they haven't tracked down for the man that got away. she's been described as a young man in a '90s mustang. the car had been stolen from lakewood. >> when we hear make my day, we assume it covers everything, and it has specific parameters, and you have to talk to experts about that. >> extremely specific. >> thank you, ryan. greeley officers say an officer shot and critically injured a suspect when he advanced on officers with a weapon and resisted arrest.

block called to report a drunk man causing a disturbance. no officers were hurt. police say the suspect who has not been identified has warrants out for his arrest and is a prison escapee. arrests have been made after separate but similar robberies were reported in longmont and fort collins. police say the same suspects stole marijuana at gunpoint. police say the victim advertised free weed on craig's list. the 24-year-old met a buyer at the mcdonald's parking lot on evening. the suspects sped away in the car with wyoming plates. police say the same car was involved in another robbery early in the day. investigators in longmont say it is possible that the victim may also face charges in this case. >> they're probably trying to get around the intent of our laws in the state. at this point, our big concern was the robbery. suspects were arrested yesterday, inc.

>> a new school in eastern colorado can't use its gym to practice or to play sports. the wood floor is uneven and damage. they've been dealing with it for two years and say it's about to pay to solve this problems for themselves. >> right now the holdup is we need to get our -- our contractors need to get going on this and get it done. we need to decide, okay, who is going the pay. that's the final thing. if you want to know the truth, i think that's been the biggest holdup this whole time. >> the latest inspection blames humidity called by multiple problems, including incorrectly installed floors and equipment. >> it's like you did it. you did it. we're not part of it. everybody has a piece of it, but nobody has stepped up to

>> peterson construction built the school n. a statement the company told 9news two other inspections say the h vac system was put in incorrectly. what they wouldn't tell 9 news is who is going to flip the bill to help the school system pay for a brand new gym inside their school. we're getting a look at some of the most interesting items scheduled for votes this week. >> all kinds of fun issues coming up under the zone this week. we'll start with zones, specifically drones. it would also restrict using your drones within five miles of the airport.

permission from the tower. you couldn't fly your drone over 400 feet. >> then chain laws on i-70. they tabled the issue and decided to study it more. it would require you to carry chains or have snow tires on your car whenever there's snow or it's present along the i-70 corridor along the mountain. as opposed to the way it is right now you, only need to have those devices when cdot declares there is a storm and you need to use them. the idea is to encourage people and the latest proxy fight over by republicans. this would require bills charged by fees for health care plans that are sold through the exchange. this is bound to have a tough time that passes the senate. that's controlled by democrats, and they're not interested in curbing obama care. we're going to talk more about hot issues.

schedule the hearings where you can tell lawmakers what you think about their proposals proposals. brandon rudymen, 9news. game on, the broncos are headed to the bay for super bowl 50. >> and in order to get their rings, the team does need to defeat the carolina panthers in the southern bay area in california. some locations actually opened up this morning at 6:00 to accommodate fans who say i have to wear this to work today. dick's sporting goods extended their hours to get ahold of the new gear early. >> i'm seeing them everywhere, i have to say. >> this is the bottom line.

are the reserved gray seats. $850 per seat, and if you're in the money, the primo club tickets, $3,000 a pop now. coming up at 5:00, more on the lottery, how many tickets they get and how season ticket holders factor in to all of that. regardless of all of that, everybody is still floating. everybody is talking about it and so happy about it. >> it's a good problem to say, i can't get seats. i will have to watch it at home. my team is in it. >> everybody is excited. >> later on in the show, we're going to hear from gary kubiak and our broncos insider knows all. >> one of the hottest suvs, huge sellers. but they're not all the same, and consumer reports is going to stack them up and rank them. >> a special reunion for a man

his heart attack. one moment he was working out at the hospital and then a minute later a nurse saved his

oh, yeah. whoa, people. you're all focused on your

to give you a little white. you live in colorado. just before you head out the door, jump shot before you go to the store to grab something for dinner or just before you pick up the kids, it's snowing. i-25 and dry creek, it's not going to amount to much, but it is snowing out there. a lot of people are going, what? what? what's going on? >> this is right where it starts to slow down as you head into the cutoff there at c470. it's starting to back up. i don't know. if it stays like this, we should be able to get through the rush hour. if it gets heavier, maybe not. >> i know. it's like a surprise. >> it was still nice when i came in. i can't believe it. it popped up. >> there's one little orange sign there. there's one little bronco. >> . >> okay. noaa researchers say they found a way to get renewable energy to the entire country. it is based on a concept of a

interstate highway system. researchers say the entire grid would mostly work with existing trans mission line -- transmission lines. it would allow power to move seamlessly throughout the country. for example, electric companies with solar power, in some places, like california, could sell their energy to states back east, for instance. >> one of the main reasons is to allow commerce to move state to state. you're allowing regions with oversupply of fuel, solar or fossil fuels, and they're allowing it to be sold to a more high demand region. >> the researchers findings were published in today's journal nature climate change. >> speaking of energy related issues, stocks took another

the dow down more than 200 points as oil prices continue to fall on wall street. the s and p followed the dow and the nasdaq was off more than 72. so. remember the wall street between -- the relationship between wall street and chipotle, well, as their stock is hammered because of food poisoning, the broomfield based company has seen its shares rise more than 25% since the beginning of the year. the motley investment side says noodles investment made a investor conference, and that may have caused the spike. that and chipotle customers are out looking for new places to eat, and noodles is a big recipient of that. >> all day breakfast is apparently a big deal for mcdonald's.

china has given the fast food giant better than expected quarterly sales. today's report is really the first one to reflect the menu changes. one expert says in the short- term breakfast that's really helped that in the short-term, that has helped the company regain some of its mojo. it's popular. a lot of people like it. >> i like breakfast all day. >> they were struggling. >> they were. and they say a loot -- lot of shift workers love it. they start at different times of the day. >> have a hankering for breakfast. >> egg mcmuffin. >> at 2:00 in the afternoon. you can do it. compact suvs, they're the hottest segment. they're promoted as an all terrain vehicle. >> need a little four-wheel drive. they're easy on the gas. smaller to park there.

there's a down side. consumer reports found big differences. >> three of the most popular suvs were put to the test. the sue row -- subaru forester. >> all suvs are not the same. there's tires, stability control, all-wheel drive systems, when taken together, that's what terms how well the performance is in the snow. there was a 2.3 second difference between the forester and the rav4. it also did marketedly better climbing a hill with fresh snow. >> the forester drive system allows for certain amount of wheel flip, which helps it maintain momentum when it's climbing the hill.

and forester were able to stop in the same distance, but the crv took an extra 50 feet to come to the stop. the handling course showed the most differences. the rav4 had a tough time cornering with unresponsive steering. the honda control kept it from spinning out, but it required a lot of driver input to stay on course. the forester maintained the way it should perform. all in all, the forester did the best of the three. >> those are all over colorado, very popular here. >> consumer reports is saying no matter how your car is equipped, you should take them off in the winter in colorado, pep you go up the mountain a lot and get winter tires. >> great and deep snowfall. all-wheel drive is good at getting you started, but it will keep on the road and help

>> and those situations arrive? >> yep. >> quite a reunion at swedish hospital today, a man named dave frederick had a heart attack as he was working out at the hospital. he got the meet the nurse who was luckily working out next to him and saved his life. >> he slowed and went to your knees, and then your face and rolled off. so i was right there. >> that's not natural. >> i rolled you over and went through my nursing. who are you, where are you, what happened. >> what i responsive? >> you were alert. you knew who you were and where you were. i felt kind of dizzy. i fell off. >> clearly david does not remember this. after the heart attack, the nurse was able to use an aed and keep his heart beating with

medical profession that were at the gym at the same time. always be next to a nurse. then he crashed three more times before he became stable. look at him. he looks like the picture of health. the good news is no damage. not even a broken rib from cpr at the gym. his doctors say if it wasn't for christy, he would not be here today. >> that's incredible. all i know how to do is dial 911. i so appreciate people who know what to do. >> her reaction time, that's incredible. >> any more they give you those big audio cues. even an idiot like me, i would be freaked out completely. >> what did i say. it's good for her too. >> a happy ending. it's a great ending. >> broncos fever, all over the country today. >> yes, it is. >> hard to match the frenzy on the field, though. >> that was pretty crazy to

well, look at that, plus, coach

all right. this was just nuts. the end of yesterday's nfc championship game. you can ask anyone who was there about the environment at the end of the 4th quarter. it was electric. >> everyone said it was the loudest. long time season ticket holders were like, my ears, my ears. the end of the nfl season is something to remember. right in the middle of the craziness after the game, we always try to spot him on tv. they rush to the middle of the field to get peyton manning and tom brady shaking hands. you see them sprint to the center of it to get there.

maneuver. all of them just get a little bit banged up and bruised up too as they get the perfect shot at the end of the game. >> and that was one of them. >> that was the moment everybody wanted to see. but after every win, especially, but this moment because these are two legends talking. they have a lot of respect for one another and what they say and do. look at bill belichick chatting him up. you know he has a lot to say. >> he's so chatty. >> hardly. >> but gary kubiak did step in front of the cameras today to talk about the game ahead. work. we're not going to wait on anything. the fact we have two weeks, our preparation, how we do coaches and stuff, we're going to stay committed to our routine we've used throughout the course of the year. >> gary kubiak is aware that the carolina panthers are a really tough team to beat. he's reviewed some of the

team's most recent games they're tough. he said the broncos offense is going to have to play better. the panthers are a whole new team to game plan for. the super bowl is in two weeks in santa clara, california. they have their work cut out for them. how do you stop cam newton. >> exactly. >> instead, fans are happy and excited about the broncos. we have asked for your best photos and beautiful colorado pride and denver spirit, even mile high salutes. thank you for sending sending in some great photos as we head into super bowl 50. stay tuned for more challenges on all of our social media sites as well. >> panthers looked really tough. >> it was just an effortless thing. >> not that you want to dismiss the nfc, but that was like the

those were two fantastic teams, and what a great game. >> it was. really enjoyed it. >> and the weather is lovely. we'll be joined by gwen.

broncos spirit jury instructions exploding along the front range. flags are flying. even a broncos beach towel out there waving. a pretty good day to do that. and things come exploding from the sky. >> it's just surprising because we've had sun on and asp. then, boom. >> all of a sudden it's snowing. >> is that your house, belen is this. >> i love that.

it's still winter. yep, and we have very cold temperatures for today. the highs were able to bust into the upper 30s. let's get to the forecast. our normal high this time of year is 34 degrees. we made it to 36. the highs in the high country leadville. now. 30s, low 30s around town. oh, yeah, and we have snow. snow falling very lightly out at dia. when you factor in those winds coming in at 7 miles per hour from the north-northeast, it feels like 24 deagrees. out here in the backyard, i can tell you i'm under mostly cloudy skies. that snow has stopped falling, but our temperatures out here are around 30 degrees. let's get you to the weather for the rest of the state. that snow is falling down south. wonderful mother, superwoman, she's also being a weather

the snow is falling in castle rock. the view in boulder looks ominous. the snow falling over the flat iron. snow is very much on the light side. we have snow showers to the southeast of keensburg. in the high country, slight snow falling out toward the western slope. all travel advisories really have expired. we still have icy and snow packed roads in higher elevations. as we zoom out, most of that snow that's falling is mainly along the i-5 corridor. it is light -- i-25 corridor. the showers are going to race back. most of the commotion will be in castle rock. if you're watching, we still need you to report for us. kathy is out here. tune into channel 20. most of the snow show will be over. our skies will clear overnight

we'll be waking up to partly cloudy skies. the snow will be decreasing, the winds will be decreasing, our temperatures will be decreasing as well. as the skies clear, the temperatures drop to around 14 degrees. the lows around the state, below temperatures are possible for our mountain valleys and single digits in steamboat springs. the warmest temperatures will be out toward the eastern plain where is we can see 20-degree temperatures. three feet of snow so far for the month of january. we've seen a lot of white in the high country. broncos. i love read, white, blue. they team up to get the veterans out there to do some community things. picture. any white is quickly going to be moving to the south. our forecast tomorrow is

if you have any travel plans, you should be okay. as we take you through the day, we're going to start off chilly. so severe weather weather, closer to noon. 40 degrees and temperatures around 41. the forecast is just going to keep going up, up, up. tuesday, the high of 42. wednesday, 52. thursday, 57. 60s by friday and saturday. those are temperatures that are more typical in the middle of spring. for more on colorado weather, it's hard to believe we're going to be -- actually, it's not hard to believe, is it? we're going to have cold temperatures and springlike temperatures by the end of the week. we had it one day that, rapid change. >> that's what people love. it's golfing weather by the end

this week and skiing weather by the end of the week. famous face tattoo shows her passion for broncos

all right. this much we know -- and we've known this for a long time. bronco fans are everywhere. one of the most famous faces that's a bronco fan was on this morning. >> kate -- >> you're a fan? i'm a big peyton manning fan and i grew up in colorado. when he found his way to the broncos, our whole family was excited. >> did you put that on before and after? >> it was on my snap chat. >> kate hudson was committed. she knew it was going to happen. kate hudson has talked about all the christmases she spent

aspen area where goldie hawn and kurt russell have a home. hudson's tattoo is temporary, but she made the commitment before the game. >> kurt russell has actually called our newsroom before. i only know this because i answered the phone. this is kurt russell. >> yeah, sure it is. >> he had a weather question, he seemed happy. i think it might snow, kurt. >> okay. good-bye. thanks. >> i'm sure slackers get calls from famous people all the time. >> sorry, goldie hawn just texts me. who is a name dropper. come on. >> that was shameless, i admit. you know, the one time i answered the phone in the newsroom, and it was kurt russell. at first i'm going, oh, yeah, sure, good-bye. >> did he do his -- call me snake?

>> i'm a big fan. i can't believe that. >> i think he called me cubby. >> have you ever seen somebody completely distracted when they're driving? >> yeah there. 's a story out where somebody is literally reading a james patterson novel on their ipad while driving. >> it's a good read, but, yes, engrossed. >> flipping through pages. >> didn't even notice the cop that was pulling over. >> hold on. i'm almost to a really good part. >> oh, my gosh. >> the things you see. >> foods that you're like, you cannot eat that in a car. it happens all the time. >> yeah. >> i like when they're driving with their news.

>> how do you do that at 80. >> i watch tv shows. >> only when i'm stuck in traffic. >> he puts his phone where the horn is at and watches while he's in traffic. >> i wonder who was watching it like that, the the game. >> you don't leave the house during a bronco game. >> i agree. but what if? what if your wife is having a baby? >> you still don't leave the house. that's her problem. >> call me and let me know how things go. >> bye, honey. >> you are harsh. >> sorry, kim. >> we're getting the lowdown. >> he's going to tell you what for. >> have fun. >> all right. see you later. have a great day. >> see all the nice things we say about you on tv.

we have to get right to this opponent, in my opinion. i couldn't watch in the last few minutes. everybody said they get to brady fast, quick, often. how do they do that with cam newton? >> he's a tougher one. they have not faced a quarterback like this all year who has both the option of running and passing. you know what happens when a quarterback runs, ordinarily -- here's a simple arithmetic on playing defense. ordinarily defenses have their eleven guys, and on offense, they really count ten. the quarterback, he is hands off, with cam newton, it's 11 on 11. that's one guy that you're not used to accounting for if you're defense. that's what makes carolina so tough, the fact that he'll run.

you pass rush brady, it's stationary target, for the most part. with cam newton, he steps off, and there he goes. you're in trouble in several runningback too. i think he actually led -- i think he had a few more yards during the season. he was banged up at the end. cam can win the game by himself. alabama had won two straight national championships and were undefeated, and cam newton single-handedly defeated them. so nick saban spoke highly of cam as being a freak when he came out in 2011. it was interesting, 2011 draft, first player drafted was cam newton. >> and the rest of that class is really impressive. >> j.j.

patrick peterson. there's going to be hall of famers in that draft. >> well, you talk about that, and we'll give carolina their due, but let's talk about the broncos and peyton manning. i hate when people keep focusing on that age thing. that really frustrates me, but at least a sense that he's really living in the moment right now. >> yes, he is. i think because of his age, look at it positively. favorite. i think people are -- people sense the end is near, so they're trying to hang on to what they have left of him. >> right. >> and good for bronco fans for that because they did have a special quarterback here the last four years. i thought when he was up on the stage there with the trophy presentation and he was talking about, you know, it's been a special four years here with these great fans, and it's a special year with this organization, to me, it almost sounded like something you

so i do think he understands. and he dropped hints without saying it. he does stay in the moment. i think if he feels he gets outside of himself and creates this distraction like derek jeter did during the whole year. baseball is a different deal. you have all this dead time. you're trying to fill it anyway. football, everybody is so focused on the moment. even if he did make the decision, he will not say it during these two weeks leading up to the super bowl. >> it will be a special moment when we win. i know it's going to be a battle. >> going to be tough. this is the toughest team by far they've faced. now, carolina, you look at their schedule, and that nfc south is new orleans, lousy defense, you know, the tampa bay buccs have been a lousy team. atlanta falcons who did beat the carolina panthers this year.

so carolina has not seen a defense like denver is going to give them in santa clara on february 7th. >> well, we'll sneak up on them and whack them and win. it will be a good thing. >> they like to be the underdogs. >> we tell peyton we spit on 39. whatever, keep going. >> big deal. >> no big deal. >> all right. our science guy is in the house. steve spangler. >> who's also 39. and it's national opposites day. we'll see what that has to do with steve turning up with a handful of money, and a powerful kitchen blender.

okay. it's national opposites day, in case you didn't know. >> you're pretty good with your

-- balancing routine. look at that. look at that. it's just a magnet, ladies and gentlemen. it is national opposites day. i don't know what it means, but you're supposeed to can the -- to do the opposites thing. it's national opposite day. i thought about magnets but what about taking money and sticking it in a blender. let's start with magnets. there are many different times, we have bronco magnets. i have one you have to be careful of. >> will it stop my watch again. >> yet again. >> this is a neo -- it is a permanent magnet. i'm going to put this there. hand. it's okay.

that's how it works there, sparky. stay there. this is rare. >> you're not going to have kids, but you're done. >> i'm not going to be a pitcher in the league. >> those are powerful magnet. in fact, it's powerful enough that we can find iron in the craziest places. take a regular old dollar bill. i like to find a crisp one. that seems to work well. if we hold on to this, i'm going to hold it still. a dollar bill is magnetic. if you get close with the magnet, even one of our bronco magnets will do it. we're detecting iron in the paper. >> why is there iron in the paper? >> i don't know. >> counterfeit. when you stick this into a vending machine -- >> that's counterfeit? >> no, no. >> oh, it would be if it didn't have iron. >> that's not the evidence we really need. >> no.

get yourself a blender and put the dollar bill in there and then you just grind it up like this. so it's not a problem at all. use that to grind it up. now, a lot of people think they're going to jail. >> i only know him in passing. >> the rules are you can't deface money and put it back into circulation. everybody has been to the stock show. you put a penny in the thing and grind it, flatten it. >> but you keep it. you. >> you can't write on a dollar bill and put it into circulation. so take this, now, and you pour it into a zip lock bag. so i've sped the process up for you. here it is. so now, watch what happens. hold this on your hand. this goes here, put your other hand on top. turn it upside down, shake it like this. keep going, keep going, you're going great.

you can see it through here. up. >> here is the iron. look at this. here is the iron in the dollar bill. is that just amazing. you can actually pull the iron out of a dollar bill. >> opposites day from steve spangler.

we want to send the broncos off with your "mile high salute" video and pictures.. as the broncos make please continue to show us your bronco spirit. we want to show them off with our mile high salute. the broncos make their 8th 8th trip to the big game. 9news.com, post them on our facebook page or tweet us, hashtag we are broncos. give us that salute. >> smarty marty giving us the salute. that's really good. >> mile high salute. >> and do you know what, it is denver. we've got rapidly changing next.

in heavier bands, we could see about an inch. we have about a an hour's worth more snow. mainly to the south near castle rock. here is a look at the snow forecast that will take us through this evening. it's not any significant accumulation for the folks headed home. might need the use those windshield wipers. we'll have wet roads out there. all travel advisories continue across the state. remember the temperatures out there in some spots have not budged out of the teens, so that ice and snow is not going anywhere. for the rest of this evening, the skies will clear and temperatures will drop into the teens, and tomorrow the highs will be in the 40s from there, they keep going up, up, up. we're going to have temperatures in the 60s by the end of the week. it's going to feel a little more like spring. somebody sent an e-mail saying this is mother nature confetti. >> the broncos celebration. >> i like that. i think that makes prospect go broncos.

weather for them practicing all next week. >> all this week. before they head to california. >> can we do a mile high salute to say good-bye? good-bye, everyone. 9news at 5:00 is next. next at 5:00, why victim os of a home robbery may face charges in this case. the zika, how it may spread, according to the world health organization. estimated price tags for super bowl tickets. that's next on 9news. sun and snow and sun again have been the order of the day across the metro area. snow bands heavy at times in denver. clouds covered it back up again.

tonight with temperatures