part of that building. the gym. 9 news rorter, anastasiya bolton traveled to holly to find out what went wrong and how it can be fixed. >> reporter: we have a beautiful new school, we are proud of the fact that our boys won the state championship last year. >> success, not having home court advantage. as beautiful as this looks... >> it is hard to see. >>... they can't practice or play here because the brand new floor at the school completed in 2013 is not safe. >> for whatever reason, we had boards, lets say this much come up over an inch. stretches. if somebody would trip and fall, they could get hurt. >> holly school superintendent holman said the gym was usable the first year, the problems

fix allowed them to use it briefly last january, occasional hoops and a-- occasional hoops and a science fair. >> 4 different inspections that say, things need to be done. it sounds like in on the mechanical system. >> the latest inspection blames humidity, caused by multiple problems, including improperly installed floors and equipment. peterson construction is the main contractor and wouldn't do an interview but sent a statement saying they knew about the problems of the holly gym. they disagree, saying the equipment was installed properly, as was confirmed by third party inspectors in 2013 and 2015. they say they are currently trying to help pinpoint where the new wood floor. that floor will be delivered in the next 2 weeks. foot that bill right now.

funds that you can just take and keep putting back into a brand new facility. we don't feel like it should be in our ball park completely. >> reporter: anastasiya bolton, 9 news. >> the contractor did not respond to specific questions why it has taken so long to fix the floors in holly. snow showers across metro denver will move out shortly and those clear skies will mean much colder temperatures. we first saw the snow showers a little past 3:00 this afternoon at spear and logan. flurries started coming hard for a few minutes. temperatures tonight could drop into the teens. -- into the teens. kathy sabine joins us, we are been spoiled. >> we have, on the back part of the system we have waves of snow moving northwest to southeast complicating the latter half of the evening drive. we have a snow shower over downtown denver, the lows way

northwest flow we see the snow showers travel along the front range tonight. the heaviest of the snow will push south of the metro area between now and about 8:30 tonight and skies will gradually start to clear. in the spotty locations where you are seeing areas of purple you can pick up a half inch of accumulation. short lived. skies are expected to clear and rock. we are currently in the low 30s now, we will go into the teens overnight, we kick off a warming twend midweek that-- trend midweek that would see highs in the 60s. much more coming back. >> thanks a lot, kathy. 10 have died in avalanches past 10 days, making it the deadliest for slides in years. 11 have died this month, including 4 over the weekend. 14 this season. sunday a person was killed in

2 died in wyoming outside the jackson hole resort. saturday 1 of 3 snow mobilers died. a man and home in jefferson county, shot and killed a man craigslist sale. the sheriff's office is looking for the second robber who got away and whether the shooting was justified. deputies say 2 men showed up at the home to look at the man's model cars. the seller says the men pulled a gun on him, tied him up and went into the garage. the homeowner said he broke free, got his own gun and confronted the men trying to sell his car. one man left in the car they came in, the other who was shot took off in the homeowner's suv, crashed, and later died. scot robinson says the home ownser not protected by colorado's make my day law because the shooting did not happen inside the house. but he could be protected by self defense laws. >> you can use self defense, at

death. they can use deadly force the home. >> we still don't know all the details about what happened outside the home. today police found the older mustang that the other suspect drove away from the scene, a stolen car from lakerood and abandoned in federal heights. 2 separate, similar robberies are under and longmont. thieves armed with guns stole marijuana that had been advertised on craigslist. 9 news reporter jessica oh explains how the suspects were arrested. >> craigslist should be treated with caution, they recommend buying and selling in public places and with a friend. that is the advice longmont police say a 24-year-old man followed, offered to meet someone who responded to his ad at mcdonalds, it offered with free marijuana. it did not end well. >> he got into the person's vehicle and was robbed of his marijuana at gun point. >> people offer so-called free

selling it like that illegal, even in colorado. the suspect sped away, the victim followed and got the license plate for police which is how investigators figured the same car was involved in another marijuana robbery earlier in the day. >> fort collins police department had a similar incident. >> police caught the suspects after spotting the car with wyoming plates on i-25 and fort collins, several suspects were arrested and investigators say the victim wanted to give away free pot in longmont may be changed. >> probably trying to get around the laws of the state. our big concern was the robbery. >> and the dangers of buying and selling on the interset. jessica oh, 9 news. the suspects involved, all 4 of them are charged with aggravated robbery of a controlled substance. please officers shot a man early this morning in critical condition, greeley officers were called to a home on 16th avenue,

on reports of an intox icated man causing a disturbance. police used tasers which didn't work. officers say the man came toward them with a weapon and one of them fired. investigators believe the man stabbed himself in the chest. no officers were hurt. the man was wanted for felony assault and escaping custody of the department of corrections. a rancher in agate was shot and killed on his land saturday evening. edward butler noticed someone was inside his home so he took a closer look. this is a photo of the suspect. butler was found shot dead a short time later. the sheriff's office is asking the public for help identifying this man. the number to call with information is there on the bottom of the screen. suspect has an earring in his left ear and wear as large wrist watch on his left wrist. deputies are telling people the suspect should not be approached if seen. anyone with information is asked to call that number, 303-674-6745 . advocates for denver's homeless stood up today for the right to rest.

bill that failed to pass last yearism organizers with the advocacy group named denver homeless out loud rallied on the step thofz capitol to gain momentum for a second try. introduce it again. the bill outlines rights of homeless, a plate to sleep, right to accept food and maintain the privacy of their belongings. >> seen a lot of inivists and brutality-- injustice and brutality for little to no reason perpetuated by people that don't understand often people aren't to blame for their conditions. >> more towns and cities are passing ordinances that punish homelessness. critics are concerned it opens door for lawsuits. cu is boulder is popular. up 10%, 5 straight years of increasing application numbers. cu received 33,661 freshman

in-state increased 3%, out of state increased 12%. cu boulder's directioner of a missions want to-- admission wants to keep it at 6,300 students. fans show love for the team. a reunion between a heart attack survivor and the team that shaved his life.

christmas decorations now gone and replaced with orange and blue. broncos fans across the metro area are showing their true colors, hung from and plastered on homes and businesses. very proudly. public buildings in denver are lit with blue and orange, among them, the denver city and county building, denver's union station

they will stay that way for at least 2 weeks, super bowl 50 is february 7. it was the moment that made everyone stop, watch, and wonder what was said after the last place of the game, manning and brady shook hands and exchanged a few words. capturing the moments became a mad dash for photographers and reporters, sprint ing to the middle of the field to get the quarterbacks meeting on camera, 9 news sports producer brian knows the drill, hold the camera above your head and try your best to ignore all the elbows and hard bumping that goes along with the territory. there is is no good time and place to have a heart attack. but right next to a swedish hospital nurse is not the worst place. that is for sure. today, a reunion between david frederick and the nurse, christy was working out when frederick had a heart attack running on a treadmill the day after

using cpr and aud to jump start his heart atill paramedics arrived. >> i was the luckiest person on earth. i mean, there is no way i should be here. very fortunate i was where i was when it happened, that christy the nurse was there as i fell. the paramedics knew what they were doing and everyone here knew, the odds of me making it were slim. >> doctors say he is fortunate to be alive, he coated 3 more times before stabilized after leaving. no heart damage and he avoided broken bones in the process of cpr. >> a miracle. >> yep. colorado's weather could be the envy of everyone back east. >> absolutely.

hello, welcome back, meteorologist kathy sabine outside the 9 backyard which resembles a snow globe. the ground is barely wet. as we look outside we can see a little snow on the camera lens and the snow is impacting the latter half of the evening drive, no showers moving rapidly from the northwest to southeast

high today 37 is cooler than the average of 44. at the airport, snow showers, 28, winds east-southeast at 5. cloudy, calm in the backyard with a few snow flakes time to time and 28 outside the studios. we are tracking the fast-moving snow showers on the back sid of low pressure, east-- back side of the low pressure, east of the area. the purple is where we are seeing heavier snow drop a half inch of snow. drier air is working from the north, as will be the trend. travel advoyeurs have canceled throughout the state. our area of low pressure is off to the east with the advisories pushing into new mexico and central texas. in the high country, the snow is amazing, 24 hour snow reports 6-17 inches. we may add to the numbers on the back side of the system but we are about to settle into a warm and drying trend with highs above average the rest of this week. here is the low, making its way

system already moving on shore. in california the high pressure anchors where it is, keep a lot of the precip and energy to the north of us. things are calming in the east coast area but another storm system tracking that way, more rain and snow in an area where they don't need it will complicate an already difficult travel scenario across philadelphia, chicago, and new york. sunny tomorrow with a cool 40. they will turn heavier between colorado springs and pueblo, other than a few high clouds overnight. smooth travel on i-25 and i-70 corridor, up in the mountains we look for overnight lows between zero and 10 above. lower elevation temperatures between 10 and 15 degrees. cool. keep the jacket handy, it will look warmer. outside although pueblo at 50, almost 50 in pueblo, 50 lamar, 28 aspen. the numbers will be milder than the numbers we speerned today.

few snow showers between now and 8:00 and skies clear, winds remain light shifting from the east and north to the south and southwest, that will dry us out, push us mid 30s by lunchtime but we stay under 40 for much of the day. we come close to 50 wednesday and close to 60 for the second half of the week. a weak system approaching thursday may keep us from hitting 60. we will monitor that for you. saying goodbye to january with above-average highs and looking at another storm and another chance for snow on monday. beautiful scene in the wheatridge area. the broncos will be dressed in white for the golden super bowl. bronchs wore that color 1987 when they lost to the giants in super bowl 21 and 1999 when they beat the falcons in super bowl 33. first of many decisions the team

>> we got started on that stuff this morning. very impressed with how organized everything is already. that tells you what the organization is all about. yeah, that is important. you know, i know the years i had the opportunity to go, want to get all those taken care of so you can focus on football. our organization is on top of it and doing a great job already. >> that means the panthers will be dressed in black like the villains they are. panthers have only played in the super bowl once before, they wore white when the new england patriots beat them in super bowl 38. if peyton manning can lead the broncos to the super bowl championship, it would be one of the most remarkable stories in profootball history, heck, considering how his season went, the conference title is pretty amazing. >> his 4th conference championship game, 15th overall post-season appearance, he has twoefbl post-season victories looking for 13 to date. >> didn't look good the first 2 plays. had a big first play and second

emmanuel made the good play and we found a little rhythm. >> he throws, daniels is there, with the catch, touchdown denver! >> the run, the 12-yard run. >> you go, peyton. 92 they dropped a lot of guy-- >> they dropped a lot of guys in coverage, 5 guys out. trying to find a hole in the front side or back side. they had it covered well. >> the broncos are going to super bowl 50. >> i have great respect for tom. as a player, as a friend, and for the job he has done as a quarterback for that franchise. >> 2015 afc champions. >> i am fortunate and grateful to have the opportunity to contribute still in some way and i am very, it is a great haun toor be going to back to super

super bowl 50. 9 news coverage of the championship game ends in a photo finish. >> to repeat tonight's top stories for the fashion freaks, the broncos will be in white, the pankers in black. i understand why they are not wearing orange, 0 and 4 in

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snow showers coming to an end, drier air from to the northeast. mid teen's and close to 60 the end of the week. wouldn't that be something? say goodbye to january with 60 degrees. >> goodbye. >> solid bounce. >> it is all about that, you

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