>> a driver in his 80s hits a pedestrian and then crashes into a wal-mart. >> donald trump drops out of a debate. >> a substitute teacher is arrested in a sting designed to catch people looking for sex with underage girls. >> living on the edge. the apartment building at the center of a real life cliff hanger. >> is this a real thing? is this house really for sale? >> trade ago house for superbowl tickets. the offer that really was too good to be true. >> and how close the avalanche got to putting a hall of fame goalie back on the ice. 9news starts now. >> an off duty jefferson county sheriff's deputy has been shot. that is one of two wounded in aurora across the street from

we are told the deputy is in serious condition. whitney wild joins us from there. >> reporter: this started around 7:30. the deputy was not in uniform. he is fighting for his life with serious injuries. that suspect who was shot was shot by that off duty jefferson county deputy. he was shot in the leg. he is at the hospital and expected to be okay. police now on an intense man hunt looking for that other suspect. now, here is what we know. witnesses say that they heard gunshots. one man we spoke with said that the victim in this case was his mother's boyfriend. another man we spoke with says the moment he heard gunshots he heard about six. he ran outside and saw that jefferson county deputy lying on the ground. his gun to one side. his badge to another. he rushed to his side and held his head as he lay bleeding.

>> the other guy there called 911 and i held his head up. we put pressure on his wounds and talked to him. he said it hurt. where is everybody? i said there's people on the way. >> reporter: again, a very terrifying scene here, especially for that man who was shot. there are several agencies out here assisting. arapahoe county sheriff's office assisting. police on a seriously intense man hunt for another man. they have tweeted out the description for anyone in the area to keep their eyes peeled. we are going to send it back to you. >> all right whitney. we know the suspect described has a brown jacket and he is on foot in that area. whitney wild thank you. there has been a deadly development to a standoff between federal forts in a militia that took over a federal building in oregon. since the start of the year,

shots were fired and one person was killed. there is no information about the person that died. five people were taken into custody at one scene and another man was taken into custody elsewhere. among them is the group's leader ammon bundy. all those arrested will face charges of conspiracy to impede officers through force, intimidations, or threats. we are following a developing story out of seattle. several people have been shot at a homeless camp at the interchange between i-5 and i- 90. two are dead, three are wounded. that area is known to people in seattle as the jungle. the mayor was in the middle of a speech about seattle's homeless when he was told about the shooting. we will update you if we get more information on the incident. >> donald trump is boycotting the event.

moderator megyn kelly because she is biased against him. cruz want to go one on one with him saying trump could even choose the moderator. a substitute teacher at a denver elementary school is accused of trying to have sex with underaged girls. it was part of a sting operation in adams county. all face charges for child sex trafficking soliciting a prostitute. three of the ten are here illegally from mexico. two others hold positions of public trust. sura t patit works in colorado. he didn't have access to children, but is part of the investigation. they really need the public's help with the other arrest. david hocker is a teacher at warren village. there is a high chance he could be tied to other similar crimes since he worked at other schools in the past. we called warren elementary

a background check on him. but no one has gotten back with us. >> i have not talked to any of the add administrators at the school. it is very concerning and the reason we put that information on press release is so that people can know where this individual is sat. and there's not any speculation what school this individual was teaching at. >> ice didn't tell us where or how the sting operation came about. they can't release too many details for investigative reasons. three of the suspects appeared in court today. the rest includeing the teacher are expected tomorrow. a driver going at least 50 miles an hour struck a pedestrian penning him to the side of a wal-mart in lakewood. the man was waiting for a bus near sixth and wadsworth when the car hit him. he died after the crash. the driver is a man in his 8 0z

mechanical problem with the car that caused him to drive off the road across the sidewalk and into the building. slow down. the driver has not been taken into custody. for the first time in a long time, the number of apartments available are up. the vacancy rate has gone from months. the northwest part of denver vacancy rate. above 10%. rent is still higher than they were a year ago, though there are signs the prices are starting to stabilize. pacifica is on a precipice. it is the name of a town on the edge of an ocean crumbling into it. coastal erosion blamed on el nio is threatening the homes of dozens of people in northern california. just a few feet separate apartment buildings from disaster. 20 people living there received evacuation orders. there is no telling when the

more storms are expected through march. >> el nio pretty much guarantees we will have more numerous storms and that is a pounding effect on the coastal erosions. >> last night, the city council in pacifica approved an emergency declaration allowing the city to ask for state and erosion. so, what would you trade for superbowl tickets? many people thought a man in erie was trading his house. turns out, it was all a prank 9news reporter steve staeger how to get revenge. >> reporter: if you want to know how hot real estate is in this area ask brian lusk about the phone calls he has been getting. this is the first. >> is this a thing? is this house really for sale? i was clueless. i said i think you must have the wrong number. she goes well i'm looking at an ad in the newspaper saying your house is for sale. >> reporter: there couldn't be an ad. he and his family just moved in six months ago. they are settling into their

but sure enough, there it was. >> 2100 square feet. two bed, two bath. offer. >> reporter: that is a good description of his house. there was even a picture of it. then this. >> getting divorced. leaving her with nothing. will sell home for two tickets to the superbowl. >> reporter: that was the moment he realized this was far from serious. >> i have a buddy two is a good pittsburgh steelers fan. and we had some bets going for the steelers game and the broncos won. i rode him pretty hard two to of heck. >> reporter: this is how his buddy got back at him. >> he ran an ad in the denver paper. >> reporter: and the phone calls started rolling in. 20 rows up. first class air fare and a

none out of the is true. the house isn't for sale and the marriage? >> not getting divorced as far happy married right babe? right. so i think we are good there. >> reporter: now he is asking about it. friend. >> all right brian. it's coming baby. i got all the bronco nation back at you. reporting. so, two requests from brian. if you see this ad, don't call him. he is having trouble keeping his battery charged in his phone with all the calls he has been getting and he wants your advice on how to get back at his buddy. we have a lively discussion on the 9news facebook page. there are some pretty creative solutions. >> i bet he will have payback. a little later on the tonight show, jimmy fallon talks about some pros and cons for the superbowl.

enthused about it. >> you have the denver broncos panthers. the biggest game of the year. so let's take a look at the pros and cons of going to the here we go. pro, they are calling this year's game the golden superbowl. con, the golden superbowl is also what donald trump asked for at super cup. >> the tonight show is after 9news and the 9news superbowl update that will air in its entirety starting at about 10:40. an arizona cardinals fan believes so much in his team last week that he got a tattoo superbowl 50. yeah, jose is not happy with the loss to the panthers, however, he has no regrets about geting the tattoos. others are blaming him, however, for the team's loss. >> people are like dude, you are the jinx. you did it. you are the reason they played so bad. but, i don't know. [ laughter ] >> he says some people have

threats against him and he is now taking precautions just in case. now he hope it is cardinals make it to superbowl 51 and he says if that happens he will add something to that tattoo. you might think the seahawks might be the last to cheer for the broncos. but our partners in seattle have heard a lot of people on social media that don't much care for cam newton and they want to see peyton manning go out a winner and those who like to pull for an underdog. on 9news.com and the 9news facebook page, you can find the story and read me about why seattle fans are cheering for denver in superbowl 50. you can also see comments from broncos fans about seattle showing denver some love. >> it would be something if peyton were to win. pretty special. still ahead, remembering the man whose famous face was a big part of the god father and several television hits as well. then a new landmark coming to the top of one of colorado's mountains.

snow, so she went with a one horsepower option. plus, how close we will get to 60 degrees later in week. >> and how many peyton manning jerseys do you they the broncos will bring to the superbowl?

>> safe your money. >> one of the greatest character actors hollywood has known died today at the age of 94. abe vigoda will be remembered for roles on barney miller and the god father. he had a droopy worn face. those where the characters he played the best. he played on a snickers superbowl ad with betty white old. there were reports that he had

to a twitter account disputing reports but his daughter says he died in his sleep at her home in new jersey. abe vigoda was 94 years old. one of colorado's most best known natural features will get a new landmark. plans are in the works to build peak. city leaders in colorado springs say it is one there has outlived its usefulness. four designs were considered. one chosen was a design with a raised upper level and sweeping vista views. the architects say it will have titanic movement with a grand move from a point that is similar to the end of a ship. that is pretty spectacular. $20 million. no word on when construction will start. >> wow. police in fort collins take crime very seriously even when it come to the case of a stolen fish. they solve the case and it turned into a story about crime and punishment.

they where fort collins officers recovered a large stuffed marlin stolen from fuzzy's tacos, thought we weren't herring right, don't be shellfish. sink twice and dolphinly, don't sell things for the halibut. [ laughter ] >> that took a while to come up with all those puns. really. really. colorado parks and wildlife says there is a lesson in the video of a bull moose tangled in a swing in summit county. it is a perfect example of the consequences of attracting wide life. the homeowner admitted to using salt. they had to subdue the moose with a tazer long enough to cut the rope and then set it free. >> oh boy. a woman in north carolina

always gets stuck in the snow no matter what. after the last storm moved through her state, she ditched the horse for a different kind of horsepower. kathy sabine will love this. gabby saddled up her horse rascal and headed out into the snow. she thought it would be good exercise for rascal. one big problem, rascal doesn't come with headlights. while she made it to work, she had to leave early, otherwise, she would be wandering in a wood somewhere lost. she and rascal. >> take a flashlight right kathy? >> kathy? [ laughter ] >> hello? >> whoever can come up with horse headlights will be a millionaire. >> yes, that's what it can was. >> i love that story. i love it. >> we thought you needed headlights to find the backyard. >> i was kind of nervous. can you hear me? i love it when will puts those so much fun.

the 9 backyard. not too shabby for tuesday in january. did you see the sunset? if you missed it you are in luck. signs of the broncos orange everywhere you look. the sunset really spectacular up and down the front range. there's enough cloud cover just to make it interesting. sunset on the planes so we have a western theme to our weather cast tonight. our high temperature 42 is just a couple of degrees shy of 44. we came close to 50 in southeast colorado. we enjoy those 50s over the weekend with temperatures up week. but they will be rebounding and week's end. 27 at the airport. winds are southwest at 7. but calm here in the 9 backyard. clear skies, cold temperatures in the upper 20s across the urban corridor. i'll have to show you our storm is rapidly moving into the midwest. second low we are tracking in the gulf of mexico bringing showers for houston. wind and snow across the midwest to northeast. they are bracing for another round of wintery weather. still digging out from the weekend storm.

moving on shore in the pacific northwest. high pressure anchored where it is will bring a lot of precipitation and energy to the north of us. there is a quick little wave that just gives a glancing blow to northeast colorado. a few clouds, a bit of a wind shift. the wind and snow headed into the midwest. that's the trend for the next few days. warm dry weather settling in with temperatures trending above average. the cold air retreating into the midwest. boston, philadelphia, new york, bracing for more snow and wind. around here, no snow in the short term forecast. a few clouds coming in with that weak front that just kind of skirts across the northeast border during the day. a bit of a wind shift in the afternoon. a decent day up and down the i- 25 corridor and in and out of the high country on i-70 and the snow pack numbers are pretty amazing as well. so nice to have numbers like this headed into what could be another potential drought year for us.

know about all the powder up there. overnight lows, single digits, teens. mid teens in some of the areas. warmest readings found in southeast colorado. numbers running above average for denver out to the northeast corner. cool in the high country. but a nice day coming up. snow covered areas like bailey and idaho springs will range from 42 to 48 degrees for high temperatures tomorrow. forecast for you for tonight, we are calling for fair skies. light winds. cold low of 23. tomorrow, temperatures jump into the mid 40s . we will hover around 50 in the afternoon. a sunny day until the afternoon with just a few high clouds about. we come close to 60 for the second half of the week. there is a weak wave that may come in on thursday that may keep us from getting there. light snow coming in sunday night on what could be moderate snow and cold. for monday and tuesday of next week. i'm tracking a southern colorado low for early next week. a low february. stay tuned on that one.

beautiful evening around the area with that moon. drew is in next with sports. you never know what he is up to. stay with us.

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>> from colorado's sports leader, here's drew soicher. >> did you know broncos linebacker von miller was almost a panther? carolina considered selecting him with the first overall pick in the 2011 draft but they chose quarterback cam newton instead. now, they will meet in the superbowl which is particularly special for von who missed superbowl 48 due do injury. >> i remember after the superbowl, sitting in the

you have guys crying. it is a depressing moment. laurente didn't play too. all the guys who hadn't been there, i want today do it. that is just where i put my mind at. we grind to get back. and it is a true blessing. >> so ready or noted, here we go. just one day after selecting the jerseys wearing the superbowl, the broncos shipped them all over to the tailor for alterations. aaron matas is in stitches. >> and here we go. >> reporter: this is starting to get real. the official logo for superbowl 50 is now where it belongs. >> the patch is cool. time. and, it has gold on it. it is beautiful. it is really going to be shining.

her day with needle, thread, orange, and blue. >> i have peyton manning's jersey. >> reporter: she plays an important role for the broncos. >> i do all of the jerseys starting in may. we do all the fittings for the coaches. and, we sew on all the patches. >> reporter: these are her favorite to stitch on. >> two years ago, of course, it was kind of a sad ending. and this time, we hope it will be a very happy ending. >> reporter: each logo takes about six minutes. >> and i have about 100 to do. so, it will take me some time. [ laughter ] >> reporter: 100 because everyone gets at least two jerseys. peyton manning, he gets six. >> they want him to look nice. [ laughter ] >> reporter: you would never want to patchwork approach to a superbowl game. but in this case, it is just fine. aaron matas, 9news. >> there was a brief period of time this afternoon when avalanche head coach patrick roy seriously thought he may

team's emergency goal tender. semyon varlamov was back in denver attending a civil trial and calvin pickard was sick. so roy put the pads on in practice, but pickard started to feel better and the ads called up roman wilson. so pat ty got to wear a suit. he allowed the sharks to score a couple of quickies. avs trail 5-0 in the third now. strange but drew. cole janson of ottawa informed winger bobby ryan that dad promised a new puppy if he scores a goal. you know what happens next. ryan knocked a rebound in during a 3-0 victory over the new york rangers and with the exception of dad, all the jansons started to celebrate. strange but drew.

be bobby. >> that's a good story. and the patrick roy story, that could have been so cool. >> there is still time. a few minutes to go.

>> not too shabby. saying good-bye to january with temperatures close to 60. >> go for 70. >> i could not go for 70. but the next thing i'm tracking comes back monday. so stay tuned. >> yeah. >> go for 60. come on, 59 degrees? >> we are right there. i don't want to get your hopes up. >> false hopes. >> don't say it. >> here is something you can bet on, the superbowl update is next. you won't miss a minute in the tonight show. jimmy will be here in less than ten minutes.

superbowl 50. very funny. we will update tomorrow morning. gone everybody. >> false expectations.