the university of denver is investigating what police are calling forcible fondling cases. another one happened at iliff and josephine. they searched the area but could not find the suspect. forcible fondling is an fbi crime definition of unwanted forms of sexual contact. and this is the third reported case at the university since last wednesday. 21st. d. u. says that happened near east wesley and south high. the next one was reported three days later near asbury and josephine. investigators believe the suspect in all three forcible fondling reports was a six foot tall man and in the first case he was wearing a hat with ear flaps. again, right now, police are still gathering information, and they are not completely clear if it is the same person in each of these events but they believe it is. flames broke out around

on welten street and 24th. 11 people were inside and escaped the fire, and one man has serious injuries today. now, the people who live there, describe this building as transitional housing for people who don't have a permanent home. and one man who escaped the fire with his family says the smoke was so thick, he could barely see his way out. >> you couldn't see. you couldn't breathe. nothing. if i would not have known the layout of the building, i would not have made it out. we lost everything. all of our important paperwork. everything in the room. it is devastating. >> the fire burned down a staircase inside that home. it also brought down a power line behind the building. firefighters have not determined exactly where the fire started or how it began. and another man had just moved into his home two weeks ago. an after last night's fire, at the house in evergreen, he is back now looking for another place to stay.

from the burning home safely. the second and third floors of though. firefighters say they could see the flames from about a mile and a half away last night. and making this fire harder to fight, is the fact that crews had to truck in water because there are no nearby fire hydrants. all right, it is a little beautiful. just gorgeous outside. and blue skies. warming up. but you can see the words on the bottom of the screen there. snow, wind and cold are in the forecast. so danielle is joining us from the backyard with an update on what she is expect can. hi, danielle. >> first things first. can we get a lawn chair or something out here. >> so nice. >> gorgeous. picture-perfect conditions. remind me of today when we get to next monday and tuesday when that next storm system moves in. it does look to bring us a little bit of snowfall around here. we will talk about that in just a bit but we got to relish in the bright blue skies overlooking boulder and the flat irons. do some hiking. get out and about. enjoy the fresh air that we have. temperatures over there in

and denver. and cooler fort morgan at 43. and teens in cremling. spring. the foothills, occasional gusts, 25 mile-an-hour speeds. and it is quiet and calm around the i-25 corridor. the winds however will pick up late tomorrow afternoon. here it is, the high wind warning, this will continue, through 6:00 on saturday. and if you are traveling up there towards southern wyoming, we could have some wind gusts along i-80, up to 60 miles an hour. on the radar and satellite, you can see, it is not a whole lot going on. the high pressure is still in control of our weather pattern and that is bringing us the cloud-free afternoons. and beautiful temperatures this afternoon for the drive. and great, roll down the window, enjoy, we will be in the low 50s and then cool things off once the sun begins nice today. nice tomorrow. weekend. it will be okay. it kind of turns into a mixed bag though on sunday when the next storm system just kind of

and then really unleashes its fury on monday and early tuesday. kyle, i will time it out for you and let you know what i'm thinking as far as snow accumulation. >> everybody wants to hear what you are thinking. thank you, danielle. see you shortly. colorado state university is currently developing new vaccines for the department of defense. vaccines that fight off viruses that cause inflammation of the brain. this is happening at csu's bio pharmaceutical and manufacturing and resource center. they have come up with other diseases already for ebola and marburg thanks to other pentagon contracts. this new contract is focused on beating mosquito-born encephalitis viruses. while the primary purpose is to protect u.s. soldiers overseas, it is possible these vaccines could be used in an endemic outbreak. the donald trump-less republican presidential debate is hours away. bill o'reilly tried to convince

so far, trump is not budging and adding a new wrinkle to a wild race at the iowa caucuses just four days away. here is nbc's peter alexander. >> reporter: donald trump betting he is bigger than fox news. >> the republican front-runner will be in des moines tonight but not at the final g.o.p. debate before iowa. instead, touting a special event benefiting veterans at the exact same time. at a college auditorium. just miles away. late wednesday, trump defended his fox news boycott on fox news. >> i was not treated well by fox. they came out with this ridiculous pr statement, it was like drawn up by a child. and it was a taunt, and i said, you know, how much of this do you take. >> host bill o'reilly all but begged the billionaire to reconsider appealing to his appetite and christian faith. >> as i bought you so many vanilla milk shakes. >> forgive. go forward. answer the questions. look out for the folks. just want you to consider it. you owe me milk shakes.

>> well, even though you and i had an agreement that you wouldn't ask me that, which we did, i will therefore forget that you asked me that. but it is not up to me, bill. >> here in iowa -- >> it is gentle donald. if gentle donald cannot handle meghan kelly. >> cruz has not given up on the duel. naming a time and place. and iowa should be offended by trump. >> the men and women of iowa should deserve to look the candidates in the eye and have questions. and whether we are fiscal conservatives or simply saying what is politically expedient to get elected. >> across the board, trump's challengers piled on, chris christie called trump's move a mistake. >> i think any time you have a podium and microphone and 15 to 20 million people watching, in an election campaign, you should take it. >> jeb bush not buying it. telling reporters i have a $20

>> but rushing to trump's defense, rush limbaugh. >> donald trump knows that by not showing up, he is owning the entire event. >> still, long before trump ever attacked moderator meghan kelly he praised her. this exchange from 2011 discussing a debate trump was trying to host. >> now, going viral. >> do you really think that are am? >> no, i could never beat you. there would nobody contest. have you done a great job, by the way and i mean it. >> that is funny to see that. that was peter alexander reporting for us. if trump does change his mind, even at the last minute, his veterans event is only 8 minutes away from where the debate is being held. today, january 28, marks 30 years since the nation was stunned by the explosion of the space shuttle challenger. 73 seconds after liftoff, a failed seal called an o-ring caused the shut toll blow up killing the seven astronauts on board.

that people do remember very well where they were when they saw it. and heard about it. gary shapiro was at cape canaveral with the photojournalist manny supello doing stories on the colorado connection to the mission. c. u. boulder graduate and statute ellison onizuka was on board. and it also had a satellite on the shuttle called spartan halley, designed to study halley's comet and they were with six elementary school kids and their teachers from boulder county. the kids had won a contest to watch the launch in person. something they are all still very emotional about three decades later. >> dave augiliar who led the trip down from bolivar state, this is just after the accident, and he just turned to us and said they're dead. they're all dead. and that was an explosion. and that moment was the first time i had ever been in contact with mortality in that way.

the challenger crew today. during a day of remembrance at the kennedy space center in florida. it will also include other members of the space agency family who lost their lives in actions involving apollo one and the space shuttle columbia. well, next week, there is going to be an emergency meeting that will determine whether the zika virus should be considered an international help emergency. if you have $100,000 and don't know what to do with it, you could be the proud owner of one of these, minus the flux

hi there. i'm meteorologist danielle grant in the backyard. near 60-degree day in denver in january. that? if you're a snow lover, next week certainly looks to be good. we are talking about some big- time snowfall around us here. and just not the case today. and up in the mountains, it has day. we will be talking about fresh powder moving in sunday, monday, and into tuesday, though. and overlooking downtown denver, and off in the distance, the foothills, looking mighty fine in all of that blue. we are at 53 at the airport. and some spots along the eastern plains already climbing into the low 60s. ray, burlington, i'm looking at you, 14 in kremling. and low 50s at the airport. mostly sunny skies. the winds just a hair breezy out of the southwest. the humidity is relatively low. in the backyard, the temperatures are slowly climbing up in the upper 40s. and give it some time. once the sunshine soaks in this afternoon, we will be looking

degrees. out at the airport in downtown, low 60s along the eastern plains. 30s and 40s to the high country. it really should be a nice end to the workweek. again, tomorrow, another beautiful one. most of the midsection of the country, is looking nice and quiet. we have been tracking some snow showers, pushing in, across the great lakes. and also down across the mid atlantic coastline, into florida, and then on to the northwest, and another disturbance moving in for them. meanwhile, around here, it has been quiet. quiet and calm. until tomorrow morning. that's when things start to speed up. as far as the winds go. i will fast forward and you can see by about 8:00, 9:00 tomorrow, the wind gusts in the 50 mile-an-hour range, with the foothills, and around here, 15 to 20 mile-an-hour gusts possible. it is still going to be a breezy one. leading us into saturday morning. so just a wee little disturbance pushing through the high country and that is going to allow for the wind speeds to kick up just a bit. here it is, 7:00 tomorrow morning, we will wake up to a few clouds around the denver metro area and kind of keep them in the forecast, for most of your friday. and by 5:00, a couple of light

northern and central mountains. but we stay dry, for eastern colorado. dry for the first half of the weekend. and then we will be talking about big sometime snow, so far out at the airport, 26.1 inches, average, around 57. so looking ahead toward this next storm system, certainly looks like the central and southern mountains will have the greatest amount of snow. but the denver area just sitting on the fringe kind of between the 8-12 inches, keeping us going through about tuesday evening. tonight, 31. just a couple of high level clouds out there. really mild and comfortable. and we stay in the 50s for the start of the weekend. and then that snowfall develops on sunday. bringing us the heaviest snow and the gusty winds, on monday, and cool temperatures, kicking

a french police official says a woman has been detained at a disney land in paris shortly after police ap henned a plan she was with who was found with two handguns and a koran. the official says the woman did not appear to be armed. no other suspects are currently being pursued at the park, which is east of paris. we are now learning more about a colorado woman who died while living in austria. the 25-year-old was working as a nanny there. lauren mann's body was found in her apartment in vienna. police there believe ler death may have been -- her death may have been a homicide but this morning we learned the autopsy has not revealed a cause of death.

she graduated from c. u. in 2012 with a degree in music. scientists are trying to figure out where schizophrenia comes from believe they have zeroed in on one thing in particular. a normal brain process that somehow gets kicked into overdrive. the new research links the disorder to a problem with a trimming back, or a pruning of connections between brain cells, which is a process that occurs naturally, in adolescence and early adulthood. christs now believe that if that process goes on too long, a person's risk of schizophrenia may go up. and researchers say the new findings could some day lead to ways to treat this disease, and even prevent it. the world health organization says the zika virus is spreading explosively. and they have called an emergency meeting, of health exertses that will take place on -- experts that will take place on blond. it will determine whether zika should be declared an international health emergency. the prediction is there could be as many as 4 million cases of zika over the next year.

and zika is a mosquito-born virus that has been strongly linked to severe birth defects. if you are thinking about the new year and buying a new car, delorean is building replicas of a famed car we all saw in the back to the future movies. they will only make about 300 replicas. the company has remained in business by refurbishing old deloreans, originally 9,000 were sold. well, get this. those refurbished deloreans cost about $45 to $55,000. the replicas will cost closer to $100,000. when they go on sale early next year. you won't be able to travel through time though. it will not contain a flux capacitor. >> what is in it for $100,000, right? after decades, finally barbie is evolving. meet matel's newest additions,

well, finally, decades after the popular zol doll first came out, it is being offered in all shapes and sizes. i'm talking about barbie. barbie is in three shapes now, petite, tall and curvy. they can be ordered on line only at the matel shop. and the original unattainable body shape is being sold too but matel is trying to bring her in line with diverse body types and the diverse group of kids who play with her. online only. and we had to show you this video. because it warmed our hearts. we think it will for you as well. this newborn eaglet, was captured and having the first baby with his mother. thanks to the eagle cam. they can be messy eaters, that's for sure, but they sure

the entire video is on wusatv9.com. go check it out. so cute. all right. there is a lie school in georgia that -- high school in georgia that is receiving a lot of negative feedback for what a booster team is attempting to give away in a raffle. the wrestling team booster club at pickens school is raveling off this nine millimeter pistol. a local gunshot donated the weapon valued at about $400. there are some guidelines with the raffle. the wrestling team says the winner must be at least 21 years old and pass a federal and state background check. after members of the community spoke out, the district says it is not conducting the fundraiser, and it doesn't have any control or authority over what a booster club can and cannot do. >> all right. i wonder how many people bought ralph tickets. here is another story that has a lot of people talking today. look at 5:00 actor leonardo dicaprio meeting with the pope

and the pontiff and oscar nominated actor share a big interest in climate change. leonardo dicaprio was just presented with an award for his green campaigning at the world economic forum in switzerland. the actor is currently out also promoting his current film revenant. what is the difference between kids and drunks? not much, according to uber. that's what they say. wait until you see how they re- purposed an old '80s game to

okay. so uber has a solution they think for how to entertain the drunks in the backseat of the car at the ends of a long night. >> okay. >> and they are bringing back the bop-it. the game from the '90s. do you remember bob-it, twist it, pull it. they think it will keep people in the back occupied and busy and they are in close quarters and that way they won't mess

>> they are just testing this out in charlotte, north carolina. >> to see how it goes. >> see if it works. >> and thinking that people who have had too much to drink are just like kids. and so let's treat them like that, with a toy. >> whatever works. >> whatever keeps them entertained i guess. >> that would drive me crazy as a driver. bop-it, twist it, slam it. >> get me home safe. >> yes. oh, my goodness. beautiful the next couple of days. we will be watching the next storm pushing through on sunday, monday and tuesday, and quickly clear out and we will start to warm up from there. okay. we are still looking at the middle there, though. all right.