calm before the storm. a big system could be heading right for us. early estimates for the snowstorm are between six and 12-inches. weather center with updates. your help identifying a person

right now, it's the calm before the storm. a big system could be heading right for us. early estimates for the snowstorm are between six and 12-inches. marty is in the weather center with updates. investigators need your help identifying a person of interest in a bank robbery in

it happened at champion bank on centre court yesterady. deputies tell us, a man held up the bank at gunpoint, ordered customers to the ground, grabbed some cash, and took off. we're told the robber wore a nylon mask, and had a fake mustache and beard. he also held a gun possibly with a laser on it. crimestoppers is offering a two thousand dollar reward for information leading to and arrest. you don't have to give youor name. the broncos are getting in a few practice days before they head to california. that means they are answering a lot of questions about the superbowl. for peyton manning - it's also a chance to address the latest reports about an investigation. he talked about the latest reports the n-f-l is reviewing accusations from last year's al jazeera report that his wife had human growth hormone sent to their home when he was recovering from neck surgery. peyton didn't want to talk about another lingering

conversation about his "last rodeo." some people on the fireld say they heard him thank patriots coach bill belichick because this could be his last rodeo. instead he joked about privacy in those post-game conversations. happening today: the mountan vista high school student accused of plotting a violent attack against her school is scheduled for a bond hearing. 16-year-old brooke higgins was charged as an adult earlier this month. her accused accomplice sienna johnson was also charged as an adult. right now, higgins remains behind bars on a one million dollar bond. the man accused of shooting two women in cold blood is expected to learn consquences for his crimes today. investigators say king gunned down amanda anders and nancy worrell in 20-14 in denver. king tried to run but was later

he was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder. king is scheduled for sentencing this afternoon. a police officer in colorado springs is in the news today. the gazzete reports sergeant steven biscaro was arrested for assaulting a man during a traffic stop. two el paso county deputies also back up the claims. reports show biscaro kicked the man several times, yanked him out of the cruiser, and began choking him until deputies intervened. biscaro is on paid administrative leave. a longstanding investigation into more than two million gallons of water vanishing in el paso county, is over this morning. investigators were looking into how the city of calhan handled its water systems. a director of the ground water management district says that the gallons of water was pumped from wells that was documented as sold in 20-14. did it hurt him? did it help him? opinions about the

noticably absent from it. trump was a no show - as promised. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. let the pontificating begin! it has already begun. trump touting his own event, last night, as "much better" than the debate. while his rivals say-- it was the "best debate ever" without him. trump-- of course-- skipping the debate because of his feud with fox news anchor megyn kelly. she gave him a shout-out, of sorts, from the top of the debate.... calling him the "elephant not in the room." "that" was the first question directed at ted cruz... who, instead of focusing solely on attacking trump, thanked iowans for their support. iowa was the big focus-- as this was the last debate before caucuses. immigration was also a big topic. the candidates were really tough on each other. marco rubio accused ted cruz of saying anything on immigration that'll help get him elected. rubio and jeb bush were both accused the issue. the candidates also tried to "play appeal to

found himself fighting off allegations that he knew about the "bridge gate" scandal in new jersey... ...while ben carson touted his experience as a surgeon as experience in "thinking out of the box." the seven candidates all got more talking time than they would have-- had trump been on stage. trump, though, still found a way to get attention. a tweet-- saying his event raised six- million dollars for vets-- was the most-retweeted message of the night. still-- only "caucus time" will tell-- whether missing the debate was a mistake. a huge breakthrough in the historic nuclear deal between iran and the u-s this morning. iran's supreme leader is giving the agreement a greenlight. the supreme leader laid out four conditions for the deal.

dicussion focused without political negotiations. swift and quick talks, he doesn't want anyone dragging out discussions. the third condition is to preserve iran's right to enrichment. and the last condition isn't public knowledge. in south korea, an american is sentenced to 20- years in prison for fatally stabbing a south korean university student. arthur patterson from california, is accused of stabbing the student in 19-97. patterson was originially given an 18-month term for destroying evidence. but was later freed in a special amnesty and fled to the u-s patterson was extradicted to seoul in september, 16 years later. movie star leonardo dicaprio has some friends in high places. he met with the pope at vatican city yesterady. the pontiff and the oscar nominated actor share a similar interest in climate change. pope francis released an

year, in which he called on rich nations to do more to solve climate change problems. the teen use who the affluenza defense in a deadly drunk driving case is expected in court today. mexican authorities put ethan couch on a plane and send him back to texas yesterday. the teen was serving a 10-year probabation for killing four people in a drunk driving crash in 20-13. he fled to mexico with his mother after video surfaced possibly showing him violating probation. his mom was deported from mexico last month. a few occupiers are still holding out at the national wildlife refuge in oregon this morning. meanwhile, we're seeing new video of the moment an armed occupier was shot dead during a traffic stop. this footage from an f-b-i plane shows lavoy fini-cum's vehicle trying to maneuver around a roadblock. the truck got

snowbank. agents say finicum jumped out the truck, and reached for his pocket before he was shot. the f-b-i says there was a loaded gun in his pocket. check out this massive sinkhole in oregon. it swallowed up parts of the same road in two different spots in the town of harbor. the stretch of road had to be closed off causing some traffic problems in the area. the netflix

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"making a murderer" is taking our nation by storm. people swept up by the show are planning to support convicted felon steven avery. hundreds of people who believe he's innocent in the murder of teresa halbach will protest today in manitowoc, wisconsin. making a murderer portrays an innocent man who's a victim of corrupt law enforcement. now, so many twists and turns are popping up in the case. dateline shares how they will touch on those details. there has been criticism that the netflix

one-sided. so tonight's dateline will expand on the case. that airs on 9news starting at 9 p-m. the zika virus is causing concern, especially for pregnant women. coming up, a local doctor tells us why we should use

affect unborn children. it's a scary story, but a doctor at the university of colorado hospital put some perspective on it for us. he says there is a very low risk that this virus will spread throughout the united states. and he says it's especially unlikely that it will infect many people here in colorado. whitney wild explains why we should use facts, not fear. vo: as word spreads world wide about zika virus, women like suzanne slade, are listening closely. sot: 11:03 my mom actually contacted me zika because i'm going to a wedding in april in puerto rico and she knew we were getting ready to try again to conceive. vo: her biggest concern: sot: 11:28 just, you know, a healthy pregnany and not wanting to expose myself, so definitely waiting. vo: she's like many women who are chaning their plans, fearful zika could cause birth defects. doctors in brazil recorded a rise in both zika and microcephaly -an abnormally small head and brian in children. however, doctor daniel pastula, a neurologist at university of colorado hospital, says doctor's cant say for sure zika is responsible. sot: 01:58 there's been concern that could be associated with zika virus, however that link has not been proven. vo: the virus is spreading throughout the americas, but pastula says an oubreak on u.s. soil would probably be isolated, and brief. in colorado, almost impossible. sot: 05:08 there are only certain mosquitos who can transmit zika, 05:31 they have not ever been reported to he bere in coloardo. vo: zika can cause a fever, rash, joint pain, or bright red eyes. pastula says only a fraction of those infected show symptoms, and the cdc says, they're typically mild. percent of people ot infnd others travelinken areas, eveneat. sot: 13:5. we have to be smart.r. pastula says if

repellent, and long clothes, that's the best way to avoid getting this virus. once you get it, you're immune, and there's no risk for future pregnancies. we're all excited to see the broncos play in the superbowl! and there's some bets on the game. we'll show you

can help send the broncos off to win the super bowl. the team leaves for san francisco this sunday... for a full week of preparations in california. denver city leaders are planning a rally for civic center park ... from one until about 2:30. the city says the rally will go on snow or sun -- so pull out an extra orange layer and get ready to head downtown on sunday. yesterday- each broncos player got to spend more time with the super bowl trophy... than they will when they actually win the big game a week from sunday. the players and coaches all posed with the grand prize for photographs and videos. they'll be used on the scoreboard

super bowl 50. here's a refresher on the super bowl half-time show. coldplay will be the headliners. beyonce and bruno mars will join in as special guests. those two have previously headlined the halftime show... beyonce in 20-14 and mars in 20-13. our symphonies are getting in on the game... the colorado symphony and the carolina symphony have a super bowl bet going. the conductor of the losing city's team has to wear the winning team's jersey during a show. we're working on our own bet right now with our sister station in charlotte... and we want some ideas from you. who are you challenging and what's on the line if you win or lose? let us know using

... and we'll share your responses throughout the morning! so marty... how's the weather shaping up this

arizona state has a unique tradition for cheering on their basketball team. the student section has the "curtain of distraction" - where they try to mess up opposing players who are shooting free- throws. phelps is training for the rio olympics at a-s-u because his coach took a job there. phelps has said that he'll be a volunteer assistant coach with the a-s-u team once he retires... after competing in rio. a-s-u had an unusual weapon of distraction last night: olympic swimmer michael phelps!

appeared - he was shirtless and wearing a bunch of gold medals! the crowd seemed to love it - and the oregon state player missed. and then the 2nd time he appeared - he revealed his famous speedo... earning him even more cheers - and making the oregon state player miss again! trix cereal has a new mascot. a bunny from houston will appear on a limited run of new cereal boxes. meet cinnabun. this tiny bunny beat out 75-hundred rabbits for the coveted spot. and he got the full v-i-b or very

a limo drove him to local news stations... then he hopped down the red carpet for the big reveal. general mills cereals says they're removing all artificial flavors and colors from their cereal... and to celebrate they want a real rabbit to be honorary face of trix!