good shape, sidestreets not so much. this is a live look at . traffic reporter amelia earhart will this morning. but the side streets are a most of them drive. and there's one group of people who will be thanking you if you get your sidewalks shoveled within the deadline. new concerns about the zika virus across the now - there's worries that it could cause a condition in adults. good morning. meteorologist marty coniglio and

marty-it's going to the week. recognize this view: are covered in snow and difficult

the streets in are covered in snow and difficult to drive on... because they don't get plowed. people in boulder understands this feeling - because they got more than 16 inches of snow! 9news reporter noel brennan is live there this morning. good morning noel - come in handy for all the school

delays are listed there - as well as on 9news-dot-com. most of the closures are on the eastern plains.... but the denver public schools that start at 8-30 are delayed an hour this morning. a teenager has pleaded guilty to hitting and killing a broomfield high school student in 2014. 16-year-old chad britton was standing next to a vehicle parked near the school when he was hit. he died at the hospital the next day. investigators say the driver smoked marijuana before driving. the teen is not being named because he was a minor at the time. a dramatic taliban hostage rescue earned a navy seal the medal of honor... and it was a man from colorado that he saved. chief special warfare operator edward byers.... is still an active member of seal team 6... so we don't have a picture of him. in 2012, he was the second person through the door

raided a taliban hide-out where a colorado doctor was held hostage. he protected doctor dilip joseph from gunfire... as he pinned a taliban fighter against the wall with his hand. byers will receive his medal at the white house february 29th. physician assisted suicide will be brought up once again at the state capitol today. a republican- controlled senate committee will discuss the bill today. a hearing in the democrat- controlled house will happen tomorrow. similar legislation couldn't get passed last year lawmakers, then, said it facilitates suicide in cases where a diagnosis may be wrong. a banner year for colorado car and truck sales. buyers registered 8-percent more new vehicles in 20-15 compared to a year ago. the full-year increase came despite a pretty big drop off in december. meanwhile, registrations of used vehicles rose nearly 6-percent. tim jackson, the head of the colorado automobile dealers association credits the full year

improve economy, affordable interest rates and readily available people. the most popular new-vehicle brands year were toyota/scion, ford and subaru. retailing giant open as many as 400 of its own physical stores. that's according to the ceo of general growth properties -- the mall operator of places like park meadows and southwest plaza. amazon hasn't announced an expansion here in colorado. currently, it has one physical bookstore in seattle. when the broncos step onto the field on super bowl sunday they will step onto grass that's never been played on. the field was ripped out after the last 49er game so it would be in perfect shape. 9news anchor cheryl preheim is in santa clara california. cheryl, you got a last look inside levi stadium before

the broncos cheerleaders will get to practice once on the field before sunday. other than that, it is off limits until game day when 65, 000 people will fill the seats. we watched as they tested the jumbo tron.good to see the broncos logo for a moment.but tron.good to see the broncos logo for a moment.but timing is everything and the rest of the time we were there it was all cam newton and the panters. the screens are pretty impressive. there are as many bells and whistles

right under the broncos logo by the main entrance there is the huge superbowl 50 logo. inside that arch will be a lot of the music and special entertainment. around the fencing every superbowl ring..and we found the broncos back to back championship rings.just to the right of the superbowl main stage. john elway has both of those rings as a player and would sure like to have a third now as the general manager of the team. we also found the colts ring that peyton manning has from his win in indy coming up next half hour we'll take you into san fransico where fan city is getting busier. > we have another

this mornig . today, we want to see your best mile high salute video! here are a few you have already sent in... upload your 9news app -- or through your-take com. if you post them social media make sure to use the hashtag we-are- broncos! a large tornado touched down in western alabama... leaving a path of night. trees and power lines were knocked down near tuscaloosa.

buildings... and scattered power lines across streets. this happened near the mississippi- alabama border overnight. no one was seriously hurt. the murder cases

robert durst and teen adnan syed media - when they were featured in an hbo show and the "serial" podcast. now - both are due in court - and their futures could be decided. the zika virua has

emergency. officials in honduras made that declaration... after registering nearly 35-hundred cases there. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. tarhonda-- there are many more cases around the world. that's right. the zika virus is still actively spreading in at least 14 countries in central and south america-- and the caribean. the world health organization has declared it an "international emergency." tuesday, brazil's president also

spread of zika a "public health emergency." the virus has been linked to thousands of cases of babies-- born with deformed heads and brains. that's why pregnant women are warned-- not to travel to countries where zika is spreading. the same goes for women who may become pregnant. ...especially with the latest discovery. the health department in dallas, texas is working a case of zika that appeares to have been transmitted through sexual contact. there have only been a few cases of that instance. so far-- all of the people in the u-s who have gotten zika-- had traveled to countries where the virus is spreading. for most people, zika virus causes flu-like symptoms. but researchers are also looking into the possibility that the virus is linked to another disease that causes paralysis. gary-- there is no

today - the convicted murderer at the center of the "serial" podcast is due in court. adnan syed and his lawyer will argue that he deserves another trial - and a new chance of freedom. he was convicted 16 years ago of strangling his girlfriend. the "serial" podcast raised questions about the fairness of syed's trial. today's hearing should last 3 days. the judge will decide if syed's conviction will be overturned and the case retried. heir at the center of a murder mystery featured on hbo is due in court today. expected to enter a on felony gun and drug charges. the 72-year old was arrested last year final episode of it's an hbo his life. facing a first charge... accused of killing his friend in 2000. generally -

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the "whats app" is now the most used app in the world. it just reached one-billion active

seven people! you may not have heard about the "whats app" because right now the majority of the users don't live in the u-s. facebook bought the app in 20-14. you can use it to make calls, send texts and lots more using any smartphone. finally a little bit of good news to report on the identity theft front. according to a new identity fraud study the number of people who became victims in 2015 was relatively unchanged from the year prior -- thanks in part to chip-enabled cards. but the bad guys are still out there and using stolen social security numbers more often to set up new accounts. new account fraud has more than doubled. and cold weather in the some parts of california and arizona has caused a cauliflower shortage in some places. many shoppers are having a hard time finding the vegetable at all. the u-s-d-a reports average retail prices for cauliflower has gone up 30 percent from last year. some shoppers say they've paid as much as eight dollars a head in recent weeks.

marty. we may be dreading temperatures for these service dogs are loving it. important mission. we may be dreading the really cold temperatures for this week - but

are loving it. they're training for a very

student-athletes across the state will be making their college commitments official. so many colorado athletes will sign today - chatfield has 18 students signing.. grandview has 30. the colleges range from cu and csu, to wyoming . . to michigan, nebraska, oregon and lots of other great colleges around the country. we want to celebrate their accomplishments. tweet us a picture of your athlete, their high school and college -- using the hashtag c-o signing day. we'll be sharing them throughout the morning. for the most up- to-date list of colorado high school signees... go to 9news dot com slash h-s-s. there you'll also find photo galleries, interviews and video from some of the ceremonies

yesterday -- we got photos... but this might be one of our favorites. helen anderson. they are 89 and 90 years young and celebrating 65 years of marriage. their granddaughter sarah tells us they recently moved to golden from ohio. loren says he wants captions for the photo-- so he can send it to his ohio. deal with a lot of snow - these pups were happy to get out in it! a-basin held training for avalanche search and rescue dogs! about 20 dogs and their handlers worked on all kinds of skills from basic obedience to mock slides. an avalanche dog usually starts training at 8 weeks old.... and gets certified when they're a year old. these dogs will eventually go into service at a-basin, loveland, vail, monarch, copper mountain and beaver creek.

athletes have run- ins with the law. one bronco is waking up in his own bed this

well, the skies over the metro area are clearing today. marty says it's going to be a cold day. the leftover snow causing closures, but some denver public schools are on a one- hour delay today. >> people are digging out of

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