the mass testing, as alarming as it sounds, is quite summon for these scenarios. get a pen out if you are worried about yourself or someone you know because i'm going to put dates to keep in mind but first, a perspective from dr. john torres on the level of concern. >> if they get the phone call and tell you you're being tested, don't panic. all the diseases we're talking about, hep b, hep c, if do you get them, the chances are low, but you want to make sure. >> reporter: 2100 patients impacted. calls started going out to them today. this only impacts certain patients who had surgery -- here's the key -- between august 17 of last year and january 22nd of this year.

patients, just patients who were in a certain o.r. at a certain time. should you be contacted, swedish will tell you where to go to get tested. you don't have to pay for anything. swedish will pick up the tab for this. as you might imagine, swedish is getting slammed with phone calls and they want us to remind you that they are in the process of getting in touch with the patients. a surgical tech at another hospital was diverting painkillers and she had hepatitis c and infected close to 30 people. she received 30 years in prison for that. we are not at the present time here, and there is a criminal case in this case but it's ongoing and headed up by the englewood police department. kim? >> and that previous case got so much attention and you can

scared. >> reporter: i got an individual who got a phone call and said he was going through a lot and dealing with a number of medical issues and to get the phone call and say, hey, you need to go down to the facility and get tested for hiv, it's very stressful. the chances are incredibly low, but, kim, as you might imagine, if you're the one that gets the phone call, it's alarming. >> as dr. john said, get the testing asap. >> reporter: get the testing right away, and on the off chance there is an infection, you need to be tested right away. >> chris, thank you very much. we know you will follow up. we are getting the latest from cherry creek when a dog was shot and killed.

fired when smizzy slipped out of his harness and attacked the shooter's german shepherd. smizzy's owner insists that smiz, where i -- never wanted to attack the dog and only wanted to play but the german shepherd reportedly has cuts to his face and came in limping. police say that the investigation is still open. >> it's unbelievable that this even happened. like we moved here because we thought it was safe. this dog was my life, my everything. anymore. >> the real question is did it appear that your pet was going or death? use deadly force. >> that was 9news legal analyst scott robinson. the shooter spoke with 9news but didn't want us to share his

smiz, where y off the dog but stands by hiss protection to shoot to protect his own dog. police launch a search in westminster for two carjackers that happened this morning in the 9300 block of sheridan boulevard. police say that a man and woman pulled out a gun and demanded the keys to the victim's car. no one was injured. the victim's car looks like the one on the screen, a 2002, 4- door tan toyota avalon, license plate 243-xgz. police ask you to call them if you see it. police in fountain are trying to identify a woman who was causing a disturbance at a truck stop. police say this woman, who told them her name was beverly a few times, was found at the pilot truck stop. she may be mentally ill and suffering from exposure to the cold temperatures.

woman in her 50s or 60s with blond hair and brown eyes. anyone who may know her is asked to call fountain police. chilly out there, single- digit temperatures in many parts of colorado today, not going to be warming up a whole lot soon. >> no. you had to be in a sheltered place in the sun to appreciate it. meteorologist danielle groont danny -- grant is in the weather center with us, and it's nice. it is nice. it's nice just to see the sun. >> oh, it's gorgeous outside the window. >> being outside in it is not so nice. after days of being cloudy and snowy, look at that, a beautiful picture towards steamboat springs, blue skies and downtown denver, a fresh coat of white painting the city. tough to find any clouds out there.

picking up around the foothills. 25 for nederland and berg -- berthoud pass, 34, and these winds, they're making it feel a whole lot cooler out there especially out from in idaho springs, and up the i-25 corridor, more like teens and 20s, and that sunshine is a little bit deceiving today. on hd doppler 9, a few light flurries in the high country, nothing major but the storm system is pressing across the mid-atlantic states bringing them the possibility of severe weather later this afternoon and snowfall as this system winds down across new england. and the pacific northwest, this next system will be a quick glancing blow late tomorrow evening through friday morning. meantime, enjoy the sunshine. we will stay in the upper 20s at that throughout this evening, and mostly clear skies

that means, a very cold night ahead. a chilly afternoon, a cold night and i'm slowly looking at a warm up. i will have to wait and see how the freezing mark, and i'll have a look at the weekend. so far, guys, it looks like one day might be better than the bowl forecast, too. we'll take a look at cali. thanks, danielle. >> you bet. the latest winter storm to hit colorado put the pack on track. before this week, january was on track for 70% of normal snowpack. that snow that started in the high country last weekend helped push the number up to 118%. all this could be good news for colorado's reservoirs come spring. >> the snowpack is great at this point. the reservoir levels are looking great with the exception of a few minor basins. but otherwise, in those areas, the snowpack is pretty high.

be drawn down easily in anticipation of the snow runs off. >> by the by, february is one of the months with the lowest snowpack accumulation before it goes up again in march and april. there is a health emergency in florida because of the zika virus. the governor made the declaration this afternoon after nine cases were detected in the state, all believed to have detected the disease traveling to infected countries. the virus may be linked to brain deformities in babies. it's spread by mosquito bites and it could be sexually transmitted as well. breaking news. the criminal sexual assault charges against bill cosby will stand. within the hour, the judge said that he wanted to hear more testimony from cosby's accusers

cosby is accused of assault from 2004. the case was re-opened last year based on cosby's newly released deposition in the accuser's lawsuit and similar accusations raised by dozens of other women. today, congress held their first hearing about the water crisis in flint, michigan. flint tried to cut costs switching from detroit city water in 2014. an obama administration told congress michigan officials failed to heed federal warnings and delayed telling the public about the health risks. the acting chief for the water environmental protection agency said that they urged the state to treat water for corrosion- causing elements last year but were, quote, met with resistance from state officials. several residents attended the hearing and said they don't feel like they got any help at all.

saying something was wrong and we were dismissed. i started researching and educating myself about water. >> michigan governor rick snyder wants $30 million to reimburse residents. many in flint say they are still billed for contaminated water. two candidates for the gop nomination threw the towel in today. rand paul and rick santorum announced they are ending their campaign. paul took the 5th spot after the monday night caucuses, and santorum finished an 11th place with less than 1% of the vote. after nearly a year, a 14- year-old boy from falcon shares what happened when his heart stopped beating during a wrestling match and had a heart attack in the mat. someone in the stands ran over and performed cpr. the school lawless an aed, an

his doctor said without the two survived. >> i am very thankful. i know some kids haven't made it through this and don't get to celebrate the rest of life. >> he wants to be an emt when certified. he is only 14 and he has become a big advocate, of course, for aeds in schools and wants to make sure all schools in the area have one. a student from sparker tried so hard to get into a military academy that she got into three of them, the air force academy, west point, and the naval academy. >> whoa. >> there you go. she has a 4.2 grade point average and is president of several clubs in high school and said she has a passion for serving people and fell in love with military service when he was 10 years old watching air force cadets march during basic training. >> i think just right then i

will and knew right away and it clicked inside of me and i knew that's what i wanted to do. >> of course, you're wondering. who did she pick? she said it was a tough decision and decided to attend the air force academy because it's in colorado close to home and she gets a chance to be on the school's swim team. she is learning to speak chinese and is interested in the field of cyberwarfare. >> wow. that's a win for the air force that's impressive. this is a big day for high school athletes and, of course, their parents as l they will make their college commitments official. signing day they call it, and we want to celebrate their accomplishments. we know a lot of other academic scholarships out there as well. all of them we're celebrating. tweet us a picture of your athlete. this is high school and college and all that, and what college they're going to, osigningday. already, we've received several of them.

taylor timby is doing her best to be everywhere, but we have gotten a lot of great photographs and this is a big day for a lot of athletes and great students as well. we will have much more on 9 news at 5:00 and 6:00, and big decisions for them. you saw that from strasburg and all over the place. they put in a lot of work, a lot of practice as they say, and mom and dad have been driving to a lot of practices and sitting in a lot of stands and been cold and hot and everything else in between. >> depending on the court. right? >> a lot of stadiums here. the super bowl is one of the biggest parties around and one of the big fun places to go is the fan experience that are gets bigger and bigger every super bowl. >> they get it and they want to make it entertaining for all who comes, and, of course,

joining us from san francisco and for football fans, this is a place you have to stop; right, matt? >> reporter: you bet, brandon and kim. this is one of the coolest exhibits around, the nfl experience. it is huge and a great place to be an adult and have fun in a playground and a great place to be a kid and have fun in the playground and immerse yourself in the world of football. to tell you about this place, this is where you can check your time in football drills and run fast against other fans or just take a closer pace and take pictures with the lombardi trophy. it's a great place to see everything football but if you were born and raised a bronco and now living in san francisco? this is even better. >> it's insane. it's so awesome. to be a bronco fan in and of

in san francisco with my home team, it's the best. >> reporter: so far, one of the coolest things here, the 40- yard dash or against a digital athlete. good luck winning that race. and we are at the quarterback challenge, one of the exhibits here. we'll see what we can do. why don't you hand me a ball real quick? thanks. here's the target. you're a few feet away, and this is harder. i didn't think this out completely. i have to throw behind my back. oh, i missed. let's do this. why don't you hold this really quick? and just point it that way. oh, i'm getting a lot of help here. look at that. nailed it. >> all right. >> reporter: nailed it. this is sort of the fun you can have, guys. i'm going behind the back. tell me if i get it. i did not get it.

brandon and kim, i don't think that peyton manning -- i'm throwing -- i'm throwing like cam newton here, not very well at all. [laughter] >> way to go. way to turn that around. nice. >> way to go, exactly. i think peyton's job is safe. it's all good for sunday. it's all right. >> matt renoux in san francisco. >> reporter: it's a lot harder to throw a football and hold a camera at the same time. >> it is. extraordinary. matt renoux at the fan experience, thank you very much. >> he did all right all things considered. >> he is throwing behind his head. you don't see that in the game very often. >> he didn't hit anyone.

broncos magnets, ready for the super bowl on sunday. okay. and she is energetic and the fans. we will try again. we can almost hear her. >> yeah. and they changed the magnet a bit. >> yeah. broncos country. and we will tell you how you can get them and go online, 6:00 a.m. tomorrow and 7:00 a.m. as well. we'll give you the details in a bit, and we'll get back out there.

got law questions? we got help for you. the number's on the screen, 303- 698-0999, lines will be open until 5:30 tonight. denver-based chipotle restaurants faces a bigger investigation into the food safety problems than first announced. today, the restaurant chain said that the investigation widened beyond a single restaurant in california. chipotle said it was served with another subpoena requiring more documents related to the

previously, it said it was served a subpoena as opposed to a california restaurant where there was a norovirus outbreak over the summer. cvs has acquired target pharmacies. the pharmacies will be rebranded with cvs pharmacies in 6 to 8 months. target wanted to stop running the pharmacies because of the complexity of the drug business, regulatory hurdles. say so long to scion. toyota announced it was disis -- discontinuing the brand for sale in the u.s., canada, and puerto rico saying that the sales plunged after the

sales of all models combined peaked at 73,000 in 2006. owners can still go to toyota departments for maintenance and repairs. >> one less badge. >> one less to remember. they call him the haitian sensation.

hey. >> hey. >> reporter: hi, guys. yes, and you're there and we're here at king soopers in federal heights, and we have all the bronco's fans that are very, very excited. [laughter] we got really excited fans all out here getting their free bronco's country magnets.

guys, come on out. chris f you pan over here, there is no line right now. the people came through and got their free bronco's magnets. we still have plenty here, and come on out. they will be here until they are gone and all of these people are stoked. who will win on sunday? go, broncos. [cheers and applause ] [laughter] >> reporter: awesome. we'll check back in with you, soopers. >> good stuff. thank you, christine. we have been loving all the bronco pets and kid picks, and many of them have a great back story. for instance, the story of mateo. his parents brought him here with his brother diego from haiti. and their family was six years in the making and had to go through a lot of red tape to

jewel le already battled stage 4 colon cancer and an insurance company to get the treatment she needed, and that brings us to now, mateo, rocking the orange and blue to support his team. and julie said it took five hours to get his hair decked out and he sat still the hold time because of his devotion to the team and that's why they call him the haitian sensation. >> love it. love that smile, too. freezing temps today and we'll get warmer weather this weekend.

quite the bite. single-digits for a good part of the morning. and we can expect more of the same tomorrow. no snow today, sunny, sunny, sunny, but there was a bite to the cold.

morning and we can expect the same tomorrow. >> meteorologist danielle grant is in the backyard and the cold weather will be with us for a a bit more. >> you are rocking the orange puffy jacket. the puffer has arrived. i know. i know. they won the afc championship and i said they better win, better go to the super bowl. orange spice. here we go. go, broncos; right? the weather should be nice for watching the game indoors on sunday. around here, beautiful but very cold and blue skies over the city all day long and it's just nice to see and it warms the soul when you're inside looking out and gazing over the beautiful horizon, and we have to include the colorado high country, just stunning.

got with a cost, northern, parts of the central mountains looking for a considerable risk of avalanche, vail, as september --aspen, crested butte, beautiful but if you go out to enjoy it, just stay inbounds. the wind chill factor isn't terrible but give it time. the winds are cranking met 9 backyard making it it feel chillier. the temperature right now, 22 in the city and the winds are going strong especially just off to the west. 19-mile per hour speeds in allenspark and boulder, and gustier for berthoud and loveland pass. up north in southern wyoming, they have been looking at gustier conditions right now. but for a moment, it's not too bad. i am anticipating the worst of it arriving late tonight and early tomorrow morning. with that said, we have ground

wind gusts at 60 miles per hour and i-25 through wyoming. that might be messy as well. blowing and drifting snow is an issue as the winds aren't going anywhere any time soon. around here, high pressure is entrenched and keeping us relatively quiet and calm at least since the storm system packed its bags and pushed out. look at this, creating severe weather across the carolinas and lifts further north and new york and boston and maine, they are looking at light snowfall but nothing compared to what we saw sunday and monday. and i am anticipating a couple of light flurries pushing into the high country mainly but tomorrow evening into early friday morning we might have a couple of light flurries in the city nothing major but maybe a little on the way to work. live hd doppler 9, this is the snow blowing around with the

actually picking up. we don't have any falling at the moment. overnight you can see how quickly the skies clear, and this takes us to 8::00 tomorrow morning. it will be biting when you wake up. this morning was a cold one and overnight into tomorrow, another very, very frigid night. we should try and warm up just a hair warmer than today, and then in the afternoon, a quick short wave that gets in and will bring us cloud cover at 4:00, 5:00 here met city with -- in the city with light snow in the mountains and late thursday night into friday morning we could have a few flurries around town. talking snowfall, november, december, 11.3 respectively, and the month of january, below average at 4.6" and with the multiday storm, 11.6" so far for snowfall, so we are above where we should be for this time of year season wide and

tonight, one below in greeley. i wouldn't be surprised for areas along the river out there, it would be a tough one, very cold numbers up in the mountains as well with a lot of folks going sub-zero. the wind here will help us out and be a biting one at 6 degrees under clear skies and winds coming at us out of the surface southwest and tomorrow, improvement for today. and a few afternoon clouds and a flurry here and there, and no major accumulation, either, and tempts tomorrow in the afternoon reaching low 40s from burlington to lamar and teens for gunnison and steamboat. so tomorrow, a good dose of the sunshine early on and clouds will push in late afternoon and then late thursday evening into friday morning, the best shot, a window of a couple of

saturday and back to mid-40s and spots flirting with 50 degrees and then another system pushes in, not that impressive but enough to bring us a couple of flurries, gustier winds and cooler temperatures and that means the perfect weather to stay inside and watch the big game. from here on out, the light, literally at the end of the tunnel, the end of the 9-day planning forecast, looking at numbers close to 60 degrees. again, all eyes towards california, san francisco, santa clara, and it looks like game-time numbers will be sitting in the low 70s, plenty of sunshine and as the game goes on, the numbers are not dropping all that much. we'll be in the low 50s by the time they come down and off the court and hopefully bring us a big win. oh, my goodness. can you believe it? i can't believe it's almost here. >> i know. counting down, so exciting. >> here we go.

>> the hat is a necessity today. >> yes, it is. it looks great. >> the sunshine truly is deceiving. you think oh, it won't be too bad, and then the winds pick up, and you need to make it longer or something. >> and the jacket has a name: orange spice. >> orange spice. i'm giving it a hashtag. >> summer, winter, whatever, it's awesome. >> i'm wearing it every day until the super bowl. sorry. you have to get used to it. >> it could be lucky. >> i dig it. >> thanks, danielle. one of the last times to hear from the players before the super bowl on sunday. >> up next, rod mackey on some

we love the music. several broncos and coach kubiak took to the podium today to address the fans before the big day on sunday. and i am sure they are just getting ready to practice and

>> a lot of practice, and rod, you tweeted amazing how kubiak can answer the same question for the thousand th time and act like it was the first time he heard it. >> reporter:ly is good at that and peyton is better. he answers the same question over and over and make it seem like it's the first time. they talked to the media one more time tomorrow and then 100% focus on f ootball and football only. and the thing has been big stories here. there was the bus crash, and fortunately, the broncos were okay. the murphy prostitution sting, and peyton revealed today he will eventually have to have hip surgery, and the good news is none of those stories affect this year's super bowl. >> no. it's really surprising. i assumed that peyton would have neck trouble later on

neck but turns out a doctor told him he will need hip surgery. it just goes to show that no human body is meant to play football in their 40s. peyton manning is 39 and i think a lot of people think super bowl 50 is it for him. >> wait a minute. so you're saying tom brady won't have 10 more years? let's talk about the quarterback matchup that many are calling a mismatch and not for our guy. >> that's right, and i can understand why people are saying that. cam newton is tremendous. you go back and look at auburn before he got there, and he single handedly beat auburn and what auburn has done since he's been there, they might have been 3-8 and 4-9, and it took them five years to figure out everything there is about the quarterback position and not just the physical aspects.

but now he is understanding the decision making, the speed of the defense on the field and he is really dialed in right now. these are the good old days for cam newton, and we know for peyton manning, the good old days was a few years ago. >> cam has thrown for 50 touchdowns and three other quarterbacks threw 50 and lost the super bowl. knock on wood. but we'll be live from 7: 7:00 until 8:00 tonight for the final edition of the broncos huddle. guys, back to you. >> okay, guys. it was fun to watch peyton. he comes across as the every man. the way he slip that does hip thing in, i thought that's all of us 1 day. i don't know it was just crazy how he was able to command respect that way.

talking about horrible stuff like hip surgery and yet makes you laugh when he does it, and he's enjoying this. if this is his last rodeo, he's going out with a bang. >> he's having fun. let's go. move o -- move on. glad you are peeling good and your hips are fine and available for the rest of the week for all this extra stuff we're doing. >> we're okay. we're not great but we're okay. mike is in better shape than i am. >> okay, guys. thank you. >> they have been talking a lot and dealing with the crowds and it's insane and they're having a good time. and don't forget that show tonight. it's really good. and a top local chef will represent the broncos friday on the "today" show.

the black belly market and will be in a food faceoff. >> colorado bison sliders with homemade bacon and chile and blue corn chips with melted cheddar cheese all over them, so the orange and blue, and then smoked pork, green chile sauce to go with it and fire- roasted salsa, team food. it doesn't have to be fancy. just delicious. >> you got the rest of the show, kim, right? i'm going to go eat. >> reet. and -- right, and when he appears on the today show, it's a big, big deal. set your dvr if you are not going to be around. we are continuing to look for the game day recipes because why eat what you always do when you can eat like a bronco?

what they like to eat especially when they are not on a diet. brandon marshall, lemon pepper hot wings and chicken parm is a well-known favorite for peyton manning and we put together a 30-second video of a recipe all football fans will love, and what would you cook for your favorite player? you can send them in, and we have a list of the favorites. it looks delish. >> i like if someone has superstition around one play, maybe the food will make an extra push. i don't know. good stuff. tune in friday for a bronco's inspired fix this. they will share recipes and takes on the bronco's favorite food. we hear becky has a favorite

cooking up favorites on friday afternoon. don't miss it. we are all getting ready for the big party, and if you are hosting a party, steve spangler has tricks and ideas up his sleeve. come on. you have to fun before the game gets going.

hi, guys. welcome back. wow. their steve spangler, and i'm wearing my orange and we're excited for the super bowl and vu fun -- you have fun party tricks. >> before we're doing this. so we very some things from around the house. and take all the balls here and the wine glass, and put a ping pong ball on the table and

ping pong ball into the beer glass using the wine glass as fast as you can. you use -- but you can't jiggle the table. and watch. i'll show what you to do, you use centrifical force, and oh, that's why you have another one. and you pick it up like this. see. you can do it. you can do it. oh, so close. keep going. you're doing it. pick it up. it's okay. i'll get you in one. here we go. isn't it cool? bam. right over there. oh, so close. >> and i have to work on my party trick. >> isn't that fun? leave the wine glass here for you tonight. [laughter] look at you. very good. you did a nice job. you did a nice job. and this one will be more fun for you; all right? you'll need two plates, and vu a -- you have a little water

leave it a little wet. you'll have omelets in the morning, so an omelet in the morning and i'm going to hold this still so you can see what's going on. see this egg here? i broke an egg in the top and very, very careful, and i peeled this off. got it? that's no problem at all. so now, this is half of an egg shell. so that's yours and this one is mine, and now, this is totally fun. watch this. i'm going to hold it still. watch this. and you put the egg here like this, and you give it a tiny flick. watch this. a tiny flick and it starts to spin. watch this. and now watch. >> it will stop? >> oh, my gosh. can you see this? can you tell i have nothing to do in my life? this is a trick from the 1800s, parlor amusement, and see how this just carries it around and around.

have, you have to go once around the plate. and people at home are saying you're kidding me. don't worry. pretend that went around. >> awesome. so cool. >> and there is a lot of science people in denver, and invite a science woman or a man to the party and ask them to bring liquid nitrogen. they are just sitting at home and have nothing to do, and this is the fun part. you will probably be eating cheetos, and if you want cheetos to taste extra good. throw them in the liquid nitrogen. so liquid nitrogen is 320 degrees below zero. so watch this. pick it up -- no, no. watch this. you pick it up like this and eat it. >> stop it. give me one of those. >> go, go, go. eat it. yes. that's really good. see how well you did that?

and you tell them about the website. >> 9news.com.

hi, guys. yeah we're at the king soopers at 84th and pecos, and we have some of the best fans in the country right here. [cheers and applause ] yes, sir. they came out here to get their free broncos magnets. as you can see, the sideline not very long. so if you want to get one you can come out here to the king soopers in federal heights. i'm going to bring you over to the table to show you that there are, in fact, plenty of free bronco's country magnets still available. so four days away from the super bowl and i think we have some of the best fans out here.

and i want to -- i want to introduce you to little mielli here. she got her bronco's magnet. who are you giving that to? >> moi mom. the, right? >> yeah. >> reporter: you told me who who? >> peyton manning. >> reporter: and why? because he's the best. >> yeah. >> reporter: and you are going >> yeah. win? >> broncos. and applause ] >> reporter: king soopers in federal heights and we still have a lot of magnets, kim and brandon. >> a hot commodity. thank you, christine. >> danielle is over there still eating cheetos. >> who can blame her? >> and now she needs dip to see what else explodes. >> i imagine that the flavor profile changes? >> enhanced apparently. >> i will have to try one after the show. >> that will do it for us.

next. >> see you in a second. next at 5:00, why a denver area hospital is urging patients to get tested for hiv, hepatitis b and hepatitis c. and differing accounts of what led to a shooting that killed a dog at a luxury apartment complex in glendale. and -- >> i didn't know ever think i would have something this serious happen to me. >> a near-death experience that inspired a 14-year-old's new passion. a health scare that impacts nearly 3000 people. swedish hospital spent the morning warning former patients they could be at risk for infectious diseases such as hiv and hepatitis c. mine wants to know investigator chris vanderveen joins us, and chris,