history makers and yes, denver public school students, as part going to explore some of the biggest names that came out of denver schools. three days until the super bowl and broncos mania keeps growing. these fans are lined up in arvada, ready to get a broncos magnet. there are 13 locations where you can get one today. >> they are fired up. thanks for joining us, gary and cory with us. us too. marty, could be windy today right? >> reporter: yes especially on the west side of town. not as windy throughout much of the city. where we could use wind is in the central valleys of colorado. clear calm cold. that combination allows cold air to drop down into the valleys. these are straight up air temperature numbers not wind chill numbers from 15 to 30 below zero. it is below zero in many areas

we are anticipating a peculiar system moving through this afternoon and tonight will scour out some of that cold air. especially at the base of the foothills and western suburbs, will slacken a little bit today the foothills. it early on. by sunset snow in the foothills here. i think we could actually get light snow here late tonight and early tomorrow morning. just a dusting for most of us. clear early on, clouds roll in about sunset tonight. temperatures, however, move above freezing today. nice little milestone for us here this week. amelia? as we get off to our drive, starting off with clear conditions, 25, 70, the mousetrap looking good. a light delay piling up southbound on the approach toward i-70.

that is to be expected. out in golden, well -- we'll check our speeds overnight looking good. overnight we had a temporary closure at 128 and 93 but you can now transition between golden and boulder this morning. i-70 looks great near havana, eastbound and westbound speeds right now on the high seed. upper 50ss across-the-board. 225 looking great .10 or 11 minutes average speed between 60 and 70 miles per hour both directions. i mean it is difficult enough that i have a new life with a wheelchair, you know, that i have to learn how to live differently right now. having this happen is pretty devastating. >> reporter: patrick evans is one of 3000 swedish hospital

now for hiv, hepatitis b and c. the hospital believes one of its former employees, a surgical technician put those patients at risk in the past five months. right now it is not clear how the patients were possibly exposed, but we do know the investigation involves a former surgical tech possibly stealing narcotic pain medications. 9news legal expert scott robinson explains what kind of charges can be brought in cases like this. >> diversion of drugs by a medical employee is theft. it can result in charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and could be charged under various federal statutes, including tampering with consumer products. >> we are not naming the surgical tech because he has not been arrested or charged, but there is a criminal investigation that is ongoing. the hospital has no evidence patients were exposed, but they are being cautious. 5:33 right now. a bill that would allow people on their death beds to end

a democratic controlled house panel today. it is believed the bill will have a better chance of advancing there after it was rejected by republicans in the state senate yesterday. last year both parties voted against a similar bill. they argued it could lead to physician assisted suicide in cases where the diagnoses may be wrong. it is something both democrats and republicans in our state agree on. it is too easy for citizens to change the constitution. so now, a group of citizens from both parties are working to change that. the group has filed a series of ballot measures to make it harder to change the constitution by raising the flesh hold from a simple voter majority to 55%. voters would have to approve of the changes. it is a democratic dual tonight. hillary clinton and bernie sanders debate tonight in new hampshire.

country's first primary on tuesday. you can bet both candidates are focused on emerging as the clear front runner. chuck todd and rachael maddow will moderate. it is tonight on msnbc. if you are looking to file your taxes on e-file, you may be out of luck. they are still dealing with computer problems that forced a shutdown of itsen tire e-file system. the irs.gov site this morning is working but other things are not. the irs does not anticipate any big disruptions in the future. you can still file your electronic returns with tax preparers, those companies will hold the returns until the irs system is up and running completely and the irs says

not need to do anything. toyota is getting rid of its s cion brand going forward. vehicles will be rebadged as just toyotas. dealers will continue to no tesla for you. a venture capitalist took the tesla model x and the company to task recently for being here's the twist. he had, at the same time, put that very same vehicle. musk did not appreciate the negative comments about his work, so being the owner of the company, he canceled the order. he tweeted out must be a slow news day if denying service to a super rude customer gets this much attention. it is 5:36 right now. they are names that have

they were once just like every other denver public school student. blair caldwell, african- american research library focuses on the african-american stars who came from local schools. hatty mcdaniels was the first african-american to receive an academy award for her role in gone with the wind. one of the biggest names on the wall is actress pam greer. don cedal has gotten accolades for years and cleo parker robinson. and the list goes on. >> reporter: behind me, you see ronnie pink earth -- pink, it is amazing what can happen after graduation and when some have gone on to college and other professional careers. you never know.

special ones we want to share month. we share all the stories every friday at 4:00 on 9news. >> east high school has quite the legacy. >> lots of angels out there in hollywood. if you want to take a virtual tour that have exhibit we just showed you it is on the black history month page on our website 9news.com. clouds late this afternoon. snow already in the foothills. area of snow around here. as far as accumulating snow goes, i think we are going to have to keep it in the foothills, up to about an inch. and then for areas along and east and south of e470 and c470, we could see up to an inch of snow by 7:00 tomorrow morning. for most of the rest of us, we are talking about a dusting of snow. sunday it looks like a great day in santa clara.

kickoff of the super bowl . good morning, i'm colleen ferrera, hanging out clearly with the other side this morning. i call these guys the panthers people. and which one of these is not like the other? can you tell? what is it like to be a panthers fan in broncos country right now? >> it is that we are very, very proud panthers fans. fighting against everybody else is kind of a rush. >> reporter: it is kind of a dream come true for you guys, there is a lot of transplants in the denver area. i wanted to show you a couple of hundred panthers fans in broncos country. i can definitely say i do not think i will be converted this morning. i'm remaining broncos strong. >> as you should. very good. very good, colleen. you know this is a business trip for the broncos here in santa clara, california.

but it is family time too. and they shared some really personal pictures with us.

all right. it is 5:42. in money news this morning, someone's good luck is about to run out. only hours remain for the $63 million california lottery winner to claim the fortune. the winning ticket was sold at august. but at 5:00 p.m. california time today, time runs out to claim t one man says he does have the winning ticket, in fact he put it in to get the money, but it was damaged. he has filed a lawsuit to try and claim that jackpot. app developer mobile will

the pop star later this year. this comes after kim kardashian and katy perry. while it is a relatively small company, investors like the news, glue mobile stock soaring 20% after the news was announced. super bowl 50 is on track to be the most expensive sporting event in u.s. history. tickets selling on average for $4950. and this is the first time in 31 years the super bowl has been in silicon valley and the wealthy tech entrepreneurs they think are driving up prices. biggest price so far, 21 grand, 50-yard line. sold a couple of days ago. >> man. it is a work trip. it is a family vacation all in

big game. >> 9news anchor cheryl preheim is at the team hotel. before we start, we want to say happy birthday. >> reporter: thank you. you. >> we do? >> reporter: oh thank you. i do love them. yeah the crew here was so nice, they went to the grocery store across from the team hotel and brought me a cake. so it was very sweet. but thank you. thank you so much. you know you were saying it being a business and a family trip. that started years ago. they bring somebody they love. we talked to players who say they cannot imagine this experience without their family here. >> it is like i have this vision of the confetti falling, going to grab my son and really getting pictures that have moment.

of the best pictures of my life. >> bring your family. my little kids and family are here to enjoy the experience. usually it is me coming here and working. it is just a great thing to leave that legacy for your kids and them to come to the game and maybe sit on the sideline and enjoy something that you know, doesn't happen every day. >> reporter: isn't that neat? they are already dreaming about what it would be like to have their kids on the field with the confetti falling. so do you like celebrations and a lot of bling? or are you more business like and strategic? have you ever thought about which great player you would be like? there is a really neat experience on the club level, inside levi stadium that people get to be a part of. it is an interactive game where you answer a series of fun questions. like would you rather go fishing or host a big party. after a touchdown would you hand the ball nicely to a referee or celebrate with your team?

super bowl mvp are you most like? tom brady, aaron rogers? he lie manning? i did the test. i thought who would gary be most like? i thought of course, gary is our peyton manning. that is like a no-brainer. i think he looks great. you look great. >> i've got muscles, how about that? >> reporter: you are cut. >> yeah, thanks, yeah right. so you know on 9news.com we have that quiz that is kind of the same kind of thing. you answer the questions and it tells you which broncos player you are most like. i took the quiz and amazingly, i was most like von miller. but then it explained it and it said no you like to party and have fun but when you get to work you are all business.

you do like to party and have fun. >> reporter: do you think he has these glasses? >> those are cool. >> reporter: i'll bring them back for you. >> i like those cheryl. >> reporter: i'm bringing you all a pair. i did the quiz on 9news and i was c. j. anderson. which is really fun. everyone should take this quiz, because our web team did a great job build it go based on this interactive fan experience and it is a blast to take it. tag us on twitter. let us know what player or coach you would be. >> i got c. j. anderson, i was really trying for emanuel sanders because he is my favorite. >> making a lot of money. >> cheryl thank you so much. >> we'll check back with you cheryl, thanks. 5:47. car accidents scary right?

common, we are seeing really crazy accidents happen, like this one. first let's check in with marty and amelia. >> reporter: guys the broncos having a pep rally. at noon. temperature 30. not so bad. partly cloudy right now brutally cold. between 15 and 30 below zero from the mountain valleys and below zero in the plains. a wind chill advisory for yuma and kit carson county. wind chills down to 20 bele. as we go through the morning in and around our area, we will have individual and low teen wind chills this morning, so please bundle up. and even this afternoon, the winds will make it feel like teens and mid-20s. so no big bargain for us today amelia, even with the sun and above freezing temperatures. we will bundle up. windy conditions on 93 make it tough. little blowing snow out there. we have our camera out there, produces a still shot every

what we have seen is there is a lot of snow still on the shoulder. 225 around parker nice easy start. metrowide no major accidents to kickoff your thursday commute. little bit of a slow down there. unusual aroundiest is colorado. we'll check that out but for the most part we are looking good. if you are starting off with a flight at dia, know your security wait time is around 5 minutes.

a family escapes injury when their car flipped over and skidded down a busy highway. this happened in england. and the whole thing was caught on a dashboard camera. take a look at this. it is amazing. you can see the car come in, flip over, skids down the highway on its roof, narrowly misses the car where the dash cam in. sparks flying everywhere, the

the driver of the car pulled over to find a baby survived in the car with the parents upside down in the seats. but they survived. wow. around here guys, alive -- a live shot traffic moving well across the area. snow right along i-15. this is going to hopefully scour out some of this really cold air we have had settle down in the mount ten valleys. going to move into the mountains later in the day, and we'll get a dusting of snow around here late tonight. below zero on the plains in many areas, 15 to 30 below zero the valleys really getting hit with cold air. windy along the foothills, cloudy skies by sunset. light snow this evening,

20s to near 30s in the foothills. mid-30s to almost 40 here. a couple of degrees cooler through northern colorado. light snow, most of us i would characterize as a dusting. but in the foothills and for folks along e470, and c470, south and east, we could actually see up to about an inch of snow. again wrapping up bio7:00 tomorrow morning. light snow in the mountain areas, 1 to 4 inches, teens, 40s, in eastern colorado. we'll get to the forecast here. windy in the foothills and we have light snow tonight again up to an inch for the south. a brief warm up saturday. a bigger warm up coming early next week. stay dry marty. so far so good. we have seen across our cameras

the wind is kicking up but for the most part a clear commute. e470 a good option out to the east. same goes for 225. speeds along southbound 25 awesome, 60 miles per hour closer to 50 on the approach to u.s. 36. this morning sunrise creeps earlier and earlier, falls at 7:05 today. we will see some of the sun glare affecting your eastbound routes. right now you have an 11-minute commute between 70 getting all

welcome back. we are at sheridan and 64th and i want a big cheer from everybody in line. [ applause ] >> a great crowd here today, so excited to get their magnets. this line wraps all the way around the store. if you can't get here this morning, they are going to start the give away in a couple of minutes at 6:00 a.m. and give out the magnets until they run out, but if you can't make it here today, there are 13 stores throughout the metro area that will be giving away magnets this morning as well as later this afternoon. we are going to bring it live

>> wow you have a crowd there. >> 2:30 it is getting crazy. peyton manning is going to need more surgeries. we'll tell you what he is expecting about 6:45 this