next on 9news. >> this is 9news. nearly 3,000 people need to get tested for hiv and hepatitis after a surgical technician allegedly stole at least one strain of pain medicine and -- syringe of pained me and replaced it with another. 28-year-old rocky allen's license has been suspended. he could face more penalties from the state and englewood police say he's in a criminal investigation. patients are aggravated with the way the matter has been handled. >> reporter: scott patzer is one of thousands waiting and wondering if a contaminated needle at swedish medical center might have given him a serious disease. >> you know, shaft i think probably is the best way to put it. when something like this happens, you don't expect to go into a hospital, a place that you consider to be very sterile and clean and then have someone tell you that gee, you play

-- may have been exposed to something that's deaf stating possibly. devastating possibly. >> reporter: he's been through this once before at a hospital health one. he had to be tested after a tech at rose medical swapped syringes in 2009. kristen parker got prison time after infecting 18 people. >> we learned from that case that you don't know if these syringes were shared with others. >> reporter: attorney local lynn hoskins represented most of those -- hollin hoskins victims. in this case fentanyl was switched with a syringe. he got caught and his urine tested positive for fentanyl. that's a red flag it may have gone on for a while. >> reporter: that tells you he injected before with a positive test? >> that's the math. that's the calculation. he tested positive for fentanyl. he had to gain access to it and inject it sometime previous to

>> this incident is about the brazen theft of drugs. >> reporter: swedish hospital says this one theft is the only one they know about and they caught it before the bad needle got to the patient. >> is the tech in this case being tested for those diseases or has that happened already? >> so that's protected health law. the results are the fact that he's being tested -- >> reporter: the results or the fact that he's beg tested? >> both. >> reporter: that's a fact patients want and many also want swedish helping them do a better job getting tested. >> they haven't stepped up to the plate and treated us with the respect we deserve, you know. they can't brush this under the carpet. >> reporter: swedish says as of last night its nurses called more than half of those who need to get blood tests. brandon rittiman, 9news. >> again this involves patients who had surgery between august 17th last year and january 22nd this year in the same facility where this technician worked. swedish says it will contact

considering how cold it's been this week doctors at university of colorado hospital want to remind the public about the dangers of frostbite. so far this winter doctors at the burn clinic there have seen nearly two dozen cases and in the past 48 hours the hospital admitted three patients suffering from extreme frostbite. it can set in quickly when people are exposed to below freezing temperatures. >> it can happen within five minutes. it depends on the person. so if you have somebody who is not very l.y, maybe has some peripheral sack of -- healthy, make has some peripheral vascular disease, it can happen much more quicker. definitely quicker in kids. i think they get on the location rink and forget it's super cold out. >> fingers, toes, nose, ears, doctors say you have to stay covered when spending time outdoors and those are the areas most susceptible to frostbite. we expect metro area lows in the teens tonight and a few snow flurries possible late tonight and early tomorrow

and south metro area. as we've learned, it doesn't take much to turn a road into a slip and slide during the morning rush. meteorologist kathy sabine joining us now. might be better to leave a little early tomorrow. >> we saw this sunshine today and thought oh, this is the beginning of the warming trend. we have one more little short wave to come through tonight, not overly significant, but overnight snow showers could slow things a bit for some areas. we aren't forecasting more than an inch of accumulation unless you're south of palmer divide between castle rock down toward colorado springs. outside it's cloudy and cold. the clouds will keep overnight temperatures up a bit. we are 6 above at dia and teens tonight, cold now with mid-20s, winds easing in the foothills finally, but the next short wave is already bringing snow to the mountains and wind to cheyenne where a high wind watch has been posted, our only advisory. winter weather advisories posted across the northern rockies. we have an unsettled 48 hour period kind of with again just brief light snow showers moving through between 9:00 and about

then we get some midmorning clearing, nice sunshine for friday, but certainly not much of a warm-up again tomorrow. so tonight temperatures continue in the mid-20s. i think we're dry for the evening drive. it's the overnight snow showers. we'll detail that much more coming up in our main weather segment and look ahead to a warmer weekend forecast and break down the super bowl forecast for california. a few people might be interested in that. >> it's going to be cold here but nice and sunny in california. >> it will be a lot warmer here than it has been. so i've got some good news on all fronts. a flatbed semi lost its load trying to negotiate the ramp from eastbound 470 to eastbound south 95. the ramp is closed for hours. it's a 135-foot long wind turbine blade weighing 40 tons. no one was hurt. the detour is northbound i-25

25. cdot suggests u.s. 85 or local arteries to alternate routes. florida governor rick scott said his state has three new cases of zika viruses and now adding nine more. all 12 people were infected with the mosquito borne virus when they traveled to other countries. he said the state is preparing as it would for a hurricane. florida's warm climate, year- round mosquitoes and revolving door of international travelers make it very full initial. this isn't the first time florida has had to battle a virus like this. >> people need to take precaution by using insect repellants, draining standing water around their houses because the drained water would attract mosquitoes and cover doors and windows with screens. >> the centers for disease control and prevention has been asked for 1,000 kits to test

of 500 the state already has. the fda announced they'll potentially addictive painkillers. the fda will meet with an independent panel of experts before approving any new opioid drug that does not have abuse the pediatric society will weigh in before such drugs are approved for children. additional safety warnings and warnings for potential abuse. broncos fans are coming together to cheer on the team and many gathered at one of the city's famous landmarks today. cheryl cheryl and matt renoux are in the city by the bay. cheryl, you drove up all the way from santa clara to met matt today and you've been following your you any. >> reporter: yes. it's 34 miles exactly from super bowl stadium to the latter of san francisco, both locations -- heart of san francisco, both locations vital to the super bowl experience but very different. really this is where the action is, no question about it.

denver. >> reporter: the past few days we've noticed a lot more orange in san francisco right now, a lot of denver, colorado residents making their way to california to enjoy this week long party before the game. >> go broncos! >> here we go broncos, here we go! here we go broncos, here we go! here we go broncos, here we go! >> reporter: they are just getting warmed up. you can tell. at pier 39 in san francisco a group of bronco fans broke out in spontaneous cheering today waiting to go on a cruise around the bay. >> reporter: why not? miles showed up and a few broncos cheerleaders. so who wouldn't start yelling? i certainly did. >> reporter: everyone has been very careful to wear orange and blue at all times. there are more people in orange and blue we've seen today than carolina panthers fans.

>> reporter: by far. actually and, jonathan, dare i kay more bronco fans right now -- say more bronco fans right now than even raiders fans. >> oh, you just went there. we need to fill that stadium. we need all the support we can get. >> reporter: we sure had a great home field advantage for the afc championship game. obviously that's not the same as the super bowl, but the fans will make a difference, so far showing up in droves. good to see by the bay. >> that's awesome. >> weather should be nice. an updated super bowl forecast for santa clara and here in denver. >> today's memorial service for a k-9 officer who died protecting his partner. >> and poll results showing where hillary clinton and bernie sanders stand in new

a final salute for one of pennsylvania's finest, hundreds of law enforcement officers with their k-9 partners gathered in pittsburgh to remember aaron, a 5-year-old german shepherd killed in the line of duties. officers who spoke at the service said aaron was dedicated to protecting his partner and the public. >> we will never know the extent of what aaron did for his fellow officers on sunday afternoon, but the 1 thing that we do know is that aaron did exactly what he was trained to do and aaron did exactly what he was dedicated to doing and that was to protect. >> k-9 aaron's sacrifice allowed brian and his fellow officers to go home unharmed

grateful. >> k-9 aaron was stabbed to death by a suspect who was eventually shot and killed by police. bernie sanders maintains a 20 point lead over hillary clinton among likely democratic primary voters in new hampshire. that's according to an nbc news wall street journal marist poll. sanders had 58% support versus 48% for clinton. the poll was conducted tuesday and wednesday and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points. as an aside, we have more magnets and we are giving them away from before bowl sunday. these say broncos sunday guaranteed to complement the blue and orange magnets we gave away for super bowl sunday. >> reporter: we're having too

[ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: look at all these guys. >> go broncos! >> reporter: they are all decked out in their orange and blue and look at this guy, oh, yeah. sir, you've been a broncos fan how many years? >> too long, too long. i still love it, though. >> reporter: are you ready to see a win? >> oh, yes. this year is our year and it's manning's. >> reporter: is he going to do it, guys? that's right. okay. here we go. we're down to the last box, the last magnets of the day here at the king soopers in littleton. i'd say we got maybe 75, maybe 100 more magnets and we got a lot of people. sir, you wanted to get your hands on one of these? how bad you want it? go broncos! >> reporter: that's what we got to get out of you. we love it. again. we're down here at the king soopers in littleton, broncos country!

>> these are kind of neat, too the broncos country ones, i like those. you got two, get them side by side. you're all there. it's a collector set. we have some warmer days in the forecast, especially next week. >> when our high temperatures could reach into the mid-50s, some melting then maybe next in

hello. welcome back. meteorologist kathy sabine in the backyard where it is cloudy and dry but pretty cold. take a look around the area. we do have mostly cloudy skies and light snow cover around the city, snow hard pressed to melt with the temperatures we have forecast the next day or so. almost 40 inches of snow at dia for the season, above average by about 3 inches and our two snowiest months are yet to come. there's a little snow and ice in the keystone village area tonight, a beautiful wintery scene in the colorado high country where temperatures held in the mid-teens today. we managed 34 in den, about 10 degrees cooler than the -- in denver, 10 degrees cooler than the average. at the airport this hour winds are calm, 21 degrees, but we have a wind chill of about 13. that translates here to the 9news studios outside in the

we have a weak weather system crossing the state from the west. a high wind watch has been posted outside of cheyenne, gusty winds will pick up as this fast moving system begins to move in. no winter weather or travel advisories out for our state, a little light snow on the i-70 corridor late tonight and tomorrow. winter weather advisories are out for the northern rockies, kind of a progressive northwest flow that will bring in maybe 2 or 3 inches of snow to some of your favorite central mountain resorts. here in denver overnight snow showers with less than an inch of accumulation. the wave looks pretty impressive on satellite imagery and we have another one upstream coming late in the weekend, but they're fast moving. high pressure is kind of a dominant feature. i think what you'll really notice is just the wind shiv tomorrow and it's going to feel cold -- shift tomorrow and it's going to feel cold again. mid-30s and mid-afternoon sunshine, but numbers are still below average. with the moisture coming in from the west and a little front to the north of us, snow showers tonight on i-70. we get a quick band that comes

shifting south. i've got midmorning clearing and sunshine in the afternoon any stretch. we've got that extensive cloud developing. by midnight a little snow between parker, castle rock and colorado springs. that band shifts south, maybe flurries in the step for the morning drive and midmorning clearing giving way to a sunny afternoon friday, but again. 4 in frisco tonight, 14 in denver, 18 in pueblo. temperatures out west will be in the mid-30s, mid-30s tomorrow in denver, some 40s on the map in southeastern colorado and a windy bitter day in the blackhawk, nederland and grand lake areas. in the metro area tonight cloudy and cold with overnight snow showers less than an inch of accumulations, lows in the mid-teens. tomorrow morning clouds and flurries and midmorning clearing, sunshine in the afternoon, highs barely above freezing, but this is a fast moving little system that will impact only the first part of the morning drive giving way to

weekend, sunshine and 47 saturday, mid-30s on sunday. you won't believe the warm-up in the extended period. i have 60s in the forecast next week. but it's california we're paying attention to on sunday. how about a super bowl temperature of 71 degrees for our broncos at kickoff at 4:30? we do have just beautiful conditions up and down the front range and a lot of folks out enjoying the snow. if you've got a great wintery picture, don't forget to send that into me. i certainly do love to see the view from your weather world. drew is in next with sports and much more on the super bowl coming up. stay with us.

from colorado sports leader here's drew soicher. >> hi, everybody. peyton manning's cell phone is even more likely to retire after super bowl l than he is with everybody assuming this will be the final game of manning's remarkable career, he's spending considerable time answering calls from and dialing calls to significant figures in his life. >> i've heard from all of my former coaches this week which has been special, had a nice conversation with coach dungy and had really nice text messages from jim mora, my first coach, and jim caldwell and john fox. i called both my high school and college coach this week, tony rigenelli and coach fulmer. i do think about coaches when this. took nearly a whole week, but we finally have some super

we're live, 9news sports santa clara. >> reporter: things got a little juicy on the final day of media availability and perhaps a little feud developing between broncos wide receiver and outspoken panthers corner back josh norman. he is on opening night, but he's also one of the best corners in the league. he calls himself attack technician and referenced all the tools that make him so good. last night in the broncos huddle emmanuel sanders didn't want to hear about any of them. >> for the whole week i've been getting stuff josh norman questions, josh norman, josh norman. he's a good player and it's going to be a battle, but at the end of the day, man, let's just get the fight started. the big story is on him. that's the reason why. he's a talker and he loves to talk, but at the end of the day i'm not a talker. play ball.

the guy other than seeing him on sunday. i don't even know if i will be. so i guess that's why he's doing all the talking. i'm not hearing much. so that's a good thing. >> it is on, i guess. after three straight days of answering questions from sports reporters the broncos caught a break today. 9news sports reporter rod mackey has that story. >> reporter: the first time during super bowl week peyton manning was not the biggest stars in the room. one of the guys asking questions was, ram artist snoop dogg. >> for this big game here is it fair to say you're getting advice from archie and eli? >> well, snoop, i've always enjoyed my conversations. >> reporter: snoop was certainly a hit as he made his way through the players. >> that was cool, man, snoop dogg in the flesh, man, for real. >> you know i'm proud of you,

>> that would be great. >> reporter: but the bronco who knows the rammer best is the one who used to -- rapper best is the one who used to play for him. ronnie hillman was on snoop's youth football team. compare snoop's coaching style to kubiak's coaching style? >> i don't think kubiak is dancing after a touchdown. you might get a raised hand. i don't think he's giving the whole dance and celebrating. so i think that's probably the major -- he's a little bit more loose with it. >> i celebrate, baby. i'm more into the game than the kids are. you know what i'm saying. it's like a celebratory thing. i feel the kids reflect the energy the coach brings to them on a lower level. up top you don't have to do, that but when you're dealing with kids, you got to give them the energy they're searching for. >> reporter: did you know way back when ronnie was special? >> i knew he was special. he worked different and played different and you could see the smile on his face he was going to get somewhere in his life

>> reporter: he certainly has. rod mackey, 9news. >> you can tell the reporters and photographers are probably running out of questions to ask because as you probably saw in that video, all the cameras were following snoop as opposed to any of the broncos players this morning. >> snoop youth football league, very popular in southern california, out for about a dozen years now. they tried to expand to colorado and it was a total disaster. there were no fields, no referees, uniforms were the wrong sizes. they canceled the season about