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allen's license last month for violating state law and regulators are look nothing to if more punishment is appropriate. englewood police call allen a person of interest. swedish says it has no evidence that patients were actually infected and the hospital claimathize theft of-- claims the theft was caught quickly. >> the suspect's syringe was identified, confiscateed and not used in the-- confiscated and not used in the case. >> he tested positive for a pain killer which raises the suspension he may-- suspicion he may have previously switched them swedish is owned by rose, a similar incident infected 18 people with help titeus and led the state to require surgical techs get a license. after 3 drunk driving convictions with the latest in
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the street prosecutors thought they succeeded in sending rob t mcgee to-- robert mcgee to prison. what happened in court is what the district attorney calls a travesty of justice. >> in loving memory of dad is what it is called. >> candace gillmore... >> his dreams were seldom spoken and wants very few. >> john gillmore was hit and killed by a drunk driver at the corner of tabor court and 38th avenue in wheatridge. >> he was a father, a brother, a grandfather. >> when mcgee was convicted... >> he was a wrestler in high school. >>... candace thought her family would get justice. >> this is a case that clearly cried out for prison. >> district attorney peter says he could have received 12 years.
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to see a maximum. >> judge plots issued a 5-year sentence to community corrections which weir says will equal 6 months. >> it is unfair to the family. >> i don't believe 6 months in a residential facility, given his attitude, gibbon his history-- given his history, is justice. >> metaphorically and physically a slap to the face. >> mcgee's attorney relaced a statement which reads "mr. mcgee feels tremendous remorse." she says he remains sober and working a group to educate students of the danger of drunk driving. it continues "it is positively impacting young people. mcgee has done all of these things in an honor of mr. gillmore and to try to stop others from making the mistake he made." >> i don't feel like it is honest that he made a change.
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>> a sturdy hand to hold on to in times of stress and strife. >> now she feels she will never get justice. >> a true friend we could turn to when times were good or bad. one of our greatest blessings, the man we call "dad." >> in jefferson county, nelson garcia, 9 news. >> judge plots just called nelson and said while he can't comment specifically about this case, he says judges always have to weigh different factors in sentencing and it is always a difficult decision. sunny today. now it is clouds and cold ahead of the next round of snow showers, flurries are spitting in the foothills. could see a light dusting tonight and into the morning. kathy will be along in a bit to tell us how it will impact the morning drive. it is a one-vehicle crash that is dominating our attention thon roads and that one vehicle
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lonetree, a flat bed carrying a wind turbine hit the bearian on to southbound 25. the 40-ton turbine fell off the flat bed has been blocking the ramp for 5 hours. no one was injured. the bridge is stable. c-dot brought in a crain and said the camp could be closed several more hours. the attorney for one of the motorcycle gangs involved in the deadly shooting saturday is confident witnesses will come forward and tell us what he callathize truth. the two gangs are the mongols and iron order. a member of the mongols was shot and killed at the motorcycle expo at the national western complex. several other shot and one stabbed. denver police said the fight started over an argument over territory. at a news conference today an attorney for the mongols refused to reply but said "the mongols member was murdered." >> pulling a gun after one of
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not reasonable and cannot be self defense. shooting an unarmed person that tries to disarm you after you unlawfully brandish a gun cannot be self defense. >> no one has been arrested or charged. denver police still need to interview a few more witnesses. tomorrow dpd and the western stock show will meet to dress security concerns. a state house committee is talking about forcing sellers to disclose marijuana growth just like they currently have to tell buyers if a house was used to make meth. backers want to keep working to expand the scope to include testing for rental companies. the concern is pesticides, herbicides, used in marijuana growth could ling sxr cause health affects. the sponsor hopes to bring it back with changes later this session. some colorado students got
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nasa astronaut scott skely spoke to students from several-- scott kelly spoke to students from several elementary schools. commander kelly answered questions about how he became an astronaut and what it is like to live on space station. >> my question for you, what is the number one rule in space? >> i have never been asked that question before. i have been asked a lot of questions. um, let me think. um, be nice to other people and eat all your vegetables. >> there is two. we will take two. kelly and another are living aboard the space station, they return to earth in march. that is a tough question. what is the number one rule in space? i don't know. >> stay tethered to something, i suppose. >> don't float off.
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super bowl. taking your broncos pride profit. nick has competition, a san
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broncos fans can get creative when it comes to sharing passion, hair cuts, hair color and a tattoo shopping is helping out. 9 news reporter nick mcgill shows us how. >> reporter: at the endless inks tattoo shop... >> who is going first? >>... tattoo artist baby d is expecting a busy day. >> i am hoping upwards of 20. >> one of our first dates was
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>> passion for the orange and blue is about to become more skin deep. >> something we will always remember, like remember the day we were supposed to take the kids out and we came and got a tattoo? >> this couple is getting matching broncos tattoos. and thanks to endless ink, they are completely free. >> they are not prices-- >> sort of. >> they are donations, we are donating to a program for underprivileged kids. >> had to buy a brand new bottle ofer chg. >> going-- of orange. >> with each tattoo, endless ink is hoping denver's love for the broncos will translate to support for the community they love. a love that mary and luce share in orange and blue. in denver, nick mcgill, 9 news.
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a competition with another tattoo shop in charlotte to see who can raise the most money, whoever loses has to post a picture with the opposite team's flag. the loser has to eat a plate of rocky mountain oysters. >> some like those. students at hamilton middle school are facing off against middle school students in a read off, which ever school reads more pages between wednesday and friday wins. watch out for hamilton. 900 kids read 31,000 pages. we have been talking smack with our friends in carolina, i am facing off with frank from our sister station in greensboro, we are arguing about colorado or carolina, where would you rather live? this is not difficult for me, folks. you can check out the video on 9news.com. >> i have lived in both. >> yes, you have. i know what you chose. a sea lion has predicted broncos games, there was bridget, now nick, in san
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otter, matt renoux tells us how that came out. the bay... >> we have been working here nearly 10 years. melissa is about to start otterly the most career. >> these guys put my through it. bowl 50. >> he will try to predict the winner of the super bowl today. otter. >> he is otter intelligence. >> his name is shasta. >> they always win, they are always right. >> his job, pick between denver and carolina. >> we are going to put out the two helmets, we will put food under them and which ever he goes for first and eats the food out of, we will consider that his choice. >> when the time comes, his first reaction, isn't good. but then shasta shows some wisdom and denver is the team of choice. >> there it is. >> the broncos were the clear-cut winners. >> great news for the goldfogle family. >> the otter chose the broncos, good news, we think.
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prediction. >> i think that is pretty cool that he predicted that. >> reporter:... then went on to play with broncos souvenirs, which is all something melissa says... >> genius. >> reporter: is otterly all you will ever see. >> he needs the award. >> this may be no surprise, this is the first time shasta has done that. kind of rough there. sunday could be the last game in broncos uniform for some players. >> tonight could be the last chance of snow for a while.
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cloudy and cold, no snow yet, but we are expecting a little snow overnight. i am meteorologist kathy sabine taking a look outside, roaderize dry for now. -- roads are dry for now. a few foothill flurries, a fast-moving system will pass colorado between now and the morning. snow totals, 38.8 inchs for the season at dia, that brings us above average by about 3 inches so far and we are headed into march and april before we know it, 2 of our snowier months on average. 34 today, the average is 45, yep, you weren't imagining, it is cold.
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backyard, mostly cloudy, westerly breeze, 29 outside the studio. not a lot on radar, a little snow pick up west of the continental divide and i think it is the wave coming through tonight we may see an inch of snow south of castle rock, parker in the colorado springs area. less than an inch of accumulation with a wick wave, new light snow showers on i-70 but no winter weather advisories, concerns for high wind in the cheyenne area with the high wind watch posted there. the snow will continue to pick up west of the continental divide, but all the travel advisories extend across the pacific northwest and northern rockies, the mountains, many favorite resorts pick 2-4enchs of snow-- 4 inches of snow, primarily aspen, vail, copper. there is another beyond that, unset frld the next 48 hours. hours. a bind of a wind shift tomorrow
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the wind shift in the afternoon will help the clear skies out by mid morning but even with sunshine, a chilly day. between now and 10:30, snow pushing south with the fast-moving system. it moves out by drive time tomorrow. another twafb between 5:30 and 7:30 in the morning, we have afternoon clearing, not a warm day at all. no travel advisories issued and less than an inch of accumulation for denver. lows in the single digits for the mountains tonight. teens front range and eastern plains, high temperatures tomorrow continue below average in southeastern colorado. the warmest area of our state with 40 possible, we will see warmer weather heading into the weekend but all that snow cover, friday. tonight, cloudy with light snow showers overnight. our low, 14, less than an inch of accumulation expected. not a whole lot of a warming trend, even with the afternoon sunshine we are expecting. i think saturday will be close to 50 for many areas, cool off sunday and then, look at the
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extended forecast, that is really going to help us melt off some of the ice and snow, nothing they have to worry about in santa clara, kick off temperature, 71 degrees. hi, everybody, bow-wow wow yippie yo yippie ya, the nfl network sent calvin, better known as snoop dogg to ask important questions of both the broncos and panthers today. you hear me? >> first of all, can i get a 50% discount on papa john's pizzas in the state of colorado? >> absolutely. >> first of all, i want to say cam, cam, oh, cam, cam, there for me. >> hi. >> there you go. >> hard to compete with that kind of in-depth reporting but we can try. and we are live, 9 news sports reporter aaron matas is at the
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>> reporter: hi, drew, still snow indication from peyton manning as to whether or not sunday's game will be his last but continues to soak all of this in just in case. manning said today that he has made a point of contacting all of his former coaches, we are talking high school, college, and the four nfl head coaches he had prior to kubiak, that includes jim mora who had peyton during a rough rookie season. >> we went 3 and 13, and i led the league in interceptions and still hold the rookie record for interceptions, which i really pray maybe this kid golfed for, breaks it this year. i wish luck would have broken it. eli would have but you have to be a 16-game starter, he only started 10 games. not one i want to hold but he stuck with me. >> reporter: sunday's game will
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it will also be the end for some players tenure as broncos. mike klis tells us who might stay and who might go. >> nevermind his neck, peyton manning revealed today he may eventually need hip replacement surgery. the human body is not meant to play football into its 40s. which is why super bowl 50 may well be it for manning. but there are other player whose may be about to be playing their final game for the broncos. start with malik jackson, the defensive end is a free agent and will command big dollar s, try $13 million a year. the chances of jackson returning with the broncos next year, about 35-40%. next, von miller, it is 99% certain he will return through the franchise tag. brock osweiler, it is likely, call it 90%, he will resign with the team and become, not just
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future, but the present. danny 50/50 at best, he is good expensive. rony hillman, the broncos love him as a $1 million running back, don't think they will as $3 million, he has 25% chance of returning. peyton manning has a 90-95% chance of leaving the broncos and 80% chance he retires for good. think about it this way, super bowl 50 is 4 days away. and in just 5 days, some key broncos may be broncos no more. mike klis, 9 news. >> reporter: cool scene in the team hotel, a lot of player's families getting to town today. a lot of hugs and smiles in the team lobby right now. pretty cool scene. >> okay, sounds good y. am sure you will have some of that later tonight. see you then. thanks.
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happy anniversary, february 4, 2007, 9 years ago today manning led the colts to a victory over 41. peyton was named the game's most valuable player. happy manningversery. the best part it was a driving rain storm in miami and prince did the half time show and rain storm. >> fitting. >> yep. >> cold play this year. >> will be good. >> and it won't be cold.
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investors are waiting for tomorrow's jobs report that could offer insight about the u.s. economy and whether interest rates are raised next month thchlt dow up nearly 80,
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that is it for us. entertainment tonight is next. hopefully we will be back at 9:00 and 10:00. >> any reason to think we
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