finishes on start on the tour since last season, that's the most by anyone without a victory. and that stands, though. hideki has been knocking on the door not only here but elsewhere, and just hasn't been able to finish it off. he's about ready to finish rickie off here in the fourth playoff hole. >> the pendulum has been swinging pointing towards both of them. different occasions here. either one of them could have won this. >> for par. >> this move a little left towards that water to his left? >> rog, i think that's a good call. it's not a lot. wants to go that direction.

seen, we think this is going down. >> he's been making all of these. >> up and out. that was pushed. >> well, turn out the lights, the party is over after an hour of playoffs. >> well, this hole is his nemesis. bogeyed it both times. >> gary documenting nine balls in the water through the years here at 17 that have his number. the. >> two-h putts, matsuyama, to

. >> well -- >> i think he can handle this one. >> you bet he can. matsuyama finally closes the deal on rickie fowler. three bogeys on number 17 this week for rickie fowler. on a hole that he should birdie half the time. >> he had a two-shot lead in regulation as he went there for the first time today. a bogey there. another costly one in the water there. hideki matsuyama with his second pga tour victory. if you missed any of today's action, you can get caught up with golf central on golf channel. next stop for the golf channel on the nbc team is the honda

the world pick out the bear traps. that's february 25th. coming up next "date line." for the entire golf channel on nbc, dan hicks saying so long from tpc scottsdale where hideki matsuyama survived a four-hole sudden death playoff over rickie

. a cry size -- crisis call delayed. >> ashley has scars. she has bumps. >> a local church does its part to help a woman who needed a bit of a jump start.

from third place in iowa, republican candidates take aim at marco rubio. >> what's bugging colorado for forests now. denver police have a plan. the game is in process. if the broncos win they are getting ready for whatever happens. the last time they won in 18999, dpans -- 1999, fans got out of hand. >> reporter: it's a huge day. as a result, thousands of fans have gone downtown. it's great to see all the orange and blue pride. but after a few years ago, the win from the broncos, there have been riots immediately following. in 1999, when broncos won the

bad behavior. it's behavior that denver police does not want to see. that department has ramped up their crews downtown and security where a large group of broncos fans are. basically, they are sending a message, we are watching. they are working with local bars to enforce security or restrictions if the broncos win. at half time, bars will switch to plastic cups. again, the goal here is safety, broncos fans are out here to cheer on their teams, but denver police are saying they are prepared if anybody decides to stay too late at the party. >> absolutely. a week ago today we are preparing for a blizzard.

ice are going to start to melt. tonight. >> a week ago we were bracing for a huge winter snowstorm and i do not have snow in the forecast for the next few days, a major departure from what we've been experiencing. outside right now, it's a little bit cooler than yesterday. we're actually kind of on the western edge of a little jet stream. there have been a few snow showers and a bit of wind to deal with, but here in denver, calm, quiet, a few clouds and yes it was a little cooler. thesnow showers following that little disturbance across the northeastern plains and we do have wind warnings and advisories out across the northern plains states right now for those who are traveling on i-25. the winds will also create the

conditions outside of nebraska as well. for southern call, high winds. around here, just a tiny by the of moisture. no winter weather or travel add adviceries -- add advisories. those clouds will be with us as we remain in the low 30s and coming up in our main weather segment, cool and dry tonight. i will let you know when the next storm arrives. >> thanks so much. . one person was killed in a car crash on alameda this afternoon. police have released few details about the crash which did shut down wads worth for several hours. they have not given the name of who died. a hostage necessity goeshgation -- negotiation unit hit another car this morning. the van was headed west with its lights and sigh writtens on

both drivers were taken to the hospital. police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to give them a call. a story that is still being written. a woman says she's committed to putting her criminal past behind her. today she receives a big boost from her church family. >> i never would have thought i deserve something like this. >> reporter: her story is one of redemption. >> i have done a lot of bad things, but over came those bad things. >> reporter: a few years ago, the mother of three was living a life she wasn't proud of, addiction, arrests, a bad divorce, but all that changed the moment she stepped foot into this church. >> she would show up anytime. she was all here working or doing something. i thought, man, this is something -- someone who is really parkate. >> reporter: he says he saw

life. >> ashley has scars. she has bumps, she has bruises, god is showing up and making a difference in her life and her kids. >> reporter: when he learned she was spending three hours a day on the bus, he new they had to step in. >> there was our opportunity to stop that chain of dysfunction. >> on a day when most would -- were thinking about who would win the super bowl, they made sure ashley would win the day. >> the reason we are talking about this car is because it's yours. >> reporter: there in front of the church she came to love, she was given the one thing she needed the most, another step in her journy towards redemption. >> we want to celebrate who you are.

life now. life changing. >> reporter: 9news. >> he says the church is going to help ashley with the registration cost and the insurance for that new ride. last year's spill may have sent more than 88,000 pounds of metals into the animas river. back in august, the -- some did reach the san juan river in new mexico. it released 3 million gallons of waste water. if the broncos win tonight, there is one local fan who does not want to hear about it.

. colorado forests are your honor attack by -- are under attack by several kinds of pests. this is how it could impact the upcoming fire season. >> reporter: hundreds of thousands of acres of forests across colorado. the meal of choice for several

should be a sea of dwreen -- sea of green. dan is part of a team which took to the air to level the damage of forest around the state. >> it gives us an idea of what level of pests are out there. >> reporter: the spruce beetle ate its way through many acres in 2014. and the tussock moth 26,000 acres along the front range. >> then they work their way to the oldest growth. in doing so, they eliminate the tree's ability to fight it. >> reporter: the state emerged from drought conditions seen in previous years. >> last year we saw a pretty good rain year and that allowed some of these pests to work their way through a lot of these trees. >> reporter: once they do make their way, the trees become a fire hazard. >> it can cause fires to

were to start in those trees, it can increase. >> reporter: the forest service says last year they treated about 17,000 acres on private lands and state lands. still, they say when it comes to dealing with these pets, there needs to be a balance. >> reporter: pefrts that are making themselves known -- pests s that are making themselves known across the landscape. >> the state forest service says it does have some good news. the number of acres that have been intestified by a -- been intestified by the pine beetle have dropped. . some people don't care who wins the super bowl. a man is going out of his way to avoid finding out who wins. it's a contest where people try to go as long as possible without finding out the results

they have to post online every 72 hours whether they are still safe from the knowledge. he will consider it a victory if he can go a week without finding out who won. >> church signs actually are going to be an issue coming up, everybody is going to be talking about it, so i'm really going to have to be careful about the media i'm consuming. >> instead of watching the super bowl, he went to a play in denver this evening. there is no radio or bill boards on the way home. >> that's what i call determined. . highs in the 50s and 60s.

. a world famous snow festival featuring more than 200 snow custom turs is under way in japan. it draws more than 2 million visit others every year. the creations are made by volunteers. assuming nothing melts, the event will be held through next week. >> that's pretty impressive. >> you are hoping it doesn't melt. >> yes. i don't know what the

>> i know there is a lot more melting around my house than i expected. >> you know, you wouldn't have to wait much longer completely gone away. you are not going to believe the shift in the weather pattern, a complete departure of the weather pattern that has been with us for the last few weeks. outside we go, it is clear and cool and dry. really turned out to be kind of a beautiful day, even with the weak weather system crossing the state. 39 in greeley. 44 -- 29 in ledville. you can see how the high and low averages stack up. winds have been light here in the city. 26 degrees at dia and wind chill here at the stud i don't say in the ooch studios in the mid teens. i want to bring you up-to-date

the average is 35. so we're actually running a bit above average. no surprise. you can see a few light snow showers coming in on the jet stream. it's pushing that moisture creating some heavy wind conditions off to the north of us. and the potential of blizzard conditions out of the nebraska, we are bringing you winterer weather advisories. this is all part of an other low pressure and we're are kind of on the edge of it. it's bringing in wind into the foothills. but the whole system stays east of us for all of the week ahead. high pressure repositions itself over the area -- rebottling itself over the area. we are going to see highs warmer tomorrow close to 50. we are on the edge of some of

31 in st. louis. now, the northwest flow will bring in enough moisture for a few scattered light snow showers tonight abdomen again tomorrow. but no -- and again tomorrow. the over invite period will be cool and dry and we have a beautiful day shaping up tomorrow and the numbers for this week are going to make you happy. single digits tonight. the highs tomorrow in the mid 40s. koltder weather in the -- colder weather in the high country. decent know discover in the foothills -- snow cover in the foothills. in the metro area for the rest of this sunday night, partly cloudy cool and dry. we will be in the mid steens, jump into the -- p mid teens and jump into the mid 40s by noon. 53 on tuesday, 62 on wednesday.

friday. weekend. period. the next chance for snow, not until a week from today, sunday into monday. and have gun. it was a sunday fun day up in the mountains. take the little ones skiing that? had to throw in a little orange and blue into the show. >> no, there will be no mentions. the game that nobody cares about. >> it was a pretty sunset, though, right? it took a seat in an up scale restaurant in southern california. to informs -- photos of the pup went viral. many sea lions are starving. the temperatures are getting

source further away. >> this pup weighed 20 pounds. it should be about 40 to 50 pounds out in the wild. >> a sea world crew did come and rescued the guy. so far they have rescued 46 sea lion pups last year. 990. . a film crew in london blew this bus up. the film's producer let people know, still, that didn't get out to everybody, so it came as a shock and a real fright to people in some areas. >> you can understand that, too. i was reading some of the online reaction to this. that's a city who has had terror attacks. .

burries have opened in denver. >> next they give us their

>> what we have learned is that a lot of people loved beer.

the editor y'all director for 5280 which has a kfr story this week on beer. there is a good shot of it. and what i've learned is that since february of 2013, 30 new breweries have opened up and it's so hard to get around to all three 0, all you have to do is just pick this up and they have sorted it all out for you. >> what you have discovered is that there are actually great categories of broos here. -- bruce here. >> if i like this, yes, you can try this. >> we took some classics and we said if you like this, try this. so this is from bear brewing which is on broad way.

may be the most famous in colorado. try that one. >> so it's sort of categories of great craft beers. >> like you said, so the last time we did this was in 2013, and 30 have opened. there are more than 50 in denver. which is more than most states. so we went to all three 0 and we picked -- -- this is a grouler. >> this is you can purchase one of these for a nominal fee, get your beer, keep it at home in your fridge, it's like it's straight from the brewery. >> they just sell this with beer in it. >> they will fill it up. >> i had no idea. >> it's environmental because you can recycle. >> there is a couple of pints

>> there is about 4. >> flenty of beer for -- plenty of beer for everyone. >> this is the same thing. >> they will fill it up, it's just a little less if you don't think you will be drinking as much. maybe for the super bowl you want a few of these. >> it's very popular. do -- i know people are so drawn to craft beer but are they drawn to particular breweries. >> what's really cool about the ones that are opening in denver, they are neighborhood gathering spots. call to arms is up the way. most of these are not like doors --coors you can get some really fresh beer. a little machine is right up by

three guys started that. they do all sorts of creative stuff. and they are neighborhood mag flets. >> i know you are -- neighborhood magnets. >> i know you are very popular in our news room right now. there you have it. they have taken this and condensed it all down for you. you can find your favorite

. the u.s. is calling for what it calls unprecedented sanctions against north korea. the counsel also says they will adopt a new resolution. they say a long-range rocket was their attempt to put a sat

this tuesday voters in new hampshire have their say for the white house. we were there as the candidates zeroed in on senator marco rubio. >> the grand old party which was first like the grand old pile-up with forgotten candidates, spare had no time piling on marco rubio who repeated the same line four times during the debate. >> this fix -- this anyone who beliefs that barack obama isn't doing what he's doing on purpose doesn't understand what we're doing with here >> a target on his back, he gave chris christy the opening he needed. >> marco, the thing is when you're president of the united

speech doesn't solve one problem for one person >> you didn't even want to go back to your own state for a snowstorm. they had to shame you to go back. >> reporter: once again front and center, donald trump. the front runner needing a win but getting repeated boo s. >> let me talk. we are out of time. >> boo. >> that's all of his do nors and special interests out there. >> reporter: as senator ted cruz owned the idea of a wall. >> we're going to build a wall, triple the border patrol. since donald enjoyed that, i will simply say i've got somebody in mind to build it. >> reporter: though trufrn tried to -- trump tried to turn

>> he didn't own it. as soon as i looked at him, the whole room cracked up. >> reporter: the candidates are out in front of voters today making their final pitch for the final push. >>. hillary clinton ran into some unexpected competition this morning. a little girl's mom told clinton that her daughter does not want her to win because her daughter wants to be the first president. . despite winning new hampshire in 2008, she trails bz by a significant margin. she trails bernie sanders by a significant margin. saturday night live felt the burn last night. he appeared on saturday night live on a skit "singing ship". >> it's all the same to you, i'm going to plop down in that life boelt.

hold on, wait a second. (cheering). >> i am so sick of the 1% getting this preferential treatment. enough is enough. we need to unit and work together if we're all going to get through this. >> sounds like socialism to me. >> sanders was campaigning in new hampshire tonight. he and clinton face off on march 6. . a health warning for patients at a local hospital. we got a huge response to the story of a mother celebrating the birth of a child and greefbing the death of her

>> reporter: you don't --. >> you don't expect to go into a hospital or a place that you consider to be very sterile and clean and have someone tell you that you have been exposed to something that's did he have stating. >> -- that's bad. >>. >> reporter: a surgical former technician is accused of swapping a sir ring with pain medicines. one message, mandatory drug testing should be required for anyone who handles drugs in hospitals. it would help if companies would prepackage those needles in individual packages. >> i got several miracles, three perfect boys. they were barely even bruised. so i'm here and i'm walking, which is a miracle. i just county didn't -- didn't

>> hundreds of you responded who -- to a mom who just gave birth to her third son. her husband died on the way to the hospital. many of you passed on comments. >> such a heart breaking story but what a strong, inspiring young woman. her strength as she spoke gave me goose bumps. god bless you and your children. >> another: she is so strong. i watched the story with tears in my eyes. >> a snow day for kids and dogs and a mess on roads, one snow photo, though, stole your hearts. lauren and helen anderson who recently moved to golden from ohio. their photo asked for captions. hundreds came in and their granddaughter sent us this. "i will read them all to my grandfather and see which one he chooses, he cannot believe almost 5,000 people liked this picture.

this works, of course you guys are awesome and made their day. thank you". >>. are you a broncos fan. >> yes. >> finally broncos main i can't continues while many of you are sharing your thanks to the team and the quarterbacks. peyton and the other quarterback put the team first. thanks for your comments. >> we welcome your comments. you can give us a call or find us on facebook or twitter. . rescue teams found a baby girl in the debris of a collapsed apartment building a day after a earthquake brought it down. the 6-month old spent 30 hours trapped. crews rushed the baby to the hospital. at least 32 people have sdie

>> women now have access to previously restricted abortion services because of seek -- because of the zika virus. there is no cure or treatment for that virus. . of all the libraries in the america, the arapahoe high braer district -- library district has a special librarian who is turning a page on a traditional space. >> i hope we cancel -- we welcome more people through our doors. >> reporter: frank and lowry felt it while going over paperwork here. >> we wanted to get together at a place we could be

>> we have book bins so our smallest children can search themselves. >> they can actually play and interact. >> reporter: she's the director of the library district. >> i went and got a masters in this and the rest is hiry. >> history, in deed. she was named librarian of the year by the library journal. she's if first coloradoian to win. >> i think the greatest challenge is the perception of public libraries. >>. >> reporter: so she's changing a perception. here they can grab a cup of coffee or work with a view. >> we can look right outside and see trees and grags -- and grass and snow. >> reporter: he sees his library as smoer than stack

stack of books. >> someplace just getting away and have all the resources available, this is nice and pleasant. >> the public library is no gathering place. >> long before she became librarian of the year, she was a producer here at 9news. cap think will be along to tell us when that mild weather will be moving along.

. it took forest officials 14 hours to find and put to sleep a cat that had wandered on a school campus. security cameras recorded the category roaming the halls this morning. he attack had two 2010 near a swimming pool -- two men near a swimming pool. an image of a dog stranded in the middle of a highway with no where to go may have been the best thing that happened to

two kweeks ago -- to weeks ago, this dog was spotted. with no micro chip or tag, she was offered up for adoption. >> there were over 50 people interested and we nar he roweded it down -- we narrowed it down to three homes. they were the one out of three. >> dozens of people have -- had seen her picture on the freeway. they plan to get her a chip and tags this week. >> love a happy ending. you always wonder how they end up out there, though. >> that's a good story, though. well, beautiful weekend. yet was warmer than today. >> a lot of melting, i noticed. >> yes. temperatures have been staying around the mid 30s. there is a weak weather disturbance that has brought a few light snow showers. there's been wind as well. outside right now it is

in the high country, there's been a few light snow showers. here in downtown denver, pretty picture. only 28 degrees in the city, though >> 26 at dia. the winds have been really gusty over some of the higher passes. a little bit of blowing snow over some of those higher passes. the trend, he though, is the -- the trend, throw, is the warmer, dryer weather. it's called the jet streak. it's carrying that wind up north. heavy wind and even the potential for blizzard conditions east of nebraska. that's an area of low pressure that will stay put. winds are kicking up in southern california as well. really with high pressure over our region, we are looking at a nice weather pattern, a complete departure over the weather that we had this time last week.

temperatures go into the 60s for the middle part the week -- part of the week. again, not enough to travel your -- not enough to affect your travel up there. that monday morning commute will be good. tonight will be chilly, though. partly cloudy a low of 18. we start off at 18 degrees. we jump into the mid 40s and close to 50 by the afternoon. i don't know that we're going to quite get to 50, but i will see temperatures jump into the 60s mid week. above average weather trend continues all the way through until about a week from today. we are tracking the next storm system and the next chance for snow. the dog days of winter -- we started with the dog story and we're going to end with one. these guys are saying let's do this. >> clearly, that's what they

>> she is the dog when issers -- whisperer. >> thank you. . in minnesota, a sound -- a wildlife success story. there are 17,000 swans. the story of a man fulfilling a promise to make sure those swans stay. >> reporter: on the mississippi river, the day begins. it begins with promise. the promise that comes with the morning. >> is that guy feeting them? -- feeding them? >> i didn't know there was going to be this many. >> reporter: like the other bird watchers, we, too, had to keep our distance. they don't always take well to humans. >> you can tell who is the top one down there. >> oh, yeah.

exception for a man who has a week's worth of birth seed delivery like this -- bird seed delivery like this. jim lawrence is the man who made the promise. he's kept these swans well fed for the past five winters, not a promise to the birds, but to the woman who cared for them for the 25 previous years. >> all the animals loved her and she loved them. >> reporter: it was sheila lawrence who started it. >> she fed all of them. if it walked or crawled, she fed it. >> one look at those seven-foot wingspans carriying those three 0-pound bodies. -- 30-pound body.

day, from dark to dark. >> reporter: until the day she wasn't. >> yeah. >> reporter: jim lost his wife eight months after her diagnosis, but not before she asked him, will you feed my swans, and he promised. >> no question in my mind that i was going to feed them. >> reporter: 38 buckets and 1200 pounds he will feed them just today, less talking, he will tell you than sheila would like. but that doesn't account for the speaking jim does with his heart. >> my passion is to make sure her legacy continues. >> reporter: his promise kept. >> she's looking down on him, saying "you are doing a good job". >> reporter: precious is the swan song that keeps on going.

jim feeds the swans every winter morning. pays for the feeds with donations and out of his own pocket. when a mother lost her 7 month old son, it proved to be another family's saving grace.

. hundreds of people armed them seflsz with -- themselves with fruit. the testifyist -- it included the battle of the oranges. you would think that there would be a bruising and so forth. i mean, oranges are like --. >> kind of like to may tos. . the longest talk show. they started thursday night and stayed on the air or for -- for 61 hours straight.

more than 122,000 people in the u.s. are waiting for a life saving organ transplant, that number includes many children. recently, a little girl in arizona received a heart. >> reporter: look out, here comes jordan. it's hard to believe this bundle of energy is only two years removed from a heart transplant. >> she had a brain bleed, a stroke, she had brain surgery. so many issues. >> all complications from a faulty heart valve. >> instantly you feel relief. she may make it. but on the flip side, it took me half a second to turn and say, a mother lost her child tonight. >> that child was a 17 month old. he was heather's only child and she didn't hesitate to make that selfless decision to donate his organs.

not save somebody else's. >> reporter: now this lady can turn around and play like any other child. these two mothers embrace for the first time. het ergot to meet the little girl my son saved. >> she took to her instantly. >> reporter: like only a mother could, she says she sees a lot of lucas in jordan. with the push of a button, heather can hear lucas's actual heartbeat. both mothers say they are family now. >> through all the grief that she dealt with in losing her child, jordan being so sick, us almost losing her, it seems that everything came together perfect little for both of us. >> reporter: when it has saved so many lives, this little guy saved two other guys with his kidney and liver. >> he did more in seven months

years of life. >> doctors say jordan should be able to live very close to a normal life.