i just can't understand why somebody would do something like that. just, it just breaks my heart. it hurts, it hits home. really bad. >> the woman was treated and released from the hospital on the way to the scene an arapahoe county sheriff's deputy, bill formen, jr. was injured in a crash. a blood drive has been set up in honor of deputyiformen, he was injured after his vehicle was hit on the way to the scene. members of the communities have reached out wondering how they can help. the sheriff's office teamed up, they are holding a blood drive in his honor. a similar drive was set up for tony lopez, jr. after shot in the line of duty. they hope to receive the same overwhelming response for deputy formen . >> any time there is an instance where someone is in need and they hear the story, people

and so anyone who wishs to donate in honor of deputyiformen can come to any donor center and specify group code b 016 and they can donate in his honor. >> 6 community sites are set up, we have information how you can donate on 9news.com. funeral plans have been sets up for a mesa county deputy removed from life support early this morning. deputy derek geer was shot after he shot a 17-year-old, when the suspect was told he was being detained, he ran away and the suspect fired at geer multiple times. the 17-year-old was in court yesterday. prosecutors have until next week to decide whether he will be charged as an adult. before taken off life support harvested.

windy as well. meteorologist becky ditchfield is in the backyard, actually in the weather center right now. it is expecting to stay like this for a few days, becky. >> it is, you know, we have a little bit of a cool off that is headed our way but it is nothing compared to what we certainly have seen in the past. mild temperatures for a while. lets take that live look outside where it is just gorgeous. mostly sunny skies over us, high clouds over the city. at one point all of the flags there in the front of the 9 news building were really seeing winds come through. some have died down just a little bit and that allowed some temperatures to cool off. we are 59 broomfield, dia 54. downtown mild and 63. you can see up north, fort collins and greeley haven't seen quite the winds we had in denver. 52 fort collins. 58 greeley. we are 40s and 50s through the foothills. current wind gusts right now are out of the west, the strongest

nederlands seeing 24 miles an hour gusts, boulder 35 and evergreen 31. those will continue into tonight. it has been a dry day across colorado, that is how it stays through the evening. we won't drop back into the 40s until 7:00 and then at 44 at 8:00 p.m. but clear skies. 47 ais about as warm daeks is about as warm-- is about as warm as we get tomorrow. i have those details and the weekend in a few. >> we are about the weekend. always. >> really good. thank you, becky. colorado laws could change because of the accusations of rape against bill cosby. 2 of cosby's accusers from colorado went to the state capitol to arg for an end to the statute of limitations for sex assault. they can't ask for criminal charges to be filed against cosby in colorado because too much time has passed. a change in the law would only apply to future cases. one of the women said it took

>> at the time, i felt very alone. no one would have believed that mr. jello pudding pop, mr. dr. huksable was capable of rape and sexual assault. i would have been laughed off the planet. i would have been accused of needing attention, of going after money. >> here is the debating issue, defense attorneys in colorado oppose it saying cases older than 10 years won't have good evidence. they plan a compromise of 20 years, double the current limit instead of ending it all together. the owner of a well-known gun store and former realty star is facing charges of conspiracy dealing in firearms without a license and tax related charges. indictment says 52-year-old richard wyatt illegally sold firearms and failed to report

this isn't the first time he faced legal issues, they raided his store. in march of 2013 the irs investigated a financial situation. court documents showed he failed to do tax returns for 3 years, gunsmoke and owners appeared on "american guns" on the discovery channel. there have been reports of a man imposing as a law enforcement officer in wellic county. -- weld county . he claimed to be lieutenant ross or captain davenport. soopers. if you have any information about the person behind the calls, contact northern colorado crime stoppers, we have the number on your screen there and on our website, 9news.com. medical care is expensive. that is not news but our 9 wants to know team found expensive may be a relative term. case and point, a simple bag of

as we told you last night, hospitals sometimes bill patients more than $400 for a liter. it simply salt water. chris vanderveen is joining us, you are hearing from so many people who say, i have a story. >> how much would you expect to pay? we talked to somebody, $441 was billed, and we have seen from people who have written said and said they were billed $150 to $350. why the variability? can't say. we told you last night, our own dr. torres was able to buy a bag of hospital grade saline from a reputable medical supplier for $2.73. dave was billed 10 times for 10 bags of saline from swedish medical center, average cost per bag, $359. a 13,000% increase in price. we all know hospitals aren't cheap, neither is the care, nor the medicine provided.

of work goes in to getting a bag of sail ento the patient. insurance almost always negotiates that down. some say it is a sign of the times. >> it is becoming more and more common and partially because of what you talked about, chris, people are starting to look at the bills and they are starting to say, if i can't understand it, why should i buy it? >> yes, we all know you can't hand over a bag of saline and say good luck. there is a cost to administer and a cost to make sure it is done correctly and a cost for the room. we could say the hospital billed for the room and care, $9,000 but we could say this is how the hospital billed it, $441 for one bag of saline. we really want to hear from more of you. we are trying to build a data base of sorts about your billing stories, show us your bills at 9news.com. tell us what hospitals have been billing you.

>> it is a wake up call for all of us, how many times do you look at the bottom line? the bill? like how much, the co-pay? >> the key is asked for itemized bills. you have to ask for itemized bills bought a lot of times hospitals won't give it to you. when you see those, take a close look, sometimes they make errors on those. >> okay. we will never think of salt water as the same thing. >> amazing. >> you are walking around with all that. >> it is not sanitized anymore, not hospital grade anymore. >> no, it is not, i don't want you near me with it. thank you, chris. senator bernie sanders plans to have a rally saturday in denver, it will come before colorado democrat party sin dinnersatoridate night. hillary clinton and sanders are set to speak at the dinner. sanders rally earlier free and

he plans to discuss ideology, money, college affordability, 5:00 at the colorado convention center in denver, doors open at 3:00. a national wild life refiage in oregon, the last 3 surrendered from a group that seized it 6 weeks ago, they wanted the government to release 2 ranchers in prison for setting fires. the occupiers face a felony charge for conspiracy to keep workers from doing their work through force or intimidation. the zika virus for pregnant women who have returned where it virus is located. there could be shortages of the tests, puerto rico is vulnerable because of an outbreak spreading through latin america. zika is suspected of causing abnormally small heads in developing babies.

to travel to zika infected areas, we have a map, there have been 52 cases in the u.s. from people who traveled to infected countries, it is spread through mosquito bites mostly, but there are cases they believe it was spread through sexual contact. a group of international scientists found ripples in space tripe as predicted by albert einstein was a key component of the theory of relativity, they announced the break through this morning in dc, the size is so small, no one thought it could be detected. an international team of astrophysicists used a billion dollar instrument known as the-- get ready-- laser-- otherwise known as lico, it detected 2 black holes a billion light years away. >> what it has done, the first time the universe has spoken to us through gravitational waves and this is remarkable.

gravitational waves but today we are able to hear them. that is just amazing to me. >> they are deaf no more, the sound was detected back in september and caused when 2 black holes emerged. in 1916 einstein explained enormous bodies in space, like planets have so much bass they bend space time and create a sound. he predicted if 2 came together a ripple in space time should be detectable in earth and it was. >> another cool discovery in colorado of an unusual dinosaur era fossil named the muppet fish. paleontologists unveiled the 92 million old fossil at the rocky mountain dinosaur research center in woodland park. workers accidently discovered the fossil down in the grasslands of southern colorado. the fish fossil is very rare,

third of its kind ever discovered. one was found in uk and japan. the one in colorado is the most complete of the 3. >> any time you have a sample size of 3 known fossils of a variety in the world, that is a big deal. this is had only known example of the fish in the western hemisphere. in the new world, this is the only fossil of its kind. >> of course that is maya rodriguez, our dinosaur expert as well on that. the fish fossil shows further evidence that there is sea in land lock colorado. it will be transferred to the denver museum of nature and science, all things historic and all things space. >> just the fact that it was only the third ever found and they found it by accident. >> completely by accident. we hear stoez stories so oft-- stories so often-- those stories so often.

sky 9 is over the castle rock star off i-25 at wilsonburger exit. lately it hasn't been burning as

tuesday night someone vandalized it. it was lit orange and plurr to support the-- blue to support the broncos, the orange lights are only glowing now. art said someone stomped out or broke the lights and tried to climb on the star and remove lights and did damage to the wiring. castle rock police are investigating the case as criminal mischief and the fire chief says the community is hurt by this. >> that is behavior that affects all of us and is something that, you know, as a community we can't allow. so, turn yourself in and make a change so this behavior is not attractive to you. >> if you have any information, castle rock police set up a tip line for people to call if they know anything. the phone number is on your screen, 720-733-3517. the star will now stay off until the next holiday season. kind of a bummer. but. >> maybe we should have to work

see how that will work out for them. >> see how that goes. poor sports. a group of immigration activists hope to a conversation, the group from houston texas is using the installation in denver to shed light on the topic. they want to show what it looks like inside the 80 detention facilities, including colorado. even if they don't change minds, the members hope people will understand what some immigrant s are going through. >> i definitely do have a personal experience with it. i grew up as a first citizen in my family, and everyone else was undocumented and i never understood why i had all these rights and they didn't. i didn't see any difference between me and them.

>> the exhibit opens tonight at 6:009th and santa fe. the art work will remain at the museum until may 27. >> a cool exhibit. a new program is working to educate immigrants in coding, a native of pueblo, mexico was self taught at first but after he took courses in primary school, he went on to college and got a master's degree in computer science. now an instructor for coder's link to help immigrants get educated in coding and pays to complete paperwork for visas and documentation. >> the visa and then we do social security, credit card, everything. >> a typical worker's visa can cost a company $6,000 to $7,000, not including relocation fees, it paid for by the employee, the program placed 4 people in san

the dumb friends leagues provide as long list of services for any and all animals, lost, sick, abused, neglected, you name it. the dumb friends league works every day to help them and do not discriminate. pets are taken regardless of age, or any special needs they may have. it is staffed with vets, behavioral specialists and animal experts who try to help all animals recover and find forever homes. we talked with them about why they love their jobs. >> i get to help a lot of animals. i get to personally help thousands of animals a year. that is a lot more than i think i would be able to do in another veterinarian job, we get so many animals in. allows me to help a lot of animals. i think that is a great thing

>> it is the coolest job in the world. you get up every morning and go help horses and ride horses and play with horses, i mean, it is every cowboy's dream. what kid in the world didn't grow up wanting to be a cowboy? >> the ability to make a significant difference in the lives of so many pets is what keeps me in this field. i am inspired by the amazing staff and volunteers, certainly some of the best people i have met in my life have been here. >> the staff's passion and overall mission is a reason 9 news partnered with the dumb friends league to make a difference in the lives of these animals and i am sitting here with april, the vice president of strategic initiatives for the dumb friends leagues, you with here with sweet pea, i am obsesed with sweet pea, and the friends running around up for adoption. so many have already been

the need is great and so many animals at the dumb friends league that need homes. >> we have an average of 58 dogs and cats a day come to the shoelter, in the summer it could be a hundred animals every day, 7 days a week we see that many animals. the need is really great and the animals often have medical and behavioral issues that they need help with and it takes a lot of resources to give them the care that they need to make them great, adoptable pets. pea? would that be okay? she is so sweet, the dumb friends offers so many services. if someone is interested in adopting an animal, what advice do you have? >> come meet them, come down, meet the dogs, every day there is a different group of dogs in the shelter. if it is not the dog you want that day, come the next day and there are wonderful cats, we day. meet with one of our counselors,

know your needs as well. >> and if people want to adopt, starting 11:00 tomorrow morning, we have been pushing to get these animals forever homes but starting at 11:00 tomorrow morning, people can get their hands on these atorable little faces. >> right and-- adorable little faces. >> right and there are other animals not on tv that needs homes. >> look at sweet pea, look at this sweet face. so adorable. there are so many out there that need forever homes, if you would like to donate to this cause, call the number on the screen to donate, you can see it there and text the word "pet" to 41444 or go to 9news.com to donate with a credit card or you can mail a check and donations will be matched during the entire afternoon from 4:00-5:30, telethon sponsors are matching donations until 5:30, your money will go twice and far and you can make a difference to find

talking with you more later in the show. i will just be sitting here with sweet pea. >> i know. >> perfect name. >> i know. thanks. and if you have a puppy in your arms or whatever you may want to go outside because it is awfully warm and dry and will stay that way as we head into the weekend. >> becky is back next with the

well, an early morning water main break in scranton, pennsylvania led to this, it froze several trees and the

the 12-inch main break woke them in the middle of the night and turned streets into rivers and it took 3 hours to shut off the water. unreal like. luckily in denver it has been so warm if it happened it would melt. >> yeah, but late overnight, you know it will probably turn to ice. >> this is true. >> at least in some areas. most of our ice is gone and has been warm again. what a mess to clean up. the wind makes, you know, it makes a difference because it helps clear out some of the ice, but we will get cooler air with it tomorrow. >> meteorologist becky ditchfield is in the 9 backyard. it sounds like the weekend will be nice. >> on one of our cooler days i think we will call it a really nice week. saturday and sunday. wasn't today spectacular? just beautiful. yes, the pesky winds were out of the west, though, down sloping

gave us a little mountain wave cloud. you can see over boulder in the flat irons but with that we had a lot of sunshine and look at the temperatures, 59 broomfield, 54 dia, downtown denver, 62. 63 aurora, long mont at 60. 59 greeley and 52 fort collins with the 40s and 50s over the foothills. here in the 9 backyard, a spectacular afternoon and evening. for us, we are at 63. this is not record-setting, highs into the 70s but warm enough and we will take it. we have cooler air that will move in tomorrow and a lot of that has to do with a shift in wind. as we head into tonight we see westerly winds possibly gusting in the foothills, in the 50-60 miles an hour range. we will have breezy conditions around downtown denver, those winds for downtown die down towards 8:30. we see 10-20 miles an hour gusts

get more of a wind shift. you can see it happening friday morning 7:00 a.m. at fort collins and greeley, pushing in some cooler air. sthat one of the things that-- that is one of the things that will contribute to the cool off. the other is going on way up above us in the upper levels with jet stream. you can see how it arches over the western half of the country, a ridge of high pressure in the upper levels is allowing very mild air to move into colorado. that ridge, that arc breaks down. we will see cooler air move in for us as we head into tomorrow. that same cold air is going to be pushing out over the upper midwest and the east coast. it is going to be really cold there and we could be talking about record-setting low temperatures for the northeast come sunday. how cold have they been? are they going to be tomorrow? across the northeast, we are looking at highs in the 20s and

no snow expected to come their way. we shift our attention to the upper midwest and indianapolis tomorrow afternoon only gets up to 9. 21 in chicago. 35 for st. louis, bismarck 17. i think we are all counting our blessings in denver because we know we are fortunate to have such warm temperatures and we certainly still could this season get this cold again. our forecast, though, is a little more on the mild side. we will be cooler tomorrow than we were today. highs today reached 63. the average high, 45, almost a solid 20 degrees above average and no where close to record setting. the record high, 73 set in 1951. as we head into tonight, we are expecting partly cloudy skies and few more clouds early tomorrow morning with northerly winds breaking down the ridge in the upper levels will help cool the temperatures to loseer to average. -- closer to average. friday we are looking at a dry forecast around here. so changes in temperature only.

overnight lows tonight will be dropping into the middle to upper 20s, eastern plains, 20s as well. mountain areas will see lows in the teens and 20s across the western slope a low of 24. tomorrow afternoon, 44 for greeley, 48 in denver. 3 degrees above ourarveerage high. 48 for-- our average high. 48 for fort collins. close to 50 for northeast colorado. southeast parts of the state, 50s and 60s, mild air hanging around southern and southeast colorado tomorrow. tonight we call it breezy as well. those winds will be out of the west at 5-15 miles an hour. tomorrow afternoon with that 48, northerly wind, breezy, it is not windy at times out of the north at 10-20 miles an hour. ride. we are back up to 59 saturday. it will be breezy, sunny. sunday, more changes, upper 40s in time for valentine's day, a little cool. still a bit above average but

windy day sund aef. monday,tuse-- sunday, monday and tuesday we warm up and check this out. we could even reach the low 70s by thursday. i am in no way guaranteeing the forecast because that is a long ways out, but, hey, 71 showing i will take it. just popped out. 71, hopefully. if we get close it will be nice. >> right. it looks like itual be very mild dry next week. >> keep us tuned in and we will be hanging on your every word as we head that way. >> that is what we try to do around here. >> okay. thank you. the next big thing in the world of drones is apparently aurnd here, high speed tournaments-- around here, high speed tournaments for drone racing, next month drone enthusiasts participate in the

gets a million bucks, the view is to watch races from the same view the pilots are seeing. what begs the what, what about faa rules? >> there are some restrictions but they are easy to follow. we are seeing the sport grow to a couple guys in their back yards to multimillion dollar races happening all over the world. >> i see this and i thing, the future is here. this is so cool. >> kind of-- >> kind of creepy though? >> a little bit. i don't know. >> apparently there are 4 or 5 drone racing leagues now and most of the racers, of course, build all their own aircrafts. you don't think it is cool? >> it is, but so much with drones you still wonder about. >> privacy concerns. >> all the rules. >> yeah, i know. some parents are trying a new tactic, we are always, to keep kids calm, they say yoga is a great way for children to learn how to handle emotions.

jenny holiday says it teaches them how to focus and gives body and space awareness which can help with behavioral and developmental issues. people who specify in yoga-- my gosh it is the cutest thing in the world to see, say those elements may make it great to teach kids to help themselves. >> we are starting to notice in the field of psychology is one thing that seems to cut across almost all mental health is problem with mood. their mood or if they get stressed or depressed it triggers the symptoms. >> and the experts say another benefit is that when babies or small children are relaxed, so are their parents. yeah. big time. >> you don't say. >> and some families have started doing yoga together. that is kind of cool. therapists say even breathing exercises can help entire families with anxiety or focus challenges and another bonus, babies can actually experience yoga and if they do, they tend

crawling muscles and look at these kids, so stinking limber they can do anything. downward dog is like, book, they are in it. >> i can't do it that well. i like the shot where it looked like they were sleeping. that is me in a yoga mat. >> it helps the parents connect with the kids and helps the parents relax. >> many a parent has said just please, go and sleep. >> me on had mat, knocked out. the denver broncos are keeping busy after their awesome super bowl win. >> they are all over the place.

all right, broncos win the super bowl so what do the players do next? maybe go to disneyland, disney world, maybe ellen? maybe the tonight show? von miller does the today show. >> they have been everywhere. >> i know. >> no question he had to answer a bunch of questions at the same time and talked about the game against the panthers and of

>> feeling pretty good, excited to get with my teammates, we have a long weekend ahead. it hasn't set in yet. just running out the victory fuel. >> is it true you celebrated with your mom after the fact? i just love that. >> i spend a lot of time with my mom after the game. we put so much time into it, it wasn't just me, my mom, dad, little brother, so much time as a group. only fitting to spend time with them. >> von, you did back to back games, took out 2 of argueiably 2 of the greatest quarterbacks in the history, tom brady and manning, how are you and your buddy, demarcus ware, able to get to newton? >> the energy at practice was great. we put a lot of time into the game plan, spent a lot of time together and the energy was just great going into the game. >> wow. >> that first shot. the fumble.

at that point? >> i mean, it was still early, you know, it was a super bowl so every play was just elevated. when i got the sack i ran to the sidelines with teammates and celebrated and tried to take advantage of the moment. >> he is a family guy, he is a team guy, that is awesome. >> yeah, he had a great time. he was very relaxed. he has always been that way. one of the things von is known for, though, is his style. >> he has a lot of it. >> he has great clothes. flashy jackets, the glasses, the hats, everything. >> the kids would call it on fleek. the anchors at today wanted to know where it comes from from. >> it is just me, i have help, with my suits, my individual style is all me, i try to be von to the fullest, it is only one me. >> i like that, von to the fullest. >> the shoes today. >> nice. >> you have the best style on the team? >> you know, we got a lot of

i thing the broncos are the most stylish team in the nfl. stylist. >> if we have to vote-- you don't have to say it, i will, you are easily the most stylist. versace pants? >> you know what-- >> not for the game. >> when you cam newton, super man, you can wear whatever you want to wear. he made them look good. >> before the game everyone was talk ugbout cam's-- talking about cam's pants. von should take credit for the jacket he wore before the game. >> von before he left the game was sporting a classy looking jacket. we think, of course, he was dressed for success all the way around. >> i want to know how they packed all these bags, when they

i am a chronic over packer, i >> nice jacket. it may seem too soon but the countdown is on to super bowl 51 in houston. the city super bowl host committee unveiled the count days and announces messages about super bowl prep and how to be a part of the celebration, the energy clock is 1 of 4 around the city. the others are at bush continental, hobby airport, and this will be the third super bowl in houston and the second played at that stadium. cool. getting ready already. >> can't we just-- >> let it linger. >> for a little longer? okay. it is pet line 9 day on 9 news. >> next, christine will have an adoptable pet for us on this

welcome back, we have been telling you a lot about animals, the dumb friends league cares for and the folks that make an impact, they received 56 animals every day, some with medical problems, some need new homes and other issues. they care for all the animals that come to them. last year they saved nearly 18,000 homeless pets, there is no time limit how long an animal can stay. they won't turn any animal away. adoptable pets will remain in their care or sent to a foster home if they need a break from the shelter for as long as needed. the veterinarians are very busy, they have a lot on their hands and removed more than 9,000 diseased teeth from homeless pets last year, it makes it easier for them to eat and

associated with dental disease. i am here with april, you are holding a beautiful panda, 8 weeks old, panda has been adopted. we have been putting him on air all day today but there are so forever homes. >> there is more and more neme every day. we don't turn a single animal away so we get what we get and sometimes we have a hundred animals in a day. we need homes for them. >> if you are not looking for your own pet to adopt, you can make a donation, we are doing the telethon. i want to give you the number. lines are open. your donation now until 5:30 will be matched. your money will go twice as far to help these sweet faces like panda. that number to call 303-698-4712. we have that number on the screen right now. bethere a a few people you want to thank. >> jana donated $5,000 in honor of bob roady and the dumb friend teams league. patty donated $250 a month in memory of her son, jeremy.

of our team members had a baby, named beau. >> look at this sweet face. panda, we can see how you got your name. she is shake aglittle bit the lights. there are so many animals at the dumb friends league looking for a forever home and people can make a difference. these lines are open. until 5:30. we have thanumber on the screen. and jonathan. anything we can do to help would be greatly appreciated. >> gotta foe out and adopt. gotta do it. >> absolutely. >> thank you, christine. you know we are going to have good weather when von miller gives the forecast. >> yeah. >> the man of many talents.

so earlier we talked about

he got a chance to do some weather with al roker. >> it has been the von miller week. becky, we pulled a clip and want you to rate how he does. >> i am ready. >> you heard of the polar vortex, right? >> yes, sir. >> it is always there but now, it is coming down south. it is coming for us in the east. you in denver will be fine. jet stream dips down, single digits. you want to read off some wind chills and feels like? >> green way, feels like - 17. indianapolis, feels like - 8. bundle up in this area. denver will be good like al said. >> that is right. the purple. the purple is bad. >> not bad. >> denver is going to be good, right? >>io woo all good in den-- we are all good in denver. we don't have to worry about the polar vortex. i thing he did a good job, telling everybody to bundle up.

>> i am sure he has probably played a few games in green bay and said, you know what? it isretty chilly even if you are moving around and hitting people. >> no kidding, he has probably played a few games in denver where he felt the same. count blessings on that. >> usually the big defensive guys don't wear the sleeves because they want to show-- i don't know how they do it. >> no, no, no, no. >> i am cold natured. there is no-- you couldn't pay >> i know. >> i don't care how much you are making in the nfl. 92 you can pay me-- >> you can pay me, i will freeze. >> for a little while. i always wonder. >> won't be very good. >> we are lucky. >> we are. >> nice and stay warm for a while. >> even our cool off is not bad. >> no. >> right? >> we will be seeing high temperatures tomorrow in the upper 40s, average high is 45. so 48 in denver tomorrow. 44 greeley, 48 fort collins, yes, that is cooler than today

february to be in the 60s. >> that would be boring. >> really boring, we live in colorado. 28 the low tonight, partly cloudy, winds breezy and northerly wind tomorrow. that is one of the reasonatize is going to be-- reasons it is going to be cooler. back up to close to 60 saturday and sunday cooler just in time for valentine's day. highs upper 40s, it will get windy. we see a few more clouds. if you live on the eastern plains we see a chance for rain/snow mix. monday, tuesday, into maeks week, big warm up with-- next week, big warm up with highs close to today, maybe warmer. thursday, possibly 71. >> that is several days out. i am sure the forecast will change. but when you see 71 on an extended forecast, you are like okay, we have a nice week coming up next week. >> even if we get close. that is all i care about. i mean, doesn't look perfect.

>> it truly is. >> i know. we will take a warm february. >> yeah. >> sometimes get 3 feet of snow one day in march. >> it is the heavy snow, so you are shoveling, back-breaking work. we will get there and enjoy our nice wild week. >> lets focus on this. thank you, becky. >> that is going to do it for us. 9 news at 5:00 is coming up next. women in colorado who accuse bill cosby of sexually assaulting them line up behind a

a new exhibit that explores the history of immigration in colorado. >> we need to show the audience and show our communities that this is what is happening behind the fences. the indictment and arrest of a gun shop owner from wheat ridge known for starring in a realty tv star, next on 9 news. colorado laws could change because of the accusations of rape against bill cosby. 9 news political reporter brandon rittiman shows us choof cosby's-- 2 of cosby's accusers in colorado want in the statute of limitations. >> 2 colorado women said they carried a weight for a long, long time. >> i am a survivor of sexual assault, being drugged and sexually assaulted by bill cosby in 1986 in denver, colorado.

statute of limitations for sexual assault does them no justice. it took them more than 3 decades to feel safe coming forward. >> at the time i felt very alone. no one would have believed that mr. jello pudding pop, dr. huxtable was capable of rape and sexual assault. i would have been laughed off the planet. >> i prefer to abolish based thon stories we heard. >> democrat rhonda field sponsored a bill to do that in the house with republican help in the senate. >> not everybody is on board, defense attorneys like having a statute of limitations on the books and argue with good reason. >> you have witnesses that, their memories are fresh, and it is easier to prosecute and defend with the evidence being close in time. >> that helps to make sure courts get it right, they argue, and the 10-year rule does have