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

>> and we also have the exception for dna if dna is discovered that allows for the prosecution as well. >> it isn't justice. it is a rape or sexual assault victim, has to provide dna in order to be believed. >> supporters are working on a compromise to get it passed. instead of a repeal, the statute of limitations would double to 20 years. brandon rittiman, 9 news. >> lawmakers are debating the issue as we speak in the first committee hearing there is no statute of limitations for murder or kidnapping in colorado. jury selection began today in the trial of a woman accused of cutting another woman's unborn baby from her womb. 300 potential jurors summoned to the boulder county court house this morning, filled out written question airs in the case of lane, accused of luring a pregnant woman to her basement

the unborn girl did not survive. she is charged with attempted first degree murder, assault, ask another. willcons was responding to a craigslist ad for baby cloegs. wednesday morning a woman called for help saying she was sexually assaulted at knife point. officers found a man injured with self-inflicted knife wounds and his son, a 6-year-old boy dead. a sheriff's deputy was injured heading to the scene. nelson garcia has the latest. >> reporter: outside of the wood haven apartments, things look back to normal. there is little indication something gruesome happened here yesterday, except for the last scrap of crime scene tape and the disbelieve from neighbors. >> it makes me sad that someone would do something like that. >> ryan stevens lives in the same building where a 6-year-old boy was murdered by what the coroner says is a sharp force injury of his neck.

have seen him play over in the tennis courts andiohe just seemed-- and he just seemed like a cool kid. >> the boy attended holly ridge primary school where officials confirmed grief counselors were on hand to help students and teachers. stevens can't remember the boy's name but he remembers his smile. >> he was happy, he played with the other kids. >> on the way to the call wednesday morning, deputy billiformen, jr. was seriously injured in a crash. people responded with a blood drive. >> arapahoe county sheriff's office reached out to us because they had heard from a lot of people in the community who heard what happened to deputyiformen and they all wanted to help in some way. >> back at the scene, stevens just wants to know why someone would kill a little boy. >> i just can't understand why someone would do something like that. just, it just breaks my heart. it hurts, it hits home. really bad.

looks, is far from back to normal. in arapahoe county, nelson garcia, 9 news. >> deputyiformen was listed in critical condition but we are told he stabilized. no arrests have been made. a gun shop owner in wheatridge who appeared on "american guns" accused of illegally selling firearms after losing his license. a grand jury indicted 52-year-old richard wyatt on conspiracy and tax charges and dealing guns without a license. wyatt surrendered his license in 2012 for violations of federal laws and regulations and allegedly continued to sell guns conspiring with another gun shot thad dit did have a-- did have a license. out dated helicopter fuel tanks, led one colorado congressman to urge the faa to come up with a solution sooner than laterx after 7 months from

sounds like congress might ask the faa to close a loop hole. >> more than 4700 helicopters are not required to have a crash resistent fuel system on board. colorado congressman, ed, believes that wrong and wants to close the loop hole that allowed that to happen. the flight for life crash in frisco was survivable yet the fire that resulted seconds after impact led to catastrophic burns that flight nurse remains hospitals to this day. today we learned congressman's office and jered's office, intends to introduce legislation tomorrow to urge, if not outright force the faa to require crash resistant fuel assistance on all newly built helicopters, from now on he would like to see it happen by the end of the year. the faa's plan could drag on for years and they want action now. this represents a new twist in

interest in speeding up what process. the faa is as close as it has ever been in 2 decades to closing the loop hole. there is a working group studying the issue. 2 of the people we interviewed for our series are currently on both are proponents of immediate change. >> we will see what happens. thanks a lot, chris. the fbi confirmed it arrested the last armed occupier of an oregon wild life refiage. no one was injured and-- refuge. no one was injured when taken into custody, it played out live over a phone call online, they face felony charge conspiracy to keep workers from doing their job, they appear before a judge in portland tomorrow. passengererize relieved to be-- passengers are relieved to

arrived in new jersey with 4500 passengers and 1600 crew members. it was battered after steering into a powerful atlantic storm during a 7-day cruise from the bahamas, passengers describe it as horrifying. >> the end, right? this is the thought that went through most passenger heads at the time. for us it was like, i didn't know, it was my first cruise. i didn't know what to expect. end, right? >> how bad was bad? >> worse than bad. when you are scared you are going to die. very frightening. we thought the ship was going over. >> passengers will get a full refund and half off a future cruise. coast guard investigators will inspect the ship for damage. the anthem of the sea is scheduled to set off for another cruise saturday. >> wins winds up to 100 miles an hour. a new exhibit in denver that looks at life of immigrants

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whimpering outside a home in adams county last may. the man realized she had a fractured leg. her owners were not able to care for her and relinquished ownership. candy was brought to the dumb friends league. >> candy's injuries were severe, the time we looked at the x-rays we realized it was beyond something to get involved with the repair and amputation was really the best plan for her. >> candy's original owners believe she fell from a third story window. the man who found her adopted her, he said she is a very loving dog and great addition to the family. your support will allow the dumb friends league to help thousands of animals that come to their shelter each and every year. you can call 303-577-2080 or go online to ddfl.org to donate. telethon sponsors will be matching your donation now until 5:30.

immigration detention centers, more than 180 in the u.s., including in colorado. 9 news reporter victoria sanchez spoke to a group of activists and artists hoping to show what it looks and feels like behind the walls. >> the images are jarring. emergency blankets shaped like people on the ground, prison-like beds, raiser wire, surveillance cameras and desperate hand written letters from immigrants. >> we need to show the audience and the communities that this is what is happening behind the fences >> a group of activists and artists from texas are using this installation to shed light on a topic in the shadows. immigration detention facilities. >> i stay for 2 years. >> douglas was held at a detention center in texas after trying to cross back into the united states from elsalvador.

why he was treated so poorly trying to live the american dream. >> [ speaking in foreign language ] >> we are going to build a wall. >> immigration is a hot button issue that divides the nation and often center stage in political campaigns, it something the artists are aware of. >> it is not like we are coming here to make violence or steal from you guys, we come to get an education, have a better life. i always grew up thinking that you didn't really have the right to treat people less than human because they don't have paper s. >> even if they don't change people's minds, the members hope to spark a conversation about an often uncomfortable topic. in denver, victoria sanchez, 9 news.

6:00, at 9th and santa fe. thes will be available for meet and greet tomorrow. we have more information on our website, 9news.com. it is the question that peyton manning has been asked a thousand times, at least, super bowl 50 mvp von miller got the same question on the today show this morning. >> you are in that locker room, what is your gut feeling about whether or not peyton comes back next year? >> i really haven't thought about it, i think he has the physical ability to do it, and mentally he has been strong through his whole career. if it comes to that i feel like he has time to play. >> you feel like he will come back? >> i feel like he has time to play. >> miller also helped al roker with the weather forecast. >> feels like - 7. greenbay, 2 degrees, feels like - 17. bundle up. indianapolis, 8 degrees, feels like - 8. make sure you bundle up in this area right here.

>> denver is going to be good. he is right. he is completely right except that tomorrow temperatures are expected to be about 20 degrees cooler. >> wah. back in business with warmer temperatures by the weekend and then some. the winds will be the weather

colorado but it was warm. did you enjoy it? nice to have sunshine. in the high country it was a blue bird afternoon. steamboat springs looking great. tough to find any clouds and same story across the mile high city. a great evening and should be a spectacular sunset again. 64 degrees about 20 degrees where we should be. low 70s in southeastern colorado with 50s near fort collins and greeley and look at the mountain valleys. high temperatures soaring in the 40s. right now 47 at the airport. mostly cloudy skies, winds shifted out of the east at 14 miles an hour. humidity up a little bit but here in the backyard, the winds continue to kick op, temperatures are comfortable, about 49 degrees. winds have been relentless around the foothills and that, again, will be the target spot. about 20 miles an hour gusts around the red ferth lakes, 26-- feather lakes, 26 allen's park. boulder at 18 and 25 miles an

the worst is within the next couple hours, overnight the wins should tame a bit. -- winds should tame a bit. midnight coming at us from the southwest and will be shifting by tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow look as little more breezy rather than extremely gusty like today. and the winds peck up yet again as we head towards saturday night into sunday. kind of, we are getting used to it around here. it has been dry. tomorrow morning we will have a few high level clouds around the i-25 corridor, northeastern colorado. overall a partly sunny day and tomorrow evening another front kind of inches closer into the eastern side of the state, that will bring us a few more clouds around i-76 and by 10:00 p.m. if you are traveling that direction towards nebraska, kansas, looking at mostly cloudy skies. there is the system situated to the north. the stationary front will usher

it will be dry as high pressure is situated to the west. a chilly one tomorrow in indianapolis, daytime high of 9 degrees, teens in bismarck, 20s chicago and omaha and sitting on the fringe of cord, arctic air. the southwest looking at high temperatures close to 90 degrees in phoenix, 80s. los angeles, just unreal. our warm weather will kick back start of the weekend. mid to upper 20s. teens in steamboat and vail. tonight in town, winds kicking up in the west-southwest. tomorrow, 15 degrees cooler. 50, not a shabby day. we should have a bit of sunshine. upper 40s in sterling, yuma, fort collins, greeley, to the west of the continental divide it should be a nice afternoon. 50s black hawk and evergreen with low 50s around the metro area, you will certainly feel a little chill but overall, a

the winds, again, not quite as bad tomorrow but picking back up saturday into sunday as another storm system pushes through, possibly bringing the high country a little wet weather, possibly a little snow. we will see the gusty winds for our valentine's day and about bout the 9-day forecast? we could possibly talk about 70s early next week.

stocks are down for the 4th day on conserves over global economic weakness, another reiterated her confidence in the

hi, everybody, john elway has a reputation as the most competitive person on the face

planet and that may be selling him short. after raising the trophy for the third time in his career, elway was working on had 4th in the middle of his night. >> he came into my room 3:00 a.m. monday morning and said, look, we can get better next year, i am telling you we can get better next year. imagine having that leadership over your football team. it is really exciting. so people, i think, underestimate this competitiveness and how much fireness there is there. >> that wasn't monday morning, it was still sunday night. colorado state is one man away from having a great basketball team. all the rams need is a better clock operator. csu appeard to lose last night's game with boise state when the broncos broke a tie at the end of over time with a buzzer beater. >> with the third! off the window. broncos win! >> replay shows the ball clearly left james webs fingers in times

started late and disallowed the shot. totally bizarre since the game was in fort collins and csu's button pusher would have started it early, not late if he was trying to cheat. whatever. rams played great in double ot and won 97-93. this week's prep rally honor role ends with a buzzer beater that counted, taylor takes the time to list them in case you missed them. >> start the honor roll with the net. terra jailen meets with a shot and amine johnson with the insurance, creek goes on to win it 71-54. sophomore hits the up and under for 2. number 3 heads to the sunshine state. finishing 5th in the category at the national height cheer championship.

number 2 to a dominating performance in the pool. heritage's kylie andrews breaks a continental league record. beats the closest competition by 8 seconds. this week's top is greeley west. conner thompson's buzzer beater at the end of the third is good for 70 feet. approved 15 and 4 with a win over rocky mountain. >> we ranked them, now it is your turn, go to 9news.com/hss to vote for your favorite play. it is no surprise to hear chauncey billips jersey is hanging in an arena in a city that begins with "de." >> welcome back, the piston won. chauncey.

jersey number 1 during the game last night with the nuggets, he led the pistons to the 2004 nba championship. >> ever since i started playing basketball, back in my neighborhood in park hill, years at george washington high school, years at university of colorado, all i ever wanted to be was a champion. that is it. that is all i wanted to be, not an mvp, not an all star, i wanted to be a champion. before i go, i know i played on a lot of teams, for a lot of organizations, i have been all over, i, chauncey billips, make no doubt about it, will forever and always be a detroit piston. i love you. >> all right. number 1 is on its way to the raptors.

and not denver first to retire the number, he led the pistons to the championship, he only played about a quarter of his career in denver, 2 different stints, the first he road the bench. the second time he was terrific but they traded him to the nicks. we know him as pure denver. >> clearly he gave the city everything, the state, they gave a bunch of credit. >> he is a piston as far as the nba goes. >> very nice.

tonight, dramatic surrender after a 40-day siege, anti-government protesters now in federal custody, as tens of thousands listened to every heart-stopping moment. it's getting personal. clinton and sanders battle for the black vote as the civil rights icon slams sanders. and a republican brawl takes shape in the south. the polar vort, tens of millions bracing for the coldest air of the season. al roker is here warning of a dangerous freeze. high anxiety. u.s. olympic officials take action to calm fears over zika, after