happy friday. thanks for joining us for 9news at 4:30 a.m. corey, gary and cheryl with you this morning. marty-is also joining us from the weather center. marty- today will be a little cooler than yesterday... today columbine

in the news again. the mother of one

going on national tv for an interview. one of the shooting victims - has a message for her... it's a message of forgiveness... she shared her message through 9news reporter steve staeger. 10:08 "dear anne marie, our prayers have been with you each day as we read about the terrible ordeal you and your family have experienced." 1015 sympathy is not something easily put into words. 10:49 "when we read reports of your progress we marvel at your resolve." yet these words...have helped a wounded heart heal. 10:30 "with deepest humility we apologize for the role our son dylan had in causing the suffering you and your family have endured." these words....come from a hand written card delivered to anne marie hochhalter and her family as she recovered at craig hospital. a letter from sue and tom klebold. 11:45 "i could almost feel the pain that she was in." 05:27 "it just was so genuine and filled with sorrow and stayed with her. spoke volumes." through the anger. and it helped her let go. like taking a poison to die and it only hochhalter has letter three times - once when she got it - again at the 10 year anniversary - prepares to tell compelled to get a 08:29 "i don't have forgive her. and she did reach out to me in 2004 but in't reid reach out to me nowtalkwants to." 09:19 "if i can i forgive her maybet she has to worryry about me." sk about her story -that's one less person that she has to worren does

a book about her story - the proceeds will go to help those with mental illness. that is also a cause close to anne marie.. her mother suffered from depression... she ended her life just

today potential jurors will be individually questioned in the trial of dynel lane. investigators say lane lured michelle wilkins to a basement and cut the fetus out of her womb. wilkins was 7 months pregnant. her unborn girl did not survive. lane faces charges of attempted first degree murder, assault, and unlawful termination of a pregnancy. a motions hearing will be held today for a teen accused of plotting an attack at mountain vista high school. sienna johnson is one of the teen suspects in the murder plot. prosecutors charged johnson and 16-year-old brooke higgins as adults in the case. the two girls were taken into custody in december after douglas county investigators uncovered what they said was a plot to attack the school. fresh off their debate in milwaukee last night, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are headed to denver this weekend. both will attend the colorado democratic party annual dinner on saturday night. sanders is also

the colorado convention center. 9news reporter noel brennan is there this morning. noel, the sanders' event is open to the public. it's free and open to the public. doors open here at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. it's first come, first served, but the sanders campaign encourages people to rsvp online. sanders and clinton will be sitting down to dinner with colorado democrats on saturday night but last night they faced off on the debate stage. the two-hour debate was held at the university of wisconsin- milwaukee. it was the first debate since the new hampshire primary. sanders no doubt was hoping to build on the momentum from his win. both candidates tried to appeal to minority voters. we heard about familiar topics wall street, immigration, health care and the size of government. one of the most heated exchanges was when hillary attacked sanders over his criticism of president obama. both clinton and sanders are hoping to drum up support here in colorado. our state's caucuses are less than three weeks away now. their winner on march 1st. so many people are talking about the zika virus...

the world health organization possible zika vaccines are at least 18 months away from large- since the olympic this summer -- some worried about how the zika virus could affect them.

hendricks talked to athletes about their concerns. "it's definitely something i'm thinking about" tori pena is focused on making it to rio to compete in pole vaulting but says zika is on her mind as she trains "a concern and hopefully we'll be able to take all the right measures so that everything will be okay." "i've chosen not to worry about it." melinda knows there si concern but she has no plans to back out. "it's like, it could happen to anyone. i still plan on going." others say it's all about taking precautions. "lots of bug spray, you know, wear the right kind of clothing" for olympic gold medalist misty hyman who competed in the 2000 olympics in sydney, australia, in the 200 meter butterfly.. "i'm planning to go myself." she's researched it and she's still planning to go to support friends who may be competing in the olympics. "it is something to be aware of and to research, but i do think that it's not going to affect most of the athletes." another friend of misty's who was planning to go has decided to back out, because she's planning to get pregnant this year. "my friend doesn't want to take that risk." fortunately -- when the rio games begin it will be the

winter in brazil.... so there shouldn't be as many mosquitoes. it's something we think about quite often.is my child safe? whether they're out with friends or at school. most parents worry. we're here to give you and your child the tools you need to develop a safety plan. 9news reporter colleen ferreira joins us. colleen the last day of your safety week series is a very important one. some kids don't think about safety. and parents struggle to find a way to teach their children about it. we spoke to 5 different experts to help you find the best way to talk to your kids. our first expert is girard pugsley. he organizes and runs safety classes for children this is one of his hands on seminars. he teaches them the read acronym

recognize, evade, alert, and defend. this morning we are going to post easy learn on 9news dot com. this strategy - the read acronym - is one way to teach your kids. at 5am.how to get your child motivated to talk and learn about safety. and from 6 to 8 this morning, we have 4 experts in our newsroom to answer your questions about safety...you can call in and remain

during black

during black history month, we enjoy going to different parts of the state to learn

of black history. today-- our travels take us to colorado springs. the city is home to the african american historical and genealogical society of colorado springs. its founder says-- it's the only organization of its kind in colorado. the society operates a museum featuring stories that many people have never heard. that's just one of the many stories shared in this one- room museum. today, at four o'clock... 9news reporter tarhonda thomas takes us you can watch her story then... and vew all of our stories in our black history month series-- at 9news.com. i have some big

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authorites say one firefireter was hurt last night. reporters on the scene heard explosions... those blast rattled window.s we dont know what caused the fire. a new study finds more baby boomers are looking for love online. the pew research center found online dating by 55- to 64-year-olds has doubled since 2013. baby boomers aren't the only new singles online. the survey also found more 18 to 24 year olds are using dating sites and apps a lot -- the numbers have threefold since 2013. ford says it's going to roll out four new s-u-v models over the next four ford management says millennials, global demand and low gas prices are driving s-u-v growth. the company expects this surge to continue into the next decade. ford hasn't said when they'll introduce the new

don't plan to get rid of any current models. harry potter fans will have a new book to read by this summer. scholastic says the new harry potter play, "harry potter and the cursed child," will become a new book. it's going to come out on july 31. the book is based on the play which opens july 30th in london. the first seven potter books have sold more than 400 million copies worldwide. have you made plans for valentine's day? some funny movies are coming out this weekend -- you might want to

you may want to check out some new movies with a couple funny out... there's also a favorite. shows us what's weekend. nat power of sarcasm in "deadpool." he's a regular guy who finds that he has terminal cancer. he subjects himself to experimental healing treatments that go terribly wrong. so he adopts a vigilante wrecked his life rated r. does not have sex to be single." she's not very good at wilson decides to be her hookup sherpa, helping johnson navigate single" is rated r. nat ben stiller puts le tigre back on the catwalk in "zoolander 2." this comes 15 years stiller and owen by an international

world's most beautiful people. "zoolander 2" is rated pg-13. nat

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from a heated debate stage... to the mile high city. both democratic presidential candidates are headed here for the weekend... we'll talk about their plans... and their platforms... coming up. a 9wants to know investigation into a frisco helicopter crash spurs change at the nation's capitol. the new requirements... aimed at making medical choppers safer for everyone on board. a colorado ninth grader's doodle could become the newest "google