and this weekend we are expecting wind and fresh mountain snow. >> this is as we read about the terrible ordeal you and your family have experienced -- >> a heart felt letter written after an unthinkable tragedy fuels forgiveness. the message a mother of a columbine student is sharing the message that paralyzed her. how many of you constantly worry about your children? today in our safety week, we will talk about the best ways to protect your children.

right? meteorologist marty coniglio and amelia earhart are joining us. the wind will take off through the weekend, and today we will have a break, and it will be in the foothills. holding us in the foothills today, 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. the highs in the foothills will be almost the same as yesterday because of the shanook winds still going in the foothills. and every so slightly the metro out to denver. we are now tracking a new snow system, creating rain up in the pacific northwest, and we anticipate that moving down into the state. that will do two things, bring a lot of wind here, saturday night through sunday on the plains, and then it will bring snow into the mountains on sunday afternoon. we could really use fresh snow, and by the end of the day sunday into monday, we are

snow in the northern and central mountains, and every little bit helps, especially with all the folks coming in to visit for president's day. gosh, i mean it's hard to believe we are half way through the month of february. >> reporter: that has flown by so far. the drive this morning, so far so good. yes, sun glare factored in today. but 19 minutes is all it will take for you to get across 35 to boulder. if you're just waking up, near 70 or 36, either direction is doing just fine. a couple of side street accidents to worry about this morning, and freeways are still very much in the clear, and as we start out now to the east side, watch for the reck at tower and colfax. e470 is also problem free as we kick off our friday drive. corona street this should be

meantime, the rest of us off to a nice beginning. we are off to u.s. 36. all right, amelia, thank you so much. it's 5:32 now. it's already been a long legal process, and the trial has not started yet, one of the teens accused of plotting an attack on her high school is back in court today. sienna johnson is one of two mountain vista students accused of the plot. she and brooke higgins have been charged as adult the in the case. a -- adults in the case. fresh off their latest debate, hillary clinton and bernie sanders are headed to colorado. they will both be in denver tomorrow. noel is at the convention center, and bernie will have a rally there tomorrow? >> reporter: the doors will open at 3:00. it's free and open to the

first come, first serve, and the sanders' campaign is asking online. after the event, sanders is headed to the sheraton hotel where hillary clinton will be as well. they will have a democratic dinner tomorrow night. both will be in colorado just a couple of days after they squared off in the debate, and we know they were there yesterday, and last night, the university of wisconsin, milwaukee, and the candidates covered a range of topics for health care to wall street, and campaign finance reform, and even immigration. this was the first debate since the new hampshire primary, and bernie sanders was hoping to build off his momentum from the win there, and clinton was trying to win back the women voters. she also made it clear that making history is not why she is running for president. >> i think a sanders' victory would be a historical accomplishment as well. >> i'm not asking people to support me because i'm a woman. i'm asking people to support me

qualified, experienced, and ready person to be president and commander-in-chief. >> so both clinton and sanders are hoping to drum up support here in colorado, and our state's caucuses are less than 3 weeks away now, corey, and they will be held on march 1st, and haas when the democrats president. >> all right, noel, thank you. the republican candidates will face each other for the next debate tomorrow in south carolina it will start at 7:00 mountain time. the republican field continues to narrow, and we are down to six candidates now. donald trump, kasich, cruz, rubio, and many of them are focusing on faith. both the dea and fda are asking questions about what happened at swedish medical center. a former surgal technician is

patients at risk of hiv, hepatitis b, and hepatitis c. rocky allen is accused of switching syringes at the hospital to get his hands on a painkiller called fetenol. the painful memories of the columbine high school shooting will resurface today. the mother of one of the killers gave her first tv interview. before it airs tonight, one columbine survivor is sharing her message of faith and hope. sue is releasing her new book, and this is the first time she will pub i will share her story, and ann marie hockholder is sharing a letter that sue klebold wrote to her. >> i don't have any ill will towards her.

reach out to me in 2004. i wasn't ready, but if she did reach out to me now, i would be willing to talk to her, only if she wants to. if i can help her by telling her i forgive her, maybe that's one less person she has to worry about if she even does worry about me. >> reporter: the proceeds from klebold's book will go to helping those with mental illness. ann marie's mother suffered from depression and took her own live just months after the columbine shooting. another voluntary recall for marijuana products due to unsafe pesticide residues. it's 25 different generation products. they are usual used for vaporizing. you should throw them out or return them to the store where you caught them. avetta is setting aside $22 million, and it may be needed for false claim allegations in the pharmacy business. they are under investigation

division presented false claims for payment to the government for some prescription medications. they are fully cooperating and self-reported in fact. dish and fox networks settled their dispute over the hopper settop box. dish will limit the auto recordings and more specifically the commercial skipping feature. a similar agreement has been reached with other broadcasters as well. denver-based smashburger has no intentions of slowing down the expansion overseas. they will open 26 restaurants including in dubai. they currently operate more than 355 restaurants here in this country, kuwait, canada,

pop francis will arrive latin america today, and they are preparing in mexico city. the pope left rome today for the 7-day trip, and he will stop in havana, cuba before going to mexico. the pope is expected to meet with this man, a russian orthodox church patriarch in. they could put an end to the rift between christians and pay tree -- patriarchs. a vaccine from the zika virus is months away from trial, and now we are learning about the first zika virus

at least three people have died from the mosquito-borne virus. 3,000 cases have been reported there since december. several olympic athletes are now considering staying home from rio, brazil because of the health scare. some athletes who plan to start a family soon after the summer games say they will not go to the olympics, and others are saying they will take more precautions to protect themselveses for mosquitoes while they are there. >> a lot of bug spray and wear the right type of clothing. >> it could happen to anyone. i still plan on going. >> one bit of good news, the olympic games are happening during the winter months in brazil, meaning fewer winters overall during that time period. >> it will be interesting to live somewhere where you can have the summer olympics when it's winter because it's that mild. we couldn't do that here. the wood burning restrictions in effect, and we don't have much wind.

great visibilities with haze this afternoon. temperatures not cool, but in the low 50s, and again, we don't have the nice big down sloping wind as we did yesterday. i want to fast forward to tomorrow afternoon, and that's when we are going to start to see some intense wind in and near the foothills, and it will be right all the way to i-25, too. it's a windy afternoon coming up tomorrow, through sunday morning, we could actually see wind gusts between 50 and 80 miles an hour in and near the foothills through the first part of this holiday weekend, and it's a warm wind tomorrow, and it's a chilly wind on sunday, and we will drop down into the 40s, and we will calm the winds down slightly on monday as we move back up into the 50s. all in all, not a bad weekend for the temperatures, but the wind can be pretty annoying. >> marty, thank you. from the school to the park to play dates, many parents

safety every day this is the last day of safety week on 9 news, and we are helping you teach your kids the most important things they need to safe. colleen, all parents take a different approach when talking to their kids. >> of course, because you know your kids the best. keeping your kids safe is a huge priority, no matter where they are. but one thing they all have in common, they go to school every day. colorado schools practice lockdowns, lockouts, and evacuation procedures, and a colorado principal says you can encourage your children to just simply speak up. >> if you see something, say something in a high school setting, if they see someone who shouldn't be there, say something. >> reporter: they just need to tell an adult. a school officer, teacher,

speak up and say something. at 6:00, the most important thing you can teach your kids if they are lost in a huge crowd like the broncos' game. also 6:00 to 8:00, our experts will be in the news room, answers any questions you have about safety. call in, and we will give you >> thank you, colleen. it's 5:43 right now. just in time for valentine's day, a local museum is opening

for once in your life you can indulge in all you want and not worry about a single calorie. isn't that nice? we have a first look at the

the history of cocoa bean and tree and how chocolate became a can difficult the entire exhibit is fat free until you reach the end and get to the gift shop. >> it's all fake? >> it's all fake until you get to the shop, and then you have to buy it, because you're craving it. >> it sounds like cruel and unusual punishment. surveys show that consumers are expected to spend $20 million or so on gifts. a lot of couples will start their marriage process as well. 14million marriage proposals well. apparently there's a lot of unhappy couples, too, especially if you forget the importance of sunday. 53% of women would break up with their significant other if they don't get a gift. >> really? more baby boomers are looking for love online. online dating by 55 to 64-year-

and baby boomers are not the only singles online. 18-24-year-olds are using the apps a lot, too. three folds. >> 18-year-olds on dating sites? >> oh, yeah. >> i told my daughter she can't date until she's 32, so don't tell her that. >> good luck with that. >> she's 6, so so far, so good. you can help the kids in colorado get the medical attention they need, but first, let's check in with marty, and amelia. early morning drive, 30s to 40s here, and look for low 50s around here mid-50s in metro denver. plenty breezy in the foothills with 40s and 50s there. sunday into monday, we are looking at 1-4 inches of new snow out in the northern and central mountains, and monday

that's when you have the best snow conditions. relatively mild out here. cold in the midwest, and the cold air in the midwest is headed into new england and the northeast. they have some of the coldest air of the year. of course because it's happening in new york, you will hear a lot about it on the national news over the weekend. >> i'm sure we will. so much green across the city, and yellow to the west side. that's our windy zone. that's i-76, and also that's probably highway 36 and 93 drive. maybe windy but not as bad as you saw earlier in the week. we are also clear at 130th and corona street, and the sunrise pops up at 6:57 this morning.

welcome back. it's 5:50 right now, and in

of 105.9's care for kids fundraiser will get underway. >> for two straight days every february, our partners at alice engage their listeners with children who rely on medical colorado for various reasons. >> tarhonda is live. it's a great event. hopefully they are raising money. >> reporter: it's so wonderful. they definitely have the goal of raising over $1 million every year. last year was 1.86 million. in about 10 minutes, have your phone next to you. what do you think it's going to be like this year? >> 1.86 million last year. >> holy cow!

is that amazing or what? we plan on many more, but the entire region supports this. right now, everyone is asleep, the little kiddos, but when they wake up, the action starts. >> reporter: we will be here live as you broadcast on alice 105.9. 800-450-kids. good looking day. a few clouds over north eastern colorado. they will thicken up tonight with a little push of cool air into the plains. snow is fizzling out in the yellow stone area with another batch of rain in the pacific northwest. the rain you can see there is is a nice system that will give us the mountain snow sunday into monday, and fairly mild morning. teens 20s, and 30s, typical reading in the mountains and west. high clouds with us this morning, thinning in the afternoon, and we will start to pick up clouds over eastern colorado, especially for brush

or 5:00 today, and a foggy start today. 40s, 50s to the foothills and north. low to mid-50s for the metro area. again, late in the day, and we will start getting the push of air, and i mean, excuse me, clouds and fog moving into the north eastern colorado, and everyone else is going to stay clear and dry through the day, and mild in the west, and warm in the mountains with the 60s and 40s, and we have progressively cooler temperatures the farther north and east you go. for us today, mid-to lower 50s, partly cloudy conditions tonight, staying fairly mild for this time of the year. bare in -- bear in mind, our average low is below 20 degrees. extremely windy tomorrow night through sunday, and we will cool off, and then a sharp warmup from presidents' day through the middle of next week. so far amelia, it looks like we

we like the start so far. not much to worry about. 10 minutes across 25 from e470. or up to e470 i should say. if you're catching a flight today it will be a gorgeous day to travel along i-70 and also pena.

welcome back. president obama will make his first instudio appearance on the ellen show this afternoon. he will show that he is a dad like all of us dads, and he is struggling to go to college. >> malia is more than ready to leave. i'm not ready for her to leave. i was asked if i would speak at her graduation, and i said absolutely not. i will be sitting there with dark glasses sobbing, and she is one of my best friends, and it's going to be hard for me not to have her around all the time. >> awe! >> wow! >> you know that. >> i do. >> there's no official word where she is going off to college. the ellen show is on channel 9 at 3:00 this afternoon. >> yeah, i guess the first lady also sent him a funny

chance to send one back. peyton manning is a hot commodity right now. he's so popular, other celebrities are now impersonating him. or trying, and it's hilarious.

today we are learning more about the investigation into a former employee at swedish medical center, and he's accused of switching needles on patients. the american people are tired of establishment politics. >> numbers don't add up, and many people will actually be worse off. >> ahead of a visit to the mile high city this weekend, bernie sanders and hillary clinton square off in wisconsin. good morning, and happy friday, everyone.