she says he was a funny kid, quick with a joke, full of life. her ex-husband had full custody. she says brandon was never a violent man which makes this difficult to understand. >> he loved his son. he did everything for his son anytime he needed money, he was there for him. just -- they were playful. anytime he wanted to go play, he played with him. i don't understand this at all. >> broornd johnson was arrested -- brandon johnson was arrested at the hospital recovering from self-inflicted knife wounds. the federal center in lakewood will not house immigrant children. the facility was supposed to be the largest of its kind providing shelter and resources for up to 1,000 unaccompanied and undocumented minors. the government now says it's not going to happen. jessica explains why. >> reporter: turning a

into temporary housing for children isn't easy. federal officials said they would have the facility complete in just a few months. now they're saying it won't be finished at all. the mayor of lakewood isn't surprised. >> i thought that their timeline was very ambitious. i didn't think that they were taking into account all the costs that would be involved to convert that. >> reporter: the federal government said mayor paul was right. the department of health and human services announced there isn't enough time or money to make this a safehaven. >> that's been the hang-up all along, trying to get them to answer questions and produce information in a timely and effective minor. >> reporter: the agency didn't go into details, just said in the end this facility wasn't the best use of federal >> it was disappointing because denver has a very strong history of caring for immigrants. >> reporter: advocates like rudy gonzalez says undocumented minors could have benefited from coming to colorado.

keep hhs accountable. >> that our children were being treated with compassion, love, and in a holistic way. >> reporter: they will now go to similar facilities in other states. >> at the end of the day, i can say we just wish the kids the best. >> health and human services is exploring options for other facilities. they have one facility open in new mexico and another is set to open in florida this month. neighbors in lakewood are learning their target used to be used for target practice, and there might still be bombs in their backyards. now a neighborhood launched the artillery practice range for camp george west. metal could be shaped like a pipe, like a can, a muffler, or baseball shape. the army national guard and

public health and environment are asking permission to search yard by yard. people are being told not to touch anything suspicious. just call 911. federal investigators say that a former surgical technician is accuse have had changing syringes at swedish medical center and he skipped today. he is accused of switching the needles to get doses of centinol. agents began notifying tested. the leadville police department is under investigation itself by the district attorney in lake county. the mayor requested the investigation into how the police have been handling evidence. >> with other business people in town, on this very subject -- >> reporter: greg lobby hasn't been mayor for long. >> i've been mayor for a month. >> reporter: already? >> there have been some joyful moments. >> reporter: he's busy

>> and trial by fire >> reporter: but starting an investigation. >> that's been going on for about a month. >> reporter: into his city's police department and how evidence has been collected. >> just within days after taking office, i contacted our d.a., bruce brown, and asked if he would take over the investigation of the police department. >> reporter: while the investigation is still in its early stages, according to the district attorney, the investigation is looking into financial improprity, along with the handling and storage of evidence. >> the evidence locker room turns out was a problem. >> reporter: there haven't been any arrests or charges filed yet. and is white investigation continues, the mayor says he's focused on keeping his city's police department running. >> this is a good police department. they've really done a fine job. they're caught up in the midst of something that they really don't have any control over. >> reporter: and learning

the mayor's office. >> there's no timetable for this investigation. the district attorney says more information could be released in the next few weeks. expect temperatures to shoot back up tomorrow. however along with that warmpt will come gusty -- warmth will come gusty winds especially along the front range foothills. the strongest will blow tomorrow night into sunday morning. danielle grant joins us. some winds could be strong enough when they reach downtown denver as well. >> 20-40 mile per hour wind gusts saturday night into sunday. that's gonna be the worst of it. and the weekend gonna be a warm start but a cool finish. our strongest wind gusts up to 70, 75 miles per hour everywhere in red. basically the entire front range, foothills, and the highest terrain too. those gusts will move into the metro area later on tonight. right now, 20 mile an hour

36 mile per hour gust around berthoud pass. the winds just barely picking up right now. temperatures cooling off for now in the upper 30s in denver. a cold front is inching in from the northeast. the cooler readings out there in the 30s, that cooler air is gonna be moving into parts of the i-25 corridor later on tonight. you can see it shifting in just a bit. high pressure is still in control. positioned out to the west. that will bring us one more dry day before another storm system pushes in for valentine's day. tonight a cloudy evening, might see a bit of fog. and the windy weekend, we'll go over the timeframe. and we have a crazy warmup going on next week. temperatures close to 70 degrees. >> really! go for it, say we're gonna hit 70! >> so close. [ laughter ] a man accused of pushing

chair lift has been publicly identified. he's undergoing treatment at a psychiatrist hospital in grand junction. he is free on a $10,000 bond. police say he was the one who push a snowboarder off the lift. he wasn't hurt. the reason organizers are giving for canceling this year's usa pro challenge. >> a few surprise wedding gifts for couples getting married today at the denver clerk and recorder's office. >> and the line in denver to

backers of the race walked away last year.

financially viable for sometime. it's lost millions of dollars every year since it started in 2011. organizers say they hope to restart the race in 2017. yesterday's telethon raised more than $350,000 for the dumb friends league. and this morning there was a line of people waiting outside to adopt some of the animals featured during the telethon. two sisters in law adopted kittens. great. >> the first people in line this morning showed up an hour and a half before the doors open to adopt elsie. two northern colorado cities share a new distinction. trulia calls fort collins and greeley saintly cities. >> reporter: when you think of -- >> fort collins. >> greeley, colorado.

the opposite of hawaii. >> reporter: what comes to mind? >> a really marvelous community. it's very safe. >> reporter: and quite -- saintly? >> yes. >> ooh, i don't know. >> the 9th most saintly city in america. >> reporter: that's greeley. and fort collins ranked 3rd. >> saintliest city in the u.s? what qualifies that? >> reporter: good question. trullia took the seven deadly sins. >> pride, envy. >> lust, sloth. >> gruno, wrath. >> reporter: based on data from 150 large u.s. metro cities. >> it's a little surprise especially since i don't see as many churches. >> maybe fitter than other communities. >> greeley has less strip clubs. >> you never know. >> the violent crime in greeley has gone down significantly. >> reporter: jeff cook would know.

>> greeley is worth boasting. first and foremost it's a power. >> reporter: he wrote the book on the seven deadly sins. >> the deadly sins are a list composed in the middle ages of soul poisons. >> reporter: but it's other addictions that have cook just as worried. >> chain restaurants! we need more entrepreneurs that will move into greeley who are fantastic chefs. >> reporter: both cities are honored but taking the rankings with a grain of salt. >> it's just a basic college town. gotta be some gluttony and what not. >> reporter: understanding they still have vices. >> fort collins is not immune from sins, so to speak. >> reporter: at the end of the day? >> it could be worse. for valentine's day weekend, the denver clerk and

wedding ceremonies today. couples just had to pay the $30 fee for the marriage license. cupcakes, refreshments, romance packages donated by local businesses. >> we're already thinking about it. we already wanted to. we just didn't know exactly what day, what time to make it. so i guess god made it for us. >> judges donated their time to make the free ceremonies possible. the offices issued at least 51 those couples just decided to have the ceremony right there. bald eagle pairs stay together for life despite legally binding documents. we spotted this pair in westminster about 45 minutes ago. together. they could just be friends. but i don't know. together! strong winds along the front range issued for much of

everybody else. >> when they're most likely

lows in the low 50s. sunshine tomorrow and a break from the winds. but they'll pick back up where they left off tomorrow evening into sunday, that's the worst of it. today was beautiful. bright blue sky, clouds drifting into the metro area. a great friday afternoon. sunshine beaming down on the buildings downtown. we do have some poor air quality out there. advisory continues until about 4:00 tomorrow. we do have some wood-burning restrictions out there below 7,000 feet. low 50s at dia, fort collins. some spots in the 60s and 70s in south eastern colorado. the high country got to enjoy some bluebird skies and temperatures in the upper 40s. right now at 39 at the airport. a few clouds drifting in out of the northeast about 6 miles per hour. temperature readings coming out at about 48. winds worst around the front range foothills. those will continue off and on this evening with the wind

miles per hour. as we go throughout the overnight period and tomorrow, they could peak by morning in the 40 mile per hour range from estes park into nederland. tomorrow evening around 10:00, that's when the winds really ramp up. areas around timberline could see speeds around 70, 75. a couple of spots, golden, arvada, denver in the 30-40 mile per hour range. a little bit of snow just behind them. some clouds drifting into eastern colorado by tomorrow morning. the i-25 corridor stuck with the clouds. by midday, some clearing, a little blue sky. and tomorrow evening we'll look for mostly clear conditions before some of that snow starts to reach the northern and central mountains along the i-75 corridor by noon. the snowfall doesn't look all that impressive.

northwest facing floats and that's about it. monday. temps tonight in the 20s. up and down the i-25 corridor, eastern plains, 19. tonight in town the clouds will slowly be drifting in. we could even wake up to a bit of fog. i don't think it's gonna make it into the metro area. tomorrow about 60 degrees. a little warmer than today, and also windier too. high temperatures close to 60 in northern colorado with 70s across the arkansas river valley. 45 in nederland, low 50s in idaho springs. 60s around the i-25 corridor. a cool front as the storm system moves in. and next week, the temperatures warm pretty quickly. close to 70 on wednesday. from colorado sports leader, hi, everybody, life is funny for gary kubiak. how the heck did that just happen?

by his hometown texan, he was getting doused in gatorade and raising the trophy as the head coach of the super bowl champion denver broncos. >> it's funny how life works. it's amazing. i spent so much time here. and i've got two beautiful rings from this place that i'll have with me my whole life. and i come back here, get a second chance as a head coach, and now i get to have a third one. i don't know. it's just -- i think it hits me more and more each day. it's something that i'll cherish for a long, long time. avalanche are in detroit leading the redwings 1-0 after the 1st period. nuggets are on the all-star break. colorado trailing washington state by 3 in the final seconds of overtime last night. but the bucks have the basketball. >> fouled. and trying to send it to double overtime! [ cheering and applause ] >> that's what i'm talking

george king sends the game to double ot where the bucks won 88-81. >> this would have been a haerlt breaking -- heartbreaking devastating loss for this program. and that's the thing about college basketball. everybody talks about the tournament and rpi, and all that. it's just hard to win games. especially in february. the 4a and 5a swim championships are underway tonight. taylor tendy introduces us to one racer whose start in the sport could win her a 3-pete. >> i don't know what. >> reporter: she had the kick down. >> i think i went backward. i could not figure it out. >> reporter: one day, everything about the breast stroke came together. >> when i was younger, i despised temperature >> reporter: this stroke it could make her a 3-time state finalist in the 100 yard race.

that's one of the most fun parts about swimming because it's up to you and you can see the progress. >> reporter: ironic. but wait till you hear the all- american's thoughts. >> i didn't want anything to do with it. >> reporter: she was a competitive soccer player through the 6th grade. she only went to the pool with her daycare provider. >> i was given a choice of going to the pool every day to watch her practice, or i could swim. so i decided to swim. >> reporter: and then compete and then win. swimming took off. and she no longer had to tread on her decision of picking a sport. >> i realized that i loved this way more. every day i realized i'm so lucky to be a part of this sport carolina panthers quarterback cam newton is -- [ music ] >> and back to bragging about himself.

instagram today with the word "my babies came in the mail today but i'm missing the one i wanted most." i guess my middle trophy will do for now. >> strange but drew. i couldn't imagine the postage. [ laughter ] >> the network fc trophy and the offensive player of the year are big trophies. and is apparently they come in the mail.

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