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her child is the center of attention this week after he was killed. him. >> and the denver comic com is a few months away, and we already know about special guests that will be there. >> and this viral video is dangers.
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up, everyone is heading to the snowboarding. just a weekend. further down in the metro, foggy weather blanket parts of the metro. a dense fog in advisory in effect. this is not a camera problem. this is the camera from sports authority field, and don't worry. it will feel like spring later today. >> hard to imagine with the fog. and today might be the perfect weather to do gardening or fix up your home, and belen deleon is from the home and garden show with the weekend forecast. good morning, belen. >> reporter: good morning. 9news is the proud sponsor of the colorado home and garden show now in the 57th year, and it will be a fun day out here. this show goes until the 21 of february. if you can't make it out today, please make time in the next
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you mentioned, low visibility in the colorado eastern plains and working into the central part of the country. and we have cloudiness and humidity, and currently, we have the view over sports authority field where you can't see anything. a dense fog advisory in effect from the i-25 corridor from the wyoming border through the metro area and will last until 9:00 a.m. and visibility will be less than a quarter of a mile. and you'll notice that we have the gray blanket over the sea on the eastern plains and in the high country. we are expecting for the fog to lift by mid morning and skies turn partly cloudy and temperatures will be warming. temperatures right now, pretty mild, 20s and 30s outside right now, and you know that you need a jacket. you're coloradans, and highs in the 60s along i-25. this is above normal from where we should be for this time of year.
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forecast and we'll take a look of the week. i'm going to move out of the way for just a second to see the colorado-inspired gardens out here with the goats and you know, that is colorado living for you. so we have stuff for outside backyard. i found a cool trampoline. i'll be back with the full forecast if i don't tire myself out. see you later. bye, guys. >> i said it before and i'll say it again. belen deleon cannot tire herself out. >> you know the kids will get a look at that and say bring that home, mom. thank you, belen. traffic at i-70 and floyd hill and cdot is reporting heavy traffic i-70 westbound
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260 to 232 where they are noticing that congestion, so keep that in mind if you want head up. >> and if you are heading up, cdot's mountain radio, we have traffic reporters with up to the minute road conditions. log on to cotrip.org. it has been nearly 17 years since the tragedy at columbine. for the first time, the mother of one of the shooters is breaking her as long as. in a new book titled "a mother's reckoning, living in the aftermath of tragedy," sue klebold talks about what red flags she may have missed. >> for the first time, she is speaking on camera. for years, many speculated if the parents of the two shooters shooting. vida urbonas has more. >> reporter: sue klebold said she did not know ahead of time,
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hispanic year and spoke with diane sawyer in an emotional release in a new book. she spoke about what went through her mind when she realized her son was one of the shooters in columbine. >> if dylan is hurting people, he needed to be stopped. and i prayed later that he would die. >> reporter: she wrote if anything were wrong my kids, i would know, but she said i didn't know. i wasn't able to stop him from hurting other people or himself, and that's very hard to live with. her book, "a mother's reckoning, living in the aftermath of tragedy" will be released on monday. klebold will donate proceeds to help charities dealing with mettle issues. vida urbonas, 9news. in other news, the colorado department of corrections put out a warning to be on the look
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considered armed and dangerous. authorities say that 36-year- old dennis simonton, 31-year- old wesley jones and 46-year- old william wasilkowski fled parole supervision early they are week and there is a nationwide warrant out for their arrest. simonton and jones are associated with the 211 crew, the same that was involved in the murder of tom clements and a pizza delivery driver. if you see these men, call 911 right away. a 6-year-old boy is dead, his father accused of killing him and the child's biological mother said she knows what happened. brandson johnson is accused of sexually assaulting his girlfriend and turned his knife on his young son. rachel johnson said that happened to her when she was in suspect. she said that little riley spoke up when rachel was has beened and it made him angry. she was heartbroken by the loss
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>> i just want to hold my son, and i think that's why they wouldn't let me see him. i would probably end up like trying to hold him close to me. that's all i want to do right now is hold my baby and tell him how sorriy am. >> and brandon johnson is in the hospital recovering from self-inflicted knife wounds. he will be taken into custody when released. is out of the hospital. a deputy was hurt trying to rush to that scene. bill foreman remains in critical condition this morning after a pickup driver did not yield to his flashing lights and siren and ran into him. his family is saying they are grateful for the support and donations from community. they are asking for people to
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and the medical tech, rocky allen, is on the run. he is accused of trying to thousands of patients are warned they need to be tested for hepatitis and hiv. sources tell us that allen left colorado. super tuesday and the colorado caucuses may be weeks away but the democratic candidates are already paying a visit. senator bernie sanders and clint clint -- hillary clinton plan to spar tonight at the sheraton hotel. chelsea clinton will speak with voters in boulder and denver on february 18 and 19. before dinner, sanders will hold a rally in denver. the presidential candidate is expected to talk about issues like climate change and affordable education. the really will be held at 3:00 this afternoon.
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for another debate tonight. the candidates will get more air time with chris christie and carly fiorina dropping out. the gop candidates are in south carolina, fighting all week to win a crucial primary a week from today. still fighting, john kasich. ted cruise, -- ted cruz, marco rubio, and jeb bush will take the stage. one of the actresses in a new ad has appeared in more than a dozen soft porn pornography films. ted cruz said that the actress was not properly vetted. presidential candidates have choice words about donald trump. this time, jeb bush attacked
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>> anybody here worried about the front running candidate shouting obscenities in front of children? this is like what is going on? >> jeb bush may have momentum going into the february 20th primary thanks to marco rubio's poor performance. rubio, the freshman senator from florida has faced criticism for being too inexperienced for the highest political office. another star will come to denver comic con. already, stan lee will be here be here. >> carrie fisher will sign autographs at the convention. she will be here on the weekend days of the convention, and there are extra fees if you want autographs and photos with a celebrity. >> always a blast to people watch.
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con. >> yep. it's cool. a video posted online by an idaho man has gone viral. >> winston was skiing in the trees last weekend when his son lost control and was quickly buried in a tree well. his helmetcam caught the reaction when goss realized that his son is stuck in a tree well. >> ethan. [screaming] . >> heads up. it's okay. it's okay. here we go. here we go. i got you. >> oh, wow. how frightening. you can can see goss's son gets out okay. and this is an important reminder never to go alone. stuck alone. 700,000 times. wow. it's foggy this morning but
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welcome back. a live look at horse tooth reservoir, a stunning view, and it always is, but you know what? we may see fog later this morning. it will all change later today. a full check of the forecast right now. belen de leon is live from the home and garden show, and you stopped jumping on the trampoline? >> reporter: i stopped on the trampoline and took a deep
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when i took a deep breath, you can't help but notice the beautiful scent with 10,000 blooming flowers out here, absolutely amazing. today's forecast will get you in the spring mood even though this morning we're waking up and outside this morning, it looks baa-baad. get it? like a mountain goat? we have the drive on i-25 from fort collins into denver, it will be a tricky one because of the lower visibility, and even our friends on the eastern plains are seeing that lower visibility. skies, partly cloudy, and boy, will temperatures warm up. yesterday, 52, and today, about 10 degrees or so warmer especially in the downtown area. and the temperatures will reach into the 60s around lunchtime. now, the temperatures right now, 20s and 30s to start off
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country struggling with below- zero temperature readings. this afternoon, the highs in the firsts and 60s in lower elevations and the eastern plains and the high country, and 40s in the forecast. now, something that we have to watch out for especially those of you with respiratory problems is an alert in effect until 4:00. so advise -- visibility not all that great with wood burning restrictions at 7,000 feet, and we could have the fog lifting around lunchtime, 1:00 p.m., partly cloudy skies in the metro, and we have a small chance for light snow showers near the divide but no watches or warnings. just the drive to the high country and from the high country today, that's looking just fine. skies tonight, mainly clear and tomorrow morning, we're waking up to sunshine as we look for
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from the high country from the northwest. that's mainly the high country from sunday into monday. tonights, 31 the overnight low and windy through the foothills, breezy at times in the cities and winds from 30 to 40 miles per hour and winds gusting from 50 to 60 miles per hour and hold on to your hats. the strong winds take us through sunday morning. the valentine's day forecast, 54 and windy and windy weather continues through monday with a high of 59, and then 60s today and wednesday and a bit more sunshine for the middle of the week and a high of 70. follow me on twitter for more on the changing weather and with me now from the colorado home and garden show, we have jim from the colorado garden association. it's enjoyable to be you with again. >> we are almost ready. >> reporter: you're giving me a
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so what's different this year than the 56 years? >> the entry garden is different. we are working with kids and outward bound on this. we have 652 companies selling things for your home, and they have the latest and greatest new products, things that they want to get done. come down and be ready. it takes time to get the contractors out to your house. come out with the ideas and you'll find solutions. >> reporter: and you are planning a day for each member of the family? >> we have different days. monday, kids' day working with outward bound with giveaways and stuff, and tuesday, senior day, 60 and older get in for free. wednesday, botanical gardens members day and show your card and get in free. >> reporter: awesome. i'm going to give you my wallet
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all my money here. jim, thank you so much, and guys, back to you and we'll have more coming up. >> belen, thank you. >> the trampoline, fun. and why not surprise your significant other with an home? >> i'm in for it now. just look at those eyes and
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we are a colorado non- profit based in broomfield and take in pets from shelters, off
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are taking owner surrenders to keep them out of the shelters. we have about 35 dogs at any given time. right now, we have a wait list of about five dogs waiting to come in. so, in order to take them in we are always looking for more fosters. we are donation based and we are looking at home visits and transports and fostering. we can't help any of the dogs without fostering. we are a foster-based rescue meaning we don't have a shelter. all of our dogs, when they come to us, spend time in a home. they may be used to a rough life prior, and we help them with potty training and obedience and socialization with other dogs and people, and
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homes for is this little doberman, maybe a dauschund or a bassett. he is about a year and is very playful and is in a foster home with other dogs and great with them and loves kids. he is just a happy guy, and bowie is a doberman mix puppy. he is about 12 weeks old and is good with kids and is in a home with other dogs. he would be appropriate for most families, and then we have ringo who was a stray on the streets of new mexico. he is probably between 2 and 3 years old and he is good with most other dogs, and he prefers female dogs but can get along with other male small dogs and he is working on obedience and is potty trained. he is just a great seed. if you want to come and visit us and our adoptable dogs, we'll be in the pet food store in westminster for an adoption event next saturday. if you are interested in
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we have up for adoption or more information on the adoption
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hi, everybody. if the outdoor game is anything like last night's indoors, you will want to be at coors field. avalanche, being out shot, still win with matt duchene, and then blake comeau sneaks one in, avs win, 3-2. emmanuel mudiay made a familiar house all star weekend debut with the united states beating the world in the rising star challenge. there goes mumu. nobody plays defense in an all star game except for mumu.
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now, give the ball back to mumu. thank you. usa wins, 157-154. think he's going to retire? no, not him. him. while everyone was asking bronco's quarterback peyton manning about his future plans, we dropped it on general manager john elway. >> if you won this thing, you would ride off into the sun. everyone is asking about peyton. where is your mind set now that you reached the top? >> my mindset is get better for next year. that's the goal, to try and get better. we have a good team right now and are trying to hold what we have together as best we can and get better ?ie. we have received bronco's super bowl songs from every recording artist except from barbra streisand and the wu-tang clan.
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one week later, search crews are discovering bodies after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake. the death toll rises to 113. >> when a water main broke, residents in california never thought this would happen, a gas station canopy collapses under the pressure. >> and the cdc is fronting the center in the zika fight. >> and controversy in the city of glendale. >> and we are diving head first into the swim meets. we aren't but taylor temby is and has results in the prep rally. good morning. right to a developing story. flags will fly at half staff in colorado on monday to honor a deputy killed in mesa county. >> deputy derek geer was shot and killed by a teenage suspect. before he was taken off life support, his organs were harvested for donation.
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navy beforing the sheriffs office in 2001. all new this morning, police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in louisiana. officers say that the suspect led police on a chase in baton rouge and the suspect got out of the car with a rifle and opened 5. >> both officers were hit. the officers then returned fire shooting the suspect. all three went to the hospital. the officers are stable. they're expected to survive. the suspect needs surgery. we'll continue to follow this story as it develops and bring you updates here and on 9news.com. for now, 7:32, and we are seeing beautiful weather. well, not right now. it's foggy. >> it's coming, though. >> belen deleon is live at the colorado garden and home show with details. good morning, belen. >> reporter: hi, guys. good morning. that's right. the 57th annual colorado garden and home show starts today and we got tweets from the viewers like what is all the noise out
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we have got a couple of waterfalls around us. yeah, that's right. the 11 gardens we have here is inspired by colorado's outdoors, so i feel like i'm outdoors right now. you will want to get outside this afternoon with the temperatures rising in the 60s. now, i know outside, take a look at this shot from sports authority field. visibilities is a little low and it looks gloomy out there. but the dense fog advisory will lift at around 9:00 p.m. with more blue in the sky and sunshine. the eastern plains, look at the radar and satellite. you guys are covered by blankets of clouds. that cloudiness will break up, for you. so as we take you throughout the rest of the day, we'll have a break in the clouds and temperatures warming into the 60s at lunchtime and 3:00 and after that, clear conditions. 30s and 20s. this afternoon, highs will be in the 60s along the i-25
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so pretty nice day in store for us as far as the temperatures go. by the winds, ay yi yi, i'll take you through that forecast and more for valentine's day and ryan and jessica, there is something for everyone here. these exhibits are interactive. take a look. this is a climbing net. i want to jump on and start climbing but it says right there, no children older than 5 allowed to climb. i very to find something else to do. >> you're a child at heart. >> reporter: oh, thank you. thank you. we'll have more from the garden slow in just a few. >> thanks, belen. a look at the traffic right no and we can see the dense fog advisory is out there, but looking at floyd hill, the fog is clearing up i-70. visibility is not a big issue. but as usual, saturday morning, 7:34, the traffic is picking up with the skiers and
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the high country. and that's genesee. >> and cdot was saying i-70 at genesee looks clear, just one problem area but cdot said nothing is heavily congested. there is a backup, slow but not as slow as it could be. >> and you can listen to cdot's mountain travel radio every weekend for traffic conditions between denver and vail. just log on to cotrip.org for the real-time updates. if it's any indication of this weekend, this is what it looked like for yesterday. a lot of people heading up for the president's day weekend. as you saw today, not too bad. in world news this morning, one week after a powerful earthquake hit taiwan's oldest city, searchers continue to look for bodies. the death toll has risen to 113. most of the rescue efforts have
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all but two victims have been found there. the building developer and two architects are under investigation for negligent homicide for possibly cutting corners in construction. the pope has arrived in mexico with thousands of troops deploy for security. he will be in mexico until wednesday following an historic meeting in cuba with leaders from the russian orthodox church. there was a 30-point declaration of unity signed overing when major differences in the past decades. both leaders called to do something about the plight of christians in syria. back in the states, two hostages and a suspected gunman found dead in a home following a 12-hour sand off that police believe started as a domestic dispute yesterday morning. they spent most of the day in nebraska talking to the man.
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in fontana, california, a busted fire hydrant caused the canopy of a gas station to collapse. a car struck the hydrant in a crash on friday and the water shot into the air on to the canopy causing it to collapse. one person was hurt. an early morning water break in scranton, pennsylvania created slick conscious and turned this neighborhood into an icy mess. streets, homes, powerlines and trees were covered in ice. it took crews about three hours to shut that water off. the global fight against the zika virus is the center of concern in fort collins. they are trying toking if out how it's spreading with the hopes of stopping or at least slowing it down. senators bennett and gardner toured the facility yesterday.
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the virus first in 2007, and the focus back on it . the two mosquito species known for -- spreading the virus is not here. one couple had planned a trip to mexico, and they are four months pregnant, and they received a letter from their cruise line. they decided to pull the plug on their trip and the cdc is asking others to do the same if they are traveling to affected areas. colorado's newest pot shop is parking controversy saying that strippers and pot are too
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that's the smoking gun that opened on a site formerly occupied by the well known strip club shotgun willies' who opened across the parking lot. they have the same owner who's husband is the mayor of glendale. he approved the smoking gun site plan, and that decision was prompting an ethics complaint by the colorado non- profit ethics watch. and the pro challenge has been called off. it lost millions of dollars every year despite taxpayer subsidies. it never attracted a sponsor to be profitable. but they hope to have the race back on track by 2017. >> too bad. it's a favorite event, and taylor, vu seen this for year and if you don't have the money, you can't do it and hopefully, they are back in
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>> the fan support is there. can only hope. >> on to prep sports. guys, we are starting our winter sports state championship already. feels like we just had them and they are already back. the state swimming is coming up and highlights from the prelims
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good morning, everyone. lutheran visiting denver school of science and technology and
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of two top 10 teams. lutheran on the attack but dss with the layup. the lions try and claw their way back. lutheran pulls within 8. but the raptors would have none of it. michael with the long 3 here and dssc green valley ranch take this is one. it was all business as denver south took on the far northeast warriors. denver south jumped on this one early, literally. the dunk in the 1st and the warriors didn't bail out as nelson throws one up just off his teammate there for the tip in. ultimately, though, it was tucker carlyle that put his team ahead with 22 on the night and 6 three-pointers like that one, 72-49, south wins.
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number 6 ralston valley on the girls' side. the mustangs fought back with lakewood hunting for the lead in the 4th. ervetion mbroro down for the ease layup. lakewood takes this one, 43-41. >> it's like a huge battle that we have been wanting to accomplish this entire season and we earned it. we fought as a team through to the end. englewood looking for a big win at home against skyview on tuesday. under the hoop for the easy bucket here, lucas having 18 for the pirates. the wolverines proved to be too much in the 4th. and the state swimming
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afternoon at 1:00 p.m. and one racer could earn a 3 peat state title. something clicked. >> i don't know really what. >> reporter: she had to take down the pole. >> i think i went backwards. >> reporter: one day, everything about the breast stroke came together for this morgan junior. her one-time least favorite stroke -- >> i despise today. >> reporter: -- could make her the 3-time state titlest. >> it's just fun to see the progress. like you can see the progress. >> reporter: ironic especially when you hear the all-american was reluct reluctant to jump off the starting block. >> i didn't want to be competitive and race. >> reporter: she only went to the pool with her daycare provider. >> i was given the choice of
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watch the practice or i could swim, so i decided to swim. >> reporter: and then compete and then win. and her swimming took off. she no longer had to tread on sport. this sport. >> and breast stroke isn't her only event. and she proved it yesterday in her prelim using her number one vehicle to overtake the competition, 2:0 4:53 and took the top seed in the 100-yard breast stroke event where she holding the record and to the toughest stroke, in my opinion,
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either of the top girls raced their fastest time, but friesen took the event. and finally, valor will advance. the two-time defending champ finishes in 23:55 and her younger sister, lindsey, will be in the finals also. >> it's awesome. it's been the most amazing ride. i could not be more excited to have her with me. i want to do my best with my teammates, and if can i finish good for them, that would be incredible, so much fun. >> we have extended highlights and interviews from all of our games online at 9news.com/ hss. >> so, so fun to see the young
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>> they hold a ton of state records and they were vying for olympic times. taylor, thank you. stick with us.
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iful . welcome back, everyone. no, that's not a glitch. we're using this to show how low the visibility is, and we have a dense fog advisory in place, and you can see why. it's tough. only a few feet in front of you in spots. don't you have the urge to wipe it off? hey, our belen de deleon is joining us from the home and garden hoe. hey, belen. >> reporter: yeah, guys.
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colorado convention center, and the home and garden show is here until the 21st, and i don't know how to describe this. architecture? we'll talk with a decorator and find out what inspired her to decorate in a few minutes. let's talk about what i do know, the weather. at times, visibility will be less than a quarter of a mile. as you take a look at the rest of your day, that fog is lifting around this morning, partly cloudy and temperatures soaring into the low 60s around the metro area and dia. we have a ways to go. if you walk outside, you'll notice it feels humid and muggy because of the fog. the temperatures, chilly, 20s and 30s and spots in the high countries still struggling with the below zero temperatures. i'm talking about the valleys.
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45 and 50s in greeley and northeast colorado and in the high country, temperatures in the 40s. we'll watch out for lower visibilities. so let's take a look at futurecast, a dry stretch so far. any snowed snow today? 60sthis afternoon and snow showers in our north and central mountains, and it will be very, very little and all of this wraps up tomorrow morning and we're waking up to sunshine and it will be northwest colorado with the chance for monday. tonight, clear and overnight lows at 31 degrees and watch out for the winds, breezy at times here in the city and
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miles per hour throughout the day and in the evening, 50 and 60 miles per hour and the strong winds will take us through tomorrow morning. the valentine's day forecast looks a little something like this. tomorrow's high, 54 degrees and we have to watch out for the winds on monday, 59 degrees and tuesday, 61. wednesday, 67, and then on thursday, yep, believe it or not and a big old ay yi yi, 70 degrees come thursday. and you can follow me on twitter. out here at the convention center, the garden and home show that starts at 10:00 this morning and i'm going to bring in a few of my favorite ladies this morning. come over, ladies, from colorado's outward bound. you can come closer. only nibble. and you are the expert for the landscaping. tell us about your inspiration and how fun was this to put together in.
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>> it was way fun, and we have a good connection with the outward bound school and led to investigating how we could put the garden together. you know, we're colorado based. they're colorado based. so it was really fun to bring something into the entry garden that effect could identify with and enjoy. >> reporter: it makes shape. you work outside and colorado's outward bound school. organization. >> sure. we--so the wilderness is our classroom. we take our students backpacking, mountaineering, rock climbing in the back count reef -- country of utah and colorado so to work with laura and bring what our students experience and bring that together, that's exciting.
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up. >> thank you, belen. we'll see you later. >> we'll being back to recap
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mpeg-4 video i/o mpeg-4 there is your camera showing the fog and belen deleon said it will lift about 9:00. the fog is clear but there is the traffic we get every saturday morning this time of year. >> belen said it should be cleared up at 9:00. coming up on 9news at 8:00, it's been 17 years since the tragedy at columbine and we're hearing from one of the shooter's mothers for the fitter time. >> and the department of corrections put out a nationwide warrant for their arrests.
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said that a man has exposed himself to them. >> and a debate for the gop presidential hopeful in the south carolina primary.
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it's been 17 years since the tragedy at columbine high and we are hearing from one of the shooters mother's for the first time. and escaped convicts and a nationwide warrant for their arrest. >> and south carolina's primary is just a week away. >> a live look at the drive
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and if you are heading up i-70, we are seeing relief from the congestion earlier. right now, a dense fog advisory is in effect until about 9:00 this morning. don't worry. it will feel more like spring laterred it. and belen has been at the colorado home and garden show all morning with some pretty cool things. hi, belen. >> reporter: hi, guys. it's time to start thinking about your spring garden. but some people recommend start after mother's day, a bit far off. right now, we're not dealing with snow in our forecast. it's looking dry and warm. we have fog in the forecast this morning, the view over the
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sky, visibility is lower and a dense fog advisory along the i- 25 stretch from the colorado border and wyoming border into the metro area and visibility at times, less than a quarter of a mile. the radar and satellite showing the cloudiness benched up against the foothills in the city and eastern plains. now, taking a look at the planner for the rest of the day, sunshine this afternoon, and it comes around 10:00 a.m. temperatures around lunchtime normal high. and you'll need a jacket when you go out the door. the highed it in the 60s around the immediate row area and if you like 60s, you'll like the
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i am at the home and garden comfortable. >> please don't miss you next take, belen. we need the forecast. >> thank you, girl. >> she's already out. let's get a check of the high country traffic. things are moving along smoothly for it being a saturday morning. we did see a backup at i-25 and floyd hill but that has clearly cleared up by now. this morning. >> and you can listen to cdot's mountain travel radio every weekend for traffic conditions between denver and vail. traffic reports giving up to the minute road conditions. police say that suspects led officers on a chase in baton rouge.
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officers. >> the two officers returned fire and the officers are stable but the suspect needs surgery. we will continue to bring you updates as soon as they become available on the networks of 9news. it has been nearly 17 years since the tragedy at columbine, and for the first time, the mother of one of the shooters is breaking her silence. a new book, "a mother's reckoning, living in the aftermath of tragedy," sue klebold talks about her son and what red flags she may have missed. >> klebold is speaking out. for many years, many speculated if the parents of the two shooters could have prevented the shooting. vida urbonas has more from the information center. >> reporter: good morning. we are learning the answer to the question, did sue klebold know? she said she did not know anything ahead of time. she spoke with diane sawyer
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book and spoke about with a went through her mind when she realized her son was the shooter. >> if dylan is really hurting people, somehow he has to be stopped and later i prayed he would die. >> reporter: she said if anything were wrong with my kids, i would know. but she said, i didn't know. and i wasn't able to stop him from hurting other people or himself and that's very hard to live with. her book, "a mother's reckoning, living met aftermath of tragedy" will go to help people with mental health issues. vida urbonas, 9news. >> vida, thank you. police are saying that three inmates, 36-year-old dennis simonton, 31-year-old
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william wasilkowski , fled parole, and right now, there is a nationwide warrant for their arrest. two are associated with the crew that killed tom clements and a pizza delivery driver. if you see the men, call 911 right away. a 6-year-old boy is dead and his father is accused of killing him. police say that brandon johnson sexually assaulted his goifl -- girlfriend and killed his 6- year-old son, riley. his mother said that riley spoke up when she was beinged -- being attacked and believes that riley did that again. >> i just want to hold my little son. i would probably try and hold him close to me, and that's all
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baby and tell him how sorry i was. >> brandon johnson is still in the hospital from self inflicted knife wounds. the woman that police say he sexually assaulted is out of the hospital. >> and 55-year-old deputy bill foreman remains in critical condition. he was responding to the scene when a pickup driver slammed into him. his family said they are grateful for the support from the community and medical professionals. mention b 016 if you can help by giving blood. that's b 016. women need to keep an eye out for a man accused of exposing himself to women in highlands ranch. he has exposed himself in two separate instances, one at
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his car. he is about 6-foot tall with a 5 clock shadow and driving a white suv and had a marine beanie with a logo on the front and a brown or gray construction workers's hat. super tuesday in the colorado caucuses may be weeks away, but the candidates are paying a visit. senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton plan to attend the colorado democratic party dinner tonight at the sheraton downtown hotel. chelsea clinton will speak on the 18th and 19th. >> and bern -- bernie sanders will hold a rally at the convention center at thee: 3:00 this afternoon. the candidates will get more air time with chris christie and carly fiorina
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candidates are in south carolina. still fighting, john kasich, donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio, jeb bush, and ben carson. the debate starts at 7:00. ted cruz was forced to pull an ad targeting marco rubio because of someone who was in it, an adult film actress. in the ad, they are having a group therapy session and are talking over their regrets of supporting rubio. the woman appeared in a dozen soft core pornography films. it's 8:09 on saturday morning. a video posted online by an idaho man has gone viral and has reminded people to be cautious while skiing. >> winston goss was skiing in the trees last weekend when his son lost control and was
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you can see from his helmetcam his reaction. he is scared and confused and realized that his son is stuck. heads up. you're okay. it's okay. here we go. here we go. i got you. >> my. a young guy there so scared. his dad very frightened as well. his son got out okay and he posted the video to show skiers how important it is to never go alone and the dangers of the tree wells. the video was viewed 700,000 times. >> what would you have done if stuck like that? screaming. frightened.
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welcome back. we're taking a foggy look at the metro this morning. this will be the situation until 9:00 which is with a i think belen said when we see the winds pick up. meteorologist belen deleon live from the home show with more on the forecast. belen, good morning. >> reporter: hi, guys. good morning. so the gates -- gates? the doors open at 10:00 this morning and you can check out cool stuff like this. this is a fire pit, keeping us warm, and you know what?
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it will be warm outside. >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: and taking a look at the forecast, visibility is a little low with the dense fog advisory in effect until 10:00 this morning - - 9:00, rather, and visibility less than a quarter of a mile in the city, and behind me, the convention center, you can hear the noise there. and let's get to the rest of the forecast and take a look at the cloudiness. we have sunshine in store this afternoon with temperatures rising into the 60s and closer to about lunchtime. your temperatures right now, a little chilly out there right now in the high country, and spots below zero in the mountain valleys, and the afternoon highs are going to be in the 60s around the metro area and 50s in lower elevations and 40s in the high country. what we have to watch out for is a lower visibility, so we
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in the atmosphere with an alert in effect until 4:00 this afternoon. the futurecast, not showing much moisture around colorado. we have the cloudiness and the fog lifting mid-morning. and your futurecast is taking us through this afternoon and you'll notice the skies will be partly cloudy with a small chance of light snow showers closer to the divide and no big time accumulation and travel in the mountains will be just fine whether leaving this morning or coming back this afternoon. tomorrow morning, we're waking up with sunshine. tonight, temperatures dropping to 31 so watch out for the winds. it will be breezy at times in the metro throughout the day but they will be stronger closer to the foothills. tonight, the winds increasing more, gusting up to 50 miles per hour and into tomorrow morning with the stronger winds continuing in and around the
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a windy and mild valentine's day. monday, 59 for president's day and tuesday, 61. and wednesday and thursday really are looking very nice and very much like spring. in the 60s for wednesday and 70 on thursday. follow me on twitter if you have questions about the forecast. this is the 57th annual colorado garden and home show, and steve sparhawk, he is the owner of deck check. and we're out here next to the little -- under a gazebo and next on a fireplace which is so nice and we were discussing how outdoor editions are a popular thing for folks that want to do remodeling. >> absolutely. it's the highest investment that people can do and outdoor living is more sophisticated and the built-in barbecue, outdoors.
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fantastic place to do that. >> absolutely, and you can have the infrared heaters and spend time outdoors. >> reporter: infrared heaters, super neat. for those who want to remodel on their homes, what tips would you give them? >> i would say the most important aspect to create an outdoor living environment is the contractor. it's not something that you wake up and just go get it. takes time and proposal and schedules and the installation you will. a typical project for us is a couple of weeks long, but sometimes, depending on the time of the year, there could be a 3-4, up to 8-12-week leave time just to get in the schedule and make that happen. if you want a full season of enjoyment, you need to get together with the people you want to work with. we would love to be that company for you. >> reporter: get on it.
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you want this to be a possibility. and ryan and jessica, i'm looking around and seeing barbecue pits and everything, and i want all of this in my home because i want you guys to come and party with me. >> you don't have to buy the patio furniture but that's an added add bonus. >> i am only coming over if you buy the furniture. just kidding. thank you, belen.
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no matter where you are, you have to have ways to defend yourself. >> and we have officers from
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thank you so much for being here. >> absolutely. >> and we'll going to learn to fight off criminals without taking five years of classes. >> let's talk about situational awareness. that's something that police departments preach. what can you tell viewers about being situationally aware. >> be aware of the people around us. it's basic but true. criminals are looking for someone who is vulnerable and distracted whether it be from intoxication or being by themselves. so look behind and you understand make sure no one's following you. if you get an uneasy feeling about someone, get out of the situation and contact police. >> yeah, yeah. >> and one -- what are some of the things that people can do to keep themselves safe? >> we'll start with a demonstration of coming up behind someone, attacking from behind and grabbing them around
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that you can do to get away. sara here will demonstrate. if i come around her neck from behind f she sees me i'm coming, the first thing to do is tuck her neck and protect her airway so she can breathe. >> and she will bring her hands up. >> and if she was unable to do that and didn't see me coming, she can move her neck to the crevice of my elbow to open up the airway. if your airway's blocked, you'll be down quick. and she steps back and that throws me off balance, and i'm unprepare. now she can remove one arm and start throwing elbows to me to get away. >> the bottom line is, airway number one. if you lose that, you've lost the battle. and fighting back when you get that second, that moment to do so.
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things you can do and bite the arm, and that will leave dna evidence on me, the bad guy, and scratch me. and that will leave dna under her fingernails, and use your voice. it's good to alert witnesses. criminals don't want other people to know what's going on >> great. thing we can use.
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hi, everybody. if the outdoor game is anything like last night's indoors, you will want to at coors field two weeks from tonight. avalanche were out played but still beat the detroit red wings. matt duchene with his team leading 25th goal and tied in the shootout, blake comeau sneaks one in. the avies win 3-2. emmanuel mudiay made a
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debut. the united states beat the world in the rising stars challenge. there goes mumu. ?oab plays defense in the all star game except mumu. mumu. usa wins, 157-154. retire? everyone was asking bronco's quarterback peyton manning about his future plans while 9news dropped it on general manager john elway. >> if you won this thing, you would ride off into the sun. everyone is asking about peyton. you would ride off. where is your mindset right now now that you've reached the top? >> my mindset is get better for next year. you know, that's the goal. to try and get better. we have a real good football team right now and try and hold with a we have together the best we can and try to also get better. >> we've received bronco's
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recording artist except barbra streisand and the wu-tang clan. this morning, let's listen to nashville's ken ross with "our time to ride." >> the denver broncos are world champions.
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coming home to the mile high city. .
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colorado's flags flying at half staff in remembrance of a mesa county deputy killed by a teen. >> and a woman caught in icy waters and to make matters worse, a toddler is caught in the car. >> and this city is to the supposed to look like an ice town. a water main break turned it into a frozen mess. >> and a up -- superhero advise for a little boy suffering from cystic cystic fibrosis. >> and taylor temby has the prep rally. flags will fly at half
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honor a deputy killed. >> derek geer was killed being shot by a 17-year-old. before he was taken off life support, his organs were moved for donation. deputy geer served in the u.s. may of before joining the mesa county sheriffs office in 2001. sir, thank you for your service. >> leaves behind a wife and child. >> so sad. belen deleon has been at the garden and home show all morning. i get you are seeing cool things. >> reporter: very cool things, and this will get you thinking about spring and what you want to do and all the remodeling you want to do.
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and we have areas of fog, and we have a dense fog advisory a.m. the radar and satellite not showing rain or snow, but the gray you are seeing, that's clouds. in the high country and northern colorado and the that. and throughout the morning, the fog and clouds will lift with sunshine and temperatures in the exhibits closer to lunchtime. temperatures right now, a chilly morning if you are walking the dog or going for a cup of coffee. highs in the 60s, and we'll walk you through the rest of the forecast coming up. but i am at the colorado convention center and the garden and home show started it, and the cool things to seed in your house and outside your house and coming up, we'll talk with ashley who will give us tips on how to finance stuff. i really want this.
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is it a jacuzzi? is it a movie theater? i don't know but i want it, and she'll give us tips, ryan and jessica. >> wish you could have it all, belen, and maybe you can in your dreams. >> and good luck to our prafer who -- photographer with belen. good luck getting her out of there. let's take a look at the traffic. earlier. hill. the major backups are cleared but there is congestion along the tunnel. >> you can listen to the radio every weekend. just log on to cotrip.org. and here's what it looked like yesterday evening. a bit of heavy traffic there and that's to be expected this time of year. be aware there might be traffic coming home on sunday.
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after a powerful quake hit taiwan's oldest city, search efforts continue. the death toll has risen to 113. most of the rescue efforts have apartment building. there. the developer and two architects are under homicide. investigators think they may have cut corners during construction. pope francis arrived in mexico last night. the pope was greeted by the president and his wife. he will be there until wednesday following an historic meeting with the leaders from the greek orthodox church signing a 30-point declaration of unity over coming difference that -- differences that span decades. both leaders are calling for help in syria.
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toddler plunged into an amsterdam canal. take a look. they broke the vehicle's back window to pull the mother and child out. local media said that the mother parked the car next to the river when it started to childed in. child -- child inside. the rescuers tried to break the stone. the mother and child are doing fine after a chaotic situation. an early morning water break in scranton, pennsylvania turned this neighborhood into an icy mess. streets, homes, power lines and trees were covered in ice. the geyser turned streets into ponds and flooded homes, too. and it took about three lowers
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an awe stlailian -- australian boy suffering from cystic fibrosis got his wish come through. >> dominic was transformed into the iron boy for the day and was living his dream, defeating ultron on the city steps and he took a helicopter to the police headquarters. >> i hear you have had quite the day. it's hard work saving the world, isn't it? i hope you had a lot of fun and enjoyed the helicopter ride. i want to wish you the best and keep up the good work, and i can't do this often but i'm making you an honorary member of the avengers. i hearby dub you. ironman loves you. >> ironman loves you, dominic. >> you are not supposed to do dubbing in a fedora. >> we are told that he cooperate stop watching the
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that. >> your favorite superhero and the person who plays him -- >> cool of robert downey, junior to do that, too. >> so neat what they do things like that. >> isn't that awesome? prep sports. state swimming is under way, and we have the highlights
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good morning. happy saturday. we're in the last couple of weeks of regular season basketball, and some teams, not taking it easy before playoffs. lutheran visiting denver school
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green valley ranch in a matchup of the two top teams. michael white had 15 on the night raptors up by 10. and the drive to the hoop here puts lutheran within 8. the raptors have none of it. dsst green valley ranch take this is one, 65-49 the final. it was all business as denver south took on far northeast warriors. denver south jumped on this one early and literally. the dusk here in the 1st quarter and the warriors didn't do you out until nelson throws one up, and the tip in. ultimately, it was south's tucker cargyle that put his team ahead and south wins, 72- 49. a top 10 matchup on the
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lakewood versus ralston valley, the mustangs down at half but fought back behind ashley van sickle. lakewood hunting for the lead in the fourth. down the court here with time expiring and ralston set on avenging their loss to lakewood earlier this year hold out for the win, 43-41. >> it's like a huge battle that we've been wanting to accomplish this entire season and we earned it today. we battled all the way through until the end. englewood looking for a big tuesday. courtney bauer under the hoop, pirates. the wolverines proved to be too ahead. skyview is victoria, 52-38.
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kickoff this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and one racer could earn a threepeat state title. something clicked. >> i don't really know what. >> reporter: she had to take down the pole. >> i think i went backward. i couldn'ting if it out. >> reporter: everything came together for this swimmer with her least favorite stroke that could make her a 3-time state titlist. progress. that's one of the most fun. like you can see the progress. >> reporter: ironic but wait until you hear that the all- american was reluctant to jump off the starting block at all. >> i didn't want anything to do with it. i didn't want to race. >> reporter: friesen was a competitive soccer player up to the sixth grade and only went provider.
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to go and watch her daughter practice or swim. i decided to swim. >> reporter: and then compete and swim. friesen's swimming took off and no longer had to decide which sport. >> i loved this. each and every day, i realize i'm lucky to be part of this sport. >> reporter: swimming clicks again. turns out breast stroke isn't the only event that friesen excels in and proved it in the 4a prelim using her number 1 stroke to help her in the 200- yard im and finished with the fastest time of the day, 20:00 4:63 and took the top seed in the 100-yard breast stroke event where she holds the state record, and over to the toughest stroke in my opinion, the 100-yard butterfly, 57:38. and alex reddington from st.
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.3 of a second behind. but neither of these girls raced their fastest time of the season. so they have a little left in the tank. and finally, the number one seed in the 50 and 100-yard free event is the two-time defending state champ in the 50. finishing in a time of 23:55. this year, the 100-yard event will be a family affair. her younger sister lindsey will be a few feet away in the final. >> it's been the most amazing ride. i could not be more excited to have her with me. i want to do my best for my teammates and if i can help bring a championship, that would be incredible, so much fun. >> and we have extended highlights and interviews all this week. you can find it going to 9news.com/hss. and we'll have a crew in fort collins and thorton, but i was
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know how they do it, and the parents, so dedicated. >> oh, hours. >> and that's what it makes when you're a parent. it doesn't matter. >> put the hair back and a hat on.
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the forecast. . a live look -- is this fort collins? >> this is fort collins. >> okay. tough to tell with the fog but we're expecting it to clear out in the morning hours. belen deleon has more. >> she's live at the home show, and you had fun in the sean you -- sauna and hot tub.
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and this is on my valentine's day list. yeah. i want this. all right. let's get to the forecast. as you guys just mentioned, we have a dense fog advisory in effect until 9:00 a.m. from fort collins into the metro area and the eastern plains as well. as we go through the morning, the fog will lift, maybe mid morning. we'll have blue in the sky and temperatures in the 60s. our normal high is 45, and we'll be way above that. but we have climbing to do. the temperatures, chilly outside and in the high country, the temperatures below zero. so we will have sunshine in store e very in the -- especially in the southern mountains, 40s in the high country and 30s and 50s in lower elevations. down south, temperatures in the 70s for pueblo and towards
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around the city, we have an action day alert until 4:00 this afternoon. and that means visibility will be a little poor. the mountain range, it will be difficult to see those and wood burning restrictions in effect at 7000 feet. the futurecast, the cloudiness is slowly breaking up and the high country, sunshine. partly cloudy in the city and dry in the high country and a slight chance for snow showers in the central mountains. but it won't cause a lot of problems. this evening, skies will be clearing in the city and in the high country by tomorrow morning, another wave of moisture from the northwest and sunday into monday, we'll have a chance of seeing snow for the north and central mountains. tonight, 31, the over night low.
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the foothills, up to 40 miles per hour and the winds will get stronger this evening into tomorrow morning so we're setting ourselves up for a windy valentine's day and the high, 54, a little cooler thanked it and on monday, we warm things up, wednesday, 67, and thursday, a high of 70 degrees. follow me on twitter for more weather. now, the garden show. you see something you like. how will you pay for it? we have ashley here from one of the title sponsors of the show. so what are the tips for financing? >> good question. it's a perfect opportunity to come and look for remodeling and may be purchasing a beautiful spa. one way is by using choice line.
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home weekitiy loan and a home equity line of credit with great low rates, and we are offing $250 cost back incentives for during the show. >> reporter: sweet and clarify for me, this is a sauna. this is going to be mine and i need to talk to you after we okay? [laughter] come on down to the colorado garden and home show that started it and lasts through the 31st 31 -- 21 , and all the proceeds go to provide horticulture. that's really important and so that's pretty nice. use your imagination. right here. right some and jessica, maybe you're back here and kind of like am sipping on a mai tai, and ryan, are you right here with a great view of
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and we could fit the whole newsroom right here. >> all of 9news. there could be a 9news hot tub party. >> it's the jet setter that is getting to me, belen. the mai tai? not bad. >> you better not come home without that. >> thank you, belen. don't pay top dollar at a bakery. we have a professional take just in time for valentine's day. >> and this is a secret tip from a chef. >> i'm here with chef natalie from john san and wales university who will teach us how to decorate a cake like a pro. how to make a box cake taste like a cake from a bakery. follow the directions on the box but add one extra egg and replace oil with melted butter. instead of water, whole milk. mix it up and bake for the recommended time on the box. now, time for the frosting. >> we're just going to start
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layers. this is a great tip for someone >> like me. >> yeah, and a long time allows the frosting to get applied evenly. so when filling the cake, just work from the outside to the inside, and if you don't have a cake we'll at moment which most couldn't, you might have a lazy well. so we'll take this and smooth the icing out just to make sure it's nice and smooth. slipping away from us. >> what is that called? >> that is an offset spatula, and you don't have that at home, someone might have a bowl scraper or a bench scraper of some kind, and that works as well, something with an even side and you can use this to smooth the icing out as well, and we're ready to put the top
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raquel, i take the top and put it on thed on the -- the inside so we have a flat, even surface to work with, and once we get the icing on there, we just use this again and work to cover the side and then work across the top and make sure that's nice and even and then you'll be ready to do your decorating. >> do you have any other tips for people doing this for the first time? >> yeah. ing this the right tools will make it easier, and sometimes, you see the straight spatula but i off the offset spatula because it allows more control. even-if it is a serrated knife, it will work. >> and how long will it take? >> it depends on your comfort
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and for us, we can do it in 3-5 minutes. >> oh, yeah. i'm going to take the 7-minute route and thank you so much, chef natalie, and we have posted all of these tips on 9news.com. that's a good cake.
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parole earlier and have nationwide warrants out for their arrest. simonton and jones are associated with the group that are accused of killing tom clements and a pizza delivery driver. simonton and jones are thought to have cut off their ankle monitor. if you see them, call 911 right away. thank you very much for watching.
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