february 17... you made it half way through the week! welcome to 9news at 4:30 a.m. marty is in the weather center. marty... it's going to be pretty mild today.

today for a woman accused of leaving an expectant mother for dead - and taking her unborn child. the victim will be among the first people to testify against dynel lane. lane has pleaded not guilty. she's accused of cutting the fetus from michelle wilkins womb last march. the trial will be held in boulder county. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas will have a live reports starting at 5 a-m. nearly a dozen cars were stolen from mcmanus motors while the owner says he was sleeping. there's no surveillance video and wheat ridge police told 9news reporter jonathan gonzalez - they don't have any suspects. "i had this crazy, crazy dream last night." while trevor mcmanus was sleeping... "i was breaking and entering into these buildings and i stole all this stuff." he says a thief -- or more likely a group of them -- were carrying out what would evolve into nightmare come true. "i can't believe that happened. can you believe that? i can't believe that happened to me." he says 11 cars were stolen from his corner dealership at harlan and i-70. 5:09 so this window here is how they got in. 5:12 a smash and grab

trying to drill and they were just like, 'forget it. boom!' and then went in through the window. 5:28 he says the thief or thieves broke in and stole all 78 of his car keys. 5:46 this was filled with keys, so these are all gone now. 5:48 total property loss -- 1:38 about 100 large. 1:40 ...upwards of $100,000. mcmanus says he doesn't have surveillance cameras. 6:27 it's tough to move 11 cars in an hour, two hours. 6:32 and he's impressed with the thieves speed to steal cars that included a bmw and a mercedes. 8:21 "if they would just do it for a living, they'd be in good shape. they'd be making, you know -- i'd hire them! he says insurance might help reimburse some lost peace of mind... 4:28 we just keep on rocking. 4:30 i mean, that's what we do. 4:31 we just keep on selling, man. 4:33 it cost mcmanus more than seven-

of the existing cars. one of the stolen vehicles was found last night in arvada. the other 10 are still missing. police tell us some of them may still have mcmanus motors dealership plates on them. two denver police officers won't faces charges for the deadly shooting of a suspect during a standoff last year. district attorney mitch morrissey found that police technicians frederick jones and jesse rembert were justified in shooting miguel angel martinez last november -- officers and swat team members were called to a home for a shooting call. investigators say martinez had shot himself in the leg and refused to come out. he was shot by officers as they entered the home.

owner of the shop--richard wyatt... house. he was released on after pleading not guilty to in firearms without a license - and tax- related charges. wyatt allegedly sold guns illegally - and failed to report more than one million dollars to the i-r-s. the dylan redwine civil case is now filing error. the wrongful against mark redwine -- dylan's father. dylan's mother's attorney... elaine filed the lawsuit against her ex after the statute of limitations had expired. the court said the lawsuit should have been filed within 2 years of being found. says they filed the years after the family was first told the remains belonged to dylan. 13-year-old dylan disappeared from 2012.

investigators say his father is a person of interest -- but no criminal charges have been filed. i-70 in glenwood canyon will be closed until at least thursday two rockslides in just a matter of hours forced c-dot to close a 15 mile interstate late monday night. 9news reporter noel brennan is us. noel, drivers are dealing with a 5 hour detour. that's right, gary. the closure starts near dotsero and goes to glenwood springs. drivers are being sent about 200 miles out of their way... up to steamboat, over to craig, down to rifle and back onto i-70. this is what drivers will be dealing with at least until tomorrow afternoon. and this is why. both lanes of i-70 were covered in boulders the size of small cars.

rockslide that happened in glenwood canyon on monday. this one damaged a car and a semi truck. the car was able to drive through, but the truck was stuck - pinned by a huge boulder. thankfully, the driver wasn't hurt. c-dot started to clear away some of the rocks yesterday... while geologists checked the hillside on foot and from the air. c-dot has a lot of work left to do. they've got to remove all the rocks, fix the road and put up netting on the hillside. they hope to have one lane open by tomorrow afternoon. east and westbound traffic will alternate and be led by a pilot car, cheryl. the more we learn about a rock slide in southwestern colorado -- the more amazed we are that no one was hurt. the rocks were so big and did so much damamge part of the highway near durango will be closed most of the week. the rocks came down on sunday... but it could take crews through friday to completely clear u-s 550. c-dot posted these photos on their

some of the rocks are bigger than cars. they damaged both sides of the highway workers were able to clear some of the mess -- an estimated 700 tons of rock needs to be hauled away. marty- today is your pick day of the week.... warm and lacking those crazy winds....

right now all of the gop candidates are gearing up for various south carolina town halls. m-s-n-b-c will host back to back prime time specials with donald trump and governor john kasich. and president obama is weighing in on the gop race.

is washington with more. "i continue to believe mr. trump will not be president." president obama, on the republican frontrunner: "it's not hosting a talk show or a reality show." "it's hard." trump's response: presidential candidate :14-:19

far. and for him to say that actually is a great compliment." trumps double-digit lead in our latest "nbc news survey monkey" national poll mirrors what's happening south carolina. he's got twice as much support as ted cruz, who is battling it out for second with marco rubio. presidential candidate :35-:37 "this election has to be about making a difference." on the other hand, jeb bush - a distant fourth in palmetto state polls. presidential candidate :42-:44 "i will be a commander in chief not an agitator in chief." he insists no matter where he finishes, south carolina is not the end of his campaign. presidential candidate too quick to chyron! "i'll be there." ben carson and john kasich are also hoping for strong finish in south carolina. presidential candidate :58-1:00 "this is an important state for us." this weekend's primary could further narrow what was once a crowded field of 17 republicans, now down to six. and counting. audio outcue: tracie potts, nbc news, washington. this weekend hillary clinton and bernie sanders face-off in nevada's democratic caucus. according to a new cnn/orc poll: clinton and sanders are neck- in-neck in nevada. and in recent polls, clinton currently holds a pretty comfortable lead in south carolina. this morning a new memorial is on display in florida... to honor the soldiers who fought for the union in the civil war.

the african- american soldiers who served in the union during the civil war. this large-scale bronze sculpture is called "the forgotten soldier" it was unveiled in key west's bayview park. during the unveiling, visitors placed yellow carnations at the base of the sculpture as the names of the soldiers were read. key west was a union outpost and stayed loyal to the union through the civil war. there are almost 55-hundred children in colorado who have had to be placed in care away from their homes and biological parents. many are now waiting to be part of a new family. this morning we are starting a series about foster care in colorado. the first step to solutions is understanding the need. a display of

runs: 42 seconds outcue: kids deserves a family we'll talk more in depth about the heart gallery and the needs surrounding foster care in colorado coming up on channel 20 at 7am.

the a mother of a patient, give her daughter cannabis oil... it seems like a big step for childrens, but is it doing any good? we'll hear from the

seizures. and even though they didn't prescribe it, childrens hospital colorado is allowing the mother of a baby girl there to use the controversial drug. that mom talked to 9news reporter jessica oh about

helping. amylea nunoz. born december 7. until, nicole nunoz suffering from a epilepsy causes medications didn't forced the mom to look for other options in doctors at aren't allowed to administer cannabis oil -- but they have allowed nicole to give her daughter a popular strain called, charlotte's web. amylea isn't having very many seizures anymore. advocates of charlotte's web said amylea's the youngest patient to ever be treated with the cannabis oil. still controversial, research to know effectiveness and side effects. in aurora - jessica oh 9news. children's hospital treatments in this

treatments in this case -- but the hospital said it does not prescribe or recommend medical marijuana because of a lack of research on results. now let's get a

one family in montana. the great falls police department says a neighbor called 9-1-1 because they heard screaming about someone having a gun. the officers surrounded the home... according to the notes about the case... they saw two adults and some kids were just watching a show. everyone appeared to be ok... but can you guess what they were watching. the family was watching the midseason premeire of amc's the walking dead. the drama is about normal people fighting for their lives during the zombie apocalypse. notes on the call do not include whether the family had anything to say about what happened. we have a new top

westminster kennel club dog show crowned a new champion in madison square garden last night. more than three- thousand dogs competed in the show. and this year a german shorthaired pointer from california named c.j won it all. c.j. is three years old and is only the third of his breed to win the coveted crown. previous short- haired pointers were crowned in 1975 and more recently in 2005. the westminister dog show is the second-oldest continuously-held sporting event in the united states... the only event that is older is the kentucky derby. we now know just how many people used r-t-d on the day of the broncos

r-t-d says fans set a public transit record. a total of 409 thousand people rode the light rail, the 16th street mall shuttle, and buses into downtown last tuesday. light rail alone saw 140-thousand riders - double a typical day. we got some complaints from riders that day... but it's really no surprise considering how many people used r-t-d on the day of the parade that's going to do it for 9news at 4:30... but we have a lot more news and weather to cover

baby into her family.... when she was attacked.... her unborn baby cut from her womb. today - the trial for the woman accused of attacking wilkins will start. we'll look at what to expect.... including when wilkins could face dynel lane. a board filled with 78 car keys - is empty. and 11 cars are gone. a board filled with 78 car keys - is empty. and 11 cars are gone. it was an unusual heist at a local car dealership. and we'll tell you why the owner says he'd still offer the thieves a job. good morning. corey, gary and cheryl with you on this wednesday morning. meteorologist marty coniglio and traffic reporter amelia earhart join