democratic candidates threw insults at each other... even though they appeared separately in a town hall... we'll hear what they think of apple refusing to help the fbi hack into a terrorist's cell phone. is it "pesticide free" or "organic"? today - colorado's legislature will work on establishing a difference between the two... to create some consistency in the marijuana industry.

huffed and puffed - they blew a tree down... and caused a lot other damage around the metro area too. meteorologist belen de leon will let us know how much wind will be around again this morning she joins us now with traffic reporter amelia earhart join us. good morning ladies. belen-it looks like we have a great weekend ahead. organic products

grocery stores. now-- they could be in marijuana shops too. today, legislators to create pesticide-free pot. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. tarhonda-- there's use of that term "organic." according to our today... no pot can be certified "organic." is controlled by government. ..and pot is still illegal under but colorado lawmakers are considering an alternative that's "as close as you marijuana. today, a legislative committee will hear a proposal to certification system for marijuana. it would look to see whether the growers used any pesticides or contaminants. the pot would "pesticide-free." label and market that way. this matters to consumers recall, last year inspectors seized thousands of marijuana plants

though the grower called them "organic." health inspectors "recalled" contaminated with there are no on which pesticides are safe to use on ...because, again, federally illegal. state lawmakers that, too. considering a plan that would require the government to create a list of pesticides that are approved to be plants. newsroom... the u-s has conducted an airstrike in libya... hitting an isis camp. the target of the raid was a senior tunisian operative... linked to 2 major terrorist attacks in tunisia last year - according to the new york times. nbc news reports dozens of people were killed and others were wounded by the strike. it's not clear yet if the target of the strike was killed. presidential candidates are rushing to get their message to

carolina and nevada... in hopes of winning the elections there this weekend. the republicans are focusing on south carolina... where the primary is tomorrow. they've all been traveling around the state - meeting voters. florida senator marco rubio picked up a key endorsement this week from the state's governor nikki haley. and democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders have been campaigning in nevada. that state's holding its caucus tomorrow. colorado's democrats vote on super tuesday - march 1st - so starting to spend chelsea clinton yesterday, with ferrera. with a group today issues in the latino community. former president bill clinton will stump for his wife tomorrow in pueblo and on sunday in colorado springs. back and forth clinton and sanders. they appeared separately in an m- s-n-b-c town hall one topic that

hacking into a terrorist's cell phone - to help the fbi investigate the san bernardino mass shooting. apple says creating the backdoor into the iphone will endanger the encryption of every apple device out there. also last night - cnn hosted a town hall for 3 of the republican candidates: donald trump, jeb bush and john kasich. the 3 others appeared on wednesday night. and in chicago today - a judge will hear arguments that republican candidate ted cruz cannot be president. an illinois voter will argue that cruz is not a "natural born citizen" because he was born in canada

the race. the voter doesn't want cruz on the state's primary ballot. his objection was originally dismissed - and today is the appeal hearing. the man accused of shooting and killing a castle rock native at a school in arizona... will face a judge today. stephen jones will learn whether some of the charges against him will be brought back to a grand jury.... jones is accused of shooting and killing colin brough.. and injuring three others last year during a fight. this year cu- boulder ranks 5th in the country for graduates serving as peace corps volunteers. that's one spot up from last year. the school currently has 53 alumni serving around the world. the university of washington ranked number 1 with 72 volunteers and c- s-u came in 8th with 43. as far as graduate schools go... the university of denver tied with the university of michigan at number two... 17 volunteers. wall street will try to resume its winning ways today. futures numbers are indicated a positive start when

rings at 7:30 mountain time. stocks snapped three days of gains on thursday, as a rise in oil prices was offset by disappointing earnings from wal-mart. oil is edging lower today. we get data this morning on inflation at the consumer level. the federal communications commission has voted to unlock the cable box -- approving a proposal to let consumers swap pricey cable boxes rented directly from their provider for cheaper third- party devices and apps. the proposal passed in a three- to-two vote... and it should boost competition in the 20 billion dollar television set-top box market. "nothing in this proposal slows down or stops cable innovation. in fact, we all know the history has been clear, that innovation is the result of competition, not a result of a forced 'you must rent this box from me month,

month.'" the f-c-c says nearly all pay-tv users currently must get their set- top boxes from their cable companies... and that they pay on average $231 each year. another windy day ahead - after it caused a lot of trouble for thousands of people trying to get home in the i-25 corridor. there was a loose panel on the 100- foot-tall ikea sign... and they shut down the highway and light rail between dry creek and county line road for a couple of hours. they were worried that the panel would blow into traffic. thanks to south metro fire...the sign is now safe... and inspectors will be out in the coming days to look at it. and the wind knocked down this 60-foot tree near east dartmouth and south franklin in englewood. no one was injured. it took a little while to clear the

overnight that a wind-fueled fire in lincoln county has been contained. the sheriff's office fire was contained in 5 hours... after 120 people turned out to fight it. no structures were lost... but we don't know how many acres were burned. the sheriff's office thinks the fire started from a cigarette. and another fire burned 1 structure county... about 40 miles northeast of greeley. help was called in wyoming. no word yet on how that fire started. belen de leon joins belen - how strong will the wind be today? from ballpark to ice rink. coors field is being transformed ice rink. coors field is

to host its first- ever hockey games. tomorrow night, the d-u pioneers take on rival there. 9news reporter

this morning. noel, it's been quite a process to keep the ice cold this week. today is our last

local we'll see what's driving development in the regis area.

neighborhoods series. we've visited lowry, five points, edgewater and barnum west. 9news traffic reporter amelia earhart will now show us around regis. day five of our 9neighborhoods series concludes with a peek into regis, a northwest denver college

tradition meets new construction. regis is a slice of denver between i-76 and i-70, capped by federal to the east. just over 5,000 residents occupy the brick bungaloes, brownstones and new condo construction and spend time in the shops and restaurants along lowell blvd. average income for regis residents hovers around 41,000 a year, and the average age of this young community is right around 33. home prices have gone up 18% in the last year, as this destination has become an overflow for popular neighborhoods like the highlands. a quick drive along lowell just norh of i-70 is filled with rennovations, improvements and new multi family housing like these condos, located right next to the new gold spot brewery. comnig up in the next hour, we will share some of the social responses hilly, view-filled north denver locale. the zika virus is changing pope

birth control. the pontiff says he takes the threat of the virus seriously. he's willing to relax the catholic church's opposition to birth control to help control the spread of zika. the virus has been linked to birth defects that cause babies to have underdeveloped brains. a big change could be coming to the airline industry... you might not have to lift your carry-on bag into the overhead bin in the future! but first, lets check in with belen and amelia. could it be the end of overhead bins?

patent for an under-seat storage compartment. instead of overhead bins, airline passengers would store carry-ons under their seat. while the design would end the passenger fight for overhead bin storage, it would force passengers to leave their seat each time they or put away laptops, purses and backpacks. it would also limit leg room. more people are joining what's called the "gig" economy -- mostly to supplement their primary income. a study by jpmorgan chase finds nearly 1% of adults earned cash last september from one of the companies that's part of the sharing or gig economy -- we're talking uber or airbnb. at 2-and-a-half million, the sharing labor force is now equal to the number of teachers in the public school system. but the average monthly income is

let's check in with belen. dryer sheets helps our clothes smell

have some extra chemicals on them. maybe not the best thing for those with sensitive skin. today on fix this...becky ditchfield is going to show us how to make dryer balls instead. all natural ones we can use again and again. that and more

aspects to african american history. and-- during black history month-- we've been sharing many of them with you. today-- how food helps tell that history. the story of soul food has many different chapters. and adrian miller has explored most of them-- in his book. the self- proclaimed "soul food scholar" has spent years researching how food has played a role in black history... and still influences culture today. he says soul food shares a history with both slavery... and the mixing of cultures from around the world. the story of how the cuisine spread across the states is also a history lesson. today, on 9news at four, 9news

thomas takes us in the kitchen with the soul food scholar. he shares some of his favorite recipes... and his vast knowledge on the role soul food really plays in black history. we now know more about the timeline and the price tag of that enormous rock slide on i-70. c-dot still has a lot of work today and the weather is not helmping them clear the highway new glenwood canyon. the new estimate... in 10 minutes. we've been talking about this story for weeks: a surgical technician accused of switching needles... to steal narcotics. it's led thousands of people to be tested for hepatitis and hiv. and today - we'll find out if the suspect will get out of jail. good morning. happy friday. meteorologist belen de leon and traffic reporter

545 people in colorado died last year in car crashes. the national highway safety administration says all of these fatalities could have been prevented. they have a new strategy to reduce the people dying out on the roads. >> well, we've been talking about this story for weeks, a surgical technician accused of switching needles to steal narcotics. it led to thousands of people being tested for hiv and hepatitis. today we learn if the suspect is going to get out of jail. from ballpark to ice rink, coors field has transformed. it is ready to host its first ever hockey game tomorrow night. >> this is big. so looking forward to it.