>> why she feels the verdict was a right one. >> we're wreaking wreak -- breaking down the top takeaways from the nevada caucuses. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. >> all right. it's resistant to regular medicine and is spreading across the country. now the parents have to worry about super lice. the steps parents need to take to stop the spread. >> as if it's not enough pain already. now, good morning. thank you for joinings. fair, cory, marty is here. >> we're going to have a little wind to go along with it. that's a lot of times the combination you have. clear over the city right now. temperatures running in the teens, 20s, and 30s. notice broomfield and boulder in the 30s. that's because of the wind.

30 miles per hour. get up a little bit higher into the foothills. we're going 30-50 miles per hour. it's going to be a windy day in the foothills. no wood burning restrictions for you today. we have dry conditions across the state. the closer snow we can find is in the middle of the dakotas. i don't think we're going to see that around here. our storm from yesterday has moved into the midwest. winter storm from st. louis to chicago with conditions in sections of illinois and indiana with severe storms in portions of georgia and florida this morning. they've -- they're in a tornado watch. temperatures move into the upper 40s. we'll do it with sunshine today. the wind stays up in the foothills until about sunset when things start to slide down. good morning to amelia earhart.

relatively warm good commute. >> roads dried out very quickly. in fact, well before the end of the morning rush. today, not a sign of that as we take a live peek outside toward i-70. usually this is the first one to bounce around with those winds. today, so far so good. metro wide, accident count is fairly low. we have one to keep in mind across colfax and grape. both sides of colfax can see a minor delay. the corridor, we remain open through glenwood canyon for rock side cleanup. at 9:00 a.m. it shuts down through 4:00 p.m. that's when they're going to move more rocks out of the way. before and after the closure, they're using a pilot car to district traffic. a live look at your travel times. right now in the darkness we're up to great speeds right now.

we kick things off with an 8 or 9-minute commute. it's going to be an amazing two months. we might not even need the two months, folks, to be honest. >> well, donald trump is sounding even more confident that he's going win the republican nomination for president after taking home nevada. marco rubio and ted cruz came in second and third. colleen ferreira joins us now with some of the biggest takeaways from the caucus last night. >> well, donald trump is still winning, his third consecutive win after south carolina and new hampshire. he's winning by a lot over here. eventually someone will emerge as the undisputed trump alternative. you had marco rubio who came in second in nevada. he was hoping for his first outright win, but that didn't happen.

he went to bed as results were still coming in last night and ted cruz came in third. cruz is still saying he's the only republican candidate that can beat trump. now, experts say he needs to win his home state of texas on march 1st, but other southern states too and while the republican nomination, still technically up for grabs, trump says he just keeps on winning. >> we won the evangelicals. we won with young. we won with old. we won with highly educated. we won with poorly educated. i love the poorly educated. >> all right. well, if john kasich and ben carson wanted to convince people that this has not become a three-candidate race, nevada probably didn't help their cause at all, according to usa today. now we want to know, what do you think? super tuesday, six days away. we have a live facebook poll. go on our facebook page.

you can see the poll right over here. you have to see one more so you can see all the candidates list there. witness you get to that, you can see the full poll. now. so far we have donald trump people saying that donald trump tuesday, 61%. ted cruz, 9%. people should head on there. we're going see some of this throughout the show. >> pretty amazing stuff. as the caucus votes railroad who -- were rolling in, bernie sanders and hillary clinton were in a town hall. the candidates feel that a wide range of questions, including the president's plan for closing guantanamo bay in cuba. >> i believe the president is right to try to close it. i think it is a continuing

i know that he wants to work with the congress, and i hope that congress will work with him, chris. there's no reason for us to continue to have guantanamo bay -- >> obviously if people are terrorists, they need to be confined, and we need to make sure they stay in jail until whatever happens, but i think the president is right. i think we should shut down guantanamo bay. i think in the long run it will help us significantly. >> democratic voters in south carolina will vote in a primary this coming saturday. 5:36 right now. triumph. that's what michelle wilkins said she felt yet. darnell lane cut wilkins' baby if her womb. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here with more. tarhonda, michelle shared her thoughts with us in a personal conversation? >> she did. after all the cameras were gone

michelle wilkins came pack inside to talk about the attack, the woman who did it, and the baby girl who was lost in that attack. many of us recall this scene. police cars surrounding a longmont home where wilkins was attacked. she was seven months pregnant at the time. darnell lane was arrested for the crime that day. yesterday in court she was found guilty on all charges. michelle wilkins testified as part of this case. her painful experience gripped people around the world. a german tv station was alongside our 9news crew when michelle wilkins came inside for a more personal interview. she said she can't wrap her mind around the attack. she and her husband had named that baby aurora. she did not survive. after the attack, she and her husband got to hold aurora, and they felt her there in spirit. michelle felt that spirit was acknowledged when the verdict

>> there was a huge relief and -- i mean, my thoughts definitely went to her in that moment, to everything that my family has endured, to everything that i've endured that led up to that moment. and in that moment, i felt -- just seen. i felt like all that pain was acknowledged. >> after staying for months with her parents, michelle moved back to colorado. she lives in boulder and says there's been an outpouring of love and support from her community. she's reever cooed from -- recovered from her injuries but is still processing a lot of what happened. >> it's hard to understand how someone could to this. that's what michelle wilkins still says, but amazingly, she forgives her. >> to be able to forgive her

so much pain. forever. >> a lot of people on our comments page saying they have drawn so much from michelle wilkins. university of tennessee is working to clear peyton manning's name. the school filed a motion yesterday to take his name out of a sexual assault lawsuit filed against the school. six women filed the lawsuit earlier this month, claiming that ut did not handle sexual harassment complaints from athletes correctly. in the lawsuit, there was a complaint regarding a trainer that involved manning. at the time, he was the quarterback. it's said his name should be taken out of the suit. >> reuters predicting that's

filing. article. the potential bankruptcy filing has been expected after the englewood sports retailer january. talking. we know they're restructuring discussions with lenders. they're targeting 140 of their stores for closure. that's what a person close to the situation is telling the post. there's no time line when a filing would be made. sports authority has started to wind down operations in some locations, including the sports cast location and the location in greenwood village. >> batteries can no longer be shipped as cargo on passenger planes around the world. the batteries used in cell phones, laptops and other mobile devices have been blamed for several aircraft fires.

and out of the u.s. every year aboard foreign carriers who are carrying them as cargo. current readings, if you're just stepping out the door, quite cold in the mountain valleys. what we're seeing is those clear, cold, calm conditions in the mountain valleys, hovering near zero. wind, big issue in and near the foothills between 39 and 50. we're up in that neighborhood this morning. we're seeing the winds start to slow down a little bit. give us a bit of a break. we'll generally keep the wind at or below 20 miles per hour. >> marty, thank you. 5:41 right now. so the centers for disease control is looking for 14 new cases of sexually transmitted zika virus here in the united

so far it's only been brought here by people who traveled to infected countries. most people who get the virus have mild symptoms or don't know they have it. but if a pregnant woman gets it, it could pose a risk to that child's development. now parents have to deal with super lice. it's spreading across 20 states so far and is resistance. they've not analyzed the information in colorado but it's found in kansas, new mexico, and arizona. the only way to get rid of it, strand by strand removal. >> are you itching? >> oh, my goodness. super lice. >> that's another thing to worry about. >> okay. well, forget about super lice. grab a coke, grab a smile. >> a lot of people are going to do that. conditions are rolling out and

a foster child road to a family is not always easy and for older kids, it's not a reality. here's one child's journey and why she's the lucky one. >> she saved me from a really

reportedly launching several private label fashion brands and about 1800 new products on its own. they range from suits to women's clothing to children's clothing. amazon is not pub luckily promoting the -- publicly promoting the venture. just a soft launch. it's found overturning amazon

it does not force internet retailers to charge sales tax on anything bought here in colorado by colorado residents, but those who don't must notify customers to pay the tax and they have to report it to the revenue department. coca-cola will hope you raise a can to toast the broncos broncos. they will be in select retail locations. coca-cola, the official drink of the broncos. they were produced by the location in broomfield. >> a lot of people buy the cans they're collector items. >> that's what i would do. >> absolutely. 5:46 right now. the family, it's a dream for so

and for older foster kids, sometimes that dream doesn't become a reality. what happens when kids age out of foster care. you've heard of eye candy. this is sky candy. you have the weaning moon and jupiter. with clear conditions, we're anticipating you will be able to see that. early risers, get out there and check the western sky for you. for you. some clouds drift in tomorrow. couple of degrees off the readings, but then we get warmer by saturday. amelia, it's going to be a warm weekend, coming up. >> looking forward to it. marty, as we kick off today's commute, we're seeing 60s for speeds and the side streets are fairly quiet as well. great conditions here, whether you're on side streets or transitioning on to your freeway drive. 270 through commerce city.

six minutes in either direction. we do have slight slowdowns here. 17 miles per hour right around 58th avenue. 29 toward i-70.

every year the colorado department of human services provides services for children. there are challenges for older children in the system. one woman says she's among the lucky. >> she saved me from a really bad situation, and she's still there today. it's amazing. >> grandma phyllis has been teacher, encourager, and parent. >> i can put my chin on your head. i used to be right here. >> yesterday. >> haley was 12 when her mom placed her in foster care. >> this is my favorite one. >> after a difficult three years at many different foster homes, grandma phyllis set in

>> she was always there. she's at. >> haley knows she's one of the lucky ones. the foster system is set up to support until a child is 18. alone. >> everybody deserves the chance to live their life happily and not have to struggle with those issues of homelessness and financial difficulties and i canning out of the system -- aging out of resources. >> coming up on channel 20 at 7:00 a.m., we're going to look further into this story and talk about a program that's giving direction to kids aging out of the system. generally clear across the state. last night's storm is down and out. moving out of new mexico. it's moved into the midwest. again, it is quite literally a blizzard. from chicago down to st. louis,

going on. we're looking at quiet weather for the next couple of days. sunny skies here. this afternoon you will begin to see clouds form over the foothills. narrow high clouds. 40, 50 mile-per-hour gusts through the foothills. it is near 50. look for upper 40s to near 50 at lower elevations here with sunshine most of the day today. that's going to be true statewide. west, south, and east. we'll see the fair weather clouds coming up late this afternoon and evening. should have spectacular sunsets down through park county and into the arkansas valley later in the day. 40s, 50s around here. slightly warmer down south with 30s and 40s in the mountains. again, other than the front range foothills, generally not a lot of wind across the state. sunshine, 49 downtown. into the upper teens tonight. high clouds begin to drift in.

that's going to cool us tomorrow by a couple of degrees. we'll be in the 40s around here. looking at 60s by this weekend. it's only saturday. wind kicks up out of the southwest. dry, warm. i haven't heard of any problems so far. what's the update on that. >> well, i'm going the change that right now, marty. unfortunately we're keeping a close eye on u.s. 36. we're looking in the eastbound direction because we've got a crash reported on the approach to i-25. it's not visible with the slowdowns on our cdot camera. sky 9 is set to talk off in a few minutes. hopefully they will check that out for us, but westbound u.s. 36's location, we're going to watch that whole interchange right now. i-25 should start to slow down in a similar part of town. the southbound speeds approaching 84th avenue. colfax and grape. we have a crash in the clearing stages.

west, c-470, your speeds are great. excellent shape there across the 70 mile-per-hour range. 70 minutes between 225 and wadsworth this morning. we're looking forward to introducing you to this orange

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she's been with the cat care society for a year. she has hypothyroidism, so she needs medicine a couple times a day. she'll do best as a pet that stays indoors. a little particular. doesn't like to be picked up and carried, but loves to climb on your lap to cuddle. likes to great people at the door, snooze in the sun. we'll put everything you need to know on 9news.com. she's been hanging out. kind of a sweet, mellow cat. i love it. >> pumpkin is adorable. >> let's find pumpkin a forever home. very curious right now. a dog in michigan has been an internet star in the past. his latest video is getting a lot of attention too. the goggle wearing wildlife control officer's latest tricks. coming up at 6:25. that's you -- that's all for

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now a bill that would end gun permits in colorado is getting a second chance. a plane flight ends in tragedy. we'll have the latest from nepal and tell you what happened moments for the plane crashed temperature moments before the -- moments before the crash. super lice. it's spreading across the u.s. as fast as the itchy pests themselves. >> i don't want to hear that. >> i'm so sorry. reality. >> super lice. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. gary, cory with us today. cheryl has the day off, but