this sunday night. lester holt will be in tomorrow. i'm kate snow. i'll see you tomorrow on msnbc from houston. from all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. the thing to remember is that el nino is not over. >> despite a dry february, for el nino's biggest punch. killed during her first day on job. another police department mourns the loss of an officer. and an army staff sergeant is suspect. the presidential candidates span out to -- fan out to super tuesday states and senator sanders puts colorado on his list of stops. i just wanted to really give back to the community. >> more than just a trim. denver salon offers free haircuts to those dealing with

9news starts now. another warm day to cap off our weekend and clouds roll in tonight along with gustier wednesday in the foothills. >> saturday's weather made the nhl record books when the puck dropped at the game the coors field, it was a balmy 65 degrees making it the warmest nhl regular season outdoor game. the previous record? was 62 degrees set back in 2014 at dodgers stadium. and we have danielle here, yesterday i mean it was so warm but it was windy. last night. >> we were one degree shy of breaking that record. >> very close. >> so close. and then by the afternoon, and then into this tailened of the game, the -- end of game, the winds were picking up and so ferocious out there. today though a little bit quieter and only to see the winds pick back up as yet another storm system pushes in for us tomorrow. i want to take you back out there to coors field because last night this camera was wriggling all over the place. nice to see quieter conditions here in downtown denver. ing see the winds anywhere between about -- you can see

about 10 to 20 miles per hour. nederland and blackhawk and dumont. so temperatures, looking good. of course a little cooler than yesterday's 70s but we'll take low 60s. that's about ten degrees above our average. 61 in fort collins as well as broomfield and boulder and downtown denver, meanwhile we're in the upper 30s in steamboat springs but nice to see some of that sunshine out there. all right, on the hd doppler 9 it's looking really quiet we had a couple of clouds across the southern tier of the state. now all eyes out to the pacific northwest where our next storm system will be coming from. right now it's already bringing a little bit of light rainfall to the seattle area and some snow across the cascades and you can see that huge cloud shield that's going to be making its way into our state overnight. so here's the futurecast. i'm going to start this off at 6:00. within the next hour it looks beautiful. and then ghost it's going to be overnight the clouds begin to push in. here it is 5:00 tomorrow morning. back to work, back to school we go, up and down the i-25 corridor, we will be looking at mostly cloudy skies. and then the clouds just kind

and little bit of snowfall finally pushing into the -- pouring into the northern and central mountains that will be a nice sight to see to the high country. so we are talking about that leap day storm tomorrow. i'll be going more in depth about how much snowfall i think the high country should receive. plus february was warm for the books and then march coming in like a lion or a lamb? that extended day forecast coming up? just a few minutes. thank you so much. and speaking of the weather, it is one of the strongest el ninos ever recorded by a scientist. but what effect could it have on the weather here in colorado? for some answers 9news reporter maya rodriguez turned to nasa climate scientists watching it from space. >> reporter: more spring snow, a dry summer, they're all potential scenarios climate scientists say el nino could bring. >> the thing to remember is that el nino is not over. >> reporter: the el nino phenomenon is a warming of the pacific water. which can have an effect on weather patterns.

tracking it through a series of satellite missions since the 1990s. >> nasa studies these phenomena from space. and we have this really amazing satellite called the jason mission, which tell us how tall the ocean is. and a lot of the signal in terms of the el nino is really captured by watching heat move around in the ocean and that's what these satellites measure with exceptional accuracy. >> reporter: the warming of the pacific waters began last year. as seen on the right. this year's el nino is considered just the strong as the one measured in 1997 and 1998. seen on the left. but scientists are puzzled. unlike the one in the late '90s, the current el nino has not brought a lot of the added moisture it was expected to bring to parts of the west. >> this year's has peaked so late in the year we're still waiting for a lot of these rains, so far we haven't seen that. a lot of it has been in drought and so if it remains dry and we

summer and a lot of fire danger in our future. >> reporter: yet el nino is not the only thing that can affect colorado weather. >> not everything is el nino. we do have to remember that. there are weather patterns in the arctic that push cold air out of the arctic and bring warm air up from the tropics. >> reporter: but forkers say don't count -- forecasters say don't count el nino out just yet. >> march and april, it does look like the odds favor significantly more precipitation. both of those months. and potentially another heavy snowfall. >> this el nino is fading right now as we speak. but it's still there. and it's still kicking. >> now nasa said the current el nino will stick around through april and main even may. what happens half that isn't clear -- after that isn't clear though but two potential scenarios. one that it could change into la nina and that's when waters get cooler in the pacific.

there have been back-to-back el ninos before. but there's precedent for that, at this point though, they're not sure which direction it's going go in. >> we all want answers and we have so much data out there but still we just don't know what's going to happen. >> and that's because there are so many factors involved with weather. el nino is one of them. but like you heard in the piece, there's a lot of stuff involved with this. >> so many different models, thank you so much maya. senator bernie sanders is making a stop in fort collins tonight ahead of colorado's caucuses tuesday. his supporters began filling up csu's arena about an hour ago. the rally begins around 7:00 tonight and we will have more from the campaign trail in the next half hour. plus, early polls from three key super tuesday states. colorado state patrol is trying to identify a woman hit and killed overnight along i-25 and johnstown. it happened around 3:00 a.m. according to investigators, she was hit by an suv while walking on the left shoulder of the highway. she died at the scene.

investigators do not suspect drugs or alcohol played factors. longmont police are looking for a man accused of kidnapping his estranged wife and holding her and his own mother against their will. both women are now safe. 49-year-old richard munn is accused of kid 23457ing his wife and take -- kidnapping his wife and taking her to his mother's home. he took off from the home in a ford 250 pickup truck possibly with kansas plates. if you have any information, you're asked to call the longmont police department. the massive search for a little girl kidnapped from a montana reservation ended today with her safe discovery. witnesses say a man took the 4- year-old from a park friday night on the port peck indian reservation. this -- fort peck indian reservation. this afternoon she was found a few smiles outside -- miles o outside of town and is now okay. a staff sergeant assigned tot pentagon is under arrest

officer in virginia. officer ashley guindon was shot and later died after answering a domestic violence call at the suspect's home. two other officers were critically wounded. 28-year-old ashley was on her first day of patrol. >> she clearly had a passion to serve others in a way that went beyond herself. >> the suspect is also accused of shooting and killing his wife before police arrived. their 11-year-old son was also in the home but was not hurt. the suspect surrendered once more officers arrived on the scene. funeral services are scheduled for the park county sheriff's corporal killed in the line of duty this mast week. services for corp. c arrigan. he was killed in a shootout while serving a high risk eviction notice in bailey. the suspect was also killed. he was a 13 year veteran of the sheriff's office. he also coached baseball and

lindsey vonn didn't let a knee fracture keep her off the slopes today in andorra. she took part in the alpine combined event and placed 13th. it was enough to protect her world cup lead. rough weather yesterday caused her to slide off the course during the super g injuring her left knee. today vonn tweeted that an mri revealed a substantial fracture. well, when we think about helping the homeless, a hair cut usually isn't at the top of the list there. >> a salon in denver shows how a few snips can make a lasting difference. >> and long seen as pretty simple breakfast, why cereal

okay, so it's not as large as dramatic and not nearly as stinky as the corpse flower but after bloom watch 2.0 at the bow dannic gardens in denver, the voodoo lily opened and it's showing its true colorers if the world to see but only for about two days. on facebook the garden says that the lily bloomed this afternoon. the gardeners say it's a less stinky relative of the corpse flower. right now, it's in the same greenhouse but the corpse flower was housed in. pretty cool to see there. >> yeah it's probably going to get stronger too. >> everyone -- when the corpse

like i want to smell it. it's like a really weird phenomenon. >> won't make your eyes tear up? sometimes a new haircut can be just enough for a totally new outlook on life. >> at the bell and beau beauty salon in downtown denver, that's what they're hoping for. mcgill. >> reporter: when josh sits down for a haircut. >> that's perfect. just the crew actually. >> reporter: what's left behind no longer matters. >> honestly it doesn't matter about the story, it's who you are as a person. >> reporter: despite all the hard times life has recently thrown at him. >> can't really hold down a job, go to the streets. >> reporter: today he'll feel like a new man. >> going to feel a whole hell of a lot lighter. >> reporter: at the salon stylists are spending their sunday giving out free cuts. a small gesture for those who they say have the least. >> just putting some good out there and hopefully it comes back to the good people. >> reporter: for most of the day, the stylists will cut,

lines that wrap around the door. hoping that once inside, the thought of a new look be help provide -- will help provide new perspective. >> maybe the cut could potentially get them a job or that career they've been looking for. >> reporter: for customers the free cut is more than refreshing pick me up for a warm february day. it's an acknowledgment he says, one that forgets he's homeless but remembers he's human. >> the homeless don't gate recognition that they deserve. and we are -- we're all still human. just -- we don't have as much as everybody else. >> reporter: in denver, nick mcgill, 9news. >> haircuts make a big difference. all right, breakfast cereal sales are down and guess who's to blame? millennials. at least according to the global market research company mintell. they are down 30% partly because they are skipping breakfast. or preferring things like smoothies and protein bars.

there's another excuse though. was inconvenient because they had to clean up after eating it. so in other words, they're just too lazy for cereal but i say i'm sticking to my super sugar crisp for now. >> cereal is great at all times of the day, what about the fourth meal of the day? >> add some almonds milk to it. >> i'm in. i like it. all right, winds are going to kick up tonight as the next storm moves in. >> it's about time. danielle is going to talk about what area will get the most snow and when we can possibly expect rain in the plains

a cruise ship once baddered by a may storm -- batrd bay major storm is headed back to port. this is video taken by passengers on the original trip. this time around, royal caribbean announced that the anthem of the seas would return to new jersey. it's trying to avoid a severe storm and gift guests a comfortable journey home. earlier this month the ship was damaged a day after it set sail when it encountered 30-foot waves and hurricane force winds. >> i always think that video and fascinating to see what it's like i'm glad i'm not out there danielle but it's really cool to see and you no i it really has been -- know what it really has been a beautiful weekend out here so far. >> low 60s today and i mean we

and as we head toward next surprisingly, the weather pattern, really isn't going to change all that much. out there. today a great day and get outside and soak it in. enjoy some of that vitamin d.. out there at wash park, look at the little guys, uh-huh. got to zoom into two little geese crossing the road. too cute. all that sunshine and all that blue sky and cars patiently waiting until they get to the other side. 60 degrees. out of the at the airport. hit 66 up there in fort collins. 60s along the eastern plains and 40s and 50s up in the day up there too. they're kind of hoping for some cooler temperatures and we do have some on the way. right now we're at 58 and molt skies -- mostly sunny skies out at dia. winds out of the southeast just 10 miles per hour and you can see the humidity only 18%. it is dry around here. we sure could use a little bit of moisture and some will push into the forecast tomorrow. here in the 9 backyard the temperature readings coming at

a really nice night. if you have any evening plans league jacket. should do you just fine. as far as the winds go, up and down the i-25 corridor, relatively quiet and calm. up to the foothills you're going to start to notice the wind speeds increasing as the overnight period goes on. tomorrow morning you bake up and there it -- wake up and there it is. 7:00, 8:00 some spots like allenspark ian desmondly picking up -- easily picking up 40, 50-mile-per-hour speeds as this next storm system and the next cold front approaches from the northwest. this is become pretty routine around here. with these gusty winds and these storms that just barely graze us by. without really delivering a whole lot of precipitation. our cold front from yesterday scooting off to the east. another one pushing in from the north and to the west. but really for the next 24 hours, it should be pretty quiet around here. no wet weather the deal with and just a few increasing clouds. right now on hd doppler 9 a little bit of rain pushing into the chicago area. some snowfall wrapping around parts of the great lakes and then around the pacific northwest, some rainfall. like i mentioned right across the coastline in washington and some rainfall around the inland

light snowfall kind of mixed in. that's the storm that we're going to be watching pushing into colorado over the next 24, 36, 48 hours. but by 6:00 tomorrow morning, you only notice the difference is just going on the this deck of clouds that start streaming in. by about lunchtime. that's whenwell see the powder pushing into the northern and central mountains and right now not all that impressive but if you are going to be driving along i-70 up to the high country might be a little messy midday. the storm system is going to be fairly fast though. as it shifts that cold front through and it will knock down our temperatures by just a couple of degrees. kick up the winds and then by about 3:00, 4:00 we might actually find a couple of rain showers along the northeastern plains and i really wouldn't get your hopes up in the denver metro area for a lot. by tomorrow evening a couple of flurry here's and there but overall, the moisture is staying in the high country. and then possibly just a little bit along the eastern plains. right now snow forecast, northern and central mountains i'm going one to three and one to four tops.

dose of some fresh powder. can do no wrong right? tonight, temperatures will be cooling off to the 30s around here. luckily we're below that freezing mark up in the mountains. about 15 in gunnison and 19 in leadville and low 20s for steamboat springs. here in town, you'll just notice the clouds pushing in after midnight if you're awake. the winds kicking up in the foothills. you will hear those overnight and then sunrise at 6:34 tomorrow morning. we'll be in the upper 50s low 60s that cold front pushes through right about 4:00, 5:00 tomorrow. and you'll notice the winds around here and also some slightly cooler temperatures on the backside of that front. 70s in lamar and pueblo and we'll stay in the 30s mainly up in the mountains about 39 nederland and mid 40s idaho springs with upper 50s low 60s up and down the i-25 corridor. partly cloudy skies and not quite as beautiful as today. not quite as much sunshine. but hey, that's all right. it's monday. we'll have a few light little rain showers like i said primarily across the eastern plains. around denver, we'll be lucky

call it good. winds again kick up for us on tuesday. however, it's dry. another storm system moves into the state on wednesday. however, this one really just hits the high country. delivering winds and maybe a couple of rain drops across the plains and temperatures staying in the 60s thursday and friday. and then we have another little jump up as we make our way into march. back to the low 70s we go. so long-range model still showing that march should be an above average month. as far as precipitation goes. sunshine. obviously. everything out there. >> you want winter back? >> i mean -- i feel like we can go to the mountains and feel the winter but you know i'm getting a little concerned i sunshine. not hardly any rain with all the high winds i mean we need it to be little more moisture >> i know. high fire danger. last week and even with this upcoming week. with the winds, the way that they're forecasted to be and with the lack of rain or even

it does kind of cause a few concerns and then looking ahead toward summertime too. >> everything is so dry out there. >> nothing watch. all right thank you. a religious ceremony in india turned frightening when an elephant became upset and smashed into vehicles in its path. video taken thursday shows the elephant flinging motorbikes and rickshaws with two people on its back. it took several hours to calm the elephant down. luckily in this case, nobody was injured. >> you look at them just heading on there. >> i know. a museum is giving visitors a chance to feel what it's like to step in and sleep inside famous painting. >> a senator proposes letting congress have a say in the shrinking leg room on

one of our art's most famous bedrooms has some interesting things going on. this is people are lining up for vincent van gogh's bedroom if you will. it's a painted three -- there are three painted versions i should say of his bedroom in the 1880s and for the past -- for the first time, all three are on display at once in north america. at the art institute of chicago. not only that, vincent is renting out his room on airbnb so he can buy more paint. carpenters said painters spent a month recruiting his bedroom in a chicago condo. it's the museum's way of

like to step inside one of the artist's paintings. that's some cool stuff there. frequent flyers know the feelings of being crammed into a plane at one of the biggest culprits is the shrinking leg room. there's nowhere to sit. >> it's just getting smaller and smaller it seems. today a new york senator chuck schumer says he thinks the faa should require airlines to follow a seat size guideline. he says leg rooms on planes used to be 35 inches and now averages about 31 inches. he says skeets are a few inches narrower also. schumer plans to introduce a seat size guideline amendment to the faa's reauthorization congress. but boy we can use a little more leg room it seems. bothers people more than the fact that there's almost no leg room. the average passenger feels like they're being treated as a sardine. squeezed. >> a vote on the bill is expected in march. but boy i tell you sometimes you just sit there and your knees rub up against the seat in front of you. >> give me some space.

>> just a little breathing room. >> just recline. with two days until super tuesday, a new nbc news poll details where the candidates stand in a three key states. >> and a look at the machine replacing the masters behind the grill. what's so smart about the smart

senator sanders returns to colorado tonight for a rally in if the. door -- fort collins, doors opened at 4:00 and now sanders isn't expected to take the stage until 7:00. he spent the weekend rallying support in super tuesday states with stops in colorado and oklahoma today. sanders says his campaign is looking to the future after losing in south carolina yesterday. 9news reporter whitney wild will have a one-on-one interview with sanders at the event tonight which you can see on 9news at 9:00 and 10:00. hillary clinton won south margin.

black vote and even larger percentage than president obama won over in 2008. her campaign is also focused on super tuesday. with the events today in tennessee and arkansas. a new nbc "wall street journal" poll shows clinton leading sanders by a near 2-1 margin in three key super tuesday states. her biggest lead is in georgia with 64% of likely democratic primary votes comes -- compared to 30% for sanders. in tennessee she's ahead by 26 points. and in texas she's up 21 points. the margin of error is around five points. the republicans also jet set to super tuesday states the insults keep flying between trump and rubio can cruz. attacks against trump escalated and rubio's campaign even launched trumpslams demobbing the front runner. -- trumpslams.com mocking the front runner. he could become unstoppable if he steam rolls through super tuesday. ohio governor kasich says

primary on march 15th, his campaign is over. on "meet the press" pres, he also denied a "new york times" report that mitt romney asked him to quit to boost one of trump's closer competitors. kasich says no one has asked him to drop out. the latest nbc news poll has trump leading the field in gaga and tennessee and georgia, 30% of likely republican primary voters support trump. cruz and rubio tie with 23% each. then ben carson and john kasich each have 9%. no ties in tennessee where trump leads with 40%. followed by cruz, rubio and carson and kasich. senator ted cruz does beat texas. four points. the tragic shooting death of a sheriff's deputy in park county dominated money of the news this week. also some finality in court in longmont and plus hockey fans here's kim christiansen with

>> reporter: just isn't a corner of this community that isn't impacted any. >> reporter: our state lost another member of law enforcement and the people of park county lost a friend. a coach. and a neighbor. comments -- to the people of bailey, deputy nate carrigan was more than a protector. he was a football and baseball coach and a well liked guy. one message -- knowing that she wasn't -- that she was only present in spirit and not physically was a really painful thing to grasp. >> reporter: the strength, wisdom and grace shown by michelle wilkins impressed so many of you. this week, the woman who

unborn baby was convicted. hundreds of you responded to the interview she gave our kyle dyer. epitome of strength and grace. wishing her peace. another -- you are brave beyond what most of us could imagine. peace to you always. this is an interesting place to do it. >> warm weather on top of it. >> reporter: in colorado the super bowl and now outdoor hockey. colorado is hosting our first ever outdoor nhl game at coors field. the ice will be cold, the weather, not so much. 68 degrees at the drop of the puck? hardly outdoor hockey weather. even so, hockey fans can't get enough of the news reports. and the games. very cool. thank you from a denver native stuck in dallas. thanks for your comments and remember, 9 listens. >> and we welcome your comments at kusa9news.com.

you each and every week. we do. old school says you have to learn your grill, new school says it will learn for you. the so-called smart grill makes working a grill more high-tech. the link smart grill connects to a phone or tablet and comes with 500 recipes. when you choose a recipe different burners will preheat to the correct temperature and a voice tells you how to prepare the food. sounds pretty foolproof right? the grill also. cos with a learning -- comes with a learning algorithm. smart grilling will set you back about # $500 -- $6,500. >> that puts me out of the game. too much. >> very expensive. whether people try this before? before i do. >> what will they think of next? crazy. i know my role. is not on the grill. all right, one of minnesota's newest museums was the labor of

>> reporter boyd huppert reports. >> reporter: the kid has never been creative. who doesn't crave -- >> i'm going to go -- >> reporter: a collection. >> back and fluff the dragon. you can trade them. >> reporter: but maria and miller williams are the only kids on the block with a collection. of these. >> the reindeer pelts. >> it will cow pelvis. >> they have both been just into nature. >> reporter: anna and nick williams have been watching this home invasion. for years. >> i can remember there was a spider the sides of her palm. >> and we'd be like, put that down. put that down. >> and then five turns into ten. >> reporter: purchases and discoveries and gifts. >> hard shell. >> reporter: then -- voila. critical mass. >> i really like the museums a lot and i thoughtaway not -- why not have my own museum? >> reporter: which led to the tiny natural history museum had miller sharing his big sister's bedroom. you don't have your own room anymore. that's cool?

>> i have an idea -- whose idea it was? >> just help. >> reporter: something you should know. >> it's also called dinosaur poop. >> reporter: about 10-year-old maria. >> it doesn't gross her out. >> i don't think the homeowners' association, you can have like a -- you know, a museum in your house. >> there's no rule against it. >> reporter: maria -- read the bylaws. >> i remember coming home one time and asking her well, if i give you $10 can i be a lifetime member? and she said well, no, that's the silver plan. >> did great job on the museum gift shop. >> we had grandma and grandpas and family that would come and pay the $2 and that was fun. but it just wasn't big enough. >> reporter: and that's how maria and miller's museum ended up with its three hour stint at south shore community center. >> we were shocked. we had over 75 people come. and miller and his buddy did

>> reporter: they raised -- >> $250. >> reporter: half of which -- is on its way to a less tiny museum. >> good morning. >> thank you. very much. that's a great donation. >> reporter: so impressed was the bell museum of natural history with the tiny curators' $125 donation, they got a behind the scenes tour. >> this one is 1954. >> what they're doing can connect others with really generating this love of nature. >> with their tongue they smell. >> so cool. >> reporter: some things may -- never change. >> that is not happening in our house. >> reporter: but whatever you do, do not count out maria. >> what's next? >> who knows. >> who knows? that was boyd huppert reporting

bigger venue for their museum. there later next month. but a kids curiosity, just -- >> how cool is that? way to go. >> start bringing home live animals next. >> yes they will. well, awards' season peaks

marvel's antihero blockbuster "deadpool" continues to dominate at the u.s. theaters earning over $31 million in its third week, now earned almost $286 million making it the third highest grossing r. rated film in history. gods of egypt earned about happen -- egypt earned about half as much as "deadpool." million. tonight is one of the biggest and most family rouse fights in the -- glamorous nights in hollywood. the academy awards are tonight and mark barger talked to experts from entertainment weekly and fandango about who think they will win. >> reporter: the anticipation for tonight is not just about the awards. to chris rock's monologue. i can't -- think of a better time. >> reporter: rock will have the

squarely in his sights but likely keep it from dominating the event. >> you want it to be celebratory, you want it to feel like historic. >> reporter: it could be for him. not only is he favored to be the first back-to-back best director winner in 65 years, his film "the revenant" has 11 other nominations including best picture. >> if it wins it will be the first time ever that one director has directed back-to- back best picture winners. >> how do you say no to god? >> reporter: the competition includes newspaper drama spotlight and the big short. both shared numerous guild honors. >> i think dollar a lot of people who really love that movie but i don't know if it's something that everybody in the academy embraces. >> reporter: more certain is the love for star leonardo dicaprio. >> i ain't afraid to die anymore. >> reporter: best actor would be his firsts a core. >> i think -- oscar. >> i think he's at home writing

winning. >> reporter: brie larson dominated during awards season. >> there's no over performance in that category this year that goes through the wringer like her character does and she portrayed it beautifully. >> reporter: supporting actress has the danish girls and kate winslet of steve jobs in a tight race. >> i kind of think it's going to go elisa. stallone revisited the rocky persona in creed. >> a lot of people in the academy particularly the older still think he should have won 39 years ago for playing rocky the first time first time. >> reporter: this could be a knockout moment on a golden night. mark barger, nbc news. >> it's going to be fun ahead of oscar night, 9news anchors and reporters sat down to share their favorite movies. visit 9news.com to check out their top choices and share yours using the hashtag #beon9. also live tweet asking chatting during the show about fashion, of course. and results and performances

using the oscars hashtag and if you haven't seen danielle's dress tonight, she is very ready for the out cars -- oscars. >> nails on like the own oscars trophy and we're going to be like on twitter did she wear that? not you. >> red carpet ready. >> i don't know. >> you look stunning. >> i'm bringing the golden weather. i'll just tell thaw. >> people? >> i mean wow. yesterday was fantastic. and the low 70s and today, low 60s. it's just been picture-perfect out the. the month of member -- there. the month of february really has been a warm one. 26 days without any rain and without any snow of course we still have that storm system coming in the first couple of days of tech. and we might have maybe a little precip as we say good- bye to the month. 18 out of the past 28 days above average readings out there. and as we say farewell to the month, you can see precip about

above average in all of these areas. which is great. it's just -- it all came all at once. looking ahead to the month of march, temperatures averages high and low, about 40 degrees. rainfall precip, we usually get oh just shy of an inch and snowfall, 11.4 inches on average. march is usually our snowiest month here in denver so we'll see what we can do. really the next two months are our snowiest on average. so i feel like we're going to be walloped just walloped with winter weather. it's about time. we're due. >> yeah. and i can't wait. >> we'll take it i mean i think it would be a shame if we went through the entire winter going gosh we didn't get a lot of snow. >> it's colorado and denver. we love the seasons around here. >> more snow. >> we like the roller coasters. >> we do. >> we want off it. >> i know right?

win in forever, that three point upset of ninth ranked arizona, there was fear that cu was due far letdown against 14- 14 arizona state. with senior day at boulder the last game on the home hardwood for josh scott. one of the best buffs of all time. he will be missed. and speaking of misses,asu with a bad start missing the dunk. that's embarrassing. cu made them pay the price too. bus in transition in hurry the other way. kick it out to fletcher for three. josh scott showing how to dunk a little later. the high percentage deuce for the big senior, still the game was pretty close throughout. but in the end, the buffs pulled away to put it away. collier to dish to scott and josh's last game in boulder a win. cu survives 79-69. a thriller in the mountain west between csu and nevada. with ice in his veins knocks down two free-throws with basically no time left to force

that is clutch but in the end, didn't matter. the wolf pack took over in overtime. csu loses a first round bye in the conference tourney. as they lose a heart-breaker 87- 80. we stick with our cu csu theme that is but switch sports to football. spruce and hickens were about as good as it gets in college but now, the two wideouts are looking to catch on in the nfl. it's time to get paid to play. here's mike klis from the combine. and happy to be out here. >> yeah. >> reporter: higgins of colorado state and colorado's nelson spruce will be among the receivers here. the state of colorado won't be all they have in common. turns out, higgins and spruce have similar strengths. >> route running. i feel like that's -- that's where i excel the most at. a lot of guys can't -- can't run no route, you can run 40 yards but you can't get open man. so i feel like that's -- that's

getting open. >> i think i'm just a really reliable receiver. i run precise routes and i think my hands are second to none. so when ball is thrown to me i want to make the catch. >> reporter: the combine is also when prospects get interviewed by teams. higgins and spruce each have interesting personal stories to tell. for higgins it's the nickname -- >> kid call caught a pass man and i just came down and drilled him. and it was just lash dick ever since that -- like ever since that game the coach was like i'm calling you hollywood. the name just stuck around. and hollywood higgins now. >> reporter: for spruce, it's his father neil spruce a former world class bodybuilder who is now a leading expert in the nutrition and fitness industry. >> you know growing up around you know, a dad like that, that's -- you know, always

putting the right things in your body. that's helps know stay healthy and be the best player i can be. i transcript my success to that. >> reporter: where they get separated is in their draft projections. higgins is expected to go in the second or third round. spruce somewhere in rounds five through seven. from the nfl scouting combine, mike klis, 9news. >> mike, thank you. back to college. lacrosse now where the du dartmouth game really wasn't much of a game. but you knew it was going to be that way. dartmouth was pinless and the pioners undefeated and they are the defending national champions. they scored seven times in the first quarter ray loan and 7-0 after one which is a skunk in ping-pong. they kept on playing. pioneers improve to 4-0 thanks to a 16-6 runaway victory. stay up late for overtime tonight and we'll go one-on-one with john elway from the nfl combine. plus, look back at what was an

outdoor hockey at coors field. we finish with nascar. the local furniture row racer. the number 78 car followed up his runner-up finish at the daytona 500 with a seventh place finish today. top two tens to start the season, that's nice. jimmie johnson won the race. very strange we did an entire sports cast without any hockey highlights. >> you feel a little hung over after that game? >> yes they are. >> i don't want to talk about it on overtime.

we had to show you this story. some four-legged landscapers are getting the boot from salem in oregon. the city unleashed 75 rented, yeah rented goats. to eat invasive species at a popular park. turns out the project also ate into the budget. the city says it cost nearly five times what it would have taken to just to use conventional methodded and plus

plus the city had to clean up after the goats. >> seem like a cute idea. >> any dogs in there as well? that would be interesting. >> it really looked like dogs in this. >> could be. >> right there. >> no, that's -- that is a dog. it's boat -- it's a goat herder. >> am i going crazy? >> those are dogs. >> you're right. >> goody. i'm glad you pointed that out because we would have paid dearly had we not said something about the dogs. >> oh my gosh too funny. goats are my second favorite animal. >> who's first? >> kangaroos. >> what's going on with the weather? >> you noah it's just has been -- know what it's just been so quiet back there in the weather center. as we start off this new month, out there in the high country, i know you guys are begging for snow and we have a couple of storms will be moving into the state but not coming down here to the metro area. tomorrow maybe a couple of light little rain showers. monday afternoon, into the evening, wednesday another

just see those gusty winds around here. but 60s. not bad. >> nice. >> all right. >> beautiful. >> thanks danielle.

she was smart. she was beautiful. >> i can't even tell you how much i loved her. can't even describe the love. >> she walked out her front door and was never seen again. a young mom to two little girls. >> this woman had gone out to get the mail and disappeared in her pajamas. >> and that was just mystery number one. it was a crime right out of the movies. a secret imposter and something

>> oh, high gosh. did this really happen? >> a plot hatched through a virtual world turned suddenly, violently real. >> there was a scream. a drop of blood came from her nose. >> he was a part of the game. >> what happened the day venus vanished. >> do you believe she's alive? >> i've got to believe she's alive. >> i'm lester holt, and this is dateline. here's dennis murphy with "deadly game." >> x box live, it's a hugely popular feature on one of the world's top gaming systems. not only can you annihilate aliens with other shooters thousands of miles away, you can see and talk to those fellow gamers in real time no matter where they are. even, say, in the amish country