on this super tuesday. >> expected to win his home state there. >> today is race for president comes down to one thing, delegates. we're breaking down who is voting, what is at stake and new insight into what voters are thinking on this super tuesday. >> nearly 11,000 sunrises and sunsets have gone by as astronaut scott kelly orbited the earth for almost a year. now he's about to return to earth. >> i have the fiddler on the roof song in my head. >> only beside sunrise, sunset. it goes by fast. good morning, everyone. marty coniglio joins us in the weather center. it's going to warm up today. >> it's going to be a little bit warmer around the area once again. we have a few dry conditions. over all another really weak system that's going to move into the mountains and bring us some clouds. more

central sections of the state. just on the ridge lines and passes really light snow showers on the order of a half an inch perhaps by the end of the afternoon today. we'll also get some light snow going again tomorrow in those areas. for us, mid 30s around here now, by the time we're wrapping up the morning commute we're already in the mid 40s headed on our way closer to 60 degrees. closer to home, high clouds over us this morning. you will see some snow showers on the continental divide. they're not going to make it as far down the hill during the day today. gusts today will be strong in the mountains and foothills at 30 to 50 miles per hour. they will generally stay from the boulder area to the west during the day with temperatures moving up into the mid to upper 50s and low 60s across the state. amelia, it's a mild way to

march 30th you will be standing out there in snow. >> it tends to work that way. northbound around monument hill and then lincoln avenue we start to slow down towards the middle of the 5:00 hour but right now you've got a clear commute coming up from the springs. a good start over all linking in towards the dtc. a slow down around 25 and 36 and 84th avenue. 15 minutes on that northbound stretch, around 66 miles per hour. our speeds just adjusted there. it's getting better. there was some erroneous delays across the maps this morning. southbounders, 11 minutes and speeds close to 60. getting out across the metro drive nothing to worry about. this big area of yellow to the west. it's windy out there so i-70 and our drive up and over loveland pass will be very gusty throughout the day. heading out to the airport, so far so good along pena. no issues for your drive.

>> thank you so much. it's 5:32 now. new this morning, an nbc news poll indicates that donald trump has a significant lead among republican presidential candidates this morning. his lead is 2-1 above marco rubio ted cruz comes in third followed by ben carson and john kasich. the poll shows the democratic race much closer. hillary clinton is leading with 51% compared to bernie sanders's 41%. >> a different poll asked republicans if donald trump becomes the presidential nomination who should be his vice president. the poll shows that ben carson is the top pick with 11%. ted cruz and marco rubio are tied for second with 9%. john kasich and chris christie are tied for third at 8%. nearly 40% of people said they don't know or didn't have an opinion. >> that's pretty interesting. okay. 5:33 right now . are you going to caucus tonight? if so there are some things that you need to know about. 9news reporter tarhonda thomas is here again.

voters won't be allowed to caucus. >> reporter: no, they won't. a third of unaffiliated and you have to be registered with a political party in order to caucus tonight. let's take a look at the role colorado will play. democrats and republicans are caucusing in our state. colorado is one of 11 states holding democratic caucuses or primaries. other notable ones include texas, minnesota and virginia. now the republican map is similar with a couple of exceptions. look at those red stripes there. colorado's gop will hold caucuses tonight but will not declare a statewide winner. the same goes for wyoming, which has been holding caucuses for two weeks leading up to super tuesday. now, since there won't be a republican winner to declared analysts are predicting a lower turn out for colorado. they know that and they have not spent money on tv ads or time here. democrats have. the race between hillary

caucusing in that party. now the candidates are doing their work to win colorado delegates. >> i'm going to need your help to win the democratic nomination. >> if i'm so fortunate enough to be the nominee i will turn my attention to whomever the republicans decide to nominate. >> reporter: democrats in colorado are still taking a look at things in the presidential poll. delegates can change their votes. caucusing begins at 7:00 tonight. we have more information on finding a caucus location near you at 9news.com. >> thank you so much. 5:35 right now. democrat -- chemistry students at cu boulder can skip class if they take a chance to vote. they are 7:00.

professors ahead of time they will get excused but they have to show them a selfie. hillary for colorado is hosting a watch party. people are expected to head there and doors open at 8:00. >> bernie sanders campaign will host a watch party at 9:00. it is free and open to the public but rsvped are ed encourage -- are encouraged. >> we will break down what the results are throughout the night. if you think this race is more contentious you might want to think again. a pass to the presidency opens today in dallas. it will look at the most heated races for the white house, the first contentious campaign dated back to the 1800s.

interactive part where you can see how you would handle the situation as a candidate. >> i remember that election. >> do you? >> yeah . it was really contentious. i won't tell you who i voted for. 5:37. auto makers reporting their february sales numbers today. this could be the strongest february for the industry in about 16 years. this on continued strong demand for trucks and suvs amid low gas prices. auto makers are starting to increase the incentives which is great for car buyers but eat into their profits. prices at the pump in colorado are back on the rise. gas prices in denver up an average of $0.16 per gallon over the past week according to aaa. the pick up in crude prices could be playing a factor. aaa says prices are rising at the fastest pace since early december. the denver auto show is

the 20th at the colorado for hours, event information and details on how to buy tickets go to denverauto show.com. another crime in the metro area has been linked to a craigslist ad. it happened on pierce street. the suspect shot the victim and stole the victim's suv, a green ford escape. this morning the suspect is still on the run. at this point we don't have a description. we do know the victim was taken to the hospital and has non-life threatening injuries. so far this year there's been other two other craigslist reported crimes. at the end of january robbing the homeowner in jefferson county. one man was killed. another man

in longmont a man tried to take advantage of a craigslist deal that advertised free weed. he was robbed at gunpoint. a jefferson county pe teacher is going to be in court today accused of having and sharing child pornography. lucas young will be formally charged this afternoon in boulder county. he claims somebody hacked into his computer and that's why those images were on it. he was arrested last week. young worked in the district for 20 years. most recently at sierra elementary. he was also a swim teacher at a rec center. an information was started in december. wind and dry grass make for a dangerous combination when fire is involved. firefighters worked quickly yesterday afternoon to put out a brush fire that started in some open space along alameda near havana at the edge of lowery. a little more than 2 acres burned but firefighters stopped it. one

leg injury and is back home this morning. marty, we're just so dry and when you add the wind it's bad news. >> it is bad news. i saw something flicking a signature cigarette out -- cigarette out the car window. you're just asking for trouble. 50s and 60s for our highs today. wind mainly in the foothills today. that's where we'll see it concentrated. watch what happens through the night. it starts building in wyoming. high wind warnings for today and tonight in wyoming. during the morning tomorrow the winds will pull across the foothills and spread across colorado. that's going do combine tomorrow with low humidity so we have a fire weather watch out for the entire eastern plains during the afternoon tomorrow. essentially from the base of the foothills to the kansas and nebraska border. gusts up to 50 miles per hour, humidity less than 15%. very, very dangerous fire conditions already in eastern colorado. >> thank you much.

bicyclists now have the option to ride between denver and boulder. the final section of the boulder turnpike bikeway, an 18 mile path opens today. the first section opened last june. complete. while the path opens today there may be still some around here. i've ridden a good pretty cool. >> i saw so many people talking so excited about it. >> very nice. as he hands over command of the international space station astronaut scott kelly said he

to relinquish command of the international space station to my friend and colleague here tim copra. >> nasa astronaut scott kelly

to earth today. the guys in the green shirts will be staying and running the international space station. >> kelly has spent 340 days away from home and the earth up many space. his lengthy stay breaking the old record of 315 days in space but is short of the old record of 438 days from a russian astronaut. kelly spent 540 days in orbit assuming a regular schedule return to earth today. he worked on more than 400 experiments. there's one more experiment that's waiting when he gets back in earth's gravitational field. his twin brother, mark is waiting on earth and scientists hope to compare the two to see the long-term effects of weightlessness. >> welcome home. 5:44. amazon's found er er and

teaming up to create the rocket of the future. engineers will be working with the air force to develop a rocket system to power what's called the vulvan rocket. the company says it will transform the future of space launch. costco card holders will no longer be able to pay with american express. they will sell to citi bank. it's expected to be wrapped up and card holders will be issued new plastic. citi was supposed to take over all this from ammex april 1st but that deal was delayed. get ready to get a new card. >> okay. >> gary is happy about that one. >> i am happy about that actually. all right. it's 5:45 right now. doctors are seeing a dangerous trend among the youngest healthy, more strokes believe it or not. they say there's one big factor involved. we'll talk about it.

marty and amelia. >> hey, guys. gusty winds in the foothills. for the most part they will stay in the foothills today. they will move down slope and be on top of us tomorrow. air quality still looking good around the area today. we do benefit from those winds. 20s, 30s around here. the average is 20 degrees down here. the upper 50s to near 60 this afternoon. i talked about wyoming that's famous for the wind. we have high wind warnings out in the areas in red there. in the yellow those are high wind watches. we could see wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour starting late tonight and day tomorrow. marty, our drive so far so good as we get into our tuesday commute. we are expecting of course a dry drive. windy out

highway 93 and c470 will see most of the gusty conditions. if you're waking up across your downtown commute no major issues are in place across our city drive. 7 minute commute from i-70 over towards the santa fe exit ramp. the camera is getting knocked around a bit because of the wind around 36. a good start over all. castle rock to 225 no delay s.

welcome back. it's 5:49. for the first time researchers have found evidence that the zika virus may cause gillian bar syndrome. the immune system attacks nerve cells and can cause paralysis. the new evidence comes from a study published in a medical journal. between 2013 and 2014 french experienced the largest zika

they saw an increase in the cases of the syndrome. researchers analyzed 42 patients and according to the study about 88% had zika-like symptoms about 6 days before developing paralysis. the medical journal reports that because zika virus is spreading rapidly countries need to prepare to manage patients with gillian bar syndrome. doctors are seeing an increase in the number of young people suffering strokes and that should be a wake up call for anyone between the ages of 18 and 35. many of these young stroke victims do eat healthy, they work out regularly and they don't have a family history of strokes. so what's going on? doctors think that stress may be the big factor for why they are effected. >> unfortunately stroke is not prejudice. it will hit anybody at any point. stress can cause vessels to constrict and then if you have the tiniest blood clot

>> young people are sometimes dismissing the symptoms as exhaustion or pain. other are facial drooping, problems with speech, tingling or numbness in armies and legs. football helmets that don't fit right can make concussions worse. data shows athletes with improperly fitting helmets had more drowsiness, and sensitivity. players had symptoms longer if they wore a instead of gel liners to protect the head. foothills last night we have a east. we have another one we'll see clouds throughout western colorado into the central part of the state through the night. it's dry right now.

over most of the state it will stay dry today. just a few slivers of snow. teens, 20s, 30s over eastern colorado. it's not quite as warm as yesterday. the wind is being more confined into the foothills today. a few flurries picking up along the continental divide. that will create some high clouds this afternoon and evening holding us into the 50s to 60 degrees. foothills wind gusts going to 50 miles per hour. our wind returns down here in the plains tomorrow. dry over the eastern plains. very light snow showers in the mountains. i'm talking the few places they get them looking at a half inch of snow or less. 30s, 40s northern and central mountains. 50s and 60s for the east, southeast and west. so it's a pretty warm day around here. today 59, high

foothills for us around here today. tonight going into clear conditions over the area, lows in the lower 30s. in our planning forecast, temperatures stay at or above -- in fact, way above of seasonal averages here for the next several days with temperatures in the mid 60s. remember, the big feature tomorrow is going to be the gusty winds that start tomorrow afternoon and go through the afternoon. that's kind of an early heads up. hopefully we don't have too much wind and we'll be able to see sky 9. >> hopefully so, marty. yesterday they got a few few full hours up there. 25 and arapahoe is where we kick off our drive on a tuesday start. dry roads, no wind down to the south. a nice easy beginning coming in from castle rock or colorado springs. the stop and go stretches are starting now to develop in your i-25 commute will be southbound 112 to 126.

ordinary. northbound 25 also tapping the brakes around lincoln avenue. over all your drive on u.s. 36, even with the winds we're still around 20 minutes, which is very standard. don't forget you can hop on that bike path to head between boulder and denver this morning. >> all right. you can. 5:#r5 4 5 -- 5:54 right now. donald trump has won three states. now comedians are taking time to point out contradictions. john oliver's

some students in england may be changing survival gene. -- gear. it's made from a material called tie-vec. it's tough and durable enough to withstand tears. it's water proof and breathable. it's just in the proto type stage right now. >> that's interesting. >> that's kind of interest ing. it's a lesson that most people are taught in sports but never have to learn the hard way. unfortunately for in basketball team they picked the hard way to learn that you never celebrate a victory early. we're going to have this story

another craigslist deal gone wrong. the third this year so far. this time in lakewood. now the search is on for the suspect. >> it is a huge day for both the republican and democratic presidential candidates in this country. here. depending on how the votes go some campaigns could be ending tonight. the name is trending online. >> a man has been hospitalized after he was hit by a car last night.