[ music ] this tuesday won't be super for everyone, that's for sure. hundreds of delegates are at stake across 13 states as campaigns look too build momentum, or stem a slide. polls have closed in most of the states, and we're getting some results in. hillary clinton is declared victory in alabama. bernie sander has won in his

donald trump has been declared the winner much alabama, georgia, and tennessee. none of other republican candidates have been able to claim victory so far tonight. clinton tallied 544 to date. sanders has 142. >> ted cruz, 17. marco rubio 16. attention. more states vote, and more delegates are up for grab today than on any other day of the primary season. almost half of the 1237 needed for the nomination. clinton and sanders fight for 865 delegates tonight, plus 150 super delegates. about a third of the number nod.

not be choosing a winner today. thus, why the candidates have mostly skipped colorado for campaign visits, and why they're not spending money on ads. the last minute turn, an attempt to boost turn out. out of the roughly 900,000 registered democrats in colorado, only about 100,000 are expected to caucus tonight. joining us from buyers middle school. >> reporter: that crowd that you see behind me just really became pretty full about 15 minutes ago. if you drove by earlier in front of buyers middle school you would have noticed it really seemed like bernie sanders headquarters. there are tons of bernie sanders signs pupperred all over here. there are signs, a cardboard cut out, even water bottles. i asked a hillary supporter about that. they said signs were running late.

open. people are making their way in. the caucusing starts in about 20 minutes. that's from 7:00 to 9. that's a serious time commitment for some folks. the bernie supporter was. process. i have no doubt, whether it had been one candidate over the other, i'm not sure. >> you're here talking with your neighbors, having a meeting, telling them what you want for your community, vs. just writing someone's name on a ballot. your energy. >> reporter: so again things get started here around 7:00. expected to go until at least 9:00. once you get inside, there's a pretty big cafeteria area. line. once you get inside, there's a

we are told that in the bigger areas, where the bulk of everything is going to happen, but a lot of people go into those classrooms to have conversations adel. >> nbc news is reporting that hillary clinton has won arkansas. that's the state where she once served as that state's first lady. the virus that has been declared an international public health emergency has come to colorado. for the first time, the health department here is reporting two cases of zika virus. the risk for coloradans is still very low. >> more than 100 cases of zika reported in the u.s., experts say it was only a matter of time before the virus came to colorado. >> i don't think this is a big surprise to anybody. >> reporter: tuesday, the state health department announced not one, but two cases of zika. adding both individuals traveled to an infected country recently. only that both have recovered.

should not be a big concern at this point. >> reporter: zika may be spreading at an alarming rate in latin america and the caribbean right now. >> there are only certain types of quotes that can transmit zika. they have not ever been reported to be here in colorado. >> reporter: people in our state may have reported the virus, but it was not transmitted here. >> they got zika somewhere else and came to colorado. >> reporter: the chance of transmission may be low, but doctors and state officials say this likely will not be the colorado. >> we travel more. >> reporter: experts say only a fraction of people infected with zika ever experience symptoms and they pretend to be mild. defects. french researchers are

found new evidence that links zika to a paralyzing condition. it can cause muscle weakness, loss of reflexes and numbness. scientists found nearly 90% of them had reported zika-like symptoms. every patient carried zika antibodies. prove of the infection. they're still looking for confirm a connection. a fire watch for wednesday has turned into a red flag warning for almost the entire everyone half of the state. low humidity, and dry conditions will be ripe for fires. the national weather service has issued a burning ban for tomorrow. a car crash killed a santos county deputy this afternoon.

veered veered across lanes and hit a parked car. a shooting critically injured one person this afternoon in the clayton neighborhood. denver police say one man was shot around 3:00. no one is in custody, police aren't offering any information about the suspect. that shuting but harrington elementary on a short lockdown. it happened about 8:30 at 26th avenue in pierce street. police say they were sitting in showed up. they told the men to get out of the car, police say he then shot one of them. the victim is expected to be okay. it's a 1998 green ford escort with coral lightning plate --

reporting a lead in a homicide case from late january. the search for this man is connected to a shooting in mount belo. it happened january 23. police say the 29-year-old vernell jenkins was killed. allergy season is starting a bit earlier this year. elm and juniper are lrld pollinating because of the warmer weather. if you take seasonal allergy medication, it's important to start taking it early. >> if you have taken allergy medicines in the past, i'd start at the monetary basis, if you're not taking them already. and if you are trying to take them, i would just double down and try to be more precise about taking them on a daily basis. these are the things that will help you have fewer symptoms going forward.

the year. they get the pollen that settles out of your nose. >> is that what that was? >> yep, elm and juniper, it's hitting me too. speaking of a new pay grade, the price of a successful team for fans. how much more it will cost to attend a game at mile high next year.

success comes with a price. an after super bowl

fifth straight division tighting, they are raising ticket prices for the fifth straight year. a police dog in colorado springs is credited with helping capture one of the most wanted. the k-9, brock, and his partner, officer brian kelly approached the suspect. at first, hernandez refused to turn himself in, but brock convinced him otherwise. >> gave him several k-9 warnings. i told the police k-9, he needed to get on the ground, or release the dog. he decided to make the right choice and surrender. >> that right choice has led hernandez to the el paso county jail. he's wanted on several felony warrants. it's one thing to read about world war ii, and another to have lived it. >> reporter: there are those

>> reporter: and then there are those who live it. >> you might say we worked as a team. >> reporter: he fought in europe during world war ii, including the battle of the bulge. >> many times, i was carrying a 30-pound radio on my back, and go with the captain, and he would be up directing the artillery area it's called living history lessons. for the last four years, colorado veterans of world war ii have shared their stories with students of south high. >> we did participate in the invasion of okinawa. >> reporter: most of these veterans are in their 90s now. there are a few of them still able to tell their stories firsthand. but they say it's important to keep talking. they kept their silence for so many years after the war's end. >> since then, i've been pretty

gradually, you might say opened up to my family. i can talk about at least some of the things now. listened. >> i've never seen so many ships in my life. they were just from horizon to horizon. >> reporter: stories that captured the attention of these high schoolers. especially one, interested in >> interesting, and kind of scary at the same time. >> reporter: veterans were give these teenagers something to think about. maya rodriguez, 9news. >> the veterans are all from the clairemont park retirement community in denver. so as we enjoy the warm and

hello, welcome back. a beautiful evening in the 9news backyard on this first day of march. i'm meteorologist kathy saban. enjoy the break from the wind, the wind's coming back with a vengeance tomorrow. but the winds in the atmosphere brought in enough cloud cover for a great sunset. if you have a great sunrise, or

37 in leadville. currently, the airport reporting light winds out of the southwest, but temperatures are still mild. studios. we're still close to 50 degrees here at the 6:00 hour. almost the 7:00 hour now, and we are tracking the wind. winds continue to increase over some of the higher passes from 30 to 40, even 50 miles per hour. gusty winds, low humidity values and warm temperatures, adding to the increase in fire danger for us across the front range and eastern plains. we do have high wind warnings out for southeastern wyoming. areas shaded in purple, already gusty winds impacting travel for those heading northbound out of denver. up into southeastern wyoming. all part of a fast moving weather system that's going to cross the state tomorrow. bring a quick blast of snow to the northern and central mountains, about 1 to 4 inches of snow. lower elevations will be dry, but windy. the cold air slides just off to the east of us, following the

carry one storm into the pacific northwest, and another one across the midwest. highs tomorrow will be warmer. low 60s, but gusting, downsloping winds will crates areas of blowing snow on i-70 for a time. and also create issues on the far eastern plains. in the mountains, again, a quick blast of snow coming in. then the skies clear. then we're really on our way to kind of a quiet warm weather pattern, as we finish out this weekend, heading into the first weekend of march. no travel advisers for the northern and central mountains, in in spite of the fact that we have the snow coming. across the eastern plains with mild weather out west, but gusty winds will push temperatures into record territory in southeastern colorado. low 60s for denver, greeley and fort collins. along the front range, even without a high wind advisory,

50 -- excess of 50 miles per hour. factor that in. mid-50s by lunchtime. low 60s in the afternoon. high cloud cover will move in late in the day. generally, a sunny, warm weather trend right into the weekend. mid-60s saturday. low 70s on sunday. with more of a cool, and unsettled pattern shaping up for next week. a series of weather systems coming in, might bring rain showers to us on monday and tuesday. in the high country, nothing but snow. that's where you go to find the winter weather scene. hi everybody, you can't spell miller without mill. but you can choose how many mill you're willing to accept. broncos linebacker, von miller turned down a long term offer worth about $17 million a year. so the team slapped him with the franchise tag. meaning he gets one season at 14.1. plus, this buys both sides some time to negotiate. >> they have a until july 15 to

i do think there is a compromise here. maybe the broncos can get this average annual salary below $19 million. but then von has more money up front, where he has more guaranteed dollars than suh. it's all about becoming a record setting contract. the broncos want to get it. miller wants to avoid it. i think there is a compromise, and it probably will happen by july 15. cu kicked two players off their team today. they were bounced for violating team rules. the school's new magnificent indoor practice facility and practice center has the buffs thinking big, headed into their 5th season in the pac-12 conference. >> we want to win a pac-12 championship. that's what we want to do. you win that, that takes care

our kids, that's what we shoot for. this week's prep rally honor roll ends with a man down. taking the time to list them, just in case you missed them. [ music ] >> reporter: let's start things out with a steal. ripping the ball away, and sends it ahead for the finish. we find number 4 down the street at thunder ridge. austin miler puts an exclamation point on the win over lincoln. number 3, a swat. a monster block. that seats up his teammate for the two. our next goes to the ice. doing it himself from mid-ice to the net. he puts in the back hander for the go ahead vole.

makes a mid-air camp and shot all while getting hit. the eagles get the w and move ahead to the sweet 16. we've ranked them, now it's your turn. go to 9news.com/hss to vote for your favorite play. the avalanche are already in trouble at minnesota. trailing the wild 3-1 after 1. the rockies are raising the outfield fences eight more feet in right center, and five down the left field line. should keep scores down a little. >> i don't think this is going to be a dramatic change. you know, there will be a few balls here and there that stay in, that would have left the park before. >> on social media tonight, we're asking you for other silly ways the rockies could increase their chances of winning. we'll read the best ones on 9news at 10:00.

other team hits. or perhaps put magnets in the bases so the metal cleats will stick. things like that, that we think could raise the rockies victory total. >> 5-foot 280. why didn't they do something? >> this is going to make a difference. 8feet more on top of the fence.

the first day of march saw the stock market finish with the best numbers they've seen in more than a moment. traders like that construction

>> announcer: decision 2016. super tuesday up date. good evening. the polls have just closed in teejs. prize of the night and we can characterize both races on the democratic side, projected hillary clinton wins in texas. on the republican side, we're projecting that ted cruz will win in his home state. a big win for ted cruz tonight. that virginia race we've been watching for the last couple of hours, it was nip and tuck between rubio and trump. trump is the winner in