to allocate money to the secretary of stalt. by not-- state. by not having a primary it shifts. >> the unaffiliated voter measure would continue to get it on the ballot this year. let colorado vote will need to gather 98,000 signatures on a petition to put it to voters. here is what we know about the race now. the super tuesday contest is behind us. republican candidate ben carson said today there is no path forward in his 2016 race after the results came in. he has not officially announced the suspension of his campaign. donald trump has work to do before the convention. ted cruz is emarging as the candidate who could stop his momentum. marco rubio is not that far behind. trump has won only 26% of

first 15 contests, it takes an outright majority to win. hillary clinton is half way to clenching the nomination and her lead widened when including super delegates, there are caucuses saturday in kansas, kentucky, nebraska and a primary in louisiana sunday. democrats will debate in flint, michigan. a 66-year-old woman is in critical condition after hit crossing the streeth in the south end of the 5-points neighborhood. denver police are looking for a 1998 lincoln town car that drove away from the crash. the passenger side view mirror fell off after hitting the woman and there is damage to the quarter panel. the woman is believed to be homeless in icu at denver health. witnesses saw multiple people in that car. >> we would encourage those passengers in that vehicle to come forward and tell us what

serious for them. >> so an electronic bill boards are asking people to be on the look out for the lincoln town car qki-285 license plate. call crime stoppers if you have information. the el paso county sheriff's office is investigating a plane crash near palmer lake 10 miles south of larksburg. caroline kraung sent us these photos. the faa said there were two people on board the plane. authorities have not released how they are doing. the sheriff's office said there were 2 trains on a railroad track advised to stop to avoid the crash. both the faa and ntsb are investigating. it sparked a grass fire but that has since been extinguished. you heard and probably felt the wild winds, it has been brutal from the foothills to the plains and dry out there.

are watch-- levels are down so we are watching for high fires. this, as we are getting fresh snow in the mountain. matt renoux shot this in silverthorne, there has been strong winds and blowing snow, it makes it difficult to drive in. meteorologist danielle grant is in the backyard, hopefully hanging on to your hat. >> the umbrella, my gosh, it has been a tale of 2 different seasons across the state with the snowfall in the mountains, wild winds and warm temperatures across eastern colorado, it is a mixed bag, just the way we like it. the red flag warning is in place until 7:00, the entire i-25 corridor to the eastern plains, even parts of southwestern nugraphica and western kansas also a part of that, easily. 45, 50, 60 miles an hour wind speeds for a possibility throughout the remainder of the evening. right now, current wind gusts in

towards dia, fort collins, greeley, broomfield, and even around the foothills, 36 miles an hour gust in nederland and 60 miles an hour speeds for berthoud pass. cheyenne, 40 miles an hour speeds, i-80 and i-25 in wyoming will be gusty. the high wind warning until 8:00 for folks there with gusts as high as 65 miles an hour. it has been a beautiful day, tough to find any clouds around here. it has been the wicked winds whipping around the front range for several hours. current temperatures upper 50s, low 60s. it has been a remarkable day. few spots in the high country in the 30s but the storm system was a fast mover, 1-4 inches in the high country and on the way to nebraska. for the rest of the evening we

clear skies tonight, really should be a beautiful one. tomorrow looks even better. wild winds out there, a little snowfall for the high country, again, but everything winding down and then what a weekend. i am tracking some fantastic temperatures. mark koebrich, it looks like we retirement beautifully. wind? >> yes. winds. my gosh, they will carry you to highlands ranch. >> a number of my colleagues said how appropriate it is that it is such a windy day on the day i exit. what does that mean? >> that is not true. >> keep your eyes on the weekend, and your many weekends to come. >> thank you, thank you. >> this is the way to go, hump day. isn't that right? >> that is right. a saturday every day. >> 6 saturday and 1 monday i am told. well this could slow down the commute tonight. there is a water main break at east third and holly street.

and repair crews are fixing the big pipe. holly street is shut down between east second and east fourth, a pretty good stretch. it is expected to stay closed until midnight. water service is expected to be restored between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. tonight. we are getting a first look at the sheriff deputy who cared yesterday in trinidad. colorado state patrol said travis russell was driving eastbound when his car veered across westbound lane, his patrol car hit an unoccupied suv before rolling on the passenger side. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. he was wearing a seat belt, he was on duty but not responding to a call for service when the crash happened. the entire incident is under investigation. an air force cadet is facing charges connected to a sexual assault, boulder police

sexually harassed a woman last year in the university hill area near cu boulder, the victim was with air force cadets the evening of the alleged attack. dna led to the arrest, he faces charges of sexual assault. sports authority filing for bankruptcy, some are wondering if the naming rights for the home field may be up for grabs again. sports authority pays $6 million a year for the naming rights to the stadium but the bankruptcy filing says the company has $50,000 in assets, a chapter 11 filing. the goal is to reorganize. marketing is a big part of that process. metro state professor, darren dubersmith says if they can, sports authority should hold on to mile high. >> look at the naming rights deals done now, 2-3 times the amount. if you want to talk about a good deal, putting your name on an nfl property stadium with the

one of the fastest growing cities in the country, this is money well spent. >> $6 million is a good year, who would have thought? metropolitan district, who they pay for the rights says the bankruptcy has no impact on the relationship with the company. >> the american civil liberties union is joining the fight of apple not encrypting an iphone. the phone was used by a san bernardino shooter. aclu said the order to unlock the phone is unlawful and unconstitutional. apple filed an appeal yesterday and said if it develops software to ace able iphone security it could get into the wrong hands, fearing there could be a domino effect, a hearing is set for the 22nd of march. today the supreme court heard a case that could impact abortion restrictions. texas clinics are fighting a 2013 law that forces doctors to have admitting privileges at

to meet standards for out patients. little doubt was left they would vote down restrictions. justice anthony kennedy has the key whether the court splits 4-4 replaced. that would leave regulations in place but not resolve the issue nationally. the top democrat in the michigan house is the first state lawmaker to call for rick snider to resign, this comes after the contaminated with lead. the source was switched as a cost-cutting measure. house minority leader, tim grien elsaid he should step down. the governor said he is committed to fixing the problem. a study is suggesting ct scans in ultralow dose radiation can find joint fracture, it would mean less radiation for

york university used 1/14 the amount of normal radiation to scan 50 patients with possible fracture, the low dose scan successfully identified it 98% of the time. that is significant. >> that is. every wednesday we chat with dr. torres about a health study, we get questions from you. dr. john came with a good idea fitting for mark's last day, he is here to talk about the health benefits of retirement. of course we have a list of 9 reasons. >> of course. >> but overall-- >> you are going to take my pulse? >> he will be healthier. >> epitome of health, he will be healthier and maybe a little younger. we will talk about that. the important part. >> best of all news. >> news comes back and forth as to what happens when you retire. some studies say you have health problems, others say it is better for you, but overall it ends up being better. here is the 9 reasons. better mental health.

mentally, you don't are the stress of work, the meetings, commute, those kinds of things. on top of that, you will have increased happiness which means decreased depression. >> i am happy today. >> you have been smiling all day long. of course 3 and 4 are hand and hand, less fatigue because you don't have to wake up as early and improve sleep patterns. >> he already falls asleep. >> those will take a while to kick in, few weeks or months but once they do you will be right there. 5, decreased work stress, because you won't be here on a day to day basis. number 6, when you retire, you >> boo yeah! >> that will put you in your 40s. you will be doing great. >> number is huge. >> 7, healthier habits, when you work, stress, you grab quick foods or lunches, that will-- or lunches and that will help. number 8, improved mobility. you will be able to get up and

at a desk all day, your mobility will increase, and number 9, the one kathy will like, improved relationships. >> the long suffering mrs. mark koebrich will love tha >> she may be saying in a couple months, don't you have somewhere to go? >> i feel she will realize-- hey, don't you have somewhere to be? >> it will improve your health. you deserve it after all these years, you helped us improve our health. when i came here you coached me a lot and helped me a lot, so, to me that is important and i want to thank you for that. it has been an honor being with you. as we always say, you are the winner winner chicken dinner. >> winner winner, chicken dinner. i am going to take you for a chicken dinner you will not forget. >> these are healthy, by the way. >> yeah, right. so we think. >> we go out as couples. >> you will see each other all the time. you are right, when you think about it, he does, he is in

himself but these will add up. >> more time with family, doing the things you want to do. the important thing is that you do the things you want to do. sometimes people isolate themselves in retirement. i don't think mark will have a problem. >> he is reserved, kind of quiet. >> isolate myself enough. he's back! >> one of the things i think benefits can you and the community, you will be there. >> wonderful, i am delighted. >> the 9 things that will keep you healthy. >> i am looking forward to it. thank you, dr. john. that was special. >> we will be touching on mark throughout the show and his last day. this afternoon we had a great lunch for mark with his family. this is an end of an era with his refire department. we have all been very fortunate just to work with him. and just to be in his presence after all these yearss, it was-- years, it was a gralt lunch. >> mark likes to tell everybody

he is super man, tells everybody that. i think what he didn't realize is that we all think he is super man. >> and we do, i mean, this guy has energy, he can run circles around every person in the news room, he connects with people on every level, and as you all know, as viewers, he is funny, witty, charming. he is humble. all these things. that is why he will be so missed and a great mentor to so many people. but many people in the community feel so connected to you because you have been involve in so many things and will remain involved. >> i will still be involved. i heard from a lot of people, it is pretty remarkable, it has been a great day. i was working the crowd at the luncheons. >> not at all. he didn't actually get to eat until he got to the newsroom. >> i was visiting with everybody, we have been around for a long time so we know just about everybody. it was a pleasure to see a lot of old focus, ward lucas, neil brown, paula woodward, i mean, it was a great day.

for all the nice things you said. >> all the cool stories. there were goodb ones. >> i have-- good ones. >> i have a few. many more. that is to the fact we love to get you engaged and vote. so we are going to get ready to pick your favorite memory. head over to 9news.com/votenow and get ready to see your votes on the screen. >> man. i can't wait to see how that works out. i don't know if there is any favorite moments but we will find out shortly. he has been floating above the earth for nearly a year. >> astronaut scott kelly is back home. what happens next for his space

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nasa astronaut scott kelly is headed home to houston after he was brought back to earth after nearly a year in the space station, before he left the station he said one of the first things he would do when he got home was jump in his pool. >> kelly holdathize record as the american who spent-- holds the record as the american who spent the most days in space, tying into aerospace work in colorado, maya rodriguez is joining us with part of the story. i love that you are here on my last day. i love all the stories you do about the space program. >> i know, i appreciate that so much, mark. goodness, the whole point of the space mission is to see how the body reacts to sending such a long time in space. nasa wants to get a better understanding of that as they prepare to send humans to mars by the 2030s and plan to do that using the orion spacecraft which is under construction right here

space stations near littleton. one of the things they are working on is how to protect astronauts from the heavy radiation they experience on the way to mars. the commission could last 3 years so they will be checking to see what radiation effects kelly may have experienced during the year. the other side is physical tests involving kelly's identical twin who you just saw, former astronaut mark kelly here on earth. since they are genetically identical it gives an incredible way to compare and contrast changes between the 2, the blood work is getting checked at colorado state university. leaving the space station. >> certainly when we look at the data, there might be, you know, effects that are more significant than, you know, how i feel. but i think the hardest part is being isolated in a physical sense from people on the ground

>> that is another thing nasa wants to get a better handle on, how does living in space for a year affect astronauts mentally? the mission to mars will be long, possibly 3 years, and the crew will experience the isolation you heard kelly talk about. for now he is going home to houston expected to land tonight. we cannot wait to see where you land, mark. i think most would be surprised to know he was a finalist for the journalist space program in the 1980s, he has a personal connection, that is why we love the stories. >> you are terrific and give great persective and scott kelly is exactly the guy i would like to pretend i was, go 17,000 miles an hour, i thought that would be a kick. >> john went to space at 77. mark, there is still time. >> the door is still open. >> you have decades.

the problem would be, mission control would say, mark, shut up. >> that would be my problem because i would be doing my usual dialogue. >> we love it. second career. >> i hope so. terrific story. >> interesting with the study on impact of twins. we will learn a lot from that. all right, thank you. >> we know that is not the last space story, even though it was-- >> last with mark. >> that is right. women have leg or back pain, may be able to fix it without medication, it is all in

an orthopedic surgeon in austin, texas, is recommending female patients change how they sit. she says sitting like a lady can actually cause serious health problems. it makes sense, dr. bergman said it is time to sit like a man. she said it has a lot to do with

too close, legs or ankles crossed putting treasure on tendons, causing hips to get bursitis, knee, and foot pain. dr. burgen recommends they sit feet flat on the ground. many patients have noticed a difference within hours. >> we have female guests in our studio, they all just uncrossed their legs and put their feet on the ground. you promised yourself you heat healthy from this day forward, and then you find yourself at a great restaurant and all your good intentions go out the window. in this afternoon's bottom line, greg moss shows us how to dine out without blowing the diet. >> eating out at a restaurant does not have to be unhealthy. here are 5 tricks to try. first, where you sit matters, says breen warsink, author of "slim by design."

choose a desert if you are in a dark corner with a vel vision set. >>-- tell vision set. >> people next to a window are 80% more likely to get a salad. >> think doggy bag before you order. diners who plan ahead are 40% more likely to take food home. number 3, don't be taken in by bright colors, healthier choices are in plain text in the middle of the menu. >> i am looking for healthy options. >> let your wait person play match maker. ask about what the chef likes. >> finally, ask your child what would batman eat? apple slices or french fries? >> the percent to choose healthier option goes up 5% to

adults. >> i really admire my friend, steve do? >> that may be all the motivation you need. for the bottom line on eating healthy while dining out, i am greg moss. >> good advice, we have more tips posted on 9news.com. all right, well, it is the one thing that makes everybody crabby, more wind in the extended forecast. >> unless you are retiring. >> unless you are retiring, you don't worry about it. that is me. >> winner, winner, chicken dinner.

all right, pretty windy out there today and we are expecting the wind to stick around tomorrow. the flags are almost straight out there. >> almost? >> no kidding, the flags are straight out.

>> there is no-- >> dig old heavy vehicle going, whoa... we were shaking and quaking and have been all night, all day. danielle, please, like soon can it just like stop? turn back a little? >> i hear you, it looks like by tomorrow morning everything should be winding down, especially in the metro area but we still have another couple hours, you guys, where it will be like this. flipping around out here. even the drive might be a little tough if you are thinking aboat heading to din-- about heading to dinner. kind of makes you sea sick, the i-25 and founders of parkway camera just wiggling in all the wind. as you saw, look at the flag whipping around on campus. and then again, a tail of 2 completely different seasons as we started off the morning with light snow showers up across the northern and central mountains, breckinridge picking up on a

60s metro area, same eastern plains, 65 burlington, low 70s lamar and pueblo, 30 s leadville junction. at the airport we cooled but by a couple degrees only, we had plenty of sunshine, it looks so deceiving, the second you step out you are going to feel the west-northwesterly winds sustained about 31 miles an hour at the airport and you can see humidity around 13%, it is bone dry, we need wet weather and it looks like it might be coming. we just have a while to wait. here in the 9 backyard our temperature readings coming at us about 5 say degrees, really should be a nice night. temperaturewise. but it is just the pesky winds we are dealing with all night long to early tomorrow morning before they start to weaken. 40 miles an hour speed in fort collins, broomfield, aurora 48. 41 centennial. 30 miles an hour range black

50 miles an hour speeds across loveland pass and shifts toward wyoming and nebraska along i-80 a blustery drive. check ow wind reports, 70 miles an hour speeds in cheyenne, brigsdale and broomfield. dia 53 miles an hour gust at 2:00 p.m. and fort collins 45 miles an hour speed. we go throughout the remainder of the evening. you can see things picking up a bit. by about 10:00-11:00, gusting 50 miles an hour range but by 8:30-9:00 tomorrow things quiet quite a bit along i-25 corridor and tomorrow afternoon we are looking at speeds more in the teens and 20s in the foothills, something they can definitely hang on to. tonight. eastern colorado as well as parts of kansas and nebraska. the cold front is what we are waiting on. it digs in the next couple hours more. it will be a fast mover and pushes out. we have another mild couple days

looks to push into the state friday, again, whipping up the winds and not really bringing all that much wet weather. around here it has been pretty quiet. just a couple rain showers dotting the horizon across nebraska and kansas and here in town, what you see is what you get, a couple light flurries along the continental divide but that is about it. the remainder of the evening looks pretty good. 10:00 tonight, once the front digs through we might have few light rain showers across the plains but i wouldn't count on that much. a lot of folks would like to see wet weather but it looks like we have to wait for the we could. few more cloudinize creasing tomorrow, partly cloudy and temperatures warm. back to mid 60s and tomorrow evening we will be looking at mostly cloudy skies around the area. comfortable upper 20s northern colorado, low 30s eastern plains, teens and 20s in the mountains, in town, still windy. i know, we just want it to stop and looks like tomorrow morning

sunrise 6:29 and another day in the 60s. 60 stretch off to the eastern plains, arkansas river valley, possibly popping into low 70s, 50s for the vail valley where they are just begging for cooler temperatures and a little bit more snow. not the case tomorrow as we could possibly be seeing a 70-degree day in littleton. we will warm up with 50s in estes park and mid 60s in lyons. winds picking up friday as the next system pushes in, should be a dry one. a huge jump sunday, close to 70 degrees and then the next storm monday, tuesday, doesn't look like a big deal. rolls in, rolls out and temperatures warm right back up. winner winner chicken dinner kind of forecast? >> lun the month rolls out like a lion, i will be skying and you will-- skiing and you will be talking about it. >> soaking up the slopes, fresh powder. rubbing it in.

>> thanks, danielle. talk to you again. rocky mountain national park is the third most visited park in america. >> i decided to come here and see it myself and visit, wonderful experience so far. don't have places like this in belgium. >> going to great lengths and great heights to get away. >> belgium is very densely populated and finding tranquility is not easy. >> the poor guy stumbled into one of the busiest spots and busiest parks at busiest time of the year. >> i arrived labor day weekend, really crowded. didn't expect that. >> the east side of rocky mountain national park in the fall can feel like a drive-through nature dispensary. drive in, snap snap, drive out. peace isn't impossible. >> i think it is beautiful here. i can't say it enough. >> but it is passing.

never leave but i would hate it go home. come back and visit. its what we do. >> it is what so many do, a record 4 million visitors to rocky last year, 13,000 on the busiest day during elk mating season. antlers clash with horns. >> they will be embarrassed. [horns honking] [animal sounds] >> this is the wild west side. >> chivs a nice chance to photograph-- gives a nice chance to photograph the animals one on one. >> nature, it seems, rewards effort. if you are talking about the drive to the west side of rocky national park, the effort is its own reward. trail ridge road takes you over the divide into the valley where the colorado collects its first

the long run to mexico. it is where you realize rocky's beauty may peak in the valleys. >> just real private. less folks on the east side. >> allen from cripple creek considers himself a west-side kind of guy. >> plenty of elbow room. >> and he has company. >> what is that over there? >> 1-4, version 2. >> a society of long lenses and low voices. >> even though there are a lot of folks around, just real peaceful. >> back on the east side you are likely to meet 5 people from 5 states in 5 minutes. a far cry from how it often divide. >> come out from that behind the

i have met several photographers that i see, seems like every september and october, there is a camaraderie. >> not to say the silence and serenity isn't sometimes interrupted, allen is, after all, taking pristine nature photographs on the shoulder of highway 34, but rocky's wild side is undeniably different. >> exceptional. it was so quiet and serene for us. it was a nice morning. [animal sounds] >> this land, rediscovering colorado's national parks continues this week at 4:00 and 9:00, and join us saturday at 9:00 p.m. on 9 news for an hour-long special on our beautiful parks, reairing sunday at 9:30 on channel 20. beautiful. >> mark has been saying a lot of advice, everybody is trying to take a picture of him, everybody

next, someone who couldn't be happier today as she has her own goodbye to mark in many ways. she couldn't be here. >> special. >> get ready for your favorite memories, head over to 9news.com

we talked about this, our dear friend and colleague, adele, couldn't be here today. she did, though, leave something special for now. >> mark, i am sorry i can't celebrate in person the day you have been working towards for 46 years, a day that can be summed up in 4 simple words. >> winner winner chicken dinner. >> we are at this distilling, the the founder and owner is going to help me create a retirement gift for you. mark's favorite is bombay sapphire.

>> we took our world only agraufby based vodka and infused with juniper berry, lime peal, angelica root, the 4 main herbs found in bombay sapphire. >> that makes it unique. this is mark's barrel. >> yep. >> how long did it take to make his gin? >> we took about 2 days to make this, we had to condition the barrel, fill it with water and let it fill up and be water tight and added the infused potanical gin into the barrel and now mark can open the stout and drink gin at his discretion whenever he comes home. >> good gin? >> damn good gin. >> how long do you think it will last mark? >> depends how much he drinks, hopefully a month or 2 but maybe a week.

retirement in a slightly modified phrase. winner winner gin for dinner. >> i had no they could do that with an adult beverage. pretty cool. >> i don't think i ruined that one, pretty fancy. >> i have to get a crowd, we will see how much we can get through. that will be fun. we thought we would use our new technology to let you vote for your favorite mark koebrich, early mark, because we have been looking at great photographs, the grown up mark, and the retiring mark. we lover every single one but we thought we would let you get the chance to vote. everybody has loved you throughout the years, no matter which mark. it is always a good mark. >> so far retiring mark is in the lead, he is my favorite mark also. >> i bet he is. >> i love this technology, very cool. i believe that it is going to be the retiring mark in the landslide. my gosh, retiring mark is killing those other young marks. >> yeah. >> pretty wild.

the fashions have changed you haven't changed much. we are looking at your clone over here. >> ben, spitting image, great looking kid. thank you all for voting. that was great. no question there has been a lot of goodbyes over the last few months, not just the last few days, but next people that i

mark is leaving 9 news after 37 years and a career that spans 46 years, so, he has a few goodbyes to take care of. >> i have been doing my best to say goodbye to many long-time colleagues and viewers, i am watching my e mail roll by, it is just remarkable. so i have this fair well to all the wonderful staffers who currently make the 9 news

importantly, make kim and i look so good every day. >> for 46 years of television, this has been my view, the wonderful people of the community who support this product and have been so kind oo me. i have-- to me. i have been lucky to meet many of you from the public events sponsored by 9 news but i will never be adequately thank you for making me feel so welcome. it is time to go, time to say goodbye to kim, who i have known since the first day of her career and adele who arrived at 9 news in the middle of hers, both of them make everyone around them look better than they often deserve, most especially, me. time to say goodbye to cheryl and gary, cory, and the kyle's, and my long-time friend, smarty marty. our weekend crew is the best in all of television, christine and danielle and my old friend, rod mackey.

made 9 news the unique place it is in my time here, all vital pieces, goodbye to eric and johnny and jeff and tommy and manny and byron, all long-time 9 news photo journalists here and great, good friends much of my career. suf ounded now by so many-- surrounded now by so many new and equally as capable young faces. so long to the wonderful directors who covered up my daily mistakes, bobby and jerry, lawrence and andy, and all of our talented producer, aerial, jirmy, cassandra, nathan, will, and tera, bye to tim ryan, the best interelect our newsroom. vice president, tim ditz, i have world. ryan ogden, patty who produced and managed the work i have done here and general manager, mark, who remarkably still pays me. to the wonderful people at 9

kathy and countless others. i am so grateful for your professionalism, your acceptance, and the constant camaraderie that iminates from the 9 news room. i will miss you all. >> boy, that is a good picture of me. >> there aren't many of those. >> hang on to that one. >>ia know what? that-- you know what? that pes was so hard to do-- piece was so hard to do. i left out countless people and, i just can't possibly sign off the air without thanking them all. thanks to kim who has been terrific, enduring this and all the people that work at this wonderful place, and to most of all, to all of you especially for making this such a comfortable ride for me. so comfortable that i just couldn't leave until today.

career. nobody gets to stand, you know, still in this business for as stand still. it has been great. but it is all because of the wonderful people i work with. >> you make it so easy, we forget we are on tv sometimes, i think we realize we were part of something magical. so, it was great. >> thank you so much. >> we will take a little break, come back, compose.

i thought it would be fun to introduce part of my denver family today. this is my wife, the long suffering mrs. mark koebrich, my daughter in law, allison, son, ben, mother in law, reeva, kathy's mom in the weather chair. she might do a little forecast before it is over. there is reeva. i told a great story in an interview with kim. kathy and i met almost 50 years ago, we were married almost 45 years ago and i got a job in tv and haven't seen her since. which is essentially the truth. these are the people that are going to be spending a lot of time with me, wondering, who is

and maybe, you know,e will find something to do and leave us alone for a while. >> hardly. >> we have so much respect for mark in so many ways but his love for family and devotion to them-- >> thank you. >> he always says he is bragging too much about them. he is not. he has many reasons to be so proud of ben and nicky who can't be here, she is in california with her husband and 3 grandbabies, they are so lucky to have you and they are lucky to have them. >> it is wonderful when nicky and the grand kids come, and they help us rangle them, it is a rodeo. 8, 6, and 4, that is another reason i decided this was a good moment to take off. they are at an age was at my son was when i was on the road a lot. i said tomorrow morning 6:30 i will be at his house looking for

>> you will give him stuff, i know it. >> there will be a list. >> kim and i will do the 5, but after that, out the door and you are on your own. >> never be the same. >> we love you all, we love you all. so glad you get to spend all your time with him. >> hope they feel the same. >> so glad you came, reeva. >> thanks, reeva, and thanks to all of you. been a great ride. good luck to you, see you out there, we will be all over the place.

next at 5:00, the search for a hit a run driver who left a woman behind seriously injured. also ahead, a plane crash sparks a brush fire on a red flag warning day. renewed efforts to add a presidential primary to colorado's political calendar. next on 9 news. strong winds have increased fire danger across much of the state, especially at lower elevations. the danger zone includeathize front range and the eastern plains-- includes the front range and eastern plains, part of a storm system that brought a few more inches of heavy wet snow to colorado's high country. meteorologist kathy sabine is joining us. these winds could keep blowing hard tonight and again into tomorrow. >> that is right, we are tracking a weak cold front moving rapidly across the state. the winds back side west-northwest creating high fire danger. if you look outside you can see things flying in the air, with