one of the more terrible crimes in recent memory here in colorado. a woman--held captive for months one of the more terrible crimes in recent memories here in colorado, a woman held captive for months by a former death row inmate. we'll sort through the disturbing detail in this case. >> don't worry about it, little marco. >> gentlemen, you have to do better than this. >> i just don't know what to say sometimes. the insults and accusations flying in last night's 11th 11th republican debate. donald trump, of course, smack in the middle of it. >> good morning. i'm colleen ferreira. potholes are back, and they're oh, so painful.

about your daily dreaded drive. breaking news, whitney houston's daughter died almost the same way her mother did. the autopsy result for bobbi kristina. a medical examiner says marijuana, alcohol, and drugs used for sedation and anxiety were all found in the 22-year- old's system. she was found face down and unresponsive in january of last year. her mother had also been found in a tub. bobby kristina died in hospice care in july. you made it to friday. happy friday, everyone. let's get you set for it with meteorologist marty coniglio. it is dry, but it's sure warm out there. >> it is warm right now. it's going to be an interesting day for us. we're going to start the same way we have for the last couple of days. nice high clouds. during the day, we're going to start seeing the tail end of a

move our way. it's really quite warm out here. 30s, 40s over the front range right now. and not so bad in the mountains with teens and 20s but during the day our southwest wind will shift. it's going to start coming out of the northeast. it's about noon. we're going feel a change in the air for the middle of the day and clouds thicken during the afternoon. sprinkles. we're really going to be packing close to the foothills. the closer you are to the foothills or in the foothills, get a light sprinkle and then move ob out of here. we're looking at a few hundredths of an inch of moisture, just barely to get your car dirty. we do start to see some moisture late in the day. there's even more rain coming later in our planning forecast after a dry weekend. amelia, maybe a dry start to the day. it looks like it could be a damp finish. >> it looks like it, we'll

sky 9 up around 25 and i-70. getting a nice break from all that wind. just a touch of volume, southbound 25 as you head towards spear. outside we go to our maps and cdot cameras. we have a gorgeous start. maybe you're making it a long weekend, headed up along i-70. loveland pass is open. i-70, pretty clear even after the snow we saw earlier in the week. we're looking at sixth avenue. we're still in the upper 50s, lower 60s, c-470 across the entire stretch of highlands ranch. the only drive we've seen the car off to the shoulder. >> if that would hold, that would be a wonderful friday treat. thank you, amelia. it's 6:03 right now. a woman is recovering after an or deal that has left a small down in colorado in shock. the woman was kidnapped, held hostage, and tortured for four months.

tarhonda, this all happened in the town of gateway. >> it did. the people who live near this house say they had no idea something terrible could be happening inside. police say the owner of the home, claude lee wilkerson had kidnapped a woman and chained her up inside the home. the woman says she was repeat repeatedly tortured for months. the victim tells police that wilkerson claimed to be a serial killer. a 14-year-old runaway was there when the alleged crime happened. she said she helped wilkerson tie up the victim. will zero con had offered her -- wilkerson offered her a place to stay. once the teen got away, she alerted the deputy. he talked to the 26-year-old woman who appeared very nervous. the woman had a warrant. it was $50, but she begged to be taken into custody.

something was wrong. >> $50 warrant is something we typically don't bring people in on, but he felt something was wrong and he needed to get her away from mr. wilkerson to find out what was going on. >> something more shocking about this case, this suspect used to be on death row. he was convicted of a triple murder, but the judge threw out his unifyings because he went waive his rights. he's in jail on a $1 million bond. >> he spent four years on death row in texas before a federal court threw out his conviction and wilkerson was freed and moved to colorado. wilkerson was accused of plotting a bank robbery with three other people and helping kill three witnesses. >> they held them hostage, taped them up, put duck tape over their eyes. >> and wilkerson confessed to part of the crime. the problem, the confession came after he asked for a

wilkerson's lawyer is in texas now and says he still hears from him periodically, and he wouldn't be surprised to hear from him again soon from jail. there are so many angles to this story. we're going get into all of them throughout the morning. you can also find out more information about this case, like how the suspect got off of death row, on the news app and 9news.com. the man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death one year ago will be arraigned today in arapaho county. glendale police say he stabbed her to death last february, the night before she told him she planned to move out of their house and go live with another man. denver police are asking for your help to find this man. police say he assaulted and robbed a victim in january. they say he's a hispanic man, 5'6" with a stocky build.

in a jeep grand cherokee in this picture. call police if you see him or know where the man is or see that car. a prison cell does not count as your home. you cannot use deadly force to defend it. that's what a bill says that's going through the colorado legislature right now. it clarifies the make my day law. that defense has been used -- the state house passed the bill yesterday. it will be voted on one more time before heading to the senate. it is seven minutes after 6:00 right now. only four candidates were on the stage for last night's 11th 11th gop presidential debate. those four were constantly talking over each other. they were trading barbs, accusations, and calling each other bad names. >> this little guy has lied so much. >> donald, learn not to interrupt. it's not complicated. >> excuse me. i've given my answer, lying ted.

children. was progress. most of it directed at the front runner, donald trump, the candidates calling into question his donations to hillary clinton in the past. unveiled. the moderator said the numbers don't add up. why he keeps flipflopping on syrian refugees and the crisis. and if he's serious about building a wall on the border of mexico. retailer filed for bankruptcy just a couple days ago. three stores here in colorado are closing, the sports castle in downtown denver. the store in greenwood village and littleton. salessales are expected to last a few weeks, though that could vary from store to store. it will impact about a third of the stores nationwide. hitting the auction block,

they come from the city's buy son herd. this is video last year where the city made $60,000 off the sale. the money goes back into the general fund. city started this heard in the early 1900s as a way to preserve the species. it's become quite the tourist attraction. march is our snowiest month. we've had no snow this month. top 10 least snowy. 2.5 inches of snow or less all the way down to just a trace in 1934. in fact, the 1930s had dry marchs. today, not any snow around here. we may get light rain. running about 9,000 feet. we're going see some rain moving into western colorado and snow into the colorado mountains sunday into monday. we get rain mixed with snow coming up here monday. this is a good size storm system that's going to smack northern californiaro with the

by monday morning, most mountain areas, 4-8 inches of snow with spikes up to a foot in the elks and flat tops. a nice system headed your way. >> that's good news. >> serious are going, yes, indeed. >> that's what i need. a bio pick of one of the most important jazz singers in american history is catching a lot of flak this morning, we'll tell you why.

high clouds over us now. weak system moving in from the west late this afternoon, bigger system moving in sunday night into monday for the front range. it will start in western colorado. we'll have just those clouds, same situation as yesterday, but the change is going to be

this day, we're going to thicken them up. it's dry around here now. we'll bring in the showers. it will be after 3:00 or 4:00 this afternoon. mostly 20th and 30s in the mountains. we have a couple of temperatures hovering between 15 and 20 in the valleys. filtered sunshine earlier in the day. after 2:00, clouds thicken. very light showers. the closer you are to the foothills. the closer you are to raindrops. 8, 9,000 feet. no real accumulation of snow. 50s ahead of the showers and the foothills. low 60s around here. for most of the state, around 98% of the state, completely dry today. we're just getting the little up slope going here. that's going the hang over the front range for about four or five hours this evening and then dry up by tomorrow morning. 60s here, out west. 70s in southeastern colorado with 40s and 50s. we'll be partly sunny early and then we'll get the brief showers in and near the foothills.

tonight, going into the 30s by the area. tomorrow, sunday, warm days. and then monday, the wind kicks up in a big way. it starts raining and then mixes with a little bit of snow monday night. even if it sticks to the grass, it's going to melt on tuesday as we warm right back up. friday light, am i right about that? >> friday light. that's my favorite phrase. picture perfect start here. exactly what you want to see as you head out to end your work week. ground level now to our map. i-70 is clear. 225 is wide open. quick stall on northbound 25. stalled truck. sky 9 flew over. no real issue on the approach to colfax. as we head out to 25 and dry creek and equally nice beginning in the dtc, eventually there will be a gridlock. enjoy it while you can. if you're headed out across the i-25 drive, not a bad start. 15 minute there is with speeds

if you're headed toward colorado springs, headed through southbound 65 miles per hour is your average there. 67 minutes with no problems headed south of the metro area. as we know, potholes have been an issue as we see changing temperatures taking place in our forecast. now we'll head out live with colleen ferreira who has an update from broadway and tennessee. >> reporter: good morning, amelia. you know, that vicious freeze cycle happens every year. once we head into the spring, the potholes around our area get even worse. you can say that word pothole and people's heads spin because we have that one area that drives us nuts. this is one area that people complain about all the time, broadway and tennessee. we drove it this morning. i'm going to report it like all of you should if you have an area that you can't stand every day. now, we headed out there to talk to you. no shortage of complaints when it comes to all the cracks in the road. >> i used the ride a

i had to get rid of it. it was too dangerous to drive on the streets here, because of the potholes. >> right before you turn down downing, that i use all the time, it's absolutely atrocious. it's sketchy, very sketchy. >> so coming up at 6:30, we're going to talk about why this is such a vicious cycle here in colorado. it's a pretty much daily thing here in the winters. you can call 311 to report a pothole, but there's a new way to report it. just on your cell phone by going to pocket governor.com. there you can actually select a problem, snap a photo and tag a location. i could actually do that right here, greg, and tag broadway and tennessee. go straight to the crews, and they will be on it within 72 hours. >> they appreciate it. we're all in this together. they're busy this time of year.

people are leasing more new vehicles than ever and borrowing more than ever when they do buy. experian finds a third of car and truck transactions were leases. that's a 10% jump over the last four years. the average new autoloan actually reached a record. 29,$551. that's up about 4% from a year earlier. this news comes as more and more people are not able to keep up with their car loan. according to a report in the silicon valley business journal. apple has leased a huge warehouse 10 minutes from its headquarters, nothing more known about apple's intentions, but it's fueling speculation that it may be used for project tighten. the car is reportedly to bring to market in the future. well, can you feel it? the force is calling you to get your copy of the latest star wars movie. yes, it's almost here. next month you will be able to watch star wars, the force awakens. on april 1st, you can order the

to mark the at home release, target, wal-mart, best buy are each otherring collectible versions of a blu-ray combo pack. >> all the sales associated with the movie, over $2 billion right now. >> they're happy. >> star wars is worth more than some countries. >> true. >> oh, my goodness. well, she almost pulled a fast one on police. almost. more on a new york driver's

actress zoe is a dana is getting slammed for her lighter skin tone. it's believed she darkened her skin color for the part. simone's daughter told the new york times that her mother was raised at a time when she was told her nose was too wide and skin too dark. this is part of the reason she did not feel saldana was not right for the role. it's out april 22nd. this driver earned an a for effort but also a trip to jail. he hand colored a license

buffalo police caught her. she faces felony charges. >> i thought her kids did it. >> nope. she did it. u.s. customs and border protection caught this brazilian man trying to sneak into the country in someone's gas station compartment. a u.s. citizen was trying to smuggle him in. officers imaging system saw something unusual in the suv's gas tank. the driver faces charges. the brazilian man will be deported. >> plus. he smells like gasoline. it is a case of atomic power versus bird poop. and the birds are winning. this is really scary. it's like three-mile island stuff. >> a nuclear power plant had to be shut town in december for three days. the plant owner says bird poop on the wires, the transmission towers was likely the cause. that was enough to trigger an automatic reactor shutdown at the indian point plant. they're taking steps to make

>> what are they going to do? >> keep the birds away? >> a lot of bird doo. >> ton of bird doo. >> shut down for three days. okay. that will make you feel safe. 6:22, a utah driver managed to get away with just a warning after she was pulled over. lucky for her, she had a legendary soul singer sitting in the front seat next to her. first, let's check the weather and the traffic. high clouds over the area this morning. another great looking sunrise i think we have cooking for us. temperatures moving into the mid-50s already by 10:00 this morning. for the evening, clouds thicken. a few light sprinkles here and there, especially on the west side of town. and in and near the foothills. for the weekend, we have a nice bit of warm air moving in. dry air for the state. and then rain and snow moves in from california into western colorado sunday. we'll get some rain here monday and then next week the main

so we're going to warm up yet again very quickly by the middle of next week. >> marti, we're about -- marty, we're about five minutes away from sunrise. no issues here. we're looking good to the denver tech center as well as your tran decision towards castle rock. let's get out to ground level. actually, coming up this a few minutes we'll take a look at

many of team usa's biggest stars in swimming are competing today. competition. he won the race, but he's still frustrated. he told his coach he wanted a better time.

he goes to the olympics he adds to his already 8 olympic gold medals. colorado's missy franklin got second place in the 200 freestyle. she competes again today. >> love this story. police officer in utah pulled over the right person at the right time. pleasant grove police department says officer paul rogerson pulled over a car for speeding. might have been best thing that ever happened. gladys knight was in the car. the officer mentioned that it was his birthday and the soul singer got out of the car and started singing happy birthday to him,s ai'm sure only she can. >> the officer must have pretty happy with the serenade. he let the woman drive her off and gave her just a warning. >> and they took a picture. >> they took a picture together.

>> ever have those moments where putting on pants is a serious struggle. emergency. the child called 911 asking for help getting dressed. the parents had no idea the two- year-old made the call. deputy showed up to the house and helped the girl pull up her pants. the little girl was so thankful. she said, can you please pick me up and give me a hug. the deputy said it was the best part of her day. good. mom and dad have taught her to call for help. they just have to define what's an emergency and what is not.

movie.. she's been through hell and back. >> it sounds like the scene out of a horror movie. a woman from colorado lived through months of captivity being chained to a bed. we'll talk about why her accused captor, a former death row inmate was out of prison after confessing to taking part in a murder. elderly abuse is a real problem in the united states. this morning we're working to spread awareness of the problem. we'll tell you how you can help. >> why did you write checks to hillary clinton. >> actually, it was for business. >> the republican candidates turn up the heat on donald trump. we sort through all the insults to find the biggest takeaways

is calling it a new low in presidential politics. good morning, everyone. you made it to friday. thanks for joining us. >> yeah. >> yeah. what a weekend mother nature has in store, marty joins from the backyard, sounds pretty nice. then we get our moisture. >> we have a little bookends of moisture, tiny bit this afternoon and then a little more coming up on monday. it's dry across the area right now. in fact, across the state. we have a weak system that's going to sink back into colorado later in the day. the front range could see a few clouds and light sprinkles. sun coming up beautifully over eastern colorado. central mountain valleys, not so bad. teens and 20s at the present time. winds right now to the south, it's mild. by noon we'll get a shift that starts coming out of the northeast. you will feel the difference during the afternoon today. so early on, it's going to be

we're into the mid-50s. seems like we're going the take off, but then about 1:00, 2:00, the clouds start to thicken late this afternoon until about 3:00 and 5:00, we'll have really just a few sprinkles around the area. they will be done by 10:00 this evening, but the clouds will cap temperatures in the low 60s for us today. a few light showers late in the afternoon, a much better chance for rain coming up monday. i will detail that in a moment. of course, it's friday. time to get out the door. amelia, how are things out in the road? >> marty, so far so good. hopefully we can stay this way. it really looks like a nice beginning. ground level, you're going to see few cars are tracking through the split. if we keep it that way, it's going to be a nice easy one. you may get to work early. sixth avenue so far very much in the clear. we still have a stall in the central corridor of i-25. it's northbound in the area of

backups have the speeds in the 50s leading up to that. not a huge issue. we've also got a crash tracking highway two, which is colorado boulevard there. that's right at 104th avenue, not affecting i-76. coming in from the north and east, we should be just fine. >> thank you. a woman held captive for months gateway. police say she was raped and tortured and too afraid to try to escape. now she's been rescued. and the man accused of the crime is in jail. tarhonda thomas is going through the aft for us. well. >> it's one of the layers in this crime. we don't know if that 14-year- old was assaulted herself or if police think she was this man's partner this all of this. to make it even scarier. the man accused of the crime was also convicted of a triple murder. his conviction was thrown out because the judge says he never waived his rights. he went through and nine years

inside the house, ton -- the unthinkable happened. >> i'm here, i will do my thing and you can do yours. >> but behind closed doors, a horror was unfolding. >> being drugged and being assaulted. >> police say all of that happened to a 26-year-old woman who came here because she had no place to go. claude lee wilkerson offered her a place to stay. row. >> he was convicted of multiple homicides in texas. he was on death roll. based on a technicality of the 80s. >> the teen said wilkerson chained her to the bed and

and serial killer. >> she got away, the teen, and found family members and notified the family members that something more is going on. that's how we started this whole investigation. >> it brought a deputy to the home, face to face with the victim. when she begged to be arrested on a $50 warrant, he knew something was wrong and took the woman away from what investigators say was a house of horrors. >> he took the time and followed up on his instincts and identified a pretty severe >> claude lee wilkerson is bond. the victim is receiving help program. so many people in the town of gateway say they can't believe this was happen right next door >> crazy story. >> awful. >> sad story. that's for sure.

arrest affidavit. he explains why this is going to be hard for her to overcome. >> there's not many people trained to help people with that experience. reading through the affidavit, it sounds like the plot of a horror movie. it's 6:37 now. one of two men serving time for beating a disabled man to death in boulder is appealing his 20-year-old austin holeford filed husband appeal, saying he shouldn't have been given an alternate defense council. he pled to the charges and is serving a 56-year sentence in prison. his accomplice is serving a 30- year sentence. north korea doesn't seem to be phased by a new strict sanctions recently improved by the united nations security council. the country's leader claims

stand by ready to fire them off at any moment. now south korea and the united states are working on a defense plan many case they're serious. they met to talk about deploying advanced missile system to counter any threat from the north. they signed a formal agreement on that in seoul today. don't worry about it, little marco. >> gentlemen. >> you want to -- gentlemen, you have to do better than this. >> this is a pretty good summary of how last night's 11th gop presidential debate went last night. a lot of bickering and name calling. this morning, vita, there was some substance to last night's spectacle. the republican presidential race reached a new level of nastiness. they traded jabs after mitt romney's speech slamming the front runner. they mentioned something about immigration and health care and

>> donald trump was constantly challenged by his fellow candidates and moderators, and he was quick to respond as the verbal punches flew. >> donald, learn not to interrupt. it's not complicated. >> excuse me. i've given my answer, lying ted. >> in between there was some substance. >> why did you write checks to hillary clinton to be president in 2008? >> actually, it was for business. it was. >> the moderators challenged trump on his new health plan. >> it will save more than $300 billion a year. >> the numbers don't add up. >> and trump explained why he changed positions on the syrian refugees and guest worker visas. >> i'm softening the position because we have to have talented people in this country. >> it's agreed that we now need troops in libya to go after isis. >> we have to be there on the ground in significant numbers. >> trump refused to release a new york times tape that shows him backing off building the

people have to be flexible in negotiations. in the end, he thought the debate would have been more vicious. meanwhile, hillary clinton tuned into the debate last night and posted her reactions. she wrote one tweet, the time passes the scarier this gets. she sent out several quotes throughout the night as well. >> thank you. on the today show this morning, mitt romney continues his attack on donald trump, saying he is setting a new low in presidential politics. romney told today's show matt lauer that he could not stay silent anymore after watching trump's hostile campaign. he said he will not vote for trump or clinton. he said his rebuke of trump has nothing to the with him wanting to run himself.

at a low 4 4.9%. this is a letter than expected number, but it's not over the mark that would make investors nervous and it's a strong enough number to raise interest rates at their next meeting. the city of denver supports the $1 billion plan to widen and lower i-70 to the north side of town. they want some things considered by cdot. public comment period ended this week. our partners report the city of denver has a list of some 84 items they want addressed. among them, safer routes between the neighborhoods in the area. a profession for soundproofing homes for people living along the highway, and a plan to make sure local streets are not overwhelmed and clogged with traffic during construction. construction of the project, by the way, expected to start in late 2017. it could take four to five years to complete. westminster has approved the third development deal in the transformation of this old mall site. associates will be in construction earlier next year on a five story building that

residential space to that area. westminster has moved away from having one master developer for the 105-acre site that's being called the city's new downtown. it's horrible. it's horrible. it's the worst thing. >> yep, he's talking about the freeze-thaw and then the snow and sun and what it leaves behind, the potholes popping you will all over town. colleen ferreira tagged along with denver public works crews as they've been busy trying to patch up streets. colleen? >> reporter: gary, we know it all too well, these colorado winters are so harsh on our roads. come spring we see so many potholes and patches around the city, crews are trying to get them all fixed. so far denver works tells me they've mixed 11,000 potholes this year-to-date. many of you say there are still many more. >> it's horrible. it's horrible. it's the worst thing.

>> it's progressively getting worse and worse. >> those pesky potholes just keep popping up. it's the same story every year. one hole after another. everyone has that spot that drives them nuts. >> broadway between louisiana and mississippi. >> sometimes along sixth avenue and spear boulevard. >> the pain of driving over the potholes is frustration. >> the ruin nation of my car. >> but denver public works says they've made it a priority to patch them up. they've filled 11,000 so far this year. more than 101,000 last year and 78,000 in 2014. >> typically we have eight to ten crews that are filling potholes every day monday through friday, weather permitting. >> 9 news meteorologist marty coniglio says it's a vicious freeze-thaw cycle. the average high is above freezing, the average low is

cycle is what helps destroy the roads. >> i feel bad for the city workers. i know they try, but with the freeze-thaw action that happens in denver, the wild fluctuation in temperatures, it's probably pretty hard to keep up on it. >> th*eu for the crews just trying to keep up with thousands of complaints. >> and if you see those crews out there working, give them enough space to work. they're really trying to make your drive safer. call to complain about a pothole on a road or you can go to www.pocketgovernor.com. you can select a problem. tag a location. crews know where to go. we've talked about it. we're in a nice thaw phase, but are we going to see a freeze phase anytime soon? >> early next week. it will be interesting. we'll get rain-snow monday, moisture, and freeze it up early tuesday morning.

60s for us today. just a tiny little bit of rain this afternoon between 4:00 and 8:00, a few sprinkles. the farther west you are, the better shot you have at getting a little spritz of moisture later in the day. big storm moving into california. we'll continue to spread across the west through the weekend. by sunday afternoon and evening, we'll get rain and snow over western colorado. it will move into the front range monday. we'll get some rain here. very windy conditions around here. and snow for the mountains. in fact, the rain forecast over the weekend, pretty close to half foot of rain in northern california. we'll see the better part of a half inch to an inch in western colorado transitioning into snow by the end of the weekend into early monday. we can see upwards of a not of snow in parts of the san juans. flat tops and elk mountains from 4:00 to 8:00 in other locations. in our planning forecast, i'm going to talk about a little bit of snow.

>> we'll take what we can get. >> 6:45, a growing number of seniors in colorado are suffering from abuse.

welcome back. a woman recently sentenced to 208 years in prison for nearly killing an elderly man in his home. she wasn't an intruder. this wasn't a random attack. she was living as a care takener that home. one in four adults in colorado will be over 60. advocates say there's a growing number of them who are being

anastases ya boll on the is in the -- an staysya bolton is in the studio. >> carrie jackson works the beat at the district attorney office. tell us, what is elder abuse? well, i tell people it's a whole gamut of things. in fact, aging is hazardous to your health. these are people supposed to be caring for us. they abuse the older adults. then we go out into the world and we have the drug addicted id thieves that look for elderlies. it looks like older adults in today's world, someone is trying to prey upon them. >> give me the top five things that our older generation has to do to protect themselves from becoming victims? >> well, off the top of my head, don't answer any calls that come from an area code that you don't recognize. that's a scammer.

most district attorney office have someone who will provide information for them. nothing needs urgency and immediacy that crooks will try to impose on an older adult. powers of attorney will go to an attorney, get it done correctly. do some checks and balances in that process so one person count have all the control over an older adult's finances. then when they're out and about b vigilant. i don't want them to be paranoid, but realize there are a whole group of predators out there watching them, looking looking for purses and wall lits and the opportunity to steal. you know, we'll continue talking about in this morning. we'll have the call line center questions. we'll have folks from the well. they are hear to answer your questions. what do you want to know when it comes to elder abuse? signs of abuse, who you need to

what you should do and have in terms of resources in this community. how seniors can protect themselves. we have that going until 8:00 this morning. so, please give us a call. that's your expertise. they would certainly love to help you. marty coniglio is on the other side of this with your weather update. >> thank you, an taseya, around here this morning, we're looking at partly sunny skies. i would characterize this as an evening commute sprinkle. it's all you're going to see around here. we have the bigger storm coming in on monday. sprinkles this evening briefly and then cloudy skies. we'll get a good dose of rain coming in on monday. snow on sunday and monday. the storm track moves south of colorado. texas is going to get pounded with rain next week as we warm up. so after today's rain, a dry weekend, and a wet start to the week. amelia, i imagine a lot of folks will want to get out and

>> that's a good point. and they're going to enjoy their neighborhoods. every friday we take a look at your denver community this. week's journey takes us into university hills. now, nestled along colorado boulevard along i-25, it's a pocket south of the denver that's extremely accessible to all parts of town. north of hampton. university hills is an underrated neighborhood filled with all sorts of gems when it comes to great home deals, date night options and also a lot of access to shopping districts. i can show you exactly where the university hill sits. 6500 people call university hills home. it's split between a lot of split level homes and colorado boulevard adjacent. condos and also apartments.

mid-300s and they're in walking distance to a lot of great restaurants. this does a lot of features like oscar nominated classics and other cult favorites. now, we have a photo gallery up on our website. www.9news.com. we want to invite you to join the conversation by using the hashtag 9 neighborhoods to tag your photos on facebook, twitter, instagram, and hopefully your neighborhood can be featured in our series. greg? abc theaters buying carmike theaters. a largest acquisition of a u.s. company by a chinese firm. consumers may be getting a chase for chipotle once again. a survey shows negative sentiment from the e. coli scare is starting to fade.

increased after it gave out entree. all right. well, it seems like forever denver.

your friday drive trekking along very smoothly. seeing a light drive across 225 around parker road. no major concerns across your i- 25 drive. stalled out of there. slowdowns across i-70 with a possible new accident in the eastbound direction around the

we have a crash in the clearing stages. 102 and 104th east of 76. 76 is not affected. the rest of the metro drive, all to a nice, smooth start. marty? high clouds over the area now give way to thicker cloud cover later in the afternoon. we'll get a few light sprinkles here and there over the front range late in the day. it's completely dry across the state. most of the state is going to stay dry. warm start, 30s and 40s in eastern colorado. we're in the teens, 20s, 30s 30s. pun most of the morning. 1-2:00. sprinkles between 4:00 and 7:00. then those move out of here. we're clearing out for tomorrow morning. low 60s from metro denver to northern colorado. 40s an 50s in the mountains. again, you get the wind shift today around lunchtime. starts coming out of the northeast for you. very light rain is about all we're going to see.

i can't imagine a quarter inch of snow out of this up along the continental divide. 40s and 50s in the mountains. partly sunny today. those foothills areas and if you're in the suburb near the foothills, you could get a sprinkle late in the afternoon or early this evening. low 60s today will be down into the 30s tonight. tomorrow and sunday, really warm conditions around here. temperatures moving up close to 70 degrees on sunday. a windy, much colder day. there will be rain early on and afternoon. even if the snow sticks to the grass a little bit, it's going to melt. texas gets soaked and we warm up yesterday again into the 60s and 70s by the tail end of next week. >> incredible. >> can you believe it? week. donald trump's twitter insults

it seems. >> over on channel 20, we're looking at how candidates are reach you. >> oh, yes. there was plenty of it flying around last night and still >> yes. >> all right. we're going over to channel 20. if you can't, congratulations. you made it through the week. what is that?

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