with all mitch has been through, and what he's facing... star wars is a reminder of a simpler time, childhood innocence... when life was as simple as good versus evil. a single movie or character i don't like, i love. the adventure. i love how it's an escape an escape, a final chance for mitch to forget about reality... even if for a few hours. "i might not live much longer, but the last thing i want to see... i want to see star wars." a young ballerina lands and then she gets some tough news. we're taking you on one girls journey from great health, to cancer. it's our medical minute report. so what kind of weather can we expect tomorrow, and into the rest of the week? we will have a closer look at our forecast...and what you can expect in the days to come...right after the break. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. tough on anyone. but when you're a little

mitch, i think she'll keep on talking. she's still goiig. >> she stopped mid-sentence to scream. >> i think someone will have to break the news to sally, i don't think she makes the cut. >> i don't think so. especially with a miss like that. throw the ball? never last in the pocket. >> peyton will do it. beautiful weather the next couple of days and chances of snow on game day. 44 degrees outside now. if you're headed down for the rally, weell be at 50 degrees downtown.. thatts pretty good weather compared to what we've had for the last few days, which has been around 40 degrees for a hhgh. windchill factor at 41. we have nice clear skies overhead and that sunshine will help warm us into the mid-50s today, about 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. not quite record levels, which is 68 degrees. 21 our low last night. i think we'll be a little warmer through tonight. as you see here working our way from west to east, we have temperatures in the teens around craig and steamboat springs, even into eagle. zero still f

guest: this is another issue that might divide paul ryan and mitch mcconnell. republicans tend to be pro-trade, but something this day in a lot of these populist districts and blue-collar districts, many of which are controlled by -- republicans, will be a tough vote. paul ryan's thinking is that they have not committed to this, but the house republicans do want to bring this up for a vote and mcconnell doesn't and would rather kick it until after the election or until the next presidency. it is one of those wait and see type issues, but it is a very regional issue that does not bring along party lines because it concerns so many jobs and manufacturing and environmental. every interest group out there you can imagine is involved because it is so big and so it breaks down by region. host: this is steve from new york, republican line. caller: i had a couple of questions. adnow that ted cruz's latest was on eminent domain and i was disappointed because the ad was a complete fabrication. bulldozed that trump a poor old woman's house for a casino parking lot but in

mitch maciszak. and it doesn't acknowledge that he's a current ccsd cop with access to every school district free food is a way to get on someone's good side. now.. chipotle is taking it a step further. first though... video you've got to see. it's an uber nightmare. now... the ride sharing company is taking action. breaking news on that deadly storm hitting the east coast. switch to centurylink prism tv, and get the same great channels cable gives you, without having to deal with cable. yes and? plus tons of on demand options so you can watch whatever, whenever. yes and? why do you guys keep saying that? it's the first rule of improv. by saying "yes and," we accept the reality created by our comedy partners, paul. yes, right, i know. do you? feel like a hollywood insider hitting the east coast. take a look at live images.. that are just what officials want to see right now.. no one on the streets. governor chris christie declared a state of emergency in new jersey minutes ago

nbc 10 mitch is live in montgomery county. sun coming up, seeing more, mitch, last we checked with you, you saw, i guess, what would it be, sleet, i guess? >> reporter: it was small pellets. it made a sound as it hit the jacket. it's really just as we talked about, keith, it's the wind. the snow stopped falling for now, but the winds just keep pushing all the snow that's on the ground, drifts, this patio protected by a brick wall, you is you have a two and a half foot snow drift here. the plows have been able to, we've seen them go on the secondary roads. you're looking at city avenue, which is a primary road because it's app emergency access route. those roads have been plowed from the get-go. you see pavement. despite all that, we have seen a lot of slipping, a lot of near miss accidents here right at the intersection of monument as well as city avenue. there was police activity just 20 minutes ago down the road near where i-76 hooks up with route 1, but all in all, these roads are about as good as you could hope for at this

i asked mitch morrissey how he feels. he welcomes it. >> the family just saw the videos. did the deputies? >> the family brought up the deputies did see the video and mach name said that is standard practice, during a course of the investigation, they can see it and it helps refresh the the attorneys for the families said it compromised this. >>> littleton district is now speaking publicly addressing 2 reports analyzing the district's actions before and after the shooting 2 years ago that killed a student, clair davis. the reports indicate the school did not pay close attention to warning signs by the student who eventually killed davis and had they, the tragedy might have been avoided. >> i am deeply sorry for the painful loss the davis family suffered that tragic day. as through their lessons of love and compassion for all, clair's spirit will resonate in the hallways of arapahoe high school. >> littleton superintendent, brian, acknowledges the district went into information shut down with the media and public following the shooting and defended it saying they had to go

mitch, you probably should pay us a visit heee and buy those tickets. maybe you'll win. maybe we'll split it. >> there you go, yes. i promise. >> reporter: sure. will ou split it with me? >> we'll see. >> reporter: i might get greedy. >> if you go in together, but if mitch is buying the ticket -- >> i'll buy you a beer, how about that? >>> if he becomes president, donald trump might have considering banning him from visiting. >> a popular book for kids with a gun on the cover has parents talking. >> pretty moderate to heavy snow expected in western colorado and winter storm warning. how much will you see here in denver? details coming up. >> starting to see train and traction control laws put in place. southwest part of the city. >>> a live look over denver this morning from the top of the denver 7 studios here. it's 24 deggees. lisa says some snow is coming. %- we'll talk to her in just a bit. >>> one of seven baltimore police officers charged with freddie gray's death doesn't want to bb forced to testify in the other officers' trials. lawyers for william porter filed a

what do you think mitch? i think mitch likes this one. >> reporter: mitch, stop staring. >> i'm sorry i was trying to make sure you weren't touching by boardd thank you. thank you, ladies. >> it is 6:26. firefighters saved two people as their home goes up in flames. this is a live welcome at the scene. you can still see trues there from air tracker seven. the fire looked like a couple of hours ago. sally is talking with firefighters and residents who are shaken up by this. >>> it's 6:30. some scary moments for two people trapped inside a home. firefighters saved them. sally joins us live from 28th and federal. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, the scene is wrapping up and as you can see right behind me, there's only one fire truck left out here, but denver firefighters are still trying to determine what caused this house to go up in flames. right now we're told two people were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation as well as a this is from a few hours ago. take a look at this. this 2--story home was c

. >> i'm mitch jelniker here with eric lupher. i know he looks like a wide receiver. >> got the orange and blue on today. >> watch out for that cord. >> it's orange friday. >> the mayor said we should >> we listened and we hope you will as well. send us your pictures because we love to share of them on the show. >>> let's talk about first alert weather. it's getting colder. >> it is. speaking of the game, come sunday it looks like our temperatures will drop into the 30s. today we're going to see 30s. storm moving in. winter weather advisory going in effect at noon for the foothills nd mountains. mountains east of the divide will pick up snow. could get a good 3 to 6 inches in the high country. your drive up along i-70 this morning is dry. by this afternoon you'll find if you're heading up on this friday afternoon wet roads, maybe snowpack over the higher mountain passes. east across the plains we have cloud cover this morning. increasing clouds as the day goes on and chance for a little light snow this afternoon. the first half of

with sergeant mitch maciszak.... on our website... at k-t-n-v dot com. we want to get you back to the breaking news we first brought you at the top of the hour.. metro is investigating a homicide right now near cheyenne and lamb. lets get out to action news reporter gina lazara.. gina--- high clouds of increasing high clouds of increasing thickness will continue to push over southern nevada through the day ahead of our next weather system. temperatures overnight will benefit and will remain similar to last night - right around 40 but our afternoon highs tomorrow will suffer and remain cooler. highs will peak in the upper 50s under mostly cloudy, but dry, skies on friday. winds will increase out of the southwest on saturday as a dying cold front heads our give the temperatures the kick they need to get back above 60 but the front will also bring a chance for showers later in the day. rain chances are spotty as of right now, and look to be better to the north and east, but they'll come during prime weekend celebration time - between 7pm saturday night and

and mitch hyatt's looks like a 13-year old's." 22:51:19 "i was really worried about mitch hyatt. at the beginning of the season, his beard was terrible." 22:58:33 "when you look at mac lain and you look at norton and you look at yours, do you feel ok? theirs ... it's a whole other level. i'm just trying to get there. this is freshman level. i'll get there eventually, but it'll be awhile." 22:54:04 "when do you plan on shaving? right after the national championship.i'm talking in the locker room we said were going to shave them. burn em!" certainly the line hopes that's what they leave in arizona .. as they take a national championship trophy home. if they weren't college athletes.. i'd think one of the razor companies deal right now. in phoenix.. fc.. 7 news our coverage of clemson's showdown..with alabama.. continues.. leading up to the game. we invite you to watch our preview specials coming up tonight at 11.. and then tomorrow night at 6 p-m... that's a full hour long preview on game night. that's all here on "7 news". you can also follow the tigers in arizona.. by logging ont

mitch blacher, i understand a lot of the side streets are backed up? >> reporter: and we're keeping an eye on whether or not they are getting plowed and cleared. that story coming up. at longhorn steak like this doesn't need anything else. which is why we don't just add, anything else. longhorn steaks that sizzle for $12.99. the new smoky bacon sirloin. the new spicy grilled jalapeno sirloin. and the parmesan crusted sirloin. all with hand chopped salad & unlimited bread for $12.99. tonight only at longhorn steakhouse. you cant fake steak. and for lunch try our new steak and bacon cheddar melt. or any steakhouse lunch combo starting at $7. >>> quarter after 6:00. 20 degrees on this sunday. as philadelphia cleans up from the blizzard of 2016, the side streets are really a big concern. how long will it take for the plows to get there and then what? this was the scene at the italian are market in south philadelphia around lunchtime yesterday. few people out and about, but we did find these pigeons fooe s f on top of a snow covered calf. mitch. >> reporter

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the last thing i want to see, i want to be able to see star wars. >> mitch has a facebook page. see star wars. he's hoping to get enough support so that hopefully he can see the movie on video from his bed. >>> from flooded roads and car accidents to massive trees falling over, tonight crews cleaning up the mess from a third day of storms thiern bay area. and it is not over yet. we are tracking another storm on the way now to nowhere california coming later this week. good evening. i'm julie haener. >> i'm frank somerville. it was a wet wednesday across the bay as another storm brought us steady rain. take a look at the conditions along highway 101. drivers needed their wipers on high. >> the storm was enough to bring down several large trees in san francisco. this one blocked mission street between fourth and fifth streets for much of the day. the uprooted ficus also took out muni's overheadlines. >> all that rain made for flooding. this is the park and ride lot in mill valley. drivers were forced toe make a detour to get around all that standing water. >> let's go to chief met

mitch blacher, "nbc 10 news." >> reporter: hi, i'm harry hairston in form force. we're heading to chester county. taking a look at the roads there, we noticed major roads in norristown are impassable in the neighborhoods and barely cleared over in norrenton. coming down germantown pike, some of the roads were partly cleared. the sidewalks, they are impassable. forcing residents to walk in the streets. we're going to report more as we get to chester county and show you what the roads are there. we understand that many of the neighborhoods there are just still snowed in. we'll bring uf a live report soon. >> sky force 10 is also giving us a view from above. it's live over south philadelphia. take a look at just those cars that are still crowded in between all of that snow. a lot of work to be done before they can make it out. we'll show you more from across the region over the next hour. >>> take a look where sky force 10 was earlier today. >> this is over broad street in washington avenue in south philadelphia. that massive snow pile is one of the places the city i

mitch, where are you exactly? >> reporter: hey, keith, we are on u.s. 30 eastbound outside lawn side in camden county. the conditions here are really pretty good. this is obviously a major thoroughfare. it is completely clear. traffic pretty normal at this point. the crews out here, they have been going 72 hours of continuous plow. we're talking 1400 miles of road throughout camden county. more than 100 trucks. but they still used another resource here, they actually had county prisoners helping to clear some of the streets and also helping to clear some of the areas for the elderly who couldn't do it on their own. those are low level offenders according to camden county. for the conditions we're starting to even see some blades of grass poke through here in camden county. that's the latest from news force 10. >> mitch, you'll continue to drive around too. we'll keep checking in with you. >>> our coverage of the blizzard of 2016 doesn't stop here. right now on the nbc 10 app we have snow totals from your neighborh

mitch blacher is taking a tour in news force 10. he will give us a closer look at the hardest hit area coming up at 4:30. >> from the sky to the rails to the roads, crews have been working overtime to get transportation up and running. good news, if your car is under snow in fill till the city is giving you a break. the philadelphia parking authority will not enforce meter and kiosk parking violations. but, you will still get a ticket for safety violations such as parking in front of fire hydrants, in bus zones and double parking. >> it's a frustrating day for septa riders. people who depend on septa are finding themselves sitting and waiting for trains to arrive. septa says more delays can be expected as it recovers from the blizzard. it is asking commuters to be patient. >> it was two that were delayed but it was okay. i mean, two were delayed and i got on the third one. it was packed but it was good. >> before you even get on a regional rail train to get to work good luck finding a parking space at the station. piles of plowed sn

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i'm mitch jelniker. >> i'm kellie patterson here with jayson and lisa. >> the storm is speeding up. i think by late saturday, early sunday we'll start to see the snow. >> will already be here. >> yeah. heavier by monday. enjoy today and tomorrow. >> how many feet? >> could be 6 to 12 inches. not feet. >> getting your attention. >> mountains could get one to 2 feet. in denver calm. winds out of the west. you'll find temperatures all over the board from upper 20s to upper 30s. near 40 in some spots this %- morning. we have a little snow creeping in from the west. mainly our central mountains picking up a little light snow now. across the plains we have a likely increase -- little increase in cloud cover. nice day. high clouds. temperatures mid- to upper 30s by 7:00. then we'll tack on another 20 degrees. between noon and 3:00 we are near 60 degrees, upper 50s to near 60. it is another warm day today. changes on the way. a number of alerts going into

this is about 30 minutes. >> we are honored to have with us mayor mitch landrieu of new orleans. overwhelmingly reelected. previously lieutenant governor of the state of louisiana. before that a member of the state house. what is great about having you here today is that you are attacking the entire thicket of problems that we are talking about. trying to cut the jail population in new orleans. trying to root out violent crime at the same time. before katrina hit, new orleans was incarcerating people at five times the national average. it is still really high that you wrote it down by two thirds. mayor mitch landrieu: louisiana is probably the most over-incarcerated state in america in a country that is already the most over-incarcerated country in the world. orleansit, new was incarcerating people at five times the national average. it is still really high that you wrote it down by two thirds. landrieu: louisiana is probably the most overt incarcerated state in america in a country that is already the most overt incarcerated country in the world. oversawas 10 governor i the refo

obamacare it is a replacement on tax reforme and trade and health care reform replacement.mitcg to mitch mcconnell doesn't want a lot of them going off ahead of the elections and he is happy to repeal obamacare. ed to come up with a lot of money with medicare and medicaid. we don't want to take those votes ahead in november. you can see this as the year evolves with the strategy to. >> host: if you have questions we will have democrats and republicans and independents.sion is there the eternal struggle? or is a a lopsided one where the other? >> we ask the question if he is unelectable with a socialist democrats too far left and out of the mainstream, he believes pretty much everything nancy pelosi and harry reid have that same agenda if he is unelectable then what is yours?but but the campaign to have that policycytr differences butw he gaveou sanders a truthhe serum he would be surprised he has done so well. he got into the election to d pull hillary clinton to left. that means he has already won. for what he set out to accomplish the success even surprises him. and to fight the things

to talk about the progress. >> mitch blacher live for us this morning in center city. we know you will be covering that news conference for us. thanks. >>> a massive stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike remains closed this morning as emergency crews work to clear a 500 car backup in the western part of the state. from tractor trailers to tour buses to cars and suvs, hundreds of drivers were paralyzed, prompting the national guard to call in troops to rescue stranded drivers. governor wolf says officials are work to go move people to shelters if needed. the governor adds that each vehicle has been checked at least once and that workers have been delivering food and fuel to make sure that engines keep running so that the heat can stay on. ten after 7:00. still 20 degrees outside on this sunday. next, our i'm coverage of the blizzard of 2016 continues with a look at the lehigh valley. sun not quite up yet. that full moon beginning to go down. we'll head to allentown to find out how folks are dealing with the aftermath of the storm. >>> talk about a million dollar mess. th

. >> reporter: mitch and kellly, if you want to best prices for to want to be in front of your computer or smartphone at 12:00 this afternoon that's when tickets go on sale at ticketmaster.com. you know people are going to be refreshing that site in the seconds leading up to going on sale. when the tickets went on sale against the steelers i think they sold out in about 15 minutes. if your heart is set to going to this game, there are other sites like stub hub,er the ticket exchange. the price range from about 350 to $400, so they are going to be pricier. the broncos are limiting sales to people who live in the rocky mountain region, so if you do going to be ranging from about 100 to 360-dollars for reserved seats, we are going to see a new england invasion next weekend, hopefully the fans are going to be smiling on tonight here and crying on the flight back. >> this is likely to draw people from all over the country with two great quarterbacks. >> yeah. we're ready. >>> you might see the morris family at the games. they started camping out days before the big game. they say their big t

. >>> and mitch -- it's monday, january 4th, 2016. >> reporter: look at our lows temperatures in the 20s and 30s. good way to start off the year, really gorgeous yesterday. denver 10-degrees cooler -- %- we're going to be in the 40s by this mor this afternoon. another really beautiful erning some hot clouds streaming h@cab toicngierica thicngi afternoon. by noon 42. 3:45. for the most part 40s covering the eastern abc% @a[@rpart of colorado. boulder, denver, fort collins. in the 40s. people were walking around yesterday yesterday like au, sunshine. >> reporter: it was a grady yesterday. you can see i-25, we have had a lot more melting especially through the neighborhoods. find some of the wet spots turn back to ice. good driving conditions anywhere you want to go. >>> 4:32. breaking news one person is hurt in a fire in greeley. a mattress caught fire this the greeley manor apartments. he is now the hospital. >>>it is now ni*time to talk broncos. they will have the home team advantage in the playoffs. >> so the question is will it be peyton or brock for the ququh@,c >> reporter: amwe

no anger, nothing, just doing what he's supposed to be doing. >> there you go. >> thank you, mitch. appreciate it. >> see you first thing in the morning. >> all right. >> as you can see, they're really children's scissors. but we do thousands of quilts with them. last year, we did over 1,000 quilts. the year before, 916. we made some great quilts. to the gentlemen's credit, they do it with these. it's unbelievable. >> still at the end of the day, even children's scissors are safely secured. >> all scissors clear. i put them right here. they're going upstairs. they have to be in the control pod before we change shifts. >> the prison is not taking any risks with demetrius burks either. he will soon be transferred to the secured confinement unit to start a 15-month stay for assaulting a corrections officer. he has lost virtually every privilege he had. but he is allowed monthly visits. >> i'm fixing to go see my mamma. i don't know y'all. i ain't even going to lie. >> his mother, maria burks, and stepfather, tony conner, have come to see him today. >> good morning. visits are extremely

she kept trying to kick an officer witnesses described this woman as completely belligerent-- sot mitch barnum, witness screaming at the top of her lungs this is video from those witnesses-- you can see the woman being dragged out of her truck-- sot dominick duffy i saw the cops come out and tell her to get on the ground thats when they restrained the woman-- nat screaming and took her away. stretch-- that ended here in this parking lot-- on fremont the accidents damaged several vehicles-- sent at least one person to the hospital-- and took out a light pole. sot mitch barnum just kind of a crazy thing to see at work, it's not the best area of town but it's quiet for the most part where we work. police are investigating to see if drugs or alcohol played a role in the accidents. live on fremont-- mk-- ch13an. breaking news out of bend, oregon... where a meeting will be held at any minute... that could end the standoff at a wildlife refuge. tonight... ryan bundy.. the son of nevadan cliven bundy announced.. he and his militia will leave.. if the people of bend willl want them to go. the st

mayorthe same event, mitch landrieu spoke about efforts and his city to reduce carts ration rate and crime in the last effects of he hurricane katrina. this is about 30 minutes. >> hello, again, everybody. i think they will cut the music in a second. >> the music was good. >> it is an honor to have with us mayor mitch landrieu of new orleans, in his second term, overwhelmingly reelected last year. . lawyer by training previously lieutenant governor of the state of louisiana and before that, a member of the statehouse for 16 years. i think what is particularly great about having you here today, you are attacking the problems that we are talking about. you are trying to cut the jail population in new orleans, you are cracking down, trying to root out violent crime at the same time, and i would like to talk about the actual formula, beginning was the incarceration eration, the fancy word for this process. before katrina hit, new orleans was incarcerating people five times the national average. it is still really high, but you brought it down by two thirds. how has that happened? mayor

it burned so hot, that it lit the ground on fire. the way, that was mitch. >> awesome. >> yet again, they parked their vehicle a llttle too close for comfort. >> that's cool. >> that's pretty. i'm going to mitch's house for the fourth of july this coming year. >> excited. >>> decent snow falling in pockets. it will be hit or miss when it comes to conditions. north along i-25 heading north of e-470, closer to firestone, snow falling there. winds at about 5 to 15 miles per hour. at times it might look like it's coming in sideways. winter weather advisory until 2:00. expecting additional 1 to 3 inches in pockets. to the north, noh@ i-25 rcb@7 they're not under ^nserh@cabadvisory. you'll be likely around 1 `haz3 %^es of total accumulation. heavier stuff to the south and west, where we're still looking willlcontinue, most of our accumulating snow within the next few hours. >> depends where you are how the road conditions aae. i-25 north of i-70, wet, splash back, standing water. look at i-70 and havana. you can see negee snow ertsfha* around. you see the snowy roads down, and very slick t

they are saying now according to mitch, cohost of mitch and pitch on espn radio that he was at mgm over the weekend on saturday night. this is what he tweeted out a picture of himself and his dog in ohio. but mitch says he has rock solid contacts and sources saying that mustache, fake >> dana: we got a big batch of rain headed our direction. >> kelly: tom has breaking news so we want to go to tom first in sky 3. >> tom: we have stuff going on over here. you see the white smoke here. let me run video from one minute ago. this is what it looked like when we arrived this. car involved in flames in the parking lot. that looks like some situation by itself with the one car. let's bring it outside and up on blocked lane over here and that is where they have looks like a car that is up on the sidewalk right about. so two separate situations down here. the car fire at this area and then the car up on the sidewalk right about there. police on the scene. a truck spun around sways. not sure if they are related but they are 200 yards of each other. we are trying to figure this one out yet. >> we ha

it's a little tough on harry reid as the majority -- minority leader or mitch mcconnell gets tougher on them because leadership and courage and the spread of things you are talking about and you touched on leadership little bit of the conversation. but i kind of unraveled a little bit more. just give us some sense of what you all have to deal with in the respective conferences and what mitch mcconnell and paul ryan and hairy reid and nancy pelosi today are dealing with. >> one of the things i think is different today even though it was bad then it is much worse now. it's just the constant need to fund raise in order to stay viable politically. and what that means is that members get on more committees which they can't serve on and deal with the kind of job they should because they are spread thin. each committee has its own constituency and fundraising base. the amount of money my last race was $50 million. the last senate race in 2012 and 2014 were $120 million. they are now talking about $150 million in the senate race. so, it's just the incredible and insatiable demand for more an

teddy was mitch's one significant boyfriend before me. uh, mitch had recently just come out.as hard to love someone else if he couldn't love himself. i actually said those words? ugh. it's kind of hard to love myself right now. you were the one who said, "i need some time. i'll call you when i heal more." ten years later... ohh! i never said that. time to heal more! that's so sweet and sensitive. why did you kill that part of yourself? you know, i'm hosting a fund-raiser for the hospital this weekend

mitch fritz is an engineering student at saint john's university in arizona. he was given the idea to make a multicolored igloo. he bought bread pans and let colored water freeze. then he built his igloo. >> i thought i should go outside a little bit more. this is one way i could do it. here you have the entry way. very narrow. on the inside here. and kind of looks like it is >> he has tried this two other times, back home in canada. says the top of the dome always turns out to be the hardest part. jolly rancher igloo. >>> last night, it was the frozen pants, tonight it is the jolly rancher igloo. minnesota dealing with the cold big time as well as the snow. our snow has been up in the high country today. it is a pretty nice one around the denver metro area. the clouds poured into the city skyline this afternoon. we did have some gustier conditions out there as well. those winds picking up around the foothills. we are looking at this storm system finally winding down. the winds beginning to weaken tomorrow. temps close to 50 degrees. 50s out in limon. a little

. >> reporter: mitch, it got a little windy here icked up a little bit. the snow is coming really down. as you can see, the plowers here are staying on top of it. people start to head out to work, we saw about four plow trucks drive by that way here a few moments ago. you can tell the difference. they're focusing mainly on the main roads. you can see the difference over the feeder that leads into the highway. plowed with de-icer material on it. obviously the residential areas here are not plowed yet as much obviously it is slippery outside, so you want to give yourself ttme and slow down `hen you're heading out to work back to you. >> that hat looks good on you, sister. you can see here on radar snow filling back in here in denver. when we came in this morning it was not bad downtown. now we're starting to see heavier snow. we'll add on another inch or two this morning. taking a look closer in, in through downtown along i-25, i- 25 is not going to be bad. it's sticking to the ground and looks tougher. icier. to the north and up to the northeast we're seei

nbc 10's mitche blacher is live where the protest actually started., mitch. >> reporter: hey, you know, for days we've been hearing on social media about plans for a massive protest that the city of philadelphia would not be able to ignore. instead pockets of protesters lined the parade route. sky force 10 captured the dramatic moments as protesters pushed towards the fence, police pushed back, detaining at least one protester. police told us there were a few dozen protesters roaming the city in pockets, mainly peacefully. >> this movement here has changed the conversation a lot. >> reporter: lucy duncan said she's been in no less than 30 black lives matter protests, saying she's here for her black friends that are scared for their children. >> it feels like there's -- >> reporter: the protesters are here to make a statement about more than how police treat african-american communities. the signs mention minimum wage and immigration issues. >> also refugee lives matter, homeless lives matter, veterans lives matter. >> reporter: he says there's a reaso

mitch landrieu told me he is determined to make this a big part of his legacy. statuet mind if the comes down. au have to start having dialogue. is going onw what in new orleans. university of texas, they removed a statue from campus. it was done in a smart way and in a way ituseum, all makes sense. in each to be done in a way that does not create unnecessary acrimony in a community. caller: i hope your new year is really good. i wanted to know something. there are two points i would like to make. you being a presidential , the big thing is, have you seen through the history of our nation, more disrespect for one president than we have had against the people on the right, some people on the left have had towards our current president. also, i think he has done a wonderful job for the gun debate. thing called the second amendment. veteran, carrying a gun, i was in the united states coast guard, i was a law-enforcement agent. there is one thing about it. right,f people on the even some on the left, they do not think about the first part of the second amendment whi

. >> reporter: the party starts only when you get here, mitch. it hasn't started yet. i am drinking some of that free coffee now. and check this out, the doughnuts are here, guys. they are here. we've got lots of free coffee for you to come and if you need a little pick me up this morning. and not only coffee and doughnuts, we've got broncos spirit. check ttis out. >> it's free coffee friday. 100.3, whoo! love coffee. pet it for good luck. >> reporter: last time i had the christmas hat on, santa hat on, i might have this on for the next hit. have. back to you guys. >> don't leave him hanging, sally. he says pet it for good luck. >> reporter: oh. >> nice. i don't think bo owns a solid color shirt at all. planet. >> i saw him when we were ringing bells for salvation army during chrrstmas, he was >> no. >> no. >> he wasn't feeling well then. he's a colorful dresser. with. going to be a nice morning. pretty quiet. heading out for free coffee friday, no concern for snow. but we need a little bit. so far this month, 3.5 inches. so far this season we're just over 26, puts us

mitch vol is 30 years old. has an illness. it has deteriorated his muscles. so he is bed-ridden.at his home in citrus heights. now, star wars memorabilia, and his passions in life, they are all around him, because he is too sick to get out of his bed. mitch is hoping his social media campaign will reach the creators of star wars. >> i want to be able to see star wars. >> i would give anything, if he could have that dream fulfilled. it would give him something to, you know, be happy about, thankful for. >> now, his mother also says seeing the movie, the force awakens, that would be an escape for mitch. a final chance for him to forget about reality. even if it is just for a couple of hours. >>> time is ash 25. "american idol," starts its final season tonight. after launching the careers of so many. chart-topping singers. over 14 years. the judges say idol has returned to its roots, as a pure singing competition. judge harry connick jr. revealed some of the judge's strategy when it comes to choosing contestants this time around. >> i think the last couple of years, we put a lot of

. >> i'm mitch jelniker. we want to talk about a little something called powerball. >> maybe you've heard. dollars. could get bigger. >> denver 7 reporter brendalise gonzalez joins us from the 7- eleven on broadway with mooe on powerball fever. >> reporter: if you guys haven't played yet, you might be a part of the minority. we're talking about the biggest jackpot world wide. just in this store alone, 5600 midnight. i'm here with brooke from the colorado lottery. how many are we talking about colorado sold? >> well, since sunday alone, since the last drawing from saturday night, sunday, monday and tuesday sales tapping out at about $12 million for colorado alone. so this is pretty crazy. it's a lot of fun for us. >> reporter: and a lot of question on the debate is to fill or not to fill. what do you recommend, should i go with the standard traditional pick my own numbers or go for the quick pick? >> your best shot is whatever the numbers you get. truly is the luck of the draw. about 70% of the colorado lotter

what's a man braid you ask, mitch? like a regular braid, but doesn't ask directions like normal guys. better than the glitter beard. >> that looks odd, i think. >> it is, but hey. >> i wonder how long this will last. >> what would you pay me and jason to do that? >> probably a lot. because you'd have to grow your hair out. that would be fun. >> start growing now. >> shaggy. thank you. >>> today you could head out to an annual denver tradition. the champion steer from the national western stock show will be at the brown palace hotel. the steer will strut its stuff down the red carpet in the starts at 11:00 this morning until 1:00. >>> michigan family is backk with its dog after it fell through some ice. >> this rescue was caught on camera. oscar was with a dog sitter and ran after ducks and geese on that lake. fell through the ice about 50 yards offshore. when the fire department got there, he had been treading water almost an hour. >> my goodness. oscar is doing just fine on his way to full recovery, think goodness. li

mitch is over it. >> i'm shivering. it's january, it happens. >> it is. better today than it has been. that's the good news. >>> new developments about bill cosby. his lawyers filed a motion to dismiss charges against him saying they were illegally, he was charged with three counts of aggravated indecent assault in pennsylvania, accused of drugging and assaulting a woman in 2004. his lawyers say the d.a. is only pursuing charges for political reasons. >>> speaking of cosby, he no longer holds that honorary degree from george washington university. the school said it made that decision in light of "renewed distress" for students and alumni who were survivors of assault. >>> the mother of the so-called of a lieu enza teenager is out of jail after the judge reduced her bail to $75,000. she must aware an electronic ankle monitor and will have to undergo a mental exam because her lawyer says she's not competent to stand trial. she's accused of helping her son flee to mexico to avoid jail time or a probation violation. her son is being charged as a people in th

i'm mitch blacher, nbc 10. >>> the big diggout got under way late yesterday and last knight.nd george spencer was in south philly where folks got started liberating their cars and sidewalks from all the snow. >> really is a lot of snow. a lot of work. >> what is your biggest challenge at this point? >> just getting it from here to there. >> finding a place to put it, too? >> yeah. >> philadelphia officials are still urging drivers to stay off the streets so crews can continue do their jobs and plow the roads. from philadelphia to delaware, everyone took a hit from the storm. in wilmington, they saw horn 20 inches of snow and some of the strnkest wi strongest wind gusts. it was close to normal snowfall amounts for the entire season. coastal flood warning for southern delaware is in effect until thoon todp until noon tod. we found this tractor trailer stuck in the snow in bethlehem last night and blocked four lanes of traffic near route 378 for hours. >>> good sunday morning. big difference compared to this time yesterday. the snow has stopped and we're left over with snowy str

. >>> author mitch albom has sold 35 million copies of his book. his latest work focuses on how we can touch others with our & talents once we discover what those talents are. jim axelrod has the story. >> reporter: before tuesday's with my became one of the best selling memoirs of all time and the "five people you meet in heaven" soldld0 million copies in 35 different languages, mitch albom's dreams had nothing to do with writing. >> i was a musician when i began and i always quamt - wanted to be a musician. i always thought that's where my talent lay. i never wrote anything. >> reporter: the piano player moved to new york, booked any joint he could, while he knocked on record company's doors and got them all slammed in his face. was it painful when it didn't happen? >> yeah, it was the first time in my life that all the lights hadn't turned green. >> reporter: failure became fuel. was set my failure. >> yeah. the effort that i put in to achieve what i've been able to do in the world of writing is the direct result of my failure. it took a long ti

thank you very much. >> in allentown, mitch blacher, "nbc 10 news." >>> tonight, we know of more cases of the zika virus in the u.s. two new cases were confirmed in texas and illinois. >> both infected people likely caught the mosquito-borne illness in latin america. the virus can cause severe birth defects. right now no cases are confirmed, each person tested had traveled toen a area affected by the virus. doctors tell us they are advising expectant mothers to use caution right now. >> had somebody call me last week about a trip to cancun and my advice was if she could postpone it that would be the safest way. >> brazil seeing a wave of birth defects. since there are so many concerns about the spread of the virus we brought in an expert. >> dr. stacey gorski is with the university of the sciences, since 4:00 today she has been answering your questions about the outbreak. so here's part of what brenda wrote on facebook. i understand this is a concern especially to women who are pregnant or planning to get pregnant. i want to know is this virus in the system for life? >> that's a great

united states is imposing sanctions on individuals and companies working to advance iran's ballistic mitchgram, and we are going to remain vigilant will about it. we're not going to waver on the defense of our security or our alice and partners. i do once again want to speak directly to the iranian people. yours is a great civilization with a vibrant culture which has so much to contribute, in commerce, science, the arts. for decades your government's threats and actions to destabilize your region have isolated iran from much of the world. now our governments are talking with one another. following the nuclear deal, you, especially young iranians have the opportunity to begin building new ties with the world. we have a rare chance to pursue a new path, a different, better future that delivers progress for both our peoples and the wider world. that's the opportunity before the iranian people. we need to take advantage of that. and to my fellow americans, today we're united in welcoming home sons, husbands and brothers who have endured an absolute nightmare, but they never gave in and they n

daryl orr s at 68th and brighton where a car ended up underneath a tanker. mitch. at about 3:30 this morning police were dispatched out here to 68th and brighton boulevard for a car that smashed into a fortunately, the tanker did not rupture. what we're being told is the guy stole this vehicle and five minutes later crashes it into the tractor-trailer. he was transported to an area hospital with serious injuries. police are still investigating how this guy got the car and we'll give you a little bit more details later on as soon as we find out more here. guys. >> thank you, daryl. >>> a gunman walks into a denver home and starts shooting. you can see the glass on the door. it's shattered. this happened over on 3rd avenue near elm street in the park hill neighborhood before 10:00 last night. one person rushed to the hospital with injuries. right now police are not saying if the gunman broke into the home or if it was a domestic case perhaps. >>> live look outside this morning, couple of minutes after 6:00. going to be a very nice day, so feel free to make plans. sun

some sense of what you all have to deal with as the leader of your respective conferences and what mitch mcconnell and paul ryan and here he reid and nancy pelosi today are dealing with. >> one of the things that's different today even though it was back then it is much worse now. it's just the constant need for fundraising in order to stay viable politically and what that means is that members get on more committees they can't serve on and do the kind of job they should because they are spread so thin that each committee has its own constituency and therefore its own fundraising base. the amount of money in my last race my last race was $15 million. the last two senate races in 2012 and 2014 or $120 million. and they are now talking about $150 million senate races. so, the incredible and insatiable demand for more and more money is one of the issues that is exacerbating office and made it harder for leaders to the leaders to bring people together because first they are not in town and a second, they are doing this other stuff that doesn't allow them to be the legislators that they were

we'll hear from house speaker paul ryan and mitch mcconnell at a news conference live at 1:30 p.m. eastern also on cspan. on the next washington journal, matthew lee of the associated press. the release of 10 u.s. sailors detained by iran. a discussion about president obama's economic record with larry michelle of the economic policy institute. also bloomberg b and a reporter on lead pollution in the water supply. and washington journal begins live with your phone calls, tweets and facebook comments at 7:00 a.m. eastern on cspan. lectures in history. arizona state university professor brook simpson on the president's wartime role. >> it's the president's job to educate. to explain to educate. the president would say i know you don't understand this. there's really not any reason you should have understood this. is in a place far, far away with people that speak a different language so i'm going to explain to you what american interests are and let people in congress respond to that. i'm going to educate you and you can help make a decision. i'm going to ask you to do this. i'm goin

mitch blacher checking out the roads in camden county nifb in news force 10. where are you now? >> we're in the city of camden now, we're seeing what we have seen all over camden county. clear streets, snow starting to melt. a little bit of concern that will refreeze and that's really where the views' efforts are, focusings on cleaning up intersections and widening lanes, but for the most part everything has been passable from haddonfield to collins wood to cherry hill. we're talking about more than 100 trucks more than 1400 miles of road all over camden county. that's a 72-hour continuous cleanup effort for this county. where they had a wide ranging snowfall. from 14 to 20 inches of snow fell depending on where you were in camden county. as you can see, the roads pretty clear here in the city of camden. live in news force 10, mitch blacher, "nbc 10 news." >> speaking of fears of refreezing, freezing rain led to this, pileups on i-78 in berks county this morning. the weather caused 11 accidents in 15 minutes. sky force 10 was above the scene. the crash stretched from tilden to b