reporter andy koen is looking into thess. s l iorma every renter needs to know. thtate law and a city code conser hot water one of the sic irements for habita. t deite thisisruption in seice, city co enforcement has condemned the building. at's because they believe the aptment management is taking rsonable steps to get the water heat up again. we saw maintenance workers in the building ts afternoon .. ve the hot water back on later today. but for tents,t's been a frustrating nter they sayhe wer temperature was tepid for weeks befo the heat went o complete. they have to boiwater on the ovfobaths dies twdaysgo, narsffer to aommodatete by leing em u theathrm a cantnit inhe bing next door. "for a female, tt's not a good for me. i don't el safe going into a building that i've ner been and th isn exactlyhe safe neighood." 'm a tenant. i ve in their facility is their responsibility to ke care of me and gi me a home." state law protects renters with a warranty of habitiability. th mnsasic pmbing, heating,nd elericity should be provided ... and that incdes a reasonable am

news 5's andy koen was there for the floor vo in the stat senate. it certainly ds. opnents call ipermit-less rry and a number of them showed up today to libby agapanth this billnd the otpropos g law specifically, the groups "msdemaaction" d th "everytown survivor neork" whose members include relatives of victifrom t sandy hoo elemtary school shooting. the legislature is reviewing a mber of prgun lawshis seioinuding a house bill th wldeteacherar themsees if they choose to do there's also a bill that would expandhe state's stand yr ground law to cover business owners, and a bill that uld elinate the current n on gh capacity magazines. that's a law that was passed in 20 with thpport of every to. er jane doughert the sister of say ok school counlor mary srlac who edrying to shielchildren during the shooting the yes ago. # jane dougherty /verytown survivor netwo " th sm think tyou kn abody shod be able to walk around with a 30 und magane oa 100 und drum. these e weapons soldiers and war. these aren't this that suld be in hos." state n. tim nee / bi sponsor " inhe state o

"i'm not giving up till i get done andy koen news 5. the ttons ve s up a bsite to help raise monefor that 75th anniversary tripack to prl harr. 've post link at koaa.com how about a beer with your next arter pode we' tell you whe mc-dalds is making that menu change... ahead :30 rst, let's che back in with mike in the weather center. i'm mike daniels. adoto do sgs, lookcaraac corado... highs day in the 60's most eas. current temperures allver southeaslorado... satette cturesa storin the northwest will me our wa aning wind and snow he colorado just a few high thin clouds from me to time today. hour by hour, a warm start morrow with gusty wind, gus 50 mph over parts of the lor elevio with gusts to 75 mph over the hier elevations temperatures will warm due e wi ws tonight in e 30's most ars. hightomorr in the 60's and 70's mt ea 7 day forecastorheprings, high tomorrow 70 for a new rerd hh. cool but still mild friday and rday. cold front sday wi a high in t0's. a few shers possibleate monday into tuesday. pulo high tomorrow 76 for a new reco

if you don't have to be t, en don'to out reporting live, andy koen ne 5. here's another reminder of h dangerous throads e in these conditions tsf brake ghts here southbound5 afternoon,...aft a18-wheer cknifed because of the snow packed and icy conditions. the wreck shut down the interstate between baptist and northgate for abt an hour,..bravel remains sl everywhere. triple-a ss around 4 pcent accidents involving d ather... happ in thwinter. it's t w te for those trchers coitions. if you he to be out. here are some reminders to try and st safe. the most obvious one. "slow down"... make sure to give yourself plen of distanceroe car in front of you. bt to avoid sn stop.. especiallyle you're going up a hill... anitd ave "wter rvival k" in your ca be sto includeains, a towing rope, anow shovel, sa or other materi for and a flashlight. xxxx "c-dot" hd ator i5 d stathi. d tonight, we're leaing about w chnogy survisorarusg toelp "manange" major orms.. our kelsey kennedys live along i-25ht now. lsey howre conditions where you e? e interstate istill slushy while the

andy koen news 5. if you'd like to read up oal the back and forth ov t confidence surv ... can find thoseocum our websko now to a storyhatrding onli. after a fireestroyed part of the "oldest church in colorado"... on the eve of ash wedny.. it appears that soot... created what looks lika "crown",bove paiing of the virgin mary, inside the chur. parishioners a callingt "a tr miracle ns five's "lena howland"as thetory in conejos county. ok rq prayer nats: dr virgin mar.. tnk you for guiding us d being with us ruybal:i believe in miracles, i alwa hav weday. rual: i'vead a l of things happen in my familand i do believe in miracles and i think definily a miracle a shocking electrical fire te rough the bathros,...filli ng "our la of guadalupe church" with smoke -an leaving behind what some-- a sign of hope. pason: she offers us just so much strength and courage and so just to think that the church was saved with the divin intervention of her and her strength is very empowering after the smoke hacleared, fire investigato disvered a crown had rmed above a painting of the virgin mary.

our andy koen n live in our pueblo studiom- wiwi a story to schelling's boyfriend donthe lucas. schelling didippeared threre years ago this mth. she had drivevevo o eblo f fm denvo visit lucas at his quest aftetehaving gone to a doctorappointment earlier that y fo ultltsounthat confirmed her pregnancy. lucas is the last known rson to seeern he was interviewed b bpolice, thdisappearance. they've ke t phone in evidence all ts time investigations chief arew mclachlan n id detectiveveve obtaed mululple search warrantststs even ught t t help of othehew enenrcnent encnes to trtrand d get i to the phe, but has bsince been unsuccessful. "they're talkiki about if they were to take t t p pne w wt they cocod rercieveve what you're goininto le when they that right now we're uning to allow theheto even try becaususour thinis, , @ he didayayhat they've woed th the cell phone carrier to request tntnrmation about caca recordrd we did rch out to kels's mothth who has l l the effort to try anan get t swers s out her dahthr's disappearance. l tell you more abououwhat she hahatoonht at dyoen ws 5 l

ne 5's andy koen joins us live tonight from the administration building for academy district 20 where ey've already announcea longer day ftunts. anwhat's drivi tse changes. the state mandates a minimum number of minutes that stents must be in school each year. district 20 planned for 6 snow days in their academic calendar ... cancellations, the almost used all thatime up. so, to get this back on ack . alelemenmiddnd hig school students will start their days0 minuearlier .. ginning feuary 22n-- that's a week from next monday. a district spokesperson says they did it th way becau we could get more sere weher fore the of the hool year. "we know paren have to scmbo make cnges to their morning utines, we apologize for that. know that's not convenient, but this is the optn at helps us gain ack in the most efficient way." academy is n alone. the lmerood is nsiding ngtunt co in for coup of days in april at we previously scduled ofadminirators in falcon distct 49 sahey done to add days ... but each sch individlly is adjusng their schedule to make up ti requirements. anscol district 11 tels the

ne 5's andy koen spo with our elected leads today abt the issue. he joinss live tonight with more on what nds to be done. the inspector general's audit realed thatwo out of three pati at the ndstrom clinic had to wait longer than 30ays to g an appointment. ev though about one in 8 of those appotments were recorded as being sched quiker than that. after tourinthe facility, mayor suthers ankethe congressman and senator for acting as watchdogs to make su ve here in colorado springs are getting the best possible heath care. claims by the veterans administrati that the scheduling proems are now undentrol becaus said is still receiving lots complaints. one of the problems seems be an antiqted comper hedulingystem. senator bennet said out-dated computers a problem ss the federal vernment. nste of beinable to go back, take out the old dos based ftware, put aew version oft, they're wring ather layer on top of it, which sometimes has to do with budget consaints, sometimes it hato do with inadequate training. but the federal vernme in general is horrible it."

i'm ellene cockrel and i'm andy koen...in for ioday. first up at 5... gave yothe rst alert abtoday'd flag warning-- as dry conditions anstng wis-- have creat dangerous fire wea in our area. today's weather-- songs risky driving along the interstate. colorado springs-- joanna-- gusty wind could be tremely dangfotruck iver good morni... today one of those day where you might ha to holdn to ur steing wheel a little tighter. and manyru drivers might ha to pull oveif the wind gusts get o harsh. we spoke with a traing ructor at the us school truck driving just south of founta, and he says the number ondanger is roll-overs. many tim truck drivers will experience strong wind they're passinthrough southern colodo... especially in the lsenburg area. if that'thcase, th're vised toull over and waiit out until s feo start driving agn. sometime the interstatwill close down for high profile vehicles i actually drove for about 2 and a half years hauli hanging uld ip that truck over. but 60 mile per hour g your best bet is to just stop and it it out. advisory signs alon

andy koen news 5. you'd like to read up on l ofhe bacd fooverno confidence sur... n nd tse duments o oubsite koaa e first black commander in the colorado sprgs pice departme retiredoday. mmander etcher howard of the stetson hills disi joined the police e in 1977,...and has served the colorado springs cmunity for almost 40 years. he wasroted toomnd i 08. howa was alsthe soutrn colodo regional coorditor for the crisis interventi program... which teaches officers how to deal with people suffering from mentalllness and personal crises. we wish fletcher howard all the now to a story that's trending online. after a fire desoyed part the "oldest church in colorado". on the eve oash wednday. it appears tt so... created what looks like a "crown", above a pnting of the viin mary, inside the church. parishners are calling it "a true miracle." news fi'sena wlanhas the story conejos county. ok rq prayer nateavirgin my. we thank you for gding us and being th us ruybal:i belie in miracles, i alwaysave. it hpened e nighbefore ash wednesy. ruybal: i've had a lot of things happenn m

news 5's andy koen is here nowto explain why the increis tang place ... and whsome are sg the town truses should reconsider. under the oposed ratschedule, custers cod end up paying double wthey did for water lastear. the board of trus tes us they've been keeping rates artifically low for too lo. t the ecomic devopment corporation warns a fast jump uld harm businseand kill ok rq monument town trusteesay wateratencrease has en a long time coming. "for the last 20 years, there has not been a water rate crease for a sma subset our popution whore serviced by the town's water district." the water enterprise sthey have run a deficit in the hundds of thounds of dlars trustees paid the bills by using monefrom theenal fd ... which th say is iro citize w get wer from other utities. "tho citizens who e paying their fair share for the water, yet are being asked to i addition to that, suidize 20 to 30 peent our citizens such that they can enjoy extremely w water ras." but business leaders warn the new rates are jumping too fast. "it's a tough decision to ha to rse rate

andy koen is monitoring roads, jessi mitchell is tracking trouble spots. but let's start withs five metegistarlee hoffman in the first alert 5 weather center. im tracking e winter storm cting you areas with going snow throu the evening arenticipating 1-3 ines before tonig and 3-5 by mond eveninwinter ibacknd will take hoverhe next few days wi a nasty winter storm. a passincold front dropped a fresh ch or two for most locations overnight, b that is just round one. thatront brought much lder air with it. the 50's and 60's are a thing of the pastnd today highs wl

news 5's andy koen joinss live at high plains elementary... so some students will ed to set those arm clocks earlier? that's right. starting later this month, all elementa, middle and high school students in district 20 will nd to come to school 10 minutes earlier. and even that could change if get more b weaer later this year. so far, no changesdistrict 11 ...t administrato tell us if ything tiddle scho udents are t mt liey to be aect. early start times here in strictbegin bruary 22nd .. of crse,e'll keep yoposted if tngs change becausef more and even that coulchange if we get more bad weather later this

eiat aut given partis split beten the usane nate, ot liky is bilor hers wilke t w to gotateitol, andy koen, within the hr,he jury has gone home for the night inhe trial of dynel lane,hout reaching a verdi. closing argumes were hea this morning,....and jury deliberatis lasted se six hours toy. isused of cutting an unbornaby om ather's woman's womb,.nd is charged with unlful terminion of a prnay,..and attemp prosecutors say she attacked michelle wilkins last march when wilkins s 7 months pregnant. michelle wki survived... r baby d n. investatorshe wa pog ist ad for babylothes... en ihappened. schoin ellict.closedoday.... aftethdistayit was notified of what they ed a "threat of sigfica olence waspptly maden an a called "ter school" ws 5's greg dirando isive studio ren the thre and the sheriff's ofce is investigating. gr late this afrnoon.... the el paso countyheriff's ce told us ty ha identified a spect....bu wouldn say it wasr if aarrest w made. as for the threat itse..... they s that's stilunder investigation....but it was enou that the district decided to st thscolown. this is the apwhere

rerter andy koen is look in the issue--live in udio tonight with iortant infoation fonters. just like c plumbing heang anelectricit... state law and a ty code r habitality. but nd t law offers reers few options when there is a prolongisruptn of ice like this. ok rq " itvery vy frusg. i'm at mwits end it's beea loold winter for some othe renters athe summer gvepartments. " you can't sayou can wash ur dishes." they say the water temperature was tepid months ago but turned free at the enof last month. " at thedon't get is it's the ddle of ntere didn't have hater wn that izzard happened. so, not having hot water, our water is colder than the weather righno" and thay complaints have not be well rece by nagement. co enforcent tells us the mmer grove is ying to fix the problem. " i lieve theye actually builthr boiler systeand th still can't figure out what'srong with it." t water is a basic requirent under state laand ty code. but landlords are gally obligateet rente out o theiases unless condions are "matery unsafe" and the landlord has ignored written ll we n do is stay on top of

aa.comeporting live, andy koen news 5. this afternoon'snow wreaked hac on city bus utes in colorado springs. most busese running late all afternoon,.and mountain metr tells us seven buses gottuckust a 90-mine the snowtaed pilg up miafteoon. at'sartlwhmouninro decideto susnd servi at 5:15 tonht,...4-and-a- hal hourearlr than normal -- wonderinw to get home. "we understand this can be challenging for our riders, fo oucustomers, a that's y we tried to phe information as early as we can during the da so that folks hoply can make their arrangements get me, ether it's through friends, cworkers, or get on an earer bus." as for tomrow morning, mountain metroell us they'll have crews out overnight evalng cons will decide any chang to their schele by 5 a-m. they will post updates on their facebook and twitter sit...a we will have all that infmation re on news 5 today and online at koaa.com as soon as we find out. we're learningore about new technology, "c-dotis using.... to help mana major stoke this one... help keep the roads safe

the finvti brings a finef up to 0 dollars and bsequent conctions could lt iup t90 days in ja andy koen ne 5. a live look ouin the sel city tonight--afteanother goeous day. ad fecaster mike das---trkingur weather for us a cold front mes in tonight with cooler air for friday. it wil ntin to be dry. outse no current temperatures and humiditand wind seds fothe spris and pueblo. fa skies tonight with lows in the 20's most eas. frid will be mostly sun wh cooler air. have been sexually assaulted by bill cosby more thhirty years . spoke at the state capitol this afternoon. th praised a bill being consideredhat would t riof the statute of limitations for sexu assault cases.. our kelsey kendy is at the capitol tonight. kelsey why are they in support of ts.. they sayt s time a pport sy for anyone that's been the victim of a sex assault come forward and tell their story.. and rit now inolorado.. if thatalonger than years.. like it d for cosby'alleged victims here tod.. juice may never prl.. "rape and sealssault are not sothg you fe youan fight by yourself" :06 for these women.. whose alleged sexua

news 5's andy koen.. speakingith the southern colorado lmaker leading the charge to change that. ok rq yocan buy them here .. but if y collect and store rain water in these barrels it's techcally agnst thw. ate presentative daneya esgar om pueblo wants to changeha "wheyou llp ur rn ofour ro andou use that to water your gden instead of turning yoose on andeaving it wateror an hour with ted water u realize where are yoatercoming from and u ght litt bit differently abt it might lp conserve the water that we need to in colorado to make sure thate maintain our great resour." the theory goes everrain drop and snowakthat rolls down our gutterin storm drains evtually findsts way here into streams and waterways that ow out of our state. so, trpinghat rainwate could harm states and cities depending ont downstream. but esgar says that scncis flawed. sue and did a great presentatithe interim water committee basically ying this is absolutely no inry this doesn't hurt downstream userso once we hed that report we decided t go ahead a try again t year." her bill wld limit consumers to usingust t

news 5's andy koen getting acti tonhtrom pulo ty council memrs about this change. he joins us live in udio with more. me are surprised by it ... other don't k its a big deal. nothing in the memo actually prevents city employees from spking with cocil mbers. but if you havto notify your boss every time you talk to meone on council, at least one council member tells me ey don't think they'll learn much abt what's reallppeninthe . ok rq the memo was sent february 2. it's just three sentences which say ifemof city coun contacts aity employee dictly . that they en a to inrm their dire supervir and the departnt head ... and tell them everything that was shared with e counl member councilwoman lorwinner thinks the message could have a chilling aect on city oyee 144520 "it kind of sties the open flocommication or the ease ocommunication ere employee or employee contt you." but counlman chris nicoll dsn't think it's a big deal. he sees the memo as reinforcing a common courtesy. 1255 "the me really is about when cncil members contact employees direct but they ne to c up chan