. >> beecher used a set of shackles which he stated were the shackles that had bound john brown.pulpit." the historical record indicates that my great-grandfather's brother lent those shackles to beecher. >> certain the shackles are brown's, john's duty is now to find out what they're worth. and he knows how do that. >> there's no better way to gauge the true fair-market value of anything than to put it up for a public auction. >> so john sends photos of the shackles to heritage auctions in dallas, which has some expertise in this area. in 2007 it sold an oil painting of john brown for $17,000, and in 2010 a steel pike from the harpers ferry raid for $13,000. don ackerman specializes in antebellum artifacts at heritage. >> i don't doubt that these are the shackles that were used on john brown. these were quite unusual intrinsically just as a set of shackles because they're marked by the maker, but the association on them is really what makes them important. >> that's the theory. but you're about the meet the top bidder on this strange inheritance, and the legacy of john brown was

. >> beecher used a set of shackles which he stated were the shackles that had bound john brown." the historical record indicates that my great-grandfather's brother lent those shackles to beecher. >> certain the shackles are brown's, john's duty is now to find out what they're worth. and he knows how do that. >> there's no better way to gauge the true fair-market value of anything than to put it up for a public auction. >> so john sends photos of the shackles to heritage auctions in dallas, which has some expertise in this area. in 2007 it sold an oil painting of john brown for $17,000, and in 2010 a steel pike from the harpers ferry raid for $13,000. don ackerman specializes in antebellum artifacts at heritage. >> i don't doubt that these are the shackles that were used on john brown. these were quite unusual intrinsically just as a set of shackles because they're marked by the maker, but the association on them is really what makes them important. >> that's the theory. but you're about the meet the top bidder on this strange inheritance, and the legacy of john brown was hardly

moments later christian beecher ran across the street to help. a family of 5 was in the sacramento home.... including a girl with special needs. christian has asthma... but he that... all he could focus on was getting the family today is the super school athletics. student-athletes across the state and country will be making their college commitments celebrate their accomplishments. tweet us a picture of your athlete, their high school and college -- using the hashtag c-o signing day. we'll be sharing them throughout the day. and for the most up-to-date list of colorado high school signees... go to 9news dot com slash h-s-s. there you'll also find photo galleries, interviews and video from some of the ceremonies today. we know a lot of people want the new broncos magnets. we will be handing them out at three locations this morning. starting at 6 a-m you can pick up a magnet at the king soopers on sheridan and darthmouth here in denver. you can get a magnet at the city market on beaver creek place in avon starting at 6 a-m. one up in el jebel ...

christian beecher "the lady didn't know anything was going on, she could have just burned." christian has asthma, and the smoke could have been really dangerous for him. but he says he didn't give it a second thought. 1:13 - 1:19 "i could always help my asthma but saving other people's lives is more important." people's lives is more important." the family is very grateful to christian and says it's nice to know there's a hero living nearby. now to more on severe weather that's moving our way. it's already torn up several states to our west. you're looking at video we showed you earlier of a tornado that hit part of mississippi. now john serrie shows what this storm system did in other parts of the country. a powerful storm system is moving through the country... bringing snow from the rockies to the midwest... and severe thunderstorms to the tuesday - a series of tornadoes touching down in mississippi and alabama... causing widespread property damage - but only minor injuries. mos says: "wooooowoooooowooo oooo! just like that. it was black. first it was like it was up, then

if it is federally or state required to beecher they are learning what it is they are learning but it is a moment where they could eliminate the 112 if they want but now it is up to every governor in legislature is this what we would? >> you'll hear the parents opting out of the s.a.t. or act for national merit scholars. it is just interests -- interesting when we choose. >> with this data federally mandated test not to contradict the to see them pointing upward with the accountability system and i guarantee with those standardized test. >> data is with the ambiguities that it appears to leave it to the department of education and how much that they used to new use test scores so much more has to be academic assessments and that leaves a lot of room maybe not the way that we want to opt out of the s.a.t. or act now we see colleges opting out that this sort of the illustration i would never say it is the free market but it is more than k through 12 so you see some students say and don't think that is a good measure of who i am saddam to tailor our the education they're giving based on

he was in remission soon after good enough shape -- shape to receive a bone marrow transplant to beecher would not come back in a mutated form. he has had side effects of his treatment and i problems but as he makes clear that is a small price to pay for being alive. his recovery is remarkable although he is not out of the woods is dr. characterizes his prognosis as guarded the eventual outcome is not known in his condition will remain closely monitored but he has lived as long as he has with intensive genetic sequencing per item have any doubt about that in my case a really saved my life. lukases story is rare but the achievement -- treatment is just the potential beginning his story will someday be ordinary. someday soon. is a the book as i described that comes to dry out the advances taking place that things are happening with the commercialization of genomics that will at three-year for years the average life expectancy to today's primary school children here in the united states. i tried to examine the unintended consequences of the commercialization of genomics with the knowledge t

temiso tr pator 1peratures but keep an eye on that here because again this pattern is going toto to beecher several more of these panhandle those which typically produce wet snow and also may be a nor'easter or two before the winter is through. keep that in mind we included and also may be w snow on the eight day next thursday. fox8 news your official schoolchoo closing station. although the heart of the cold air is probably behind us thelosibably be us the snow is definitely not. we will see what happens. the seat of the coldd is hanging the heart of the cold is gone where onto the seat in the toes. you've got it. thanks.ngt it. the battlele between apple and thepple a fbi is growing. should n they be forced to unlock the phone belonging to one of the san bernardino shooters. filled her up with water. whyy drivers were pumping water instead of gas at one gasne g station. what is falling from the sky i quite a mess in one city. doesn't look a good. come into steak 'n shake for better yet, come into steak 'n shake for hand-dipped milkshakes r r at half-price during r half-price happier hour,

christian beecher saw flames coming from the home next-door. he sprang into action. ran inside of this burning house to help the family get out. the family of five, by the way, including one girl who has special needs. >> we had to help them get faster. >> kris: you want to know what makes this impressive? this young man has asthma. shouldn't be around smoke. he said saving lives was more important than that. >> christa: quite a sacrifice on his part, i think. much more to come in the next half hour. including taking new hampshire making a major push before the primaries. and we are tracking the latest poll numbers you will see on just one station today. >> chris: rainy and mild air continuing to push in this afternoon and this evening. we will take a look at the wet evening commute forecast ahead. >> kris: plus, the driver from a serious crash in 2013 that left one person paralyzed, >> christa: all eyes on the granite state here as they gear up for the first in the nation primary. the candidates making a major up as much support as possible. before voters hit the po

his name the christian beecher. and he saw flame coming from his neighbor's home. so he sprang into action. he ran inside the house and he helped get out all five family members including a girl with special needs. >>> my special daughter can't work too fast. >>> we had to get fast. if they wouldn't. they would have got hurt. >>> what a brave young man. he also has asthma. so he shouldn't have been around the smoke but he said saving lives is more important. the neighbor that you want to have. >> still ahead on "today in new england" bank customers on alert. a local atm rigged with a theft device, how its eventually found. >> rain and mild air working in this afternoon. heaviest rain. how long it last. what to expect the next 7 days ahead. whitey bulgers girlfriend we'll let you know why she is see that? jill's gobbling up our bird's eye teriyaki broccoli. for more buffalo cauliflower. (mind-blowing sound) everybody's a veggie lover now. what do you think? (mind-blowing sound) mind blown. bird's eye flavor full. so veggie good. >>>mentialnd are spending big money a

harriet beecher stowe. she incorporated the story of that young woman to produce "eliza." it is in that environment that grant begins to get his academy education. they go to west point. cadet.the exemplary grant is not. [laughter] , howere is mythology robert e lee is the only can it -- is the only cadet to ever graduate without a single demerit. the root five other graduates who also had no demerits. , thereacademy that year were 26 who had no demerits that year. yours possible to work off demerits or offer a good excuse to explain why you got the demerit and they would be taken from your record. there is no question he was the model soldier from the very beginning. the academy in those days cap a demerit book. there was a page for each cadet. it would hold for years -- four years worth of space for demerits. after two years come on the lee page, not a single have been entered. the administration decided he is not going to get any and we cannot waste this page. his name was crossed out and another normal cadet bus name has been written in. every soldierdier wanted to be.

beecher pulls ahead final stretch for the win and time 150 1:07 beat out closest competitor by only one second. she is just a junior so possibility for repeat next year. over to the 100 yard butterfly and fossil ridge at it with colin gilligan the third leg of the relay won it first and split 53:60 and fossil ridge to won last year came in third this weekend.>> i didn't want to let the team down. it was great watching them. >> state 5a diving regis claiming her third straight state diving championship. the senior will take her three titles to the university of georgia in the fall. she helped the raiders come in second overall in the state tournament. christian took him the team prize after dominating an individual and relay events. fellow senior brooke stenstrom did her part of broker owned for a state record in the 50 23:22. her third straight state championship in the event and finish first in the 100 yard three and helped the eagles medley relay. >> looking back of my sophomore year i would not have imagined three times in a row so thank god for this opportunity. i wanted to see how

- [gasps] - beecher! slow down! [tires screeching] - you serious? what, you think i'd hurt you? - i don't know. but i don't want to hurt you. - marijuana. this is what you were trying to protect from the storm. [both grunting] - unh! unh! - huh. [drops harpoon] [thunder crashes] - oh, no, that couldn't be. - unbelievable. we're hunting a killer, and instead we get amateur drug night in the sticks. - [groaning] - you smuggle it in on your boat? ordinarily, i'd make sure you went behind bars. but i got bigger fish to fry. so you go in the trunk. fbi. [punch, thud] [thunder crashes] meet marvin. marvin thinks you have to be a brainiac to do your own taxes. so we brought in world-renowned brainiac, doctor s. james gates junior, to help him get started. marvin. you got a w-2. uh, yeah. i do. you got a finger. yes. take the finger and press it right here. [camera shutter] yay, you got it. yeah. intuit turbo tax. taxes done smarter. there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips' fiber good gummies plus energy support. it's a new fiber supplement that helps support regula

to counter an beecher the influence that a iran seeks to become the dominant regional power it in support of that goal pursuing go wide range of destabilizing activities throughout the region particularly israel. but that country takes to violate that agreement with its pursuit of nuclear weapons prof the fifth challenge is against terrorist networks the with the emphasis colin defeating isil is a sustained effort effort, another al qaeda to counter the spread of isil on self asia. from our perspective to be entering condition over the next 35 years to monitor constantly and treat it. i want to make clear this does not reflect a prioritization of strategic threats should that deterrence fail the past to be able to provide the president with options with unexpected contingencies as well as those associated with the global fight against terrorism. so we sought to develop a portfolio of the capabilities and readiness with some degree of risk. the president budgets that given the current level of funding it cannot have every rest with every strategic count therefore to develop the program tha

christian beecher saw flames coming from the home next-door. he sprang into action. ran inside of this burning house to help the family get out. the family of five, by the way, including one girl who has special needs. >> we had to help them get