brandon rittiman - 9news. a senate committee takes up the if you didn't stay up late to watch the ....so in case you missed it- jimmy fallon was talking about the super bowl. he spelled out a few pros and cons about the big game. and his audience didn't seem too excited about the broncos... obviously we lack of enthusiasm. many people would trade just about anything for some tickets to the super bow. we found an outrageous trade in a newspaper. but it turns out the ad... was a fake! we talked to the those coveted super bowl tickets. a lot of people thought a man in erie wanted to trade his house for a chance to go to the superbowl.... turns out - this was a prank. 9news reporter steve staeger talked to the victim if you want to know how hot real estate in this area is - ask brian lusk about the phone calls he's been getting. this was the first. 07:30 "she goes is this a real thing, is this house really for sale? and i was clueless, right i said, i think you must have the wrong number. she says well i'm looking

brandon rittiman, 9 news. >> again, the colorado caucuses are on super tuesday, the first in iowa coming up in less than february. >>> frustrated fans of bronco's playoff tickets could become very hard to get. >> and why we may soon see prices increase for dairy products. >> and a visitor that the family in idaho discovered when >>> a piece of bad news. milk will cost a little more. the recent weather in texas killed 30,000 dairy cows, and farmers were able to reach the snow. milk, cheese and other dairy products will jump in price. >>> and an unusual guest made a surprise appearance in an idaho family home. the family found an elk in their basement. the 600-pound animal fell through the window well, and once they got over the initial shock, they chased the elk back into the wilderness. >> to see a fuel sized elk standing in your downstairs living room when you get down expect. we are kind of trying to shuffle it up the stairs and we had barricaded our furniture all on end and we're trying to give it one path to go. it wasn't taking it. >> the elk did suffer a minor cut to the neck, and

at the capitol, brandon rittiman, 9 news. >>> we will take you to parker, 9 news reporter steve staeger is with parker police where 3 kids were pulled from an icy pond. >> reporter: i want to get lieutenant peters and lets talk about how you got the call and got out here. >> the call came from a neighbor, a house that looks over the pond in parker, 4:26, within 5 minutes one officer was on scene. >> you said 3 teenagers? >> 3 teenagers were in the pond when the officer got on scene, one was holding on to the ice, alert, struggling, the officer got a tree branch and was able the pond. rescued also? >> yeah, soon after the first teenager was pulled out, the the rescue team, water and ice rescue and-- water and ice rescue, they got the second out and after 35 minutes under ice, the 3rd was pulled out. their conditions? >> i do not have an update. >> reporter: what is difficult about these rescues? >> well, the terrain is difficult, the ice, the temperatures, the conditions make it difficult about the rescue and you don't know how long this was happening before somebody was able to call us.

as you can see, not many signs of unanimous agreement. 9 news reporter brandon rittiman explains with red meat issued served up, compromise will be key. >> we have one day down, 119 to go and we expect hundreds of new bills to pass and become law in all of those bills need to be at least a little bit bipartisan because we have split control of chambers, republicans control majority in the senate, democrats in the house. social equality, promoting equal pay, college affordability and avoiding budget cuts to hamper education for the democrats. reps are talking getting rid of regulation, protecting the gas and oil industry and the taxpayer bill of rights, even if that means painful budget cuts. both parties wanting more highway lanes and infrastructure for the state but disagree how to do that. leaders of both parties hope they can find compromise because that can be tough in an election year. >> the conventional wisdom, we run into an election year, i hope it isn't the case this year when we go into an election. >> unfortunately a lot bleeds into the building. the speaker and myself wil

however hickenlooper told 9news political reporter brandon rittiman -- he won't call for a repeal of the death penality in his speech. so there's a hint that he may push for a repeal in 2017 or 2018 -- which would be his final legislative session as governor. last year a quinnipiac poll found that two- thirds of colorado voters want to "keep" the death penalty. you can watch governor hickenlooper's state of the state address live on channel 20. it will air tomorrow at 11am. after 21 years--the rams are headed back to los angeles. last night--nfl owners voted to allow the st. louis rams to move to a new stadium just oustside los angeles. the san diego chargers will have an option to share the facility. nfl commissioner roger goodell say the oakland raiders--who also wanted to move--were left move to los angeles if san diego doesn't. the raiders and angeles after the 1994 season. the rams had been 1946. picked up your 'united in orange' magnet... you'll have another chance to get one today. we will be handing them out at two this morning. we will beging broomfield at 6 a-m. you can pic

unknowingly violated a state law. 9news reporter brandon rittiman looked into the law that legislators call outdated. house bill 1084-- with its new wording-- gets its first public hearing next thursday. with its new wording-- gets its first public hearing next thursday. disney just announced a big change that has a lot of star wars fans upset. but don't worry after the break we'll tell you how you can still get your star wars fix wall street. yesterday the stock market dropped to its lowest level in nearly two years. at one point -- the dow was down more than 500 points. the dow picked up some ground and closed down only 249 points. the big drop is linked to low crude oil prices. u.s. oil prices crashed to below $27 dollars a barrel -- which is the lowest price since 2003. target wants to sell more cage- free eggs. in fact -- the retailer says it hopes to be 100- percent cage-free eggs within the next decade. target says it's set a goal of having 100 percent cage-free eggs by 2025. several other companies have also taken the cage-free pledge including mcdonald's, taco bell and dunkin'

i am brandon rittiman , 9news indian what could have been a republic. they were holding 10 u.s. sailors with -- you were freed this morning. the marines and the boats that after two small boats were -- drifted into a rainy and territorial waters. it was blamed on mechanical failure. u.s. officials say that they were headed toward a military facility. it could have escalated into an international crisis days before the arabian meaning -- irani and -- iranian meeting.>> waters.>> these are situations, which is everybody knows, have the ability, if not properly guided to get out of control. and, i am appreciative for the quick and appropriate response of the iranian risk -- authorities. the sailor's detention was inexcusable. after the recent nuclear deal between islamic and world powers. the agreement was key for getting u.s. navy sailors released quickly.>>> the landmark nuclear deal, possibly as earlier -- as early as this weekend. if determined by the un, it would record -- would require the u.s. and other nations to immediately suspend sanctions on the republic.>>> an american

brandon rittiman asked about the political battle over his plan. >> the republicans will push back and say you are on a quest for revenue, shouldn't we be on a quest for modest spending? you are trying to bridge a philosophical gap, aren't you ? >> we have been more modest, look at-- compare us to our neighboring states, compare to tennessee i think we are commonly compared to. look at their state spending compared to our state spending, we are as tight a budget as anybody, as anybody. >> that sounded like an invitation to a fact check. the tax policy center and kaiser family foundation track state spending per person. both list colorado in the lower half of states on spending but several neighboring states as well as tennessee do spend less per person than colorado's government does. >>> doctors are seeing more cases of flu across the country. however, a relatively small amount of cases so far in colorado. 2 states are reporting widespread flu, maryland and north carolina and some states are actually seeing an increase in cases right now. colorado is seeing 52 flu patients hospitalize

brendan merit -- brandon rittiman, 9news. is in a meeting where they will decide whether or not to legalize pot cells at public events. >>> a person who recently traveled out of the country has tested positive for the zika virus. the person has a mild case and is nevertheless infected. speaker virus is spread by mosquitoes and is linked to birth defects in brazil and other latin american countries. the centers for disease control and prevention issued guidelines for diagnosing and treating babies exposed to the virus. babies that are born with the condition have abnormally small heads and brains. symptoms include fever, rash and conjunctivitis. treatment is focused on easing the symptoms. >>> an abortion -- the abortion activists who made undercover they face charges of tampering. they used forged state licenses to get into the clinics. they allege that plan parented sold fetal tissue for profit. it was concluded that planned parenthood did nothing illegal.>>> six police officers fired and six other suspended after a high-speed chase in 2012. officers fired 137 shots at the suspects. one of

. >> that is brandon rittiman at the capital.>>> a $2 billion makeover by 70 next year. everybody agrees the highway nice work, but not everybody agrees about the plan to widen interstate. some call the expansion a waste of money.>> reporter: it was built in 1964 and it was we are in year 52.>> reporter: everybody agrees that the crumbling viaduct has to go. >> the viaduct is dirty, deteriorating and it needs to -- needs to be fixed. we need to spend every dollar that we can bring in our 21st century. alternatives and choices. >> reporter: he is part of the colorado public interest research group. a report that expanding the highway to 10 lanes would be a waste of $58 million.>> the katy freeway in texas was the whitey's -- the widest freeway in the world. commutes were taking longer after they actually widened the highway.>> reporter: adding lanes to a 10 mile stretch will work. >> it is difficult in a high- growth state. that his wife we had capacity in an express lane and give the congestion free trip, we think that's a better long-term solution. >> reporter: they say

.>> reporter: brandon rittiman, 9news.>>> the same thing happened in the senate chambers. all in time for the next legislative session one week from today.>> that is beautiful. >>> there is no coming this week. >>> also a concept supercar developed by a little-known company at the consumer electronic show is officially underway in las vegas. more than 3000 companies are at the show. there is a look at the newest tech gadgets. many will be must-have items. it runs through saturday and it is closed to the public. >>> a little-known electric car company at the ces is giving a lot of attention. faraday future which is a competitor to tesla has unveiled a concept supercar. the singleseat all electric sports car can produce as much is 1000 pounds of horsepower. it is also a smart car and his internet connected. it is ready to be autonomous and drive itself. the car called fs01 is designed to be the average -- be for the average consumer.>> imagine that you can design a luxury sedan or maybe a crossover with this technology. or a pickup truck. virtually anything is possible.>> re

information was marked classified at the time that she sent the e-mails. 9news political reporter brandon rittiman spoke with chuck todd about those e-mails this afternoon. >> expecting the last batch of her e-mails next month. is that likely to put this to rest for her campaign or is this story starting to heat back up? >> look, nothing gets put to rest until we find out if the justice department is going to pursue any further charges against her, whether she mishandled this investigation, the fbi investigation, whether she mishandled classified documents. until that's resolved, that's >> chuck todd has an interview with gop frontrunner donald trump on "meet the press" this weekend, airing sunday mornings at 9:00 on channel 20 during football season. >>> a warning about extreme temperatures across colorado overnight. >> a technology expert in las vegas shares his favorite gadgets from the consumer electronics show. >> and in an attempt today to break a world record in . >>> the products of the future and very near future are on display this week at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. ces

said he thought sanders is a good candidate for president of sweden. 9news political reporter brandon rittiman will be on the ground in iowa beginning this weekend. he will have a preview of the caucuses and the candidates' final push for votes on sunday and monday, and then of course a wrap up of the results and reactions from the hawkeye state monday night at nine and ten on 9news. tuesday morning to analyze what the caucus results mean. >>> all right. this saturday cu boulder is going to honor two alums killed in space shuttle accidents 17 years apart. as we have been mentioning this week, astronaut ellison onizuka was a member of the space shuttle challenger crew. yesterday was the 30-year anniversary. and calpan chuna was killed in 2003 when that shuttle disintegrated reentering the atmosphere. the service is going to be saturday at region hall at cu starting at nine in the morning. >>> warm, windy, dry around here. we do have some light snow going in mountain areas that will go on and off through the morning 50s, 60s through easter colorado. the snow colorado -- eastern colorado. through

earlier today brandon rittiman spoke with nbc's chuck todd who said he thinks the president will use this as a platform to influence the 2016 race in order to avoid becoming a lame duck. we spoke with 9news political analyst floyd ciruli for his take on the speech. >> as this state of the union classically all about legacy? >> no, when they say it's going to be a different kind of a state of the union, i think the way to look at it is he's going to be throwing down i think an issue gauntlet of saying if i were running for a third term, this is the agenda i'd run on. and what that really means is this is the agenda i hope my democratic successor ends up running on. in, he was for hope and change. i think that's the kind of theme we did change things and things are better. >> republican governor nikki haley largely considered a rising star in the party will give the republican response. surulae -- ciruli says she's well known outside of her state and ultimately she could be the vice this all comes as the president's approval rating going in to this speech hovers around 45% and just abo

once the governor is done we will have political reporter brandon rittiman and kyle clark and they will break down everything that was said in that speech. they will have a live interview governor hickenlooper on 9news at noon. in the next hour we will talk to lieutenant governor joe garcia about his vision for the state this year. >>> it's 5:34. a fire destroyed a house overnight. the home on eagle street near 46th and chambers is a complete loss. some places only charred steel beams and pipes are left. everyone inside was able to get out safely. one person was taken to the hospital as a precaution. investigators believe the fire started in the gar and they are working to determine what started the fire? the last 30 minutes we have learned the 24 people in colorado springs were forced out of their homes when an apartment caught fire overnight. firefighters worked for hours to put out the flames. it's at the treehouse apartments on the city's southeast side. what is left is just a charred building. red cross is already helping those families that are out of their homes this morning. >>>

earlier today brandon rittiman spoke with nbc's chuck todd who said he thinks the president will use this as a platform to influence the 2016 race in order to avoid becoming a lame duck. we spoke with 9news political analyst floyd ciruli for his take on the speech. >> as this state of the union classically all about legacy? >> no, when they say it's going to be a different kind of a state of the union, i think the way to look at it is he's going to be throwing down i think an issue gauntlet of saying if i were running for a third term, this is the agenda i'd run on. and what that really means is this is the agenda i hope my democratic successor ends up running on. >> you remember when he came in, he was for hope and change. i think that's the kind of theme he's going to try and say. we did change things and things are better. haley largely considered a rising star in the party will give the republican response. surulae -- ciruli says she's well known outside of her state and ultimately she could be the vice presidential pick. this all comes as the president's approval rating going in

he told brandon rittiman today that he will not call for repeal of the death penalty in his speech. at least not this year. >>> it is not going to make the state of the state this year? >> no. no more discussion. i haven't seen a pole, but if you look at it, i think there are more people in the state of colorado that are looking at it and talking about it. not just in colorado, but across the country. i think in the next year or two. >> reporter: pushing for repeal in 2017 or 2018 which would be his final legislative session as governor. we will hear more from the governor at 9news at 5:00 and 6:00. we will also bring you the state of the state on our sister station, channel 20. two thirds of colorado voters want to keep the death penalty in state law which is consistent with other polls that have asked the question here in colorado. >>> doctors are seeing more cases of the flu across the country. two states are reporting widespread flu, maryland and north carolina. there is also it -- an increase in cases now. cases. the situation is different here right now, right dr. john? >> it

at the capital, brandon rittiman, 9news the republicans will have their first debate of 2016 in charleston, sc. we expect to hear about donald he says the ted cruz failed to reveal a loan from goldman campaign. he says it is just semantics. >>> the election season kicks off next month with the iowa caucuses. then the new hampshire -- new hampshire primaries. carly free arena and mike synan -- carly fiorina and mike's ventura will participate in a smaller debate.>>> the hudson and mentor manager of celine dion has -- husband and mentor manager of celine dion has passed away. rene angelil met celine when she was 12. couple has three children.>>> indonesian police say five attackers and two others were killed during explosions and gunfire. one act -- one attack outside of a starbucks happen as people were headed to work. it was not too far from the palace, the u.s. and that easy and the united nations. the us embassy -- the u.s. embassy said that no americans were hurt. people were all warned to stay away from -- people were warned to stay away from busy areas. >>> a hurricane has formed in t

. >>> 9news political reporter brandon rittiman is going to be in iowa for us this weekend. he is going to preview, of course, the first in the nation caucus and talk about the candidates' final push for votes on sunday and monday. of course, a wrap-up and monday night at 9 and 10. he will join us tuesday morning on the show to analyze what the picture. today. 1-3 inches. snow intensifies again tonight through the day tomorrow into sunday morning. next bigger storm comes in. by the way, tomorrow evening we rain. 10 to 20 inches of snow rabbit ears. 8-16 to the south and west. glenwood springs, carbondale, steamboat springs, 4-8 inches of snow. winter park, summit county area down into the kenosha pass area 6-12 inches of new snow. similar amounts to above 10,000 feet in the san juans. 3-6 around gunnison. up around the extreme northwest corner of the yampa valley. again, this is the storm before the big storm. we have a lot going on in colorado over the next few days. a little bit unsettled. >> we love an adventure. >> thank you. >>> so we bet the broncos will win and lots o

interviews >>> welcome back, both sides of the death penalty debate want to change the laws on the brandon rittiman regs is a deeper look at what lawmakers are thinking. >> reporter: right now on balance of pair -- balance of power, the debate continues and we have seen failed attempts to repeal this punishment. governor john hickenlooper says he would do that but he doesn't think the state is ready. on the flipside supporters want to try something new after the aurora feeding -- shooting case ended in a life sentence. kevin lundberg wants to make it easier for courts to impose the death penalty. senator, representative, thank you both for being here. senator, you have bill that proposes to change the way the death penalty can actually be imposed on someone. instead of all 12 jurors unanimously, it would be nine of 12 jurors needed in order to oppose the death penalty. how did you arrive at that number and why lower this requirement? >> understand that this is the death penalty phase of the trial, because that's a much more subjective part of the decision. is, what shall the penalty be? we saw in a