the broncos the this when after the broncos ravaged posta j ravioli, of course. the last trip to the super bowl, they skip posta j and loss to seattle 43-age. the seattle seahawks have won >> think superstition is silly? think again, the denver broncos are wearing their white uniforms for the sole reason that they just don't when super bowls. message to the broncos commit eat your linguine. and bring home lombardi. dan daru fox 31 denver. thank you very much, dan don't forget to celebrate the maybe for the big game fox 31 denver is your source for coverage for the road to the championship all week long and kicks off 8:00 o'clock. be sure to tune into the special pregame coverage a fantastic special for you that you do not want to miss. when i didn't have a beard, we would lose which is why we never won a game. that makes perfect sense. the gop debate is hours away and one candidate still not invited to their fair coming up presidential hopeful carly fiorina was told she could not massive crane collapse following hundreds of feet in new york and what investigators

go broncos! go broncos! go broncos!>> i'm pretty sure that women never runs out of energy and she was trying to take a seat. >>> advertisers turning to funny and celebrities when it >>> there has been a lot of debate about the u.s. economy. last month. the overall unemployment rate fell in january.>> we should have a better idea this week about things are going.>> how people are debating the numbers. janet yellen will be at the capital to answer questions on wednesday and thursday. market rogers will be watching her -- watchers will be watching her words. it will be huge this week, especially on wall street.>>> if you plan to head to the chipotle mexican grill tomorrow, all of them will be closed until 3:00 p.m. while the company has meetings with employees to discuss how they will rebound from the e. coli outbreak. if you are headed to lunch tomorrow, keep that in mind.>>> look at the cute little dogs. the super bowl ads are costing upward of $5 million for a 32nd spot. in contrast to last year which featured a eighth

the broncos will be taking on the panthers and broncos fans are counting on a win. thanks for staying with us and debra takahara alongside mike barz while jeremy hubbard is live in san francisco where all the action is. >> at that your seen a lot of fans showing up. >> it's so true. we are downtown san francisco and there have been traffic jams here. folks roll down their windows and we see they are covered in orange and say go denver. clearly they have made the trip a big crowd of orange and blue. just a few hours ago they had a chance to capture this moment in broncos history and we weren't the only station there to see it. they gathered at one of the most memorable places in the bay area to make a life time memory. >> with the clock ticking 2:00 kickoff, broncos excitement is now unbridled. and what an iconic spot to do it. in the shadow of the golden gate bridge late this afternoon,. >> the picture will have half of the bridge and half the bus. >> the broncos arranging this photo shoot for fans who made the trip, and locals who support the team. locals like isab

we're the bronco station. we're going to have complete super bowl coverage for you in just a minute. >> all right. we start with marty in the 9news backyard. after a wild week of weather, we're going to get a break this weekend and it's going to be really nice in california. >> super bowl weather looks fantastic. they will get about an hour of daylight and then it goes dark. clouds moving off to the southeast. it's windy and not as windy in the foothills. we still have decent air quality today. no wood burning restrictions in effect. a few clouds early on. but, gosh, shortly after 9:00 we start clearing things out, warming up into the 20s and 30s during the morning. on our way to close to 40- degree this is afternoon with sunshine. really going to be a pretty good looking day around here. over the course of the weekend, it's going to be warmer tomorrow. windy on sunday. we have another cold front coming through on sunday. slope wind, it will be windy, especially from here out east warmer on monday. coming up i

can i get a go broncos on three, one, two, three. >> go broncos! >> go broncos! >> go broncos! >>reporter: wild corner is ready this morning, peyton manning through his career, 41 miles worth of passing yards, it will be incredible. one, two, three. >> denver broncos! >>reporter: all right. jim and karen, back to you. had is the corner, the place to be today, for the parade. back to you guys. it? >> really is. streets everywhere. >> and i a little known fact, allen was a cheerleader. at emerson college back in boston and i think once you've >> i have no idea. he sounds like he is a great cheerleader even today. >> all right, we have got a packed civic center park here. so many people here. you can see running the fabulous plays on the big screen up here. reliving the fantastic moments championship. >> trieth now, we want to -- right now, we want to send it to mark haas and kelly werthmann. has to be fun for you folks to pulled off that victory. >>reporter: hey, jim, kelly is across the way talking to fans, we'll get to her in a second. look at what i found. i have the lombardi

. >> go broncos! whoo! >> it's once in a lifetime. [ cheering ] >> reporter: when there is a once in a lifetime experience or moment in time, you just have to have a souvenir, right? the merchandise trailers have been running out of shirts and they've got. stadium. fans are willing to wait in line 20, 30 minutes for a chance to buy something they know will be expensive, but also something they know will be meaningful. the team that doesn't win historically, the super bowl merchandise for that team goes so this is one time, even a person who loves a sale, does not want a sale. we're wanting things to be full priced. we'd like it keep it that way. you know, i've just been begging to be a 9 news sports intern for years now, and that's basically what i'm doing, i'm riding the coat tails of rod mackey and the crew here. i'm warming up his seat and he's joining you later. the broncos made their first trip to levi stadium today. they got a chance to walk through that tunnel, see the field for the first time.

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go broncos! generations here. fans could be seeing, and preparing for some of the most super bowl tickets ever. the average retail ticket price is almost $5000. tickets are still available on sites like ticketmaster, stub about 2600, the most expensive? $175,000. as for who is buying the resale tickets, more than 16 percent are californians, coloradoans out number fans from north carolina, about 9% to 5%. this is the 8th trip to the super bowl for the broncos, 7 under the leadership of current owner pat bowlen. 32 years he has been the owner, more than 300 wins in that time. he has alzheimer's right now, the trip. i talked to his daughter, beth, and she says it's hard to imagine this experience without him. >> i think a lot of people are -- he has been an outstanding owner in the league. and this is an experience that i not being part of. we are enjoying his presence in one way or the other. and i also know it brings comfort to to feel his spirit here, he should be here, enjoying this. this is something that he ha

if broncos win the super bowl, illustrated." but so much of the storyline bringing peyton in here, and the defense quietly assembled is what's paying off this year. >> it is amazing. manning two years ago was and dishing to these guys, filling the lines. lighting up the scoreboard and setting point records. now in two years elway has transformed this team into a defense team. and it is a remarkable transformation. i think it is unprecedented in the nfl to go to two super bowls in three years with two completely different teams. one all about of. this one all about defense. >> if you look at the super bowls recently, you remember how long the super bowls were super blowouts. four of the last five have been decided by the last play of the game. it has come down to it, the only one was -- one that was not, it is 43-8. >> no, no. >> he realized the defense mattered more. and hopefully this is the case in this year's super bowl. >> after that super bowl, he got key players and started the change right there. the number one defense ag

some of these fans made the trip from denver to do this. >> we're here for the broncos. >> broncos! >> why not, what are you going to do, sit at home and watch reality television shows? >> they're the panthers, they're in north carolina. it's warm. >> yeah! that's a beautiful shot. >> really a gorgeous picture. >> little time lapse action there. >> amazing. >> it's cool. >> how neat to not only take the video of them walking, but for a photographer to stand back and get that shot? it looks so neat. >> beautiful. >> i love it. we're showing broncos pride in so many ways across colorado. i wanted to show you a neat looking sunrise, but the shot isn't looking good. i'm going to show you a different view. this is from our rooftop camera. look at the cllar skies we are dealing with here in the metro area. still a few flurries heading off to the west. that's where again most of what we're dealing with is low lying clouds. looks like most of the snow is actual in the southeastern corner of the state. could pick up about an inch. this was literally a dusting that rolled through. by noon, mo

broncos fans have taken over san francisco. the mayor held the rally for 990 months along with former players, cheerleaders and miles i like seat broncos because of the horse. i'm fan of horses. >> reporter: making sure that the odds are stagged on in her favor, getting on her father's shoulders. >> very orange. >> the ronco king and queen stood up front. they were also in new york for the super bowl two years ago and noticed a number of differences, bee site number of broncos fans. >> they had a great defense, seattle. now, we have the great defense. the weather was lousy in neww york but the weather is unbelievable here in san francisco for this time of the year. what does that tell you? that tells you that we're going to declawt panthers >> reporter: this is one of those broncos towels. i'm here with melissa and tony from lakewood. what's the difference from here and new york. >> a lot more afternoon and a lot more bronco nation. >> we'll be live with more of special at 9:00 and denver 7 at 10:00. >> all right. have fun with

broncos 24-10. manning 141 yards passing, this one it took all 53. >> i remember when i first got here i said super bowl or bust and we didn't bust, so we're world champions. >> congratulations. >> we have an amazing group of guys across the roster across the coaching staff and %- organization, a unch of dudes that come together and play for each other, and it took every single one of us. it took othee guys stepping in while other guys were hurt. squad guys throughout the season, everybody just banned together, played for each other and got it done. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, i know you're laughing at this, but this is legit. the parade right now. this is what 10-carat gold? >> made of plasteek. >> it's going to be painted orange and blue. >> the biggest loser was cam newton. times. his performance inspired meems all over the place, like this one, ooh, you almost had it, gotta be quicker than that, you can see manning dangling the face. newton didn't have much to say at the press conferen

look at the sisters, they have bronco spirit. thanks so much for sending them into us and we want to encourage you to watch our coverage which is 30 tomorrow night. >> tomorrow night at 8:00 we will have live coverage pregame special from eight-9 and then on sunday. >> you want to switch rate here to fox 31 denver for the best post game coverage in the city. nick griffith, row martinez a jeremy hubbard will have the highlights of the players. there out in santa clara and moving to the stadium and will have the live life reaction of problems after in the city. switch to fox 31 denver for the of course the denver broncos soon to be super bowl champions. tonight.

the broncos are dominating come i think so no, not at all. i just want to come out here with these fans. that last guy is so they're marcus thompson, huge carolina fan, cam newton with the broncos but as you might imagine he was outnumbered today at the rally. while you are watching as we know you will pique my we want you to share magic with us be sure to take a picture with you and your friend celebrating the season, doing whatever it is you're going to do during the big game and all week and we can we will air your game day snapshot as we unite in orange and after sending us photos. postgame coverage in the players, and back home in temper to let you know if potential problems arrive after the victory so switch over to fox 31 denver for the best local coverage of the denver broncos but don't forget to make it o'clock to half hours from now pregame show as we break down the broncos and their road to the championship, live from santa clara fox 31 denver at 8:00 o'clock back to you. we are certainly looking forward to that, thanks, jeremy one

broncos ball. offense can't move it again. manning goes down. broncos go 3 and out. newten back on the field -fpl. not for long. miller and wolf. both take him down. once again the offense needs to hang on to the ball. or manning gets sacked. fumbles twice. and loses it here. panthers recover. this time a field goal. good. 16 to ten. 10rbgs 21 von miller relentless here. forces the full fumble. ware scrambles. ward lands on it. broncos use this one. anderson end zone. soaking it up. they are gamers. they go for two. a big catch. whereon broncos get this one. third super bowl championship >> . we love it. fetive. we saw a lot more broncos fans in the crowd. than panthers fans. and a lot of people very excited about what happened here. a word of caution. to those celebrating at home. remember. we know you want to be festive. we have been here before. our eighth super bowl. we have seen how not to do it in the past. >> an instant party in downtown denver. >> people are jumping in the middle of the street. that's an open road thr-fplt are cars that were trying to get thr

to help ease the broncos pain, the broncos did take into the sites of levi stadium's. white uniforms, and what we will be sunday. so many great storylines peyton manning making his fourth super bowl appearance and probably best game ever. marcus where, his first super bowl ever. so many great storylines and we hope lombardi charlie -- lombardi trophy to get this thing done. terrell davis, we talked to former bronco about his prediction for the broncos to get a win. it is hard not to be a little bias in this game. i mean, so gary kubiak obviously , denver is my team so people know that. yeah certainly i will find ways to look at the game through their perspective and how i think they can win it. i feel good about the chances of winning this game. i think a lot of people terrell felt better and the broncos to pull off the offset the underdog. and one note, he did not get elected into the pro football hall of fame boarded john lynch of the red carpet event in san francisco but more coming up in sports jeremy back to you. bummer with td commit 2 lombardi trophies to denver

the broncos issued a statement. "mr. b. is doing much better and resting comfortably at home." >>> mayor hancock says he doesn't know how much it's costing city tax payers to send him to the super bowl. companies doing business with the city paid about $40,000 for his last trip to the super bowl in new york. that raised some ethical issues. so this year, they're paying for flights and accommodations using taxpayer money. the ethics board said there's no problem with him receiving free tickets. >> we've been work around the clock, nothing but preparing for our promotion in support of our city in terms of being available and present during this epic event. >> when mayor hancock was at the super bowl in new york city, he was lobbying for denver does not have a bid in for the 2021 and 2022 super bowls. >>> if the broncos do win sunday, denver police want to make sure the celebrations here do not get out of control. in 1996, there was violence when the avs wons stanley cup. and it turned ugly again when the broncos won the super

the denver broncos take on the carolina panthers. we are covering all angles of tomorrow's game from the mile high city to the golden state. captured mother problem solvers hoping in the arrest of two thieves who stole from a woman while she was at work and why the victim is still unsettled by the crime. fighting busy club virus, the disease is spreading and how nations working together news at nine starts now. fox 31 denver news at nine. the countdown is officially into the hours tonight, super bowl sunday is under 19 hours away. that is right the broncos prepare to take on the carolina panthers in their biggest game of the year. there is a lot happening in denver before the game but even more action outside of san francisco, santa clara for super bowl 60. jeremy huppert joins us live outside of the stadium with a hype around tomorrow's game but is it a christmas eve type atmosphere and new year's eve, jeremy? truly feels like it, you can hear last-minute at levi's stadium as the crews get the field ready for the most watched tv eve

be a bronco. don't be a donkey. that's the message denver police is giving bronco fans who want to go out and celebrate after a big win on saturday night. they don't want to see any riots like years past. colleen ferreira joins us from downtown. police are already working on a security plan? >> they definitely are. we have to talk about this because of what happened in 1998 after the broncos won the super bowl. that's why i talked to denver police. they said they actually learned a lot from 1998. they are prepared if anything comes their way on sunday. i know it won't because i know all of you are going to behave on sunday. they're encouraging people to be prepared if the broncos win the super bowl. denver police started running public service announcements on their facebook page this week. celebrate in style. this specific one you're looking at right now is a message from miles. be a bronco this weekend, don't be a donkey. hashtag don't be a donkey. tweet that so you get that engrained into your head. i checked wit

you are broncos legend. we love peyton. >> the broncos fans gracious this morning. thank you painting -- patent for all your efforts. to a victory rally that this is happening tomorrow. it will go through downtown on 17. to 13th and then civic center park. live coverage to the entire more super bowl game highlights ,, ,, re bad breath, bad hair and a bad case of the mondays. and organized wardrobes that help you pull it together. and shuffling. and bathrooms that get big families out the door. they' re number ones, number twos, and a number of ideas for three. life' s morning madness. and comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms your dreams evolve, and with committed support, they thrive. peyton manning that's what the admin for the -- incredible finish. the fans love it. >> best quarterback in the world. epic. >> this is for pat. >> it is amazing. i literally think it is the best thing in the world. >> it was amazing. >> i am coming from denver so this is awesome and i had such a good time and i am glad that we did this. i have no regrets of coming in and paying th

you're a bronco and you know it clap your hands . >> the orchard valley learning center had a broncos rally for its kids pre-k and kindergarten students this morning. look at this little sea of orange and blue and all those smiling faces, got to love that. >> instead. >>> i think the sun says it all, nice orange color. right now in denver, beautiful end to our day, looks like a great weekend coming up not only here but even more so out in santa clara. right now our high temperature in denver 37, but with the light winds and sunshine it felt good, started out at 20, 45 and 17 the normals, 17 and 24 below are the extremes and that is a 100-degree temperature contrast. right now it's 31 degrees relative humidity, winds south, southeast at 9 as we look over mile high stadium. not bad. we're 60 in san francisco, 76 in l.a., 25 degrees in minneapolis. there is a pretty good cold front about to die down from central canada across the eastern 2/3 of the country. we'll be right on the edge of it over the weekend. then warmer weather comes in for us early next week. tonight our weather is going

>> i think the broncos win by a field goal and it's going to be >> i was going 20, -- >> i'm going broncos 34-17. >> a blowout. we like it. >> a super sunday gets closer, just how much sleep of the broncos head coach getting. >> i'm not thinking about a lot of things. it's driving the coaches crazy. >> it's all part of in the zone show coming up after the break. coach kubiak sits down with sports director nick griffith to cover everything as it relates the big game. >> i will leave tonight was a more united and orange fan photos. you guys have been great sending it to us. tips at eighteen games down, one super game to go. the sheriff has sights on potentially writing off into the sunset. >> i am going to go participate in rodeos. >> can he deliver in his first year back in denver? in the bowl addition starts right now. welcome to end his own super bowl edition with coach kubiak. hasn't sunk in that the super bowl is here your first year back in denver. all of these great storylines and it's almost as if your storyline was buried in this whole thing. >> i don't know about that. it's sunken

and some broncos themed drinks. of course when it comes to broncos food you can't go wrong with good old-fashioned buffalo wings, or jim blue cheese. cheese. 500 pounds of these ready to go for the game. make that 499 pounds but believe it or not, says not even the biggest seller. the biggest seller is the burger local meat. all lot more than gets its name. 56 beers on tap and 150 kegs and we are ready for the party. if that is not enough to head up these two spots there were also be incentives. giving away a tv, signed football stereo coming nfl grills. we will have the alumni group holding an annual super bowl party. former broncos are coming in. if you plan to join the party, just one rule to remember. get here early. might want to call ahead if you want to get there early because all of these places are opening at different times 11:00 a.m. and don't worry about calling it for reservations. most places, kent erdahl fox 31 denver. when or lose the broncos helping to score use this we can. that by zed of the game,

the denver broncos. are your super bowl 50 champions. for the third time in broncos history. they are taking home the hardware. >> vicki: it was an exciting day in santa clara. this is a live look at levi's stadium. it was just a few short hours ago. that you could hear the fans roaring. >> pam: tonight. we bring you team coverage of today's big game. kron four's 'super team'. is scattered around levi's stadium. philippe djegal was inside with all the action talking with fans. >> vicki: alecia reid is standing by. with a traffic update. first, we start with mark carpenter and j-r stone. live at levi's stadium. these guys have been out there all day capturing all the experience. they join us with reaction from tonight's game. >> : became wrapped up ronson and 30--became wrapped up on 730 they talked of how they could not stopcam newton and that is exactly what we saw on them with tight defense and no locker room and the game plan was to harass cam, who was sacked 6 times they turned the ball over 4 times 21 first downs to denver's 11 peyton manning's last ride? although > > :

broncos. bronco, broncos >> we meet awesome fans from other teams. no trash talking. it's good natured. >> being around ther fans who obviously love both teams, it's pretty nice. >> i was telling you for ron, he actually had to pay. ron had to pay. if you look at the nfl, sometimes, the experience at home is better. some of us, sitting in the stands, you could see people like me better than any of the players because of all the people on the floor of the arena. you could see sooe tv screens up top but if you were home p n, having the 40 bucks in the pockets, you might have been better but those two, as you heard, wanted to see the spectacle of spectacle. lisa, you may have run into mls universe in the arena concourse area, walking on the floor and doing some work, i think, for inside edition of all people. this was the sights and sounds from the arena, but from the fans perspective. >> wow. a lot more fun out there, i think. we have snow, snow, snow around here at the presents time. the storm has taken its time getting organized but it's powering up now. a long up slo

this is all just great signs for the broncos. you would think they'd automatically pick something like the panthers just afraid gone with the broncos. might as well give them the trophy. >> it's all quite logical. >>> one crash turned rush hour into hours on the south side of the metro today. >> music has lost another legend, founder of a group in the rock and roll hall of fame. >> kathy is watching our chances for a little more snow before you wake up in the morning. >> and on throwback thursday we look back at the role a woman played during the broncos' very first years. >> reporter: the broncos spend >>> several musical legends have passed away in 2016 and jury earth, wind and fire died at -- founder of the band earth, wind and fire died at his home today at age 74. >>> the ramp for c-470 to southbound i high pressure 25 reopened. -- i-25 reopened. it was closed after a turbine hit it. cdot said they had to bring in a special crane to move the turbine which was 135 feet long. >>> cold but dry here in the 9news backyard, but th

broncos plate 728nqd. if you know anything, please call the police. >>> police have arrested two people in connection to a fatal shooting friday morning. 51-year-old cody kneelingson was arrested for first-degree murder and hoe hibberted use of the weapon and 31-year-old naya was accessory to the murder. both nelson and naya were transported to the boulder county jail. the boulder county sheriff's office detectives and the district attorney's office are police say a 31-year-old man, andrew duncan, was shot several times, on north broadway, and he died a short time later. >>> authorities have managed to rescue now more than 170 people, including at least four people today, after a powerful earthquake in taiwan over the weekend. 38 people were killed in a 17 story building. it collapsed and most of the people killed were inside the building. a glimmer of hope. this is ha we can look at. -- this is what we can look at. an 8-year-old girl trapped for more than 61 hours, brought out and she is alive. >> incredi

>> reporter: denver broncos, super bowl champions. one of the strangest things i saw was right outside the stadium after that sign that says super bowl l champions went up, there were people holding signs that said $20 for a ticket stub. these guys were trying to buy the super bowl tickets so they can probably put it on ebay later on, or sell it for twice as much. if you had one of those tickets, if you're sitting inside that stadium, you'll want to hold onto that great memorabilia. anne. >> thank you, marshall the sports guys are inside the locker room, where you know the part is just getting started. you'll hear from john elway. >> looking forward to it. thanks anne. we want to check back in with mark stewart, he's on market fans were behaving themselves, is it still pretty calm? are they behaving down there? >> reporter: molly, we're on a rooftop on 20th and market. take a look below. the crowd ii still very large and loud. i would describe it as feisty. nothing too violent. although about 20, 30 minutes ago, someone was lighting f

i'm always showing the broncos love. always. >> her coanchor there is a new england patriots fan, so the two of them out there, and they're anchoring the morning news above us to the left this morning. the two of them out there who aren't actually either 49ers or people here very much about that. you know, you have to keep that stuff in the closet. britt, back to you. >> the good thing about you and i, alan is we both support the broncos, couldn't we say? >> i think you're right. >> no rivalries here. okay, alan, thanks for that. >>> cbs 4 drive to the championship coverage is brought to wake up in your first home. wake up in a home you've made a bit bigger. wake up in a home with a new address. wake up in a home that doesn't even have an address. as your life evolves, and protecting it takes committed support. at american family insurance we support your dreams. see how you can save with ring video doorbell >>> good morning. dave with you in the weather center. pretty uniform on temperatures. a lot of 20s showing up, bu

roby punched the ball away, ware recovered, and broncos went on to win. the thrift great fest moment is what -- thrift greatest moment is when pat bowlen was inducted into the ring of fame. they showed the sunday night audience it was super bowl caliber. keeping aaron rodgers to just 77 yards passing. big moment number 4, talib's big 6 against flacco. this set the tone for the entire season. it's difficult to think about it now. but the broncos could have easily lost each of the first six games, but they started 6-0, largely because of the great defense. cj anderson's over time touchdown run and the pats was number 3. pats were the defending super bowl chasms, and 10-0 entering the game. not only did the broncos prove they could win, this gave them home field advantage. perhaps the most spine-tingling came off the bench. the crowd stood and roared, the players were fired up, the sheriff came to the rescue. this lifted the broncos from just another playoff hopeful to getting a shot in the arm in the quest to win the super bowl. and the number one moment of

>> reporter: are you a broncos fan? >> go broncos! >> reporter: go broncos! so we'll be out here till the magnets are gone. we got a couple hundred out here. back to you guys. >> oh, they are adorable! you sure got a lot of youngsters out there! >> reporter: i love the kids! with their broncos gear, i can't get enough. >> we're with you on that. thanks christine. >>> people in the northeast are dealing with power outages as we head into the weekend. nearly 21,000 homes and accidents are without power in massachusetts. connecticut, two major utilities already reporting nearly 16,000 customers without power. slushy, heavy snow is also expected to bring down tree limbs on power lines. they are really getting it. >>> all 44 senate democrats and two independents have sent president obama a letter urging him to ramp up the government's response to the zika virus outbreak. they want him to use money from last year's government-wide they suggest he should add money to the upcoming budget if necessary. >>> for the first time ever, apple is saying it will take back ban

i believe the broncos are the winner. >> reporter: broncos, baby, the team to beat. >> i don't know if any of you guys have super bowl squares, this. >> reporter: after these predictions there's just noter way the game could go. it wasn't -- no otter way the game could go. helmet. and the foam finger and some other otters were brought in and couldn't stop playing with the helmet. they actually put it on. this is all just great signs for the broncos. you would think they'd automatically pick something like the panthers just afraid they'd get eaten, but three gone with the broncos. might as well give them the trophy. >> it's all quite logical. >>> one crash turned rush hour into hours on the south side of the metro today. >> music has lost another legend, founder of a group in the rock and roll hall of fame. >> kathy is watching our chances for a little more snow before you wake up in the morning. >> and on throwback thursday we look back at the role a woman played during the broncos' very first years. >> reporter: the broncos spend >>> several musical legends have passed away in 2016 an

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this is a win for the broncos. for colorado. and for broncos fans. across the globe. >> hey, one last thing, before we get ready for the parade. how many here with a show of hands, and a yell, how many of you got a chance to go out to super bowl-50? >> quite a few. i will tell you this. there were so many orange jerseys at levi stadium in santa clara, it was unlike any super bowl that i had seen before. it clearly was a home field advantage for the broncos. they played that way. and for those who got a chance proud of that. >> absolutely. crowd there. in santa clara. it was fantastic. and hey, while we're still waiting for everybody to get on board, all of the vehicle, and the fire trucks, we have about 10 minutes before the parade starts, we will entertain you with a little bit of music. but before we do that, now that we have many more people here. should we do another denver broncos chant? we will say denver. you say -- >> broncos! >> denver! . >> nice job. 10 more minutes, we will get the parade started and you can watch it on the big screen, too

some broncos' alumni even made appearances along with broncos' cheerleaders. there were also special performances by the drum line stampede. >> our patients and families love the denver broncos. >> you can find our coverage of super bowl 50 on sports tab. show us your broncos pride. peggy shared this picture from astoria, oregon of her nephew and his family. thedenverchannel.com. they could be shown on air. >>> we have cameras all over the state. this is the view in akron wheee it's been a very cold, snowy day. conditions are going to sty that way into the evening hours. along the front range we're also seeing the cold weather conditions as well. this is what it looks like in the burlington area. gray skies there. the gray skies continuing across much of the eastern plains at the present time. taking a look at our camera located in limon, a lot of snow on the ground there. this lasttshot, a ray of hope maybe from our vie rather wireless camera. just a glimpse of some orange on the western horizon. 3 maybe that's the broncos way. 22 today, 1 the low. the normal

>> here we go broncos, here we go! here we go broncos, here we go! here we go broncos, here we go! >> reporter: they are just getting warmed up. you can tell. at pier 39 in san francisco a group of bronco fans broke out in spontaneous cheering today waiting to go on a cruise around the bay. >> reporter: why not? miles showed up and a few broncos cheerleaders. so who wouldn't start yelling? i certainly did. >> reporter: everyone has been very careful to wear orange and blue at all times. there are more people in orange and blue we've seen today than carolina panthers fans. >> reporter: by far. actually and, jonathan, dare i kay more bronco fans right now -- say more bronco fans right now than even raiders fans. >> oh, you just went there. we need to fill that stadium. we need all the support we can get. >> reporter: we sure had a great home field advantage for the afc championship game. obviously that's not the same as the super bowl, but the fans will make a difference, so far showing up in droves. good to see by the bay. >> that's awesome. >> weather should be nice. >>> an updated

bronco's country is truly alive. steve is out along the parade route talking with fans as a set up for the celebration. i see more people now steve. rep back it is way to eat -- >> reporter: someone told me this was red, i don't think it is. so slacker and i are playing fashion police. fairy. >> reporter: what on earth are you? what is on your head? >> i am the bronco's fairy. >> reporter: i i think she get extra points for the boots. >> the only thing she is missing is wings. it is not good though with 1 million people. >> reporter: i like your glasses a lot. the boots are the most impressive part. so we are at the corner of 13th and broadway. we have a huge crowd now. this is where the parade full swing around the corner. bronco's country. as we continue coverage of a fun day. >> it is a a great day. we are celebrating the denver broncos. we are excited to see the players, the coaches, everyone here today. we have a rally and a celebration but yesterday in california our good friend tape one day ahead of time and h

you have another chance to pick up a 'broncos country' chance to pick up a 'broncos country' magnet. we'll be handing them out at four locations. starting at 6am. you can grab one at the king soopers on sheridan in arvada. three giveaways start at 7... you can pick a magnet up at the king soopers on south buckley in aurora, at the city hotchkiss... and the windsor. if you're like us and you didn't stay up to watch the tonight show... we have you covered. there were some pretty funny moments. last night jimmy fallon talked about our denver broncos during his tonight superlatives. he singled out two today's hashtag- we-are-broncos video challenge is.... touchdown dances!! this baby named nolan may not be able to walk yet - but this broncos fan has definitely figured out the touchdown move! share your videos with us through the "your take" part of the 9news app.... on the website... or on social media, using hashtag-we- are-broncos. that's all for 9news at 4:30...

the broncos issued a statement. "mr. b. is doing much better and resting comfortably at home." >>> mayor hancock says he doesn't know how much it's costing city tax payers to send him to the super bowl. companies doing business with the city paid about $40,000 for his last trip to the super bowl in new york. issues. so this year, they're paying for flights and accommodations using taxpayer money. the ethics board said there's no problem with him receiving free tickets. >> we've been work around the clock, nothing but preparing for our promotion in support available and present during this epic event. >> when mayor hancock was at the super bowl in new york city, he was lobbying for denver to host the big game. denver does not have a bid in for the 2021 and 2022 super bowls. >>> if the broncos do win sunday, denver police want to make sure the celebrations here do not get out of control. in 1996, there was violence when the avs wons stanley cup. and it turned ugly again when the broncos won the super bowl in 1998. police are

the den broncos mascot and the horse you see running -- denver broncos mascot and the horse you see running down the field at games is so famous he's on the cover of modern arabian horse magazine and around denver -- >> the horse is on the field every home game. have plenty of thunder, two, in fact, thunder 2 will stay behind shall the broncos win and need a parade while this guy, the identical thunder 3, is taken on a two-day road trip to san francisco for the super bowl. it's a bronco legacy sharon has led over 23 years ponying up all the cash for home game appearances and four super bowls which two years ago meant spending $20,000. >> the weather was so bad across the country we could not drive him. >> reporter: to pack thunder up and send him fedex to new york. >> we fed ex-ed him as we call it. we put him on a fedex airplane. he was the last package on. he did a layover in mem and landed in newark. -- memphis and landed in newark. he did just great. >> reporter: but this time around sharon and her team will make the thunder roll for another trip to the super bowl. >> we just feel it's

>> welcome home broncos the best and in the nfl are back prove it broncos country catcher sleep tonight because tomorrow it's time to rock the mile high and a live look tonight at broncos headquarters at the valley excited fans and tired players have gone home to get some shut eye because the big party starts in just a few hours thanks for joining us tonight at nine the kind of gave me goosebumps a little bit downtown denver the place to be tomorrow if you would to catch a glimpse of the super bowl champions we are the station to watch tonight team coverage of the teams return to the mile high plus everything you need to know about tomorrow's parade and party live at team headquarters were excited fans welcome home the broncos a few hours ago. the best fan base in the nfl here at team headquarters bronco fans were standing on the side of the road for literally hours screaming in our hearts out until every last member of the broncos left the facility. >> 1,000 miles and one super bowl trophy later the world champs are back in the mile high city by dia got the first glimpse of the new har

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all picking the broncos. >> the animal kingdom. it speaks volume. >> all right. we're having people showing off their broncos pride with welcome back, it's 8:12 this morning. we are in our other studio, we know broncos fans get crazy about their team, right. we know some go crazy for their hair cuts. we have scissor hand putting these specialty designs together. we're talking to some of the guys getting this -- look at this guy. who this? >> this is cruise. take? >> 30 to 45 minutes depending on what the detail design whether we are doing to horse or adding anything extra in it. >> 45 minutes. guys. >> it is. >> o have you gotten to the pretty quickly? >> i think a lot of barbers can do it in their weeks now. >> how many people have come in to get this done? >> oh, the last few days we have hit 90. >> 90? is it mostly kids? >> no, we have even done a couple of seniors, so all ages. >> cool, how does it feel? >> gooo. >> good. >> good and. all right we're going bring dayle in here and have you shave the side of her head and put the

it's a good broncos song. we can be proud to support this young man. >> jason thank you for that, by the way. >> appreciate it. >> what's that? >> jahmai's water bottle. >> don't mess with jahmai's water bottle. >> this morning it's chilly. 20s and teens across the metro this afternoon 37 degrees. it's going to be a little bitt warmer today and we'll see sunshine, which s goong to out there. this morning a little bit of snow. most of it is off into the foothills or on the eastern plains. rest of our high temperatures, how about mid- to upper 30s, even low 40s. 42 longmont and littleton and highlands ranch. castle rock in the low 30s. tomorrow we all get up into the 40s. >> so far light conditions anywhere you want to go. easy driving conditions here at i-25 and colorado boulevard southbound, northbound. still accident and stall-free. icy through your neighborhood. big melt down next week should help that out. >>> thanks. we're making our way over here. keep that dramatic pause over there. >> no, back to you. >

to broncos of the past. we did recently get a chance in denver to catch up with billy thompson p or you guys know that name right? a great member of the vaunted orange crush defense a long time bronco, three-time pro bowler, member of the ring of fame and they remind us its defense that wins championships. >> i think defense will play a very important part. there are a lot of similarities between this defense and my defense. i'm a defense defensive guy. i think you win championships with your defense and we have one and i'm excited about watching them play. >> i'm right there with you billy. up at the broncos winning by seven. let's go with what's hot in did you catch this? nfl bad badly breeds. it's all the rage all of her over social media. >> was broken? leg bone and tailbone. his arm bone? had bone. >> to me i think someone might have a little too much time on their hands. they do a really good job with it though. a funny video. one.6 million likes on youtube. you can catch that whole video at www.kdvr.c

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it could not get any better than this. >> bronco nation, bronco nation, all the way. as far as the eye can see. >> twitter and instagram were cameras on the fans lined the streets. [ cheering ] that is the noise from brock osweiler's post on instagram. fans lining the route. there is one from broncos vice president of relations, his photo shows peyton manning holding the trophy alongside gary kubiak and john elway. it says three great broncos quarterbacks. another player perspective, tight end owen daniels posted this photo as they pass between the capital building. and, bennie fowler has a picture with six sacks, the county -- with a caption reading, could it be his last game? i don't know, but i get the ball back to them because it deserved it. >> could not help but think back to 1999, the last time we saw one of these parades. a lot of things mirrored memories from back then. of course, pat bowlen could not the vince lombardi trophy. and, just as elway was salute, while he certainly was cheered for today, at the county building, peyton manning got a heroes welcome.

going 20, -- >> i'm going broncos 34-17. >> a blowout. we like it. >> a super sunday gets closer, just how much sleep of the broncos head coach getting. >> i'm not thinking about a lot of things. it's driving the coaches crazy. >> it's all part of in the zone show coming up after the break. coach kubiak sits down with sports director nick griffith to cover everything as it relates the big game. >> i will leave tonight was a more united and orange fan photos. you guys have been great sending it to us.

final test for the denver broncos. we're loving all the broncos in. tomorrow is orange friday. >> that's right. i love these photographs. as jason was talking about, that rally at noon. rink. -`our own lisa hidalgo and eric lupher are in california. you've been going, going, occasion. have you slept at all? >> yeah. >> little bit here and there. >> we're good, though. >> ten minutes on the floor and we're good to go. challenge. lisa is going first. this is cool. the light up targets, lisa, see >> this is a real football. >> nfl experience, quarterback challenge. lisa hidalgo. boom, baby! nice. i probably should have been a quarterback instead of a reporter. hoping kubiak checks this out. i'm going back about 30 yards and hit the target. lisa. hold on i got to get to my spot. >> this is the nfl experience. we were here tuesday. this one costs money. this is $35 for adults. you get your money's worth. everything in here is interactive. lupher setting himself up. going for the big guy. let's see. hut. oh, oh! want to try one more time? give him tte ball