we're going to check with joel hillan in a minute. starting to filter in. this is going to taper over the next couple of hours. and take away the clouds, you can see snow in the foothills and heavier snow fall just to our south. as we zoom into the denver area downtown, we're on the dry side. no rain or snow for us. light, if there's anything out there. south of town, seeing -- things are going to ease on up. more to the north, estes park, weather nice snow. nederland, 7. from canyon city all way down to trin trinidad, heavier snow fall too. checking in with our future cast, we're going to see this fade off and by lunch time, a little snow in the high country in denver. clear skies as we head into the afternoon hours. temperatures, 29 degrees around 8:00 a.m. 37 by noon. and close to 40 by 2:00 and more sunshine through the afternoon and it with joel hillan, how is our drive going? >> i-25 between c 470 and e 470 to the north, you're going to be faced with an easy drive. near colorado, and as you make your way through the bridges and the tech center, it's a

let's check in with joel hillan this morning. >> good morning. this is i-70 and airport boulevard. nice and wide open in either direction, and that's what we're seeing as you get onto i-70. 47th and peoria, that is a building fire. watch out for emergency equipment there in the montebello area. along pena boulevard, that stretch looking good. you come into downtown, look at the green. slowing down as you head between i-26 and i-70. >>> the dow is down. it's tax time. there's word, scammers have hit the irs. here's anna daniels with today's money watch. >> on friday, the dow closed down 57 point and the nasdaq up 8. a cyber hack in the irs is worse than thought. they said scammers gained access to $700,000 accounts. the information stolen includes data that could be used to file a false tax return and collect a refund. the irs is mailing notifications. >>> the german auto maker says the robot can't handle customized options offered to its customers. turns out more than 400,000 vehicles a year. >>> ben and jerry's is going vee began which has peanut butter chunky. it will be made wit

tomorrow should be -- time to outline the traffic situation with joel hillan. hey, joel. >> good morning, dave. we expect sunday to be better, right. take a look at the vail rest area. if you want to catch fresh powder, now is a great time to do it. the traction restrictions remain in place. 120th to i-70, just a ten minute drive. >> the other big draw to superbowl is the commercials during the superbowl. these are going to bring more people than usual no check out the -- this features a walk-in closet. >> there's two types of people content who blend in these people who walk in like beige socks and there's some who excite more and they have pazaz. people get devoured. >> oh, my gosh. aerosmith stephen tyler will be hocking candy. here's a taste of that. >> that is e to the z, dis disgusting. you haven't heard me sing dittlely zing. >> higher. >> higher. dream on. >> dream on. >> he hit that note. the nfl is doing a commercial to show off what it's calling super babies. they come around 9 months after the winning team's parents enjoy the game. adore, it is the d

let's check with joel hillan. how is the >> a great way to start out friday morning. i-70 and colorado. no real construction in your way. looking across the denver metro area, you can see colfax and jersey, there's an early accident. they're doing some recovery work there. and then 130th and corona, you see that at the top of our screen, that's another side street accident we have. britt, otherwise, look at the green we have across from that. >>> thank you. we showed you a glimpse of what's happening in new jersey. let's go back out there live. this is an incredible video. this is a warehouse on fire here in new jersey in hillsborough here, and we understand this fire has been burning since yesterday afternoon. shortly before 3:00 is when it broke out. >> you see train cars nearby and they have to be worried about that. those are container cars so you don't though what's in there. i'm assuming they do by now. their firefighters keep watching a fire like this. this is one of the fires where they simply let it burn down because you might as well let it burn out. the bui

let's check with joel hillan. how is the morning drive going? >> we have mobile 4th on the roads showing us the drive in the denver metro area. southbound along i-25 approaching c 470. you're going to find splash back. look at -- we have an accident on the ramp from us 36 to i-25. it looks like we're seeing slowing eastbound along i 270. you get along pena boulevard in town, >> it you own a -- labrador -- german sheppards gained favor in denver taking the number two spot. from the golden retriever and pushing the golden retriever to third. this is big stuff. today is world spade day. that's an international campaign showing the benefits of saying and neutering animals. you can have your animals said or neuters at the animal shelter starting at 7:30 this morning for free. >>> nasa are calling artist. they want to put songs and videos on its space craft. there's a cyrus wreck. the space craft will launch later this year and go to the asteroid. it will collect samples of the asteroid sent back to earth. nasa is going to put a hard drive of artist w

joel hillan out there this morning and throughout the day, temperatures are going to be 25 degrees, so this snow is not going anywhere. the snow that's coming down that's making for a tough commute, it's the snow on the ground. it's piled up. we have icy and snow packed condition s s. if you're heading to the airport, you heard from chris there, you want to allow yourself plenty of time and call ahead to make sure your time is going before you venture on the roads. the side streets dangerous this morning. they did not necessarily get plowed as cities are focusing on the main thorough fairs in their cities and you have cdot with their plows out focusing on the highways. look at our cbs 4 tech camera. we have a couple of closures along the roadway. let me tilt up the map. it's from lock bowie on the state line of i-76 and airport along i-70 and that's through the kansas city line. >> thanks, joel. it's 5:04. we're keeping a close eye on the road. >> it's the morning with you you have to dig out and plow the get out and on the road. you want to give yourself extra time. that snow sticking

let's check traffic, joel hillan, any problems so far this morning? >> we just got one problem on the side street and that's colfax and syracuse where the lights aren't working. don't forget to treat that as a four-way spot. nothing that's going to slow you down. i-707 and georgetown this morning, as you head into the high country, nice drive. there's volume on the roadways. you're battling wind as well as apart of that commute into the high country. be aware of that. at the drive times from north. thornton to denver. a 10-minute drive-thru conniver city. you can turn on koa -- and get your traffic and cbs 4 weather together. >>> thank you, joel. >>> stephens will attempt to break a reporter record when they rides at the -- at the olympic training center in colorado springs. stephens is going after the most extreme challenges in cycling. revolutions in an hour. the current record is held by australia o' donald. stephens is a 2-time world medalist. she's excited, but she's proud so shed light on women cycling. he's eye on entertainment. >> the nominees

that's let's check with joel hillan. how is our morning drive going? >> we're across the denver metro area. a live look from copter 4 over colfax. the volume is going to slow you down. there's an accident in the northbound direction between alameda and 6th avenue. how about the drive to dia. a couple of accidents along i-76. you get along i-70, slowing developing in i-70. there's speeds along that stretch at 10 miles-an-hour slower than the posted speed limit. >>> this morning, some people are disappointed, the rocky mount near show is cancelled. denver navy week cancelled. the show used to run at the reservoir park. last year it was a traffic nightmare. people missed it because they were stuck on e-470. it's not clear anything to do with the event being called off. >>> vacuuming cleans the dirt off the floors and cleanses the soul. we were with the 5th grader when -- not seth. >> i love cleaning. and i like electronics and robots. it's my hobby. >> and one of seth's other hobby science. he wants to grow up to be a firefighter so he can help people. th

joel hillan is checking out of traffic situation. on my drive in this morning, it looked like all the major ferries were awesome. cdot caking care of business. >> they had good lead time while we were waiting for that storm. they applied that liquid deicer. that came in time when it came to plowing off the roadways. they did a good job. you get down to the bridges. look at how nicely plowed the roads are. the transition is our danger. we're on the drive to dia along pena boulevard. it should be a great job. here's kelly werthmann with a look at your morning sports. >>> good morning, from santa clara. we're outside levi stadium were in four days for his 27th playoff game. manning's postseason game, 13 wins and 13 losses. a win this week and he can retire with a winning -- broncos won't ask much from manning, but while his arm isn't what it once was, he has the smartest players, always the most prepare and that makes everyone else around him better as well. >> i've studying everything of how payton goes about his business. i see the no

let's check with joel hillan. how is the morning drive shaping. >> it's excellent start in the high country -- it's an excellent start in the high country. look at dia. you get along i-270, not too bad. we have the ramp closure in place >>> the markets -- we're looking ahead of the open and we have a tip to reduce your iphone bill. here's hanna daniel with today's money watch. >>reporter: on wall street -- the do closed 40 points and the nasdaq lost 46. apple will reduce your payments on iphone if you trade in your old one. it's apart of their trade up on installments program. the statements will be as low as $15. how much you pay depends on the model you pay and the condition and which new iphone you're buying. >>> airlines get a fourth of their fee. another money maker is the change to a ticket. it can cost $200. airlines were paid $3 billion in flight cancellation or changes. they 2007. >>> harry potter fans are testing the butterscotch drink. they believe it's a butter -- it's described in the movie as a less

joel hillan has a closer look at these closures. good morning, joel. both lanes and both directions are shut down of i-70 to glenwood springs. highway 40 and highway 50 are what cdot are asking folks to use while they get that cleared out. they have to destroy the boulder on the roadway, but they have to repair the roadway as well. if you remember this happened a couple of years ago and the delays were huge because of that, so hopefully they can get that done and clean that up before the weekend. we're across the denver metro area. a couple of side street trouble spots out. lane closures along i-25 along c 470 tomorrow night. that's going to be closed -- i-25 in the southbound direction at c 470, a fuel -- a full closure. train restriction in place because we have flakes in the high country. >> we have snow in the high around through the high country. it should get lighter through the afternoon. it's wind in some places. winds around 50 miles-an-hour right now. waldon, the gust at 22 miles-an-hour. we're expecting to see gusty winds. it's not quite as

let's check in with joel hillan. how is our morning drive going? >> in town, not too bad. you get to the west of town, you're fighting the winds and in the high country, fighting the snow and we have passenger restrictions in place and commercial chains. as you get here's the drive to dia. a ramp closure in place if the as you travel to i-70, it should be a straight shot for you. >>> pope francis spends time on his visit to mexico blessing kids in the hospital. ahead, the other stops he has made to get closer to the people. >>> tonight's grammy's honor music's biggest talents including legends we have loss. i'll have that preview straight ahead. >>> good morning, and patrick wall might be second guessing himself today. the coach chose to start off in gold for the third time in 4 days and the result, well, it wasn't good. barley led the first two shots jack beats him there with a nasty rister and less than five vaneder cam with a harmless shot. he wasn't at his best. he was pulled from alvin pickard. that didn't get better. the sabers added another goal at the end of the fi

they have part of the intersection closed up so let's check in with joel hillan. >> there is an elementary school and middle school nearby and parents will be coming out shortly. let me give you some options. to the far right that is e-470 said this is to the west of that. you have picadilly and hampton and himalaya. you can access himalaya from i would avoid hampton as that will get really backed up especially with the partial closures throughout. across denver metro, normal flowing through the express lanes project and a closure in place today starting at 9 am to 4 pm. you will have disclosure in place for the next several days before now. we could say this that i-70 has reopened. >>> they will shut it down for a little bit. you could be dealing with snow tonight.>> we forgot it was february. is coming back. lauren whitney has a forecast. >>> winter weather and warnings and advisories into place later this evening through tomorrow. most of the mountain areas could see 4 to 8 inches of snow. some of the areas could see up range foothills could see up to 10 inches of snow. we are starting

i'll show you the future cast in a moment, but first let's check with joel hillan. >> excellent drive at -- excellent drive of i-70 and peoria. southbound coming into town. speeds still into the 60s. 11 minutes from 120th to i-70. that's not bad at all. a trouble spot on iliff at von. we have stuff in the road. here's the issue we're talking about just to the is the of i-70 as you travel along peoria. there's a fire there, so look out for emergency crews, and then we have construction work which shut down a couple of lanes as you get through ridge gate. that will be picked up shortly. if you're about to get in your car, turnover to koa and britt, you together. >>> breaking overnight, an suv with six people inside crashes in littleton. two children treated for serious injuries, but everyone else is okay. shawn, i understand you spoke what did they say? >>reporter: imagine seeing your family to the hospital and how badly this van or suv has been smashed up. when that family member arrived, he saw quite the destruction that happened to that car. it's the white ford expedition that ended

let's check with joel hillan. how is the morning drive? >> it's better than yesterday out into the area roads and the high manikin tree. we're across the denver metro area and cone in the way traveling southbound on i-25 passed 110th through that express lane. that's your delay. all the other closures that you see, typical. >>> trump gets his biggest win he'll ride into the super tuesday contest riding his third straight win last night and this time with half of the danielle nodding ham has the latest. >>reporter: after picking up a third victory, trump continues his winning streak with his eye on super tuesday state. >> we had great results coming out of texas and amazing numbers out of tennessee and georgia. it's going to be an amazing two months. we might not need the two months to be honest. >> the billionaire front runner got his votes from those dissatisfied with the government. >> political correctness has destroyed us. >> he's here for the people and wants to win. >> the win gives trump the >> i think he's well positioned to sweep

let's check with joel hillan. how is that morning drive. >> east of the snow line and you've been talking about this, just wet roads. this is around town. this is a live picture from mobile 4 this morning. i want to show you in the high you have the plow working. i-70 facing that eastbound direction at lacal mountain. as folks come around the corner, we've had reports of numerous accidents along 285. look into the high country, and you have chain and passenger restrictions in place as you make your way out to the johnson eisenhower tunnel. across the denver metro area, a different story. mostly clear and we're running at post the speed limits. traveling from alameda parkway down passed morrison, 285, bowls, king carol before it gets better as you make that turn. you can turn on koa for the latest weather and traffic together. >> thanks, joel. the foothills and mountains getting heavy snow. weather app and she joins us from i-70 and genesee. you can see that snow coming down around you. >>reporter: it's beautiful o

here's joel hillan with the traffic. >> it's a once in a lifetime situation. look at central park boulevard. heading in the eastbound direction, there was an earlier accident that has been cleared out in the eastbound direction of i-70. we just have one side street accident, alameda and a stall on otherwise,,, ,, w in the ocean and fish on a sandwich is that when ocean fish swim in pairs they're less likely to get eaten. arby's, >>> a little windy on the eastern plain and winds gusting windy. those winds are going to temperatures, as we start off with 41 in 41 out on burlington. 21 in avon. 29 in craig and 31 in grand junction . skies are clear across the state. a beautiful start to our day. looking at our future cast. mostly sunny sky and this evening, overnight tonight, we get gusty in the foothills and the high country. denver, if you're heading to the red wing, avalanche game, beautiful. temperatures 61 in denver. 40s in the high country. we have higher fire danger tomorrow. so in the southern part of the,, ,, ,, >> that's new england quarterback tom brady

let's check with joel hillan. good morning. >> good morning. we've been watching along the cdot camera and 110th. you have cones that you're fighting. look at the nice volumes we have and expect that to continue as we go through the morning. it's friday morning. maybe you're traveling today. it's a great day to be traveling along i-70 to pena boulevard. a straight shot to the airport. >> mark is ahead of the open. that could be good for your >>reporter: the dow gained 212 point and the naa -- puerto rico could see a government shut down if the government doesn't act soon. they have $72 million in public debt and asked washington for a bail out. so far, nothing is in the works. and president obama says his first job as a teenager scooping ice cream at basket robins taught him about hard work. he's calling on businesses to mentor teenagers for their first jobs this summer. that's your money watch. for more, log onto cbsmoneywatch.com in new york. >>> we're at 30 degrees. >> the gloves were off at last night's republican debate. >> forget about th

joel hillan. >> you have the truck there. you've got the big here loaded to lift this up and out of the way. this is closed off another lane in the south carolina direction of i-25 and at a time we've seen the merger of the volume southbound coming into town with the backups from that accident and it's just going to be,, ,, ,, >>> welcome back. it's gusty in our foothills. it's going to get stronger through the day and windy in denver. red flag warnings starts for fremont, el paso and pueblo county. low humidity, gusty winds and fire dangers high. 46 in denver. 52 in boulder. 20s in our mount mountains. 40s on the east everyone plains. -- a chance for snow in the (phone ringing) you can't deal with something, by ignoring it. but that's how some presidential candidates seem to be dealing with social security. americans work hard, and pay into it. so our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. (elephant noise) (donkey noise) hey candidates, >>> they do have a time-out and decide not to use it. curry on top! bang! wh

we'll talk about the weekend in a few moments, but first let's check with joel hillan. >> we're watching the drive a-- at c 470. southbound comeing into town, we're seeing the slowing and speeds dipping into the 40s. >>> thanks joel. >>> today, parents have hard questions for the cherry creek school district. bus driver failed a sobriety test after driving 30 middle school students. shawn chitnis is at the bus barn with details. shawn. >>reporter: we know this bus driver won't be coming back to work according to the school district and he's make not an afternoon. we understand that michael hobbs finished his route yesterday afternoon. he did drop off all 30 students safely. but the arapahoe sheriff's department said he didn't pass a road test. coming up at 6:45, what hobbs says he did that may have led to this possible dui charge. shawn chitnis, cbs 4 morning news. >>> thank you, shawn. >>> a developer story as we learn about the survivors of a deadly work shooting. a gunman killed 3 people. and 14 hurt. the shooter was served an abuse order which there's violence in a relationship. dawn

joel hillan taking a peek at that. >> if you are heading out the and 140 worth. we are campaigning for this to be a national holiday. here we are across the high country where we have winds in place all the way from c470 up to the eisenhower tunnel. you see slowing southbound on i- 25 between 36 and around the stadium curve. we have some ongoing brood construction. >>> this morning if you're getting up early we hope you had enough time to enjoy the victory. >> people are still in bed watching the newscast. our crew is working early this morning as it is just after 4 am in san francisco. alan gionet is the early bird their life. i cannot even imagine how exciting it was. you need your cup of coffee. >> open way we sure do. in san francisco they were partying as well overnight. people were just crazy about the broncos winning. there was a little trouble here. there was a fight in the parking lot between fans but that was all of the trouble. good celebration in san francisco. people in the south bay area were celebrating everything was orderly. taking you to the gam

we'll talk more about that in a moment, right now, joel hillan is tracking our morning drive. >> all this warm weather has led to great road conditions on the roads this morning. they're dry. if you're heading to the high country, you're going to see the camera shaking near genesee. we're across the denver metro area. look at the green we have, slowing as you getting between i-70 and us 36. look at the foothill drive. >> let's go to breaking news in port collins. two people in the hospital after being stabbed. there's no one in custody. this is happening near prospect road in the 1600 block of stover street. that's a mile from the csu campus. shawn chitnis live there. shawn, what can you tell us? >>reporter: well, alan, we understand this happened just before midnight and now hours later, you can see there's a busy scene here as police with fort collins police department come in and out of this area continuing to monitor the situation. as you mentioned, we know there are two people who are being treated with injuries -- being treated for their injuries and they're being treated for t

joel hillan to talk about the options you have.>> this time of day to see hampton both directions like that, very little traffic and the only traffic you see our police cars. it is shut down at himalaya. this is to the west of e-470. the best ways around will be currency or jewel -- quincy or jewel. you can access on to himalaya. let's go to the map. if you need to access onto is jewel. >> a little bit of slowing westbound over i-76. >> sunrise colors are starting to fade but it is beautiful in denver. gorge is still out there. we do have more cloud cover from lookout mountain and the pretty faded. we're looking at the possibility of rain today in denver and looking at the chance for snow tonight. 24 from orlando. we will talk about the snow and advisories coming up in a moment.>>> today closing arguments begin in the trial of a woman accused of cutting out a pregnant woman's unborn baby. jamie leary's life in boulder county. the trial was quick. >> reporter: the trial for denial lane almost over. nearly a week ahead of schedule. attorneys for both sides will have a chance to present c

we'll get clips in our high kuny and -- our high let's check with joel hillan. >> a traffic alert. copter 4 on its way to i-24 and broadway to the -- to the southbound direction. a semi-is hanging off the interstate. we're working to get pictures and we'll show that those when we get them much the copter 4 got to identify the location. let's go to the map so i can show you where this is at. southbound i-225 is running slow. if you're headed to the airport, watch out. that's on colfax at sable. copter 4 heading out to alameda. we'll show the pictures in a few minutes. >>> you can call it a cursed cruise ship. they went into a storm. people and furniture and stuff were tossed around as they they were almost damaged and went back into new jersey and safe harbor over the weekend. there was another severe storm ahead. ship workers san tied it after onboard. they said life aboard appeared quite normal. >>> some of the best tasting tap in colorado. where? >> -- eldorado springs. judges in west virginia based it on odor and mouth feel. columbia won first place for best in the world. this w

let's check in why joel hillan. how >> over confidence is our -- as you head out, you go there's not all that inches of snow. that's not nestle the case. there's a nice thin layer of ice other the road and there's chemicals on the road. keep that in mind as you're heading out on the morning commute. you want to allow plenty of space between you and the car in front of you. the place. you can see that drive there's an accident as you get close to highway 103. us 6 over loveland pass is closed this morning as we just have adverse weather conditions. here we are across the denver metro area, i-70, there's an accident along ather conditions. here we are across the denver metro area, i-70, there's an accident along i-225 as you get towards eye lift. there's police activity along mexico. joining us on the phone is amy ford from cdot. good morning, amy. plows had to change. talk about that a little bit. >> yes, obviously our plows are getting ready for the snow like everyone else is. the way we're doing that is laying down

joel hillan is watching this. denver mayor michael hancock will have an app to help those get around the center called go app. it points people to routes categorized by cheaper, fastest and greenest. the mayor will introduce this at union staths. let's get to the roads and check on the drive with joel. >> in the high country, as a snowy drive. traction restrictions in place. you can see police trying to slow folks down as they're heading towards i-70 towards georgetown hill. you have that pilot car running -- the biggest accident right this is right at kipling backing up,, ,, ,, >>> still snowing in the foothills in south of denver. skies are clearing in the northern part of the state. as we zoom in, more heavier snow fall towards confer and golden and into the northern foothills. some are going to stick around. but lunch time, it's going to be wrapping up. temperatures right teens ,, ,, i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. w

let's check traffic, joel hillan, any problems so far this morning? >> we just got one problem on the side street and that's colfax and syracuse where the lights aren't working. don't forget to treat that as a four-way spot. nothing that's going to slow you down. i-707 and georgetown this morning, as you head into the high country, nice drive. there's volume on the roadways. you're battling wind as well as apart of that commute into the high country. be aware of that.