: in channel side, rod carter, newschanannel8. ththe victims of the brutal home invasion in the silverthorn communitity is accused of committing the crcrime. captured. >> reporter: tense times fofor neighbors as theyey wondered what communitity. liz phelps saw the accused crime. >> he came out of the community centerer with a cell phone in his hand. then my husbsband saw him come out and d calmed 911. >> repoporter: numerous 911 calls brought deputies to thisis gated community in silverthorne. . theyey found d kathlene perkins wiwith severe injuries. ththe attacker ran from the hohome with kathlene's daughter samanthaha in hot pursuit. deputies cauaught him as he tried wewell. they are expected to susurvive. representatatives from the hernando cocounty sheriff's office are planning a community meeting to let them know what happened and calm any fears. peter bernrnard, newschannel8. >>> sainint petersburg polilice are looking for r a man who cashed two frauaudulent checks and drove away fromom a sun trtrust banknk with $4$4,000. this security camera video wawas shot last september. they beli

this is a look at i-70 at silverthorne now. chain laws in place between eisenhower tunnel and vail pass. the snow is heading our way. jason is watch -- jayson is watching this. >> mother nature is playing games with us. today near 60 and then that stuff is coming. >> you said it best earlier, i think mother nature took the air out of our seven-day forecast. nice today and tomorrow. we're still looking at upper 50s, close to 60. a lot can change and come sunday into monday this could lead to heavy snow. winter weather alerts go in effect tonight for the mountains. winter storm warnings, advisories, a winter storm watch. potentially upwards of 6 to 12 incces in denver leading to a good one to 2 feet potentially through the mountains. going to be a decent storm. snow already falling in the mountains. this is the first minor wave. clearing up by midday. sunshine in the high country by 12:00 with more snow toniggt. across the plains a mix of sun and clouds. 54 by noon. 59 by 3:00. jayson, a very warm day today. on sunday, highs drop

silverthorne and board member judy reynolds sent this letter to the national federation that oversees dcf in response president randy wine garden turned it back around on the board saying in part many of and the broader community. >> the job of the federation is to support teachers and she didn't focus on that at all. she went straight to bashing the things that have happened in this district. >>reporter: if you'd like to see that full letter we have it post posted on 7news.com on another note tonight the board will meet for a regular meeting tonight. it's a loaded agenda as son of the items from the last snowed out meeting will be on this one one of the major items is how much time teachers are spends from the classroom with students. we'll of course continue to follow that for you with any updates needed. >>> we knoll you'll keep us posted thanks a lot mark. a new steady says the widening of i-70 is a waste of money to the tune of $50 million. that money which is coming from taxpayers is just part of the problem. they say it's one of 12 national projects slated to waste $24 billion.

it happened in a gated community, named "silverthorn." it's off middle fairway drive in spring-hill. deputies have released very few details about what happened... but they do tell us.. the *only suspect in this case is already behind bars 3 the women were air-lifted to the hospital. no other 3 in st. petersburg... police are investigating a deadly crash. they say a 43-year-old woman was riding a motorized wheelchair last night, when she was hit and killed. it happened on 26th avenue south and 31st street. the driver of a lexus sedan accidentally hit her. her name has not been released. 3 and in tampa... the scene of a serious hit and run crash is finally cleared up. it happened at the corner of rome and sligh avenue last night. police believe the driver of a red pickup truck hit a motorcyclist... then kept going north on rome. the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital... and authorites say they are now in stable condition. police are still looking for the truck driver. 3 3 also in hillsborough county: a big secret, in one quiet carrollw

then hit the road making the 18-hour drive from silverthorne to san francisco. you have 2 choices on the drive, the northern route, getting hit with snow over the dawner pass and the southern pass through utah and into las vegas, baby. that is the direction we are going today and it was a pretty good call because as you drive down i-70 and reach i-17 in utah and have the chance to go north into salt lake or south to las vegas, that is where the snow is hitting. as you can see, the weather absolutely perfect in nevada, short sleeves, i bet it will get better as weget closer to-- we get closer to las vegas. twitter which direction we should take. maybe it was the snow up north or the call of vegas but the majority said take the southern route, the low road. >> low road as opposed to the high road. that was a big bag of snacks, i am cheese-it's and diet coke girl. >> reporter: i got trail mix, protein bars, and then more importantly as we get close to las vegas, i have the right apparel, i have been wearing the colorado shades, the whole drive but now that we are g

president megan silverthorn says the teachers deserve better than this. >> that was the most appalling part to me, but they would attack an organization that is meant to advocate for teachers. it was public and vulgar and horrible. >> coming up at six, the response and why it surprising some and the board members. it is life in prison four and our bottom man who kiinapped, sexually assaulted and terrorized a lawrence white was charged after they met in nevada in september 2014. they went back to his house and that is where she woke up naked with white on top of her. he kept her captive for the next 30 hours and repeatedly assaulted her. >> right now, fort collins police need help finding a dangerous man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend. this is charles pierce who stabbed his ex-girlfriend in yesterday. she is expected to survive. he is known to drive a purple toyota rav4 with a license plate 585 and ben ylw carson announced today he's temporarily suspending his campaign to help staffers who were injured in the car crash. sarah palin weight in endorsing trump. her endorsement could

traction law is in effect in both directions and you can see you there is plenty of snow between silverthorne and the eisenhower tunnel. that snow is making its way to the metro area. >> you can see the sun mixing it up with thhse snow showers. most of these did not amount to more than half an inch. it is moving to the south and east and will be diminishing in the next hour or so. a pretty good line of them but temperatures. we're still in the 20s and will step down into the teams but it will not last long. they are ending chilly but there is a 60 in the 7- >>> after two men try to rob a homeowner a jefferson county responding to an ad, it ended with one person being shot and killed. the homeowner tried to defend himself and hhs family. >> he was actually tied up by these people resppnding to his advertisements. he was able to get away and fire shots as they were driving away in his car. in the process they went over this mailbox and then down through this yard resting the car over in the house across the street for one of the suspects died. neighbors rain it to see what was going on and to h

the silverthorne golf club community is not a place where this happens let alone an attack on two women. >> i am going to talk to my mom real quick. >> after running from deputies the suspect was arrested down from the home. >> there was a chase and one of the deputies had to scale a fence to go get him. >> reporter: and the suspect faces charges of aggravated battery. the victims conditions could escalated charges to attempted murder and the suspect is being booked into jail as soon as we speak. we will give you information as soon as it is released. a developing story in milwaukee, f.b.i. agents saying they have foiled a mass shooting plot. just learning that 23-year-old same mohammed hanza bought two all weapons and a silencer. investigators saying he was planning a mass shooting on a ma sannic temple in milwaukee. they were going to kill everyone in sight. telling the undercover agents attacking in the name of the moslem religion. >>> a major below to pinellas deputies. jerry gaston has been identified as a person of interest in the disappearance of his roommate rene cable, there is

up around silverthorne just 19. with the cloudy skies and the snow, we're only going to see temperatures warm up another 4 to 7 degrees today. the snow right now just west of the denver metro area. we are under a winter weather advisory. most of the snow falling from a separate system that is now hitting southern and southeast colorado with pretty heavy snow bands. rain and snow mix. the storm system bringing us our snow later today coming in from the west. same system that brought california all of that rain and snow. it manages to push just south here of colorado and that's what's going to initiate some of the snow showers for us. they could start as early as 9:00 this morning down along the palmer divide near castle rock, start to see the heavier bands move in. past 5, that's when we will get most of the accumulation of the snow continues to lightly fall with light winds all the way through friday, and here around town 2-6 inches of accumulation. 36 degrees the high. 32 greeley today. fort collins 34. on the east

it four degrees in -- at four degrees in fort collins, well below zero in kremmling, walden and silverthorne. 17 at the airport, winds picking up at 10 miles per hour making it feel more like 5 degrees. the 9news backyard where it's awfully chilly , our readings here downtown about 15. early this morning it was beautiful, we had bright blue skies, lots of blinding sunshine and then by the change. that brown cloud started to develop along the city skyline, all of the pollutants trapped at the surface and unfortunately poor air quality will be with us through tomorrow afternoon as well. we need wins to help us mix things up and that will not a resident -- arrive until air-quality expected to be unhealthy for certain groups, so if you have asthma or respiratory issues, limit your time outdoors if you can, visibility will be moderate tomorrow. right now it's been pretty quiet, really much of the west coast looking at quiet conditions, stores have been -- storms have been further out across the great lakes, the boston area, all the way up to portland maine dealing with all kinds of rain, 1" to 2"

we have teams around the pass and the silverthorne area. nationwide, no real cold air anywhere across the lower 48. even in the upper 30s around bismarck and minneapolis. 50s down around l.a. time. it looks like it will stay the mild air coming in. the snow over the great lakes, tomorrow and early friday. here is the first part of a stormy weather pattern withing in the pacific northwest. let me show you the jet stream. the colors here endicate the stronger winds. as we fly out here you can see a strong band of jet stream winds coming in towards san francisco by the time we get into friday. here is hawaii. it will scoop up a lot of tropical moisture and bring in -- if they are playing the super bowl this weekend likely heavy rain in the is san francisco area. but this storm is eventually going to translate into bring us a round of heavy snow. tonight, low temperatures, not as cold as recent nights, 3 below in alamosa. tomorrow, 55 in denver. 60s over the southeastern part of the state. southwestern kansas. mountains, readings in the upper 3

right now chain laws from vail and silverthorne and over u.s. 6 in the city off to a great start on our thursday drive. easy nine minutes. speeds close to 60 between lakewood and your denver drive this morning. across the side streets we are wrapping up the clean-up of a couple crashes. the first at mlk and krameria. the other at the intersection of >>> welcome back 5:50. today new travel rules for europeans coming to the united states. the new visa requirements apply to travelers who are dual travelers of iran, iraq, sudan or syria or anyone who has visited those countries in the past five years. the homeland security department is expected to explain how it will phase in the new rules today. the goal is to make it harder for europeans who have fought for isis to get into the united states. >>> and jfk international using new technology to screen passengers arriving this. they started using facial recognition technology this week. the readers match a person's face to their passport and will be used to screen passengers arriving from countries where visas are waived. the technology will

the west side so we want you to know we have -- what you to know we have traction laws in place, silverthorne to the tunnel and 285 from high wind 8 to park county line. that means you have to have snow tires or in all-wheel- drive vehicle. 25 eventual, a purse -- and jewel, a perfect example of your commute this morning. just a little bit of puddling and sheen. overall a nice easy start. more volume after yesterday's holiday drive, we need to anticipate typical speeds like we would see any other day of the week. >> that's right back at it on a thank you amelia. new overnight, one man has died after being thrown off his motorcycle. colorado state patrol says the man was not wearing a helmet when he hit the curb. he was turning from santa fe onto sanford in unincorporated arapahoe county and he died at the scene. >>> a man from colorado who was previously on the fbi's 10 most wanted list will be in court in jefferson county. myloh mason was one of the screen robbers who robbed a bank, stole a car and shot people in lakewood last november. he was just arrested last week in thornton. the two oth

putting its traction law in place overnightt vail and copper mountain, and eastbound i-70 from silverthorne o the eisenhower and johnson tunnels. ever vehicle needs to have snow tiies or four wheel tires or traction device. >> a couple of tools, download the storm shield app. you can be alerted to any dangerous weather. you'll get texts sent to your phone. we have the snowcast an available. you can find out how much snow to expect in your areaaand how much actually fell. and share your pictures with us. you can up load them to our web site, thedenverchannel.com or the free denver 7 app and you might see them on the air. >>> it's not unusual to see snow in january in denver, there's a reason our state is getting it now. >> el nio, we hear a lot about it, meteorologists have talked about thhs for months and it's it's when warm weather in the pacific ocean mixes with the atmosphere, creating strong storms like the ones we're seeing now in california and they roll east and dump snow in colorado. >> that should many heavier storms not only for the mountains, but denver especially in march and ap

teens for the silver foreign area -- silverthorne area. blue skies over the mountains. into the high country, there is snow on the ground and look at all of that. doppler 9 is quite across the state. there is a quieter weather pattern than what we've seen in previous days. we have rain through the southern tier of the united states and also snow out toward the midwest. travel advisories four w. texas and winter storm warnings. in fort stockton they have already had about 5 inches. high pressure is in control up and over and into canada and all the way down to the midwest. our weather pattern will be quiet for the next several days. if you are taking the kids to basketball practice, the roads are dry and the skies should be clear overnight. beautiful over the flat irons right now. coming up in the forecast, we will let you know why the sky has nothing to do with snow or rain. the warming trend is just around the corner and we are already. chance for snow and colder temperatures. i will have all that coming up.>>> it is tuesday and i am definitely and friday mood.>> we ha

cooler the higher up you go -- silverthorne and leadville. it is cooler the higher you go. a second band is pressing and from the northwest. you can see it is really just hammering the western slope as 72 aspen and snowmass -- i-70 into aspen and snowmass. around here we have had a couple of light flurries in this -- in the foothills and the mountains too. through the evening, the mountains poll in. it will be isolated -- poll -- pull in. it will be isolated. we will wake up to a few clouds and then we will be done and have milder temperatures as we head toward the weekend. today looks good and we will stick with the clouds through the dinner hour and the evening rush. temperatures will cool to the 30s around 6:00-7:00. then one more day with the wild wind. we will have a huge warm up on the way. i will deal to -- detail that as well as the possibility for flurries for the broncos game. it looks like early in the it could be the second half that we have the flakes flying around. >> that's the case for any game. it doesn't matter. it is really warm and then you have to pass

deputies say they responded to a 911 call at the silverthorn community and found the woman in a home severely beaten and covered in blood. we're told investigators tracked down a suspect within 20 minutes and they do not think this crime was random. >>> 6:06. still ahead -- athletes train their whole lives for the olympics but we'll explain the threat that may cause some to sit out the summer games in rio. live look at the radar, looks like we may be in for a little bit of a break from the a wet morning commute for you. we're teeming up to help you get around the heaviest >>> the roads are slick and dangerous. near i-275 and downtown tampa. corey dierdorff and janelle martinez are tracking the road conditions. there are other minor crashes as well slowing you down this morning. shay is monitoring the weather. both updating you in a few minutes. >>> florida leaders are weighing how to properly put to rest the remains of dozens of young boys found at the now closed dozier school for boys. a measure just passed unanimously in the house and senate that would pay for burials and funerals

it was in silverthorn, a gated golf community near spring hill. deputies would not say how the victims were attacked, both women were airlifted to trauma centers in the bay area. deputies arrested a suspect about 20 minutes after the attack. >> the short foot chase. to go get them. >> this morning investigators tell abc action news this crime wasn't random. we'll give you more information as we get it. >>> we're continuing to follow a developing story in tampa now. get a description of a robbery suspect on the loose now. someone tried to rob florida west coast produce, 30th street north. we're told during the robbery a victim was hurt but is expected >>> this morning we're awaiting to see if any charges are going to be filed after 43-year-old woman was killed while crossing a road in her motorized wheelchair in st. pete. police say a car struck the scene. we're told the driver stayed at the crash and talked with >>> parents of pinellas county, this affects your kids -- chicken pox spreading through one elementary school, school officials say any c

this is i-70 and silverthorne. chain laws in effect between eisenhower tunnel and vail pass. jayson will give you an update in just a moment. >>> exciting update for one of our colorado athletes. cody field snaged fifth place