Bi that would put new limits on whereeroin dicts coul purchase methado a drug used r rehabilitation this is an issue that has made adlines right re in uthern colodo. News 5s joaa wise is live in coloradoprings with a closer look at the bill and thephil climb it facesna good morni. As you mayemr. We ced several stories about the heated debate over a prosedning of a methadone inicn the downtown are monume. And since then, a local lawmer has decided to take the sue to the state legislature. The ll wasutorward b moment replican pa lundeen. He says it would ban metne dispensing witn onethsand et of a school park or Daycare Center but s whe it face uphi climb. The bill iassigned to the use sta. Military anderans affair committee. They call that t Kill Committee because verfew bills actually advance out of there. Im a little concerned that its been sent the but at the same time, ie been aure that were going toave a pocy conversati, and a thoroughne at that. Anthats what iasking f, that thiget a fair hont hearing for the people of colorado. Ndeens bill is cosponsored in the ste senate k so if it fails in coittee in the house, lundeen hopes the bill will get a send chance in the sete. Wel stay on top this sty and bring you the latest updes as they come in on air and onlinet koaa dot com. Reporting li icoloradospris, joaa wise, news 5. Today. Colorado springs firefighters coinueinvestige three fires that sparked in ju a matterf urs yesterday one at the tanglewood aptments ne Austin Bluffs and acamy. Anotr. 18th reet. Near o colado ci. Ana third. At a self storage faty. Near the citadel crews spent last nigopping up hot spots at the storage facili. Trying to re out a cau. Here was popping nses and i was wang, i thought ybe somethwould exode, si was kif scar neighbors y theyve seen peoplellegally living inside floor toeiling wita lifeti ofeoples belongings. Blfs. Tenants were forced to flee apartments in their jamas. We know the red cross is helping one family that is displaced. And in oldolorci. 8 people a displaced from 5 homes. And one person was taken to a denver burn it. Well continue to update you as lrn more. New formatn this morning on colora springs. Poce believe the guns theyv covered that we being used in the burgri. Were stolen by the suspes during previous robbers. Right now. The search connu for several teageduspects. Police believe its grouof iends,. Who they consider to be armed and ngerous. Theyre ve aggresive, th force people to the floor, put gunso theihes, threaten to kill them. If theencounter a customer while in the store, if a customer walks in, they rob e customer as well. Th they ruoff and get in a two senteen ar os have already beenrrested,. At least three or four other suspects arender investigation right now. If you have any informatio plea call spris police. Me now for weather and traic on the 5s. Meteorolist Stephen Bowers is here now wh first aler5. Eruresre ithe te and 20to staur wednesday. Wind chills are in t sgle digits and tee. The skis clear across colorado aside fr some nonthreatenin high, th clouds that are passing by. Co fntkirtinalong the canadi borr is headed eastward. A littleit of messweatr over the Pacific Northwest will get ocked by high presre tween that disturbance and us. Th High Pressure really comes the big play ir weatr for e rest of thisweek. The sun comes out today ana rm up begins. That high prsure will shift eastwa in e coming days push tperaturetoward the 60s foeks e. Today will bsunny. Temperatures wl warm through the 20s d 30s d into t lower and ddle 40s by 10m. If youre epping outor lunch the afternoon warms into the 50s with 40s in the high spo and almost t60long the aansas river valley. The sun es low ithe sky and tempaturesase back through the 40s and 50s by 5 pm with 30s by 10 pm. The next round of snowill mo in le sunday night at the eaiest. 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Our wednesday is off to a ld art with temperatures in the teens and s. Toy will be sunny d warm with highs in the 50s. The warm up will connue, but foholo . Im lookahead to a sharp cool down and some snow coming upn weather trafc the 5s. Mni, thanksoroing us on this wednesday moing. Its january 27th. M ane snead. Elle has the wk f. And im cr. Ppeng toy a committehearg will be he in the stateegislature for a bill that wopuw lits onreoin addis could rcha methane a drug used for rebilition. This is anssue that hamade headlines right here in southern corado. Newss jnna wise is live in colorado sprin with a closer ok at the bill andhe uphill clb it faces. Joan. Good mning. You may rember. We covered ser stori about thhe debate over a