we're close to zero at all mountain towns, heading west. our highs this afternoonnnear 40 in denver. upper 30s to near 40. that's pretty mild. we're still a few degrees below normal. air quality today moderate. mostly sunny and cool. coming up a look at just how warm it gets later in the week. we're going to tack on a good 20 degrees. >> see the flashing lights over my head, my shoulder here. it's from the northbound side of i-25 at alameda santa fe. this is traffic coming off of santa fe going north on i-25. folks coming up from university and broadway. there's a semi, a tow truck, denver police blocking off the right lane. we have a hazard. not going to call for an alternate route at this point. you can get by without any delay. watch out heading frommthe south and into downtown. you can see it on the map, not seeing slow traffic because of that coming up from university brradway to that problem. everything else looks nice. north, south, east or west, even getting to dia smooth ride. thank you. students at legend high school. today there's a funeral for a teenager who died after falling through the ice in parker. this is just a day after learning a second teen has also died from injuries from the same incident. denver7 reporter lindsay watts joins us from legend high school this morning. >> reporter: what a difficult time for students and staff here at legend. the school's principal says douglas county schools crisis team will be here today to offer support for anyone who needs it, anyone who might want to speak to a grief counselor. it was only last night we learned sophomore max gantnier didn't survive. he was being treated for brain trauma at children's hospital since falling through the ice nearly two weeks ago now. legend's principal says max waa taken off life support over the weekend. the second teen who died after the accident passed away soon after it happen. his name is patrick lance, and family and friends will gather for his funeral later today. the two boys and another friend %- of a small retaining pond near tallman drive and hill top road in parker on january 14th. that pood is only about 5 miles %- away from where we are here. we still don't know what the. s were oing on the ice that day. the third boy did survive and has been released from the hospital already. live in parker, lindsay watts, denver 7. 5:33. deputies in elbert county want you to be on the look out for this guy on the screen. they think he's the person of interest in a shooting death of a rancher there. we're told ed butler gone to check up on cattle when he house. called his friend to see if anyone had permission to be on the property. he went inside the house and intruder. >> he stepped by the door, saw somebody and apparently he said, what are you doing here. went dead. gunshot wound. if you recognize the man in these photographs contact the elbert county sheriff's office. and killed a dog in 2012 and now the city is going to pay its owner $262,000. we spoke with chloe's owner who told us this brings a little bit of closure. >> i guess you can say in a sense he was my soul mate. just my little girl that went everywhere with me. replace chloe. >> in 2012 police were called to the neighborhood because the dog was running loose. after using catch poles and a taser, one of the officers shot chloe five times. the settlement end the legal and dog's owner. more legal problems for chipotle. a new lawsuit says the company tried to cover up the norovvrus year. it says one of the kitchen managers worked while having the symptoms. as many as 235 people got sick during that particular following that outbreak, a state senator is introducing a new billlletting people know if sick days. % restaurants to put a nooice on the front oor warning customers about this, because maybe a sick worker will come to work instead of staying home and losing pay. the lawmaker says this is not in response to the chipotle health scare. hundreds of people fighting for homeless people's rights gathered at our state capitol yesterday. this is a look at them outside the capitol. they're trying to gain moment for the right to rest act. it's a proposed bill that would help end the crrminalization and incarceration of homeless people and their families. it's in response to a growing trend of cities making it illegal to sleep or sit or public places. >> we're looking for positive ways to reform the system in order to reduce homelessness around the state. >> the same bill was introduced last year, but it failed. even though the super bowl is in california, denver police aren't taking any chances after denver7 reporter sally mamdooh joins us from larimer square with more. >> reporter: back in 1998 larimer square and 16th street were completely trashed. they even rolled over cars. to make sure that doesn't happen and hiitory doesn't repeat itself, denver pd are going to increase their presence and make it known out here in downtown. as you can imagine, this gives all the businesses out here peace of mind. >> i'm certain everybody will have that feeling of comfort knowing there's going to be that bumped up security to help with anything. >> reporter: pd is not releasing the number of officers they'll be putting in downtown, but they say they'll definitely make their presence known to ensure that partying out here does not get out of hand. for now we're in downtown denver, sally mamdooh, denver 7. 5:36 now. the broncos in the chase for the championship and tickets for the super bowl they keep going up and up and up. the cheapest ticket on stubhub now is a measly 3975 bucks. >> that's the cheap one. >> we touched the price thing here. look at that. >> $455,000 for a suite? >> for a suite. >> you have to be a bit of a high roller to enjoy that one. >> you could invited all your friends. >> a chance you could go. maybe a lot of people throw in for it. >> sell your house. tickets aren't the only thing to worry about, you hhve to have a place to stay. list, santa cruz. >> if you want to be closer, silicon valley, but that will set you back about $738. hello. if you really want to have fun, you could stay in a treehouse. this will cost you $495 a night. >> wow. >> cheaper than silicon valley. >> i like it. it sits in the middle of packers' country. >> that's not stopping these fans from going all out with their brrncos love. the man who lives here maintained it orange and blue. that's him and his wife there. donald says he painted the house this color because it was for his wife who died of cancer. her favorite team was the broncos and neighbors don't seem to mind. >> you can see the broncos' logo. orange and blue. can't miss that house. %- take a listen to this -- >> you'd be surprised, i hear a lot mostly, it's all good. packer fans are reallyy you'd be surprised how many packer fans like the denver broncos. >> he says he also roots on the packers. in hindsight says maybe he should have painted the house green and gold. we like it this way, though. >> we love to see that broncos pride. check out this little cutie. these outfitteds are adorable. this is from melissa. of a cool broncos logo. it's all made of snow. she said they're making the best of the snow cheering on the broncos. this is from pennsylvania where they've had so much snow. keep the photographs coming, your videos too. love to share those. if you do the twitter thing, #broncospride. it's 5:39 now. scary moments caught on camera when a semi truck off the road hits an officer. >> a ski competition is underway. the competitors showing nothing >> it's 5:39. today. when you compare it to the next few days, nothing like what we're going to see tomorrow. today 20s early on. mostly sunny skies. 40. >> traffic moving along at i-25 and alameda in good shape. nice conditions, however a hazard just before here on the northbound side of i-25 from whwhatat m makakeses t thihis s sisimpmplele s salaladad t thehe bebestst s simimplple e sasalalad d 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asking for e- mails and texts and other documents relating to the flint water crisis over the past couple of years. in the eantime, michigan's top prosecutor is warning arents in flint to keep their children away from the water, telling them to avoid bathing in it. he' pointed a retired fbi investigator. a grand jury in texas indicted two anti-abortion activists behind the videos. the grand jury decided the videos were editee and charged them with tampering with a a deputy in ohio is okay after getting hit by a big rig. this was caught on camera. take a look. captain brad moore was directing traffic after a minor wreck, when a semi rolls over the tracks and stops here. you can see this. the railroad track arm comes down, pinning the truck as the train comes. moore tells the driver to steer right, when suddenly a train hit the truck there, sending the semi into moore. >> it's a miracle. i mean, it really is. it's very, makes you think a lot. it's definitely one of those that, foot this way, foot that way, no bush, it could have been really bad. i'm veey lucky, very fortunate. >> he broke his hand and needed 25 stitches for a gash in the head. but all considering, he's pretty dang lucky. >> no kidding. in south dakota athletes with visual and physical impairments getting ready for a >> chris jonas is blind, but can get to ski trails like anyone else with his sidekick, through the help of speakers in their ears allowing them to always communicate. -`>> it's great because i've got all this constant feedback coming in and i know what to expect in front of me. >> it's rewarding for me, probably more so than it is for the participants. >> the event is in its 37th year and includes almost 120 athletes from across the country and canada.. 200 volunteers help make this happen. the races kick off tomorrow. here's a cool sports story, a blood hound in alabama accidently joins a half marathon in progress. comes in 7th place, by the way. he randomly showed up at the starting line, troted along for the entire 13.1-mile race. at the end she got a finishers medal. her owner, who is not a runner, had no idea her pup escaped to join the race until a friend called her up. took a nap. >> i imagine so. the dog was probably, this is fun. >> everybody is running, i'll go with them. >> that's awesome. that ii a long run. >> look at the tongue out. >> that's how i'd look. >> me, too. >> 15. 1miles. >> i'm jealous. i train for weeks. very cool. nice running couple of days. by the end of the week temps in the morning in the 30s. we could use more snow. so far this month, 3.5 inches. so far this season we're just over 26. we could really use more snow. at this point we're still pretty close to normal. we're going to drop below it if we don't get much snow in the next several weeks. skies clearing. yesterday we had flurries, but today nine and ffw high clouds. clouds coming in from the 6:00tomorrow mornnng a lot of sunshine. it's going to lead to a couple of cold mornings. today we start off with teens and 20s. it's right now just 20 in denver. 14 in limon. 21 in boulder. could start. you get up into the mountains and that's where it's frigid. near zero this morning. they'll get highs in the 20s today. we're near 40. colorado springs and fort collins at 38. between 38 and 42 by 3:00 this afternoon. parker 38. in boulder today a high of 40. when you compare it to the rest of the week, this is nothing. a few degrees below normal today. we climb anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees warmer wednesday through friday. friday the -- would you put the bright spot anywhere else? why would you? 60 friday. nice and warm. sunshine. our winds are going to pick up a bit this weekend. this is what we'll be watching for, next chance for snow, sun >> break out the bikinis. >> no. >> or maybe not. little bit too early for that? >> yes. no. >> we have a good drive going on here this morning. problem on the northbound side of i-25 and alameda cleared out of the way. no delays between downtown and denver tech center, about 15 minutes. tomorrow night starting at 11:00, northbound side of i-25 closed again here at lincoln avenue, up to c 470 for more of that road work they have down there. as they're widening the highwayy there. 225 moving along fine. no delays through aurora. easy commute times, 15 minutes, less than that north or southbound. i-25, this is the slow spot of the morning again, coming in from 120th to 84th avenue. that quick merge from 84th to southbound, that will be the culprit. we'll see that start to back up in the next 15 to 20 minutes. $548 now. you have a lot of friends on facebook, but what does that really mean? like you? we haveethat and more in this >> in today's tech bytes, amazon prime is catching on. a membership. -`that repressnts 46% of all u.s. households. >> 9 bucks a year, members get free shipping and video and music service. >> cortina wants you to keep your promises. >> it can now remind users about hings they agree to in their e-mails like making plans for dinner. it will roll out soon for windows 10 pc users. >> just how many friends do you really have? a new study find the average person has 150 friends on facebook. >> but only 15 could be counted as actual friends and only five `s close friends. >> i count you as a close friend. >> what does that make the rest? >> it means you have to be there if i need take out. people on the east coast found a way to have fun while trapped inside duriig that >> apparrntly they turned to online dating. the dating app says a big jump becauue of the snowstorm. philadelphia haa the biggest increase in messaging. usage went up 342% from the previous weekend. this app apparently matches you with people who have crossed your path. that's a new one. >> i thought maybe they'd be watching the bronco game. >> you would think. >> maybe they did that, too. >> maybe they're trying to online date -- >> with one device and watch the tv. >> how we do it now i guess. two former disneyworld workers are suing the happiest place on earth. >> most of us bundle up before going outside. not this guy. going viral. here is a look at other storiee making news hot on the internet today. look at this guy. in the northeast they're doing crazy stunts as they're coping withhthe record snowfall. this guy dug out a space for his small trampoline and he dove into the snow. watch again. he jumps on that trampoline and does his best dive into that fresh powder. he disappears into the snow because it's so deep. brushes himself off and goes at it again. >> have you ever seen anything like this? watch closely. this guy does a jackknife off a dock and lets a ball go as soon as he hits the water. it gets shot way up in the air. one guy tried to explain this saying when gravity pulls you down and there's the positive force of the water pushing up and that splash, it creates a baal up like a tornado. all i know is i'm doing this as soon as the pool is open this summer. >> lisa has been asking for a long time to see a cow pushing a large bale of straw in the snow. so we have that going for us, now that the stock show is rolling out of town. >> how do you play ping pong in space? like this. this is aatrooaut scott kelly at the international space station. he has these paddles and a ball of water. look at that. he bounces it back and forth. the paddles repels water. doesn't even have to bounce it. it bounces back and forth almost endlessly there in space. how cool is that? >> doesn't move very fast. >> it's mesmerizing. >> we're watching it. >> no, it does move very fast. >> cool, though. thank you. developing story now, two disney saying they were illegally replaced with foreign workers. they had computer jobs at disneyworld befooe being laid off last yeaa. they say they were forced to train the replacements and if they refused they said they severance play. university of florida student is dropping her lawsuit % in exchange for $250,000, suing james winston of sexual %- assault. fsu says winston was never charged. he says it makes it hard for a successful rehabilitation, saying sole tear confinement -- we got a viral story to tell you about. >> it's better we just show `ake a look, this cute little sloth seems to regret his decision to cross the road in ecuador. he didn't know what was going on. police saw him, people saw him, i should say, shared the concern on facebook and the transit authority was able to save the little guy. vet said he was in great back. >> imagine that phone call. you have what? >> he's just sleeping. don't they sleep like 24 hours a day? leave me alone, man. `emperatures are going to be in %- the teens and 20s. denver feels like 8, sterling 9. burlington now a windchill of 3. and farther west, leadville now feels like 20 below. cold there, but next few days perfect weather. %- spring-like weather settling in come thursday into friday. today we're talking a high of 40. tomorrow, 52. we're going to be in the upper 50s to near 60. >> just looking for the camera. closest i can get for now. i-70 and york. might have a stall or minor crash on the eastbound side of i-70. slower track back to i-25 and speaking of i-25, heavy stop and go down to 84th avenue. thanks, jayson. republican presidential pool could get bigger. %- find out what michael bloomberg said it would take to gee him to join the race. >> we're taking a closer look 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. 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