SNOW HAS BEEN TOUGH ON
BUSINESS. THIS WAS THE
SCENE AT TAOS SKI VALLEY
THIS MORNING.
AND WOLF CREEK
IN SOUTHERN COLORADO
CALLED ITS STORM QUOTE
"EPIC" -- NETTING A
WHOPPING 23 INCHES OF
POWDER IN JUST 24 HOURS.
HERE )S CHRIS GILSON WITH
A FIRST LOOK AT YOUR
FORECAST.
WHILE THE WINTER WEATHER
IS A WELCOME SIGHT FOR
MANY AROUND
15 to 25. Northwest
winds
25 to 35 mph decreasing
to 15 to 25 mph after
midnight. Gusts up to 40
mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny
in the morning then
becoming partly cloudy.
Breezy. Highs in the
lower to mid 40s.
Northwest winds 15 to 25
mph in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly
cloudy. Lows 10 to 20.
WHILE THE WINTER WEATHER
IS A WELCOME SIGHT FOR
MANY AROUND
THE STATE -- IT CAUSED
MAJOR HEADACHES ALONG
I-40 THIS MORNING.
THE INTERSTATE WAS
CLOSED IN BOTH
DIRECTIONS NEAR SEDILLO
HILL
IN THE EAST MOUNTAINS...
AS ICY ROADS MADE FOR
HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS.
HERE YOU CAN SEE A
SEMI-TRAILER THAT ENDED
UP ON ITS SIDE IN THE
MEDIAN.
THE FREEWAY IS NOW BACK
OPEN -- BUT DRIVERS ARE
STILL URGED TO BE
CAUTIOUS THROUGH THAT
AREA.
A LOCAL PET STORE IS
PLEADING FOR THE SAFE
RETURN OF TWO RARE BIRDS
TONIGHT... WORTH MORE
THAN 3- THOUSAND
DOLLARS.
THE PET STORE WAS FULL
OF CUSTOMERS WHEN
THIEVES RAN OUT WITH THE
BIRDS -- AND IT WAS ALL
CAPTURED ON SURVEILLANCE
CAMERAS.
NEWS 13 )S FRANCESCA
WASHINGTON HAS THAT
VIDEO.
EMPLOYEES AT THE STORE
SAY JUST BY WHAT THE
THIEVES WERE WEARING,
THEY BELIEVE THE MEN
KNEW WHAT THEY WERE
DOING AND WHAT THEY WERE
AFTER.
10:04:08 "This bird has
been loved and watched
and taken care of."
10:09:21
BUT TODAY.... TWO
BIRDCAGES ARE EMPTY.
PETLAND EMPLOYEES SAY
YESTERDAY NIGHT THEY
WATCHED AS THEIR LOVED
ANIMALS WERE TAKEN IN
PLAIN SIGHT.
12:51:19 "He was putting
the bird in his jacket I
screamed no and saw a
red wing and heard a
squack of
another bird."12:58:05
MANAGER TERRI GOODMAN
SAYS SHE AND DOZENS OF
CUSTOMERS SAW
TWO MEN TAKE OFF WITH A
SCARLET MACAW AND A
SWEET AFRICAN GREY...
BOTH BIRDS ARE JUST A
FEW MONTHS OLD.
7:06:21 "kind of
equivalent to a five
year old child." 7:12:04
AND WATCHING TWO
STRANGERS TAKE OFF WITH
THEIR BELOVED BIRDS....
9:58:27 "Our fear is
that he is just in the
hands of someone that
doesn )t know how to
properly take care of
that bird." 10:02:27
ITS A HEARTBREAK THEY )VE
SUFFERED BEFORE,
MARCH OF LAST YEAR...
SECURITY VIDEO CAPTURED
A MAN AND A WOMAN
TAKING A PARROT BY
TUCKING IT IN A SWEATER.
GOODMAN SAYS THIS TIME,
THE THIEVES CAME DRESSED
TO STEAL,
THE BIRDS A WORTH MORE
THAN 3- THOUSAND
DOLLARS...
8:41:08 "These two guys
came in with long
sleeves and gloves, if
you are going to man
handle a large bird
with talons as big as my
hand that person has to
be aware that their arms
have to be protected."
8:57:14
GOODMAN SAYS THE
PRESENCE OF THE BIRDS
BRINGS JOY TO THE ENTIRE
STORE.
7:37:28 "he says hello
he says hi.Just started
getting him to say love
you. 7:44:29
WORDS SHE )S HOPEFUL WILL
FILL THE STORE AGAIN
SOON.
GOODMAN SAYS SHE AND
SEVERAL OTHERS CHASED
THE MEN OUT OF THE
STORE,.
THEY GOT AWAY IN A RED
CAMARO DRIVEN BY A
FEMALE.
BACK TO YOU.
PETLAND )S MANAGER SAYS
THESE BIRDS ARE RARE AND
IT )S NOT
BREEDING SEASON RIGHT
NOW.
SO IT SHOULD RAISE A RED
FLAG IF ANYONE SEES
THESE KINDS OF BIRDS
BEING SOLD... BECAUSE
THEY )RE SO HARD TO GET A
HOLD OF DURING
THIS SEASON.