,, ,, hi, everybody. tuesday, march 1st. super tuesday. i'm alan gionet. >> and i'm britt moreno . thanks for joining us this morning. it's super tuesday. a crucial day for campaign and it comes a day after a scuffle involving a secret service agent and a photographer. >> i stepped 18 inches out of the pin and he grabbed me by the neck and started choking me and slammed me to the ground. >> the photographer says it

leaving the trump rally in virginia. the trump campaign say they - let's turn to the weather to get you started as we open march. good morning, lauren. >> good morning. i can't believe we're at march 1st and we're off to a fairly mild start this morning. still going to be windy in some areas so let's look at the wind speed maps. 50 mile an hour winds gust. foothills, georgetown, estes park, wind center is showing 15 to 22 mile-per-hour wind so it's going to be windy in some areas today and we're looking to see the winds crank up tomorrow. enjoy today because it won't be as bad. 32 in boulder. 36 in fort collins. 19 in led adville. and checking out on our satellite and radar, skies clear and a few clouds today. overall on the sunny side. for your hour-by-hour forecast, cooler today. in the mid-to upper 50s. temperatures in the mid-50s through the afternoon. breezy.

moment, but first joel hillan is tracking the drive. >> we have chain restrictions in the -- there's a little sheen out there on the roads. here we are across the denver metro area. and not too bad to start your morning commute. britt, we got slowing between us 36 and i-25. pretty typical this time of day. >> joel, thank you. we're awaiting charges due to a fire. the fire steamed from a hash oil ex traction. the fire happened after 8:00 on west 73rd avenue. westminster fire were able to gets it under control within 30 minutes. four people able to get out of the house and two people treated for smoke inhalation. when smoke inhalation is done incorrectly, it can lead to a fire bowl which

lakeland police want to find two men involved in a shooting after a man responded to a craigslist ad. a man was taken to the hospital with a non life-threatening gun shoot wound on pierce. the victim posted an ad on craigslist for illegal activity. the police don't know if it was drug related. the suspect left in a green escort with kl2 l68. here's weijia jiang with the latest. >>reporter: trump predicted a victory during a rally in georgia. >> we're going to win with our military. we're going to win, win, win.

front runner leading nationally and in several key states. rubio tried to holt the -- most recently for failing to immediately disevolve kkk member duke who announced his support for trump. >> there's no room for the kkk or david duke or anyone who will not condemn them. >> texas senator ted cruz is banking on a win in his home state to keep his campaign alive. >> what we will see, i believe, is donald trump coming out with a significant chunk of delegates and everyone far behind. >> in the democrat race, analyst expect clinton to pick up far more delegates than sanders today, which could make it nearly impossible for her to lose the nomination. >> america is and always has been great. what we need to do together is make america whole again. >> sanders made his final pitch

100 delegates on the line. >> i think we're going to win here in massachusetts. >> the vermont senator says he intends to take his campaign to the democratic convention. weijia jiang, cbs news, washington. the biggest prize is texas and it's 155 delegates and 252 democratic candidates. a man slips away from police in california. it began yesterday afternoon after a man was driving this hummer with his girlfriend and two small children inside. the chase led to a standoff in newport beach where the man stopped the vehicle. at one point, the man came out of the suv with a small child, and eventually the woman and kids made a run for safety. the man also ran away. police fired shots into the dark foggy night and ended up with k-9s out

are still involved in a man haunt. the leader was supposed to be in colorado last october. but he cancelled that trip because of health issues. he's rescheduled to the 23rd of june. tickets not for jail. we have more about the donna lama's visit. we'll keep track. april is proved to be better months, so let's find out how march 1st is shaping up. >> this could effect your investments. jill wagner joins us. >> the nasdaq fell 222. the houseing markets fell down. realtors say fewer american pz signed contracts to buy home. cold weather and not a lot of houses on the market could be to

scrolling for apple, a federal judge says the tech giant is not required to break the phone to help the investigation. it involves a drug case in new york, but the ruling could -- over similar request to break into the phone of the san bernardino shooters. apple and the fbi will testify in front of congress abouten encryption-- about encryption: warren buffet says he'll give a million dollar s to his employees who can predict the teams that will reach the sweet 16 during this month's march madness. a million dollar it's a year. >> alan, and britt. >> i believe it. people love march madness. >> jill, thank you very much. good to see you.

colorado dmv offices will issue new drivers license. the photo is gray scaled, not color. and the license has a laser engraving of the driver's information and drivers will hand them out today and then in frisco. day 342 for astronaut kelly's mission and today he's set to come home. coming up, how the space station could benefit space travelers who may some day head to mars.

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astronaut scott kelly is preparing to come home.

been at the international space station for 341 straight days. he's helped with research and he's been a great commuter. many days we've shared the pictures he put out on twitter. he put, i'm coming for you tomorrow. #stuckinspace. we see -- >> a special thank you to scott. >> even after spending 340 days in space , the toughest times may be ahead for nasa astronaut kelly. on his way home from a record break stay from the space station. >> coming home is the more challenging in some ways because you come back to a gravity environment. your bones are weaker and they're brittle potentially. >> he teaches at cu bolder and says kelly's mission helps scientist under how space effect the human body using kelly's

>> this is a perfect control because this person is identical. >> there's many involved in the development. it's all aimed at getting those to mars. thanks to kelly's mission. >> we look forward to seeing you safe on ground. >> lauren bolder, cbs 4. >> you can see a calorie of scott kelly. there's been so many stunning images over the past year. >> it's neat he's coming home. i can't wait until he's reunited with his family. their morning, 30 degrees and here's lauren, good morning. >> good morning. gusty out there in some areas and we're going to be on the windy side. it will be better than yesterday, but tomorrow the winds are going to crank back up. 53 mile-per-hour winds along winter park and gusty from wolf creek pass. so it's going to be gusty in southern colorado

as we zoom into denver, it's not too back. golden and black hawk, winds at 22 miles-an-hour. expect to be on the windy side today. 30 degrees in denver. 25 in greeley. 33 out in burlington. start the day with 28 in avon. and 27 in gunnison and 34 in grand junction. skies, we have a few clouds this morning, and a few clouds on and off this morning, and it's breezy as we put our future cast in motion and we can see a little light snow in the high country starting after lunch time. may get mountain clouds that roll in through and picking up light snow today in the high country. not much accumulation and on the windy side. quickly. denver, a fair mild night and tomorrow, we wake up to more wind and we have a chance for snow in the high country. a quick couple of inches possible and expected to we're talking 50 mile-per-hour wind and that includes the denver

south. 56 in denver today. 58 in greeley. 60 in greeley. 50s, 60s for the eastern plains. 47 in aspen. junction. for your hour-by-hour forecast, again, today is fairly noon, 52. 54 by 2:00 tonight. 50s. tomorrow, fire danger ramps up. you can see the yellow on your screen, so it covers parts of the foothills and south and we have fire watches, which will likely become flag warnings. these will expire during the evening hours. upper 60s through the rest of the week, but windy conditions tomorrow, so it's going to be dangerous out there, joel. >> up in the high country, we've had chain and passenger restrictions in place. those maintain in place in the

johnson tunnel and as you make your way from bakersfield over i-70. >> 85 -- 285 is affecting the drive. across the denver metro area, not too bad. we have an express -- that's normal. joel, thank you. some denver drivers are accusing the city of handing out predatory parking cities. the city hands out 600,000 parking tickets this year. this revenue. >> i checked to see if there's a time on the meter. >>reporter: like so many others, mike was annoyed by the ticket he got this month. he parked his 20-foot long chuck in cherry creek north not realizing some than normal. so the city failed him for 25 bucks noting the back

fire hydrant. >> engaging in what i think is predatory behavior. i'm tired of it. >> city code says you can't park within 10 feet of a fire hydrant. when we measured, we found the end of the space he was -- >> 7 and a half, almost 8 feet. the rules are flawed and need to be looked at. >> we did looking on our own. from that fire hydrant to this parking space, 8 and a half meet. >> this legal meter has cars blocking -- we dug deeper analyzing the last month where city tickets were given near fire hydrant. denver parking agent cited drivers 16 times including the date we stopped by. >> parking 10 feet from a fire hydrant. >> there's a sign telling

legally for two hours. >> on grant street, this fire hydrant right here, about 15 feet away, this sign right here telling people it's just fine to park here for an hour. >> parking agents nail drivers three times in the last three months for parking too close to this hydrant. >> mixed messages. >> the sign said he could park here. >> is it entrapment? fundraising? >> we found a couple of spots where the city has painted the curb red or posted signs for drivers not too park, but many other places, no warnings, just suggesting that parking here is okay. the parking spots is like a cheese in the mouse trap, enticing and inviting, but take it and -- >> if you read the sign, follow the sign. you won't get a parking ticket. >> heather burke speaks for denver public works and we showed her what we found.

believe they can park there. >> they showed her they had a -- these kinds of signs are adjacent to fire hydrants >> i don't see it. i think it's understandable. >> that was brian maass reporting. the city didn't answer why doesn't the city paint curbs red around hydrants. time now for the chevy sports break. >> they say same heals all wounds. 7 months, not enough time under troy. he told usa today he has no plans to ever talk to rockies jeff. he's upset for being traded to toronto. he said he was lied to his face and said he had to carry the team in colorado and criticized the team's spring training calling it a country club where players get too comfortable. the president took

>> we're a nice place and we're proud of our guys. they're really tough and they compete. i don't have an issue with our guys being soft or country clubbish. our guys are the opposite of that. >> rockies first training game is thursday against arizona.

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republicans have said they will not hold hearings on a nominee and won't vote. mcconnel said he won't talk to a nominee. today, the family of the late supreme court antonin scalia will hold a memorial taking place in washington dc. other justices expected to deliver remarks. scalia died in the 13th of february in texas. rubio verses trump. it's the latest heavyweight fight. we see how it's beginning -- >>reporter: which is not a 2016 campaign insult. >> make sure his pants aren't wet. >> a guy like rubio is a baby. >> are you going to cry, cry for me. >> the answer is sea. the elec electorate should be crying --

>> i call him little marco. >> he's calling me little marco. >> little marco rubio. >> have you seen his hands. they're like this. >> a little mouth on him, bing, bing, bing. >> you know what they say about men with small hands. you can't trust them. >> who started this? >> i don't know. you started it. [laughter] >> but instead of flinging mud -- >> it's rubio. >> the donald is flinging water bottles imitating a dry-mouth rubio with a tenancy to -- >> i looked at the puddle on the ground and said what is it. >> his pours didn't sweat because his pours are clogged by the spray tan he uses. >> they compare trump to mean girls. >> you're plastic. >> what's next. will they start rapping their insults. >> is that the new bra.

press, but they're starting to sound like anchor men. >> your hair looks stupid. >> but he's flying around on hair force one. >> at least rubio and trump aren't whacking each other with antenna's yet. >> trump likes to sue people. he should sue whoever did that to his face. >> he was putting on makeup with a towel. >> it's jenna mows. super tuesday. it's on the mind of late show host stephen colbert. he's been keeping tabs on the questions candidates are getting even those to trump over the ku klux klan. >> i don't know david. >> trump needs to know before condemning duke or the kkk. it's not like they're muslim or born in mexico. he needs to think about it. i recently gave

she could not give a straight answer about whether she ever lied to the american people. i said that was the easiest question to answer in politics. i would like to apologize. i was wrong. this is the easiest question to answer in american politics. [ cheering ] >> when someone ask you will be disvow the ku klux klan, say yes and start high fiving your future cabinet. i can understand why you would want to wait until the end of the sentence. if someone says would you -- they could be about to say cuckoo for cocoa puffs. once they say klu klux, you know what's coming up.

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