a judge sentenced susan hinajosa to eight years in prison for swindling at-risk adults out of thousands of dollars. jamie, those victims were promised they'd get nice home improvements. >> reporter: >> they would generally request half or full payment upfront. and then the scam comes into play when they don't use the money to complete the projects. >> reporter: even when they knew kitchens for less was tanking, susan hinajosa and her husband continued to solicit business. >> they took my money knowing that, and left a single parent taking care of an elder family member with nothing. i had no kitchen, no bathroom, and an open sewer line for five months. >> reporter: christine wilson's story is just one of the 27. and it goes further. jason took over

worked out of, but not before giving herman $19,000 to go into business together. they filed for bankruptcy soon after, and it took jason months to get them out of the building. >> i couldn't even sign the lease yet fully because the bankruptcy protected herman. and we couldn't even kick them out for the first two months were >> reporter: jason ended up finishing some of the victims 'kitchens for free. and the hinajosas never paid him back in full. >> most of our victims the see little if any restitution, even after her sentence is complete. so i think justice has been served with that sentence. >> there was so much more that was taken from me. just in emotional things that i'll never get back. >> reporter: this is not the first run-in with the law for herman. in 2014 he was arrested in texas by federal authorities. he spent time in federal prison for that. we're told that herman

in relation to the case. the district attorney's office said the victims lost more than $140,000 to susan and herman's business. and it's expected that each of the victims on average will receive restitution in the amount of about $5,000. but that is still yet to be determined. the latest on the investigation into what started a fire that left some families without a home in estes park. chopper 4 was overhead this morning as crews put out those flames. the fire got going at about 4:30 am. the building has heavy damage. the red cross says that fire displaced 20 people, including six children. new developments in the oj simpson murder case. that's right. police in l.a. are now investigating after a knife was found on the property where simpson was living at the time of those murders. the new lead comes more than 20 years after

simpson and ron goldman. live at the l.a. police headquarters, and we all recall it was known as the trial of the century when simpson was acquitted in 1995. >> reporter: the trial of the century, that's right. and it's important to stress that this investigation is still in its early stages. and they aren't saying yet or don't know if it actually is a piece of evidence or not. through the years, authorities have searched for a murder weapon but all leads have turned up cold. los angeles police announced friday that investigators are now testing a knife that a construction worker allegedly found on the property formerly owned by oj simpson. >> within the last month, land became aware -- lapd became aware of an item that was allegedly recovered by a citizen at the rockingham property, possibly during the demolition of the site. >> reporter: a worker who

says he turned the knife over to ago. the lapd says when detectives discovered the now retired officer had the knife, they launched an investigation. they said the former officer believed the case was closed and kept it. >> this is an lapd officer he want didn't know to turn it in? >> i don't know what his statement is. i don't have at this time. >> reporter: the lapd's robbery homicide division is testing the knife for hair, fingerprints and other dna. in 1995, simpson was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife, nicole brown, and her friend, ron goldman. case continues to fascinate the public. more than 20 years later, a new tv mini-series debuted with strong ratings. >> you have to question the timing, right test the mini-series on the oj case and all of a sudden they come up with this knife? it's gonna raise some eyebrows. >> reporter: the lapd says the knife story could be "bogus." but since there's been no

open. >> reporter: and since simpson was found not guilty of the charges, he cannot be tried again. if the evidence does link to the case, then authorities say they will determine what charges if any the retired officer could face. new information on the search for a man claiming to be a psychic who conned a woman in larimer county out of $75,000. police in maryland have arrested adam marks. he never showed up for his sentencing after a plea deal in 2014. at the time he agreed to repay the victim to avoid six years in jail. and developing now, nursing this dog back to health, it was dropped off at a local shelter severely malnourished. and a cruelty investigation has begun.

the good news, petunia is expected to recover. >> reporter: they really didn't know when she came in, whether or not she would survive. they're focused on finding whoever might have done this. they're hoping to find the two people shown in surveillance pics that they released today. those pictures show the people february 17th. they think they're in their 20s but they at the time, the dog that's now named petunia was only 19 pounds. that is 14 pounds underweight. they didn't know if she would survive. since she's gained about 3 pounds back. that's really good progress. she has a long way to go. now they just want to talk to these people and find out more information. >> they're not suspects. i just want to make that clear. we just want to talk to them. see if they have anymore information for us so we can check the neighborhood, see where shay

>> reporter: while nose two people aren't -- those two people aren't being called suspects, they are saying there's likely starvation and neglect in this. and that's why they put out a reward. $2,000 for any information that leads to an arrest in the case. and if do you anything about it, they want you to call crime stoppers. a powerful show of support for two people killed by a driver police say might have been high and texting. brian and jacky died last weekend, hit while riding their motorcycle on highway 83. hundreds of bikers escorted the caskets to a church in parker for funeral services. a friend of the couple says they will be greatly missed. >> they were just the sweetest people. down to earth, would give you the shirt off their back. you call at 3:00 am, they'd be there for you. they had hearts of gold.

case. vehicular homicide. and lawmakers now take on the issue of the lack of affordable housing in colorado. there are three bills at the capitol that would address what is really a housing crisis that. includes one proposal that would set up dedicated state funding to help affordable housing. another idea includes tax-free savings accounts for first-time home buyers. >> trying to make sure that more coloradans can incidentivized to save money for -- incentivized save money on a home. >> how these efforts could help the situation tonight at 6:00. noto the campaign trail, ben -- now to the campaign trail, ben carson is leaving the race for the nomination. after the super tuesday results, he said he "did not see a path forward". today he told a crowd

trail. and the organization announced carson will be its new chairman with a goal of getting more christians to vote. a high school principal's house catches fire, and investigators are blaming students. the possible motive coming up. and peanut allergies air big scare to parents and kids. new research findings that may help those at risk. >> and we just see a few high clouds drifting off to the southeast. a few scattered showers. we have a mile weekend coming your way. after the weekend, we have a pretty good chance for rain which is gonna take the place of that mild weather with cooler temperatures and rain. >> and a new effort to hire more minority teachers. in one of our area's biggest school

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some experts say that shows the u.s. economy is weathering a global economic slowdown. a program is helping denver public and charter schools hire more minority teachers. the goal is making the teaching ranks better reflect the diverse student population. so mayor hancock is teaming up with dps, six charter school network, and several foundations for make your mark denver. the focus is on diversifying the workforce by recruiting and retaining more educators of color. >> let me share my information, my knowledge unto my students and let them know that based on the color of your skin or your ethnicity, that should not deter to you accomplishing your dreams. >> interested and qualified teachers are here today and tomorrow meeting with the mayor and the school superintendent. findings from important new research on peanut allergies.

trying the allergies in high-risk kids like andreas. as a baby he suffered from eczema. that puts him at a high risk of developing peanut allergies. he was part of a study where he ate different foods with peanuts. researchers say that typically protects 80% of those kids. but would the protection last if they stopped eating peanuts? >> early consumption of peanuts gives you long-lasting protection against peanut allergies. >> for andreas, that means making his own choices about what he eats now. and pizza is at the top of his list. this weekend cbs 4 and will denver museum of nature and science hope to inspire young women at the girls in spines event. there are a -- in science event. there are a variety of clubhouses to explore, including one from the colorado school of mimes. >> reporter: their love for science started at a young age.

brittney are in the society of women engineers at the colorado school of minds. >> one of our big pushes within that society is to do some stem. >> reporter: stem stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. that saturday, you'll get hands science. >> we're gonna make a homemade lava lamp out of oil and water. >> reporter: it starts with a combination of water, oil, and food coloring. then an alcaseltzer tablet puts on a show. >> it's going to react with the water and form carbon dioxide gas. >> reporter: as those bubbles rise to the top, the lamp is set into motion. for those who love to make art? >> this is a tie-dye experiment. >> reporter: all it takes this is piece of cloth, some sharpies, rubbing alcohol, and a little creativity. >> sharpies are alcohol-based markers. so the alcohol is what is gonna bring the ink out.

a cool tie-dye design that you can take home. come see all of this and more this saturday at girls in science. >> definitely. i think it's great for girls. >> you can join the fun tomorrow from 9:00 to 5:00 at the denver museum of nature and science. tickets $14.95 for adults and $4 for kids ages 3 to 18. and ed, i know you'll be out there. just a fantastic time. >> it really is. and they're expecting a lot of girls out there, girls and science. a wonderful thing from the museum of nature and science. some clouds drifting down over the southeast. maybe a shower or two. clearer skies over in the west. they're gonna get some sunshine tomorrow as the sun comes up. we do have that little cold front that came through, knocked about 4, 5 degrees off the temperature today. that is about it. another system coming in from the west, monday right here in denver.

a chance for some moisture. back east, very quiet as most of that snow and rain moved out of the area. cold air moved off the coast. still chilly across the northeast. at least they don't have a lot of that snow to deal with. i rolled it up to 5:00 am on sunday, we have clear skies here over most of the state. watch the moisture come in. first rain, rain mixed with snow. colder air moves in, it changes all over to snow. and some of that moisture hits the eastern plains. some of this is gonna be heavy. maybe a quarter inch to a half inch of rain out of this, which is great. we'll see some scattered showers here in the metro area. today we had 58, 60. 38 and 41 were the lows. 51 and 23 would be normal. 76 and 3 below the record for this day. 61 in arvada, 63 in niwot. 57 and 56 right now, east 9 for the winds. 28% humidity. and all this mild weather, yep! the flowers are coming up!

from pete in centennial. temperatures tonight, mostly 20s and 30s over the eastern plains. teens and 20s for the high country. 20s and 30s out west. and tomorrow we warm it up a little. i 60s to around 70 degrees for the east. 40s and 50s for the mountains. 50s, 60s to around 70 out west. for tonight, partly cloudy skies, breezy, mild, 36 and 38 overnight lows. for tomorrow, partly cloudy skies, mild with a high of 68 degrees. 70 downtown. a degree or 2 better come sunday with 70 at the airport. 72 downtown. 53 on monday with a chance for showers. stays cool on tuesday. starts warming up again wednesday with lots of sunshine. >> give the lawns a drink. >> i think we have a chance for some rain widespread. patrick roy weighs in on

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goalie saved an avs record 24 shots in the 3rd period to secure a 3-2 win. and a much-needed 2 points to keep pace with the wild. and with the young netminder playing so well. patrick roy is gonna ride his hot hand. and is that means semyon varlamov will stay on the bench. >> i didn't wake up yesterday or the day before and say yeah! i'm not gonna use varly! no, i'm not feeling that way. i'm coming to the rink, and is i'm not happy because i love varly. he is our no. 1 goalie. and he remains our no. 1 goalie. but unfortunately right now, pick is playing well and he's not. and that's what i tried. and siknow varly -- and i know varly will be back. nuggets host the nets tonight. the two teams met in brooklyn in february. nuggets thought they stole a win when faried hit a runner with just over a second left. then joe johnson hit an off-balance 3 at buzzer for the win. michael malone says that image might be

game, but he remembers 48 minutes of bad basketball from his team. >> i don't want to replicate any of that game. i want to put that game out of my memory and play a lot better tonight. and after that game, if we would have won that game, it would have been an injustice. they deserved to win that game. and that's how the basketball gods work. peyton manning spoke at a healthcare conference in las vegas today. he did not make any news-worthy announcements. he reportedly joked that colorado's unique laws have helped his papa john's pizza business. from a high school john in minnesota, marshall in the black jersey, they get the buzzer beattory force overtime. exciting, yes. and a third overtime! now down 3 after this free throw. from 70 feet! drains it! so we need a fourth overtime! we're not done! seven seconds left. it's tied. this is

the blue jays hit the game's third buzzer beattory win in qua-- beater to win in quadruple overtime. quite the news today. [ laughter ] >> if only the nuggets could do that tonight. >> 70-foot buzzer,,

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good soaking. 51 on tuesday, 57 and sunshine by midweek. >> will you calm down this weekend? >> i'll try. [ laughter ] >> thanks for watching. >> this little guy has lied so le >> here we go! o >> reporter: mr. chairman, is your party coming apart at the seams? >> pelley: also tonight. >> back on the record in the simpson matter. >> pelley: nearly a quarter of a century later, a new mystery surfaces in a notorious double murder. a red flag at the top of the world. the mercury's rising, the ice disappearing. >> it's completely unprecedented. >> pelley: and steve hartman with a stock tip-- beware of singing to it. who's going next in the red trailer captioning sponsored by cbs