began this sweep. some area residents cheered them on. >> i don't have to look at naked people laying in the front of my apartment building! i don't have to come out the door and look at poop n front of my door! >> reporter: items that had been on the sidewalks were sorted, some put in bags to be reclaimed by the owners. others placed in a garbage truck. >> because i sleep on the street and watching someone else's stuff get taken isn't very nice. >> reporter: it was not the ban on urban camping that was being enforced, but rather the blockage of public spaces. senate's a public health hazard, a safety hazard, so we've just got to do what we can to make it safe for everyone in the area. >> reporter: we found those moved outlooking for new places a few blocks away. >> reporter: do you feel you're safe here, that they won't move you out? >> yeah, i feel safe here. >> reporter: but they figured

before they would have to move again. the belongings that have been confiscated will be held for three months, and they can be reclaimed from the department of human services. live in downtown denver, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. we're also keeping a close watch on the skies. it could bring another round of rain and snow. copter 4 showing us the clouds building right now. meteorologist justin live in conifer. you found the snow. >> reporter: we could seat along 285. i see some of these locations that have not yet been treated. you are going to run into some slushy roads, maybe even some continues. as a matter of fact, some of this has made it into the city, at least the extreme southwestern part of the city. here's highway 285. that's c-470.

to move in. kipling, wadsworth. it in a little while we think this is going to make it into downtown denver. by the time it makes it into the city probably it's dog to change over into the form of rain. that's in downtown denver. but as you go south on 25, maybe a bit of snow down there towards highland ranch, centennial, even greenwood village. we're not expecting any major accumulation. we're understanding about half an inch to an inch has fallen so far. but between new and the 10:00 p.m. news likely more will fill in for the denver metro. is this the only chance? ed green is going to break that down. justin mcheffey, cbs4 news. now to new details at a stabbing. police say it started out at a home but ended up at sixth and chambers. police say they are still work out what happened, and they aren't sure why the victim

the person who was stabbed is in the hospital with life threatening injuries. two people are in critical condition following a fair at a denver motel. the most serious damage is to the second floor of that building. a lot of damage. happened at the bar x motel on west colfax near sheridan. lauren, sounds like a lot of people were forced out because of this fire. >> reporter: they were, jim. and we know that investigators out here today looking into the cause of this fire found several fire code violations, pointing to a lack of upkeep here. those two people that were injured were found inside units that are on the second floor where the worst damage is and where crews right now are boarding up. >> it was like a gulf of flames. it's kind of hard to say, but there was a lot of flames coming out of the building.

hurt at the bar x motel on west colfax after a fire spread through its second-floor unit. it the owner says he grabbed the fire extinguisher. >> frightening. a lot was going through my head. the first thing that went through my head was try to put the fire out, and i tried, but it just wouldn't go out. >> reporter: the fire started around 9:30 in the morning and took crews more than an hour to put out. >> somebody was yelling, hey, what's inside? >> reporter: fire crews rescued a man and woman who had burn injuries. they were listed in critical condition at the hospital. flames and smoke caused extensive damage where owners told firefighters tenants were staying short term. >> nothing i have experienced before. i've never been through this before. >> reporter: now, we know the red cross is helping at least three people who have been

we also know the cause of this fire remains under investigation tonight. live in denver, lauren dispirito, cbs4 news. right now an update on 150 workers fired at the cargill meat packing plant in fort morgan. they have now filed federal complaints of discrimination. we told you the muslim employees were fired after they skipped work for three days as a protest. they say cargill would fought let them take their breaks together so that they could pray together. cargill says it does allow for prayer breaks, but allowing that many people to take a have hurt productivity. after the firings the company did change its policy so that those employees were allowed to days. i-70 is back open in eight-hour closure. crews are still working to slides.

help with repairs. cdot says more closures are to be expected in the coming weeks. they don't have an idea of when all those repairs will actually be finished. new at 6:00, a denver man is working on his own avalanche life jacket. he says his product is different than others on the market. cbs4 mountainous room reporter matt explains how it works. >> we're going to have you probe, shovel, and your transceiver. >> reporter: there's no country the back country is the ultimate playground, but it has its downside. wes works with a denver-based company helping outfit back country users with an air bag jacket. >> we're basically taking two things and putting it into one. >> reporter: this looks just like a normal jacket. that's why people who use this say they enjoy it.

lightweight. but if you do find yourself in an avalanche, if you pull this, it's the difference between life and death. >> taking a box of cereal, and you shake it and shake it, and all the big pieces and the clusters come to the top, and all the small stuff goes to the bottom. >> reporter: the hope that more back country users will start wearing an air bag because it's built into the jacket. along with those air bags, crews say back country users should always have that shovel, the probe, and avalanche beacons when they go out. the latest on a music festival planned in buena vista. commissioners just approved the permit. some people living near the venue were hoping that permit would be denied. they say they don't want 20,000 festival goers in their backyard but local business goers are excited for all the revenue those concerts will generate. in the end the commissioners

but the exact dates and the finalized. plus, nothing new but the irs scam is growing. people continue getting threatening phone calls from people pretending to be federal agents. why the fbi is having such a tough time catching those behind it. colorado's puffer laws meant to prevent car thefts, but one lawmaker says the law is not keeping up with new car technology. we'll show you how he hopes to change it. and you can see a little system passing to the south of us and kicking up some heavy showers and thunderstorms. it's just adding some showers to the front range as we take a look at denver, some of those

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>> my number is 619-924. >> reporter: art got the voice mail and called back. >> really surprised to find a of the treasury. >> reporter: they are not the only ones. >> my daughter-in-law heidi of those cause. >> reporter: the irs scam is everywhere. thieves accuse you of owing back taxes and threaten arrest if you don't pay up immediately. >> the thing that surprised me was that they did leave a voice message and number to call back. >> reporter: the scam is evolving to use internet phone services and robocalls. >> i want you to cooperate with us and help us to help you. >> reporter: the scammers can put out thousands of calls and only need a few people to take the bait. colorado is 13th in the nation for calling victim to this. the inspector general

coloradoans reported losing more than $600,000 since 2013. >> it actually works. >> reporter: timothy stone is a special agent with the fbi which sometimes assists in the investigation of these scams. >> reporter: is it easy to track down these guys? >> it's actually extraordinarily difficult. >> reporter: the scammers are often across state lanes or overseas. they're using disposable phones, and technology can mask their real phone numbers. >> it will look like it's a legitimate number from a known irs or banking official. >> reporter: we tried calling the phone numbers left on the voice mails. >> the number you dialed has been changed, disconnected, or is no longer in service. >> reporter: but even these numbers don't always lead to the crooks. >> remember, those numbers can then be forwarded on to a secondary and tertiary numbers as well that make it even more difficult. >> reporter: while there have been arrests and convictions in the irs scam investigators say education is the best way to

>> obviously this is a phony. i watch channel 4. i saw your report on this. i knew this was it. >> reporter: britt moreno, cbs4. >> if you do get that voice mail, call police, report it. go to cbsdenver.com for information on how to fail a report. new information on a bill that would loosen up our state's puffer laws. right now it is illegal to leave your car running while unattended like some people do in the cold weather, but a new bill would make an exception for cars that have those remote starters. the bill has passed the house through the senate. let's get to ed greene for more on our weather. >> let's look at the weather just to the west. some snow and now some rain showers just starting to move into the metro area. it's all part of a system dunn to the south that's just kicking up some moisture. a ripple in the atmosphere showers. not much behind it but we do have these systems down to the south, just enough to get the moisture into our area, draw it up interest our statement look

thunderstorms to the east. very heavy storms in central texas. you can see from louisiana all the way up into missouri we have some very heavy rains going on. we had tornado warnings and watches earlier. now we've got flood warnings and watches and advisories out. they could get five to seven inches in just the next two days with this slow moving storm system. back to our area you can see how that snow is just to the west of us. that's really where it is going to be the heaviest. it stretches from the metro all the way back into the mountains. it doesn't last very long. hour. we have clear, sunny skies around the area. that. you can see the metro area just showers. it may take awhile before they hit the ground. we have snow behind that in portions of jefferson county. could be rain mixed with snow. i think we will see mostly

morning rush hour, clear skies. 51 our high. 74 is the record. 24 is normal, 2 below the record. 45 and 42 right now. the northeast wind at 7, 41% steady barometer. nice shot here, sunset from crane ten yet. shannon was walking through the park in boulder and sent us this picture. this is from suzanne, a very colorful sunset from the park. as we take a look at the lows tonight mostly in the 20s and 30s over the eastern plains. teens, 20s higher up, and out west, lower 30s. for tomorrow slightly warm we are 50s and 60s for the eastern mountains. out west temperatures in the 50s, even nearing sick. all right, here is the denver forecast. for tonight maybe an isolated shower, then clearing skies. 30 and 28 the overnight lows. for tomorrow partly cloudy skies, 59 and 57 the highs. for the next several days we just get into the 60s and stay there rate on into the weekend

a couple of nice days. >> beautiful days. ed, thank you. the denver zoo has a new baby gorilla born february 25th. she is a western lowland gorilla. and she is the first birth of that critically endangered species at our zoo in 11 years. guests can see here now. spring break is a great time to see the new gorilla and enjoy everything at the zoo. that's because the zoo is offering an early bird deal from march 12th to april 10th. visitors who drop by between 8:30 and 9:30 in the morning will get $5 off admission. >> i'll be there at 9:00. >> good deal. carmelo anthony is back at pepsi center. he's got some nice things to say about his denver days. >> malik jackson is now a former bronco, and his former teammates are reacting to his

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in this era of the salary cap, you win super bowl titles, you have to say so long. >> it's the downside of winning a super bowl. everyone gets interested in the guys you have. malik jackson joked during the season he was hoping to hit the lottery in free agency. mission accomplished. the former bronco is now a jacksonville jaguar. >> newton in the pocket, he's hit and sacked. the ball is free! denver's got it! touchdown denver! >> the super bowl season ended with a bang for malik. the opening day of free agency started the exact same way. six years, $90 million, with $42 million guaranteed. those are some nice winning lottery numbers. you can understand this tweet from malik. pretty straightforward. what a time to be alive. his old teammates, they've got his back. >> i want him to be in the best

you work so hard your whole life to put yourself in this situation. i really feel like you have to take advantage of the opportunity. i feel like he deserves everything that he's worked for. >> reaction has been both positive and negative. where due stand? that's our centurylink poll question. are you happy for him? mad at him? maybe somewhere in between? cast your vote on the sports page at cbsdenver.com. broncos didn't waste any time making roster moves. the team released guard louis vasquez and owen daniels and long snapper owen daniels. the cuts free up $8 million. nothing yet to report on brock osweiler, but if he's not a bronco next year it's likely he will be a houston texan. gary kubiak's old team

bidding war. >> direct and fires to johnson what is free! megatron is on the way home! >> it's deja vu all over again for the detroit lions. calvin johnson pulled out the retired. just like sanders, megatron played his last gym at just 30 years old. no sever had more yards or touchdowns during his time in the nfl. the nuggets go for the season sweep against the knicks tonight. they beat new york on super bowl sunday at the garden. the rematch is huer at pepsi center. only the second time carmelo anthony has been back since the team divorced in 2011. >> it was never any hard feelings from me. it was a business day, basketball decision that we all had to make. but i spent seven and a half years here so this is where it all started for me, so they

quarterfinal round of the mountain west women's tourney. the rams cruised to a relatively easy win, their 26th straight. they beat the aztecs. csu is now 29-1. they will play new mexico tomorrow night. and finally the rockies- royals in arizona was delayed for a bit when a swarm of bees found something to their liking in this cooler. the game resumed after a retired bee keeper from st. joe, missouri, who just happened to be at the game came bees. royals pitcher edinson volquez joked that he was lucky to be alive and survive the bees. keepary season pass. around. >> whenever you need one. a plane falls right from the sky to land safely. how the pilot was able to make an emergency landing without anyone getting hurt. voters in four states have

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line for the presidential candidates. mississippi, hawaii, idaho and michigan have primaries or caucuses tonight, and cbs news is already projecting mrs. clinton is the winner of the democratic primary in mississippi. polls closed about 30 minutes ago there. >> but voting still underway in the other states. cbs4's craig boss we will live in -- craig bosswell live in washington. >> reporter: good evening. a lot of delegates up for grabs as you pointed out. cbs predicting hillary clinton winning in mississippi with the black vote. donald trump and ted cruz are running neck and neck. remember they split so many contests this past weekend. the pressure is on john kasich in michigan. he has promised to do well in these midwestern states. voting is underway in several state, and donald trump is leading big in the polls in mississippi in michigan, but he

get out and vote. >> but let's assume we're tied. i don't want to say it. assume we're tied, so you got to go out. >> reporter: john kasich has focused heavily on his neighbor to the north. >> if i spent any more time in michigan i would have to start paying taxes. >> reporter: kasich is hoping his positive message wins out in the end. >> have the state of michigan send a message and launch me into the state of ohio where we will after whole new day in american politics. thank you very much. >> reporter: kasich is getting support from mitt romney who recorded a phone message for the ohio governor in michigan as well as senator marco rubio in florida with one goal. stop donald trump. >> these ads are so vicious, and they're so phony, they're so false. >> reporter: texas senator ted cruz says rubio and kasich can't win. >> ours is the only campaign that has beaten donald trump repeatedly and that can and will beat donald trump.

has a big lead over bernie sanders in mississippi and michigan. she met with voters in detroit before leaving for ohio tonight. ohio, of course, voting next tuesday. the fact she's already there just indicative of how important that state is. jim and karen, 150 delegates up for grabs roughly for the republicans, and more than 160 for the democrats tonight. >> craig, thanks very much. a commuter train carrying more than 200 passengers derails innorthern california. >> nine people are hurt. officials say a mudslide caused by the area's recent storms is to blame. we're covering the nation on denver's only 6:30 newscast. all rail service was suspended so crews could remove the damaged train, clear that area up. train tracks. officials say it wasn't speeding before the accident. it was going 35 miles per hour in a 40 miles per hour zone. one of the train's cars did slide right through the mud in a swollen creek before resting on its side.