it's saturday, august 13th. this is the news on cbs 4. the district attorney's office says it through not file criminal charges against the mother arrested after her daughter drowned in the pool. what the woman, who tried rescuing the girl has to say. details on a colorado chief and his we more than $120,000 from a fire station. you won't have to wait for the state fair to have the fried twinkie. live from control control's newschannel, this is cbs 4 morning news. good saturday morning to you. i'm kelly.

stories coming up. first, chris spears in the colorado weather center. let's have a check of the weather. >> a beautiful start to the day this morning for everybody across the state. we have our mile high camera. it's one of the days where you have sunshine and you'll worry about thunderstorms in the denver and the high country is pretty small. temperatures around the state, chilly in the high countries, 40s and upper 40s. 59 in grand just, smoky from the wild fire. in the metro area, pretty similar story. one of our weather watchers checking in from thought aurora, ron 56 degrees with a little bit of wind.

new mexico state line. coming up, we'll have a few thunderstorms in our state. i'll talk about where that might be. a 7-year-old girl is dead after drowning in a pool. her mother was arrested for the leaving both of her daughters alone. the district attorney has decided no to charge the mother. >> i came out here and she was face down in thisl. the tree. i got it and put it on her body and pulled her. >> my daughter heard another scream. she said there was a girl by the pool not moving. >>reporter: it was around 6:00 thursday night when the 911 calls started. residents called for help. >> she was laying here, had foam

>>reporter: 7-year-old schiphra fini was pronounced dead at the hospital. the younger sister witnessed the incident. >> i feel bad for the mom and kids. the little one, she was so devastated. >>reporter: 27-year-old eve gbeugre was arrested in felony child abuse, resulting in beth for leaving the children unattended. late friday, the district attorney said charges were not appropriate at this time. the residents, who raced to help are still coping with the young girl's death. >> it with that. i don't know why they were out here alone. >> that was jeff today reporting. eve gbeugre has been released from the jail. in a statement, the district attorney says the investigation into this matter will continue and charges may be filed against one or more persons in the future. right now, uber drivers in the metro area say they're nervous after an apparent road

early yesterday morning. his back and passenger written does were blown out. he chased the other car north on i-25 until speeds got too fast. police caught up to the suspect's vehicle near highway 52. two week were arrested. a developing story in eagle, where the fire chief and his wife have both been arrested. their accused of stealing more than $100,000 from the chief's former karen tells us the reactions to the charges against kurt vogel and his wife. >> kurt was the fire chief in sterling for six years. investigators believe he may have been stealing from the department for the majority of the time. >> more than $120,000 is missing from the city of severaling. the former fire chief, kurt vogel, and his wife are accused

experience and numerous accomplishments. he was launched into the public eye during flooding in 2014. >> i think it's awesome. i love technology. this is amazing. >> he left the department in april to become the fire chief in eagle county. after he left, city officials discovered a number of bookkeeping errors and that firefighting equipment was missing. >> we found inconsistencies with invoices. we asked the district attorney's office t >> while few details have been released, we know the vogels are facing charges, flash flood warning felony theft and trying to influence a public servant. the city manager says the money could be used early where. >> that's a couple of pieces of equipment, a couple of employees. it's not something to brush off. >> vogel has been put on leave by the fire department.

will consider taking stronger action next week. heavy rain and floods leave at least two people dead and force dozens from rescues from high water in southeastern louisiana. more of the same is in the forecast for that area and the state's governor has declared state of emergency. a flash flood watch is in effect through tomorrow morning. numerous rivers in southeast louisiana and southern mississippi are overflowing and threatening flooding since the storm started thursday. let's get a forecast here at home. chris. >> kelly, good morning. nothing like that here at home. i want to show you the radar. look here. it's a dire situation there's an area of low pressure stuck, nothing to move it.

when it comes to weather in colorado, anything goes, especially in the mountains. webcams show a dusting of snow on pike's peek yesterday morning. it's not mountains to have a summer snow. it's hard to think. september isn't that far away. we're talking 90s now. >> weather men don't like to say promise and guarantee too often. i will use those words today with regards to snow. no worried for you. live view of the mountain camera. if you're going to they in the high country, look what you have

range. there's a chill in the high country, upper 30s and low to mid-40s. 59 in grand just. kirk patrick, light wind, 57 in north lafayette. our weather watcher in mesa has a front row view of the latest fire that has broke out to his south. this is not too i-70 -- i-70. there's a fire warning. there's a disturbance dlib -- clipping southern colorado. if s fire today, they will likely be in southeastern colorado. here's futurecast. it's doing a good job of indicating moisture on the southeastern flank of the state.

as we roll into the afternoon. couple of dots over the higher terrain that will be nothing more than sprinkles. we don't have the right setup to force the atmosphere and get widespread showers. you may luck out and get a brief one early afternoon. we're going to tack about 3 to 6 degrees on to the democrats yesterday. denver's high was 83. today # in colorado springs. 92 in grand just. overall, it's a drying and warming trend over the next 5 days, temperatures ticking up through the 80s and low 90s as you with go back do work and school. wednesday of next week, we'll watch for a change and start to cool down.

free eye examines and glasses to kids and need. good morning to both of you. thanks for being here early on your saturday morning. sydney, this is a first time event, correct? >> no. actually here in denver is the second one. >> oh, interesting. >> we gave another one with health and refuges immigrants and people who don't have i insurance so they can get glasses. that's what we're going to next saturday on the 20th. so we're going to help people, who cannot afford to buy glasses. so we want to do a vision screening. >> that's wonderful. steve, how does this all work? >> well, there's several stages involved. after taking the contact information down, we do an eye chart screening and then they're sent to people who do

from there, if need be, an optometrist will exam their eyes and make sure there's nothing worse than what's needed to do glass then we dispense eye glasses. it's systematic. >> why the inner city health center? >> it was happenstance. we met linda at a meeting of the lion's club, cyber city lion's club. susie and i have with the district 6c of lion's club international. we happened to be at a meeting and spoke to her. she expressed interest and drove involvement. >> i'm sure a lot of people are going to be thankful. real quickly, susie, who can come? when does this take faces. >> next saturday, the 20th, 2700 york street. anybody, adults, kids, anybody

eyes. >> that's wonderful. steve and susie, thank you for being here and sharing. for more information, need cbs denver.com it's happening anybody? saturday from 9:00 to 5:00. thank you for being here. for more information, head to contraction denver.com. rockies rookie david was looking to new record. mark tells us if he's got it done. time for the chevy sports break. watching the rockies has been exhausting, or many blown leads. the players looked tired yesterday. the players wore out gray. -at-bat turns the 5th inning into a real long inning.

slam to ryan howard. gray new it. another rough outing for gray. david 0-4 last night, his 17-game hit streak comes to an end. he will share the major league record. thing bright spot, charles hit three home run, but not enough as the rockies lost 10-6. >> it was a good streak. i don't know you're not both to get a hit every game. just didn't have great at-bats. i was too anxious. it is what it is. it bounce back tomorrow and try to adjust. >> rockies and phillies and tomorrow. have a good weekend. >> this has been the chevy

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welcome back to cbs 4 morning news on this saturday. so nice to have you with us. look at that view of elich gardens. you would go there if nothing to do. just wear sunscreen. we are tracking a bad situation in mesa. the spring creek fire broke out yesterday. it's near horse mountain. there's a road called house top road that has a fire warning in effect. this fire is threatening to spread into a populated area.

definitely growth of clouds. it's dry across colorado. 27% state abnormally dry area, denver included. for today, a lot of sunshine around the state. those temperatures much like yesterday, only a couple of degrees warmer. we're going to go into the 80s here in the metropolitan area, about 87 or so mid afternoon. kelly, there will be a couple of clouds that form in the afternoon. somebody may look out and get a sprinkle. tens of millions of volkswagen vehicles may be vulnerable to theft. security experts say hackers can copy the signal that opens some volkswagen remotely and duplicate the signal. cell initial vehicles are audis and jettas.

menu and challenging other fast-food chains to do the same. the sandwich chain is removing all artificial ingredients and preservatives from it menu. panera says they want encourage children to eat unhealthy foods. the new menu will includes soups, salads, pasta, along with water, juice, and milk.

marijuana is legal until our state, but smoking it in bars not. that could change this fall when denver voters will decide on two pot proposals. rick explains. >> these petitions for the latest in an effort to crew crate places to socially consume marijuana in denver outside of homes. one ballot proposal would allow in it certain bars and other businesses. >> we felt that adults, who enjoy using cannabis should the same rights and same ability to congregate and socialize with other adults as those who consume alcohol. >> it would allow vaping but not marijuana smoking inside, only outside. the only initiative offers a different type of place to use pot. >> it would be in a private club setting, so a person would have to fill out a membership form for each different type of

the premises. >> there are a few places in the denver area that allow people too to bring in their own marijuana and use it together but not any city of denver. one of the initiatives would require approval of registered neighbor groups. >> what we're looking for here is a couple of places in neighbors that want them to test the waters. >> what happens if both pass? >> i think we're going to have a lot of interesting places people to consume marijuana. the denver election division will take a few weeks to determine if each petition has enough valid signatures to make the ballot. a former cu student convicted of rape gets no prison time. why our legal analyst says the

. live from colorado's newschannel, this is cbs 4 morning news. >> welcome back to the cbs 4 morning news. it's about 7:30 on saturday, august 13th. this is the view looks like out from our sports authority field at mile high cam. there's a little bit of a haze looking west. chris spears up on the roof from this saturday morning. a little bit of shade but it's going to be a gorgeous sunny

is up is out and brought. i will want sunglasses. the air quality the peer. take a look outside pike's peek yesterday. last night, we were looking at snow that fell overnight. nothing like that today. if we had moisture around, it would be snow. look at the higher elevations temperatures, 34 in walden. 31 in dillon in morning. yes, your eyes are not deceiving you the roof tops and glass and that is not good for green beans in the garden. we are actually, believe it or not, warming up compared to this time yesterday in most locations. a warming trend is starting to set in. you're making up to mostly low 60s in the metropolitan area. coming up, we'll take a look at

squeeze out rain. we are following breaking news in our news room. this is happening in lakewood. police are asking everything in the area of 1st and sheridan to stay in doors as they try to arrest a suspect. reverse 911 calls have been made to residents in the area. the after a convicted rapist in boulder avoids a sentence. >> after deciding not to send a former cu student for prison for rape, boulder judge patrick butler is now the subject of an online petition to remove him from the bench. his decision faces criticism from the colorado attorney general, who took to twitter writing no prison time for

message. a jury found austin guilty in the rape. karen says if the judge had sentenced him to prison, he would not have been able to decide when, if ever, wilkerson, would get out. >> under colorado law, if somebody is convicted of a class 3 felony sex offense like this and the judge would sentence him to prison, the judge didn't have any control over sentence could be. >> in determining sentencing, adopted in 1998, leaves that decision up to a parole board, potentially making judges reluctant to send sex offenders to prison. >> it does create issues. >> on probation, wilkerson will suspend the next 20 years registered as a sex offender, limited in where he can live and

>> i've had clients say i would rather sit in jail than be on this type of probation. i don't believe it's a lenient sentence. >> that was lauren reporting. wilkerson will go to jail for two years are work release. the controversy surrounding donald trump seem to arrive almost daily and they are there's a gop conference in denver this weekend. dan tells us what republicans are worried they will lose in the senate and house. >> hours before his keynote speech to unify conservatives, glenn beck called republican's future a lost cause. >> under all the clowns in washington, the gop is over. >> beck set to is the gathering,

instead, he scolded republicans as more and more republicans try to distance themselves from donald trump's campaign. >> he's on controllable. now that they realize he won't listen to us, now suddenly they're against him. you made your bed . enjoy it while it lasts. >> his sharp words come as many republicans are still looking for a presidential candidate they can support. >> i'll tell you where i'm at. that is there'ses is up -- there'ses no way i could support a hillary clinton for president. >> republicans signed an open letter, begging the committee to divert money from trump's campaign into races in the senate and house. with trump's numbers are sentencing, some are bracing for hillary clinton to within. >> heaven for bid hillary clinton is election , we need a conservative sentence and congress to make sure she is held in check.

>> this is the news covering the nation this morning. seven people are hurt after a fire at a texas crude oil plant. we're learning four of them do have critical injuries. it happened last night while the group was welding at sunoco. three were taken to burn centers. california firefighters contained a fire that 30 homes southeast of san jose. the brush fire grew to more than 15 acres yesterday. firefighters dropped water and retardant in the area. no one was affected and no one was hurt. the cause remains under investigation. now to oregon, where a fire tornado is caught on camera near portland. the cornelius fire department captured the firenado on video. they happen when wildfires

create into a spinning vortex of flames. crews were able to put out the fire without any injuries. the jefferson county da safety fair is happening today. it's a one-stop shop for safety information. kids can get in on the fun with inflatable slides. cheeto is there to teach them invaluable messages to keep them >> there are inherent dangers associated with. that we certainly see that with respect to social media. there are wonderful things that we receive through the social media. but there are folks out there that are lurking and they may very well being looking for victims. we don't want our kids to be victims. >> the jefferson county district attorney's safety fair starts this morning at 9:00 at the jefferson county fairgrounds .

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greeley, fort collins, unhealthy for the sensitive groups and air quality problems in mesa. 59 in east frank town, eastern douglas county. 50s and 60s on the eastern plains, 62 in denver. higher up, it's chillies, 30s and 40s up there. 59 on the big picture, low pressure in northern minnesota, areas of disturbed area occasional rotate around that. they may clip eastern colorado. there's moisture on the southeastern plains. as we roll into the afternoon on futurecast, we'll get a few of those storms on the east central and southeastern plains. here in the front range, the atmosphere will try it's best to

as best. if it does materialize, it will not last long. the action is on the southeastern plains. not anticipating severe weather, but it's the time of the year, where we have to keep a close watch on the radar. 80s along and east of i-25. 70s and east in the high country country. 89 tomorrow. the warming trend continues. low 90s next w the pattern. we're start to cool it back a few degrees, and we will see a few thunderstorms. kelly, are you thinking what i'm thinking? >> rubber duckie, you're the one. >> that's what i thought walking over here. there's a fun, family event that features thousands of decks and is coming to denver. >> the hope floats derby duck

it supports good behavioral health. with us is ricky allen. tell us, what is rmcp and hope floats? >> it's a statewide 24/7 community system of crisis intervention from which people experiences mental health our substance abuse crisis can be assessed. hope floats fund-raising event to support those programs that go along with that. it is a rubber duck derby where we race 5,000 rubber ducks. each one has didn't adopted for a donation of 5,000. those ducks race down the waterway to run prizes, our grand prize being $1500. we also have a live band and tons of free activities for kids anticipate families to participate in. >> wow. >> it sounds so fun.

>> can you elaborate on what it supports? >> rocky mountain crisis partners has a couple of different programs that we offer. our crisis line, this is staffed by masters level clinicians. anybody can call into that line for free and talk to a professional about any sort of issue they may be having. we also have a peer support line, which is people, who lived with experience in dealing withe substance abuse issues in recovery, who can offer the emotional support anybody might need during trials. we also have a text line and you can access us online through chat as well. >> such an important cause. what a fun way to get people involve and to bring attention to an issue. real quickly, how can people support hope floats or what can they do to be involved?

www.hopefloatscolorado.com. they can adopt a duck or volunteer at our event. >> these ducks are too cute not to adopt. >> we also encourage everyone to come out to the event august 20th from 11:00 to 2:00 p.m. we like to see as many people as possible there. >> thank you for being with us. if you want more information,

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stay in doors as they try to arrest a suspect. reverse 911 calls for made to residents in the area. an s.w.a.t. team is on the scene and we do have a crew on the way. we will you more information as we get it. christ the redeemer is one of the new 7 wonders of the world. it's the number one attraction for those visiting the olympic games in rio de janeiro. as jamie shows us, even a statu nature's wrath. >> the picturesque stat which you sits atop the mountain s and is considered the largest art deco style structure in the world. >> wherever you are in the city, it is looking over you. you can never forget about christ the redeemer. >> every year, more than 2 million people get up close. it's brazil's national icon. protecting it can be a

mountain and atlantic ocean, it's a prime target for lightning. workers say it's hit about 6 times a year. the catholic church works with a weather monitoring center so the busy area can be investigated during the storm. >> there's some people say lightning doesn't hit the same place twice but the figure has been hit more than ten times. >> christina is an architect. she says it's her privilege to care for christ. copper lightning placed on the statue to send lightning to the ground. >> they're in the tip of the finger, run over the shoulders and there's a crown on the top of the hat. this is a system of preventing lightning. >> lightning strikes in 2013 and 2014 did major damage to the statue, breaking off part of the middle finger and thumb. the repairing the statue is quite an undertaking. architects must go through a rigorous approval process because the stone used in the original is now hard to find and

color. but it's worth it to keep the statue looking like a masterpiece for generations to come. cbs news, rio de janeiro. a local university is now included in the partnership with the construction companies that work the repair the statue. they're working to implement better protection system. trending right now, a scaly scare for a homeowner the after opening his garage door, doug finds a gator waiting on him. >> i'm glad he wasn't hungry when i walked out. >> that animal is huge. he broke the wrangler's pull. they did eventually get the big guy under control and out of harm's way. i don't know what to say to talk to you. that's incredible. >> i don't know what i would think if that happened to me. we have a bad situation

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so chris, it might be a good day to grab your rubber duck, maybe your sunglasses to play outside.>> know what's up. we are expecting a lot of sunshine across colorado today. there will be a handful of storms this afternoon, on the east and southeastern plain, temperatures 80s and 90s statewide. look at the extended forecast. we keep climbing through the weekend and into next week. >> chris, thank you so much. thank you for joining us for the cbs 4 morning news. for the latest news anytime, the head to cbs denver.com. head to cbs denver.com. we'll be back again

finding reliable services can be like finding a needle in a haystack. with haystackhelp.com finding the needle just got a lot easier. now here is the host of haystack tv, chris kane. you've perhaps heard of peripheral neuropathy. it's a condition where there's damage to the nerves in your feet and legs, or your hands and arms. it can be a devastating condition that causes pain, numbness, tingling and burning. it could slowly progress over many years, and it can become this condition affects an estimated 20-million americans. dr. dean anderson is a chiropractor at front range medical center, which is a an integrated health clinic, and he's here to discuss an advancement in treatment that's providing great results and offering hope for many of those suffering from neuropathy. hey, thanks for being here. thanks for having me. so tell us exactly what is peripheral neuropathy. well it's nerve damage to peripheral nerves, chris, which are usually in our feet, legs, our hands and our arms.

we see have been dealing with this for a long period of time. so we see a lot of patients who are frustrated, they sometimes feel lost because they've been told nothing else can be done, and then they're just having to deal with the side effects of decreased quality of life. you know, oftentimes it they can't sleep at night. they suffer with a lot of burning pain,. they have numbness or they have issues with balance, and it's very frustrating. what causes it? well the majority of cases we see are caused by blood sugar problems or diabetes. but there can be a number of things, whether it's toxicities, side effects of medications, and some cases are idiopathic, we don't know the cause. all right, well treatments then, what are the traditional treatments that are out there? well most patients we see that have been dealing with this, they're on medications like gabapentin, larotin, lyrica, and all of which are good. they can manage the symptom of pain, but it does nothing for the nerve. so as the medication wears off the pain is back, and it's just this ongoing process. why do people continue to suffer even though they are taking the medication. well that's just it, the medications can be good for managing that symptom of pain but it does nothing for the

e pain is right back. well talk about what you do in your office, because you're having great results and, really, people that have been told that nothing can be done for your pain, you're helping them. yeah, the technology that we use is what we call electronic signaling treatment. it's a form of current that we use at very high frequencies depending on the type of nerve damage patients have. nerves are electrical. we want to get these nerves to fire better. now with this technology, we also use what's called a vasopneumatic device which helps increase blood flow or circulation to the nerves, so by stimulating the nerves, getting all right, well talk about the results that you're getting then. well, number one is we want to see subjective improvement, patients feel better. we want to see that they can sleep at night. they're not fall risks, they can have better balance, and they can just do more. we also want to see an improvement in nerve function, so we monitor that very carefully by assessing patients as we go through, because the goal is to improve function. all right, now you're very unique in what you're offering, because you are helping people that have been that they can't be helped. but talk about what else you do in your office.

qualification process to make sure we understand not only what's driving their condition but also what type of nerve damage they have. there's different types of neuropathy, and we specifically want to know, because that affects how we treat the individual. all right, we actually talked to a few of your patients, and let's take a listen and see what they had to say. great. when i first started coming to dr. anderson, i had no feeling in my feet. it was very, very difficult for me to drive a car because i couldn't feel the brake pedal anymore. i no longer fear losing my balance as i walk, i have feeling in my feet and lower legs again, and driving a car makes me much safer on the roads than i used to be. he told me he though he could help me and found out that it's probably my autoimmune system isn't working correctly. i then went through the treatments, and right away i

i was falling down a lot. and if anybody has any question about it, you need to try it. at least come and see how it works for you. anyone that is suffering from pain, they need to give you a call, you can help them. i'm going to tell them how to get ahold of you. thanks for being here. great. many patients are told elsewhere that nothing can be done for the pain from neuropathy and that they just have to live it with. if you've heard this same thing from your doctor, dr. anderson that includes looking at your personal health history, a confidential questionnaire, and a patient-specific neuropathy exam to determine if you are, indeed, a candidate for treatment. this is $120 value in his office. appointments are limited so call (720) 851-9694 or visit frmedicalcenter.com.

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