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>> reporter: yes, it did. the city realized it had serious problems with the police department. you might say it called the cops! that's the u.s. justice department acroanymore for community orient -- acrodwltd nym for community oriented policing services. kevin lord was convict have had making up a report. another officer resigned of sex tin messages were -- sexting messages were found sent from his home. another commerce city preliminary was fired and -- policeman was fired and he sued. now the city has taken action. >> yes, we heard from our community. and they weren't happy. and a few of these incidents, they were embarrassed for commerce city. >> reporter: at the city and department's own request, the u.s. department of of justice is
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>> today the residents and visitors of commerce city should feel very optimistic and should feel very proud >> reporter: a department of justice program called "cops" will conduct a review of the department. >> we're willing to bring in some outside experts to provide some solid recommendations. >> reporter: lowell richardson is theer the chief was moved to a nonpolicing job. the police had given him a vote of no confidence. >> there were a lot of officers looking to go other places. if they had the opportunity, they would take a job some place else >> reporter: this time it's the police calming for help. >> reporter: in a few months, the department of justice will
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implementation. douglas county school board director has resigned. he was elected to the school board twice. he represented lone tree, highlands ranch and castle pines. last night a big event loosen with the rest of the school board -- event along with the rest of the school board hired the latest on historic flooding in louisiana where people are rescuing neighbors and pets. a group is patrolling flooded neighborhoods pulling stranded people from their home homes. more than 100 state highways in louisiana remain closed. in the areas finally starting to dry out, homeowner it is are looking ahead to cleaning and rebuilding. >> really it hasn't hit me in a
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>> i know it's material things. and you can always get them back. but it crushes you. you feel like you're violated. >> the flooding has killed at least 11 people. more rain is expected throughout the week. more than 82,000 people are told to get out of their homes because of a wildfire outside of los angeles. it has already grown to 30,000 acres. firefighters haven't had the chance to evaluate t they say many families will come home to nothing. chris nar nez joins us live tonight. and we know that fire is a fast-mover. >> reporter: very fast moving, very large fire. part of the reason it was so fast moving is because of some heavy wind yesterday and today. we noticed the winds dying down for now. that will help firefighters if it stays that way. their mission
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many homes as they can. the massive blue cut wildfire continues to threaten communities in the dry mountainous area about 60 miles east of los angeles. the fire raced up and down ridges overnight burning neighborhoods to the ground. >> it's devastating. and if looks like it's all the way around us. i live that way. >> reporter: strong winds and dry brush shot flames and black smoke 30 feet into the area. flames and a couple were injured >> reporter: more than 1,000 fire crews are on the ground while helicopters and planes attack the blaze from the air. >> we're up against a fire burning so aggressively that we're really struggling to keep up with at which >> reporter: evacuation orders have been issued for more than 80,000 people. some residents are refusing to leave the mountain town of wrightwood. >> the town is right in the middle of that smoke. >> wield hate for the fire to overrun your neighborhood and you be stuck inside.
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the state. the governor declared a state of emergency. >> reporter: we still don't have any count at all as to the number. homes or structures that have burned in this fire. although we do expect that number to be very high. firefighters say they saw dozens of homes burn at a time. we should get numbers in the next day or so. we know they're out there tonight with cadaver dogs in some neighborhoods, going through rubble, looking to to the news in campaign 2016. donald trump met with the fbied if for his first -- fbi today for his first classified intelligence briefing. >> it comes as he makes big changes to his top campaign staff. steven brannon now joins the campaign as ceo. kellyanne
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hillary clinton responded to the shuffle saying that trump will be trump no matter what runs his campaign. >> he is still the same man who insults gold star families, demeans women, mocks people with disabilities, and thinks he knows more about isis than our generals. >> there is no new donald trump. this is it. >> new polls show clinton with a big lead in battleground state, colorado and virginia. trump's 39% in colorado. investigators in brazil say they have more questions for olympic swimmer ryan lochte. why they have doubts now about his story of being robbed at gunpoint in rio. >> and rain down in our southwestern corners, cloudy
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a hope to find love and a family. >> it is a rite of passage. this is your tutorial. close years. >> reporter: we are with our wednesday's child misty as she learns how to apply eye shadow and eye liner. >> get that. >> reporter: sheness mist se14 and >> close your eye. oh, come on! [ laughter ] >> it happens to the best of them. [ laughter ] >> reporter: misty loves feeling put together with hair, nails, and makeup done. >> you like science and math? >> yeah. i do like writing. >> what do you read these days?
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>> reporter: misty hopes her education leads her to a career on the police force. >> just like going after them, putting them in jail. >> get the bad guys off the streets. >> reporter: she hopes a mom sees how strong and beautiful she is. >> how do people describe you? >> a caring person, and a nice person. >> look in the mirror. >> looks good. >> well done. more about misty and the great kids looking for adoptive families by calling the adoption exchange. the number is right there on your screen. a dig into the 70s?
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,,,, ,, david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son,
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another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them.
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5 brazilian investigators are questioning a u.s. swimmer, ryan lochte's story about getting
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they were robbed at gunpoint sunday morning. rio police say none of the athletes gave any key details, and a judge is ordered the passports of two be seized so they would stay in brazil to answer more questions. lochte's lawyer says he's already back in the states. a member of the international olympic commit sestepping down following his -- committee is stepping down following his involvement in a scalping scam. , you beris filing a lawsuit -- ushgz uber is filing a lawsuit in london over a new rule from the company requiring drivers to speak english. the new rule will affect thousand was drivers applying for or renewing a license. officials say drivers need to be able to easily
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so we have some cooler weather moving in! >> it's gonna feel like fall around here. just a gorgeous evening for us. it's been wonderful outside. near the evergreen parkway, and you can see some clouds, sunshine, a really, really nice night. and our weather watchers agree, april reporting, she thinks it's a beautiful evening as well. lives in greenwood village. and our temperature, still fairly warm outside. 87 in denver, 88 in greeley. 90 ray. in the high country, 77 in aspen, 57 in gunnison. windy in some spots, temride to eagle -- telluride to eagle. a bit gusty near limon, winds close to 40 miles an hour. satellite and radar, activity on
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rainfall to our south. and also some scattered showers on the western slope. in the eastern plains, near burlington, there's been some rain near flagler and limon. there's also been some lightning. and near idaho spring, bailey, heavier rain, lightning mixed in there as well. and a little pink on the screen, a little rain/snow mix in some of our temperatures cool off a bit, lose some of the momentum in the high country. those will ease up. eastern plain, you'll see those kick out as well. and tomorrow morning, we're waking up to sunshine, a nice start to the day with some cool temperatures overnight tonight in the 50s. cloudy out to the west, and the chance of a few rain showers and thunderstorms tomorrow afternoon and evening. that is mostly up into the high country and shoots out into the eastern plains. denver, we have the chance.
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denver downtown, 89 degrees. close to the average of of 87. tomorrow another warm day. an smidge cooler than today. 87 in greeley, denver. 91 in burlington and ray. the eastern plains stay toasty. the mountains, fairly mild. denver tonight, upper 50s. fairly mild by tomorrow morni. sunny and mild tomorrow, temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. and for the 5-day forecast tomorrow, 80s, 75 degrees on friday. starts to cool off a bit for us. and then on saturday, we may not get out of the 60s. so it'll be a bit cooler around here. some rain on friday, and then saturday morning. >> we won't know what to do with ourselves! >> those overnight lows around 50. xcel energy's day of service, a great chance to help
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packing nutritional meals for hungry kids. it's one of the biggest projects during last year's day of service. >> it was quick, we had boxed enough to fill 155,000 families with meals. >> great success story there! you can sign up to help by going to the day of service page cbsdenver.com. sfloo >> doctors have a new way to keep tabs on their patients. >> smafrt pills that allow -- smart pills that allow them to
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stocks close slightly higher. dow was up 21. new information on labor day travel. more americans are expected to fly. an airline trade group expects the number of passengers to rise 4% between august 31st and sept 36th.
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delta will be offering an all-suite business class on international flights. passengers will have their own personal speights with a flat-bed seat, entertainment system, and individual storage space. delta 1 suites will first be available on the airlines in the airbus 350 fleet starting in the fall of next year. new technology monitor patients no matter where they are. riley has to take medication twice a day after having a kidney transplant. the pill she takes has a tiny sensor. it act vapts inside of her -- activates inside of her stomach and transmits a signal to a patch. it lets her doctors and paraphernalias know she took her meds. >> right now we're in charge. but 10, 15 years from now, i'll know exactly what she took her medicine and i don't have to nag her about it.
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is the first in the country to use this technology in kids. mcdonald's says it wants to encourage kids to be active. it is including a fitness tracker in its healthy meals. it blinks at different speeds depending on the child's physical activity. >> if i have two big macs walk
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,, david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david.
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standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. bracing for an arctic blast. >> yes, the end of time. [ laughter ] >> 84 degrees right now in denver. feels really nice. 82 in boulder. 81 in burlington. 50s in the high country. some 70s. 83 in grand junction.
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plains. in denver, maybe a cloud or two comes our way. here's the arctic blast! 75 on friday, 69 on saturday. so there could actually be a little snow in the high mountains! >> now we're talking! >> thanks for joining us.
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>> announcer: previously on "big brother." >> if i have anything to say, michelle's going home and i'm doing what's best for my game and not his. >> announcer: the house secretly rallying against him to
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we've been taking out everyone who targeted him. >> announcer: before the eviction, james broke the news. >> we're going to be flipping the girl. that's what i'm going to do. >> announcer: making paulie's blood boil. >> what? >> when were you going to tell me? >> tell you what? >> that you knew. >> why you coming hard at me like that. >> you're really an aggressive person. >> james, i'll make it simple. you better win this h.o.h. >> announcer: with the eviction. >> julie: the night you've been anticipateing is here. >> announcer: they first said see you, wouldn't want to be you, to zakiyah. >> julie: zakiyah, you are evicted from the "big brother" house. >> announcer: after corey won head of household and veto... >> julie: congratulations, corey. you are the new head of household. you have won the power of veto. >> announcer: he solidified the guys were going to stick
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>> announcer: and they told bridgette to hit it. >> julie: bridgette, you are evicted from the "big brother" house. >> announcer: with the head of household on the line again, the puerto rican sensation rose to power. >> congratulations, vic, you're the new head of household. >> announcer: paul still wanted paulie out of the house. >> one of them is going home. >> announcer: so he got victor on board with the plan. >> >> fine, fine, fine. >> announcer: america sent another care package. [applause] giving nicole safety and a new outfit. >> not only will you be free from eviction this week, you'll be safe from everything. thanks to a super safety tag. i don't mind. it's cute. >> announcer: and at the nomination ceremony --

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