an independent review . she tazed and falls back on his head. the aclu calls it a case of excessive force. jeff todd is investigating as well.

acted within policy. >> reporter: this incident happened in february. and around that time, an internal use of force board said that the sergeant's actions were within policy. now the incident is going to be reviewed. >> mutt your -- put your hands in the air. [ all talking ] >> reporter: this is the beginning of the video the aclu gave up. police were responding to a a gun at a child. >> reporter: police say these two men matched the description. [ all talking ] >> answer my question! >> stay there. >> they didn't have a

represented the man tazed. he was initially charged to failure to obey a lawful command. his case was dismissed by prosecutors last week. today the city wouldn't say why. the aclu argued this was an illegal detention. >> we do know this is another case of two young african american men doing nothing wrong, and is suddenly police are detaining them. >> i don't have any knowledge of racial profiling in this case. >> reporter: some consider officer harris's actions to be unprofessional. >> look right here. all on video. you were failing to obey orders. >> there's an expectation of officers to remain professional. >> reporter: that independent review board with community members will meet soon and pass

chief. paige birgfeld sdmeerd 2007. her remains were not found until 2012. she was a single mother of three who led a secret life as rt -- es >> the dofls says they will re-- dpofs district attorney's office say they will go to trial again. intense backlash after brandon marshall chose not to stand during the national anthem

stan bush at the stadium again tonight. he says he has no regrets. >> reporter: brandon marshall knew there was gonna be controversy but he did it anyway, taking a knee during the national anthem to join a stance against social injustice in the black community. >> reporter: when brandon marshall kneeled, he expected to lose the endorsement, and the hate that would follow. >> a lot of racist comments. call meeting n word, calling all kinds of derogatory terms >> reporter: he department expect the overwhelming support of the fans, criticizing a bank for dropping him, after he xefrzed a right servicemen are sworn to protect. >> it's what i chose, i'm a man i made a decision, and i stick by that decision >> reporter: colin kaepernick met anger after he first sat out

league's top seller. and more players intend to xeel during the anthem this weekend. doug baldwin tweeted the entire team would acknowledge the movement in their first game. >> i don't agree with it, but it took courage for him to take a position like thatch >> reporter: it's a different time from the time ab- refused to stand. this time the players protests are not standing or sitting alone. >> there's been a lot of grief, millennials are very much in favor of be and let be. >> reporter: these protestors started with colin kaepernick, saying he wouldn't stand for the anthem until something changes. brandon marshall says he's not sure how long he will kneel during the anthem. but he did indicate today that it would not

a douglas county deputy gravely injured in a shootout with a suicidal suspect. he was shot in the chest a week ago. bright remains in critical condition but he is responding to treatment. he is a former marine, and his brother tells us that's part of the encouragement. >> we tell him what his next mission is move your toes. keep fighting. >> the man who shot bright was later killed by police. we know what's been killing duck at a pond in aurora. wildlife officers are blaming botulism. visitors to exposition park started seeing the dead birds last week. they were

the city does test the water regularly. a remarkable ending to a garagic fire this morning in lakewood. firefighters rescued a little girl trapped upstairs. andrea florress, this is a good reminder for families to set an escape plan. >> reporter: that's right. west metro started on the back deck of this home. a 5-year-old girl trapped inside was too scared to come outside. >> reporter: a frantic mother called for help as her lakewood home goes up in flames. >> we have a fire on our deck. the house is filling with smoke >> reporter: her daughter trapped inside. >> there is a 5-year-old trapped on the 2nd floor.

where they found the little girl hiding in a closet. >> she did not want to come with me because she was too scared. >> reporter: he was able to get the girl out safely. >> children get scared, they try to hide. >> reporter: a year ago, crews almost missed two young boys inside a burning home because they were hiding in an area that was hard to find. it's important to have a plan. >> they should know two different ways to get out of families should establish a safe space. >> a meeting place with parent, the mailbox out front, or the neighbor's porch. it's a big deal that they know what to do. >> reporter: west metro fire says the cause is still under investigation. the girl and her

the hunt for three men who held up a pawnshop in centennial. shots were fired, no one hurt. cameras shot these images of the getaway car, a blue sedan. >> it has tinted windows, blacked out lights, and it didn't have any plates. it should be fairly easy to spot. >> investigators wouldn't say what the men stole. >>ew tell us one man committed two attacks on the high-line canal trail. now a suspect is charged with both. investigators say he attacked two women on the trail near dartmouth and forest in denver last month. one woman told us she was simply walking her dog. police in arvada have

peeping team. after we aired the surveillance video last night, they were ability to identify and arrest a suspect. crews rescue a hiker after he fell more than 40 feet wednesday night. he was heard calling for help. he suffered multiple bone injuries. members of mountain rescue aspen responded with helicopters from flighted for life in the national guard. airlifted him to a nearby hospital. the rescue operating was complete by 9:00 am thursday. the owners of a popular new phone told to stop using it immediately. >> it's going to burn down my car. >> why some of the new galaxies are so dangerous. >> stunning images from police. two parents overdose with a child in the car.

rare dinosaur discovery. >> not much on dop lur 4,000 tonight. this is where we're gonna spend our weekend. that air is also shot. the sheet coming our way. >> were the broncos lucky last night? was the denver defense a

the new samsung galaxy note 7 can explode. >> reporter: in the three weeks since samsung released the new note, there have been 35 reports

batteries exploding. >> it was very surprising to me how quick the dash caught on fire. >> reporter: his jeep caught fire after he left his new phone inside it to charge. >> that was the last thought, a brand-new device, something as simple as a phone is going to burn down my car. >> reporter: earlier this week, some airlines urged passengers to avoid charging their note 7s on board. last friday, samsung issued a volunteer recall for all 2.5 lithium-ion batteres have been plagued with highly publicized problems. explosions in products from hover boards to e-cigarette e-cigarettes. samsung's problem comes two days afteranel unveiled its new iphone.

they're going to take a big hit with this one because it doesn't look good. >> samsung says it will stop shipping the phones and will get replacements to customers. a shocking image with a serious message. some are saying it goes too far. police in ohio posted this picture of a man and a woman passed out in a car with a young boy sitting in the backseat. the overdosed on heroin. they did survive. the chief wante >> it wasn't a decision made easily. we discussed this. it's a major issue. it's an epidemic. two overdoses last night. it's nonstop. >> do you think it's an effective campaign? the latest on the halted construction of the dakota access pipeline. a federal judge is said today work would resume

permits did not violate federal law. minutes later, they agreed they will review the permits previously granted. >> it's bittersweet. you don't really know how to react. although it's good, it has been halted. the fight is not over. >> the 1100 mile project would carry crude oil from illinois to north dakota passing through a american reservation. a driver told police he was pulling into a spot but couldn't stop the car. he was able to safely climb out through the sunroof. a scleshg recovering after -- clerk is recovering after an suv smashed into a store in connecticut. the ford explorer

that accelerates forward, smash up the front door. this angle shows the clerk getting the hit. she expected to recover. the man charged with reckless driving. a high altitude, high pressure reserving in the french alps. a cable car got stuck when winds tangled the cables. 110 people stranded mid-air >> we were there almost ten hours in the cable car. just just before midnight when they got us out of the gondola. it was quite an experience. >> and she's still smiling! [ laughter ] >> all of them safely evacuated this morning. >> what are the cameras doing here, we're fine!

toasty weekend. >> yes, we do. today was cooler after yesterday's 89. not much going on. saturday through afternoon hours, into the evening, not a cloud in the sky. sunday different, a little moisture scattered across the statement a few clouds. monday, here comes another cold front. and with tha showers. 6:00 from the denver corridor here. heavy rains could happen. and we need some rain. this is going to be welcome. tonight, a freeze warning up there in the yampa river basin. temperatures in the mid-20s to low 30s, below freezing in most areas. here's a cold front to a

front, you can see the showers and thunderstorms very heavy. moving through kansas and into oklahoma. and the green boxes are flood warns or advisories. and the gold boxes are thunderstorm warnings. 94 the record 84. they got to 82. 53 and 54 right now. northeast 5 for the winds. 43% humidity. a steady barometer. some color to show you. a week or two away from peak color. this from mt.

colors change. 30s for the mountains, 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s out west. highs tomorrow, a little warmer. tonight clearing skies, chilly conditions, 46 and 43 for tomorrow, fair, breezy, and warm conditions. pleasant day, pretty norm for this time of year. 90 on sunday. chance for showers each and every day. we'll stay in the 70s into next week. an 8-year-old boy discovers

have spent the last two months carefully excavating that fossil. >> this is one of only four known fairly complete skulls in the world. and it's the only one that has the cervical vertebrae associated with it to help us positively identify it. >> way to go! in paleontologists uncovered dinosaur vertebrae in the same area which belong to the same

broncos win last night. there was also brandon marshall taking the knee during the anthem, and cam newton taking multiple hits to the head. that was probably the biggest story nationally. debate on why the panthers quarterback was never taken out to be checked for a concussion. and weren't flagged more during the game. broncos making no apologies for how they played. >> we hear what everyone says about that. we're not gonna stop

i saw two plays where he left the pocket. there were a lot of collisions in the game. the drama of the super bowl rematch listened up to the hype -- lived up to the type. and siemian emarriaged as a 1 and 0 nfl starter. >> we had our hands full upfront. it's a heck of a team win.

unfortunately in this league, things happen. we had three turnovers today. and that's something we gotta clean up and correct. sanders officially signed his 3-year, $33 million extension. last night he led the team with 5 catches, 45 yards. not huge numbers. sanders said he could have waited for free agency and a pass-happy a bigger payday. but that wasn't his priority. >> i could have made more money, but to play alongside hakick, chris harris, we're all rocking hard, we're chasing, trying get two, three four.

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leave it to the rockies to follow up a walk-off run wednesday to a 14-1 loss in san diego last night. dickerson the solo shot. blackmon answered back, 2-run home run for charley. 4-1 rockies in the 7th. college football, watch this! louisville, lamar jackson, up and over the defender for the touchdown! 5 touchdowns in the 1st half.

7-year-old from cheyenne that we've profiled here before. got to meet a couple hall-of-famers during pregame. he's had about 30 heart procedures. everybody loves him.

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