was wounded in korea. he's the reason i joined at 17, fought in two iraq wars, and still serve today. the va scandal is an outrage, failing to care for our wounded warriors. that's why i took on the va: to get our veterans the care and respect they deserve. because i understand the sacrifices they made, and i'll never stop fighting for those who fought for us. for me, it's personal. good afternoon everyone. a wildfire has an entire valley in southern colorado under preevacuation orders. it is also closing roads as our conditions grow increasingly

being with us. i'm you can see that entire area is under extreme or very high fire danger. we have our matt croshel on the way to the fire. matt tell us what you're seeing. >> reporter: you can see the smoke miles away. this is a massive fire. i was able to confirm that homes have burned. they are confirming that structures have been lost in right now 11,000 acres are burning and 3,000 people are evacuated. there's a lot more that are preevacuation notice. but 3,000 people evacuated as this fire continues to push east into pueblo county. we're headed to west cliff on the western side of this fire and that is as far as we'll be able to get on the western side. we have crews on the other side there. this is a fire that's been fueled by these winds down here. 70-mile an hour wind gusts earl littler this morning.

in the car, because you just can't really hear me if i'm outside. it is dry and it is a tinderbox. a lot of folks are going to be impacted by this fire. >> do you know how many homes may have burned and then how many mores may be threatened. >> right now they have the 3,000 people evacuated. they say there are 140 homes that are immediately threatened right now. they don't have a number for how many homes have burned but buildings lost including homes. this is all happening since around 3:40 this morning when the first calls came in about smoke. between 3:40 to here we are at noon. this thing has exploded to 11,000 acres and it is continues to grow. it is very dry out here. we were down here earlier this summer for the fire. a lot of winds are coming here

it is pretty remarkable to see the amount of smoke down here. there are health advisories in place right now for people living in pueblo and elsewhere in south eastern colorado. >> matt, thank you so much. when you have the wind and dry conditions, that is truly a recipe for disaster. matt kroschel reporting for us. and we are getting to lauren whitne some rain. >> we do need the rain. including the denver area today. we may see winds up to 45-miles- an-hour from the front range to the eastern plains. the winds are going to be a lot stronger. we may have already hit the strongest winds of the day. but we will still see strong winds throughout the afternoon. we're waiting for a cold front to come through. after they pass through we will

head toward slida right now. i have a friend who lives in fort collins and says it's just ripping out there. broomfield you're windy as well. shifting into the foothills and high country. we have winds any where from 45 to 60 miles per hour right now. the winds are pretty nasty and the humidity is pretty bold as well. eastern plains most areas below 25%. we're going to talk about fire danger, rain and cooler temperatures in just a moment. >> we're thinking of that southern colorado. we'll update you as we get more information on that. a man is under arrest in connection with a bomb left outside of a building. the bomb did not go off. and rick solihger has the report. >> reporter: the man who's 64- year-old david michael ansbury

the week end. he's being described physically as a little person. about 3'7" tall. he was arrested after getting off a plane. the explosive device was discovered last the tuesday at the netherland police headquarters. it was in a backpack that was taken inside. when the pack was en revealed to be a bomb. it was determined it was a sophisticated device. damnation was apparently attempted by whoever left it there but it failed. a reverse 911 call went out to residents later before the device was purposely detonated in order to make it safe. the remaining parts were sent to the fbi lab for examination. the suspect dansbury was traced

the big question remain, why? the motive for leaving a bomb at if netherland police headquarters is unclear at this hour. we'll have updates on cbs4 throughout the day. brit. >> rick, salinger reporting for us in the newsroom. we have new developments in a rape case involving man from canada. the district attorney's office has asked to dismiss sexual assault charges messer. now prosecutors say new evidence means those charges can no longer be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. now we move on to campaign 2016. ballots for colorado voters are now in the mail. this morning the ballots for denver voters were delivered to the denver mail processing plant. this is the first time that everyone from colorado can vote

campaign 2016. donald trump jr. is campaigning in inglewood and denver today. tomorrow in colorado springs and grand junction. on the democratic side, bernie sanders is campaigning in fort collins for his former opponent, hillary clinton. the final debate is set for wednesday. >> reporter: donald trump took to twitter early this morning to complain about his falling poll alleged sexual misconduct. the tracker poll shows trump trailing clinton among women voters by 15 points. over the weekend trump blamed media bias. >> the election is being rigged by corrupt media pushing false allegations and outright lies in an effort to elect hillary clinton president. the fbi released more of

from its investigation into private server while she was secretary of state. republican congressman said that kennedy offered a trade to lower a clinton e-mail classification for more slots overseas. the classification was not changed and that there was no quip proquo. both candidates are now considering their end games. i think she has a choice to make. try to go higher and positive or stick to the fight. >> reporter: craig boswell, the white house. you can watch the final presidential debate right here on cbs4. scott pelley anchor it is live

filled with flammable liquid into the office in hillsboro burning furniture and signs. a -- hillary clinton condemned the attack calling it horrific and unacceptable. supporters. no one was in the office at the time of the attack. developing now, family and friends want some answers about why someone shot and killed a 19-year-old outside of his home last week. deonte mcdonald was the oldest of six kids. the shooting happened wednesday at an apartment complex at south birch and louisiana. >> i was standing right there. my daughter was standing there. anybody. it could have been anybody. any of us. >> reporter: police haven't released any information on a

says the fight to free mosul iraq from isis is going well. cbs news foreign correspondent holly williams is with those troops. >> reporter: these curdish fighters are trying to retake the main road to mosul which is in that direction over there. just before dawn this morning we were with them as they broke ro and armoured vehicles moved into this area which has been controlled by isis for the last two years. the curds have artillery. we've seen isis respond with a suicide car bomb which moved thrud -- moved through this area which was evidently blown up. over the last few days, progovernment iraqi forces have moved in position around the outside of mosul and they

the best -- mali to the best of -- malitia men. we've seen video from inside mosul from what appears to be u.s. coalition air strikes. -- u.s. coalition air strikes inside the city. it's thought there are three and 5,000 isis fighters inside mosul and that they have layed explosives to protect themselves. for isis, mosul is really the jewel in their crown. no one is expecting this fight to be quick or easy. kelly williams, cbs news just east of mosul. >> just incredible reporting holly. coming up next the return of coach kubiak after recovering from a debilitating

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to you by women and football. gary kubiak will be back with the team at practice this afternoon. he spent last week at home after suffering a complex migraine at the game against the falcons. the team hits the field at 2:45

3:40. you can also hear what he has to say on cbs news at 5:00 later today. the broncos will face osweiler. we've heard reports of some issues with osweiler and his coach in houston. but the texans come into the game with their same record as the bronco. i have to say thanks so everything at the rock & roll marathon. you gave us great weather. >> it was warm out there. this afternoon we had a little bit of cloud cover this afternoon. there's still plenty of blue skies what we have out there is wind in some areas. and holy smokes is that wind going in some spots. we are very gusty. so let's start off on the western slopes. winds are at 25 miles per hour. 45miles per hour in rifle. you'll finds winds from 30 to

we have smoke into trinidad. our winds are 20 miles per hour as you head through broom field, 25 miles per hour. those winds are strong as well. our windiest spot is the bertha path where winds are at 26 miles per hour. but into netherland you're winds are 25 miles per hour. those winds are really strong but they will die down this afternoon. we may have already had the strongest winds of the day. high country all the way down south. we have high winds warnings through 4:00 this afternoon. some of out at 40-miles-an-hour. we have the red flag warnings we talked about. these cover parts of the foothills. the front range and all the way into the eastern plains. we have really high wind warning. just be extra cautious out there this afternoon. now we have this front and then these winds. it's a little cooler.

steam boat, 28 degrees cooler. that puts us at 75 in denver. it's still very cool to the north. 73 in akron. only 32 right now in steam boat. 35 in craig that front again working its way in. 67degrees in avon. today temperature 76 for us here in denver. 63 in grealy and boulder. 59 in aspen and 70 over in grands junction. there al there as well in that north western corner into parts of laramer county as well. there's snow, rocky mountain national park toward feather lakes. and then as we head toward our north western corner you can see scattered from meaker. and that swinging on through and we're going to get windier and cooler with this. overnight tonight that front will push on through and there could be some moisture out there.

here in denver we may get some showers tomorrow. but we have much colder air coming our way. there could be mountain snow tonight and tomorrow nigh and we may get a little bit more of that into wednesday as well in some spots. for us the, 76 today, 63 tomorrow. it'll be a little less windy tomorrow. we're down to the 50s on wednesday but we do start to recover pretty nicely by the week end. it's going to be warm again. >> it's a little will look like when the broncos host the texans. >> its really looks nice and dry throughout the weekend. hopefully it stays that way. >> the broncos 4-2. coming up next, we have the clowns. why political masks are all the rage this halloween. but first, a live look at where the dow is heading this afternoon.

new developments related to the threat of scary clowns. target has now pulled all clown masks from its stores and websites. the company says it has pulled the masks out of sensitivity. the social media threats have prompted a woman to post a no clowns sign. and the zoo says it will not allow clown costumes at this year's boo costume businesses though are cashing in on the upcoming presidential election this halloween. people are scouring store shelves for the trumps and clintons. >> some americans say they're unsure about this political season even calling it frightening. but one thing is for certain, the candidates have been good for business this halloween. >> which of these do you think goes faster. hillary clinton or donald trump. >> i think the trump goes

suit. >> super heros and spooky creatures are so last year. this year's unconventional election happens to creep into halloween season and whether or not you consider the nominees scary, they are one of the top selling costumes. >> everybody wants to do what's popular. and right now that's what's in the news. >> reporter: people are spending about $83 on halloween this year. that's up from last year. >> the election is definitely in >> reporter: spirit general manager adams says clinton and trump masks are hot this high -- this halloween. there's an entire section of past and could be presidents. >> instead of making america

i don't know if i would go with the candidate i like or opposite. >> reporter: shopper lucky johnson stays these costumes offer comedic relief in a difficult elections. >> i'm going to be minnie mouse this year. i'm going to do the red tutu and probably stay away from the political scene for now. >> and one

new tonight on cbs news at 5:00, one in four teens reports some kind of abuse in their relationships. find out some of the acts that they're falling into.

winds and very low humidity and it's just been very dry. today we're in the 70s. 60s on wednesday. we rebound back to the 70s to end the week. >> thanks for being with us this afternoon. have a great day.

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? >> ridge: you seem far away. >> brooke: just thinking about a lot of things -- eric and quinn, eric's health, and now this. to steal eric's power of attorney from quinn! >> ridge: i didn't try to steal it. i tried to appropriate it for the good of the family. you think this is better? >> brooke: no! >> ridge: quinn holding all the power? no, it's not better, is it? >> brooke: of course not. no. but did you really think you were gonna get away with it? >> ridge: no, not long-term -- just... long enough to protect the family and to protect my dad. desperate times, desperate measures, like...