loveland and arapahoe basin. mother nature helping out, 1 to 4 inches of snow over the higher peaks. along the i-76 corridor in northeast colorado we still have light rain falling. be aware of that around sterling and toward fort morgan. in denver we weren't anticipating much rain and unfortunately we didn't see any measurable precipitation. but longmont got .02 inches of rain. we'll talk about the forecast the rest of the weekend. now let's check along i-70 to the eisenhower and johnson mountain tunnels. passenger traction restrictions in place over vail pass. we have some chain and passenger traction restrictions in place u.s. 6 over loveland pass. road/weather index here, looks like some portions of 285 saw moisture. joel, thanks. this morning authorities are hoping a man with a sordid history shows up with a court

arrested for another crime. cbs4's shawn chitness live at the courthouse in denver where investigators will be anxiously awaiting the arrival of this man. he knows he's wanted, shawn. >> reporter: right, alan. in a few hours from now we'll find out if he does show up for charges related to domestic violence. denver police hoping samson whit more shows up so they can arrest him with charges of graffiti on the 32-year-old is a registered sex offender and considered violent and stalking the campus. graffiti was found around the university and united methodist church near the school was done by whitmore. they were able to identify what was spray painted across campus and tie it back to the suspect. they found it in several different places. now they're waiting to see if he does show up at the court appearance scheduled for 8:00

thank you. the wildfire in southern colorado is doing more damage than initially thought. it's already burned more than 25 square miles near pueblo. it has already destroyed five homes so far and there is zero containment. here's our matt kroschel with the latest. >> reporter: at a community meeting here in florence last night, people who have evacuated, and there are more than 300 of them, were able to get more information about their homes in particular. the sheriff houses have burned and 13 other buildings. today we were on the fire lines as we watched a lot more of the aircraft start to attack from above. right now about 12 aircraft are being assigned to this fire. 300 firefighters working on the ground and right now the fire more than 16,000 acres and it's continuing to burn in several different directions. in westcliffe, smoke completely

towards the west. here on the eastern flank of this fire, the commute of whetmore is watching as the smoke gets closer and the flames continue to move. now the sheriff says evacuations remain in place. they'll be contacting homeowners as they continue to explore this fire area and it's a very large fire burn area. if they find any more homes that were lost, they'll call those homeowners directly. i'm mountain newsroom. donald trump spent time in colorado before tonight's final debate in las vegas. polls show him trailing in several swing states, including colorado. he insists the polls are wrong. as for hillary clinton, she's been off the campaign trail preparing for that debate. here's our weijia jiang. >> reporter: donald trump spent the evening before the final debate vowing to bring term limits to congress as president.

corruption out of washington. >> reporter: the republican nominee goes into tonight's showdown as the underdog, having lost support among women voters amid multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment. just yesterday six people came forward to corroborate claims leveled against him by a writer for "people" magazine who says trump forcibly kissed her during an interview at his florida estate in 2005. >> these were made up allegations that were played up by the di says she's ready to tackle questions surrounding the endless stream of hacked dnc e- mails. the latest batch published by wikileaks yesterday showed aides mocking former rival bernie sanders. >> this is a effort that's led by the russians designed to hurt our campaign. >> reporter: the format for tonight's debate is the same as the first, with clinton and trump standing at different podiums as they make their

professor jacob thompson thinks tonight's event could be uglier than the last debate. >> from trump i think he will literally throw everything in the kitchen sink at hillary, ranging from more talk of accusers against bill clinton to conspiracy theories. >> reporter: all eyes will be on both candidates to see if they shake hands at the start, something they avoided last time. weijia jiang, cbs ne we had snow in the high country this morning. here's ashton with more. >> we do have snow in the high country, but it's coming to an end. 1to 4 inches for the higher mountain peaks. doppler 4000 showing a little bit of snow in the, high country, western boulder county. sterling and into nebraska we have light rain falling. we didn't expect much rain in denver overnight and we did not

our weather watcher on the western slope, doug, 40 degrees, appreciate you reporting in. and 37 in elbert county, and peter says, wow, highly unusual, no wind. where you live, i agree, that is unusual. the lack of wind means it will be chilly at the bus stop this morning. it's always colder when the wind is light, and we expect about 38 at the bus stop. so make sure the kits are prepared for -- kids are prepared for that. we've been watching the drive up into the high country as you've been tracking snow. though it's tapering off, the roads still wet up that direction. chain and passenger traction restrictions. from the cbs4 mousetrap cam, the volume in and around downtown, as ma morning commute gets underway. nothing that will slow you down quite yet. road/weather index showing tougher conditions just to the west of c-470, into the hog back and foothills.

northbound along parker road speeds into the 50s. eastbound, westbound along i- 70, i-25 to i-225 and back, speeds into the 60s. wikileaks founder assuage's internet off. he is at the ek what darren embassy in london. he's been there four years, after swedish prosecutors issued a warrant for him on sexual assault allegations. new information now on the case against a man accused of planting a bomb outside the nederland police station. a former sheriff revealed a possible motive for that crime. our lauren dispirito tells us investigators say they believe suspect david ansberry was part

>> reporter: in nederland in 1971, 19-year-old guy goughner disappeared. he belonged to a hippie family known as stp. shown here in boulder. went by the name deputy dawg and was last seen at the pioneer inn. >> where he was supposedly causing a disturbance and was found dead a couple of weeks later. >> reporter: former boulder county sheriff george epp says investigators suspected town marshall renner forbes was to blame. but they until 26 years later. in 1997, when an ailing forbes confessed. >> my recollection was he was very ill, unable to leave the nursing home, and apparently just wanted to get it off his chest. >> reporter: forbes never served prison time, and now one fbi theory is fellow stp member, david ansberry, may have been seeking revenge when they say he planted the bomb

police department. investigators identified the 64- year-old by a cell phone that failed to trigger the device. >> lauren dispirito reporting. so far this theory remains unproven. it's not yet clear whether it will be part of federal prosecutor's case against ansberry. you will notice more safeways in the metro area. overnight the final eight former albertsons are no more. they have safeway signs and fixtures. they're in aurora, denver, louisville, northglenn and thornton. there will be a ribbon cutting in aurora at 10:00 this morning. one of denver's most neglected neighborhoods is getting improvements. officials will break ground today in the westwood neighborhood for more housing. this plan will add 197 unit housing complex on morrison road and the city approved plans back in july to make much needed changes for the 17,000 people living in westwood.

denver. you're going to feel the chill. >> maybe you want to crawl back into bed, give up. get up and get going. coming up, we have an update on a girl who may be the youngest to fight a disease that usually strikes women four times her age. good news ahead. a man attacked me in a parking garage. but i carry a pistol. i fight back. that's why i'm still here. every woman has a right to defend herself with a gun if she chooses. hillary clinton disagrees with that. don't let politicians take away your right to own a gun.

at this time in the morning you may be brushing your teeth. well, there is a new toothpaste that combats plaque, heart attacks and even strokes. a new toothpaste shows users where plaque is hiding and scientists say it also has another benefit, reducing inflammation that can lead to heart attacks and strokes. florida researchers tested people for a protein that signals inflammation, then had them brush with plaque hd for two months. the protein significantly lower. more teeth news now, cdc is asking states to create school programs that put sealants on kids' teeth. less than half of all school age children get them, which protects against 50% of cavities. lower income children are 20% less likely to have them. a new study finds a compound can help women with

researchers say the compound found in red wine and grapes helps moderate hormone imbalance. good news for a colorado teenager who has what her doctors describe as the worst case of cancer he's ever seen. now the mother of 16-year-old peyton says her daughter is in remission. peyton was diagnosed on her 16th birthday with stage four ovarian cancer, it usually affects women four times her ever diagnosed. she has had six rounds of chemo and seven-hour surgery to remove the tumors. the mother says remission is unbelievable. >> that is so amazing for her. we need bright spots of news. we do. unfortunately we did not see any measurable precipitation overnight in denver or fort collins. we did get about .02 inches of rain in longmont.

the season, the month, the year. the drought situation of course is just going to get worse and worse. in the mountains we have a little bit of light snow falling. it's not much. along i-70 above idaho springs maybe a few snowflakes, and in the higher hills a snowflake, that's it. these clouds won't last long. what we had in terms of snow out west has ended as well. wider picture here, big ridge of high pressure that's currently centered over las vegas will make it east over the next three or four days. as that high slowly moves over colorado, it will keep the skies sunny and will allow temperatures to start warming up after tonight. tonight is going to be a cold night. in fact, we expect freezing temperatures tomorrow morning in denver. for now we're above freezing. we won't get to the 32 mark this morning. that will be tomorrow morning. 30s and 40s on the eastern plains this morning. 27 currently in leadville. we'll be in the 40s and 50s for the mountains later on today.

for denver and the entire front range. 56 in denver. tomorrow 61 after starting the day at 31. then friday 73. and joel, here we go again, another beautiful weekend on the way. it's nice, but of course we do need the rain. >> another beautiful weekend. >> i know. how will we deal with it? we'll have to soldier on. if this is part of your drive, it's going to be a tough one. passenger traction pass. chain and passenger restrictions in place u.s. 6 over loveland pass. farther down in elevation, idaho springs along i-70. look at the snow along the side. it's making its way down to denver and i'm sure we'll see that at some point in the next couple of weeks. speeds into the 50s. great speeds out there. mostly dry roads across the

traffic southbound coming down into town. still seeing pretty good speeds from all of that. eastbound along i-270 still seeing green, which means we're at or near posted speed limits. at least 5 miles per hour near the posted speed limits. same situation along i-225. boxes in the road, that's a side street. then the lights malfunctions central park boulevard and broadway. treat that as a four-way stop. both directions speeds into 50s and 60s here. last state dinner of president obama's tenure was also one of the biggest. >> president obama struck a nostalgic tone as he welcomed the prime minister of italy as well as many collects and muscian -- celebrities and musicians. >> reporter: the night was described as bittersweet as president obama hosted his 13th and final state dinner. >> so many of the things we

political ups and downs, the successes and the setbacks, those things are fleeting. what matters in the end is what we built. >> reporter: the president and first lady welcomed italy's prime minister and his wife. mrs.obama dazzleed made of rose gold complain mail. the president joked about the race for his replacement. >> some days our presidential campaigns inferno. >> reporter: former race car driver mayo an dread -- mario andretti was in attendance. also jerry seinfeld, musicians james taylor, frank ocean and chance the rapper, and cbs4 this morning's own gayle king, all there to celebrate the alliance between italy in the u.s. >> the presence of president obama was a special moment in

country. ? >> reporter: gwen stefani provided the entertainment. the state dinner was his largest during his two terms in office. hena daniels. >> president obama held eight state dinners in his terms in office. president bill clinton exceeded both office. there are more letters suggesting former wells fargo ceo knew about employees setting up fake accounts sooner than he claims. 2007 letter by an employee addressed to stumpf warned of widespread unethical activity inside wells fargo. it even mentioned exploiting clients. he announced his retirement

employees for that scandal. latest on the volkswagen emission scandal. some vw owners say the settlement is not enough. they objected during yesterday's federal hearing. the settlement calls on vw to buy back or repair diesel vehicles and the owners would get an additional five to $10,000 back each. the owners want the full price a new study found teenagers are texting less, but using apps more. 70% of those surveyed admitted to using apps while driving. nearly 80% think apps aren't describing. most of the apps are music and navigation,. >> i feel like i shouldn't be doing it, because it's my eyes off the road.

encourage teenagers to program their navigation apps before they start driving and pull over if they feel the need to use other apps. this will melt your heart. our wednesday's child joseph once told me he wanted his story to air as soon as possible because he's hoping someone who loves pets will adopt him very soon. take a look. here he is walking in the shoes of a veterinarian for a day. the 11-year-old walks the vet's dog and gets a tour of his practice. he has >> tell me about what you think about animals. >> they're fun. they sometimes help me calm down. >> his favorite part of the tour is meeting a patient and learning how dogs and cats are just like people. the hands on experience inspires him. to learn more about joseph go to our web site, cbsdenver.com.

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f0 time now 5:54. i'm ashton altieri. welcome back. doppler 4000 showing a few light snow showers over a couple of the higher mountains. what's left up there will be gone by mid-morning. from fort morgan to sterling to nebraska, we have light rain showing up. checking in with our weather he's saying 46 degrees and he doesn't have any rain. it's spotty up there. it's pretty light rain. just be aware, i-76 there could be wet spots. by 9:00 a.m. we'll be at 42 in denver. by noon, 53. a high of 56. it will be a cool day. much more weather coming up. now let's get a check on the traffic with joel. as you're tracking that moisture along i-76, keep in mind we haven't had moisture in a while, so we have all that

of tire and it gets really slick with a little bit of rain. up into the high country we have passenger traction restrictions in place, to vail pass. this is the eisenhower and johnson mountain tunnels, you can see how wet it is. also restrictions over u.s. 6 loveland pass. top off the windshield wiper fluid before heading up into the high country. thanks a lot. this may not be for you. airbnb is giving away a halloween sleepover. get to sleep in two velvet lined coffins as dracula's castle in romania. the contestants would have to write an essay about what they would say if they met dracula.

flavor caramel flavors. mars researchers say caramel is the fastest growing food segment now. they will not hit shelves until may of next year and i'll be that crazy person grabbing them all. here's what's coming up. jamie is live. >> reporter: bringing the battle to the big screen. we'll show you how you can catch the debate for free at a theater near you. thank you, jamie. and we hear from donald trump as he made a stop in colorado our political specialist shaun boyd asks him about that consistent claim he makes the election is rigged. and we have snow in the high country. there's a live picture. there's a live picture. cooler weather in the metro ,, i've seen what can happen as the result of hate. my son matt was murdered

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it is 6:00 now on the mark. a fire burning in southern colorado is worse than firefighters thought. we have the latest on the junkins fire as community members come together. the presidential candidates have one more shot to win over voters in tonight's third and final debate in las vegas. we're in for a fall day. snow in the high country. co yeah, we are here. this is the news on cbs4. good morning, i'm alan gionet. >> i'm britt moreno. thanks for waking up with us. let's get over to ashton and figure out what's happening today. good morning. good wednesday morning. 1to 4 inches of snow in the colorado high country overnight. some of us saw a few raindrops, but we're done with the rain for the front range. what's left of the snow in the