governor hickenlooper wasted no time in casting his ballot. dropping it off this morning and now he wants you to do the same. this is the news on cbs4. the governor said he was excited to vote for what he says will be the first woman

this country. he also talked about donald trump's assertions that the election could be rigged. >> got to have faith that people's vote counts. i think we do that in colorado. i think this system, we're one of the first states where we're mailing out a ballot to everybody so everybody has a chance to vote. i'll hopeful we'll see some of the highest turnout we've seen in this election on both sides. >> i asked the governor about the negative politics and he called it destructive to the democrat process and fears it will take people, particularly young people away from elections. last night's debate brought more substance than the other two. but what donald trump said about election results sparked debate. weijia jiang tells us what he's saying today. >> reporter: campaigning in ohio, donald trump says he will change his mind about the out come of the election on one

results of this great and historic presidential election if i win. >> reporter: during last night's third and final presidential debate, trump refused to say where he stood on the issue. >> are you saying you're not prepared now to -- >> what i'm saying is i will tell you at the time. i will keep you in suspense. >> reporter: his campaign said they wanted to see the counted without voter fraud. >> he has every right, the prerogative to see how it will turn out. >> widespread fraud and irregularities, we'll see. >> reporter: democrats say it shows trump can't take responsibility. >> if something doesn't go his way he's not going to say i guess i should have ran a better campaign, he'll blame it on somebody else. >> reporter: the debate was the

before they head to the polls. >> which candidates' performance had the biggest impact on your vote, 3, 2, 1 -- >> reporter: a group of undecided voters was surveyed for cbs4. >> those who saw clinton won saw her as being presidential. those who saw donald trump won saw him as bringing about change. >> reporter: weijia jiang, cbs millions of coloradians received their ballots this week, and social media has created a new headache with people posting pictures of their ballots. that's actually illegal in colorado. our rick salinger joins us from the denver elections commission. this one has been around for a while. explain what could happen if you do it. >> reporter: well, believe it or not, alan, you could face up to a year in jail or a thousand fine if you show off your

marked. this really has nothing to do with the internet or selfies. it's an old law preventing people from selling their votes. if you look on the internet, there are lots of people showing off their ballots. in colorado like many other states, it's a misdemeanor to show your ballot after it has been filled in. we asked colorado secretary of state wayne williams to explain why we would have such a law. >> the reason for that possibility of selling a vote or trading that vote for something. so that's why colorado has had a law for quite some time. >> reporter: i asked him if anyone has ever been prosecuted for putting their ballot after it's been filled out on the internet or showed it to someone, and he said not that he can remember.

we can help you make sure your vote counts. you can head to the2016 election section at cbsdenver.com. a man who rolled over his semi has died. he was doing something to the wheels of his truck when it rolled forward and dragged him. he's 35 and from thornton. he did have a pulse when crews pulled him free after about an denver hospital. the accident happened about 6:30 leading to the closure of the highway at el dorado boulevard this morning for about four hours. one man is dead after a station wagon and pickup collided in weld county this morning. it happened on highway 4, east of lochbuie. we don't know anything about others in that crash yet. the colorado state patrol is looking into what happened. the hunt is on for this

who attacked an 82-year-old man in the jefferson county government center in golden. our jeff todd tells us investigators believe the couple may have critical information of what happened. >> we had an 82-year-old visitor to the courthouse. >> reporter: it was earlier this monday when that man had a violent altercation. >> as he was exiting the rest room he was either punched in the face or the door was shut into him so he fell backwards and got his nose broken. >> reporter: investigators think these two people may have seen what happened. >> we have them on surveillance video at the courthouse around the time the incident happened. so we're just hoping to talk to them and see if we can get information. >> reporter: but there's no description of the suspect who faces a serious crime. >> second degree assault, and considering him being 82 years old, he's an at risk adult which increases the severity a

of the beating of his pregnant girlfriend with dumb bells. 25-year-old martinez standing over the victim sunday, she's 7 month pregnant. he's in jail on $150,000 bond. new developments as efforts to begin to evacuate people from the city of the number of days it will stop the fighting for 11 hours each day. the united nations helps to hope people to get away from the front lines in that city. intensified russian and -- the prime minister of iraq

mosul is going more quickly than expected. cbs news' holly smith is with the troops. >> reporter: i'm about 12 miles north of mosul, where these kurdish forces have launched a new attack against isis today. they're trying to recapture 27 villages and get within 5 miles of mosul. there are two villages just over here that are controlled by the extremists and this morning we've seen the kurdish artillery. we've also seen two isis drones in the air, very small. we don't know whether they were armed. certainly the kurdish troops shot them down quickly. [sound of gunfire] >> reporter: earlier this month two fighters were killed.

several christian towns and villages along the main road into mosul. we spoke with one of their officers yesterday who bragged that they would be inside mosul within a matter of hours. the reality, though, is that it is very slow going clearing these towns and villages, even though most of their residents fled a long time ago. imagine how much more difficult it's going to be to retake mosul. a densely packed city with around a mi holly williams, cbs news, north of mosul. new information about when colorado highway 133 might reopen south of mclure pass. look at that. a rock slide closed the highway yesterday morning. no vehicles were there when more than 100 tons of rock came cascading down the side of the mountain. crews hope they're going to be able to open that highway again on saturday. we'll keep track of it. welcome news from the fire

the junkins fire is now 3% contained. some residents will be allowed to go back home and preevacuation orders are lifted. a downed power line is to blame for sparking that fire. ashton altieri is live in the colorado weather center. what we really could use is rain, but we don't have any rain or snow in the that won't stop arapahoe basin opening up tomorrow morning. and we'll show you the latest drought situation. coming up, the newest twist in the old irs scam, this one targets younger americans. and later why grapefruit may hold the key to fighting zika. new research underway at csu.

i've seen what can happen as the result of hate. my son matt was murdered in laramie, wyoming, in 1998. he was befriended by two men in a bar who pretended to be gay. they offered him a ride home, and when he was in their car, they robbed him and beat him. they drove matt out to the prairie and tied him to a split-rail fence, then beat him some more and left him for dead. in the aftermath of matt's death, my family saw the best of america in the love and support we were shown. so when i see the hate that donald trump has brought to his campaign for president, it terrifies me. i'd like to punch him in the face, i'll tell ya. ahh, i don't know what i said, uhh, i don't remember. he's a mexican. i could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot somebody, and i wouldn't... words have an influence. violence causes pain. hate can rip us apart. i know what can happen as the result of hate,

warning about thieves tweaking the old irs scam to target college students and their parents these days. in this case, they call demanding federal taxes on student loans. something that does not exist. but they can be convincing. even convincing a skeptical

weird, but they kept giving me evidence, the number they were calling from was the police, told me my information, address here and at home. >> they had done digging on you? >> yes, of course. way beyond digging. they basically told me resolve this or your life is over in a way. >> her bank's fraud system texted her them off. the irs says know the signs. they never demand money in something like gift phones and not over the phone and never threatens immediate arrest. wow. ashton is back now. let's talk about the weather. >> this morning was chilly. coldest morning in six, seven months. we are warming up slowly today. live look over at mile high stadium. we have the clear skies

really do need moisture. just this morning the drought situation was updated across colorado, and about 700,000 people were added from a week ago. that brings the grand total now to about 1.6 million people living in a drought area. here in the denver area it's expanded to include a good portion of douglas county. that's new from last week. moderate drought to castle rock and moderate drought extends up through boulder, longmont, into fort collins as or snow. we don't have anything in the forecast, at least through early next week. the middle of next week, there's hope maybe we can see moisture. i'll show you that in just a moment. take a look at these lows this morning. 25 degrees. 25 at dia. last time we were that cold it was the first of april. temperatures right now have climbed into the upper 40s to around 50. 50 at stapleton as well as city park. high temperatures this afternoon will be in the 50s and 60s, pretty much state- wide. 67 in grand junction.

telluride. 55 frisco. we'll get up to about 63 in denver this afternoon, similar to yesterday. that's close to average for this time of year. we start a big warmup tomorrow as high pressure continues to build into our state. we are watching some cloud cover in wyoming that's trying to spill into northwest colorado. we'll watch that from steamboat springs to craig and meeker, you may have clouds this afternoon. the rest of us will be sunny. cold front making its way through the eastern portion of the country, on its east coast. we'll say rain place -- see rain in places like new york and washington tomorrow, and rain now from houston, texas to ohio. for us, high pressure dominating our weather. that will be the case through at least monday. then we'll be paying attention to this storm system coming out of the gulf of alaska. energy from that system will move into colorado the middle of next week. now looks like the western slope and probably the mountains will see some moisture. still some questions on whether

east in denver from that system. but at least there's hope maybe that would help our drought situation. good. >> i remember a couple of months my wife and i were looking at the schedule, which games we're going to go to, september. because by now it will be too cold. i guess we could have gone. thanks. hope you're going to get into the halloween spirit with tonight as the boys and girls club hosts the scream and scram. trick and treating and you have to wear your best costume.

costume contests. >> you get to walk the orange carpet where we have costume judging for best individual and group and pet. >> it's tomorrow evening at wash park. it starts at 5:00 p.m. hope to see you there. coming up, colorado researchers are on the front line against the fight against zika. how grapefruit might be a key weapon. live look where the dow heading this afternoon. and right now we're a little

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that's in castle rock south of the outlet mall if you can give leo a home. cdc is warning all pregnant women who spent time in miami dade florida to get tested for the zika virus who visited since the first of august. it comes as colorado state university works to fight the spread of the disease. that includes testing one ingredient from grapefruit. >> reporter: ashley janich collects mosquitos, aedes albopictus, the kind that cause the zika virus. >> they're on their back. it's not like they die immediately. >> reporter: but here at colorado state university, researchers are finding that the citrus ingredient is showing lethal potential. >> certainly seems to be

concentration. >> reporter: it's nootkatone found in grapefruit and certain cedar trees. it's an fda approved flavor enhancer. >> it's in squirt soda and cosmetics. >> reporter: research already shows it can repel ticks. csu is studying if it can repel and kill mosquitoes. >> we put it that also spread zika ignored the one with nootkatone, but devoured the other. >> so far we could say it's likely good repellent. >> it's going to be another tool and we need more tools. >> reporter: it's safe and smells good. research will determine if nootkatone is the answer to battling mosquitoes and other pests naturally. kathy walsh, cbs4 news. >> kathy tells us if this does turn out to be a potent insecticide, it has the

abt a year ago, isis. reporter: mass execution of ethiopian christians... mike coffman was the only one that reached out to our community. he went to every ethiopian church. he was there, and he was sharing the sadness that we were actually experiencing at the time. he says what he means, and he does what he says. that means a lot to us and to me. i'm mike coffman,

today sheila sits down with dr. phil for help accepting her transgender son. she says he is ruining his life and neglecting school. >> i'm not saying he's, you know, it's a bad thing. >> but the doctors that input said you can help here to reduce some of the conflict at least at home by using the female pronouns, and you said absolutely not. not sort of no, absolutely not. >> can dr. phil convince sheila to love and support her child as her child is right now? that's today at 4:00 on dr. phil. final check of the forecast.

morning. our coldest start in more than six months. right now we've made it into the 50s. we're going to reach about 63 this afternoon. tomorrow 72 and a big warmup as we've been talking about for the weekend. our fifth weekend in a row for above normal temperatures. >> you come through. >> since i started here at cbs4, every week ha ,, donald trump and congressman coffman would punish women. and coffman tried to redefine rape

s, victims of statutory rape, would not be considered rape victims. coffman and trump are too dangerous for colorado.

? [ monitor beeping ] >> quinn: can i get you anything else? >> eric: you look tired. >> quinn: [ sighs ] well... i didn't sleep much. >> eric: something hn? >> quinn: ridge and i had a... confrontation after he left you. >> eric: he upset you? >> quinn: ridge can be a little bit intimidating. >> eric: did he...threaten? >> quinn: no, no, no, no, no. i don't want you to worry about a thing, okay? there's been enough conflict