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geraldino gonzales was the one that was shot. >> why there has been more crime in that neighborhood recently. reporter: there have been more than a dozen burglaries some in the middle of the day, add that to an officer being shot and people who work here and live here are concerned. >> it is not ideal. reporter: to burglaries without-- within 15 minutes. >> there has been an uptick. reporter: the police one leones -- wild chase leaving a suspect dead and another in custody. >> i think people need to be aware and always be on the lookout. reporter: he runs pizza alley. he grew up here. and a lot of young professionals moving to the
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crime will go up. reporter: in this area from lowell boulevard too soon i-- zuni-- it has a lot of people worried. >> they are afraid to leave their car parked. >> is probably not a bad idea to get one. reporter: police are investigating whether the two men involved are connected to the other string of burglaries that has people so concerned. jennifer kovaleski denver 7. >> you have-- you may have seen the officer before where they followed her around. she says her job is a dangerous one but something she would not change at all. >> is not every day you get the chance to make a difference but
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you can go home and say you don't even have to pay me. >> she has been there for two years and has an outstanding work record. our sister station says he showed little emotion in court and is being charged in the geer. the teenager will be back in court next month. thousands of weapons were found tucked away past-- in passengers bags but a tsa employee brought a loaded gun it happened at dia. twitter. what will happen next? reporter: that employee has been suspended after bringing a loaded handgun to work. he has been with the agency
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we see many employees working told the men worked behind the scenes and is not necessarily a screener but the tsa screens its employees before they enter secure areas, it is part of an effort to prevent insider threats at the airport. a spokesperson says they do not believe the employee had any ill intentions, but it will be up to denver police to decide what will happen next.>> they make contact with this individual, the confiscated the weapon. reporter: it is worth noting that they are one of the top five neighborhoods in the country when it comes to guns being found at the checkpoint. getting rid of carrying concealed permits breezed through the senate but it's like it will stop there. the democratic house is
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other states allow people to carry concealed guns without a permit. tom sullivan is now in the race for state senate. his son was killed in the aurora theater shooting and he is the first democrat to answer the race against jocked it-- jack tate. our state regulations were set to expire and many wanted to get rid of them, he is the man accused of stealing narcotics from the swedish medical center. this could include better data sharing and the bill could be introduced in the next couple of weeks. >> i do not hate and forth that i am angry for the pain she has caused. the woman who attacked her was found guilty including ending her pregnancy months
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lance was in the courtroom as the verdict was read. reporter: it took jurors 7 hours. the sixth guilty verdict was read. afterwards she came and spoke to reporters saying she forgave dynel lane but is still angry. >> it never entered my worldview that someone could value life so little. reporter: there is a craigslist advertisement offering maternity clothes for sale. she was 7 months pregnant. she attacked her and used this knife to cut her unborn baby out of the womb. when i asked if she will still be a mother, she said it is too soon to state-- think about.>> i will say that i have had amazing doctors and surgeons
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i can have children again in the future if i want. reporter: she says she still has some feeling-- healing to do. >> there is a wide range of time she could spend behind bars, 16 through 200 years in prison. great danes accused of mulling children are-- have been put down. three of the children needed surgery but as for the owner, he was ticketed for having dangerous dogs. that snow was short-lived, the sun melted it and dried out the streets. we needed the moisture, most of the first alert forecast, it looks pretty nice for our seven- day forecasts. >> most people did not see snow down here but 20 inches in the plane cliff area--
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-- plane cliff. 48 in public, the wins-- the winds have been gusty the going north at 5-10 miles per hour. colder, calm her and dry conditions. another slow warming trend coming our way. >> it is not responsible for a water main break that sent a river of water through a home. the city says they cannot predict when they will burst since there are fort hundred 60 miles of pipe in boulder. neighbors want someone to take responsibility. >> the break made my home pretty much unlivable. >> if i don't get reimbursement it will be an extremely expensive proposition.
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replace the rest of the pipe because others have a much greater need to be repaired.>> they don't have flood insurance , it is just tough to deal with. some new changes to the 16th street mall. major league baseball is telling us-- will stay at home. standing at our desks improves our health so what
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see this happen. >> i've heard from 8 of the nine delegations but all the other republicans i heard from oppose bringing detainees to colorado. michael bennett also opposes but the other democrats in congress are willing to hear the president out. of colorado's 2 senators and 7 representatives only these three are open to the idea. i am told we need to see specifics is no whether the circumstances surrounding the detainees are compatible with super max or any other colorado facilities. >> last year they signed the national defense budget. -`it prohibits the use of funds to these detainees at guantanamo to or within the united states. we spoke about that this morning. restrictions that prevent
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this is going to be a challenge. >> he believes congress may have overstepped its boundaries with separation of powers between the legislative and executive branch. >> here's what the cost would be. operating the facilities could be up to $200 million a year compared to the $445 million it takes to i'm guantanamo which does not include the $200 million the facility needs in repairs. how many people get tired of sitting at their desks? kids aren't any different. >> a charter school in firestone is making a push to get kids standing. >> who is brave? reporter: this is a typical day except for one thing. not one desk in the corner.>>
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stretch our legs out sometimes. >> it is a workplace that they fill up where they enjoy working and learning. >> i like sitting beside my friends because they are my best friends. reporter: the push is to go away from traditional sitdown desks and more toward a standup style desk and stretch their creativity. reporter: kristin teamed up with the parent who were concerned that children set for -- sit for too long. >> their spines are starting to curse anddyou can see the physiological implications as they get older. reporter: baker believes children who have trouble sitting in one spot for too long can concentrate and learn better.
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get out some wiggles and be able to move around. reporter: they are more than a piece of furniture, it is a creative problem-solving. >> anything to stop the wiggles, right? the idea came from one of the students. they are looking for donations so they can equip all of their classrooms with one or two of these desks. the 16th street mall can get brighter. the governor wanns to install breaks-- flights to replace some broken ones. the idea is to make it more inviting and a safer place for people to enjoy. all it needs is approval from denver city council. roads are open after a bus fire shut them down. luckily no children were on board. when the fire started it happened outside the brown palace.
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out and open the roads back up quickly. workers continued to get i- 70 safe for traffic. a pilot car is helping people get through on one lane. there is no word on when the daytime work will wrap up. the storm left behind some very pretty conditions. marshall shares these shots. 5:00-- 5 or 6 inches of snow make for a beautiful day for the front range. our high temperature was 43 after starting at 28. the normals are 48, 21. we back in 1899 down to -4. skies are clear downtown and the airport, winds are from the north northwest at 10 miles per hour, just a trace of moisture
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an inch and nearly an inch. this low-pressure area is now located over southwestern arkansas causing thunderstorms, tornadoes, mississippi and alabama. there will be snow over missouri and there is a becoming lighter as indicated by the color scale. you watch the nose of this jet stream go around the bottom, it ohio valley into the northeast for the next few days. we will have a northwestern flow and a gradual ridge developing which means more mild and quiet weather coming our way of theenext several days. there are some clouds lingering over southern colorado, it will be cold down to -3 gunnison three above at craig, 15 so lida -- so lida salida. no precipitation expected and
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side, 50 denver 40s on the plains and upper 50s in the southeast. metro numbers will be around 15, 40s winter park-- 30s winter park and up toward frisco. tomorrow pretty nice day, mostly sunny 50 degrees and nicer weather coming up as we head into thursday and friday. low-mid-fifties. the bright spot will be saturday with mostly sunny at 63. light mountain snow, dry on monday and another chance of getting some rain and snow showers mixed next tuesday. denver 7 and u.s. bank are honoring volunteers for making things possible some kind -- sometimes because of a chances hundred. special-educatton teacher, for the past 20 years has been
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starting in college when she started working with special olympic athletes, she ended up changing her major.>> i leave feeling happy. all of my problems go away. they all go away. >> denver 7 and u.s. bank gave her a $100 gift card. every little bit helps so you can find out more on how you can volunteer to the community section of www.thedenverchannel.com. >> special olympics improve lives and they could not do it without volunteers and coaches. a very special member of the cu women's lacrosse team is getting a chance to hang with the team as she recovers from cancer
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the rockies are in spring training. josi reyes is not. he was placed on paid leave and is going to trial for domestic violence charges in hawaii. he is the highest-paid player making $22 million. 4 days and counting until the avalanche and red wings take over coors field. eiffel of this place, what a spectacular venue for a hockey game even if the actual rank looks so small in such a big place. >> it looks very small compared to the big seats around it,
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it is kind of weird to see that but it will be normal when we are in it. >> i've watched baseball games but to come see a hockey rink with the sun it is a cool, brisk day it is pretty special and surreal. we went to boulder to check out the cu women's lacrosse team. they have not lost after they adopted a 7-year-old kid recovering from brain cancer treatments. they had to move to boulder to be closer to the children's practice. is easy to see why he is-- why she is scoring with her new teammates. >> there was a basket and you throw it to another one. >> are you getting the hang of this? >> we have embraced it and we love hhving him and his family come up whenever we can. >> we will tell the whole story
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the tv. shape back up. >> your coworkers will be jealous if you get one of these. office gadgets. hello, welcome to the show. i'm donna ruko. three at the top of the list. >> newsroom here is bradley. >> thanks so much, guys. these days people will do almost anything to take their wedding level. number three, presenting one of the world's most exciting engaging attractions. >> yes, the georgia aquarium, where you can see sharks, sea lions and under water weddings. hey, who needs champagne bubbles. they took the plunge quit i quite literally in a 6.3 million gallon tank in front of family and friends. the audience was kept updated
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