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you see passengers getting off the train and onto a bus. another problem with the in a line. this is the last thing you need when trying to make your flight. >> reporter: or trying to get home. this is the last stop before going to dia. we are with a power issue is. restored. within the last hour, rtd says -- sorry were looking at over headlines once again. it's happening between here and the a pure will got here before 4 pm there were more than 100 people waiting to get downtown. the trains from downtown had to
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and go back passed here in the could you turn and go back downtown. a spokesman tells me the power issue is likely to last for the evening. we also saw another issue of out what passengers that me to pay for a fair to get to it from dia. someone suggesting not paying, the person did not work for our today. we saw an rtd worker shooing people away from paying. if you have ever been by the dia train we have a tip for you that you may want to take advantage of. outcry over with critics are calling a slap on the wrist for a cu student convicted of rape. >> austin wilkerson will not spend any prison time for raping a woman who was passed out. >> he could have served from
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today, the judge handed down work release on probation. some advocates call that light assessment that does not fit the crime. truck when he apologized to his victim in court, they say it was just another ploy for leniency. >> you think he worked the system to get a lighter sentence ? >> yes we do. >> reporter: 2014 they say wilkerson offered to take care drink. instead document state he sexually assaulted her. tell his friend she was passed out, then claiming it was consensual. >> he definitely in our opinion, throughout the process has given whatever version of the story at that moment that is best going to serve him. >> reporter: prosecutors asked for prison time but the judge handed out a lighter says. to -- lighter sentence. in 20 years probation.
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years probation is no little punishment for first offender. >> you cannot play joe and >> reporter: she said she was disappointed at the sentence but that's a prize. especially in light of other recent high-profile rape cases. >> in this to accepttthat a light sentence in these crimes are the norm. >> reporter: they hope this case raises awareness about in the survey showed 28% of female students reported they were sexually assaulted while in college. a jury finds a scene
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assault. twice/january forced a woman he worked with into sex in his office after she said no. he faces sentencing in october. the jury convicts a man who pretended to be a police officer. he had flashing lights and the cuneiform and even had a gun when he pulled her over last may. she got suspicious and called the real pplice. now a health alert, west person has died. sally ma'am do is live with the specifics. >> >> reporter: starting in august as we start to see a number of people who weraffected by this virus. the number will go up into we get our first hard freeze. you may ot know that you
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>> about one of five will show symptoms of the infection. in a small percentage of people , less than 10 out of 100 of infected people will show neurological symptoms. >> how do you protect yourself ? practice of four d's, just along the -- season cover your skin. train any standing water and put on a lot of deet. douglas, arapahoe and douglas county say they will not spray for mosquitoes but they will put mosquito material in standing water. they tell me that typically go out to different counties in spray and two other mosquito killing methods. but they tell me they're not increasing theii efforts. in case this makes you
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of the 10 counties that have cases of west nile. it is on the denver seven. in this health alert will make you cringe. workers in colorado springs did not properly disinfect vaginal ultrasound probes. the investigated -- investigator started last year. when the woman said she was fired for speaking up. she is suing the teachers training kicks in stopping a potentially dangerous situation. the teacher called 911 after spotting a gun in the students pocket. police showed up. it took the student into custody. no one was hurt. police have not said what the student grant to do with the gun. the james irvine charter school close today just to be safe.
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rumor involved a security issue. those of you who've dry seat for 70 are about to see a lot of construction popped up today. mark says this is a short-term headache and there will be less gridlock long term. for those who try to stretch regularly you know how bad it can get. what's more important, your time and your money ?>> another big road construction project is underway when the golden shovels come out. >> >> reporter: how to be into getting a successful product ? and that is where we are today. >> the drink -- the $270
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toll lane in each direction. and an additional express toll lane through the construction.>> it's important because i don't have a choice. >> reporter: those we spoke with said they are willing to pay the extra few bucks o save what will be 18 minutes from i 25 to kipling. they're willing to do with the headache for the end results. >> traffic is bad. but can you imagine it without the extra lanes ? >> traffic is bunched up around here. so is probably a good idea. >> reporter: a parking lot and highway that will transition into a highway with more drivers spending less time behind the wheel. >> reporter: not everyone is in favor of this project pistons
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to stop the process and stop construction by filing an injunction. they are hoping to get more noise mitigation while split up. down south we go to something that had a scratching our heads. have you noticed the different way that reach gate is spelled on the signs ? around. see.and the telephone tree says one of thh signs is misspelled. it turns out what the parkway is reach gate all over, the development is bridge gate with a g. this kid knows how to make an entrance. a baby boy was born on the side of i 70 on friday. his father delivering him by a careful instructions over the
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>> it was not that simple. first the head squat. then the umbilical cord was wrapped about his neck three times and he was struggling to brief -- breeze. and as we love to say, both mom and baby are doing well. >> that is crazy. congratulations. you can make up to $25 an hour to drive around the metro.
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with how the clinton police department handled a murder suicide earlier this year. >> tony kovaleski is here. they have changed how officers respond to calls. >> she was the mother of three teenage boys. she was a victim of the murder/suicide. now, seven months later, littleton top cop investigation prompted needed changes. >> that original report virtually disappeared right ? >> reporter: questions on how this so police department handled a domestic violence call. >> the chief updated the city
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>> questions why the media we took that to heart. of how we do things. and our response to these types of calls. >> reporter: we exposed problems with how his officers hand of a domestic violence call. call the 12 hours later turn into a murder-suicide. a mother of two teenage boys dead. police say her boyfriend shot her and then turned the gun on himself.>> as painful as this is been to go through it's never easy to answer questions for the media. i told tony kovaleski that this is an inviolable experience for us. for us to begin to look at what we are doing. >> reporter: the police chief has called for a thorough
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he has increased training and changed how his department reports on domestic violence calls. >> i stepped up and said yes maybe we need to deal with that. we need to minimize the frequency of events. chuck as we share with the guest today chief stephens confirmed that the primary officer will be called before will be the focus of we will have more on the latest development in the days ahead. following the recent death of two colorado men killed while fighting isis and syria, we wanted to know, what makes these young americans become foreign fighters ? because both were killed by fighting isis.
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sons were passionate about all -- helping. >> it was their idealism. in a deep desire to contribute to the war against isis. >> he believes we may see more foreign fighters from colorado because of our patriotic culture . check this man will spend up to three years in prison after admitting he tried to sell marijuana in nebraska. were talking a llt of marijuana. he got caught in january driving around with 515 pounds of marijuana in his pickup truck. it had a street value of $2.5 million. amazon is going to help you
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dropping up packages around the metro area. the amazon flex program job is not full time. you must own your own car and a smart phone. and you must provide gas and insurance. extreme coupon or she will not get the same bank for your buck. king supers has announced that they will stop doubling coupons within the next week. they not use those coupons. and we checked, safeway still will honor double coupons. the city is giving up ice cream vans and parks. two children wrote a letter condemning the city about
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and they brought back the top two choices. they would use the hose to try to break the bubbles. grandpa got wet. that is okay on a day that is kind of cool. and a big smile on his face was worth it. he had a good time. let me show you what is happening. this is a good day to get soaking wet with the garden hose. 95 was the high in denver today. 101 in pueblo and 92 in lamar. 70s and 80s into the mountains. there are a few scattered showers and storms around. nothing particularly strong. one brief on the storm out in burlington. these are light to moderate
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about 25 mi./h. if it's looking start to the south and west you will get some rain. right now west of denver some rain showers showing up. 18% humidity. there's not a whole lot of moisture to beat the stores. 95 was the high that is well above the normal. his what happens tonight. there is not a whole lot of action out there. will get scattered storms and they will invite midnight. tonight the ssies clear. temperatures drop do t 40 at leadville. tomorrow same story different day. sunshine in the morning, partly cloudy by midday. widely scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. -?slightly cooler air coming in as cold front starts to push into the state from the northwest. 88 for denver, mid-nineties for south is. for tonight, few storms early, partly cloudy and 60 for tomorrow. high temperature expected to be 88.
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welcome to seven sports extra pair broncos in chicago right now. broncos insiders detroit ranked in chicago as well. we will have an excl report at 10 pm. everyone we talked to wants to beat up on someone else for a change. >> coaches are tired of each other and the players are tired of each other. i we have been going after each other for a long time. this is fun. this is why kubrick am looking forward to it. hopefully we are not fighting chicago and getting people kicked out of games we do not
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moscow play football. and the quarterbacks, sanchez and then simeon. >> reporter: how do you earn respect as a new guy competing in this quarterback derby ? what do you do aside from performance ? how do you earn respect, team the coming off of a super bowl chamon football players. knowing what you are doiig. but the bottom line is, you have to play well. and were trying to do that out here in camp. >> reporter: can check out choice report tonight. mallory q does right pew the youngest player to ever score
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now on "the list." the dreaded robocall. nobody got time for that. three hacks to stop them for good. >> did you text me? >> sit in style when outdoors. trendy portable chairs that put comfort in the bag. >> very nice. >> no more boring pbjs. kick school wlumpls to the next level. then the new m&ms are getting a wizardly makeover. on "the top of the list," team usa continues to dominate the olympics. unfortunately we can't really
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on "the top of the list," the reason why at number one. we can't get enough of watching michael phelps winis and 21st gold medals. and our women's gymnastics team, the final five win their fifth consecutive global title. but that's about all the olympic footage we can show you. these olympic copyright restrictions have angered a number of people including this >> you show video i can't even show! >> pat took frustration to the next level. can't show olympic footage? no problem. >> i'm going to give a report over my high school wrestling highlights! >> listen up, everyone on social media. the olympic copyright doesn't just apply to tv. twitter's suspended a user for posting olympic footage on his account. if you're not careful they could be giving you the finger-wag next.
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no-cost in-flight entertainment is number two. >> in-flight entertainment and power at every seat, a modern experience. >> the friendly skies became friendlier. american airlines is giving you free in-flight entertainment on all of their domestic flights. >> it will be interesting to have that kind of entertainment options on those route. >> your favorite tv shows and movies right at your seat and on your personal device too. they're not alone, delta added its wi-fi-enabled flights as well. >> relax and enjoy the flight. >> if you're a driver, here's a story to get you pumped. the u.s. energy department predicts gas prices will drop below $2 a gallon this fall and stay there through winter. with all the money you're going to be saving on airline entertainment and gas prices, head to a happy hour at chipotle. yep. that's number three. >> we individually make each margarita for the customers as
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