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who died fighting prices are back in the us. levi surely and jordan mctaggart were both killed the summer. a complicated process caused a delay in bringing their bodies back. they are in chicago and will be here in denver on friday. to the granddaughter of former mayor wellington webb get special treatment while being booked into jail. >> we have more in the studio. >> reporter: internal affairs office is now looking at what happened when 21 -- 29-year-old jimmy webb was booked into jail. we have learned she is the niece of stephanie o'malley. o'malley is that execctive director that sees the denver sheriff's. she was arrested last recover -- after an argument with her boyfriend that ended with a car been damaged. court rrcords show a protective
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the alleged victim and shortly after she was released. we areeworking are sources of the jail and trying to learn some are. we will keep you updated and if we learn any new details we will bring them to you. breaking news traffic alert. if you are about to hit the road tonight do yourself a favor and avoid westbound six and i 70 and golden. you can see it is wallet -- slow-growing. traffic is being diverte one lane. cruiser repairing a bridge and it was a 4 mile backup earlier. it's not your car it's not your rims it's not even the person in the front seat that is attracting thieves. as russell haythorn shows us something underneath your car. >> reporter: this is all about getting under your car and stealing what is valuable.
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what they are after is your catalytic converter which basically reduces toxic emissions. all cars built after 1975 have been. >> these are worth 30 bucks to 150 bucks. they take it and cut it out of the car and take a guy that buys them and it's easy money. >> reporter: it happened to curate in aurora just the other night. >> we're on a fixed income you have to be frugal with money. >> there was a black ford ranger. >> reporter: matt witnessed the theft. >> of october there and one of the gentlemen wws underneath the car and he had a saw and was cutting. >> reporter: he scared the thieves often initially but then they came back. >> it costs a lot more to replace it. >> reporter: in newer cars the catalytic converter is closer to the engine assembly making
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>> if you have a car that is low in a car that is i put the one that is high in the garage. >> reporter: adding insult to injury -- >> they stole my license plate. >> russell haythorn denver7. a portion of highway 285 the western jefferson county was renamed in honor of a fallen officer. a memorial site was unveiled to designate a 7 mile stre the sergeant.. sean p renfro memorial highway. he was off duty on january 3 when he stopped to help passengers of a car the crash. as he was assisting the driver lost control of her vehicle and collided with the car he was standing near and that's what killed him. we now know the name of the man killed when his pickup was hit by a train near
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trying to cross the tracks from this happen. he was taken to the hospital where he died. i am meteorologist daisy donaldson with your first alert. we have storms moving through the area. one off to the distance moving into the area. this is a big thunderhead off in the distance of loveland ski area. we have shower activity in the mountains. some of that is changing to a little bit of snow fall as well tortelli ride. that is moving into boulder and showers. one is just to the south aboot if you are traveling on 93 toward bolder from denver that's where you run into the rain. at this point from longmont to boulder it is raining. here is the snow toward aspen at the highest elevations. see the sameethings tortelli
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in through tonight we will have a few storm center will be cool tonight and we will talk more about that coming up. brandon marshall is setting himself up to donate a lot of money to local charities. he says he is going to donate $300 for each chuckle he makes to organizations that help social issues and denver. after meeting with police yesterday he posted on instagram said he never meant to offend anyone by taking any during the national anthem last week. he said he has had time to reflect on issues of racial inequality and treatment of our veterans and law enforcers relationship with the community. former president george w. bush is making a colorado appearance today talking to fort carson -- fort carson troops getting ready to go back to civilian life's. % representatives for more than 100 companies were on hand offering jobs.
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on him as they adjust to civilian life. we also know that medal of honor recipient decoder minor also address the summit with a speech that focused on grabbing opportunity when you can. he was a legend in the healthcare community. >> reporter: persistent activism dramatically improved the ability it -- availability of quality health care residents. they remember him as an amazingly charismatic dedicated anddpassionate doctor. in an interview for a documentary with down-to-earth medda he described how his outlook was shaped by growing up in south ttxas. >> it was the norm not only legal and accepted. >> reporter: he got involved in the antiwar movement.
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made through commitment. he starred up food bank where he was exposed to it >> you could use the services. >> most families did not have insurance. >> reporter: he spoke with roberta remembers that struggle tryinn to start a >> he was the rabble-rouuer. he was the radical. >> he ran into roadblock afttr roadblock. >> reporter::now private nonprofit healthcare centers
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without feeling the impactt everyday. >> you can read more about him in this week's edition of the newspaper. hear something that might make you stop next time you walk into dia. they announced the opening of a chick-fil-a. the new restaurant will be open daily from five until 10 and will serve everything. fans are rallying around a vendor who is battling cancer. what is being done to keep our kids safer in the field.
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fans know him for his fu manchu and crazy hats. a longtime beer member is taking a break from selling he is starting the toughest fight of his life. tonight he is talking to jaclyn allen. she said do not give up on him. % >> reporter: he says doctors and found two tumors in his brain but he starts aggresssve radiation and chemo this week. he said he still hopes to be one day back in the stands doing his job. >> reporter: it started as a part-time job to get into events for free but for captain earth man is outrageous way of selling peanuts and beer >> lineup breathe in and breathe out. >> reporter: it became a way of life. >> i like to sell. i found out after 30 years that
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. for 21 rockies seasons earth man has been hitting the stands charming his fans. >> one tumor is sitting on his brainstem. >> reporter: his wife the two weeks ago his speech began -- became garbled doctors found to brain tumors. stage for an inoperable. >> this blindsided us. >> we weren't ready to cope with it were we. >> reporter: doctors told him all those years of climbing stairs and being active may help them get to the chemo and radiation. he just wants to get back to his fans. >> and eight-year-old kid dressed up like me on halloween was phenomenal. >> reporter: he has seen it all with his signature fu manchu and crazy homemade hats.
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he is right there the one that looks different than everybody else. >> he is okay be indifferent. maybe that's why so many fans have missed him in the stands -- in the stands. >> i've got a great life. it's one wild trip. >> reporter: his family has set up a gofundme page to raise money for him because he wants to go to a bunch of concerts in the will also have a big party for him. we put all that information on our website. a liquid family his little turned one of their biggest struggles into an incredible blessing. taylor burgess is a big ball of energy and she is early in her chemo treatments. she's in and out of the hospital dealing with infectious. recently the overnight hospital back they had packed was stolen out of their car.
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department to not only replace the bag of the things inside but also give the family gift certificates and meals. the biggesttshot -- shock for taylor was a personal visit by more than one dozen police officers. >> i was so surprised. we even drove around the block. >> we then turn on the sirens once we got back on the street. >> the burgess family is confident full recovery. 90% of children who going to leukemia or cured. 40,000 pounds of mac & cheese is here. it arrived at food banks from the rockies. the distributed nearly 48,000,000 meals to people struggling with hunger.
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junior football to avoid head injuries. depending how the season goes pop warner could implement the rule in older divisions as well. spoke to someone in littleton that said these rules seem to be working. >> working out and looking for the ball and he gets out of her. that was causing a significant number of injuries. >> reporter: cdc almost half 1 million children visit the er with the traumatic brain injury every year. i am meteorologist stacy donaldson with your first alert. bev scattered showers moving through the area. we have more coming down through the air. we have a good storm system coming our way.
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afternoon now they are shifting into the eastern plains for tonight. we are seeing more moisture as lightning is involved in the showers are moving on through. for the commute tonight we will have some soggy roads on the north side and down to the south some showers passing through. just north of castle rock i'm showing you around boulder. it's moving toward for him as well. in the next half hour and 45 minutes you will see this move we also have showers up to the higher elevations. in the pink that's right around aspee.'s cool enough to support snowfall at least a little bit of light stuff. 67 four arvada we have0s around kingsburg dia and bennett and as we go into tonight more storrs will be popping up. it will be go into this evening we
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in store website chances ttrough the afternoon and evening but it covers most of the eastern half of colorado. >> temperatures will be in the 50s overnight and we will have 70s again cloudy skies with scattered shower showing up in the afternoon and evening. we will also have 40s for the western slope. from steamboat to eagle and aspen and toward lamarr in the hunt here denver we will have 75 degrees. a few scattered showers into the afternoon 70s hear from
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as for the western slope tomorrow afternoon temperatures% are in the 70s and mid to upper 80s for southeastern colorado. it will be warm for you around them are in the hunt to and will be in the 70s for the metro area. as you see on the seven-day forecast the 70 stick with over the weekend. we will have a little more stability headed our way from the atmosphere so we have slight chances of rain. the better chanccs will be on of sunshine on saturday and sunday. if you will be out and about may be seen fall foliage temperatures will be in the 70s in the area and we will have 80s for the beginning of next week with sunny skies. on wednesday 77 degrees as a few more clouds start to roll in. we started to see some really neat photos and mountains of the leaves starting to change. we are getting into that time of year where the fall colors are gorgeous. >> so keep the umbrella handy?
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check this out. ?e have a bighorn sheep invasion in colorado springs. this video was tweeted of the heard taking a stroll through a neighborhood near garden of the gods. there was about 20 of them. >> i think they were waiting for the traffic. coming up the broncos defense is handing out the kids and taking the kids to the bank account. trevor siemian says please don't call him a running
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headshot on cam newton. the broncos did hit cam four different times helmet to helmet. today the nfl agreed. two of those hits were illegal. brandon marshall was fined over 24 -- 24 grant for that hit on thursday. he said he will appeal the fine. darian stewart was fined over $18,000 for the same thing. he will also appeal. he won't change the way he is playing. >> i felt like he was running with the ball and i was just trying to make a play. was being aggressive but not trying to aim for the head. were just trying to be number one. >> it's difficult to me defensively when you have a
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a runner and you are committed as a football player and a both of those guys were. >> trevor siemian had a rough start but a good finish in his first game.. he's got legs and knows how to use them. five rushes 20 yards a couple of first downs but wait a minute he said please don't a to him as a r >> >> you keep the chains moving that way and hopefully i can see carrying one or two here and there but does for that around place. >> they practiced on only about one third of the place. gary kubiak told us after
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>> we need him. >> he wrote a song about trevor siemian. >> you know. let's talk weather before we go. >> a few showers moving in tonight we will in one door - a member of congress. out another - a high-paid lobbyist. are now lobbyists in washington, dc. it's just considered business as usual. i consider it wrong. that's why i'm fighting for a new law to permanently ban former members of congress from ever becoming lobbyists. i'm michael bennet
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. >> "the list" starts right now. >> coming up on "the list" boost your workout with these simple mind hacks. >> plus, three ways to trick your taste buds and fake your favorites flavors. >> easy way to rig your old car with cool new tech. >> first, here's what's trending now. >> how can i help you today some. >> atm has been a major part of our financial life for a long
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15% of them possibly disappearing. right now the u.s. has 400,000 atm's. half are run by private businesses who charge a fee. they put them in restaurants, bars, grory stores, and casinos. well, in just a few weeks new payment processing rules will kick in requiring atm owners to upgrade their text which will cost thousands of dollars and they'll have to accept responsibility for cases of fraud. market watch predicts these new costs will force thous atms's to be taken out of commission. good news, though, you can still use your bank's atm, and those are usually free anyway. >> that's not the only trending story we have for you. buying a house can be a huge ordeal. >> no kidding. you have paperwork and listing after listing and open house after open house. >> luckily, finding your new home is getting easier, thanks to virtual reality. that's trending now. that's the sound of the real estate industry's dramatic new
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of hours a week, but when you have virtual reality, we can be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 355 days a year. >> one-third of the real estate listings in the san francisco area can now be seen in virtual reality, and theest of the country is taking note. this brings the houses to life in truly dramatic fashion. >> it allows viewers to step into the living room, to open the doors, walk into the terrace. >> just check out the gor footage from scouting our. i wonder if we could move in virtually without having to pay for it? either way, house hunting will never be the same. >> there's this visceral sense of being there that you get the 3-d tour that you don't get from photos or videos. >> now, that is a very cool new way to shop for a house, right? >> i love the v.r. goggles. that's not the only change coming to shopping. >> oh, do tell us more, bradley.
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