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breaaing news in douglas county. swapped is surrounding a home in upscale castle pines billing their spillage. rapport of shots fire. marshall is on the scene. >> reporter: -- reports of shots fired. marshathe scene. >> we are trying to get closer to where these homes are about as we tried different routes we hit two different gates. we will bring in a spokesman for the douglas county sheriff's office. first you have someone you are looking for. operation -- what is that >> reporter: we have swat out right now and several patrol deputies out at a wrestled -- residence and castle pines village. they believe they have the suspect contained inside a residence. we are not necessarily looking for somebody in the neighborhood. he is contained to a residence.>> reporter: it is pretty easy to keep people out of the area. you have a map of the area.
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with where the international golf tournament was. where is this home in the operation? >> the home is off of diablo and country club parkway. so it is on the west side of the village. more on the daniels park said. if you live inside the community , i guess marker or identifiable building is the golf club maintenance building just off to the siie. -- side. calls have gone off to the residence to tell them to shelter. reporting live marshall selling or.denver7 . -- >> batman from california is on a mission colorado. is terminally ill wife -- his terminally ill wife moved to
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california to have the right. samet there are only a few states with this type of law. oregon, washington montana vermont and most recently california all have right to die legislation . the idea has come up in colorado before but this year is getting some high profile support.>> i miss my wife every day. there is not a day that goes by that i do not think of her.>> i am choosing to end in you may recognize brittny minard. she had a terminal brain tumor she left california and moved to oregon to take advantage of its death with dignity act letting terminally ill people and their liquid medication prescribed by a doctor. -?the patient decides when to te . >> that decision is one that can only be made between the patient working with the position within their own set of spiritual beliefs.
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minard was diagnosed at an cancer. she is part of this tv commercials supporting a similar line colorado your car husband is making trips here trying to convince voters to support it. >> the bone splitting headaches or the moments when i am looking at my husband states and i cannot think of his name. spent in oregon 359 people have died under the law since 1998 yet critics say the adding it needs more specific safeguards. >> we do not typically get to vote on issues regarding life- and-death. this is a serious issue and for even folks who might be supportive of a concept, this is not the right solution. it is thoroughly flawed. >> this is simply medical program that affords an individual but the option of a dental passing. that is it.
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>> be locked in colorado is modeled after that in oregon and it is very specific. you have to provv that you are terminally ill and yyu have less than six months to live. a doctor again would be the person who gives you the medication . you have to take it yourself. there has also been a lot of concern about age . you have to be an adult this is not something that a terminally ill child could use voters will have the final say on this one.>> another violent brawl on the 16th st., mall. this one was lt a jamba juice. dorsey was involved in a couple bites last night. here is one. video shows several men and women fighting near 16th st. and california. you can see the crowd dispersed as police show up. this video like so many others showed the ugly problems that brought extra security to the mall last month.
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this video. for reasoos of safety he kept his distance.>> you could be trying to stop something and end up a victim and you don't want to just let it happen. you are stuck in a position wherr you just have to observe ignorance. >> you live near the mall. you started out worrying about safety and certainly hopes more can be done.>> millions of dollars will be we're highlighting one of the. funded programming. this will aim to get bullies out of school. >> that's right. for every ounce of marijuana sold a percentage of that tax revenue will go to bully prevention in school. something state educators say will be beyond in official.
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just this week. so i think it is a huge problem. it is something that haunted the rest of your life. isabel and present are seniors and they have to deal with bullying in their own lives.>> a little more than occasionally. >> now schools in colorado like east have a new resource. >> as far as we know we are the only state that is providing su bullying. >> reporter: the state department of education is offering new grants up to $40,000 per school per year for bully prevention. >> it is a lot of money. it is a great opportunity for schools to apply to make sure the social and emotional elements of your students is taking care of. >> all the money is coming from surplus marijuana tax dollars and as part of the grants schools received specialized training from a prevention >> you are getting time as well as funds. >> reporter: these seniors that
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>> i think definitely middle schools can use it. i think the idea of a more funding to schools nowadays especially for bully prevention. >> reporter: sage advice from two students wise beyond the years. >> don't let anyone define you. be your own influence in life. >> reporter: here are the details. the deadlines for schools to apply is october 21. then the 50 winning schools will be announced on december be distributed just after the new year on january 20. we live in logo russell hawthorne. >> a drive-by shooting. denver police said shots fired early this morning went to a wall of a house and hit the couch. this is . putman st. on colorado avenue. no one was hurt. police said they are looking
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ford f350. this truck may be stolen. the father who allegedly tried to kill his little boy by crashing his car was in court. these are before and after photos of the two-year-old . he was in the hospital for several days after the crash and now you can see he has a minor scar on his four head. he is recovering well. asked for the dad 29-year-old nathan wenzel faces charges of attempted murder, child abuse and admitted to being high on cocaine. have a handle on the grass fire right next to 285 off kipling. look how close the cars are to those planes. that shut down lasted for about an hour. we're alive out there.>> reporter: we can still smell the burnt grass as you can see behind me it is a much different scene. traffic is flowing smoothly but that was not the case earlier.
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some time because firefighters were out here battling a fire burning on the roadway. smoke was starting to spread to -?a nearby golf course. westminster fire tells me they were dealing with two grass fires that started around the same time. theesmall fire was near kipling and the large was near since into 85. it was starting to head towards the homestead golf course where several people were golfing at the time. we spoke to golfers. >> we stte and lots of it here and there in they were all spaced out in bed the wind picked up. and it really started running. c at the sparks for coming all the way up anddin a matter of 10 minutes there were flames all the way up here.>> to try and get a handle on this firefighters had to stop parts of 285 until they made sure the fire was contained. no evacuations were ordered and a total of 12 acres were burned
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spires is still unknown. we are in jefferson county denver7 domestic violence has become a flagship cause for the nfl in the wake of scandals in recent years. now the league may look to the denver broncos for leadership in preventing domestic violence . the broncos added the two men program to their use football pr nonprofit educating young people about healthy relationships. so far with a 500 million middle school students. student it gives me the mindset of if i make this decision will it help me or the other person. >> the nfl met with project paid and was impressed with the program and it just may expand to other cities. >> straight out of my nightmare.
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how people really are dealing
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i first met mike on a fundraising event to help the hunger in ethiopia. i was an aurora scholar this year. at his birthday party. mike is a very nice guy. he's a really nice guy. he can do 62 pushups. mike is a great friend to the ethiopian community. mike's not like other politicians. he's not like other republicans. i think he's better. mike's one of us. he's one of us. mike coffman es uno de nosotros.
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and i approve this message. it is what everybody is talking about greeley -- sightings of clowns and threats they will shoot up local schools. tonight police say it is a hoax. molly hendrickson is live in greeley tonight. a lot of people are on edge. >> reporter: understandably so. this is one place clowns were rumored to have been seen. police have been unable to substantiate any of the clown sightings. today greeley police were at
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an email is sent out to the parents. about half of the student body at northbridge high school state home. people are really taking this seriously. police traced the post on facebook to a 15-year-old. it is unclear whether he created it.>> every time that gets re-shared in every type of group of people these the post it causes that same level of concern and anxiety and frankly fear that has kept many of the kids of these two schools home. >> the really get in trouble. this is a misdemeanor threatening people in a credible way. you could also go to jail for it is a good opportunity to talk to kids about stranger danger and the power of the social media. molly hendrickson number seven. when you multiply a number to it is not pretty. 3 see for yourself. the elk meadows off leash dog
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waste. officials were forced to close the park over the weekend for cleanup day. rangers are strongly urging you to picked up after your dog. >> from an unpleasant site and smell to of digging one. you will have a chance to take pictures. capture the town to the lenses of local photographers. this challenge picks up on monday. of shooting in and around town and taking photos of nature. the next speaking of photos of nature the boys are back in town. check them out. just hanging out. time lapse of five minutes. when they are doing this they are: themselves off. that is what we had learned about turkey vultures. just a few drifting along over
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that has been about it today. very quiet today. warm one across the state. 83 in denver. 89 at lamarr. normal highs are in the mid-70s for denver. the mountains was gorgeous. 60s and 70s. still very nice outside. 78 downtown and 80 at dia. 11% humidity. nothing showed up on the radar screen around here. very peaceful in colorado. around the region there is not upper air disturbance around here in arizona. and in the east another storm system swirling across the great lakes. bull's-eye -- look at this. we are caught in between these storms. what off to the east and the other in the west. that is mild, try, quiet conditions. the western storm will weaken and lift to here on thursday night . friday with a few showers. this will continue.
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high pressure system in utah wyatt, clear conditions. cold front off to the east-west. stormy conditions there. tonight we stay peaceful across colorado. temperatures dropping down to sizzle level station 30s and 40s in the mountains. low 50s on the planes. 34 at leadville 38 in tell you right. 37 in denver. metro area 35 degrees over erie. and towards highland ranch. 37 at family and waldron. very nice that overall. tomorrow warm with sometime just like today. mid to upper 80s over southeastern colorado. looking at 60s and 70s for the west. fall color still spectacular. it passed peak in the northern mountains but you get to the central mountains and the san juan's, just great. temperatures in the low 80s for lower elevations. a mix of 60s and 70s expected
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tonight clear skies. cool, comfortable. low 47 would like wind. chapter expected to climb up to 82. sunshine, like wind from the south. looking ahead will start to get a few more clouds coming in thursday as that weak system down over arizona begins to move it . it will just be high clouds. 80 deerees. friday a couple cool showers not many. slightly cooler. weekend looks great. in the 70s both base little bit. showers come through on monday. a little breezy and cool on tuesday. weather pattern will start to shift as we get into early octor. wind here, little more rain. a few showers. upshot is repeat and savor the next couple days because this is some of the best weather. >> do those turkey buzzers have names? they are mike's friends. he is on. >> with the election just over
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with local groups and keeping yyu informed about the denver valley issues . we are taking a look at the minimum wage amendment. this is a freaking that starting at 6:30. next week's topic? let's go to marshall zellwinger. >> washington is broken. a blatant case of special interests buying influence in washington. a draft bill by scott tipton was largely written by tipton's biggest campaign contributor. even worse, tipton's plans threaten thousands of recreation industry jobs.
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for just $20 a month for one year when bundled with a qualifying home phone plan. speed may not be available in your area. call today. ? call today. in colorado, we stand together, but congressman coffman stands with donald trump and will support trump for president. they've spread falsehoods about president obama. trump: oh, no. coffman: i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. coffman and trump are too dangerous for colorado. dccc is responsible for the content of this advertising. welcome to sports extra. pokers were off today but they
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we are number one. doesn't mean anything except for a little respect. broncos said they had been dissed all off-season. >> now to college a signature win in oregon. now they are taking on oregon state. if the buufs do not follow the win over oregon after the win over oregon state. spirit it will be packed inject. >> our kids level playing fall some. we love the grass. we love the scenery. we have our own locker room. the crowd is so tight on you. even with their might not be a packed house it is loud. so i would love to see a packed house. the more we keep being successful the more that will happen. the annual border war.
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last year in wyoming. mike pollo expects an exciting night for all the kickoff is at 8:15. >> i am expecting a full house. i'm expecting a great football game. 2-2 just like we are. first conference game -- their first conference game. we know it will be a 60 minute fight. >> pioneers back to practice first game coming up october 7 against ohio state. remember the pioneers went through frozen four but ended up two games sure of a national title. today coach montgomery national championship expectations? the full monty said yes. >> that is what you say because that is what we stand for and that is what this program has always been about and we are knocking on the door and we
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the boot winning the national title. student is it ever automatic running out behind ralphie? >> do you know what i mean? >> i guess you have to go to the name to find out. >> they let ralphie do the
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now." >> we knew the presidential debate would be a slug fest. >> i have feeling by the end of the evening i will be blamed for everything that ever happened. >> we didn't expect lester holt to take the beating. >> the next segment -- >> at least i have a land -- >> he went from getting talked over to fading away. cnn lester holt vanishes from the debate. tweets like "rest in peace lester." that's not the only trending story we have for you. >> lyft has changed the way we get around, but they could be selling you something next. and the driverless uber cars
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>> driverless cars are pretty wild. >> i'm not driving the car. >> thas mi t re shares services. soon uber and lyft drivers could be selling you solar panels. >> every home is different, get what's right for you. >> no thanks, but i would like to buy some noise cancelling headphones. more driver will need to take them before they sign on to accept rides if is to protect accounts from fraud. >> combining a sales pitch and a ride cuts down on time. >> something else we waste a lot of, food. >> now a very cool grocery store

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