print for bungling a project and doubling the cost to $1.6 billion. now the question becomes, was it a crime? today's government report is silent on that. it makes no mention of a criminal investigation. short time ago i got off the phone with mike kauffman, the congressman who asked for the referral for the hp debacle. >> a billion dollars was wasted, taxpayer money wasted. i forward, how this organization moves forward, an organization i believe that is marred in corruption without holding people accountable. i think it sets a bad precedent. >> our politics guy, brandon rittiman has been covering this for years. criminality aside, the incompetence is acknowledged here and in the report. >> reporter: not just incompetence t is stubbornness in the report, they ordered a way-too-fancy hospital for the

down from that plan and talked about people being defensive. if you look at the hospital, you can see some reasons why this thing got so expensive. the design isn't simple. it is multiple buildings, they have curved walls, and this report basically says, they could have built something with nice square walls, easy for patients to get around in, yes, but much, much cheaper to build. a lot of these decisions were made, though, on esthetics, they wanted they moved the parking structure underground simply to preserve mountain views, it cost 5 times as much to put a parking space underground as above ground. >> i love a mountain view from my office, don't have it. congressman has critics that said you have the oversight rule in congress, you should have helped avoid the disaster, he said they lide to me, the v-- lied to me, the va lied. >> the chairman is calling for

the construction chief, glen hagstrom, going before congress and saying the projects were within the amount that congress gave them, and then it details in the 5 months before that, several instances in which he, himself, expressed that no, in fact this wasn't going to come in on budget. and in one instance, saying that another senior va official shouldn't spread the information any further and as a result the report says congress didn't have the information it needed to make it scissions. thank you. while on the subject of american people getting hosed. wells fargo fake accounts is $185 million, sounds like a big number, a number of next viewers pointed out it is actually a joke. wells fargo is too big to fail. apparently too big to fine. at least in any meaningful way. $185 million is a whopping 1/2

profit, morning star pegged at $36 billion. consider it this way, the median household income in colorado is $61,000 a year, not the same as profit, you still have to pay bills, but close enough. wells fargo's fine is equivalent of a colorado family being fined $300. yeah. that will teach you a lesson. of course, the real impact is in wells fargo stock price, but it almost seems like an insult to customers, wells fargoin bit more than the compensation collected by the ceo wheel all this was going on, the same ceo who came before congress, apologized, and pledged to take responsibility. not take responsibility as in use any of his $155 million in compensation to pay the fine, he pledged to take responsibility in the way you pledge to take responsibility when you have no intention of taking any responsibility.

figured that he will need to win colorado to win the white house, because there is no other reason that a state like ours with relatively small number of leck torl votes would get the consen-- eleck torl votes would get the attention. ivanka trump is in town, donald trump, jr. is on the western slopes speaking in grand junction. clinton campaign is crickets on its next plans to visit to colorado. denver's main court house had a line out morning, wasn't so much an extra damand for justice these days, it was that the beautiful glass building had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction, here is steve staeger. >> i have been in line for 2 hours. >> reporter: the wheels of justice are known to grind slowly. >> this line, this morning, was clear around to colfax. >> reporter: they grind slower when you can't get into the court house. >> long way. >> people aren't appreciating standing in line, they should

>> reporter: what happened? no one knows, i heard someone on the outside call it the glass palace, if you have been inside, you know what they mean, the whole front wall is a window, and the main staircase is surrounded by a glass barrier. somehow overnight one of those panels on the staircase fell to the floor and shattered. the staircase didn't have a side to it anymore, obviously people couldn't use it and all of that shattered glass was around the main entrance, that means anyone who had to be in court had to use a here on a traffic assault charge. >> i got out and pushed the guy after he ran into my car. >> they don't like when you do that. >> roy had a good argument. >> he was the aggressor on the whole issue. yeah. i mean, i shouldn't be on tv telling everybody that. >> reporter: it is never fun to go to court, even worse when you have to wait but... >> at least i got mine dismissed. i am okay with that. it was worth my 2 hours.

>> you meet interesting people at the court house. each individual judge decided what would happen with defendants in his or her courtroom and sounds like most were understanding, we are waiting to hear back from the city of denver on whether they think the glass smashing is likely it happen again. you continue to impress us with your honesty, last night here we told you about the stack of cash found in highlands ranch at the town center. the douglas county sheriff's office is looking for the owner who will have to identy they tend to get a lot of crank calls when the lost money stories go public. next viewers, you are a classy lot. they only got 15 calls and all but 1 were entirely sincere. they still haven't found the rightful owner of the money. a pizza chain found money, blackjack pizza is working on a $2.6 million order, the call came in from denver public schools.

blackjack that budgets $886,737 per year for pizza for schools, provided it meets expectations, a 2-year extension worth $2.6 million over 3 years. journalists 10 to be bad at math but good at pizza, we will take a stab at this. extra large pepperoni is $14.99, $88, 000 divided is $59,154 pies. if they are paying full price for that many pizzas, that would proportion, pizzagate. happy to investigate. district wasn't immediately able to tell us how many pizzas it is getting, suppose it is a lot more than 59,000, we know how much kids like pizza, and we know dps does have 91,000 mouths to feed. >> you will be hearing newscasts warning of a chinese spacecraft falling from the sky, chicken

chinese space station expected to reenter earth's atmosphere mid to late 2017, it is not going to kill us all. even if that makes for a really sexy news tease. tn is 8-ton space lab used between 2011 and 2013, the engines don't work, it is done, it is basically circling the drain. but we are the drain. most of it should burn up on its way down to earth. we spoke with an astronomer who says there is really only 1 will come down in a populated area. >> as the phrase "out of control" has been used, technically true but you know, it gives a kind of scaryness that isn't deserved. so to have something this large reenter on its own is really unusual these days. it is not something where you are going to sort of panic and go, evacuate the city, it will

some small thing falling from the sky. >> the lab is currently in orbit between 43 degrees north and south and we checked and denver is within that orbit. i don't know, cody, you think we should panic? no panic? no, no panic. we are not going to panic, it is most likely going to land in the ocean or uninhabited area. don't sweat it. what could pet owners do to emergency? kristen, that was thoughtful. we called a few fire departments and got a few different ideas. there are stickers you can post outside your home to tell firefighters how many animals are inside. west metro fire says there is a better solution, you can submit information on this website, smart911.com. you can give information about your kids, pets, medications, anything important that is inside the home. dispatchers can see that information and relay it to emergency responders on their way to your home.

kristen. keep the questions coming,eau mail next@9news.com or #heynext. >> little overwhelming at times. getting loud, for good reason, at one of denver's quietest spots. bars came and go, this one came, stay, stay, until now. stereotypical coloradans, heads up, we have a lost and found item that might belong to

here we are, the final day of the summer season, just me or did it fly right on by? i have been asking you to share your favorite memory on facebook, instagram, twitter, you know how to get a hold of me and some sharing awesome photos and what you have been up to, meagan says the great san dunewise the picture of her 2 girls, matthew, hiking to the top of mt. elbert. we have been watching a metro area. heaviest showers south central kaufrld. i think this evening we will be-- colorado. i think this evening we will watch cloudy skies over the city. 56, mild evening. overnight we start to see some skies clear to the south of us and tomorrow morning a little bit of patchy morning fog along i-76, a mix of sun and clouds throughout the day and maybe 1-2 isolated showers through the metro area. tomorrow, though, still a nice warm one as we welcome the fall season. 84, not too shabby at all.

cool off to the 60s. it will finally feel like fall, with a few rain showers as well. >> thank you, danielle. the silence is striking at fort logan national cemetery, most days. not today, we see why through the lens of photo journalist, anne hurst. >> really gives you an idea that a lot of people have done a lot of things for the country. >> reporter: fort logan national cemetery. >> little overwhelming. >> reporter: a place for quiet reflection. >> stand omara is making a lot of noise. >> thank you. >> reporter: for a good quasi-. cause. >> you make your best cut, you make sure you are doing this all for the right reason. >> reporter: patrick and 80 tree care specialists from all over the area are trimming, sawing, making everything safer for those who visit fort logan. >> we got dead branches up there. like to make sure those aren't

a different reason for pitching in. >> just looking at all the grave stones, it hits close to home. >> my uncle marvin martin was killed in vietnam in 1968. >> my fath sxr grandfather are-- father and grandfather are buried here. >> my middle name is marvin, something i wasn't happen with in elementary school, but once i grew older you understand the reverence. >> pretty special to come back here >> reporter: the event is taking place at 35 other veteran cemeteries across the country. >> you don't necessarily know how to give back and we are good at doing this and, so we are giving back the way we can. >> reporter: even though patrick... >> where will cut above you, stand clear. >> reporter:... and the rest of the crew are momentarily disturbing the peace of this place, it is just their way of saying a very loud "thanks."

we are doing this for them. >> reporter: for next, this is anne hurst. >> saluting branches estimates that more than $1 million worth of tree services were donated at 36 different cemeteries today. the state tells us where to stick it, if we tell them to shove it, what kind of trouble awaits? the last call at a legendary bar brought back a patron from beyond the grave. >> very loud, very profane, and

the most stereotypical set of car keys in all of colorado was lost and found. the most colorado thing we saw today was the very earnest attempt to return keys that could belong to people in colorado. subaru keys, the driver clearly is a fan of fish, note the fish key chain, king sooper, the value card, and denver parks and rec, if you are an out doorsy fungy money saving colorado who drives a reliable vehicle, you may have dropped your keys, they turned them into the king soopers. it is a sign, if you ignore it, you could end up on the

is on green mountain, snakes reminding hikers, if you are off the designated trail, we are telling the rangers, thanks. the snakes. stay on the trail, my friend. stay off the news. our next question comes from a very passionate next viewer named chely. >> is there punishment for stupidty? i guess, i can be specific, are there consequences for people who place registration stickers incorrectly on their license plate? i am like, why? how can you do that? fools sticking your registration stickers anywhere you please on your license plate. me thinks chelsea is the kind of person who keeps a real clean house and organizers shirts by color in the closet, i do it too, cool. drivers do the by the book. that is not the book, you stuck it on the line there. month on the bottom left. year on bottom right. they give you a card that explainatize when they send the sticker and it is a violation to put the sticker wherever you want on the plate. colorado state patrol told us it

$15 violation. it is most often issued when somebody gets pulled over for something else, and perhaps get as little mouthy with the trooper. the bar and restaurant business can be grueling, lock hours, demanding-- long hours, demanding customers, in denver you see a lut of restaurants and-- lot of restaurants and bars open and close, the campus lounge was in business for 40 years, until now. >> it is truly a pce >> my name is jim whisty and i am the owner of the campus lounge i had it for over 40 years. >> jim owned it and it won't be here anymore. >> i know. >> yeah. yeah. >> lot of history. >> we had the hockey teams come by, boston bruins, lack hawks, a lot of guys remember don cherry,

if he came in the bar, you wouldn't know who had the mercedes outside and who drove the motorcycle. >> if someone needs help, they will call. >> i don't mind helping out. >> this is a family business, everybody's business. >> it is a family. >> i just came over here to have a last drink here with my friend who used to drink in here a lot with me. very loud, very profane, and drank a lot. >> i like to go out on my and travel while i still can. >> salute. >> i am here, and that is great. >> i am glad you are. it is the family. >> a lot of people have walked out that door with astery or 2. -- a story or 2. it closes sunday and reopens later this year with new ownership. we checked in on next's

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