electoral politics. [bleep] >> that's next. headline news one night doesn't get as much attention the next. take where two teenagers were arrested. chemicals used to build a bomb were found in one of their homes. work to make that neighborhood safe again, that's just starting. victoria sanchez has had a. >> reporter: police officers and firefighters are gone. the explosives, destroyed [ explosion ] >> reporter: and the neighbors, allowed back home. but this is fa the story. >> we have to step in and say, look, this needs to be taken care of. >> reporter: firefighters bagged hazardous waste and red tagged the house. since it's a misdemeanor to go in, firefighters gave the residents one shot to tell them what they wanted before the house was padlocked. >> so we developed a list of items that they needed, that they told us where they were and we went and got these items for them in protective equipment. >> reporter: now the owners

decontaminated. >> reporter: when it comes to cleanup, hires the company and paying for the work is the responsibility for the homeowner. the family won't be able to move back. >> so you're looking at 10,000 bucks. >> reporter: since firefighters and cleanup crews don't know what the chemicals are, everything needs to be tested, logged, cleaned up and thrown away at a hazardous waste landfill. >> anything could take up to a week to four weeks. [ zipperle uncomfortable, it's far better to be protected from these materials. >> reporter: once the home is given the all clear, the owners will get back the keys. >> we want to make sure we're protecting our environment, their lives and our lives, our community's lives to make sure this is handled so life can go on as it was before. >> reporter: i'm victoria sanchez for "next." >> firefighters think they contained the threat from the chemicals to that one house because the chemicals were all in containers and now that

negative. just like the ads! five days to go! ? [ music ] ? the big new tobacco tax on our ballot is pretty much a coin flip. basically 50/50 in the only poll we've seen on it. the no campaign is putting its money where they wouldn't put their mouth. they're spending loads of money to get you to vote "no" without really saying who "they" are. show you the "yes" campaign. they've raised $1.3 million to pass new tobacco taxes which would triple the tax on a pack of cigarettes. that's a big campaign for a colorado ballot question. but the "no" campaign blows it out of the water. they've gotten 17 1/2 million dollars, virtually all of it from one tobacco company, alltrea, formerly known as

grandaddy, the presidential race. take the cost of all the ads spent on all television tv stations from trump, clinton, and super packs and you get 14 1/2 million dollars. that's right. one side of one ballot question is spending the same kind of money that gets spent on a presidential race in a swing state! that may boggle the mind, but they're trying to avoid $316 million a year on tobacco taxes. so maybe it's an when you're the biggest tobacco company in the country. >> he's little and the graphics were big. you should vote! all the cool kids are doing. more than 1.4 million coloradans have voted since this morning. 36% of those who have turned in ballots so far are democrats. 35%, republicans. 27%, unaffiliated. the gop usually holds the edge

year, but republicans aren't closing the gap. we don't know how these people voted, just that they voted. and just appreciate our right to vote in your words, not ours. >> decided to take the dog down for a walk and make sure the ballot got in at person. >> oh, dropping off my ballot. >> out here voting. getting my vote out. making a difference. >> i'm voting! it's my civic duty. for a moral standpoint, i feel important. >> don't have to worry about the lines. don't have to worry about the hustle or bustle of election day. >> that makes it really easy. you can mail it in. you can walk it in all these polling centers. you can even drive up and drop your ballot off. >> i think it's time to get up there and get it done. it took me 5 minutes today. >> quick and painless. >> you don't submit a ballot, you're not taking part in that process. >> if people don't get out, your elected officials don't know how you feel or what matters to you.

>> if you don't vote, it's hard for you to maintain a platform. >> it's an important to have an opinion, you know? and let your opinion be heard. >> i know my vote's in there and will be counted. >> the least you can do is fill in some ovals and drop off the ballot. >> even if it's just one -- one tiny little mark on one piece of paper, it's important to have your voice heard. >> do the ovals, man! do the ovals! here's a fun way to politics. sit down together as a family and cast your votes side by side. we have the pro bowl voting coming up on the next facebook page. president obama is spending time this week flying around the country campaigning for hillary clinton. and we get asked this question each election year. why should taxpayers pay for that? republicans are the ones asking this year. democrats were the ones asking when president bush did the exact same thing.

president are allowed to campaign. however, the campaign or their political party is supposed to pay for all the political parts of the trip. i bet you figured it out by now. they squeeze in some official business during a bunch of these campaign trips so the costs are split. divvying things up is fun, right? >> right, kyle! you like to hear solutions on this show, not just problems. so we thought we'd give you an update to our lead story the other night. the day work program for the homeless. 14 people showed up for the first day. then yesterday, they were back at civic center park planting trees in areas where trees have previously blown down. the city said they were having trouble finding a contractor for the work. so this worked out. more people wanted to participate but they didn't have enough managers to handle all those workers. so right now, they're doing the day work two days a week. if they keep getting this interest, they may bump it up

and we may give steve a microphone the next time he appears on this program. appreciate what the denver rescue mission is doing this year more than ever. they're doing their annual turkey collection drive to feed the hungry on thanksgiving. and this year, they didn't send out a press release claiming some turkey shortage and emergency, oh, geez. year after year, it was old. there was always some business that would sweep in with a truck full of turkeys, bliss and publicity for those folks. but here's f rescue mission for the work they're doing and how they're doing it this year, having our community to come together and help them reach their goal of 15,000 frozen turkeys. >> it's not exactly the most rivetting of concepts. it's not the action movie of social studies. >> reporter: but it will determine who becomes president. so let's be big girls and boys and learn something today. >> big al shaped this neighborhood and the lives in it.

that it has toilet paper stuck

tonight we're going to earn an electoral college degree. this is in search of your questions to how we select a president. our protestor is a high school teacher. montgomery -- mr. mchenry to us. >> how are we doing sophomores? [ phone rings ] >> my name is matthew mchenry.

teacher at bruce high school. the professor of radness. we have fun when we can, i guess. >> reporter: why did you pick this? >> sure, electing the president. so i think people heard electoral college? they just are, like, i don't get it and move on. it's a point game based on population. there are 538 electoral votes currently. and those points are based on how many senators and representatives each state has. so california, for example, has the highest population and therefore is worth the most points. if you win the popular vote in each state, you can win the point game and become president. i think a lot of people have the misconception that it's a direct vote and if you are the most popular choice, you can be the president of the united states.

our founding fathers were terrified of a direct election. they thought there would be some sort of subversive group that would be able to take control of the masses and trick them into -- a populated vote would be easier. so they established at the electoral college to be a check on the masses. >> we're the masses, by the way. and this time, some solid advice. "wall blog, let's make it a lot harder to use "reply all." tips for those who use reply all and when you shouldn't. switch up your toolbar to make the "reply all" harder to find and less likely to hit. this won't fix your coworker when he or she hits reply all

but it may help you. and this question: i noticed some strange toilet paper-like substance on the streets in littleton. can you ask what it is? we're on it, david! >> must admit. some ed the idea -- ed the idea. it is, in fact, toilet paper used to extend the life of the road. they're putting out biodegradable paper through the cracks in thed. it's to keep the tar off your shoes and tires. it's to help the tar dry and it'll eventually dissolve. and it's also the only way to tepee an entire city and not have the cops look for you. use a throwback! a link to denver's past. >> he wanted people of color to create businesses and property and prosper. >> reporter: remembering big al. and a brewery in colorado

cubs fans have long gathered in every corner of this country in a de facto support group, shoulders to cry on. well, now, they're victory groups! these got together to sing "take me out to the ballgame." we hear most of these people lived in the midwest and they call colorado their home and their team world champs. ? [ music some story ideas will come in the mail. every day we get hundreds of letters, news releases, and magazines. [ ticker ] >> reporter: and there's a lot of work to do in a newsroom. a rundown is typed, listing every story in the newscast. it'll be changed dozens of times as the day changes. planning a newscast is often frustrating. [ fanfare ] ? [ music ] ?

>> reporter: once it's on the air, once you see our work, it makes it all worth while. >> the producer you saw there in the video over the typewriter, that's patty dennis! she's now the vice president of our parent company, techno media media. she also hired danielle grant, said it was the best thing she ever did. [ laughter ] >> certainly hope she's saying that? we certainly need some storms around here! the colorado ou you can see a large portion of the i-25 corridor. southeastern plains now in a moderate drought. this does not bode well. we need some moisture around here. and you can see within the past three months, we have had nearly none around here. all right. a little bit. you see our average. right there about 3 1/2 inches or so. what we got in august, september, and october, about 3/4 of an inch. so storms, are they on the horizon? i do have one. however, it's pushing in to

bringing them a little bit of rain, some snow fall. areas above about 10,000 feet could pick up 3 to 6 inches out there through saturday. tonight in town, down to about 39. clear skies. tomorrow, once again, a carbon copy of today. we're back to the upper 60s. we're back with that sunshine early on in the mortgage. we'll be watching for a -- morning. we'll be watching for a couple of clouds. by saturday, that makes its way closer to our neck of the woods. but i still think the showers stay to the west, in the foothills. we'll have a few more but temperatures, staying in the 60s for the start of next week. kyle? >> thanks, danielle. in the five points neighborhood, he was simply "big al." albert richardson was a long- time member in denver's african american community. today he was laid to rest after one final trip around the neighborhood. [ drums ] >> mr. albert richardson was an icon in the five points neighborhood.

[ horses treading ] >> big al witnessed the many cycles of change in the neighborhood. >> and i grew up around him. you know, whatever people needed, he gave it to them. he was nice to everybody. >> he knew the people there! and he knew the needs of the people in five points! [ gospelic >> he was a man of grace and determination. ? shelter where he leaves me! [ organ ] >> big al was just a good person all around. and we'll miss him tremendously. >> our dad came to denver in 1946 after serving this country. he wanted people of color to create businesses and property and prosper! >> and when the spirit would

get happy, he would get -- [ indiscernible ] ? he's gone home! >> he was our rock and the lord was his. we love him dearly. you can frown because he's gone or you can smile because he lived. ? halleluiah ? >> reporter: big al se the air force. he was buried at fort logan cemetery. we are back with a sign that will try to convince us that not everything is as it seems. >> and a brewery offers us a real choice this election season.

[ plane ] >> it's a sign! actually, two signs spotted by viewers who e-mailed them to us within minutes the other day. not a door! hey, you can't fool us. no, that totally is a door. it's on the other side of the sports plex on broadway in denver. pretty sure they meant to say, not an entrance.

absolutely a door. second photos from durango. this sent to us, it sure looks like a door. it sure is a door down there. but this is apparently a sign they sell around town. all right! you can always send them to us. if you drink on election night, we won't judge. pate brewery in boulder is offering one final selection. they serve two beers. one is a red concede it's much more orange in color. grabs you by the palate, pate says. and then there's the blue beer, an approachable, american blond ale that may cause you to conceal details of what you've been doing. well played. well played. susan gallaway writes, love the show! great, unbiased approach! first time for every e-mail right there! emily tweets: hi, kyle!

november is not a great look for your chin or your face! [ chuckle ] >> trust me, just give it some time! it'll look great! >> can't believe this is a thing. but stephen floyd likes it and he writes, littleton's giving a whole new meaning to asphalt. [ laughter ] >> stephen, stephen, baby, you want to write for "next"? do it!

? tonight, mariah's split gets even stranger. >> oh, darling. >> why mimi wants a their 50 million her breakup. >> #diva. >> then prince harry's secret rendezvous with his new hollywood girlfriend. wwat we just found out. >> i'm not going to jinx it by seeing you. >> sarah jessica parker on her biggest fashion risks and her boldest move yet handing over her style empire to her 7-year-old. >> one of my daughters is plotting to take over. >> it's that time again. oprah is sharing her favorite

no one's getting a car. why lady o's presents are looking way different this year. >> i am done with gifts. >> now for of november 3, 2016, this is "entertainment tonight". >> what does mariah carey wants her ex-billionaire fiance to apologize for. >> that's not all. it comes with an inconvenience fee. >> i'm also going to be a diva in dre why not be yourself? #thediva. >> no signed prenup and no sex before marriage, so what exactly is involved in mariah's $50 million inconvenience fee? well, there's that engagement ring estimated at ten mil. she wants james pack tore buy her an l.a. home somewhat similar to what they're renting for $250k a month and the rest, mimi wants paid out in cash. ?