i'm adam hammond some researchers just found a really old aircraft carrier. plus.. caught on camera.... a small seal catches a ride on a boat.. wait until you see.... what's it's hiding from. i'm catherine cortez masto and i approve this message. four years ago i was diagnosed with breast cancer but early treatment saved my life. so i'm really outraged that joe heck voted ten times to defund planned parenthood which thousands of nevada women depend on for cancer screenings. congressman heck even threatened to shut down the federal government to eliminate funding for planned parenthood. sent to the ocean floor. the u-s-s independence was heavily damaged during atomic tests at bikini atoll in the south pacific before it was scuttled about 30- miles from san francisco in 1951. it's resting in 26-hundred feet good condition. and incredibly.. there is still at least one plane left on its deck. now.... here's today's top stories now trending.... with 13 action news anchor.... dayna roselli. this huge pearl discovered inside a giant clam in the philippines could be the lar

. >> adam hammond is talking to firefighters to find out what happened >> reporter: all this damage caused by an old couch, a faulty toaster and a cigarette. they tell me people used to lounge in this garage, smoke inside and they would use toaster with bad wiring to light cigarettes. they believe that is a bad combination. the roof of this garage is completely gone. you can see straight through the house. >> this was really a fire. down -- lives down the street and couldn't beeieve his eyes. considering the damage here, it's amazing no one was seriously hurt. >> four people were in the house. all four got out and were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation. >> reporter: one person was in the basement and didn't know there was a fire. he tried to run back in but firefighters stopped him. sinc garage, it made matters even worse. >> even if vehicles didn't start the fire, there is now probably oil spills and gasoline in the garage. all sorts of things that are very combustible. >> reporter: again, everyone did make it oot safely except that smoke inhalation but they were treated. t

reporting live cottam -- reporting live, adam hammond denver 7 we're learning etails about an accused drunk driver with vehicular homicide. the 24-year-old swerved into a bike lane and rear-ended william davis in june. she then hit the curb before she drove off. a 30 pack of beer was found in the car. this is her second dui arrest. >>> a $100,000 reward is offered to help find ryder johnson. he worked at eldora mountaii but hasn't been seen since january. his car was found in southwest boulder county on the reward, january 17. that will be one year since he disappeared. >>> the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a few weeks away. >> and denver has found a unique way to honor the victims. there will be a ceremony in civic park to honor the lives but then there will be a free concert with john fogerty and big head todd and the monsters. >> the entire event is free and it will get started at 1 pm on sunday the 11th. and you are being asked to help. >>> have you ever called to complain how truckers are driving but do you wonder who picks up the phone? the shocking answer one man got.

reporting downtown, adam hammond 15 detainees in guantanamo bay , the president wants to close that detention facility in cuba. will continue, the futures are alllup for tomorrow. >>> in adams county, he will be in court later this week after being arrested in denver. denver 7 got the police report, he got into a fight with his wife and reportedly hit her head against the floor. he is on leave from the sheriff's department. use the second want to be arrested for violence. this earlier this year. >>> more police oversight in denver, that's what people have been pushing for after a heated though, it will be up to denver voters to decide if they want it to be permanent. the meeting just wrapped up. what does this mean?>> reporter: it means that this november, denver voters will see this question on the ballot. will make a permanent. paul lopez says it is critical for public safety. >> we are working to transform practices, -- >> railing for channe and police accountability. >> it is a necessary step. >> reporter: they took to the steps of the city and council building. before taking their concer

adam hammond finding out with can be done to avoid a tragedy like this. >> reporter: summertime fun can you're not careful. almost 400 children die every year in drowning accidents. >> the most important thing to do when you come to the pool with young ones is to keep your eyes open. the other important factor is communication.>> following the >> reporter: ashlynnhunt is a lifeguard at east whirlpool assessed taking care of two children at the pool can be difficult.>> if there is someone who has more skills was swimming with them they can keep up with them. there are boundaries at some kids cross. >> reporter: if you are babysitting and unaware of the swimming abilities you should as worse one test per zip we do swim test to ensure that gives a water safe. if they want to swim deeper water, we require them to swim at 25 of back swim. >> water safety is very important you ver kkow when you would need it. learning to swim at a young age is one of the things that you -- more than a year after he disappeared jogging, dna tests came back. they say that he fell ofof a cliff. >>> the plug that

denver7's adam hammond has more. >> reporter: this is michael wiley one of 18 arrested but he has the biggest record. police say wiley has been arrested five times in colorado for drunk driving and he was arrested for the same thing twice in wyoming. wiley's dui record could result in pron a colorado law makes the fourth charge in a lifetime if only punishable by 6 years in prison. a recent colorado man convicted offdrunk driving six times only got probation. this is the body cam radio of the 54--ear-old. george brauchler tells us this is proof the colorado laws need to >>> a follow-up now to a story we told you about yesterday. buses along one who wrote have been late to pick up their kids and sometimes the buses do not even show up at all. some claim there is a funding discrepancy. the two said we have a growing school district and could use more buses and drivers but could not afford either. they are asking parents to $160 a year to ride the bus and to bear with them. >>> we showed you video of the vandals spray painting bouldees on lookout mountain. police say the caught the teena

adam hammond has a look at one of the most expensive stretches of road in this state. >> reporter: this is 16 years in the making. by t people of castle rock can use the road for the first time and the city says it's much needed because of growth in the area. this ribbon-cutting marks in your completion of the largest transportation project in castle rock history. >> an extension, interchange like this, is just a natural progression of the growth and economic development that we've had. >> reporter: the 2 mile stretch floodplain. it connects the meadows to i-25. the big deal is it helps alleviate traffic around thee busy outlet mall, one of the most visited attractions ii the state. the convenience comes with a big price tag. we are talking about $84 million. the taxpayers passed a bond to help pay for it. >> it comes at a cost but our residents tell us if you can get me home 15 that dollar that it cost me in a day or a week's worth it. >> reporter: excited commuters and community members gathered to see their investment.. people took to worse, fried hot dogs, and even struck up the ban

adam hammond is talking to the students who have nowhere to go.>> reporter: students are scrambling right now trying to find a place to stay after they are told their apartments or not inhabitable. we called hotels to see if there was room and we were told to try golden because there were no people are leaving with suitcases at the sterling university peaks apartments trying to figure out what to do. a crowd also gathered here earlier. everyone is clueless. the apartment told them to head to hotels and it will be reimbursed but it's moving weekend and there are none. the bookshelves in this video, two bedroom units with bookshelves added to make them residents say that's a problem because not all bedrooms have access to a window in case of emergency. the apartment complex want to talk to me directly but i was with a resident when they were told the boulder county board approved the renovation plans but at the last minute were deemed uninhabitable. they had to scrap the plans and create different arrangements. this is creating a lot of indecision for where to my mom is 13 hours away. my fa

. >> deadly threats from zika virus and west nile, adam hammond is live to explain exactly what agencies are doing to keep you safe and what you can do. >> reporter: colorado mosquito control is conducting emergency sprays with fog trucks you see like berthoud and many counes have to take extreme measures right now because the risk of west nile is rising in parts of our area. colorado mosquito control is shifting treatment efforts into high gear right now. with cities like berthoud, spraying until midnight tonight. so far, 16 people in colorado have tested positive for west nile with one person dying from the virus. larimer county has had four cases including a young fogging trucks will be spraying and parts of fort collins from 8:30 pm until midnight. up to $20,000 depending on the size of the area. >> they've gotten twice as bad as they were before. when they came back, they came back double. >> reporter: the fire department in byers had to stop spraying because the department was in certified . have to were bug spray inside the house because you have opened your door and there is that

adam hammond spoke to one coupon queen about all of this. >> to me a coupon is like cash. if i gave you $5 you wouldn't self-proclaimed competitor and publisher. >> the amount of coupon redeemed in a year is in the billions and that is with the letter the. >> reporter: she organizes her coupons in a binder and has a stash that she donates to local nonprofits. but now king soopers is offering more digital coupons i won't double manufactures coupon starting august 23. she says she and other coupons won't save as much. >> by the store issuing the digital coupons they know when their sale dates are and they know when they are giving you the coupon. they may not necessarily give you the coupon at the same time that the price of the product is lower. >> reporter::here's how this works. double coupon up to $1 which means if you have a 50 cent coupon for a tube of toothpaste you say $1 on the cost. but now king soopers say not as many people are doubling and believe more will download but laura believes this put some people out. >> there's a large segment of the population and pro

adam hammond is telling us how it's the kickoff for my much biggerrproject. >>reporter: the developers on this big music festival, to draw attention to their huge development of 6 acre right here in the heart of the rino district. >> it's awesome, good for the neighborhood. >>reporter: bernard wants to make that happen. >> we're really excited to be able to create this legacy project in the city of denver and families and individuals and. >>reporter: hurley has been buying properties around where the south platt river and turning it into hurley place, a mixed use community that will focus on arts and outdoors with several music venues like this new 5,000 person rino live venue, where the music festival is happening. >> this is the first day of this fruition, coming of fruition, this phase zero, the activation of the property on the river for >>reporter: construction won't start until next september but the project should be done in five years, people at the conct development will only make one of the city's hot spots even more vibrant. >> rino is an up and co