. >> they did the colorado department of revenue in an effort to detect and prevent tax fraud told us there returns could be delayed this year up to 60 days. still, frustrated taxpayers calling by the thousands. if you tried to call the colorado department of revenue it will probably sound a lot like this. >> we've been getting a lot of phone calls. >> they simply can't keep up with demand. >> checking the status of their refund. >>reporter: that has not stopped thousands of taxpayers from inundating the call center. asking similar questions. >> show me the money! >> no one wants to wait but tax fraud. >> that takes time. if we ask taxpayers to be patient with us, some refunds issued. not all refunds are impacted. some taxpayers already have their checks. if your refund is flagged for any reason you could see a delay. even if you request direct deposit it could be converted into a paper check, again and other way they are trying to prevent cracks from getting your money. >> another effort to try to thwart criminals out there. >>reporter: you can track your 3 refund online click on whe

the colorado department of corrections said that the attack was among many reasons why they decided to transfer him. they are not saying where he was he will likely be targeted again. >>> a bizarre break-in at a marijuana dispensary in wheat ridge. they were - - the general manager said that the thieves were in the store for less than one minute. and they got away with nothing. police hope they can catch the suspects. >>> high fire nation - - danger and illegal trash dumping are a couple a couple of reasons why authorities are working to cut down on illegal camping. the laws are being redefined. >> reporter: at loaves and fishes, abby and her staff have always been busy. but over the past few years, they've had a harder time >> we've had an increase over the last few years. more people that are transient's that are coming from here and going to other places. >> we get a lot of calls about people trespassing. we have an important - - influx of people camping illegally and building illegal campfires and leaving behind trash, they camped too long in the mountains as well. >> reporter: aut

a colorado department of corrections spokeswoman says... the attack was among many reasons why he was transferred to a different facility in january. james holmes's new prison is still a secret. a woman was recently sentenced to 208 years in prison for nearly killing an elderly man in his home. she wasn't an intruder, this wasn't a random attack the woman was living in the home as caretaker. jack woods hired jana bergman to live with him, to keep him company and cook. she hid the nearly 90-year old man from his daughter.. bergman was a convicted felon. in fact, jack had bailed her out of jail three times.. in october of 2014, the two had a fight. where she nearly killed jack. growing number of elder abuse cases law enforcement investigates. we want to help. this morning on experts here to answer your elder abuse. the elder abuse this morning. republican candidates for president brought a new level of bickering and personal attacks. a lot of name but when they finally did talk about policy... most directed at donald trump. the moderators cla

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. >> we just learned that the colorado department of public health confirmed two cases of zika, both individuals had traveled to a zika affected country and both have now recovered. the cases were reported last week. health officials say it's likely that colorado will have more cases of zika in the coming year. the department of public health won't confirm information on the individual cases. the most common way people get it is from mosquitoes. it becomes particularly dangerous when it shows up in a pregnant woman. zika virus can cause severe brain damage to unborn babies. >>> 9 wants to know has learned a detective with the denver police department have been disciplined by the chief of police. he was disciplined for pulling over a feuding neighbor and issuing an illegitimate ticket out of his jurisdiction. by 9 wants to know shows detective ryan kobernick will be fined five days' pay for making a traffic stop in jefferson county while he was headed home from work. according to the discipline letter, detective kobernick claims he stopped the car because his neighbor's teenaged son,

moved into haven mother's house a residential drug treatment facility run by the university of colorado department of psychiatry at first the program seemed tough but normal. >> it was punishment for doing stuff wrong but wants her child was born she says a series of mandatory bizarre and is seemingly harmful near daily routine she describes a multiple day no sleep marathon sessions three days date on which it is late your child that doesn't sound helpful i didn't think it was healthy either especially because mine was a little and staring at a wall and forest meditation eight - -dash 10 hours at a time to never ask if it was right for you or if it was helpful for you we didn't have a choice if they were having games you're in the game in a special disciplinary called jail phase where mothers were separated from their toddlers or babies but in the same room crying media are demanding children left to suffer but they are using that child as a prop a screaming child as a prop if her story sounds improbable just complaints from a drug addict and wanting an easier stay cap this is the state's record o

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these are volunteers from the colorado department of revenue, staffing our phone lines for a special tax line 9. they can answer just about any tax question. they will be with us through 9:00 this morning. give them a call. do be patient. this is always one of our very, very >>> some students in england are coming up with new ideas that may change survival gear technology in the feature. designers at london's royal college of art created a coat that can transform into a tent or sleeping bag. the wearable shelter is made from a material they call tivec. it's tough and durable enough to withstand tears. it's just in the prototype stages right now. it will be a while before camping season kicks in around here. when we go on our annual 2-week team trek in the high country i know this will be useful. >> you don't need anything else. >>> very windy in the foothills and mountains today. we're relatively calm. coming up tonight the wind keeps building in the foothills, gets stronger north of the border in wyoming. we have some strong winds around here tomorrow afternoon. wednesday afternoon

the colorado health department says you should get tested if you do travel to one of those areas. >> if she has traveled we are offering blood testing and if mood testing is positive we're - -- blood testing is positive we're offering ultrasound. lindsay watts denver 7. exciting. after a year in space astronaut >> now he's back onearth researchers will compare him to his twin brother marc on how space affects the body. 3 >> reporter: look at this a woman was actually stuck inside a tornado here. >> reporter: incredible. very fortunate. 140 miles per hour winds were hitting this lewis business. bathroom. they didn't know a woman fleeing the tornado came to the door knocking asking to get in. door. it was locked, so she had to come up with a new plan. two minute later the tornado was right over her. here between the coke machine. it wasn't even holding on, it was just to brace myself. wow, he works for med ex-and was out making deliveries when that hit. she didn't realize how bad the weather was until it was almost too late. >> reporter: she grabs the door frantically trying to open it

state of colorado and department of revenue logos and design of snowflakes are really encouraging customers to hang onto current identification card , those cards to remain valid through expiration date. tomorrow the dmv office in littleton offering the new drivers license, aunt the next few months, every office will offer drivers license but the state encourages to get a new one believe in current one expires. rare diseases come every year in the last day of february community leaders come together and supportive rare disorders. colorado state senator kevin and state representative dave young sponsored event at the capitol. doctor spoke how rare diseases affect colorado families every year. rare diseases and when you put them all together 10 percent of the population. temper sent, that is more than a about. we worry about in families and we need to recognize that. that is a big opportunity for all of us today to band together to recognize as an important issue. rare disease is responsible for 35 percent of death in the first year of life. new developments in the case of a man housing up to

had she accepted that gift, it would have been a violation of the colorado department code of ethics. >> on mr. hansen's behalf, the beginning of this report is saying that he offered her a ring. i believe that based on the job that mr. hansen had at the time, it may have been misinterpreted what was said and i think it was just taken out of context. i don't think his intention was to give this officer this ring. >> what was the intent? since you're speaking for him. >> it was said to her as a means to bring a smile to her face. it wasn't an intent to actually offer the ring. >> okay. the board will take that into consideration. do you have anything else, hansen? >> i just want to read a little bit of what i wrote. >> go ahead. >> i had talked with c.o. mcdaniel and told her that i was the kind of guy that wore his heart on his sleeve. and speaking straight from the heart, i told her i was out of line. i was only playing. i didn't mean any disrespect and i would never do anything to put her job in jeopardy. i also said i would back off and stop joking around with her if that's what sh

city were shut down for hours in all directions . 19 inches of snow fell in denver and the colorado department of transportation ordered all vehicles off the road unless they had changed, snow tires or four-wheel-drive. hundreds of drivers worth to abandon their cars and return the next day to dig out and do the same for others. >> good karma. hopefully it comes back. >> we didn't have any so we might as well help nobody else. reporter: tree branches broke under the weight of spring snow as the power lines. more than 300,000 people without power at one point. many shoveling out with hard work especially for a senior resident who had a heart attack while trying to shovel his driveway. >> charlie was just a small little space. he shoveled itto get it out . he walked into the living room and collapsed. reporter: three jeffersoncounty sheriff deputies came to the rescue. they found 68-year-old charlie moore with no pulse. after reviving him and getting him to hospital the deputies returned to help out charlie moore's wife . >> somebody should through a shovel at me and said let's make sure you can

. >> you see here aurora police department spending their condolences from the aurora, colorado police department. clovis police department spending their thought and prayers tonight as well. >> 10 news is staying on top of all of the changes designed to stop these types of crashes from happening. you can see some of the newest tools being used to keep you safe on our free wtsp app. >> a developing story out of tampa, after a person was killed in a hit-and-run crash, deputies are south of 28th south bound lanes are closed between 28th avenue east and 26th avenue n.no details on the victims or a description of the deliver of the vehicle they say is involved. >> one of your choices for president campaigned in the bay area. marco rubio made a stop in palm harbor today. he talked with dieners at the tiffany's family restaurant. he said he's trying to live in the moment. >> i'm focused on winning florida. i have not thought about wednesday. i don't know what i'm having for lunch or dinner today. i don't even know my schedule. i intend to win florida. we have not made decisions about after f

colorado. the health department says there are two confirmed cases in our state. >> reporter: these are the first confirmed cases in colorado. health officials say expect to see more. there are now over 100 cases of zika across the u.s. all of them are travel related including the two patients who the health department says they have already recovered. most people with it don't even see any symptoms. they can include rash and joint pain. health officials say it the unlikely we will ever see an outbreak in colorado because it lives in tropical regions. we talk today a denver health doctor about it. >> i think right now the numbers are very small. i think it will be a minor concern, but we'll have to wait and see how things unfolded. >> reporter: the biggest concern for zika is for pregnant women. it can cause infants to be born with unusually small heads and brain damage. the cdc is recommending women not travel to zika areas. providing tests if they do upon return. >>> 110 days away. parents, if you haven't signed your kids up for camp you could be running out of time. depending on what you're lo

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colorado. the health department confirmed two patients in our state. kathy reports that the virus is a concern to pregnant women. >> the kind of mosquitos that spread disease through their they were acquired out of the country but it can be spread through a man through sexual contact. >> it general, it's a mild self limited viral illness like we year. health. it's his patients, pregnant women who have concern about zika. two women who had mexico. results. >> brazil, they're trying to control a major outbreak, zika pregnant women have been led to the microcephali. >> the circumstantial evidence is strong. >> zika is being tied to temporary paralysis. some scientist say the zika virus can cause a rare but severe neurological disorder. won't be contending well. >> dr. heyborne say woman who haven't gained -- >>> from tv's to appliances and thermostats, your homes are connected to the internet more than before. tonight, i'll show you how -- >> unwanted highs could be looking in your home without your knowledge or permission. >> thousands of people could be

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colorado. the state health department says we have our first two cases here. both patients travelled to zika-affected countries. sheer a look at the many countries warnings. most of those countries around south america islands. both patients in colorado have recovered. >> reporter: they have. but health officials say we are coming year. the concern centers around pregnant women. the kind of mosquitos that spread the zika virus don't live in health officials say the two cases here were acquired out of the country. but the virus can be spread by infected men through sexual contact. >> generally it's a mild viral illness like we all get. >> reporter: pregnant women have cause for concern about zika. at least two dozen of them in mexico have their blood test forward zika. they're trying to control a major outbreak. zika has been linked to microcephaly. >> the evidence right now is very strong. >> reporter: and zika is being tied to temporary paralysis. neurological disorder. >> reporter: if you get zika virus and recover, thennure immune. so it -- then you are imm

the health department says recovered. the colorado public health and environment has not released any the cases. we know zika is most commonly spread by a type of mosquito that doesn't live in colorado. so the likelihood of you getting the virus from a mosquito here in colorado is low. zika causes mild illness... sometimes people don't have any symptoms at all. the cdc says it could be linked to birth defects... and a doctor here in colorado says some women here are worried. the cdc says there are no commercially available diagnostic tests for zika virus disease...coming up at 5:30... i'll talk about how you should go about the testing process if you think there's a chance you could have zika...remember zika spread by a type of doesn't live in colorado. a drug that could save lives is going down the drain. the way billions of dollars in cancer medicine is going to to make every much -- again! i'm talking forbes magazine annual list of the world's richest people. the co-founder and chairman of the dish network is still the wealthiest p

colorado. he was supposed to self-report past termination. to the department of regulatory. when he registered in colorado. but did not. >> self-reporting is one thing. but you need to cross talk between states. >> former patients say a federal law demanding all hospitals share employee discipline records. is common sense. >> . they need to share that information. don't just sit there and block it. association says a plan to talk with other states about creating a federal law. or hrat at least a impact between states that would allow hospitals to talk to each other about past employees. so rocky allens don't slip through the cracks. >> the district attorney office will decide if charges will be filed. against others involved in the case. >> adams county deputy accused of attacking his girlfriend. a peered in court today. judge setting disposition on the case for june 1. >> on administrative leave. charged with false imprisonment. third degree assault and domestic violence. >> happening tonight the latest rounds in a fight to drill 22 tonight 150 republican delegates are at st

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colorado. the state health department says two coloradans traveled to see get infected countries and contracted the disease. >> lance is on this story. we are now being added to the cases. >> 26 states in all. -- in this state. doctors at denver health say it is unlikely we will see any kind of and out right here in colorado because the mosquito responsible for spreading the zika virus doesn't live in colorado. >> colorado wins -- as coloradans continued to travel, we will see more cases. >> there are 25 other states reporting travel related zika cases. most coloradans are not at risk because the mosquito that transmit the virus -- transmits that's my wrist is not living colorado. the doctor says zika can also be spread sexually from male to female. >> i think the numbers a very small. i think it will be a minor concern. we will have to wait and see how it unfolds. >> reporter: it is been widely unfolded that zika can cause birth defects ii newborns and in some cases may cause paralysis. in most paralysis -- instances, it simply causes fever, rash and joint pain. a week and i thought to have a

colorado. for the first time, the health department here is reporting two cases of zika virus. the risk for coloradans is still very low. >> more than 100 cases of zika reported in the u.s., experts say it was only a matter of time before the virus came to colorado. >> i don't think this is a big surprise to anybody. >> reporter: tuesday, the state health department announced not one, but two cases of zika. adding both individuals traveled to an infected country recently. only that both have recovered. should not be a big concern at this point. >> reporter: zika may be spreading at an alarming rate in latin america and the caribbean right now. >> there are only certain types of quotes that can transmit zika. they have not ever been reported to be here in colorado. >> reporter: people in our state may have reported the virus, but it was not transmitted here. >> they got zika somewhere else and came to colorado. >> reporter: the chance of transmission may be low, but doctors and state officials say this likely will not be the colorado. >> we travel more. >> reporter: experts say

the colorado springs fire department share this picture with us. you can see the car flipped and landed on a street sign. involved. one person died and three others were rushed to the hospital. speed was a factor. >> a search for a driver involved in a hit-and-run. this crash left a man fighting for his life and we are hearing from the family. it happened on monday night near the intersection of college and spring park in fort collins. george taylor was riding his bike when a driver hit him and sped off. taylor is in critical condition in loveland. his family is hopeful he will soon be strong enough to shed light on what happened. you know, it is going to be several months. i know you're scared and you do not want to come forward. just think, it could have been someone in your family or one of your friends. >> taylor's family says he is now breathing on his own lease do not have a vehicle or suspect description at this time. casting ballots for the presidential candidates today. the primary contests in maine, louisiana. donald trump dropped out of

. >>> the health department has confirmed two cases of zika virus in colorado this year. people had travel to countries with sica and both have recovered. the health department expects more cases in the coming year. the most common way to get zika virus is from a current -- a certain type of mosquito that is not currently in colorado. men can spread the virus through sex and women can pass it on to unborn babies. >>> what von miller is saying about ongoing negotiations and caught on camera, this is hard to watch. a toddler tumbles out of a van in china. ,, ,, i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. which is why, for every american what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. >>> it's official. the denver broncos have placed the exclusive franchise tag on von miller. that means his salary can be no less than the average of

colorado are sending their condolences to the last las animas county sheriff's office. a deputy was driving eastbound and veered across lanes and hit a parked car. hospital. he was 44 years old. >>> the state health department confirms two people in colorado have been diagnosed with the zika virus. the agency says both people traveled to countries where zika is prevelant and that the cases were reported last week. both people are doing well. zika is most commonly spread through mosquito bites. doctors are emphasizing it's almost impossible for that to happen in colorado. only certain kinds of mosquitoes carry the virus and have never been reported here. >> we don't believe we have the possibility for local transmission which is where an infected mosquito would bite someone who is infected and then bite you and you would get >> doctors in brazil say there is enough evidence to suggest that zika is responsible for a condition that can cause smaller heads in infants whose mother has been infected. >>> within the hour american astronaut scott kelly safely returned to earth. he's been living at the international space station for nearly a year, 340 days to be exact, new record for american space travel. his adve

colorado. both people have recovered. the state health department said the two got the disease by traveling to zika infected areas. it has led to thousands of cases of microcephali in brazil where babies are born with abnormally small heads. >>> rockies are back in action and they're going to take the against the diamondbacks with new faces you want to learn. the big acquisition for the offseason was for free agent para. the team signed pitchers, jason, and chad into the bullpen. the first few weeks of spring training, expect to see minor elite players as coaches evaluate them today. the game starts at 1:10. the rockies are against the padres on april 8th. there's work to do at coors field. the copter 4 flew over the ball park yesterday. they need to remove ice. home runs, it's going to be harder to come by coors field. a small section in the left corner fence is going to be raised five feet and an area from center to the score board in right will go up 8 feet. the new addition is going to be chain linked so they don't block the views as much. last

. >>> it was a matter of time, the state health department confirmed two zika cases have been reported in colorado. both cases were reported last week. the health department says the people infected recently came back from a country affected by zika. the state would not say where they live or where they were treated. experts say the discovery of zika virus in colorado shouldn't really scare us because the virus was not transmitted in our state. this certainly isn't mosquito season just yet. however, 9news medical expert dr. john torres says we can expect to see additional indications very soon. >> one of the things you have to remember is they got zika somewhere else and came to colorado, but them coming to warming up and the mosquitoes move into the area, those mosquitoes could get zika from somebody who has it and then transmit it to other people. >> zika can cause feverlike symptoms and doctors suspect it is linked to several birth defects. >>> a man is recovering after being hit by a vehicle late last night in fort collins. the man was lying in the southbound lanes of college avenue near sprin

colorado. eric runs the horticulture department at epcot. good morning, how are you. >> fine. >> you do the entire disney world or epcot. >> just the flower and garden festival. >> that is enough of a job for you. >> that's plenty. >> so big, so popular you have expanded an extra 15 days this year. >> that's right, we're 90 days this year and we have new topiaries and new food, we have new bands. really, a new festival. >> why is it that it is so popular among guests, folks coming back year after year. >> you have the topiaries and you can see woody here. where else do you get the flowers and, we have little river band perform. something for everyone. >> reporter: and, you can walk in and enjoy the sights and anything but do people and flower watching. >> our annual pass holders, come again and again, it changes throughout the festival. we'll have new flowers and bands and even new activities in the festival center where they can come and learn more about horticulture and take it to their own house. >> reporter: you recommend people plant fl

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department in texas. claude lee wilkerson's first major run in with colorado law came in a 1974 -- during a burglary case in grand junction. it's unclear whether he was convicted. in 1978 - he was one of four men arrested and convicted in connection with the deaths of three people during a jewelry store robbery in shiner, texas. our sister station khou in houston reports the victims were taken to a farm where they were shot. he was convicted but... in 1983 - he was freed from a texas state prison on a technicality. a judge threw out his confession because he didn't waive his rights. arrest and court records show he's had several arrests and convictions in colorado since 1987. he's been arrested and convicted for d-u-i, property damage and criminal mischief. in 1997 - he was charged with intimidation and assault in montana -- convicted of intimidation. 9wants to know confirmed wilkerson bought his property in now, wilkerson is facing multiple charges connected to this case. corey, he's being held on a one- million-dollar bond. there are so many angles to this story and we are going to get into them throug

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two cops in colorado pay tribute by rocking out -- detective mark and brice from the police department never stop believing. they keep jamming to journey don't stop believing. they said they did it to support 16 officers across the killed in the line of duty this year. tina is here with a check at what's coming up in sports opportunities. >> thank you christina a rough month for knicks. now rookie sensation misses a game. next in sports. pet moments are beautiful, unless you have allergies. then your eyes may see it differently. only flonase is approved toprelieve both itchy, watery eyes pand congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. when we breathe in allergens our bodies react by over producing six key inflammatory substances that cause our symptoms. most allergy pills only control one substance. flonase controls six. and six is greater than one. complete allergy relief or incomplete. let your eyes decide. flonase. >> good evening. knicks rookie sensation christoph sat out against the detroit pistons with what the team call thes a lore left leg contusion but an mri on hi

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colorado springs right now. so far, two deputies in our state have been killed in the line of daughter. last year, 52 officers left the springs department, 11 in the last two months of the year and in their letters, the reason for leaving is fear against violence against officers and one another reason, the shooting at planned parenthood in colorado springs. man who admits to killing those people. this is what was said. >> killing is not the problem. if you're killing to save lives, that's a different story than murdering people that are innocent. i did it to save lives. >> dear's mental state is being evaluated and in the next month, we should find out more about what doctors found. >>> extra help is flooding into park county after a deputy was killed and two others injured last weekkand now the department is having proolems filling shifts. they are coming from laplata county. and services are coming together for corporal nate carrigan. it will be held in arvada %- because that church is big enough to hold a big enough crowd for the service. >>> reaching out to the community, aurora's police chief is taking a closer look joining his fo

colorado has its first two confirmed cases of the zika virus. both people were infected after traveling to a zika infected country and they have since recovered. the cases were reported to the state health department last week. no other details have been released. zika is most commonly spread by a tune of mosquito that does not live in colorado. it's been spreading quickly in latin america and the caribbean. it causes mild illness or sometimes no symptoms at all in most people, but there are suspicions it could be behind an increase in birth defects. >>> it is the first day of what is traditionally the snowiest month of the year in colorado. the high country often measures feet of fresh snow. in march 9news mountain newsroom reporter matt renoux has his feet in summit county tonight and the first day of march already some snow fell up there with maybe more to come. >> reporter: you bet, mark. reports, march and april could be extremely snowy which is great news in the colorado mountains because while the snowpack still looks good, three weeks of warm dry weather has been taking a good snow pack and melting it quickly. at the base of copper mountain -- >> just taking a break. >> reporter: tyler cli

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. >>> colorado's democrats packed caucuses last night picking clinton in this state. in fort collins, the caucus moved outside because the fire department says there were too many people for the hole. with the democrats, the caucuses start the process of sending delegates onto the convention. republicans also caucused but canceled their straw poll this year after the national party made those polls binding. that would have meant delegates would have had to have voted for those candidates at the convention. republicans used the evening to start choosing delegates. coming up at 6:00, the push to return colorado to a primary election system. >>> it seems word is getting out about denver. we are now ranked number one in u.s. world and news reports into the united states. they surveyed thousands of people looking at affordability, job prospects and quality of life. denver is tops followed by austin texas and fayetteville arkansas. oliver springs came in at number five pick we love this brings also. there. >>> but it's so windy outside. one of my girlfriends just texted me. she said another beautiful day round by the wind. you don't want to b

the department posted the video to its facebook page saying it's already been a tough year for colorado law enforcement, but to always remember the brotherhood, and push through the struggles. >>> that's right, and can don't stop believing in the unusually warm weather we are having. >> ed, a lot of 60s in the forecast. >> through your weekend ahead. in the meantime, here's snow, it dissipating. part of the bigger system that is off in minnesota, parts of the dakotas and iowa, you can see a lot of snow along with that. we are just on the fringes of it. that's what we saw today as far as the foothills go. didn't see anything in denver today. we have the stationary front, just going to wobble towards colorado, and as it does, it will cool us off a little bit tomorrow. but then it pushes back to the east and this warm southwesterly upper 80 in phoenix today. coming our way. over oklahoma, the larger area as the severe weather thunderstorm watch that goes this little line of storms just scooting along here, and down here, some severe thunderstorm warning for these cells going on right now.

the department posted the video to its facebook page saying it's already been a tough year for colorado law enforcement, but to always remember the brotherhood, and push through the struggles. >>> that's right, and can don't stop believing in the unusually warm weather we are having. >> ed, a lot of 60s in the forecast. >> through your weekend ahead. wait until you see it. in the meantime, here's snow, it dissipating. part of the bigger system that the dakotas and iowa, you can see a lot of snow along with that. we are just on the fringes of it. that's what we saw today as far as the foothills go. didn't see anything in denver today. we have the stationary front, just going to wobble towards colorado, and as it does, it will cool us off a little bit tomorrow. but then it pushes back to the east and this warm southwesterly flow comes up. upper 80 in phoenix today. some of the warmth will be coming our way. over oklahoma, the larger area as the severe weather thunderstorm watch that goes until 4:00 a.m. this little line of storms just scooting along here, and down here, some severe thunde

questions from the company that hires the easter colorado outfit called the nor programs. tells us, we are cooperating with the new jersey police department, who is leading the investigation and have assigned other employees to fill the role of bunny. job openings for easter bunny, still listed in the company's website. >> disgraced behaving that way. >> police have just arrested the parent and easter bunny character on charges of aggravated assault and disorderly conduct. shoppers who seen so much are especially appalled to the site of this. >> their reaction, it impacts them. it is really sad, the kids are seeing that, that's the easter bunny. see the person fighting. >> it has come to this >> enough said. >> it has come to this. >> i didn't hear trump's main it was not involved. . >> raining cats and dogs. voters head to the polls. >> look at the sun. up in college hill. we enjoyed this for the remainder of the business day. when will this >> donald trump and hillary clinton hope to pad their delegate lead over the underdog rivals as the 2016 race tots white house. parties. and brad. >> and it's time for raining cats and dogs. hamilton

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colorado and minnesota. the clinton email scandal? it is still raging. state departmenteleased her final batch of messages bringing total number of classified e-mails to 2,000. there are lawsuits like one filed by conservative group pushing to get 30,000 other emails which clinton said personal and deleted. we're learning her senior aide, cheryl mills still has her top secret security clearance despite possibly broken the law sending emails that were classified. attorney general loretta lynch says there is not any special treatment. >> i will not comment on any individuals may or may not be involved in this. depends on facts of those particular circumstance. >> bottom line, is there any double-standard here? >> there is no double-standard in this or any other matter being handled by the department of justice. harris: if not hillary clinton, maybe one of those people attached to her. you know i was talking to judge napolitano, one of our fox news contributors here. he said it is not potentially a law broken forwarding emails but a felony, very serious law being broken. ar

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in addition to colorado springs two down ities have banned the sale of pot. >>> the clant police departmentess for success event. the goal is to help survivors of domestic violence. we lrned more about the clothing drive. >> tell me about dress for success, how it supports survivors of domestic violence. >> well, this start of our subpoena this year we're going to have a drive where we'll have donationings through our entire season. our goal here is to take donations of clothing, backpacks, whatever items people can donate, to help with the survivors of domestic violence. this is to help them get back on to the road of success. >> tell he how the softball team got involved and how there are different kinds of survivors of domestic violence. >> i had a family friend who went through something like this and growing up i always thought was just older marital couple ands things like thatment you realize more than just women go through a marital dispute is happening that's what drew me to it. it can be psychological, emotional, things like that to get the word out there that we are their voice r

colorado doesn't have to protect patients from bad healthcare workers in light of recent arrest. so did we. >> . we have more on a system that often relies on self-reporting. >> . a problem solvers investigation. >> . the department of regulatory agencies requires healthcare workers to self-report convictions and termination. that didn't happen in the case of the surpbl surgical tech. accused of switching out needles to satisfy a drug habit. but his arrest isn't the only one the problem solvers uncovered. the honor system may not be enough to protect patients. >> one of 3 thousand patients being tested. for possibly hepatitis. and hiv infection. in light of rocky alens arrest. when the surgical tech registered tph-d colorado. he was supposed to self-report his history of termination. >> obviously you look at all those incidents. in the past. obviously the people are not reporting. >> . former nurse is another healthcare worker. who has been fired multiple times. but not clear he ever self-reported criminal convictions. as colorado law requires. in 2011 he was convicted of a dui. alaska denied his license in 2014. after that state performed a background check. colorado now won't say here. because he's under >> . g

colorado doesn't have to protect patients from bad healthcare workers in light of recent arrest. so did we. >> . we have more on a system that often relies on self-reporting. >> . a problem solvers investigation. >> . the department of regulatory agencies requires healthcare workers to self-report convictions and termination. that didn't happen in the case of the surpbl surgical tech.

colorado doesn't have to protect patients from bad healthcare workers in light of recent arrest. so did we. >> . we have more on a system that often relies on self-reporting. >> . a problem solvers investigation. >> . the department of regulatory agencies requires healthcare workers to self-report convictions and termination. that didn't happen in the case of the surpbl surgical tech. fired. accused of switching out needles to satisfy a drug habit. but his arrest isn't the only one the problem solvers uncovered. the honor system may not >> one of 3 thousand patients being tested. for possibly hepatitis. and hiv infection. in light of rocky alens arrest. when the surgical tech registered tph-d colorado. he was supposed to self-report his history of termination. but didn't. >> obviously you look at all those incidents. in the past. obviously the people are not reporting. >> . former nurse is another healthcare worker. who has been fired multiple times. but not clear he ever self-reported criminal convictions. as colorado law requires. in 2011 he was convicted in child abuse. alaska denied his license in 2014. after that state performed a background check. colorado now won't say if he self-reported here. because he'