in denver, city council is deciding whether to sign a new contract for 5 more years of red light cameras and possibly expand the program. denver police captain mark chuck likes that idea. >> we are trying to change behavior. >> reporter: are these the denver public works data shows red light cameras are not at the sites with the most crashes, of the 4 intersections with red light cameras, only 1, 8th and speer boulevard is in the top 10. the other 3 intersections don't even crack the top 25. >> we would agree with you that, and that is part of the new contract is we would like to be able to use that technology where it is needed best. >> we know these, when they put the 4 highest accident intersection s, not by a long shot. >> reporter: denver city councilman, flin, supports them in general but won't vote yes until looking into yellow light times longer. >> 20-30,000 people are getting tickets they don't need to get. >> reporter: tickets range from $40 to $75. actually, much lower than the $300 fine if a cop catches you. >> our purpose isn't to try to get a fine. though, that photo enfor

denver? where do you see your city? >> denver has become a bigger, more vibrant city. a lot of people are moving here. in a lot of ways, it is a success story, but it has a lot of challenge. the next decade will determine whether it becomes a city of economic equality or a city with a widening gap between the rich and the poor. denver doesn't want to become san francisco. it would love to have san francisco's vibrancy, but it doesn't want the issues that exist economically there. it is a problem that a lot of cities are facing, but i think denver is hoping to put a stamp on these issues and solve them more than other cities have. ,nnouncer: all weekend american history tv is featuring colorado. ender is a distribution hub for many products, including beer -- denver is a distribution hub for many products, including beer. learn more about denver all weekend on american history tv. >> people in denver drive past the denver mint all the time. it is right in downtown denver. it is on a major thoroughfare, but people don't know much about and it's a story that needs to be t

so vets are asking you to keep vaccinations up to date for your cats. >>> living in denver could be easier. city council approved a deal for affordable housing fund. a dedicated funding stream will denver's poorest neighborhoods say they can't afford to stay in the city. some feel like they're being forced out. >> and so families don't have anywhere to go. and so people are searching all over the city without success and moving to other cities, most of the surrounding cities they're not having luck in. bring in continue million next year. denver could also contribute an reserves. > ceo of wells fargo will go before a congressional panel today and he says he'll apologize. this comes after millions of employees created fake accounts. >>> you could get a replacement for your samsung galaxy note 7 phone sttrting tomorrow. it was recalled after dozens of people said theirs caught fire. the problem was with the battery, not the phone itself. starting tomor note 7 you should be abll to get your free replacement from samsung or your service provider. >>> donald trump has been kidnapped. >> not the real

denver city council just signed a $6.4 million contract that will extend its contract for years. jason gruenauer joins us for what this means for all of us. >>reporter:it means you have to deal with those red light cameras like the one behind me, that is because, as you mentioned, the city council voted near unanimously last night 10-want to extend the contract with a company that provides and operates him. according to our partners over the denver post. those red light cameras, as well as those in photo speed fan, the ones that i see most of the time on spear just past the cherry creek mall heading back downtown. those are also part of this five-year extension. we are talking about technology upgrades to the existing red light cameras as well as photo vans to make them more accurate, and higher resolution. that according to our partners over at the post, as well. what about costs? i will break it down all morning. me give you a hint. the city brings in much more money than it cost to operate these. we are talking about cost between a contract and actually just running them a few

. >>> denver city council members are busy, they voted on several big issues, including raising your property taxes to create more affordable housing. it ppssed the first of all. they also agreed on a new contract for red light cameras. the deal is worth $6.4 million. this will last for the next five years. jason gruenauer joins us now for what this plan means for you continue to drive through intersections you have to deal with red light cameras on both sides of the street. those radar vans that have guns similar to this one, to show you how fast you are going, and charge you if you go through here, break that speed limit, for the next five years. the denver city council 10-1 neaa unanimous vote, means that both of those things are going to be around here in denver, the next five years, or so. we wanted to break down the numbers for you, as far as costs and what this five years, the contract is about $6 million. a cost about $3 million to run per year. as far as cash flow income over the last five years, red light cameras and those radar vans combined have brought in around $45 mill

fingers was a major job requirement for a bartender in denver. a city cannot survive on a pinch of gold dust economy so denver needed a mint. mintfice that could reliable measures of gold for commerce and shipment act east. we are in front of the denver mint which was built in 1904. 1906 and it has been the pride and joy of denver ever since. by the 1880's, denver itself had got rich from mining. the queento become city of the planes. the center of commerce and a leader in the western united states. the city fathers at that point decided that a mint they could be proud of would be part of that process. there wasn't a federal facility, denver was the frontier with the wild west. revit industry and private banks stepped in to fill that void. gruber were bankers out of leavenworth, kansas. assayame and set up an office and private mint. the federal government did not appreciate private bankers minting coins but it was not illegals they couldn't do anything about it so they thought clark and gruber in 1862 and took over the assay office goldegan manufacturi

another denver city park says an on tkpwaeupbg problem. sparking a new effort to put a stop it. denver plans to ban drug users parks. >> clean areas of the river. and remove those needles. >> . lawmakers out lawed synthetic pot. known as spice. five years ago. that didn't keep two men from allegedly selling the dangerous drug. dozens of popular retail smoke shops across colorado. a grand jury returned a 169 count indictment against these two. >> . for allegedly manufacturing. distributing and selling herbal sold in legitimate cigarette retailers. including smoker friendly. un-aware of what they were selling. >> . they made millions preying on unsuspecting public. >> . it's a dangerous substance. much less when it's placed on an otherwise innocent product. >> . the men operated the scheme out of now minister and denver. >> . a story that started with a rambling 91 is call. and ended with pat bowlens son convicted of harassment. is taking a new turn. john bowlen appealing his conviction. >> that was john bowlen knocking his girlfriend against the bathroom waupl. wall. taking her ph

little concrete circles we need to be done. >> the problem solvers reached out to denver public works and the assistant city attorney who sent this letter, given the holiday we expect to hear back tomorrow we will update you when >> denver police are stepping their game up cracking down on drag racing in the city. this video posted on the denver police department facebook page shows officers going under cover in northeast denver at the montebello recreational center. their mission was to identify, take it and told drag racers who frequent that lot. all of the driver's seat in the video we're caught and ticketed for reckless and careless driving >> a local woman says her electric bill more than quadrupled after a smart meter was installed on her homework she says it has to be a mistake but the electric company isn't doing anything about it. fox 31 problem solvers are has a consumer alert tonight. denver. >> my coffee maker is always unplugged. >> she is always conscious. >> on average per letter and gas bill cost her about $50 to. >> that is until she says excel energy installed a new smart meter on her home

i forgot, sorry. >> rockies rocky celebrated his >>> more than 500 plants have been stolen from denver city property this year. city crews planted more than 200,000 plants in may and some of them didn't last very long. people have been harvesting artichokeses from washington park. you first were telling us about this in may and it's played out just as they feared. >> exactly. you know what in may i told you about people harvesting artichokeses, any of those vegetables from flower beds just like this. and we kind of think does that really happen? yeah, we're seeing it playing out right now and what the interesting is that just this week somebody tweeted there was a list of edible fruits and vegetables in city parks. here's the thing nothing is edible or for human consumption. i want to bring in park raping er ranger jen. we're going to show people a pia crab apple tree. not only is it against city code tell me why people just don't want to eat them. >> it's something that's found in the important thing is we're out here for public safety and resource protection and it's just not safe to eat

. >>> the denver city council is moving ahead with the creation of the first affordable housing fund. from to explain a little bit more about what this is about. hello, shawn . >> reporter: hello, alan. there is already an issue for folks looking for affordable housing. on top of that, so many people wanting to move to the denver area and the city council wanting to take on the issue. they approved a fund that may do just that using property taxes years bringing in $15 million each year to deal with the increase in the need for homes for sale as well as for rent. since 2010 the supply has risen dramatically and supply has not kept up with demand. there is 87,000 households with people pay more than one third of their monthly income just to this will provide funding for some new options that will also be affordable, and the cost estimated to be $12 a year for the average household in town. shawn chitnis, cbs4 morning news. >> shawn , thanks a lot. >>> it is time for a check of weather and traffic on a tuesday morning. >> just a couple degrees warmer than yesterday with 50 in steamboat

. >>> just this week, city of denver approved a $150 million fund for a housing program. the mayor wants to add 6,000 unit we know it is bad. jamie leary is with habitat for humanity is working on one. a lot of hands on deck. >> reporter: evidence of efforts to combat the affordable housing crisis everywhere and this is a prime example. you have foundations going up for 62 new homes thanks for habitat. the denver city council approved the first fund and today the nonprofit group 9 to 5 colorado announced a long- >> today is the start, the beginning of pushing for renter's rights and rent control. we just know that cost is the number one issue and we have to do something about it. rent control is illegal so we would have to overturn a state statute for cities to create rent control ordinances. >> reporter: the group knows this could take time, but if successful they would insure they wouldn't skyrocket. the organization is in put more protects in place for low income renters and all the city will allocate $150,000. it won't help the groups of people who need it's the most.

city have that. what is next for denver? where do you see your city? >> denver is in some ways past the cusp of becoming an acre, more vibrant city. it has become a magnet for younger people are young professionals here. and lot of ways it is a success story. you can see in some of these neighborhood a lot of challenges left in that they're going to be the big questions that faces the next decade or so and whether it becomes economically equal, a city of economic equality or a city where there is a widening gap he cleaned the rich and the poor. denver doesn't want to become save the cisco. it doesn't want a giant old that exists economically there were people can't afford to live there. so those are problems a lot of cities are facing, but that is is hoping to put a stamp on those issues and all of them more than any other city has. >> we spoke with juan thompson about his book, "stories i tell myself," who talks about his father, hunter s. thompson. >> i think the public image of hunter is best captured by the fear and loathing character, which is real

. >>> city of denver says it is time to tackle illegal drugs in parks and on bike paths. it is posting flyers as a warning. if you're caught in any illegal drug activity you'll be suspected from that park. >> drug use is rampant in many of denver city parks but the trail. >> i have seen drug dealers selling drugs. >> reporter: much of the illegal activity in done in broad daylight and nay litter there. concern for the public has patrols of the area, but now the city is taking additional steps to insure public safety. >> this is 180 day temporary directive that will suspend people from the park that are engaged activey. >> anyone caught involved in illegal drug activities in the parks or along the trail will immediately be sus spented from that area for 90 days. >> they have people with them and those people are educated and have the background and the resources to give to people to help them with their addiction. >> while most agree the city has good intentions, the concern is how it will be done. >> i think it will be proactive enforce i would think. >>> happening right

denver. but a city can't really survive on a pinch of gold dust economy. so denver needed a mint. an assay office that could mint reliable measures of gold for both commerce and for shipment back east. we are in front of the denver mint which was built in 19049. coinage began in 1906. and it has been the pride and joy of denver ever since. by the 1880s, denver itself had gotten rich from mining. and it wanted to become the queen city of the plains. the center of commerce, the leader in the western united states. and the city fathers at that point decided that a mint they could be proud of was going to be part of that process. there wasn't a federal facility. denver was just the frontier. it was the wild west. so private strit, private banks stepped in to fill that void. clark and grouper were bankers out of eleven worth, kansas, and they came to denver and set up an assay office and private mint. the federal government did not appreciate private bankers ming coins. but it was not illegal. so they couldn't do anything about it. so they bought clark and grubber in 1862 and took over

denver? it's a beautiful city. rocky mountains in the backdrop, how is that kind of changing aesthetically from, i see some warehouses over here. >> the skyline is expanding for sure. it's making central denver into a much more urban place. there are new mass transit lines opening. light rail lines, heavy rail lines, out to the airport that starts over here. just opened in the last few months. all these changes are giving denver a much more urban character and more urban feel. >> give me the downside of it. what's the downside of living in denver? >> the downside is if you're renting an apartment, your don't know how much your rent is going to be going up at the end of the lease. i've just been through that myself. my rent went up double digits, percentage wise. that's hard to deal with when your salary is not going up that much. >> the cost of living is rising but what you're making isn't. >> it's like the rofse the country, the wages aren't shooting up very much but cost of living. is denver is a diversifying city

denver post. as a contract extension, meeting extension of the program and more red light cameras popping up around the city according to the post in denver police, and isn't assured and would be measured. we are not talking about all of a sudden going from 4 to a few dozen like in other major cities. they are going to look at it, at least, and see within the next five years if they want to add a few more on top of the 4 that they have right now in those few vans that are out and about. we are talking about a contract extension. that means more money going out to pay for this program. bring into the city? i will have that answer for you just after 5:30. live, jason gruenauer, denver7. >>> right now it is 5:05, this is kari chopper with her trouble -- husband. they have 4 children together. kari chopper was killed after crashing her school bus into a concrete pillar out by dia. the question this morning is, why didn't happen? right now the corner is trying to figure out if kari chopper had some medical emergency, or simply missed the a spokesperson says all of the roads are clearly marked she should not have

. >>> the denver city council is moving ahead with two measures involving affordable housing. one thing the council decided onto raise funds. it's a 10- year plan that depends on raising the property tax about $12 per year for owner of an average home. both measures will be discussed on september 19th. >>> if you're just now waking up, 50 degrees in denver we have some fog out there. in addition to the fog, picture of an 89-year-old man pushing an ice cream cart goes viral. look at that shot. what people did after they saw ,, ? ? ? isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. >>> a cab driver in rough shape after a bizarre attack in colorado springs. a customer choked and hit the driver and hit him in the head with a handle of a knife. pornography case. the attack doesn't really make much sense. >>> a man attacked an rtd bus driver. it happened at colfax and mi

in summary like me has never been to denver, give me a sense of the city. >> denver is a city that was originally a silver and gold room and bust city, and then it became a bust city. in the last few years, it is a city on the rise. it has the tech her, and other industries as well. john: denver is going through a lot of economic change because the cap is widening so quickly. affordability is an issue here. people who make good salaries live comfortably. people who are middle-class and below are struggling to keep up with property taxes or rent. that is pricing some people out of the city. the dynamic is that teachers, firefighters, middle-class employees are finding it harder to stay in denver. it's much more expensive. denver has added 80,000 people in five years. it is growing very quickly. >> what is bringing people here? >> the strong economy, the quality of life. keep going straight. you will meet so many people here who have moved here in the last few years. >> tell me about the neighborhood we are about to head into. john: you are about to meet the part of denver that has chang

kdvr.com to find out. >> happening tonight denver city council taking a test vote on $150 million plan to increase affordable housing. the money would come from an average of $12 per your increase in property taxes and increased fees for developers. supporters hope to create an additional 6,000 units over ten years. if the measure clears tonight spoke been the measure could be approved come next week. >> the presidential election ques presidential after she got sick over the weekend at the 9/11 memorial service. her campaign says it's a case of pneumonia. clinton canceled two appearances earlier in california but events scheduled at the end of the weekend in washington are still on at least at this time. the clinton campaign said more of her medical history will be released staffers were quick to. out she was first diagnosed on friday with pneumonia, but still carried on a full schedule. critics quickly pounced saint just like the e-mails, she likes to keep important matters >> i kind of know what she goes through. she's the person with a strong work ethic. she wasn't feeling good less

should create about 300 units of the mayor says it's all about keeping them accessible denver colorado we want to be the city were if you were were curing with the denver we need is your estimate the mayois parking problems homeless outreach by the jonbenet ramsey is breaking his 20 year sentence in an interview today with doctor phil) enough to nine years old he was in the family's home in boulder on the day after christmas in 1996 when his mother called police think she found a ransom note in her six-year-old daughter officers found the little girl's body in the basement in today's interview ramsey tried to explain my state that the >> , i'm not the worried type part of me doesn't want to critics would say you were curious because you already knew we didn't have to get the check because it is exactly what happened in. >> i was scared i didn't know that there there was some bad guy downstairs and tapestries i had no idea. >> boulder pd says of the department will not give up on the case now to for the record indicates off to recover from pneumonia the war of words between her donald's authority for controve

capture >>> knew this morning, trying something i made our spiraling home and rental prices the denver city council has approved the creation of the first affordable housing fund. cbs4's shawn chitnis is live. >> reporter: good morning. we certainly learned a lot about the situation in denver earlier this year when fastest growing city in the country. the need for affordable housing is a challenge that is only getting tougher. that is why the city council want to prove this new program to try and take on the problem -- approve this new program to try and take on the problem. over 10 years it will bring in the recent increase in the need for homes for sale and rent. since 2010 they cost has risen dramatically. supply has not been able to keep up with the demand. that is why the city estimates there is a need for this. there is 87,000 households paid more than one third of their monthly income for housing costs . it will keep apartments and homes available at low and moderate rate as we about the property tax, the cost will be $12 a year for the average household and town. shawn chitnis, cbs4

. >> it's a plan to turn light into something brighter denver city council last april approved plans to transfer this area near i285 and broadway turning cracked asphalt and weaves into >> is going to be one big master mix community, that's really walkable. it's really going to be dynamic. >> but that plan does come at the expense. >> i absolutely hate it. since now they are talking about taking the light rail parking away. that is. that is. >> rtd sunday permanently close this joint lot south of the tracks at north in mississippi so that construction can begin. commuters are now fighting for limited parking. >> when i do part down here, i would love to have a space available. >> it's about a 10-15 minute walk. >> i just think another complex is going to add more congested to what there already is down here with the construction they are doing next year. is going to cause more chaos. >> the city is adamant in its plans will include commuter specifics. >> are so going to be plenty of parking available but they left a flexible so we can build it into whatever development it ends up loo

. >>> denver city council members hope to move forward on a plan to improve the city's housing plan. they passed two measures last week, a proposed ten year, (15) property taxes and developer fees to help build affordable housing. an alternate measure delays the fees and tax increase by a year. the council revisits the plan tonight at 5:30 at the city and county building. >>> the broncos always bring us exciting games. yesterday's game offered a different sentiment. >> good guys scored a big win. 0. >> miller wrecks the colts. >> reporter: broncos improved to 2-0 with a 25-30 win. all week long the denver defense had to hear about how they're dirty and how they can't stop andrew luck and then they go out on sunday and stop andrew luck. they sack scored two defensive touchdowns. the difference in this win. >> yeah, the offense may have had trouble scoring inside the red zone and got some field goals but the big difference was the denver defense. you get in his face a whole bunch. the broncos were putting pressure on luck and had one sack in the last two games against andrew luck. von

the denver city council will consider this plan next month. >>> teenagers all over colorado learning says governor hickenlooper. students can learn skills on the job and in school. we talked with the governor one-on-one about it. >> what they are learning in school will directly aplay to their job and the response from the business community and kids have been breathtaking. putting ttose together and redefining how we build the work force. >> you can hear more about that sunday at 3::0 p.m. on politics unplugged. >>> it looks like i ivanka trump may have misspoke when talking about her dad. she said all employees are eligible for the paid maternity live but the huffington post says an employee hand book from the trump hotel outlines a different view. it says the vacation and holiday pay for the leave. >>> we should learn more about trump's health. dr. oz will air the results from his physical exam. the long time doctor who previously said trump would be the healthiest president in history did his exam. >>> now we go to hillary clinton and her health issues. her personal physician say

how did the city help create more jobs for coloradans? the denver chamber of commerce is having a business rally today to talk about it. there are 13 -- it's their 132 132nd annual meeting. they're going to talk about the past year and the strategies to continue putting more people to work. it will be from 11:00 to 11:00 to1:00 this afternoon. >>> about a year into the express lanes. travel times on u.s. 36 are getting faster for everyone on the corridor. they tracked peak morning and afternoon rush hours on a random day last september. people are getting around 20- 29% faster right now than before construction on u.s. 36. we spoke to several drivers to say no matter the way you slice it, rush hour is rush hour. some are finding that extra >> it's helpful when the traffic is backed up. i will jump it on, and it makes it a lot easier. >> i would suffer through the little choke points than pay it. >> coming up at 6:30 this morning. 9news reporter colleen ferreira has numbers on how many drivers are actually using the lanes. >>> denver city council mem

. >>> denver city council approved millions of dollars for an affordable housing fund. it will contribute $150 million over the next decade. this will be from property taxes and developer fees. still, some families if denver's poorest neighborhoods say they can't afford to stay in the city and feel like they're being forced out. the new taxes and fees could year. the city could contribute an additional $5 million from reserves. >>> colorado ranks second in the country for prescription drug misuse. state officials have a new tool to cut down on fatal overdose cases. >> the colorado attorney general's office just bought 2500 drug overdose kits. nearly 7,000 people have died in our state in the next decade. the money came from pharmaceutical settlements, not taxpayer dollars. >>> thousands of coloradians living in hepatitis c say they are being denied cure because it costs too much. >> it'' what a class action lawsuit is alleging. new treatments have more than a 90% cure rate, but they cost about $40,000 a person. the aclu says private insurers cover the treatment, but we s

. >>> happening now, the denver city council considering expanding its photo enforcement system. the city is considering adding more radar and cameras because it says, they have made our streets and intersections safer. greene. >> have a few scattered showers and thunderstorms on the doppler 4000. as we take a look at it, there they are. nothing in denver right now. but they're all around us. you can see the moisture flow up in the area. our highs were only at 74 and 73. that's 16 degrees cooler than we were yesterday. 54 and 58 is where we started out. chilly on the eastern plains. 50s. 40s for the high country. 40s, 50s, to around 60 degrees west. tomorrow, only 60s over the eastern plains. 60s for the mountains. but warmer out west with the 70s to mid-80s. the denver forecast, storms, and 49 and 47 the overnight lows. tomorrow, a cool day, only in the mid-60s with mostly cloudy skies. scattered showers and storms. we jump into the 70s on wednesday, but stay in the 70s right on through the weekend. everyone and er chance of showers and thunder showers. >>> burke ramsey is recou

city wasn't so welcoming. in just the strongholds of the black community. denver doesn't had as large as a black community as a lot of cities do. it's a very close knit community. what are the holdovers from that neighborhood. there are still some historic buildings appear they have lived here for their entire lives. it is a rapidly changing neighborhood what is inside now with washington for this it just makes it all businesses. and then some new restaurants a lot of the people that live in the neighborhood now. i haven't african-american friend from high school. and that does have a little bit of resentment. it's very visible reminder of the change that's happening. i think you would've seen a neighborhood that was much more african-american and culturally proud. with the neighborhood that was struggling. just economically. tell me about the struggle where is it now. back in the 70s and 80s with the boom and bust cycle. with the times that are bad the economy hit the floor. if the downtown that was more like an office park parking lots all over the place. you'd

>> reporter: starting this you'll likely start seeing fires along this path, and in some of denver city parks warning if you're caught in any illegal drug activity, you will be suspended from using that park. many question how something like this will be enforced. >> reporter: drug use is rampant in many denver park, but the epicenter is the cherry creek bike path. >> i worry about stepping on a >> reporter: much of the illegal activity is done in broad daylight with the paraphernalia littering trails, worrying bikeers and joggers. now the city is taking additional steps. >> it's a 180-day temporary directive that will suspend people from the park that are engaged in illegal drug activity >> reporter: under newt directive, anyone caught along the trail will be immediately suspended from the area for 90 days. >> when they come out, they have full responders with them so much those people are actually educated and have the background and the resources to get to people to help them with their addiction. >> reporter: while most agree the city has good intentions, the skrn how it will be don

denver police have made 43 arrests. it's basically one arrest every two days just in the city of denver. we talked to one domestic violence advocate dealing with of the victims she sees, 70% of them were choked during the attacks. the da's office is strongly encouraging victims to come forward. we have a number to call for help if you're in a dangerous situation. >>> it's 6:15. tracking breaking neww out of syria. air strikes in the northern province have killed 22 civilians including six children. syria's state news reporting warplanes killed tenter errorists but this activist group says they hit civilians displaced from a town. >>> theee people have been charged with 169 counts of selling and producing spike. the jefferson county da says they were selling herbal cigarettes laced with synthetic marijuana but didn't tell >>> the u.s. army is planning to weapon stock pile in colorado.l the pueblo chemical depot will start destroying 800 chemical artillery shells. no human wwll be exposed to the weapons. >>> amtrak has sold 3300 tickets for theki train but it doesn't take off for you can f

the mayor wants to create a permanent fund that will pay for 6,000 affordable housing units in denver. city council considering two proposals tonight that will help create that fund. that meeting is taking place right now. >>> we want to get over to ed greene and find out more about this hot forecast. high clouds out here. what we are watching is hurricane paine. it's a category 1. you can see how the moisture is coming up from that, going to the northwest, but also moving to the east. look at the clouds moving into arizona. they'll continue to move right on into colorado. so we do have clouds increasing for tomorrow as well. 90s today, 60 and 56 the start. 77 and 47 would be normal. temperatures tonight, mostly 30s east. 30s and 40s for the high country. tomorrow, another hot one. 80s and 90s plains. 70s for the mountains. tonight, clear skies. tomorrow, sunshine gives way to increasing clouds, 89 and 90 for those hot eyes. a gradual cool down. 84 on wednesday. thursday, we add an isolated storm and 81 degrees. 76 on friday. look at the way we start your weekend. isolated storm, and just 7

.>>> housing is so tough in denver, city council approved a plan to set aside millions to help. members approved a $150 million fund last night to go toward affordable housing programs. the money will come from an in next 10 years. the mayor wants to add about 6000 affordable housing units in denver. we will see how it goes. >>> boulder has cited the owners of the stirling university peaks apartment with a pile of violations. several students found their two-bedroom apartments converted into four bedrooms and a bookcase split the rooms in half. the owners are now facing 184 violations, each carrying a fine of potentially $1000 for alterations they weren't supposed to do. >>> kellogg's is recalling 10,000 cases of eggo neutral rain waffles -- nutrition grain waffles. they could be contaminated with listeria. the products have best buy dates of november 2017. there are no reports of people getting sick but those. >>> a lot of cloud cover over the metro. chris spears is telling us where it is all coming from. >> good afternoon. today's cloud cover brought to you by tropical storm p

. >> we show this video to both denver police and a denver city councilman. will have their reaction coming up at 6 pm. >> defending their cabins. some people are fighting we went to the fire zone today. to lee. with those who refuse >> reporter: as you can see the terrain is rugged innarees and densely forested. there is also a lot of data timber and beetle kill making it susceptible to fire. wild people on this site had no option to get out, others that did have a choice and maay opted to stay .. >> when i saw the smoke columns. ?> from his cabin -- while many evacuated, bruce schmidt chose to stay. while preparing for the worst -- the whole ridge was fingers of blame coming over to the west. >> reporter: today although the fire danger remains high the outlook is much less bleak. knocked down the remaining smoke and flames while spotters use thermal imaging to identify stubborn hotspots. on the ground 120 firefighters worked to protect all they have managed to say so far . >> i was very impressed with how they took care of business. >> no homes have been lo

she's raised $350 and going to set up the lemonade stand again this afternoon. >>> tonight denver city council members hope to move forward on there's a proposed reading and city council members pass two measures last week a proposed $150 million plan raising property taxes and developer fees to build affordable housing. an alternate measure delays the fees by a year. the council revisits the plan tonight at 5:30. >>> this year will mark two decades since jonbenet ramsey was murdered. still no one has been charged and there have been many tonight rick sallinger takes a look at the official investigation and where it stands today. . >> reporter: nearly 20 years since the terrifying call for help. >> we have a kidnapping. hurry please. >> reporter: a grand jury wanted to charge the girl's parents but now the family has been cleared. >> we would love to solve the case, file charges and pursue it. >> reporter: are boulder police any closer to finding the killer up. >> watch the latest on the jonbenet ramsey investigation tonight at 10:00 right here on cbs4. >>> on this monday morning we're

denver. but a city cannot really survive pinchangent gold dust -- of gold dust economy. so denver needed a mint. the mint provided reliable measures of gold for commerce and for shipment back east. we are in front of the denver mint. which was built in 1904. coinage began in 1906, and it has been the pride and joy of denver ever since. by the 1880's, denver itself had gotten rich from mining, and it wanted to become the queen city of the planes, the center of commerce, the leader in the western united states. the city fathers at that point decided that a mint they could be proud of was going to be part of that process. there wasn't a federal facility. denver was the front to your, the wild west. so private industry, private banks stepped in to fill that void. clark and gruber came in and set and assay office and private mint. the federal government did not appreciate private bankers minting coins, but it was not illegal, so they could not do anything about it. they thought barkin gruber in 1882 and begin manufacturing gold bars at the first denver mint facility. in 1895,

the city also spending money on the magazine. bike life denver. that gets the word out about new bike projects and how to use them. >> . that's a hard sell for people. >> developing now. police want to know if you recognize this man and woman. the circle k on south boulder road. the woman has skeleton tattoos on the back of her hands and wrist. and a tattoo on her right cheekbone. >> . new developments tonight. involving broncos line backer brandon marshall. after his sit down with denver being fined for hits cam newtons head. >> . more on the extent of the tpaoeups. >> . call it the cost of doing business. against carolina. the stopping cam newton. that cost is mar marshall and stewart tpoupb out today. is not cheap. together they will pay a combined 42 thousand dollars. plus. >> . that's a huge >> he was expecting a fine. just not one of the tune of 24 thousand dollars. >> . certainly not one that required him to write an even bigger kheg than check than teammate. >> . i was expecting him to get more. but i guess his justified. i don't know. >>

in denver, city council is deciding whether to sign a new contract for 5 more years of red light cameras and possibly expand the program. denver police captain mark chuck likes that idea. >> we are trying to change behavior. >> reporter: are these the denver public works data shows red light cameras are not at the sites with the most crashes, of the 4 intersections with red light cameras, only 1, 8th and speer boulevard is in the top 10. the other 3 intersections don't even crack the top 25. >> we would agree with you that, and that is part of the new contract is we would like to be able to use that technology where it is needed best. >> we know these, when they put

city. >> being back here in denver is so exciting.>> reporter: this denver native made the trip from l.a. >> we finally got the super bowl ring. >> reporter: his tailgate hosting a super bowl ring ceremony in honor of his beloved team. >> it means so much for the city because not only is the city growing and people are saying howwwonderful colorado and the city of denver is, this >> reporter: out-of-towners didn't seem to notice the challenges the city is facing like the 16th street mall, homelessness and urban travelers. >> that happens in every large city in america. denver is a large city. >> reporter: leading up to the game, downtown transformed with the nfl kickoff at civic center park. >> i think it's wonderful. people tailgating. they are all over place. there is so mu >> it is awesome. denver has been in the national spotlight since the economy has changed hugely here. >> reporter: the executive director for denver sports only he told me games like this fill the city with energy and we love the national exposure the nfl brings. >> everybody is a big fan. share it, enjoy it. it's o

a moment of silence. >> thousands of people packed the lawn outside of denver city. and county building. to be a part of the 15 led by john hickenlooper. >> . this is more than just a remembrance of the past. and a tribute to the fallen. it's also a tribute to the living. and all that we have learned about our nation. and our collective humanity. >> . also a peace piece of steel on display. pulled from a rubble of one of the twin towers. twisted and warped from the explosion. >> shush a moment of silence at the pentagon. crowd sharing the moment at 9:37. the time when the third hijacked plane crashed into the pentagon. diversity. urging americans to stick together and defeat hatred. while paying tribute to to the victims and victims families. >> . >> we want to update you on the breaking news. the school bus crash. again to recap for you. a denver police say the wreck left several people with critical injuries. we received several pictures on your screen now. >> we're live at the scene. gathering information. what can you tell us. >> police department just wrapped up

now the city of denver is also allocating athlete $5 million to create affordable housing. the mayor's budget is tackling a problem that we were first to tell you about on denver 7. there is no one to patrol parking spots for the disabled. in some lots there aren't enough spots available for those who regularly truly need them. >> this is scary video a school bus on fire. look at that. oh, my goodness. this is in college park maryland today. 20 kids were onboard, nobody got hurt. thank goodness. and tonight police are still trying to figure out what happened. >>> and this is not a scene from fast and furious. this is is what neighbors in south denver say they have to weekend. cars on top of cars doing doughnuts in the parking lot of general x on federal. we told but this problem last week. but this video, this was last night. neighbors say police scared off the crowd once but then they left and the crowd came bbck. >> very scary at the same time. it's like i said, it's the weekend. my kids are on the front make and last week they came through our fence and what's it going t

denver was ranked best city to celebrate oktoberfest. we're number one for breweries per capita, according to wallet hub. and 14th for access to bars. the denver oktoberfest celebration goes for two weekends. september 23rd through 25th and september 30th through october second. it does touch on october. the lederhosen coming out. why not. might as well get it set tomorrow and run. we want to remind you we've launched something that is truly unique to colorado. a brand new newscast at 11 weeknights over on our sister station colorado's own channel two. no lederhosen. mike barz, erika gonzales and meteorologist matt makens a all the news and whether you need especially for the night owls out there. brand-new news at 11. they definitely have the later newscast on the coast people are used to it may be you are one of those folks who grew up that way are just slot hope you enjoy it a good show that stock about the weather. warmer day 78 for the high. they day showers and storms could see small hail gusty winds. a little cooler tomorrow and fr

live look over the city of denver where it is 50 degrees. currently there is an investigation going on about a body found on some railroad tracks. we will keep tabs on the situation have the latest for you coming up. >>> hillary clinton campaign is trying to downplay health concerns, a couple days after she was caught on camera stumbling outside of the 9/11 anniversary ceremony. >> she admitted she has pneu but she is trying to keep things under wrapss >> i didn't think it was going to be that big of deal. i want to get this over and done with and get back on the trail as soon as possible. >> she has canceled all of her campaign events for today. she will be resting. donald trump said yesterday, that he hopes hillary clinton gets better, but he slammed her over comments that some donald trump supporterr are "a basket of deplorable's." >> i call you hard-working american patriots, who love your country, and want a better >> here's a look at the most recent head to head poll. it shows clinton with an eight- point lead. we are now 55 days away

now, we've seen police departments across the city of denver just announced that it did expand its co-responders program. it went into effect april of last year and they've already responded to more than 400 calls through april of this year. the city of littleton joining in on that effort developing its own co-responders program partnering with all health networks. that group treats thousands of people every single year for mental health difficulties. basically a police officer will be a professional if they respond to a call and see that a person in that situation does need a mental health professional. that partnership they think will help to save police a lot of that time consuming work of trying to assess that situation, but they are also trying -- in assessing situation through something very important that officers receive training with it's called crisis intervention technique. a littleton police works. >> it gives officers more tools. these officers are moment to say make assessments of the scene, and so once you can make the scene safe it's about getting treatment so that they can hopef

city of denver. and the police department. >> problem sve >> . steve tally is represented by the same new york law firm that won 40 million for the central park five. the teens falsely arrested for the 1989 central park rape case. that made national news. now that firm is going after denver police. for an arrest he says ruined his life. >> . i do look like maybe tom hanks in cast away. >> . steve tally not a man you want to trade shoes with. he's been homeless for the last two years. right leg. bruising. right leg. i have the fractured penis. that's a permanent injury. i need reconstructive surgery. >> . federal lawsuit for wrongful arrest obtained by the problem solvers. says police didn't exactly go easy. when they picked him up for allegedly robs two banks. inclouding this one may of 2014. >> they knocked out teeth. i haveen grenades. >> also arrested for assaulting a police officer. the first robbery. pho*frpbts later relying on facial recognition technology. prosecutors refiled robbery charges for the second bank. the fbi technology doesn't

frontier airlines will offer flights from denver to havana. 61 kwhers city. aurora. centennial. denver tech center. all in the 60. 64 degrees. pretty much uniform. until you get up i 76. you have 50s there. couple 50s down in castle rock. and a few 50s as you make your way passed fort collins. towards cheyenne. here's ou future cast. earlier today we did have a few sprinkles. light showers here in the san juans. now we're beyond sunset. those clouds are going tpo move out. we'll keep it clear over night. and that same little fetch of moisture tomorrow. will go a little further. into the central and northern mountains. we'll wake up with we'll go through the lunch hour. quiet. and we kpwet later into the day. grazing of high clouds. maybe one or two showers -fpls highings tomorrow. not highs tomorrow. not much changes. a same in the southeast. and i actually think you'll see slightly warmer readings. eagle at 80. craig and meeker at 89. and 80 towards montrose. i'll fly you up and down the front range. forecast highs. into the middle of the week. 82 mill kin. and little refreshing

just northwest of denver, the city spans 34 square miles. broomfield started with beer. in 1889, adolph zang with zang brewing company, was the largest beer producer west of missouri. the city got a slow start.only 160 residents lived broomfield is booming. 9news reporter colleen ferreira spent some time in the city this week. >> let's check in with these 23 giant panda cubs made their public debut in china yesterday. go ahead. enjoy this cuddly way to end the week. they flopped around on the ground together... hang out in trees. the panda babies are all between the ages of one and four months. they are all from a breeding program at a research base. there are even ten twins in the bunch. since its establishment nearly 30 years ago, the base has bred 176 giant pandas, the world's largest artificially-bred ruby dee meets tyra "bee"... inthe next half hour- our cutest little reporter was such a hit... she landed another star interview. --adlib live . >> this is 9 news. >> one bank, one week, two robberies, we'll tell you the details about how those robbers bank. >> all rig

denver prosecutors. the district attorney enjoys government immunity for the most part. and is not named in the lawsuit. >> . more to come on that. >> the city of denver is using some new tools to help emergency situation. one of them is sphrart smart 911. a private service that lets you create a safety profile. add information about yourself. medical contacts and condition. even information about your family. what you drive. much more. the emergency responders can use this information. to help you more quickly. managed to bring the largest traveling vietnam memorial wall to town. 360 feet long. 8 feet tall. engraved with exactly 58 thousand names. of those killed or missing in action. in the vietnam war. traveling tribute will be on display at the furniture row center. through sunday. admission is free. open around the clock 24 hours a day. also handicap accessible. >> . so emotional. >> . powerful. >> . you've seen superheros using their powers >> what if you could fight disease with your nose. we got married in june... ...on tunaday. there's a subway? $3.50 sub of the day to help you remember life's important days. every day a different s

>> reporter: city leaders are the 16th street mall bbt we all know what the focus is now and that's security along the 16th street mall. you can see before this bus goes by there's a denver police squad car parked in the middle of the street as they continue to try to up security here. the forum is at 7:00 this of welton. city leaders want people to know they are making rogress. all summer the mall has been getting neeative attention. recent violence has turned people away. this youtube video shows yet another fight on the mall. one of this mornings speakers at the forum will be eugene wade. he is setting up security efforts kruing the addition of iv walking up and down the 16th street mall. efforts are being made but how well are they working? hopefully we can get some answers at the forum starting at 7:00. >>> come tack a look at your screen. the man in the blue shirt there, he's a donald trump supporter and came out to a protests in san diego in connection to a recent police shooting but the protests turned on the trump supporter he's considering legal action. >> i was cornered and beat to the ground when i attempted to run away i was chased by the entire mob of peopl

. >> denver city forester, rob davis. >> they're going to look beautiful especially as they weeks. >> if you stop and look, you'll see it's on the way. at city park, tree tops are getting covered with a nice yellow. slowly mixing its way in along the fields of green. further south, at wallace park, red is the color of the moment. it's clear these trees got the fall memo a little earlier than their park mates. look, all we're saying is that we just want to make sure, you're stopping and smelling the roses so to speak. while denver may be behind, it's the first day of fall, which means more of the good stuff is just around the corner. >> a nice way to get out and enjoy the last bit of nice weather. >> reporter: in denver, nick mcgil, 9news. >> tiny brown. descriptive. we'll start -- division says we'll start to see more colors in the next few weeks. >>> a trend that suggests teens don't find tobacco quite so cool anymore. >> also recognition for someone >>> stocks didn't do too bad on wall street today. you can see the dow up almost 100 points. didn't hurt at all that the federal reserv