in that case, the denver da decided to file charges. cbs4 news. >>> not enough sleep for preschoolers can cause too much eating. a new study shows preschoolers consume more calories when they don't get enough sleep. more sugar consumption. sleep deprivation may be linked to obesity risk. they were deprived of more than three hours sleep. >>> some of you might have lost sleep overnight when the tornado sirens went off in longmont. >> crew his to off all the shearer reasons. >>> beautiful day and no tornado issues for us. you can see humidity levels are below 15%. it's very dry out there. we are looking at temperatures today to be much, much warmer. tomorrow we have high fire danger in parts of the state. gusty winds up to 35 miles per even though we're not in -- still be cautious. fire danger is up with our dry conditions. take a hook at wyoming, nebraska, into south dakota. it's really dry in areas across the west. temperatures are so much warmer as we're heading into the evening hours compared to 24 hours ago. 32 degrees warmer in gree

the denver da sent out a warning regarding that today and the aclu said it sounded to them like a threat. it's okay ak a ballot in hand, but don't you dare show who you voted for. colorado's secretary of state wayne williams says it's a misdemeanor that carries up to a thousand dollar fine and up to a year in jail. >> the reason for that is the possibility of selling a vote or trading that vote for something. >> reporter: the prohibition is not just in colorado, but in various states and in countries around the world. release reminding voters that posting selfies with filled-in ballots is prohinted. the american civil liberties union calls it a crazy law. >> i thought issues that release at this point in time is like a tacit threat to prosecute people for exercising their right to take photographs of themselves with their ballots. >> reporter: the law against showing your vote may have teeth, but not much of a bite. > prosecuted for this? >> i can't speak for has anyone ever. i'm not aware of any within the last few years. >> reporter: but selling one's vote is usually a matter taken muc

. >> the denver da has not formally charged hammock. that could come later this week. in denver, 9news. >> the suspect is still in jail. denver police are not releasing his photograph because they are asking possible witnesses to identify him. >>> a newly released report reveals more about the death of a school bus driver at dia. kari chopper died of lent force injuries when the bus she was driving hit a concrete pillar. chopper -- that kari chopper also had an enlarged heart which points to the possibility of a sudden medical emergency. her death has been ruled an accident. she was driving the legacy football team. fifteen students and three coaches were hurt in the crash. they have all sense been able to go home. >>> shoppers at the caribou plaza shopping center may notice evidence of this morning's controlled detonation of an improvised explosive device. the fbi is working with the police to figure out who was device. it was inside of a backpack placed in front of the police department which is located inside of the shopping center. the boulder county bombs what deto

the denver da sent out this press release reminding voters that posting selfies with filled in ballots is prohibited . the american civil liberties union calls it a crazy law. >> i thought issuing that release at this point in time is like a tacit threat to prosecute people for exercising their right to take photographs of >> the law may have teeth but not much of a bite. >> has anyone ever been prosecuted for this? >> i can't speak as to whether anyone ever has, i am not aware of any within the last few years. >> reporter: at selling one's vote is usually a matter taken to -- much more seriously than just a wink and a nod. >> rick sallinger reporting for us. -- the law repealed but so far that proposal has failed. >>> clamors -- scammers claiming to be with the irs are going after college kids. the callers try to fool victims into paying thousands of dollars for a federal student -- tax which does not exist. we spoke with people who say they fake calls are not uncommon. >> i think people who are out on their own for the first time, there 18 and they just don't know any better. >> the

the denver da sent out this press release reminding voters that posting selfies with filled in ballots is prohibited . the american civil liberties union calls it a craz >> i thought issuing that release at this point in time is like a tacit threat to prosecute people for exercising their right to take photographs of themselves with ballots. >> the law may have teeth but not much of a bite. >> has anyone ever been prosecuted for this? >> i can't speak as to whether anyone ever has, i am not aware >> reporter: at selling one's vote is usually a matter taken to -- much more seriously than just a wink and a nod. >> rick sallinger reporting for us. paul rosenthal has tried multiple times to get the road -- the law repealed but so far that proposal has failed. >>> clamors -- scammers claiming to be with the irs are going after college kids. the callers try to fool victims into paying thousands of dollars for a federal student -- tax which does not exist. we spoke with people who say they fake calls are not uncommon. >> i think people who are out on their own for the first time, there 18 and

the denver da says under state law you are not supposed to show your completed ballot to anyone ee. and it goes against free speech. >>we have mail ballots now that would forbid family members from showing other family members how they filled out the ballot at home. >>recent court cases in new hampshire and indiana support the right of voters to take sophia's like that -- sophie they held a news conference that was just wrapped up. lance hernandes is there and joins us with the latest information. >>they have arrested 16 people recently for violent colonel. activity related to the bloods gang. for the first time they are using what is referred tooas the by car statute, violent crimes in aid of racketeering. what they are arresting for criminal activity including shootings, and a couple of violent home invasions. they are focusing on the criminal enterprise and the people who are running those criminal enterprises. now they told us also that these people are using whatever means are possible to get money. the times it's drug activity and times it using a young good- and then she goes

today the denver da's office dismissed the other two. the issue of consent was difficult to prove. the defense attorney told us his team also found a witness who told the court he had a relationship with the victim that night and he was seen on video walking and calling -- she was seen calling him to meet up. >>> the long awaited fight to reclaim the iraqi city of mosul from isil has begun. u.s. led coalition forces are backing the iraqi government and kurdish troops in what is expected to be the toughest military operation since american troops left iraq five years ago. >> reporter: the biggest defensive against isis anywhere so far has begun and this american air power and artillery are on the move. it seems like every iraqi in uniform and every vehicle is being brought in for this operation and so far this stage moving the armor to the front line is moving very quickly, but american commanders say it could slow down considerably if and when they meet resistance. heading into battle, but their mood is upbeat as the attack convoy stoppe troops starting to dance. they're getting a

da mitch morrissey. the winner will be the first new district attorney in denver in 12 years. >>> explosion in new jersey forced more than a dozen people out of their homes and now investigators are focusing on a possible gas leak. this is the news across america at 630. expulsion destroyed two homes this morning in patterson. people inside say they smelled gas and heard hissing sounds. they were all able to get out safely but several firefighters were hurt in the aftermath. the gas company says there were no previous reports of gas leaks in the area. crews did routine inspections of the service lines in those homes within the past two years. >>> we know the train that slammed into the terminal in hoboken jeff -- was speeding and investigators say the train was going about 20 to 30 miles the engineer told investigators he was only going 10 miles per hour. investigators found the data recorder, one person died. one other -- 100 others hurt. >>> a man says his iphone 6 plus burned a hole in his back pocket as he was sitting in class. the phone was turned off. when he felt the heat, jumped up and saw the sm

this is one of seven locations around denver where drugs could police department around the country participated, teamingg up with the da. >>> this is a reminder to watch out for bears as they are getting ready to hibernate and may be hungry. a man forced to fight off a after it attacked him and park county. it happened near redhill. the man was looking for somewhere to hunt when he came across a bear which charged and >> when a black bear attacks it is intent on killing it is imperative you fight back. this guy did thh right thing. he got back and was very lucky his injuries were minor. >> the man suffered some lacerations and cuts but nothing too major. officials still looking for the bear procedure to euthanize bears if it attacks a person. >>> two elderly residents lucky to be alive after escaping a house fire on cypress drive and thorton. the fire started in the front of the house and spread to the attic. the cause still under investigation. >>> donald trump vowing to sue every woman who has accused him of sexual assault, after another accuser came forward today. trump called the 11 women liars and says democrats a

da. after yesterday's little blip of small storm that rolled through, we're seeing skies clear. temperatures dropping this morning. so from fort collins to denver down to pueblo, we're under a freeze warning. it covers all of east it is cold out there this morning. so as you're sending the kids out the door, they're likely going to be standing in the bus stop at upper 30s to near 40 degrees. a jacket, hat, gloves, they'll need it if they're out there for more than five, 10 minutes. make sure they come home with all of that gear. mid-to upper 60s between 3:00 and 5:00. overnight tonight, not quite as cold. but we likely ould see upper 30s highlands ranch, 67. longmont, 67. golden 65. and at the tech center, 64. ita nice afternoon. we're edging closer to normal.% 40s 50s for the central mountains, but more 60s, close to 70 near montrose and grand junction. a lot of sunshine today. our future cast is pretty clear. we could get a little patchy fog across the central plains. that clears out by 12:30. blue skies state wide. a beautiful it's going to get chill chilly e ello -- it's going to get chilly with the sunset. 72 saturday. 75 on sunday. perfec

this is a live look from air tracker 7 denver 7 learned thh district attorney is headed to the scene of that crash. >> we reached out to the da's office to find out why two people were hospitalized in that crash. several lanes closed. let's get to jason lube wore has the first alert traffic to get around that. >> you can see from the live pictures, that's its corvette. the investigation continues, and these are scanners used to scan the area and measure distances for use later in court which is interesting technology as let me show you where the accident is. it's after union. union is where the official closure is. and all the traffic is being diverted over to federal and that traffic would go down to bellevue or boles and back over to santa ff. a better way to get around it since traffic is backing up oxford. i would turn on oxford to santa fe. it would add a couple of extra minutes on the drive south. everything else around town is getting heavier and heavier including the drive across downtown and 270. the big deal on south santa fe. >>> we're tracking the breaking news on 11th and kalamath. 7 people injured after a rollover