. >>> the denver hostel is shut down. why some living there are they were out. >>> right now we're finding out about the forecast. it's chilly out there. >> yeah, we're at 51 in denver. >> yeah, 15 degrees cooler in denver than where we were yesterday. 20 degrees cooler in boulder and greeley. 22 degrees for colorado springs and limon. like temperatures in a moment and the chance for rain. >>> we're watching a great drive, good start to the morning commute this morning. this is a look at i-25 and thornton parkway. a couple cone zones out there and we'll break those down coming up in a bit. >>> the search overnight in italy has workers using buckets and digging through the rubble to try and locate any of the survivors after the deadly earthquake hit leaving 250 people dead and the number expected to climb higher. here's our reid benyon with the latest. >> reporter: emergency crews and bystanders battling rough terrain and limited access in the search for survivors. amatrice's clock hands frozen at 3:30 a.m., the moment the

their website claims it is the longest-running hostel in denver. it's been hosting visitors from around the world for 25 years. we have new information on the shooting outside a over the weekend. police say the victim was a teenager. 18-year-old os- baldo za-vala- hernandez was found in a parking lot behind the centerfold show club on sunday. denver police haven't made any arrests... but they are looking for a suspect. they are trying to figure out whether the teen had any connection to his killer. the park county sheriff's department could face a lawsuit-- after losing one of their own. the colorado bureau of investigation released a report with hundreds of "corporal nate carrigan" was killed. carrigan and seven others were serving a high risk eviction... when the man inside the home started shooting. carrigan... two other deputies... and the man inside the home were all shot. park county sheriff frank wegener was part of the team serving that eviction. now-- for the first time-- he sat down with 9news to answer some of our questions about "what h

. >>> the denver hostel is shut down. why some living there are they were out. >>> right now we're finding out about the forecast. it's chilly out there. >> yeah, we're at 51 in denver. >> yeah, 15 degrees cooler in denver than where we were yesterday. 20 degrees cooler in boulder and greeley. 22 degrees for colorado springs and limon.

. >>> people kicked out of this denver hostel. we know why authorities shut it down. >>> one of our photographers finding a bit of snow on the top of mount evans. it's covering some of the highest peaks across the state. not that unusual in colorado this time of year. >> no, it should be. and thankfully the snow is there and not down here. but it was chilly this morning. in fact, i even turned on my seat heaters. >> did you really? >> yes. >> what? >> i turn i did. >> stop! >> it was chilly enough. i grabbed a sweater and put my heaters on. >> she has a convertible. lisa hidalgo has your first alert forecast. >>> it is not seat warmer material. >> it was chilly. >> cooler this morning. temperatures in the 50s. but ssies now clearing after the overnight showers that we saw. jayson will show you potentially seeing damp roads out there this morning. we're at 49 at city park. seat heaters. 36 degrees there. it will be a chillier start to our day. we'll see some 50s by about 8:00 and then this afternoon highs in the 70s. really pretty

. >>> people kicked out of this denver hostel. we know why authorities shut it down. >>> one of our photographers finding a bit of snow on the top of mount evans. it's covering some of the highest peaks across the state. not that unusual in colorado this time of year. >> no, it should be. and thankfully the snow is there and not down here. but it was chilly this morning. in fact, i even turned on my seat heaters. >> did you really? >> yes. >> what? >> i turn i did. >> stop! >> it was chilly enough. i grabbed a sweater and put my heaters on. >> she has a convertible. lisa hidalgo has your first alert forecast. >>> it is not seat warmer material. >> it was chilly. >> cooler this morning. temperatures in the 50s. but ssies now clearing after the overnight showers that we saw. jayson will show you potentially seeing damp roads out there this morning. we're at 49 at city park.

the denver international youth hostel is located on 16th and washington it. hundred thousand dollarses more than just travellers -- houses more than just travellers, it also houses students. melissa garcia is live there now, and the fire simply isn't safe. >> reporter: and there are a few visible sign was disrepair here. up there you can see a broken window that somebody tried to touch up with tape. 86 people were either stays or living here in this hostel. some of them for years. last night they were kicked out of the here with no notice, and some of them say no recourse because they're considered transitional. >> reporter: >> it's bs. basically. >> you're not transitional? fully employed. i go to school. and i had a roof over my head >> reporter: until last night. phil anthony came home from work to find caution tape and danger signs barring access to his apartment. the city suddenly shut it down, citing a slew of hazardous conditions. anthony had been living at the denver international youth hostel for the part of four months saying the $115 a week rent he

. >>> close to 100 people desperate for a place to stay after getting kicked out of a hostel in denver. the city says the denver international youth hostel at 16th and washington has serious fire code violations. mel -- mellisia i was not transitioning. i'm fully employed, i go to school. >> reporter: phil anthony came home to find tape and danger signs. the city shut it down citing a slew of haurdz ousz conditions -- hazardous it >> we don't have nowhere to stay >> reporter: neither does keith heron, one of 50 residents who spent the night at the community center. tonight he and others may be sleeping at a homeless shelter. >> basically i was transported from paying rent to being treated as a transient, a homeless person. >> reporter: the ren he paid to the owner was supposed to last him through next tuesday. >> they take my money, everybody else's money. the only out for the shelter. >> reporter: the nonprofit says they're working with the city and other agencies to find housing for the people who were displaced without warning. >> our staff are doing all what is possible to help the

. >>> close to 100 people desperate for a place to stay after getting kicked out of a hostel in denver. the city says the denver international youth hostel at 16th and washington has serious fire code violations. garcia says those staying there had no warning. >> it's bs. i was not transitioning. i'm fully employed, i go to school. >> reporter: phil anthony came home to find tape and danger signs. the city shut it down citing a slew of haurdz conditions -- hazardous conditions. >> we don't have nowhere to stay >> reporter: neither does keith heron, one of 50 residents who spent the night at the community center. tonight he and others may be sleeping at a homeless shelter. >> basically i was transported from paying rent to being treated as a transient, a homeless person. >> they take my money, everybody else's money. the only answer i can get is they dropped out for the shelter. >> reporter: the nonprofit says they're working with the city and other agencies to find housing for the people who were displaced without warning. >> our staff are doing all what is possible to help them out >>

that denver youth hostel is still not up to code. denver 7 was there at 16th and washington as residents were having to move their things out to stay in shelters and hotels the hostel was set -- the hostel was shut down because of fire code >>> next week, the chief of the eagle fire district will finn out about his future. the county will hold a special meeting. kuut vogel was arrested for stealing from his previous department in sterling. eagle says there is no money from their accounts missing. so, a week from tomorrow, they will decide if he will keep his% job. according to a former s.w.a.t. sergeant who sat down only with denver 7 to discuss what happened inside this home near bailey that left a park county deputy dead. jennifer kovaleski shows the sergeant the new report and he is raising serious questions. >> reporter: he is. given the suspect's violent history, he believes it should have been a s.w.a.t. call from the very beginning, especially after the suspect that went back inside. decisions that could have saved deputy nate

. >>> we have an update on the denver youth hostel shut down for not being up to code. residents were moving their things out to stay in shelters to stay in hotels and we were there. the denver post says there was a gas leak. no word when it will reopen. >>> soon you will have the chance to decide if our stateingwill back to denver -- will go back to primary elections. both measures had enough petition signatures to make it to the state ballot. >>> pres state today for a private fundraiser in aspee. he was also supposed to talk about his stance on immigration during a speech in denver, but that's been canceled. university in afghanistan is now over. we have the latest on what happens and about the victims this morning. >>> plus, we have the results of a lawsuit over ice cubes. yes, we're talking about ice sold in our state. >>> on this thursday morning, it's chilly. upper 40s to low 50s early on. you're going to find highs this afternoon in the low to mid- 70s. by 4:00 denver at 75, with more scattered storms. here's your first alert it does >>> 4:43. let's give you a lo

. >>> dozens of people are living in shelters after the denver international youth hostel was shut down tuesday in violation those violations are. 9news reporter nick mcgill spoke to a hand them of those who have been displaced. they say they have no place to go. >> nobody explained anything. they said get your belongings and get on the bus. you got 15 minutes to grab your belongings and get on the bus. railroad murphy and dozen -- >> reporter: pressure if i and dozens of others were -- murphy and dozens of others evacuated from the hostel. >> it kind of blew me away. >> reporter: the task force made up of different agencies including the fire department shut down the hostel after finding what they called serious safety violations, basically saying the hostel was unlivable. >> we knew it wasn't the hilton, but we thought being that we paid our rent everything was up to code, that it was copacetic. >> reporter: the hostel to stay while this man got back on his feet. >> this is throwing out a major hiccup for us to help somebody to do that. >> reporter: it was the one place tarhonda moore

--adlib-- denver's oldest youth hostel is closed- the conditions called "unlivable." so where did all the people staying there go? a sheriff defends the decision that cost one of his men his life. the latest report on the park county shooting- at a high risk eviction. good morning. gary and tarhonda with you . . . corey and cheryl are off today. marty coniglio is here though . . marty- it's a lot cooler out there this morning. new overnight- several roads are closed in boulder...

. >>> the denver youth hostel shut down remains closed today near 16th and washington. our partners at "the denver post" tell us it was a natural gas leak and dangerous electrical wiring. no word on when it may reopen. >>> this november vote on a sugary drink tax and we're learning how thistax may affect your city's health. there's a new study that shows a 21% drop in people drinking the drinks since a city-wide tax in berkeley was implemented there last march. other cities saw an increase in consumption. >>> take a look at this huge million project to replace water storage tanks. the new tanks are expected to last 100 years and they will hold more water. >> this project is a good example of denver water investing in the future of our system, because we want to make sure we have a reliable, high quality system so when you turn worry about it. >> crews will build a new pumping station in the field where the old storage tanks are located. >>> seems there's controversy after another for chipotle. why the labor board is cracking down on how it treats its employees. >>> major

this is after denver's hotel task force shut down the international youth hostel in denver near 16th and washington. that hostel was closed violations." they say the building is not safe. more than 80 people were staying there at the time. as we mentioned, the red cross is now helping those people find some place else to stay. >>> jefferson county mother is speaking out about stranger danger. she says two days ago a man tried to kidnap her daughter froo the driveway of her home. she did not want to be identified. >> she heard the door shut. she said the car was still running. she said next thing she knew she looked over her shoulder and the guy was grabbing for her and said, come with me. >> this happened bellevue and kipling. the little girl immediately ran back into the home. when the mother went back outside, the man was gone. lease described as a white man with a mustache and sleeve tattoos. he was driving a red sedan. if you know anything caal the jefferson county sheriffs office. >>> longmont police say this man exposed himself to a convenience store worker last week. police are

. >>> denver human services works youth hostel and now homeless for all purposes. the fire department close the youth hostel at 16th and washington on tuesday night citing violations including unsafe wiring, missing fire detectors and collapsed balconies. many living there had paid in advance. >>> now to campaign 2016, the candidates are accused each of of playing the race card to win voters. we look at the new tone of the ti with a group of black and hispanic republicans working with the gop. it's the latest move in the week long effort to reach out to minority voters. >> we are making an important part of our speeches and of our process. >> reporter: trump ramped up his attacks against hillary clinton last night in mississippi. >> hillary clinton is a big got only as votes. >> reporter: his outreach has happened largely in front of white crowds. >> this is not really directed at the black voters but the moderate blacks that might vote republicans. >> reporter: a group of fringe right wingers associated with nationalists and white supremists. >> he's taking a hate

download that free denver 7 app so you can get updates straight to your phone throughout the international youth hostel on 16th street in denver were kicked out last night after a denver fire inspector revealed safety issues in the building. about 80 people had to find night, some ending up at the red cross shelter. the building is closed now. it's not clear when or if it will reopen. >>> thornton is going against the people's wishes with city council voting to allow marijuana sales. denver7's reporter amanda del castillo joins us with why decision is such a big deal. >> reporter: thornton was the largest city with a ban on marijuana sales, but last night city council voted 5-4 to allow the retail shops into the city, as many as four of them, one in each of the city's quadrants. applications will be accepted as early as september 1 from possible owners. the city says it could collect tax revenue they say is badly needed. however, many people argue money shouldn't be the only motivation to bringing pot sales to the city, some saying they don't see anything positive coming out of these marijuana sales. t

new details about the youth hostel shut down by the denver fire department we talked about yesterday. more than 80 people were evacuated on tuesday night. we're getting a closer look at why that building was shut down. our partners at "the denver post" say there was a gas leak, and unsafe electrical wiring. this is the international youth hostel. gas and electricity have been cut off. those servicesill be turned back on when the owner fixes the issues. the red cross is helping some of those victims with housing. >>> colorado dmv's are issuing duplicate license plates, which means someone out there could be driving around with the same license plate as you. denver7's eric lupher is live at dmv between federal and ?rrver who is going through this. >> reporter: exactly. and he's concerned about possibly crime, somebody committing a crime and he'll be blamed for it because the license plate. the dmv owning up to it. who found out he wasn't the only one with his plate number. >> i got a letter from the state saying i owed them $4.75 for somewhere. >> reporter: arvid anderson says he was ne

if convicted, >>> melissa garcia in denver where close to 100 people are on the streets after the city shut down this youth hostel. residents got off work yesterday to find their home surrounded with caution tape and danger signs. the city cited the building owner for a slew of fire code violations. some residents have lived here for months or years and have full-time jobs or are students. this is an affordable place to live. now they are on their way to a homeless shelter. last night, 50 of them emergency shelter set up by the red cross and the salvation army. that shelter is now closed. some residents are out of the advanced rent money they paid for the hostel. we caught up with the owner who is working to refund them and says he was shocked at shutdown and was unaware ever the fire code violations. we did just hear from denver human services who say they're work ing to help those residents with basic needs and shelter. >> still some rain showers out everything is dying down right now. and that keems us in pretty good -- keeps us in pretty good shape for tomorrow. showers and storms back by the afternoon. same

. >>> dozens of denver youth are evacuated after a serious fire code violation was found at the international youth hostell. it is on 16th avenue near the fillmore auditorium in denver's north capital hill neighborhood. is unsafe. and uninhabitable. the red cross and salvation army opened a shelter on high street for the people who whether staying at the hostel. >>> 8 minutes after 6:00. water is such a precious resource in colorado. as we all know. and during the summer months, the demand for fresh clean water is at its highest levels. here in denver, three plants are in charge of treating the city's daily water supply. and 9 news reporter colleen ferreira live at one of those plants this morning, where they treat some 250 million gallons of >> water quality is very important to you. we know that. but it is also very important to denver water. here at the treatment plant, they tell me last year, they conducted more than 68,000 tests to ensure their water is as clean as possible. we're here in denver this morning at the marston water treatment plant. >>> i want to bring in patty brubaker, the manager here.

denver's district attorney's office. the number is on >>> the people staying at this international youth hostel on 16th street are hooking for a -- looking for a new place to spend the night because denver fire inspectors say it's not safe. it's not clear when it will reopen >>> new information on a man found shot to death behind a strip club. he's an 18-year-old man, and his body was found sunday. police are still looking for whoever pulled the trigger. wants to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions. a draft proposal is underway. the goal would be to cut emissions by 35% by 2030. the epa set similar goals for our state, but that plan is on hold because of pending lawsuits. >>> people are rallying at confluence park tt save the grand canyon from toxic mining they say. they're joining the nationwide effort. more than 5 million people visit thee -?>>> four marijuana shops are soon coming to thornton. the city council voting 5-4 last night, allowing one in each quadrant of the city. applications will be accepted as early as september 1. the city says they could collect $2.5 llion a year on taxes. >>> sometimes pot giv