>> reporter: elbert county's 2005. in it are warnings of growth problems dozens in the county echo with each mention of a new development. >> these big developers don't look at you. they don't look at us as the big dogs. they look at us as a bunch of hicks standing in their way of making money. >> reporter: today elbert county is eight times larger than it was 40 years ago. >> let's not recreate, you know, the suburbs out here. >> reporter: with a geographical size it knows growth is inevitable. >> i think so. i think people are willing to accept that. >> reporter: it's just a matter of where along the divide it wants its identity to lie. >> we're kind of like suburbanites living on a little bit bigger pieces of property. >> elbert county leaders declined to speak with us about its growth trends but did say it does stand with the master plan. they'll meet with residents after the new year to revise >>> vice president-elect mike pence says get ready for some announcements this week. pence is leading the transition for do

eastern colorado starting to spread heavy snow just east of the metro area especially douglas and elbert county, stretching up to weld county in south eastern wyoming. we're seeing the heaviest snow. we'll get a few and snow for the morning. back that guy out of here this afternoon. strong wind out of the north on the back side. by 10:30 or 11:00, rain or snow ending here. it will continue in douglas or elbert county. windy with 40s around here during the day today. rain, snow over the plains. good bit of the afternoon. it will start wrapping the snow up in the mountains. 80 to 90% of the snow that will today. 30 to 40 miles per hour over the eastern plains. we have odd degrees symbols going there. i'll get that straightened out for us. 40s here today with 43. we have early rain and snow and only trace amounts in few places to the absolute maximum up to a couple inches here and there clear out tonight, warmer tomorrow. really windy thanksgiving day ou sunday. >> we're getting out close to the 6:00 drive. we learned sky 9 will not launch this morning. lower visibility and of course the weather k

>>reporter: she has been building a case against elbert county. she just recently filed a federal claim alleging wrongful arrest and excessive force because deputies injured her when they put her in cuffs. because of that elbert county leaders including the sheriff would not comment. >> this is the thing thht hurts working on the paperwork and talking. my four-year-old grandson came to me and said, i don't want to talk about your arrest anymore. he is four years old. i never thought that my four- year-old grandson would have to come to the jail be waking up in the middle of the night and just to bail out grana. >>reporter: elbert county never pursue the charges against mica reilly , her record has has been done. >> it still bothers me. >>reporter: she still living in elbert county and still driving the dodge truck that still has the proof of ownership. she still has a determination to make sure elbert county deputies are held accountable. >> they need to be told that they can't do this to another person. you did it to me and it messed up my life.

>>reporter: she has been building a case against elbert county. she just recently filed a federal claim alleging wrongful arrest and excessive force because deputies injured her when they put her in cuffs. because of that elbert county leaders including the sheriff would not comment. >> this is the thing thht hurts

big east west highway in elbert county with strong wind around here. rain changing over to snow in parts of town especially north and east side. we anticipate that to back in over the next couple hours. we flip over to a wet snow here by lunchtime. by lunchtime, wrapping things up. windy and cold for the we head into that 7:00 mark, we've seen more and more problems across i-70 as snow continues to fall. here's a live view of our vail pass commute and i-70 going to be tough for semi truck drivers. this driver pulled over but not stuck in the snow. they head through this morning. back in the metro area, plenty going on including new accidents. new crash i-76 in the area of 88th avenue. delays building across streets around forest street. this may be an auto pedestrian crash. now tacking on extra minutes for drivers >>> thank you much. bruce springsteen fans listen up. clear your schedule this is morning. boss is coming to denver. you have a chance to meet him in person. at 10:00 today, tickets go on sale for the opportunity to meet bruce next week on co

. >> reporter: police and deputies racing to this 12,000 square foot home in remote elbert county. >> they're trying to save the daughter. they're trying to make sure that we minimize a loss of one murder has occurred. it was a very serious call. >> murder/suicide with the swauptd deployed. very -- s.w.a.t. deployed, very serious. >> reporter: they rescued the caller but not her mom and dad. rick hunt killed his wife donna before committing suicide. and that's not the only concerning discovery uncovered by deputies. >> we learned the next day that the call was played out as it was happening on >> how did you react? >> that's pretty frightening. >> reporter: the s.w.a.t. team scrambled to manage a 5-hour standoff surrounded a house known to contain powerful rifles and a significant amount of ammunition. at the same time, details of their tactical moves were shared on facebook in real time. >> reporter: miles from the s.w.a.t. team response in her moem, the wife of -- home, the listened on her husband's police radio. >> help me understand why. >> i don't know that i can do that. >> repo

that is in jefferson county, douglas county and across elbert county. we've had reports of heavy snow in the northern and central mountains where a winter storm warning remains in effect through midnight. winter weather and travel advisories cover the area shaded in light blue about he as well. water vapor imagery shows moisture wrapping around this low, very classic low pressure system heading into the midwest tonight. it's a fast mover. with high pressure settling in tomorrow we'll be sunny, but windy and very cold as this system races to the east. the cold air will filter in. high temperatures tomorrow about where we were today, way below average in the upper 30s. the heavier snow bands start to tonight. the system pulls away. a very cold night, but a sunny day tomorrow and the weekend. darker purple shaded areas are where we're seeing heavier bands pushing south and east. by 8:00 or 9:00 we start to see drying or clearing north to south by 10:00 to 11:00 tonight. then the big story will become the cold as overnight lows fall into the teens for many

peter our cbs4 weather watcher in elbert county has 46. it will be chilly at the bus stop this morning. not quite as cold as yesterday stopping. still you'll need the jackets. 41. it's november, after all. we have to expect that. with the weather we've had recently, sometimes you have to wonder. let's get a check on the traffic, here's joel. >>> good morning. unfortunately we have a traffic alert. this is c-470 and bowles. of course, they just zoomed in the camera and turn it as we're going to air. you see the flashing lites. the cameras reset on a timer and looks like they do that at about 5:55. westbound ct the hill we're seeing delays. left lane is blocked off. a truck hauling a camper and jackknifed and it's in the median. >>> thank you. a local school is helping a family learn life changing lessons. they got into a terrible accident driving home from back to school night in august. here at childrens hospital colorado children are set free and forget they're on the mend. they learn more than science and english. kids like 10-year-old m

we should mention two hour delays for elbert county, clear creek and the high school. more sleep. >> the best news is though sun is going to come up, warm up. >> temperatures today still kind of chilly. highs in the upper 30s and 40s. sun on our side today. that will help melt the snow off. let's get to the forecast. go inside, get warm. live view outside our studio here on spear and logan. chilly and frosty start to the day. it's friday everyone. that should help get you good mood. we desperately need the moisture across the state. let's look at your graphics now. here's your weather headlines. it's a cold morning. highs in the 40s. skies are clearing. it will be sunny. we will have to watch out for gustier winds in northeast colorado allowing temperatures to feel even colder. temperatures are currently in the 20s and teens. closer to foothills, temperatures in the teens for when you factor in wind chill temperatures, in the teens for northern colorado. goes without saying you're going to snead need -- to need the seat warmers. temperatures around longer around 30 deg

through elbert county, you don't have to wait until late afternoon for the storm to slow down, as far as snow goes, not much around here, just as little as a trace in a few areas, upwards of 2 inches especially southern and eastern sections of metro denver, south and east of castle rock two to 5 inches of blowing snow. the wind is very strong and will continue to be so throughout the day today. 30s, 40s for highs, it's going to be extremely uncomfortable to be out in that cold wind during the day y. around noon, a little later than that down south, a windy afternoon, the wind calms down tomorrow but it's back with a dry, relatively mild thanksgiving day. >> thank you, marty. >>> we will be back in 25 >>> this morning on "today's take," giada delaurentiis gets ready to indonedish with us as special co-host. >>> oscar winner marion cottilard on her new movie with brad pitt all coming up right now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> all right, welcome to "today" on this tuesday morning, november 22nd, 2016. along with tamron

peter who is in northwest elbert county, he's to the east of parker, he's got 17 degrees. he's reporting a windchill of 7. windchill is an issue, even though the wind is relatively light, it's still enough wind at dia to make it feel like 2 degrees there. greeley feels like 12. leadville feels like minus 16 when you factor in the wind this morning. cold. 17. make sure the kids are obviously prepared for the chill as they wait the bus. let's get over to joel for the latest on the road conditions. >>> on highway no big trouble spots. couple of side street issues. first look from copter 4 along irk 225 and alameda. if that's your drive, pretty much wide open. always going to be some company on the drive this time of day. across the denver metro area, two places, alameda and zuni. you can see a nice wide open straight shot along i-225. drive times from the north, speeds into the 50s, upper 50s southbound coming into town. if you're getting in your car, turnen our partners, koa newsradio for the latest traffic and cbs4 weather together. >>> thank you, joel. a new state report o

districts have two-hour delay, revere schools, sedgwick, clear creek school, and an additional one in elbert county as well. >> you can see the full list at cbsdenver.com. let's talk about the airport now. hundreds of frustrated passengers are trying to rearrange their travel plans this morning. this after airport workers could not de-ice planes fast enough yesterday. we saw long lines form last night and there's a similar scene there this morning. our shawn chitness is live at right now. good morning, shawn. >> reporter: britt, good morning. we have seen a little bit of an improvement with the security line. i'm just over the tsa checkpoint, it's getting longer though, so constantly changing. we've been going back and forth between here and the united counter to see how things are looking there. for the most part flights appearing to be on time. some delays and cancellations on the departure and arrival side, all because of those issues with the vendor that de-iced. we know some people had to spend the night here. we'll have another update in about 15 minutes. live at dia, shawn chitness, cbs4 mor