. >> i'm rick sellinger at the 69th and pena rtd line. for the second time in two days train and get on to buses in order to get to the airport. for the second time, the issue is electrical. we're told by rtd that this involves the pentegrap that connects to the power line. >> i'm andrea florez in denver where many are reacting to the deas decision to classify marijuana as a dangerous drug but one colorado nonprofit handing out veterans say they're handing it out now to get them high but to get -- out not to get them high but to get them healthy. roger martin founder of growth for vets says cannabis ended his dependence on prescription painkillers. he started the nonprofit to help veterans get treatment for ptsd by providing free pot. the dea maintains marijuana has colorful. >> yeah a little rain moving through. this will be out of here probably within the hour. even though we start to dry out just a little bit. i82 tomorrow. so much more comfortable day and a good chance for thunderstorms late again. >> thank you for watching colorado's

pena. >>> good afternoon, another day another disruption on the rtd a-line. these are passengers coming from dia by bus here to the at 61st and pena. from here they get on a train and take it the rest of the way to union station. we are told that it is similar but not the same as yesterday's. it involves what's called a pant graph that connects the train to the power wire above it. it got snagged on a guide wire and was damaged. a train was stranded without power yesterday. today this is being called a yesterday's location. the last two trains to arrive here went no further than 61st and pena. passengers got off the train and then on to buses to take them the rest of the way to dia. that includes people who work

this is the news as rtd is once again using buses to get on rtd is bussing people siting the damaged pass line. rick sallinger is at 61st and pena. >>> good afternoon, another day another disruption on the rtd a-line. these are passengers coming from dia by bus here to the at 61st and pena. from here they get on a train and take it the rest of the way to union station. we are told that it is similar but not the same as yesterday's. it involves what's called a pant graph that connects the train to the power wire above it. it got snagged on a guide wire and was damaged. a train was stranded without power yesterday. today this is being called a yesterday's location. the last two trains to arrive here went no further than 61st and pena. passengers got off the train and then on to buses to take them the rest of the way to dia. that includes people who work there. >> a-line has been nothing but a nightmare. never on tired. we at work are surprised when they are on time. it's ridiculous and awful >> reporter: when this disruption will come to an end is anyone's guess. this happened just as we were looking into the payments to contracto

often than we about the fun way you can avoid your next 9-dollar fair and get a free ride on rtd's time. 61st and pena not dia but today was the end of the line to dia. today's problem with the a line was a line. somewhere the overhead power lines stopped working require passengers to be best from 61st and pena to the airport. >> should have caught the commuter rail at 23:00. >> he works at dia and has paid to be stranded on the train before. >> we have been stuck on the overpass, we have been stuck because there is no train at the airport. >>reporter: confusion at the station had some passengers buying the $9 fair while others walked straight to the platform. >> they said the bus was free and tsa agent said she did not whether or not. >>reporter: if you've after been stranded on a bus or train you have a good shot at getting a free ride. on rtd's website you can fill out a form to apply for a free ride coupon. >>reporter: today hundreds of travelers certainly earned it. >>reporter: there is fine print. the delay cannot be caused by weather or traffic but go ahead and try and get your free ride. if al

travelers are stranded on the rtd says it's because of a partial power outage on the westbound tracks. trains are running between the 61st and pena station and union station. rtd says this will cause delays for travelers going to and from the airport. we will continue to follow this. of course, we've seen this time and time again now, some more issues, but we'll bring you updates when it's up and running. >>> new laws for people in colorado, those who like to garden and warm on cold days take note. several new laws are now in effect on things surrounding rain barrels, prison terms and huffing. you can now legally collect water. state lawmakers amended the make my day law to say a prison 9news reporter chris vanderveen has been following this for several years. >> now a lot of attention nationally when colorado passed the law in the mid-'80s of supporters have credited it with bringing down home burglaries. it brought with it also high profile cases. in june of 2012 a cu boulder student was shot in the hip by a home owner after wandering into the wrong home when she was drunk. the homeowner was not charged. in 2015 charges were di

pena station. and the airport, when the line and rtd spokesperson blamed the power outage on the tracks for the problem. >> frustrating. >> the drug enforcement administration is scouring through american's travel information, looking for people who may be carrying money for drug traffickers and led them to hundreds of millions in cash. and 9 news reporter vida urbonas is looking into this new investigation. vida? >> good morning, this comes from an investigation by our partners at "usa today," and now, it found d. e. a. agents million in cash from more than 5,000 people over the past decade. however, in most cases, the suspected drug money was taken from the person they profiled, gave them a receipt, but the report says they never detained them or even charged them with a crime. and nearly $11 million was seized from d.i.a. the investigation finds the d. e. a. has profiled passengers at nearly every major airline across the country and amtrak trains. the justice department reports that money was indeed linked to drug trafficking. the d.e.a. reportsly gets the information about the passengers from info

i think rtd has just been a mess since i started taking the train. >> bus service will be in place from pena station to denver international airport. >> reporter: once again those going to d.i.a. had to get off the the 61st and pena boulevard station. and get on buses for the final leg. >> making me late for work. it was un -- it wasn't thought out the whole plan. it's just a disaster. this whole train. >> reporter: yesterday what is referred to as a pentograph got caught in the wire. that's a device that goes from line. rtd is saying a similar problem happen today. >> rtd stands for reason to drive. >> but there probably aren't many officials who find this amusing. as you can imagine this has been going on for several hours now for a second day in a row a delay of that line. and when they will resolve that problem and if it'll be a long term resolution we do not know. live at the 64 rick sellenger. >>> patrick wall has resigned as the head coach of the colorado avs. >> here we are just a few weeks from training camp and wall announcing his vision to the team didn't match that of the front o

since 5:00 p.m., rtd says a line service was restored, and then backed down again. in both directions now, shut and pena. county revenue. >> $1.8 million is a hell of a typo. >> y:9?mes, this was a manual h make, for the average home, that ?f?taxpay$7 this year. >>?d a?zyou're not going :$back the $7. >> statutorily, we're not allowed to go back for the $7,

rtd's train is on time after problems this week. passengers going to the airport had to get off pena and ride a bus to the terminal. this is the same problem that happened on wednesday. >> a-line has been nothing but a nightmare since they started. >> this is a total joke. i think rtd -- this has been a mess since i started taking the train. >> rtd blames the >>> time for weather and traffic every 10 minutes on the fours. chris spears, it is unbelievably cool outside right now. i kind of like it. >> i do too. enough of a hint of the season that lies ahead. not too much that you need a jacket or anything, but you'll feel it: 38 in leadville this morning. a cool spot up there. 57 in grand junction. 56 37 from our weather watcher. the state running 5 to 10 degrees lower. a couple of spots, cooler. meeker, 13 degrees cooler than we were this time yesterday. joel, this trend is going to stick with us during the afternoon. it's going to be a refreshing day and a drying trend into the weekend. >>> we have copter 4 giving us our this is an auto verses pedestrian accident. this is where our jaime leary was. they were cover b

we have all those details coming >>> here is an rtd alert, if you ride the train to the plane, due to operational difficulty to the 40th and airport and pena station, 10 to 15 minute delays on the a line. allow extra travel times during the next two hours. they apologize for any inconvennence. driving out is okay. just slow because they'll have the speed reduced trying to get out to the airport. open. >>> thank you, sir. it's 5:56 now. a newborn goes to children's hospital for treatment and ends up with a broken leg. >>> trump is making an appearance in aspen, after making his fans wait, though, so long i'm not sure we're going to call this fashionably late. >>> another quick look at the live situation at columbine valley country club. 3 (vo) we went to hollywood to ask burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. >>> it's 6:00 a.m. denver7 tracking breaking news out of littleton. this is a shots of airtracker7 on its way to the scene of a fire at columbine valley at country club. >> daryl orr and eric lupher on scene this

pena station at dia. the a line has struggled with the series of high-profile failures since it opened in the spring. and rtd's new b line train had issues today. service between union station and westminster went down due to power issues, leaving passengers to rely on buses there as well. trains began moving again at 3:00 in the afternoon about the time sky9 was in the area. >>> america's latest conversation about crime, centers on boulder where a former cu student this week escaped prison time after raping a helpless woman. he got probation instead. the judge's decision is creating national headlines and local concern. austin wilkerson will spend nights in jail for two years going to work or class during the day, and he'll be on probation fatter least 20 -- probation for at least 20 years. he took a drunk college freshman back to his place and sexually assaulted her as she slept. the judge chose probation indetermined sentence. mitch morrissey says if you want them to get mandatory jail time there needs to be pressure on state legislatures. >> get the legislatures to take section 2 out of the sentencing part

we have the train going out to dia, rtd is saying they have a damaged power wire and the a lines will be stopping here at the 61st and pena station and that's where they'll stop to dia. the trains will not roll along that part of the tracks. they have a bus shuttle set up between that station and dia to there all the way into downtown denver. the other big trouble pot is thissaccident right there on highway 36. this is the eastbound side of highway 36 out of boulder. nasty crash there. they said, cdot did, they were going to have the highway closed down. some traffic is getting through, but a big accident out of boulder now. >>> it's now 11:32.. we've got a cold front rolling into the state as we speak. here's your firss alert that northeastern colorado. tomorrow it's going to get even cooler. temperatures expected to drop another 5, 7 egrees. temperatures today in the mid- 80s. the broncos not playing here. while you're watching the game, temperatures in the mid-70s and chance for storms. chance for severe weather not necessarily including denver today, but it will be up to the northeast. i'll show you those storms comin

pena boulevard. and they are in effect from now until approximately 7:45 this morning. and we will update you when rtd lets us know that the issues are resolved. >> additional problems across the dr crash, eastbound i-70 around havana and backups fairly light. a closure on the ramp from southbound 225 from ileff from an earlier rollover crash and three people in the car and two children and one adult and they have been taken to the hospital, but it does sound like the injuries were very minor, so at least that is a little bit of good news, coming out of that situation this morning. >> we like to hear that. >> amelia, thank you. >>> for seven months, he saved up his allowance hoping to buy a motorized toy car so he could act like a police officer. real police officers very, very happy. >> when i coach, i use my disability a lot of times to teach the boys the toughness of the game. >> and coming up, at 6:50, a local coach is helping inspire >>> welcome back. police in mississippi are investigating a terrible crime this morning. two nuns who worked as nurses and helped the state's poor home. police think