or watch rick sallinger's >>> here we go with weather and traffic every 10 minutes. so got -- >> good morning, tomorrow will be winter. that's the best way to describe it right now. it's 63 right now in denver, that's right, 63. it's the warm before the storm. noticed the flag is blowing around -- notice that the flag is blowing around quite a bit. nothing dramatic in terms of the wind the fire danger elevated. right now wind out at dia is 18 miles an hour. temperatures up and down the front range are very mild for most of us, 63 in boulder, a little colder in boulder and lions but everybody is above freezing. even aspen is at 39. later today we will see 50s and 60s throughout the high country and our last warm day for the eastern corridor and planes lamar, 86! and it's 16 november. the cold front that's up in idaho right now will start to make its way into colorado tonight and that's when we could start to see a few light rain snow showers overnight in the mountains. it won't be much of the high country until around daybreak tomorrow. you can see snow in eagle and s

we begin with rick sallinger who is live in watkins. >> reporter: good evening karen. fire crews remain on the scene here trying to put out the last flames in some hay. two buildings were destroyed. three people were injured. minorly. and, 60 acres burned here. this fire began tl if flames ripped through a home and out into the fields. a house was destroyed. a nearby garage with a car inside was also gutted. >> what did you think when you saw that fire? >> i was scared to death. i thought this house is going to be next. and then of course, i'm right here and i was going to be next. >> i thought it was time to pray and i did a lot of praying. it worked. it did work. yes. the lord was with me. his garage was the one that burned. three people had minor injuries, but declined treatment. more than 100 firefighters from departments, many miles away, helped to battle the wind driven blaze. >> it is so dry out there. and yeah, this wind, it is just a recipe for disaster. >> reporter: dirt lines were created to try to stop the flames from spreading. >> we are going to be in tro

rick sallinger has more with tonight's update. rick? >> reporter: karen, this began early this morning and, ended up around 1:00 this afternoon. but, as you can see, many of the people who have left are back again. and, there is one woman who never left at all. since march, this encampment has grown. grown too large and unsanitary for the city not to act. and so, they came to clean for the homeless to be moved out. here the the middle of it all was karen pererra. >> are you refusing to move? >> yes, sir. >> why? >> because it is an ongoing harassment from the police needed to take a stand and it was her. police moved through the the area as possessions were bundled and garbage removed. karen uses a walker and is in need of knee surgery. >> why are you here? >> this is where i live. this is where i sleep. >> reporter: but the city of denver says there are plenty of beds available. >> we are housing and or sheltering more than 3,000 people every night. and so, there are op willing to enter a shelter away. >> reporter: the police corded of

rick sallinger. >> for now it's legal to sell the cars as long as the defect is disclosed before sale. if you want to see if your car has a recall, just visit our website. >>> we hit another record high today, but another cool down finally coming. >> yes, clear here, little cloudiness over the southwest, but there's a cool front coming down from the north. here's the hour by hour, and we'll see if it kicks off any showers. not a lot going on except in the mountains, every now and then the isolated rain or snow shower, not adding up, some moisture won't even hit the ground. thursday at 6:00 in the evening we have clear skies across the state. moisture is off to the west. so taking a look at the temperatures trade, the warm -- degrees warmer than they were in las vegas today, so here comes the cool front that's pushing down and will cool us off by 20 degrees by thursday. but we're still under the warm front, been under it pretty much the whole month. lauren whitney is in the weather center, and october was really a warm month. >> yes, we crunched a lot of numbers today, and it was toast

cbs4 investigator rick sallinger has looked into the efforts to get the homeless into some housing. rick? >> reporter: karen, this is true. according to the city, it costs them more to pay for services such as emergency rooms, detox, and jail for the homeless than apartments. so, it has a relatively new program called social impact bonds to finance money for homes for the homeless. with winter making a first appearance this scene has gotten worse. tents and tarps provide the shelter on the sun sanctioned urban campground. we met josh lewis there. >> it is cold, but it is what you have to deal with when you are in a situation. you know, some people can help, >> reporter: while the plight of the people here is visible, the efforts to get them off the street are less obvious. one of the programs provides parking lot -- apartments here at colorado boulevard and 40th. they partner with the coalition for the homeless and mental health center of denver to operate this program through social impact bonds investing than the alternative. >> emergency room costs should go down. >> reporter: the

our investigator rick sallinger shows us the bus safety measures here in colorado. >> reporter: what happened in happened here. precautions have been taken. it was 1971 when brake failure led to a school bus crash on monarch pass killing eight students and a coach. that led to what's called the colorado rack and load test. jennifer oaks with the colorado department of education says this is important. >> school buses that are sold and operated in colorado for our students have an extra the frame of the school bus stays intact. >> reporter: that was in place in 1989 when this boulder valley school bus crashed also believed to brake failure. one student was killed. you can see while the frame wrinkled, it did not collapse. the value of seatbelts on school buses has been hotly debated for years. this video by a proponent of the belts. but she says higher seats compartmentalization. >> that is seemed safer than the seatbelts. >> reporter: we went to a school in the cherry creek district to ask the opinion of those who ride school buses. >> i think they should have seatbelts on the school

cbs4 investigator rick sallinger has been reporting on the frustrating plight of many career college students and rick, i know you heard more tough stories out there today. >> reporter: westwood college, itt before. heritage college has now shut its doors here and around the education. their money. their futures on the line. a neighboring business called the police. >> we don't have is a problem with you being here. as long as you don't disturb the other businesses. >> reporter: the students responded they were just looking for answers. >> i'm in debt because of this school. what am i supposed to do? >> reporter: on the door, a note stating the closure is because heritage did not have the cash to continue. now, students like taylor diamond are worried cash. complaining high-pressure tactics were used to sign them up. >> that was all the money i had and it was saved up for college and it went down the drain. >> reporter: other students repeated familiar things about for profit colleges urging students to get government loans. >> they were federal student loans. >> did the school encour

cbs4's rick sallinger joining us live from noel unit art school in denver's montbello neighborhood. presidency. >> reporter: well, they do, jim, this school has a large minority population. some of the students are illegal immigrants. and, they feel this election did not go their way. there were tears and disillusionment. the fear of democracy gone wrong. >> they don't want their dreams diverted or eliminated on canceled by the actions by the election today. >> reporter: th the students in this school are hispanic. some carried signs denouncing the president-elect. >> are you worry about deportation? >> definitely worried about that. >> reporter: the fears of many of these students are not shared universally. >> no, i'm not scared at all. >> reporter: isabel says her husband is undocumented. she is the leader of the libre niche initiative. >> do you think we will see mass deeper malaysian? >> i deportation? >> i think he knows the hispanic community is crucial to the united states. >> reporter: but places like here, the reality of a trump presidency has triggered an emotional reacti

cbs4 investigator rick sallinger is looking into the now with more. >> reporter: good evening karen. students are asking why they weren't given any notice that this college located in this building here was going to shut down. instead, they were locked out and now they are getting checks that are no good. when heritage college unexpectedly shut its doors, it did more than leave students and staff out in the cold. don brown was close to getting her degree. she received a check thousand dollars that she thought was due her. but, she says, the check bounced. >> of course, i'm really upset. [ laughter ] that i'm not the only one that this has affected. it has affected many, many other students and it has also affected teachers as well. >> reporter: the notice on the door said it closed due to declining student enrollment. and less demand at for profit colleges. >> if they were going to go students know. >> reporter: her attempts to get answers from the college have gotten her nowhere. so she went inside to the offices to see if anyone could help her. >> i want to know why my check bounce

rick sallinger is reporting. westwood college, heritage. >> reporter: studenters gathered looking for answers about tuition. but no one from heritage college would speak to them except for one woman in a very difficult predicament herself. >> herself. >> heritage made promises to all of you. for services an goods that we failed to provide. >> reporter: kelly pereco had director of regulatory compliance. the students turned to her for help. >> we need answers. >> reporter: the school had shut its doors claiming financial problems. the students wondered about their education. and, their money. >> they were signing loans on monday. knowing that they could not afford to keep those students, knowing that we didn't have clean bathrooms. we didn't have school supplies. >> reporter: kelly took it upon herself to try to assist the students with more than a website that >> i want you to reach out to the department of education. >> reporter: they welcomed their help. then she told them of her plight. that she has cancer. >>

our rick sallinger following this case since the very tonight. how many years in prison did he get? >> reporter: well, the gentry repeatically scolded him, but gave him lest time than the government asked for. six-and-a-half years in federal prison. rocky allen told the court he was sorry. describing himself as a lost destruction. he apologized to the hospital for stealing fentanyl. >> rocky, what would you like to say to those who suffered as a result of your actions? >> reporter: there was no reply from him or his attorney. some 2400 swedish hospital patients were notified and underwent $800,000 worth of testing after he was caught. he left an elderly woman on the operating table without painkiller. and a burn victim waiting in surgery. department found no evidence of virus transfer to the hiv positive allen. >> based on our investigation, we didn't find any evidence that even that could have occurred. >> reporter: still, scott believes he was made ill from allen's actions. rocky allen was fired from a total of five hospitals, all you don't give a damn about the person you were in

rick sallinger. >> for now it's legal to sell the cars as long as the defect is disclosed before sale. if you want to see if your car has a recall, just visit our website. >>> we hit another record high today, but another cool down finally coming. >> yes, clear skies around here, little cloudiness over the southwest, but there's a cool front coming down from the north. here's th we'll see if it kicks off any showers. not a lot going on except in the mountains, every now and then the isolated rain or snow shower, not adding up, some moisture won't even hit the ground. thursday at 6:00 in the evening we have clear skies across the state. moisture is off to the west. so taking a look at the temperatures trade, the warm -- at that time, the -- today, the warm double of air, five degrees warmer than they were in las vegas today, so here pushing down and will cool us off by 20 degrees by thursday. but we're still under the warm front, been under it pretty much the whole month. lauren whitney is in the weather center, and october was really a warm month. >> yes, we crunched a lot of numbers

in aurora, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. such good news. >>> happening now, shoppers snagging black friday deals a few hours early. many stores opened tonight and we were there for the big rush. here is is a look at the traffic down by the i-25 castle rock out lets. a lot of shoppers looking to score sweet deals right now. that is where jamie leary joins us tonight. the outlets are open for 24 hours. >> it is a mad house out here. most people will do their shopping online for black friday, but it is hard to believe judging by what we are seeing out here, this is a line of cars that is at least a mile long. trying to exit to get to the mall. so, if you think that is bad, take a look at this parking lot over here. this is absolutely insane. not a single parking spot in sight here. so, hopefully, everyone keeps their patience, now, colorado black friday, the commitment to decided to skip thanksgiving dinner to wait in line to get some early deals. >> it was pretty, pretty, pretty windy this morning. but apart from that. it has

in aurora, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. such good news. >>> happening snagging black friday deals a few hours early. many stores opened tonight and we were there for the big rush. here is is a look at the traffic down by the i-25 castle rock out lets. a lot of shoppers looking to score sweet deals right now. that is where jamie leary joins us tonight. the outlets are open for 24 hours. >> reporter: 24 hours. it is a mad house out here. most people will do their seeing out here, this is a line of cars that is at least a mile long. trying to exit to get to the mall. so, if you think that is bad, take a look at this parking lot over here. this is absolutely insane. not a single parking spot in sight here. so, hopefully, everyone keeps their patience, now, colorado black friday, the commitment to it seems to be huge. we even found some people who decided to skip thanksgiving dinner to wait in line to pretty windy this morning. but apart from that. it has not too bad. >> reporter: when we spoke with nicole, she had been waiting

rick sallinger has been following this story since it broke. he has the latest developments. >> reporter: when heritage college un expectedly shut its doors it did more than leave her degree. she had received a check from heritage more than a thousand dollars she thought was due her. but she said the check bounced. >> i'm really upset of course. but i'm not the only one this has affected. it has affected many, many other students and it has affected teachers as well. they have checks that bounced. >> reporter: the notice on the door said it closed due to declining student enrollment. and less demand at for pr under, they should have let the students know. >> reporter: her attempts to get answers from the college have gotten her nowhere. so she went inside to the officers to see if anyone could help her. >> i want to know if my check bounced. >> reporter: the response she received was to check a website. the employee inside then threaten to call the police. dawn brown's hopes of starting her own aesthetic spa business now seems a dream much hard

and now and how it's gone in cbs4's rick sander -- sallinger joins us with more on this. >> reporter: some are calling it a great success, while others are on the air waves saying it is more like a disaster. familiar colorado faces on tv. >> colorado leads the naon the teen use of marijuana. >> we were promised money for education instead that money has gone to marijuana regulation. >> but nelson taverge who had a hand in bringing legalized marijuana says the ads are simply not true. >> they're running the most dishonest and deceptive ads i've ever seen. >> he says millionses of dollars of marijuana tax around the state. asking the arizona campaign against pot legalization to stop the ads. besides colorado three other states have already legalized recreational pot. and five more are voting on the issue next week. colorado spring's mayor and the drug investigators association campaigned in campaigned against the legalization. >> we have not seen the organized crime issues, are unbelievable. >> reporter: one of several coloradans getting involved in other state fights. >> don't repeat o

rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >>> on this veteran's day, americans honor the men and women who served our country. now because of the renovation work at the cemetery, fort englewood. there are 22 million living americans who have served our nation in uniform. meanwhile, some vets are concerned about access to the new va hospital in aurora. due to open in 2015. and veterans will be able to new r line light rail to get there. but as of now, the 300-yard walk from the rail stop to the hospital entrance is uncovered. and involves crossing busy potomac street. >> patients who the hospital are going to use the rtd corridor and we didn't provide a way for them to get into the hospital. >> he is pushing for the addition of a raised covered walk way. estimates it would add about $7 million to the $1.6 billion it cost to build the hospital. >>> happening now, the search for a man accused of starting at least 20 wild fires in north carolina around georgia. the fires have burned more than 25 square miles on national several of the fires started. extreme drought conditions are not helping. >>> the lat

cbs4 investigator rick sallinger shows us how people reviews for a pre. >> rerter: we rely on reviews to guide us. but can they be believed? >> we can definitely say your product. >> reporter: we created a product, a fake one to see if >> it's outstanding. and get this, it's affordable. >> reporter: would it surprise you if i told you we were able to hire people to write fake reviews? we'll show you what we were able to buy and how to detect if a review is real or fake. >> i'm not going there because the price is just as great as the food. >> see the full investigation into online reviews, real or fake, tonight on cbs4 news at 10:00. >>> peyton manning retired as a denver bronco but over woke, he not -- chance to celebrate the tenth anniversary of his first super bowl victory. 50 members took part in a halftime celebration. they were at lucas oil stadium and manning talked about the honor. >> i really don't miss being on the field. i did it for a long time. but the relationships are the greatest part of my 18iers of playing pro -- 18 years of playing pro ball. there's not a game or a

live in denver, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. >>> president-elect donald trump did end up meeting with the new after treating this morning, the meeting had been canceled. >> trump had been a harsh critic during his campaign. this is the news across america at 6:30. staffers said trump spent about four minutes telling them how badly the paper had treated him and said prosecuting hillary clinton is not something he feels strongly about anymore. he admitted to link between humans and climate change. >>> police say a package that exploded in an apartment in someone. the 62-year-old man who opened that package now in stable condition with injuries to his chest and hands. it was delivered to him on monday. he opened it this morning thinking it was medical supplies. investigators are not saying if they know who sent the explosive or why. >>> president obama awards 21 people the presidential medal of freedom. the nation's highest honor for a civilian. it is given to people who culture, world peace. president obama's final medal of freedom ceremony, he has handed out the prestig

rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. >>> developing now, a death investigation is underway in denver. and filmore. police have not released information on who the victim is or how the person died. the people on the scene are not cooperating with the investigation. >>> tragic start to thanksgiving for colorado family. teenager was killed in a head- on crash. this was on i-25 earlier this morning. state troopers say 25-year-old alex rodriguez was driving the wrongway near erie, crashed head on into a subaru. the passenger in that subaru, 19-year-old kyle nankos, the hospital we are told with life threatening injuries. troopers believe rodriguez was under the influence of alcohol. he is expected to survive. >>> following a developing story tonight, a family in aurora is picking up the pieces after a devastating fire burned through their home. a mother and her 32-year-old son lost their lives in the fire. it happened last wednesdays in a home near sixth avenue and delmar circle. tonight. a tough thanksgiving for this family for sure. >> reporter: certainly. and it has been one wee

live along i-25, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. >>> a massage therapist in lafayette is arrested after two clients say he sexually assaulted him. brandon smith faces six counts of sex assault. they say smith inappropriately touched them while they were nearly asleep. it centner lafayette. >>> no cause on a fire that damaged the highlands neighborhood. flames broke out at the green door furniture store. firefighters were quick to put it out so it did not spread. >>> an update to the fire that burned into the night on green mountain. copter 4 showing us exactly how much land burned. quite the scene. all the evacuees have gone home. as firefighters investigate what caused it. and right now, our jamie leary gives us a look at what the night. >> reporter: despite the wind, the fire is contained. you can see the burn scar just behind me. officials had the opportunity to do more accurate mapping and the acres burned drops from 300 to 96. more than 30 firefighter worked through the morning and into the afternoon to put out remaining hot spots. the wild fire was reported around 5

rick sallinger looks at how people are willing to sell opinions for advice. >> we rely on reviews. can they be greed. >> it is outstanding. it's affordable. >> would it surprise you if i told you we are able to hire people to write fake reviews? >> we will show you what we detect if a review is real or fake. >> i love going because the price is just as great as the food. >> rick helps us sort through reviews to find out what is real and what is fake tonight at 10:00 only on cbs 4. >>> coming up, why a toy store is so concerned about this truck fire in washington state. >> a live look at where the dow is heading th ,, ,, ,, >>> a consumer alert as toys r us stops the sale of this truck after one caught fire in the bed of a pickup truck. a couple in washington state had just bought a 12-volt tonka mighty wheels for their grandson. this happened and they realized it was on fire. the couple got out of the truck and no one was hurricane they figure out why this one caught fire. >>> a report shows how dangerous it can be to walk through a parking lot. up to 2/3 of drivers may be distract

rick sallinger is speaking with some of them later today. >>> in colorado, our incumbents kept their seats. democrat michael bennett the republican challenger darryl glenn 52 to 48%. still, a much tighter race and many expected. last night. >> i want to thank all of you who are here tonight for your door knocks, your canvassing, your phone calls that secured our victory. we took care of business in colorado tonight. thanks to all of you. thanks to all of you. >> and republican congressman mike coffman retains his seat in the sixth district after being morgan carroll 55 to 45% despite the democratic support. a state run medical insurance program. the minimum wage will increase. the bill to increase the taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products failed but boulder did pass a tax on sugary drinks that puts an excise tax of two cents per ounce on each of those drinks. find more election results from around the state on www.cbsdenver.com. >>> accused of robbing a key by -- a keybank on south colorado boulevard monday. the suspects are considered armed and dangerous, about 6 feet tall,

live in vail, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. >>> new details tonight about a castle rock evacuated this morning for the second time in weeks. some homeowners had to get out of after investigators found dangerous chemicals in one of their neighbor's homes. last time crews pulled chemicals out of the home on crestwick. exploding some of them. investigators were back. the family had to hire the company to bring most of it out. the contractor would not handle the dangerous chemicals which go. police are investigating while the chemicals were there in the first place. >> you don't like to hear something like that. being so close to us and not knowing that it was going on, i guess is the big thing you know. just kind of makes you worry a little bit. >> police discovered the chemicals after arresting a teenager who lived there on halloween. sources and neighbors say the teenager that lives here had an interest in chemistry. >>> and only on 4 tonight, investigators looking for evidence to find a violent criminal. video shows someone setting a homeless man on fire, our tom mustin

. >>> i'm rick sallinger in lower downtown at the a colorado springs man brandon baray was sentenced to 29 months in prison for a hacking scheme. it involves selling software access to photo bucket videos and pictures that were marked private. the f.b.i. busted him and a codefendant on charges of conspiracy to commit computer fraud. >>> so the radar showing some precip around colorado. >>> let's look. scattered showers and thunderstorms. look at the lightning. for a while. we stay in the 60s wednesday thursday and friday and saturday maybe an isolated shower as we move the clocks back. sunday we end it pleasant. 67. >>> the dry spell is going on for a long time. >>> it may go on longer too. >>> thanks, ed and thank you for joining us on colorado's nice channel. hope to s,, ,, (birds screeching) (wind whistling softly) elaine: next time you do a research trip through the middle east, remind me not to waste my leave tagging along. look, no one forced you to come. spencer, you literally got on your knees and begged me to come. and you said yes. what is this, anyway? there's nothing out

. >>> i'm rick sallinger at lawrence and broadway where the city of denver has moved in once again with a major cleanup of a homeless encampment. there were chants of protests as police arrived and the cleanup began. the city has made clear there are plenty of beds available in shelters. but, many of these people choose to live this way. a lawsuit is pending in federal after being moved out, many of the homeless people have already returned. >>> could see record highs tomorrow again. and then, cold and maybe some rain or snow showers. it has been a good weekend. >> just to look up and see 18. >> yeah. >> wow. what a change. >> very sobers. >> thanks for joining us on ,, ,, man: all right, so watch your step. (laughing) woman: where are we? oh, you are gonna love this! oh. all right. oh, turn, turn, turn, turn, turn. yeah, i got you. (laughs) okay, okay. and, ah... are you ready to have your mind blown by the awesomeness that is surrounding you right now? nathan roberts, are you recreating our first date? happy aluminum anniversary, baby. you are one of a kind. thank you. well, come on.

so how do you know you aren't our investigator rick sallinger went shopping to find out what's happening at that those car lots. >> when you go to buy a car. >> have you heard of any recalls or anything like that. >> you might ask things you think you ought to know. >> we don't actually put any cars that are on recall lists. >> reporter: well, we found cars that you may not supposed to drive. recalled cars for sale. >>> now we're talking about the bronco's d. with rick harris. >> that's exactly right. the member of the no fly zone hanging out with us tonight. let's get to one of my favorite portions of the program. it's riddle me this brought to you by land rover. favorite halloween costume. >> i think i was a ninja turtle. >> donatelo, michael angelo. >> donatelo. >> tommy wants to know and we mentioned the article on the players tribune. who's the hardest receiver ve >> antonio brown. i think because he has the ability to freelance his routs with big ben sitting back there and buys him some time. he's definitely the hardest. one of the most accurate quarterbacks in the game. >> last on

rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >>> coming up, yesterday investigators found a woman chained up in a storage container in south carolina. today another startling find as port of this investigation. >> and how a simple test could help moms to be make sure their babies arrive at a healthy weight. >> lots of sunshine and into the low 70s today. you see clouds moving up from the south. here's where the winter weather advisory is going to be out to the southwest. does any of this moisture make its way into denver? >> aqib talib will miss another about replacing a pro-bowler. >>> new at 6:00, it's not pranksters or vandals putting pilot paper all over ,, ,, ,, ,, "what's your position on equal pay for women?" "it's too early in the morning to ask that question." "you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes. blood coming out of her wherever." "i think that putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing." "i don't wanna sound too much like a chauvinist "so you treat women with respect?" - "uh, i can't say that either." - "alright." priorities usa action is responsible >>> developing ni on

our rick sallinger is live at one of the polling spots. it's potter's house church in denver. rick, you have seen lines today? >> reporter: we have seen some lines, jim. take a look at this right now. it stretches all the way down end of the hall, that is just the entrance to the room where you vote. then -- it's all the way around there before you can cast your ballot. the wait now, about 90 minutes. the line was out the door and what waited them inside was a lengthy wait but worth waiting. >> what do you think of this line? >> it's long. glad to see people out voting, though. >> reporter: america came to vote. they can cast their ballot by machine or the old-fashioned way on paper. but with the push towards mail- in ballots, some simply chose to drop them off. >> oh, i really felt like i made the right one when i found out there was a bit of a wait at this particular location. it's nice to drop it in the box and walk on out. >> reporter: with this being a presidential election, it's an opportunity to be heard that only comes around once four years. this line bends all the way

cbs4's rick sallinger takes a look at whether this is the ti >> reporter: with prices on the epipen and other drugs so high, parents joke. >> it is cheaper to fly to europe and get your epipens than it is to buy them here in the united states. >> reporter: there is a cheaper way. but is it worth it? >> i just want to make sure this is legal for me to import this. >> reporter: they posted savings up to three times what you pay in the u.s. >> would you use this canada drug's website? that is tonight at 10:00 only on cbs4 news. >>> much colder tomorrow. chance for rain or snow showers. that is it. then sunshine as we head into the weekend. with a warmup. >> bit of a roller coaster. >> yeah. >> thanks for joining us on colorado's news channel. >> enjoy your night. ,, ,, >> jeff: previously on "survivor," at the old gen x tribe, it was chris, bret and sunday. >> i don't trust him as far as i can throw him. >> jeff: against david, ken and jessica. >> sunday, chris and bret don't differences aside. >> the upper echelon of the millennials need to be broken up. >> jeff: forming a majority allian

live in downtown denver, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. thank you rick. >>> the sweep comes the same day a report called out denver for going after the homeless. are coming up with criminalizing homelessness. honolulu and dallas were also named in the report. you can read the entire story in the links an info section on cbsdenver.com. >>> a woman tried to blackmail broncos star von miller for $2.5 million. she reportedly wanted the money to keep from going public with a sex tape they made together. we are learning a judge granted a temporary restraining order. >> we obtained court documents t well. our kelly werthmann is live at mile high stadium. and von miller has not commented on any of this yet. >> reporter: and neither have his attorneys karen, despite sour calls to get more information about this case. as you mentioned we obtained a copy of the case filing and it reveals the woman in the sex tape video went to great length to sell it. according to court documents used her cell phone to record a man named doe and her having consensual

live in lakeside, rick sallinger. >> thank you very much for that. >>> we have new developments for you at the home in castle explosive chemicals were found. investigators say one teen involved in this case has extensive knowledge of chemicals. the bomb squad blew up those chemicals on monday night. a castle rock officer discovered them when he went to the home to report the arrest of a teen on an unrelated charge. now, the fbi and atf are investigating. >>> coming up next, honor for a broncos player who proved key in the win over the chargers and how de homeless problem with a program to put them back to work. this is the news. ,, i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!? to keep our communities safe, we need a district attorney like jake lilly -- tough, smart, and det

rick sallinger cbs4 news. >>> the latest on the search for this little boy's body. sky last was reported missing frye ago. landfills were searched and after this man logan rogers toll authorities the boy hit his head and died. authorities had reason to believe that rogers dumped the boy's body in the trash taken to the landfill colorado. facing charges an involuntary manslaughter. >> we have had cadaver dogs and we did have cadaver dogs on the dumpster that he told us he put so until we get something else other than that we have to go with this. >> the boy's mother has yet to talk with investigators and police make an arrest in a deadly stabbing in brighton. they said antonio torres was found stabbed this morning outside his home on brick street after a halloween party. police believe the stabbing began as a fight between torres and someone else. they have not identified that suspect. and the home in castle rock is now were first found inside. we brought you this story as breaking news. the home is in the plum creek neighborhood. when police spotted the chemicals, t

our investigator rick sallinger is live in denver with our top story at 6:30. rick, there are safety measures in place here. >> reporter: yes, jim, colorado does not require seat belts on school buses. but, a terrible crash that happened in the state many years ago led the big safety changes and how these buses must be built. what happened in tennessee could and has happened here. the precautions have been taken. it was 1971 when the brake failure led to a school bus crash on monarch pass killing eight students and a coach. that led to what is called the jennifer otes with the colorado department of education says this is important. >> school buses that are sold in colorado for our students have an extra safety measure to ensure that the frame of the school bus stays intact. >> reporter: that was in place in 1989 when this boulder valley school bus crashed believed due to brake failure. one student was killed but you can see while the frame the value of seat belts on the school buses has been hotly debated. higher seats placed closer together serve as compartmen

cbs4's rick sallinger is live there tonight for us. rick, the city is trying to get the homeless off the there's room. >> reporter: that is what they would like. the city came in last march an cleaned up this area. the homeless moved out, but drifted back in, this encampment became larger than before. today you might say was act two. >> housing. >> reporter: police corded off the area. they gathered their belongings into carts in search of where else to call a temporary home. a lawsuit filed on their behalf in federal court claims this is a violation of their rights. >> look at this right behind me here. this is where they throw people's property. it is invaluable and priceless property. >> reporter: many of the items were brought to a city warehouse. but few knew where. >> we said we could keep items came to retrieve their belongings. >> reporter: among the items left behind, skis and a fishing pole. most everyone moved out without incident. but, karen pereira who uses a walker held her ground because she says this is her home. >> do y

rick sallinger is live tonight in denver for us. there are safety measures in place here. >> yes, karen, it was a terrible school bus crash. here in colorado many years ago that led to safety changes in these buses and others around the country. what happened in tennessee taken. it was 1971 when brake failure led to a school bus crash on monarch pass killing eight students and a coach. that led to what is known as the colorado rack and load test. jennifer oats with the colorado department of education says this is important. >> school buses sold and operated in colorado for our students have an extra safety measure to ensure that the frame of the intact. >> reporter: that was in place in 1989 when this boulder valley school bus crashed also due to brake failure. one student was killed but you can see while the frame wrinkled it did not lapse. the safety of school buses has been hotly debated for years. this video from a proponent of together serve as compartmentization. >> is seemed safer than the seat belts. >> reporter: we asked t

cbs4 investigator rick sallinger looks into the trend of people going north of the border for life saving medicines. >> not something a parent wants to carry. >> reporter: she is one angry mother. mad at the seller of the epipen. >> i cannot imagine a business american kids that have gouged american families quite like this one. >> reporter: she needs the epipen for her daughter tori to counteract allegerrics reactions. >> just covered with redness and irritation. >> reporter: an open epipen two pack is six times more expensive than 2009 in the u.s. myland, the epipen seller responded by offering the cheaper generic version and costs american families over $600. in canada, it costs just over $100. >> reporter: in fact, they don't even have to driver. the internet is full of what is labeled canadian pharmacies. we contacted one called canadadrugs.com in winnipeg. >> why is it cheaper there than if i buy it here? >> reporter: we were told because in canada, the government controls the prices. that sounded good. but, the fda said prescription drugs may only be that are licensed in the united

the judge apparently didn't believe that was an adequate excuse for his live at federal court rick sallinger. >>> now to an update on a crash that closed the northbound lanes of the tech center of i- 25 before noon today a truck overturned blocking the lanes near arapahoe road that cause as massive backup as traffic exits the highway at dry creek road. the struck spilled 50 gallons of fuel took a while to clean it up. the highway did reopen about 3 this afternoon. >>> denver police need help eye he dent fying a man who use -- identifying a man who used his cell e inappropriatepictures of a woman at bronco game. we have surveillance video of the suspect. police say he is 30 to 35 about 5-10 with a blade type of prosthetic leg. woman caught him taking pictures up her skirt during gate 10 neargate 10 during the chargers game october 30th and he he ran off when confronted. >>> the presidential candidates are making one final push for votes on the election eve. >> both hillary clinton and states. cline done will be beyond by president o-- clinton will be joined by the president obama and the firs

live in aurora, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> really thank you for sharing, new information on a head on crash that killed one person near eerie this morning. state troopers say 25-year-old alex rodriguez was driving the wrong way on i-25. crashed head on into a subaru. the passenger in that car, 19- year-old kyle nacos, was killed. the driver of that car is still in the hospital with life threatening injuries. troopers believe that rodriguez was under the influence of alcohol. he, too, went to the hospital and is expected to survive. two of their love ones after fire ripped through their lives last week. janelle vargas was killed and her 32-year-old son gabriel died trying to save her. the fire started last wednesday at their home on 7th avenue not far from 225. andrea flores is live in aurora for us tonight. really a tough thanksgiving for that family. >> reporter: certainly a tough day. karen. it has been one week since john vargas lost a devastating fire. he has since returned to flowers and messages of support from the community and despite losing everything, vargas says he still

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cbs4 investigator rick sallinger looks into the trend of people going north of the border for life saving medicines. >> not something a parent wants to carry. >> reporter: she is one angry mother. mad at the seller of the epipen. >> i cannot imagine a business model built on the backs of american kids that have gouged american families quite like this one. >> repor s epipen for her daughter tori to counteract allegerrics reactions. >> just covered with redness and irritation. >> reporter: an open epipen two pack is six times more expensive than 2009 in the u.s. myland, the epipen seller responded by offering the cheaper generic version and coupons. >> parents can drive to canada and get this same device that costs american families over $600. >> reporter: in fact, they don't even have to driver. the internet is full of what is labeled canadian pharmacies. we contacted one called canadadrugs.com in winnipeg. >> why is it cheaper there than if i buy it here? >> reporter: we were told because in canada, the government controls the prices. that sounded good. but, the fda said prescription dru

rick sallinger talked to the teenagers for us tonight and joins us at the university of colorado hospital. so rick, how are they doing doing quite well. we are happy to say. they would much rather be in this hospital than on the side of the mountain where they were. but they are hopeing to be released soon. tommy and matt are being treated in the burn unit of this hospital. each survived the difficult ordeal with only frostbite to the toes and a thumb. they were rescued yesterday when a black hawk helicopter and ground searchers spotted their tracks. but a snowstorm came in early and created white-out conditions. then, they got lost in what is called the bermuda triangle of the rockies. >> when we nor the meadow, we just kind of, we were praying to god because he was definitely with us the whole climb. probably the only thing keeping us alive. >> to kind of give up and say no, i will hand it over to god, he is in control of this.

rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >>> this is the news in campaign 2016. donald trump jr. campaigning today in fort collins. he appealed to outdoors man saying he grew up hunting an fishing. hi said his dad would protect the second amendment and get rid of obama care. >> you have politicians running around there making a deal for the sake of making a deal. it doesn't have to be a good deal because nobody can read it becaus long. nobody knows what is in it. nancy pelosi says we have to pass it before we know what is in it. >> trump jr. told the crowd they are part of a movement to change the status quo in washington dc. >>> bill clinton will be in fort collins. pueblo, an denver tomorrow to campaign for his wife. but today, it was president obama campaigning for his former secretary of state. this uniquely unqualified person doesn't become president. >> the latest cbs news, new york times poll shows clinton's national lead is shrinking. she is up by three points. >>> a grand jury indicts two men in home repair scams all across the front range. arrest warrants are out for th

rick sallinger is reporting. westwood college, heritage. >> reporter: studenters gathered looking for answers about tuition. but no one from heritage college would speak to them except for one woman in a very difficult predicament herself. >> herself. >> heritage made promises to all of you. for services an goods that we failed to provide. >> reporter: kelly pereco had

cbs4 investigator rick sallinger takes a look at how people are willing to >> reporter: we rely on reviews to guide us. but can they be believed? >> we can definitely sell your product. >> reporter: created a product. a fake one, to see if we can buy positive reviews. >> it's outstanding. and get this, it's affordable. >> reporter: would it surprise if you i told you we were able to hire people to write fake the food. >> see the full investigation into online reviews, real or fake, tonight on cbs4 news at 10:00. >>> now a story only on 4. a rescue group in colorado is trying to save hundreds of horses that are at risk of >> unfortunately, this situation -- the organization was allowing them to breed and didn't have a long-term financial plan. and which was not in the best interest of the horses. and within a week of talking about this, and knowing we had an opening, we were able to rescue these lucky four. >> well, all of the horses in south dakota have to be adopted by the end of the month. people with the colorado horse rescue hope othstep in to help and you cavisit cbsdenver.com to lear

tonight at 10:00, rick sallinger takes a look at whether this is an option you want to choose. >> reporter: with prices on the epipen and other perception drugs so high, -- >> it's cheaper to buy a ticket to europe and fly to europe to get your epipen than it is to buy a couple sets here in the united states. >> reporter: there is a cheaper way, but is it worth it? >> i just want to make sure this is legal for me to important this into the united states. >> reporter: they boast of savings up to three times what you would pay in the u.s. >> would use -- would you use this canada drug's website to order drugs into the u.s.? >> watches investigation tonight at 10:00. >>> drivers licenses consumed go digital here in our state -- could soon go digital, one of three states about to test a digital drivers license program for your phone. this is all part of a grant. the pilot program will last about two years but it is not >>> coming up next president obama overnight working as a diplomat in greece trying to reassure europe ahead of the trump administration. >>> and wait until you see what the cem

live in arapahoe county, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. joining us now, political specialist shaun boyd. so, what are we looking for in terms of trends taking place tonight? >> reporter: i'm looking at five county that's could swing this. je traditionally swing counties. trump could flip with the help of the working place democrats. as of this afternoon, republicans were edging out democrats in jefferson while in arapahoe, 8600 more democrats have voted and in larimer, 6200 more republicans have. >> what about our senate race? last cbs poll showed it tightening up. we have michael bennett. campaign, but he is in it toward the end. >> it is close, as soon as it tightens up, the attack ads started running. it is interesting that democratic senator michael bennett was once considered the most vulnerable incumbent in the country. but darryl glen has not received much help from the national party. i think bennett will win, but it will be closer. balance of power in the senate court. so republicans will turn out for glenn. but the unaffiliated w