reporting liowve dntown, i'm jason gruenauer. denver7. victims in the pulse night club in orlando, released now. coming up, we're going to hear more as it turns into the hostage situation. >>> in illinois, the latest on that situation. >> if you saw mysterious planes, we have more. >> a major change today. 30s and 40s in the city and i... i... i wanted those... no you didn't... hefty slider bags cost less than ziploc. you'll thank me later. oh... . >>> just in this morning, russia is blocking the social networknetworking, linkedin. headquartered in the united states. the first major social network to be blocked by russian authorities. should become availableein russia within the next day. no comment on this yet from linkedin. >>> a natural gas explosion in illinois. one killed and several buildings damages. police still trying to figure >>> a device outside an elementary school. >> the device was exploded and on the deck of a cafeteria worker's pickup truck. the students were not in danger as it was too far way from the building, but they

>> jason gruenauer in the mountains and lisa with when. >> this is fun. exactly what we needed. right now, we have some pretty dry conditions across the state. the cloud cover here in denver, the morning commute, don't worry, it's going to be dry. and in the west, the rain and snow is i starting to creep in. mid mornings, nine to 10:00, thh cdot cameras on i-70 will be looking a lot different. the day planner, 80 yesterday and cut that in half. low 40s early on. by midday, talked about this yesterday, hitting our high a lot earlier than normal and temperatures will start to drop this afternoon. jacket this morning and later today. chance for snow here in town and looks like we could get a rain-snow mix in denver, ft. collins and boulder, totals are going to be pretty light. a trace to twooinches. heaviee in the mountains and the low is going into effect in a few. coming up, i'll show you what it looks like hour-by-hour. first, let's send it to eric. bone dry, but it's a pretty scene behind you. >> yeah. frisco is ready for the holidays. i tell you what. no snow. silverthorne, fr

. >> jason gruenauer is live on the busy travel day. jason, how is it moving along? >> we have some good news for you if you're coming out to dia and flying out. the line isn't that long. right now, five to ten minutes out here at dia. keep in mind, some of the of those departing flights, at least the moort of them are on time -- the majority of them are on time. the employees were brought in from other airports at dia and adding more k-9 teams to help and the airport hired additional staff to run bins and things like that. only about 35 minutes is the max that we saw. short. >> we are trying to manage our resources the best that we could. we didn't have the support from the carriers and the airport authority. this year, all of those things have come together as planning as a partnership and a community and focused on making the experience for travelers a positive one. just about on track to set or even break that 1.1 million travelers for this weekend. they say the busiest expected day is actually not today, going to be actually sunday when everybody is coming back

jason gruenauer live from isabel byrd community school. >> it happened over the weekend all over the back part of the school the back door, the playground the sidewalks messages sprayed all over. it is gone as of now but we prompted the cleanup response shared all over facebook including the swastika. one of several instances of the vandalism and graffiti all over the back portion of the school. parents responded with paper hearts of positive messages. a cleanup effort of nearly over 50 people over the weekend, yesterday we spoke to a parent of three students here who says there are immigrants and refugees that attend the school. that parent had her young and messages of love that were taped on the wall next to the graffiti.>> just to show that hate ddesn't win over love. and that we believe in peace at our school.>> the local jewish life center responded in a statement condemning what they call a deeply hateful acts and display. police are trying to figure out who did this. i'm jason gruenauer i'm sure you hate to waste time and money, this morning ryan luby is here to tell us about

jason gruenauer is there. >> snow is blowing on me. my first snow of the year. these guns are going full blast, the chairs are ready and other guys that have been ready. nate dogg and tom. when did you get here? >> we got here about 3:30 yesterday afternoon. >> and you have been just waiting you have to start it somewhere. >> how long have you been doing it? >> 21 years right here at loveland ski area. >> what makes you want to keep coming back? >> it's the first season. i wasn't read at a basin , but i'm ready now. >> and -- working out for you. counting down to 9:00 a.m.. >> so excited, pumped up, being on the chair once more with nate dogg, nothing like it. >> and the resorts and things are going to be opening next friday. don't have to wait at loveland. one lift, p one run open, 18 inches of base. they're open. reporting live in loveland, i'm jason gruenauer, back to you in the institute owe where it >> it's dog or dawg? >> got to be a w in thhre. >> dawg. >>> i need snow. put me in e holiday spirit. >> it's hard to do that. >> it's like california or nevada

jason gruenauer has details on the search, jayson. >>reporter: the douglas sheriff's department are looking for a mother and her two sons who went missing after they left school in highland's ranch. we're talking about jennifer and yesterdaa at 2:00. then late last night, the douglas county sheriff's department put out the alert that the three, the mother and the two children haven't been seen since. jennifer 36 years old. she's 5'6'' they were driving a 2011 country. license plate is if you see jennifer or adam, call the sheriff's department. we're trying to get more inforration and we'll bring it later. in castle rock in douglas county sheriff, i'm jason gruenauer. >>> breaking news in tennessee, a wild fire killed three people. >> hundreds of home and businesses have been destroyed. the flames are still threatening that area may see rain today which could help in the fire fight. >>> there's more severe weather hitting the same part of the country. tornado slammed northern alabama last night killing three people, four children are i

i'm jason gruenauer. denver seven. >>> in tennessee, a pox lip tick tick. >> people escaped the flames. the next 24-hour was critical in putting out the flames. let's send it over to nicole with more on the severe weather battering the south. >>reporter: there's a tornado watch right now. three people have been killed in alabama, but all of the states being affected and the worst hit, northern alabama. we have individual yes of a 24-hour daycare -- we have video of a 24-hour daycare. four children in critical condition and several others injured by this in the town of ider. multiple home and businesses have been destroyed. officials says the three people home. possible tornados were reported across southern tennessee this morning. tornados and hail hit tuesday in louisiana and mississippi. >>> back at home, it's 5:02. it's cold. it feels like 17 at city park. five in aurora and now four degrees below zero at the airport. really cold start decent warmup today. most towns below zero this morning when you fa

i'm jason gruenauer, denver7. >> reminds me have the sun screen on. >> that's right. no back country skiing. this is the same place, but a different view. look how dry it is under the trees. some runs, stay clear. dry today and clear coskies across the region. we're tracking a weak cold front that will swing through to want and bring our temperatures down, but it's a really dry system coming i'll show you that in a few minutes. 65 at city park and 62 in -?boulder and 63 in bep net. conifer, 53 right now and see highs in and around 60s to 70 in denver. warm one and skies overnight tonight, we're going to see clear skies and increasing clouds tomorrow and show you that in just a minute. with the front tomorrow, it is going to approximate be a little bit cooler tomorrow. coming up with that, see what to expect for the weekd. >>> thank you, lisa. >>> one of the teens facing charges in connection to the explosives in castle rock is going to be in court. the teen faces charges of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of a handgun. the other teen in in this case is e

jason gruenauer has more. mra, all passing the recreational use of marijuana and others for medicinal purposes. and then we're going to talk about recreational. when colorado was first, saw this green rush, millions and millions of dollars, flooding into our economy in tourism and people that wanted to take this single state economic model that we had in the country. now, adding more players to that, is that going to thin out to share those dollars with other states? we spoke to one pot shop owner. saying he's worried. 80% of that comes from tourism and with the very warm state of california, the east coast of massachusetts and the tourist destination of nevada, does that mean it's them? and the housing market, that's the other question. all of that money, influencing in cash, could that affect it? tell, but with more players on the block, colorado will feel an impact and how much and how long that's going to take remains to be seen. jason gruenauer, denver7. >>> we are monitoring a lot of breaking news. not j

jason gruenauer joins us from plum creek neighborhood at where this happens. families should be let in any moment right now. >>reporter: we haven't seen any families coming home, but as of right now, 5:00 a.m., they're allowed back in because according to authorities here in castle rock, they don't believe there's significant threat to public safety at this point after a scary incident yesterday involving the explosive chemicals. as of right now, were found still sealed up. hazmat bags on the driveway, and a castle rock police officer to my right keeping an eye on this home. this started with an investigation into two teen ageers in a string of car break-ins, that led them to this home on west crestwood drive in castle rock where they found the chemicals. according to police, they, again, they don't believe there's a threat to public safety because the bomb squad had to be called in. the chemicals out of the home and detonated them as a nearby golf course. the two teens, both 16-year olds are now behind bars, charges are forth coming and the investigation is s

jason gruenauer is live. home in five minutes. >>reporter: they're going to be let back in following an evacuation and finding haze hard us chemical. there's drugs and bags of hazardous material out here. there's a member of the castle rock community to my right keeping an eye on this community. a scary day for residents yesterday. we're going to show you the video from yesterday. it started with two young people, 16 years of age tightened connection with tire slashings in the area and police ended up at the home at the juveniles where they found a box of suspicious chemicals and they found out they were explosive. we were told these weren't bombs and there would have been steps needed to make them bombs but because of their explosive nature, the bomb squad took them up. residents who live here weren't allowed to dumb back. they'll be back here at 5:00. we'll dive into the details as this continues to be under investigation. again, they have police here and there's hazmat stuff and the house is taped up as the investigation contin

jason gruenauer is live. >>reporter: i got here and they saw my build and look, and they said you need to be a model for the expo. i told them $500-hour, so they passed on that. as you can see, i really got the model look here in my coat. i'm here with aubrey nice have a sale going on. >> we have a big sale going on. we have factor buy outs and 20% off -- quick silver, dn and c as you can see, we ave 60% coat that looks just great like this. >> i'm love this coat. i feel like the parents are here shopping, but there's a lot of stuff here forked kids. >> we have the -- so kids are learn how to snowboard and get that feel under them. there's a ski area how to ski and get that feel too. parents can shop and kids are learn to ski. >> everybody is itching to ski. we got to get snow first. this starts at -- tomorrow, 10:00 to 8:00 p.m. and sunday 10:00 to 6:00. this coat is warm and i have to get it off because i sweat too much. >> there's discounts for coats >>> a woman missing for months is found. she's bound and

jason gruenauer has more on this last minute push. >> good morning. they announced hat the epworth foundation needs a hundred thousand dollars today to reach the goals and get the meals out to everyone that asked for thee. the dadly bruce randolph thanksgiving gaveway. baskets that they have requests for, with the turkey and the fixings, they -- reaching out to the community for this last ditch effort to make sure they don't have to cut back. they have had to in the past, they say that the requests for these baskets are up. including cynta. . >> paying the rent, it's hard when you don't have the income for that. how you can have something important like thanksgiving. >>reporter: now all of this is happening this saturday. and also rooking for correspondent vonts. if you want -- looking for volunteers. volunteer or donate, go to my facebook page. outside the epworth foundation, jason gruenauer, denver7. >>> brad new crash, police are just now being dispatches, southbound 85 here. one crash up here too a little while ago. that is cleared up. and bing, b

how you can help solve the shortage. >>> i'm jason gruenauer. do thank you. imagine if the things you bought every day earned you miles to get to the places you really want to go. with the united mileageplus explorer card, you'll get a free checked bag, 2 united club passes... you need for an unforgettable vacation. the united mileageplus explorer card. imagine where it will take you. >>> he stands -- what he stands for goes against the moral fiber of my being. i can't let me because silence is violence. >> i can't believe the good people of the u.s. voted in a racist manner. a man who has made racist in the core of what he talks about day in and day out. >> denver seven has team coverage. eric luber covering the protest in downtown denver. nicole brady is tracking the protest. we saw with the anger on the streets of denver as the transition is happening in washington. protest in downtown denver for a second night now. >>> for the most part, the protest have been peaceful in this exchange. >> [indiscernible] for racism. >> i'm sorry, its confederate flag. am

jason gruenauer joins us. >> he's checking conditions for you. if he finds bad spots you can avoid them. on the side streets, crusty out there. so be careful. >>> denver 7 uncovers fraud in the primarily election and the woman behind it pleads guilty. coming up, what lies ahead for marion moss. >> denver 7 gets answers as to why this mysterious plane >>> just about 5:30. the first snow of the season in the books. it came late, but it got ugly in a hurry. the snow led to multiple car crashes. ?>> this morning, we have teen coverage on the road, jason >>> we have heavy stop and go traffic for spots for you including across i 725, i-70 and it's going to be a tough drive for you as you can see around town. 725, i-70 and it's going to be a tough drive for you as you can see around town. the one accident we have on the highway the westbound side of i-70 near the brighton year. i-70, someone crashed into the wall and someone crashed near alameda. take a look at the split screen. on the drive at i-25 and colorado sn 84th avenue, it's going to be a dicy d

. >> jason gruenauer has the tips you need to know and amanda del castillo has more on the last- minute campaign stops in colorado but first breaking news.>>> a hunter missing, cruise have been searching, they will be out looking for the man. >> a look at the lake marked by a red taught about four hours northwest of denver the men missing is 61 years old from michigan. he was reported missing saturday morning.>>> we are tracking breaking news overnight. a 5.0 earthquake hit central oklahoma, schools were closed >> i heard the whole house shaking. >> i felt it all shaking we grabbed my cousin and went outside. the after shakes were crazy. >> the quake hit just before 8:00 this was last night near cushing 50 miles northeast of oolahoma city. it was felt as far away as illinois and texas. downtown was evacuated because of gas line leaks but those have since been contained.>>> we are in the second week of november but mother nature does not think so, ski resorts can't open because of the warm. so a basin is the only resort up and right now. two resorts we talked with aren't concerned yet. >

our jason gruenauer has mmre. >> good morning to you. before donald trump won this election, markets already started to drop and shake and that includes the u.s. dollar. and then, after he gave that speech as you heard, things did settle down a little bit. the dow down, and the s & p down one and a half percent. and europe, shaky and decline. trump came out and talked about uniting the country. so with that, not going to be as steep a drop as we originally saw last night. that's oing to be the biggest impact locally. minimum wage. approved to $12 by 2020. proponents, as soon as people get more money, spend more money, and pump the money back to the economy. opponents say this is going to be tough on small business owners and straupts and the small rural community. and something we always love to that is the housing market. after steady growth, what could a trump presidency mean? i'll give you a hint, it's not great. jason gruenauer. , denver7. we went to the secretary of state. >> it's important. allowing us if an individual has already

quite a bit of snow, really gray out there. >> we saw a lot of snow when our jason gruenauer was out there. let's send it to katie lasalle tracking the first alert forecast for us. >>> yes, winter storm warnings and advisoriee throughout much of the day today. this is the view from loveland pass. we are seeing treacherous driving conditions. if you have to go into the mountains, practice caution. blowing snow is possible, and heavy snow showers are likely through the afternoon into the evening. denver. we're under partly to mostly cloudy skies. 41 downtown as well as out at the airport, where winds are from the west at 20 miles per hour. a breezy afternoon is in store for us across much of the metro area and front range. here'sur radar and satellite this morning. as you can see snow filtering in from west to east, plenty of snow in thhigh country, % through the day today. winter storm warning in effect through all the area. another 6 to 10 inches of additional snow accumulation is likely throughout the afternoon and evening. within 30 minutes of each other early yesterday morning, an

jason gruenauer, denver7. >>> it is 6:08 we are in for a nice day, in the low 60s under some sunshine, 56 evergreen, close to 60 in aurora, here's your first alert. we will show you how warm it is going to get. and looks like jason gruenauer is doing a little november. >> maybe next year, we have this big multi car accident southbound i-25 you can see police with this vehicle in the ramp lane we are solid back to 104 i will show you some of the ways to get around in a week before ski resorts open but resort owners are not worried. >>> a lot of people focused on the presidential race i'm michael bennet, and i approve this message. narrator: what do you really know about darryl glenn, the fringe republican candidate for senate? darryl glenn doesn't believe in climate change. he's for eliminating the department of education. and glenn wants to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest. reporter: glenn says if he's fortunate enough darryl glenn: i'm running against democrats. i'm running against evil. narrator: darryl glenn is wrong for colorado. woman: after all donald trump has s

jason gruenauer is live there at diy. how are those -- at dia. how are those lines looking right now? >> we were expecting some long lines. i get to be the bearer of good news. the line is moving and relatively short here. especially for the wednesday before thanksgiving. 15 to 20 minutes wait time according to flight denver. a lot less than it was an hour ago. the early rush hear, before the flights are also on time. and they are working hard to get through, hiring people here at the airport to run in and outside of the tsa agents here, trying to get people through. and when it was busy, standard operating procedures here. sniff the bags, getting people through the lines a little bit quicker. so far, it started off as passengers say, goodness, look how long starts at 30 minutes. now down to 15. the parking lots, most of them are open. two of them are already full, going to the airport, keep an eye or an ear on what jayson luber is saying. could get here early, but right now, it's not too bad. reporting live right now at denver international airp

denver 7 jason gruenauer live in castle rock jason, police and neighbors pretty >>reporter: yes, but the good news this morning is that those residents who were evacuated are let back into their homes. we saw three cars so far coming back home here. -?this is west pereskitt way. they were able to return. police don't believe there's a thheat to public safety, but when you're talking about explosive chemical and devices, it's something taken seriously by those who live here and by law enforcement. it connection with a string oo car break-ins. when they searched the homes of one of the teens, they found chem cals and devices at could have become a bomb. so the bomb squad was called in. 30 homes were evacuated and the bombs were taken to a nearby golf course. listen what happens next. >> [explosion] >> dang. >> that, the -- that was the explosion as they detonated them actually in a bunker, a sand trap if the plu where this home is. those two, 16 year old boys were arrested on separate charges, they could be facing more charges. as for this morning, the home where the chemicals were fou

jason gruenauer joins us to explain. >>reporter: the calls are going to those in jefferson and broomfield starting at 9:00 a.m. today. it's to make sure the code red emergency nif two, as many as people as possible are getting these notifications, and the system is set up for landline. if you have one of those, you'll get a call. it can be added to your cell phone or your e-mail. so if you have already gone through and added that, you'll get test call. if you have not, you can do that. you can have to go to your county's website. code red has been around for three missed notifying people during a major wiid fire that killed three people. today is just a you don have to do anything. it's to protect you if something major or catastrophic happens like a wild fire or severe weather or major criminal activity. that's to notify you if something happens. ?hat about prevention. a lot of people are going to go on vacation, a lot of people could use extra set of eyes on their property, on their stuff.% we have a list of law enforc

we'll check in with jason gruenauer. >>> the department of homeland security and the fbi want people to be on the lookout today and through the weekend. >> individual terrorists are expected to make attacks. jason gruenauer is live with what you can exctpet dia. >> already busy, one of the busiest travel days of the year. things are already filling up. on the website, seven hours and 23 minutes for the other security line. you are asked to get here early dia is saying they may set a record, 1.2 million people. one of the busiest travel days of the year and bringing in 3 more tsa and good news from dia, checking the big boards, as far as flight statuses, most of the flight statuses coming in and out, green and on time and the parking lots are open for you. just get here early. we'll check back in with you. >>> this morning, we are hoping to learn more about a homicide investigation here in denver. a man was skilled near chsman park. we're learning more about a deadly stabbing in ft. collins. this man is under arrest on first-degree murder charges. stabbed the good samaritan, but --. >

jason gruenauer is live at loveland this morning. . >>reporter: yes, good morning to you, lisa. no snow? i don't know what you're it's snowing full blast. maybe it's fake. loveland is looking to open up, plowing and shooting snow up there. they are getting ready. set to get ready to on at # a.m.. they have one run here at love land and 1700 feet verl and 18 inches of snow in colorado. that's what we need. it is coal and that'sha wthey have been waiting for to be able to make all this snow. as you mentioned, the snow has not been here. a basin opened first and then love land, others had to delay, including skikey stone and others. that's the next wave, when they open. keystone, copper and breckenridge. and that's friday. conditions out here, they're perfect out here. i want to say, i want to get my board out here aad test it with the snow blowing, going to have first chair at 9:00 a.m.. we'll talk to people from loveland to see if it's really a big deal opening this late. >>> spring skiing up there. and it's actually easy driving for us on i-70. don't have any delays here in town

reporting and jefferson county, jason gruenauer. >>> more hate crimes and racist graffiti popping up over the country referencing the outcome of the election. how people are reacting this morning. gets violent when a man is blindsided and attacked from behind. the entire incident caught on cell phone video. >> a man, tackled to the floor night. a man walked down the stairs and jumped on that man holding the megaphone. video captured by a student. it didn't take long for campus police restrain the attacker. this is just one rally as people voice displeasure for the outcome of the election. in michigan, police are investigating a hate crime after this graffiti was found outside a home where a person of mexican descent lives. you can see this stack of boxes taped together blocking the driveway graffiti spray-painted on those boxes. the wording was about donald trump taking back america. someone even spray-painted that mexicans suck. >>> emotions are still high in the wake of the presidential election. mo vandalism. this time in maryland. someone vandalized a sign from a church offering

jason gruenauer is on the scene with the latest. jason, what can you tell us?>> reporter: the est news here is was inside when fire gutted this store. this is the green door furniture and antiques store on tennyson and 41st. take a look at these images from a reviewer. they show how big these flames were when this fire first started about two hours ago. denver fire officials still don't know what caused this but scene. they say because the builng was old, big, and whht it contains, they made the call to it is not cleaning up the scene but at least two blocks of tennyson are still closed as fire crews remain on the scene. we talked to some neighbors who tell me thi furniture and antique store has been up and operational for the last 40+ years in this neighborhood and thought it was supposed to open today but the old man that normally does that doesn't come in until about 11:00. still, investigators are here on the scene. the best news, no one s the fire is now out. jason gruenauer, denver 7. >>> breaking international tragedy for a brazilian soccer team. a plane

denver 7, jason gruenauer joins us with more. >>reporter: a man showed up at a hospital with a gunshot wound. he told police where he had been shot. this is just north of the denver and adams county border. so scene and they found a crime scene and then that man later died at the hospital. that is why they're treating this as a homicide investigation. the scene is clear other than glass in the road along logan not far from 58 avenue and i-25 near the consumer mart. at this point, they're treating this as a homicide ?nvestigation. they haven't released the identity victim. in adams county, i'm jason gruenauer, 5:37. >>> a woman suing the -- she claims she was forced out because of discrimination. jones was a communicatioo specialist. if her lawsuit, jones who is white says she was demoted and replaced by a hispanic man and the principal told her the community needed to see that man in her role. two hispanic women at the one is dr. robin. >> it wws something i've never . i think that was representative of a [indiscernible]. >> ther

jason gruenauer is live with how to help. >> if you know hundred thousand dollars or know a thousand people with ten dollars. $10. you can help. and talking about the daddy bruce randolph thanksgiving drive. this year, th're short by a hundred thousand dollars. to make sure that they don't cut back on the number of meals, ask asking for the community to donate and this is the last day to do so. the demand for baskets are up, some pantries have already had to close down over the last few thousands are counting onlion them, including cynthia devila. . >> it's hard when you don't have the income to provide some people celebrate, like thannsgiving. . also needed. w, volunteers are the distribution and putting these boxes is going to be taking place this saturday. if you want to help or donate, you can go to our facebook page or go to their website to volunteer or donate. again, today is the last day to do so. reporting live from the epworth foundation, i'm jason gruenauer. >>> the denver rescue mission here's a look at where you can drop them off. can be a holida helping feed children in

i'm jason gruenauer, denver 7. >>> today marks the first day that ponda rosa students will be back at schoo since a guard was accused of sexually assaulting a student. >> parent was nervous about this. amanda del castillo is joining us about the security guard's arrest. >>reporter: good morning, these are troubling allegations, but as you can imagine, everyone is taking these accusations very now, to echo what you just said, 49-year old gary pastel won't bb allowed back on the campus at ponda rosa high school pending that investigation. of 2014. he was working as a security specialist at ponda high school. detectives interviewed a student on monday determinnng there was enough evidence to arrest pastel. he has bonded out of jail. woe spoke with parents who says she don't -- >> if it's true and it does pla >> yeah, a lot of people echoing those statements ttday. and specific details about where this alleged crime occurred whether it was on campus or off campus hasn't been released yet. many today on edge after learning, publicly that their security guard was arrested. we'll discuss mor

jason gruenauer has the latest from today's kickoff. >> here at the cherry creek mall. needs no introduction. >> ho, ho, ho. >> and talking about five 500 events, coming here and meeting santa claus. christmas, all the way through january, the national western the reason behind it, december and january is actually slow when it comes to meetings and conventions. stay here, shop local, eat at the restaurant and helps the economy overall for santa, i'm jason at the cherry creek mall. >>> capitol christmas tree making a stop on its way to the capitol. cut down in idaho to become the christmas tree at the capitol. going to go to washington, d.c. tomorrow, the tree is going to be in denver for a little bit. >>> a trip of a lifetime. around the world and back. think something like that would cost a fortune. only a couple hundred buckk? >> how? taking advantage of colorado offers. good news for all of us. and racked up about a million miles in points. >> that's the great thing about dog it as a couple, get the same bonus twice. >> they used the credit cards to pay the monthly b

coming up for not reporting live jason gruenauer >>> lakewood police looking for answers after a man was found shot dead inside of his car in a ditch. you can see skidmarks and remnants of the crash. police found the 44-year-old phillip tod penny yesterday near west ninth and allison street. >>> these men are facing first- degree murder charges, matthew what led up to the homicide.>>> one person seriously injured after this crash in denver, one of the cars went into a home yesterday. police say it is not look like anyone in the home was injured. >>> help save a historic home one of the few queen style homes in the neighborhood. now the owner says one city councilman may prevent her from getting top dollar when she tries to sell it. the home and was once home to the hoyt brothers. one councilman wants to add the home to a list of historic denver landmarks protecting the home from demolition. the owner says she believes when she goes to sell the house the designation would limit the buyers. >> this is all i have, by somebody, one councilman anybody else involved he is taking away my ne

reporting live downtown jason gruenauer back to you. >> if you have questions about the election or the process in general go to thedenverchannel.com or we have all the information you need to know before you cast your vote. >>> the denver broncos down but not out after losing yesterday to the division rivals oakland raiders. >> not a pretty game. the broncos fall to third in the afc west behind the raiders and the kansas city chiefs. a move by brandon marshall has everyone talking. anthem, all season he has been taking a knee. the progress made by the denver police department led to his decision to stand. >>> major news in baseball. the rockies have hired bud black as their new manager. he will be introduced today at 11:00. most recently he managed the san diego padres. last month he resigned after his three-year contract kidnapping growing more gruesome by the day, another discovery made in south carolina after a woman was chained -- found chained in a storage container. >>> the latest from a deadly shooting in georgia. >>> on this monday we have fairly calm conditions, wind speeds at

. >> jason gruenauer is in green valley ranch. >>reporter: good morning to you. burglarized neighborhood in all of denver over the last five years according to an investigation by denver seven investigates. we found that at or around 100 burglaries per year happen in this neighborhood of green valley. the other neighborhoods who made it, montebello, east colfax and five points among others. according to law enforcement, in many cases, it is people simile or back doors unlocked making it easier for crooks to get inside. we're going to pass along tip and tricks and how you can avoid becoming a victim of these burglars without moving out of these neighborhoods. we're see you at 5:00. jason gruenauer. >>> a high school student -- >> tony edwards who leaves defb lynn -- he was arrested this week for domestic violence. he's now on school. >>> a 20-year old man is behind bars in a double shooting near the 16th street mall. this happened in broad daylight. 30-year old simpson from wheat ridge dried and -- a wheat ridge man died. >>> a girl weighed 37 pounds and >>> the h

. >> jason gruenauer has more details. >>reporter: basically the information we got from the douglas county sheriff's office is this mother picked up her two young sons yesterday from their highlands ranch elementary school and they haven't been seen. we're talking about jennifer labor and her two young sons adam and ethan, just 53 -- and 3 old. they live in highlands ranch. the boys are $3 and 5. they were last seen driving a 2011 silver chrysler town and country and the colorado license plate on that vehicle, $300-rqq. we went on that school's website, according to the school, they dismissed picking up her kids at 2:00 p.m. we're not sure how or why that may play into that. if you see or if you know anything about this vanishing or missing person's case and the mother and her two children, you're asked to call the douglas county sheriff's office immediately. we have information on our free denver7 app. live at the douglas county sheriff's office, i'm jason gruenauer. >>> we follow the latest out of gat inburg gatlinburg,

jason gruenauer is checking that right now and he joins us from the first alert weather chaser, jason. >> good morning to you. we're tracking a side streets here and road conditions here in south denver. we turned onto clarks son and while -- driving on the main highways, it's icy. we'll show you as we drive in our denver first alert weather chaser. a lot of cars on the side of the road with a lot of snow. but that's what you're waking up. from our streets, the worst parts are where the intersections are where people drove through and took that snow or that melted snow that froze and became ice. as you pull out of your riveway intersections, that's where it's the cruuchiest. we're going into littleton next and show you what condition was now, but as we head into the main intersections, not too bad. you want to take it slow as you get out there on the roads this morning. for more on that, we'll go back to the studio, and jason luber for how the whole drive is looking around the metro area. >> it's going to be a difficult one for folks. this is my drive in on northbound i-25 passing cou

live lakewood, i'm jason gruenauer, denver 7. >>> 5:34. a recent audit has denver park and recreation coming under fire and how they've been using your tax dollars. they have a budget of $93 million. our golf course, concession contract that extends up to 50 years. a house that comes wiih a golf course concession stand and a contract that goes to the license owner estate without city auditors found no documentation. park and rec denied to speak with us at denver 7. here's what they said. >> the picture that's painting is we don't care and it's a mess. if that was the case, we would have had many, many issues which we have not had. >> still denver's auditor is launching a new audit. you can head over to our free denver 7 >>> those who visit colfax -- denver police add extra 100 hours of patrolling along east colfax between grant and josephine street. numbers shows that their efforts are working. amanda del castillo joins us with the details. good morning, amanda. >>reporter: good morning. dbd tells me they've made significant contacts and s

jason gruenauer has the answer. >>reporter: it means a lot of public improvements are coming to broomfield because when you get all this private investment3 jumped in or put into this local economy, that means the city ask county budget, because the tax revenue grows. three major companies are now moving coming here to broomfield. viega and morgan and chase and ikea is investing. it's 300 brand new jobs and these projects are in the making. they happen to fall into place within the same time within the last days or so. they're going to start on ttese constructions in the next year and a half and the money coming in means more tax revenue for projects like -- >> upgrading some of our libraries and enhancing our trail system and fixing the streets. some of those improvements will affect people's everyday lives and releasing -- more amenities and parks. >> now, with all this development coming in, that sounds like a positive. i asked the mayor, is there a negative side? is there a but and he said with all this fast gro

jason gruenauer has how this works. >>reporter: if you're flying out of town to see grandma for turkey day and you don't want to come back to a ran socked burglarized home, law enforcement agency and sheriff's department want to help you out increasinggpatrols in your neighborhood and this is basically is -- it agency oo department including how much or what they do and how you get involved. many of them just ask that you give them a phone call or fill out a formm3 online that basically tell them where you live and when you're going to be gone. places like denver and parker will increase watches in your neighborhood. places like here in jefferson county, deputies will increase patrol and quote, know how to reach you if a problem happens while you enjoy your vacation. just a patrol car through your neighborhood a couple of times while you're gone. we have a full list of agencies, what they will do, and how you get involved on our free denver 7 app. and if something major or catastrophic were to happen, local law enforcem

jason gruenauer joins us live from the school. >> reporter: police investigating, the good news the graffiti has been cleaned up through the community response over 50 people came out community members people in the neighborhood parents of kids who go to the school to make sure the kids did not see it. one photo spread around social medistting all of this. this shows a back gym door of the isabella bird community school with one of the we also had some sidewalks spray-painted and a playground covered in spray paint and other messages. and was answered by different messages of love on scrap pieces of paper cutout into hearts and people who came out with scrub brushes and cleaners to help clean this up, they did not want to see this happen in their neighborhood. we spoke to the principal about what happened. >> the outpouring of support have received, the hearts and messages all over has definitely taken something that was unfortunate and said and turned it into something beautiful. >> denver police continue to look for the ople or person that did this to figure out the reason behind it. comin

jason gruenauer has the way to track your ballot . >> here in denver you can sign- up for ballots trace just like how you track a package for the mail making sure your vote and ballot makes it in and if not you get notified, keep in mind through the mail you have to come to a ballot box one of the voting locations in peeson, if for some reason you have an issue you will get a notification that says your ballot was received but cannot be processed. if this is the case you will have to go in person to a polling center to fix this, maybe you forgot to sign your ballot or a bipartisan team can verify your signature. closest location to you? ballot boxes even drive-through locations. i will show you the easy way coming up at 6:00. i'm jason gruenauer, denver7 libertarian candidate gary johnson trying to drum up support for his campaign holding a rally in lakewood yesterday. he told vvters we should be building bridges not walls.>>> clinttn, al gore. >> amanda del castillo in lakewood with details on his visit. >> al gore expected to make a stop in boulder at 4:00 this afternoon and another s

jason gruenauer joins us with more from the plum creek neighborhood. >>reporter: we haven't seen those residents evacuated come back to their homes. as of 5:00 a.m. the 30 or so homes are allowed back in. this is where the chemical and devices were found. the castle rock police department is monitoring the scene. what was found yesterday, according to police, we're talking about explosive chemical and devices here in side this home. accorddng to police, it was not a bomb, but it could have become one. that was detonated at a nearby plum creek golf course. no one was hurt 2, 16-year olds were there were bomb making terms. castle rock police are going to reach out to the residents who were evacuated once they get back into their homes to let them know what happened and what's going on west preswick way in castle rock. authorities believes there's no threat to public safety. live in castle rock, i'm jason gruenauer with denver seven. >>> just into the first alert desk. a new abc poll out this clinton by one point. strong enthusiasm for clinton has gone do

jason gruenauer will join us with details. >>> breaking news out the iowa. a manhunt underway after two officers were gunned down in their car. they were sitting in their cars when it happened in two separate locations. police got a call that shots were fired in the city of urban dale near des moines and found an officer from urban dale dead. a few officer was found gunned in his police car and he was taken to the hospital where hh died. there's a clear and present danger to other officers out there and to the public of course. i just got an update that schools in that city of urban dale are closed today. they're telling everyone to not come to school buildings because that suspect is still out there. the names of the officers kills haven't been released, but we'll follow this. >>> but first right now, let's give you your first alert forecast. we're i special treat today. meteorologist lisa hidalgo and stacy are in the field. >> they're joining us from the littleton and the rtd station where they're hanging out with first alert freebies for us today. >>repor

in green valley ranch, i'm jason gruenauer, denver seven. >>> 6:36. what citt is the ddunkest one in our state. have the answer next. >>> plus fallout from election dc. protestor were here in denver as well. you're going to hear from them in a few minutes. >>> as we head to break, we'll give you a live look at the white house. at 9:00 colorado time, president obama w ? we all find fun ways to be good to our hearts. one hundred percent whole grain quaker oats is the delicious way to help reduce cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. ? >>> 6:38. here's another number for. it's only 27 degreessin denver. we're start to go get beautiful day out there. it's official today. denver is the drunkest city in the state of colorado. the list is from the 24/7 wall street. it's a financial news website. they say one in five denver residents went binge drinking. how do they know this? i do not know. this study gave us credit for being the healthest health healthest out. how many drinks do you drink? >> do you tell the truth? >> i fib a little. >> if her doctor

jason gruenauer joins us with that. jason, 98%. state is abnormally dry. >>reporter: yeah, and that leads to an abnormally long fire season including today when things are going to be quite we could set a temperature record. thingses are going to be ddy with -- things are going to be dry with low humidity. we're going to be under a red flag warning through our state today. and it's november 16th. i talked to the forest service and the fire prevention and control and they both say they're monitoring conditions even this late into the year because we're still in wild fire season because we are under that moderate drought here. no precipitation so far this year. staff on hand even this late in the year. one forest employe told me they kept a fire tower look out, extra 6 weeks this year just because they were needed. both organizations wants people to know that again, even though we're this late in the year, we're still dealing with the risk of wild fires. that's why you have to keep extra eye out and control your cigarette buds, don't just throw them out on t

jason gruenauer is more with their message. >> rush hour in denver can be anything but fun. but the beeping is not about that. but people, members of law enforcement and everyday under the frag to honor those who served the country and reminding the drivers about what today is all about. >> i love what they did for this country, love being here and i just got to show my patriotism some how some way. >> to stand here for the cars and trucks to honk, taking pride in the nation, military want to do and have done. >> this has been goi throughout denver in every patriotic holiday since 9/11, the message, one of unity, especially the events in the country this week, reminding that we're standing here under one flag. reporting live for denver7, jason gruenauer. . >>> parade taking place this weekend through downtown. going to start at 14th and west going to go from noon to three and on sunday, a run for veterans day. the race starts at eight in the morning. >>> veterans and their families can also take advantage of savings today. a lot of restaurants are thanking the service member

jason gruenauer is up there right now in the snow. how you enjoying it jason? >> reporter: oh, you know snow is officially coming down as soon as we got to that west side of the tunnel, that's when we s the accumulation and snow coming down. here to a one vehicle rollover. we are on i-70 west again just west of th eisenhower tunnel. we're told that a van or a kind of crossover-type vehicle rolled on to its roof and on to its side. it was a family traveling to california we're told by law enforcement here on scene. just some minor injuries here but you can tell that this is the reason why. you can see what i-70 looks like if the snow continues to come down. it's very cold out here about 19 degrees and the snow is we have seen some plows try to come through here. but whhre i'm standing right now is a few inches of accumulated snow and they're doing their best to try to keep it but the snow just keeps falling down on it. so that's the reason those traction laws are in effect. we saw the line of semis just east of the tunnel, it wasn't too bad around loveland just

jason gruenauer with this story. first time, hugher is telling her story and the sentence for her attacker. those across the country felt it will not fit the crime. some people went as far as sayyng it was too light and just a slap on the wrist. we'll show you hugher who came forward in the people's magazine for the first time. she's 21-year old speaking for the first time since she was 18. it happened after st. patrick's day party. her attacker wilkerson was sentenced to probation and 2 years work release meaning he's let out everyday. one reason behind that light sentence, colorado has something called indeterment sentencing meaning criminals must say in jail until they complete a sentence and treatment. but without -- not all get out on time so some judges lean towards lighter punish sentences and the judge in this case mentioned the idea of indeterment sentencing as a factor when he sentenced wilkerson. in this interview with people's magazine, hugher says he didn agree with that sentence and she has moved forwar

grey son gruenauer look -- jason gruenauer looking into this. >>reporter: labor was seen when picking up her sons from a high lands ranch elementary school yesterday afternoon. th now, the two young children adam and ethan are just 3 and 5 years old. they are from highlands ranch originally. they were last seen in a silver mini van. a chrysler town and country 2011 model with the colorado license plate 300-rqq. if you see them, you're asked to call the douglas county sheriff's office. we have information on our free ddnver7 app. reporting live at office, i'm jason gruenauer. >>> do what jason is doing and bundle up. it's 8 degrees in denver. 4 in lineman. 5 below in the springs when you factor in the winds this morning. it's not going to be as windy today. breezy on the far eastern plains. sunny with highs in the low 40s today and tomorrow. >>> it's sunshine and an an accident causing delays on c-470. you can see how close -- it's a crash that comes from eastbound northbound 25 and that's why we're extra heavy across highlands ranch. heavy traff

jason gruenauer is live there for us this morning. jason, did you bring your board up? >> i left it at home today, but i hope the rental place is open. hopefully i can be on the seco we have had people camping since yesteeday, a long tradition. on the slope, finishing the last touches, the lights are off, some of the grooming, finishing up the finishing touches. one official from loveland said everything is going according to plan for the 9:00. it may be man made, but who cares? they are opening for the colorado ski report, a basin on the 21st. loveland is going to be number two. people have been anxious. because of the lack of snow and precipitation, other resorts are going to push back to next week. winter park wednesday, key stone and breckenridge on friday. loveland say they're happen to be here. people have been waiting out there on the snow. from what we can tell, the conditions look good for the first run. coming up, we're going to be talking to the a loveland ski official here, is opening this late a bad thing? so to where it's not man made snowing, everywhere e

jason gruenauer has more on that. jason? ? >>reporter: yes, good morning to you. three other states officially approved the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. massachusetts, california and nevada. colorado was one of the first, benefiting from the green tourism, so now does that mean that this money could be spread out just a little bit thinner and what impacts could that have at home? talking about tourism dollars and the housing market. one pot shop, sayi they were worried, simply put, they can get something else. don't have to travel to the mountains of colorado to do so and now three more added to the list that already includes us. will it have an effect? as far as the housing market, it's too early to tell. one expert said it's tough to tell, especially the day after, if people are to buy elsewhere or spreading the money thinner is going to impact either way, good or bad. so the way a trump presidency could have an impact in the housing market in a negative way. i'll have more on that at 6:00. >>> 5:37 now. police investigating a deadly shooting, one