we will talk about that in the next half hour, i'm amanda del castillo denver7 a medical airplane gges down moments after take off. >> no one on board survived. what witnesses are revealing about the final moments. >>> a waiter in denver gets a huge tip from a customer in denver.>>> here is your first in the low to mid 40s early on, near 60 degrees this afternoon under partly cloudy skies there is a storm moving it to colorado right now. >>> nice and quiet to the north >>> we are back with the check at dia a lot of people traveling for the holiday. if you're looking for a place to park all lots are open security wait times are not too bad. waiting 20 minutes. >>> new information on a tragic story from indiana. four children have been killed in a house fire in florida, were taken to the hospital via helicopter. we don't know the extent of their injuries. we are told there were four children in the home and a mother, the mother inside she was also airlifted to the hospital, no word on the ages of those four children who lost their lives. >>> and medical airplane crashes killing all four

amanda del castillo joins us near green mountain. amanda, you can see flames from where you are right now? >>reporter: not from where we're standing. it's dark right now, but we're just in front of the green mountain. it's behind me right now. driving through downtown denver. driving in rush hour. they were able to see flames from where they were because the fire, it grew to 300 acres. crews say that is it's at 90% containment. crews kept their eyes on hot spots as well. as we look at what it looked like last night, that forced a dozen to evacuate last night as the winds were into nearby neighborhoods. another 3,000 other homes were on standby for evacuations. we spoke with a woman who says she left her home before 5:00 p.m. with no fire in site. when she got back, 90 minutes later, she couldn't get back to her home. west metro is investigating the cause. they fought the fire as the sun was going down, and for most of the night and if we come back out, you can see my that created a problem for crews yesterday. that wind actually forc

denver 7 amanda del castillo live on the story. man da, are connected at all? >>reporter: no, police say they don't believe any of the crimes are connected that was a question brought up because they all happened within a span of 30 minutes. in total two people are dead including one teenage boy and four others were injured in those shootings. again, three separate. the first one started at around 12:30 sunday morning in south denver off of sanity that fa drive. legacy traffic management warehouse is often the location of late night teen parties. we know a male teen again was shot and killed. another was shot in the hand and taken to the hospital. although police aren't saying whether the shooting was connected to the teen party held saturday night into sunday morning remembering -- the shooting was reported at 12:30. 10 minutes later and 20 miles away a fight at a house party turned deadly when a man was shot and killed outside of a home. at around 1:00 a.m. outside of denver's high street bar and grill a fight inside the business spilled outside. three people

. >> amanda del castillo joins us with the details. amanda. >>reporter: good morning, yeah,e showing the presidential race is far from determined, and there's a lot of so again, it's going to be a v chelsea clinton is expected in boulder this afternoon. she was in aurora yesterday, and the trump campaign is expected to make two separate ssops here today. before we get into those events. numbers are showing more than 1 million colorado voters cast their ballot. republicans have shown up in higher numbers duriig our early voting period and democrats are turning up in their ballots in larger numbers. continues. running mate pence is expected at the fairgrounds for a 5:30 campaign event and green bridge is hosting a noon roundtable at denver's independent institute. there's more campaigns through the week. we'll talk about that in the next half hour. i'm amanda del castillo, denver 7. >>> a million colorado voters have turned in their ballots. that's a third of registered voters. here's the pro you -- the nuuber of registered voters jumped to 300,

live from washington park a mailing -- amanda del castillo denver7. >>> president-elect donald meeting with candidates to line his administration and among those people one of his topic's critics, former governor mitt romney. >> we had a far-reaching conversation with regards to the various theaters in the world where they are of interest of the united states. we discussed those areas in exchange our views on those topics. >> the meeting with mitt romney may come as a surprise to considering the contentious election. also scheduled to meet with the president-elect, democrat michele read the former chancellor of the dc public schools for education secretary, james mattis for defense chief and despite being removed as head of the transportation team he will sit down with chris christie. walk of fame star says he's sorry. 52-year-old james otis smashed the start with a sledgehammer in october. it was captured on video and he was charged with vandalism. he is speaking out about it this morning. >> during this time and while reflecting i realized nonviolence is the way to protest mr. trump.

. >>> al gore in town hoping to drum up support for hillary clinton, amanda del castillo reporter: good morning, al gore expected in boulder at 4:00 this afternoon and then in lakewood at 7:00. doors open just one hour ahead and he is here to discuss climate change and clinton. more specifically clinton's plan of reducing carbon emissions making america the clean energy superpower of the 21st century. he will relate climate change one day until election day and more people have voted in colorado than this time in 2012. we are here at the lakewood culture center theater in lakewood previewing the visit all morning long, more on that stop later this one. live from lakewood amanda del castillo denver7 libertarian candidate gary johnson maki final push, holding a rally in lakewood where he was focusing on immigration. he told voters we should be building bridges across the us- mexico border not balls. before you cast your ballot, we have voting tips for you to make election day less stressful. >> here are your election 101. >> if you have not voted don't ballots yet so if you want to keep t

amanda del castillo is joining us from downtown denver. amanda, when will the sweep start? >>reporter: the sweeps could start as early as 6:00 a.m. at any moment. moments ago, a fire crew just arrived on seenn i'm not sure why. they got here

. >> amanda del castillo is live with the details. good morning amanda. >> reporter: good morning, the season of giving is well upon us and that's what the focus is today. at around 8:00 a.m., it's going to be plenty of volunteers. they're going to be repairing some of these roofs here. not just one, not just two, but we're told three roofs on church propertyyare going to be this is all additionally church repairs like painting, dry walling and gardening will also be done today, and this is because the church was nominated by members of its parish by interstate roofing in denver. so we'll be following developments as the morning continues. just a really good story to kind of talk about this morning. people giving back to other businesses and churches here in reporting live in lakewood, i'm amanda del castillo denver 7. >>> still ahead, donald trump continues to get his white house staff together. he's added two more to his list of staffers. details on them and the new controversy it's stirring up. >>> the president-elect spending his

amanda del castillo breaks down the campaign >>> leaders saying they have had the busiest months. 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 statio

reporting from dia amanda del castillo denver7 breaking news. this big traffic accident just spot to be. this guys try to ggt folks to slow down, five vehicles involved in this accident that just happened moments ago on northbound to tony five right before alameda. a couple of other cars also up here, you can see the chain reaction accident waiting for police and fire trucks to show up causing a bigger traffic jam problem. >>> the broncos were off this weekend but it was a big weekend for football in colorado. find out what is next for the rams and the buffaloes.>>> one >>> air. you know the drill you want to drive in denver you have to spend $25 for an emissions test, if you pass your good to go but here's the problem, people do not. some of the vehicles have no business being on the road. but, there are others that straddle the line between what is good and what is not. that is what we looked at, some mechanics came to us telling us vehicles are feeling that for instance this woman's rav4 failed time and again, she went -?to a certified mechan

. >> let's check in with denver 7's amanda -- amanda del castillo. this has been a long process. >> reporter: it has been. the road is closed. we are on 6th and logan this morning. we saw several denver water crews just leave the scene about five minutes ago. what i can tell you is that last night denver water actually tweeted saying that the repairs were completed and they were expecting to open the road between 10:00 p.m., and mid night last night. that hasn't been the case. now they were repairing a 126- year-old cast iron water main. that water main actually broke yesterday for unknown reasons. 28 impacted customers in all, both residential, and commercial. now, crews have reduced 6th 6th avenue to one open lane, traveling eastbound. that one lane is still open for past grant street on 6th. we're here following developments as the repairs continue. still roadblocks are up this morning. reporting live on 6th and logan, i'm amanda del castillo denver 7. >> thank you, and still to come, a man goes on a stabbing spree at a pennsylvania mental health

reporting in denver, i'm amanda del castillo, denver7. school, walking out of class to protest donald trump's election. you can see them there. some of them holding signs, saying there's no place for hate. >> others holding a mexican flag and a rainbow colorado flag to represent the lgbt community and another one with a sign, honk for love. to form the shape of something out there right now or all just on the grass. again, live shot from air tracker seven. >> that's in boulder. >>> don't know what caused the site to crash. the crash lasted for 29 minutes. and the ballots couldn't be process. so we went to the secretary of state to get answers >> it's a critical part offthe election process, identifying if an individual has voted, election integrity. >> a request to allow longer time. that was denied. >>> in san diego, the chargers will not be getting a new stadium. more c failed by a pretty wide margin. the next step for the chargers is not clear. will they try again to replace their stadium or join los angeles. >>> markets plunging. here

amanda del castillo, denver7 about 1.5 million voters have turned in their ballots. more than half -- 500,000 democrats and republicans have voted. jason gruenauer is live outside of the denver election division this morning.>>> it is too late to mail in your ballot so if you want to vote today or tomorrow you are down to three options, 24-hour ballot boxes, drive-through ballot box or an in person pulling center or voter service location. find the closest one to you, many county election divisions looks like click on it there is the intersection. this one 14th has all three. the ballot boxes are open 24 hours through 7:00 pm on election night drive-through is availabll through the day outside of those locations, the photo service centers open during the day allowing you to register and vote in person if you choose to do so, this is the first year for the all-male ballot everyone got unsure what turnout will be like tomorrow, so far in denver 45% of people have turned in their ballot leaving 55%. will there be long lines or ballot boxes? people were standing down the

amanda del castillo joins us right now. >>reporter: it's pretty dark right now so you can't see the mountain behind me, but we're in front of green mountain in lakewood. conditions are calm, but that wasn't the case yesterday. the fire was first spotted at 5:00 yesterday afternoon. and the winds actually forced the spread about fire, it started out at 4 to 6 acre and grew to more than acres as mitch just mentioned. but let's look at what that fire looked like last night. in all, nearly a dozen homes to the east were evacuated. but it put more than 3,000 homes on standby for evacuations. that's because the winds we just mentioned were blowing ambers towards nearby neighborhoods. crews were keeping an eye on hot spots overnight. last night our crews spoke with west metro fire officials who say say they're and do more of their investigates because they were fighting the fire during the dark last night and as still dark this morning. we're expecting them to be on scene all morning long trying to figure out and put the pieces to

let's check back in with amanda del castillo live with that. >> reporter: good morning. crews were first on scene around 4:32 this morning. since then the fire has been traffic -- northbound traffic through south university boulevard. if you're traveling southbound, those lanes are ssill open. the house is just through those gates that you see right there. it's hard to see the house.. we did see smoke billowing from that general area when we first got here around 6:30. we've seen several fire crews inspecting from overhead on a crane. we know that arson investigators are on scene right now. now fire dispatch tells me no in either the firefighter side or civilian side. now the cause is still under investigation. fire dispatch did tell me this is a great time to remind people that there are a lot of dangers that come along with heating your home during the cold season. if you're using propane or your portable hea, rsmake sure you're using caution and your best judgment when heating up fires can ignite that way. but, again, we do not know the cause of this fire. we're still

i'm amanda del castillo. . how is it out there? >> clear and breezy, warm, high of 52 in denver under mostly 3 sunny skies and tonight, clear, tomorrow morning, close to freezing for the start of thanksgiving with a mid to upper 40s through tomorrow afternoon. upper 40s, low 50s expected both today and tomorrow. littleton, you're 55 a touch and brighton, 53. we are tracking a weak storm that is going to push some snoo into our area tonight and tomorrow morning and i'll show you the timing of that and if you're driving to the mountains, when we can expect those conditions. >>> the arrest of this man. accused of shooting his wife and this happened in colorado springs. and the initial call came in just after midnight and he was arrested after four this morning. >>> nee this morning, skrething how a man died last night in cheesman park. police not releasing information on the suspect, any auraria campus. a man sitting outside a building, a man -- police now searching for that suspect. >>> this mr. or mrs.er deputy and this woman in jai

amanda del castillo joins us with those answers. amanda. >>reporter: good morning. viols are down accordiig to denver police. they have compared october 2016 in crime trends to the same period last year when they didn't have that extra 100 hours of patrolling. say. according to dpd, vie left crimes including homicide and aggravated assault were down by 9% in october. also declining the number of arrests made.% 240 people were arrested from january through may. 203 between july -- july and october. there's an increase in officer initiated calls compared -?to october 2015. all signs pointing to a slightly safer east i spoke with district commander about the department's efforts. >> to me as i drive up and down colfax especially during those target hours, i'm not seeing as much street level narcotics. by all means it's still there and i'm addressing those complaints through my narcotic's team and other means that i have in place. >> commander sanders says he can't tell us exactly if those 100 extra hours of patrol is directly related to the decline it's a step in the r

. >> amanda del castillo joins us with details on the suspect. amanda. >>reporter: troubling accusations. we know 49-year old gary pastell was arrested yesterday on charges of sexual he had been hired back in 2014 as a campus security specialist here at ponda rosa high school. a letter to parents said that pastel would not be back on campus pending the investigation. all morning long, we'll dig inno these accusations and see what led up to pastel being a 49-year old man pastel working. he was working as a security specialist at ponda rosa high school. accused of sexual assault on a child. we'll have more throughout the . i'm amanda del castillo. >>> a -- >> it's a picture of michelle obama followed up by a comment saying, and we quote, monkey english. i feel better and i'm not racist. under quote. it was written by -- and he's an assistant professor at cu school of medicine. >> you have to hold yourself at a higher standard and being a professor in a critical field. >> children's hospital and denver health this. heron declined to go on camera saying it's

amanda del castillo has more about what we know about the guard. amanda, what are parents saying this morning? >>reporter: parents are concerned, but good news, allowed back on campus pending the results of this investigation. that's according -?to a letter sent out to parens yesterday. pastel was hired here and working at a security specialist. that's an unarmed position. detectives interviewed a ponda rosa high school monday determmning there was enough probably cause to arrest pastel. he was arrested for sexual assault on that was a press release they put out. parents are reacting to the news considering pastel was hired to protect their children. >> i thought they had good security campus. i thought they were, you know, pretty good on top of things securiiy wise is what my understanding is, and now with this, i don't know what to think. >> now, the district hired pastel back in september 2014. in the army. what else the school district is saying within the next half hour. outside of ponda rosa high school, i'm amanda del castillo, denver seven.

.>>> amanda del castillo joins us to see how the airport is preparing for the busy rush.>> you think about holiday travel maybe you are imagining long looping security lines. but we have good news, officials told our partners at the denver post they are adding more airport workers to help alleviate that chaos that comes with holiday travel. dia spokesman keith montgomery says they are adding contract workers for thanksgiving to staffing will be increased nationwide and they are deploying extra canine teams to airports, as many as 1.1 million people are expected to travel through the airport this week. so arrive 2 to 3 hours early. dia updates time and availability through fly denver online. security wait times are not ad right now, you're looking denver online says it could take roughly 20 minutes to get through the lines here. reporting live amanda del castillo denver7 tomorrow could be the trickiest travel day if you're trying to look tuesday we are expecting rain and snow in denver, if you're driving the mountains will pick up heavy snow, this next storm spreading rain and snow to

denver 7 amanda del castillo is live. candidates thinks -- >>reporter: neither campaign is letting up when it comes to campaigning here in colorado. it's expected to be a very busy wednesday and there's a very busy week to follow. chelsea clinton is expected in boulder this afternoon following her stop yesterday in aurora. the clinton family continuing to hit colorado hard. bill clinton will be here on friday with fort collins. trump's running mate pence is going to be in loveland this evening at the larimer fair grounds and -- there's a noon roundtable at the indiana sti taught. aside from focusing onntheir campaign trails today, there's a focus on the ballots. ballot issues including ballot selfies and we'll talk specifics in the next half hour. i'm amanda del castillo, denver 7. >>> adults aren't the only elections. we asked third graders how they feel about the race for the white house. >> i feel like, um, like scared because if it's not the person i picked -- >> almost 2300 kids voted in the school 's -- in the schoo

amanda del castillo is out there this morning. >> good morning, it is the start of the week maybe people are not planning until flying out until later show the lines are fairly short but don't let supposed to get longer as the week continues with thanksgiving thursday and there is a chance for more snow on tuesday. giving yourself extra time to get here and through security is ideal. getting here on time won't change the weather. last thursday not all of united airlines equipme was working and passenger sent us photos as they were stuck on the tarmac for hours. united released a statement saying they are working cl ensure all passengers have a safe and on time travel experience. you are looking at just how many people are in line right now, we will talk about how many people are expected this busy travel week in the next half hour. reporting live at dia amanda del castillo leo tried to. >>> a lakewood officer looking for answers after a man was shot >> they found phillip tod penny in the car. >>> you can put a face and name to the men facing first-degree murder charges. they were arreste

. >> 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. >

. >> amanda del castillo joins us with how the candidates are campaigning fighting for your vote in colorado. amanda. >>reporter: good morning, follot developments in the hillary clinton e-mail controversy, it's safe to say her campaign is focused on damage control while across the aisle. trump's campaign focusing on capitalizing on the news. the clinton campaign september her surrogates to battleground state expected in aurora this afternoon to start her two-day colorado visit. she's meeting with volunteers in boulder tomorrow as well. bernie sanders is expected to visit our state. we don't have details about his stops here, but nce we do, we'll pass that information along. on the other side of the aisle, trump's running mate, mike pence is returning to colorado. he'll campaign tomorrow night in clear politics poll shows clintoo is up by 145 to 144. there's a margin of error that comes with the polls. in that poll, it's three meaning that colorado can possibly be tied, trump could be winning or hillary could be up by four. live outside of the martin luther king library, i'm amanda del casti

. >> 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 stop in lakewood at 7:00. doors opening one hour ahead. he is in the state discussing climate change and hillary clinton. more specifically clinton's plan to reduce in making america a clean energy superpower. al gore expected to relate to climate change to colorado referring to climate related disasters like rought wildfire and flooding. more people have already voted in colorado than this time in 2012. al gore pushing coloradans to continue the trrnd. we are outside of the lakewood cultural center where he is more on this visit in the next half hour. amanda del castillo denver7 arizona, california, nevada maine and massachusetts will all vote on legalizing recreational marijuana. if these warmer states and of legalizing recreational pot may be some of the homeless population will relocate. don't forget for all of your election coverage resident and local go to our free denver7 app. or thedenverchannel.com cu boulder police looking for a sus

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 more and look into more of what this means for ponda high school as the morning outside of ponda high school, i'm amanda del castillo. denver 7. >>> senior high school prin

. >> amanda del castillo is crunching those numbers. >>reporter: the short answer is yes, denver police telling me that violent crime and property crime is down along east colfax, but that's comparing october 2016 to the same time last year extra 100 hours of patrolling adding to that stretch of east colfax. the department says more can be done. in that time, since october 2015, i should say, homicide accident sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault were down by 9%. property crime was down across the board comparing the same time period policing less auto theft and burglary along other property crime. in that time initiated calls because there's so many out there. we asked district 6 commander ron sonyer whether these are going to extent passed grant -- >> if more needs to happen, we'll add more. it's resource management. i have the resources out there. it's being able to put the resources where i need them to address the issues, much like we had on the cherry creek bike path, the 16th street mall those two locations that he just

reporting live in downtown denver, amanda del castillo denver 7. >>> have you stepped outside yet? >> it's like springtime. it is almost thanksgiving and it's hot outside. 73 degrees in denver, winds are calm and relative humidity below 15%. it's not only warm but drive. you are looking at temperatures in the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. the fact that we are already at 73 degrees makes me think we 64 degrees at that point. it clear skies across the state. upper 70s, near 80 degrees in some spots. aurora today, 78 degrees. triton 81 degrees. just unreal. we get another day of this but then that is a pretty big channe. coming up on thursday and going to drop with rain and snow. >>> a bongos up and flames -- in flames in fort collins. the barn at her rising -- expanding horizons farm went up in flames. no animals were hurt. still not sure what sparked the fire. >>> an on -- an investigation is underway over a deadly crash. a man was hit and killed near 11th and grand last night. he crossed against the light and the driver who hit him sit on the scene and cooperated with the investiga

amanda del castillo joins us with the details. good morning, amanda. >>reporter: good morning. dbd tells me they've made significant contacts and significant arrests in the last month along that stretch of east colfax, and they're continuing to work with the business improvement district make sure that they're addressing any problems that people may have around that are stretch of east colfax. numbers out by dpd shows violent crime is down by 9:00. those numbered compared to 2015 numbers. foot patrols are coming after a pilot program found success in september. down from last year, property crime. district 6 larceny and auto thefts decrease. more can be done. >> you put effort into stuff, sometimes you solve the problem and it totally goes away. other times you wiped wind up movinge -- you wind up moving it. i meet with the community members to keep in touch. >> he's not seeing what he's calling small street level narcotics, although he does there. he says this is a step in the right direction. i'm amanda del castillo, denver 7. >>> 5:36. lawrence near samaritan is full of home

denver 7 amanda del castillo joins us live from where the sweeps are taking place. amanda, how is it looking this morning? >> everyone is still camped out. the attorney who actually brought the case to federal court, he's encouraging these people to stand up and protest against the sweeps today. now, jayson flores williams says his law office will be representing anyone who is trying to find a legal help in the sweeps we're possessions from the sidewalks here. and they're going to be put into storage until they can be claimed. we checked and camping along city property is illegal along the camp ban. the city says the sweeps are a matter of safe and healthy. sweeps forced a federal lawsuit. there's a motion for class action certification pending right now. and the homeless people >> you have constitutional rights and human dignity and the only thing you're guilty of is being poor and i guess it's a capital crime in america these days. >> this is just one example of homeless encampments that won't be around later today. the sweeps expected as early as 6:00. a time had

live in aurora, i'm amanda del castillo. denver seven. >>> denver da's mitch is making bold statements about he september a letter on the -- he sent a letter on the negative impact of weed. he addressed two concerns, the legalization of marijuana on crime rates -- those advocate was questioning his motives. >> the da is trying to paint a negative picture of the ?arijuana laws in colorado. that doesn't actually exist. >> since marijuana legalization, denver increased 44% in every neighborhood and the amount of illegal weed seized by police is up. >>> it's 5:37. your mailbox or your front pour of is flooded with the political flyers. voters were reaching out to us in denver seven. residents say the envelopes appear to be handwriting. it's pro -- relooked into this flier is mass produced in a hand written font. >> what bothers me is the irony of a campaign that is about preventing grass roots change using pretend grass roots tactic. >> this is a grass roots efforts. we have over 250 people that volunteered to do it that way. >>

i'm amanda del castillo, denver 7. >>> check out this map ranking power. new york come in last. that is because there are so many people in new york, the personal vote this is worth the least. 19.7million people live in that state which means about 680,000 people per electoral vote. >> so the personal vote if people in why would i counts the most according to this calculation, just over 560,000 people live there which is about 186,000 people per roughly the same personal vote power as four voters in new york. >> i am surprise bid that. really surprised. i didn't know that. -- i am surprised by that. it is kind of shocking actually to think of it that way. >> the average electoral college vote represents 436,000 people. 120million americans are expected to cast their vote by the time the polls close later today. >>> as you know, it takes 270 electoral votes to win it. predictions. the dark blue states voting democrat. you can see colorado, light blue meaning we lean democrat right now but it could still go either way. the dark red states are expected to go republican. and the sta

amanda del castillo has that story. >>reporter: crime is down according to denver police. they compared crimes from october 2016 to the same time last year when 100 extra hours of patrolling wasn't available or it wasn't initiated. but they're concentrating and focusing their efforts on the stretch of east colfax between grant and josephine. in october -- also declining the number of arrests made this year. 240 people were arrested from january through may. 203 between july and october. all signs pointinto a slightly safer colfax. i have spoke with the district 6 commander about the district's effort. >> the bike patrol started down there and i had one officer get in a ffot chase or a bike chase the desk for 6 weeks. >> now, as you just heard, he's saying these changes don't come without hardships. he says another patrol officer was brought in so the team remained in tact. we'll talk more about dpd's efforts in the next half hour and hear more from the commander then. i'm amanda del castillo, denver 7. >>> just in, donald trump tweeting this morning that he's not try to go

reporting outside police headquarters, amanda del castillo denver 7. >> board will discuss a ppssible water rate hike. denver customers are saving so much water that now we have to pay more. water use is down 20% over 15 years despite a 15% increase in the number of customers. the new rates would cover $7 % million in budget increas. a vote is not expected until next month. if this is approved, the rate hike will kick in after april 1. several cabinet positions. we know now that alabama senator jeff sessions may be the one to take the head of the deportation efforts. >> senate republicans elected mitch mcconnell to be majority leader, a key for trump. trump's team is holding meetings in new york city all week. they are still trying to settle on a secretary of state and attorney general. paul ryan spoke out about the transition. >> this will be a government focused t progress for the american people. our team is very excited and we cannot wait to get to work. >> the president-elect tweeted about his transition saying it is a "very organized process taking place as i decide on cabinet a

amanda del castillo is joining us from downtown denver. amanda, when will the sweep start? >>reporter: the sweeps could start as early as 6:00 a.m. at any moment. moments ago, a fire crew just arrived on seenn i'm not sure why. they got here justtoutside on the sidewalk. this is one example of those homeless encampments we're talking about. there's a motion for class action litigation pending against the sweeps and the attorney representing the homeless says the city's refusal to wait for the court to rule is a disrespect of the court and disrespecting constitutional law. camping along city property is illegal under the urban camping ban. the city saying it's a matter of health and safety. city workers and and collect belongings that will be put into storage until they're claimed. >> sending the message, you're trash. we can treat you anyway with you like and those who live in downtown denver, they don't know what'sshappening in their neighborhood. if they saw it, they would -- >>> williams is encouraging these homeless people to protest. he says his office person protestin

denver seven amanda del castillo joins us from aurora with all those details. amanda. clinton's campaign clearly focusing on damage control after the developments with her e-mail controversy and the trump campaign capitalizing on the news. now, a real clear politics poll has clinton ahead by one. that's 45 to 44. all polls comes with a certain margin of error and ii this, it's three. trump could be ahead or clinton could be up by four. i should mention a new abc national poll shows the opposite with trump the clinton campaign september all of her -- clinton sent all of her surrogates to colorado. she'll meet with -- in boulder tomorrow, trump's running mate pence is returning to colorado. he'll campaign tomorrow night in love land. his vitity coming after trump's busy colorado weekend visiting golden and greeley. we're one week away to mail them in by today. today is that deadline. if you don't get it in by today, have you to physically rock and turn those ballots in or your ballot in on your own. reporting live in aurora, i'm amanda del castillo, denver seven. >>> den

i'm amanda del castillo. >> no excuse for not voting even if you go into labor. this boulder woman dropped off her ballot while she was having contractions on friday. >> we ran over there and kind of made it just in time because, like, shortly after that, i was like okay, it's ti. we got to get to the hospital. >> bella rose was supposed to be born on election day but she came a few days early. the picture from the family got media even getting a retweet from chelsea clinton. >> hillary clinton and donald trump both have victory parties tonight. both will be held in new york city at hotels about a block away from each other. denver 7 is the place for election coverage. it starts at 4:00 this afternoon with special coverage on a special edition of denver 7. that is followed by abc news coverage from 4:30 until 10:00ment be sure to join tomorrow on denver 7 at 10:00. . >>> it is an exciting day and i'm glad the snowstorm is not landing on today. here is your cheat sheet on this tuesday. since september 1st, we've only seen just over 1/2 inch of rain. the average wo

amanda del castillo has been live giving us a preview on all of this. >> good morning. doors are expected to open here at the national western complex around 6:30 tonight with the rally scheduled for 9:30. average shows that hillary clinton is up by 3 points here in our state. now today's stop comes after a week of prominent visits from both sides. former republican presidential candidate ben carson campaigning for trump in colorado springs and castle rock yesterday. mike pence in loveland this past wednesday. the trump campaign saw donald trump jr. and newt gingrich in our state this week. the clinton family hitting colorado hard as well. day stop tuesday and wednesday and bill clinton making three stops yesterday. today senator bernie sanders is expected in highlands ranch and former new york city mayor is expected to campaign for trump at 1:00 this afternoon here in denver. reporting live, amanda del castillo. >>> former president bill clinton campaigned for his during his first stop he scoffed at melania trump's comments on cyber bullying. >> i never felt so bad for

live from washington park amanda del castillo denver7. >>> 9:33 and yesterday presidents in northwest denver came together to raise money to help protesters at standing rock nor panel trailers to be sent to standing rock. they want to build five trailers to provide electricity and heat to protesters. they have protested to stop the dakota access pipeline. >>> california police looking for a man a video on a violent rampage at a bus stop you see the victim on the bus with his face blurred looking out the window. the suspect in the red sitting across that the victim was looking at him and got mad. something that gave the victim an indication that his sexual orientation have to do with what was upsetting the suspect. >> the victim said he looked forward but when he got off the bus he came face to face with the suspect to gave him a big punch and knocked him to the ground. he suffered a broken eye ocket and also had to get several surgeries. the search is on to find the man who attacked him. >>> it after he said his son wws suspended from school for writing trump on a chalkboard. the prin

. >>> denver 7 amanda del castillo near the scene. fire. so an that da, how much land was destroyed -- so amanda, how much land was destroyed. >>reporter: 300 acres burned during that fire. ttis morning, it's 90% containment. it was first started at 5:00 yesterday afternoon burning 4 to 6 acr conditions actually forced that fire to grow. crews were battling this fire for several hours yesterday calling for dozens of homes to evacuate in the area. another 3,000 homes were being threatened and were put on standby for evacuations. now, we were talking about those winds. the winds were blowing ambers into nearby neighborhoods. evacuation order were lifted around 10:00 p.m. last night. west metro crews are expected to be on scene investigating kind of what caused that fire. yesterday, a majority of their battle was during the sunsetting and in the dark, so they'll be on scene today trying to figure out what started this 300 acre fire, again, at 90% contain: i'm amanda del castillo, denver. >>> first alert weather. >>> as the sun comes up, that's

amanda del castillo has more. amanda? . >>reporter: good morning. those evacuations are to happen to eight of those homes in that plum creek neighborhood. now, people are still in their homes right now, we haven't seen anyone really vacate at all. we have castle rock fire is leaving the investigation, not expected to be a full day event. the residents are expected to come back this afternoon and be able to stay in their homes. night, 30 homes were evacuated then overnight. reporting live from castle rock, i'm amanda del castillo, denver7. >>> clear day and temperatures statewide in the 50s in the denver metro area and a couple of degrees warmer than it was yesterday and drier statewide. if you're doing any traveling, going to see some increasing cloud coverage to the western part of the state. . >>> and we are starting to turn back into a very quiet commute here. all of the earlier problems are clear. going to dia, clear from 70 to 70 to pena boulevard. parking lots are full. some crashes earlier, 120th, and clearer conditions across town. a little

i'm amanda del castillo, denver7. >>> it's a quarter until 7:00. george papus could spend 16 years behind bars. back in october of 2015, he crashed his car into a -- police say he was trying to kill his gill friend who was in the passenger seat at the time. they didn't find any skid marks at the scene. >>> the u.s. owner flag is making another trip to colorado. it will travel here tomorrow as apart of -- as a tribute to trooper donahue. he was hit on i-25 last friday. his funeral set for this friday. >>> the green mountain fire is contained. investigators aren't sure how it staated. the fire burned about 10 acres. no homes were damaged and the dry weather is partially to blame. according to experts, 98% of >>> it's now 6:46. speaking of dry, today is going to be one of those days where ww'll see a lot of sunshine state wide. if we pick up snow, it will be in the mountains. here's from loveland. beautiful. light snow tapering off. fog in the valleys. on our cheat sheet, sunny, but chilly day. calmer winds so that's going to make it feel like it shou

>> well, i did until this morning. >> reporter: reportinggin denver, amanda del castillo, denver7. >> if you have information on this shooting or the other two, please call denver police. >>> we are waiting for information about how a man died yesterdaa in southwest denver. a man was found shot after a two-car crass near west kentucky and south hazel. where he died. nobody else was hurt, and it appears the man hit a parked % car. police are still looking into this. >>> tonight we are still waiting to hear when funeral services will be held for a state trooper killed along i- 25. csp trooper cody donahue was hit and killed while responding to a traffic crash on friday. he was an 11-year veteran of csp. he leaves behind a wife and two kids. this man, 41-year-old noe gamez- ruiz, has been charged with reckless driving resulting in investigators say he was driving a box truck when he hit the trooper near toma road. remember this is the same area where trooper jaimie jersevics was hit and killed by a drunk driver last year. and we have a link to a gofundme page in support of trooper donahu

amanda del castillo joins us live from downtown with the latest on the sweep, amanda. >>reporter: good morning, right across the street from denver's are still camped out on the sidewalks. we're look at this activity. police arriving on scene. i'm going to step out for you. but we were told they were supposed to start early this morning. you can see the police arriving on scene. people are starting to pack up. they're going to have their possessions taken from them and kept in storage until they can visit and claim them back. we're actually just seeing this activity going on right now. long. reporting live in downtown denver, i'mmanda del castillo. denver 7 news. >>> it's now 7:23. and the sun is up. skies clear, and we're in for a warm day. live look across north eastern colorado. and our temperatures are going to be once again about 20 to 25 degrees above normal. record setting highs possible both today and tomorrow. fire danger remains high. that's the down side to this. a good 30 to 40 degrees colder by friday as i'm jamie foxx for verizon. in the nation's largest

amanda del castillo is joining us with the latest this morning. amanda. >>reporter: good morning, you can't see because it's dark right now, but i'm standing in front of green mountain right now. we know the fire that people in downtown denver were able to see the fire from miles away. now, let's take a look at that fire. west metro fire officials say investigators are going to focus on the cause of the fire this morning as crews battle the fire as the sun started going down yesterday afternoon. it was first reported at 5:00 p.m.owing from 4 to 6 acres to more than 300 acres. 3,000 homes were put standby for evacuations. about a dozen homes to the east were forced. two evacuated. as you can see, the wind is blowing. that was an issue for firefighters yesterday beeause that wind was actually blowing some am -?befrs into nearby neighborhoods and that's why those evacuations and stand by evacuations were necessary. crews were on scene all night making sure of control. it's 90% controlled. >>> a wild fire burning into the hour of gothenburg, tennessee. abc ne

amanda del castillo has more. >> good morning. dozens were evacuated and today, eight homes evacuated as good news for the residents here, it is expected to be a temporary evacuation. with the residents expected to return home this afternoon. people living the area, be aware of official police activity. since halloween, crews have been removing chemicals from the home, believed to be explosive. that's why they're taking precautions, keeping people away. the two teens charged, one appeared in court yesterday with a hearing scheduled for december 6th. we'll have more on that with all the detauls in the next half hour. >>> new safety features on 16th street mall, the new led lights, one of the changes made after some high profile attacks. not only brielther, but also >>> an online petition for changes of musical.ly. . and --kids are obsessed with the lip syncing. all seems harmless, but searches can also bring up pornographic content which is why the movement got involved. they launched a remove the content. >> take this seriously an

reporting from denver police headquarters, i'm amanda del castillo denver 7. >>> they are still working to get more details about how a man died saturday afternoon. this was in southwest denver. the man was found with a gunshot wound after a vehicle crash near west kentuckyyand south hazel. the it appears the man hit a parked car. denver police aren't sure where the shooting happened or if there weee any witnesses. >>> election officials are preparing for a recount of millions of votes. >> the move by the green party has angered resident-elect donald trump who's calling it all a scam. abc's kenneth moton has more from washington. >> reporter: the wisconsin recount, the state is now in the process of recounting nearly 3 million votes in the presidential race. >> every candidate who's on the ballot as a presidential candidate has the right to request a recount. >> reporter: the effort led by the green and joined by hillary clinton's campaign. >> you know, we're in a rigged system, folks. >> reporter: the winner, president-elect donald trump who once railed against what he called a rigged

amanda del castillo has details on that. >>reporter: good morning, yeah, neither camp is letting campaigning in colorado. chelsea clinton is expected in boulder at 9:00 this morning, this follows her aurora visit that happen yesterday. the clinton family continuing to hit colorado hard. bill clint will be here with stop in pueblo and fort collins. trump's running mate pence is going to rally at 5:30 at the ranch event denver's independence institute happening today and for the rest of the week. reporting live in downtown denver, i'm amanda del castillo. >>> amanda has the hood on. we have seen snow showers in the mountains and now a few moving into the metro area. a cool start. upper 30s to lower 40. this afternoon getting in the low 60s. we'll warmup for thursday and friday. here's your high temperatures across the metro. englewood at 60s. upper 50s in aur throughout the day today, cooler. we'll see gradually i'm michael bennet, and i approve this message. narrator: what do you really know about darryl glenn, the fringe rep

we want to send you west along i-70 to amanda del castillo. i would love it up there. it is beautiful. >> it is beautiful but it is really cold. i'm still kind of learning thousand get acclimated to the winter weather. we talk a lot about preparation as the winter weather approaches. we talk about preparing your cars, preparing your homes even and making sure you have the necessary equipment as you take to the roads. but the question is are we preparing ourselves? health experts takes a few minutes in weather that is 20 degrees or below seeing wind blowing 20 miles per hour or more. that exposure, or kin exposure can lead to frostbite. that is what we are focusing on this morning. so far this year, denver health officials have treated 141 people th frostbite or cold weather injuries in the last 12 months. i'm hoping that i'm nod eatding to the list today. lieutenant. >> it is redness. kind of late stages will be waxy, really cold skin. other than later stages will be blue or even might even turn to black after an active rewarm which is going to mean some tissue death.

denver 7 amanda del castillo joins us live from where the sweeps are taking place. amanda, how is it looking this morning? >> everyone is still camped out. the attorney who actually brought the case to federal court, he's encouraging these people to stand up and protest against the sweeps today. now, jayson flores williams says his law office will be representing anyone who is trying to find a legal help in the sweeps we're