The target range. A state senator using ar 15 to rally his base with a chance to win for anyone who caucuses for him. Good politics princess insensitive in these times . Coloradans are weighing in. Thank you for joining us deborah takahara. He will inner a contest ar 15 and all he wants from you is your vote. Fox 31 Denver Joseph explains this rival rival is not illegal. Anyone can go to the senators website to be entered into this raffle. When it the first you will see on the website for u. S. Senate. And that image and descend about who he is. Beset down to ask about the offer and its wisdom. , the first politician to offer a chance for votes. And a shotgun commit might surprise you, but its also not illegal. It dont have to make donations, just signup and have an opportunity. And hope this can sell, and in the state, some of the nations most deadly mass shootings, columbine and aurora not all voters agree with that this is pedestrians. Asked on twitter, a chance to win ar 15 appropriate. So far 71 percent say no and only 29 percent say yes, kdvr. Com Click Companies the story. Justin joseph fox 31 denver. And fix republicans to replace democratic senator ryan frazier, check ram, ronald rozier. And the mother of one of the columbine shooters released a new book today to help battle the countrys Mental Health crisis. The book is called a mother of reckoning living in the aftermath of tragedy. She reveals she never really knew her son saying they were practically living in parallel universes. She hopes spirits can learn from her experience and the signs, she says she messed. The proceeds from the sale to the Colorado Springs planned parenthood opened after a shooting last november. Three people were shot dead including a police officer. Planned parenthood will presume offering sexual and Reproductive Health services as crews finish up repairs on the building. The suspected gunman with them 170 charges. Killed a mother in injured daughter in arvada last night. Slammed into a car and drove off. A lot of people coming out here its been so windy throughout the night. All the balloons have blown away in the kindles will not stay lit so not much to show you. People from coming by to pay their respects. A day after Jessica Facebook pages filled with heartbreak. Dozens of her friends posted condolences after a serious car crash, and took the life of her mother monica. Smiling and telling everyone. She just cares about everybody so much. For valentines day, she lost her mother. Preventable because the please say the other driver 24yearold Jose Sandoval crews was drunk and ran a red light sheridan and 80th slamming into the silver mallet do silver malibu. We dont know how fast but the impact push the car 60 yards. That is where friends put out candles in monicas memory. And tragedy that the family has had to deal with. This has been so hard, so hard for my family and myself. And you can see monica in tears with family in the courtroom video from 2009 after her sister, angie was brutally murdered in greeley for being transgender. The family was too emotional to talk on camera monday night but these words from six years ago say it all. The friends tell us only two months away from graduating Beauty School which is a lifelong dream of hers. Jessica is the middle child. She is still in the hospital tonight but the family said says bruises. Live in westminster fox 31 denver. Things come ashley. Flags half staff across colorado tonight in honor of facing county deputy derek geer, laid to rest in his hometown today. 1500 members of Law Enforcement and other mourners packed the church today and grand junction. So many attended and organizers lifestream the services for five other churches as well. Deputy his remembered as a loving husband and father of a young son and daughter. Derek will live in our hearts and our memories forever forever. Although derek has found peace, he is he has affected each one of us. He has taught us to love and support each other. He brought us closer together as a family, as a brotherhood and as a community. Thousands more with the procession route thinking officers as they passed by. The officer shot when confronted the family donated his organs. He was 40 years old. On this very day with the please laid to rest the Office Memorial vandalized again, effective time of the year. The Department Released this photo after someone dumped paint in the middle of it and mayor Michael Hancock said it was a despicable act, the Fire Department cleaned the pain off before anyone from the public so the vandalism. I really felt sick and that represents man and women who have given their lives to the community. Exactly one year after the memorial first vandalized in protest over the shooting death of 17yearold jessica fernandez. The first trip to the country and began by celebrating where a crowd of thousands, facing the greatest Environmental Crisis in history. The third stop on a fiveday tour a journey to and with with the dam for her family plans to be there to see the pope. If actually spoken with several colorado families planning to make that trip for that mass on wednesday, including caravan of 12 people leaving here on wednesday. Outside Saint Anthony catholic the drive takes about ten hours and had through southern colorado, all of new mexico, el paso, texas in the city is located across the border. It is the opportunity of a lifetime. The pilgrimage this family says they just have to make. And in person not once but twice. And most recently and brazil where pope Francis Laprade of world. And inexperience he wants to share. Professing our own faith. With his wife and 15yearold daughter. Mom, what when i might going to get this opportunity again . Dozens of catholics to pack the car to hit the road. Not long ago, dubbed murder capital of the world. 2010, the Cartel Violence the city average 8. 5 killings per day but on wednesday a much more peaceful scene expected to prevail. Pope francis will become the first pontiff to ever celebrate mass a few hundred yards from the usmexico border. And the ultra visible hereby el paso a expects to convey. We are all when people despite the board of that separates us. A message this colorado family cannot wait to hear, with it not. In making the trip even more special is the fact that victor in ruby grew up in mexico and works for the archdiocese in plan on taking plenty of pictures and videos during the trip. They will send that to us and we will share the next couple of days. You. A once in a lifetime offer. Has the pope makes his historic trip to mexico, local doctors return own. Fox 31 denver medical mission to cuba unlikely americans are learning from the counterparts. And fashion style, thousands of runway. When phone ringing you cant deal with something, by ignoring it. But thats how some president ial candidates seem to be dealing with Social Security. Americans work hard, and pay into it. So our next president needs a real plan to keep it strong. elephant noise donkey noise hey candidates, ba da ba ba ba halfling to cuba, commercial airplanes airlines resume as early as this year. Tomorrow the us transportation secretary travel to cuba to work out the deal with 100th commercial flights between cuba opening that to booming tourism not seen in decades. A dozen doctors from childrens hospitals travel to cuba and their findings might surprise you. Is between the two countries, spoke with one of the only on fox 31 denver. If anyone went to cuba i think they left with a different impression. Pediatricians from Different Countries with the same goal. A real opportunity to overcome the past barriers. Collaborating for the first time. I think we can really make some itching advances in those countries. But they can dramatically different in the healthcare systems. And the cubans have great programs in and that we can benefit from that. Cuba does not have the best possible but places much stronger emphasis on prevention and crime carry as well as prenatal care. The numbers they found fascinating and infant mortality is about 4 compared to six in the states. Also lower in cuba less than six compared to seven in the us. Most surprising, cuba has more than three times the number of doctors per 10,000 people. The problem is we put disproportionate amount of money into hospital and into care but the payoff much greater if we put more of that money into early primary prevention, public health, and the doctor doctor says its important to run from cubas primary approach while the doctors can bring expertise. How we deal with more complex problems, new or medical equipment. Doctor berman will stay in touch with counterparts in cuba. They hope this becomes an annual meeting and already working on toning muchneeded medical equipment. Fox 31 denver. Meteorologist dave fraser. A live radar with a couple of sprinkles northeast colorado. Then we have some snow and its hugging along i 70, and any left over traveling in countering that, slow go there, blown around by the winds. And more about the wind out there blooming it around. And that winds down the west side of town and outside of the high wind warning area. 52 Miles Per Hour and it will get better. The future cast in a second. And up and over the mountains, and in the 50s, 60s, 70s him 50s especially, denver well above normal, the trend we have been on the second week. Week. 59 degrees, 5051 the 9 00 oclock hour. The winds notice pull 22 miles an hour. 53 and if you 40s in sterling, fort morgan 41 castle rock, the strong winds right now, those higher peaks in the first part of tomorrow. Rain showers here come to an end quickly. Snow showers to hang on a late tomorrow and when you wake up in the morning if you high clouds and then those lipped out with lunch hour. And across the state, slowly coming to an end look how quiet it will be across the states. Under mainly clear skies, teens and 20s in the mountains with a mix of 20s and 30s. Then highs tomorrow, right back into it mild 40s, west of the four corners him 50s, 60s and close to 70s again southeast colorado. Up and down the front range come a look goodlooking day, a breezy day but notice the wins mac but it will not be a strong as it was today 63, xt two lafayette else, lafayette, same towards inglewood, littleton 64, 62 morrison in the south side of town. A little bit more snow which we have been doing for several days. Castle rock in castle sevenday forecast looking pretty good, topping 72 new record high 40s by sunday and monday maybe a rain or snow shower. Its been a while. The grass to come up. Not yet. It is gorgeous, though come i love it. Things, dave. New meaning to the old phrase fashion crime. Still ahead caught on camera antics of a colorado crook with their expensive taste, and the danger your exposed to everyday every day and its in plain sight. In temper International Ranks when it comes to the without warning. Anyone can become a victim. What would you do . If you were carjacked, tomorrow on good day colorado. Could you survive . Ran the red light. He tbones my car. What you need to do to get out in a brooklyn tenement. He went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. He moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of americas best mayors. In congress, he stood up for working families and for principle, opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. 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