Crews are out on frying pan road fighting a wildfire. Evacuations could be possible if the fire continues to spread. Well update you if anything changes. To the north of that fire, crews spent the night keeping their eyes peeled after a fire in gypsum were destroyed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The threat of more fires is very real as in colorado. Boulder county is under a red flag warning through this evening. The National Weather service is warning of near critical wildfire conditions. The most at risk areas are in the southern colorado mountains and valleys. Hazardous conditions are stretching up into wyoming and montana. Lets check in with belen de leon now. Our warm weather is contributing to that fire danger. It is drying out the fuels and these warm temperatures arent helping and get a handle on the fires existing. Lets take you to our maps. I want to show you where were at so far with the winds because we have stronger winds in and around the foothills a
This is the news on monday, october 17. I am alan gionet. Here is what is happening here on the cbs4 warning news. Shawn . Reporter both campaigns, through our state before the last president ial debate. We will have a preview coming up. The battle to regain control of the iraqi city of muscle is here this morning. Republican party office is firebombed. Coming up the differences in reaction from the president ial candidates in the final push to get your vote begins today with some candidates in colorado. This comes as ballots are being sent out to voters across the state starting today. Cbs4s Shawn Chitnis has a preview of a busy week for the campaign. Shawn . Reporter that is right as county clerks are getting ready colorado beginning today. This all happens as both campaigns have some of their top surrogates in town to get supports and rally support for them across the state. Let us first talk about bernie sanders. He was joined by senator Elizabeth Warren as they campaigned on behal
Traffic with joe. Here is a look at the drive from the east side of town into denver. North and southbound 225 and eastbound i70 are looking nice and wide open. I will have your full report coming up. The battle to retake control of the iraqi city of trenton is underway looking to push the Islamic State 4000 troops are said to be involved with Terror Forces working closely with American Special operations commandos on this long awaited military action. The population now is 1. 5 million under isis control for two years. The final push begins with supporters of both candidates in colorado as ballots get sent to voters across the state. It is a big day here with shawn good morning, shawn. Reporter good morning. Certainly there will be millions of ballots mailed out to those registered voters here in colorado. This comes as both campaigns have major circuits in town trying to get out the vote and built support as we get closer to the election. Let us start off with the republicans and don
Warning has been posted for later on. Temperatures right now in the 40s around denver with 40s, 50s, and 60s in colorado. Much more straight ahead. Right now lets get a check on the traffic. Here is joe. Here is a look from copter 4 around the area of i225 with reports of a rollover accident southbound i25 at the merger. I will give you the full report backups coming up. Campaign 2016 news here we go. First mailin ballots will go out today for this election. That means you will have to get those in by november 8. Shawn chitnis is like for us at denver election headquarters with more. Good morning, shawn. Reporter it is 3 million ballots across the state with 2 they get ready to send those ballots to registered voters in all of this happening as both campaigns have some top supporters in town including for the democratics and Hillary Clintons with top supporters going through different campuses. Bernie sanders joins senator Elizabeth Warren as they campaign on behalf of secretary clinto
Were running through an interface situation where homes are being built at the end of the wildland areas. Its a much higher risk of loss to our community because the homes are threatened on a regular basis. Smoke from the freeman fire is visible as far away as veil. The fire is roughly 300 acres in size in the newsroom i am russell south metro firefighters helped get an nearly 300 acre wildfire under control today. This was in the time of buyers. 144th in winter you had aafire breakout. The fire is 100 percent contained. It never threatened any structures. Is unknown what caused it. Lets check in with meteorologist Stacey Donaldson a cigarette butt out the car window can cause damage. Hour winds are definitely stronger to the west. 20 or 40 miles per hour. The front range Eastern Plains are not as intense week continues to hold onto high fire danger. The yellow shaded areas are to the west of 25 and high fire danger from denver through the Eastern Plains. Lows in the 50s, big chan the