Thats near rampart reservoir. There are evacuations due to a Massive Wildfire in southern colorado called the junkins fire. Already more than 13,000 acres have burned there. Hundreds of homes are threatened. Its burning near west cliff, southwest of pueblo. That shows you right there, we have Team Coverage at 5 00. Meteorologist Lauren Whitney tracking the dangerous fire conditions. Want to start though with matt. Those flames really t this morning. In a matter of 12 hours we went from a grass fire about an acre to 13,300 acres. It exploded here behind me outside of the town of west cliff. Evacuations in place. And more people are getting ready to evacuate. Reporter evacuees grabbing what they can a getting out. Beyond scary. I keep praying the wind will die down. They said it was a small grass by the time they called 911, they were already being told to get out fast. We got out just in time. We could see the glow and the fire coming over the hill. So grabbed what we could, put it in t
Because you were able to talk to him . Yeah, is talked to him. He said hes okay. He just said somebody next to him got shot. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Ten of the people wounded in the shooting are in critical condition. There is no word tonight on why the man did what he did. And just in tonight, a bus driver for the Cherry Creek School district accused of driving drunk with some 30 kids on board, Michael Hobbs was arrested this afternoon, right after he dropped off the students from west middle school. The district says a staff member thought she smelled alcohol, and rortsed it. Police reported it. Police say hobbs did fail a field sobriety test and denied being drunk. Now to campaign twix and the final republican 2016 and the final republican debate, with donald trump the clear front runner, his two closest followers went after him early and never let up. Chance for marco rubio and ted cruz to gain ground. Marco rubio landed blow after blow, mocking and embarrassing donald trump who wa
In the parking lot, then he ran inside of the building. I seen a guy pull up, and he stopped, and popped out, heard him yell something, thats what got our attention, turned around, popped out with an ak47, and fired shots and went into the building. The first officer inside of that plant, shot and killed that gunman. Cedric ford, that officer is being credited for saving many line lives. An incredible moment in the chaos, afterwards, a woman was reunited with her husband on live tv. How is your husband doing, because you were able to talk to him . Yeah, is talked to him. He said hes okay. He just said somebody next to him got shot. Oh, my god. Oh, my god. Ten of the people wounded in the shooting are in critical condition. There is no word tonight on why the man did what he did. And just in tonight, a bus driving drunk with some 30 kids on board, Michael Hobbs was arrested this afternoon, right after he dropped off the students from west middle school. The district says a staff member
Since lifted. And no weapons have been found during the investigation. And in Colorado Springs, today, Law Enforcement and First Responders who rushed to the shooting at the planned parenthood clinic are being honored for their bravery. This was the scene on the day after thanksgiving in november, when a man started shooting inside the clinic, killing three people, including a springs police officer. And today, police, firefighters, and members of the El Paso County Sheriffs Department are being recognized. And Colorado Springs mayor john suthers will be giving out the spirit of the springs award to six civilians who also stepped in to protect lives and treat victims that day. All that snow from that day. And right now, we have a lot of sunshine. At least over boulder right now. Clouds in parts of the metro area. Pretty chilly. We have the wind going as well. Belen joins us now to talk hi there. The winds filter through the pretty active. The current wind gusts in and around the foot h