life. their 17-year-old son nearly starved to death weighing 88 pounds. you wouldn't know that by looking their pages. david writes all my love goes to my boy. vanessa shares pictureessaying i love someone with autism. walking out of jail, vanessa had nothing to say. her son was unconscious in the shower nnar death when they called an ambulance. neighbors like this father of two can't help but think of own kids. >> i was disgusted. i can't believe someone could do that to their own kid. >> reporter: police are trying to figure out why, but court documents show the couple collected social security for their legally blind and autistic son. when police questioned the father, he "appeared more concerned with how his son's hospitalization would affect his social security payments." no one was at the house this afternoon. his parents told investigators they fed their son seven to foods like cheeseits and doritos. doctors compared the teen's conditions to someone who spent years in a concentration camp. >> i just hope he is all right and he makes it. >> reporter: and it sounds like this teen will have a very long road to recovery. according to court documents, doctors say it will take four weeks just to make sure his life is no longer at risk and an additional six months to make sure he gets th nutrition and get him back up to an appropriate weight. vanessa hall posted bond this afternoon. reporting live in longmont, liz gelardi, denver 7. >> that is a tough one. it is abuse like that that is not uncommon for children with disabilities. they are more likely to be abused than those without disabilities. one in five children with autism will be physically abused. some signs to watch for, changes in behavior in the child including avoiding certain people and certain arrest has been made in what appears to be a random stabbing. the victim, a regular stabbed as he sat there at the bar. just tonight, police made the arrest but are not releasing any details saying they are investigating. a benefit will be held saturday to pay for the medical expenses. this photo is flurry but take a look at it. this dangerous suspect went to a best buy employee, tried to he wasn't successful and a witness chased him off. and a terrifying attempted robbery at knife point in denver. a woman was with her children at second and quebec when a man jumped into her car, tried to take her purse. she describes him as in his 30s but this might really help identify him. she says he has 999 tattooed on his neck. your help is needed to help find this man. involved in a ransom plot. a victim was kidnapped and the kidnappers demanded half a million dollars. $200,000 was dropped off and the victim was released. three men wererested when police used phone tracking and aerial surveillance to find them. investigatoos are still looking for what led up to all of this, but we do know one of the suspects may have worked for new tonight, what a difference just a couple of weeks makes. a bustling marijuana growwnow sits empty. starbuds smallest grow location off brighton boulevard was the first in the city to lose its license. jennifer kovaleski is there tonight. they can't grow pot, but they are still selling it? >> reporter: the city ordered them to shut down their grow operations but starbuds is still allowed to sell weed inside this downstairs store. have been destroyed, they still hope to bring it back one day. from green to empty. this is all that is left of starbuds' second floor grow house. >> they are not allowed to grow product anymore. >> reporter: this fan no longer running. these pipes from a watering system once used to grow 240 pot plants. >> there are certain strains that were grown here that are not available elsewhere. >> reporter: if city chose not to renew their grow licens citing odor issues and complaints from neighbors. >> it is a nasty odor. i'm glad they can't grow it anymore. i just don't like it. >> reporter: this is the first time denver has ever denied a grow license based on complaints. but starbud says their shop is thriving. an attorney for starbuds says they hope to one day bring back the green. >> the end game would be to start growing again. >> reporter: but until then ... to expand and look for new locations. >> t is unfortunate it has gone this way. a company that has gone above and beyond, really, to comply with the rules is here shut down. >> reporter: the attorney says that they have requested a judicial review to look into what happened. the owner of starbuds says this is not just about him. he believes this is precedent setting and could impact other grow operators in the future. reporting live in denver, jennifer kovaleski, denver 7. this woman is behind bars. shawn west accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of artwork from a woman she was hired to take care of, delores descon. there are a few samples of her work. jewelry missing as well. everything taken worth $100,000. local native americans are getting ready to go to south dakota to show their support the protest ovee the new pipeline there has reached a boiling point. >> they do have a lot of support coming in from overseas. like, i saw is a picture of people in france in front of tte identical tower. support is huge. >> and, this tribe is going to need that support in the coming days. there are two big hearings coming up. one in north dakota. another in washington over the weekend. both will take a look at if work will be stopped on construction. new at 10:00, a blind fighting the va after they wouldn't let him bring his guide dog to a dental appointment. the va says they followed procedure. denver 7's jaclyn allen is asking questions and this is not the first time this man has fought bbck. >> no. this veteran complained to the va about its service dog policy two years ago. they listened and changed it so he thought the problems were solved until last week when he says it happened all over again. >> there were some aspects within the old policy that were chuck vail lost his sight in the line of duty, his guide dog is now his eyes but he says clinic, staff tried to take that away saying he couldn't bring his service dog into the treatment room though they allowed it for the same procedure a few months ago. % >> honestly, i'm tired of being treated like a second class citizen. >> so, in the case of oral surgery, it is not appropriate to bring an animal into the procedure area. >> reporter: they point to policy citing not permitted during oral surgery procedures. still, he says they try to accommodate allowing the dog to sit behind the patient, but not beside him. >> he helped us to change the policy. but that doesn't mean he gets to determine the exceptions to it. >> reporter: disability rights advocate july riskii says the va may not have broken any laws but they could have handled it better. would be an interactive process. talk to the person. and have a dialogue. and, treat the person as an equal adult. >> you know, i don't want to walk into the va one time, get something done, walk in the next time and be told i can't get it done because i have my dog with me. >> reporter: and vail did not get the procedure done last week. the va will pay for him to get community treatment outside the ?a to get that procedure done. reporting live, jaclyn allen, denver 7. this warning could save you a ton of money if you are headed to the tomorrow. double check where you park. the sheriff hauls off more cars on game day than any other time and if you don't claim your car it, your car could be out on the auction block. >> please park in designated areas. if you are unsure, ask somebody. find a police officer. >> each year, the city says it makes almost $6 million from these auctions. all that cash goes into a general fund. and who is not excited? tomorrow is the first broncos i wore my orange dress yesterday. i should have saved it. >> i did too. but i changed so we wouldn't both be in orange dresses. >> the mayor has declared tomorrow orange thursday. super bowl rematch at mile high. >> what a big party at civic center park. we caught up with young fans and asked them why do you like the broncos? >> because they are really good at winning and ... i just like them. >> yeah, winning. we love village expected to be packed so be ready for that. there's a free concert out there. one republic, yeah. fans came from across the country to take in all the excitement. >> i'm from the midwest. and so ... unfortunately, i'm from the land of packers and vikings and bears. my one game here is super exciting. >> the broncos would like you in your seats by 6:00 for the super bowl celebration before the game. >> there is stuff going on inside the stadium. the fan experience though. because, the civic center event, that is free. and it starts at 3:00. >> don't miss it. you don't see this every day. thankfully. this river in russia turns dark red. what may have changed its color? >> a little team work between teens and coos will turn some heads once you see what they have created together. >> and it's a beautiful night across colorado. including here in downtown denver. but, we have some big changes ? ? take your o organics baby carrots. take your eggs. even your o organics chips. and join the organic movement. organic food is no longer just for the privileged few. now everyone can afford to go organic. o organics, exclusively at safeway. it's baking season. warm up with pillsbury. you can never tell from the outside just how many warm, flaky layers are on the inside. but let's just say it's more than ever. share the warmth of grands biscuits, now with even more flaky layers >> i don't think i have seen anything quite like this before. this is a river in russia. something has turned it blood red and they don't know the cause. one suspicion, it could be from a metal plant up river there. well, federal money is about to start coming in to clean up the gold king mine spill. three states were declared superfund scythes including colorado meani money was freed up to help with the cleaning of gallons of contaminated waste water that spilled into the animas river. an art project may not seem like a way to bring police and teens together, but one chief uses creativity and contests to build relationships. russell haythorn shows us how. >> reporter: it started with a sketch. >> i thought, you know, if i should start within my community. >> reporter: the lafayette police department needed a new look. >> driving down interstate 80. >> reporter: for a school resource car. >> happened to pass by a car that had a wrap on it. >> reporter: that sparked an idea for police chief rick basher. recognizing the growing anti- cop climate nationwide, he launcced a cop car design contest for students. >> we kind of gave them artistic license. >> reporter: an effort to kids. >> our youth are our most valuable resources. >> reporter: the designs came flooding in. >> it blew me away. they were really well thought out. not just the art but the message. >> reporter: and a blind selection process resulting in three winning submissions. after that, graphics designer mick shivers look the reins. >> a butch of different ideas and try to chop them down into making sense. >> reporter: makes sense and winning designs into one. >> i think we did pretty much everything representing as watch as we could. >> reporter: and what unfolded was a masterpiece. >> awesome. >> reporter: the students contributing their own unique touch. the colorado flag. a mountain skate. and, first place winner, yaline duplies, hands of different races embracing. >> the kids will feel good because they can look at the car and say that's what we did. >> reporter: the students hadn't seen the fi product until now. >> fingers croosed. >> reporter: and, the reveal! >> oh! >> reporter: well, if chief basher was attempting to bridge a gap ... mission accomplished. >> this is so so awesome! to think that i started out with pencil and pay. >> it is incredible. >> it looks amazing. >> this kind of project can help. >> it is good to be a united community. russell haythorn, denver 7. >> i love that. i'm sorry to editorialize there, but i love that. thanks for that tonight. well, we were the first to tell you about this. now it is official, fort collins announced it will host its own 10k. it stretches all over the city there. the race is put on by those who put on the boulder boulder. now, that one kicks off this summer on memorial day. the fortitude rate as the fort collins race is called will end the summer on labor day. today. >> any race at altitude in colorado, above 5,000 feet, you have to have some sort of fortitude or boldness to be able to run. so they have both. >> and much like the bolder boulder, this race will end inside the university's football stadium meaning you get to run inside the brand new csu stadium. trackerr7 flying over roxboro state park. this fire burned about 20 acres. he had to be saved. not only did firefighters do it, they managed to protected $45,000 worth of hay from the flames. the steer and the hay all safe tonight thanks to their quick work. wow, and those firefighters have really been on it the last few months here as we have had fires pop up here and there. very dry conditions across colorado. very nice conditions out there now. temperatures in the 60s for the most part across the front range. and, as we go in through tonight, we will have overnight lows in the 50s here in the denver area. 30s and 40s for the mountains. also 60s down into southeast colorado. but, things are going to start to cool down progressively as we go through the next few months so i wanted to point out that the earliest freeze we have had here in denver was september 8 which would be tomorrow, 1962. if you can imagine it. but, our average is october 7. now, when we are talking about snow, the earliest was september 3, 1961. and the average is around october 19, we were just talking about this. but we will be warming things upptomorrow into the upper 80s . a cooldown coming on friday. a very nice weekend in store. and then, another more significant cold front into that is why i'm bringing out the frost and the snow, because we will start to see that cooler air sneaking in here our satellite radar picture s. very quiet. cloudiness moving across colorado. as we zoom out, you can see rain all the way from new mexico back in we have had flooding rains here, especially southern arizona. remnants of newton was once a hurricane, now, all this moisture coming up in this direction. the question being will it make its way into colorado? no, i don't think so. we have a little potentially a little bit of cloud cover throogh southern colorado. we go in through tonight, watch it as it completely fades away and we have a cold front coming through friday. that cold front is going to pick up that moisture and shove that moisture into the central thunderstorms the next few days but we are not going to see any of that, especially through thursday. just in time for the game. mostly sunny skies by 5:00. a few clouds by 9:00 with 70 degrees. very comfortable and through tomorrow night, if you are going to the game. overnighted lows tonight will ?e in the 50s and then back up into the upper 80s with a lot of sunshine. if you are head today the bus stop early, 599degrees. partly cloudy skies. going home, 87, northeastly sunny. then, we will drop into the 70s for overnight lows in the mid 50s with partly cloudy skies tomorrow afternoon highs once again closer to 90 degrees than not. we will have 90 for grand junction tomorrow. 70s toward telluride. and 70s and 80s even up into the mountains tomorrow. so we are starting to warm things up a little bit across the eastern plains. temperature s in the 90s and the frontal boundary comes on through. 87 tomorrow, 77 friday. that sets us up for great sunshine on the way. here is the most significant cold front. 75 monday to 65 on tuesday. then we will have 70 into wednesday with partly cloudy skies. that tuesday though, with that high in the 60s and the rain, it is going to be a chilly feeling day. but, some of those stats when you look at them, you think oh, we have already passed september 3. can you imagine it snowing already? >> possible right? >> that's a little much. >> in october. >> right. >> right around the corner.. >> get ready for >> uh-huh. are you asking yourself tonight like i am, is the iphone 7 going to be worth it? the changes apple is promising with the new phone. >> and today was picture day for the broncos. tomorrow, opening day. >> so your next iphone will be missing something. something a headphone jack. you will be stuck using an adapter or blue tooth. but aping says the camera is better. the camera is water resistant. don't go jumping in a swim with it though because it will probably still ruin the phone. lie about getting robbed in rio and you will not get in the ryan lochte will be suspended froo swimming for ten months. his suspension will be longer involved. the official announcement is expected tomorrow. another big celebration in rio. the paralympic games began. there are 13 athletes from colorado competing and those games go through the 18th. i'm lionel bienvenu. it is almost orange thursday. nfl kickoff tomorroww we have it covered. team picture day. cam newton arrives in denver. and emmanuel sanders got paid today. today. now it is time to as a school superintendent, i saw how unnecessary regulations from washington made it more difficult foteachers and principals. and as a dad, i know we must empower those who spend every day with our kids. that's why i worked with republicans and democrats toce the no child left behind law and increase local control of schools. i'm michael bennet. i approve this message because i believe parents and our communities not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest 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are going to struggle. and trust me, we hear that noise and you know, sometimes, that adds extra flavor to the game. so, i know offensively, we are all looking forward to going scoring in the red zone. >> team picture day. broncos in orange jerseys tomorrow night. panthers in all white. different uniforms different game. but the biggest difference from super bowl 50, trevor siemian who plans to get by with a little help from his friends. >> really fortunate to have great leadership. too. and, in that huddle with me. whether it is matt russ, dt, emanuel, c.j. whoever is out there, we have a good veteran group. and we are excited to play with arrived today at the team hotel. undisclosed location. if you want to get there, i'm sure you can find it tonight. cam newton, game face on looking to avenge the loss to the broncos and start this season with a win at mile high. this not an old flip from a three stooge's episode. this is orange first on the denver channel. thedenverchannel.com. me, woody pace, troy rank. unplugged. unreal. uncouth. give it a look on the denver channel. coors field tonight, giants leading the rocks. nolan arenado, not so fast. nolan being nolan. epic blast number 37 on the year. 5-4. bases loaded. cristhian adames. not quite the grand slam, but a wall banger and a walk off double. rockies win 6-5. you are motoring getting all wet. one ice bath. two ice baths. well deserved. big win for the rocks. finally, a high school football game in california. the team came out, the players all laid a rose at the feet of senior cheer leader ashley adamiche. she was just diagnosed with leukemia. the team wanted to show their support. ashley was shocked, overwhelmed and speechless but to see everybody come out and put a rose at her feet, what a scene. it meant so much to her in her fiiht against a disease. >> that is so moving! >> yeah. >> that touches for sure. and bonus points for you for a t.j. hooker reference. >> woody had the big ttj. hooker glasses. >> dicky: from hollywood, it's ?jimmy kimmel live?! tonight, dr. phil mcgraw, from ?better things?, pamela adlon. snoop dogg, and music from bastille. and now, here's jimmy kiel [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you for watching, thank you for coming.