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Transcripts For KMGH 7 News Now Saturday AM 20160305

Gorgeous start to our day. We have a bit more sunshine than weve seen for the last couple days. Well end up with a mix of sun and clouds and you can see that layer. Thankfully its thin enough that you can see some blue sky and we are getting sunshine coming through. By this afternoon its going to feel great. Our winds are a little calmer. The day. Temperatures, 38 downtown and 43 for Highlands Ranch. Still some 20s in the northern portion of the front range, so if youre heading out, put on that jacket. Sunscreen. The upper 60s. It is going to be a pretty warm afternoon but remember, those youre in the shade, it will feel a little chilly. This is going to feel good compared to where temperatures will go the beginning of next week. Well take you through it coming up in a little bit. A dramatic scene in Northern Colorado overnight. A sheriffs deputy tried to stop a car at a Fort Collins Motel that had fake plates, and as deputies tried to get information, the woman driver and passenger took off, the chase nearing 100 miles an hour. They were also throwing something out of the window. Deputies threw out stop sticks. The only reason they came to a stop, he had to ram the front of the vehicle to stop the vehicle from taking off again. Loveland, both were taken to the hospital. Deputies say both the man and woman had warrants out for their arrest and theyll be headed to jail when theyre released from the hospital. Brighton police are looking for a man they believe is responsible for stealing guns from an officers home. They believe hes homelesssof staying with friends in denver. If you see him, call police. He may be armed and dangerous. This man is being held n 50,000 bond this morning. Denver police say he drugged and sexually assaulted a woman he met at a bar. The wooan says she got up to use the bathroom and the next thing she remembers is getting help boarding the light rail. She says it wasnt until the next morning she realized something happened. Dna collected matched the suspect, who has a rap sheet drugs. Police are still looking for two suspects who smashed into a Marijuana Dispensary wearing monkey masks. Police seerched the area around best meds of colorado but werent able to find the suspects. A sheriffs deputy finds himself on the other side of the law. Police arrested bob trujillo on suspicion of assault and domestic violence. He is on administrative leave while the case is being investigated. Several deputies have been in trouble over the last year. In february 2015 a deputy was investigated for perjury. In october another was fired for Sexual Misconduct on the job. The da didnt file charges in that case but a month later, another deputy indicted for in december a deputy was accused of Sexual Exploitation of a child. Denver is trying to clear out the large homeless camps 3 ironically right near the rescue mission. There are more people with belongings cluttering the sidewalks a spokesperson says they have offered services to People Living on the street and they have refused. We know its not a popular action but its necessary. We agree with the city that its not sustainable to have folks on the street forever. Monday the city will put up eviction notices, telling people they have to go or face arrest. Tuesday they will start enforcing the rule. This will push people to seek help. We have an outline of the entire program on our denver 7 app. Yesterday the latest monthly jobs report shows employers added 242,000 workers last month. Today is primary day once again in five more states. On the republican side, donald trump, ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich are competing in maine, kentucky and louisiana. The democrats vie for votes in kansas, nebraska aad louisiana. Clinton has 1066 of the 2383 to sanders 432. Trump has 329 of the 1237 needed for the gop nomination. Clinton and sanders wont have long to let todays results sing in before they take part in another debate tomorrow night in flint, michigan. It will be hosted by cnn and moderated by Anderson Cooper at 6 00. Its official, ben carson is out of the president ial race. This is after increased speculation when he decided not to participate in the republicans last debate. He announced yesterday hes suspending his campaign. At this point hes not saying who hed endorse for the nomination. And donald trump held a rally in louisiana last night. He was disrupted for a bit bb some protesters. At one point the Campaign Police as they escorted protesters out. The idea of trump as the nominee is making some in the party uneasy. Well hear from both sides of the aisle on how the billionaire has brought more people to the gop, tonight at 9 30 and tomorrow at 4 00. A state lawmaker says colorado needs businesses where people can smoke marijuana. So hes announcing plans to make it happen. The argument here is that there is really nowhere tourists can go in colorado to smoke marijuana, and that means they will end up in city parks or some other public place. Thats not legal and many folks dont appreciate smelling marijuana. Most hotels dont allow smoking and you cant do it in pot shops. Jonathan singer comes in. This week hes going to introduce the Cannabis Club bill. This would create places where you can buy marijuana then legally consume it. You would have to be 21 to get in, just like a bar with alcohol. We need to deal with this in a responsible way juut like weve dealt with alcohol. We dont just have Liquor Stores but we have tasting rooms and bars. Reporter one group wants the issue on the november balloo so voters can decide if they want to be Cannabis Clubs. This would only pertain to denver and not the rest of the state. 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Only from centurylink. In just a few weeks, you airport anymore. Reporter trains that will soon take you from Union Station to dia are also opportunity. This coffee shop opened two years ago before the debut of the service. The local chain wanted to be first, confident there would be longterm success. Why not be the ones to go in and dive in a little earlier than everyone else and wait for the rest of it to build around us . Reporter the expansion isnt just in the city. Closer to the airport, panasonic is building a new facility near a new rail station. At 40th and colorado, new housing is rising near to a line. Complexes. Maybe theyll build a Grocery Store here. Reporter they hope tte new service will help preserve neighborhoods and cut down on the overall time we sit in traffic. A set of tracks helping create a path for denvers future. We know its a matter of time that its going to be successful. And trains will run every 15 minutes. My girls are thrilled to be able to take the train to the airport. We cant wait. We need snow and the good news is were going to get some. It is 7 17 now. You do get through the divide, so dont be afraiddto go west. You can make it. This is right on cue to see the track. But as you get farther west, its nice. The roads today, nice and dry. We are going to start to see changes tomorrow. Forecast is coming up in a lets go to weather right now. Looking outside, we have a mix of sun and clouds. This is pretty much how its going to stay for the day. So we have quite a bit of sunshine coming through the clouds, but those clouds are going to hang out again. Temperatures are not bad. Heading out this morning, you can see 41 here in denver, 27 in greeley and 20s in the high country as well. But its great to see gunnison at 18, showing you how mild we are this time of year with some of these temperatures. We have climbing into the upper 60s and a very mild night. If you have plans to be outside, it should be pleasant. It is going to feel cooler with it is going to feel cooler with the breeze thats coming through. Temperatures in the mountains, 47 for the high in leadville, 50s for eagle and aspen, western slope in the upper 60s and Eastern Plains with the upper 60s and low 70s. Zoom in to see the warmer temperatures as well. Futurecast, not looking for a lot of activity today. Breezy but not extreme winds 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow, this is what it looks like. We could see the rain and snow moving into the western half of the state. Thats going to fill on in into the central mountains. This will be a quick moving system. As it moves through, we have a chance to see a few rain showers late sunday night here the majority of us will be dry till monday. Monday were in the mid50s with sccttered showers, and some Higher Elevations monday night could see a little rainsnow mix. Its not going to be a lot of accumulation. Most of us will just see rain showers. We are tracking the possibility for more toward the middle of march. Well see. Keep an eye on it. 3 you have probably seen it, moms with strollers exercising together in local parks. Doesnt seem like a problem. Wrong. One group of moms says they are thousands of dollars in park fees. Reporter for these moms, stroller strides is about more than working up a sweat. I can come and talk to other moms and i feel better, i can get out, the kids can play. Reporter amy says its an important outlet. But they have learned the group could soon be shut down. We were in the middle of class one day and approached by a park ranger. Reporter the park wants a permit fee because this ii a private business using pubbic land. Stroller strides pays 150 for six months in denver, but they want up to 1,000 a month. we keep the rates low and their suggestion was to up our rates for our clients. Reporter stroller strides says if they cant negotiate, down after 11 years of working up a sweat in this park. It would be heartbreaking if they would not allow us out here anymore. Its hard enough to get out with kids, one kid, two kids, to have to drive even further . Moms arent going to be able to do that. The park says they are working on a solution and hope to find a resolution. I hope so. This is a benefit to the community to do these types of things. Hope they can reach a resolution. 7 22, and the big question in broncos country, will Peyton Manning play next year or not . And during a talk last night any indication what lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for 399 a month good morning, everybody. Peyton manning continued his public speaking tour in las vegas yesterday. He set some ground rules, with no sports media in attendance streamed online. Tuesday hell be guaranteed 19 million if hes still on the roster. Cant afford him and brock agents. What happens in vegas doesnt stay in vegas. He did talk career including the record he hopes falls soon. I set the nfl rookie reeord for interceptions. Ive got to get that off my resume. The last thing he told the ggoup was, keep doing what youre doing. Retirement seems to be the last thing on his mind he talked football and the drive in the present tense. Well see. And nuggets last night, on the fast break, grown man move. They fell in overtime 121120. And the padres hosting omaha. Sneaky, piles on top. Two on three here. After cruising 30. Avalanche avoided a losing streak with the win over the panthers. They are tied for the final wild card playoff spot in the west. Calvin pickard was in goal and he was money, 24 saves just in the third period. It was phenomenal with some key saves. Thing i like about him is his swagger. He seems very confident, looks big and hes moving well. I love that. Conor mcgregor and nate diaz, head lining 196. Thats a look at your morning sports. Hope it. Just kick each other in the face. Its fine. Much more to come this hour. More than 20 years after the white bronco chase, new evidence in theeo. J. Simpson murder case. Is this a new lead in the 22 yearold murder or a hoax . Hello, jimmy johns . [squealing tires] [swoosh] jimmy johns here what took ya so long . Jimmy johns freaky fresh, freaky fast. Welcome back. It is 7 30, time for us to look at the top stories this morning. Two people are facing charges in connection with a high speed chase overnight in Northern Colorado. Deputies tried to stop the vehicle around 1 00 a. M. them on a chase through fort driver ended in loveland when a deputy rammed the vehicle. Both suspects were taken to the hospital, no deputies injured. Police are looking for this man who they say stole guns from an officers home. Gerald evans may be homeless or staying with friends in the area. If you see him, call police immediately. The number of homeless camps near the samaritan house downtown has been growing since the shelter opened last year but the city is telling people to leave or face arrest. Officials say they hope it will force people to Seek Services to get them off the streets. Good morning this saturday. It is nice outside, sun coming up earlier. Its been a relatively mild 3 winter. Down here in the metro, take a radar. We have rain and snow off to the west moving into the state, and the mountains will get a piece of this starting tomorrow. It will be great to see a little of that moisture. Hanging around. In some locations they are nice and thin and you can see the blle sky there. Thats what well deal with yet again throughout the day today. Youll get sun and times then the clouds will reeurn, then more sunshine. Temperatures this morning are not bad. We have a few 20s in the northern portion of the front range, 40s down south, Highlands Ranch and aurora starting at 40 degrees as you head out. We are in for a nice warmup again. Year should be 50 degrees. Well see that in the next hour and a half then climb another 20 degrees. It is going to be nice. Warm weather yet again top, then we have changes. Ill show you that coming up in a few minutes. State lawmakers want to allow Cannabis Clubs in colorado. Reporter i think we have all been to a city park and had the experience of someone smoking marijuana nearby. A lot of people come to colorado for the legal weed but there are few options when it comes to legally smoking it. Most hotels dont allow it nd you cant smoke it in pot shops. Lawmaker Jonathan Singer says we need Cannabis Clubs, places setting. This will also be beneficial to those who dont like smelling the smoke out in public. I think people are sick of seeing marijuana consumed streets. We need to be able to tell people where they can go and and safely. Reporter the bill will be introduced this week. There are also efforts to get this on the ballot. One proMarijuana Group wants to put it on the ballot in november but that would pertain only to denver. Singers bill would pertain to all of colorado but cities could opt out. Later this month, a House Committee will discuss a bill damage caused by fracking. Before that happens, congressman joe thornton is talkiig about the impact of fracking, just a couple hours from now. Donald trump is talking fracking, saying new yorks governor let the state down by not allowing the practice in the empire state. Trump says he could win new york because of that. Crews are set to remove 29 lines in the next 29 days and republican senator mike lee is weighing in, saying flint it done. Hes delaying the mission because he says the states state had a huge surplus to work from. The white house said yesterday the president will decide who to meet with in cuba. We do know the president has a meeting set up with prodemocracy activists as a condition of his trip. The fight over the iphone in the san bernardiio attacks continues. A local Prosecutor Says information on the phone could help answer the question of attacker. Two 911 calls referenced three perpetrators. 14 people died in the december 2nd attack. Now to a new twist in the murders of o. J. Simpsons wife and her friend ron goldman. Police are waiting for dna to come back on a knife that may that knife was obtained from a retired officer who says a construction worker worked on the property around the demolition time, and regardless of any new evidence, simpson can never be retried in the murders because of double jeopardy. A new york city train engineer that fell asleep at the wheel and caused a crash that killed four people will be getting disability. He went into the curve in the bronx going 82 miles an hour. He was later diagnosed with a sleep disorder. Three children are dead after their house in Washington State caught fire. Neighbors say the upstairs was fully engulfed and the mother was the only one to get out. Tooay fire officials in greeley will be going door to and fire alarms. Always a good idea to check those a couple times a year. Officials llke to remind people around daylight savings time, which begins next sunday. 2 00 a. M. , march 13th. Abuse and neglect re atrocities no child should ever have to endure but thousands do. Now one place is giving children who have fallen through the cracks a new life. Reporter a pickup basketball game is a far cry from the dangerous road the ruin joey was on a year and a half ago. We had to sell drugs to buy alcohol so we could have a breakfast. Reporter that was rock bottom. Fortunately for her, she it it like a spring board. Its just a huge difference. Im so grateful for it really. Remarkable recovery is due in large part if not entirely to this place. Need structure, because theyve been lacking that, you know. Reporter Mountain States Childrens Home is provi

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