Threatening bags what about could be in the bag near 16th and lawrence in denver. 90 minute ago, the bomb squad was called in as a precautions. We checked in with police ten minutes ago. Police officers are still out there right now. Were working to get you more information and will update you as soon as we know. Anything good morning, a economically, drizzly start to your wednesday morning, and kind of nice out there. Marty joins us from the back reporter i did. I have it. But im sitting there, going, even from a half hour ago, the mist is much lighter than it was a half hour ago and thats what i think well see here the next couple of hours. Well see things progressively drier, slowly, but progressively drier, damp on the pavement, but i think the mist and drizzle will start small enough around here. Around Sports Authority field, water on the lens as more folks youll see them drive up. Theyre north of town near erie. Things are much better once you get north of the c470 northwest par
Pikes peak had a gust of nearly 90, monarch gust seeing gusts nearly 70 most of the day. The flags at csu give you an indication how fierce those winds have been. In the fort collins area the winds have been clocked at about 60 Miles Per Hour. Those gusts contributed to a small fire next to i25 in fort collins this afternoon. Fire crews got it out but not until after the fire ate up several acres. [ wind blowing ] thanks to linda wren for shooting this video from inside her frederick home, you can see those fall colors trying to hang onto the trees, plenty of yard work in lindas future. This is a fire in aurora, a difficult one to fight considering the winds in the metro area. Flames burned through four townhouses. Everyone got out okay. Well have more on that fire in just a minute. Now to what has become an emergency situation in southern colorado, Nathan Lundberg was on a flight out of colorado a raging monster. In a few hours it destroyed more than 10,000 acres and tonight that numb
We have an air Quality Health advisory for that wildfire smoke and that covers parts of northern Douglas County, far eastern arapahoe county, far excuse me, far western i should say arapahoe county, far eastern Jefferson County and all areas under Denver County. If you are in a spot where the smoke gets thick, stay inside. Otherwise this is going to be more of an advisory for folks who have respiratory problems, if you have very old or very young people in the home, you may want to be keeping them indoors as well. Out around the chatridge fire wind gusts are expected to die down a bit as we head into overnight tonight. Those winds will shift towards the south west out of the southwest and theyll be gusting to about 8 Miles Per Hour come early saturday morning. By saturday afternoon theyll shift more towards the hour. So hopefully that gives firefighters enough time to get more of the chatridge fire under control. This is something well watch very closely. We do not have any fire weathe
Prayers are with us. Reporter foyer goal is to stop destruction of the final piece of the Dakota Access pipeline. I have children, also. So i dont want them to feel the repercussions of decisions that weve made. Reporter the 3. 7 billion pipeline need a pending permit from the army corps of engineers to drill under the lake, part of the Missouri River watershed and the main source of Drinking Water for the standing reservation. Stopping the pipeline is the long term goal of the protesters. In the short term winter is coming. Challenges are coming, the weather and wind and its going to get cold soon. Reporter which is why temporary structures are going up at the camp and chopping firewood is a constant here. So were here as people, not just natives but for all human beings. Reporter a unity that bengie buffalo says hell be a few months. You know, if we got a choice, we can makuta difference if we stand together in solidarity. So we can do it. I know we make a difference if we stand toge
Rain here in denver but it will gradually turn over to snow. I know earlier i said 6 03. How about 6 13. From fort collins south to castle rock ann heavier snow expected south of castle rock through the early afternoon. The first half of our day when we have our bet chance for some snow but it could lead to about a trace, upwards of 2 inches that will be heavier south along the palm are divide from castle rock south to Colorado Springs. That is what it likes by 4 00 as things rapidly start to clear. Winter weather advisories west and south of denver. Lighter snow expected to the southeast. A little heavier, 2 to 5 inches south of town heading towards the springs. Our mountains down to the southwest, a goodd6 to 12 inches. Jayson, here is your first alert. We are in the 40s today. Coleing up, ill show you just how cold it gets tonight once our skies clear. We have a little bit of a this is the i25 drive right near Monument Hill just on our side of the Monument Hill and can you see how w