Monitoring to make sure that its safe. Reporter now there were no injuries reported with this incident, but we can tell you that local and environmental federal officials are here to figure out what exactly went wrong today. We had a lot of calls this afternoon about that smoke. Nice to hear its not toxic. Thanks, maya. And the wind, of course, its had an impact as that smoke into many areas. Its also really drying thing out. Meteorologist belen deleon is in the backyard. The warm weather is coming along and then weve got the wind, the smell of smoke and even to help its going to be really nice outside. Compact and even though its going to be really nice outside. Exactly. Its been so dry. Speaking of those winds, earlier those winds were causing a bit of a mountain wave cloud. Now we have clouds breaking up the sky, but to the south we have gusts up to 12 Miles Per Hour in castle rock. In the foothills we have the strongest winds and near the divide gusting 20 to 40 Miles Per Hour. Our
Reporter there were concerns of that, but officials told us today they do not believe that anything emitted from those smokestacks. Was hazardous. Now, right now you can see employees at that roadblock there, where brighton boulevard is shut down in both directions from 56th to 60th avenues. The employees are with suncor security as we mentioned regarding roadblock and they say they are going to soon that facility after it was shut down since just after noon today. Thick yellow and black smoke could be seen from across the city after a sudden power failure at Suncor Energy in commerce city. At first it looks like there was flames coming out with the smoke. It was just really, really dark orange coming out. Reporter this picture shows a plume of smoke, the shot of out of one stack, a suncor spokesperson told us the excel power power failure cost and operational upset leading to abnormal emissions into one of the units. The smoke was created by what they call a catalyst dust, a clay subs
To identify victims of sexual assault, this woman told me she wanted to go on camera to show other victims its okay to come forward. I want to be the catalyst of bravery for other people. Reporter this woman asked we not share her name. She was home with her baby in aurora earlier this month when she says a man forced his way through her front door demanded cash and raped her at knife point. This part and threatened my life, the life of my child. Reporter despite fearing for her safety that she may not be believed, she spoke up. I have to be brave if no one else is going to be. I have to be the person thats going to come forward and say this has to stop and it cant happen again. Reporter Police Arrested her alleged attacker. 25yearold ricardo corral venegas. I am elated that they caught him before he could hurt anyone came to colorado from mexico where he worked as a cop. Newspapers report he was known as the motorcycle rapist. Suspected of barging into homes , raping women and then fl
Attack on a woman in aurora. Sexually assaulted inside her apartment. Cbs4 has now learned the man now in custody is wanted for similar crimes in mexico. In an interview you will see only on cbs4 Lauren Dispirito spoke with the victim. She has a very powerful message for other victims. Reporter she certainly does. Police caught her alleged attacker here at this bar and restaurant after they say tried to force his way into a womans apartment. Hes also accused of sexually assaulting another woman earlier this month. And while its our policy not to identify victims of sexual assault, this woman told me she wanted to go on camera to show other victims its okay to come forward. I want to be the catalyst of bravery for other people. Reporter this woman asked we not share her name. She was home with her baby in through her front door, demanded cash and raped her at knife point. This part and threatened my life, the life of my child. Reporter despite fearing for her safety that she may not be
You can see the strong winds coming from the pacific ocean. The storm bringing the remnants from typhoon song death and the National Weather service is warning it could be the strongest storm this area has seen and a decade. Mark monstrola has been keeping a close eye and will we see any of the remnants of this fit us . Eventually the big area of High Pressure will flatten out and we get cool air maybe in the middle of the week rain showers but at this point it is all confined t northwest. You can see the rain cranking and off the Pacific Coast from the previous typhoon. A rap. Around to the north and west. They are getting a triple threat here. Its the rain that has been soaking the grounds for a bout two days. On top of that you have high surf. Coastal areas could see waves 2030 feet which is coastal flooding and damage as well. On top of all of that the winds are just cranking. The high Wind Warnings for the Southern Oregon and parts of Northern California headed into nevada. It wil