stan bush is live again with the latest. stan? >> reporter: jim, karen, we are right at the 17th street exit on i-25. and take a look up here, you denver police in riot gear. they have been pushing off protesters. thousands of them who got over here and got onto i-25. this large crowd is finally being moved. of course, this is an entire crowd upset about the election results on tuesday. for the most part, this has been a relatively peaceful protest. although earlier, we saw some earlier today, we spoke to them on the scene and they were incredibly upset. here is what they had to say. >> what are you hoping to accomplish with this? >> wants to be heard. wanting to know i didn't elect donald trump. that he did not win the popular vote. that we are here, we will be loud and make our concerns known. >> reporter: you can see for the most part, this has been a but some of this crowd is getting exceptionally out of hand. denver police are really starting to take it pretty seriously. we have not seen any arrests at this point, but if you

stan bush is live again with the latest. stan? >> reporter: jim, karen, we are right at the 17th street exit on i-25. and take a look up here, you can see a large presence of denver police in riot gear. they have been pushing off here and got onto i-25. this large crowd is finally being moved. of course, this is an entire crowd upset about the election results on tuesday. for the most part, this has been a relatively peaceful protest. although earlier, we saw some of the protesters throwing stuff at denver police. earlier today, we spoke to them on the scene and they were incredibly upset. here is what they had to say. accomplish with this? >> wants to be heard. wanting to know i didn't elect donald trump. that he did not win the popular vote. that we are here, we will be loud and make our concerns known. >> reporter: you can see for the most part, this has been a peaceful protest. but some of this crowd is getting exceptionally out of hand. denver police are really starting to take it seriously. we have not seen any arrests at th

want to start though with that big wreck and our stan bush. stan? >> reporter: hi, totally shut down traffi we were trying to get up to it from denver. but there was such a backup, we had to go through clear creek canyon. that is where we are now. you can take a look here and see the traffic is totally backed up. many of these cars are still peeling off i-70 despite the fact the highway is back open. 119 though, still closed. take a look at the wreck that we saw earlier today from cdot from the car carrier. but talk about an incredible mess. backups all the way uphill, basically down to the morrison exit ramp going west. so, traffic through the mountains, still going very slowly. you can see we are kind of at the bottom of i-70 toward floyd hill at the kermit exit. a huge backup. hundreds of cars are trying to get off throughout the day. it is a major mess out here on the highways and we will keep you updated with more reports on cbs4 news at 6:00 and cbs4 news at 10:00. for now, we are live in clear creek county, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> not going

stan bush has been tracking protests here in denver. joins us live at the state capital. stan? >> reporter: the frustration has been pap pa bl across the city. the protests ended but the protesters left their signs. most didn't think a trump presidency could happen. now his opponents are worried some of his controversial policies could israel olivea woke up in donald trump's america panicked. his wife and daughters are denver natives but he is here illegally. scores of hispanic protesters worry families like his will be torn apart when donald trump takes power. >> they are scared. really scared. people are scared. there is a high degree of anxiety. they don't know what is going to happen. his campaign calls mexicans rapists and drug dealers. the country now feels more dangerous for mexican americans. >> i'm scared people think it is okay to come out and say racist things are going to act on them. >> reporter: trump's campaign rhetoric launched him into the spotlight and fueled his rise. building a wall to mexico, supporting torture, banning immigration. all of it has the protes

our stan bush is at the stadium tonight. stan, miller clearly does not want this to get out. >> reporter: certainly, jim. this is an apparent case of blackmail. the woman threatening von miller waited for the linebacker to sign the contract for the $115 million then his team worries his marketability will crash after a vacation in mexico. in june, miller and friends rented a lavish cancun resort home inviting a group of women including elizabeth ruiz. they had consensual sex, but the aspiring reality star recorded it on her phone. when he asked her to delete the video, she said gotcha contacted a sex tape broker and demanded $2.5 million from miller or she would release the tape. >> i don't know that it would be enough for a jury to say yes. that is a threat. >> reporter: cbs4 legal analyst karen says a criminal investigation into ruiz' demands could have actually hurt miller in the long run. >> all he has to do is be able released. >> reporter: inn stead, miller filed a civil lawsuit requesting a judge bar ruiz who said she

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stan bush joins us live tonight. stan, this guy works fast. >> reporter: so fast, karen and this thief knows the neighborhood well. finding homes with pack annals out front. he would grab one and take off as quickly as heck could an get away from the homeowner was recording when this man jumped out of a white car walking straight up to the front porch and taking a package from amazon in the middle of the day stealing a box of expensive audio equipment and it is not the first time. denver police say this suspect is connected to a string of mail thefts in the harvey park area the last few weeks. packages have been stolen from multiple houses on just this street. >> you don't know until you are making that call. ordered it from. >> reporter: neighbors we spoke to believe the suspect has been following delivery trucks in the area waiting for the dropoff and stealing the packages before the homeowner can get to them. kristin sanderson says it sup to residents here to watch out for each other. >> i definitely will make sur

our stan bush checking in from boulder county. some people say this punishment is not harsh enough. >> reporter: jim, these men caused a fire that forced hundreds of families from their homes and put this entire area on panic over the summer. but, in the end, no prison time, apparently, because the fire was set accidentally. helicopters fought for days to contain the cold springs wild fire in july. eight homes were destroyed when two transients jimmy sugds and zach kukendal get their illegal camp get out of control. >> they have hurt a lot of people. >> reporter: nederland's fire chief is one of the victims. one of these black scars cuts across land he hopes to hand down to his children and theirs. >> that area is gone for my it is never the same. it is eternally changed. >> reporter: the two were seen in this video while crews were still battling the flames and investigators were looking for suspects. they were arrested and taken to the boulder county jail where they will now stay for two years on work release and pay more than a

our stan bush following the investigation. stan, you talked with a victim's life. >> reporter: jim, he tried but the injuries were too severe. this parking lot is where that situation ended. and, as we learned today, the victim and the suspect knew each other well. a neighbor was recording when police confronted suspect david strunk. he put his hands in the air and surrendered feet from his victim, 50-year-old dwayne gardner. >> he yelled i shot the video and was alarmed when he heard a fight next door. >> i heard a man's voice say you better stop threatening her. >> reporter: he tried to give first aid to gardner bleeding out in the parking lot. he says strunk considered running away. >> reporter: he was was back in apartment pacing back and forth. he said we need to get out of let's go. seemed like there might have been some type of drugs involved. it is hard to tell after someone just murdered someone else. >> reporter: strunk is in custody tonight. he was arrested for first degree murder. live in fort collins, stan bush, c

our stan bush is at the stadium tonight. stan, miller clearly does not want this to get out. >> reporter: certainly, jim. this is an apparent case of blackmail. the woman threatening von miller waited for the linebacker to sign the for the $115 million then threatened him to pay her or she would ruin his reputation. his team worries his marketability will crash after a vacation in mexico. in june, miller and friends rented a lavish cancun resort home inviting a group of women including elizabeth ruiz. they had consensual sex, but recorded it on her phone. when he asked her to delete the video, she said gotcha and she contacted a sex tape broker and demanded $2.5 million from miller or she would release the tape. >> i don't know that it would be enough for a jury to say yes. that is a threat. >> reporter: cbs4 legal analyst karen says a criminal investigation into ruiz' hurt miller in the long run. >> all he has to do is be able to show imminent harm. should this recording be released. >> reporter: inn stead, miller filed a c

cbs4's stan bush is checking in live in denver tonight. stan, an ongoing problem, but, a fresh approach. >> reporter: and jim, because, next year is expected to be a banner year for the marijuana industry. and, this plan wouldn't take any money away from the education component of amendment 64. you can see this area right here is where there is usually a large homeless encampment. it has all been cleaned out recently. with this new proposal, it is possible to keep the area looking like this. the governor hopes marijuana is the solution to a homeless situation with no end in sight. pot revenues to housing and incentives to get people off the street. the state estimated more than 10,000 homeless people live in colorado. the money raised by marijuana revenues would directly help about 15% of that population. but, to do so, the governor would need to change language in the marijuana laws. to specify where the money is going. >> this is carving out another priority with the additional going into education. >> reporter: the aggressive plan the g

we are live in morrison, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thank you stan. >>> the road conditions could be a mess in the morning with the cold temperatures overnight. lauren is back with ed greene with the full forecast coming up in ten minutes. >>> right now, an update on a deadly fire in aurora. cbs4 has learned a mother died when the flames raced through her home yesterday morning. the woman's son suffered life threatening injuries. trying to rescue her from the flames. >> he was trying to bang on the door to get mom. she was in the shower. the paramedics were looking on him frantically trying to do chest compressions. and ... all i could do is sit there thinking oh god, oh god, please help this person. >> just an awful scene. fire department still determining what started that fire. attacked by officers having a diabetic episode behind the wheel and the department was having issues. our jeff todd has been looking into this case. the justice department might also be interested. >> reporter: yeah, jim. police reports say this driver was erratic and forcing other cars off of the road, but t

stan bush joins us live. stan, any problems so far? >> reporter: well missed that last piece what you are saying. but i they you will understand why. we have a huge crowd moving through downtown denver. thousands of people shutting down the streets protesting the election. of donald trump. this procession has been moving out for about an hour down through the area. you can see just the sea of people moving down here. this is a peaceful protest. on facebook, about 3,000 people rsvped to this group. but clearly, the crowd is much bigger than this. during the election cycle, we saw trump rallies somewhere around 5,000 to 8,000 people. i would say this crowd is just about as big as that one. we have to send it back to you now. >> all right, big crowd. and, i hope that stan says safe. meanwhile, mr. trump traveled to meet president white house. >> they began the transition from one presidency to the next. >> i had the chance to have an excellent conversation with president-elect trump. it was wide ranging. we talked about some of the organi

stan bush spoke with the homeowner, who is eager for whoever set this fire to get caught . >> reporter: he has got a new yard sign up. this one is promising a reward for any information that leads to the arsonist. the homeowner says he is not surprised this happened because both candidates in the election this year are extremely controversial and it's something that has been typically what follows is a torrent of hatred . >> reporter: john case was at home in a denver police officer told him his backyard was on fire. >> if the wind had been blowing the other way, there was a danger that houses could have gone up . >> reporter: the fire started at a trump campaign sign on his back fence. fire investigators say the fire is arson but no suspects have been identified. >> we felt like to us because whoever did it had to know we were home . >> reporter: political attacks at even the grassroots level have gotten ugly in this particularly ugly election cycle. a trump supporter in ohio was arrested after dumping a truckload of maneuver outside a democratic campaign office. a suspect was never f

we are live in morrison, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thank you stan. >>> the road conditions could be a mess in the morning with the cold temperatures overnight. lauren is back with ed greene with the full forecast coming up in ten minutes. cbs4 has learned a mother died when the flames raced through her home yesterday morning. a family of seven lived there. the woman's son suffered life threatening injuries. trying to rescue her from the flames. >> he was trying to bang on the door to get mom. she was in the shower. the paramedics were looking on him frantically trying to do chest compressions. and ... all i could do is sit there thinking oh god, oh god, please help this person. >> just an fire department still determining what started that fire. >>> a man is suing the police department claiming he was attacked by officers having a diabetic episode behind the wheel and the department was having issues. our jeff todd has been looking into this case. the justice department might also be interested. >> reporter: yeah, jim. police reports say this driver was erratic and forcing other cars

stan bush is live at that home along seventh aver now. stan, any word on how this started? >> reporter: jim, we don't know how the fire started but take a look at the damage. fire completely gutted this property. went through the backyard. and it was so bad it caused the and smoke, they couldn't even see this structure this morning. amaya mohammed was leaving her home when she saw smoke coming out of her neighbor's house. >> smoke, smoke and ash blowing our way. as i looked i saw the flame. >> reporter: the fire gutted this home and then spread to homes on both sides. seven people were inside this home, but one, a middle-aged woman, did not escape. >> it is ar that, and you hear that she died, that is sad. >> reporter: four other people were hospitalized in that fire. one was critically hurt, the cause of the fire is not yet known. it is also unclear how much warning the residents have. firefighters today are reminding homeowners to check batteries in their smoke alarms. >> it is tragic. it really is. three houses were affected by the problems in one house. >> reporter: nei

our stan bush following the investigation. stan, you talked with a neighbor who tried to save that victim's life. >> reporter: jim, he tried but the injuries were too severe. this parking lot is where that and, as we learned today, the victim and the suspect knew each other well. a neighbor was recording when police confronted suspect david strunk. he put his hands in the air and surrendered feet from his victim, 50-year-old dwayne gardner. >> he yelled i stabbed him. >> reporter: jeremy keltner door. >> i heard a man's voice say you better stop threatening her. >> reporter: he tried to give first aid to gardner bleeding out in the parking lot. he says strunk considered running away. >> reporter: he was was back in apartment pacing back and forth. he said we need to get out of here. just just go. let's go. seemed like there might have been some type of drugs involved. it is hard to tell after someone just murdered someone else. >> reporter: strunk is in custody tonight. he was arrested for first degree murder. live in fort col

live in denver, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thanks stan. >>> happy ending tonight, two teenagers who disappeared in the mountains earlier this week have been rescued. local high school students matt smith and tommy hendricks summited to the mount of the holy cross in eagle county. that was monday evening. when their families did not hear from them tuesday, they ca after a two day search, a helicopter spotted the teams this afternoon. they got lost in a white out. >> they hit the summit 7:00 p.m. monday night. storms came in. and they were trapped by the storms. thankfully, they had equipment and experience enough that they were able to take pretty good care of themselves. >> the teenagers were found at an elevation of 12,000 feet. they were taken to the hospital in castle rock. police arrested a teenager who lived there. a special team of investigators went back to the home to finish the cleanup. eight neighboring homes had to be evacuated again. >> you don't like to hear something like that. not knowing that it was going on, i guess is the big thing. you know. it just kind of makes you worry a

stan bush is live at that home along seventh aver now. stan, any word on how this started? >> reporter: jim, we don't know how the fire started but take a look at the damage. fire completely gutted this property. went through the backyard. and it was so bad it caused the roof to collapse. we are spreading the properties around this. neighbors tell us so much fire and smoke, they couldn't even see this structure this morning. amaya mohammed was leaving her home when she saw smoke coming out of her neighbor's house. >> smoke, smoke and ash blowing our way. as i looked i saw the flame. >> reporter: the fire gutted this home and then spread to homes on both sides. seven people were inside this home, but one, a middle-aged woman, did not escape. >> it is scary. when you live around here and that, and you hear that she died, that is sad. >> reporter: four other people cause of the fire is not yet known. it is also unclear how much warning the residents have. firefighters today are reminding homeowners to check batteries in their smoke alarms. >> it is tragic. it really is. three

it happened along 7th avenue and our stan bush picks up the story from here. >> reporter: she was leaving her home when she saw fire take over her neighbor's house. >> when i turned, smoke, smoke and ash blowing our way. the wind was blowing this way. i saw the flame. this home and spread to homes on both sides. seven people were inside this home, but one, a middle age woman, did not escape. >> it's scary. when you live around here and hear that she died, that's sad. >> reporter: four others p hospitalized. one critically hurt. the cause of the fire is not yet known. it's also unclear how much warning the residents had. firefighters today are reminding homeowners to check batteries in their smoke alarms. >> it's tr three houses were affected by the problems in one house. >> reporter: neighbors returned to the scene of the fire throughout the day, hoping they could find what way to help. >> it's been heavy on my heart all day and i felt it was right to come down, really see what happened. >> that was stan bush reporting. at least one family was forced out of their home by that fire. >>> to

stan bush joins us live tonight. stan, this guy works fast. >> reporter: so fast, karen and this thief knows the neighborhood well. finding homes with pack annals out front. he would grab one and take off as quickly as heck could an get away from the area. the homeowner was recording when this man jumped out of a white car walking straight up middle of the day stealing a box of expensive audio equipment and it is not the first time. denver police say this suspect is connected to a string of mail thefts in the harvey park area the last few weeks. packages have been stolen from multiple houses on just this street. >> you don't know until you are making that call. and, then, you don't know what to expect from the company you ordered it from. >> reporter: neighbors we spoke to believe the suspect has been following delivery trucks in dropoff and stealing the packages before the homeowner can get to them. kristin sanderson says it sup to residents here to watch out for each other. >> i definitely will make sure they know

live in aurora, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thank you stan. >>> a surgical tech arrest for sentenced monday. rocky allen pleaded guilty. he was replacing fentanyl needles intended for patients with syringes he had previously used. allen has hiv, hepatitis b and c. so far, there is no evidence that patients had been affected. >>> developing tonight, a teacher and coach with more than 20 years of experience. now facing serious charges. investigators say he asul a student at niwot high school. karen morfitt is live at the school and a lot of students saw what happened. >> reporter: exactly jim. we are told this happened at a class here at niwot high school. a weight lifting class. there were 20 other students there. he is now looking at a possible felony charge. the boulder county sheriff arrested 43-year-old dylan hollingsworth on friday morning for a assault of a student. according to investigators, the altercation happened last month after he warned his class not to use profanity. he reportedly told students "the next person who used profanity would get into some sort of trouble. and might

live in denver, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thanks stan. >>> happy ending tonight, two teenagers who disappeared in the mountains earlier this week have been rescued. local high school students matt smith and tommy hendricks that was monday evening. when their families did not hear from them tuesday, they called for help. after a two day search, a helicopter spotted the teams this afternoon. they got lost in a white out. >> they hit the summit 7:00 p.m. monday night. storms came in. and they were trapped by the storms. thankfully, they had equipment and experience enough that they were able to take pretty good care of themselves. >> the teenagers were found at an elevation of 12,000 feet. they were taken to the with minor injuries. >>> now the latest on dangerous chemicals removed from a home in castle rock. police arrested a teenager who lived there. a special team of investigators went back to the home to finish the cleanup. eight neighboring homes had to be evacuated again. >> you don't like to hear something like that. not knowing that it was going on, i guess is the big thing. >> reporter:

live in aurora, stan bush, cbs4 news. >> thank you stan. >>> a surgical tech arrest for doing the same thing at swedish medical center will be sentenced monday. rocky allen pleaded guilty. he was replacing needles intended for patients with syringes he had previously used. allen has hiv, hepatitis b and c. so far, there is no evidence that patients had been affected. >>> developing tonight, a teacher and coach with more than 20 years of experience. now facing serious charges. investigators say he assaulted a student at niwot high school. karen morfitt is live at the school and a lot of students saw what happened. >> reporter: exactly jim. class here at niwot high school. a weight lifting class. there were 20 other students there. he is now looking at a possible felony charge. the boulder county sheriff arrested 43-year-old dylan hollingsworth on friday morning for a assault of a student. he is a veteran teacher and head football coach. according to investigators, the altercation happened last month after he warned his class not he reportedly told students "the next person who used prof

stan bush talked with rtd officials. good news nor now huh? >> reporter: absolutely jim. rtd avoided a shut down despite a rocky start-up to this system. this system has received a ton critical component to commuting every day. federal administrators want rtd's new commuter line to keep running giving the railroads three months to fix issues that could have shut the lines down. crossings on the a and b lines have been manned by crossing guards because equipment has repeatedly failed. the fra now requiring updates twice a week to ensure the corrections are on schedule. >> this is the first time ever that this type of system has been built in the history the country. and so, it is all starting from scratch. and we are all learning as we go. >> reporter: the line to the airport has suffered from a series of very public hiccups. first, when a train stopped suddenly on an elevated bridge. a week later, a lightning struck shut down services as well. and buses would have to fill in the gaps in service immediately. shaking confidence in the system. but despite the bad optics. 20,

our stan bush talked with those involved in that demonstration. >> what are you hoping to achieve today by doing this? >> just let people know we're in this together. he was not elected by the majority of people. he was not wanted by the majority of people. police did not make any arrests. >>> among those visiting trump tower, a "60 minutes" crew. lesley stahl gets the first interview with the president- elect. she tweeted out this picture just within the hour. that interview will air sunday at 6:00 right here on cbs4. >>> a man led law enforcement officers on a chase that covered 11 miles in colorado springs. the highway patrol started the chase where a man was apparently yelling and honking dangerously. the chase ended up on highway 24y colorado springs officers joined them. at one point shots were fired, but it's not clear who fired them. the suspect used his truck to shove the police cruiser into a tree. officers finally used their cars to stop the man damaging both cruisers. the man was arrested and taken to the hospital. >>> prosecutors say a man in evergreen will unlikely go to c

stan bush has been tracking protests here in denver. joins us live at the state capital. stan? >> reporter: the frustration has been pap pa bl across the city. the protests ended but the protesters left their signs. most didn't think a trump now his opponents are worried some of his controversial policies could become reality. israel olivea woke up in donald trump's america panicked. his wife and daughters are denver natives but he is here illegally. scores of hispanic protesters worry families like his will be torn apart when donald trump takes power. >> they really scared. people are scared. there is a high degree of anxiety. they don't know what is going to happen. >> reporter: trump introduced his campaign calls mexicans rapists and drug dealers. the country now feels more dangerous for mexican americans. >> i'm scared people think it is okay to come out and say racist things are going to act on them. >> reporter: trump's campaign rhetoric launched him into the building a wall to mexico, supporting torture, banning immigration. all of it has the protests taking to the stree

. >> we will analysts tell stan bush the case may also fall under revenge pornography statutes. a woman's skirt. police released this picture taken at mile high stadium during the broncos-chargers game and this is the man they've arrested. we've learned he is in fact a registered sex offender, 32- year-old jacob mcgee. according to the paperwork from the arrest, a woman caught him in the act of using a cell phone to attend -- to snap photos during the broncos game. they captured the entire incident distinctive prosthetic leg. police tracked down the owner who pointed investigators to mcgee. a background search shows he is registered as a sex offender and his expected back in court december 15. >>> president elect donald trump took to twitter to let everybody know things are going >> president-elect donald trump issued this tweet last night calling his transition to the white house quote very organized and adding i am the only one who knows who the finalists are. vice president-elect mike pence spent the day at trump tower narrowing down a list of those who will kill -- fill keep

stan bush at trump's headquarters. people there have been putting in long days and nights. >> reporter: on both sides. they are rafping out their get out and vote operations tomorrow like you have not seen before. colorado could come down to the wire. for republicans, they will be working on momentum, democrats will be working on organization. >> reporter: al gore's message was obvious in a swing state, a single vote can country. >> you can say this election means the world because in a real sense it does. >> reporter: clinton's campaign tapped gore to address climate change a subject that never came up on the national stage. at every level, dem accurates and republicans have been divided. >> this is a generational election. that is why the republican ticket must win. >> reporter: republicans have returned more ballots in colorado so far and senate -- glen hopes he has not gotten out there. >> the media's involvement surprised me. when you start thinking about the modia it is supposed to be an objective body. we -- med

. >> that was stan bush reporting. at least one family was forced >>> today president-elect trump meets with japan's prime minister. it is his first meeting with a world leader since he won the election. trump's camp expected to unveil the first wave of teams that will head to washington to begin staffing up key positions. here's our hena daniels with the latest. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump capped another day of lie profile meetings at trump tower. snapping this great floyd mayweather, jr.. many seen in the building are favorites. among them alabama senator jeff sessions who sat in on mr. trump's meeting on supreme court nominees. steve men you are chip and rudy giuliani. the former new york city mayor is up for the job as secretary of state. >> we discussed the transition. went really well. >> reporter: current new york city mayor bill de blasio also wealthy and corporations. i also raised concerns about some of the messages and some of the rhetoric that for so many people have been hurtful. >> reporter:

live in aurora, stan bush, cbs4 under arrest accused of assaulting a student. dylan hollingsworth is facing charges of assault. investigators say hollingsworth was angry after a student used profanity during a weight- lifting class. that's when he's accused of grabbing the student by the neck and kneeing him in the groin. >>> the latest after the discovery dangerous chemicals in castle rock. two teens are in custody in the case. one is being held on a $1 million bond. a second 16 year old is being charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and possession of a handgun. >>> someone shot 50 year old john field while he was walking weeks ago and police have only a few clues to go on. >> crimestoppers is offering a reward in this case. it happened in the baker neighborhood. andrea flores -- the family certainly wants justice. >> reporter: that, they do. friends and family often called john field the mayor of broadway. he grew up on this street and was well-liked by everyone in this baker neighborhood. today we spoke who lives right next door and watch

stan bush at trump's he in long days and nights. >> reporter: on both sides. they are rafping out their get out and vote operations tomorrow like you have not seen before. colorado could come down to the wire. for republicans, they will be working on momentum, democrats will be working on organization. >> reporter: al gore's message was obvious in a swing state, a single vote can change a country. >> you can say this election means the world because in a >> reporter: clinton's campaign tapped gore to address climate change a subject that never came up on the national stage. at every level, dem accurates and republicans have been divided. >> this is a generational election. that is why the republican ticket must win. >> reporter: republicans have returned more ballots in colorado so far and senate nominee, tkpwhrep, hopes voters -- glen hopes he has not gotten out there. >> the media's in when you start thinking about the modia it is supposed to be an objective body. we -- media it is supposed to be an objective body. we seen them push a certain way. >> reporte

live in denver, stan bush, cbs4 news. >>> and, we have an update on mountain. firefighters now say it burned 96 acres last night. it is now 100% contained. dozens of homes were evacuated but none damaged and still no word on what caused it. >>> developing tonight, a massive fire in tennessee turns deadly. why the situation is expected to get worse. >> plus, new information on the attack at ohio state, the new evidence that it was inspired by >> plus, talks heat up. >> and a woman believed to have been a hostage for three weeks has been found. how she and her husband are dealing with rumors it was all a hoax. >> quiet and cold across colorado. active in the southeast. we are talking our next storm system and colder temperatures on the way. >> the avalanche looking for revenge against the predators. >> apparently, the world of soccer is mourning after a plane crash in columbia killed members of a brazil team. only six of the 77 people on board survived. the club was scheduled to play tomorrow reaching the finals of a major south american soccer competition for th

stan bush is on the scene near mlk and filmore. stan? >> reporter: that's right. we are at the intersection of 31st and filmore. scene. we do understand at least two people have been taken in an ambulance from this area. but, police are still looking for the suspect. you can see at least a half dozen cop cars here. this area is shut down for a block. and we understand that the shooting happened almost a block from our location. all the way down by that stop sign. right now, denver police have not made any arrests and they are still trying to get information on the suspect that was involved in this shooting. and we have seen officers going neighborhood trying to speak with anyone who might have been a witness or heard this shooting to try to get any information. in fact, you can see and hear some of the officers right now going from door to door trying to find any information. so, we are still waiting for an update from denver police on who might have been involved and how many people were involved. but when we have that information, we will give it to you. for now

our stan bush was there last night and spoke to people about their frustratations. >> i feel like him being elected is a slap in the face to a lot of cultures. i am an immigrant and woman and i feel deflated by his nomination. >> reporter: it was around thereafter when they dispersed. despite the turnout and disruption to traffic, it remained mostly peaceful. more protests are expected today. jamie leary, cbs4 morning news. >> thank you very much and i know we'll stay on that today as well. >>> we want to turn become to veteran -- back to veterans day. colorado honors the men and women who served our country with a special ceremony today. cbs4's shawn chitness a closer look. good morning, shawn. >> reporter: britt, good morning. we'll have ceremonies across the country to honor the service and dedication of veterans and fort logan will have their service at a vfw post in englewood. [ bagpipes ] >> reporter: this year's event will feature speakers from the colorado national guard and buckley air force base. understandably an emotional experience and certainly was for those attending. t

stan bush is on the scene near mlk and filmore. stan? >> reporter: that's right. we are at the intersection of 31st and filmore. you can see behind me a large scene. we do understand at least two people have been taken in an ambulance from this area. for the suspect. you can see at least a half dozen cop cars here. this area is shut down for a block. and we understand that the shooting happened almost a block from our location. all the way down by that stop sign. right now, denver police have not made any arrests and they are still trying to get information on the suspect that was involved in this shooting. and we have seen officers going from door to door in this neighborhood trying to speak with anyone who might have been a witness or heard this shooting to try to get any information. ac some of the officers right now going from door to door trying to find any information. so, we are still waiting for an update from denver police on who might have been involved and how many people were involved. but when we have that information, we will give it to you. for now,

stan bush talked with rtd officials. good news nor now huh? >> reporter: absolutely jim. rtd avoided a a rocky start-up to this system. this system has received a ton of criticism. but it has also become a critical component to commuting every day. federal administrators want rtd's new commuter line to keep running giving the railroads three months to fix issues that could have shut the lines down. crossings on the a and b lines have been manned by crossing guards because equipment has twice a week to ensure the corrections are on schedule. >> this is the first time ever that this type of system has been built in the history of the country. and so, it is all starting from scratch. and we are all learning as we go. >> reporter: the line to the airport has suffered from a series of very public hiccups. first, when a train stopped suddenly on an elevated bridge. a week later, a lightning struck shut down services as well. and buses would have to fill in the gaps in service immediately. shaking confce but despite the bad optics. 20,000 passengers a week are riding the lines.

. >> stan bush reporting there, her attorney have not responded to multiple requests for comment. there is a question about this case being one of opportunity or revenge. >> we are learning more about how investigators tracked down a man accused of taking photos up a woman's skirt. they released this video of a suspect -- and this is the man they ended up arresting. we've learned he's a registered sex offender. this is 32-year- old jacob mcgee and according to the arrest paperwork a woman using his cell phone to snap photos up her skirt during a broncos game. video cameras at the field captured the entire incident including his distinctive blade type prosthetic leg. they were able to identify a ticket number and police tracked down the number who investigators to mcgee and a background search shows he is in fact a registered sex offender in lafayette and he's expected back in court december 15. >>> today we are expecting more information about the faa's testing of some new technology to keep drones away from planes at airports. this round of testing is happening at dia and we have

stan bush cbs 4 news. wisconsin tonight to encourage early voters to change their vote if they cast one for hillary clinton. you can do that in wisconsin but not here in colorado. once your voted is handed in and counted, it cannot be changed. >>> hillary clinton is campaigning for her mother tonight in colorado. she will be in boulder tomorrow. mike pence also has stops scheduled. you can see the full list of visits at www.cbsdenver.com students and teachers are ou of patience. a popular for-profit college in denver suddenly shut down today. lauren dispirito caught up with some students at the heritage college campus. one told you she cried over the news . >> reporter: several students were very emotional. they even attended class here today but say they weren't given any indication about what was about to happen. now they're only official communication with the school graduation, students at heritage college in denver suddenly have no idea whether they will receive the certificates they have earned and p

our stan bush checking in from boulder county. some people say this punishment is not harsh enough. >> reporter: jim, these men caused a fire that forced hundreds of families from their but, in the end, no prison time, apparently, because the fire was set accidentally. heavy air tankers and helicopters fought for days to contain the cold springs wild fire in july. eight homes were destroyed when two transients jimmy sugds and zach kukendal get their illegal camp get out of control. >> they have hurt a lot of people. >> reporter: nederland's fire chief is one of e across land he hopes to hand down to his children and theirs. >> that area is gone for my generation and his generation. it is never the same. it is eternally changed. >> reporter: the two were seen in this video while crews were still battling the flames and investigators were looking for suspects. they were arrested and taken to the boulder county jail where they will now stay for two years on work release and pay more than a million dollars in in nederland call fair. >

throughout the evening, we'll have the colleague stan bush here as well. let's go to stan with the democrats feel confident now. a year ago, michael bennett was seen as the most vulnerable encompany bent senator in the ep-- incumbent senator in the u.s. senate. democrats poured tons of money into that race. right now, they have a superior organization over darrell glen, basically, putting an entire course of the campaign. the big story here, not so much if hillary clinton has long coattails but a drag on the ticket, down the tickle will trump been is. the democrats ar way, but i think right now what they would status -- settle for is the status quo plus one. republicans only have a one- seat advantage in this state senate race, and democrats here are watching the race in arvada closely between rachael zenzinger and republican laura woods. republicans and democrats don't know if that race is going to be called and they don't think they may have an answer until thanksgiving. that is one to watch. now, tension in this room room even though a couple of swing s

bush live at 22nd tonight. so, stan, here we go again, huh? >> reporter: and, jim, the city did not return phone calls on this today. earlier in the year they said they were planning on a sweep when they deemed it necessary. clearly that time is now. this homeless camp had growing for months. it has been making people nearby angry. tomorrow, all swept up. >> reporter: the city says the massive homeless camp hit with the homeless camps downtown is a public health hazard. >> people lost their job, their home, no place to go. that is why these people are sleeping like this. >> tuesday, the same operation bedroom for months. they cleared this block but over time, people returned. >> he is coming back here because the reality -- the ones that do not fit in and not fit in with the others to avoid violence and fights just rather be out here. >> reporter: earlier this year the city officials said they knew the homeless camp downtown was a problem but little they could do about it. now, they say the sweep will just push the homeless to another part of