lightning show. a storm moved through the metro area. and the rockies had a long rain delay. >> a few scattered showers out to the west. here in denver, we're seeing things heat up. mostly on the south and west side of town. heavier rainfall to our north. a little thunderstorm in that area. for the most part, the rain in denver is starting to ease off. and our weather watcher, .32

little longer than expected. it looked like it stalled over the denver area. we need this rain. so far we've only had 0.03 of rain so far. we are .97 below our average a denver officer opens fire, sending the suspect to the hospital. and the suspect is now in custody. karen morfitt is live on the corner where cops spotted that stolen vehicle >> reporter: exactly. that vehicle still in the parking lot here just outside of this credit union. this is also where witnesses say they saw suspects run from police officers and

several shots. withins say when police swarmed this parking lot, this gray volvo took off. rita salazar was in the park lot waiting with her grandchildren when the shots rang out. >> they were right on them. >> reporter: according to denver police, two men and a woman were inside that vehicle they believe was involved in a carjacking in >> at some point, the suspect brought out a handgun, and officers opened fire. >> reporter: one of the suspects wounded, the other 24 in custody. police did not say whether the suspect fired any shots, only that no officers were hurt in the shooting.

involved in the shooting has been put on paid administrative leave which is standard. this man is accused of approaching children and making disturb comments. >> reporter: engelwood police say the man was approaching students as they got home from park. this is the face of a man police believe is trying to lure kids into his van. it happened after school monday as elementary students were dropped off by their school bus near baker park in engelwood. the man

comments according to police. students avoided the stranger person, telling their parents about what happened who later report today to police. the man is described as white, 20 to 30 years old with brown hair, driving a black and gray astromini-van. one man says he saw the suspect outside his home tuesday afternoon. that neighbor says he saw the man in a gray-colored van writing someth i then as he was approached, sped away from the area. >> reporter: we did speak with other family, and is they're definitely keeping their eye out for anything suspicious. school district has been notified. anyone who may recognize that man is irjed to call police. a denver mother pled guilty

her 2-year-old son died last summer. he was brought to the hospital with injuries consistent of being beaten and burned. denver police really want to find this man they say broke into a garage and stole two bikes. the crime was last week near sixth and a man and woman accused of stealing from a center in broomfield. they store wallets and is car keys. the pair was last seen in a silver chrysler sebring. parents are calling it a crisis. the price of the epipen has gone up 5% in the last few years. jeff todd has been

parents have to make. >> reporter: experts say the actual medicine inside an epipen isn't that much. and you just insert it into your leg for 10 seconds. without insurance, these cost $600! even the generic kind is $400. >> it shocked me. and the pharmacist was almost apologetic. this is my $273.67. >> reporter: one month ago, kristen kid had to inject her son with an epipen during an emergency. >> it's nonnegoeshlable -- nonnegotiable. >> it's basically adrenalin, increases your blood pressure, makes the swelling go down. >> reporter: after the incident, she went and bought another 2-pack. >> i was thinking maybe $50. when it was $273 after

i cannot imagine why it's so expensive. >> reporter: another parent sent us these two receipts showing the price increase year-over-year up almost $200. for them, insurance covered most of that expense. the company says the prices change over time to better reflect important product features and the value it provides. >> absolutely a life-saving measure for those who are identified as being at risk. unfortunately for some folk, they can we don't have an easy way around that. >> i feel like we're all getting gouged. >> reporter: experts say a xheertd had a big recall -- competitor had a big recall about a year and a half ago, and that led to the price increase. a lot of parents telling us they hope another competitor will emerge. until then they're stuck paying hundreds of dollars just to make sure they can save their

search for a backcountry skier missing for months. investigators found human remains. the coreer? working to oyst remains. new details about a major heroin bust in the metro area. investigators seized 47 pounds. ey three assault rifles. stan bush is along the cherry creek trail for us tonight where heroin use is common. >> reporter: this is one of the worst hit areas for heroin use. and there has been a tremendous spike. over the last five years, overdoses have increased 350%, and that's just here in colorado. >> reporter: colorado attorney general cynthia thompson

ring torn out by the root. 47 pounds of heroin, 11 weapons, more than dlz 200,000 in cash -- $200,000 in cash, and indictments on 27 suspects funneling drugs into metro denver. >> the group was hyper vigilant about a potential law enforcement investigation. >> reporter: the operation took nearly a year to execute. the chief says it's only a drop in the bucket. >> this by no means puts the drug trafficking organization out of business. it put this i one out of business for now. >> reporter: he says it will have little effect on areas that are hotbeds for heroin use. officers monitor behavior but are virtually powerless. >> when certain areas of the city become known as an open drug market, it's difficult to

but only temporarily. >> we know we have a critical issue, and we are working together and will continue to target new heroin cells in colorado. >> reporter: denver police say cleaning up some of the city's problem areas like this is not impossible but it is a problem that has gotten so large, law enforcement is struggling to get theiar an arrest in a destructive wildfire in northern california. coming up, the serial arsonist who was trained as a firefighter. >> drama high up. how these workers got into trouble on the scaffolding. >> and one of colorado's most popular scenic drives might be getting too popular. >> increasing additional demands on our ems services, our

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two major wildfires in california. one racing along east of los angeles has now better than 80,000 people evacuated. another fire in

today police announced an arrest. >> it is my pleasure to announce the arrest of damon anthony pashil, age 40 of clear lake. >> he is a career criminal. he actually trained as a firefighter during one of his stints in prison. investigators believe this fire is one of 17 he set in the past year. the fire started fire, has burned more than 200 homes and bes are destroyed. >> that's all we got this is shop. >> reporter: holseone of the lucky ones. the fire burn the several cars at his mechanic shop. >> i feel really lucky compared to most of the people. >> reporter: he's been standing guard and watching for looters. >> making sure nothing gets stolen. putting out hotd spots. police have been investigating him for about a year but didn't have the

now. the blue cut fire has exploded in the bone-dry canyons east of los angeles. it was just 50 acres this morning. it's already up to 15,000. >> we've been run over, fireman injuries. >> 82,000 people evacuated at least a dozen the major way to a nearby roof. people cheered when they

in vegas. the fight against west nile continues in larimer county. tomorrow evening crews will spray for mosquito hour because if sits in the air for an hour. bring your pets in. >> officials already sprayed that area and hoped to not spray again but more infected mosquitos are being found. the spraying will be finished by midnight, and you can track where the trucks are by going to cbsdenver.com. copter 4 over a varied colorado scene today. a big

. >> really heavy rainfall, some flood advisories in place for quite sometime this evening. the denver area, most of this is gone. you live on the west and south side of town, you're probably still getting a little light rainfall. our futurecast for the rest of the night, skies will clear. by tomorrow morning, sunshine. a pleasant start to

south. the morning hour, pretty nice! get your walk done, temperatures overnight will be on the cool side. a couple of scattered showers tomorrow morning in the northwestern areas. heavier rainfall toward the southwest by lunchtime. then it does get more widespread mainly in the high country and off to our west tomorrow. here in denver, a few isolated storms possible on the eastern plains, you may get heavier rainfall at times tomorrow evening. temperatures right now, it's nice outside, 70 degrees in denver right now. we still have that humidity, light rain in spots, 72 in burlington. and the high country, 64 in avon, 68 in steamboat. and grand junction at 79. earlier today, we were hot and sunny. 91 degrees at dia, denver downtown. close to our average. our record high is 100. temperatures 58 degrees in denver tonight. 54 in fort collins. 58 in burlington. in

salida. tomorrow it will be another warm day. eastern plains still pretty hot, in the mid-90s. 89 on the eastern slope. a few showers still out there in denver. tomorrow pretty warm. isolated storms are possible. maybe a bit hazy at times. 89 downtown. for the thursday. the cool-down comes in on friday as we have our cold front coming through. and it does increase our rain chances. and it'll begin to cool this weekend, feeling like fall. and it was rainy at coors field but also bring your dog night. [ laughter ] >> oh, my gosh. oh, perfect. [ laughter ] >> ee are >> r

not be free for much longer. >> matt kroschel caught up with clear creek county officials. >> very busy. in the middle of the night. >> reporter: jody romero and her family came here looking for the perfect camping spot. >> i'm a native so colorado is would beautiful, and everyone is moving here, and the more traffic, it does a lot of damage. >> reporter: she is not alone by any means. visitors here are putting resources. >> they come up here, and you can't find a campground and have to park next to the side of the road, i don't think that's really what they've come looking for. >> reporter: the pass is a victim of its own success. >> it's also increasing demands

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broncos owner pat bowlin will not be going into the hall of fame in 2017. he was one of ten finalists. today they were narrowed down to two former commissioners. they still have to receive 80 % of the vote. the broncos kubiak telling us today von miller and russell okume could see snaps in saturday's preseason game. demarcus ware out and running in practice today. >> he's real close. i think you could see him be a part of this team here in four or five days.

>> it's gonna be great. ever guy i talk to says he feels great. and they do an awesome job of getting you ready to play play. >> tomorrow is the first of two much-anticipated joint practices with the san they will practice together wednesday and thursday and play sunday night. >> we want to go out there and compete against somebody. when you play the same person every day, you get used to that

players. >> >> just keep it focussed and keep it light. >> our poll question which opposing quarterback is the biggest threat? 63% of you saying tom brady. nobody is scared of brock osweiler! no fly zone going to see the los angeles rams next week. and that means they'll see nelson spruce. trevor story knowing about being on the dl. he and tyler chat wood. the latest addition to the dl. story watching from the dugout. rockies down by 2 in the 3rd. lemahieu changed that.

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over a million ears of corn are picked a day here in olathe, colorado. and i'm glad we have a senator who uses his ears to listen to what's most important to colorado farmers. michael bennet asked what he could do to help, and then worked with republicans to make a farm bill that's making a difference to all farmers in colorado. the thing that impresses me most about michael bennet: we don't always agree, but he values our input. and i do trust michael bennet to look out for us.

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