a weather alert: quite the lightning show. a storm moved through the metro area. and the rockies had a long rain delay. >> a few scattered showers out

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 inches of rain in arvada. took a 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.

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 wre run from police officers and shortly after, they heard 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.

denver police, two men and a woman were inside that vehicle they believe was involved in a carjacking in arapahoe county. >> 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 whhe shots, only that no officers were hurt in the shooting. a spokesperson for the police department says the officer involved in the shooting has been put on paid administrative leave which is standard. this man is accused of

disturb comments. >> reporter: engelwood police say the man was approaching students as they got home from school yesterday close to this 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 baker park in engelwood. the man approached them making disturbing and inappropriate 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

tuesday afternoon. that neighbor says he saw the man in a gray-colored van writing something in a notebook. 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 a denver mother pled guilty in the death of her young son. 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.

near sixth and ga -- galapego. 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% years. jeff todd has been looking into the tough decision 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

and the pharmacist was almost apologetic. this is my bill. $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 insurance, i was stunned. 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

>> absolutely a life-saving measure for those who are identified as being at risk. unfortunately for some folk, they can be pricey and currently 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 to make sure they can save their kids' lives. new developments in the search for a backcountry skier missing for months. investigators found human remains. the coreer? working to oyst remains. new details about a major

investigators seized 47 pounds. they also netted 11 firearms, 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 and that's just here in colorado. >> reporter: colorado attorney general cynthia thompson showcased the spoils of a drug 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

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 is 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 drug market, it's difficult to eradicate. >> reporter: the new bust may cause a lull in heroin traffic 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

problem areas like this is not impossible but it is a problem that has gotten so large, law enforcement is struggling to get their arms around it. 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 sheriff's gone. >> why you may have to pay a fee. >> and rain showers are dying down in the denver area. >> how close other bros to i'm hall of famer jerry west and my life is basketball. but that doesn't stop my afib from leaving me at a higher risk of stroke. that'd be devastating.

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two major wildfires in california.

better than 80,000 people evacuated. another fire in northern california was intentionally set. 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 the fire started fire, has burned more than 4,000 acres, nearly 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.

police have been investigating him for about a year but didn't have the evidence to arrest him until 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 least a dozen structures. the major way to a nearby roof. people cheered when they

the hotel ran for 60 years in vegas. the fight against west nile continues in larimer county. tomorrow evening crews will spray for mosquito >> most people stand for an 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.

colorado scene today. a big group of elk hanging out . >> 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

will clear. by tomorrow morning, sunshine. a pleasant start to the day. a few clouds around town, a few clouds town to the 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, times tomorrow evening. temperatures right now, it's nice outside, 70 degrees in denver right now. 70 in boulder. 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.

denver tonight. 54 in fort collins. 58 in burlington. in the mountain, 51 in gheel and 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 times. 89 downtown. for the 5-day, tomorrow 88, 89 on 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.

>> ee are >> r a popular destination might 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 traffic, it does a lot of damage. >> reporter: she is not alone by any means. visitors here are putting the squeeze on limited 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.

on sheriff's service, departments. the concept thrown out is just a small concept that was thrown out as a possible idea. >> reporter: as business increases, commissioners say something must be done to keep

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 preparing t 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 francisco 4 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 person. so it's good to go

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. 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.

part. didn't have a chance to blow the need tonight. at least not yet. that game continuing in the 5th. it is not your average haircut. broncos rookies getting

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>> > check out this guy solving a rubiks cube during the 100 meter dash. >> go, go! [ laughter ] >> got it condition before he crossed the finish hine. impressive there. just adding to his collection. a day after emma coburn became the first woman to medal in the steeple chase, jenny simpson became the first to medal in the 1,500 meter. simpson won bronze today. certainly a good week for former buffs.

probably a trip they wish they didn't have to take. [ laughter ] >> reek haircuts were tonight. maybe one of the worst fashion statements ever. >> those are good. [ laughter ] >> literally a rat tail. >> that's awful.

>> i love this one. a big moose there -- elk, i think it is. >> it's a moose. [ laughter ] >> shannon caught this guy cooling off near steamboat springs today. thought that was the best idea before the storm. hop in the pool.

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