shooting spree appears in court. james draper opened fire on cars and people in four separate locations in aurora and denver sunday. she considered a person of interest in a murder investigation after a woman was found shot to death in her apartment in aurora. >> we had extensive coverage of that crime spree over the weekend. there will be a vigil tonight for the 29-year-old mother killed at the apartment >> why did such a kind heart the, beautiful souled person have to get such an untimely end? >> reporter: he misses his friend, ashley ross draper. he started this go fund me page to help raise the children she leaves behind. she was found shot to death in her aurora apartment last saturday. >> the kids are struggling. they want to go home. they can't accept the news. they're having trouble just accepting and understanding what happened to

draper. police arrested the 33-year-old sunday. they say he went on a crime spree, carjacked a woman, and went on a joyride in aurora, targeting innocent bystanders and even police. police believe he was under the influence of something. cordova says she not surprised by the crime spree given what ashley would share with him about marriage. >> she used to talk about how he was a very controlling person, she struggled with staying in the marriage at one point. to honor her commitment, it's the kind of person she was. she was loyal. >> reporter: today ashley's family went to court to see draper who appeared on charges related to the shooting and car chase. >> draper's wond was set today at $300,000. the vigil for his wife starts at 7:00.

been to be evacuated from this wildfire in grant county. it is -- grand county. it is burning west of kremlin. matt kroschel is providing updates on the scene from twitter and facebook.s >> reporter: you can see the hotshot crews in there using chainsaws to cut down some of the trees that they torched yesterday as up. today they say things could have been a lot worse. this fire started yesterday afternoon around noon, strong wind pushed it. helicopters called in to attack the flames. about 75 firefighters also here working on the ground. 12 homes have been evacuated. six of them nearly lost yesterday we're told. residents say the fast response kept that from happening. >> came in about noon yesterday, and we were happy to see the emergency vehicles come

people pretty quickly. it was nice to see all that support coming in. >> reporter: those strong winds have kept up here today. we're feeling that right now. a little bit of rain just came through the area with that storm. still watching some of the smoke here. they feel like they have this thing about 35% contained. the helicopter has been grounded for now, and they might be back up tomorrow morning if they need those resources. the investigation in the area, they do have a few leads. matt kroschel, cbs4 mountain newsroom. an update on the death of a woman in denver's montbelo neighborhood. police were investigating a possible suspicious death. the woman's husband, a pastedor at a nearby church, was taken into custody. police said the death was not considered suspicious. we have learned an internal

at denver sheriff's department into the handling of a well connected jail inmate. brian maws breaking this story new at 5:00 tonight. >> the inmate is the granddaughter of former denver mayor well inthd rev, and. police week, police arrested jamie webb for destruction of private property. she is to be held without bond overnight. her aunt is stephanie and her grandfather is the former mayor wellington webb. she sent this e-mail asking her niece not get preferential treatment in the jail. after allegations surfaced of attempted preferential treatment, the sheriff's department initiated an investigation, and the subject of that probe is the

the stretch of a busy colorado highway has been renamed in honor of sergeant sean renfroe. he was off-duty when he stopped to help a family in a crash. a car hit and killed him it. happened on highway 285 near conifer. today a 7-mile stretch through that area was named the sergeant sean renfroe memorial highway, complete with that memorial >> we hope this sign serves as a reminder to all who pass by of the man who was, of his service to his community, and most of all to everyone who sees it to drive safely. >> the 15-year department veteran leaves behind wife crystal and four children. new developments on the recovery of three coaches hurt in a school bus crash on sunday.

hospital. vorhe's tweeted "had a rough few days but i'm home now." 15 students of the legacy high school football team also suffered injuries. we talk to a family awarded $15,000 after winning a discrimination lawsuit against the denver aquarium. a mother wanted us to tell you about her special needs child who was treated employee -- aquarium employ each >> reporter: they're gradified by the decision but they say they have a long way to go to reach closure. they want a complete change in policies at the aquarium and an apology. >> reporter: abbey is hoping that change is on the horizon after winning a discrimination against against landry's downtown aquarium.

willie. but people like willie. >> reporter: he has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. in 2014, she had taken him to the aquarium and waited outside in the snow for 45 minutes to visit the 4d theater ride. she says when they got to the front of the line, ticket person who no longer works for the company uderred offensive remarks and denied them access. >> she asked what we were going to do with ts, this, my son, and is she said yes, that. >> reporter: she's raised willie to believe he can do anything any other child can do. she talked about the humiliation he felt in court after being turned away. the aquarium gave abbey a refund but never returned her calls or e-mails. a judge awarded the family $15,000 for outrageous conduct saying the actions were intolerable in

>> we got chills. we were intimidated by the whole scenario. >> reporter: abbey said all she ever wanted was an apology. now she's hoping landry's will change their policies and realize that children with disabilities deserve respect. >> he's just as great as all the rest of them. >> reporter: this case is far from over. we received a statement from landry's saying "we believe the court made a law." >> reporter: landry's is appealing the verdict. and we'll keep you posted. broncos linebacker brandon marshall says he'll being a charitable donation for every tackle he makes this season. the money gallon to several

center to stop domestic violence in. an instagram post, the broncos shared this picture of that meeting he had yesterday with the denver police chief. marshall says that conversation gave him insight into how to make a difference away from the football field. she one of several players who have been protesting social injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem before the games. the broncos revealed their color rush uniforms. we got some serious orange pride going here. the new uniforms on our facebook page. the color rush uniforms for the jets and bills will be unveiled tomorrow night. a couple broncos getting ready to write some really big checks. >> scattered showers and thunderstorms, some heavy over the state today. and we have a little line of storms working through the metro area and out

>> video shows a car slamming into three cops. >> frightening video showing drivers failing to stop for school buses. >> the board of education rules on the soda ban.

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that's why i'm fighting for a new law to permanently ban former members of congress from ever becoming lobbyists. i'm michael bennet and i approve this message because congress should only work for you. this video shows those cops standing outside a dwagz when a red sedan speeds at them across a parking lot. the officer thrown over the suv is a rookie cop, his first night on patrol. he suffered a concussion but got up, wrestled the driver to the ground.

and i thank god we're not planning three nun rales right now. >> the driver is faced three counts of attempt theed first degree murder. cameras have caught thousands of drivers ignoring red lights on school buses in one city. >> reporter: when this austin school bus stopped two weeks plowed into miles mcfadden. the 7th grader was bruised but okay. >> i see this truck coming, expecting him to stop but he doesn't, and everything just goes into a blur >> reporter: miles' mother saw the video of the collision that night on television. >> your heart drops into your feet. and you just can barely breathe. >> reporter: the very next day in austin, another truck hit a high school student getting off

american drivers illegally passed school buses 13 million times last year. roughly eight kids a year are killed by drivers who ignore stop signs. >> right down the road. >> reporter: donald mayor's daughter gabby was killed after getting off her school bus in nolan arenado 2010. the 71-year-old driver was never charged. mayor is pushing state lawmakers to allow school bus cameras to keep student it's preventible and it's not a tragedy because we know it's gonna happen again. >> reporter: at least 15 states allow cameras to be mounted outside school buses to record motorists illegally passing. austin added those cameras last january in. four month, they sent citations to 6 somsz motorists. >> shocking. that's a lot of

the board has decided to lift a ban on selling soda in high schools and will leave that up to the local districts. the statewide policy continues to ban certain beverages in after-school activity, and there is a ban on soda in middle and elementary schools. a new warning for parent was illnesses. this week is asthma peak week. six million teenagers and children in this country have asthma. a study found an increase an increase in asthma pediatric attacks. levels of germs and irritants are high for school kids and teams can get lax about using medications. >> that triggers a lot of

and there's certain viruses. >> doctors say it's important for parents to have what they call an asthma action plan with the school. >> a couple of rain showers, thunderstorms. even the storms themselves are moving more east. you can see right here, line of showers and thunderstorms. one went by the airpo and look at this point. almost 2 inch hail in sugar city. some of these storms have been big. we have had severe thunderstorm watches out. a stationary front down to the south. we said once it got by our state, we'd see warmer air move up into

80s today. showers and thunderstorms over the southeast. overnight it became tropical storm julia. winds at 45 miles an hour, moving north at 17. soaking the southeast with about a half-foot of rain. our hour by hour forecast, we see showers and thunderstorms just lingering through, leaving the eastern plains. a few isolated storms over the north tomorrow. that's about it. friday maybe a better chance for storms around here. you can see them wandering around the eastern plains. thunderstorms, saturday, noon over the east. sunday drier air moves in. a pretty nice day for your weekend. today 84 and 82 after starts of 46 and 48. normal are 79 and 49. well above that today. 92 the record high. 29 the record low. temperature has been cool by that rain. 77 and 72 right now. southwest 17 for the winds gusting to 33.

lake. and this is from dustin shaffer. snow-making in 16 days at loveland! you can see the chair lift just ready for that. temperatures tonight mostly 40s, 50s over eastern plain, 30s for the mountains, 40s out west, and is for tomorrow, temperatures warming back into the 60s, 70s, 80s on the eastern plains. 50s and 60s for the mountains. 60s and 70s to the west. tonight make an isolated storm, clearing skies. isolated storms tomorrow, partly cloudy skies. 71 friday, 76 on saturday. chance for storms, drying out at the end of the weekend. 81 on sunday, monday 82. >> perfect september. what brandon marshall and darian stewart say about being fined for their helmet hits on cam newton.

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the nfl handing down fines to sxhaushl stewart today. stewart's fine was for more than $18,000 that. falls in line with the fine for rougher the passer on that play there. marshall gonna have to write a bigger check. his fine was more than $24,000. that's because his fine falls under the infamous use of the helmet.

gonna get fined, but that doesn't mean they're okay with it. >> i'm upset about it, but it's still football, man. it's not gonna change the way i play the game. i guess they got a job to do too. >> truth be told, i was expecting stew to get more than me. but i guess his was more justified. $24,000, i guess somebody was saying it wasn't enough. that's some people's salary afteres that's crazy. >> are you appeal something >> absolutely. >> maybe stew can chip him off a few. the defense has taken all the headlines so we barely talked about trevor siemian this week. he was one of many young quarterbacks to play well in week 1. is quarterback experience overrated? the answer of course is no. the secret to trevor's success is everybody

overrated. they've done a really good job of putting us in positions to be successful. one dodgers fan came home with her tooth as a souvenir.iasiel p final out and threw the ball into the crowd, and ended up hitting a young lady in the mouth! panic didn't set up until she was in the ambulance.

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w city. you can see how they're developing all around the city right now. pretty good chance we have a shower or thunderstorm before the evening is over. 5-day forecast, 75 tomorrow, a few storms friday down to 71. 76 on saturday. sunday 81 degrees. monday follows suit with 82 and lots of sunshine. breaking news at 6:00. at the scene of a shooting at a senior living facility.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: the campaign gets physical. hillary clinton and donald trump go public with their latest medical exams. we have the details. also tonight, colin powell ist, hacked off. stolen e-mails reveal his harsh words for both trump and clinton. the cameras on the bus go snap, snap, snap, to catch drivers who don't stop for kids. >> i see this truck coming, andt i expect him to stop, but he, doesn't, and everything just goes into a blur. >> pelley: and he made this dog's day in august. a month after the rescue, a happy reunion. this is the "cbs evening news"