new plan will not help the city's lowest income renters. a breaking story. authorities have tracked down and arrested a teenaged hitchhiker accused of attacking a woman in boulder county. collins was taken into custody in the past two hours. karen morfitt has been following this story all week for us. you just talked to the victim's son about this break-in the case.

mother's side in the hospital in boulder but he was able to skype with me. he says news that the suspect is off of the streets comes as a huge relief to him and his entire family. the sheriff's office was able to take jeffrey collins into custody in broomfield this evening. she accused of that brutal attack on monday night. investigators say she was trying to help the teen who was stranded with two others by allowing them to wait for a ride inside her mountain steal her -- reportedly wanted to steal her car and attacked culpa with a fire poker. her son curtis got the news sitting next to his mother. >> she's chiming in on this phone call and -- they told me that they had him in custody, and the first thing i said is

gonna transfer him over to boulder county. and i just looked at my mom, and i just said to her, we have him, mom. we got him. >> reporter: he says his mother is in much better condition tonight. she is able to speak with him and even had a few visitors come to the hospital. the boulder county sheriff's office says it's not over yet and they're still looking for the driver who picked collins up and took him into ward on monday night. a dangerous crime spree. police arrested some of the people they say stole cars and fired jots at other vehicles tonight. lauren dispirito is in lafayette, and that's where some of the suspects were arrested. >> reporter: this is equipping

that is the vehicle that we've been told, confirmed, they have is all of the sense they think are responsible for this crime spree in custody. that is three people, not four. they were driving in this stolen van around 9:00. somebody saw it parked at a walmart, called it in. police were able to put out stop sticks. they drove a couple miles trying to get away. we were told ramming mrars as they went -- mrars as they went -- mrars as this all ended at finch and base line road. police cars as they went. this all ended at finch and base line road. >> reporter: we spoke with the man who owns this mini-van. >> my daughter could have been seriously hurt, and killed. [ crying ] >> reporter: at first leanne

okay. she had been running errands in eerie with abigail in the backsee the when two -- backseat when two fast-moving drivers came up behind her. this toyota passed her. >> i heard a pop and a crash and she screamed. >> reporter: it was a hole in the passenger window. shattered glass fell as she reached her daughter. they are one of nearly a dozen windows that were shot out by what police think was a pellet or suspect who is had just stolen her neighbor's mini-van. >> scary because they were inside her house, basically. her garage. >> reporter: andy was home when the car was taken and followed it. >> 60, 70 miles an hour to 120. >> reporter: we lost sight of the mini-van, and headed him. now all united in feeling grateful they're okay. >> scary.

>> reporter: the van will be search forward evidence. police found one pellet gun in connection with this spree. so while still dangerous, they don't think any of the windows shot out were shot with a real firearm. they think it was a bb or pellet or airsoft gun. and this also means they have of the vehicles that were stolen and involved in custody as well. strong winds blowing in a big weather change for us. a big part of the state under a high wind warning for tonight. chris spears joins us on loveland pass. >> reporter: we have had some very strong winds up here. we have reached limits of wind speed for our broadcasting capabilities. so cross your fingers that we keep our signal. we have had a gust in the past

i'ming sheltered by the truck but i'm gonna step into the wind and let you hear it. it's tamed a bit just down to 23 miles per hour. that's tamed. it was up to 40 right before we got to you. and we have a temperature of 45, with a wind chill at times down to 23 degrees. the main story here with this incoming weather system will be the wind and the colder temperatures. we do have a chance for some rain across the state. also a little snow. higher elevations along and west of the divide. could get a couple of inches of snow friday night into saturday. and outside of steamboat, there could be a few places that pick up 4 or 5 inches of snow. this is a big weekend for looking at fall color across colorado. you're gonna stick around for ed's full forecast and see where the rain might fall. new developments as

broncos player during training camp. stan bush is live at the stadium tonight. and that thief worked quickly. >> reporter: this happened right after practice. that player put his helmet on the ground, then came over to the rope line to start signing autographs. when he was finished he looked back down and the helmet was gone. normalitily it would -- normally it would be were confident they would find it again. broncos fans were enraged when they saw the news that this man allegedly stole one of the players' helmets during an autograph session at training camp. more than a dozen people called crime stoppers with tips saying this man, 33-year-old vivente baros, was the thief. >> he's being charged with theft, and that's a third degree misdemeanor. >> reporter: he was caught on

cameras. handing it to this man. >> the other person is not being charged. we found vicente was primarily responsible. >> reporter: baros wasn't happy seeing himself in the news and not vised when investigators contacted him. the helmet was returned to the broncos, stolen from someone cut from the team. the helmet is valued around $40u the secondary market for its altogetheren tisity -- authenticity. >> more than 20 tips in the course of a couple of days. it was really impressive. >> reporter: that helmet was returned to the broncos facility. at this point though crime stoppers has not said who if anyone will get the reward

a curfew just took effect in charlotte, north carolina after two nights of violent protests there. still some people on the streets right now but everything does appear to be peaceful. protests come after charlotte police shot and killed a black man earlier this week. demonstrators sate public needs to see the dashcam and officer bodycam video of that shooting but the chief says that's not going to be released to the public. who shot and killed an unarmed driver is charged with first degree manslaughter. that officer betty shelby says she believed terrance crutcher was a severe threat. prosecutors say she overreacted with deadly results. >> reporter: the district attorney reviewed police dashcam video and helicopter footage before making his decision. >> i determined that the filing of the felony crime of

against tulsa police officer betty shelby is warranted. >> reporter: according to the affidavit, shelby reacted unreasonably when she encountered terrance crutcher and became emotionally involved to the point that she overreacted. >> while we are pleased to learn that the officer who senselessly killed my beloved twin brother will face criminal charges for her reckless act, we understand that nothing will bring him back. >> reporter: shelby was responding to a stalled vic obey their commands. >> he's got his hands up there for her now. >> reporter: video shows crutcher walking away from officer shelby with his hands in the air. the cop's attorney says she opened fire when he reached into the driver's side window. >> shots fired! >> reporter: his family's attorney says the window was read up. and the bigger question is why did she respond to a stalled vehicle show aggressively? >> the district attorney says

have shelby turn herself in. it's unclear if she has. donald trump's running mate addressed the recent police filings in colorado springs today. mike pence attended a town hall meeting at a community center. trump's daughter was in tries to court women voters her. she spoke at a breakfast at the colorado women's alliance in denver. she sat down with shaun boyd to talk about how her father's tax plan will help working women and stay at home parents. >> under his policy proposals, stay at home mothers and fathers can open dependent care savings acts for their children. it's high time we recognize the value

>> democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton is off the campaign trail for the rest of the week. she's preparing for monday's debate at hofstra in new york. an exclusive investigation exposing voter fraud in colorado as we approach election day. >> the man is dead, he can't vote! >> casting ballots from the grave. >> that's illegal. >> coming up only on 4, how people are pulling off this scam. >> does this show that the >> and a couple of scattered showers and thunderstorms around here as last night the heaviest are to the south. here's that low pressure system at the upper-level that's going to move across and bring all this moisture into colorado. i'll show you where it's going to snow. >> von miller announced he wants to play a new position today. and why gary kubiak was

a cbs4 investigation has uncovered many cases of dead people in colorado voting from the grave. now the colorado secretary of state has launched an immediate investigation into what we found. >> this story pretty unbelievable. >> this is the kind of thing woodward joked about in chicago, that kind. thing. but tonight that changes. we did find voter fraud in colorado. it essentially waters down your vote. john was a worar recipient, father and grandfather who died in 2004. then the dead man did the impossible, casting a vote in a primary in 2006. >> the man is dead. you can't vote! >> reporter: same with nel who died in 2009 then cast a ballot nine months later. >> i think she would really be unhappy about it. >> reporter: outdoing them were

springs. he died in 2008, she died in 2009. records we uncovered show he cast a vote a year after his death, and is his wife then voted in general elections in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. >> it's illegal, it's a crime, and it's turned over to the district attorney for prosecution >> reporter: we showed our findings to secretary of state wayne vote from the grave. >> it is impossible to vote from the grave we believe. >> reporter: he says in most cases we found after someone died, mail ballots kept coming to their home. someone else filled them out. >> does this show that the system is ripe for fraud? >> it shows that there is from fraud remember >> reporter: we cross referenced voter rolls with the national death index, leading to

ballots. the sosas' daughter would clear this up right now. >> i don't have to clear anything up. >> reporter: but the clerk and reporter and prosecutors have fast-tracked their investigation to figure out who impersonated sarah and miguel. >> this cannot happen. we cannot have this happen here or any place. people spilled their blood for the values and yirn pinnings and beliefs of this country >> reporter: then there's nel, living in the same home for 60 years. he was a hardcore republican who took pride in her vote according to her son. >> mom passes away, and nine months later, somebody votes for her. that's not right. >> reporter: just like in els paso county, the jefferson county d.a. is engaged in a criminal investigation to determine who voted for the late nel. >> it is not okay. >> reporter: williams says the

while there are many safeguards, the cbs investigation suggests more may be needed to prevent anymore votes being cast by the departed. >> that's not what you're supposed to be doing in colorado. >> the secretary of state's office says our investigation led to finding 78 dead men and women who are listed as still eligible to vote in colorado. those names are being scrubbed from the voter roles. and we'll follow up on the criminal investigations and is let you know how they turn. time to check in with ed. we await the weather change! >> we're gonna be in the low 80s tomorrow, then everything changes! doppler 4,000, showers and thunderstorms across the south. not much going on along the state. moisture moving into utah. snow over southern utah all coming our way. a little bit of a front came, dropping

this has been meandering around here for the past week. lots of cold air, moisture, push right into colorado. and temperatures are hot all the way as far north as lincoln with 93 degrees over the southeast. here it is on the hour by hour forecast. everything clears out, there comes that moisture. snow in our mountains, and is a couple of scattered showers here. and tomorrow they this is 8:00, showers and thunderstorms, heavy on the eastern plains. and look at this snow. this is pretty good, saturday early morning. and you can see it's gonna be hang around right there. so that's your 1-2 inches. maybe 2-4 inches of snow. and as sunday comes along, everything clears out. sunshine but also chilly temperatures. also a high wind warning and advisory to the west. to the east, a red flag warning from noon to 8:00 pm on

friday to 9:00 am saturday morning. 49 and 53 the lows. and 89 and 27 the records. from our weather watchers, 72 in lafayette and bailey. 73 east of conifer. northwest breeze at 14, 73% humidity, falling barometer. winter park along the track, pretty row temperatures tonight 50s and 60s over the eastern plains. tomorrow note a bad day around here. cool in the mountains.

clearing skies, by morning, we could see some fog. 58 and 57 the lows. then gusty wins tomorrow. isolated storms, 81 and 82. and then for the next couple of day, we'll drop to 68 on saturday, there's that cool sunday, and 60 degrees. 66 mond. start to warm it up by tuesday and next week. we'll get into

do thomas and sanders want more catches because they want the offense to be better or because they're being selfish about their own stats? maybe both. but the frustrations have been the hot topic after practices this week. gary kubiak is not worried about their comments. you want your play-makers to want to make plays! >> they're great players, i sxument guys that want the ball. that's what you want. they got a chance to be around jerry rice and andre johnson and steve smith. they all want to get their hands on the ball. they work really hard. >> who will have 1,000 by

like to play quarterback. the question asked was what if he wants to win defensive player of the year. he answered by announcing he has a dream of playing quarterback. his way of side-stepping questions about his goals for the season. >> i'll say something and shock all of you guys a look right. so my goals, my aspiration operations, i keep those to myself. patriots texans and bill belichick smiling. just giddy at the opportunity to win with his

patriots won 27-0. rockies would be a part of history this weekend in l.a. for vin scully's final series at dodger stadium before he retires after 67 seasons calling dodger games. dodgers giving him the lad sign from the scoreboard before the game. dodgers closing in on bobbles the ball, then the no-look flip for the out. dj is batting .351, solo home run in the 5th. now 4-3 rockies in the 7th. cu taking on oregon this season. ducks will be dressed like ducks. oregon famous for its flashy uniform comboese

it's meant to look like their duck mascots. there you go. playing the broncos defense is a challenge but this weekend the tables were turned on todd

todd davis not exactly a household name yet which is made him a good candidate for our get to know segment. this week kathy lee took him to the extreme challenge arena. [ yelling ] >>

>> here he goes! oh, wow! >> this feels like week 16, 4th quarter, trying to make it through the rest of the game. >> see the full thing 9:30 on

a moose wanders into the the sighting caught people off-guard in this arvada neighborhood. our crew was there as wildlife officers tranquilized the moose and move today back out to pike national forest. >> the leaves are changing this time of year. ton was pictures. here's a leaf that cannot make up its mind! half gold, half green. [ laughter ] >> kind of like me, still hanging onto summer. [ laughter ]

it's planet unleashed with your host byron allen. tonight byron hosts johnny sanchez,sleapburg, and mario! and now a man whose picture of tyra banks, byron allen! >> yes! let's do it. yeah. all right! say hello fc