another mild day with temperatures in the low 80s. starting off with cool temperatures in the high country and off to the west. 39 in meeker and 45 in steamboat and 33 in leadville and 32 in alamosa and 50 in denver and akron and 47 in burlington. another fairly mild today but we'll talk about potential changes coming up in a moment. let's check in with joel. a couple accidents along i- 70 in the westbound direction at havana and another boulevard. breaking overnight a man is critical after a shooting near i-70. shawn chitnis at the scene gathering vakts this morning. what's the latest, shawn? ? >>reporter: police are able to open back up the scene after hours in the area and closing off the spot as they continue to investigate this shooting. we were able to watch the crime scene investigation team here

the investigators going in and out of the motel as well as closing off not only the motel side itself but the surrounding area. this is happening under i-70. it's a tight area and not a lot of space for police to get set up. they had to take over 46th behind me. we first learned about this from denver police before 9:00 on tuesday night so it was a lot of time that they needed and clearly spent here while th investigation. they have been able to open it up now. we don't have an update on the victim. we do know one man was taken to the hospital in critical condition at the time. as for the suspect, police say they do bloef one person involved in this shooting but working on a description that they can share with the public. we're waiting to hear from them on that. live in denver, shawn chitnis, cbs4 news.

continues deliberating the case against the man accused of killing a trooper in the line of duty. jamie leary is live at the boulder county courthouse with a closer look. >> reporter: the jury deliberated for more than three hours yesterday with no verdict so they will be back here this morning to resume discussions. he's facing 16 different charges in this case including first degree last year he eluded csp after a trooper attempted to pull him over. prosecutors say he acted recklessly is responsible for driving his car into the trooper during the chase. the two troopers were investigating a crash when he slammed into them. tefoe died on scene and he was only 21 years old.

stop should be throw out but csp violated protocol and says the trooper chasing him should have ended the support. there's been an enormous amount of support for tefoe. the jury will repsalm deliberations this morning at 9:00 a.m. live from the boulder county courthouse, news. six weeks now to election day. donald trump and hillary clinton are doing victory laps after monday's debate claiming wins. here's our hena daniels with the latest. >> reporter: donald trump is back on the campaign trail and talking about monday night's record setting presidential debate against rival, hillary clinton. >> she was talking about what she's going to do to get rid of

on child care, what she was going to do on all these different things and i kept saying, for 26 years you have been doing nothing. nothing. >> reporter: the republican nominee tauted his fundraising hall of $18 million before the crowd but steered clear of mentioning the miss universe con tes stant he made comments about. >> he called piggy. >> she gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem. >> we can't accept more insults for my latin community. no more. . >> reporter: clinton took a victory lap through raleigh north carolina yesterday where she blasted trump once again for not releasing tax returns.

fair share of taxes. if not paying him taxes makes him smart, what does that make the rest of us? ? >>reporter: donald trump is promising to hit clinton harder in the next town hall style debate taking place in less than two weeks. >> it was a record breaker in terms of ratings it was the most watched presidential debate ever with 84 million viewers. let's get a check on let's look at what's happening outside. quiet across colorado to start the day and looking at nice temperatures. 34 in craig. 39 in meeker and 44 in telluride. 55 in boulder and 43 in greeley and 50 in denver. our weather watcher nancy rock well reporting 44 degrees for us west of ouray and she said these clear mornings are making up for fog. let's look at our bus stop

morning for the kids in the mountains. let's check in with joel, good morning. we're watching a couple accidents on the highway. one of them is near i-70 and central boulevard. you get further to the east, an accident at havana and the back as well. this is in the westbound direction of i-70. look at the back ups before peoria. they start backing up on to i- 25 in the northbound direction so we're continuing to the other accident is southbound along downing to the north of hamden there. so that's going to cause some slowing and maybe curiosity slowing as well. across the denver metro area as a whole, we have a lot of green out there. running at or near posted speed limits and southbound coming into town getting false returns. we have been here in the recent months along eastbound u.s. 36

emotional protests stormed the san diego police department overnight because police shot and killed what the protests call an unarmed black man. the man refused to listen to orders. police were initially called to the man because he was acting erratically. it happened yesterday in el cajon where the man refused multiple instructions to take his hands out of his pocket. he pulled an object out and held it up as if it were a weapon and that's when people reacted and protested at the scene and outside the police department. >> he was shot five times and he's mentally challenged. you're not trying to stop or help him -- you're trying to kill hem. >> here it is -- another black man killed and i can understand their anger. but violence is not the way. >> the el cajon police department released a picture right before the shooting

release it at this time. police are searching for a vandal who damaged property inside a historic denver church. this happened al the sacred heart catholic church at larimer and 28th. church leaders believe the vandal stayed behind after a celebration on saturday night. when a parishioner found him he started breaking things. >> that's when he started throwing things through the windows and knocking down mess. >> a statue is 150 years old. also damaged stain glass windows and some of these are original and installed when the church was built 130 years ago. the vandal got away. they were caught selling fake broncos jerseys and other items at the mile high flee market. two men changed their pleas to guilty for selling more than

gear. his brother mitch pled guilty to theft. glenn ford and david henrick son are also facing charges. he is a former lieutenant with the colorado springs police department. colorado is in the midst of a heroin epidemic. a preview of a story you will see on cbs4. >> reporter: withdrawing from ro debilitating. >> you feel like the worst flu you ever had times ten. >> one of the biggest things that motivate people to use heroin is they become dependent on it and become sick if they don't use it. >>. . >> reporter: a new program help helping people with intense support. tune in tonight for the

find out about a brand new program only happening here in colorado. funeral for the man described as israel's warrior for peace will take place on friday. former israel president and nobel peace prize winner shimon peres dies at 83. . >> reporter: people israel's founding fathers, shimon peres. his family was by his side at the hospital when he died. >> with deep sorrow we bid farewell to our beloved father, the 9th president of israel, shimon peres. >> reporter: his career spanned more than half a century. he was twice elected prime minister and held nearly every senior political office in israel.

true visionary and a champion for unity. he helped secure an interim peace deal with egypt in 1993. >> we shall negotiate with you a permanent settlement and with all our neighbors a comprehensive piece. >> the oslo accord signed at the white house earned shimon peres shimon peres a nobel peace prize. former president bill clinton called him "a genius with a big heart and a lucid eloquent dreamer until the very end.". >> he helped people in israel, everyone, jews, christian, everyone.

funeral, president obama, former president clinton and many other world leaders will attend the funeral. a warm day, 50 degrees in denver. so tough to find teachers in some parts of colorado now teach . a great escape for a dog at a california animal shelter. ahead you will not believe how many doors she opened to make her get away. her get away. this is the in color w t but congressman coffman stands with donald trump and will support trump for president. they've spread falsehoods about president obama. trump: oh, no. coffman: i don't know whether barack obama was born in the united states or not. coffman and trump are too dangerous for colorado.

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good morning, temperatures not too bad outside to start off this lovely wednesday morning. 55 in boulder and 43 ouray ray and 51 in la junta. 53 in grand junction. satellite and radar quiet across colorado and staying that way today fo part. still some showers parts in arizona and new mexico could get some thunderstorms out that way. this area of low pressure is swinging up moisture in that direction and staying in arizona and new mexico and up into utah and nevada. our south western corner may get in on the action. . high pressure to the east blacking it from heading to the front range.

this keeps us under a dry pattern. we have a chance for rain potentially heading our way. look ago at futurecast, dry across eastern colorado and a few more clouds to the west and a few pops of moisture in the high country and down to the southwest. skies are clear and maybe a few showers to start the day to the west and a better chance for rain in the high country. high pressure to the east keeps it from heading in our direction. and 81 in greeley and fort collins and 80 in burlington. 70 in frisco and 77 in steamboat. so for today mostly sunny skies and pleasant. 80 degrees by 2:00. nice lunch hour outside. for your five day forecast, high pressure still in place moving out and breaking down on friday and saturday chance for a few showers out there for sunday as well. let's check in with joel, good

alert we're following this morning at i-70 and i-225. these are the back ups. look at the mess to get on to i- 70 itself in the westbound direction. an accident at havana and look at the back ups. we're seeing this section of roadway in the northbound direction of i-225 turn red as well. that's a mess of a drive and take colfax as an alternate. accident on downing to the north of 285 and hamden as englewood. not causing delays along hamden itself. southbound coming into town looking good with except of the one accident. drive times from the north ten minutes south into town. both directions loading up. nothing slowing you down too bad. mississippi avenue is closing today. crews are working on storm sewer improvements. the road will be closed from broadway to santa fe until

will be detoured using alameda. alameda which is a mess so use iowa. bad chicken is topping headlines in health. tyson foods issues a voluntary recall. more than 130,000 pounds of cooked chicken nuggets are recalled. the five-pound bags have a use by date of july 18th, 2017. the chicken may have pieces of hard plastic in them. so if you do have these chicken nuggets at home, return them to the store for a refund. u.s. researchers say older adults who participate in a exercise training regimen can improve their blood flow. participants who alternated with resis stance exercise for

health. no more measles in the americas according to the world health organization. this comes after 22 years of mass infections that can cause pneumonia, blindness, brain swelling and death. in douglas county teachers are trying to help students per sue a career in education. mountain vista high school students have started a scholarship fund. challenging conditions teachers in colorado have almost become an endangered species. thanks to this program here at mountain vista, some students still following their dreams. inside this high school in highlands ranch mark newton is fulfilling his dream. >> this is the greatest job in the world. >> he's come up with a revolutionary plan to encourage students to follow his passion. >> i started to think about

forward for our profession. >> reporter: under his plan all 170 teachers will give $1 for every year they have been in education. that will fund sko rar ships for students. >> people told me to go into nursing for the paychecks but i've always had this passion. >> i'm so excited to have my own classroom one day. >> reporter: 5500 colorado teachers will retire th graduates are earning a teacher degree. >> i don't think there's anything better that we could do to try to encourage great kids to have a meaningful impact on our communities. >> reporter: morgan miller has worked with children with disabilities since she was ten years old and she hopes the scholarship money will continue to help her. >> it's fulfilling to see the

fuelled by the passion of a douglas county teacher looking to give back. >> we need great teachers. why wouldn't we encourage our best and brightest to be teachers. >> reporter: the winner l will be decided by the faculty panel. it could be up to several thousand dollars in the scholarship fund. . a dog in california in a shelter there is getting plenty of attention and it's not just because she's up ginger the german shepard tried to escape and it was all caught on camera. ginger climbed to the top of her kennel then she was able to get through not one, not two, but three doors before she made her escape. she stopped at reception desk and looked like she was posing for the camera and got to the front door and pushed it open right here to make her get away. >> everybody believes that she

to the old owner because she was found close to where her old home was. >> reporter: ginger's owner could no longer take care of her and that's why she's in the shelter. ginger is back and people are lining up to adopt her. the shelter is asking for someone that works with german

our weather watcher reporting 42 degrees in glenwood springs this morning. skies are clear and temperature is cool and winds are light and should be a beautiful day as clear skies across the state staying this way for the most part. a pop or two of moisture in the high country today. it's fairly mellow today. clear skies and again maybe a few more clouds in the foothills and high country.

it's a mess in two places. an accident southbound at 84th where our one camera is in the right hand portion of the screen blocking the express toll lane and making a mess of things southbound coming into town. unfortunately another trouble spot in the westbound direction of i-70. looking at it back up all the way before i-225. we'll see back ups making a mess for the drive from aurora to denver. rocket company founder elon musk is showing off plans for his journey to mars. he was in mexico yesterday where he unveiled a video simulation of the trip to mars. he says it would take about 10 $10 billion to develop a rocket and the first passengers could take off as soon as 2024. each vehicle would take about a hundred people on a one way trip to mars.

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and generating more for the future. i'm michael bennet, and that's why i approve this message. this morning protests erupt over another deadly police shooting in america. this time in california. we want to take you outside this morning. do we have the helicopterer up? today it's going to feel more

of course on its tail is the cool down and live look at the gardens lit up this morning. 54 degrees in denver. thanks for joining us, i'm britt moreno. >> and i'm alan gionet. lauren is in the weather center. good morning, nice conditions today and clear skies across the state. so let's look at the temperatures. 50 in denver right now. 40 in limon and 41 ouray ray and 54 this morning in boulder and 52 in in leadville and 56 in grand junction. . a traffic alert we're following this morning for you. this is pictures coming in from southbound i-25. you can see the left express lane blocked. that's not our only accident this morning. another bad accident westbound along i-70 backing things up to i-225. it's a mess. thank you for the update. breaking news out of denver this morning.