>> we're heartbroken about this sense little act of violence. we are so thankful for the quick response by law enforcement and school employees. >> investigators have not shed any light on if those three were the targetses. the jury has reached a verdict for a driver who hit and killed a cadet with the colorado state patrol and seriously injured a trooper. christopher gebers guilty on 14 count, including first degree murder for the death of cadet taylortivo a year and a half ago. we heard from the cadet's mother. >> reporter: it was very emotional. this day has been a long time coming for the family and law enforcement.

guilty of count no. 1. >> reporter: gebers listened as he was convicted of killing a trooper and nearly killing another. a jury also found him guilty of driving recklessly when he raced away from officers and is crashed into two troopers along highway 66 in lye 2015. cadet taylor teefo was killed. >> it's a miracle that clint rushing is alive and survived being hit by the defendant's vehicle. >> taylor, your death serves as a reminder of evil's existence. but the way you lived your life serves as a reminder of evil's

tifo is eye hero, he saved the life a tow truck driver where's the man who killed him had no care for human life. >> we'll live fiercely as you watch over us. >> reporter: a first degree murder conviction in colorado carries a mandatory life sentence. gebers will be back here in november for formal sentencing. new tonight, we learned an inspection of the bus crashed and killed a school bus driver had no mechanical issues. investigators don't know what caused the driver to careen into a concrete pole at dia. 1 coach just talked with our lauren

back >> reporter: he says his recovering is going well. a big part of that is being able to be back here on the field with his players. he says it's therapeutic. he does remember getting on the bus that day. he remembers waking up in the er but does not remember much if anything in between. he suffered facial fractures and a concussion in the crash. and for the first time in three weeks is healthy enough to return to the field coaching a day and he will coach friday's game against overland. he thanked the community for their support. >> ultimately it was about our kids. how our kids after the fact. who was injured, where were we, and ultimately what was

>> reporter: cary chopper was driving the bus, killed in the crash. investigators are waiting on the results of her autopsy hoping it provides some clues as to what happened that day. an update on the 16-year-old boy accused of attacking a 71-year-old woman in her home in boulder county. this young man now charged as an adult. jeffrey collins was in attempted first degree murder and assault on an at risk adult earlier in month. the 71-year-old victim picked up collins and two of his pals hitchhiking along left-hand canyon road. she brought them home to wait for their ride when collins beat her. more resources added to the search for a marine veteran who's been missing for more than a week now in colorado's high country. david cook from albuquerque new mexico is

cook planned to summit pyramid peak and north and summit maroar peaks near aspen. matt kroschel is live in aspen with the latest on the search effort. >> reporter: the search crews are beginning to trickle in back here to their base camp at the bottom of the mountain after another gruelling day. up there looking for this man who has been missing. his family still keeping up hope. >> it's rugged, it's steep. >> reporter: one of photographed places in the country. >> to be up there right now is not easy. >> reporter: it's currently the search area for dozens of people looking for dave cook. >> it's a vast wilderness. it's not a -- it's a well travelled trail punot extremely well travelled. >> reporter: cook disappeared a week ago while climbing wiltederness -- wimbledonerness area near aspen. >> searching everywhere in

video. he lives in new mexico and a marine veteran. he is an experienced climber and comfortable in the wilderness. >> do you believe this is something other than just somebody who went into the wilderness? >> we don't have any information to believe this is anything other than a missing hiker. we'd be remiss if we didn't follow up on other aspects as well. >> reporter: searchers in several counties are helping out. >> searchers are out this doing the best volunteers from mountain rescue aspen, and they have been doing this for almost seven days now. and there's an emotional toll that it takes. it's difficult. >> reporter: a training search for crews, family, and friends hoping for good news. and those crews will meet back here and talk about what they will do moving forward, if this will become a search and recovery operation, or if they'll wait

mystery. matt kroschel, cbs4, mountain newsroom. new details about a violent attack at a different motel. last night around fine clock a gunman kicked open the manager's door at the colonial manor motel near east 46th and york. june li was shot in the head at point blank range. his wife screamed, the gunman took one resident said he had zuftd recently become a father. >> he just had a baby six months ago. and that's just the saddest part. that's what's going through my head, his daughter. it's really sad. >> lee is in critical condition at denver health. the news today on the campaign trail. donald trump is planning another campaign visit to colorado. >> many of the polls schott presidential race in our state

shaun boyd once again at the campaign 2016 desk. >> trump's state communications director told me he will campaign at the budweiser campaign center in loveland saturday night. today trump campaigned in the midwest as hillary clinton joined an old rival for a really. donald trump courted polish americans during a campaign stop in chicago. >> t people. a terrorism administration will be a true friend to poland and all polish american >> reporter: trump is still dealing with fallout over his comments about a former ms. universe and her weight again. >> we've never seen before really a presidential nominee with some regulator attacking private citizens >> reporter: hillary clinton made an appearance with former democratic rival bernie sanders. he is urging millennials who

debt-free college numberive. >> if we are going to have as a people the kind of standard of living that the people of the united states deserve, we need to have the best educated workforce in the entire world. >> reporter: clinton's e-mails were again the focus of a hor-capitol hill where f.b.i. director james comey defended his decision not to prosecute her for mishandling classified e-mahi of state. >> if anybody else had done this, a soldier or service man, they would have been prosecuted and were. but not hillary clinton. and that's a double standard. >> they'd be in big trouble in the f.b.i.. if you did, this you would not be prosecuted that. wouldn't be fair. >> reporter: another prominent republican came out to say he would vote for hillary clinton, gop senator john warner of virginia endorsed the democratic

congress overrides a veto from president obama for the first time. the concerns the u.s. military has tonight. >> millions of women use hormonal contraception. a new study suggests it can be linked to increased risk of depression. >> and that upper-level low over the southwest starting to bring some moisture into colorado. scattered showers and >> a huge rock falls close to fragile cliff dwellings in mesa

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foreign governments to sue the u. for risk for depression. >> kathy walsh shows us there's a link to first time use of antidepressants. >> reporter: millions of women worldwide use hormonal contraceptives. now a new study finds birth control methods such as pills implants may increase the risk of depression. >> there was a 23% increase compared to nonusers. >> reporter: the study found az lessents were at the greatest risk. >> the cognitive development is certainly not asthma tour as the

women that are older, and is relationship issues may be more prefb leapt in that population -- prefb lant in that population. >> reporter: the study doesn't change whether hormonal contracept evers should be prescribed -- contraceptives should be prescribed to women. but it is something patients should be aware of. >> women if they do develop sign was mild depression should intertas with their provider. path linking the metro area to much of the high country is now finished. it ends near the bottom there of the evergreen parkway exit. it is the last bike path connecting denver to glenwood springs. >> getting cyclists off of i-70 for 2.5 miles is going to save

bridge that allows the famous bison heard at genesee to go back and forth under i-70. the steps employees have to take to protect famous ruins at mesa verde national park. workers had to bring down a large piece of sandstone over the palace dwelling. another dwelling there, the spruce tree house, is chosed to tours due -- closed to tours due t danger. it was balmy again! >> back into the low 80s. we should be in the low 70s. that's what we're seeing, mostly sunny sky, especially out on the eastern plains that. low pressure still not going any place. it is beginning to pump moisture into portions of them enemy, and is now in colorado, clouds over the mountains. grand county, eagle county, a couple of scattered showers going on right now. some of these will dry out before they hit the ground. to the east, high and dry once again. here it is on

a couple scattered showers up to the north there. they kind of end. and then we see just the clouds move in. tomorrow, thursday, some showers. just to the front range, don't make it over. but the clouds do. partly cloudy skies. and by friday, 4:00, showers here. by 8:00, a line of showers. and saturday morning, back with partly sunny skies, a couple of scattered showers, shoermentz over the mountains -- showers and thunderstorms over the mountains. low pressure syste thunderstorms there. some along the frontal system to the gulf coastal area. there is that low pressure system for us. and a cool front holding both of these in place. and we're gonna be tomorrow much like we were today. we are watching tropical storm matthew. winds 60 miles an hour right now, moving west at 18 miles an hour. a hard right over eastern cuba then head toward the u.s. other hurricanes have taken this route and slammed into the united states.

highs today, 82 and 83 with 49 and 48 to start. 73 and 43 are normal. 92 and 21 would be the records. 21s now denver and diawith an east wind at 10. nice shot from christie here. the flattops with all that color. and this is beth, pretty shot. and this ought to get you skiers going, a-basin. temperatures tonight mostly in the 40s and 50s over the eastern plains. 30s and 40s for the mountains. out west temperatures owls in the 40s and 50s. and is tomorrow kind of like today! 70s and 80s over the eastern plains. 60s and 70s for the mountains. out west, temperatures mostly in the 60s to the mid-70s. clear skieses, 50 degrees by morning.

again. then 77 saturday, 80 on sunday, and monday we're at 73. and all of those are adding up up north. >> one of the busiest emergency rooms returns to cbs tonight. >> code blk as an imprison -- code black has an impressive cast of actors and a dramatic space. rob lowe joins the cast starting tonight is in the middle of a growing epidemic of heroin and other opioid abuse. a groundbreaking program in deserve helping offenders get clean. >> withdrawing from heroin is physically debilitating. >> the worst flu you ever had times ten. >> one of the big things that motivates people to keep using is that they become physically dependent on it and sick if they

that will get some addicted offenders the help they need in a controlled environment. >> we're just trying to move one little block at a time on the road to sobriety. >> watch tonight at 10:00 for my special report, help with heroin. gary kubiak sings the praises of his young quarterback and the offensive player of the week. >> one of the giants players

,,,, washington is broken. a draft bill by scott tipton was largely written by tipton's biggest campaign contributor. even worse, tipton's plans threaten thousands of recreation industry jobs. gail schwartz will protect colorado's public lands, jobs, and our rural way of life. gail schwartz -- independent leadership for colorado. house majority pac is responsible

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.

trefshor siemian was asked what excites him of the winning football games, mustard, and baseball. this was a follow-up to the fact that he was not that excited about winning afc offensive player of the week. he said it's an honor but it was more about the team than him. team was certainly excited when kubiak gave him the game ball after the win in cincinnati. his young quarterback has made. >> to watch him grow and go out there and play like that on the road, i think it not only brings players but it brings everybody together. that's a guy pulling the trigger every week. one thing about trevor, he's very sharp, and very low-key from the standpoint of hey, just keep going. and this week is another

broncos heading to tampa for the first time since 2004. gary kubiak was the team's offensive coordinator at that point. overall the teams have only played eight times with the broncos owning a 6 and 2 record. talib had some history there, drafted in the 1st round by the bucs in 2007. >> you fall in love with the city. i never been on a big old billboard. i come down there of course see myself on the big billboard. it's a lot of great place. rockies got blasted by the giants last night. but this was amazing. lemahieu fielded a grounder out in right field because of the defensive shifts. got brandon belt out at first. he joked afterward that he wanted to punch dj in the face. he was joking. first at-bat for tim tebow the professional baseball player, go figure, he hit a home run playing for the mets in the fall instructional league. the very first pitch he

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still seeing a warm forecast. >> pretty warm. maybe a few showers toward the weekend. 88, then 76, then 77. temperatures all above normal. 80 on sunday.

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