defense and dropped at this point. it is denver's ball. >> there went the ball, there went the game for brock osweiler. the matchup against the texans was just what the broncos wanted and needed. so who's the better quarterback now? the broncos are 5-2 after the 27-9 win and tied with in first this morning. thank you for joining us. feels pretty good this morning. i'm alan gionet. >> i'm britt moreno. thanks for being here. the next game is here at home on october 30th. the broncos take on the chargers once again and they are probably wanting some revenge. let's update the forecast, ashton. as expected, we have rain on the western slope of

high country, above about 10,000 feet becoming snow. for denver and the front range, we're mainly dry today and mild as well. we have 55 degrees on the northwest side of arvada. we'll take a look at the forecast through the weekend including the outlook for the next broncos game on sunday, coming up in a few minutes. it's a great drive across the metro area. as you garrison, they are doing work there. look for restrictions through tomorrow. breaking overnight, a man died after a crashing into a pole overnight. this is a look at the scene near mississippi and santa fe. police haven't said much about what happened and roads in the area are now back open. denver police are looking for a shooting suspect this morning. last night a man shot something on dartmouth avenue near parker road.

a man in his 20s wearing a dark hoodie and light colored pants. breaking out of australia, four people died during an accident on a theme park ride. a malfunction caused two to be ejected from the ride, and two others were quote, caught inside. they were on a river rapids ride at dream world. the theme park is closed this morning for that investigation. neighbors sait too many visitors who can cause fires. the local fire department confirms the area is known to be the highest fire risk area along the front range. this morning there's a hearing to determine if the catholic arch diocese can construct a cat catholic retreat in jefferson county. >> reporter: commissioners are expected to vote on the plans for the retreat this morning.

a retreat that could host thousands of visitors every month. our investigation uncovered the plans which include a conference center with a lodge, cabins and youth center on a 250-acre parcel of land off 285. the community is extremely fearful. this area has seen significant fires over the years, untiling the buffalo creek and high meadow fires. the local chief is urging proposal, call to go area the highest fire risk area in the front range and said a blaze would be unstoppable. officials say they are the last people that want to do something that could create a fire risk and say they want to install a mitigation plan. unfortunately something that could hurt its case, the subject of its previous retreat in allens park, burning down five years ago in an accidental fire.

a.m., and they will decide if that land can be rezoned for the retreat. we'll continue to follow this story. jamie leary, cbs 4 morning news. >> right now forest service officials enacted fire restrictions in the pike national forest, spanning several counties including jefferson and douglas counties. that means you can only build campfires on smoke inside a building or vehicle. time for traffic with ashton. everything looks better after a broncos win. >> it would be better if we could get a little rain. we are zoomed into southern jefferson county, some clouds here but no moisture in the area unfortunately. it's all on the western slope. i don't want to down play this because the western half of the

if you're watching from the western slope, you're definitely getting that beneficial moisture. up along i-70, it's mainly to the west of glenwood springs where the moisture is at this point. that moisture trying to make its way into the colorado high country. because temperatures are so warm even in the mountains, mountain towns won't see any snow but up above 10,000 feet there could for the denver metro, just a slight chance for an isolated shower this morning. by noon 69 and high today of 74. let's check traffic. it's a great drive across the metro, nice and wide open heading across town. the only thing in your way are the other cars. we're pretty much green across the map.

to denver. 270 wide open, and take a look at drive times from the east. northbound on parker road, speeds in the 40s, speeds in the 70s and 60s both directions along 225. >> everybody driving nice this morning. a football fan is hurt after a fall at mile high stadium last night. shawn chitnis is live at the stadium this morning with what we know. >> reporter: good morning. certainly a scary this happening as people railroad celebrating the win the team had at mile high stadium. denver fire says they did have to respond to a fall here around 9:40 p.m., about an hour after the game was over and the broncos did beat the houston texans. very little has been confirmed but we are told a person fell several stories here at the stadium, and it may have taken place at gate 5 here.

last night but they were able to quickly clear the scene. we are told from denver health they did receive one person taken to the hospital with injuries from a fall here at the stadium. we don't know any more about the victim or their condition but it appears there was a significant fall. it's unclear how serious those injuries are going to be. we hope to learn more later today. news. a former postal worker is now in big trouble and will have to address the court over missing mail. prosecutors sauteson hidalgo withheld 26,000 pieces of mail, hording it for the past two years. he could get up to five years in prison. developing now, police want to find a dangerous man wanted for killing two people.

murder again. michael vance jr. posted live videos on facebook while running from police during a violent crime spree. he shot two officers using and assault-style weapon, stole one of their cars as well as other cars, and is also accused of killing his aunt and uncle on sunday. >> the mentality that nothing is going to be able to stop him. >> vance has a criminal he's been charged in the past with assault, drug possession and recently in a child sex abuse case. his family fears he may come back and attempt to kill more family members. campaign 2016, a couple of weeks until it's all over. hillary clinton and donald trump are holding rallies in florida today. during a campaign swing yesterday, the republican nominee maintained polls

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now, ashton. >> it was a late night for some folks. 53 degrees this morning in denver, 53. we're normally waking up to around 33 this time of year. it's been warm and dry and that's a concern. we are about an inch and a quarter below for the season, two and a half below for the year. the western slope getting beneficial moisture san juan mountains, where there's been some rain and a few rumbles of thunder. rain is trying to move into the high country. i think we'll see snow in the mountains today, including summit county. but because temperatures are so warm, the snow level will be high, around 10,000 feet or so. there could be minor

like vail and berthoud. by tonight we're dry again statewide and stay that way through the weekend. temperatures are in the 50s, even 60s around town, and mountain towns topping out in the 50s today. it will be all rain for places like breckenridgeand avon. we stay in the 70s, near 80 by friday. take out here, no accidents this morning. couple flashing lights as they pick up the cones out there. southbound coming into town, speeds dipping into the 50s. 9 minutes thornton to denver, not bad. couple flashing lights but all the headlights heading into town, driving nicely at or near

we have garrison is closed under i-70 as they do bridge work. all this green out there means a great drive this morning. thank you very much. pickup trucks may be among the biggest vehicles on the road but a new study finds their headlights may not be good enough, which affects other drivers. nhtsa evaluated 11 of the most popular pickup trucks. >> headlights just wide enough distribution of light across the road to allow drivers to see where they need to. >> the honda ridgeline is the only pickup that received a good rating. most automakers are already trying out new technology to make improvements. coach kubiak gets the game ball after the broncos get the

>> it was a bump in the road but everyone is back, so feel good about it. >> it does feel good. >> coach kubiak promised the broncos could and would run the ball better, and the offense would shake loose. he kept his promise out he was right. and for a team that hadn't rushed for 90 years in any of its previous four games, it was the reset kubiak demanded last week when he vowed the broncos could clean up the little things. >> i'm proud of them because i asked them to do some things

last 10, 11 days, regroup a little bit. they did, and they responded. you can tell they're locked in, ready to play. >> c.j. anderson continued to show in prime time with 107 yards rushing and a touchdown. anderson now has 8 touchdowns in his last six prime time games. and monday's win was his first 100-yard rushing game before halloween in and booker earned more playing time, getting 17 carries and his first touchdown of his career. anderson said he likes the one- two punch thing he's got going on with booker right now. two fumbles led to scoring

the broncos sacked osweiler just once, but in an effort to protect their quarterback, the texans couldn't move the ball much. osweiler finished the night with 137 yards and 41 attempts, the lowest total by any quarterback in the league since 2003 in a game with 40 or passing attempts. the broncos will meet the san diego chargers, this time here in denver. let's hope they use that home field advantage like they did last night. >> anderson was ready to run.

to do to take on the chargers? >> the biggest thing is the penalties: they still had a lot of penalties, the offensive line specifically. they had it again last night against the texans. those are huge, costing potential scoring drives. they have to get rid of the holding penalties. >> they lost there.

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. we are going to see some snow in the high country today. but the snow level is going to be very high because of these warm temperatures. look at lone tree this morning,

colder, still above normal but nancy reporting 38 degrees in re. let's check traffic with joel. we have a new trouble spot, southbound coming into town. this is off the far right shoulder. no police have arrived yet but that will block a portion of the ramp there. not affecting speeds yet, in the 50s still southbound coming into town. new this get to telluride a little faster thanks to a new agreement with rtd and dia. it's called the rails to plane to trails route. take the a lean to dia that has direct flights to telluride. good news, girl scout cookie lovers. you can have the thin mints for

crunch, a cereal version of samoas, hit shelves in january. avocados are still going up in price after a big shortage because of a strike in mexico. some restaurants have stopped offering them altogether. >> a lot of people were upset when we said that, so we had to put a sign up. you know, it's not just us. avocados used to cost $40 and is new up to $90. >> sticker shock. 56 degrees in denver. >> we are covering the story of the broncos win last night and talking about the chargers ahead. also some problems at mile high last night. shawn chitnis is live with more. >> reporter: a fan falls

stadium and is taken to the hospital. coming up, a live report at mile high stadium. >> reporter: plus the threat of wildfires getting in the way of a large catholic retreat. details coming up on cbs 4 morning news. and a shooting overnight sends one person to the hospital. police are searching for gunman. >> and donald trump's campaign is focusing on recruiting voters in southern colorado. when vice presidential candidate mike pence

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last night's game ball. >> what a victory it was. but it was marred by an accident after a fan falls several stories at mile high stadium. thank you for joining us. i'm britt moreno. >> i'm alan gionet. broncos in first place this morning. everything looks better. as mondays go, that was a great one. nice weather day as well, maying today won't be as warm but it's the final week of october. this feels more like the end of august in terms of where the numbers are. we are in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees and there is some rain on the western slope. it is moving east. we'll show you the timing and the full forecast coming up. we have a two car accident