jennifer otes with the colorado department of education says this is important. >> school buses that are sold in colorado for our students have an extra safety measure to ensure that the frame of the school bus stays intact. >> reporter: that was in place in 1989 when this boulder valley school bus crashed believed due to brake failure. one student was killed but you can see while the frame the value of seat belts on the school buses has been hotly debated. higher seats placed closer together serve as compartmentalization. >> that is deemed safer than the seat belts. >> reporter: we asked the opinion of those who ride the buses. >> i do think they should have seat belt belts. the seat belts could be a

overturned near boulder. all survived. the most recent fatality involving a colorado school bus happened in september at dia then the driver was killed. the national transportation safety board has recommended the seat belts be placed on the school buses. but that is an opinion not universally accepted. live in denver, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. president-elect donald trump did end up meeting with the new after treating this morning, the meeting had been canceled. >> trump had been a harsh critic during his campaign. this is the news across america at 6:30. staffers said trump spent about four minutes telling them how badly the paper had treated him and said prosecuting hillary clinton is not something he feels strongly about anymore. he admitted to link between humans and climate change. police say a package that exploded in an apartment in

someone. the 62-year-old man who opened that package now in stable condition with injuries to his chest and hands. it was delivered to him on monday. he opened it this morning thinking it was medical supplies. investigators are not saying if they know who sent the explosive or why. president obama awards 21 people the presidential medal of freedom. the nation's highest honor for a civilian. it is given to people who culture, world peace. president obama's final medal of freedom ceremony, he has handed out the prestigious award 114 times more than the other presidents. scary moments for passengers on board this plane. we will tell you why the landing earned the pilot a round of applause even for people on the ground. >> and the storm system about

the way into the upper midwest. here comes a system, also headed for colorado. i will let you know if this has any impact on your thanksgiving holiday.

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>> you might not realize it, but you are a part of something very special. >> something that does not exist anywhere else in the united states. critic at large greg moody explains. >> reporter: there are special moments in life when you get to work with the people who are doing the things that you want to do. such as, dancing with broadway company. ? [ music ] >> reporter: the round about theater company's production of cabaret provides performers with education programs to encourage them to stay involved in the art. >> it is special. the denver arts community seems like it is really wonderful and the facilities are really beautiful. so, it is wonderful to bring this piece of theater to this community. >> reporter: but as great as this is, it takes dollars to

important. >> it means the world. because it makes these programs possible. we do a lot of work in schools through our play writing program. shakespeare in the parking lot. so, it makes it possible for us to have the breadth of programming we have. >> reporter: one tenth of one cent on every dollar in the metro area goes to the scientific and cultural district that supports the dcpa, the museums, culture, both big and small. there's no other program like this in the country. >> not to my knowledge. it is amazing the impact it has on the community at large. all of the organizations that it supports and makes art in colorado possible. >> reporter: which in turn makes denver the envy of every other city in the country. we, together, through scfd have made denver one of the prime destinations in the united

one tenth of one cent out of each dollar. it is not a high price to pay to make dreams come true. i'm critic at large greg moody for cbs4 news. very nice greg. thank you for that. ed is up next with a pretty nice forecast. >> if you have a news tip or story idea, we want to hear from you. call our tip line at 303-863- tips. or send us an e-mail through cbsdenver.com.

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an airline pilot earned a round of applause from ground crews and folks on board as well. look at this successful landing in strong cross winds. you see the plane buckleing in the wind before the pilot corrects. comes in, and actually sticks the landing, scary moment for passengers, but, no one on board that big jet was hurt. >> that makes me squeezy just got that thing. oh wow. good for him. great pilot. the storm is gone. looks like a nice thanksgiving. >> it's that time of year. >> it is. let's go outside, take a look now, you see different story than we saw this morning. the rain and snow around here, snows headed up i-70 toward the mountains. nice and clear, traffic moving right along. a couple of showers northeast. southwest. southeast, that's about it. clearing skies from the west.

dying down as the skies are clearing rapidly. here is where the system is already with snow, rain, a few thunderstorms embedded in this as well. it is all moving into the upper midwest. so yes, this is really a quick mover. we had some rain and snow this morning already gone out of the state. but what we are watching is the cold front that has come through, that chilled us. now we are going to warm up once again. this system has rain and snow along with it. and it is headed for colorado. so let's go back to lauren whitney in the colorado weather does. >> until then tomorrow, we are look at a nice day for us. clear, sunny, a little warmer than today. then tomorrow evening we will start this at 7:00. start to get rain to roll in. if you are waking up really early and you can't get to grandma's house, we have the snow early in the morning. a little snow in the high country. the front range eastern plains. we will be on the dry side.

sunshine, skiing on thanksgiving, should be a nice day. and we have a really nice afternoon so you can eat a nice meal and relax and enjoy the nice afternoon. and overnight, if you are black friday shopping, should be a nice night. it will be cold though if you are headed in for the early morning deals and friday should be a nice day for us as well. this is a quick moving system that will roll on through. it doesn't bring a ton of snow. but we will take what we can get for the see resort. most areas three to five inches of snow. and thanksgiving for the denver out. sunshine, cold start it is day thanksgiving and we get to the mid 40s . might be windy out there as well. ed? normal, 49 and 22. so, a little below normal today. 74 in 1998. 39, 35 right now. north wind at 8, 72% humidity. winter park is grooming the slopes because they open up tomorrow.

thanksgiving day. a lot of great snow. temperatures for tonight, mostly in the 20s over the eastern plains. teens higher up out west. temperature ins the 20s , the lower 30s , and tomorrow, we warm it up nicely with 40s , 50s , approaching the 60-degree mark over the southeast. we will find 40s for the mountains. in the west e temperatures to the mid 50s . look at the forecast now. for tonight, in denver, we will see clearing skies, 26 and 25 the low 50s and then for the next several days, there's the 47 lauren talked about. we keep the skies sunny. 56 friday. near 60 saturday. 46 degrees saturday. a little cold front coming monday and tuesday of next week. >> thanks ed. well, this morning's snow and rain did not stop some members of the denver broncos team from helping the denver rescue mission. out in the parking lot, at

meal boxes for needy families. 2500 families will have meals thanks to people who helped to donate all of this food. >> wow. if you are looking for something to get you into the holiday spirit, why not check out the ice skating rink in downtown denver? this is the seventh year for it at skyline park. good day for it. the skating is free. and you can bring your own skates or couple of bucks. thanksgiving hours if you want to drop bay after turkey, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for more holiday fun in denver, go to the mile high holiday section at cbsdenver.com. dozens of dangerous toys still available for sale online. though they have been recalled.

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,, ,, >> good news iffy are in the stock market. dow closed above 19,000 for the first time ever. dow up 67 on the day. nasdaq up 17. the s&p gained four. and, developing tonight, three people suing chipotle over calorie count. it really zeros in on the new chorizo burrito. they say the item is about 300 calories.

chorizo meat itself. not the rest of the burrito which is at least 700 calories. chipotle has not commented on the lawsuit. instagram rolling out a new feature, live video streaming. instagram's parent company facebook already has a similar live feature. just yesterday, they launched a feature letting you send disappearing photos to followers. they are trying to keep up with snap chat. main information on potentially hazardous toys this season. >> the consumer watchdog group released its annual report on recalled toys that can be found for sale online. some of the 44 toys have been recalled for lead, or powerful magnets. some can cut, burn, even suffocate kids. the group showed us some of the recalls the care givers should pay attention to, because they could be in your home or maybe even your day care. >> this bean bag chair was recalled because there used to be a very easy zipper to open

death because they crawled in and got some of the foam inside in their mouths. >> if you want to read the full report for yourself including the pictures and the names of all the toys, all you have to go is visit the links an info section of our website on cbsdenver.com. folks in new york city got a preview of thursday's big parade last night. stars from music, tv, and theater rehearsed their performances for the annual macy's among those to look for, regina sector, the cast of sesame street. also expected is tony bennett. this is the 90th anniversary of the great tradition. and pilots from a cargo airline are on strike affecting shipment this holiday season. abx air serves amazon. dozens of flights have been grounded because of the strike. they will be asking a judge to

now, amazon works with a variety of carriers. and is "confident" it will keep serving customers on time. >> all right, we ,,

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>> a mother sentenced to ten years in prison prison. matt kroschel starts our reporter brief. >> reporter: we tracked down the mother of two toddlers who were killed in 2012 when they were left inside an suv on the western slope. the heater turned on, their mother, heather jensen was in another vehicle having sex with a man and doing drugs. both of those boys died. she was charged, convicted, and sent to prison for more than ten years.

and, in community service. >> reporter: i'm kelly werthmann in fort collins where police are investigating a stabbing that left a man dead. the man was trying to stop a fight between strunk and a woman. jeremy keltne re livers close by and was trying to help the victim before the officers arrived. he took this video showing the suspect before drugs may have been involved. the victim's name has not yet been released. residents here in highlands ranch say they want to stop the noise. a neighbor coalition filed an injunction to stop construction on a proposed expansion of c470 and the reason is the nose. they say the noise is bringing down their property values. cdot says they followed all the rules and regulations and they show the barriers are needed.

dia study. a judge heard arguments on both sides. and is expected to have a ruling in the near future. rarely, do we see the porn industry's effect on people. jennifer brice introduce us to a colorado woman who shows us how the sex trade ravaged her life. >> i was a madame based on what i learned in pornography. >> reporter: her message is powerful. i'll tell you why jessica became >> for a time i was the most googled girl in 2009. >> reporter: she explained how porn and human trafficking are connected. we take you inside the world and why she talks to teens around parents about the pitfalls of porn. >> they are watching a woman self-destruct. i graduated to a world that had been destroyed by porn and i couldn't escape it. >> jennifer shares jessica's

safe. that is tonight at 10:00 only on cbs4. a lot of people hiting the road for travel. >> i think they will be okay. you see a lot of sunshine. a little snow on the mountains. >> about a 22-pound turkey? >> easily. >> okay. perfect. >> that will do it than,, ,, ? to me the holidays are special, it's family traditions and of course great food. with all the things we could worry about

turkey shouldn't be one of them. (laughter) i'm very proud to be a turkey farmer. i'm proud to raise turkeys with no growth promoting antibiotics, hormones or steroids. my name is tammy plumley, and i raise honest, simple turkey for honeysuckle white. ? look at my watch, look at my chain ? ? they're brand-new ? ? look at the wheels on that thang ? ? they're brand-new ? ? all these shoes... ? okay, that's it. i have reached my limit of hip-hop. no, no, no, don't even think about it. you know maddie only falls asleep to that song. ? brand-new, it's like i got a genie ? ? they gon' hate it when... ? (whispers): she's already sleeping. (whispers): well, let's keep it that way.

to classical music during pregnancy, not rap. (thud) what was that? (dashboard beeps) god, we got a flat. (maddie fusses) relax. hey, relax. i'm a pro at changing tires. we'll be back on the road before maddie even notices. hmm? (crying) (grunting) i know, sweetie. i'm tired, too. (crying continues) ? look at my watch, look at my chains, they're brand-new ? ok at my shoes ? ? they're brand-new. ? really? (tires screeching in distance) oh. thank god. that must be the tow truck. i'll get 'em. shh-shh-shh-shh-shh. hey! over here. hey! mary: keith! look out! whoa! keith! keith: honey? (vehicle crashing) (maddie continues crying)

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