that driver has been detained. authorities say, and may be soon facing charges. here is video taken from copter 4 earlier this afternoon. we saw what appears to be that trooper's body in the northbound lane of i-25. it is near a black sedan crashed up at the outside lane guardrail. this happened around 1:30 p.m. just south of castle rock between plum creek parkway and toma road. it showed a u.s. foods truck just north of where the trooper was hit. the loss heavily on the members of the colorado state patrol two lost trooper jamie jersavic over a year ago as she was investigating the same stretch. >> this is a calling. this is something we feel very compelled to do. something we will continue to do. we will mourn, absolutely. we will mourn as a family. we will mourn with the blood family of our trooper and with the blue family. this is not just our agency.

>> cody was a really good kid. a good family man. had two beautiful children. has two beautiful children and will be sorely missed. >> reporter: so, definitely as you heard, just really weighing heavily on their heart to night. deputies are investigating right now to determine what exactly caused this crash. as you heard earlier, charges for that driver may be forthcoming this evening. and for people who are driving on i-25 tonight. northbound i-25 remains closed between larkspur and castle rock. trooper donahue leaves behind two children and his wait wife. we will have much more at 10:00. melissa garcia, cbs4 news. and we have more breaking news right now as police catch at least one murder system in denver. you can see the scene at eighth

our jeff todd is on the scene gathering more information. jeff, what do you have? >> reporter: jim, still, a very active scene. take a look. this is where denver police use the holiday in an unpopulated commercial part of town to do a maneuver. the suspects were in that black car right there. they are now in the hospital. we believe the chase started as a car was set on fire in the area of bayaud and tehon. they picked up th a short chase went through some neighborhoods west of federal. the suspect hit one car in the neighborhood and then the chase continued to the east side of federal. police executed this maneuver to stop the car. the suspects are wanted for a homicide case yesterday morning in aurora. we don't know much about the case other than the fact a man died from a gunshot wound. aurora police say they are hoping to release more information on who these suspects are, but they cannot

but denver police told us that their injuries are not life threatening. we will have much more on this story coming up on the cbs4 news at 10:00. live in denver, jeff todd, cbs4 news. >> thank you jeff. happening now, a candle light vigil has begun for the victims of a suspected drunk driving crash. 19-year-old kyle and his friend, he was killed. his friend, 16-year-old nash rider has life threatening injuries. their vehicle was hit by a wrongway driver on i-25 n that was yesterday morning. troopers believe that wrongway driver was drunk. cbs4's dillon thomas is checking in live tonight from windsor high school where the civil is taking police. >> reporter: tonight, the tight knit community of windsor has gathered here to pay respects to a student who lost his life. tonight, they are packed onto the football field to pay their

scripture reading. 19-year-old kyle nakos was killed thanksgiving morning on i-25 when a drunk driver drove the wrong way and struck his subaru. his car was crushed and a passenger in his car was identified as 16-year-old nash rider. he remains in the hospital tonight. we updated with stable condition injuries. as for the drunk driver, 25- year-old alex rodriguez, he was transported to the hospital and has since been released. we have details he is in homicide charges and he had an open bottle of alcohol inside the car. friends of nako say he was incredibly popular here at windsor high. >> we heard nash has two broken legs. swelling from the brain, bleeding from the abdomen. and kyle didn't make it. i read the text three times to make sure it said what it said.

>> reporter: they were both down at a concert late on wednesday night when they were on their way back. that is when the crash happened i. the concert they are at, the artist has sent out a tweet for a link to a go fund me page for funeral costs. dillon thomas, cbs4 news. >> add night dillon, thank you. we have an update on the retrial of lester jones. he is biergfeld. this came after the jury in the first trial could not get to an unanimous verdict. a woman in aurora, the victim of a possible hate crime after someone spray painted kkk and other racial slurs on her front door. cbs4's andrea flores is checking in live from the aurora police headquarters.

>> reporter: well, that's right jim. aurora police are investigating what many in the community are calling a disturbing hate crime. but what police haven't figured out yet is why this woman and her teenage daughter were the targets. >> opened up the front door. noticed someone had spray painted three ks on my front door. >> reporter: ari and her teenage daughter were at home tuesday notified them of disturbing news. racial slurs on the door. >> they put a note on the door that said watch your back, kkk. >> reporter: it happened in this unsecure apartment complex. the local naacp chapter is standing by ari's side. >> people are bolder with this political climate. they think they can say and do anything. and we are not going to

the threat is more than skin deep. >> this is not just an issue of black poor white. enough to bother any of us with any sense of decurrency. >> reporter: aurora pd says the investigation is at the top of their list. >> it is targeted to the community and it creates fear within the community as a whole. we will pull out all the stops. >> reporter: while ari says she no longer feels safe, she has a strong message to and your behavior is not acceptable. your behavior will not be tolerated. if and when they do find the people responsible, i want them prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> reporter: aurora pd tells us they are investigating all leads and they are asking anyone with information to come forward. they also say if you are the victim of a bias motivated crime, not to hesitate and to give 911 a call. they want to get that

possible. reporting live in aurora, andrea flores, cbs4 news. now the latest after a fire of a popular restaurant. the cherry cricket will be closed indefinitely. the fire got going in the restaurant's kitchen wednesday night. some of the stoves and kitchen equipment are total loss. no one was hurt. there is no time line yet for when that restaurant will reopen. well t broncos are back on the field after a very welcome week off coming up sunday night against the chiefs at mile high. mark haas joins us now. i guess you could call this a game. >> i think you could. broncos have no room for error if they want to win the west. talk in the broncos locker room is the playoffs basically start sunday against the chiefs. broncos currently in a tie for second in the very crowded afc west, but with two division losses already, they are

this weekend is pretty close to a must win game. but, good new is that the broncos are rested and healthy and seem ready to make this playoff push. >> you know, that's the thick of the season. you know, this is where your best football should be played. it is time to be out there and make the plays and do what we are looking for this season. we have to go out and do it. i love this part of the season. the end of the season when everything is on the line. i feel lik my best as the season goes on, gets better. i look forward to it. i love playing big games. >> later in sports, if the broncos defense started a band, who would be the lead singer? >> speaking of big games, i wonder if bradley roby would capture some of the games? >> he's a little biased. >> thanks buddy. a roundup of wild horses in north western colorado is not

the blm is having trying to corral the animals. >> and, shoppers of course are busy looking for black friday deals. up next, we will tell you about a denver company giving people cash back on purchases every day of the year. >> it is those fall temperature swings. 50 degrees on wednesday, thursday, thanksgiving, 49. 63 for today. tomorrow, we will do that again. then 53 sunday

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>> it is 6:3 now, we continue to follow our breaking news. a colorado state trooper is killed today investigating a crash on i-25 just south castle rock. all northbound lanes of the interstate remain closed for the investigation between tomo road and plum creek parkway. this is a live look at the interstate just south of the closure in larkspur. you can see, traffic still at a standstill. investigators say trooper cody donahue, a father of two, was hit by a commercial truck around 2:00 this afternoon. we did see that u.s. foods truck pulled over near the crash scene.

they do expect charges to be filed tonight. i-25 northbound could stay closed. well into this evening. the latest on the roundup of a group of wild horses near craig. turns out the animals have been slow to take the bait. 26 horses have been captured so far. now, typically, you have seen the video. helicopters are used to help corral the horses as we saw during this roundup in south wen well, this year is the first time the blm is using a bait trapping method. ten of the captures horses will be to an adoption program, the rest will be released after five get an anti-fertility vaccine. and some will no doubt be catching up on their sleep after waking up early to shop this black friday.

people lined up at 2:00 this morning. then they got into another line to check out. the annual tradition of getting up really early to shop is well worth it they say. many people are out looking for deals on traditional holiday gift ideas. but, what about those every day items like groceries? well, a denver based company has created an app for you to get cash back tat grocery storement it >> what doles we need? >> reporter: finding good deals at the grocery store is a must for kate. >> i do everything to save money. >> reporter: that means puting in work before heading to the store. >> i print out coupons. i shop the sales. >> reporter: and she uses apps like check-out 51 and ivada. both offer cash rewards on hundreds of popular products. >> it has everything from, you know, dairy items, produce. it even has alcohol on it.

couple of dollars each. but, the savings over a year can add up quickly. just ask kate. >> $200 is not something to sneeze at. >> reporter: with check-out 51, shoppers tell what they buy. same idea with ivada. you choose your store. then unlock rewards. users may have to watch if quick add or answer a one >> come to our app and spend a little time learning about a product you want to buy. if you buy it and try it out, we will actually share our advertising revenue back with you in the form of a cash reward. >> reporter: ibatta users up load the receipt. the entire service will be reviewed. >> we want to put the 15 best ones in the consumer base and

doubling up both apps. >> it was a great deal. >> reporter: time well spent for this busy mom. >> all in all, it takes five minutes out of your day. everybody has five minutes to do that. >> reporter: kate merrill for cbs news, boston. >> good idea. time to check in with ed greene. what about the high country? any snow coming in? >> we have a winter storm watch out. nothing is going on now. that is wall to wall over doppler 4,000. but here it act together. moisture. snow at the higher elevations. rain. colder air coming along with it. under the influence of this warm front, temperatures were in the low 60s . we will be there again tomorrow. it is really going to begin to change our weather. let's take a look at the winter storm watch. here it is from 6:00 p.m. saturday through midnight sunday. from steam boat all the way down to the southern border.

than that. let's look at how it plays on the hour by hour forecast. i rolled it up to saturday at 6:00 p.m. you see a few clouds over the south. here comes the snow. the heavy snow by 4:00 a.m. sunday all over the high country. we have cloudy skies here on the eastern plains. we might see a rain shower here on sunday. you see sunday morning, maybe a scattered rain shower. that is about it. here is game time for the broncos. the game is under way at 7:00. snow goes on at the higher and, it continue to do that right on into monday. monday at 3:00 with snow on the mountains. more snow on the way. looks like we are starting to change the weather pattern to get the storms back in here. high in denver, hard to talk snow, 63 and 64. 22 and 27 were the lows. 48 and 21 are normal this time of year. 50 and 39 now. southwest breeze at 12. 34% humidity. steady barometer. michael smith says it was a

and watch an eagle. there's a picture of the eagle at the top of the the branch. mostly lows in the teens and 20s tonight. single dings higher up. and out west, temperatures in the teens and the 20s . tomorrow, another nice day, 50s and 60s for the eastern plains. 40s for the mountains out west. temperatures mostly in the 40s and 50. here is your denver forecast. clear skies. mid 20s. then tomorrow, nice day. fair, mild, low to mid 60s . then the next several days a little cool down on sunday. maybe an isolated shower. monday, we are at 41 degrees. partly cloudy skies. maybe snow showers tuesday. 38. 38 on wednesday. with a little more in the way of sunshine. >> thank you very much ed. you know, since tad boyle started coaching the basketball team in boulder, the football team says let's follow the buff basketball team. this year, it is exciting. >> a chance to go from worst to first in one year. final home game for the buffs tomorrow no longer just a

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years straight. ford f-series. the official trucks of the nfl. >> for the better part of the past decade, senior day at cu was another chapter of another losing season. as eric christensen tells us, tomorrow's game against utah, another senior class cementing their legacy in boulder. >> over the middle. intercepted. >> reporter: senior tedrick thompson put the finishing touches on the but he and his teammates have work to do. >> to me, we just won a bunch of games. it is cool, but that is not their ultimate goal. we have a lot of work to do ahead of us. >> reporter: winning has become contagious this year. mike mcintire's recruiting class won a total of two conference games in their first three years. now, those 23 seniors are one win away from a trip to the pack 12 title game. >> if these guys hard earned

you know, getting put back together to keep fighting an keep believing that these guys get to do it. we finish this. it truly is a dream come true. >> i think we want to be the team that switched the program around. we have been in a drought. colorado for years now. that is what i have done if this place continues to continue on the uphill rise. and i feel like we have left our legacy. >> i have seen them go through everything. the tough losses, and, i have seen them tu and those guys are legends going down in history. one of the best teams in cu history i think. >> reporter: seniors like josh and jimmy. they leave quite a legacy behind. this may not be the best senior class in the history of colorado football, but, you will be hard pressed to find one more influential. in boulder, eric christensen, cbs4 sports. so, afcu wins tomorrow.

with a win over wazoo. cougars could never really recover. 45-17 the final. so, washington still with a good shot at the college football playoff. as well. air force hosting boise state. the falcons giving a helping hand to wyoming. falcons block a punt. air force led by as many as 14, but, it came down to this. falcons with a fourth quarter goal line stand to preserve the win. and the boise loss means wyoming will play mountain rest title game. nfl and the broncos geting the old band back together this week as the denver defense back to full strength. coming out of the biweek. with a return of aqib talib and derek wolf this week, broncos have their same starting lineup. they had back in week one. and they won the super bowl last season. it is a group that wade phillips described as being a little different. but, in a good way. a lot of big personalities but the broncos make it work. >> it is loom like sticking,

prince, john legend, just, sticking everybody in a rock band and just telling them the scene. and they come up with something good. so, it is so many guys with so many personalities. >> i'm definitely michael jackson of course. definitely. lead singer you know. always ready to go out there and dance and do whatever need to be done. >> so, century link poll questi, which of these bands would they be? vote in our important poll question on cbsdenver.com. [ laughter ] >> that is as important as they get. >> thanks buddy. well, president-elect donald trump spending the long thanksgiving weekend in florida with his family. but, he is still building that cabinet. we will have his two latest picks for key positions. >> and, a mom missing almost a month is found along the side of a road tied up. now, the search is on for the

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>> developing now, president- elect donald trump has filled two more top administrative posts. you see kt mcfarland. you see donald mcgann.

friday night. what do we know about these two? >> reporter: you know, president-elect donald trump has faced a lot of criticism for choosing people so far that don't have a lot of experience. that certainly is not the case for either of these two appointments because they have a long history in their field. and in the political world. meanwhile, there is some conflict that came from the campaign trail that is now following road to the white house. from his estate in florida, president-elect donald trump filled two spots. kt mcfarland is currently a fox news analyst. >> there's still no word on when the president-elect will reveal his choice for secretary of state. the front runners include