while investigating an accident. >> he will be really missed. >> a man risks his life to save neighbors from a fire. why wisconsin will recount its ballots from the presidential election. >> a car fire, a chase, then a crash. now, two murder suspects are behind bars. >> developing now, a salute to a fallen hero. a colorado state trooper was killed along i-25 this reminder about the importance of moving over and slowing down so that law enforcement can safely do their jobs. our melissa garcia is live in castle rock, especially sad because these types of accidents can always be avoided. >> reporter: and that was certainly the case with this accident. the troopers say it could have been avoided, jim. this stretch of i-25 northbound after being shut down for most of the afternoon, and, into the

traffic, but, deputies are right now investigating the crash that killed trooper donahue. >> he was really a good kid. good family man. >> reporter: hearts are broken in a community mourning the loss of trooper cody donahue. an 11-year veteran of the colorado state patrol killed in the line of duty friday afternoon. donahue was outside of his vehicle investigating an accident on northbound i-25 just south of castle rock when a passing commercial food him. >> this is becoming much too frequent in our community. and quite frankly, it needs to stop. >> reporter: officers on scene covered the trooper's body with an american flag before saluting and escorting him away in procession. >> he has reached his destination. thank you for your sacrifice. >> reporter: trooper donahue leaves behind a wife and their two elementary school aged

district attorney to determine the case. >> we don't call them accidents. this is a crash. and this could be avoided. when you see the troopers and the law enforcement officers out there just trying to do their job, please move over. give them the room that they need because if not, this is what happens and it continues to happen on a regular basis. >> county sheriffs deputies now are looking into the exact cause of the crash. more details are expected to come as that investigation continues. one thing that investigators say that they are also looking at in their investigation is dash cam from inside two csp trooper vehicles as well as the truck that hit and killed the trooper. we are live in douglas county, melissa garcia, cbs4 news. >> and you will recall another state trooper was killed one

accident scene. jamie juevics was hit and killed. she left behind a husband and a baby daughter. one man's quick thinking might have saved lives when a fire broke out in an apartment complex in thornton. christian andrewson is a former volunteer firefighter. he first heard a smoke alarm going off in a unit two doors down. and then spotted the flames inside the apartment. that is when he jumped in, helping a man in the burning unit get calling 911. >> at that point, the front window blew out and it just accelerated. and, i finally went back inside. so i crawled around on the first floor, trying to find him. the smoke got too bad. i started pounding on the doors and getting everyone out. >> the man anderson helped to safety intentionally had set a couch on fire. he is now facing arson charges. no one was injured in that fire, but some families lost

knit community in mourning. a suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on i-25 crashed into a car carrying two teenagers. one died. now, 24-year-old alex rodriguez is charged with vehicular homicide and dui. tonight in windsor, there was a memorial vigil at the football field for the teen who lost his life. also, prayers for the boy who is badly hurt. cbs4's dillon >> reporter: tonight at windsor high school, hundreds gathered at the football field to pay their final respects to a teenager who lost his life in a dui crash and to say prayers to the student who premains in the hospital. remains in the hospital. >> windsor is missing someone tonight. but, we have an angel in heaven protecting us. >> reporter: for the family of 19-year-old kyle nackos. >> he always put a smile on your face. no matter what was going on.

chance to share memories of kyle. >> a goof ball. a class clown. >> reporter: with his best friends. >> it was neat to see how much support he had. and how much love he had. >> reporter: nackos was killed thursday morning in a suspected wrongway dui crash. friday night, hundreds of his classmates joined his family at windsor high for a vigil. >> for many of them, this is the first time they have lost a close friend. going through the experience is tough. >> reporter: while prayers were said for his family nash, they called for others to honor their brother by making their decision making process. >> never get behind the wheel and drive drunk. because of someone's stupid choice, our brother is now gone and nash is fighting for his life and that guy walked away okay. >> reporter: in hope of saving someone else's family and friends from going through the

>> we would rather teach these lessons in the classroom. >> reporter: the family says they want to continue to pray for the suspect in the dui crash saying he needs as many prayers as anyone else. dillon thomas, cbs4 news. police tweeted out a powerful warning about drinking and driving. you can see a car with an open beer in the center consol. the tweet reeds dangerous dui passed out behind the wheel while stopped southbound in the northbound lanes. it could have been friday for another driver. just in, wisconsin is preparing to recount all the votes cast in the presidential election. green party candidate jill stein filed the request. her campaign raised more than $5 million online to cover the cost of the recounts in wisconsin, michigan, and pennsylvania. she says she wants to make sure hackers didn't skew the results in those swing states. >> a lot of hacks taking place around the election.

party data bases and individual e-mail accounts. what we also know is that the equipment that we use, much of it is not just open to hacks. it basically invites hacks. >> the deadline to file a recount in pennsylvania is monday. for michigan, it is wednesday. a developing story, a chase through denver neighborhoods ends with murder suspects in handcuffs. and, we have learned this case started with a shooting in aurora yesterday. our jeff todd is live where the police to collar these two guys. >> reporter: yeah jim, the chase was on the other side of federal through some neighborhoods but when it came into this commercial area south of mile high stadium, officers knew this was their chance. it ended right here. the case started thursday morning at this travel lodge in aurora. a man was found at 2:30 in the morning with gunshot wounds. he later died. investigators were looking for

the car was still on fire when we got on scene. arson investigators are looking into if it was intentionally set on fire. police saw the suspects nearby and that is when the chase started. officers caught up to the suspects near federal and ninth. a chase went into the neighborhood where this mini van was hit and then on the east side of federal, the chase came to an end as denver police officers executed a maneuver to stop the car. the suspects tried to run, both were tan for nonlife threatening injuries. after being treated it is expected they will be headed to jail. aurora police are not mentioning much about this homicide investigation or the suspects. we expect to find out much more tomorrow. we are live in denver tomorrow, jeff todd, cbs4 news. a popular denver restaurant is closed indefinitely after a fire broke out in the kitchen wednesday night. the owners of the cherry cricket say some of the stoves and kitchen equipment are a

had to evacuate and then were pretty much unable to pay their checks. >> we have all these people coming to our website saying how sorry they are. and they didn't pay for their dinner and wanted tone if they could come by and pay. so it is on us. no need to come by and pay. but massively appreciate it. [ laughter ] >> there is no time line yet for when the popular cricket will be reopening. but the owner says all employees will be paid during the repair work. broncos back in action this weekend, rested and ready for the big divisional showdown with the chiefs. mark haas is here. they should be ready to start this final stretch. >> reporter: and they will need all the wins they can get down the stretch. it is very crowded in the afc west. in 2011 when the broncos won the first of five straight, they won it on a tie breaker between three teams who all finished 8-8. fast forward five years and the broncos are once again in the middle of a very crowded afc west. but the log jam is very

so every game in this final stretch will be big in deciding who wins the west. who gets a wild card. and potentially, who gets left out. but the broncos, no problem playing under pressure. >> you know, it is the thick of the season. you know, this is where your best football should be played. it is time to go. it is time to make the plays. it is time to go out there and do what it is we are looking for this season. we have to go out there and do it right now. there's no time to wait. >> i love this part of the i feel like that is where i played my best. as the season goes on, gets better. i look forward to it. i love playing the big games. as a team who loves playing the big games. i look forward to it. >> later in sports, the broncos are so healthy, their only injury concern is a long snapper. developing tonight, hateful words sprayed on a family home in aurora. >> they taped a note that said watch your back, kkk. >> the victim with a strong message for the vandal.

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>> developing tonight, a woman in aurora and the aclu want justice after racist message was spray painted on her front door. that family wonders why they were targeted. >> i opened up the front door and noticed someone had spray painted three ks on my front door. >> reporter: ari and her teenaged daughter were at home tuesday night when a neighbor notified th news. racial slurs including the n word spray painted on the door while they were home. >> they taped the note to the door that also said watch your back, kkk. >> reporter: it happened in this unsecured apartment complex in the talent's reach neighborhood. the local naacp chapter is standing by ari's side. >> people are bold because of

tolerate it. >> reporter: local leaders say the threat is more than skin deep. >> this is not just an issue of black or white. it ought to bother any of us with any sense of decency as a human being regardless of race, color, or culture. >> reporter: aurora pd says it is at the top of their list in the investigation. >> 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. and, if and when they do find the people responsible, i want them prosecuted to the full extent of the law. >> reporter: andrea flores, cbs4 news. now, new developments in the investigation of a deadly bus crash in chattanooga, tennessee. six children were killed earlier this week. we learned students complained

erratic movements. one student said he stopped abruptly so they would hit their heads. the principal also reported the bus was speeding once leaving campus. video shows a restaurant employee fighting an armed robber. this is a popeyes restaurant in minnesota. the worker fights the guy off. this all happens on a sloppy slippery wet floor t. escape. tonight, police are still searching for him after that tussle. well, today, flowers cover florence henderson's star on the hollywood walk of fame. she died yesterday at the age of 28. the nickname came from her best known role. carol brady on the iconic tv sitcom the brady bunch.

would love working with her. >> she has a maternal quality. had a great sense of humor keeping us all alive. but if she needed to rein us in, she could get our attention and get us in line. but i think i most appreciate her humor. and the way she would ... she would see life. >> a star on broadway before the brady bunch, henderson continued to sing and act on tv for decades after the ended. she is survivorred by her four children and five grandchildren. and the daredevil known as spiderman pulled off another terrifying feet today. he scaled one of the tallest buildings in barcelona, spain without a harness, he summited the 38 story tower in just about an hour. spiderman has now conquered more than 100 structures nationwide. worldwide really includeing the golden gate bridge and the eiffel tower. well, broncos an buffs with

weekend. ed, will the weather cooperate? >> it couldn't be better. take a look at doppler 4,000. clear skies, we sail through with sunshine. here is a look at where the next system is coming from in the pacific northwest. this is it. it will bring a lot of moisture, colder air as well. snow for the high country. high pressure is going to hold it back. that is why it is a stationary front now. that is just for a day. then this all sinks to the south hark will open the door for the new system way. a couple of fronts to the south. rain to the north and east. take a look at our state. winter storm watch from 6:00 p.m. saturday to midnight sunday. look at these amounts. 8 to 16. 10 to 20 inches of snow. a few areas could get more than that. here is the hour by hour forecast. nothing will happen until tomorrow. you can see, we have clear skies across the state, a few clouds over the south. watch how quickly the clouds move in and the snow right behind it. pretty good snow by 4:00 a.m.

an then, we could see a few scattered snow showers here in denver. rain showers. that will be about it. and here is game time sunday. it is already well underway at 7:00. clear skies out on the eastern plains in the metro area and front range. we have snow on the high country. as we continue to roll it, look at how the snow dies down and builds up again. this is just great news for all of the ski areas. here is what we did. we are talking snow, storm watches, we have 63 and 64 the well above the normal. 22 and 27 for the lows. 77, and 7 below are the records. 40 and 39 right now. south 14 for the breezes. 31% humidity. a steady barometer. look at this from michael smith. he says this is a nice day to avoid the stores and watch an eagle. here is is a closeup of the proud bird. and meg, a pretty shot here, silhouetted cottonwoods at sunset. out at bar lake. temperature to night, most

out west, temperature ins the teens and the 20s . tomorrow, another mild day on the eastern plains with 50s and 60s . we will find 40s for the mountains. pretty nice for them. out west, temperature ins the 40s and the 50s but things are changing. tonight, clear skies, 26 and 25. then tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. 64 and 62 once again for another mild day. and then, 53 on sunday. a few clouds, maybe 41 on monday. look at tuesday, 33 degrees. snow showers. 38 on wednesday. look at this. 35 on thursday, 29 for a high on friday. and then, for the next weekend, we are in the 40s with sunny skies. >> we are in a hot streak with the weekends. >> they have all been great. >> yes. the denver botanic gardens is shining bright. blossoms of light kicked off

displays. they also light up the chatfield farm down south. new this year, an interactive led display. >> every year is different. and, even if you come, the last several years, i would still encourage you to take a look this year. there's a lot of new additions that make it fresh. >> yeah, you won't be disappointed. blossoms of light and the trail of lights down at chatfield run through january 1. find out more about mile high holiday fun

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>> the broncos sign thomas fafford after ruling out casey crowder with a calf injury. this should tell you how healthy the rest of the roster is right now. the denver defense, back to full strength with the return of aqib talib and derek wolf this week. broncos have the same set of starters they hadck pretty close to the group that won the super bowl last year. today, wade phillips called it an interesting group in a big way. a lot of personalities that make great music. >> it is like sticking michael jackson, prince, john legend, just sticking everybody in a rock band and telling them the scene. and they come up with something good. so, it is so many guys with so many personalities. but that is what you need.

jackson, of course. definitely michael jackson. i'm the lead singer. always ready to go out there and dance and do whatever. >> so, if the denver defense was in fact a band, century link poll results said they would be the back street boys. why not? nba and points for everybody at the pepsi center tonight. nuggets hosting the thunder. john elway throwing touchdowns to rocky. the manimal. nuggets led 63-62 at half. offense coming from everywhere. the thunder had a john elway fourth quarter comeback. they rallied from 11 down in the final four minutes. westbrook had 36 plus 18 assists. how about a little defense? the game was tied in the final seconds. kenneth faried with the block to force overtime. but in overtime, thunder had a block to seal their win. 132-129 the final.

year. college basketball, csu still perfect at home this year. rams getting their fourth win against southeast louisiana. emanuel led the way with 18 points. final score, 67-59. rams 4-1. on the year. they host elk horn state on sunday. the falcons knocked off boise state this afternoon. falcons blocked the punt for a touchdown in the first half. and then had a huge stand late to preserve the 27-20 win. half of the pack 12 title game now set after washington won big after washington state this afternoon. huskies put up 28 in the first quarter. and, rolled from there. so, washington will play either cu or usc depending on how the buffs do tomorrow against utah. speaking of cu, utah has the

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>> every team from the original pack 10 has an instate or inner city rival. usc, ucla, arizona, arizona state. when the conference expanded to 12. the thought was they would become regional rivals. eric christensen tried to gauge if the rivalry is real. >> which team do you want to be >> all of them. >> which state has the best scheme? >> we did. colorado. i have never been skiing. >> 15 year ifs now, you are married with kids, wife says let's load up the kid ins the van. let's go on vacation to utah. what is your reaction? >> no. no. >> which shade of red do you despise the most? utah red or nebraska red? >> nebraska red. >> the state snack soft utah is jell-o. the state snack of

>> cinnamon roll, no doubt. my mom made them the other day. they are freaking good. [ laughter ] >> i did not know we had official state snacks. >> that is how you win. ,,

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>> if you look at the whole picture. look at the view that he really does have. >> it is a great view from down here, too. >> sure is. >> thanks ed. >> thank you for watching news. the late show with stephen colbert captioning sponsored by cbs >> stephen: elijah, hey man! good to have you on the show finally! >> stephen. it's really great to be here... again. >> stephen: again? you were her before? >> yep. >> stephen: are you sure? >> i mean yeah, there's video to prove it.