suv in the middle of traffic. take a look at this dramatic video showing the black unmarked suv rolling down the street. police say a woman got? in his car and began staning him. the chief suffered injuries to his hand and leg. he is expected to be released from denver health tonight. investigators right now do not have a motive. a witness we talked to says he saw a man in uniform get out of the suv and then watch the car keep going with no one inside. >> by itself going rogue and i was really hoping there wasn't going to be another car that came and t-boned it but thankfully. it was going pretty slow so gave people enough time to sort of brace for what was going on. >>reporter: police are still investigating to find out if the suspect knew the chief or if this was just random. but witnesses are being credited with helping capture

reporting live liz g denver 7. we firss alerted you on the denver 7 app. look for updates at 10:00. 2015 was a deadlier on colorado roads new data from cdot shows the number of fatalities jumped to 545 last year. >> last night a 10-year-old was killed when sheriff's why such a jump? >>reporter: cdot says the majority of the leading causes here were all preventable including that case that you mentioned from last night. just a simple act that we're all advised to do it only takes a few seconds before we get in our car. cdot leaders say that could have helped save do's dozens of lives last year. the total number of traffic fatalities 545 jumped 10% from 2014 to 2015. cdot says more drivers on the road as a result of a population boom is one factor

but the biggest cause alcohol involved in 32% of deaths and not wearing seatbelt was in nearly half telephone vehicle crashes resulting in a death. one life lost the a bad decision is too many. and you know when it is things where people could make a better decision use that seatbelt. that on. you know, that's the difference dying. and definitely the difference between serious injury and maybe just walking away with very minor injuries from a crash. >>reporter: cdot says they are trying to bring down that number of traffic fatalities mainly through education. they say new this year light up boards you see when driving along the highways like here along i-25 they are going to be having a tally of the total number of traffic deaths so far this year to help drivers get the message. reporting live along i-25 jason green our for denver 7. a person was killed in a motorcycle crash just this morning.

that motorcycle hit a portion of the concrete barrier and lost control. this happened on santa fe near stanford this morning. the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet. in 2015 motorcycle deaths were also up 104 people died and it was a record high up from 94 in 2014. right now we're tracking a lot of stories for you. this man the last scream robber to caught is being held on half million dollars bonds. ply look mason was arrested for attempted first degree murder and assault. he was on the fbi's most wanted list fire month before he was caught. denver police are still looking for a carjacking suspect. the man managed to escape from officers this more than. police say he stole red jeep cherokee this morning. when police approached him he ran into a parking garage. officers found a hoodie and beanie he was wearing but didn't find him. this man will spend the rest of his life in prison. lawrence allen white was

brutal sexual assault of a young woman. he attacked her in september of 2014 after meeting her at a bar. the woman went home with white she remembers waking up with a rope around her neck then being repeatedly assaulted for 30 hours. the jefferson county da calls this one one of the most calculated and vicious attacks he's ever seen. ft. collins police looking for a plan accused of stabbinging his ex-girlfriend. charles pierce took off after stabbing his former girlfriend. the victim was stabbed in the stomach she is expected to survive. police say pierce is known to drive a toyota rav4 license plate 585ylw. bolder county rescue teams are still looking for there young man. 20 year-old rider johnson he was last seen leaving work yesterday afternoon. search crews have been out at gross reservoir that's where his car was town they have been

there's more snow -- (audio). >> the driver of this school bus went off the road into a snow cover walking paths it happened near the sierra crest apartments near i-25 and 225 in south denver. the driver apparently took a wrong turn and slid into the trees. there are about a dozen students on the bus at the time thankfully no one was hurt. two douglas county school board members are fighting back after they say a teacher's union sent a tweet attacking one of their teachers. mark boil is live and mark the union isn't taking responsibility for writing that tweet. >>reporter: not a at all they say this tweet is the work of hagers and they are also joining with two board members in condemning that tweet that was sent out from the account. however those board members say this was not the work of a hacker. it was an accident. >> at first i couldn't believe what i was reading.

am i really seeing that. school board presidenttmegan silverthorne says this is the screen thought of s tweet that eventually showed up on twitter. it was written during a district accountable meeting on january 12th. she says it was directed at one of the elementary school teachers. >> when you talk about a teacher that has done nothing show up be dealt indicated work are for his students and have appalling. >>reporter: it came from the twitter account of douglas county federation which used to union. a spokesperson says they condemn the attack saying quote we are sorry that our security failures have resulted in this all pre-indication cations possomething like this from happening in the future. silverthorne and board member judy reynolds sent this letter to the national federation that oversees dcf in response president randy wine garden turned it back around on the board saying in part many of

and the broader community. >> the job of the federation is to support teachers and she didn't focus on that at all. she went straight to bashing the things that have happened in this district. >>reporter: if you'd like to see that full letter we have it post posted on 7news.com on another note tonight the board will meet for a regular meeting tonight. it's a loaded agenda as son of the items from the last snowed out meeting will be on this one one of the major items is how much time teachers are spends from the classroom with students. we'll of course continue to follow that for you with any updates needed. we knoll you'll keep us posted thanks a lot mark. a new steady says the widening of i-70 is a waste of money to the tune of $50 million. that money which is coming from taxpayers is just part of the problem. they say it's one of 12 national projects slated to waste $24 billion.

has been a controversial one. at this point there's an environmental immact sttdy underway. cdot says while projected population growth within the metro with all of that this project is needed. we have breaking news now to tell you about. one of ben carson's staffers injured in a crash has died from his injuries. he temporarily suspended his campaign yesterday after the crash. four of his campaign members were in this van when it crashed in iowa. that van hit a patch of ice and it flipped and was struck by another vehicle. the campaigner who died was just 25 years old. you were alerted to this next story by our app. u.s. supreme court is stepping into the immigration debate. it's going to review whether president obama has the constituttonal power to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation. this after texas and 25 other states sued the u.s. now colorado is not part of thht suit but a lot of people here

>> we have tried to get more normal life, we can live walking free and drivingg we waiting for right answer we need this program obama program. >> under the president's plan undocumented people like arturo hernandez had has children who are u.s. citizens could apply for temporary status and defer deportation if they have been here since january of 2010 and pass a background check. bronco mania is in full effect. broncos will take on the patriots there sunday in what could be a final showdown between tom brady and peyton manning. >> it's a cover. takes a lie this is the new sports illustrated cover and it shows peyton manning and tom brady and it reads the last tank o. manning versus brady 17. >> by the way peyton manning will get a 2 million-dollar bow tuesday must on sunday when the broncos win. we've got more on why and how

channel.com. >> that is so much money. by the way thank you to all of you sendinn in your broncos pride pictures. look at this one it appears to be a family affair for jason warner he posted this to our facebook page. keep posting your pictures to our facebook page. eric and i will take them tweet >> a lot of diehard fans here. entertaining. >> creative too. we're working a lot coming up after the break we got the numbers about the debate in boulder this fall it cost the universities hundreds of thousands but they say it was well worth it with the money they brought in. >> a medical clinic can you imagine with no doctors. but the group behind it says this is all on purpose and we'll explain. the national western stock show brought the children's hospital colorado today and why tt2w`t3n`&d! bt@q:1d tt2w`t3n`&d! "a@q*=

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we now know the debate at cu boulder cost the school $764,000. but school officials say it was worth 4 million partners at the daily camera got the cost breakdown with most of the money going towards safety and securities and site preparation. the school says its earned media value was around 4 million basing that numbers on the debate. the debate in october was largest media event in the cam us 104 year history. the next debate is set for january 28 they will days off in iowa. on saturday february 6th there will be republican debate. it will be from new hampshire. we'll let you know the specific details about who will participant the time as it gets a little closer.

tune into our new political slow called politics unplugged. marshall zelinger and i set sit down with poll hi say making take an in-depth look at the issues facing our state. >> . a brand new colorado clinic just opened today but you won't find any doctors inside. it's a practice run entirely by nurses. denver 7 reporter kristin s took a tour of the facility as the first patients walked through the door. >>reporter: rosa you are bin a is the first patient at a practice that promises a new kind of healthcare. >> we have five patients scheduled today which i'm really excited about. >>reporter: rosa flows she's never see a doctor because here at cu healthcare partners the clinic is staffed entirely by nurse practitioners. >> they have that very innate caring ability. >> basically i think it's the same. because they know almost the same as the doctor. >>reporter: college of nursing opened the clinic to fill a growing need.

primary care providers in colorado. >> from a practical standpoint no practitioners in state of colorado can treat prescribe and diagnose without the oversight of a medical doctor. >> patients seem to lie it gives them a little big more personal touch. they are also a bit more motivated because they are paying the months lilly tee. >>reporter: the monthly fee keeps you recovered routine flu slots blood work annual exams and vaccines. the clinic includes a full functioning has been a behavioral health room and three exam rooms. payments range from 60 to $80 a month for adults 20 for kids. patients with nonemergencies from paying too much. >> we're going back to the roots of primary care we're going to be things like stitches hopefully we can have an x-ray men set broken bones and do all the things primary providers used to do. >>reporter: the clinic women also take most forms of insurance it's open from 10:00 to 6:00 monday through friday

open similar clinics through the rocky mrs. region. professional cowboys cowgirls bullfighters. entertain patients family and staff. it was hosted by the hospital orthopedic institute. former bull riders saddle bronc rileders the national western stock show is close to their hearts. >> the patients have really been taken out of kind of the hospital settinn put into a employer fun rodeo setting that's the goal. >> a former miss rodeo tennessee and both still participate in team roping competitions. patients and families got a taste of what they do every year at today's second annual event. >> very cool. mike is here with our first alert forecast you're tracking some warm temperatures. >> as we get into the weekend in between a little bit of snow. but that's okay. take that colorado. here's what's happening right now new storm coming in from the wasatch extends to go las vegas heading out our way tonight advance of sunset showed those high clouds coming

there beautiful shot along the front range those clouds moving in. feathers for runners the approaching storm system moving our way thick he up bring some storm to the mountains. 51 was the high 22 the low normals are 44 and 17. 68 the records high 1986. 20 below in 1883. right now itts 38 downtown, 29 out at the airport. winds are from the southeast at 10. 78% humidity with falling pressure. tonight just high clouds along the front range but there will be some snow developing between about 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. in the mountains especially long and west of it the conned then divide by morning clouds and mid 20s over the metro area. teens up around greeley for morgan the mountains across the states. coldest temperatures 8 gunnison 5 a;a,psa. teens and 20s at lowee elevations. tomorrow snow in the high country out on the plains partly cloudy skies with some scattered rain and snow showers but not a big deal expected.

to 12 inches expected over the northern central mountains a trace to an inch out in the eastern plains flurries along the i-25 corridor. highs tomorrow 20s and 30s in the mountains 26 up at steamboat 32 a;a,psa 50s down over the southeastern parts of `he state. this storm is a fast move so it generally dumps moat most of the moisture in the mountains moves off to the east of colorado and this time around it's going to start to really pull a lot of moisture from the gulf of mexico collide with some colder air coming in from canada. that 1, 2, punch is goong to mean a big old storm on the east coast later on this week nor'easter that will cause blizzards conditions. behind it while get milder increasing clouds 25 for a low. 45 tomorrow with a few flurries around looking ahead briefly cooler on thursday sunny, 48 on friday. look at the bright spot on saturday. 55 degrees. and then anotherrlittle front comes in not a strong one but it will bring us some cooler weather maybe some snow

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david bruton, jr. today he said broncos country don't buy into that. >> don't believe in the facade this team is unbeatable. we definitely beat them ttis year we beat them in years paat. you know, we have that home field advantage don't fall into the trap you're already beat before you get to the ffeld on sunday. >> the broncos made one move today placing omar bolden on season enddng injured reserve and bringing can be for yan knicks on up from the practice scad squad to the active roster. broncos should sign this guy too. the k ball guy he's gone viral eric mckey difficult this vie video is over 118,000 views on my facebook page. he's 38-year-old eric former cu receiver had 38 catches two touchdowns assistant coach a fairview high famous for his kick off catches at mile high. >> one of the big i like to do is add a little extra weight around my stomach area

thing is coming in hard and fast i like to have some extra weight here and padding when it comes at my stomach i don't feel it as much. >> me too eric. nascar team unveiled a new car furniture row goss to toyota camera bass pro shops as sponsor. the furniture row 78 car bass pro shops car side by sigh it's going to be a gray season. >> we can all return punts now. we're all qualified.

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