. google from the south to the north. spreading farther to the east later in the day. severe weather not a certain here that's well far to our south down along the mexico boarders, so in a few moments we'll be talking about how could see in the west. >> we're heading into the busy portion of our morning drive for right now the volume isn't the problem that we're concerned with here. we've got great speeds. if you are trying to get between 225 and the i-25 split we're looking at the highway cam there north of e 470, camera is blocked up but i promise everything is nice and clear.

as the east side of town. views out across 6th also off to a great start 8 or 9 minutes and speeds at upper 50s to mid-60s are still looking pretty nice as we trek into thursday. >> we like to hear the words easy nice and green this early in the morning. richard kurg is accused of killing his wife nearly 1 ago while high on marijuana edibles. we're looking into what's expected in court today. this comes down to his mental state at the time of the shooting. >> as you know there have been months of delays in this. today we should learn the results of his mental evaluation. he's accused of having a psychological break and shooting his wife while she's on the phone with 911. their 3 children were there at the home

he changed his plea toing, he originally pleaded not guilty after hearing -- now, police and court documents have indicated he ingested a marijuana edible before the shooting. on the phone chris said that she hadn't seen him act that way in their 15-year marriage. >> a big hurdle the defense will have to overcome is the marijuana issue. if he was under the influence at the time of a murder it makes legally insane based on how colorado law is written. again, we should find out this morning the results of his mental state and how the case moves forward from here. the hearing at 8:30 this morning. >> all right. thank you much for that. christopher debers is a convicted murder now but we're going to have to wait to find it what his sentence will be. after 2 days of deliberation a jury found him guilty of first

patrol cadet last year he was convicted of attempted murder for injuring another trooper. his mother was in court for the verdict. >> tailer your death serves as a reminder of evil's existence. it serves as a reminder of extinction. >> tailor spent most of his life valuing the lives of people around him. he was 21 years old when he died but packed a lot into that life. >> his attorney wanted sentencing yet to get it over and done with but he's going to have to wait a while long tore find out how long he'll spend in prison. the prosecution asked for a november sentencing date so the victims would have time to prepare statements. while we don't know the exact sentence we know the first degree murder charge comes with an automatic life sentence.

to whoever was inside this suv when a bicyclist was hit and killed last month. troopers say this suv was in the crater lake area at the time of a hit and run on september 20th. holden was hit by a vehicle trying to pass him. it looks like an early 2 thousands lexus with a unique carrier mounted on the back of the car. a m ex-wife and leaving her in a burning home will spend the rest of his life in prison. a judge sentenced the 58-year old after the jury's verdict wednesday. he was arrested last october on murder and arson charges. firefighters found the body of his ex-wife in the garage of their burning home. investigators say she had been stabbed several times and that the fire was intentional.

tensions pretty high between communities and police officers these days. we've seen everyone from protesters to famous athletes pushing back. today that conversation is coming to denver. we're live with a preview of the justice forum and even the justice department getting involved in this now. >> reporter: yes, good morning. this meeting will be held this . today's meeting a second in a series of forums as efforts to really get the community involved as well as police officers involved in finding a solution, the goal for community leaders, law enforcement, other leaders really to sit down and try to come up with some solutions in all of this. this meeting comes after we have seen unrest all across the country. last night protesters gathered for a second night in california after tuesday's fatal officer involved shooting, a crowd of protesters

they marched down the streets near the site of the shooting and we're saying no justice no peace. and recently we have seen protests also in other parts of the country in north carolina after police released video showing the fatal shooting of keith scott and in oklahoma hundreds of protesters have also taken to the streets to show their support for crutcher and his family. he was shot and killed by an officer. now, we about the nfl this has become visual with within the nfl. marshall took a knee this season. he joined 49ers quarterback. and even the eagles protested during the anthem prior to sunday afternoon's game. so the department of justice announced a series of meetings. this one

it starts at 9:00. they have already held one community forum in detroit. a teenage boy is in custody after opening fire at a south carolina elementary school playground. we're learning more today about the moments leading up to the shooting. police say he killed his father before bringing a handgun to school. a teacher and another student are out of the quick response by law enforcement and school employees who prevented further injuries. >> the boy's grandparents found his father's body. the teen called his grandparents but say he was so upset they couldn't understand him. about a minute after that a call came in, a teacher called 911. police are not releasing his name or age there is no word on a motive at this point. classes are

week. the cause of the deadly school bus crash at dia is still under investigation. chopper the bus driver was killed after crashing the bus full of football players and coaches just outside the airport. investigators say they are sure though there was no mechanical problems on that bus. the denver post is reporting the investigation is still ongoing because the autopsy report on chopper, the driver is still pending. investigators still need to interview her husband too. students were all injured in that bus crash. the students were treated and released but 3 legacy high school coaches are still trying to recover. the head coach returned to the field for the first time on wednesday. he talked by the moments before the crash and what he remember afterward. >> i was just actually just sitting in my seat kind of length wise and i don't even know what i was doing. i didn't have have my head phones on we

getting back in the road and probably had my phone in my hand. >> his face was forward in 3 different places he had a concussion one other coach is still in the hospital and coach rider is recovering right now at home. he is going to teach -- coach his team friday night in their game. he's not sure if he'll be on the sidelines or coach from the press box. tonight blaze pizza is going to hold a fundraiser forhe forward their medical expenses. around here today i mentioned some of the showers in western colorado picking up around the colorado national monument. we had a few showers around grand junction. we continue to see pockets of rain moving up out of the south up into western colorado. now, we'll get a few areas of rain during the day today. they're not going to be that impressive between now and 5 to 6:00 tonight.

second surge of moisture that will move into western colorado tonight and tomorrow morning. so we will get some rain and you know, it just makes me think i should probably start looking at snow levels. so in a few minutes we'll take a look at how much snow we think will fall in the mountains. >> he just said snow. >> he did. >> it is that time. if you want to go for a 130 plus mile bike ride, really long bike path is ready to roll. >> we'll tell you about that.

if you really want to you can ride your bike from dia to glennwood springs without ever touching the highway.

up until now cyclists traveling the 150-mile stretch had to share the right shoulder of the interstate. now, they'll be able to use the trail that repurposes old highways to form one really long route it includes a 120-foot bridge over the buffalo crossing. >> all right. >> it's got your name written all over it. >> the annual closing of mount evans highway is planned to happen in a couple of days. cdotil they'll be back open for the summer season of course. that typically happens the friday before memorial day but mother nature will have the final say on all of that. it's thursday, maybe you're heading out to the airport this morning. we're going to kick things off with a check of our security wait times and a little bit of an update i've just

between 20 and 25 minutes and they also tell you pre-check estimated times and they're running 5 minutes. out across your commute looking great on the highways as well as the side streets is that live view of college avenue. back here close to parker starting fill in but the speeds are trekking through at about 50 to 60 and really no problems to speak of. so enjoy the ride while you can today is one of the days to get out early volume. earlier we were talking about snow in the southwest and i think we'll get some especially at and above 10,000 feet from 10,000 to 12,000 i'd say at least 1 to 3 inches of snow and above 12,000 feet i'd say we could do a solid 3 to 4 inches of snow tonight and tomorrow. clear skies early. clouds will thicken as we go through the day. still going to be very

and dry. tomorrow evening it is the last home stand for the rockies. we might see a brief shower during that game but you know what may be worth it because it is a fireworks night tomorrow night. always popular. >> absolutely just a couple more games to catch. the city of boulder and xl continue to battle. according to the city officials asked state regulators to approve a plan that would allow the city to create a new utility service. this would provide electricity to people and businesses in place of xl. the city says the plan should cost $200 million. people who are strapped for cash usually get a second job to help pay the bills especially millennials. 29% of american workers are moonlighting now

have a second job. 39% ages 18 to 24 also do. that's more than any other age group. whether you're buying online or at the store a lot of you are getting head start to holiday shopping. 58% still like to do the bulk of their shopping in stores. 21% favor computers 11% prefer mobile devices overachieving early shoppers. 74% with bothered by the early shopping season. >> i kind of understand that. >> absolutely because i am the christmas eve one that i go out and get all my shopping done. >> makes me feel bad and somewhat inadequate. expect to hear a whole lot about beer over the next few

this election season people must really have their minds made up in some areas. more people are casting early voting ballots in key states this year than last election cycle. early voting numbers are higher in swing states in north carolina and florida. they say clinton is showing strength in both of

growing early support in iowa and maine. president obama won both of those states in the last 2 elections. meanwhile donald trump and his team are coming back to colorado again. on monday it is set to start at 6 with the doors opening at 3 in the afternoon this is his 4th recently. he's also increasing his ad time in colorado. the denver business journal is reporting he plans to spend about $1 million on in the state over the next couple of weeks. colorado is a dozen states where he plans to boost his ad buys. polls showed that clinton had a sizable lead but recently the race has tightened up.

with the lead. all of those polls were taken this month before monday night's debate. secretary clinton has not scheduled any visits right now that we know of. all right. let's check the weather. >> around here this morning it is clear in the east cloudy in the west. we've already seen some rain in the west, and it is just the beginning of a pretty wet 24 to 36-hour period with low pressure moving up into arizona pushing moisture into the western part of the state. now, some up to the divide and perhaps even the peak of mount evans. what we will see are just some clouds here and there during the day. really the only difference you will see today is it will just look visually different because of the clouds. the temperatures are going to be pretty close to the same in the 70s and low 80s with 60s and 70s in the mountains. dry in the east but in western colorado

especially toward grand junction and cutting up the range and then this evening the storm system finally starts moving out of arizona and as it does things get a lot more organized and the rain becomes heavier after sunset tonight. so pretty light during the day today and picks up this evening and spread farther to the north. so it is going to be a wet night. and a solid 2, 3 mountain areas. even with the clouds we manage 82 degrees today another dry day. high clouds stick around tonight. i think that will keep us up above 50 degrees for tomorrow morning. we may see one or 2 evening showers tomorrow high school football take note it may be a little damp tomorrow evening and rain chances are very small as they are on tuesday but boy is

tuesday. i've seen some flashing lights 225 but i think the speeds were so high there was actually folks getting pulled over there. a little bit of good news hope they didn't get a ticket. both directions 70 and 225, live views at mississippi showing clear conditions and views down to the south are awfully nice if your trekking through between denver and colorado springs i would say plan for a little over an hour to get both directions this still on the high side including highway 85. 85 as well as i-25 up to the north and across your

for the next 11 days expect to hear a whole lot about beer. the mayor will kick off the 8th denver beer fest. the festival s beer festival next week. the super bowl of fear fests runs next thursday through saturday and there are many other beer related events happening from now through next weekend. craft brewing is a $1.7 billion industry in colorado. it's a big deal. >> task best big deal. have you had your morning cup of joe yet? >> several. >> lots of places are offering

national coffee day. mcdonalds, dunkin doughnuts are offering freebies. >> any excuse for a coffee day is good for me. i'm a simple guy i love a skimmed latte that's your to go order you can tweet us or share on our facebook page far. >> it's so true every time someone makes a starbucks run you get the same thing. >> if it's free it's for me. >> so go get a free cup today if you can. she says he fat shamed her he says he helped save her job why donald trump thinks former miss america should be thanking him that's coming up at 6:45. >> that's it for the 5 a.m. show. we'll be back in a couple

protests over racial injustice are happening in our communities. today federal and state leaders meet here in denver to try and build stronger relationships between law enforcement and the communities they serve. the white male. >> a shooting at an elementary school playground a teenager accused of carrying out the attack this morning investigators in south carolina are trying to figure out a motive. and a man got the zika virus from his dying father but how? it is a case that has baffled researchers and the answer may open up new possibilities in how zika is transmitted. our beautiful weather should