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airline in denver, f??irst commercial flight from united states to havana in more than0it cuba yesterday. cubans greeted the flight spraying water from fire trucks above the plane as itax the runway. it happened at the international airport. significant day there. the man incompetent requested of killing a state trooper last year is going to learn his fate today. christopher will be sentenced in boulder county court. 9 news reporter at is there now. we know what he's going to be sentenced to. >> reporter: we absolutely do. it's a mandatory life sentence. christopher was convicted of first degree murder. we know he'll be sentenced to

to happen earlier this month. however, it was delayed. last time he appeared in court. today is the day we're expecting to hear from the judge as well as others involved in this case during this sentencing. let's talk about this case and really how impactful it was to this community and others surrounding it. the accident happened in may of 2015. christopher then accused, now convicted of killing 5:00 debt tyler tifo. this happened because from a traffic stop and hit the other officer as well as trooper rushing investigating a separate accident unrelated to what happened after that. again, sentence today. convicted in september, now carrying a mandatory life sentence. this happens as we've seen a terrible year for state troopers who have been hit and killed in car crash. trooper cody donohue is the most

shoulder of i-25 near castle rock. a big rig hit him, killed him instantly when it crossed the solid white line. that driver is facing misdemeanor traffic charges. for the past year, so many have been mourning the trooper killed in november of 2015 when she stopped her patrol vehicle on i-25, the shoulder of castle rock, to protect a previous crash. then she was hit by a drunk driver that person has pleaded in this case.

out. it's prompting emergency evacuation orders today. north dakota's governor signed the order monday asking people to leave immediately and ahead of a snowstorm that's expected to start today then last most of the week. the governor's office said it did not coordinate the evacuation order with army corpse of engineers. over -- army corp. of engineers.

to kill his own son wrecking his car on purpose will face a judge today. the 29-year-old was driving 75 miles per hour when he hit several cars in august. when officers caught up to him, he admitted to taking cocaine and trying to kill his son because he didn't think he was, quote, man enough to raise a child. the 2-year-old was put in a half body crash with injuries to his head, neck, it's 5:40 now. officers hope to generate tips in the stabbing death of a 77-year-old man, lewis easter easterday. he was found last week in his home with multiple stab wounds. he was taken to denver health where have he was pronounced dead. his family found out three days later. authorities did not know who he was. >> i feel horrible.

i miss him. that's all i think about all day everyday. i haven't smiled. i can't imagine my grand pa suffering like that >> crime stoppers is offering a $2,000 reward for information. callers can remain anonymous. 720913-stop. . in the 20s and 30s as you step out this we'll see considerablely more clouds through the afternoon. low 40s in the afternoon, even chillier than yesterday with wind occasionally gusting to 25 miles per hour. the further north and east you go, loveland, fort collins, greeley, fort morgan. 30 to 40 miles per hour winds. up i-76, i think we could see 50 to 55 miles per hour winds around jewelsburg, sterling and over towards maxton and holy

around here. this weekend, anticipating milder condition, especially sunday. coming up in the planning forecast, we may have a little snow to deal with before this happens. >> okay. thanks marty. after a full weekend and cyber monday, we arrive to giving tuesday. the history of the holiday coming up. as america and our own state struggles with opioid epidemics, 9 news spoke to experts about

. welcome back. jury selection in south carolina in the case against dylan roof who admitted to killing nine black church goers the judge stopped the process earlier this month after lawyers questioned his competency. he's found completely competent in state court where prosecutors plan a second death trial on nine counts of murder.

he offered to plead guilty for exchange of life in prison. prosecutors refused to take the death penalty off the table in 2015 in the 2015 slayings at emmanuel ame church. it's 5:45. the man who drove a school bus recklessly and caused the crash that took the lives six elementary students will be in court today. jonathan walker charged with vehicular homicide, reckless driving and reckless endangerment. he was not on his designated bus route when five students are still in the hospital. it remains unclear why he was not on his regular route. investigators say no drugs or alcohol were found in his system. now that black friday, small business saturday, cyber monday are over, it's time for giving tuesday today. giving tuesday is the day americans are urged to volunteer or make donations to local, national, international charities the one day charitable giving promotion launched in 2012.

giving tuesday opened the door to organized effort on a specific day. take a break from your holiday shopping this weekend. make a trip downtown for 9 news with the parade of lights. if not in the holiday spirit already, this will do the trick. we'll get started friday night at 8:00. we'll televise that on 9 news. there's a repeat performance saturday at 6:00. dress warmly. it's 5:56 now. the power of addiction across the country. there are people who want to help. today they're asking for your advice in the best way to fight the opioid issue. let's check with marty and amelia. >> we'll take you on the forecast through the afternoon today. starting this morning with snow in many of the mountain areas, especially south western colorado. one to three inches of snow there one to two on ridge lines in the north. light snow blowing sideways in

colorado. we'll continue with those mountain snow showers through the early part of the afternoon. they're going to begin to fall apart later in the day. we're anticipating cloudy conditions and windy conditions through the afternoon. we mentioned friday with the parade of lights early in the day. we do see a storm system heading our way moving into north eastern colorado by early friday morning. i believe we could see measurable snow here. right now looks like an inch or two of new snow during the morning friday afternoon. we'll update that as we get closer. for the parade of lights friday evening, cloudy conditions, relatively calm. dropping quickly into the 20s. so when had you haded u the,dlee parade be near

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mountains, couple inches down south. inch in the northern mountains during the day and cloudy here. big thing again today, wind. somewhat strong over the metro area. 15 to,15 -- 15 to 20, 30 miles per hour. greeley 15 miles per hour in the afternoon. temperatures there in the 30s. we hover in 40s. cold day in the mountains. snow falling is going to be

on time. easy speed across 25, less than 15. downtown to tech center, if you're headed out west, keep in mind roads are going to be slick. take a live look at i-70 as the exit towards loveland approaches. you can see lots of snow pack shoulder, sheen across the roads. also traction laws in place. no major accidents in town. as you progress west, 6 as very. traction laws mean passenger vehicles need corey will let you know as things change throughout our drive. >> thanks to everyone that donated. donations going back out to the community.

. it's your 6:00 a.m. kick start. a plane carrying soccer players crashed. a sixth person was found but later died. dozensf near a fire on green mountain in lakewood are back at their home this is morning. evacuations lifted late monday night. that fire burned 300 acres, luckily didn't burn down anything. it's 90% contained. sentencing today for the driver that hit and killed a colorado state trooper and badly injured another may of last year. a jury found him guilty of first