today the woman who tried to save emily talked with 9wants to know reporter anastasiya bolton. she's a hostage negotiator who says this is the only case she's ever lost. plan. >> when i first start -- lost. >> when i first started on the street, i remember my training officer saying to me there just something about the way that you handle people and the way that you talk. so i became a negotiator a little over 15 years ago and i've been an officer in arvada >> reporter: stacy's job is a chess game, a game with the highest stakes, someone's life. >> the majority of people that we deal with are people that have made bad decisions, a series of bad choices or mistakes and find themselves in a position they really didn't want to be in, but here we all are and then there's you. -- and then there's evil. >> reporter: evil came to platte canyon high sc september 27th, 2006. he took several students hostage. it was stacy's job to figure out what he wanted. >> the most important part of negotiations is the listening piece. >> reporter: but the shooter never said a word. one of the hostag

he was sent to pueblo for evaluation. 9news reporter anastasiya bolton has been following this case two years now. >> april marked two years since chris kirk's death in her home in university park. denver police said kirk had marijuana edible and shot chris while their three kids were inside the home and it's been a year since the judge ordered a mental health evaluation at the state hospital. kirk didn't make that triple in march of this year until march of this year and it wasn't until today, more than two years later, that the results are back. we don't know what they are, but we do know that he's competent to stand trial and that it is finally set for march of this year. while insanity is still his defense, according to court records we looked at last year, they show that his attorneys blame kirk's behavior on the marijuana that day. one expert wrote, "kirk was intoxicated with thc leading to homicide." >> still moving along slowly because if this does go to trial in the spring, it's probably going to be a lengthy trial. >> it is set at the moment for two weeks and the judge talked

here is 9news 9news reporter anastasiya bolton. >> i loved every second i had with my wife, every moment, every second, every day. >> reporter: he talks about herm as if they were newlyweds -- her as if they were newlyweds. >> she had this personality, this way about her. said he knew he would marry kari days after they met. they had four kid and they were kari's life. chopper said kari loved her kids and the kids she drove every day at adams 12. >> she got requests from the sports kids for kari. >> reporter: sunday night she was driving high school legacy football players home from dia happened. >> reporter: chopper first saw the crash on social media. >> i kept calling my wife's phone saying it can't be, but i knew deep down inside. i just had this feeling. >> reporter: chopper said kari wasn't on any medication, didn't have health problems and recently passed the physical to drive the bus. >> i always joked and said her medical issue would be she had deleria because she stayed with happened. i want to know what happened. it's hard for me to not know. >> reporter: he still talks about

anastasiya bolton, 9news. >> police say they are still looking into what happened and want to talk to the man in the surveillance video. >>> students and faculty at a local charter school are still reeling from the death of a on friday in broomfield. 18-year-old brandon reese was a senior at peak to peak charter school in lafayette and co- -captain of the cross-country team. the coroner tells 9news autopsy results are pending. his death is highlighting potential risks student athletes face when they play sports. 9news reporter maya rodriguez joins us with the details. >> there is no one risk factor student athletes face because different sports carry potential for different injuries. theyy student athletes take physicals which can help reduce sudden deaths in some cases there is little that can be done to prevent them. that's because sometimes physicals can miss an underlying condition like a heart problem that may not be protected. according to the youth safety alliance which works on insuring student athlete safety, 50 high school students in the u.s. died playing sports from footba

we have team coverage on this anastasiya bolton talked to the bus driver's husband, but first we start with 9wants to know reporter whitney wild at legacy high school. >> reporter: all the students who went to the hospital have now gone home. adams 12 identified the coaches as matt kroupa, wayne viewer voorhees and kyle rider. there is still a long questions to answer. a crash at denver international airport killed an adams bus driver. only a few details are emerging. >> it seemed to be a normal trip up until they started to feel the bumps of going off road and shortly thereafter they felt the impact. >> reporter: sunday while leaving the bus mistakenly drove back to the terminal. the driver then slammed into a concrete pillar. straight line movement to that pillar. >> reporter: denver police say witnesses told them the driver was going between 30 and 40 miles per hour, too fast for the area. >> is 30 to 40 miles an hour appropriate for that section? no. >> reporter: denver police say no one saw anything that would have distracted her at the wheel. investigators routinely do toxicology

anastasiya bolton, 9news. >> meyers is in the jefferson county jail. he declined our request for an interview. he has three court dates this month in denver, jefferson and weld counties. we do have advice about talking to kids about the dangers of social media in this story on 9news.com. >>> trapped mosquitoes in florida tested positive for zika providing the first conclusive proof insects in this country are carrying the virus. >> what else was destroyed when a spacex rocket exploded during >>> welcome back. the florida department of agriculture and consumer services detected the zika virus in mosquito collected in miami beach this. provides the first conclusive proof insects here are carrying it. 47 cases of nontravel related zika have been reported in florida. out of nearly 2,500 mosquito samples collected, three tested positive. >>> the texas national guard this week used one of its helicopters to transport that had mechanical problems and forced to land in a field near wallaceville in texas. the guard deployed a chinook to pick up an apache and fe

today the woman who tried to save emily talked with 9wants to know reporter anastasiya bolton. she's a hostage negotiator who says this is the only case she's ever lost. plan. >> when i first start -- lost. >> when i first started on the street, i remember my training officer saying to me there just something about the way that you handle people and the way that you talk. so i became a negotiator a little over 15 years ago and i've been an officer in arvada

high caliber rifle firing at officers and other people in the area. 9wants to know reporter anastasiya bolton joining us intensive care. >> his doctors at parker and venice hospital are still optimistic and say while he's critical, he is doing much better and opening his eyes, but it will take a long time for him to recover. >> we all knew this was his calling. >> reporter: it was evident from an early age detective dan brite wanted to be law enforcement. douglas county investigators say last friday he took a bullet from caliber rifle. >> people ask how are you able to maintain composure? i was like well, he doesn't know it yet, but he and i are still in competition and even though he's winning, he doesn't know it, but through his strength is the reason why that we're all being strong. >> a s.w.a.t. medic right at the scene, a hospital minutes away, the doctors all helped save brite's life. >> we wouldn't be here today if we didn't have the smart were on the scene, the access to a s.w.a.t. medic immediately. >> reporter: a week later he is still in icu, but doctors are optimistic and for them