ujg transitn oon d7' btherq? 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, no