abc's clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: it began as a noise complaint. >> shots fired!reporter: deputies arrived at this apartment complex in a denver suburb for a dispute between a man and his male roommate. at 5:55 fire. >> i need s.w.a.t. right now and medical. >> reporter: four deputies and one police officer are shot. >> there was an exchange of gunfire, pop, pop, pop and then return fire. >> reporter: two neighbors are also hit. all of the officers managed to retreat outside except for one, 29-year-old douglas county deputy, zachary parish. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. and they all went down almost within seconds of each other. so it was a -- it was more of an ambush type of attack on our officers. >> reporter: over the next hour and a half the suspect fires more than 100 times. >> we need to get our officer out of there. >> reporter: gunfire even heard over the radio. >> firing several rounds. >> reporter: at around 7:30 officers entered the apartment, suspect

clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: it began as a noise complaint that quickly became an ambush. >ties arrived at this apartment complex in high lands ranch, colorado for a dispute between a man and his male roommate. at 5:55 a.m., the man opens fire. four deputies a one police officer are shot. >> it was an exchange of gunfire, pop pop and then pop pop pop pop. >> reporter: two neighbors are also hit. all of the officers managed to retreat outside except for one, 29-year-old douglas county deputy zachary parish. >> we have one deputy down inside the inside the apartment. i'm not getting anything from him. all of us have been shot at least once. >> they all went down within seconds of each other. so it was more of an ambush type of attack on our officers. >> reporter: over the next hour and a half, the suspect fires more than 100 types. gun tire heard over the radio. at around 7:30, officers enter the apartment, confronting and killing the suspect in a final shootout. deputy parish does not survive, he was married, the father of two children. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss o

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: somewhere in the vast rocky mountain west, near a stream inat the edge of a meadow, people are hunting. >> wait. he could have stashed it under this end. >> reporter: for a legendary supposedly hidden treasure worth millions to whoever finds it first. >> let's go this way. oh my god! i see bronze! >> reporter: dale nightel and cynthia mechum among perhaps thousands looking for this bronze chest, said to be filled with a bounty of gold and rare artifacts. but only one man says he knows where it is. >> here's a wonderful artifact. this is a lantern. see the wick? >> reporter: forrest fen is an 87-year-old former military pilot turned wealthy antiques dealer. he claims in 2010 he hid the treasure somewhere in the rocky mountains. why would you do that? >> well, in 1988 i was diagnosed with what everybody thought was terminal cancer. decides that, we were going into a recession. and i just wanted to give some people hope. >> reporter: fen's health recovered. >> going inside the vault here. >> reporter: the idea of creating a modern-day treasure hu

abc's clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: it began as a noise complaint. >> shots fired! >> reporter: deputies arrived at this apartment come ploex in high lands ranch in a denver suburb for a dispute between a man and his male roommate. at 5:55 a.m., the suspect armed with a rifle suddenly opens fire. >> i need s.w.a.t. right now and medical. >> reporter: four deputies and one police officer are shot. >> there was an exchange of gunfire, pop, pop, pop and then return fire. >> reporter: two neighbors are also hit. all of the officers managed to retreat outside except for one, 29-year-old douglas county deputy, zachary parish. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. i'm not getting anything from him. all of us have been hit at least once. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. and they all went down almost within seconds of each other. so it was a -- it was more of an ambush type of attack on our officers. >> reporter: over the next hour and a half the suspect fires more than 100 times. >> we need to get our officer out of there. >> reporter: gunfire even he

clayton sandell, highlands ranch, colorado. >>> and a man is under arrest after stashing weapons and celebrations. russell told police he was at the hyatt regency and had the weapons which included an ar-15 so they would not get stolen. police do not believe he intended to use those weapons, but they did charge him with trespassing and assaulting a police officer. >>> iran is preparing for another day of protests. they rally against high prices, unemployment and corruption. the white house has voiced support for the demonstrators. iranian president rouhani said they had a right to protest but warned against violence. two protesters were killed over the weekend and iran has blocked access to instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists. >>> north korea's kim jong un is ringing in the new year with a message for the u.s. his country's nuclear forces are a reality, not a threat. he also warned that the nuclear button is always on his desk. >>> president trump rang in the new year with family and friends at his mar-a-lago resort. hours earlier, he put up this message on twitte

>> clayton sandell with us tonight. thank you. >>> turning overseas now, and a fifth day of deadly protests in iran. president trump in one of his first new year's tweets, saluting iranians for demanding change. now questions about how long those clashes will continue. abc's james longman reporting tonight from london. >> reporter: the fire is spreading in iran, now in its fifth day of protest. 12 dead and scores injured, around 400 arrested so far. demonstrations began thursday over alleged corruption and economic hardship. authorities responding, trying to cut off some social media access to stop crowds organizing rallies. but they've since morphed into a wider anti-regime movement. president rue manny accepting marches, while warning against violence. but in iran, both civil and religious authorities rule, and the clerics promise an iron fist. president trump adding fuel to the fire, tweeting, "the great iranian people have been repressed for many years. they are hungry for food and for freedom. time for change." wit

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abc's clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: it began as a noise complaint that quickly became an ambush shots fired! >> reporter: deputies arrived at this apartment complex in highlands ranch, colorado in a denver suburb for a dispute between a man and his male roommate. at 5:55 a.m., the suspect armed with a rifle suddenly opens fire. >> i need s.w.a.t. right now and medical! >> reporter: four deputies and one police officer are shot. >> there was an exchange of gunfire, pop, pop, pop and then pop, pop, pop, and then return fire. >> reporter: two neighbors are also hit. all of the officers managed to retreat outside except for one, 29-year-old douglas county deputy, zachary parish. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. i'm not getting anything from him. all of us have been hit at least once. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. and they all went down almost within seconds of each other. so it was a -- it was more of an ambush type of attack on our officers. >> reporter: over the next hour and a half the suspect fires more than 100 times. >> we need to get our officer

>> clayton sandell with us tonight. clayton, thank you. >>> and overseas tonight, paris finally expecting some relief from those damaging floods. the seine peaking at 13 feet above normal, after forcing 1,500 people to evacuate parts of the city. the lower level of the louvre museum was closed, as well, threatened by the flooding there. >>> and there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this monday. police shooting a driver, allegedly trying to run people down on the street. the off-duty officer opening fire, killing the driver. and the good samaritan trying to block the suspect's car. >>> the alleged package thief, look at this. injured making her getaway in a suburban neighborhood. she falls. and that's coming up. >>> and your money tonight, fin final filing your taxes begins today, unbelievable, it's here already. and the simple code, the new code you want to pay attention to on your w-2. it could protect your money. a lot more news ahead. prolia® to help make our bones stronger. ctors we e only prolia® h

clayton sandell, abc news, highlands ranch, colorado. >>> and a man in houston is under arrest aftere celebrations. he was at the hyatt regency to celebrate new year's eve and had weapons, that included an ar-15 so they wouldn't get stolen. they did charge him with assaults an officer and trespassing. >>> iran is bracing for another day of protests. protesters rallied against high unemployment and corruption. the white house voiced support for the demonstrators. iranian president rouhani said they had a right to protest but warned against violence. two were killed over the weekend and iran has blocked access to instagram and a popular messaging app used by activists. >>> kim jong un is ring in the new year with a message for the u.s. that his forces are a and that the button is always on his desk. >>> as our country rapidly grows stronger and smarter, i want to wish all my friends, supporters, enemies, haters and even the very dishonest fake news media a happy and healthy new year, 2018 will be a great year for america. the president arrived at last night's celebration with first lad

clayton sandell, highlands ranch, colorado. >>> we're going too go inside one of the media outlets feeling the #me too movement. >> how "teen vogue" is firing up america's younger generation. ♪ ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ whoa, oh, >> so speaking of the kids in america right now. there is a new survey that shows among first-year college students, interest in political issues is actually at its highest level in >> people are really engaged. and this morning we're going inside one of the media outlets giving voice to america's youngest generation. we're up all "nightline" with deborah roberts. >> reporter: you might think this hip young crowd is gearing up for a concert. or to meet a hot youtube star. but guess again. these folks are all about changing the world, at the first-ever teen vogue summit. >> 2044! >> reporter: it's a gathering of game changers. >> amazing. >> so inspirational. >> reporter: from ceos. >> when you give, you really receive so much more. you feel like you're helping someone, and you are. >> reporter: to celebrities. >> this is s

clayton sandell has more. >> reporter: in highlands ranch, colorado, 2018 is beginning with a life ending. >> shots fired, shots fired! >> reporter: five officers responding to a disturbance call early sunday and two krifrcivil shot in a violent ambush. 29-year-old zachary parish, married with two young daughters was killed. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. >> reporter: four of the wounded officers are out of the hospital. >> libertarian candidate. >> reporter: the gunman, 37-year-old matthew riehl was killed by an s.w.a.t. team. he was already on police radar. after several incoherent facebook rants against the school last fall, they warned students and faculty if they saw him to call police. >> law enforcement has to consider indicators of somebody having mental health issues and are planning to commit a crime or capable of committing one. >> reporter: he also served in the wyoming national guard, deploying to iraq in 2009, an honorable discharge in 2012. and you can see how intense the firefight was. you see the building riddled with bullet holes. the windows broken, no

here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: this morning after chasing nearly 2,000 leads, investigators say they still don't know the motive behind the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. a new sheriff's department report shows the mandalay bay hotel room where those shots were fired. a sniper's nest 32 stories above the crowd littered with high-powered rifles on countertops, chairs, beds, the floor. other pictures capture hundreds of spent shell casings. here a hammer with shattered glass, the broken window where stephen paddock opened fire. >> the men and women of the fbi's behavioral analysis unit are working tirelessly to provide answers as to why. >> reporter: the sheriff does not expect charges against paddock's girlfriend who told investigators he had become distant and withdrawn over the last year buying more guns but he says there is another person of interest. >> the fbi has an ongoing case against another person of interest. >> reporter: the sheriff and fbi won't say who that is but the sheriff believes the gunman acted alone, left no suicide note or manifesto and did

here's abc's clayton sandell tonight. >> reporter: tonight new images from inside a hotel room turned sniper's nest. a staggering number of rifles strewn on countertops, chairs, beds, the floor. hundreds of shell casings and a hammer next to glass from the shattered window where stephen paddock opened fire. targeting a crowded vegas music festival below, murdering 58 people, injuring more than 700. >> get down, get down! >> reporter: for more than three months, authorities have provided few details about the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history. today the sheriff released a report he calls "preliminary." >> i've lost a lot of sleep over this. >> reporter: but after chasing nearly 2,000 leads since october, the gunman's motive is still a mystery. they police say he acted alone. >> he had lost a significant amount of his monetary wealth in close proximity to 1 october and that may have a driving factor associated with it. >> reporter: the sheriff says he does not expect charges against paddock's girlfriend who had told investigators he had become distant and withdrawn over the last y

clayton sandell leads us off. >> reporter: it began as a noise complaint that quickly became an ambush. >> shots fired! shots fired! shots fired! >> reporter: early this morning deputies arrived at this apartment complex in highlands ranch, colorado, a denver suburb, for a dispute between a man and his male roommate. at 5:55 a.m., the suspect, armed with a rifle, suddenly opens fire. >> i need s.w.a.t. right now. i need medical. >> reporter: four deputies and one police officer are shot. >> it was like an exchange of gunfire. pop, pop, then pop, pop, pop, pop. and then return fire. >> reporter: some neighbors are also hit. all of the officers manage to retreat outside except for one. 29-year old deputy zackari parrish. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. i'm not getting anything from him. all of us have been hit at least once. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly, and they all went down almost within seconds of each other, so it was more of an ambush type of attack on our officers. >> reporter: over the next hour and a half, the suspect fires more than 100 times. >>

that deputy, a married father of three, and here's abc's clayton sandell with the images from washington state. >> reporter: tonight, in washington state, investigators say a cop killer is on the loose. >> he's down. get it to everybody. >> copy, 484 is down. >> reporter: late last night, daniel mccartney was responding to reports of an intruder at a home south of seattle. >> the caller can hear glass breaking and people scream egg. >> reporter: when he arrived six minutes later, he chased two suspects who had taken off. investigators say one pulled a gu gun. you can hear mccartney on the radio. in the gun battle, one suspect was killed. the other got away. >> going to need fire priority. one officer down. >> reporter: fellow officers rushing mccartney to the hospital. he did not survive. >> took off after them. that's what our guys do. >> reporter: mccartney was a navy vet, married with three young boys. investigators have a description of his killer and say they are chasing leads. tonight, investigators are working with the fbi and the atf and even though it's barely a week old, so far

tonight, defense secretary jim mattis now ordering a review, and here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter it's the workout app that tonight has the u.s. military exercising better privacy. the app called strava connects with wearable fitness devices like these. it tracks users, including some u.s. troops, wherever they go. afghanistan, iraq and more. now years of data published in this online map is becoming a security headache for the pentagon. >> the real problem here is that these devices have revealed u.s. personnel, special operations or intelligence personnel in countries that most people didn't know we are in. >> reporter: the map went online in november, but was publicized over the weekend by 20-year-old nathan ruser. >> it shows you which buildings the military personnel prefer. it can show you how military personnel like to get from one part of the base to another and even where they take their afternoon jogs which is something very valuable, if you are looking to target the base. >> reporter: the military insists that troops were not compromised, but is not reminding fitness ju

abc's clayton sandell from colorado tonight. >> reporter: tonight, we are learning more about the moments just before a gunman ambushed colorado sheriff's deputies. >> i need s.w.a.t. right now. >> reporter: in a social media live streams obtained by local station kcnc, 37-year-old matthew riehl is seen making incoherent rants to 911 dispatchers early sunday. at one point, wearing a gas mask. we are only showing you still images, but he even live streams the moment he starts shooting. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. >> reporter: neighbors found themselves in the line of fire. so, this is where it happened? >> yes. >> reporter: farook patail was shot when the suspect opened fire. very loud, very quick? >> yeah, it's not one shot, it's like -- >> reporter: several bullets breaking windows and blinds. putting a hole through his closet door. the bullet still lodged in his shoulder. tonight, three of the four officers who were shot and wounded are now out of the hospital. but now a community is mourning 29-year-old deputy zackari parrish, none more than his wife and two daught

here's abc's clayton sandel. >> the workout app has the the u.s.itary exercising better privacy. the app, connects with wearable fitness devices, tracks users and some u.s. troops where they go, afghanistan, iraq and more. now years of data published in the online map is becoming a security headache for the pentagon. >> the real problem here is that these devices have revealed u.s. personnel, special operations, or intelligence personnel in countries most people didn't know we are in. publicized over the weekend by 20 year old nathan russer. >> shows you which buildings military personnel prefer. it show you how personnel get from one part of the base or another or take their afternoon jogs. something valuable if you are looking to target the base. >> the military insists that troops were not compromised. but is now reminding fitness junkies worldwide to change their settings to private. the company that makes the app, strava, tells abc news they're committed to working with military and government officials to try to address sensitive areas. clayt

abc's clayton sandell has more. [ sirens ] >> reporter: police say it was an ambush. >> shots fired, shots fired! >> reporter: shortly after arriving at this apartment complex near denver after a domestic disturbance call, police say 37-year-old matthew riehl suddenly opens fire. the suspect hitting five officers and two neighbors. the officer retreat outside but 29-year-old deputy zachary parish does not make it out. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. i'm not getting anything from him. all of us have been hit at least once. >> reporter: over the next hour and a half, the suspect fires more than 100 times. >> several rounds firing, firing inside again. >> reporter: at 7:30 police go back in, riehl is shot and killed. deputy parish, a married father of two, does not survive. >> when i sat with his wife and held her hand, i could see in her eyes her life was over. >> reporter: riehl was known for previous calls and was often critical of police in videos posted to youtube. >> libertarian candidate for sheriff of douglas county. >> reporter: the other wounded officers, now

clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: it's the workout app that tonight has the u.s. military exercises better privacy. the app, called strava, connects with wearable fitness devices. it tracks users, including some u.s. troops, wherever they go. afghanistan, iraq, and more. now years of data published is becoming a security headache for the pentagon. >> the real problem here is that these devices have revealed u.s. personnel, special operations, or intelligence personnel in countries that most people didn't know we are in. >> reporter: the map went online in november but was publicized over the weekend by 20-year-old nathan russert. >> it shows which buildings the mill tear personnel prefer, it can show you how mill tear personnel get from one part of the base to another, where they take their afternoon jogs, which is something valuable if you're looking to target the base. >> reporter: the military insists that troops were not compromised, but is now reminding fitness junkies worldwide to change their settings to private. the company what makes the app, strava, tell

here's clayton sandell. >> reporter: in washington state, investigators say an accused cop killer has4-year-old sheriff's deputy mccartney was responding to reports of an intruder at a home south of seattle. when mccartney arrived six minutes later, he chaseded two suspects who had taken off. investigators say one pulled a gun. you can hear mccartney on the radio. put it down! in the gun battle one got away. one was killed. officers rushing deputy mccartney to the hospital, but he did not survive. >> bravery shows, he took off after them. >> reporter: mccartney was a navy vet, married with three young boys. he had been with the sheriff's department for three short year. he is the fourth law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty in 2018. denver. >>> the russia investigation may soon lead to president trump coming face-to-face with special counsel robert mueller. abc news has confirmed that mueller's office will likely request an interview with the president. sources say mueller himself raised the possibility last month at a meeting with trump's attorneys. the president has not

in the meantime, out to clayton sandell at bluff lake nature center in denver, colorado. hey, guys, it's about 34 degrees but we still have hundreds of hard-core atronny fans and the moon is behind a cloud but hoping it comes back out watching it all morning and i have fill plaphil with me. why is the moon that? >> well, if you're standing on the moon what you're seeing is the earth blocking the sun and the sunlight is coming through the earth's atmosphere and turing red just like the sun turns red at sunset so the only the red light is getting through. standing on the moon you see th the earth happening at the same time. >> reporter: unlike a solar eclipse a lot can see a lunar eclipse. >> that's right, a solar ellipse is when the moon blocks the sun and you have to be in the right place at the right here everybody can see it. >> the sun is starting to rise and the moon setting soon. a few more minutes to enjoy it. >> i want to say clayton, kayna and nick for bringing us that. [ applause ] yes. and you'll get another chance to see a super blue blood moon. >> that's the fi