phytanoyl is at the center of a new drug epidemic facing colorado. jennifer brice shows us why law enforcement is so concerned. >>reporter: a phytanoyl in a store and a colorado -- >> it's dangerous. >> the prescription drug is called morphine on steroids. >> it's killing people here. >> i'll tell you why grain was of phytanoyl is a danger to users, police, medical staff, but also you. >> if you breathe that stuff in, if you get around it -- >> if you get exposed, you may be fine and it hits you and you're down. >> we'll show you the dangers that in the non user's face with this deadly drug. it's a store coming up tonight on cbs4 news at 10:00. >>> the music world is mourning the loss of leon russell. his voice spanned in gospel, blues and rock. he was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2011. ? [ music ] ? ? >> ? >> russell was born in oklahoma, 1942. russell had a heart operation over the summer and he's trying to recover from that. his website said he died in his sleep at the age of 74. >>> consistency hasn't been a strength of the col

>>reporter: a mom overdoses on phytanoyl in a store. a colorado surgical tech is caught >> this is crazy and dangerous. >> the prescription drug is called morphine on steroids. >> it's killing people here. >> i'll tell you why grains of phytanoyl is a danger to users, police, medical staff, but also you. >> if you breathe that stuff in, if you get around it -- >> if you get exposed, you'll be fine and it hits you and you're down. >> we'll show you the dangers that even non users face with this deadly drug. it's a story you cannot afford to miss and news at 10. happy monday, everybody. >>> here's what's ahead on cbs4 morning at 6:006789 shawn. >>reporter: paying for your market tickets with what's in your pantry. we'll explain how some boulder -- >>> a strong after shock shakes new zealand of a -- >>> trump gives his first post election interview. his stance on a number of topics including abortion. >>> we inside the broncos locker room after that big win over new ,, ,, ,, ,, >>> there's a lot of happy people in broncos country this morn

authorities believes he stole phytanoyl needle and swapped the new ones with the used one. alan tested positive for hiv. 3,000 patients were warned they for hiv and hepatitis. those in california and washington were alerted where he was fired from. there's been no reports of transmission. he started abusing drugs when he started -- he faces 14 years in prison with a maximum $500,000 fine and his appearance set for 9:00 a.m. in federal court. jaime leary, cbs4 morning news. >> jaime, thanks a lot. >>> broncos linebacker marshal is talking about his decision to for the rest season. he spoke with us last night in the broncos locker room. >> i felt like i got my point across, you know what i'm saying. i got my point across, and the goal was never for me to kneel forever my whole career, you know what i'm saying, the whole season. i was back and forth about it, but you know, my stance on things hasn't changed. i still feel the same way. i never saw that as an end all be all and some people may be mad i'm a sell out or whatever, but i'm still doing work and i'm in the community a

during the surgery, alan stole phytanoyl needle and replaced it with a used needle full of saline to support his addiction. this could have happened with any patients having surgery. concern. alan was fired from california, washington -- also prompting concern is a -- there's no one that has been impacted by alan. no disease transmitted. the sentencing hearing still going on. i'm told that there's been a couple of witnesses called to stand. we anticipate there could afternoon. live in denver, jaime leary. >> thank you, jaime. >>> $2.6 million. that is how much the city of aurora will pay the family of a man officers shot and killed. the man was wanted for a number of crimes at the time, but after the shooting they discovered he wasn't armed. cbs kelly werthmann is live at the aurora police department for us and this historic settlement brings policy changes, can you as well as investigations into officer-involved shootings. following the shooting death of mr. carter last march, police chief nick met says new reforms were put in place creating culture of -- it will keep track of offic

he worked inoo when he was caught stealing syringes with phytanoyl. he tested positive for hiv, but they're -- he faces 14 years in prison. >>> let's check the morning commute with joel hillan. >> roll is a big trouble spot across the denver-metro. plus you're right into the sunshine and the drive is different. earlier. an accident at i-70 and havana. i-76 passed federal and that's causing backups all the way to i 75. we have an accident at thornton parkway backed up from 120th. a couple of side streets accident, kipling and -- look at i-25 in the northbound direction, we have trouble as you get passed i-25. it's slow before c-470. >> joel, thanks very much. ,, ,, >>> good morning, i hope you had a terrific weekend. live look outside. lots of sunshine. 47 degrees the temperature here in the denver area. doppler 4000 shows a -- showing a few clouds. breezy on the plains. 46 in burlington. later today , temperatures in the 60s for most lower elevations. 63 in denver for election day. 72 on wednesday. and then back into the 60s,, i'm hillary clinton and