gary postel is a security officer at the high school. he was arrested monday shortly after the report was made. >>> throughout the town of gatlinburg, tennessee, there is hardly anything left, just the concrete or stone foundations where buildings once stood. fast-moving wildfires tore through the city this week, forcing thousands to evacuate. so far three people have died. from that crashed plane in colombia will reveal what caused it. it happened monday night. 77 people were on the plane, only six survived. >>> cuban president raoul bid farewell to his brother tuesday night. tens of thousands of people pack add plaza in havana to mourn their former leader who died friday. >>> two more announcements are expected from the top trump team today. campaign finance chair, steven mnuchi the treasury secretary and william ross will be tapped as commerce secretary. >> still up in the air who's going to be donald trump's secretary of state. mitt romney and president-elect trump had dinner last night to discuss the position. the former massachuset

postel was hired in 2014. earlier this month he was mentioned in a school district newsletter as a rock star, nominated by district leaders. the writeup said he was "someone who truly cares for our students' safety information about postel has now been deleted from district web pages. >> that was jeff todd reporting. postel's next court appearance will be early next year. >>> we are still awaiting word about a cause for the green mountain fire. it burned 96 acres monday night. it lit up the colorado sky. dozens of homes were evacuated, but none were damaged thank goodness. >>> here's a look at what it was like for some people wildfire in tennessee which is now being blamed for at least three deaths. this video shows the escape as two step brothers drove down a mountain road in gatlinburg, tennessee, and you can see as they pass homes burning and trees are just falling down, they also had to maneuver through the thick dark smoke making it almost impossible to see what was in front of them. the high winds moved

postell is out on bond right now. he's scheduled to be in douglas county court on friday. a grandmother is going to spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty for the drowning death of her grandson. a judge sentenced 52-year-old onesia na-jera yesterday. ??h a grandmother is going to spend 20 years in prison after pleading guilty for the drowning death of her grandson. a judge sentenced 52-yf&ear-old onesia na-jera yesterday. >> wheat ridge police say they found ten-year-old angel goodwin unresponsive in his home on chase street near west 26th last may. he had developmental disabilities -- and police say he was left alone in the the child. one lafayette business is cleaning grafitti off its building today -- as another is cleaning up a shattered window. police say someone spraypainted racial slurs on the las montanas market on public road. a few minutes later a person threw something through a window two blocks away at the eats and sweets shop -- and ran off. surveillance video from inside the store shows the window shattering and a customer moving to get out of the wa

postel is due in court friday. the victim also reported being molested by family members. >>> at least two tornadoes hit alabama as severe weather moved across the southern portion of that state. the storms killed at least five people. they brought much needed the national weather service says it is possible as many as four twisters hit in that area as the storm moved through. winston county in northeast alabama was hit the hardest. >>> let's check in with meteorologist ashton altieri in colorado's weather center because the sun is out, but it is pretty cold out. >> yes, indeed. the same cold front responsible for the tornadoes in the southeast portion of the country is the front that brought this cold air to colorado still there's a lot less wind outside yesterday than yesterday at this time. this morning was very cold. ten degrees at dia, the coldest we've been there so far this season. 38 city park. 35 golden. 39at the airport. here's the plan for the rest of today, topping out around 40, similar to where we wer

postell is scheduled to appear through the gatlinburg, tennessee area hit by wildfires. still officials say it u)is not enough to stop them. there are still active fires burning in the area. the gatlinburg area got up to an inch of rain overnight and is expected to pick this afternoon. during wildfires monday evening many buildis in were burned to their foundation. three people were killed. the fire destroyed at least 150 buildings including iconic homes and a resort. >>> at least five people are dead, four children in critical outbreak struck several states in the south overnight. among the hardest hit areas, the northeast, alabama, tennessee border. that's where reporter tim phan has more. >> reporter: a flash flood warning still in effect in several counties in tennessee, a tornado ripped through the southeast destroying many homes and businesses, right now we are in a community that's at a stand still, power is out everywhere in been ton, tennessee -- benton, tennessee where this convenient store got the roof was torn off and thrown across the parking lot. debris is

gary postel is a security officer at the high school. he was arrested monday shortly after the report was made. >>> throughout the town of gatlinburg, tennessee, there is hardly anything left, just the concrete or stone foundations where buildings once stood. fast-moving wildfires tore through the city this week, forcing thousands to evacuate. so far three people have died.

49-year-old gary postell - on suspicion of sexl assault on a child. he is on administrative leave and isn't allowed on school property, but hasn't been charged yet. postell is scheduled to be in continto build as to his am secretary and commer sear and this morning -- trump says - he's drafting up the legal papers - to let go of all his business holdings and give them to his children - so there >>> the great dolly parton is at it again with another tv special that's going to be a holiday classic called "dolly parton's christmas of many colors circle of love." >> last year nearly 16 million of you tuned into "coat of many colors" and tonight is the n ext chapter in her young life. thent including ricky schroeder andw jennifer nettles who plays dolly's parents. take a look. >> you can't be mad at me. >> get off me, you big lug. >> look at me, woman, you can't be mad at me. >> i've been folding these clothes for half hour and you come in here covered with grease from head to toe. >> the bible says don't let sun going down on your anger, and it's getting

the sheriff's office says it got a report monday that gary postel sexually assaulted a student. he was arrested on two felony counts and one misdemeanor. the school district says it cannot comment on the se investigation and privacy laws. he was hired in september of 2014. earlier this month he was mentioned in a school district newsletter as a rock star, nominated by district leaders, the writeup said "he was someone who truly cares for our student safety and security." this writeup and all information about him has now been deleted from district web pages. >> his next court appearance will be early next year. about a cause for the green mountain fire. this one burned 96 acres monday night. it lit up the sky. dozens of homes were evacuated but none of them were damaged thankfully. here's a look at what it was like for some driving out of a deadly wildfire in tennessee which is being blamed for at least three deaths. this video shows three step brothers driving down a road in gatlinburg, tennessee, and you can maneuver through all the thick, dark smoke, making it almost impossib

> developing now, the investigation into a sex assault at ponderosa high school. 49-year-old gary postel, a campus security guard is accused of the crime. it happened around this time yesterday at the school. detectives have interviewed the victim. douglas county schools will not tell us much about the allegations saying due to privacy laws and the investigation surrounding this, we are unable to discuss this matter specifically. chemicals found inside a hotel in golden. police and a bomb squad evacuated the marriott courtyard this afternoon. they are trying to find the people who booked the hotel room. >>> new developments on a driver who hit and killed a colorado state patrol cadet. christopher gebers was sentenced to life in prison. he was driving high and wrecklessly at thyfault. trooper rushing was also hurt. kelly werthmann was at the sentencing at the boulder county justice center. kelly, you heard emotional testimony in the courtroom. >> reporter: there were a lot of tears. from the troopers who knew thyfault, some who only had worked for him a few hours. and his family who had k

all four were filed by the same voter, john postell. tomorrow evidence will be heard on his claim that some provisional ballots were counted when they should not have been. two of his other protests were dismissed. >>> the governors hurricane communities. they stopped in fayetteville updating local leaders are recovery and asking residents to reach out for help. they are telling local government agencies they need to make quick decisions on long- term recovery plans. the mayor says the city is not issuing building permits for homes with 50% damage. >>> tomorrow night join us on a mission to reunite a soldier with his missing purple heart. 10 years after watch the man returned the purple heart to his thankful owner. >>> and mother trying to come to grips with the loss of her son tonight.>> he would do anything for anyone. >> still to come, how she learned about the death of her son. >>> a police cruiser chasing a suspect barely misses a group of teenagers. where the scene played out. >>> the body of a soldier found dead in his barracks l

officers arrested 49-year-old gary postel. the crime reportedly happened monday. his next court appearance will be in early january. >>> donald trump says he's leaving his "great business" so he can focus on his presidency. he tweeted this morning saying legal documents are being crafted to "take me completely out of business operations." he added "the presidency is a far more important task." mitt romney had dinner with trump and trump's chief of staff reince priebus in manhattan last night. he is said to be on the short is retired tennessee lawmaker bob corker, former cia director david petraeus, and former new york city mayor rudy giuliani. >> i think what you're witnessing here is a leader in president-elect donald trump who wants to take in all the options. >> trump has picked stephen men you chin as treasury secretary. >>> cu boulder faces new fines for fans rushing the field during the last two home games. this is what it looked like on saturday inside of folsom field. thousands flooded the field to celebrate after the win over utah. the boulder daily camer

postell has been an employee there since 2014 of september. he now faces possible felony charges. he is out on bond. principal is back. parents reached out to denver 7 demanding answers as to why he was allowed back on campus. school district leaders say he didn't violate district policies, he is allowed back in school. he's expected to be back in court friday for those assault charges. >>> a cu professor is under fire after posting this picture on facebook. it's a picture of michelle obama followed by comments undertone. the poster was michelle heron, who works at cu school of medicine. >> i think you have to hold yourself to a higher standard as being a public employee as well as being a professor in such a critical field. >> both children's hospital and denver health are looking in to the matter. heron declined to go on camera but said she was responding to people make comments about melania trump but saying anything about michelle obama is considered racist. she said her comment was ignorant but she insists she's not racist. she's since removed the post as well as her facebook