still ronnie hillman gives them the speed element they need. juwan thompson at fullback is playing for his job. >> reporter: ronnie hillman the leading league rusher last year for the broncos, more touchdowns and yet on the bubble. we're going to get some air conditioning. back to you. bednarz seems so chiseled out of stone his last name ought to be bedrock. a week after accepting the job, bednar was introduced as the seventh coach in team history. no nhl experience but he seems to understand how it works at this level. >> it is such an honor and i'm so grateful to be offered this job and to be the next coach of the apps. to me, life especially in this business. if i want to be the coach of the avalanche, three, four, five years from now, i have to prove that i'm the right guy to help move this team forward. >>> the still of the night comes from boston massachusetts where a lego statue of red sox slugger david ortiz featuring 34,000 bricks was unveiled in >>> that's all the time we have. it's going to be nice tomorrow. >> yes.

ww e going to talk to a player ronnie hillman that is trying to make the final roster. ?ack to you guys. >>> this is a video you want to stick around. space x rocket explodes during launch. how it could affect facebook users. in jail. >>> >>> nobody hurt in this explosion in florida. it happened in a space x launching. it destroyed a satellite that facebook was going to use to provide internet activity to zika have been located in u.s. three in miami tested positive. 95 other samples came back negative. it was detected in a small part of miami in july. >> longmont police are trying to help drug addicts and calling in drug angels. >> lonmont police are opening their doors to dealing with drug addiction. >> the deputy says that many of the nonviolent crimes like shopliftiig are committed by people trying to fund their drug addiction. >> you can't always arrest your way out of problems, you have to look at other alternatives. >> longmont will work with volunteers. help with a drug addiction. police will connect them with a treatment center. >> when you heard about this initi

ronnie hillman the rusher from kapri bibbs beat him out. here's john el way on -- elway on today's tough decisions. >> it's always tough. they're all close and that one was really close. kapri has worked hard and deserved a shot, and so wanted to give him that shot. >> i had a long talk with mark today and he was, he handled it with great class, and i know he was disappointed he stay here. and, you know, we just thought that with where we are it was best for us to go different ways at this point in time. >> all right look. i think we all saw hillman and sanchez coming were there any real surprises in this roster? >> not really. i mean henry melton he got beat out. but there was a surprise and that was that the broncos didn't get picks for mark sanchez. deadline with the cowboys. theeeagles fleeced them on picks for bradford. no real surprises other than ronnie hillman i thought would make it. >> this team is going for it with the 53 they have. now that this roster is set on to what they're going to do with tte team that they've assembled. t

still ronnie hillman gives them the speed element they need. juwan thompson at fullback is playing for his job. >> reporter: leading league rusher last year for the broncos, more touchdowns and yet on the bubble. we're going to get some air conditioning. back to you. >>> ? new avalanche head coach jared bednarz seems so chiseled out be bedrock. a week after accepting the job, bednar was introduced as the seventh coach in team history. no nhl experience but he seems to understand how it works at this level. >> it is such an honor and i'm so grateful to be offered this job and to be the next coach of the apps. to me, there's no guarantees in life especially in this business. if i want to be the coach of the avalanche, three, four, five years from now, prove that i'm the right guy to help move this team forward. >>> the still of the night comes from boston massachusetts where a lego statue of red sox slugger david ortiz featuring 34,000 bricks was unveiled in vpz >>> that's all the time we have. it's going to be nice tomorrow. >> yes. >>> the big

one of those guys is running back ronnie hillman. we'll hear from him later in sports. >>> a 20-year-old murder case is making headlines again. >> boulder police discuss the death of jonbenet >> as facecraft explodes, a very expensive satellite on the launch pad at cape canaveral. >> and this popped up around thornton, a little thunderstorm. not much else over the eastern plains. there is moisture off to the west. we might see a storm scattered around tonight, and >>> today boulder police addressed the case of jonbenet ramsey. >> the upcoming anniversary of about the sensational case. here's rick salinger. >> reporter: you may remember that under a previous district attorney, jonbenet's parents and brother were formally cleared in this case. but the speculation still goes on. the boulder police department has been swamped with requests for interviews for the anniversary coming up, and they issued their own statement. >> the boulder police department is committedo >> reporter: two decades after the 6-year-old girl's body was found dis

there's no ronnie hillman with his $1.8 million salary. he is just one. there's a new quarterback, austin davis who played some for the rams and browns. though. to show how difficult it is to put together a 53 man roster, how about this. they called in heckel and then cut him and then change their minds again. >> he was very happy. we changed our minds. [ laughter ] >> a special congratulations to kapri bibbs and jordan taylor. it looks like a made it. after all of the players were cut and then kept, it looks like the broncos are great on defense and questionable on offense. you didn't need the final roster to tell you that though. my clips -- mike class 9news. >>> the longest tenured bronco also had offers from the packers. >>> what a start to the college football season with two top five teams, oklahoma and lsu thing in sports except if you are air force taking on our bulling christian. this was a give me gain for the falcons. nate romoland through for 2 as they won 37-21. >> you could tell everyone was decided slight. winning is great but everyone knew

. >>> this went down to the wire broncos looking for a training also ronnie hillman but there were no takers. minutes before the cutdown deadline both veterans were let go in a matter of months inches what from starting quarterback to out of a job. broncos said $3.5 million and a conditional draft pick. scooped up by the dallas been cowboys. hillman let's team in rushing last year but was be out by former csu running back and this is the business side of football. here is john elway with more on cutdown day. >> we're still looking waiver wire and see what's available but i think we feel like we're in pretty good shape. you never know there's always going to be and people get banged out but we have some young guys who want to step up and help us but depth wise hopefully we can survive the bumps and bruises we know will happen. >>> details are emerging about the shootings at the suspect dead and put a douglas county deputy in the hospital. detective daniel price is still in the icu in critical year-old randall rodick. they are not releasing his total at this time. the area and parker wh

mark sanchez and ronnie hillman being cut. since the broncos about $5 million against the salary cap. sanchez has moved on to dallas and austin davis now takes over as the broncos third rookie has made big strides in both mental and physical dynamics of quarterback in another strides to catch the attention of the broncos all-time best at that position. it's fun to watch. he's accurate and can really throw it and move around. he's athletic so he is all the tools and he is tough. you know, thursday night he took some shots and hung in there and he's not afraid to stand in their p >> by the way, elway denying a report that claims the team a shopping cornerback akeem to leave, adding that he doesn't expect anything in terms of a suspension from the nfl at this late date. one more step before we go, south alabama with a chance to beat mississippi state, no really, at mississippi state to build, which is exactly what west in graves is lining up to do for a very uncomfortable when and it becomes even more a 28 yarder. south alabama s

mark sanchez and ronnie hillman out as broncos players in the teammate their final cuts. plus a douglas county detective fighting for his life after he was shot responding to a call for help. how the community is coming together to help his family and take care of each other. >> and the heat is on. for local law enforcement agencies are doing to cut down on dui this holiday weekend. fox 31 news at 9:00 starts now. >> first at 9:00, the broncos cutting the roster from 75 to 53. i'm keagan harsha. >> i'm erika gonzalez paired the main question coming into today is what is going to happen to mark sanchez paired that was answer quickly. the better and correct copy of the team today. he was .1 others. bruce hurdle joins us with a look at the new roster. >> do know that you have something in common with the two quarterbacks that remain? you know what it is? regular-season passes in the nfl as they have and you be just as good as they are hopefully. i feel like that makes a lot of fans nervous. >> i feel good about it myself. obviously, the broncos exhausted a lot of options bef

- the broncos get ready for the final preseason game -- in sunny - and hot- arizona later see ronnie hillman in a broncos uniform... the running back who led the super bowl champs in rushing last danger of being cut from the final roster tonight. denver already has c-j anderson and rookie devontae booker. so it'll come down to hillman or c-s-u grad kapri bibbs for that third running back spot. all in all -- 22 guys will be cut from the roster after tonight's game. it's the final dress rehearsal before things start to count. the defending super bowl champion broncos they're taking on the cardinals in arizona. all eyes will be on quarterback paxton lynch... the rookie is expected to get most--or all of the reps in tonight's game. the team wants to rest starter trevor siemian and give the new guy some extra reps.. you can catch all the action on channel 20... coverage begins with "broncos tonight" at 6-30.... you could win 33- hundred dollars -- if you eat this faster than anyone else. it's part of "wayback burger's" annual triple challenge... on september 18th -- the person who eats nine patti

can see a scenario where they keep four tailbacks and one fullback, maybe both kapri bibbs and ronnie hillman when would mean juwan is out. then you keep juwan and it's a bibbs. so you -- hillman and bibbs. so you do have a lot of different ways it could go. i think tonight's game will decide the final one, if not two spots on that unking back position. >> reporter: gary -- running back position. >> reporter: it's tough, 46 to 53 there's a lot of positions that could change. there's a couple guys that are in. some guys think they're in and may not be in. >> reporter: spots that don't dress on game day. jordan taylor i think is battling for a spot. >> reporter: he'll be battling tonight. >> reporter: on the defensive side a big battle between henry melton the veteran and kick peckhold. i think those two are competing head -- and kent peckhold. i think those two are competing someone because of a suspension who ordinarily wouldn't make the 53 man roster because cale's job is available. >> reporter: the game is on 720, kickoff at 7:30. >> reporter: brock osweiler in houston and now paxton lynch

still waiting to see if they keep ronnie hillman, bibs, or both. and waiting to see what happens with mark sanchez f. they trust paxton hifrn to be the backup, sanchez will be cut, traded, or asked to take a pay cut. all this happening with the game just six days away, making today hike a monday in the >> there's a lot work to do with the team, as well as the planning of doing this type of thing. we got e. the entire situation. it's about 53 guys we want to go to battle with this season. >> the rockies have won a lot of series against good teams but z23egz zvpz don't let dust and allergens get between you and life's beautiful moments. more complete allergy relief and all the enjoyment that comes along with it. when we breathe in allergens, our bodies react by overproducing 6 key inflammatory substances. most allergy pills only control 1. flonase controls 6. and six is greater than one. with flonase, more complete relief means enjoyment of every beautiful moment. flonase, six is greater than one, changes everything. >>> let the heisman campaign begi

cut today, juwan thompson who had made the team the lastwo still waiting to see if they keep ronnie hillman, bibs, or both. and waiting to see what happens with mark sanchez f. they trust paxton hifrn to be the backup, sanchez will be cut, traded, or asked to take a pay cut. all this happening with the game just six days away, making today hike a monday in the normal game week. >> there's a lot work to do with the team, as well as the planning of doing this type of situation. it's about 53 guys we want to go to battle with this season. >> the rockies have won a lot of series against good teams but can they win against a bad team? with prism on the go from centurylink, you can get your favorite shows right on your devices pretty much everywhere you go. um, paul, that was great. i like how you can walk around and watch your shows. and your delivery really evokes "the frozen north". meets "un giorno nella vita." or early film noir. like "whispering city." but the french version. i'm just gonna take a drumstick there. hmm, it's a bit derivative. mom: and your suggestion? "the pottery maker"? so

so far the pig names that we're waiting on, mark sanchez, ronnie hillman, all in limbo. and the team's first game isex on a normal week. today is kind of liege a monday in terms of game prep. >> it's a hell of a monday. let me put it that way. there's a lot of work to do with the teams, as well as the game planning and doing these type of things that we do on a monday for a regular season game. we got a lot of decisions to make, defensive decisions to make, wide receiver. it's not about one spot and what we're gonna do >> here are some of notable names that have been cut already. juwan thompson is probably the biggest, been there two years. they are candidates to possibly make the practice squad. a lot going on! >>> breaking news out of parker: douglas county sheriff's deputy in critical condition, in surgery right now, after a shooting. the suspect is dead. authorities say the man was suicidal and fire the the first shots at deputies. thank you so much for watching colorado's news channel. captioning sponsored by cbs >> dubois: hermine's knockout blow. >> i can't see! >

that leaves ronnie hillman, the leading rusher last season on the chopping block. thompson's a special teams play backs in addition to jenna mitch neither hillman nor bids will make the team. if la goes with four backs that is still leaving only one spot for either hillman or bibbs. injuries and the tight end and offensive line positions mean the broncos may have to keep extra players at those positions and that means less spots available at wide receiver. tonight keep an eye on jordan taylor and norwood and klee freeman as they make their case to be on this team. it is a short way to get ready for this. allen, that has made it tricky because the broncos open against the panthers on a thursday night and it may seem it is just three days but three days is a full week of practice in football so it's almost as if they are a week short for preparing for the home opener. absolutely no starters will start tonight and another reason when mark sanchez is on the roster and fade being decided because if paxton lynch its -- put in trevor. there's not enough time to play him.

altitude sports reports this morning broncos are shopping ronnie hillman which is what they are doing with mark sanchez if they can't find a suitor both those guys will be cut. rockies beats the diamondbacks 14-7. this is a tough business as well. nice to see you both. have a good weekend. these are grillers. and we make them at johnsonville. they've got way more flavor than ordinary burgers. flavors like bacon and cheddar and steakhouse onion. people who try 'em, love 'em. david was proud to be an american soldier. and i know i'm prejudiced because he was my son, but i don't think he had a mean bone in his body. there is not a day that i don't think about david. when i saw donald trump attack another gold star mother, i felt such a sense of outrage. "she was standing there, she had nothing to say..." if donald trump cannot respect a gold star family, then why would anyone in america think he would respect them. >> dicky: from hollywood it's ?jimmy kimmel live?! tonight, bob odenkirk, kendall jenner, and music from kiefer sutherland with cleto and the cletones. and now, stay focused,

ronnie hillman, a bronco runningback no more. that was our interview with ronnie after the preseason finale in arizona. as it turns out, his last game as a bronco. hillman had more rushing attempts and touchdowns than but he was also going to make too much. so now he's gone. as is mark sanchez. the quarterback among the final cuts to get the team from 75 to 53, from starter to backup, to former bronco. but sanchez isn't unemployed anymore. cowboys picked him up. >> ronnie was a guy that did a lot of good things for us. thought we'd be in better shape with what he could do on special teams. that was close. had a long talk with mark today, and he handled it with great class and i know he was disappointed. he wanted to stay here, you know, we thought from where we are, best for us to go different ways at this point in landed on his feet. the longest tenured bronco is now a cleveland brown. he signed a one-year deal to play in cleveland. the bears and packers also showed interest. >>> cut a bunch of guys and add one. one quarterback.

it was reported yesterday the broncos were shopping ronnie hillman, which is what they're doing with mark sanchez, hoping to avoid paying him any money. play of the night coming from christian mccaffrey. the heisman runner-up running circles around k-state. that does for me and sports this saturday. go out and have yourself a great day. . >>> it was a tough loss for csu and for fort collins' mayor, -?who will have to pa he made a friendly wager on who would win, a basket of locally produced products. >>> colin kaepernick continues to protest the nationallanthem. thursday night he took a knee behind more than 240 service military appreciation night. >> the socks that were worn, did those not seem negative? >> no. that was once again -- we have cops that are murdering people. we have cops in the sfpd that are blatantly racist. >> other players are now joining the prooest. >>> denver police cracking down on the use of now why they say it could be even more dangerous. >> and bracing for the heavy rain and flooding after tropical storm hermine. >> and the former stanford . >>> we have bre

. >> a ronny hillman beat out yesterday for the final running >>> and this is the news in sports. game two between the rockies and d-backs at coors field. the rocks start chipping away in a homer. and then lemahieu comes home for -- in the 6th for another run. but all of this was too little too late. the "rox" lose this one 9-4. the series wraps up this afternoon at 2:10. >>> and in college football, maybe already the best moment we'll see this season. nebraska taking a moment to honor one of their fallen players. punter sam fults died in a car field one one less player. a penalty was called, but the opposing team declined the penalty. >>> we're shooting a little video for social media to get you to drink some beers. >> health too this. in >> unsuspecting passengers get on to this they're getting a tour of denver's brewery. >> it turns out this whole a few brews thing is up front. we're going to go have some fun now. reporter: instead, they're being takenton school over drinking and driving. >> 70% of people believe they are safe to drive after one to two drinks. >> reporter: the

ronnie hillman and mark sanchez broncos no more. now, denver would have been better if both were still aboard, but you can't keep everyone, and they were each hillman had more rushing attempts and touchdowns than any bronco last season, but he doesn't play special teams. kapri bibbs does at a lower rate. sanchez had a short but bumpy rollercoaster career at denver from starttory backup to now former bronco. still sanchez didn't stay unemployed very long. dallas picked him up. here is john elway on the cuts. >> ronnie did a lot of good things for us. we just thought with kapri bibbs we were in better shape with what he could do on special teams. now, it's always tough. they are all close. that one was really close. >> sanchez in the gun. takes a snap. >> a long talk with mark today. he was -- he handled it with great class. i know he was disappointed. he wanted to stay here. you know, we just thought that with where we are, it was probably best for us to go time. >> and as britton colquitt signed a one-year deal to play in cleveland.

still waiting to see if will keep ronnie hillman and bibbs and what happens with mark sanchez. if the broncos trust rookie lynch to be the tam's backup. sanchez will likely be cut traded or asked to take a pay cut to stay. all this happening with just five days away from the beginning of the season. making yesterday feel like a monday in a normal week. >> it's a hell of a monday. let me put it that way. there's a lot of work to do planning and doing the things we do on monday for a regular season game. we have to evaluate the entire situation you know. it's about 53 guys we want to go to battle with this season so we have a lot of tough decisions to make. >> for complete broncos coverage from the final cuts to thursday's kick off versus the panthers go to our website cbsdenver.cop. >>>-- cbsdenver.com. >>> most of the hawaiian islands is under a hurricane watch. the first hurricane to strike florida weakened to scale storm. right now it's -- tropical storm. right now it's moving along the virginia coast and will bring heavy rain and wind this weekend. kenneth craig has the late

that leaves ronnie hillman, the leading rusher the chopping block. thompson special-teams play gives him an edge over hillman and capri babs. if the broncos keep three backs neither hillman nor babs make the team. if elway goes with four backs plus janet mitch that still leaves only one spot for hillman or bis. injuries in the tight and an offense of my those positions and that means less spots available at wide receiver. keep an eye on jordan taylor and jordan norwood and khalifa raymond tonight as they make their case for this team. >>> people concerned about the condition of the broncos. they just played a game, they played a game and a short week leading up to this game this week and the opener shot -- shortly follows after that. how are they coping with this? >> of the broncos open on thursday night a week from today. it may not seem like a big deal but in football time those three days week so in essence the broncos are losing a full week of preparation before the first regular-season game so the party started preparing for carolina even though

could tonight be the last time we see running back ronnie hillman in a broncos jersey? the broncos will make 22 cuts tonight after their final preseason game in arizona. the running back who led the super rushing last season.... is in danger of being cut from the final roster tonight. cj anderson, ande dvontee booker - so experts say it's between hillman and kapri bibbs. you can watch the game on channel 20. kickoff begins at 7- 30. we'll see you over on channel 20 for 9news at 11 a.m., and then back here for 9news at noon. coming up on 9news 11 a.m. over on