russell haythorn is at denver international airport. some of the most seasoned travelers are telling you driving to the airport can be confusing. >> reporter: there are plenty of signs here at dia. nobody is arguing with that. it could be part of the problem. too many similar signs confusing drivers as they approached the airport. like debra. e who travel often >> airports are confusing places to drive regardless of where you are. >> i will drive in them and i'm always calling someone and i don't know where i'm going. >> reporter: the bus driver had already picked up the kids but for some unknown reason was returning to the east terminal. ttrn barreled right into this concrete pillar. if she had kept going less than 50 yards later she would not have had the clearance to get into level iv. it's only nine feet six inches. the roof of the bus would've hit the next floor up. and airport spokesman told us that drivers have three opportunities to turn around before getting to level iv. the airport signs are abundantly clear. while that may be

she passed a medical exam inmate, russell haythorn is live at dia russell? >> reporter: there are so many signs at di and it can be confusing especially for drivers unfamiliar with this airport, in particular a bus driver who is perhaps not familiar with driving a bus out here. in the area where the crash happened, for example, the driver for unknown road into this concrete pillar. if she had kept going she would not have had the clearance to get through level floor -- live report it is nine feet, six inches in the roof of the bus would have hit the next floor up and a spokesman tells us today all the traffic configurations and drop-off points as well as parking garages are marked but when you talk to people who drive out here, even for those who are airport, many told us it can be coofusing and could be more clearly marked. >> i think it could be. they could have different colors. all the signs are blue and white so if they have different colors for different areas it could help. >> coming up at 6:00, she was not the only bus driver who got lost out here ye

russell haythorn is there any spoke to the good samaritans daughter. >> reporter: they are distraught about what happened in shocked at how senseless it was. it's a case of road rage, stopping on a busy roadway, and consequences. the tragic incident happened right here at 56th avenue. one of the drivers stopped and decided to get out of their car. >> he got out of his car and being on the window. >> reporter: the driver of that car hen takes off and hits the instigator. a good samaritan pulls up here and they both get hit. the good samaritan was this man rob johnson. >> it was so like him to get out of the car and help ?omebody. >> reporter: he was driving this classic red ford falcon on his way to work in the city of denver's fleet maintenance department. >> he grew up on a farm he was usee to getting out and helping people and if they were in a binder whatever he was always willing to help. >> reporter: what happened is becoming more clear. it was dark just before this -- 5:00 this morning. the instigator was the driver of this kia who go began painting in just banging on the window

in colorado springs russell haythorn denver7. >>> donald trump's daughter ivanka also visited colorado. one issue that not everybody in the room agrees with. >> i do the best i can every single day. >> reporter: ivanka trump took questions this morning. >> she put a real natural face on the trump family. truck she told the group of 50 she wants to get rid of the term working woman. she finds all issues women's issues and wants to close the gender pay gap. >> motherhood represents a greater role in than even gender does. it's a greater predictor of wage inequality than gender. >> reporter: the gender pay gap is a great issue in the democratic party. it's when the woman's alliance feels is slightly different. >> we feel that it is being addressed and that free market solutions are better than government. >>> a women's groups 95 released a new report showing according to a report is lack of oversight and rent control. one of the speakers was homeless for a time unable to find a place to live in the only way she can keep her public housing is by making less than the designated amount leavi

boulder county line it has grown to 25 acres in size and it is threatening homes and livestock and russell haythorn shows us it is 35% contained and is still burning. >> believe the fire started right here with this blown transformer and neighbors and witnesses say they heard a loud pop and then it was raining down sparks the grass and underneath thh transformer it hit the hillside and took off. >> we heard a loud noise outside and came out and looked in the transformer was arcing it was incredibly fast. >> she lives within a few hundred yards. >> within two minutes it was out of our control she captured this video of thh fast-moving blaze with her cell phone and her mother-in-law kathy lives nearby. >> when i got up the hill i saw granddaughter and she said were tried to get a hold of the fire department but we have no electricity or phone service so i went up the hill and called 911 pushed the blaze threatened homes and livestock so larimer county issued a preliminary evacuation order for about half- dozen homes. >> were in the fall conditions where it is dry force in the video before firefighter

as russell haythorn shows us something underneath your car. >> reporter: this is all about getting under your car and stealing what is valuable. what they are after is your catalytic converter which basically reduces toxic emissions. all cars built after 1975 have been. >> these are worth 30 bucks to 150 bucks. they take it and cut it out of the car and take a guy that buys them and it's easy money. >> reporter: it happened to curate in aurora just the other night. >> we're on a fixed income you have to be frugal with money. >> there was a black ford ranger. >> reporter: matt witnessed the theft. >> of october there and one of the gentlemen wws underneath the car and he had a saw and was cutting. >> reporter: he scared the thieves often initially but then they came back. >> it costs a lot more to replace it. >> reporter: in newer cars the catalytic converter is closer to the engine assembly making >> if you have a car that is low in a car that is i put the one that is high in the garage. >> reporter: adding insult to injury -- >> they stole my license plate. >> russell haythorn denver7.

russell haythorn is there. >> reporter: this speaks toohow rural this area is. thesare ported chinks basically they come in draw water out of these man-made ponds because there are no hydrate -- hydrant here. this is the point of origin for -- here. right now there are a number of agencies on the scene. before any of them arrive at here is neighbors say calling 911 was difficult because cellphone >> i was on my way to work and when i got up the health i saw a fire and ran to get my granddaughter and she said we are trying to get a hold of the fire department but we have no electricity or phone service so i went up the hill and called 911 and just when i was calling him they were already headed out. >> reporter: before th firefighters made it out here. you can see the backhoe one of the neighbors armed robbery taxation -- roberts x probation -- excavation. he made a line and help save tomes. definitely an effort of collaboration and cooperation as they gain control of this late-season wildfire. in larimer county russell haythorn denver7. >>> the street can be dan

russell haythorn is finding out there's a lot of tension in that area between cyclists than drivers. >> reporter: the sign says that all's. it is scenic up your. that is why drivers and cyclists love it. there is a last night turned deadly. j holden was coming down the mountain when a driver knocked him off his bike into the westbound lanes wereein other karp -- where another car hit him. the car did not -- the initial car did not stop and police are searching for the suv. drivers and cyclists are at all dover who is most inconsiderate- >> we have enough people that come over and try to side swipe us but it's close enough. >> they ride two address try to the middle of their lane. they don't seem to care about other people besides themselves. >> reporter: the state troopers are continuing their investigation. russell haythorn denver7. >>> one person was taken into custody after two police chases overnight that started in denver and ended in adams county. police responded to the report of a suspicious vehicle. the suspects took off and deputies finally caught up to the truck an hour la

russell haythorn is here to explain what went wrong. >> reporter: it started in a neighborhood just like this. petition is going door-to-door collecting signatures. they thought they had enougg. 98,000. but then their first misstep. thousands of those signatures thrown out because they were either forged or invalid. then, the petitioners filed a challenge but quickly they run out of money and today, september 28 was the deadline to appeal. anti-fracking activists and her group -- and their group eventually ran out of time to collect signatures. >> at some point, it would have gotten enormously >> reporter: this outspoken grandmother, excepting defeat -- accepting defeat. -?>> do i think it was rigged? no. >> they fell short. stroke the failure of the ballot measure coincides with news today that opec is cutting production for the first time in years. >> what this tells us is the united states is really driving these global markets. >> reporter: here is why it is kind of a big deal. middle east. that means global supplies drop and prices rise, which leads u.s. producers to drill more incl

denver7's russell haythorn is there tonight. they nearly lost it all in early august, russell. >> reporter: yeah. on august 2nd they had one of the worst hailstorms they've ever seen up here. that was then. this is now and check it out. the pumpkins look great up here. ?s for that corn maze, well, that's an adventure. you know it's a good corn maze -- >> where are we? >> we are on the right side of the maze. no, we're not. 'r >> reporter: when the man who made it can't even give you directions. >> i don't even know where to go. >> reporter: now in its 17th season, the maze this year is a tribute to the broncos super bowl 50 win, but getting to this opening weekend hasn't been easy this year. >> august 2nd we got hail. >> reporter: a devastating storm that stripped the corn maze and ummeled the pumpkins. >> mowed them down to nnthing. you worr all summer long and then that hailstorm comes devastating are. >> reporter: glenn fritzler says what hasshappened since then -- >> when it turns orange, this thing is absolutely stunning. >>

russell haythorn, denver 7. >> i love that. i'm sorry to editorialize there, but i love that. thanks for that tonight. >>> well, we were the first to tell you about this. now it is official, fort collins announced it will host its own 10k. it stretches all over the city there. the race is put on by those who put on the boulder boulder. now, that one kicks off this summer on memorial day. the fortitude rate as the fort collins race is called will end the summer on labor day. today. >> any race at altitude in colorado, above 5,000 feet, you have to have some sort of fortitude or boldness to be able to run. so they have both. >> and much like the bolder boulder, this race will end inside the university's football stadium meaning you get to run inside the brand new csu stadium. >>> trackerr7 flying over roxboro state park. this fire burned about 20 acres. he had to be saved. not only did firefighters do it, they managed to protected $45,000 worth of hay from the flames. the steer and the hay all safe tonight thanks to their quick work. >>> wow, and those firefighters have really b

we take you to a tunnel project in the pewter canyon and russell haythorn is there and there were a lot a lot of cheers. >> this project was opine and when the tunnel broke through the other side of the mountain they did so within a dime. they marked for breakthrough and they had to do so quickly with winter right around the corner. >> what looks like the inside of a space shuttle is actually the inside of a mountain. >> and this machine goes forward. >> for the past four months the crews have been boring out this tunnel to save the fort collins water supply. >> it is critical for fort collins. not ever year but in drought % water in storage particularly dry years. the water just becomes invaluable. >> the 760-foot tunnel a necessity after a mudslide took out a portion of the michigan ditch that used to carry the water supply. >> so much that we can get water across it. >> crews had the summer months to complete this project. we are in a race against time. >> we are at 11,000 feet so it snows quite a bit. >> we have been working 24 hours a day. morning ... ? head of the tunnel bore brok

the police union is in support russell haythorn denver7. >>> a man living in denver considers himself lucky. his parents escape the violence in syria. he was born in the us. he has lost four family members and others have fled to llbanon where they face many of the same issues they have in syria. >> if i call them and say how is everything doing -- i already know how everything is. you don't >> reporter: has spent the last four years completing paperwork and reaching out to local lawmakers. he will continue to fight to bring his family to the us. >>> a localtalk a truck says it has become a target. the owner says his truck was analyzed. somebody stole cash from inside. -- protested outside of the trump campaign office after he made the statement that there would be taco trucks on every corner. >>> the regular nfl season will start with a rematch between our super bowl champion broncos and those losers the carolina panthers. >> fans are excited? >> rrporter: there is a lot of excitement. we are in the middle of kickoff village where there is a lot of excitement. if you come down here y

. >> russell haythorn is at the stadium an impressive out pouring of support. >>reporter: yeah and this game was special just after that bus crash at dia the stands were full, the crowd was unified and the message tonight was clear this was legacy strong. friday night lights welcome to the most talked about game this week of colorado. >> the this situation has brought out best in us. >>reporter: this is legacy strong a football team choosing but the whole school is backing them whatever they chose. >>reporter: as their head coach and two assistants continue their recovery legacy high get a pep talk from some of their bronco idols. >> i got an opportunity to go out there today and play for your coach that got injured thht would love nothing more than to be ouu here with y'all. >> the team and school also honoring the bus driver killed and all bus drivers tonight. they are a really special part of our district. >>reporter: a shining example for the next generation. >> i don't think anything is goes to break down the unity of the school right now. >>reporter: lega

for now live in the pewter canyon, i'm russell haythorn back to you. >>> every day 67 colorodans country set up in the steps of the state capital. you can see the silhouettes symbolizing the people that have died with cancer. a poll found that a majority of thoughters in swing states like colorado favor more funding for cancer research and the thin blue line is turning into a large pink ribbon. authority police and city workers create this human ribbon about 30 minutes ago in honor of breast cancer awareness month. officers next month will wear pink robins and socks all through october and they plan to donate to someone in the city that has been affected by breast cancer and needs financial help. >>> and this, look at these superheroes going above and beyond for the tits at children's hospital in aurora. these stories. they have to bring a smile to your face. members of the s.w.a.t. team dressed up as spiderman and superman and iron man and few and the pictures shared inside the hospital, you can see just how much it means to the young patients that are the real heroes. >> they will neve

. >> russell haythorn is looking into a petition to bring ugly back. >> i don't know what's wrong with this little guy. >> reporter: if you're comparing apples to apples. chuck gil with the food bank ?ill tell you, his produce isn't exactly the cream of the crop. >> it's just ugly. >> reporter: but in here, it's not about looks. it might be absolutely disfigured like this apple, or smaller than some of its peer produce, but otherwise perfectly edible. >> cut that piece off, clean it, and eat. >> reporter: a colorado petition is to get grocers like wal-mart, and king soopers to start selling ugly food. >> what they have here is not second rate, just because doesn't look tailormade by the grocers. it's still just as tasty, if not tastier. >> reporter: this all started on the farm. melissa liking with grant farms says grocery stores have created an illusion of perfection, when 40% of what is grown isn't perfect. for its part, wal-mart is in fact trying something similar weather damaged potatoes as spuglies. >>> genetics affect your feeling about weight. the study involved 700 sets of twin

. >> russell haythorn joins us. based on what we have seen it appears this mother has good reason to be upset. >> reporter: in this minute long video the young victim asks the bully to stop at least 14 times. the moth far too long in a district with a zero-tolerance policy on bullying. it happened in brighton district 20 7j. in the video a bigger kid with a stick is prodding and poking a smaller child with this -- stick. we have learned that the middle school has discipline the two students involved the mother of the victim said her son suffers from ptsd and a special needs so he tends to get picked on -- i dare you. >> kids with special needs can be a target for bullying behavior. one of the key aspects of bullying is the power differential where one student or individual has an upper hand. >> the mother of the bully and victim said this incident happened last thursday and the day before that the victim came home with welts d the district said today it does not have the staff to provide routine supervision at bus s

these are students as stuart middle school commerce city and russell haythorn following distorted that mom is angry at how the school district responded. long to take action and we just learned the district has disciplined the two students involved without saying what that entails. experts say repetitive bullying can have severe confluences. a bully at a bus opstthe video shows a bigger kid prodding, poking a smaller kid on a bench. >> back off. >> the student record be incident encourages the behavior. >> hey, i hit him, i did. >> stop looks similar videos have gone viral online. the mother of the bullying victim in this case says this incident happened last thursday and the day before that, her kids with sticks and came home with welts and bruises picture says she is contacted the middle school and the brighton school district 20 7j several times asking them to address the ongoing issue in this afternoon we learned the school district has taken disciplinary action against the two students and the mother says her son suffers from ptsd and is enrolled in special education. bullying exp

. >> russell haythorn joins us. based on what we have seen it appears this mother has good reason to be upset. >> reporter: in this minute long video the young victim asks the bully to stop at least 14 times. the moth far too long in a district with a zero-tolerance policy on bullying. it happened in brighton district 20 7j. in the video a bigger kid with a stick is prodding and poking a smaller child with this -- stick. we have learned that the middle school has discipline the two students involved the mother of the victim said her son suffers from ptsd and a special needs so he tends to get picked on

russell haythorn is out at the airport show us the confusion. first mark doyle gives us the report of what happened and what kids are saying today at school. >> reporter: it's a difficult time for kids at the school that look up to these teachers and coaches. everyone is left with one big question. jesse was on bus number two when he and other teammates

we are delighted that -- we are li in denver russell haythorn >>> the broncos came up with a huge wind today in cincinnati. here is sports a ninth circuit while the of the -- >> there is lack of the passing a. said in cincinnati celebration. trevor siemian had a breakout game against he bengals. they were up 7-3 in the 2nd quarter. trevor gott deep, emmanuel sanders is there with a 41 yard score. he did the torque celebration again, there it is. then just 32 seconds left in the half. trevor the sanders again, i don't equal her that we will hear complaints this year. fourth-quarter broncos down 17- 16. backup 2217 and then trevor people can to demaryius thomas thomas he fought off a smaller and weaker laura harris. 55 years -- 55 yards gave over. trevvr 4 touchdowns no interceptions 132.1 rating. the broncos are 3-0. >> we do it with a one-two punch or you can go on to either way. we showed it today. >> it's a testament to our team. we had a very resilient group and good group. really proud to be part of the same.>> to marry us all of -- to marry us -- damarius is always confident. we b

maybe you've noticed while some look perfect russell haythorn is looking to the petition to bring ugly food back to >> i'm now what's wrong with the sky..if you are comparing apples to apples with the food bank will tell you this produce is not exactly the cream of the crop. it's just ugly. but in here is not about looks. >> in many cases there is nothing wrong with it. it might be slightly disfigured like this pple or smaller than some of its peers but otherwise perfectly edible. >> that peace often clean and eat it. >> reporter: a new petition is part of a national movement to get grocers to start selling rate. is because it does not look like it's right off of the farm and tailor-made and hand-picked. it is still just as tasty if not tastier the started on the farm. >> we created expectation. >> reporter::melissa with grand farms says grocery stores have created an illusion of perfection. and about 40% of what is grown is not perfect. >> walmart this as our great >> retail giant is in fact trying something similar now in texas. selling weather damaged potatoes called spike lee. % >>

.>> with photojournalist brad bogue it, russell haythorn denver7 . (vo) we went to hollywood to ask thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth to find out. with just one bite, they knew. now it's your turn to make the switch. >>> we are following that breakingnews audit dia and police cited several people are% injured after the school bus rushed into an overpass near dia notice a school bus with adams 12 school district and life.>>reporter: here is what we are trying to find out, denver police just showed up and they are working to confirm information and what we do know is a school bus carrying a football team from legacy high school, it is an adams 12 five- star school, has crashed into a bridge support beam or a wall or something like that on the east side, level iv of dia. there is a huge backup and traffic on the east side here this and all passenger pickup for those coming out to the airport has been moved to the west side. i have a source close to the football team that is giving us some information about ose injured and some situations

. >> russell haythorn is at the stadium an impressive out pouring of support. >>reporter: yeah and this game was special just after that bus crash at dia the stands were full, the crowd was unified and the message tonight was clear this was legacy strong. friday night lights welcome to the most talked about game this week of colorado. >> the this situation has brought out best in us. >>reporter: this is legacy strong a football team choosing