tommy hendricks and matt smith took off sunday evening for the sum met. they called their parents monday night at 7:00 p.m. that was the last anyone heard of them until they were discovered. a black hawk helicopter was used to ferry rescue teams onto the mountain. the ground the fixed wing plane spotted the two boys at an elevation of 12,000 feet. they are reported to be in stable condition. >>> what about those rescue teams in this state? >> incredible. >> seriously. >> they are the best. they really are. hey, everybody should be happy. we get a little snow on the mountains overnight. then, we will be nice and sunny down here. and seasonal weather. >> thanks ed. >> 48 tomorrow. night. in the 30s , 38 monday, as we turn colder. >> you know, when you get the turkey and the broncos logo on the same forecast, though we are coming into a good streak. >> thanks for joining us on colorado's news channel. >> have a great evening. >> drive safe. look for you tonight at 10:00. , ,, ,, >> jeff: previously on "survivor," there are three idols in play, held by adam,

you're looking at video of this rescue. 18 year old tommy hendricks and 17 year old matt smith say they continued to the summit during that snow storm because they believe it was their best chance to get cell service to call their parents and they say it may have saved their lives. >> have you to make decisions that's split. it was -- we felt we would have a better >> both teens have frost bite. they say it's not going stop them from hiking again when they recover. >>> a woman tries to go on vacation to get quick r and r, but it was interrupted. >> she watched this across the country. two thieves ransacking her home. hear from the homeowner next. >>> one -- that could happen. there's new fedal rules foo judging our schools. how it could impact your kids. >>> winds speeds at 10 to 30 miles-per-hour. gustier over our state. it's another chilly one, but cold every later in the week. we'll talk about it coming up. >>> one accident on commerce city, all of southbound cues beck at highway 2 is closed down for a bad accident as when you find something worth waiting for, we'll help you invest t

. >> reporter: tommy hendricks on the left, and matt smith spent two treacherous nights on a frigid peak with only rocks to provide protection. >> i'd get cold from the snow and what not. i'd put my head under the jacket and i have to smell his feet. >> religious snuggling up next to each other. we needed that body heat to did. >> did you ever think it wouldn't turn out that way? >> absolutely not. fear is the epitome of doubt. >> we prayed to god. he was definitely with us during the whole climb. probably the only thing keeping us alive and our ability to know we'd get back down safely. >> reporter: helicopters pulled the teens from the mountain after spotting their tracks. >> i was thankful, because i really wanted to see for thanksgiving. i didn't want to be hiking and eating cold rocks for thanksgiving. i was pretty happy. >> when that chopper saw us, it was a moment of pure joy in our heart. we knew we were going to get out of there, we were going to be okay. >> reporter: after they were rescued they were taken by ambulance to treatment first in vail before being transported to the

this is video of that rescue wednesday. 18-year-old tommy hendricks and they continue to the sun id summits monday because they say those are best chance to get some recession to call their parents. hendricks says it saved their lives.>> sometimes you have to make decisions that are split. is a split decision to go to some and not head back down because we figured would have a better chance of survival. >> both teams have frostbite on their fees but they say they will be back hiking when they >> it's been three weeks since the election but it's finally official. ursula donald trump wins michigan 16 electoral votes. he beat out hillary clinton by 2/10 of a percentage point. trump is dealing with the fallout after making baseless claims of voter fraud on twitter. he previously lost the popular vote because they the people voted illegally for illary clinton. days away from a recount of wisconsin. just i made the request. the clinton campaign has push for a recount in several battleground states despite saying they haven't uncovered any evidence votes were tampered with. >> why doctors say ever

and, in good tommy hendricks and matt smith are being treated here at the burn unit of university of colorado hospital. each survived the difficult ordeal with only frostbite to the toes, and the thumb. they were rescued yesterday when a black hawk helicopter and ground searchers spotted their tracks. they had reached the summit, but a snowstorm came in early creating white-out conditions. then they got lost in what is known as the bermuda triangle >> absolutely not. fear is the epitome of doubt. and if you doubt yourself in the mountains you are screwed. and so, we didn't. we weren't fearful. >> fear is the enemy. >> it is. >> if you have fear, then you are never going the climb a mountain. you will never be able to climb any rock. if you are consumed with fear you won't be able to focus on what need to be done to get the right hand hold and foothold. and survive. treated here at the burn unit of university of colorado because this is one of the few in the country that has a special treatment for frostbite. at 6:00, we will hear much more from them and why this thanksgiving is espec

matt smith and tommy hendricks summited the t cross. then their families did not hear from them tuesday as expected so they called authorities. after a two day search, a helicopter spotted the teens this afternoon. >> oh, this is a thanksgiving present for all of us. certainly for the family. certainly for the kids himself. >> the boys were found at an elevation of 12,000 feet. >>> a pimp gets the maximum sentence for trafficking paul burman was sentenced to 248 years in prison. he pimped several victims including adults and teenagers. his youngest victim just 15 years old. one of the victims spoke at the sentencing today saying what he did traumatized her life. the da's office says this is the largest human trafficking sentence in colorado history. >>> now, to the latest on dangerous chemicals found inside a home in castle rock. today, police went back to that home to finish the month after police arrested a teenager who livered in the home. the home is on crest creek way. cbs4's jennifer brice is out there live for us tonight in the n

aside from some minor injuries, the teens tommy hendricks on the left and matt smith were okay. the mount of the holy cross is not easy. >> they got lost. they summited holy cross. they called their family at out conditions and they simply got lost going down. >> this will be a very good thanksgiving. >> this is a thanksgiving present for all of us. and certainly for the families and the kids themselves. >> reporter: they are reported in stable condition in the emergency room here. and this thanksgiving will indeed be a joyful one for them and their families. live in vail, rick sallinger, cbs4 news. >> thank you rick. >>> new details tonight about a castle rock evacuated this morning for the second time in weeks. some homeowners had to get out of after investigators found dangerous chemicals in one of their neighbor's homes. last time crews pulled chemicals out of the home on crestwick. exploding some of them. investigators were back. the family had to hire the company to bring most of it out. the contractor would not handle the dangerous chemicals which go. police are investiga

. >> reporter: tommy hendricks on two treacherous nights on a frigid peak. >> i would get snow from all the snow. put my head under the jacket. and have to smell his feet. >> religious snuggling up next to each other. because we had to have the body heat to survive. >> reporter: and survive they did. suffering only frostbite to the toes and the thigh. >> did you ever think that it might not turn out this way? >> absolutely not. fear is the epitome of >> we were praying to god because he was with us. it was about the only thing keeping us alive. and our ability to know we would get back down safely. >> reporter: rescue teams ton ground and in the air pulled the two colorado springs teens from the mountain after spotting their tracks. >> i was thankful because i really wanted to just see my family for thanksgiving. so, i didn't want to be hiking and eating cold ramen for thanksgiving. i was pretty happy. there was a moment of pure joy. we knew that we were going to get out of there. we were going to be okay. >> reporter: after the rescue, they were taken by ambulance for treatment before

local high school students matt smith and tommy hendricks summited to the mount of the holy cross in eagle county. that was monday evening. when their families did not hear from them tuesday, they ca after a two day search, a helicopter spotted the teams this afternoon. they got lost in a white out. >> they hit the summit 7:00 p.m. monday night. storms came in. and they were trapped by the storms. thankfully, they had equipment and experience enough that they were able to take pretty good care of themselves. >> the teenagers were found at an elevation of 12,000 feet. they were taken to the hospital in castle rock. police arrested a teenager who lived there. a special team of investigators went back to the home to finish the cleanup. eight neighboring homes had to be evacuated again. >> you don't like to hear something like that. not knowing that it was going on, i guess is the big thing. you know. it just kind of makes you worry a little bit. >> reporter: some of the chemicals were immediately removed on halloween, some were taken out. the required to hire. but the latest were left t

what is called the bermuda >> reporter: tommy hendricks on the left and matt smith spent two treacherous nights on a frigid peak. >> i would get snow from all the snow. put my head under the jacket. and have to smell his feet. >> religious snuggling up next to each other. because we had to have the body heat to survive. >> reporter: and survive they did. suffering only frostbite to the toes and the thigh. might not turn out this way? >> absolutely not. fear is the epitome of doubt. >> we were praying to god because he was with us. it was about the only thing keeping us alive. and our ability to know we would get back down safely. >> reporter: rescue teams ton ground and in the air pulled the two colorado springs teens from the mountain after spotting their tracks. >> i was thankful because i really wanted to just see my family for thanvi and eating cold ramen for thanksgiving. i was pretty happy. >> when the chopper saw us, there was a moment of pure joy. we knew that we were going to get out of there. we were going to be okay. >> reporter: after the rescue, they were taken by ambulance

local high school students matt smith and tommy hendricks that was monday evening. when their families did not hear from them tuesday, they called for help. after a two day search, a helicopter spotted the teams this afternoon. they got lost in a white out. >> they hit the summit 7:00 p.m. monday night. storms came in. and they were trapped by the storms. thankfully, they had equipment and experience enough that they were able to take pretty good care of themselves. >> the teenagers were found at an elevation of 12,000 feet. they were taken to the with minor injuries. >>> now the latest on dangerous chemicals removed from a home in castle rock. police arrested a teenager who lived there. a special team of investigators went back to the home to finish the cleanup. eight neighboring homes had to be evacuated again. >> you don't like to hear something like that. not knowing that it was going on, i guess is the big thing. >> reporter: some of the chemicals were immediately removed on halloween, some were taken out. the contract the family was required to hire. but the l

rescue teams found matt smith and tommy hendricks yesterday afternoon. they had not been heard from since monday evening. they summited a 14er in vail county. rick sallinger talked to the teenagers for us tonight and joins us at the university of colorado hospital. so rick, how are they doing doing quite well. we are happy to say. they would much rather be in this hospital than on the side of the mountain where they were. but they are hopeing to be released soon. tommy and matt are being treated in the burn unit of this hospital. each survived the difficult ordeal with only frostbite to the toes and a thumb. they were rescued yesterday when a black hawk helicopter and ground searchers spotted their tracks. but a snowstorm came in early and created white-out conditions. then, they got lost in what is called the bermuda triangle of the rockies. >> when we nor the meadow, we just kind of, we were praying to god because he was definitely with us the whole climb. probably the only thing keeping us alive. >> to kind of give up and say no, i will hand it over t

colorado springs teen agers who survived being stranded on colorado's highest peaks we learned tommy hendricks and matt smith have been released from the hospital after being treated for frostbite they spent frigid nights with eagle county with little protection from the elements the teens were rescued wednesday after search crews spotted their tracks they are now at their homes in colorado springs. >>> right now the worl castro. cuba's long-time leader the island nation is 90-miles from florida thousands hit the street in celebration, don champion has the latest from little havana neighborhood. >> reporter: people celebrating fills the streets in miami's little havana as word of fidel castro's death spread. the neighborhood is a cultural political prisoner in cuba for years, her family fled to america when she was 11. >> i saw suffering, i was a small child now i'm here, very thankful to be here, this is my country and i'm hopeful. i'm very hopeful for cuba. >>> throughout the day the crowd behind me has shared many stores of decades of oppression and hope for the future. >>> castro ruled cub

. >> reporter: tommy hendricks on the right and matt smith spent two treacherous nights on a frigid peak with only rocks to provide protection. >> snow and what not. put my head under the jacket and have to smell his feet. >> literally just snuggling up next to each other, because we had to have that body heat to survive. >> reporter: and survive they did. suffering only frost bite to the toes and the thigh. >> did you ever think it might not turn out this way? >> absolutely not. fear is the epitome of doubt and if you doubt yourself in the mountains you're screwed. definitely with us. probably the only thing keeping us alive and our ability to know we would get back down safely. >> reporter: rescue teams pulled the two colorado springs teens from the mountain after spotting their tracks. >> i was thankful because i really wanted to just see my family for thanksgiving. so i didn't want to be hiking and eating cold ramen on thanksgiving. i was >> when that chopper saw us, moment of pure joy. we knew we would get out of there and would be okay. >> reporter: they were taken by ambulance for