Incompatibility issues. They already found at least 144 guardrail systems incorrectly installed. Cdot has today for the first time confirmed what we already told viewers. A 23u days ago. A few days ago. That several tkpwarbd guardrailn installed with mismatching parts. Made from two competitors. The parts do not work together. In one case leading to horrific injuries for a driver. They wont know until they hit the road. If you leave the roadway. And impact one of the these. That is not compatible. That the guardrail and the end cap are not perform the way they are supposed to. Theres a potential. That you could have a guardrail. Not pr epbt you from prevent you from crashing into something. Stkpwr. Serious warning. And one that the federal government the federal Highway Administration has told me. That they have sent out to all 50 states. Tonight. Well have more on that. Tonight at nine. Thank you. To pinpoint weather. Snow keeping drivers at slow speeds in the high country. Some parts of metro area. This morning. The video from the weather beast. Along i 70. Driving in. It doesnt look too much you can be sure ski resorts are celebrating. As they welcome guests for the thanksgiving holiday. Good storm system. It give us a brief shot of rain and snow. And the temperatures were just warm enough. That the roads didnt freeze. Like they did last thursday. When weu we got the first snow. There it is. Out of the north. Swinging into the south and east. Moving away. Watch early this morning. Youll see the snow line move into the city. Lasted for a little while. And moved out. Heres a closer view into the transition. We have rain around 4, 5 a. M. As expected around 7 to 7 30 the snow k078s into the city. Then is turned back to rain. Really didnt get anything to stick here. Down south, two to 3 inches of snow fell. In places like castle rock and franktown. And the. I point that out. Because where the snow did accumulate. The temperatures struggled. To get to freezing. Through the day today. Skpfplt where there was no snow on the ground. The temperatures were much warmer. I have to show you this. This is very impressive. I shared this with you on november 7. This was the mountains covered in snow. In colorado. Denver right about here. November 7, 2015. This is where we were this year. November 7. 2016. Barely covering the mountain peeks. In the last two weeks. Look what we have done. We have covered the mountains in we have made a lot of ground. With the big Holiday Weekend. And a lot of resorts coming online. The timing couldnt be better. People are loving this. The ski area. Very excited to say in several inches have fallen here. On the slope. The slope has closed for today. It is getting dark. We did have a chance to speak with the they say the conditions are pretty good. A little icy. But otherwise not too bad. The weather beast says were standing at 2 is degrees. And 12 windchill. It was down tonight. Really a beautiful time here. Especially with the Holiday Weekend coming up. Issue. As far as the weather. Right now its looking good. Park open tomorrow. Next up is all of those opening on thanksgiving. Fridays the slopes open at vail and beaver creek. If youre hitting the road or sky this week. Dont forget to take the weather app with you. Get your free travel forecast. To and from your destination. Staying here in colorado or all over the country. In the palm of your hand. Its free to down load. New tonight. At five. A former adams county sheriff assaulting and kidnapping his exwife. Charged in the shooting death of a toddler. Arrested today. For investigation of negligent child abuse. After his girlfriends toddler was killed. Live now with that story. It looks like the boy died when the gun went off. Accidently. Investigators say the deputy knowingly stored a loaded shotgun in the childs play area. The toddlers mother also urpbdz arrest. They say the conditions of the home were so filthy. It engaged it endangered the other children. Describes two yearold john as a very bright light. With a contagious smile. The boy a long with his mother. 30 yearold Stephanie Ray and another sibling. Lived with former adam county sheriff deputy. And his 4 children in park county. The two yearold died november 13. After a gunshot wound to the head. Police reports say his mother told investigators quote. It happened in the bathroom. The shotgun was on a shelf in another child was climbing on and the shotgun fell and went off. According to to police records. There were s erl guns in the home. Two of them quote easily in the reach of all the children. The arrest affidavit describes the home as filthy and disarray. Investigators say they were quote. Over powered by a strong odor of urine. They say the floors were littered with soiled laundry. Trash. And human and animal fee kal matter. The kitchen was in great disarray. And quote plastic iv bag with clear liquid. On a. Along with a number of capped syringe needles. Accused of sexually assaulting and kidnapping his exwife. Those charges were later dropped. Again the former deputy and the toddlers mother in jail. For investigation of child khraous and resulting in death. Grandmother facing charges for the abuse of a 6 month old baby woeu. Now. Prosecutors say she was caring for the boy. Earlier this month. Got frustrated and slammed him down on a bed. He suffered serious brain injury. Shes due in court for a formal hearing. Next month. Fort collins a suspect now in custody. After yesterdays deadly stabbing. 48 yearold david struck knew the victim. Who was taken to the hospital. But didnt survive. And knew a witness to the crime. Now accuseded of first degree murder. Investigators havent release the name of the victim. The driver in the Horrific School bus crash. That killed at least five children. 24 yearold describe the crash a z drastic accident. Authorities charged the driver with vehicular homicide. They are straoeuing to pinpoint the exact cause. They believe speed played a factor. The driver lost control. And slammed into a tree. They believe a school bus. Slammed into a telephone pole. And a tree. And flipped orb on its sides. Four girls and a boy were killed in the crash. Three in fourth grade. One in first grade. And one in kindergarten. It could have been my kids. Police arrested the driver. 24 yearold john anthony walker. Charged with five counts of Reckless Endangerment and reckless driving. The Investigation Continues into what caused the deadly crash. The community is coming together to grieve. Six other students are in the intensive care unit. Families are mourning today. Others in the Community Coming together. To donate blood and do what they can. To help those in need. Thank you. More than two dozen animals are killed in an over tphaoeulgt barn fire in greeley. This happened sunday night. Were just learn handgun the details. His his barn is a total loss. And lost about 25 goats. Two bigs and a the cause of the fire is urpbdz investigation. Toys. On the wish list. This holiday season. There are some youre bert off not buying. Consumer alert. The ones that have been recalled. But are Still Available online. Weu love come not when they end up being dangerous. Like these. That are still sold online. The annual trouble in toy land report. Colorado Public Interest research group. Is out. And they tell the problem solvers. 16 toys are out there. That parents can still buy. Toys that can cut you. Burn you. Or suffocate you. One of the worst. The bean bag chair. One of several out there with a zipper pouch. That can suffocate small children. Only some have been redesigned. The hovercraft. A usb cord that can over heat and burn. Also on the list. The popular paoeus pas fire clip these beads can be choking hazards if they come off. Are asked to return them to the store. For a full refund. Slowed down this morning. Because of cattle drive. Only in colorado. Photographs from this scene along highway 135. Near gunnison. The cattle gathered opbtd left side of the road. Along with some cowboys. An hour later they shoed up with this tweet. Thanking everyone for not having a beef. With this long hold up. Saying that they are stao uf on still on the moooove. Growing up. Did you see that. Of course. I love the snow at this time of the year. We needed the moisture. It sets the stage. And everybody getting into the holiday spirit. Another way to do that. Is here. Sho ut west airline. Sponsored skyline park. Now open on the 16 street mall. Its a great thing to do. With the young ones. Like that guy. It came in the the temperature a little bit of snow. In some spots. The only thing we have left is a little rain. Down in the southeast corner of the state. Heres the rain. We picked up early in the day. It lifted out. Again we had snow for a brief period in denver. Mainly it stayed in the form of rain. And the clouds breaking. Now from denver. Where the sun came out. To the north. Where there was no snow on the ground. You can see. 42. To 48 degrees. Up in fort collins. But you can see the blue shading here. South of town. This is where we saw two to 3 inches of snow. And kept temperatures in the chilly 30s. That is true in colorado springs. And in limon. And akron. And the mountains check in with a 30s. 40s and a 50 in grand junction. 42 denver. After starting at 33. Not even a ten degree warm up on the day today. Thanks to the clouds out there. Clouds are breaking. Peeking through the cracks in the clouds. Off in the distance. 36 at the airport. But 40 downtown. With the north wind at 8 miles per hour. We have 37 down in. 38 centennial. You can see highlands ranch. Snow only 35 there. 41 broom field. 40 wheat ridge. If you were with us at the top of the newscast. Up at the love land ski area. Light snow. That will come to an end. Tomorrow. Cant rule out a cloudiness. To the north. Maybe light fog. But it burns off. Very quickly. And from the afternoon. Into the evening. Youre looking okay. Watch late tomorrow night. Snow. Coming into the mountains. I want to pull back and give you a wider view. Tomorrow. Is wednesday. And if youre staying in the state of colorado. This storm w if you are traveling any where within the 4 corners you are fine much 7 a. M. Heres the lunch hour. 5 p. M. As long as you make it to your destination. By the time the sunsets. You should be fine. Then late tomorrow night. A quick moving storm system. Increases the snow. Rabbit ears pass. Steam boat springs meeker. This will hang around early thanks thanksgiving day. A bump back tomorrow. With a lot of 50s over the east. And 40s. And 50s. In the mountains. And as you head off to the west. My forecast. In denver. Clearing sky. A light wind. And a cold 25. On the way to 53 degrees. Tomorrow. Nice bump in the temperatures. Now on the tha pbs giving. That storm i pointed in and out th which will bring snow early. Which is good news for skiers. What is does for us. Gives u a windy and cool day. At 48. Thats close to where we should be. Couple clouds around. Its dry. Friday saturday. Looking great. Upper 50s. No problem for you. Shoppers. Heading off for black friday. And into the weekend. Heres whats interesting. More snow on the horizon. Sunday snow now looks to be sunday night. Guess what that means. Broncos are playing. We may have weather. Cold temperatures and flakes flying. Tuesday of next week. In a went onto become the agent of change. Leading by example. By message. By responsibility. A lot of the guys really enjoy being around me. I think the freshmen hate me. Because i dont want this program to fall apart. After i leave. And so im hard on missing tutors and missing class. We have been up together. Them and the captains at 4 45 a. M. For punishment. Its really porpt to stress important to suppress just that its not just about football. It was 4 years ago. When this senior class came in with mike mac. In theyre forever bound. But beyond that. Im just thankful they cared enough about each other. Cared enough about me. Cared enough about the university. That they stublg stuck it out. And now they realize in life, if you just keep sticking it out and pushing and fighting. And hoping. And keep believing. Things can come true. With the buffs in boulder. It can come true. Watch the buffs this saturday. 5 30. Right here on fox. Its a big deal