keeping a close eye on storms bringing dark clouds and storms to denver. >> ed greene in colorado's weather center. >> looks like it is just about here. you can see the flow of moisture moving up along the front range. we also know look at the lightning strikes beginning to form closer to denver. that's because we're starting to see these strikes move our way. last hour over 400. so the storms are dying down but also shifting slightly to the east. where we didn't have any a couple hours ago, here come a few storms moving to the south of denver. we may see a couple of showers and thunderstorms. and that's gonna be brief, they'll move through, die down, that's it. also a cold front into a stationary front, high pressure holding it back today. it will sink out of the way. stationary front becomes a cold front and

that'll take us out of the 90s, into the 80s, and even into the 70s. denver police are looking for the man this this surveillance picture wanted for insdeentd exposure it. happened in june outside the walmart on evans and federal. police say the man drove past the victim in this silver car and exposed himself a local district attorney is furious a judge sentenced a 5-time convicted drunk driver to just probation. 54-year-old doyle carmack was arrested in aurora in march for his sixth drunk driving offense. his blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. judge is sentenced him to five years probation and 75 hours of

the legislature is to blame. the investigation into the deadly industrial accident in denver this morning at pbp arc lum numb plant. one person was trapped in a machine and was killed. unclear how the victim ended up in the machine. new information on several ballot initiatives that voters could end up deciding on in november. yesterday were the deadlines to turn in petition si plenty to consider! shaun boyd is live in denver for us tonight. and there is some question tonight about the petition submitted for two of the initiatives. >> reporter: both of them call for big changes in the regulation of fracking, including more local control. supporters submitted their petitions today in dozens of boxes that were half empty. frack-free colorado, one of the groups behind the measures posted this video boasting they

need truck to deliver them. you need about 98,000 to make the mroot, and they turned in -- ballot, and they turned in more than 100,000. the secretary of state says it's hard to know what to make of the half empty boxes. >> it is unusual. other measures that were turned in, the petitions were scanned in by our staff and put back in their original boxes. and they maybe had five bocks left over. this was boxes >> the secretary of state has until september 7th to certify the petitions. nearly 160 initiatives were initially submitted this year. petitions for nine ended up being turned in. >> after the state legislature

prescribe a lethal dose of medicine for people dwhiering, voters could decide whether colorado will join five other states in legalizing assisted suicide. >> it will save you money, it will cover everyone, and it is designed in colorado by coloradans >> reporter: the future of colorado's healthcare system also on the online. colorado care initiative, the only one certify the for the ballot so far, would replace obamacare with a single payer state-run system. a separate measure would programs by raising taxes on tobacco products. [ chanting ] >> reporter: under another initiative, it would raise the minimum wage to $twefrl an hour over the next four hours. >> we owe that tow democracy to include as many people as possible in our process >> reporter: and one would

primary, the other open all primary elections to un-afilliated voters. >> colorado's constitution needs to be protected. >> reporter: most of the initiatives, constitutional amendments, including one to make it more difficult to amend the constitution in the future. it would require 55% praufl instead of a simple ma-- approval instead of a simple majority, and signatures from every part of the state. >> reporter: again signatures for the initiative still need to be certified for them to make the ballot. the referred a couple measures to the ballot, one of them eliminating an obscure exemption for slavery, the other dealing with a property tax exemption. so potential 11 measures. flowers cards gifts and mark the area where three girls drowned yesterday at a swimming pool in pueblo of one girl was 17-year-old ju li.

6-year-old sister at the time. >> three kids in a pool, you would think that logically they would be able to care for each other. especially one of them being a 17-year-old. so that kind of makes me a little suspicious. >> police don't expect any foul play but the investigation is still open. family members have set up a gofundme page. new developments on former blagojevich. a judge a judge refused to throw out some of the charges. he made an apology during the 2-hour hearing. fwhau didn't seem to sway the judge is who gave him the same sentence he got in 2010. his brother was

the bad hand that they have been dealt. i'm confident that my brother is gonna remain strong. what i saw in that courtroom was someone who was contrite, took responsibility for what he did and is trying to make the best of it while he's incarcerated and has not lost his bond with his children which to me is a real sign of his character. >> the lawyer says he may again appeal. a major closure along i-70 in the mountains. cdot will be closing all laebs of the interstate -- lanes of the interstate through glenwood canyon. workers will be installing fences. that closure will last from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm on both days. a federal judge has given preliminary approval to a multimillion dollar settlement for the people living east of

nuclearing plant north of golden. release of plutonium back in the day could mean between $12,000 and $14,000. this settlement has been years in the making >> reporter: some of the residents in this affected area started filing legal papers for this lawsuit 26 years ago. >> did you think this day would ever come after 26 years? >> frankly i wasn't sure i'd ever >> reporter: she's owned a condo near rocky flats for decades. the lawyer in the case says homeowners like her will likely get $12,000 to $14,000. >> what is justice? but i guess it's as good as whatever we're gonna get. >> you're entitled to money from this settlement. >> reporter: this money doesn't want us to use her name. she says she worked at rocky flats, owns this home near there, but won't take any money. >> i bought next to rocky

money from it because of it? >> reporter: the majority of the 13,000 to 15,000 property owners likely to get money by the first half of 2017 are expected to take it gracefully. >> i think the important thing is that they're holding the government contractors and the department of energy responsible. a mountain lion keeps returning to ana, musement near colorado springs. now officers are having to step in. >> the nfl planning a massive kickoff party at civic center park. >> showers and thunderstorms moving south to north. they're also shifting a little to the east. so we had nothing a couple hours ago. now showers and thunderstorms could move into

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a mountain lion spotted in a colorado springs amusement park.

parks and wildlife officers say they'll set a trap filled with meat to hopefully catch the big cat and relocate it. the park has already set up barriers. an update on the elk we saw with a basketball hoop stuck around its neck. wildlife officers were able to help that animal. they found it above ever are lake. y you eye i -- the nfl will be hosting a free kickoff party here in denver.

transformed. >> reporter: this park plays host to events all year long. >> right here in civic center park with a 2-day fan festival and a concert on thursday night. >> reporter: nfl officials are working to denver city leaders to pull off this event. >> a tremendous amount of planning goes into it. thankfully we have experience with large-scale events. we feel really good about our plan, and we'll use the next bolster everything up. >> reporter: dirks bentley will perform liven. they'll be building a stage on the steps of the city and county building. >> a kickoff village like, this they'll have activities for s to adults, casual fans just getting to know the games. >> reporter: the first super bowl rematch to kick off the

victory party. this should be no problem! >> nothing to it! lots of-off to the west. now some of it is starting to move toward the metro area. starting to see a few sprinkles downtown. with 209 strikes in the last 15 minutes. a little b maybe a strong storm to the south, then it's gun. sunshine by tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, showers and storms once again, pushing through the metro area. just widely scattered. thursday, more of the

. high pressure sinks off at this time southeast. a cold front pushes through the state and starts to drop off temperatures. you'll see that. 97s today, dia and downtown. 62 and 61 is where we started out. 89 and 59 is where we should be. 1 dee off the record high for the year. still pretty warm, breeze echl south east 25. thighs shot here, a bit of a rainbow. and another here, from durango. 70s 70s for the mountains, out west,

degrees. frustrate for tonight, an isolated storm, clearing skies, 65 and 63 overnight. for tomorrow, an isolated storm right back into the low 90s. a cool front takes hold. 87 on thursday, 81 on friday. maybe only on saturday. >> you could tell this morning it was gonna be a scorcher >> and it was.

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make a decision today. mark sanchez will be the starting quarterback thursday nate. not a big surprise. this is presently in the something to look into, other than the fact they're going to start somebody on thursday. von, okun, and demarcus ware will all be out. von admitted mentally, the game isn't coming as fast as he would like, at least not yet. he'll be on the sideline thursday but still plugged >> i'm never out of the game. even in practice, i'm always on the sideline, always knowing the play, i pay attention to my position, the coverage that we have. i'm a pro. i'm never too far away from the game. and

right there on the sideline, i'm gonna know every play. every coverage that went in. and just get reps. >> reporter: >> it is beginning to feel a lot like day javu at coors field -- day ja vu. yesterday they blew a 3-run lead. hitting has not been the problem. and it wasn't today either. blackmon with a leadoff homer, rockies up 1-0 e in the 3rd, nolan arenado adding onto it with a single. the rockies bullpen gave up 5 runs in 2 innings. rockies lose another late lead. >> i think we got enough talent

definitely hitting a tough stretch here with our bullpen. i believe the guys will right the ship. >> tough stretch probably putting it nicely. which former rockies relief pitcher would you want on this year's team? vote on the sport page at cbsdenver.com. former broncos q.b. tim tebow gonna try his hand at basic! he's been training scottsdale. he plans to hold a workout this the next month. he played baseball in high school, but that's been more than a decade ago. paithd has been doing some fishing lately. look at the size of that thing.. dirks tweeted he caught one that was way, way way, way bigger but couldn't

face becoming an instant classic. giving stank eye to the swimmer in front of him, going for his boxing routine. a new controversy for donald trump. why the clinton campaign is calling his comments today a direct threat.

firefighters on the scene in lakewood. a house fire on mexico avenue near south union boulevard. not clear how the fire started. crews on the scene. at least one person is being donald trump has ignited another controversy. >> he made remarks about the second amendment, and they are being intrmentded by many as a threat against hillary clinton. craig boz well live at the white house with more on the newest trump firestorm. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is certainly interpretingly it that way -- interpreting it that way. trump began this week attempting to

that has been overshadowed completely by an off the cuff remark that has ignited a firestorm. at a rally in north carolina tuesday, trump told supporters hillary clinton wants to abolish the second amendment. [ crowd noise ] >> if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can folks. although the second amendment people, maybe there is. i don't know >> reporter: the clinton campaign immediately responded saying "what trump is saying is da states should not suggest violence in any way." trump's campaign called the media dishonest and said he was talking about people going to the polls. >> we have tremendous power. people like myself that believe in the second amendment. if hillary clinton gets elected i think she's going to decimate the second amendment. >> reporter: trump is already facing criticism from 50 former national security official who is wrote this letter saying

be president or commander in chief. he dismissed comments as the washington elite. clinton toured a healthcare clinic in miami that is ground zero in the battle against zika and called on congress to step up funding. >> i would very much urge the leadership of congress to calling people back for a special session and get a passed. >> reporter: a new poll shows clinton and trump neck and neck in florida. she has a points in pennsylvania. all of this back and forth between clinton and trump is raising expectations for fireworks at upcoming debates. three girls fell off a ferris wheel in tennessee. one is in critical condition with a brain injury. a 10-year-old and

happened last night in greenville. all rides are now shut down. a hospital in the dc area has closed its neonatal intensive care unity after they found a potentially deadly bacteria. the center said three babies tested positive for the bacteria. the infants have not developed an illness babies recently died at that hospital. at this point it is not clear if the bacteria played a part. a newborn in texas has died because of the zika virus. the mother traveled to el salvador while she was pregnant and got the virus. baby was born with microcephaly. texas health experts say there have been no cases so far of zikaing spread by mosquitos. -- zika being spread by mosquitos in that state. in florida there have