for teacher and staff. their school opens next week. but they have police training going on. for them, they don't have to show up this morning. and first day of school is coming up on the 22nd. let's get to joel. we have another issue for the a-line going on. >> we've had some crossing gate malfunctions on several of those crossing gates as you're making your way out to dia. rtd saying expect severe delays. they'll say 30 delays. this time they've said severe delays. there's no talk of bus bridges. we're working to get information on that to see if anybody is stranded out here. it's a story we're going to follow. you may have to call up that friend, that really good friend, hopefully you have it to take you to the airport. >> hopefully you have a favor to call on. i'm tracking clouds from the south and showers on the western slope. how busy would this

day. britt and alan, we'll have that answer in a minute and we'll look at a cool down. >> that's a huge change. chris, thanks for that. take a look at these pictures. so much cleanup for one homeowner after a car smashes through that man's property and takes off. it happened in the 3400-block of west evans avenue which is west of evans and federal. cbs4 shawn chitnis is tracking this story. shawn, go ahead and tell us what happened out there. >>reporter: britt, as homeowner has spent the last few hours trying to deal with that and clean it up and as we watch, they've made progress in getting that debris off to one side of the backyard. let's give you a closer look at the damage as we talk about what happened overnight here. we understand a driver first hit a small pole, split it in half, then hit the fence of the backyard. damaging

finally hitting a detached garage and storage shed that was also in the backyard. a lot of damage created. looking like a storm came through the backyard. all done by one that was able to drove off after -- creating by 1 car that was able to drove off. the owner was inside at the time. he woke up suddenly and went to find out what happened and found this damage and has been working through the mess to try and clean it up. we know through later this morning to take a look at the damage and see if that shed can still stand in its current condition. probably not. and then as for that driver, we know the driver was able to drive off. police caught up with the driver just a few blocks from where we are, and then that driver was taken to the hospital. we don't have an update on their condition. live in denver, shawn chitnis, cbs4 morning news. >> shawn, thank you very much. new 1 person dead in a crash

it involved a motorcycle right here and a car. doctors are treating 1 person with serious injuries. tonight, larimer county crews are going to spray for moss keys to steam the spread of the west nile virus. that's in eastern fort collins and run from timberline road to i-225 and prospect south to harmony. the health department is seeing a high number mosquitos. >> we're lucky that the -- usually that covers our season. some years are worse than others. >> the spray starts today. you can track the trucks as they go to your neighborhood. you can do that by going to krns and

cbsdenver.com and -- kelly werthmann found out the man was recently back at a park where he has frightened people. >>reporter: this is the face of a man indianapolis is trying to lure kids into his van. it happened after school monday as elementary students were dropped off by their school bus near baker park in englewood. as kids began walking home, the man with brown hair and glasses approached them making disturbing and inappropriate comments according to police. students avoided the strange pe t about what happened who later reported it to police. the man is described as white, about 20 to 30-year old with brown hair, driving a black and gray astro mini van. 1 man who lives next to the park chose not to talk to cbs4 on camera. but says he saw the suspect outside his home tuesday afternoon. that neighbor says he saw the man in a gray-colored van writing something in a notebook, then as he was approached, sped away

there. you want to contact englewood police if you know who that man is or if you see him. we have not issue if you're hopping on the a-line. it may be slow. here's joel. >> i would avoid it all together this morning, britt. they have severe delays and they're not saying this is a 30 to 60-minute delay. they're saying severe delays. they've had crossing gate malfunctions that they're working to get that repaired. when they get that rre passengers currently on that line. no word if they're doing a bus bridge to get those passengers out to dia. let me take you to the denver-metro area. trouble spots along a side street. evans and knox and then along i-225 near santa fe, the tough accident as you get through commerce city and this is a spot where we see quite a bit of volume. an accident has you down to one lane working in

glare. sunrise at 6:13. we're a little bit away from that. you see color on the horizon as we scan the skies on this wonderful wednesday morning. 55 in jansey. 58 lewisville. 61 commerce city. 57 in -- we have 58 on the western slope from we're looking at doppler 4000 ad a handful of high clouds and sprinkles on the western slope and the san juan mountains. we'll get more storms through the day. air quality, poor. an ozone alert for metro denver for unhealthy air. if you're sensitive to air, you want to limit your time outdoors. it's a quick jump into the 80s. we'll have a few storms this

i have a cool down in a bit. >> it's a taste of the season to come. chris, thank you so much. there's 82,000 people in san bernardino, california forced out of their homes by a massive wild fire and that fire has zero containment so far. it has burned rough leaf 23 square miles and it has destroyed a dozen buildings. erica knockland have the details. >>reporter: fla fire crews worked into the night to keep the blaze from reaching more homes ordering residents in the area to evacuate immediately. >> this fire is aggressive. we've seen some very erratic fire behavior. get out so we can focus on working on this fire verses rescuing citizens. >> the so-called bluecut fire ignited yesterday. despite containing the fire from the air and ground, the fire expanded in

highway 138, you can see home after home charred to their foundations. fire officials are hoping lighter winds and cooler temperatures will help get the bluecut fire under control. erica knockland from southern california. california -- the clayton fire burned 4,000 acres and 35% contained. the fire started over the weekend and destroyed 175 homes and her role in the death of her young son. candace pled guilty to child abuse resulting in death. her 2-year old son died last summer. he was brought to the emergency room with injuries consistent with being beaten and burned. the mother's boyfriend crank is also face being charge in the boy's death. he has pleaded not guilty. new developments this morning in a search for a back country scare missing for months

bottom of an avalanche slide near bertha fall in clear creek county. here's what we know. they had been looking for 42-year old jeremy rich who never returned home from a skiing trip back in january. the coroner working to identify the remains found over the weekend. we'll followup. denver police want to find this man. they say he broke into the garage of a home and stole a couple of bikes. that crime last week right near 6th and galpego and a security camera caught they say he has pretty distinct tattoos. get ready for security changes at college football games this year. colorado state university and cu boulder will both only allow certain clear bags into their stadiums. our suzanne mccarroll talked to fans about the changes. >>reporter: how are students reacting to the clear bag policy. >> plastic bag, it's okay if it's pretty

>> and they're -- >> people are less concerned. >> it makes everything safer. >> those in charge of keeping students safe say this is a logical requirement at sporting events. >> so we can see what you have to make sure everybody is safe. it's for our athletes and visitors. but it's about speed. the fact we can see through the bag from the outside, it makes you get through >> you won't be able to take your back pack in. have you to put everything in a plastic bag. >> it's not the best idea. >> check my pockets and check my bag and have everything to be transparent. i want my son to be safe. >> the rule is similar to the one in effect at home broncos games. the new ban applies -- sports

a 27-year old clear clutch cu purse is available. all this talk about what you can and can't bring to football games hasn't dampened anyone's school spirit. >> i'm excited for the first football game. >> suzanne mccarroll, cbs news. >> have you to layer up because have you to carry the blankets during a night game. it's a thing. >> you got to fit that stuff in those clear bags. a man and his wife struck by lightning outside of their home. we have the video.

welcome back, everyone. new video this morning, if you can, take a look at your screen because it's truly unbelievable. you have to see it for yourself. an east texas man hit by lightning. he goes down. you see the flash and tim pow goes down. his wife was unloading groceries and their children were nearby. this happened in bronson. tim and his wife were hit by the lightning strikes and injured. >> my children and my family are the main concern, and seeing the video on how close and how much worse it could have been, just a few seconds, if the lightning would have hit a few second later, it would have got my youngest son. >> pow says he did not feel his legs for an hour after the strike. doctors checked out the family and say it's rare they

we'll check with chris spear in a moment and see if more storms are on the way, but first joel, you're watching something on the roads. >> there's a mess on the roadways. i want to start at i-25 and santa fe. flashing lights. i-270 and york, there's an accident blocked off both directions of traffic. this is just to the south of york. you can see the mess you have of taillights. that's a similar situation you would see on the other side of this accident. lo through commerce city this morning. a long line extend nothing the eastbound direction from i-225 and in the westbound direction, you're going to see that load up back to i-70. that is not our only trouble spot. we've had operational difficulties is what they're calling it that's causing severe delays along the a-line for the next several hours so you can expect delays on the ride on the train to the plane out to the airport this morning.

have them take you to the airport. a side street accident at evans and knox. we're watching the first camera as you get to i-25 and santa fe. the weather is quiet start. the big sunshine coming up. 6:13 is your sunrise this morning. nice view for you on your screen. we have temperatures in the 50s and 60s east of i-25. lineman is cool at 40 in the higher elevations. 50s and 60s on the western slope. peter, our weather watcher near elizabeth has 62 degrees and john kirkpatrick in evergreen, he got over a half inch of rain from the showers yesterday. doppler 4000, something spinning in denver. can you see the little pink right here.

mix on the high peaks outside of telluride. future cast, more of the same as we go through the day. showers and storms will pop as we get into the afternoon. mostly over the higher elevations. late afternoon, early evening, many come into the i-25 corridor like we saw yesterday. your chance is low. only 10 to 20% chance you'll get anything at your house today. high pressure breaking down and moving to the west and a ridge building up the west coast. that big ridge is going to create a trough of l bring down a batch of cool air for this time of year. highs today, 80s and 90s east of i-25. 7 -- 70s in the mountains. changes -- saturday we may struggle to hit 70 if you can believe that. >> wow. it's a scientist of the next season. fall is on the way.

big shake up hits trump's political team. just 82 days before the election. the republican presidential nominee is bringing in conservative stephen banning as ceo and he's promoting well-known kelly ann conway to campaign manager. hanna daniels has the latest on the campaign. >>reporter: trump will receive his first classified intelligence briefing in new york later today. last night in wisconsin, the gop focused on law enforcement and race relations accusing clinton of bigotry and pandering to communicates of color. >> those [indiscernible] of the native of cops is -- it's a narrative supported with a nod by my opponent. shared directly in the responsibility for the unrest in milwaukee and many other places within our country.

milwaukee. a city rocked by violent protest after a fatal police shooting over the weekend. he vowed to restore law in order under the trump -- >> the problem is not that there's too many police. the problem is that there are not enough police. >> in wisconsin, the latest poll for marquet law school shows trump trailing by 15 points clinton. despite rising poll numbers, clinton's e-mail scandal cast a shadow over her campaign. yesterday, the state department agreed to handle over undisclosed e-mails. hours after congress received classified fbi documents related to the investigation. clinton's not commenting on the move, pain

>> clinton's campaign releases a state saying quote with each trump attack, becomes clearer that his strategy is just to say about hillary clinton what's true of himself. now, he's accused of her -- of bigotry remark and we think the american people would know which candidate is guilty of this charge. runners are going through changes. here's mark haas. >> should i be the guy >> you should have fun. >>reporter: we put fun and run in the same sentence. that's what a small group of us did through a denver neighborhood did. >> what's exciting about this year's race. >> this year we're adding a new saturday 5k which is creating a remix weekend so people can take advantage for running for 2 days. >> the challenge is to run 5k race on saturday and then do either the 10k or half marathon

this sweet remix medal. >> the big change that we have new this year is the new title sponsorship with trans america, so we're going to be running passed their headquarters and they have a big cheer station waiting for everybody. >> runners can expect that rock and roll experience with bands along the route. >> our headliner for this year is key love and special sauce. and i think a lot of people will resignation with g-love. >> the half marathon weekend is october 15th and mark haas, cbs4 news. >> you can sign up for that race by going to cbsdenver.com. you can track the cbs4 team and see who is dogging it. traffic alert we're following. take a look at the pictures in commerce city. this

over a million ears of corn are picked a day to listen to what's most important to colorado farmers. michael bennet asked what he could do to help, and then worked with republicans to make a farm bill that's making a difference to all farmers in colorado. the thing that impresses me most about michael bennet: we don't always agree, but he values our input. and i do trust michael bennet to look out for us.

following a traffic alert as we do your weather ask traffic together every 10 minutes on the

the fours. an accident cleared -- closed off a lane in both directions on a portion of highway which is just a mess anyway. making your way through commerce city. looking at the long delays we have as you travel in the westbound direction. eastbound as well. you can expect delays along i-76 i-76. that's not our only issue this morning. chris, take you in severe delays on the a-line due to operational difficulties. i would avoid the a-line. >> sounds like good advice. a live look from the roof cam. sunrise at 6:13. just enough high cloud coverage filtering from the south giving you nice color. temperatures comfortable around -- 59 from our weather watcher richard. 59. denver, upper 60s.

60 in morrison and lakewood, englewood and greenwood village. southwest aurora checking in at 60$60 degrees. cloud and light clouds in the southwest. we'll talk about whether we can get rain in denver later today. >> chris, thank you. the latest from the olympics in rio. match point brazil against the u.s. and beach volley ball and watch this. down goes semifinals. three-time gold medalist kelly walsh jennings loses for the first time. her first loss in her career. april ross will play tonight against another brazil duo. >> incredible. in women's gymnastic, the team ended with another gold and

darling of these olympics earning her 4th gold medal. she walks away with a silver and takes incredible stuff. they finish with 9 medals overall. this could be biles and razman's final appearance at the games. >> it's amazing watching them. 60 degrees in denver. here's what's ahead on the cbs4 morning news a morning where you might need to have a lot of time for that morning travel, coming up. also. a big day for local state and federal agencies. their skills put to the test this morning as they prepare to respond to a simulated disaster right here. we'll have the details at 6:00 on cbs4 morning news. also ahead on rbs 4 morning news at 6:00, the fords -- also ahead on cbs4 morning news at

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hi, everybody. this is the news at 6:00 a.m. a driver smashes into the backyard overnight leaving a pile of rubble and then just takes >> and a big shakeup this morning in donald trump's campaign. plus -- spectacular flames burn out here. >> this erupted overnight. a new california wild fire forces 82,000 people from their homes. a look at the overnight damage. let's look live outside and there's your morning sky. we are in for maybe some more trouble today and wait until you hear what's going to happen