right now on cbs 4, what president obama has to say about a possible deal russia. and nebraska's football team honors one of their players who died in a car crash during their game yesterday with fresno state. we'll have more on those stories in a moment, but first let's get a check of the weather with dave. >> our labor day weekend is going pet nicely here in denver

denver. we're starting out very are nice. mostly clear and school this morning. we're at 55 in morrison. same thing at stapleton and city park. look at doppler 4000, showers and thunderstorms out west, and mostly clear with just a little bit of fog some some locations over the eastern plains. denver is clear right now. last night, storms blossom 0ed up over an inch of rainfall in some of 0 those areas. here in denver, here is what we're looking at today. it is going to be mostly sunny today. we have dryer air moving in here. some parts of colorado, especially the northeast again, could see some severe thunderstorms which we'll talk about in more detail later, but for denver, 84 at noon. and we should a high of about 88 degrees. so another warm day as we i do

city. won't be the case in some other areas, stan. more on that a little later. a douglas county detective remains in critical condition after a shooting with a suspect. it happened friday after police responded to reports of of a suicidal man near dixon and alpine drive. police shot and killed that suspect after he fired at officers. we spoke with the supporting dan bright. >> we've been saying prayers, asking people to pray for them. >> reporter: joe ann justice lives town the street from where the deputy was shot. >> they put their life on the line every time they're on toot, sometimes even off duty, and we just all feel really terrible. >> reporter: that you gofundme page. bright's family said they need prayers and financial support, as relatives continue to arrive to be by his side.

detective bright is 40-year-old randall roddick. when law enforcement were called to his home friday, police radio traffic indicates roddick has access to weapons, may have been drunk and suicidal. . >> reporter: deputies say roddick fired on them outside his home, striking bright, and it near sierra middle school, where another deputy shot and killed him. some neighbors tell cbs 4, he was a recluse, and described roddick as troubled. >> investigators say they've gathered all the evidence that they need. the first gofundme page for bright passed its goal, raising

and right now, denver police are looking for man they say stabbed someone in downtown. the victim was taken to the hospital. no word on that person's condition. police say the suspect is a black man, about 5'11", 180 pounds. we have a sad update about a beloved elephant at the denver zoo. officials say the asian elephant dolly has been euthed and in some sort of hospice care. zoo officials believe she was at least 50 years old. she was born in southeast asia, and then transferred here to the denver zoo in 1990. and now the latest news on colorado's marijuana industry. in november, denver voters will decide the fate of a proposal to create areas for pot consumption in restaurants or bars. a second measure to create

consumption did not make the november ballot. >> the latest on the g20 summit in china. president obama arrived for the opening ceremony. this morning, the president said there is no quit in the u.s. effort to pursue peace in syria. he said our country is skeptical an agreement with russia can stop to -- can work to stop violence in that country. a deal could be announced very soon. and donald trump traveled to d the african-american community yesterday while hickenlooper is trying to distance herself -- hillmanly clingen is trying to distance her -- while chicago frying to distance herself from her -- while hillary clinton is

most polls show trump support among black voters is still under 10%. and happening now, thousands of coloradoans are enjoying a taste of colorado. the 33rd annual event in downtown denver is full with free music and family fun, but the focus is, of course, on the food. several restaurant asks already taken top prizes including bistro colorado, and the event last through tomorrow. dave, what is the weather going to look like down there in civic center park are? >> good weather, i think down in at the taste of colorado today. check it out. sun is just beginning to rise in a few moments out there. we're going to have a lot of sunshine in denver, but there are are some areas that might see severe storms later today. we'll outline that for you. in the meantime, here is don, our weather watcher in deer trail. he is starting off at 54

morning. coming up, a new study indicates that coffee cravings

starts this morning in your health he watch, this is the news. the united nation's health agency wraps up it's meetings on zika. the virus repapers a global health emergency and continues to infect new countries, according to the world health organization. the head of the zika expert committee said so remains unknown. a new study suggests patients operated on at night are twice as likely to die adams those undergoing surgery during regular business hours. doctors examined surgical data gathered over a five-year period, and found even people who have surgeries later in the day have a higher mortality

pharmacies should not sell tobacco, and half of smokers degree. tobacco kills nearly a half million people every year. and for some of us, having one or even two cups of coffee a day is the norm. but do you have been wonder how much -- why you might be such a big coffee drinker? the answer, maybe your dna. mary has more in today's health up at work, or just happen to be a latte lover. new research suggests your espresso habits may be linked to your genes. it was found that people with a newly identified genetic trait drank less coffee than those who didn't have the trait. the author believes that the gene speeds coffee consumption

being met be a bow lied in the body. the -- ma tab bow lied in the body. they hope that these studies will lead to solutions that can help change some of our bad choices. ,000 the latest on storm herms -- hermine. the storm could regain its hurricane strength as it moves slowly up the east coast. tropical storm warnings are as far north as connecticut. >> good news and bad news on what's going on. i have the elvis collar going on this morning. just noticed that.

hermine is post tropical right now. moving to the east-northeast at 12 miles per hour. you can see from boston down to north carolina, we have tropical storm warnings and hurricane warnings going on, but on the radar, there's not much rain happening out here, so they're worried about storm surge coming through. doesn't show up on the. it's just right along the coastline there. that will be problematic all the way up to boston. if hermine does become even stronger. current temperatures now, we're at 54 in fort collins, 55 in bolder. it's 58 at dia and lead shill this morning. now, zone the satellite and radar, as we take a look, last night had some big thunderstorms blossom up over eastern parts of colorado. akron had funnel clouds there, baseball sized hail and that type of thing.

thunderstorms that fired up. bob carlisle had almost a quarter inch of rain from those storms if pine cliff. wendy brian, almost 3/406 an inch of rainfall there, and same thing with leo as they got just pounded there. this morning, this moisture will probably produce showers and thunderstorms up to the northwestern corner, and the northeast. ing the it's going to skip so we'll be in pretty good shape here, as high pressure moves in. here is the high coming in. it spread moisture yesterday, but now on the back side of this, it's pulling in a little dry air and keeping that front in wyoming up to the north. dry over denver. there's those storms in the northwest. now, watch as they just kind of skip over the front range and then get going out here if in the northeastern plains. so some of those could be severe. here is the outline now on marginal to slight chances. you can see it's just kind of a

today. temperature-wise, in the 70s in the mountains, and 80s and 90s aclose the eastern plains. that includes denver, mostly sunny skies. same deal tomorrow for labor day. 89 in the sunshine, 85 on tuesday, slightly cooler with isolated afternoon thunderstorms, but we keep it in the low to mid-80s through thursday with mostly sunny skies. so all in all, if you're doing any painting this week, doing some outside stuff, think moist of us will stay dry for most of the week. >> pretty finish up those summer activities, maybe a last barbecue. thank you very much, dave. we still need some volunteers for excel's days of service. things like alley cleanup, painting over graffiti, picking up trash. you would be working with ex- freedom community makeover, which relies entirely on volunteers. >> it is about bringing

food neighbors and work together. >> really need your help here. meet your denver neighborhoods for a few hours on saturday september 10th during xcel energy's day of service. jerry lewis is 90 now, but he's still on the move more slowly. cbs sunday morning's tracy smith caught up with him. >> so how are you? >> i'm good. i'm -- i'm getting over not walking. it's rough. >> it has to be hard, because you are such a physical comedian. >> frustrating as hell. but like my daughter said, dad, would you have liked not to make 90?

>> he's a bit less mobile now, but for jerry lewis, not walking doesn't mean not working. >> reporter: in his latest film, max rose, he's a retired jazz artist coming to terms with his wife's passing. >> and i never told you, you breathe nicer than anyone i've ever known in my life. >> why >> i fell in love with the material. >> on charlie rose tonight! >> in this role, his facial expressions say it all. but then again, they always have. >> comedy legend jerry lewis. a look at star trek at 50, and ballooning the ultimate summer

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and this is the news in sports. game two between the rockies and d-backs at coors field. the rocks start chipping away in a homer. and then lemahieu comes home for -- in the 6th for another run. but all of this was too little too late. the "rox" lose this one 9-4. the series wraps up this afternoon at 2:10. and in college football, maybe already the best moment we'll see this season. nebraska taking a moment to honor one of their fallen players. punter sam fults died in a car

field one one less player. a penalty was called, but the opposing team declined the penalty. we're shooting a little video for social media to get you to drink some beers. >> health too this. in >> unsuspecting passengers get on to this they're getting a tour of denver's brewery. >> it turns out this whole a few brews thing is up front. we're going to go have some fun now. reporter: instead, they're being takenton school over drinking and driving. >> 70% of people believe they are safe to drive after one to two drinks. >> reporter: the viral video shows passengers drinking right along with the drive we are, and no one thinks to stop him from drinking or not drive.

>> how many of you guys noticed that our driver was drinking with us all day? but the passengers don't know that until it is revealed the trip is a hoax, and had he been drinking what they expected, he would have been well over the legal limit. >> i don't care if something happens to me, but if i drive somewhere and i kill somebody? >>or reactions, those are their real emotions. >> yeah, nogging in this individual was staged. it's true to life. we want to move beyond just the slogans don't drink and drive. we really want to get laser focus it offed on the behavior that enables drinking and driving. >> cdot hopes that people will watch the video and then picture themselves as one of the passengers on this beer tour, and how they would react

situation. cbs 4 hopes millions will view the video and get the message. dave, you're in the weather center with a look at our forecast. >> yeah, mostly clear skies, but later this afternoon, there are some areas that may see severe storms. i'll give you timeline on when those will develop and let you know if any of those will make it into denver today. >> okay, dave. may seem like common sense, but douglas county deputi warning park visitors to lock their are cars after multiple break-ins. and he's got plenty of tree

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we have 48 this morning in eerie. 58 in castle rock. so a cool start to th there are some storms pushing in over western colorado. i thunk those will go shooting up into the northwest, and then to the northern are part of the state, and we could have some severe storms later today, but i think over den jury we have kind of a try slot that's developing. and, boy, yesterday, we just got pounded in some locations of eastern colorado.

we'll give you a timeline later. here is how denver shapes out today. by noon within about 84. i think we'll stay mostly sunny today, and have a high about 88, 89 bity time everything is said and done. so a super sunday on the way. we'll have your labor day forecast coming up, stan,? just a little bit. >> okay 0, dave, looks like good day for right now doug county deputies are warning not leave your car unlocked at parks. >> it's surprising me that someone could get a into a car without being noticed. >> reporter: parks lots of

thefts. since july, the douglas county sheriff's office said that thieves have been targeting easy to grab items from parked cars. dawn admits she often leaves he car unlocked and doesn't always keep her valuables out of sight. >> i take advantage of the tinted windows. it's probably not a deterrent in any way, shape, or form, but, no, i don't hide them. >> reporter: adrian benham more careful. >> i never lock my car at night, but when i come to a public spot, i do. >> reporter: while parkgoers say this serves as a reminder, benham said they need to be put into practice. >> it's just a necessary precaution, you get back to your car, your things are gone, you didn't look it, it's your own fault. >> phones, purses, wallets, and even garage door openers are

being stolen. this is the news coverage our nation today. a major breakthrough. authorities in central minnesota say the remain position of a boy abducted decades ago have been found. the sterns county sheriff's office said jacob wetterling's remains were found yesterday. he was kidnapped in 1989. police named heinrich as a person of interest is last year, though no person has been arrested at this time. in north dakota, a $3.7 million project is designed to travel more than a thousand miles from north dakota to illinois. transferring barrels of oil. protesters are worried that it will affect their land and water rights, but supporters of the project say it will create jobs. thousands of people traveled to downtown buffalo this week to get a taste of wings from all

the national buffalo wing festival kicked off yesterday. thousands are expected to attend this two-day event. wings from 28 local, regional, national, and international eateries are being featured. and we are continuing to follow that deadly storm out east. two people are dead, and hundreds of thousands are without power, as tropical storm hermine moves up the coast from florida. those who live along the coast in new york and new jersey are now getting ready for what can be a lengthy storm. tropical storm hermine lift house is without electricity from florida to virginia. >> i expect every city, and county official to aggression

problem. lifeguards locked the gates at seaside heights, closing town the beaches more than 24 hours before hermine arrived. double red flags were posted warning of the danger. >> basically just one about big washing machine. >> reporter: but menacing crowds didn't keep people away from the boal this bad with the waves being this, you know, tall, but i would imagine the undertow would take you right out. so i can understand their concern. >> reporter: there is concern here. this is the same town where sandy new york add roller coaster into the ocean in one to 12. hermine is not predicted to be anywhere near sandy's severity, but the storm could stick around for a couple of days, intensifying possible flooding

>> take a look at hermine's path right now. it's expected to restrengthen back into a hurricane at some point today. dave will have the latest on the forecast in just a few minutes. happening tomorrow, comedy central will air the roast of actor rob lowe, and among the roasters is our retired quarterback, peyton manning. lowe treated a few years ago that manning was not returned to the nfl. peyton made sure to remind lowe about that, while taking a shot at tom brady, >> i don't worry about rob lowe. he is a work horse, and if they ever stop casting you in sit comes, just look on the bright side. you tried to take the air out of my retirement announcement so fast, you can probably get a job as tom brady's ball boy. >> looking forward to this. you can be part of the roast. here is a comedian on peyton

longer need helmets. no, seriously, peyton, i love all of your work, especially in the goonies, when i heard you yelling hey you guys! >> you can key see peyton roasting and getting roasted tomorrow night on comedy central. >> the end of summer growing season is here. coming up, some safety measures to consider to prevent yourself or someone you know from getting sick when cooking on

a few clouds in the distance. we'll have a mostly sunny day going looking good. 55 degrees downtown. here is a look at some of our weather watchers checking in this morning. shelby majors is coming in at 58 degrees this morning, and from doug goodman in north la fayette, he is 58 degrees. let's go to western colorado here. 55 degrees for you from david berry this morning. so be everybody pretty much in the 50s going on. here is the futurecast. mostly sunny over denver, but

over northern areas, up norths fort collins, and then pushing down towards akron, some of those areas. some of those stormers late in the day could be severe out there in northeastern colorado. akron yesterday that baseball sized hail in some locations. denver is looking at about 88 for a high today. just a shade above normal by a few degrees for this time what labor day looks like and if there is any rain in store in the week ahead. >> labor day weekend is one of the last chances to grill outside. that's a staple of the season, but may also expose you to chemicals linked to cancer. don champ explains. >> there is something about that grill that makes it nice. >> reporter: mark wilson is celebrating his wife's birthday with a barbecue. >> grilling is a perfect way to

>> reporter: it may be tasty, but grilling too much may be wad 0 bad for your -- may be bad for your health, as chemicals are formed that have been linked to colon, pancreatic, and breast cancer. >> studies have shown that people who school meats that have been grilled at at high heat on a regular basis may cancer. >> reporter: start with a clean grill and cook foods at lower temperatures for a longer time. >> we also recommend marinating meats, because it increases the moisture and that will reduce the forms aof the chemicals. >> every day there is something new. there's a new risk to look out for. so you just try to too the best you can. >> reporter: experts say gas grills are safer, because they

and vegetables can be grilled with no health risks. don champ, cbs news, dallas. >> experts say it's a good idea to have a food thermometer handy, too, when you grill, to make sure your food is cooked thoroughly. >> a carnival ride sends several to the hospital in memphis. >> we were trying to hold on. >> scary. what caused the seats to open and for riders to fall out? and here is look out to mountains. a good day to go out there and

denver police are looking for a manner they stay stabbed someone in downtown.

the victim was taken to the hospital. no word on that person's condition right now. the suspect is a black male, about 5'11", and wearing about 108 pounds. >> an doesn't on a carnival ride in memphis, tennessee, sends several to the hospital. the moon raker ride somehow stopped short in the middle of a go-round, and the operator accidently caused some of the bars to lift up, which unsecured the while others just fell to the center. some were seriously injured. pope francis declared mother teresa a saint this morning. she spent her lifetime helping those in need. before her death in 1997, the pope followed in mother teresa's footsteps by offering more than a hundred thousand

the ceremony. look at this, paul bailey shot this shot. he said it kind of looks like a volcano. indeed, it does. it was a rough evening last night. current temperatures are looking like this, 61 now this

we are starting out with mostly clear skies. we have high pressure coming in, and a good jet stream bringing that moisture into western colorado. oh think it will skip over the denver metromix area. and then dryness from fort come weres into denver here, and then they'll redevelop out here these storms out in northeastern colorado could be severe today, all the way down into the lamar area. best shot for these severe storms you can see just outside of lamar, burlington, up into sterling, and then it zooms back up into craig for later today. so we have to watch that, i think, this afternoon. some of those storms could get kind of big. we'll make it to about 86 in

looking at about 88 in denver today. 89 for labor day. lots of sunshine for us. and we cool it down by just a few degrees. low-to-mid 80s. the only chance in the weak ahead of thunderstorms will be in the afternoon on tuesday. so we have a little bit of summer left, even though it's september already. >> seems like a really good day to get out to center park, >> get a big turkey leg, or one of those corn on the cobs that they dip in butter. those are good. >> then you'll have to go for a run. >> sure sure. >> well, the circus is coming to town, but it will be mission something of its biggest stars. >> reporter: for more than 130 years, elephants have been a part of the ringle brothers and barnum and bailey circus experience.

this word, ringling brothers is taking a step toward a human only circus. much along the lines of second quarter. >> you know, it was -- cirque du soleil. >> you know, it was time. >> reporter: american circus tradition has always had a focus on animal acts. the billinger and more impressive, the better. but times have changed, attitudes have changed animals has grown. ringling brothers is catching up. >> i think at the root of it is really a focus on con sir situation. as many people know, elephants in the wild is severely endangered. there are few organizations in the world that are legitimately combating the issue, and we've been at it since 1995. >> reporter: out of this world still features a lion and tiger act, which i've got to wonder

back riding act, somehow placed in an outer space story line that appeals more to children than adults, but you can see the direction in which the circus is moving. >> the show is the star. the show has always been the star. there's never really been any individual stars. there have been people who are highlights in the show. there have been animals that are highlights and features in the show that draw the public in, but if you really think about it, it's always the show that's the store. >> reporter: more music, effects, just no elephants to lead the way. they've all been moved to the ringling conservation center in florida. is the circus still fun? sure. it's bright and thrilling and colorful eye candy. always has been. but now it's catching up to a an audience that is more aware and paying more attention.

denver coliseum beginning september 30th. for ticket information, head to our website, cbsdenver.com. coming up, your dog may understand what you're saying. how pup's brain processes the

good look downtown on this summer about labor day. this next story is one i think doing owners have known about for a long he time, much more than just your tone of voice. they say brain scans confirm that canines can understand what you're saying. michelle miller has more on that. >> reporter: ask any dog owner, and they'll tell you that their dog usually does what is told, especially if you say it nicely.

researchers is taken what's always been assumed one step further. saying they proved that dogs actually understand a lot more than we think. >> the regular, like, sit, stay, come here. when we're walking, i always say wait. >> reporter: the experiment depended on the cooperation of 13 dogs who were trained to lie still for seven minutes during a functional mri headphones, the dogs listened as trainers combined phrases with different intow nations. brain scans revealed that, like humans, docs processed words with the left side of their brains, and used the right side to process pitch. alexandra is the thorough of being a dog. what did this study teach us that we didn't already know?

the dog's brain between meaning and sound. so they're hearing the pitch of what we say, but they're also attending, at some level, to the meaning, and especially to familiar words. >> reporter: the results also showed the dog's only recognized prize if both words and tone were positive. >> what this study indicates is that they notice that you're intow nation is positive, but that what you're saying doesn't quite match up, because the rest ofou gibe with average real happy, rewarding voice. >> reporter: for dog owners like lee cannon, the reward is knowing that his four-legged friend is one he can talk to abite anything at all. >> i wouldn't be surprised if nancy started talking english to me every day. i wouldn't be surprised at all. it just seems natural, seems normal. >> reporter: critics say a lot more tests need to be connected before any conclusions can be

that cute little voice with your furry little friend like henry here? you better mean it. >> got to be careful what you say to your dog. it is 6:57 right now. we're going to head over to dave in the weather center with a quick check of the forecast. >> 55 degrees. we are clear over denver, although a few clouds are in your opinion the mountains. in the meantime, susie jay is up bright and early. she is has a cool 49 degrees this morning. >> so it will be a good day to get out to the mountains, or spend time outside. before you do that, stick with

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dave, we've been watching a beautiful morning. >> yeah, it's unfolding rather nicely to get us started here in the first sunday of september, going on. beautiful out there in the sunshine. we're at 55 in brighton. and 56 in boulder this morning.