he's one of us. mike coffman es uno de nosotros. mike is one of us. i'm mike coffman, and i approve this message. d we have brand new clues in the mysterious deaths of two american sisters in the islands. that tops our news at noon today. one of these women, annie korkki lived here in denver. her sister lived in chicago.

you. our melissa garcia has more. both of them had water in their lungs. explain. what does that mean? >> reporter: well, alan, it is right now with the information out there still too soon to tell, but there are dozens of potential reasons that could lead to that including drug overdose or other accidental causes including altitude sickness. right now annie was competitive team member on an adult team of figure skaters. they are devastated of course at the news that one of their team members is gone. taking a look at some of the pictures, she took this season off to go on a one-month vacation in africa beginning with a safari and then going on the islands. an autopsy found the 37-year- old and her sister died of

her brain. we checked in with dr. dave hnida about the possible causes for that type of condition. he said there are dozens of possibilities as we mentioned including medication or drug overdose especially when combined with alcohol which alcohol was the case, we know from authorities in these deaths. accidental causes include altitude related injury li carbon monoxide poisoning but it is too early to know the details behind these still mysterious deaths. >> the coach spoke withous today. she says annie was a determined competitor but even moreso a caring and compassionate friend. >> she had one of those personalities that just drew you in and she became friends instantly with the women on the

member. >> reporter: and that team has dedicated their entire 2016- 2017 competitive season to annie korkki. the team is released a statement. we have that on cbsdenver.com. we're live in littleton, melissa garcia, cbs4news. >> >> right now federal investigators are piecing together what happened in the months before a commuter train smashed into that station in new jersey. a woman on dozens of others were injured. >> reporter: federal investigators are reviewing video taken ten minutes before train 1614 jumped barriers and slammed into a wall inside the hoboken terminal. they will look at the black box that was found last night. >> we'll be looking at operations, mechanical, track, signal issues, human performance and the survival factors. >> the force of the crash

and left wire, dang fling. >> it went over the bumper block, basically through the air. >> reporter: the team of experts are waiting to get the green light about the integrity of the building before they can examine the debris. >> we'll have to wait to get parts of the canopy removed. >> fabiola bittar de kroon was killed and more than 100 others were injured including the train's engineer, thomas gallagher. the engineer is cooperating. one of the factors they will examine is what the the 72 hours before the crash. >> reporter: it remains closed slowing the commutes for thousands of passengers into new york city friday morning. >> i will take the bus for the month of october just to stay clear of all that. >> reporter: officials say the train's forward facing camera could also hold critical clues. well, we have new information about a crash on i- 70 that tied up the commute

motorcyclist was speeding on i- 70 when he lost control and was thrown from his bike. that is when another driver hit him. that motorcyclist is in the hospital in critical condition. that crash closed westbound i- 70 for over an hour during the morning commute today. a story we first told you about during the cbs4 morning news. police in lakewood say they are only looking for one person who shot a n that man confronted the suspect who was trying to steal a car. that is when the suspect opened fire hitting the man add another car in that area. the man has minor wounds. the suspect left in a car believed to be stolen from denver. >> >> there is a new tool in the

shootings. it is a simulator. you had a chance to check it out. >> reporter: lie did. >> reporter: it focuses on split second decision. it is part of them revamping the program here. i tried it out and it is about as real as it can get. >> sir, put your weapon down. we're not going to shoot you. you have to put down. we can talk this through calmly. >> reporter: there is a person controlling the simulation deciding what happens next based on how you handle the situation. what you didn't see, i was shot by the suspect because i didn't recognize the situation was escalating. it was real and graphic so we opted not to show some of them,

scenarios. they can use different tools including verbal deescalation and less lethal options like pepper spray or taser. they will be able to have local settings. the one the chief used was the 16th street mall. it was purchased by the denver police foundation. it is not going to be used just by dpd. law enforcement from the entire rejohn will have the ability to come here and train. live from the denver police ad >> a lot of twitter battles making waves today. it started with republican donald trump tweeting overnight about the claims that he fat shamed a beauty pageant winner. craig boswell explains, trump said his opponent is using the former miss universe as a political tool. >> reporter: for the third day in a row, donald trump is going off message to bring up his

universe in pre-dawn tweets. he asked if clinton helped her become a u.s. citizen for political purposes and said to look for a sex tape. she blames the tweet storm on trump's poor showing at the debate. >> he knows he didn't help himself so he is going into junkyard dog mode and he is having these gu sending sex tape stuff out. >> reporter: the morning paper had more bad news for trump. "u.s.a. today" took a stand in a presidential election. its editorial board said trump is unfit for the presidency. the paper urged readers to resist the song of a dangerous dem going bud did not endorse any other candidate. she is calling on young meme to engage income mountie

white house. now clinton also took to twitter to address trump's comments overnight. also saying when something gets under his skin, trump lashes out saying that is dangerous for a president. donald trump is going to be campaigning in colorado on monday. he will stop in pueblo and loveland. you can find out the details at cbsdenver.com. well jerusalem today to lay the former president shimon peres to rest. both president barack obama and former president bill clinton attended. he was remembered as a man who tried to bring some peace to the middle east. >> last of the founding generation is now gone. shimon peres accomplished enough things in his life for 1,000 men.

shaking hands with benjamin netanyahu. it was signed in 1993. he won the nobel peace prize although, it didn't lead to lasting peace. does that mean we're going to see any rain? >> meteorologist chris spears is in the weather center right now. >> reporter: good after al. we do have rain on doppler 4,000 right now. outside the cloudcover you mentioned. we'll talk about the rain chance fall storm coming our way next week. also, ahead, as the week of act laids for the broncos comes to a close, why this team says it is only looking forward, not

so you can easily master the way you bank. broncos are back they are ready to head to tampa to take on the buccaneers. the league honored both trevor siemian and von miller. this is a team that is focused on the future. >> we want to win games. we want to make the playoffs. we are not taking anything lightly. whether it is the buccaneers or

anybody lightly. i will give it my al. >> the buccaneers are up next sunday. kickoff at 2:05 right here on cbs4. chris is here to explain the clouds. >> a little rain developing. i will give you a radar in a second. outside, our mile high camera. lots of cloudcover. i sure hope we can get rain out of these before the day is over. we close out september today. as of this minute it looks like it will be a row below normal. it will be nice to change that trend around. around the state mostly 60s and 70s east of interstate 25. ft. collins 59 and in aspen. grand junction 66 degrees. >> as we check in with our weather watcher out side, 60. he has been reporting sprinkles today. we have 66 degrees from richard

control of colorado, has shifted off to the south. this is the next player here, that low pressure out of the pacific will be coming our way by tuesday. we're starting to feel the southwest flow out ahead of it. this is a little weather disturbance crossing the state right now. that is why we have the cloudcover today. we're seeing a handful of showers. we'll get in closer there and stop it. i saw a lightning bolt there a second ago over there are a few thundershowers popping up. a little lane of showers now trying to develop from outside of burns, wyoming and down to the greeley area and northeastern suburbs of the denver. a couple of waves of showers are going to try and work their way through. here is future cast. we could if we get enough daytime heating see thunderstorms develop into the afternoon. we'll be watching that for you.

maybe clouds around tomorrow morning. then saturday, once, again, get that daytime heating and the usual dose of storms. they will be out there. >> we need to watch matthew, a major hurricane now. taking a turn now. 70s today along and east of i-25. 80s in the southeast. 60s to mid-70s on the western slope. look at here. see the fall color? it will be a ce we have a guide on cbsdenver.com. in fact, we are at peak now. this is the weekend you want to go. next week is a storm and some mountain snow. by tuesday, denver plummets into the 60s, overnight lows in the 30s. not a washout as we head into the weekend, but a chance for storms this afternoon and early evening. hello october. >> yes.

app. you can search cbs denver weather in your app store. the folks in loveland have some stinky water, because there is a stubborn algae bloom. one of the stores for the drinking water. it does crop up. the largest bloom they have ever had and blame flooding from 2013. some xcel customers are warning us to take a closer look at our bills.

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kill low watt usage. they replaced the meter. they said there can be a spike in the bill because then it is accounted for. >> i called customer service and talked to one person there. their answer, there was nothing they could do for me. >> that is when he called cbs4. he shows for the past two years his usage is the same month to month. xcel said they will now find his owed sure the kill low watts were recorded correctly when it was changed out. her bill jumped five times after a meter change. >> if i'm hardly using my electricity now and it is a most $200, what will it be like in december and january? >> xcel says they are looking into the concerns. hall says he just wants to understand his bill. >> i paid for what i used. i don't have a problem with that. you know, i just have a problem

explain why it did jump. >> reporter: companies all around colorado are looking now for hundreds of employees foreseesnal hiring. that including j. c. penney, fedex and king soopers. denver is helping those people land jobs. they recruit people looking for jobs and trains them to help find permanent jobs. one man knows how well it works. >> you have the opportunity to grow and learn on the things well so i am going to spread the word to everybody in the community, to those having problems with finding jobs and staying employed. this is a perfect place. >> the program provides team work and leadership and communications classes as well as resume' riding. the city is looking for about 300 applicants right there. could be an answer for you. if you're looking for a job, there is that job fair father

a disturbing family situation on dr. phil today. britney said her father timo listed her at least 100 times. britney and her mother decide today go public with her allegations. dr.phil could ask the questions. >> why would a child allege this? why would a child say not once, not twice, not 10, 20, 30, 40, 0 this? >> tim answers that question and why britney wants him to take a lie detector test today at 4:00. your discretion is advised for this dr. phil. then on cbs4news at 5:00, the fda approves a new device that could change the lives for type i diabetics. how the artificial pancreas might help at 5:00. >> chris is back. >> 40% chance of rain. that is the best chance we have

a few showers out there now. we'll see more as we gee through the day. can't guarantee you're going to get rain, but bring the umm. not a band weekend, a big change early next week. >> you guys will be busy. >> we will. >> great to see you.

i first met mike on a fundraising event to help the hunger in ethiopia. i was an aurora scholar this year. at his birthday party. mike is a very nice guy. he's a really nice guy. he can do 62 pushups. mike is a great friend to the ethiopian community. he's not like other republicans. i think he's better. mike's one of us. he's one of us. mike coffman es uno de nosotros. mike is one of us. i'm mike coffman,

? >> quinn: what happened? tell me. what's wrong with my husband? why is he still unconscious? >> ridge: don't tell her anything. she shouldn't even be in this room. >> quinn: i have every right to know, ridge. i'm his wife. >> steffy: if it weren't for you, my grandfather wouldn't be lying here. >> quinn: steffy, whatever happened to your grandfather is not my fault. >> steffy: your faul you fractured my entire family! look at him. >> ridge: okay. >> steffy: look at my grandfa-- [ sobs ] >> ridge: he had a brain hemorrhage. >> quinn: brain -- how bad? >> rick: we don't know yet.