breaking news in denver. police tell us two men were taken to the hospital early this morning and one of to be okay. right now police do not have any suspects in custody. we will continue to update you as we learn more. good morning, i'm i'm worth wort and it's the first day of october -- -- kelly werthmann. chris spears joins us now from colorado's weather center and an icy snow behind you. yeah, snow fell late

28 degrees and the sun is out there on the horizon. we have temperatures starting off cooler today than we were this time yesterday. most of the state with the exception of the far eastern plains running about 5-15 degrees cooler this hour than we were at the same time yesterday. 39 in craig, 36 in avon, 2350 in grand junction. 50 ingarage. grand junction. 27 in breckenridge, a chilly start there in the north side. a couple sprinkles on the south eastern plains. clouds passing by and we will check the full forecast for today and see if it's a good day to check out leaves maybe. we'll talk about that coming up. on the storm watch this

weakened overnight to a category 4 storm roaring across the caribbean sea now thchlt is video from columbia bee and venezuela. they expect it to hit jamaica tomorrow night with wind speeds as strong as 160 miles per hour. south florida could be threatened next week. a developing story out of arapahoe county. a judge sentenced a youth pastor for praying on a young the victim's family say christopher hujen son won't be spending enough time behind bars. >> reporter: the former youth pastor met his victim at this church. she was just 13. his role as a person of trust is why the district attorney's office was able to ask for jail time flt the teen was inappropriately sexually touched. >> he was a youth minister and

the community to give her counsel and support. and to help her find her path. >> prosecutors asked for four years of jail time at the low end of the range but the defendant got 90 days. he is also sentenced to 20 years of intensive probation for sex offend everies where he will get treatment. he can't have access to the internet or contact with children under the age of 18. his sentence did mandatory prison time in colorado. the prosecution feels what the pastor got was very little. >> this 13-year old felt very well neshl so she reached out to this guy and he exploited that. >> the defendant had a huge show of support in court yesterday including 46 letters written on his behalf for the court. a string of burglaries in

store owners left with a mess as they look for a suspect. the suspect broke into four businesses last week and set off security alarms and also caught on camera. you the thief stole only a small amount of cash but at one salon the burglar only got away with $19. learn more about the death of two sisters at a luxury resort off the coast of africa. autopsy results show they died from excess fluid in their lungs called pulmonary edema which can be caused by any number of things from delayed decompression from scuba diving

with alcohol. this colorado mother is facing serious charges after police say she faked having cancer to get a man's money. 49 -year old from monument met a 79-year old man from westminster through a dating service. she told him she had cancer and needed money for treatment. he gave her $34,000 over two years and bought her a car and vacations overseas and have cancer. school districts warning parents about social media rumors involving school violence and clowns. the pair >> reporter: lake verge police wood police converged on the school. >> as soon as we get a threat we immediately find who the threat is about and bring in law enforcement so they can do research. >> reporter: letters have gone

this point our investigations have led us to believe it's a social media hysteria. >> i believe it's just stupid. some kid going around trying to scare kids. >> it's a bunch of empty threats. have they done a whole lot? no. >> reporter: in adams county parents received a letter reading posts that threaten safety are not a harmless joke and are taken seriously. there watches on facebook pages. >> people said they have heard clowns are shooting up the school and some say they have seen clowns of school property. >> each threat is being taken as if it is real. rick sallinger, cbs4 news. happening today new rules for pot packaging go into effect. the new guidelines apply to

marijuana products and determine how the pot is packaged. all businesses need a universal logo with a symbol to show edibles are a form of marijuana and not another type of food. the labelling will also say "keep out of reach of children." in a matter of hours c sksu and wyoming hit the gried iron for the border war -- -- gridiron. the game attracts lots of attention and game day traffic so be aware. watching for dui drivers and those not wearing seat belts on highway 287. kick off is at 8:45 in fort collins. it's been a bad year on the streets of denver for racing and there's been several deaths and numerous injuries. cbs4 investigator rick sallinger shows us a tool police are using to try to bring this to an end. 0. >> reporter: they gather to

how do you stop this activity? >> i think you stop it with enforcement. >> reporter: they're hitting them where it hurts. >> you say the police can't stop this, why? ? >> because it's not stoppable. >> watch rick's report "street racing" monday night at 10:00 on cbs4. the flu season is o fshlly here and doctors are urging to protect yourself. we'll t ways you can do that. one day until the broncos face the buccaneers. what's different this week compared to the season thus far? mark haas has the answer. first, a quick check on the forecast. all in all a nice weekend ahead. look at this, doppler 4,000 is positioned on the north west, a new storm moving on shore and wait until you see what it will do for us.

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this is the news in health this morning. we're about a week into fall now and the flu season has started. it runs from october to may and health experts say now is the time to get immunized. kathy walsh shows us there are a few vaccines to choose from. >> reporter: dr. giser is getting set for the season with a flu shot. the infectious disease physician got a high dose vaccine recommended for people 65 and older. >> we don't know if there are epidemics this year or not. so it's good to be prepared. >> reporter: there's a choice

some are effective against 2a strains and one b strain expected to hit the u.s. this season. other vaccines target the three strains and an additional b. if you're afraid of shots you will need to be brave. this season flu mist isn't an option. >> the cdc recommend this year not to use the flu mist because in two of the past three flu seasons the flu mist was shown to be ineffective. infectious disease clinical pharmacist specialist says everyone over the age of six months should get the flu shot. >> you can't get the flu from the flu shot. >> if you're 65 or older the cdc recommends two vaccines given in a series to prevent certain types of dak too early infections that can cause meningitis and gnome. >> can get pneumonia from that

from a pneumonia shot. >> if you're confused about what vaccine to get and when, check with your doctor. coffee lovers -- listen up. people will soon be able to buy bottled done kin donuts coffee. it will still include the coffee blend and real milk, it will just come in different flavors. they're expected to shelves in 2017. so that's something to look forward to next year. time now for a check of your weekend forecast. can you believe it's october already? there i was stumbling over 2016 and this year has flown by. >> i know, it goes too fast. fall weather is coming this way. you will be getting your pumpkin spice latte. let's go outside and take a

nice sunrise there on the horizon. just a beautiful start to the day. there are a handful of clouds on our eastern plains and a few of those are making rain. i'll show you that here in a minute. let's check temperatures around the state. 50s is 50s east of interstate 25. 51 at dia. mostly 30s for the higher elevations over on the western slope. robert peck, 47 degrees, northwestern arvada now. brush. here we go with the doppler 4000. in lamar and campo, a couple light sprinkles in the area. this will be moving out and you will get sun sunshine today. colorado is on the northern fringe of high pressure so that will bring a nice and mild weekend. the new storm moving to the northwestern coast here much cooler weather coming to

temperature but the wind. the high pressure today slides off to the east and the ridge builds as this low comes in between the high and the low we call it a temperature gradient. the gradient between the temperature and pressure will really get those winds cranking as we go into the week ahead. here on futurecast, just a couple showers popping over the foothills later and trying to roll across much like yesterday. the air over denver is simply too dry to support storm activity but late in the afternoon early evening, somebody could get a sprinkle. the best chance of that is south of denver over douglas county. if you're traveling to jamaica or cuba, don't. major hurricane moving to the north as we go into the week ahead. it could be catastrophic for some of the caribbean islands and a major news story for sure.

if you want to look at the fall color, there's still color out there but the northern reaches of the state, the leaves are starting to fall so i would go south and west today if you're hoping to go check out fall color. there's a guide on cbsdenver.com. here's the five day forecast. i promised you change. there it is. look at that, going from 70s to near 80 to struggling with a high of 60 come wednesday. quite a roller coaster ride on the way for temperatures. >> we had to be prepared for it. it's october now. >> it is. local firefighters have a mystery on their hands. what they found inside a firefighters boot. plus a surprising find in thornton, what we know about the alligator putting up a fight with officers. broncos injury report for the week, wear and green have been ruled out so pretty similar to last week.

hot and humid afternoon. what's different this time around is the broncos are the favorites against the bucs. they're expected to win and take on a lesser nfc opponent. not a lot of hype in the game, the broncos one of five undefeated team so not a lot of people doubting them but don't bring up the possibility that the broncos could get complacent. >> people still made a prediction that we wouldn't make the playoffs. we still got that in our heads and stil game. that's our mind set, regardless of what's going on outside there's 16 traps in the nfl. if you don't play good you get trapped. week four and focus on playing good again and we know we have to play good and win the game so we restart every week and get ready to play and respect everybody.

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good saturday morning, we're so glad to have you with us. here's a live view of downtown. you see nice clear blue skies there in the background and for the most part, that's what you have to look a handful of clouds passing through and maybe a couple showers and i hope we can get rain. a drought update from denver north to fort collins, under a drought and almost a million people living with moderate drought. we need rain really bad. there's a storm on the docket. we'll take a look at it in the next half hour. right now north metro firefighters want to find the owner of a ring that turned up

firefighters want to know if the ring fell in the boot when someone dropped in money or if someone donated the ring. they think it was collected at the north glenn marketplace near 104th and i-25. check out this unusual siting in thornton. police wrangled a foot and a half long alligator in the middle of an apartment complex. authority ts don't ies don't know where the today hear how friends are honoring a bicyclist hit and

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spot where jason holden was killed last week near carter lake. family and friends heading out on a vigil ride this afternoon but the search is still on for whoever hit holden. the first driver hit him which caused him to get hid by a second vehicle. the driver of the second car stayed behind. still to come on cbs4 mornings, following breaking news at 7:30. one man dies at the hospital after being shot in capital hill. the latest from denver police. look at dpd's new tool as they hope it will help train officers for tense situations. it is officially the first day of october, a beautiful day

it's saturday, october 1st, this is the news on c in denver's capital hill on colfax between pearl and pennsylvania is closed this hour for a deadly shooting investigation. police say two men were taken to the hospital early this morning. one of them did die. the other is expected to be okay. right now it's not clear what led to this shooting. police do not have any suspects in custody. we also have more breaking news this time from thornton. three people were stabbed early this morning.

we also know one 20-year old man is in custody and also stabbed. four other people have been detained as witnesses according to police and authorities tell us this all started as a domestic violence call. we here's a live look outside. thank you for joining us this morning. we're getting spoiled with beautiful weather and sounds like we have a beautiful weekend in store. chris spears is on the roof top, how does it feel up there as you listen to yeah, loud in the background. a little bit of a chill. the sun needs to get higher up and radiant energy is down here warming up. a nice day underway minus the chill. let's look at the temperatures. 51 at the airport. 30s for the higher elevation and a little crisp to look at the fall color. 47 in akron and 50 in grand junction this morning. our weather watcher in

doppler 4000, hardly a cloud to be seen. i have the cloud layer turned on but not much in the state and in the south eastern koerner a handful of clouds and sprinkles this morning that will be on their way out soon. this is the weekend to go to the high country and check out the fall color. why? well, we have big changes brewing. we'll look at that for you coming up here in the next weather segment. new video this morning from through the streets last night called for justice for a man who died after being tazered by police. the man identified as register nald thomas was armed with a knife and reportedly bipolar. police responsibilitied to an apartment where they found thomas and thord ordered him to drop the knife. police and thomas got in a struggle there and police released a 911 call also.

>> i don't know. >> is he on drugs or anything? >> yes. >> what kind of drugs? >> i don't know. he's high though. i can tell that. . >> family members say thomas had eight children and was not a violent person. two hours south of pasadena protests continue for the shooting of death of a man in el cajon who was gunned down as he pointed a vaping device at officers. of the shooting which we want to warn you could be difficult to watch. >> reporter: you're looking at one of two new videos of the controversial police shooting in el cajon. security tape shows the 38-year old walking around erratically and his sister apparently called 911 when he became distraught learning a friend died.

pocket moving back and forth away from the officers. as a family member screams police say mcdaniel shot a stun gun and another fired his gun. . >> i woman working at poncho's taco recorded this video. a still frame taken seconds before he fired shows him pointing the cartridge of a vape protestses gathering at the shooting maintaining he was unjustly killed. . >> reporter: ed. right now the denver police department is using a training cool. it's a 300-degree wrap around video simulator and police can use it to practice realistic and specialized scenarios.

used simulators in training before but the chief says none quite like this one. >> you have to pay attention and listen to the individual. >> reporter: white was joined by members of the department's training team to unveil its new technology -- a wrap around 300 300-degree simulator meant to help officers learn how to deescalate dangerous situations. >> you can use tazers and tear gas and your glock. >> the new realistic scenarios and lets officers switch from lethal to less lethal options providing street training for officers that traditionally is left to swat teams. >> they need to go in and address the emergency understanding somebody's life

0. >> denver police plan to open the program to agencies across the region so they can train in teams together. >> that program costs about 300 $300,000 and was paid for using donations from the denver police foundation as well as wells fargo. this former denver firefighter admitted to exposing himself in a candy store. he pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and now must register as a sex offender. we first told you about him in in the aurora mall with his pants zipper down. he was arrested in the parking lot and later resigned from the fire department. donald trump continues to field criticism for tweets about former miss universe, alicia machado. in multiple tweets he called her disgusting and urged followers to find her sex tape. that's the first time a major

>> mr. president, will you pledge not to issue a pardon to hillary clinton and her co- conspirators for their many crimes against our country? >> his latest twitter melt down is unhinged even for him. it proves again he is temperamentally unfit to chief. >> it was a 19196 when trump mocked alicia machado for her post pageant weight gain. he will be in colorado in two days and start with a rally in pueblo at 3:00 and another rally in loveland at 6:00. doors open there at 3:00. libertarian candidates gary johnson will be rallies at the cu south denver campus in parker. doors open for that event at 6:00.

are sweet options for you this weekend. here's brett saunders with our concert calendar. >> reporter: who is up for a road trip this weekend? rock and roll hall of famer neil young are paying telluride town park on friday and saturday nights. 0 he's been on a real roll lately. his latest album "earth" is one of his best in ages. night at telluride park. drake is at the pepsi center saturday and sunday nights. his latest album has passed the 1.5 billion streaming mark on apple music. that's 1.5 billion. drake has become a worldwide phenomenon and will be at the pepsi center on saturday and sunday nights. nights. happening today wellington firefighters are training at

county road 82. they say there could be smoke visible to the public but they want to remind everyone this is just training. a recall alert to warn you about. thousands of bmw's at the center of an airbag issue. why the manufacture says this is different from the recalls we have seen in the past.

families getting extra financial help from the government. >> reporter: college students and their families take note. the critical financial aid form, the free application for federal student aid or fafsa is available this weekend three months earlier than in years at fafsa.gov. it's used to determine how much money students will get for colleges including grants, scholarships and low interest loans. the release day was moved up to make sure recrept tax information was readily available. a recent analysis found as much as $2.7 billion in free federal grant money went unclaimed last year mainly because of incomplete or unsubmitted forms.

complete it because they think they earn too much but aid is not based on simple income line in the sand. for more on how you can qualify for college money, go to jill on money.com in new york, i'm jill slesing jer. shrapnel into passengers. bmw says the inflator can separate from a plate shooting out metal and other debris. car owners will be notified if their vehicle is part of the recall. hollywood is now home to la's first cat cafe. people can sip on coffee and mingle with several cats t. cats are also up for adoption. the woman behind this idea says

thailand which inspired her. i would love something like that but a puppy cafe. >> i would yeah, you don't like cats. are you ready for a good weekend? >> a nice one is ahead for us. we're looking at downtown. that tech center ra there on the north west side of town. what a good lens on the camera. a nice day shaping up. a little wind out but not too much. temperatures this morning in the 50s and 40s east of i-25. widespread 50s on the western slope. 55 in fort collins and 46 in

doppler 4000 a handful of sprinkles in the south eastern corner this morn. ing. very little in the way of cloud cover across the state. sprinkles near the campo area. high pressure in control today so for the most part, a quiet weekend. this pressure sliding to the east and the ridge builds in as the storm system moves our way. this is going to set up a really tight pressure gradient in the atmosphere. the difference from this high wait, it is going to be become so windy in the week ahead we will be worried about fire danger and as the colder air comes in, we will be seeing leaves blowing around in the higher elevations. we could crop up storms over the high elevations and maybe the palmer divide. most people stay dry today. nationally a big story here, hurricane matthew went from a

that's incredible feeding off water temperatures in the 80s to 90s in some kays. cases. temperatures in colorado, mild, 70s and 80s down low f. you want to check out fall color, a great weekend to do so. we have a guide for you at cbsdenver.com. my advice is head south and west. the northern fringes of the state while there are still color. several trees have started a stray shower but not a big deal. the real story for us is next week, it gets windy and cooler. i was in rocky mountain national park yesterday doing some hiking. gorgeous colors up there, more red than i've seen. >> i've heard that too. our dryness has helped. >> awesome, keep the viewer pictures coming. more than 1010 miles of unused train tracks in the high country could get new life.

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53 degrees on this saturday. from the mountain cam. a colorado man wants to revive train service to carry commuters between salida and eagle. transportation managers are giving the idea a closer look. matt kroschel has the story. >> reporter: trains haven't traveled on these tracks for more than a decade but a colorado man wants to change that. he wants to allow commuters and tourists to use the track.

coming through. the tracks are in great shape. >> reporter: 110 miles of tracks between salida and eagle. >> people have looked at tracks and say let's do something with them. >> reporter: the plan calls for 18 stops in 19 different towns connected the mountain communities. >> it actually connects a bunch of tourists areas. tourists could use it for day trips. >> they would have to build train stations in eagles and centers could use the help. >> reporter: combining a tour it's train and commuter element will allow more people to ride and hopefully economically make more sense. >> it starts with community interest. if the community wants to do it then you can get the state involved and put together a proposal. >> reporter: don't expect to see a train here any time soon. this might take 5-10 years to get approved but if it does,

350 million tlars to get off the round. reporting in avon, matt kroschel. the last section of a bike path linking the metro area to the high country is now finished. check that out. i know a lot of folks are expected about that. today is a good day to get on the bike. hardly a cloud in the state. we'll fly you up to the pacific north west. this is a new storm getting ready to come

one last check on the forecast. >> here's futurecast. let's put this in moeks. a handful of clouds passing through.

denver but a harmless weekend and nothing to interrupt plans as far as a wash out. if a shower pops up you may have to step inside a bit. highs today 70s and 80s, east of interstate 25. a variety of temperatures on the western slope due to elevation. for the most part 70s. we will get very windy with high fire danger in denver and the front range early this week and a major drop in temperatures tuesday and wednesday as a front bring mountain snow. we'll watch it for you. changes in weather and there are some things moving around. lauren is moving tonights and that means you are moving to the mobile weather lab so chris won't be here on saturday mornings but you're filling in. >> yes, filling in here and there so we're not leaving each other. just switching things up. >> thank you so much kris and thanks for joining us for cbs4

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