f0 good morning, everybody. 4:30now. thursday, the 6th of october. i'm alan gionet. >> i'm britt moreno. good morning, good thursday morning. another weather system has moved into colorado, snow in the mountain and light rain on the front range. denver, boulder and fort collins at least light rain. i think the radar is overdoing it a little bit. this looks like heavier rain than it is. nevertheless, some of the roads will be wet this morning. as we look at the i-70 corridor it's around idaho springs that that rain starts transitioning into snow. towards georgetown it's all

the 40s all around town. 47 in city park. 47 in erie. 45 now near the foothills and ken caryl. 9:00a.m., 45. by noon, 51. and a high of only 53 degrees today. it will be our coolest day since may. right now let's get a check on the traffic with joel. we're watching how the weather is affecting the roads this morning. wet roads in town up into the high country. it's wet of a different kind as you take along i-70 near u.s. 6 or the loveland ski area. you can barely see along with the lamps are as the cars drive by. here's farther to the east at i- 70 and beaver brook. this has led to passenger traction restrictions and commercial chain restrictions both directions along i-70 and

285 tough drive from conifer. rain on the roadways along u.s. 6. it's been a while since we've had moisture in town and that means we've got all that car stuff, little tire pieces on the roadway and it can make for really slick conditions. thank you very much. latest information matthew shows it strengthening. millions along the east coast are preparing for high winds and heavy rains. our marlie hall has the latest. >> reporter: parts of florida became a ghost town. >> don't become a victim. make sure you get out and get out tonight. >> reporter: people along the east coast began heeding evacuation warnings yesterday, flocking to gas stations to fill up. >> i've driven around looking

haven't had any gas. >> reporter: as others cleared store shelves and boarded up their properties, this boater in daytona beach decided to move further inland. >> we've ridden out a lot of storms in the past but this one i think will be more dramatic. >> reporter: officials say people along the florida coast should begin feeling its effects by tonight. >> we'll start feeling storm force winds and could potentially feel hurricane force winds, too, for an >> reporter: the storm has already left behind a path of destruction in haiti and cuba, flattening homes, flooding streets and knocking out power. the coast guard is warning people to stay out of the water. >> definitely not a good time to go out to the surf, be curious. >> reporter: matthew is expected to bring dangerous storm surge and beach erosion to georgia and south carolina tomorrow before moving out to

troubles. if you're headed to the southeast there are dozens of flights canceled out of dia. we'll be live in our next half hour to show you the situation. so far hurricane matthew is being blamed for at least 25 deaths in the carribean. the champion center will be open today for normal business hours on the cu campus, after two officers man wielding a machete yesterday. investigators say the man threatened a patient at one of the sports medicine offices inside. police shot aim when he -- him. some students were caught by surprise after receiving safety alerts. >> i'm shocked. i'm actually -- and it's very dangerous for the students out there, and it's morning time and all students are off to their classes. >> it's unknown whether the

criminal history or mental health problems. driver in custody this morning after crashing into another car in denver overnight. police were after this red car using their helicopter. the car was eastbound on 14th. they say it hit a blue car that was driving north. the driver tried to run. police say they caught up with the driver and nobody injured. a vehicle took a tumble from the upper parking lot at red rocks last night. these pictures come from one our photojournalists. they had to haul her up. no word on her condition. police say they are not investigating alcohol as a factor. a fort carson soldier is trying to get his dog back. it was given away apparently while he was off training. he left his german shepherd, ace, with a friend while he was at fort irwin in california. he had limited communication

out of the dog sitter's yard. >> some woman saw him, saw that he had a collar and brought him in and reported it to the military police. >> a kennel in fountain has a contract with fort carson to take in found animals. the dog sitter tried to get ace back, but since she didn't have ownership documents, ace was adopted out after five days per policy. fort carson is trying to contacac if the dog can be returned. it is loud, runs late, keeps people awake at night. tonight a cbs4 investigation, brian maass asks rtd what it plans to do about the noise complaints from the new airport train. >> reporter: the train to the airport was supposed to be quiet. >> all night long that's what you hear, and i'm sick of it.

every crossing. >> i don't think we'll get used to it. >> reporter: all night long. >> if i was waking up every night at 2:00 in the morning by a train i'd be frustrated too. >> reporter: what rtd hopes will fix the problem. >> be patient, we know it's not ideal. it is time to take a look at what's making news on wall street before the opening bill. >> jill wagner has your moneywatch report this morning. hi, jill. >> reporter: good morning. rising oil the markets higher. the dow rose 112 points yesterday, the nasdaq jumped 26. futures are pointing to a lower open. samsung says it's trying to figure out why a replacement galaxy phone started to smoke on a flight. the plane was still at the gate. the phone's owner said he turned the phone off, put it in

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studies and found no increased risk. scientists from harvard and massachusetts say they have come up with a blood sugar test that is 50% more accurate than the current test widely used by diabetics. researchers say the new test is more precise because it factors in the age of each patient's red blood cells. they say it could lead to more precise diagnosis, monitoring and better tailored treatments. and new there's a cap to how old we can possibly live and we've reached it. researchers calculated the maximum human life span peaked in the mid-'90s. they put the average maximum life span at 115 years and the absolute limit at 125. looks like bed bath and beyond may be getting rid of those popular 20% off coupons.

loyalty program. customers can get a percent off and free shipping, but you'll have to pay 29a year fee. the store is hoping it will help them gain a bigger percentage of the online shopping market. the blue origin lifted off in west texas yesterday. the capsule popped off the rocket and landed safely minutes late experiment he hopes to send six people to space as early as next year. the second cold front is here. ashton is also here. good morning. >> good morning to you, britt. hi, alan and good morning everybody. we've been anticipating it. crested butte seeing snow this

interstate 70. around i'd show springs -- idaho springs is where it transitions to snow. also 285 by the time you get to conifer and bailey at least snow mixed in. golden is experiencing rain. light rain in highlands ranch and in denver. thornton, erie seeing light rain. fort collins, berthoud light rain, and it's making it's way to weld county. greeley i don't think it will be long before you see rain as temperatures now in the 40s. it's not as cold as yesterday at this time in most areas. this many locations in -- in many locations in the high country around freezing instead of the 20s like yesterday. lower to middle 50s this afternoon. now we're in the 40s. there's not going to be much of a temperature climb today. one of the reasons why, because there's going to be very little, if any, sunshine.

throughout the day. 53 for a high. 70s for the weekend. everything is still on track for your weekend. 73 saturday. 77 on sunday and 78 coming up for columbus day monday. let's get a check on the traffic. take a look at all this snow in the high country. this is what you were mentioning, it starts transitioning at idaho springs. and once you get to the eisenhower and johnson tunnels it's full on snow. that means we have train and i'll zoom in and you can see where the transition starts to happen, the speeds begin to tick down in the westbound direction. across the denver metro area wet roads this morning. that may cause some delays and again, i mention that there's rain on the road, that makes it really for slick driving with just a little bit of rain. thanks a lot. a marine veteran recently received a double arm

use the arms and hopes his body doesn't reject them. here's a story from our david martin. >> reporter: six years after he lost all of his limbs to an explosion in afghanistan, john appeared in public for the first time with human arms. he began by thanking the family of an unknown young man who in death donated those arms. >> i will tell you this, your loved one's death will not be for nothing. every day that i look down at through the pain and i will never give up. >> reporter: feck, a former marine, is one of only 25 people in the entire world to receive a double arm transplant. >> as you can see, the countertops are lowered. >> reporter: when we talked to him before the operation, he was counting on it to free him from a life in which everything was difficult. >> i can't make sandwiches. it's too much work.

waiting list two years. >> he's going to be living with these arms hopefully the rest of his life and we want to make sure it's the best possible match. >> reporter: the operation in boston took 14 hours. arms from the donor who had been declared brain dead 36 hours earlier, were rushed in to be attached to peck's stumps. you can see the hands turn pink and come back to life. >> there we go. look at that. >> oh, yeah. >> regular pulse. perfect. >> this is the beginning of it. after surgery he's got months and months and months of physical therapy and rehabilitation. >> bring your arm up straight out in front. >> maximum effort. >> reporter: nerves have to grow down to his new fingertips. a slow and sometimes painful process. for now the arms are in braces to protect them from strain. and it could be a year before he has sensation in his

try to reject his arms. >> any day my body could say, nope, not having it, and go back and get my arms reamputated even higher than i was before. >> that's the head of the bed. >> reporter: but everyday tasks are now within his reach. >> i'm just grateful that i'm going to have this opportunity to be able to hold somebody's hand again, to possible be able to fulfill my dreams, my life become a chef. but he already has a fiance to hold his hand. david martin, cbs news, boston. >> keep in mind that you check that box to be a donor on your license, that's what could happen. home surveillance recorded an attack in wheat ridge.

this man, jesus garcia. shawn chitness has more. we talked to the homeowner. >> reporter: the video is certainly incredible. but we are happy to report that both the victim and the good samaritan in this case are recovering from their shooting injuries. the search does continue for that suspect. take a look at this video. it's surveillance video from that good samaritan's home. a camera posted outside by the door. we see this woman running to th and then soon after her boyfriend coming to try and grab her as well. we know he had a gun. and then as she is unable to get away and he takes her away, the good samaritan, the man living in that house. brian geer, comes out and runs after her. and we know both she, the girlfriend of the suspect, as well as mr. geer, were shot in the leg by that suspect. but he was able to get away and

their injuries. some are calling him a hero now. >> i think i helped. i think i helped, when some people might not have. but i don't know if that's hero status. >> reporter: so he is actually thankful she decided to knock on his door so he was able to help her. both are recovering from their injuries. there is a gofundme help pay for some of the medical expenses. we have more on that and information available on cbsdenver.com. live in wheat ridge, shawn chitness, cbs4 morning news. a day after a report from dallas that dallas police had wrapped up their investigation in talib's gunshot wound, he said he didn't want to talk about it, but focus on atlanta.

talking about what matt jones and julio -- matt -- julio jones did. he finished with 300 receiving yards. e manual sanders said -- >> not as impressive as it sounds. it was a lot of broken coverages guys left wide open. still did a good job of finding them. buas thought it was after watching it. >> broncos' quarterback trevor siemian did not practice yesterday. we'll wait to see what his status is later in the week as the broncos host the falcons

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been in the internet and news lately. >> creepy clown sightings. >> sinister clowns have been spotted prowling neighborhoods. >> creepy clown sitings. >> the clowns were near a play ground when they started cursing at the children and throwing sticks. >> saw clowns whispering in the woods. >> reports they're under street lamps waving. >> creepy clowns. >> creepy clowns. this one was holding a knife. >> clowns are everywhere. and they're terrorizing our local news anchors. >> thank you, stephen colbert. you can watch the late show here after cbs4 at 10:00. >> i hope we don't have one that will pop out at us or

circus. yesterday students got in on the action at the denver coliseum. performers taught them about balance, gravity and friction, things these clowns seem to know a lot about. >> i feel like science leaves enough left to the imagination that it is so open to inquiry and improvement that circus and science go hand in hand. >> you

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first major hurricane to hit the area in more than a decade. i'm marlie hall in daytona beach with the latest coming up. >> reporter: flights are impacted across the united states, including here at dia. we have the latest as hurricane matthew approaches the united states. that's coming up on cbs4 morning news. hurricane matthew is a boat load of trouble on stormy seas. let's >> wicked weather out east and here at home we're facing a cold front. let's get over to ashton who is tracking it all. good morning. >> good morning. we have rain and snow across colorado this morning. the snow of course limited to just mountain areas. we're not going to see snow in denver today, but we will see light rain. meanwhile temperatures are in the 40s. a lot of weather to talk about. we'll do so coming up. now let's get a first check on