coel's weapon was loaded with real bullets. knowlton's son says the family still cannot believe that she is gone. >> she was -- she was an incredible woman and i just wish i had one more day with her and you just never plan for something like this. i know it's a fluke accident, but it's just devastating. >> officer coel is set to be grief stricken and he is on administrative leave. delta ai today. a computer failure forced delta to cancel more than 2,100 flights the past three days. delta says a small fire caused the transformer in its data center to blow and crashing the entire computer network. to rio now. the united states is surging ahead in the olympic medal count. they snagged 32 total. 11 gold, 11 silver and 10 bronze. american swimmers did their part

night and jamie yuccas is live in rio with the highlights. jamie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. every day is exciting, isn't it, when i'm talking to you? that is because the u.s. team is really on a roll. they added to their medal count as you said. katie ledecky dominating the pool, however, team usa did well but they had everyone nervous until the very end on the basketball court. >> reporter: katie ledecky for the united states, as expected, the u.s. women win gold. >> reporter: katie ledecky brought it home for the united states 4x200 meter freestyle relay team and winning gold in the grand finale of the night for swimming. it brings ledecky to four medalses, three gold and one silver with one more event to go.

defend his 100-meter freestyle title, settling, stead, for bronze. american fencer daryl homer scored silver in fencing and powered by carmelo anthony, the u.s. basketball team survives a scare from australia rallying from a five-point deficit at halftime. in the u.s. women's basketball, the women routed saesh. diana taurasi broke her own record for threes. american cyclist won gold, braving slick conditions on a treacherous course. she celebrating the win in more ways than one. today is her 43rd birthday. making the rounds on social media this morning, another olympic pool turned green. first, it was the diving pool. then, yesterday, we heard about the water polo pool turning green. and it's because, apparently, olympic officials say just too many people are getting in the

spiking. >> jamie yuccas in rio, thank you so much, jamie. the sport scene has lost one of its most experienced and respected observers. >> congratulations to the national champion texas longhorns! >> sportscaster john saunders died yesterday. he was a fixture at espn for saunders was a college hockey player and he covered the nhl, but adept at analyzing virtually any sport. no cause of death was announced. saunders was 61 years old. coming up on the "cbs morning news," now, bowing reform. baltimore officials promise changes following a report on racial bias in the police department. and lightning strikes twice. a plane crash survivor celebrates a lottery windfall. this is the "cbs morning news." see me. see me. see me to know

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the girl scouts unveil a new cookie. hena daniels is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning. >> good morning. stocks on wall street finished lower falling a sell-off in energy companies. traders will watch tomorrow's monthly retail sales numbers. here on wall street, the dow jones lost 37 points. the s&p 500 finished down six points and the nasdaq lost 20. snapchat removed one of its lens filters amid complaints that is reinforced asian stereotypes. add rosy cheeks and shut eyes to their selfies and from inspiration of anna may. last april, snapchat came under fire for a bob marley filter that some found racially insensitive. self self-serve lanes generated a loss of nearly 4%.

self-service lanes generated a loss lane of 7% and more than double the average. the british study looked at 12 million shopping trips in countries including the united states and found that the self-serve reduces the perception of risk. >> two rare coins sold for over 869,000 at auction. the copper pennies dated 1792, the earliest days of the u.s. mint. one sold for $517,000. the other the silver center set went over $352,000. the coins represent america's itself from britain. get ready for a new girl scout cookie flavor -- s'mores! the combination of marshmallows and graham crackers and chocolate come in two versions. one has a chocolate coating. but you'll have to wait. the new cookies won't be sold until the 2017 cookie season. >> hena daniels at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, hena. still ahead, road hazards. we will show you how debris flying from vehicles can cause

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. aaa says other vehicles and those who drive them aren't the only highway hazards facing drivers. chris martinez reports. >> reporter: heidi coffee will neverg learned her husband was gone. >> the state patrolman there told me that he hadn't made it, he hadn't survived. >> reporter: gavin coffee was killed in a highway crash after swerving to avoid a shelving unit that fell from the back of a truck onto the road. >> just taking a few more minutes to secure a load could have, i mean, i'd be in a completely different situation today. >> reporter: a new study from aaa finds stories like heidi's

u.s. roads caused more than 200,000 crashes, resulting in about 39,000 injuries and more than 500 deaths. the majority of that debris came from other vehicles. >> that means that a driver did not properly secure their load or a part actually fell off of a vehicle while they were on the road. >> reporter: aaa says debris-related crashes are more common on interstates because driving at higher speed increases the risk for loose parts and cargo to fall. pe drivers maintain their vehicles and properly secure items they are carrying to help reduce road debris. they also say you should be ready to react if you're behind the wheel. >> maintain space around your vehicle, so if you're in a position you have to serve, it's safe enough for you to swerve so you don't hit another vehicle. >> reporter: simple tips that could save your life and the lives of others. chris martinez, cbs news, los angeles. i'm anne-marie green. this is the "cbs morning

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here's another look at this morning's top stories. hillary clinton outlines her economic plan today in detroit. donald trump has long blamed clinton for pursuing policies that led to the creation of isis. now trump is saying president obama founded the islamic state. and trump is taking some heat after former congressman mark foley attended one of his allegations that he sent sexually explicit e-mails to teenage boys. and the 19-year-old virginia man who used suction cups to climb trump tower is being given a psychological evaluation. he was grabbed by police on the 21st floor. he says he wanted to meet donald trump. a syrian refuge competed at her first olympic games yesterday. ben tracy introduces us to a swimmer who has been through a treacherous journey to get to

>> reporter: when uthra dove into the olympic pool, she made history. it wasn't her time on the scoreboard. it was simply that she was here. >> when you are an athlete, if you're syrian or from london or from germany. you will just think about your race. >> reporter: last august, four years of the syrian civil war, the 18-year-old fled her home. her sister ended up on a small boat, bound for the island of lesbos off the coast of greece. the boat began to sink and uthra jumped in the water. >> and it was, like, quite hard. just to think you're a swimmer and in the end, you're going to end up dying in the water. >> reporter: for hours, she and her sister pushed the boat to shore, saving nearly 20 lives. >> everyone was praying on the

you are really courage girl! i was just like shut up, leave me alone now! >> reporter: uthra traveled 2,300 miles before settling in berlin where she was trained for the olympics and she is now part of the first refuge team to ever compete in the games. >> when you have a problem in your life, that doesn't mean you have to sit around and cry like babies. the problem was the reason of why i am here and why i am stronger and i want to reach my goal. >> reporter: she had high hopes today, but finished seventh out of eight in heat olympic medal, but it doesn't matter. she already swam the race of a lifetime. ben tracy, cbs news, rio de janeiro. coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," more from rio as we meet with members of the u.s. men's basketball team. plus questions over how the sky diving industry is regulated following a deadly accident involving a student and an instructor. and we talk with actors jeff

"something in common" series. that is the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green.

that let one person dead. ((kirsten joyce)) >> plus...we break down the plans for reorganizing ccsd.. ((brian loftus)) >> and... the weekend is almost here.... sherry has a look at our triple digit forecast. ((kirsten joyce)) 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader, starts right now./// ((now, live...this is 8 news now good day.)) ((kirsten joyce)) dedly car crash near boulder and nellis thanks for joining us on 8 news now good day, the valley's news leader. i'm kirsten joyce. ((brian loftus)) >> and i'm brian loftus. a witness tells us that the vehicle was going on west on boulder. and when the driver crossed he struck a pedestrian. boulder highway is closed between harmon and nellis. heading southbound boulder highway is restricted to one lane. let's get a check on the roads with demetria. ((demetria obilor))