[ cheering and applause there has been some serious excitement all day in denver. people showed up there broncos pride ahead of tooight's season opener. >> we are halfway -- we are getting close to kick off. >> fit -- football is back we are live at mile high. >> reporter: kickoff is about 20 minutes away here at mile high. crowded with a huge sea of orange. everyone wants to get an early because there is a celebration going on inside the cell of -- stadium. peyton manning will be there they will celebrate the rings and trophy and then move on to the game tonight. >> let's take a look after the last meeting there was confetti and the shiny trophy in the rings in peyton manning lifted the trophy and walked away.

wait to see trevor siemian make his debut. >> i really like him i enjoyed getting to know him last year and he was a good help to me. he's a hard worker. i talked to him yesterday and i was excited for him and to play tonight weather drop the banners and have a super bowl atmosphe situation. i am proud of him and looking forward to watching him play. i wish him nothing but the best. >> reporter: we are all looking forward to watching him play because nobody knows how he is going to play. he has not thrown a pass in a regular season game. coming up we will talk about what to expect from trevor siemian and also the defense

let's get over to mark boyle. we have some tailgaters here. >> reporter: fans of the g lot have been gathered says about noon. it is a full dance party before the game. this is what you get. they don't know -- they have been ready for this game since the super bowl last year. there is an at here but they are ready to go inside and enjoy a bronco wind. here's something you don't see everyday. the colorado governor hickenlooper is rappelling down the side of the building. this is for a good cause. he is raising awareness for the

a familiar face at the nfl kickoff llage today. >> who is that? >> is peyton manning. he was there for the retirement combine. >> he is there to help the super bowl champs and of course their fans welcome the ball back into our lives. >> we are at civic center park. i assume things are calming down a little bit. >> reporter: they are starting to. they just finished their number one hit they are on stage right noo and in 30 minutes everything will get wrapped up in kickoff will happen and everyone will have to leave the park. take a look from earlier. the nfl experience was awesome. thousands of people showed up. it was like what we saw during the super bowl. ww spoke to fans would've been fans for more than 40 years. >> of the today will be

facing pro football. >> she's talking about trevor siemian who will start as the nee quarterback. peyton manning is gone. the panthers and broncos. one republican is just about to finish up. head over to thedenverchannel.com can find everything you need for the broncos. where breaking news in fort collins. for workers were hospitalized after discovering arsenic at an abandoned trailer. centennial livestock auctions. these members to empty out the trailer. firefighters had to be called to the scene. one of the movers opened a bottle of powdered arsenic. there were taken to the hospital for evaluation. appearance of a severely malnourished teenager have both

they said he would be in the hospital for weeks. they are asking how this team fell through the cracks. you spoke to his parents. >> reporter: i reach them on the phone this afternoon. they said they could not talk and referred me to the attoey. court records paint a picture of a broken court system that left her son vulnerable. the arrest warrant states the 17-year-old have not been to a doctor, dentist, or school for eight years. he nearly malnutrition. they compared him to a concentration camp survivor. how does the child fall through the cracks like this? >> i am shocked. what is going on with the parents. i can only imagine they did not understand autism. >> reporter: records state that when they lived in georgia the boy had gone to school and been to the doctor. when they moved here they fell through the cracks.

seven or eight sodas per day and she sits, she does, and doritos. the parents have to get help or it is neglect. autism don't just to stay hooe. don't ressure under the rug. these problems just build and build. >> reporter: this incident is the first time dhs in colorado has had any time -- contact at all with his family. no on why his records were transferred. the father is due in court tomorrow. police think they have arrested the man they believe for a customer's throat. 46-year-old anthonyealy was arrested for assault and attempted murder.

that clue -- killed two people. it happened around 5:00 this morning. one of the drivers as well as a good samaritan who stopped to help were hit and killed by passing traffic. russell haythorn is there any spoke to the good samaritans daughter. >> reporter: they are distraught about what happened in shocked at how senseless it was. it's a case of road rage, stopping on a busy roadway, and consequences. the tragic incident happened right here at 56th avenue. one of the drivers stopped and decided to get out of their car. >> he got out of his car and being on the window. >> reporter: the driver of that car hen takes off and hits the instigator. a good samaritan pulls up here and they both get hit. the good samaritan was this man rob johnson.

>> it was so like him to get out of the car and help ?omebody. >> reporter: he was driving this classic red ford falcon on his way to work in the city of denver's fleet maintenance department. >> he grew up on a farm he was usee to getting out and helping people and if they were in a binder whatever he was always willing to help. >> reporter: what happened is becoming more clear. it was dark just before this -- 5:00 this morning. the instigator was the driver of this kia who go began painting in just banging on the window of this press. the driver tried to get away but accidentally hit the driver of the kia. johnson stopped to help and then they were both hit is this guy. we learned da will not be filing charges because the driver who hit both men stopped to render aid in the other

rage incident was a victim. russell haythorn denver7. mocha start -- motorcycle riders to shut down part of i 25 have been charged with reckless driving and speeding. a colorado springs teenager leads police on a chase after allegedly stealing a car. it was just 15 years old and has three felony warrants. morning and meadowlands. the team tried to speed away before eventually crashing his car and was taken into custody. luckily no one was hurt. a peeping tom maybe roaming around your neighborhood. have you ever stopped to think about what's in your glass of water? some cu students are going out of their way to make sure what you are drinking is fresh.

afternoon highs in the upper

before you take your next sip of water you might want >> to -- two cu grants are finding out. the water in boulder creek is one of the reasons they hope this will catch on. >> reporter: hme take -- flush the toilet or take a shower you are sending stuff into our water system that are not easy

reporter >> a couple of cu premed graduates have another solution. >> our product is a water filter. >> reporter: because a step above britta. the target specific problems. >> there's livestock, agriculture, industry waste. >> we found that hormone imbalances out up and as an effect on your well-being. >> just the slightest bit of hormonallimbalance can throw off your whole body system. >> reporter: listen to what they found in the creek. >> this is what scares people. >> you can measure the amount of hormone by semester. in the fall and spring it is pretty high and in the summer when the students leave it is much lower. >> reporter: male fish in the creek have been feminized by the estrogen in the water.

fish but it will give you peace of mind before you take your next drink. boulder police did some help finding a suspect in a groping incident on his cu campus. the victim said she was grabbed inappropriately from behind while she was walking under an overpass. the person of interest is a white male. a reddish beard with three triangles tattooed on his left forearm. a peeping tom is on the loose in our arvada. the suspect is middle- aged white men short shaved head or receiving her -- receding hairline and wearing glasses. if you recognize him give police a call. a woman is showing us it's never too late to cross something off your bucket list. 101-year-old gladys brown took a hot air balloon ride today.

in a world war ii fire plane. i love to hear stories like that. this would have been perfect balloon riding weather. clear skies statewide. as we look down from pike's peak across the area it is absolutely gorgeous. it is pretty warm outside we topped out in the upper 80s and low 90s this afternoon. much warmer than it should be but one must from -- around before the cold front. we have 87 at dia at 86 for arvada. temperatures in the 70s around evergreen and bailey. 67 for conifer. lows will be in the mid-50s. it will be nice and mild this evening. 40s for the mmuntains and 60s in southeastern colorado. great football weather tonight.

it's a nice sunny weekend. we stay in the 80s for a couple more hours. we will have 50s overnight with nothing to worry about rain wise. temperatures in the 50s overnight as i mentioned in tomorrow back up into the 70s for the afternoon. the cold front will be in the northwestern part of the state late tonight. it will pass through will reap the benefits with highs only in the 70s. it will be 60s in the morning and by the time you head home 76. lots of sunshine with no rain to speak of what this for as it pushes through. we will have 70s from fort collins in greeley down to dia at 76. western slope will be in the

take another day before we register the cooler air in southeastern colorado. the seven-day forecast set us up for a beautiful weekend. 87 on sunday. we start the warm-up in another front comes through to start our work we can expect. 75 on monday we will have highs in the 70s. chances of rain as we get the instability pushing through little more on thursday with mostly sunny skies. overnight lows are hovering between upper 40s and low 50s. >> we have not seen a rack of 70s for a while. ?> a nice night to celebrate the broncos victory. the university of colorado boulder campus buzzing after a small black bear was spotted.

he was first spotted this morning walking over a bridge. he was tranquilized and holdaway. i am live at mile high. it's almost kickoff time for the broncos and the panthers tonight.

we are back live at mile high is the brrncos and panthers get set to open the season for 2016. is truly renken. just months ago these two teams met in the super bowl. there was a lombardi trophy and championship celebrations. nothing like that after this one but still what an incredible way to open the season. >> it's a playoff atmosphere. one me game it doesn't matter that much but it feels like a playoff game. we saw terrel davis bringing out those three lombardi trophies and the big 50. this crowd is worked into a frenzy. >> peyton manning is in the field is going to take the field for the celebration. troy simeon is taking his place. he has never maa desnap in the program.

it's great teamwork. >> you can't just him the ball often think they are going to be fine. >> he will have to go back after him it's a clear message for the broncos. >> after emmanuel got contract extension he's going to use those guys. they are both going over. >> i was talking to the offense of lineman and they said there is no weakness. we help the broncos to 194 yards the worst outputby a super

>> super bowl mvp the broncos got six sacks on cam newton last time. when you expect the defense to do today. the panthers will not go for the same approach. >> first they have to get over the cleats. those look clean and they are really good. they won't let him beat them. they cannot black von miller -- ock von miller it has to be a big night for him on third down. >> the x factor tonight you tell me special-teams could win or lose this game. >> he was 30 for 35 in the regular-season last year. he cannot have an off night tonight. if they win it will be ugly. low-scoring game.

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