turned around -- ankle, got turned around, laid down and fell asleep. when she woke e went through rugged terrain in the direction she thought her hair was. she ended up at a hair n in superior. her dog chip has not been found. delta airlines canceled hundreds of flights today after a computer outage at the headquarters in atlanta. here's what they had to say about why this happened. >> we have some legacy code '70s and '80s when airlines were first automating and now they have to enter enter -- interact with the web which is 25 years old and the programming languages themselves are 40 years old and it's a very complex sort of problem making those two work together. >> a problem that extended well into denver. delta canceled more than 450 flights because of that

2:30 in atlanta , that was a.m. it could take days to get the schedule back to normal. commerce city police are looking for a man who robbed a romantics store at gunpoint near 48th and pontiac. when police got there, an employee said a man came to the store with a gun, tied them up and robbed them. the suspect description is vague, black man about 5' 11 wearing a mask and rubber glove. he ran off after threat to the public. >> at this point it's an isolated incident. we don't have any other similar calls in this area, haven't had calls in some time in this area. >> they did get a call to that area a few months back when a man was carjacked in that store's parking lot. in that case the suspect never went into the store. nobody missed today's deadline to turn in signatures which means that you could have up to 11 different statewide

this november. two measures to limit fracking were the last to turn in their petitions just before the deadline this afternoon. the state has to verify there are enough ballot signatures before putting the questions on the ballot. counting signatures for primary elections, higher minimum wage, increase in the tobacco tax, legalizing a sissed suicide and one -- assisted suicide and one question ha would make it hard -- that would make it harder to amend the constitution in future years. amendment 69 is known as colorado care. it coverage in colorado with the state plan as a single pair. an independent -- payor. an independent study found the plan does have some money problems. 9news political reporter brandon rittiman explains. >> the study from the colorado health institute gives colorado care high marks on accomplishing its goal of covering everybody in colorado. the trouble comes with paying the bills. >> anything after year one is going to be problematic.

revenue taken in and you have r: the -- o reconcile that inr options then are? >> raising taxes or shrinking down the benefits. >> reporter: the state collect $10.5 billion a year. according to economists, amendment 60 nye would collect an additional 25 -- 69 would billion. putting all coloradans into one health plan the state says would drive cost down and make it work. the new study says you can't assume costs will go down for that reason. >> when you look at united healthcare, the number of people they have in their covering is tenfold in 50 million or 54 million people and they have trouble driving down the costs or bending the cost curve. >> reporter: opponents think the chi study will help convince you to vote no.

announced it will begin looking into collecting data to determine whether officers in his department have any kind of racial bias. chief robert white says data would not be collected during every traffic stop or any individual pedestrian stop but rather when an individual is considered to be suspicious. when asked how much a program would cost, chief white says he doesn't know yet, nor does he know whether officers will ask what someone's race is or if they'll just assume. he says asking could be potentially offensive or intrusive, that the department

for guidance. >> it speaks to transparency. i can't say as a result of this we're going to get a better outcome. i mean hopefully the information will show that we're not doing any kind of profiling, but i think at the very least it will speak to our commitment of being transparent. >> chief white says his department would make changes if they found a racial bias at all. he hopes to saturday collecting data the -- start collecting date at end the ironman cyclist hit and killed during sunday's race swerved into traffic. people in boulder are both sad and fed up. >> there's definitely a lot of shock and sadness. >> reporter: this wasn't supposed to happen. supporters weren't supposed to ask these questions sunday. >> all of our hearts go out to the friends and family of michelle walters.

peter broom. >> i didn't realize till just now once it hit me. >> reporter: weren't supposed to feel this reality today. michelle walters was ki when she swerved out of the race lane on highway 36 and was sideswiped. it comes only two months after a drunk driver hit and killed 35-year-old william davis not too far away. the note at walters memorial says it all. >> there's just a feeling of, you know some drivers, but also i think a sense of sadness. >> reporter: the crashes that killed walters and davis happened just outside the city limits, but people who live here are looking towards boulder city government for action. at a july 22nd city council meeting they proposed a towards vision zero plan aimed at eliminating fatal and serious injury crashes. the plan suggests outreach programs and new signage with education to keep bikers safe. >> you can't prevent --

education and awareness. >> reporter: ironman did not return calls about their safety lanes, but their website has a seven-step article about what to watch for. it's possible none of that would have prevented what happened sunday. is that we need to find a way -- >> we need to find a way to share the road safely. >> reporter: but a call action remains. >> ironman boulder did release a atement saying we are

well, it is brazil, after all, and soccer and volleyball are expected to be the big events showcased at the 2016 summer olympics in rio, rowing will draw a lot of fans as well. it appears for once maybe rowing is getting a far shot at being the center of attention. >> reporter: you make a good point there because usually the rowing venue is a long ways out, sometimes hours drive from the olympic park. not this time around. >> reporter: no. this competition venue has been built in the heart of the city by bustling streets in downtown rio, so a lot of people will get the chance firsthand to see one of the most time honored

when rio 26 organizers start building for the olympics -- >> bringing the olympics was a fundamental element to accelerate the development of the country. >> reporter: rio dejaneiro state secretary chief of staff leonard espandola says they wanted things to be different. >> we will highlight to the world great places of our beautiful beaches, competition venue typically not seen by the public. >> reporter: so when it came to rowing, they built the course in the heart of the city. >> for example, we will have rowing and canoeing in the heart of the city of rio dejaneiro. >> reporter: giving athletes and coaches a course -- >> it's 2,000-meters that has buoys. >> reporter: that's showcasing rowing like never before. >> people can come and watch

leave a mark. >> reporter: giving rio one more way to show the world a great olympics. >> the power of our people, the way we celebrate and how we will receive everyone with open arm. -- arms. >> reporter: the course that's been set up according to rowers is fantastic. the bigger concern has been here the water not what's in it, but what's on it and how it's reacted to all these strong wind, real choppy water on that yesterday they had to cancel the event. >> reporter: they were able to be able to compete today at all. big night for swimming. people heading into the swimming venue a we speak and tonight colorado's missy -- as we speak and tonight colorado's missy franklin will race in the semifinals. she looks like she's not quite the same swimmer four years ago some people are saying. that is true. she had a back injury, gone to

her schedule has been demanding. she's been rehabbing and she was a 17-year-old swimmer. now she's 21 and her coach tells us the physics of a woman's body changing does make a difference, all factors in the way she's swimming, but she says she's ready and excited and feels strong a she ever ha and has had a great -- as she ever has and has had a great time cheering on her teammates for team usa, four medals up for grabnit. >> i'm looking forward to tonight. >> reporter: yeah. katie is swimming in the 200 semis and one thing i can't stop thinking about from her race last night, she won by five seconds. usually maybe the top four finishers are.01 of a second apart, maybe .1 of a second

extraordinary. there's a reason they call her the michael phelps of the women's team. >> see you guys tomorrow. we know you cannot get enough of the games in rio. that's why we've got more coverage on olympic zone tonight. that starts at 6:30 on 9news. that show will air monday through saturday during the olympics. also news junkies, during the games our 10:00 newscast will be on channel 20 11:00 we're switching to channel 9 after nbc's primetime coverage. south of the equator australian researchers say playing individual games could help students do better in school. they suspect the opposite is true for social media. experts there studied about 12,000 15-year-olds and they found out there is a relationship in higher academic scores with video games. the idea is that video games

media, kids on facebookter,ll t sites. attaking away from you mentally. >> i played a ton of video games, though. i was still terrible at math. it totally make sense. games are much more complex than they used to be. k#? d science and reading are skills that can be sharpened playing video games basically doing with the video game is solving a puzzle before you move on to another level. >> see, mom, i told you i was doing something good. a few sm >> thousand long we'll have to

colorado to the 90s. doesn't it? we have though storm out in the distance because all that stormy weather has mainly been just south of the metro area while here in the city our forecast has been hot. we've had a few passing clouds and light showers. most of that stormy weather has ended. we'll track another chance for storms this afternoon. let's look at the forecast because i did have some

90s from the metro area up towards greeley, cooler temperatures in the high country. another 90-degree day, summer last week took a little break. it's not gone. in august we've had five 90- degree days, total 39 this year so far getting really close to 41 for the year. in weather headlines we'll track a few storm this afternoon, another hot day -- storms this afternoon, another hot day tomorrow and a cooloff just around the corner. 90s still at dia. here in e temperatures are 87 degrees. let's check the forecast for the rest of colorado. we've got 90s in northern colorado. out towards the eastern plains 80s and a few 70-degree temperature readings in the high country. here is a look at the front ra so far we are looking dry. we've got sun shining now. we will track a few more storms rolling off the foothills making their way into the metro area. those storm right now mainly to

towards parts of el paso county where a flash flood warning is in effect. lightning strike out toward the san juans, about 422. there's a closer look at that cell that has caused already some hail, up to penny size in that area. another look, i can't get enough of that shot. there one guy looking out in the distance at that storm. now there a chance for more clouds and more storms in the metro area from now through 8 p.m. from 6 to 1 a.m. storms. let me take you through futurecast. as we go throughout the rest of the afternoon in the city, stormy weather is going to die down, but in the east we could potentially see stronger storms develop this afternoon into the overnight hours. tomorrow morning we wake up to sunshine as we start off your terrific tuesday. there's a look at your castthis evening. our overnight low 63 degrees. in the east we could see

temperature around the metro tonight drop to the 60s and 50s closer to the foothill. tomorrow we'll do another hot day, 93 and a few more storm in the afternoon. the threat of any severe weather looks low. stronger storm will develop in the northern tier of the u.s. the weather pattern will stay pretty hot the next few days. thursday we'll have a cooler batch of air working its way through bringing us more clouds and the chance for rain. here's that planning forecast. tomorrow the high 93. then there's cooldown, wednesday 89, thursday 86 degrees, friday 81, saturday 80 with isolated afternoon storms. afternoon storms. we'll be right back. ? ? ? isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves to amaze his audience. great show. here you go. now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless.

for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. chase. so you can. stocks ended the day lower after record highs last week. drug companies were among the 1

from colorado sports leader here's drew soicher. >> hi, everybody. broncos star aqib talib made his training camp debut but won't play in any games at least a just two months after a nightclub incident in which talib either got shot by somebody else or accidentally shot himself, still don't know, he was back on the practice field and looked terrific, no visible signs of pain despite the fact a bullet both entered and exited his right leg. >> how you all doing? >> reporter: how are you? >> pretty good. >> reporter: did you shoot yourself in that incident? >> the situation is still under review. we got to respect that process. so i'm not going to talk about

great. we had some one on ones today, felt pretty good on the field. >> nice to see you, too. broncos kick off thursday night at chicago in the exhibition season and we're live. 9news broncos insider mike klis is at team headquarters. let's play klis and tell. you broke the news this morning. the broncos released their first depth chart and there's still no indication who the first quarterback is. >> no. they listed them both right at one, sanchez/simeon. i thought because that's what we've seen in training camp is sanchez takes the first team reps. the next time the first team is out there simeon is taking lead here. is that really? >> take that for what it's worth in practice.

made fewer mistakes. he maybe plays cautiously, but he does have a way of running the offense efficiently the way gary kubiak like it. right now i would put simeon in a slight lead going into the bears game thursday. >> i saw the broncos signed safety ryan murphy today. didn't he get sent home during the super bowl because he was questioned in a prostitution sting? >> drew, as trying to avoid those kind of questions. it's the epitome of the nfl today. kenny ananikce a great guy. he usually represents the team in the community at events, but this is the nfl. they need healthy bodies. he could not stay healthy of ryan murphy ironically first practice back, he was only questioned, not charged in that sting. >> i see.

>> thanks, mike. this is interesting. since the rockies entered the major leagues in 1993 only four national league players have reached the 3,000 hit plateau and three did it against the rocks. ichiro suzuki of the marlin joined the club yesterday. this is the first time it's happened at coors field. ricky henderson got his 3,000th against the rockies in 2001 in san diego and colorado was the opponent in 2007 when begio reached 3,000 in houston. pop question time for tonight's drew or false question. drew or false, ichiro suzuki is the fuss player in major league left to -- first player in major league history to triple for his 3,000th career hit. drew or false, only ichiro joined way base hit. the correct answer is? >> false.

triples. it is false. ichiro suzuki and paul molliter. >> do you do your drew or false based on your bobblehead opportunities? >> owe, you're figuring me out. i've got this molliter sitting here. what can i use help for? >> nbc nightly news is next.

tonight, nightmare meltdown, chaos as delta suffers a worldwide out amg, all flights cancelled for hours. temperatures flaring and an struggle still going on tonight. and a young boy dies on the tallest water slide in the world, a terrifying accident and growing questions about what happened. sounding the alarm, 50 senior republicans warning quote, the most uld be, reckless president in american history, as trump tries to shake off another poll showing his support is cratering. and gold rush for team usa here in rio. and a star is born. we talked to the young