this is 9news. >> several agencies are working a brush fire burning near the town of strasbourg east of denver. burned out 100-acres. it's ?k a resident tells us the fire is about a half mile from county road 157. he says he noticed smoke around 4:00 this afternoon. then the winds picked up. and others are using heavy equipment, farm equipment, fire officials say no structures are threatened. this was called in about 15 till 4:00 this afternoon. we will continue to monitor this brush fire and we will give you updates as we get them. it's happened again, someone has been shooting cattle in lincoln county near hugo. ranchers are fed up. over the past three years, five with wild antelope. 9news reporter victoria sanchez went to lincoln county and

happening. ranchers are taking a financial hit with each cow that's killed. but they're pulling together $10,000 as a reward to find the person or people responsible for th think lots of people say it's just a cow. >> ben was the first rancher to lose cattle. two in the same day. >> it's disheartening. i equate it to someone who lives in the city and someone breaks intheir home. you've >> it cost $8,000 the peace of mind that rf:his livestock was safe grazing on cows were kille three more died the same way. gunshot wounds from a ?bhunting rifle. >> unfortunately, that's a call we'd received before. >> county sheriff's office says in 2013 and 14 antelope were killed. then the shooter turned cows. >> this is our livelihood.

and when somebody chooses to do this, and it is a choice, it angers us. >> reporter: all the shootings happened ws?9ithin ten miles o each other down country roads. >> every one of these have been shot, killed and left. this is not a case of someone poaching to feed their family. >> he hopes the reward money will stop the shooter. until then, he counts his cattle everyday hoping he won't lose any more. >> they started out killing antelope. now they're killing cattle. what's ne to catch the shooter. but those cameras were stolen. they hope the 10,000-dollar reward will help someone come forward with infoioctoria sanch the lincoln county sheriff's office is taking tips. if they could find who's been ing this, they could face felony animal cruelty and criminal mischief charges. a person died around 7:00. denver fire says they responded

they later clarified it was a piece of equipment called an aluminum splitter. they coat aluminum in steel coils. it's been in business for 35 years and hasn't had any violations or recent cases in the past 15 years. police in lakewood have released the name of a 30-year- old man who was killed last week after apparently jumping from a moving suv during an argument with his sister-in- law. they say he was brandon cable man from lakewood thursday night. his sister-in-law reported the two were arguing when cable man jumped out of the suv. the vehicle then hit power poles and traffic signals near tenth and garrison. police haven't confirmed the account of what happened and they're trying to determine who was driving. hillary clinton has widened her national lead over donald trump to ten points according to the latest nbc news survey monkey weekly tracking pole. clinton's 51 to 41% lead was up

general election matchup was first compared in early may. a six-point advantage in a four-way race when green party candidate jill was taken into account. clinton's lead jumped from 1% to 8 points after the democratic national convention. texas is reporting its first death associated with zika virus. health officials in harris county say a newborn baby girl died shortly after she was born a few weeks ago. she was born the girl's mother was in el salvador while pregnant where doctors believe she became h zi there have been 99 cases of the zika virus in texas now. including two infants with microcephaly in harris county. rod will not be leaving a federal prison near denver any time soon. a judge today upheld the former illinois governor's 14 year prison sentence for corruption.

decision. he appeared in court on closed circuit tv. this is file video obviously. his daughters cried in the courtroom and tried to comfort their mom. he was sent to prison in 2012 for trying to sell or trade the senate seat left vacant when barack obama became president. his brotheidthis before going into the courtroom today. >> my brother has a lot of potential. he's got a lot to give back to his community. will determe that he's got a lot of potential left to give back and so i'm hoping for the best for my brother. >> today's decision came despite an appeals court tossing out five of the original 18 counts that put him in prison. congratulations. starting at midnight the state of colorado awarded you the opportunity to collect rainwater. conservationists say it's a big step toward fair water use.

>> reporter: so you say you want to get a rain barrel, great. but here's some things you should keep in mind. when buying one, know where to go. home depots have 20 in stock but other giants like true value and lowe's don't. there's always online shopping at amazon too. when installing the rain barrel, you just need to put it under a gutter but keep it covered. you don't want mosquitoes breeding and neither does your neighborhood. step three, let the water but now, what to do with it. >> you want to be careful not to drink the water. >> we'll let jessica tell you what not to do with it first. >> anyone coming off your roof from the gutters and shingles, it's not going to be clean. >> don't use it to flush toilets or wash clothes either. but you can put it on cars, plants, and lawn. >> use it for outdoor activities on the property. step four, share, we live in colorado, we don't get a ton of

oh yeah, and enjoy. this is your water too now. so take advantage. >> people are outrageously excited about rain barrels being legalized. it's one of the most exciting and engaging issues that we have ever worked on as an organization. >> dan grossmann, 9news. typical rain barrel goes for $70 to $80. 9news broncos insider mike klis on the team's depth chart before thursday's game. dangerous way people are choosing to get around rio during the summer games. the nfl tells us its plans to open a free two-day fan to open a free two-day fan festival in denver. moms know their kids need love. and encouragement. they also know milk is a nutrient powerhouse. with 8 grams of natural protein,

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the olympics are giving the world its chance to see a lot of rio's beauty. and anyone visiting no doubt has been caught in some of the uglier part, the traffic. cheryl preheim and matt renoux are covering the games for us. getting any where by car can be a challenge. >> if you ever want to feel better about being during rush hour, consider in rio, it's very typical to travel about 15 miles in two hours. >> it's horrible. in fact, the only way to really travel and navigate these rio roads with any efficiency or speed is by motorcycle. but it's a dangerous lane to travel. the roads of rio are known as some of the most congested in

few miles. >> there's no way. there's no way. i would lose a lot of time. >> it's the kind of urban crawl that's putting motorcycle couriers like andre fernandez -- >> i've been riding motorcycles for eight years -- >> in high demand. >> i start work and drink my coffee. coffee is my vice. i wait for the calls. >> when the call comes in. >> people call me and say hey >> he fires up his ride and takes to the streets zipping in and out of lanes between cars and trucks. we have to do some craziness on the roads. >> leaving all that traffic far behind. >> people ask me to buy stuff and i go in the city with a car, but it's hard. it's much easier with a motorcycle. >> running at high speed. but also at high risk. each year around 40,000 people

brazil. and about 1/4 of those deaths are on motorcycles. >> i do worry. i worry a lot. i have mouths to feed. i have three daughters. >> it's a risk andre faces each day. >> i always have this worry to leave my house safe and come home safe. >> reporter: he says riding this rio traffic has also made some of the best rider around saying if morc gold every time. >> it's gold medal for real. sao paulo can take silver. >> reporter: with all the security in rio for olympics we've seen a lot of officers on motorcycles and yesterday we were given video of a really scary moment with an officer on a motorcycle. we'll show you the video right now and warn you right now,

certainly drift over the urban corridor again. we've got lows in the 50s for the high country. 60s for lower elevations tonight. hot day out wet. 88 in grand junction. but the warmest temperatures will be in southeastern colorado. close to 100 degrees down around la junta and lamar with mid 70s in the foothills. city forecast tonight, still the chance of a rumble of thunder, a sprinkle. the low at 62 with clearing skies. tomorrow, hot dry start to the day. clouds in the afternoon, is but warm with a high of 94. temperatures trend above average until thursday and friday. friday and saturday look cool with highs near 80. a good chance of rain from thunderstorms. a mild weekend. coming up before we turn up the

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from colorado's sports leader, here's drew soicher. hi everybody, mark sanchez will take the first snap of the broncos exhibition season in chicago. one day after sanchez were listed as tied on the depth chart. head coach gary kubiak decided sanchez will play the first quarter against the bears, simeon the second. and the rookie gets the third and fourth. >> what we're going to do is put a number on reps.

we're looking at things pretty equally. that's the most important thing right now. >> mike klis broke the story. and we're live. mike's at team headquarters. let's play klis and tell. is this significant or a coin flip because the rules don't allow two quarterbacks on the field at the same time? >> there is a little bit of a could be flip element to it if you watch how these guys perform in training camp. it really has been an even steven, you take time. you're with the first team the next time. but i do think some thought went into it in that i read into this, drew, that they want mark sanchez to be the starting quarterback against carolina. he has experience, trevor simeon and paxton lynch do not. that's a big moment in that opener. super bowl rematch, the carolina panthers, it's going to be here on channel 9, big, you know, all the lights and

crowd. it's going to be a really big game. i think they want mark sanchez to do it. so far though, in the competition, he has not assumed command. he will get the first chance against the bears on thursday. >> so you figure this means simeon gets the second game against the 49ers next week. >> i think if it's even steven through this bears game, i wouldn't be surprised if simeon starts next week ns 49ers. if sanchez plays lights out against the bears and simeon struggles, then i think maybe sanchez would be the leader in the clubhouse, would probably start against the 49ers. but if it goes the same way it has, in fact, simeon maybe playing a little bit better than sanchez, then yes, simeon would start against the 49ers, then they make their decision after the 49ers. they have to have their quarterback before that third preseason game.

rockies blew another late lead this afternoon. rockies were comfortably ahead most of the game. they allowed the texas rangers to steal it at end for the second straight time. rookie david dahl extended his career opening hitting streak to a remarkable short of the record. colorado led 4-0. but the rangers scored six times in inn lose the third in strange but true. former broncos quarterback tim tebow is giving professional baseball a try. tebow is inviting every major ague team to watch him perform at a k?showcase late he was a terrific ?d?dtter and outfielder in high school but hasn't played competitively in 11 years. even so. it would make sense to sign tim

those communities. strange but drew. >> it's drew. it's totally drew. >> i know you want to see what tim tebow would look like in a baseball uniform. >> the resemblance is striking. >> oh wow, there's no resemblance. he looks happy. >> that'd be so cool if they signed him. >> i don't no, mr. clean, he's got that nice -- >> yeah, all right.

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