reality" three months ago. today- will the planned parenthood shooter be ready to face the justice system. donald trump talks isis while clinton talks economy... but one candidate has more support for her message than the other. >> and- celebrating a birthday with gold. matt and cheryl are in rio where they met the olympian with the best way to celebrate- ever. good morning. meteorologist marty coniglio joins us. marty- it's just a touch cooler today...but some big storms could pop up later in parts of colorado.

once called "not grounded in reality" is ready to face the justi system. robert dear is accused of killing three people in a colorado springs planned parenthood last november. after his arrest- he repeatedly interrupted the judge, called himself a warrior for babies and fought with his defenders. ju unfit to stand trial in may.. the shooter called the judge a "filthy animal" in that hearing. today the judge will check back in to see if he's made enough progress to return to the courtroom. one of the men accused of mistakenly robbing the wrong home and seriously wounding a middle school teacher... is due in court today. cody jones turned himself in to golden police last month. the home invasion happened in may. police say jones and three other people went to the wrong golden home- looking for drugs and cash.

one of the suspects--caleb williams--got in a fight and stabbed each other. jones faces a handful of charges--including attempted second degree murder. a former c-u student accused of rape- won't spend any time in prison and prosecutors aren't happy. the boulder daily camera reports--a boulder judge sentenced 22- year-old austin wilkerson to jail work-released and probation. wilkerson was convicted in may of sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. that means he'll spend two years in the boulder county ja.. but he'll be allowed to leave during the day to go to work or school. it isn't often police get surveillance video of possible house burglars. arvada police are hoping this time- they've found their suspects. these two men are suspected of burglarizing a house in the 66 hundred block of upham street. police say they took a laptop and credit cards - then used the cards at businesses nearby. police pulled the

if you recognize either man, call metro denver crime stoppers. you could get a reward, you don't have to give your name. one extra zero in some paperwork might have saved you a few bucks.. but it cost adams county one point eight million dollars. we took the typo to an adams county spokes person who said... it was a simple human error- nobody lost their job and in the long run the county will be able to cover the lost money. the typo saved about seven dollars for property owners of a 265 thousand dollar home- so not much on an individual basis. don't worry- the county won't come looking for that seven dollars. the county also has new oversight procedures to catch future errors. to some athletes- some wins just mean more than others. the men's synchronized diving team proved that with their silver medal finish wednesday night. it was the highest medal ever earned for the u-s in the

and michael hixon and sam dorman didn't hold back in their celebration. how does a gold medal sound for a birthday present. one team usa athlete is celebrating that very way today in rio. let's check in with cheryl and matt in olympic park. team usa keeps adding to its medal count and the incredible stories of these games. c: it is as much about the personal stories as the sport isn't it? and brazil is about culture dance and music. and for people who don't have a ticket to an event, they can still have an olympic experience. >> you will find a crowd a place called olympic blvd and'l to experience brazil's culture out of the confines of olympic park and the venues. no ticket required here and big crowds are enjoying it. huge crowds! >> >you are in a city that is bigger than new york so there are tons of people but that is part of the spirit of the olympics and coming down here for the olympics> they traveled from arizona and say they've had a great experience in brazil. happy birthday to usa cyclist kristin armstrong. she is 43 today. with that, is the oldest competitor to win a medal in cycling. and she didn't even think she'd be on the team. >> don't tell her she's an underdog. she didn't flich at the rain or the russian she was racing who'd just come off suspension for doping. armstrong won and collapsed over the finish line, exhausted. that's when her son, who is almost six, was lifted over a fense and ran into her arms. >> armstrong won the pro-challenge in colorado, so she is well known in the co cycling community one of my favorite stories is aboumate, mara

finally! football is back.

preseason anyway. the broncos are in chicago tonight.. for our first chance to see this year's team in game mode. mark sanchez will start as quarterback... taking on former denver quarterback jay cutler and the bears. but- expect to see trevor simien fighting to win that quarterback spot, too.

our coverage begins with a special edition of broncos tonight at 5-30.... and then kickoff is at six. drew rod and mike will have a full recap and highlights from the matchup on 9news at nine after the game. donald trump talks about isis... but what he said hurts his numbers- on both sides of the aisle. how he connected the president to terrorists.. and what hillary clinton is doing today instead. plus- staying safe whether you're walking, running or out getting errands done. the secret design to make self defense easy on

another day of domination for the united states in rio. we continue to lead in both total medals... and gold medals. americans have won eleven gold... eleven silver... and ten bronze... for 32 medals total. the next closest country is china with 23 total medals. they've won ten gold. japan has 18 total medals... russia has 15...

around in the presidential race. but the latest controversial claim is focused on the current president.

like-- everyday-- we're hearing about a different controversy. you know what they say, gary-: another day... another drama... at least that's true when it comes to the presidential campaign. and there's enough drama to "go around" for both campaigns. hillary clinton's campaign is dealing with allegations that it engaged in "pay for play" tactics. a conservative group obtained more of clinton's emails-- which they say-- show that the clinton foundation asked the "state department" for favors. clinton says-- that never happened. she's also trying to distance herself from "this" man-- sitting right behind her at a rally in florida. he's the father of the orlando the scenario to fuel a claim his claims that democrats are tied to radical islam.

course-- talking about donald trump's comments on the second amendment. critics say-- those comments suggested violence against hillary clinton. according to a new report-- the secret service spoke to him about those comments. it comes at a really bad time for him-- as the most recent n- n-c news poll shows trump

several people are

including two firefighters after an apartment building burst into flames in maryland. smoke and flames poured from the building in silver spring. that's near d-c. firefighters rescued people who were trapped on the second and third floors let's check in with

on the run- you

want to go as light as possible. and one sports bra designer in texas has an idea to keep runners safe without adding bulk. check this out- it's called the "booby trap bra." they're made to protect women while walking, running or just getting errands done. one design includes a small pocket in the lining with room for a three inch pocket knife. another has a bigger pocket on the side for pepper spray.

the secret weapons in their clothes. the sports bras range in price from 50 to 55 dollars. the pepper spray or other items are sold separately. the flag bearer from tonga stole the show during the parade of nations... in the next half hour- we'll check in with matt and cheryl on how interest in the tiny country is spiking in colorado.

basically just lost it. at work. >> long hours. and no way out. 911 dispatchers are concerned for your safety. >> is three months enough to get a confessed killer ready for court? a judge will decide that today. on the planned parenthood shooter's mental status. >> and playing the best game of your life against th a lot out of you. matt and cheryl found out hout olympians recover. >> good morning, everyone. and gary and corey with us, on this thursday morning. thanks for joining us. marty joins us too. we will see an increase in the clouds it sounds like through the day. >> what is the general trend here for the next couple of days. right on in through saturday. today, a few clouds hanging over the mile high city. right now, that's how we start the day. we will thin those out by mid morning. a beautiful shot by the way.