fo next at 4:00. an abrupt departure for the avalanche as the head coach announces he is leaving the team. the reasons coming up. the reaction to the feds keeping marijuana on the list

another service disruption along rtd train to the plane and the reasons from the delays today. >> today the drug enforcement administration announced it will leave marijuana on the list of scheduled one drugs meaning the government considers it to have no medical value. heroin and lsd are >> reporter: two physicians not from colorado asked the dea to reclassify marijuana and make it a schedule 2 drugs. drugs on that list can be prescribed by doctors and they do have medicinal values. meg and cocaine are scheduled ii along with oxycodone and ritalin and not marijuana. promarijuana people say it is

other federal policies that impact pot users and growers. the marijuana industry struggles to use banks and making pot a schedule 2 drug would not change that. the dea did not make that decision. the fda looked at the research. the fda looked at what was valuable and did not find enough evidence that marijuana has an accepted is necessary and says the feds have high potential for abuse. today we heard from proponent and opponents of pot both saying more research is needed. >> there is a bit of research suggesting there is real therapies coming out but you would be able do to so much more if it weren't in schedule

moving it out of schedule 100 when that is creating the research. >> we have had marijuana passed in 2000 and now in 2016, we need to get on the ball and research this and let science tell us whether it does or not and if science says it doesn't that's the end and says it does, good. then let's put it like any have a doctor to prescribe it and monitor it. as far as the announcement the dea did denounce a policy change to encourage more research. the dea will allow more labs to grow pot for research the dea had the power to do that.

an emotional topic and the one common thing saying let's do research before we decide. more research. >> absolutely and it seems like the federal government is definitely moving in that direct to certify pot for research purposes. >> thank you, anastasia. >> officers removed an illegal grow operation in the pike national forest six miles from woodland park in el paso. the site was 18300 plants and 200 pounds of camp and a 50 point bag of fertilizer. if anyone has information about the case they are asked to contact the u.s. forest service. >> if you have ever wanted to be an nh lhead coach the colorado avalanche have an unexpected opening. patrick roy stepped down after three years. he made the announcement two

the nh nh l. season. he remains on good terms. the hall of fame avalanche led the team to two playoffs. the man that admitted to killing two men at a planned parenthood remains incom patent. judge martinez made the ruling based on a report from state mental hospital where robert deer has been undergoing treatment since he was deemed incompetent. >> doctors ordered to give periodic updates. he is charged with 179 counts including murder and attempted murder stemming from the november 7 shooting. >> an owner of a pet down has

62-year-old ken cubic found guilty of 18 counts of animal kit continue. he neglected redents and kittens and other animals at jurassic pets. he is appealing. his wife has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor animal cruelty and his son sentenced to probation after same charge. >> clouds building over the metro and the eastern plains this afternoon. also been cooling off a result later. meteorologist danielle graham joining us and afraid it may get more colorful this evening. >> absolutely. you can see mother nature can't make up your mind dark clouds pushing in and sunshine sneaking through and other areas looking at light rain. you can see the view from 9 news. logan and spear and we have the clouds pushing in from the west. all of the showers pushing in on that southwest flow. it will be more isolated

just had a couple of rain showers pass through the fort collins area and moving towards greeley and down and a couple of shots but no lightning. in northeast colorado. later we will have a shot of seeing some storms turn severe the biggest threat heavy downpours and wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. and that section wyoming and nebraska and northeast colorado. well, we got a break. a break from the heat. temperatures basically remaining in the upper 80s. this afternoon at 89 in longmont and idaho springs and ever green. i hope you get used to it and hope you like the nice refreshing break from those 90- degree temperatures because we are looking at 80 degrees coming up. also i will have a look at the

and you got to go out there. a rural area. someone said they were going to the rockies national park and down towards the sand dunes. get out of the cities and get out of the light pollution and you will make sure to let your eyes adjust because it can take up to a half hour to just kind of get acclimated. and bring snacks and patience and all you got to do is look up. >> it >> and bring your snacks. >> gold fish. great choice and put them back in my desk. >> we will see about that. she always has the gold fish. >> for the second day, the university of colorado aligned from union station to di ais down due to power issues. a car lost power and crews are working to get it up and running. christina well is joining us with more. christine. >> for the past several hours passengers coming and going

the university of colorado a line. it is the second day as you mentioned in a row that riders had to be shuttled between the 61st and kenya station. rtd says a portion of the b line was not running properly and in the past few minutes, like 15 minutes, rtd tweeted that b line is back and no delays are expected. meanwhile we did speak with passengers earlier that are frustrated. one rider is an experienced power outages half a dozen times and he says it is becoming increasingly more difficult to diapente on it as a trusted form of education. >> it is frustrating when i leave my house an earlier because the train may have something goes wrong. they had so long to test the train there shouldn't be that many problems.

comment regarding the a line or b line power outages, only that they occurred and crews are working to get them up and running. we had been reaching out to rtd and we have not heard back and a lot of people that we talked to today were coming from out of town and they didn't realize this was kind of out of the normal. >> we have had a lot from passengers and we forget about the employees. >> they see this more and more, if it happens one, two, how do i get to work on time, i don't know i can depend on this. increasing frustration. >> we will stay on it, thank you, christine. >> a gradual hike in the minimum wage to $12 an hour by 2020 will be decided by colorado voters. a ballot measured to bump up the minimum wage was certified having the necessary 98,000 signatures to make the state wise ballots. the current minimum wage $8.31

it would be raised to $9.30 and the next year 90 cents an hour each year until it hits 12 bucks an hour by 2020. supporters say that minimum wage hikes could be on ballots in five states this fall. the wage measure is the 4th question going to voters. and two are technical changes from the state legislature and one is a universal healthcare proposal. >> nowhere's ballot is growing fast aside from the presidential race there will be tax initiatives discussed. most recent came when pewter school district announced it would approach voters with a mill vote. looking towards 375 million- dollar growth project to accommodate the needs. this includes new schools and an athletic facility and quarter cents sales tax to fundamental health facility. the county is looking for a culture budget because the county continues to grow. you know they are progrowth

like we have to handle the growth, whatever we did, the kids are coming. we need to educate them and that's our jobs and you will find it up and down the front range and i think the entire state of colorado. >> the school district is attracting 500 new kids each year. they say 375 million-dollar project will be the most expensive in its history. a study released today from triple afinds thousands of crashes on america's roads are being call by stops on the roads. the study was a factor in more than 200,000 police reported crashes from 2011 to 2014. and those crashes resulted in 39,000 injuries and 500 deaths. the study also found 2/3 of all road debris is caused by some other vehicle. either not securing the load properly or a part falling off or tire blow-outs. >> the big point that we want drivers to realize is that these crashes are completely

necessary precautions of securing the loads and maintaining the vehicles. >> triple a is calling on drivers to properly secure your load. and maintain your vehicle. and in an effort to prevent dangerous debris from falling on the roadways. >> how many times have you seen people dodge something that they see on the road coming up and that's when you see how easily and accident can happen. >> it has happened to me. divers have discovered 400- year-old ship wreck off coast of florida. two rescued endangered african lions have arrived in

stocks closed higher on wall street led by companies in retailers. rose 118 points, 18,614 and s&p 12 points. they are all record highs. >> the colorado department of education released test scores for the first time show growth through the cma and park tests. nelson garcia joining us with the latest. there is a mixup good and bad. >> that's right. state leaders say in elementary

grades three through five and some minorities groups improved and areas of great concern. here are some of the troubling numbers. in 8th grade number 19 percent were proficient. in high school science, only 11% of blacks and hispanics are learning enough and 7th grade social studies 7% of hispanics are reaching marks of efficiency. the achievement rates is a problem. at fairfield high school in boulder there is standardized tests. almost everyone opted out but the principal is not concerned about having no test scores to report. >> i think for a school it is a data point but we have other data points to gauge the progress. the standardized test

the principal will wait and see how his school is impacted. the state says overall it is still studied. fairfield high school started the protests and walkouts. >> nelson garcia. thank you. macy's plans to close about 100 stores next year as the department store attempting to become more nim bell in a competitive market. that represents 14% of its store base. executives patterns and more competitive online. they have 675 stores and it has not revealed which locations to close. they will reinvest in the instore experience and boost the profile. they plan to add more brand shops and things of it a store within a store. executives think adding more in- house events joining customers in the door and they want to

and part of that is more robust features it is the largest chain. a ship has been found, the remains of three french ships a couple miles from floor. they found cannons made of iron and anchors and a coat of arms that are priceless. it could colonial period from 1560 and the divers hope to bring up the artifacts and con serve them. two sick lionesses getting a chance. rescued in iowa and brought to colorado. the animal defense fund stepped in. the 16-year-old was emaciated and 18-year-old animal had cataracts. they are at the wild enemy

providing them with the proper nutrition and care they need. right now they are going under intense medical treatment and the whole goal is to have them rehabilitated and live with other lions that live in the sanctuary and live in big habitats. >> it is open to the public 7 days a week. you can see the lionesses and witness the recovery. it will be interestin in just six weeks from now. >> welcome to colorado. >> the search for survivesser after explosion and fire in an apartment complex in maryland.

a boy has fallen off of a classic wooden roller coaster at a pennsylvania amusement park.

park says he fell and was conscious and air lifted on to children's hospital of pittsburgh. 50 miles west. we don't know about the boy's condition or where he was and unclear whether the ride did not function. it opened in 1938 and it takes riders up and down a wooded hillside. it does not require seat belts and children unfour feet tall e adult. searchers looking through debris after massive explosion at an apartment complex in washington d.c. at least two people are dead and dozens injured and five others missing. we turn to the latest for nbc chris clarkment. >> that looks like a plane. this shows how devastating the explosion was wednesday night and from the emergency officials just how deadly. two bodies pulled from the rubble thursday morning.

victims at this time. and our efforts will continue in that area. >> and there could be more because several others that live in the complex in silver springs are still missing. unaccount the for. >> we are not sure they were in the building or some other combination. >> hampering search efforts, the burned outbuildings that investigators say are too dangerous to enter. >> it is a collapsed hazard and extremely dangerous condition. so we making the building safe. >> in addition to those killed 34 others injured as investigators look in to exactly what happened and why. >> we are not prepared to discuss any causes of the incident. >> one hundred residents of the complex, some said to have dropped children and jumped out of windows have had to seek

least two or three buildings. a fire broke out today at a power station in kansas city missouri. two transformers caught fire. firefighters and emergency services shut off the power and waited for the fire to burn out. no reports of any injuries. officials say the fire was caused by a circuit malfunction. the faulty circuit served one customer and the electricity is being restored after being switched to another circuit. >> the orange county sheriff's office released video of a pill that his landing gear would not deploy and sent the text to his family telling them he loved them before the attempted emergency landing. the air traffic controllers worked with the pilot for over an hour and the pilot attempted to land at orlando executive airport and fire and rescue

away. incredible. >> very lucky. >> you know they train for it but when he sent text messages frightening stuff. good news. cheryl and matt will join

coming up danielle's forecast. sky 9 hovering above the metro area looking west. some beautiful clouds. >> look how majestic. good vibes for the broncos how the first preseason game is tonight. right danielle? >> i think it will be perfect. it is like i know they are not playing here but we have the vibes here to chicago.

vibes and colorado. a little bit of sunshine there. >> yes. >> nobody has what we got. are we going to get out. back in the backyard. >> i took a quit sprint. >> an olympian. >> we are watching the clouds in the city and we will potentially be watching for one or two thunderstorms pushing through the metro area. later on tonight and that might hamper the view. let's look at cheeseman park. the darker clouds overhead in fort collins and the storms lurking to the west and we will be watching those pushing through fort next couple of hours. high temperature at 88. 90s in greeley and we will be hitting the low 90s in sterling and lamar. 56 in leadville and some low

once again a warm one. out of the airport in the upper 80s mostly cloudy skies and the wind relatively calm. here in the 9 backyard the temperatures at 85 and it feels nice especially with the clouds that are starting to push back in. on hd doppler 9, watching the storms. they have been firing up not om across colorado but also sections of the northern plains. part of omaha ve and five inches of water coming in and also a storm system lurking off of the coastline watching rain showers forlouisiana. still tapping into the monsoon flow and bringing the winds out of the southwest and ushering that tropical moisture to our state. this afternoon things will be more isolated. not everyone seeing the showers. see more to the west of fort collins with a line through the

in the downtown denver area a couple of light sprinkles and gusty wind and that's it. tonight temperatures around the mid-50s and those storms will be pushing out and we will be watching the clouds sticking with us for the next couple of hours really as we head throughout the overnight. moon set after one. this will be the best go out and see the meteor showers. up to 200 meteors. it should be spectacular but mother nature not cooperating. across the eastern plains we will be watching the clouds and also some thunderstorms and it will be continuing overnight so i don't think the view will be best out there. if anything, head west, friends, that's where you will find the clear skies in denver and points to the southwest and i would say marginal and after 3:00 a.m. we will get the clouds as they

able to catch a spectacular view. just set the alarms, right? wake up at 3:00 a.m. and take a peek and it should be gorgeous. the rest of theey the showers on and off. through well county and by one, right at moon set when everything should be looking spectacular, we are watching the clouds and the showers continuing. and things start to clear out to the west and by six a.m., the sunshine starts to by five or six p.m., a couple more scattered showers pushing in and we will be watching for slightly cooler temperatures. chance for seeing some storms turning severe will be to the south. you can see the drought monitor. just came out today. now includes parts of the denver metro area. up there in for the collins, greeley and southwest colorado and abnormally dry because we have had hot and dry conditions for the past couple of weeks. tomorrow will be a cooler one. low 80s for a lot of us and in the 80s for the eastern plains

foothills. it should be a nice refreshing break from all of the heat that we have been looking at. low 80s for the next couple of days really. we will be watching sunday to be the warmer and dryer day and the storms in the foothills and in the mountains and in the 90s for the start of next week and perhaps one or two isolated showers and things will be looking good. current conditions out there at the coco cabana beach and a forecast. sunnier skies and i know they dealt with the rain the past couple of days but kim and jonathan temperatures back in the 70s, 80s and can't believe it is winter there. that's a good looking winter in my book. >> that's pretty good. >> and you must move like c j anderson you are not out of breath. >> i was a little bit. >> it didn't sound like it. >> thanks danielle. >> u.s. forecasters say it is

season since 2012. national weather service predicts two to five storms. they get 12 named storms, six hurricanes and the el ni?o effect in the pacific pretend to produce the hurricane activity but is now going away. >> early but exciting news related to injuries. patients in complete paralysis gained control of the legs. 8 patients regained some motor function and partial feeling. many had been paralyzed for years and saw improvement after 7 months training with brain controlled robotics. they worked with the virtual reality system that used their brains to simulate full control of the legs. four of the participants made so much head way in one year

complete to partial paralysis. believed it that engaged spinal nerves. >> it is exciting. >> absolutely. >> simone biles has on merged to be a champion and we will

compete. >> trampoline gymnastics made its debut in sidney and athletes can jump up high. it is made of nylon or string material. six millimeters thick and it stabilizes within one second of contact. judges assess the difficult of

based on the difficulty. there's a high degree of difficulty. the more flips, the more difficult. the variety of elements. no skill may be repeated during the routine. performing a skill in the straight position and in the pike position counts as two different skills. using a zero to ten point school six judges rate routine based on ec includes both artiste and technique. the gymnasts can take an extra bounce and keeping their feet and knees and arms balanced without the routine and looking for the right ending and must end with both feet on the trampoline and standing upright to avoid a deduction of points from the final score.

the average of both the difficulty and execution scores together. the united states has never won a medal in trampoline and china leads with 7 total medals. spoiler alerts. results warning. earmuffs, we are tell you that the outcome -- >> don't touch your mobile device. >> airs tonight in primetime, if you will watch it put the mute button on and we will pause so you can do that. here is the news. u.s. gymnast simone biles has flown her way to the olympic gold medal. and her teammate aly raisman won the silver. >> love her. >> congratulations and rock stars and we will leave it at

>> somebody in the room say it is safe. you can join us again. team usa is continuing its dominance. we know you will love watching the competition. we do. we are addicted. >> let's take the 6-mile thousand journey to rio technology and talk to cheryl and matt. a big evening. >> you know what, a how long evening and it has been just an awesome day from badminton. >> to basketball. >> and h >> to everything swimming. >> gymnastics. >> big one. >> you will find a sport you love and find an athlete that has you asking how in the world is that even possible? that's what happens every time simone biles competes. you know it doesn't matter what apparatus she is on. it is always draw jobbing, at 19 years old she is blowing through what we thought were the limits of the sport.

simone biles says she has loved to do flips and turns and it got her in a little bit of trouble now and then. >> i would go into the front yard and we had like mailboxes maybe five feet tall and i would climb up there and then i would do back tucks. >> my mom caught me because her office was there and she didn't want me to do it again but i do it anyways. >> and now her mom is that she was doing that. when you look at her vertical leap to see how far she gets off of the ground. it is unbelievable and funny to hear her talk about the mailboxes being five feet tall because she is not five feet tall? >> no. she is jumping off of them. you and i are so tall we are stepping off of them. >> she is 4'8" and healthy that has been wonderful. no injuries for her. because an injury can really end a hope and dream of an

healthy and for one, olympic beach volleyball major in rio, that meant going into cryotherapy. >> playing professional volleyball might seem like fun and games but the top ranked players like brooks sweat. >> people think we play volleyball on the beach. >> will tell you all of the hitting and running and falling is also tough work. >> we beat ourselves >> playing in a game that tore her rotator cuff. >> last year i kind of dove on it wrong. >> now part of her recovery is coming to this huntington beach california facility. >> or unconventional therapy. >> this owner says athletes are replacing the long 30 minute ice baths. >> and you can be in and out with less than five minutes.

cooler. >> it takes liquid nitrogen and converts it to vapor. >> with people stripping down and getting into tanks like this. >> it is easy to control. >> where the temperature drops below 300-degree below zero for a few minutes. >> it touches the surface level. >> and it is that liquid nitrogen missed. >> it triggers your brain in survival proteins. >> it flushing out the stress. >> it helps with anti aging and with people suffering from inflammation. >> chronic pain. migraines, arthritis. it wipes it out. >> and brooks said. >> it is only three minutes but does a lot for the body. >> and it has helped with her rehab so she can get back to the sand for some more fun and

that goes into it. >> fascinating. i'm just not sure about the whole getting in there with just socks and a smile part though. >> i know all about it. i did it. socks and a smile. and it was fantastic. it also helped brook to rehab a lot quicker so she could get to the olympics. spoiler alert she played today and if you are following brook and her partner don't listen, they were eliminated but they d >> congratulations for their journey. >> rio has been a grand event. amazing and it can't be done without volunteers and the number they wanted is not what they ended up with. a smaller group but they are great. >> and it hasn't affected their love to be here. we see them singing and dancing and having a great time no

faces. >> what's up, baby? >> today the crowd started to fill the park in rio and we caught the samba welcome crew singing start. >> having so much fun we had to jump and join them with our own samba and that welcome to the dance group. you got to love it when you point in certain directions. >> we found not only was it such a blast and so sweet, monique was one of the women and kept trying to feed us snacks. >> and crackers. >> it was great. >> we found it comes in handy

someone to go in the morning. where are the biscuits. >> that way. >> where is bob costas' studio. >> right over there. >> simone biles has a gymnastics meet. >> come on. >> back to you. >> okay. we got to start working on the moves, man. >> good deal. thanks cheryl and matt. t and we will get to see more on channel 20.

feel the breeze. hear the zip of the football. preseason starts for the broncos in chicago. jay cutler. you know, crybaby, you have

the bears. rod mackey and mike cliff at soldier feel and we will see mark sanchez and simeon. they want peyton manning's old job. >> we talked to simeon and he was talking about his buddies coming to the game and they texted and asked if he would join them for the tailgate and he was like guys i am busy but not because sanchez starts. >> he gets the first start. i don't think that means that he is the leader in the quarterback competition. someone has got to start and it is sanchez and it makes sense. the veteran brought him into be the starter and they want him to win the job and he doesn't get that. simeon gets a chance if he plays better tonight, he will start against san francisco and

that sanchez has done wrong. and in the second half. the first look at pat dalynch. >> the broncos fans should be looking at him. he will be the quarterback probably starting next year. maybe later this season. but the hope is that he's the quarterback for the next what, ten years for the broncos. so paxton lynch, second half watch him. >> can't wait. football is upon us and pregame show at 5:30 channel 20 at 6:00. guys, back to you. we can wait to see you both. thanks so much rod and mike. >> and you can catch the action right here on channel 20, the coverage begins with the special edition of broncos tonight at 5:30 and kickoff at six, drew, mike, rod, they got the highlights at nine after game. >> so happy for those guys. >> we have a mellow chihuahua.

look at this handsome man. please meet mr. bob. six years old and a chihuahua and isn't he a doll? we are thinking about ten pounds. a meaty chihuahua. he could use someone that would like to take him on walks. you can find him at the denver animal shelter. look at that tongue. bob, you got to show them your tongue. he is so chill and good in the car and he made all of the

jonathan and kim, the man really. >> bob is the man. >> we love bob. >> we do. >> building relationships already. >> he is a sweetheart for sure. >> thanks, danielle. >> that will do it for us. 9 news at five next. more problems for rtd. stranding passengers on the way to the airport. >> also ahead. a major shakeup for the avalanches. the latest on patrick roy's departure. >> and olympian for the gold hits the shot of a lifetime. >> if you have wanted to wish upon a star tonight might be the night. the best way to see them

this is 9 news. >> oh it is another bad day to take the train. the a line has been down since just after 10:00 this morning. rtd blames the damaged power wire from stopping the train from the station to dia. passengers had to be bused to the airport and a new b line was down for a while. and that's now back up and running. no word yet when the a line is running again. >> it is a strange folks in the burbs getting to a station means you have to drive and you might as well drive. the city of centennial has partnered with lyft for a six month period to give folks free rides to and from the drag creek h td station. hopes to entice them to use the rtd. xerox has an app for commuters