rural area. there is a met metal container there that was smoking. there was lead in several of the schools in jefferson county. testing was coming back dozens, even hundreds of times higher than federal limits. some of those sources are water fountains and classroom jojola tells us what parents want to know and the what the districts are doing. >> reporter: from water fountains and cafeteria sinks you'd think the water would be safe for your kids, but jeffco parents like michelle carlisle are getting alarming e-mails. >> when you got to the area that listed the levels, they were toxic. >> reporter: announcing lead is in the water at their kids' school like at red rocks elementary, water from a 4th grade classroom sink tested at

that's 246 times higher than the government's limit of 15. did your child drink out of that sink? >> i asked her and she said yes, we all did. >> reporter: lead poisoning can cause severe problems with children's bodies and brains. >> these are young kids with developing brains. we don't want them exposed to any lead to be honest with you. as soon as we find out, we start putting into place how do we fix this. >> reporter: jeffco news. just over 90% of the samples taken at 90 schools so far are below federal limits and when high lead levels are found, it's usually from sinks that are rarely used. >> we haven't had any complaints about people's health because of our water, but why take that risk? >> reporter: when high levels are found, the district said it immediately shuts down water sources and replaces faucets and pipes. costs are expected to exceed hundreds of thousands of dollars. >> this was not a budgeted item. we felt it was so important to

our kids' health. >> reporter: we noticed how transparent and efficient the district is being with this issue by putting results for each school online. in a few months the district will be asking voters to approve a $530 million bond measure for facility improvement. for lack of a better word or phrasing is this a scare tactic to get people to vote for the bond? >> not at all. we don't want people to be scared. it was an interesting issue that came up in the spring. before we were talking putting the bond on the ballot, but it is totally separate. >> reporter: the district started testing because an old school building came back with high lead levels this past spring. they stress the risk to children's health is extremely low, but it's still a concern. for now you can see the results of your kid's school by visiting the front page on

just yet. >> testing is available for the water in your home. you can request it from denver water. the utility says the colorado department part of health and environment also has water quality test options. we'll have links within jeremy's story with more information on 9news.com. the mother of a 7-year-old girl who drowned in a swimming pool at an apartment complex in arapahoe county now faces charges. gbeurge told police they needed to step away from her kid because they would not listen to her. that's when her 7-year-old stepped away from the pool and drowned. she said she left the kids about an hour. officers arrested the eagle fire chief and his weave accusing the couple of theft. chief curtis vogel and his wife hope are accused of stealing

fire chief. according to investigators, the vogels stole money and memorabilia over the span of years between 2010 and 2015. vogel was the chief of the fire department in sterling from 2009 to april, 2016. both husband and wife are being held without bond. this november denver voters could decide whether people can smoke marijuana in public, more specifically the proposal would allow new or existing businesses to set aside a designated 9news reporter maya rodriguez tells us about the thousands of signatures delivered today to election officials to get it on the ballot. >> reporter: let the counting begin. 10,000 800 signatures delivered to the denver -- 10,800 signatures delivered to the denver election commission to put on the november ballot to expand pot smoking in the city. >> they just don't have a place to go. we've created a paradox where

>> reporter: the proposal would allow existing or new businesses to have a space where people could light up as long as the neighborhood approves it and it gets approval from the department of excise and licenses. supporters say it would keep pot use out of sight while still complying with the clean indoor air act. >> it would be done on outdoor patios, rooftop desks but outside view of the public children congregate. >> reporter: penny lasley said her organization is concerned about the proposal, especially she says after people would leave a business where pot could be used. >> denver citizens need to be more concerned about what happens after the club and once someone is on the road and under the influence of colorado's highly potent marijuana, that really puts all of us on the roads in danger.

officials have 25 days to verify at least 4700 of the who are than 10,000 signatures turned -- of the more than 10,000 signatures turned in, something they expect to get done by labor day. >> this is not the only proposal on pot that could be on the november ballot in denver. a competing proposal would allow private marijuana consumption clubs. signatures on that are still being gathered. there is a statewide initiative to raise the minimum wage in colorado 2020. voters will have a say on amendment 69 on healthcare in colorado. basically a yes vote would be in favor of creating colorado care, a healthcare payment system designed to finance healthcare for residents. the money would come partly from an additional 10% income tax with a goal of raising about 25 billion in revenue yearly. the secretary of state's office says two out of nine petitions for ballot measures so far have been approved.

trump in a lot of battleground states including double digit leads. according to an nbc news wall street journal marist poll in colorado she's ahead by 14 points, leading by five in florida, ahead by nine points in north carolina, 13 points in virginia. when registered, voters were asked to choose with gary johnson from the libertarian party and the green party's jill stein leads by about the same amount. a hailstorm that occurred in july is now being classified catastrophic by insurance experts. the storm july29th caused $25 million in damage to crops, houses and other property in northern colorado and southern wyoming. lightning from the same storm started several fires. according to a spokeswoman with state farm insurance, 10,000 claims have been filed for

and the 29th. 2,000 were filed in wyoming. our summer storms took a break today and could return this weekend. danielle is watching temperatures creep back up. we'll check in with her in a few minutes. the u.s. women's soccer team makes history, not the way it wanted to. we'll have a live report from rio. >> also it's bad turbulence when it makes the news, turbulence on a cross-country flight blamed for dozens of

severe turbulence injured 22 passengers and two crew members on a cross-country flight last night. the jetblue plane was flying from boston to sacramento with 145 passengers and five crew members when it ran into turbulence. the plane had to be diverted to rapid city, south dakota, so the injured could get to a hospital. passengers said it was like an amusement park ride but innocent a good way. >> i feel the -- but not in a good way. >> i felt like i was in a tower of terror. >> all of a sudden there was quite a dropped, whoa, stuff flew. i got chips on my happen and my shoe went backwards and computers were up and it didn't look like anything serious had happened and they called then for medical because some of the flight attendants were seriously hurt. one of the woman hit the ceiling and actually broke part of the ceiling. >> we are still waiting to hear how all the injured passengers and crew are doing. the u.s. women's soccer team will not advance in the

shootout, final score 4-3. two coloradans were among the players. the team has a long track record winning medals every year in their olympic history and all but one of those medals was gold. cheryl preheim and matt renoux join us from rio. colorado high school superstar mallory pugh was hurt. >> reporter: yeah. 18 years old playing in this match today, did a great looked like on the sideline as her team lost. she had an ice pack on it with her shoe off. so she's injured, but the whole team, no question, is hurting. i know aaron matas will have a lot more in sports. as of today a lot of kids in the united states may look at usa swimming a lot differently and that is what our newest gold medalist is hoping will happen. >> reporter: simone manuel has become the first african

event. >> reporter: we talked to her mom today who said she hopes simone's gold will send a message to kids of any different background or experience that swimming could be a sport for them. here's simone in her own words. >> this medal is not just for me. this win kind of helps bring hope and change to some of the issues that are going on in the world. i'm super glad with the fact that i can be an inspio others and hopefully diversify the sport, but at the same time i would like there to be a day where there are more of us and it's not simone, the black swimmer. >> reporter: simone is also an incredible athlete. after the olympics she'll start her next year at stanford. >> reporter: we also want to

doing some great things here as well, mason finley. he's already been competing, says he's pretty nervous to be out here in rio with the buena vista high school throwing the discus tomorrow morning. he'll go into the finals in sixth place. >> i try to play it cool, you know, like no, i'm good, but inside, you're like oh, my god. when the 10,000 was going off, the stand was going crazy, man. people were like loud. >> reporter: what an exciting venue to get to compete in. so tomorrow he'll throw discus in the finals. he says he'll be ready because now he knows when to expect in an olympic environment. >> reporter: this olympic environment in rio is in a really big city. we all know that, one of the biggest steps in the world. what people might not know is it also has a rainforest right here within the city limits. we're talking about what is

largest urban forest covering more than 12 miles. it was once cleared for sugar and coffee plantations but declared a brazilian national park in 1961. >> reporter: it is beautiful and massive and dramas a lot of tourists who travel here to experience this part of the countryside. there's a lot of cool fountains and beautiful waterfalls and a chapel. there's wildlife which doesn't seem at all to mind coming right up to your picnic. >> you can't really imagine that you're actually in city that has like 6 million people or something, you know. it's really, really cool. it's really amazing. i really recommend it to come here and also it's a really warm day, but here it's really fine to walk as well because you're in the shade and it's really cool and it's really nice. >> reporter: little known fact the rainforest is actually a place indiana jones got lost in. harrison ford and his family once walking through that

we needed rescued earlier this morning. check this rain out that cheryl and i were caught in today. it was a downpour, wasn't it? >> reporter: yeah. about 6 a.m. this morning we had a reminder that it is winter in south america and winter brings a lot of needed rain, but we're happy to say the skies have cleared tonight and a lot of people heading into the swimming venue as we speak. >> matt renoux winter there, winter here, he doesn't wear a hat in the winter in the mountains here or a rain hat there so it's all good, right? >> reporter: the worst part is i've got rain pants and a rain jacket and i didn't bring any of it outside today. i'm just clueless. >> he's saving it for the indoors. >> thanks, guys. we'll see you in a bit. bringing it back here, we're probably in the clear for storms tonight, but you might see a few tomorrow.

hey there, happy friday, everyone. the weekend is here. you can see it for miles. we have plenty of cloud sitting over downtown denver, but it was a really nice afternoon with the temps in the 80s, 60s in nederland, 70s in idaho

heat, but that heat will come back soon. right now at the airport we're looking at about 82 degrees or so. those winds are out of the east, northeast at 12 miles per hour and humidity around 19%. the flow for the monsoon shifting to our east. so that's allowing the storm track to mainly stay in parts of the northern plains as well as the midwest. just a couple isolated storms on tap this afternoon and this evening, just south of i-70 in parts of douglas county. i think this will be the area hours or so. did have a couple severe thunderstorms down there, but all is clear, a couple reports of quarter size hail. tonight here in the metro area i think you're good to go for friday night, just a few clouds, overnight temperatures will be dipping down to the 50s for most of eastern colorado, 30s and 40s in the mountains. you can see those thunderstorms pushing south and east by 10 p.m., a break and then that sunshine bright and early 6:00 tomorrow morning. by afternoon once again we'll watch the usual storms, the

but again it's going to be isolated, few and far between storms by 10:00 sitting along the eastern plains. tomorrow we'll be a hair warmer. we stay in the mid- to upper 80s around the i-25 corridor. a couple of spots like ray in the 90s, 70s in the mountains and you'll find the heat further to the west as well. 60s and 70s for the foothills tomorrow, a beautiful start to the day. if you have any outdoor activities, the morning will be gorgeous. in the afternoon we'll watch a couple thunderstorms through. by sunday it gets a little warmer and drier with the storm

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from colorado's sports leader here's aaron matas. >> good evening. we are running out of ways to describe this broncos defense. it is preseason, is a shutout, seven sacks and an interception for the broncos en route to a 22-0 win over chicago in the preseason opener. keep in mind they accomplished that without von miller, demarcus ware or aqib talib playing a snap in the game. imagine adding those three as the preseason rolls on. >> the nice thing is obviously there's a lot of faces not out there, but yet the play was very solid, fast and just a lot

played extremely well. it sure looks like we've got a chance to be deep again. emmanuel sanders had just two catches and limited action against the bears, but don't worry. our 9news broncos insider mike klis shows us sanders is getting plenty of work in at training camp. >> reporter: know a kid that wants on it play catch all day with the little brother or next- door neighbor? emmanuel sanders never rea he's always out here catching footballs. >> i used to drop my backpack, put on my football cleats and run back to the backyard. everybody would come to my house and we'd have a backyard baseball game or football game. it was always the neighborhood coming together playing sports. i guess that's where i developed my passion and love for it. >> we decided to put him to the test to count how many footballs he catches. >> it's just muscle memory and aristotle, you know, he always

it's a habit. i'm just trying to create good habits. >> reporter: emanuel had 27 catches before warm-ups. got in the pat drill, he had four more. so during stretch emmanuel already has 31 catches. >> when i'm out here catching passes, i'm making sure i keep my eyes on the ball so when i get in the game, it's second nature. >> reporter: we kept track today. >> what? >> reporter: yes. >> how many balls did i catch? >> reporter: you guess. >> 100? >> reporter: more. >> 120? >> reporter: more. >> 150? >> reporter: more. >> 160? >> reporter: okay, a little less. >> 159. >> reporter: yeah. >> wow, wow. i just want to be great, man. if i'm doing it every day, then when i get in the game, it should pay off.

frustrated and upset was the tone of patrick roy's resignation statement saying he didn't have enough control of personnel decisions to do his job with the avs well. the announcement took about everyone by surprise including former avs forward paul stastny who spent this week skating at his old arena at university of denver. stastny played one season under roy in denver. >> a guy like him i had so much respect for. i had him one year. probably when individual play probably the smartest coach i've had where he's taught me a lot of different things individually that's head me out, a really good one onone guy dealing with a lot of different plays. i think he still has a lot of hockey left in him. stunner is the appropriate word for the u.s. women's loss to sweden in the olympics today and it did not come without injury. mallory pugh of highlands ranch

pugh hurt her ankle and would not return. fellow colorado native lindsay horan replaced hugh and converted her penalty kick against the swedes, but it was not enough. monster upset at the olympic games as the swedes beat the united states in pendulum kicks. >> nobody saw it coming. >> no. first time they won't medal. >> nbc nightly news is next. we'll see you back here next at

developing news tonight. deadly flood disaster on the gulf coast. state of emergency declared in louisiana. heavy rain and heroic rescues as rivers overflow their banks up to rooftops. damage control, do after repeatedly calling president obama the founder of isis. and hillary clinton releases her tax returns, trying to pressure trump to release his. violent flight, dozens of passengers hospitalized after being tossed through the cabin like toys, people hitting the ceiling. and the thrill of victory, michael phelps makes history again. we talk to his family. could he be back for 2020?