account? our politics guy, brandon rittiman will try to explain this. >> the people who campaign to make it legal to buy this bag of marijuana promised millions and they did deliver, but plenty of colorado voters may have expected a little too much out of what is in this bag. don't get me wrong, marijuana is a heavily-taxed product. in fact, if you look closely, the state already made a couple dollars off this 1/8 ounce back before it got to the store. this is the whole sale tax on when marijuana is harvested based on the weight. we will say this is a $30 bag for a round number, lets ring it up and see what we pay. all told, you pay $8.47 in taxes on this baggy, and effective tax rate of 30%, a heavy tax, and it does add up. i am about to make it look very small. in the fiscal year that just

hauled in $129 million in taxes off recreational marijuana. i know you are thinking it sounds like a ton, until i show you this, $10.3 billion is how much the state collected through all of its general fund taxes in the same year, we are talking income tax, sales tax, a bunch more. you can see that marijuana tax only amounts to 1.3% of the total. if you got a 1.3% raise in your pay tomorrow, it is probably not going to changeou you won't go out and buy a house twice the size, but you might make upgrades and that is what the sate is doing. remember that $2 and change of whole sale tax before we rang it up? it goes to schools, it added up to $40 million on school construction projects last year, not enough to build a bunch of schools, it mostly pays for upgrades in rural districts. we will show you one of those projects tomorrow. as for the sales tax, local governments get a cut of what

kept $76.5 million in the last year, it up to the legislature to decide how to spend that, they forced marijuana laws and treatment programs and public health spending because marijuana is newly legal. bottom line here, marijuana taxes do bring in a bit of money, it is a syntax, though, like the tax on cigarettes and casinos, it doesn't bring in enough to replace the income tax the s sorry, i am just the messenger. >> if you really wand to nerd out, brandon's piece on 9news.com has this crazy float chart that explains pot taxes in colorado. this is level 2 nerd stuff, do not even attempt this flow chart unless you think you can handle it. clark county sheriff, sheriff wegener is fighting for his job. the family said he led their son

a shoot out with antieviction activist, his family filed a suit against the sheriff's office and claim sheriff wegener made the decision to go in the house despite the threat of violence and said the swat team should have been out there. carrigan's family is asking $1 million to pay off his estate. his dad said it not about the money, he wants to know what happened and wants the sheriff wegener and command staff fire said. 75 years ago a newspaper ma pacific, his family can finally bring him home. the private was killed in action 1 year to thedy after he enlisted. 1,000 were killed on the first day. agains was buried there in the island but body was not found. the history flight organization found his remains last year and was able to identify them this past may. so now, 2 generations after he left denver, his family here

>> prayers are answered. at the same time, i hear the nieces and nephews say i wish my mom or my dad or my brother or sister were here to see this. i would like to believe they are seeing it. >> he would have turned 94 this year, he will be buried with full military honors monday in his home town of grand island nebraska. bolt has his own emoji, his speed has bee olympic history, then there are olympians, unknowns, outside colorado not many know emma coburn but she is wearing a bronze medal. cheryl preheim joins us from rio, you learned emma wasn't spending her entire life focused on olympic glory, kind of start would a family that was determined not to be couch potatoes. >> reporter: exactly, it was that simple. the coburns were not the family trying to find the competitive sports league or narrow down the

a scholarship, it was really just about being active, having family time, enjoying the outdoors in their small mountain town. from crested butte, colorado, to rio de janeiro, we sat with emma after the race with the bronze medal hanging around her neck. >> growing up there was adventure and athletic activities without even really realizing it. had we would climb 14ers and back pack and do all sorts of colorado sports. i think all of that just played such a role in my athletic development as a kid, that now the fact that i am a runner who also has to jump over things is kind of like, you know, me being a kid jumping in the river or jumping in the lake all over again. we had a family rule, you had to do 3 sports a year, my sister and i did volley ball, cross country, basketball, and track.

my whole high school. we never had try out's, every kid was allowed to compete. i was lucky to get to, you know, be at a school that encouraged kids to do all different sports and have parents who encouraged us to try everything and when i did find the place i belonged, the steeplechase, it felt right in the field like home, but definitely an unexpected way to get there. >> reporter: so running w was a fluke, her high school coach suggested, you ought to try a track meet out of state, go to new mexico, emma thought, i don't know driving 8 hours to run 2 laps and looked at the list, saw something called steeplechase, thought it interesting and 7 years later, the first american woman to ever win a medal in that specific event. >> i was always curious, how in the world does one get into

by chance. thanks so much. bolt is faster than every other man on earth, he won his third gold, crossed in 9.8 seconds, the slowest of his 3 olympic finals, beat american justin still. imagine how nerve-wracking for photographers to capture the images, just flashes by, 10 seconds start to finish. we called up a photographer who had to work fast to capture the fastest >> all about positioning, definitely the most popular event of the olympics and every photographer wants to be at that event. it is a matter of getting there, we have a lot of positions in the stadium, and it is really kind of figuring what angle you want to get on that race and then getting there early enough to stake your claim. here is the deal, i cannot see the race because, the equipment and the score keepers and everything is blocking my view

finish line. so i am actually watching the race on the screen, figuring who is going to win, and then i have to choose which lane i want to focus on because that focus is also very shallow. kind of like the olympics for photographers. >> brian peterson from the minneapolis trib tells us with all the excitement and pressure, the men's 100 is his favorite olympic sport to photograph. part of had show where we point you t ours but is awesome. the new york times has crazy infographic that compares bolt's speed to the fastest men in the world. it puts it into perspective e. 88 lanes, one for each medal awarded in the 100 meter dash in modern olympic, they plot each runner and freeze them where bolt crossed the finish line, you can see he smoked carl lewis

was 60 feet behind when bolt finished. good perspective. if you have a recommendation that we should check out, get our attention with the #heynext. battle between drone operators and thedenver police, this round goes to the drone folks, denver police say they were wrong when they told us last week they would site people for flying drones less than 300 feet above homes. a bunch of you who know drones well called bs and dpd said it was an error, follows faa rules which don't include guidance about privacy or flying low. don't call dpd if you think a drone is invading your privacy in denver. jo23 years ago today, cherry creek state park was the center of the cath look universe, closing mass of world youth day. take a look, that would be pope john paul ii shaking hands with

the pope came said to highlight our natural beauty and connect with the hispanic catholics here, 20 years later you will hear veterans say this was the most memorable story of their career. >> steve staeger's quest to make denver a more functional city puts him in an uncomfortable position. we sit down with hillary clinton's campaign manager to talk about the company from colorado that ran her private e mail set up. >> is she going to keep making that claim? or is it clear that that is not supported by the cute, want to know how many he

welcome back, i am chief meteorologist kathy sabine, while denver is bracing for a little rain this week, this is what the south has been dealing with, 31 inches of rain in 3 days time. when you see storms like this outside, nothing like what they

mississippi. these storms, though, are coming off the foothills and do have a little thunder and lightning with them. not holding together terribly well in a day with temperatures in the lower 90s along the front range. these storms moving from the northwest to the southeast are producing a little bit of rain around the area and we will see that chance for rain increasing later in the week, but the big story is in the gulf coast region, texas, louisiana, mississippi, about 19-31 inches of rain over 3 days time. devastating flooding there a increase inland, affecting travel across the south as we move through the week. in our area, cloudy and hazy tonight, isolated storm early and clearing, low 60. tomorrow, the high under 90 degrees. our best chance for rain this week comes in once again on friday with cooler temperatures to boot. temperatures in the upper 70s to next weekend, kyle. it is hillary clinton's campaign relaxing in colorado. last week's nbc pole showing 14

be a sign. national campaign manager is in town, opening new offices and he stopped by next. >> you guys criticized donald trump for his apparent fondness for russia and putin. but whatant renewed closeness with russia the core of obama/clinton foreign policy? >> well this is different, though. there is one set of questions around, what should our foreign policy with russia be? i think the concerning element here is influencing donald trump? >> secretary clinton's private e mail server was handled by a denver company, that company said it was not set up to handle classified material. we have heard secretary clinton talk about the lapse in judgment, my question is about her claims after the fact telling us that there was no classified material sent or received. why continue to make those

said this was a mistake and if she could go back she would have done it differently. the director of the fbi said there was no evidence that her server was ever breached and that any information was taken. director comey said in the congressional hearing, conceited to the point that the markings on the certain e mails in question were not necessarily clear. >> is she going to keep making that claim? or is it clear now that that claim is not supported by the facts? will we hear her conti that? >> you have hundreds of state department employees sending these e mails, originated with the state department employees, experienced civil servants, and, again, they have said the markings weren't clear. so to claim this is to say that all these state department employees didn't know what they were doing and that is just not the case. >> you have made it clear you believe donald trump is unfit to be president. is that the highest rhetorical

which clinton or someone says not only is he unfit to be president, he is unfit to be running for president and he should leave the race, is that something you would say? >> i thing it is up to primary voters, the republican primary voters chose donald trump. i think that was a mistake. but we need to let the election play out, respect the choice of the republican voter. >> she never called for him to get out of the race. >> it is for the republicans to decide who their nominee is, it is for win. >> robbie, thank you for your time. >> thanks so much. seriously, denver? what master mind was in charge of this operation? >> terrible view, ridiculous. a 9 news viewer of 45 years says she is never coming back,

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how was your weekend? mine was fine. great brewery in town, check my twitter. i didn't do anything like that guy who hiked 6 peaks, the most colorado thing we saw today. >> we were like, what is like the most, like weekend-warrior adverveer that we could-- adventure that we could do? we decided to pack in as much

without taking time off. saturday, as you can see in the video, we went for like a classic 4 pack of 14ers, that i have never done before. whether hiking one peak, or 6, however many, no matter what your are climbing, if you are getting outside, enjoying the mountains, that is what it is all about. >> next questio first? the bench? or the parking meter? seriously? >> we are totally serious. a week after next viewers got the strange side walk mail box moved, ron patrick tipped us off to this near the corner of walnut and broadway in the river north neighborhood. if you think it looks tough to pay that meter, just think how tough it is to sit on that bench. it is the only one we know of that requires the mountain skills of a horse back rider. >> the bench is so close to the pole. >> miller walks by this every

pointed it out to him. so, which came first? >> the parking meter, for sure. somebody put the bench in later. >> he is right, the meter came first, says the city. when we called the city to ask about the whole thing, the spokeswoman for public works started to chuckle when she saw the photo of it. how can you not? >> terrible view. >> that was thursday. this was this morning. the city sent note toos the owners of the apartment complex, which apparently owns the bench and they did. while we were out checking on it, guess who happened to walk by? >> i have been looking at it the last couple days and thought it would never get moved. i think you made a big impact. >> come on, dude, it is a bench, we hardly call that a big impact. just call us the sidewalk crusaders, making sure all things bolted down are where they belong. >> it may not seem monumental but we like to do stuff like

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tonight on the olympic zone. he once struggled in the water. but swimmer jordan's olympic debut included a historic feat. >> plus the huskies dominating the women's basketball roster. >> and the cutting edge second. next on the olympic zone. hello and thanks for tuning into the olympic zone. what a way to start the day for the stars and stripes. former cu buff emma coburn made olympic history, the first american woman to medal in the

states. >> [ indiscernible ] >> she believe that is no one in this race is unbeatable. >> now they're off. 7 and a half laps around the trap. 7 water jumps. >> after two -- about 500 meters in the race, i took the lead because it was too slow. >> emma's strength is strength. she needs it. >> from then on, it was hard. >> the u.s. record holder out of the university of colorado. >> i was running all out. obviously i was running personal best pace. so it was very tired. i wasn't really paying that much attention to the clock after a certain point in the race. when i was starting to get into contact that i could get into the medals, i just stopped looking at the clock.