another colorodan getting ready for their chance in the limelight during the summer games. we're catching up with colorado athletes in rio right now. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. gary, corey and tarhonda with you on this tuesday morning. it's going to be a very nice day, we do believe, but end of the week we'll see some

a nice, potent cold front for the weekend. today's big issue is nice -- well, to be some moisture moving into western colorado. let's start with the predawn sky over metro denver. it's pretty obvious we have haze in if lower part of the atmosphere, front range air quality is considered to be moderate so no advisory in effect and that is pressure area that is small, nicely organized, and will move across the state and opportunities for rain and south of i-70 and the further north you live, greeley, fort collins, loveland, you have a higher chance of showers. in central colorado from southern county through ledville and salida, nice showers going there. for the morning, we're in the

by mid-morning, 80 plus by noon. late afternoon, we'll kick through a thunderstorm or two, 87 is the average high. we'll be within a couple degrees of that later today. >> 5:32. we're getting out to what started as a busy drive but things are calming down already. we'll start with a view of the ride from union station to the airport on the university of colorado a-line. we're right on track, 37 minutes for your ride if you're heading to we still have flashing lights across the 470 driver at quebec after an earlier closure of the highway for police activity. no crash in the area as far as we know and only the right lane was blocked. now flashing lights but delays are very light and we're off to a nice transition between the littleton highlands ranch drive as well as your commute over to the dtc and you can see here across the road, the speeds are in the green, meaning upper

a problem into the heat of our morning rush. >> we sure hope not. amelia thank you. state leaders approved a plan to install warning signals at a railroad crossing near trinidad. five people were killed at that crossing in june after their minivan collided with an amtrak train. colleen ferrara is joining us. other fatal accidents have happened at the crossing. >> reporter: that's what i have been reading. there was a fatal crash in that the utilities commission approved a plan to have safety signals installed on county road 32. they will cost $270,000 and will take up to six months for them to be installed. steven and christy miller were driving their four young daughters to church in june when the collision happened. the only survivor was one of their daughters. she is still recovering. back in june, the colorado department of transportation said that very crossing had

warning systems. they were waiting on county approval to make those improvements. a commissioner asked the staff to report back and they say it's problematic. other disagreed on monthly reports. there is a public hearing and don't know if >> colleen, thank you. we're learning more about a fire that burned over 2,000 acres and the fire south. it started southeast of agate around sunset, east of 470 where it turns towards byers and lieman.

there are wind buildings in the area. we'll let you know if we learn how the fire started. >> it's now 5:35. deputies are asking anyone with information to step forward after vandal did tens of thousands of dollars of a school near kipling. school starts in a week. crews tried to clean up and get ready for the start of the school year. we know killed by police after he pulled a gun on them. 53-year-old perry heitman was shot in lakewood. police said he was wanted on multiple warrants. he pulled out a gun as officers approached him. in campaign news, both candidates are in battleground states right now. we're focusing on donald trump. trump is pushing for what he

attitude towards our country and its principles. >> he will speak in wisconsin today. on the democratic side, hillary clinton is back in battleground pennsylvania, signing up new voters. she's gone got an 11 point lead, but donald trump is gaining among white, lesser- educated voters. in scranton, pennsylvania, clinton took digs at trump on the campaign trail. she is campaigning with vice presid for us today, a cool start to the day moving into the upper 80s late this afternoon, one or two storms today. the further south you go in metro denver, the better shot of measurable rain for the day. over the next few days through friday, smaller chance for rain tomorrow and thursday and then friday as cooler air begins to mix in. our humidity levels go up and our chance to get measurable rain goes up.

much wetter. >> wow. okay. may have to break out a sweater or two. >> you hay. >> you brought in your snow jacket. >> i actually never put it away. it's so cold in here, i wear my jacket. i almost put the hood on. >> we both put it on our legs. [ overlapping conversation ] >> do you have a snow jacket, tarhonda? >> yes. wimp. a big day in rio for world. cheryl and splat the latest and greatest from the ground. we'll talk to cheryl and matt in just a few minutes. [ overlaps conversation ] >> team usa has now earned 75 total medals, 26 gold, 23 silver, 26 bronze. china gained one more medal yesterday to bring the total to 46. great britain has 41 and russia, 36. japan rounds out the top five

cheryl and matt are in rio. we're not talking about these two. there's a chance simpson could make colorado proud today. >> reporter: ey duo, very close friends, training partners, and roommates. the goal is to go home with a medal. >> emma has the bronze medal in rio and tonight, jenny simpson could be on the podium. >> she run in the medal race tonight and ranked 1 in the world. it's her third olympics. she knows how to handle the pressure. the evenings have been really rainy on the track.

campus. >> at colorado state university, best school around, i got to say -- getting some represent tension. getting some representation. >> it is what you do. what sets the olympics apart from other meets -- everyone wants to be a part of the olympics. you have kids o to be an athlete. it's everyone's dream. everyone has the swish to be an olympian and medal and that sets it apart because everyone wants to be a part of it. >> reporter: she is a long- jumper and just fantastic, wink bronze in london. we'll see what she does in rio. >> csu and cu. >> represented well. >> i love that. >> running through the seams.

just need to see when they come. since opening ceremony, no place has been more popular -- we don't think -- than where the caldron is. >> we had to show you what this looks like. it's in a unique place. after it was lit, it was moved downtown where it, weighing 4,000-pound, set in motion with spirals meant to represent life and energy. >> anyone who sees it finds it so mesmerizing. >> i think it's so different and unique and so pretty. it's just beautiful to watch and you can watch for a long time and not get bored watching the flames. >> it really is -- you start

"seinfeld" episode where you stare at the tires spinning? yay! >> and you believe we find somebody in a peyton manning jersey in rio? >> awesome. >> we have been seeing that sculpture for a week on bump shot and had no idea what it was. so cool. >> yeah. >> that's the same thing. we were watching it for thes. we found out we had to find it. it's not easy to find but once you track it down, it's the coolest thing. >> it's 40 minute from olympic park. >> we appreciate it. >> they will come back in good shape, except for the 24-hour dessert bar. >> there is that. >> true. >> thank you, guys.

let's check in with marty. >> no peyton manning. however, plenty of broncos to see this morning with training camp. low 70s to mid-80s, partly cloudy, light wind. on the other end of the day, we may see a thunderstorm during early innings of the broncos game, 6:40 start, and there could be a delay with storms in the area. hopefully they than later. they will get the game in tonight. and then looking ahead to saturday, niners are in town and that big preseason game, of course, will be on channel 20. showers and thunder are possible during the evening game, temperatures moving mostly through the 60s saturday evening and that's pretty classic, pretty classic football weather for us. >> sounds like it, marty. as we get across the drive,

eighth avenue. traffic zipping by, 50s near colfax and downtown streets are clear and transitioning to area freeways. 470 is good, sixth avenue open, so circumstance-70. we had an early problem to start off, a temporary closure westbound c-470 at quebec. that's lifted and there's a little police activity to the right shoulder but as of right

new this morning, police in pueblo are looking for 15-year- old sarah romero. she was last seen wearing a black shorts and a white t- shirt. she could be in a mustang qsy 222, colorado license plate. if you have information and if you have seen her, call police. four people, including an american tourist, were ll in peru. many roads have been blocked and dozens of people were in an earthquake-hit area. doctors without borders said eight people died and 11 people were hurt in bombings near a rebel stronghold in the northern part of yemen. let's talk about your forecast.

air. >> there's no question about it. this morning, tarhonda, we have seen cool temperature that will continue for several days. moderate to heavy rain and will have disturbance into colorado and will bring showers during the course of the next few hours best chance of measurable rain will be along and south of 570 but the rain will not be as strong. showers will start down south, cut through the central part of the state around fairplay,

frisco. nice, nice rain during the day and through the wet mountain valley, and we push that midwest so we're not concerned and will have a few areas of moderate to heavy rain. 88 for our daytime high, storms, the so the southern half and partly cloudy, 50 and near average tomorrow and the cold front, one on saturday, another on sunday and no joke, 60s. stop the presses. we heard justin bieber deleted

>> i know, right? corey go, is this a big deal? i don't think so. not that i was following him or anything. anyways -- i'll confirm that and we'll get back to that breaking news. 270 and 225 look good. commerce city, between 25 and 70, expect a ten-minute drive and 60s and we're looking good and 25, 225, c-470 temporary closure at quebec. we have a new stall 25 near 38th avenue and is should cause no problems. between 15 and 25 minutes so maybe a little extra time and

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>> with angles and angles, go pro is change how people train. >> they're doing sports analysis and helping athletes perform and improve their performance. >> one stroke at a time. it appears methane comes from production. nasa identified more than 200 methane in the four corners region. as much as 2/3 could be spewing from 25 locatings. a giant snake on the loose. who would like to get that 911 call? some police officers in dartmouth, massachusetts, found a 5-foot surprise in the middle

they're not poisonous but bite. officials believe the owner released it because it got too big -- not a good idea it could double in size. they have gotten bragging right over quincy because quincy's police department most exotic catch of the week was rattlesnake. >> that's it? >> not compared to a boa. >> he looks like he's going to bite me. >> sky 9 launched to get a look over the morning drive. quite a few people out on the road this morning. >> yeah. >> what a beautiful -- kind of looks hazy but a pink sunrise. that's nice. we'll check in with amelia for trouble spot in a few minutes. what would you pick if you could pick anything for a cheap meal? >> i have been thinking about this all morning. >> for one olympian, there was only one choice. we'll tell you why he decided to chow down on mcdonald's.

>> i want to know what happened to my son and i want to know why. month after nate kerrigan was killed in the line of duty, his mother and father blame their son's boss. they're willing to sue the park county sheriff's answers. a fire requires firefighters from another county to get it done. this jamaican sprinter dove head-first into olympic gold. >> white the talker this -- quite the talker this morning. police are looking for 15- year-old sarah romero, last seen in black short and t- shirt. she could be with 19-year-old raymond holt and could be in a