foothills across the city. the storms are capable of heavy downpours and large hail as the evening rush gets under way. tracking through theey hours. as the front drops south. the cooler air settling in tomorrow and keep an umbrella and light jacket handy and we are hoping the rockies will get the rain in. go prepared and go prepared to root on our team against the cubs tonight. here iwh the heaviest weather between now and 11:00. the storms tracking from the northwest towards the southeast. temperatures are cool and coming up in the main weather segment we will have a detailed look at the forecast and the broncos play tomorrow and everybody has outdoor plans on one of the last weekends of summer. >> people want to know what it will be like and dia doesn't have a count on flights but check with your airport because

there, too. metro state professor of economic professor alexander says a increase in minimum is not the best way to pull people out of poverty. we heard a plea from a family living near the poverty >> this is alisha batta raising two girls on her own and the first thing she will tell her about her job is that she loves it. >> i take care of alzheimer's patients. >> she works night so she can be involved in her daughter schooling. her hourlily raise. >> $11. >> it is currently 8.11 cents

denver where with two kids she would have to make double that to be self-sufficient. over 57 grand according to one study but batta says the paychecks can be inconsistent. >> batta will vote to hike the minimum wage and figure the $11 will jump a few bucks. i asked her that people are against the minimum wage says prices will go up and she agrees. >> if they look at it, gas or whatever, you name it, it will still go up. >> why not allow wages to go up and i asked her something else. why not get a better paying job and she says it goes back to her passion. >> it is not me that would be taking care of them. i am so involved with my job and i love it. >> jonathan gonzalez 9 news.

a wage increase on the ballot the minimum wage would be up until it reaches $12 an hour by the year 2020. brighton police are looking for information about a possible hit and run. a woman believed to be 50 years old was found dead on the side of i-76 near 133rd avenue. people believe she drove off the road in an earlier wreck they received calls about a woman walking on the highway between four and five a.m. they believe she was seeking help when someone hit and kill her and drove away. if to contact brighton police. health officials say miami south beach has been pinned down as the second site of zika transmission by mosquitoes in the u.s. five cases have been connected to mosquitoes along miami bringing florida's cases to 36 infections on cases outside of the u.s. high rise

do aerial sprays. ryan lochte today apologized for his behavior in rio. he says he was sorry for not being more careful and candid how he described the events. he says it is traumatic to be out late with your friend and a language barrier and have a stranger point a gun at you and regardless of the behavior of everyone else i should have been more responsible in how i handled myself. marketing experts say despite the apology the incident is going to affect lochte's endorsement viability in the future. >> they do and don't. people forget details. they don't forget the major stuff and the problem with ryan he had a reality tv show after the last olympics so he is kind of having that bad boy kind of reputation. and that's somebody that saw a little bit that have show and

this behavior. >> dueber smith thinks that all four swimmers will have a hard time with endorsements and the reputation of the u.s. team and the olympics in general will be impacted by the incident. well school is back in session for most districts across the country and this school year invasive tests will be a problem for kids called super lice. the bugs found in 48 states so far and everyone except alaska and west virginia. the in seconds are resistant. start with an over the counter treatment and if that doesn't work start with another product and repeat and when they are gone make sure they don't come back and by not sharing combs. when you go to the library borrowing a book is the tip of the iceberg, they got dvds and some have music recording studios. as 9 news reporter nelson

that librarians can save the lives of low-income families. access and equity. >> nowadays we do everything online. >> vienna believes they go hand in hand. as the program coordinator at the corky gonzalez branch of the denver public library. >> it is amazing place. >> in addition to books and dvds the library is allowing people to borrow the internet. actually a wi-fi hot spot so people can go online freely like ath >> the device has one button. >> we want to make sure it is easy to utilize. >> internet access is no longer a luxury. it is a necessity. >> chris henning is the communications manager for the library. >> mostly in places with a lot of low-income families like wes colfax.

the access to the internet, it can affect them on a day-to-day basis. >> with a lot of students being in school, they need access to internet. >> just like more affluent families that maybe take the internet for granted. >> and base on the last two days of the program, they are all checked out so i think it will be a hit. >> access and equity. now available for check out at the library. >> we are introducing value in thmm reflected where the children will be prepared for school. in denver, nelson garcia 9 news. the library will expand the service if it goes well. the use of 50 hot spots cost 9 thousand dollars a year for the library system and while borrowing may be free, if you lose or break the device, you will have to pay a $64 fee. >> there's that. >> a question on everyone's

question. also ahead. cheryl and matt visit one of rio's must see attractions with a couple of days left of

way. welcome back. team usa is now over the 100 medal mark in rio thanks to the women's water polo team. the americans defended their

victory. hey, guys. >> hey, brandon. it was an incredible victory because just a day before opening ceremony, the coach's son or brother passed away and he had to leave rio and go back home for a couple of days and decided to come back to rio to lead the team in competition to gold tonight. >> and you mentioned earlier the second gold medal for the water polo team. they have one in london and now in rio. this means a lot more. >> the going to dedicate this competition. this olympic and now this gold medal win to the coach and his brother that passed away and to the entire family after the win, every single player on that team put their gold medal around the coach's next. 13 gold medals around his neck at the podium. >> they are such a tight knit group. they struggled in london with a controversial call and the

a really great team and we saw them and training in colorado springs about 11 months ago and they hiked up pike's peak to be closer and you got a feel for that today. congratulations u.s. women's water polo team for a gold medal. two days left of competition and with the time ticking down a lot of athletes and visitors get to see all of the big sites here in rio and there are a lot of them. spectacularly beautiful here. >> hard to is christ redeemer sugar loaf and another one making a name. a series of tiles, sellurron steps, quickly stepping up as one of the must-see attractions. >> in santa maria. >> there is a lot of steps.

>> selluron steps built in the 1990s by an artist named sellurun that wanted to fix the beat up steps and did it with covering them with green, blue and yellow tiles in honor of brazil. >> to celebrate the world cup in 1994. >> it became an obsession and soon people began to tiles. thousands of them. >> someone sent them from their hometown and right now have the tiles from 148 countries around the world. >> so many they not only cover the steps ... but the tall walls lining the steps. >> making an artistic display hard to see when you are walking down. >> impossible to see.

alive with colors and images. >> the only way to see it ... >> a must-see stop for tourists and one that raoul says is climb to go to top of rio's most prized attractions. >> one of the most important attractions of rio is our steps. it really is very impressive each of those tiles is different. you can spend an entire day there christine and brandon. >> thanks so much. and look forward to that and then we will see you back. have a good one. old school gamers will have a new place to play, eat and drink adult beverages in denver's santa fe arts district. board game establish opens at 900 first avenue. the so call gaming cafe has a library of more than 650 games in a full bar and kitchen.

drinks are well versed and meyer is a serious gamer having invented several board games himself. >> we believe strongly in the family of games and family at a table learn more about your kids playing a game than just talking to them after school. you find out what is going on and i think that's important. this weekend's grand opening will include appearances by local gaming celebrities for full access each player pays five dollars and kids are welcome as well. cold front will be keeping temperatures just cooler this week. >> sure.

forecast coming up next. oh, summer storms in colorado. we are used to themnd hail and lightning. i'm kathy sabin tracking storms along the frost range. developing over the city and have reports of hail up north in greeley and interesting travel scenario on i-70 with the rain and the wind and the lightning. temperatures cooler like today. highs in the 60s and lower temperatures 70s and we did touch 80s in dia and the

degrees down from 81 now and winds are northeast at 26 and humidity very high and rain is expected along with wind, lightning and the potential for hail. our forecast rain model indicating some of the heaviest rain to the south of the the city between now and midday. the rockies play tonight and the broncos tomorrow night and tomorrow dryer but not that warm and sunday warmer. the storms will leave a lot of rain around the area and so something we will be monitoring the hail that is developing in lira mar and this line dropping south with the severe thunderstorm warning until 6:15 and the cell is tracking towards the north of lieman and another line off of the foot hills of evergreen and castle rock. heavy rib reported and potential for one inch diameter.

the stronger storms in baggette. more moisture coming in interacting with the front dropping south along the front range. severe weather threat to the east of us as well. difficult travel from omaha and oklahoma city to dallas forth worth where we are monitoring the flash flood watch. cool air pushing through and comfortable conditions for august and tough to complain about that. the severe weather threat for saturday in the midwest and the weather condition will mid-70s tomorrow afternoon and we saw mid-70s for much everyday and it felt great and the hail not so great going late in the west as the storms track from the southeast and continuing in the overnight. we will get clearing and dryer afternoon and it should be dry when the broncos take the field tomorrow night. in the next 24 hours, that heavy rain coming off of the foot hills into denver parker and colorado springs will be something to deal with along

but the forecast for tomorrow really looks much improved. for anything you might have planned. so showers tonight and we will have the cloudy skies and the cooler night and winds north five to ten. tomorrow we start off at 46. a record of morning low temperature for the day. mid 60s by lunchtime and mid- 70s in the afternoon. we will continue with the warming trend for sunday and monday. and temperatures back above average as we move in the middle park of next week. again when the broncos take the field. the temperatures in the drew will have much more on the

back. the broncos would obviously love it all of the quarterbacks played well rr it sure would be nice if one of them clearly proved to be better than all of the others. trevor simeon will make the first start of his nfl career when the broncos face the 49ers. imagine the pressure. simeon beating out his opponent. >> i think it will be fun to play. we have the best home field in

it will be fun and make the most of my reps. >> we will operate as a group and not turn the ball over and put it in the end zone. >> we are rooting for each other and i think it is hard for people to see that. but the best guy will play and keep putting your best foot forward. i am rooting for trevor. >> the boston rams knows who the starting quarterbacks are as rod mackey shows us cu sefla lau has recovered from surgery but his back may be sore from carrying his team. >> more than 100 players on the c u roster and their key to success is about one. the quarterback. >> most believe that the buffs

them so what will define the system. >> winning. we want to go out and win every game that we believe we can win and that's the goal and the plan. >> is it cool speaking of play makers that the books are reading like the cefalou bio. >> it is a blessing and a tribute to the teammates i have. i couldn't do it without them. i am not going to throw the ball and go out and catch it. it is a great feeling but i will give up those records to >> the only number that matters to him is number of wins, there haven't been enough and that has to change. >> basically we want it all. if you are not shooting for a win every game, it is kind of foolish to go out there and play. >> and play starts december 2nd against csu in the show down. rod mackey. 9 news. just in case the chicago cubs win the world series in a

check them out. cubs have won four in a row and 14 of the last 16 and colorado did take two out of three when they met at wrigley field in april. >> it is fun for us to think about it. a lot of us are still young. it is almost like we don't know the history but obviously we are aware of it and honestly we don't worry about that too much and we play the game and we know one guy is doing it one day and then plenty of other guys to pick you up. that's our whole philosophy. >> we had a goal in mind and we have finished the season like we wanted to with unfinished business. we are starting out on the right track and the guys are back and motivators. >> i apologize if i am jittery

today. >> 1.50 as much slurpee and i drank the entire thing and a little bit of soda left. we would like to borrow that for monday.

developing news tonight. zika strikes miami beach. a new alert from the cdc, devastating news from one of the busiest tourist areas in america. behavior as his robbed in rio story falls apart. but is it enough? but what his fellow swimmers admit in sworn statements to the police. and paul manafort resigns amid a wave of campaign headaches and questions about ties to russia. tonight the inside story on how it all went down. nothing left, families wiped out by raging fires and floods, as first responders race to save more homes.