the agriculture department closed office in five states including colorado after receiving anonymous threats. usda spokesperson matthew herrick said the september received a nonmouse message that raids concerns about the safety of personnel and facilities. the offices are closed including fort collins. the department is working with law enforcement agencies in various areas to determine whether threats are credible. officers in connecticut and maryland, north carolina and west virginia received the text. it's coolish with low 70s. here's a look at e state. we have denver with blue sky and reservoir with traffic

colorado springs, the same areas may see more of this today. yes, they received a sun of hail and flooding been we saw winter-like scenes like this. belen de leon has been looking at the computer models coming in. it's nice and calm, but what do we expect? >> hi, kyle, good afternoon. a chance of a few storms, chance of becoming severe are loa south could see heavy rain. let's see what is going on right now because doppler 9 is quiet around the state compared to yesterday afternoon. the view is bright and sunny and temperatures are so nice, mid-70s for denver, fort collins, boulder, and greeley, so you know it's really pleasant. our highs will be a bit cooler than where we were yesterday. we have some 80s in fort morgan, sterling and closer to

afternoon highs will be in the upper 70s, low 80s, and closer to the foothills, temperatures will in the 60s so below normal for where we should be. our normal high is 85 so we will be cooler than that. i don't mind it, though. plus a few clouds clouds will drift through this afternoon. a few more storm in the metro area but the highest amount of rain is expected to fall in the foothills and south of the metro area. after today we'll see a warm up it's still summer. we'll let you know when it will heat up. >> thanks, belen. a tropical system off the coast of carolina is expected to pass by the outer banks tonight. the tropical depression could become a named storm later in the day today and storms are heading off hatteras island as

the area. surfers stay out there. there are flooding caution for drivers and people going acrossroads and bridges. we are hoping to learn more in jefferson county. a woman in conniver was killed by two pets, family pit bull, and officials are trying to find out. here's 9news reportser jessica oh. >> reporter: the jefferson county sheriff's office deadly dog attack in conniver that happened last night and it was around 7:00 when a mother and her adult son were inside their home when two terrier pit bulls attacked the mother. we don't know what led to the attack and why the dogs were provoked. that's something investigators hope to find out today.

dogs were acting aggressively and the son did everything he could. he tried to pull those dogs away from his mother and was unsuccessful and by the time the authorities arrived, the mother had died from her injuries. >> the deputies did a great job. the animal units were able to get the dogs contained. unfortunately, the female passed away and we weren't able to help her in time. >> at this point don't know what happened. the son could only tell us the female was attacked. >> reporter: the son is recovering from his injuries at swedish hospital this afternoon. officials don't know exactly what led up to this attack and hope to learn more about that this afternoon but we do know that no incidents have been reported at that home involving the dogs. in jefferson county, jessica oh, 9 news.

you may need to worry about attack of your home dvr, camera and router. there's a rise in malware attack. one company told the denver business journal 95% of the attack were cameras and dvrs, 4% home routers. the communications company said attackers are taking advantage of the lack of security on some products and expert says to protect yourself, you have to change your default passwords tech giant apple is being forced to pay billions of dollars in back taxes to ireland because it received illegal tax benefits for 11 years. we're talking about a $14.6 billion tax lien, the biggest the european union has ever made. the company is disappointed. the treasury accused t.u.

involving american company and said the effort was deeply troubling. los angeles police -- there is activity outside chris brown's home. he's posting videos declaring his innocence as police seek a warrant to search his l.a. home. earlier today, they received a call from a woman outside the home, saying she assistance, and again, there were report she is was barricade inside. we will learn more an about this i'm sure. have you noticed a change in your child the last couple of weeks? there could be a specific reason for it. also today, the makers of epipen are scrambling to provide patients with a generic version, but why is it still so much more expensive than the

everyone. can you believe august is wrapping up? with that, let's take a look at long-range mod models to see what is in store the next three months. right now our long-range forecast models are calling for above-average range for the northern united states and i'm not sure what will happen for

way. long-range models are forecasting above average temperatures for most of the country. that's what we'll see in the short material. clouds will start to increase as we go throughout the afternoon. highs will be in the low 80s and we'll have isolate to scattered storms this afternoon. 76 at d.i.a. and in the back yard, 71 degrees. the forecast for the rest of the state -- let's take a look at it, sh 60s. 70s in northern colorado and eastern plain, few more cloud, 70s. a closer look means we have sky that are bit blue for fort collins. this afternoon, low 80s from fort collins into denver and then 70s and 60s in the western slope, high of 89. we continue to see monsoon wind

in colorado, we have a better chance of seeing heaviest rain in the mountains and for southeast colorado. this severe weather correlates with the monsoon wind pattern because the central part of the country will have flash flooding and heavy rain expected. we'll take you throughout the rest of the day. through 5:00 p.m., notice we could have storms east and to the south of us and northern colorado, closer to the foothills. there could be heavy rain, small overnight, we could have light shower in the city and through tomorrow morning, we're wake up to partly cloudy skies with the potential for more storms, especially south of us, but our chance of rain does go down. the rain forecasts through tomorrow afternoon shows heavier pockets of rain and in the mountains with lighter amounts in the metro area so it's something we will see a tenth of an inch. 53 will be the low. we're 23 days away from the

happens next month. it will feel like 79. then summer is back in action thursday, friday, saturday, and sunday. we warm up in the upper 80s by

now that excitement is

bring out stress, no matter the age of the student, so how do we, as parents, help our kids? experts at children's hospital colorado share what they know -- and they know a lot -- with us tomorrow at a symposium. the public is welcome to go in person or online. dr. hideman is joining us from children's to talk about this summit, 10:00 at thed a yum, but we'll talk about the social media aspect of it. how do you know if your kid is busy or just processing everything? >> as a parents you're in the front row. you know them best. if you see changes how they're eating, signs of stress like irritability, sadness -- not their usual tolerance for things happening around them -- that could be clues. >> being quiet? >> being too quiet as well, absolutely, going straight to their room, isolating, really

behavior that's significant and not really positive is something to be alert to. >> this stress or anxiety could be present at any age, whether you're a kindergartner or sophomore in high school. >> absolutely, including infants or college students, but it's prominent this time of year in elementary-aged kids, middle school, and high school. >> so what do you do? you notice your child is grumpy. "how are you doing?" "fine." how do you break the ice and find out wh pocket of time where you can be together and might just be coming and signature at the table while they're doing their homework, reading the paper, doing something you need to work on. if you can carve ten or 15 minutes to talk in the evening, maybe on a short walk or before they go to bed, those can create moments where your child may be more likely to share something. >> okay and maybe get the school involved if there's an issue at school. but at home, i know you recommend lots of sleep, which is so hard to do after the

is always good, but you worry about overscheduling. i know i do. >> it's really important to help kids learn early on how to not overbook themselves and as a parent, you have to not overbook them yourself. >> yeah. >> but, again, being sensitive to down time, time to recharge, deal with siblings, play with pets. it's really important to still have that. >> so tomorrow, let's talk about the symposium. we have experts talking people can send in questions through twitter? >> right. the important part is we really want parents -- if kids have questions -- at home for lunch or snack -- it's mostly parents. we're hoping you send in question about what you're observing and worried about, questions you have about stress, anxiety, and start of the school year. >> do that through twitter.

i'm looking forward to learning a lot and think it will be interesting. i have a link on 9news.com. thank you for coming in to talk about it. we appreciate it.

loveland pass will be closed while cdot's crews work on the new miga last winter. you see this is being used to get large oxygen and propane tanks on top of the seven sisters avalanche issues. they will be filled up and put back. crews can do more mitigation. tomorrow they will work on

a generic version of the epipen for half price. we have talked about that. it's still three types what it costs and here's tom costello with the latest. mechanism todays tract that they have been price gouging american public for years. >> two mom in two different countries. in north carolina, tracey keep there's epipens on hand for her son devin. >> he had a reactions to watermelon and it was literally seconds his throat started to close up. >> the price, $600 each. in canada, 5-year-old lucian

nuts, eggs, wheat, and chicken. >> his family keeps six epipens on hand. the price at the pharmacy, $100 each. >> to me, it doesn't make any sense for such a difference in price. >> something that makes me happy. >> the marketing is not the same in canada. they negotiate because of drug plan and will buy in governments are negotiating so they try to bring the price down. >> epinephrine has been around for year and costs just $3. analysts say the plastic autoinjector is cheap. last week, the ceo blamed the skyrocketing costs on middle men who demanded bigger cuts. >> it's no different than the financial crisis in 2012.

could be on the market in a couple of months, but advocates said many may avoid the generic and stick with the more expensive brand name they know. we'll see how this plays out. this is a tough story but very sweet. taylor and her mother had her mother with her at her gender revealing ultrasound appointment. actually, the appointment to her mother donna. she had stage iv brain and lung cancer, too weak to leave the hospital bed to go to the appointment so look here. taylor and the hospital staff brought the appointment to donna's bedside so donna got to see her very young granddaughter. but then donna passed away three days later. as taylor says, though, she will be her daughter's angel in heaven, always look down on her.

preemies will help them thrive. scientist in norway found a mother's singing -- didn't matter if it was live or record -- help stabilize breathing of newborns. these babies were discharged from the hospital three days sooner than others who weren't sung to. the conclusion is hearing mom's voice is so important to infants whose last months of

oh, it's going to go down this week, the rocky mountain showdown. let's look at the forecast because of the small chance of an early thunderstorm, around 6:00 at 81 degrees and then clearing, temperatures in the 70s. i think so. we'll keep an eye on that because of the possibility of

80s, similar to today but storms in the afternoon but as of now, this weekend looks like a nice one and taste of colorado. >> that's right. last weekend -- will be a big weekend. have a great day, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow.

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