. >>> hello, everyone, and welcome to the view house centennial college football with a rocky mountain showdown and that captures our attention tonight on eck finty monday live. tyler, joel, good to have you. tyler, let's start with you, former bronco, super bowl champ, former colorado buff. >> i am. >> you ready for the season to get going. >> i can't wait. i'm excited to watch some college football this year. i have been living opt east coast -- on the eastst this will be my first time to be able to go watch college football at any old university. >> and joel, i imagine the feeling is the same for you, let's talk about this rivalry. what does it mean for you. >> you are always fired up to play the buffs. we had that little brother stigma where they were supposed to win the game. so we were exceptionally fired season, find a way to win 10 games and go to a bowl game. so this one was always important to us. >> you know, the one thing about bowl games you can throw the records out of the window. overtime game where the field goal gets block and kicks the field goal to win. what is that

rocky mountain biological lab in gothic. >> that is dandelion. we are marmotiers. >> reporter: dan and his team with the funny name are minor characters this this developing story line. the real stars are far more fuzzy. >> marmots are great research subjects because they have an address. most animals don't. >> reporter: students and scientists come here from all over the world. go to a place like this. >> reporter: they use this outdoor lab to study everything from pollination to climate change. but the marmot study stands out. >> they have been studied since 1962. >> reporter: making it the longest field study ever of a nongame animal. they tag each marmot born here. >> they are pretty chill. >> sometimes they scream though. >> reporter: like every good soap opera, there is tragedy. >> half of them die in the first year. >> reporter: betrayal. >> brother and sisters fighting. >> reporter: testosterone. >> the male is big and he just bites the other females. and sometimes he even forces the female to mate. and we have a problem with him. >> repo

if you have any information, know this guy, seen him before, your local police and the rocky mountain national park police want to hear from you. authorities obviously want to hear from you. so you can call the rocky mountain national park tip line. >>> the future of space exploration came crashing down into a pool of water today, part of a splashdown test of scientists in virginia used explosives in a pendulum to fling the 11-foot test capsule into the water. the craft quickly disappeared in a splash before bouncing behind a safety net. more than 500 different sensors measured aspects of the impact including the level of strain on the carbon fiber heat shield. orion may carry astronauts into space by 2023. awarded to ual. one of the atlas five rockets is slated to blast off from cape canaveral, florida, in the summer of 2020. the robotic vehicle is scheduled to land on mars in 2021 and explore the martian surface for two years studying its geology hunting for signs of past life on the planet. >>> following this week's devastating italian government declared saturday a national day of

. >> and the precursor to the rocky mountain showdown is anything but bad blood between cu and csu. the reason will 9news starts now. >>> it is heart breaking to hear what happened to 2-year- old isaiah. even before you hear that police think his father injured him on purpose, intentionally left his son unbuckled in a car, then crashed it more than a week ago. isaiah survived. police say that his father 29- year-old nathan weitzel tried to kill his son in centennial. he admitted to police he did it raise a child. he also said he used cocaine that day. neighbors who heard the crash ran into the street to help not knowing the back story. 9news reporter vicente arenas spoke to some of them today. >> neighbors say they saw a tangled mess and were even more horrified when they saw the father strike his bleeding child in that wrecked car. the people who live along south eudora way aren't used to the noise through their neighborhood sunday morning. >> i was in the backyard and heard a loud engine noise and crash. there was no screeching of brakes at all, just the crash. >> reporter: this i

. >> he took us to a world of rocky mountain showdown is anything but bad blood between cu and csu. the reason will make you smile. 9news starts now. >>> it is heart breaking to hear what happened to 2-year- old isaiah. even before you hear that police think his father injured him on purpose, intentionally left his son unbuckled in a car, then crashed it more than a week ago. isaiah survived. police say that year-old nathan weitzel tried to kill his son in centennial. he admitted to police he did it because he wasn't man enough to raise a child. he also said he used cocaine that day. neighbors who heard the crash ran into the street to help not knowing the back story. 9news reporter vicente arenas spoke to some of them today. >> neighbors say they saw a tangled mess and were even more horrified when they saw the father strike his bleeding eudora way aren't used to the noise they heard tearing through their neighborhood sunday morning. >> i was in the backyard and heard a loud engine noise and crash. there was no screeching of brakes at all, just the crash. >> reporter: this is what

. >> 13 of the national parks are in colorado, rocky mountain is the closest one to the denver metro area. we asked 9 news reporter jonathan gonzalez to help us unbelievable. >> reporter: it is easy in colorado. >> rocky mountain national park is our sanctuary. >> reporter: easy to appreciate the magic found in colorado's 4 national parks. >> until you walk to the edge, you know, you can't be prepared for this place. >> they lived and they died and they had a living. >> reporter: what is not easy is making sure these lands stay as they once were, protected from the ever-growing curiosity of those lucky enough to visit. at black canyon of the gunnison, park rangers are told by the scientific community to look closer at how climate change might effect the vegetation, the wildlife of the park, or the great sand dunes, world, trying to remind folk tlz is fun away from techtology. at mesa verde, it is a question of how to continue preserving the ruin, the community that once called this home, and honor some wishes, let them rest. >> we live here. >> we live here. >> at rocky mountain, mak

the alpine visitors center at rocky mountain national park - was wet and cold yesterday. temperatures dipped into the 30s early in the afternoon. by eight o'clock, they were around "freezing." it's the same at pikes peak.. the summit hid in the clouds yesterday.. but temperatures were in the mid 30s - with windchills in the 20s. snow - is not out of the realm of possiblity. to hang out with his cousin - when he became an unexpected hero. cesar galeana was on his way to play video games with his cousin. the 7-year-old was walking by his apartment's pool - when he heard a splash - and ran to the pool fence. he saw a 2 year old - face down in the water - so he rushed in, carried the toddler out, and ran to tell the apartment office. officials say the toddler had wandered away from his apartment and squeezed through the planks of the fence. he's expected to be o-k. cesar says he didn't really think - he just went right into action. a lot of families have college funds for their kids -- but now - new data shows that a lot of families are dipping into it for other reasons. puts

the rocky mountain showdown is happening this friday. we're gearing up for it. around 6:00 there is a chance for a storm or two. around 8:00 we're hoping that the storms start to clear up temperatures at that time 704 and by 10 p.m. temperatures -- 74 and by 10 p.m. temperatures at 69. we're keeping a very close eye on that forecast. let me take extended out more. we want to show you monday because that's labor day. we're expecting our temperatures to drop a tad more, highs in the 80s. as of now it's looking like a dry day, but 80s on labor day. that's looking really nice. again so much happening this weekend. we have the taste of colorado. we have the rocky mountain showdown and, of course, labor day, which is on monday. so we hope everybody enjoys it. >> the health and wellness expo, too. >> of course. my goodness. the list goes on and on. >> it's a great weekend. >> we're all focusing on the weekend already. >> hey, it's tuesday. we're practically to wednesday. once we're on wednesday. >> we can see the weekend already. >> we only have half the normal mental

the rocky mountain cup. holding a 3 point lead on salt lakee 5th minute, did just that, dominique crushes ittand puts it where it belongs off the ?ut tied it in the 39th, went ahead for good, 9 minutes later. both goals, rio salt lake overtakes the rapids in the standings this ge at the time victory -- they get the victory 2-1. the national, jeff hoffman, tough major league debut last time out, a little better. gave up 6 hits. a big league bruiseer in brice triple. they win this one, 8-5. >>> back to the broncos now, quarterback mark sanchez, posted this instagram yesterday. check out the names in the top right. listed as mark sanchez, brandon mcman nis and riley dixon. after taking a closer look, all of their faces are mcman nis. the image was captioned with a head scratching emoji. like a who's who of where's where is he? who knows. he mmst have missed picture day. mark sanchez, going to have a heavy duty in the this week's preseason game against the rams, i'm jahmai ebster, that's a look at your morning s

. >>> a warning for those of you traveling to rocky mountain national park. sunday someone broke the windows of people parked there and stole credit cards inside. >>> donald trump took a break from attacking hillary clinton and focused on his still evolving immigration plan. republicans wonder if he's angering his core voters. trump won caucuses with a hard immigration stance, promised the law and mass deportation. >> we won with them, we won poorly educated! >> reporter: now trump is changing his approach trying to win over hispanic voters. today he met with hispanic business leaders in nevada. >> there certainly can be a softening. we're not looking to hurt people >> reporter: trump's loyal supporters don't want any softening. sarah palin warned him not to embrace "wishy washy positions that could provoke cbs credibilitior lesley sanchez says trump has to be careful with his core supporters but also practical. >> he is starting to realize that he's not going to win a general election campaign unless he talks about an approach that is compassionate and reali

and rocky mountain high. why colorado is fast becoming a "b for the latest space race. good evening and welcome. i'm sue herera. tyler mathisen is off this evening. the european union's antitrust regulator slapped apple with a huge bill today. its reason, eyreland granted the tack company unfair tax breaks for more than a decade and the back taxes come out to a whopping $14.5 billion an apple isn't happy saying quote, the apple's commi history in europe. the sper national tax system in the process. the case is not about how much apple pay is in taxes, it's about which government collects the money. it will have a profound and harmful effect on investment and job creation in europe. apple follows the law and pays all of the taxes we owe where ever we operate. we will appeal and are confident the decision will be overturned. jewel >> the european commission, europe's executive body, that has decided apple must pay up to $14 billion over to the irish government in order to settle unpaid tax claims. now, this is because they believe that the tax arrangement be ireland and a

rocky mountain show down i have to add a small possibility for an early game thunderstorm but beyond that, certainly beyond the first quarter or midway into the second quarter, things should calm down, moving from the low 80s to upper 60s. i can't imagine better conditions on a friday night. camera. westbound on i-70 around airport boulevard, you can see the crash that sits to the right shoulder, not slowing the drive down at all. everyone has plenty of room to squeeze through. 225 is not affected but southbound volume slowing down. it will cost you 21 minutes on the way to the dtc, average speeds of 32 miles per hour. across the maps, quiet, calm, and clear. e sixth avenue merging to i- 25. your delays stand at 10 minutes. >>> the broncos still have one preseason game left on thursday but head coach gary kubiac has seen enough to know who he wants as quarterback. on monday, the team officially made trevor siemian the starter, meaning he will be the first nfl quarterback with zero career passes to start the bowl champion. the announcement couldn't come soon enough, just ten days befo

upen the high country across rocky mountain national park. the showers and thunderstorms with us for the next several hours. could be heavy at times around dinner time in weld county and throughout this evening, 8:00, thunderstorms. the showers beginning to break apart. still with us in some areas overnight. temperatures keeping it cool today. hit the low 70s. now with these thunderstorms pushing in, cooling us off to the 60s and 70s in denver. ray 81. in the 50s in leadville. and gunnison. so the rest of the evening anticipate the showers and thunderstorms for the several hours and through dinner time and start to wind down just a little bit. if you're a fan of the summer sunshine i have drier days ahead and when in the world will we hit 90 degrees? are we done with the 90s? or will we have a few more days? i'll let cow know in a few. >> reporter: that's effective. people want to know. weekend coming. >> it's looking pretty good. >> we'll see how good [laughs] thanks a lot. can't afford it but the company is not coming down on the price. ins

and this man broke into several cars n rocky mountain national park, he made off with several purses and credit carders, and used them cards, and used them to buy camping equipment. if he looks familiar, call police. >>> and picture this, you go to renew your driver's license only to be told no because therr's a hold in a state you've never been to. well it happened to one woman, and liz is trying to help her get answers. >> it's unreal. the woman has called colorrdo home for 40 years. she says new jersey put a hold she's never even stepped foot in the state. she tried to contact them, but it's not really working. >> an hour later after going through multiple lines they gave me back my money and said they couldn't give me my driver's license. >> reporter: you can imagine nancy thomas' frustration. the colorado dmv won't renew her license because of a hold in new jersey. >> and one person that i talked to in new jersey iic with a suspended license in alabama in 2013. well, i've also never been to alabama. >> reporter: live got in the way. her license expired, and she didn't realize it

i've had to do be an east coast issue not the rocky mountains no matter your message is a bad news but to keep an eye on. we need to do what we can sell the so they garden survives for sure. and a recent colorado state university study men's and not using jack cueto track using transit areas that are ready impacted only attracts more game two of the preseason's and the books by the team doesn't appear any closer to be named the starting quarterback with more after last night's loss to san francisco. so much for trevor are mark sanchez separating themselves for the starting gate both guys played very similar the stats similar as well. seventeen. both with some good place. the second-year pro got the start he must first drive big thrill right here on that bootleg simeon athletic in 18-yard pass. later in the second quarter simeon throwing this one right to the other team pick six by the 90s. then came mark sanchez he too made big throws this one going for 24 used to be merging curry latimer the bats at mark sanchez's turnover prone history coming back as he fumbled not once but twice as

in the rocky mountains region. he is spending time with the aerospace company ceo and talking about hillary clinton's economic plan which is focused on helping u.s. manufacturers and making sure more are made in america. >> that the american economy really isn't best measured by like what is going on, on wall street. it is best measured by what is happening with small businesses. we want businesses across the entire spectrum, and of course, many medium and large businesses, began as a small business. but two-thirds of the new jobs in this country, are in small businesses. so if you want there to be more jobs, if you want there to be higher wages, if you want there to be innovation, and entrepreneurship, it is the that happen. >> the aerospace company designs components for the medical, aerospace and defense industry. >>> denver prosecutors say a man has been posing as a doctor for a year and a half. scar lose hernandez fernandez has been facing eight felonies and five misdemeanors for performing medical procedures

. >>> you might -- might want to watch rocky mountain national park. and >> and more trouble on the a-line! >> and after a couple scattered thunderstorms and showers across the area, this is just north of fort collin, and they don't last long. still moisture moving in, showers and thunderstorms north of grand junction. and over the northern mountains till after weather and how it's gonna warm hospital, and there is a major environmental problem. a tanker overturned in colorado springs. the driver is in stability condition. the crash spilled 8,000 gallons of fuel into found an creek. crews reopened the road but there is concern about fish-kill in that river. >> we're really in precautionary mode right now. >> the tanker hit pickup truck. speed may have been a factor. >>> police want to talk to the driver of a pickup truck who was on the scene. cindy augustine crashed her suv out by 76th and 136th. she then started walking along the interstate where she was hit and killed. witnesses told police they saw a driver checking the front passenger side for dama

which is pretty cool. >> one place you can go, of course, is what we have been showing you, rocky mountains national park. it is the third most visited park in the country. and 4 million visitors last year. and the park itself is a bit older than that. it was started in january of 1915. >>> and while you're out, grab of the park. the u.s. postal service is celebrating as well. and they issued national parks forever stamps this year. and they have 16 different stamps, also in different views and wildlife that you can find during a park visit. >> i do love rocky mountains national park. >> it is a cool place. >> yes. >> it is awesome, isn't it? >>> so ryan lochte spent a week dancing around questions surrounding that robbery in rio. but can he dance for real? you know where i'm going with this. >> i think we do. for more news. if you're staying with the "today" show, have a great day. >>> good morning. death toll rises. at least 247 killed in that powerful earthquake in central italy. residents desperately trying to dig out more survivors where their bare hands. moments like this one bringing

we have patchy rain from tarboro back to the west for rocky mountain without a hold lot of rain overnight in wilson. it is lifting northward and we will continue to push on up into halifax where the rain is still on the lighter side. you can see the's showers lifting northward just a little bit as well. then everything down south is on the quiet side. we should have a break through sunshine -- through the afternoon with sunshine. it is muggy with 73 degrees in the dew point up to 79%. the visibility has been upended down viewing area. and then 1.5 miles in fayetteville. a three-quarter mile visibility in southdale. most everybody in the low to mid-70s this morning except for south hill. where is all this rain coming from? have a stationary front and it is sticking around through tomorrow before it begins to then we have another date with the same weather pattern. at 11:00 we already see a few showers down south. they become more numerous into the evening. possibly some lines of storms developing. not likely to have a lot of wind damage, but some heavy rain could produce isolated flooding.

, have to winter up in a pass of in the rocky mountains with all of the snow, paddle down the columbia just another day in the life of thompson and by the time that he got there they had been there for 3 months. he went upstream and actually hung out with them. even though they might be rivals and enemies there was a sort of cordial miss and so he was welcomed to all of the dinners and then they turned around and went back upstream. of the most on wealthiest men in the country and you mentioned he gave a blank check for the ships in london. why did he not give his party -- >> he did. hunt had what amounted to a blank checkbook. one of the things i write about is having a checkbook in the bottom of hells canyon starving. it brings to mind what money can do in certain circumstances or not do. hunt david have a blank check. thiswas another segment of story. when he eventually got there the second arrived three months after hunt arrived to the coast of vancouver island in alaska that ended up being its own fiasco and they had the choice for the returning in the winter when it was stormy or

taking a look at the picture of the rocky mountain national park, blue skies and get outside and start hiking, not much in the way of afternoon or mounds are the best chance to see activity south of i-70 in the higher levations. we are starting today very sunny, not a cloud in sight, a similar story in denver right now and downtown with winds out of thh south at 7 miles an hour. we have your hour by our futurecast, a very nice start to the day, not much cloud cover, so have your sunglasses handy as you step out the door and throughout the afternoonn with a slight increase of cloud coverage, a chance of passing showers in leadville and overnight mostly dry and clear conditions. highs today across the state mid-70s in the front range, today mid to upper 80s. greedily at 89, lowee 90s across the western slope, 70s and 80s in the high country, 90 degrees expected high. if you're heading out to see the rockies game, first few check to 10 pm, upper 80s by the end of the game under mostly sunny conditions. getting down to 58 degrees in denver with clouds but warmer than last night. and mostly

a round of afternoon storms could affect the rocky mountain showdown. moderate to heavy rain and the hail especially heavy hail around federal heights during the te yesterday well, had street flooding and that shot of lightning is phenomenal so thanks for help us explain what is going on here. >> wow, incredible pics there. we love to share them, as long as they're safe for you to take them. >>> a look at university and will keep us sluggish. that's an unusually heavy delay in the 6:00 hour. sunrise came at 6:28 but cloud cover is keeping it sun glare- free so far. we're definitely stacked up with speeds in the 40s. a couple of new issues including a santa fe and mississippi that is causing delays leading to washington and backups possible and an rtd bus detour on a water main break affecting route 21 so plan ahead. >> thank you. >>> the video is hard to watch but makes it more inspiring. and will be returning to the job. this is video of the nearly deadly crashes in 2014. he and officers were escorting students when the driver had a seizure and hit him

a crew from the rocky mountain rescue group eventually helped him down. jeremy says even though he was stuck - seeing his first colorado sunrise was pretty cool. welcome to colorado..... on the campaign trail -- republican donald trump got his first national security briefing -- and now he's shaking things up on the staffing level - hoping to give his campaign a boost. his new campaign manager - kellyanne conway - says she wants him conway was promoted to manager from a senior advisor position. trump also hired stephen bannon - who previously ran conservative outlet breitbart news. while campaigning in cleveland - democrat hillary clinton fired back at trump's most recent criticism. clinton is hoping to continue her recent lead in the polls - and says there's no way trump can change - no matter what his campaign does. voters in colorado can text to register to vote. smartphone users can text the word "colorado" to "2- vote" or 2-8-6-8-9. secretary of state's voter registration website. if you're already registered - you can use the texting feature to upda

rocky mountain national park. includes entrance fee. commercial tour fees. transportation fees. the national parks service is birthday weekend starts tomorrow. runs through sunday. i didn't even get a card or cake or anything. doctor is supposed to be a prestigious occupation, but it's one of the only jobs where you have to have your diploma on the wall. it makes them seem so insecure, doesn't it? i really am a doctor. if you think i'm not, just check it out. i don't know why they need these little bits of psychological leverage over us. go in that little room, take your pants off, wait 15 minutes, then i'll give you my opinion. after that, anybody that comes in with pants on seems like they know what they're talking about.

most popular rocky mountain national park. tweeted out this photograph today. >> . there are a number of other parks that call colorado home. check out this view of dinosaur >> . outer space. >> . here's what the colorado national monument looks like from high above the earth. >> . beautiful country out there. >> . you can get in on the centennial celebration. just like we did. if you can't visit a park today. these are birthday self-es we all took. to celebrate. >> . find your park .com. propb koes head coach taeupbging for members of the military after practice. they were also there for boot camp whereon broncos style. the story from broncos head headquarters. >> . 50 members of the u.s. army. air force. and colorado national guard. prepared for a different type of engagement. today. >> . their battlefield. a gridiron. >> . training on the same tur turf as the best warriors in the nfl. >> the only one i really knew was peyton manning. >> the broncos. >> . it's all part camp. >> . military loves the nfl. it's the most popular sport in the united states. >> . soldie

. >> rocky mountain national park along with all other national parks are free this weekend to celebrate the park's birthday. for fun things to do and to see at rocky mountain national park, head to the discover section at thedenverchannel.com. >> hopefully we'll have nice nice for the mountains. 60s and 70s. here we're cooler, in the 70s today. here's a look from the airport, a few clouds building, mainly up in the mountains now. city park now at 63. bennett at 61. still 50s in evergreen and in conifer. it was a chilly morning. we had a few neighborhoods, mountain towns in the upper 30s earlier this morning. now we're talking 60s. but already greeley you're at 70. and we're on our way now into the 70s. still going to be degrees below normal. that normal high today is 86. we will be back to some of those numbers by this weekend and next week so don't worry, summer is still in full swing. it will get hot by sunday. denver today 75. greeley is going to top out near 76. and we're close to 80 near pueblo and lamar. these numbers are going to plummet once we get few storms this afternoon. i'l

vehicles at rocky mountain national park. they say he took several purses and credit cards. if you have information, recognize this man, give rocky mountain national park a call. >> it's friday when you're wondering what will the weather be like this weekend. >> so we've brought in the expert. so far it's looking nice. >>> it looks really great out there. we started with a little and moisture. it's cleared out now. we have 60 in bennett. 63 city park and 50s towards allenspark, evergreen and conifer at 53 degrees. as we widen this out, 40s and 50s in the higher elevations. 60s in the western slope and southern colorado as well. we'll have more shower activity and evening. to the afternoon temperatures will stay in the 70s this afternoon. possibly after 2:00, 3:00 during the day, and overnight lows in the 50s for tonight. our chance for stronger thunderstorms is definitely going to be across the eastern portion of colorado, not so much happening for the western part of the state. our futurecast takes this moisture that's been pushing eastward out of the state. we have redevel

probably the best known here -- rocky mountain national park is the third most visited in the country -- and saw more than 4 million visitors last year. the park its- than the national park service. president wilson established rocky back in january 19- 15. it's spread out over 415 sqaure miles -- and is open 24/7 - all year long. and while you're out -- grab a postcard -- and share the beauty of the parks. the u-s postal service is celebrating too -- they issued "national parks all showing different views and wildlife you can find during a park visit. you're definitely going to want to wash your hands after this -- and probably grab a tissue -- because new studies show - your sneeze goes way farther than you think. and these days - a thief's job can be pretty easy -- especially if you have one of those cars that starts z23eiz zvpz y23eiy yvpy car is pretty convenient -- for both you and potential thieves. police in atlanta are reporting a spike in keylss car thefts -- and are reminding drivers to pratice safe habits. gas stations and store parking lots are a hot spot... police say -

court and her plan was upheld by >>> she introduced colorado and her look a ladies life in the rocky mountains proved the beauty of the state and a woman's resolve to explore the frontier. >> a lot of people became familiar thanks to that book. >> she was convinced that the earlier we detected hearing better their ability would be to function later in life. >>> we will meet more on this women's equality day and we go to great lengths to avoid the same old clichis from a plus.. -- from a pro athlete. >>> then we hit the streets in >>> the end of the week and the end of the stormy weather pattern. just in time for the weekend, a beautiful day over downtown denver with a mix of clouds and sunshine today and heading into the weekend look for temperatures close to where th year. mid-80s, close to 90 on sunday and if you are longing for stormy weather you will see that the last few days of the month. we are tracking isolated cells that are racing across the foothills and they are moving so fast and not doing a whole lot of damage. we are saying goodbye to the cool air as well with a beautiful day co

. >> you're going to see maybe red-tail hawks you can see deer and you have views of the rocky mountains >> they will continue to make improvements throughout next year. they are debuting new technology. they can now go keyless. they say it's fitting for a world class hotel to have the latest tech >>> mile high stadium tomorrow until 2:00 p.m. you can apply for jobs like security screener during broncos games. the jobs pay between 9- $10 per hour. >>> here is the view looking back to the east over the ccty this afternoon as the storm clouds moved through. they just had a glancing blow and had winds and a sprinkle of rain. it's a slightly different angle looking at the storm. down the the south and into douglas and el paso, it did dump some heavy rain down portions of southeast. there's the line from limon down toward pueblo. in the denver area, it's quieter. we have mostly sunny skies, not a threat to the west. this is the current view from our camera on top of the buildi west, 90 at dia. look at the humidity. dry air and winds out of the south, southwest at 8 miles per hour. high temper

siemian knows he's stepping into some big shoes--ones he's not going to try we all know -- the rocky mountain showdown later this week probably won't inspire a lot of warm feelings between c-s-u and c-u... but for now -- students from each school teamed up with special olympics colorado for a unified football game. the c-e-o of special olympics colorado says -- games like this one played in boulder - help these athletes grow as leaders - both on and off the field. tham until then...both schools are competing in a "pledge battle" - to see who can raise the most money for if you're one of the many owners that always wondered -- the answer is yes -- your dog can understand you. new research found that dogs undertsand tone and certain words - and use similar parts of the brain as us. m-r-i to measure a dog's brain activity as they listened to their trainer's voice. this year's election has been anything but boring.. and now -- a restaurant in new york is adding a "food fight" to the mix. ballister's bistro - in rome, new york, is serving up some presidential pastrami... there are four options - o

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. >>> rihanna and drake's late-night pda. >>> rockin' new mega bling. and the backstage interview crasher. >> everything you didn't see. all the juicy vma's gossip now on "extra." >>> thank you, dpod. >> beyonce brings down the house at the mtv video music awards. what kim and kanye were caught on camera doing during queen bey's killer performance. then -- >> biggest couples came out tonight. >> rihanna and drake's coming out party on the stage. >> someone i have been in love

now we have the rocky mountains somehow down cu versus csu on friday night. we'll look at that planner coming up. highs will be in the upper 80s on friday to end the week. then heading into a long holiday weekend. we'll be tracking a cold front. we'll talk more about that and what it does early next week. it looks good. again, thursday and friday it warms up. >> this is a busy li going on around town. you can see a disabled vehicle on the ramp from i-270 to i-76. that's the eastbound side under the bridge of 270 going past york into the 15 minute mode getting over o i-70. you can see on the maps heavier traffic we have seen up here on this north side of town. i-25 busy. we have 29th and tennyson. that's where the traffic lights are not working right. folks using that as a four-way we'll have a lot of activity. we have the nfl kickoff stage and concert that's all starting to be constructed now. they have bennett closed down in front of the city county building. we have the taste of colorado and all kinds of activities in and around downtown and the big cu and

rocky mountain became the 10th national park in america. >> what do people seek? why do they come? ers are as varied and numerous as the people hemselves. for many, the mountains mean a journey of trail ridge road to the top of the continent, to stand in the alpine world astride the continental divide where waters diverge to either the atlantic or pacific oceans. ♪ >> for some, it is a place to savor a pace of living not easily found in today's world. [end of clips] >> so that was the past. now to bring us up to the present and look to the future, it's now my pleasure to turn the program over to julia washburn, associate director for interpretation, education, and volunteers for the national park service. she a conservation professional with more than 20 years of experience working to help people of all ages form deep personal connections with their environment and cultural heritage. would you please help me in welcoming julia washburn and our panel to the stage. [applause] julia: thanks very much, tom. good afternoon, everybody. thanks for coming today. it's a pleasure to see all o

rocky mountains arsenal to the left of us to the west. to the east is pena boulevard. to the south, it is 56th avenue. so looking at that map, you can kind of tell. back out here live, looking toward that fence that you are seeing, that is the arsenal that we were talking about. that is to the west. so this strip of land actually pretty long, pretty big, and very ready for your use. scott gilmore is here now. he is with denver parks and recreation. good morning, scott. >> good morning. >> quite the accomplishment you guys have doing this. but what was going on in this area before you kind of >> so i actually live in the neighborhood. and i would come out here and walk my dogs along the old buckley road and people were dumping and coming out here, and they were trashing the area. and so i actually contacted kim day with the airport and said hey, let's think about possibly, you know, denver parks would like to manage this area, and we know how to take care of property like this. >> that is exactly what are you doing. and now if we walk on over here, we can look back and

mountains. moving in towards the rockies and a couple of light showers by 9:00 or 10:00 downtown denver and they continue. we may be left with a few spots and foggy skies. we are sitting at 74 in denver and soak it in while you can because we will be watching a bit of a warmup coming this week as well as stormier weather. i will let you know saturday or sunday that will be wetter and summertime. yes, the summertime will be back. >> we figured that. >> thanks, danielle. >> you bet. >> the centennial man accused of killing his as shooting his wife and her friend was saying "crazy stuff" before the rampage. the shooter's wife says she wanted him to get checked out at a hospital but instead he started to shoot. >> reporter: kevin lion's wife wanted him to get help. according to testimony crazy stuff and acting weird days leading up to the shooting. in april he killed his neighbor dr. atkinson that came out of the home to help one of the women that lions shot. he shot his wife and friend. both survived. friday's testimony shed more light on what happened. cameras weren't allowed inside the courtroom

. >>> the weather we've been following, 70 mile an hour gusts strap snap trees near the rocky mountain arsenal. nobody has been hurt, but mike, where do the storms go now? >> it's thhre's still a couple in the metro area. the temperatures are in the mid 5s let me show you the temperatures we had early today. 81 was the high in denver. now it's down to 54 degrees already. much cooler share spilling into northeastern colorado. the cold front has pushed through. you will see the leading edge of it. they're under a flash flood it's from l,000,000on to colorado springs. but there's a cell over the southeastern part of the area that will bring some gusty winds and small hail. 83% humanity and north winds 24. they will play baseball tonight at doors, but it will be a damp, winy cold night. there's the front, moved on through. it's hot and dry to the west, but very stormy along that front. watch what happens for the next couple of hours as the main line o thunderstorms moves to the southeast. heavier thunderstorms over southeast rue colorado. by midnight, they're exiting morning. skies have cl

friday we have the rocky mountains show down. it will be armer by the end of the week. upper 80s to end it. we'll get warmer each day as we head into the end oo the week. it gets drier. thursday and friday mid to upper 80s. it is warmer saturday and sunday. so far our holiday weekend is looking pretty good. monday is going to be cooler. we'll watch for the winds to kick up. here's your first alert. cold front. >>> this morning looking at somebody reporting a hazard on i-70. not too far from ward road. i have been looking at the cameras out there. you can see on the cdot camera by ward road it looks okay. there might be some debris reported by one of the drivers out there. if you want to report something you can join the denver 7 first alert traffic team. we have a good drive overall. you can see green on our big map. along fine. 6th avenue and c-470 we are in good shape for now. >>> take a look at this shot of the spacecraft took the fixture during the first fly by of the planet. by fly byes over the next year and a half. this is the closest it will ever get to the plan

one of his friends called the rocky mountain rescue group. >> i was afraid for my life but also at the same time, i'm listening, this is cool. i saw the sun come up for the first time in colorado. quite he's glad he's alive to tell. even if it's not exactly the story he thought he'd share. >> it was a good experience. i'll never forget it. i have a kind look at me, i'm an idiot story to tell. but it was also quite scary. i thought i was gonna crap my pants a couple times. >> reporter: of course this won't keep him from climbing colorado peak. next time he'll be rescue, the group didn't charge him a thing. >> bring some extra gear and a pair of pants. [ laughter ] >>> firefighters work through the night watching for flare-ups from a fire that came at least 3 feet of one home in larimer county. one larger home, a pile fire. the sheriff's office says the fire is 55% contained. more crews will join the lines in the morning. >>> the wildfire burning in southern california is being called a once in a lifetime fire. it is spreading at an unbelievable rate and has forced more than 80,000 peopl

heading out for a quick bite, we have sunshine out there right now and by friday, the rocky mountain showdown, a few storms. labor day weekend looks good. in thank you, danielle. we'll see you back here at >>> ryan lochte's new interview and he's playing the blame game. >> it's been dragged out way too long. >> who he's calling out now on "extra.? ? ? ? ? >>> is "dancing with the stars" olympian ryan loch last-ditch effort to save his image and his career? >> i did lie about that one part. >> we are behind the scenes of his big-apple confessional. >>> the incredible shrinking oprah. >> you need to stop, by the way. >> no, no. i'm not going to stop. >> how much weight winfrey's lost and the sexy scene that's giving her ideas in the bedroom for stedman. >> ah, come on! >> you said it! >> the first pics of sex-crazed anthony weiner since his

. >> some good news today, got the rocky mountain showdown, ram fans excited, they survived the first cut. >> big news for csu. ,, ? ? ? isaac hou has mastered gravity defying moves now he's added a new routine. making depositing a check seem so effortless. easy to use chase technology, for whatever you're trying to master. isaac, are you ready? yeah. >>> we have some showers in the forecast for the next couple of days remember thursday, better chance on friday, lesser chance on saturday. sunday and monday we dry occupant very pleasant, in the lower 80s. >> pleasant is good. [ laughter ] drug users in city parks. >> o'donnell: trump crosses the border. mending fences-- >> and i happen to have a tremendous feeling for mexican-americans. >> o'donnell: and building walls. >> as for who pays for the wall, we didn't discuss it. >> o'donnell: also tonight, the governor declares an storm hermine batters the state. a u.s. navy landing goes terribly wrong. we'll show you what happened next. and the college football play of the week, making a young boy's day. >> reporter: you looked up and ther

dry it is all the way out west what little moisture there is in the air rises up and over the rocky mountains in spreads onto the eastern plains of windstorm we have right there in northeast colorado up and loading county has comes up your eye will continue to track it for you and have an update coming up at 10:00 o'clock in the billings public and how hard it is up to the west the good news there is cooler off to the north and west and eventually will tap into some of that for today and another one of the summerlike days out there there's nothing wrong with these readings we were breaking any records timbers averages 89 we had 9171 out of the arena where we should be very summerlike temperatures which just of the continuation of the he's 73 and 76 south went down to 9 miles per hour the humidity is comfortable out there of the mountains right now something up in steamboat you're down in the 50s and dylan sll 81 in gnd junction andainly 70 over the eastern plains out there and future cost what storms are left over the eastern plains plains with away tomorrow morning a little bit of a low cloi

. >>> virus is spread all this is burning 200-300 acres of the rocky mountain arsenal. they are showing us the burned area. that part is not a threat to the community. and flames crept right up to the sultan parker. it started this afternoon near i-4 70 and jordan. this one is in weeds over and ruby hill park. investigators are trying to figure out how this started. right now our skies are partly cloudy over denver. but a little more ominous over down towards the south. and we have big cumulonimbus clouds. we had one band of storms that move through earlier this afternoon. the other one across eastern colorado. these are still pushing south east with some heavy rain. there are a couple of tiny cells on the metro area. this a 15-20% chance of storms here. it has been a hot one again today. 91 degrees. i will tell you when it will be the hottest coming up. >>> and aurora woman is in the hospital and her husband behind bars. the shooting happened over the weekend. witnesses told police that he opened fire after a night of and this man sits behind bars he is accused of sett

where they tell us, the rocky mountain insurance association, thieves. some folks just don't bother to lock their car. some of that is the result of the old well, it can't happen to me. when it does, you're giving a thief access to your life. >> when they steal your car they have all your personal information, garage door opener, we had one ring of these that were using it for home invasions. they were stealing the car to break into the home. so when you're thinking about leaving your car unlocked, leaving it running unattended at -- or a spare key in the vehicle, think again. >> reporter: why this particular car? the black market wants it, they also want the parts to the car. reporting live in denver, howard nathan, cbs4 news. >>> thank you. here's an update now on the beavercreek fire burning near the colorado wyoming border. crews are preparing for what they call critical fire weather. that means high temperatures and low humidity could spread the fans. so far nearly 37,000 acres have burned. containment is at 53%. that fire under control until mid-oc

state, he's on a rocky mountain high leading by 14 points, fred. >> okay. in the meantime trump is campaigning in connecticut, historically blue state. why? >> they're insisting that they believe connecticut is in play. and like pennsylvania which of course we were just talking about, trump was there yesterday, connecticut hasn't voted to put a republican in the white house since 1988. it's been more than 25 years there. but unlike the keystone state where trump is hoping he has a chance by appealing to white working class voters with, connecticut is a solid blue state. with the trump campaign lag in all of the key battleground states, people are raising their eyebrows about why is he in connecticut today. well they think have a shot there. >>> the trump campaign struggled to stay on message this week. and earlier today trump spokeswoman told cnn that president obama was to blame for the war in afghanistan. >> and barack obama went into afghanistan creating another problem. it was hillary clinton and her incidents in libya which was also a reckless decision

no word on what examine that injury is -- we'll be getting ready for kickoff of the rocky mountain showdown. this rivalry has traditionally been dominated by the buffs. colorado has won nine of the last 13. >> i'm not buying that they're not a good football team.th team. they kicked our butt last year. it's gonna be a tough tough game for us. our young men are excite body playing. >>> the rockies are 10 games out of 1st place and have won three straight. maybe tim tebow could be the guy to get them to the playoffs. [ laughter ] >> he held a workout for major league scouts today in l.a. rockies there were but i wouldn't read too much into it. tebow worked out for about two hours. one report said he hit practice. apparently his throwing ability left a little something to be desired. if you can imagine that. [ laughter ] >> yeah, but -- >> that's right. [ laughter ] >>> no more hail in the springs at least. >> not today! [ laughter ] >> we're settled into some pretty nice late summer weather. low to mid-80s through the weekend, each afternoon just a slight chance for showers. >>> at 6:00, a do

earlier that day, someone stole purses left in cars inside rocky mountain national park. the break-ins happened near the old fall river road inside the park. the park service once visitors to not leave valuables in your cars. >>> new tonight, a man who posed at a police -- as a police officer is heading off to jail. a judge sentenced antonio arbigast. howard nathan is at the courthouse. did he have anything to say? defendant. the judge says one year after the incident he can feel the fear coming off of this woman. finally, the judge said, if he had a gun in a similar circumstance come he might have used it. >> reporter: this is 23-year- old antonio marcus arbigast of aurora. he will be spending the next 60 days in jail for impersonating a police officer in a public lace. the adams county das office says he was driving a 1991 brown subaru legacy rigged with lights, wh pull over a woman on colfax and moline after 1 in the morning, may 18, she responded by calling 911 to report a man with flashing lights was trying to pull her over. but she did not believe this man was a cop